Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Liu Xing felt the same way.

Therefore, for safety’s sake, Liu Xing decided it was best to take out that automated defense robot.

So, following the prompts from the system, Liu Xing made his way to the blind spot in the surveillance of the automated defense robot and began aiming at it with his electric shock gun.

In the Cthulhu RPG Game, weapons crafted by high-tech races like the Yis People and Ancient Ones were remarkably accurate, with a hit rate of less than half for players.

So, many players on the forums expressed that when using such high-tech weapons, it was best to aim for a long time to maximize accuracy before attacking if they wanted to inflict damage.

That’s precisely what Liu Xing was doing now.

"Okay, Liu Xing, your hit rate with the electric shock gun has reached its maximum," KP Chopsticks said with a smile.

Liu Xing nodded, pulling the trigger. "Then, KP, help me with the judgment."

Liu Xing, 39/70, success.

As the dice hit the ground, the electric shock gun in Liu Xing’s hand sent out a "electric serpent" straight towards the automated defense robot. Before the automated defense robot could react, it was already entangled by the "electric serpent."

A burst of blue smoke emerged, without the need for damage judgment; the automated defense robot was scrapped directly.

"This electric shock gun seems pretty powerful, much stronger than my electric magic spells," Ling Ishikawa remarked.

Liu Xing placed the slightly cooling electric shock gun aside, saying, "Of course, after all, this is a high-tech weapon crafted by the Ancient Ones. However, in the eyes of the Ancient Ones, weapons of this power are just riot control tools. Their true war weapons would be truly extraordinary."

Liu Xing estimated that back in the day, when those mythical creature races waged war on Earth, it must have been akin to something out of Starcraft.

At that moment, the door to the small room opened.

It seemed that Chrisiano and the others inside had heard the commotion outside.

As the liaison officer, Zhang Wenbing naturally recognized Chrisiano... or rather, anyone with clear eyes could recognize Chrisiano, as he was the only one among the trio with a Western face.

"Mr. Chrisiano, because we lost contact with headquarters after arriving at Zekiel Island, the China Dao Sect has sent us to support you," Zhang Wenbing said.

Chrisiano nodded, relieved. "Thank you for coming to support us; otherwise, we might have been trapped here. But, speaking of which, if I didn’t mishear earlier, did you use an electric shock gun?"

Liu Xing thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said directly, "Yes, it was me who used the electric shock gun. But I also have some questions for you, Mr. Chrisiano..."

"I know what you want to ask," Chrisiano said with a smile. "Since you can use the electric shock gun, it means you’ve obtained some kind of authentication from our Ancient One race and then managed to find us in this complex research facility. I know the system must have told you that I am not an Ancient One. But I believe the high-level personnel of the China Dao Sect should be able to recognize your true identity, Mr. Chrisiano, and not mistake you for a member of the Ancient Ones."

Liu Xing nodded, somewhat puzzled. "That’s correct; the system did inform me that Mr. Chrisiano here did not pass the authentication of the Ancient Ones. But I also trust that the high-level members of the China Dao Sect would be able to recognize Mr. Chrisiano’s true identity and not mistake him for a member of the Ancient Ones."

Chrisiano shrugged, saying, "Yes, I am indeed from the Ancient One race, but I have already been expelled from the Ancient Ones. So, I can no longer pass any authentication of the Ancient Ones. As for the specifics, would you like to hear my story?"

Liu Xing and his group immediately nodded. After all, such opportunities for gossip were rare, and besides, whatever Chrisiano was about to say was bound to be big news.

So, on the way to the control room, Chrisiano began to recount his past.

Although Chrisiano was among the first batch of Ancient One immigrants to Earth, his status within the Ancient One race was not high; he could only be considered a low-level clerk.

At that time, life for the Ancient Ones on Earth was quite good since they had no enemies. Chrisiano worked as a secretary in an Ancient One ground city.

However, the good times didn’t last long. Soon, other mythical creature races entered Earth, and the Ancient Ones, the "natives" of Earth, became the first targets of attack by various mythical creature races. During this time, the territory of the Ancient One race rapidly shrank.

In this context, the ground city where Chrisiano resided was captured by the Yis People. Chrisiano, along with other Ancient Ones who couldn’t escape, naturally became prisoners of the Yis People.

However, it wasn’t long before the Yis People themselves were attacked by their mortal enemies, the Flying Hydra. Seizing the opportunity, Chrisiano escaped from the prisoner camp, intending to return to the nearby Ancient One city.

Unfortunately, due to the Ancient Ones being surrounded by enemies on all sides (though they were forced into it), the nearby Ancient One cities had already fallen. Chrisiano had no choice but to evade and sneak his way back to the main city of the Ancient Ones on Earth.

But Chrisiano didn’t get far before he was suddenly attacked and knocked unconscious by a mysterious person.

When Chrisiano regained consciousness, he found himself locked in a special space, where other mythical creatures were also present. From Byakhees to Star Kin, Ghouls to Earth-boring Demon Worms, and many other mythical creatures Chrisiano had never seen before were there.

This special space was unique; it unified all mythical creatures within it into a single form, and within this space, none of the mythical creatures could use magic or their racial abilities, nor could they harm any other mythical creature.

