Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 570: Brother?

It must be said that this sudden and major plot twist is indeed difficult to accept, and it is also easy to leave a psychological shadow, making oneself dare not believe others again.

In the Cthulhu RPG Game, if you don’t believe in anyone, then you may have a hard time getting by, but if you believe in anyone, then you won’t know how you died...

So Liu Xing understands why Zhang Wenbing chose to bury his head in the sand and return to the real world after going through that module.

But anyway, what Liu Xing is more concerned about now is the "Mysterious Elder" mentioned by Zhang Wenbing, because during Liu Xing’s progress in the Harvest Shrine module, he also encountered a strange old man, and most importantly, that strange old man was able to freely enter and exit the Mirror World and even advance through the Thick Fog of the Mirror World.

According to Qin Yi’s account, the "Mysterious Elder" mentioned by Zhang Wenbing should also be able to freely enter and exit the Mirror World, and can even control the mythical creatures of the Mirror World and bestow great power on humans.

So it seems that the strange old man Liu Xing saw is very likely the same person as the Mysterious Elder mentioned by Zhang Wenbing... no, it should not be human!

After all, this is the world of Cthulhu RPG Game, and human power has been limited to a certain range, so Liu Xing does not think that the Mysterious Elder will be human, because that Mysterious Elder is most likely the manager, or even the creator of the Mirror World!

Because from the currently known limited information, the Mirror World is more like an unfinished new world, so it is constantly opening up certain mirror points to absorb humans for testing and improvement.

So the identity of this Mysterious Elder is definitely not simple, after all, like the powerful Great Old Ones such as Cthulhu, they can easily destroy a world, but they may not be able to create a new world, because Rome was not built in a day, but it only takes one day to destroy Rome.

Moreover, in the second module that Zhang Wenbing experienced in the Mirror World, the figure of the Ancient Rugged Giant appeared, and it should be known that the Ancient Rugged Giant can be said to be a unique mythical creature in the Dreamrealm, and the Ancient Rugged Giant was even banished to the underground world of the Dreamrealm because its clan’s way of worshipping the Great Old Ones was too disgusting... yes, even the Great Old Ones they worshipped were disgusted by the Ritual Ceremony of the Ancient Rugged Giants.

So in other words, for this Mysterious Elder to be able to bring a group of Ancient Rugged Giants from the underground world of the Dreamrealm to the Mirror World, and also make the Ancient Rugged Giants obey the rules it set, this Mysterious Elder is definitely not simple.

Therefore, Liu Xing thinks that the identity of this Mysterious Elder can be limited to those few Outer Gods.

Of course, Liu Xing feels that Nyarlathotep may have to take the blame for this again.

At this moment, the KP Bamboo Rat spoke up, "Everyone, your Private Room time is about to expire, do you need to renew it to continue?"

Zhang Jingxu nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course we need to renew it, we are just getting to the key point."

Liu Xing and the others also nodded in agreement.

So, the Private Room time continued.

"Regarding the Mirror World, we still know too little about it, so I don’t think we need to spend time discussing the Mirror World anymore. As for the Ghatanothoa that appeared in the Mirror World, I think it definitely won’t be the main body of Ghatanothoa, at most it’s just a projection of Ghatanothoa, after all, Ghatanothoa is one of the highest-ranked Outer Gods in the Cthulhu Mythos," Ling Ishikawa said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "That’s right. Even if we confirm that Ghatanothoa has really come close to Earth and has begun to play celestial music to awaken those sleeping Great Old Ones, what can we do? It’s still just following the modules arranged for us by the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, because we have no way to stop Ghatanothoa’s actions... But anyway, since two people in our little team have already entered the Mirror World, I think we should have the opportunity to go there again in the upcoming modules."

Zhang Jingxu looked at Liu Xing with an exasperated expression and said helplessly, "Liu Xing, please don’t set flags for us. Although we may indeed have the opportunity to enter modules related to the Mirror World in the future, to be honest, after hearing your and Zhang’s descriptions of the Mirror World, I now even want to go our separate ways, because I really don’t want to enter the Mirror World to complete the modules."

Ling Ishikawa and Ming Hanxing next to him nodded in agreement with Zhang Jingxu’s view.

Zhang Wenbing shrugged and sighed, "Actually, I think the same way. After all, the two modules I participated in that were related to the Mirror World, the module process was really too painful, because as soon as you enter the Mirror World, the module can directly start a countdown, and this countdown has no room for leniency. But the most important thing is that while you are searching for things, you also have to be on guard against various mythical creatures, and as far as I know, the mythical creatures in the Mirror World should be randomly set, because the China Dao Sect has investigated the 450 mirror points in China, and there is no pattern at all between the mythical creatures in those mirror points and the environment and background of the Mirror World, for example, in a water park in the imperial capital, there is an Earth-boring Demon Worm; in a food street in Tanchen, there are a group of Deep Ones guarding; and in a kindergarten in Rongcheng, there are a few Moon Beasts holding the fort."

Zhang Wenbing’s words made Liu Xing speechless, it seems that the creator of the Mirror World is not very rigorous at all, casually arranging mythical creatures in various Mirror Worlds, without considering the psychological shadow of those mythical creatures. If those mythical creatures still have self-awareness, then the Earth-boring Demon Worm staying in the water park must have a million curse words to say, after all, water is the fatal weakness of the Earth-boring Demon Worm, and now letting the Earth-boring Demon Worm stay in the water park full of water is a kind of punishment for it.

As for the Deep Ones staying in the food street in Tanchen, one can only hope that they won’t be scared by the promotional pictures in the restaurant, after all, the most famous specialty dish in Tanchen is spicy fish head...

