Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 495: Game Invades Reality

Returning to the real world, Liu Xing, who had just come to his senses, didn’t even glance at the rewards summary for this module. Without hesitation, he closed the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall and opened a search engine, typing in "England".

The first news that caught Liu Xing’s eye was the Glasgow riots!

Opening the news, Liu Xing found that the Glasgow riots described in the news were identical to the ones he experienced in the Cthulhu RPG Game, with William still organizing, although in this news, William had died due to unsuccessful rescue efforts.

Of course, the news also mentioned the major explosion at Glasgow Royal Hospital, but did not mention the cause of the explosion or the kidnapping of foreign tourists at Glasgow Royal Hospital. It seemed that the English authorities were still withholding some information.

After exiting the news, Liu Xing didn’t scroll down for long before seeing the news about "England Resumes Sea and Air Transport," with the resumption time being eight o’clock this morning.

Glancing at the time in the bottom right corner of the computer, it was nine o’clock in the morning.

Liu Xing frowned at this moment, his mind a mess.

Obviously, the Cthulhu RPG Game had now invaded reality. The so-called "parallel world" where he played games in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall was actually the real world!

This meant that everything he experienced in the Cthulhu RPG Game was vividly reflected in the real world, and even those mythical creatures and Great Old Ones had manifested themselves around him!

"Damn it!"

Liu Xing couldn’t help but curse under his breath, taking out his mobile phone to contact Yin En.

"Liu Xing, I knew you’d contact me now. I believe you’ve already seen the news, haven’t you?" Yin En said with a heavy tone.

Liu Xing sighed and said, "Yes, I just saw the news. As we suspected in the module before, the so-called ’parallel world’ where we play games in the module is actually our real world now. It seems I need to prepare to exchange some items from the game to the real world, so that I won’t be killed by Ghouls or Deep Ones in the real world."

"That’s indeed a good idea. I’ll also go exchange some items to the real world later. But after reading the news just now, I specifically browsed the forum and found that no one was discussing this matter on the forum. So I suspect that there are not many players who know about the invasion of reality by the Cthulhu RPG Game, except for us who happened to encounter familiar people like Tian Qing. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have realized that the Cthulhu RPG Game is invading reality," Yin En said seriously.

Liu Xing thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Yes, if it weren’t for meeting Tian Qing this time, I wouldn’t have realized that the Cthulhu RPG Game we were playing was connected to reality. But speaking of which, what should we do now? Should we spread our discovery on the forum? "

"No, no, no, we absolutely can’t do that now. Because the more people know about this, the easier it will be for the real world to fall into chaos prematurely. The reason is simple. We players who have experienced the real Cthulhu RPG Game know how terrifying those mythical creatures and Great Old Ones are. So the real world is the last refuge for us, because our family and friends are here. We fight for our lives in the Cthulhu RPG Game just to survive and continue to be with our family and friends in the real world."

"And now, Liu Xing, honestly tell me, when you knew that the Cthulhu RPG Game had begun to invade reality, your first thought should have been somewhat desperate, just like mine, because the real world is no longer safe. Who knows if one day we will be attacked by a Ghoul coming out of a sewer when we walk on the street, or if a Byakhee will descend from the sky and tear us apart. So if we spread this news now, many players will likely fall into mental breakdowns, and then those players may choose to retaliate against society by exchanging items from the Cthulhu RPG Game into the real world. That will be troublesome," Yin En affirmed.

Liu Xing sighed again because Yin En’s words made sense. If this news were to spread, there would definitely be some players with poor mental resilience who would choose to give up on themselves and start retaliating against the world. Even if they only exchanged some firearms from the Cthulhu RPG Game into the real world, it would have a significant impact on society, even triggering a series of chain reactions.

For example, in a country like China, where firearms control is extremely strict, if someone suddenly armed themselves and launched a terrorist attack in the city, after dealing with this "terrorist," the Chinese authorities would definitely suspect that the terrorist was an undercover agent sent by the United States of America. Then, although there might not be an open confrontation, the Chinese authorities would definitely have a conflict with the United States of America behind the scenes...

This logic also applied to other countries.

And the most troublesome thing was that if some players who were fanatic believers wanted to cause trouble in the real world, they were likely to turn the world upside down, especially in England now. If mythical creatures appeared in the public eye, some things would be difficult for the English authorities to cover up.

Then the whole world would plunge into chaos.

So Liu Xing said, "Well, let’s keep this to ourselves for now. Don’t cause trouble by posting this on the forum. But speaking of which, we are only one final upgrade module away from advancing from the Shoggoth Region to the Hound of Tindalos region. Do you have any thoughts? When should we start playing again?"

"I think we should deal with some things in the real world first. Although we can’t spread this news yet, we need to make some preparations in advance. So I think we should wait for a week before continuing with the Cthulhu RPG Game," Yin En said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "Okay, that’s decided. I’ll pack up and go home now."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xing couldn’t help but search for keywords like "Eins Castle" and "Morimoto Academy." He found that everything he experienced in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall had come true in reality.

But most importantly, the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall actually had the ability to distort reality!

For example, the Yueshihao incident had already happened in the real world, but now the Yueshihao module Liu Xing experienced in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall had directly replaced the original Yueshihao incident!

