Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 572: The Yellow King Has Finally Arrived

OkoHayato chuckled and said seriously, "No problem, I, OkoHayato, will definitely keep my word. But let me ask you a question, Ryuusei-san, what exactly happened to you this morning that caused you to collapse in such pain? Of course, I’m asking this question from the perspective of being your friend, because I remember that Ryuusei-san’s physical condition was very healthy."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting OkoHayato to suddenly ask this question.

To be honest, Liu Xing doesn’t really feel that he and OkoHayato are friends right now, after all, OkoHayato must know that his true identity is a member of the Worshippers of the Yellow Sect, and as a fellow member, how can OkoHayato possibly treat him as a friend, especially since OkoHayato’s current identity is a police officer.

So, at most, he and OkoHayato are just superficial friends who are using each other, and therefore Liu Xing doesn’t think that OkoHayato is truly concerned about his health condition.

So what is OkoHayato asking this question for?

Various guesses floated through Liu Xing’s mind.

On the other end of the phone, seeing that Liu Xing had not answered for a long time, OkoHayato continued, "Uh, okay, I admit that my question was a bit abrupt, because it may involve Ryuusei-san’s privacy. But I’ll say it again, we are friends, so if Ryuusei-san has any problems, you can tell me, and I’ll definitely help you, after all, as a police officer, I’m quite familiar with many doctors."

Liu Xing was speechless, not understanding what OkoHayato was up to. Does OkoHayato really think he has some "unspeakable secret"?

Liu Xing sighed and said helplessly, "Officer Oko, you’re overthinking it a bit. My body is still very healthy and there’s no so-called unspeakable secret. As for why I was in that state this morning, it’s because... have you heard of the mirror point?"

In the end, Liu Xing decided to tell OkoHayato the truth, telling him that he was trapped in the mirror point in the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake, and the reason Liu Xing made this decision was because he felt that OkoHayato should know about the existence of the mirror point.

After all, according to Zhang Wenbing’s words, the China Dao Sect has already investigated all the mirror points within China’s borders, so the Island Nation side should also have a certain amount of research on the mirror points within its own country, because the mirror point is currently a major problem that human beings cannot solve, or may never be able to solve, so for safety’s sake, humans can only monitor these mirror points.

Therefore, Liu Xing believed that as OkoHayato’s identity, he should know about the existence of the mirror point, and that there is a mirror point at the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake.

Of course, Liu Xing definitely won’t tell OkoHayato about what he saw, Ghatanothoa...of course, even if Liu Xing told OkoHayato about Ghatanothoa, OkoHayato might not know what Ghatanothoa is.

However, OkoHayato’s response surprised Liu Xing, "What, there’s a mirror point at the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake? Liu Xing, are you sure about that?"

Liu Xing frowned, and could only continue, "Uh, doesn’t Officer Oko know that there is a mirror point at the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake? Or does Officer Oko not know what a mirror point is?"

OkoHayato immediately replied, "Of course I know what a mirror point is. After all, in the past two years, a large number of mirror points have suddenly appeared all over the world, so an international mirror point discussion conference has been secretly organized, requiring all countries to share intelligence about mirror points within their borders, to ensure that important people in each country will not be dragged into the Mirror World and die there. So we special police officers are given a report on mirror points within our country when we join the team. But I’ve never heard of a mirror point at the pavilion in the center of Cross Lake, so this is likely a brand new mirror point."

Liu Xing nodded, not expecting to encounter a brand new mirror point. It seems that his luck is really good.

No, this should not be a brand new mirror point, after all, those Tokyo Comprehensive University students who mysteriously disappeared within the Cross Lake area were most likely transported to the Mirror World by the mirror point, so this is not a brand new mirror point.

However, this mirror point in Cross Lake should be a very special one, because according to the intelligence about mirror points that Zhang Wenbing previously mentioned, at least the mirror points within China’s borders all appear in densely populated areas and may transport several people to the Mirror World at any time.

However, this mirror point in Cross Lake seems rather peculiar. Although it is now located in the densely populated area of Tokyo Comprehensive University, in the earliest known instance of its activity, which was when Cross Lake was still just the foundation of an underground parking lot, the mirror point was situated in an open and sparsely populated area.

Additionally, this mirror point does not appear to be randomly activated, because the students who disappeared around Cross Lake all did so when they were acting alone and without anyone else around to notice them. This suggests that this mirror point selectively activates, unless it’s just an extremely coincidental occurrence. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

So, Liu Xing suddenly had an idea - the mythical creature living in the Mirror World of Cross Lake may have the ability to freely control the opening of the Mirror World, which could explain why Baruka’s second attempt to enter Cross Lake was unsuccessful.

However, if that’s the case, then dealing with this mythical creature would be quite difficult.

"By the way, since Ryuusei-san knows about the existence of the mirror point, you should also know the terrifying aspects of the Mirror World. So do you still remember the approximate range of that mirror point? That would be very important data for us," OkoHayato suddenly asked. ꭆÃＮՕʙÈs̩

Liu Xing thought for a moment and said half-truthfully, "Uh, I’m not sure if it’s because I entered a completely new mirror point, but after I entered the Mirror World, I was unable to move at all, including my vision. So I could only stare at the lake surface and listen to the sound of the wind around me. And then I don’t know how long it was, but the sound of the wind just kept getting more and more agonizing... To be honest, my mental state was almost on the verge of collapse at the time, which is why I was in that state after being suddenly transported back to the real world."