So in this way, players entering the Mirror World are just like playing a lottery, waiting to see what kind of mythical creature they will encounter.

Blessings may become curses, and curses can’t be avoided.

Liu Xing suddenly remembered his previous speculation about Cross Lake and that mythical creature, so he spoke up, "Uh, I actually think we may enter the Mirror World in this module, because we now know that there is a mirror point in the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake, and the mythical creature in Cross Lake is very likely staying in the Mirror World’s Cross Lake, so if we can’t complete the main quest of the module quickly, according to the development of this module, we may have a final showdown with the Deep Diving Society in the Mirror World."

Liu Xing’s words immediately wiped the smiles off the faces of Ling Ishikawa and the others.

Ling Ishikawa sighed and quietly said, "If possible, I’d like to just stand guard outside the mirror point for you guys..."

Before Ling Ishikawa could finish, Zhang Wenbing shook his head and said, "Under normal circumstances, when a mirror point opens, it will randomly select surrounding humans to enter the Mirror World, so Yin En, if you’re lucky, you may be able to avoid being chosen by the mirror point. But as players, how could we not be chosen by the mirror point? So Yin En, don’t expect to be able to stay out of it."

Ling Ishikawa nodded helplessly with a wry smile, then went into self-isolation mode.

Seeing this situation, Liu Xing could only shake his head and said, "Alright, let’s change the topic then. What do you think about the current Thousand Face? We now know that Thousand Face is most likely in the Shinjuku district, and we have OkoHayato as a contact on the Island Nation official side, so should we consider getting involved in this matter, because we may be able to gain a lot of benefits from it."

Of course, Liu Xing still concealed his true thoughts.

"Liu Xing, you have a point there. If we don’t need to get our own hands dirty, we can still participate in the behind-the-scenes work of hunting down Thousand Face, such as collecting information and so on. But if we have to fight Thousand Face head-on, I can only say, ’Excuse us,’" Zhang Jingxu said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

And Zhang Jingxu’s attitude also represented the views of Zhang Wenbing and the others.

Liu Xing shrugged and changed the topic again, "Okay, let’s change the topic again. What do you think about Hashi Motojun and the others? Personally, I think that although Hashi Motojun and the others are just new players in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall right now, as long as they don’t encounter any major accidents, we will probably see them appear in the real Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, because Hashi Motojun is an absolutely professional Cthulhu RPG player in the real world, and Yamada Tatsuo and the others are also willing to unconditionally accept Hashi Motojun’s leadership."

Ling Ishikawa nodded and said with a smile, "I think so too. Hashi Motojun and the other four have great potential, and Hashi Motojun is also very lucky to have found a reliable big brother-like NPC so quickly. In the future, Hashi Motojun should have the opportunity to become a true Yin Yang Master, so I think we should try to help Hashi Motojun and the others if possible. One reason is that we took the Soul-Eater Demon crystal that could have belonged to them, and the other is that Hashi Motojun and the others are very promising investments, and in the future we may be able to seek their help."

Ming Hanxing also nodded and said seriously, "After hearing that you, Liu Xing, know Hashi Motojun and the others, I deliberately investigated the situation of Hashi Motojun and the others. In simple terms, I went to the School’s Archives Room to check the student files of Hashi Motojun and the others, and found that their character cards are basically those of ordinary people with clean backgrounds, except that Hashi Motojun comes from a declined Yin Yang Master family. As for their performance before entering Tokyo Comprehensive University, they were just ordinary students without any disciplinary records. So I think Hashi Motojun and the others should not be related to any secret cults, and we can communicate with them at ease. As for investments, I still suggest helping them in the real world, after all, we can’t directly give them items now, right?"

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting Ming Hanxing to directly check the student files of Hashi Motojun and the others. But what Liu Xing was most concerned about now was whether Ming Hanxing had checked the student files of Oyamaya and the others.

Before Liu Xing could speak, Ming Hanxing continued, "Of course, I also checked the student files of Oyamaya and the other members of the Original Urban Ghost Story Society, and found that except for Oyamaya, the other eleven former Strange Tales Club members came from two high schools, and the students who got into Tokyo Comprehensive University from these two high schools all joined the former Strange Tales Club, which is clearly unreasonable. But these are not the problems. The problem is that Oyamaya’s student file mentions that Oyamaya has a younger brother, which we did not investigate before. And yesterday I asked Honekawa Suneo to verify this, and today Honekawa Suneo told me that there is no such person."

Oyamaya has a younger brother? Liu Xing couldn’t help but furrow his brow, and suddenly the phrase "raccoon dog replacing the crown prince" flashed in his mind.

Could it be that the current Oyamaya is actually fake, and is Oyamaya’s younger brother?

Of course, it’s also possible that Oyamaya’s younger brother died long ago for various reasons, so he can’t be found now.

Liu Xing stroked his chin and said, "Okay, Ming Hanxing, let Honekawa Suneo investigate this matter in depth, maybe something interesting will be found... By the way, do you have any ideas about Friday night? How should we deal with Oyamaya and the others then? After all, we can’t expose our identities just to deal with a branch of the Deep Diving Society at Tokyo Comprehensive University, it would be too much of a lose-lose situation for us."

Before Liu Xing finished speaking, Ling Ishikawa couldn’t wait to say, "I’ve already had an idea about this. I think we can try a trick of using someone else’s sword. Of course, the key point of this trick is Ming Hanxing. As long as Ming Hanxing can join the Friday school patrol team, then when Oyamaya and the others make a move, Ming Hanxing can directly lead the patrol team to trouble them."

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