So, after a melee, the exhausted mythical creatures had to lay down their arms and find a place to rest.

During this time, Chrisiano became friends with a Yis People named Will. Although Chrisiano had previously been a prisoner of the Yis People, this Will was a typical scholar and a staunch anti-war advocate. When the Yis People discussed whether to invade Earth, he had clearly expressed his opposition... and naturally, Will failed.

Will’s primary reason for opposing this war was that he couldn’t find any valid reason for attacking Earth. Although Earth’s resources were abundant, the Ancient Ones had already seized control of the planet, so it wasn’t a wise choice for the Yis People to engage in war with the powerful Ancient Ones over limited resources.

Most importantly, the Yis People, who could freely traverse time, could only glimpse a few future time segments when predicting whether they could conquer Earth, and even these glimpses were of no value.

Although such a situation was uncommon for the Yis People, it occasionally occurred because they were aware that in the vast expanse of the universe, there were beings more powerful than themselves who could control time. When they intentionally or unintentionally glimpsed these beings, similar situations arose.

When faced with such circumstances, the Yis People only made one choice - to evade, because they knew the actual gap between themselves and those beings.

However, this time, the leadership of the Yis People suddenly seemed to act irrationally, deciding to continue the attack on Earth.

Thus, the Yis People knowingly marched into danger and sent a large army to attack Earth.

Although Will was a staunch anti-war activist, he still obeyed the orders of his superiors and accompanied the army to Earth to conduct investigations.

However, upon arriving on Earth, Will quickly realized that the situation on Earth was far more complicated than he had imagined. The Deep Ones, Flying Hydras, and even the Migo had all come to Earth and were fighting among themselves.

As more mythical creature races entered Earth, Will realized that the current situation was very wrong. With the limited resources available on Earth, how could it attract so many mythical creature races to engage in such a massive melee?!

Thinking about this, Will realized that Earth had become a colosseum, established by some powerful being in the universe for entertainment, and these mythical creatures were merely toys for its amusement.

Therefore, Will intended to find the Yis People’s commander on Earth and demand that all Yis People on Earth leave immediately.

Unfortunately, before Will could leave his room, he was suddenly attacked and knocked unconscious. When he woke up, he found himself in this special space.

After hearing Will’s account, Chrisiano also suddenly realized that the current situation was very wrong. The war on Earth had started so inexplicably, with a sudden influx of mythical creature races attacking Earth. As an Earth "native," Chrisiano was well aware that there was nothing on Earth worth attracting these mythical creature races to engage in such a massive melee.

So, just like Will, Chrisiano believed that the war on Earth was deliberately instigated by some powerful entity in the universe for amusement.

Of course, Chrisiano and Will both realized that the special space they were currently in was most likely created by that powerful entity as well.

With this in mind, both Chrisiano and Will abandoned the idea of trying to leave this special space because they knew that with their current abilities, it was impossible.

So, feeling hopeless, Chrisiano and Will gave up and began discussing the history of the Ancient Ones and the Yis People within this special space.

After a while, Chrisiano suddenly noticed that Will, who had been speaking next to him, had disappeared, replaced by a grotesque Deep One.

Realizing that something was amiss, Chrisiano tried to step back, only to find a monstrous Ghoul behind him.

At that moment, a voice appeared in Chrisiano’s mind - to leave this special space, he had to kill the other people in this special space!

Thus, a great melee ensued.

At first, Chrisiano had some advantages because it was still a physical fight, and being an Ancient One, he had some tentacles and a cylindrical body shape that provided stability. So, the versatile Chrisiano quickly killed the Deep One, who was at a disadvantage.

Then, Chrisiano’s tentacles transformed into the sharp claws of the Deep One, and his body grew hard scales.

Chrisiano instantly realized that he could gain the advantages of the mythical creature he killed.

Realizing this, Chrisiano quickly identified the Giant Ghoul behind him because it hadn’t killed any other mythical creatures yet, so it was just a four-handed brute.

Thus, Chrisiano, after killing the Giant Ghoul, saw his tentacles expand into a sturdy arm.

In this way, Chrisiano survived until the end, gaining many abilities of mythical creatures. When Chrisiano killed the last enemy, he was transported to the capital of the Ancient Ones on Earth.

When Chrisiano told the senior members of the Ancient Ones about what he had seen and heard in the special space and the miraculous abilities he had gained, he thought he would reach the pinnacle of his life. However, to his surprise, the senior members of the Ancient Ones unanimously decided to exile Chrisiano from the Ancient Ones and seal most of his abilities.

In the end, Chrisiano was imprisoned in the cell next to the Magic Capital until he was rescued by members of the China Dao Sect in modern times.

The reason Chrisiano came to Zekiel Island this time was because he believed that the Ancient One research facility on Zekiel Island was based on the situation he had encountered in that special space. Therefore, Chrisiano wanted to enter this research facility to find a way to restore his abilities to their original state.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but stroke his chin.

If what Chrisiano said was true, then the "powerful entity" back then was most likely Nyarlathotep, and Nyarlathotep indeed had both motive and means.

Most importantly, when Liu Xing read about the related settings of the Cthulhu myth back then, he was very curious about the great melee on Earth. After all, how could such a small planet like Earth attract the covetousness of so many mythical creatures?

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