After pondering for a while, OkoHayato spoke up, "Ryuusei-san, are you sure you entered the Mirror World? Based on what you just said, you should have been in the Mirror World for a while, but my colleagues didn’t notice your body suddenly disappearing, you understand what I mean, right?"

Liu Xing furrowed his brow, it does seem like that’s the case. After all, when he previously entered the Mirror World of the Harvest Shrine, it wasn’t just his spirit that entered, but his physical body as well. If he had really entered the Mirror World this time, Zhang Jingxu and the others should have noticed his sudden disappearance.

So, could it be that he didn’t actually enter the Mirror World after all?

Liu Xing was somewhat hesitant.

But before Liu Xing could speak up, OkoHayato said again, "However, it’s also possible that this mirror point has only just formed, so it could have only transported Ryuusei-san’s spirit to the Mirror World. And when the Mirror World realized this, it sent your spirit back. This back-and-forth must have put a huge mental strain on you, which is why you ended up with a headache."

Since OkoHayato had already helped him reconcile the story, Liu Xing simply went along with OkoHayato’s words, "It’s probably for that reason. Alright, Officer Oko, do you have anything else? If not, I’d like to rest early, as I still have a bit of a headache."

Liu Xing decided to politely dismiss OkoHayato so he could discuss with Zhang Jingxu and the others whether he had truly entered the Mirror World or not. OkoHayato also gracefully chose to hang up the phone.

However, when Liu Xing put away his mobile phone and turned around to find Zhang Jingxu and the others, he discovered that they had all fallen to the ground at some point, with peaceful expressions on their faces.

Liu Xing furrowed his brow and quickly went to check Ling Ishikawa’s breathing and pulse, finding that his vital signs were still normal, as if he was just sleeping.

Suddenly, an idea struck Liu Xing, and he quickly went into his own room.

As expected, the Yellow King was now sitting in a chair in the room, with three Byakhees - Rundell and its two companions - kneeling before him.

It must be because the Yellow King had come to see him that Zhang Jingxu and the others had quietly fallen unconscious without going through any Judgment.

However, Liu Xing couldn’t help but inwardly grumble a bit - where had the Yellow King been, that it only decided to come see him in the evening?

Of course, Liu Xing definitely wouldn’t dare say these words out loud.

At this point, the Yellow King waved his hand at Rundell and the others... or rather, the Byakhees, and said, "You can leave now, but you must remember well what I just said."

Rundell and the other Byakhees respectfully nodded and then flew out of Liu Xing’s room.

Now Liu Xing realized that the windows in his room must have been completely dismantled...

It seems that next time he meets with Rundell alone, he’ll have to ask Rundell for some compensation.

Liu Xing walked up to the Yellow King and said respectfully, "My lord, is there a reason you have come to see me today?"

The Yellow King chuckled and said, "Do you think I would come to see you for just any reason? Of course it’s because you encountered that great one in the Mirror World today, which is why I took the time to come find you, as that great one is not exactly a benevolent being."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. Since the Yellow King said he saw Ghatanothoa in the Mirror World, it seems the Mirror World of Cross Lake is indeed quite special.

Perhaps the Yellow King could give him some answers.

The Yellow King continued, "Fortunately, this time you only saw that great one in the Mirror World and didn’t have your mind directly shattered into madness. Otherwise, I would have to find a new emissary. But speaking of which, do you know what that great one represents?"

Facing the Yellow King’s question, Liu Xing naturally chose to tell the truth. "Uh, a friend of mine once told me that great one is the legendary Death Omen Star, which will bring destruction to the world."

The Yellow King nodded, saying thoughtfully, "From a human perspective, that is an apt description of that great one, for whenever that great one passes through the Earth in the real world, the Earth will be destroyed in a short time, and you humans will naturally be exterminated as well."

Again?

Seeing Liu Xing’s puzzled look, the Yellow King chuckled and said, "A very long time ago, during what you humans call the dinosaur era, that great one had already passed through the Earth once, and the Earth suffered a cataclysmic disaster, with the dinosaurs being essentially wiped out... And even before that, that great one had descended upon the Earth."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting the dinosaurs in this parallel world to have been destroyed by Ghatanothoa.

On the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall forum, there was a post discussing how the dinosaurs went extinct in various parallel worlds - some due to the fighting between Cthulhu and other Great Old Ones, some due to the collective spirit possession by the Yis People causing the entire dinosaur race to leave the Earth, and some even had the Migos directly transforming all the dinosaurs into mining machines...

But what’s more concerning Liu Xing now is that Ghatanothoa had descended upon the Earth even earlier. Could it be that the great mythical creature battle in the past was actually mediated by Ghatanothoa?

However, Liu Xing now has two more important questions he wants to ask the Yellow King. "Then, my lord, why would that great one appear in the Mirror World? And what is the connection between the Mirror World and the real world?"

After pondering for a moment, the Yellow King said, "Let me answer the latter question first. The truth is, I don’t even know what the relationship is between the Mirror World and the real world, nor do I know how the Mirror World came into existence. And right now, I don’t have the ability to enter the Mirror World myself."

Liu Xing furrowed his brow, not expecting even the Yellow King to be so clueless about the Mirror World. It seems the creator of the Mirror World must be at least an Outer God-level existence.

"As for why that great one appeared in the Mirror World, I think it may have just been passing through by chance. Because I once used occult rituals to possess a human and enter the Mirror World, and I found that the Thick Fog in the Mirror World had shrunk the distances between the various mirror points exponentially. So as long as you have the ability to come and go through the mist, you can use the Mirror World to reach your destinations in the real world much faster."

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