The same was true for the Professor Yang incident. The

originally thriving Professor Yang Electrotherapy Center collapsed due to an accident that resulted in the sudden death of Professor Yang and several employees, so Professor Yang’s electrotherapy center closed down...

Looking at these news, Liu Xing once again felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart because the power of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall was indeed too powerful. It could distort reality without any pressure, modifying events that had already occurred into what it wanted to see.

If Liu Xing, as a player, didn’t know what these events originally looked like, he might have believed these news now.

"Forget it, let’s go back first." Liu Xing casually packed up two pieces of clothing and went home.

But on the way home, Liu Xing didn’t forget to call Wu Lei, but this time Wu Lei’s phone was not turned off, but it was a direct empty number!

Liu Xing sighed, vaguely guessing what Wu Lei’s current thoughts might be.

Now, it’s highly likely that Wu Lei already knows that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall has begun to invade reality and has guessed that he joined the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. So, to sever contact with himself, Wu Lei simply canceled his mobile phone number, and it’s almost certain that he deleted all other contact methods as well.

However, Liu Xing still didn’t quite understand why Wu Lei would cut off contact with him.

It’s better not to dwell on things you can’t understand.

Liu Xing sighed. Anyway, as long as Wu Lei didn’t vanish completely, there would come a day when they would meet again. After all, Wu Lei and himself were playing in the same "parallel world".

Upon returning home, and with Liu Xing’s insistence, his parents agreed to accompany him on a trip for a few days.

During the trip, Liu Xing occasionally hinted to his parents, asking their opinions on the "Morimoto Academy Incident" and the "Yueshihao Incident." He found that they were indeed influenced by the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, completely believing in the authenticity of these events and forgetting their original circumstances.

Fortunately, because Cosmic Country and China both wanted to protect the heroes of the "Yueshihao Incident," "Liu Xing" and "Yin En," no photos or specific information about "Liu Xing" and "Yin En" were released. So Liu Xing’s father only joked about the coincidence of Liu Xing sharing the same name with the hero.

This made Liu Xing feel somewhat relieved because if his father knew that "Liu Xing" was the same age as himself, looked exactly like him, and was also a doctor from China Rongcheng, his father would definitely start questioning life choices. His mother might even start suspecting that she gave birth to a pair of twins and "Liu Xing" was the one who was taken away...

Thinking of this, Liu Xing quickly changed the subject.

Soon, a week passed.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Liu Xing returned to his rental apartment.

"Liu Xing, are you ready?" Yin En sent a message.

Putting down his luggage, Liu Xing replied, "Yeah, I’m ready. We can start the final upgrade module anytime."

After a while, Yin En replied, "Let’s do it tomorrow morning at ten. I’ve already made an appointment with Zhang Jingxu."

After replying "OK," Liu Xing went to take a shower and went to bed.

The night passed without incident.

The next day at ten o’clock, with everything prepared and Yin En and Zhang Jingxu both confirmed to be online, Liu Xing clicked to start the game.

Soon, Liu Xing found himself plunged into the game.

Scenario: Survival on a Deserted Island

Difficulty: Hard

Number of Players: 4

Background Story: England, as an Island Nation, is surrounded by numerous scattered small islands, most of which are uninhabited.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Zekiel Island is one such small island.

According to Zhang Wenbing’s information, the Ancient One and several members of the China Daoist Sect are currently investigating something on Zekiel Island. However, they have lost contact for three days.

Name: Watanabe Ryuusei

Occupation: College Student (Leader of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, New Gu Master)

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Traits: Leadership qualities, Blessing of the Yellow King, pseudo-godslayer (one module remaining)

Relation to this module: After solving the Cult of the Cadaver in Eins Castle, you received a commission from Zhang Wenbing when you returned to Chris’s house, to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of the Ancient One and other members of the China Daoist Sect. Naturally, you accepted Zhang Wenbing’s commission, and under the arrangements of the China Daoist Sect, you arrived at Zekiel Island aboard a yacht.

Character Attributes

Strength: 60

Constitution: 60

Willpower: 75

Luck: 70

Agility: 50

Appearance: 85

Body Shape: 60

Intelligence: 80

Inspiration: 70

Education: 70

Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge: ??

Sanity Points: ??

HP: 12

MP: 30

Damage Bonus: 1

Credit: 30

Skills: Island Nation Language 80, Library Use 60, Investigation 50, Listening 40, Persuasion 70, Combat 40, Dodge 40, Occult 85, Witchcraft 30, Other Languages: Ancient One Language 60, Climbing 50, Rappelling 50.

Special Skills: Summoning/Dismissal of Byakhee, Ritual Ceremony for Summoning King Hastur in Yellow Robes

Personal Items: Mobile phone, English translation of "The Yellow King," "Worshipers of the Yellow Sect Scriptures," Yellow Seal Pendant, Soul Casket, a magic ring gifted by Bain.

At this point, the Interlude Growth appeared.

Sharing the Fruits of Victory - Because you helped the English authorities resolve the Cult of the Cadaver issue in the previous module and helped the China Daoist Sect to retrieve Zhang Wenbing, thereby obtaining the original "Cult of the Cadaver Rituals" for Bain, you received many benefits. So now is the time to share the fruits of victory.

Liu Xing, 2/4.

Congratulations to player Liu Xing for receiving the gratitude of the English authorities—an unknown invitation. It seems to be an ordinary invitation, but the English authorities have tried every means but failed to open it.

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