Real Cthulhu Running Game

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Liu Xing and others couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, because they all know how terrible "human-to-human transmission" is, and these secondary zombies will also obey the orders of the mother.

"If the drought demons are really allowed to take over and create a group of secondary zombies, then the whole of Nagoya will really be in chaos. However, it is not yet certain whether the people who control the drought demons are members of the public faction. "

Zhang Jingxu looked at the map of Nagoya beside him and said seriously: "The factories in our area are all light industries, and the products they produce will basically be used to supply Nagoya. Therefore, if Hanbao causes trouble in the industrial zone, the impact will be huge. It's small, but it is still a trouble for our samurai faction; and there is a sewage pipe near the cannery. If the drought demon enters this pipe, it can sneak directly into the city center of Nagoya, and then there will be chaos It’s inevitable, please refer to Resident Evil for details.”

Liu Xing imagined that if a drought demon suddenly appeared in the center of Nagoya, then as long as it and the secondary zombies it created could not be eliminated within half an hour, Nagoya could be renamed Raccoon City.

"If the forces that control this Drought Demon belong to the public faction, then they will also strictly control the destructive power of this Drought Demon so that it will not run out of the industrial area casually. After all, they have not reached the point of risking their lives with us, so the Drought Demon If its influence goes out of the circle, it will not look good on everyone's face; but if this force has nothing to do with the public faction and our Wu family faction, then this drought demon will really become a time bomb. At that time, we might be able to cooperate with the public faction." Zhang Wenbing said with a frown.

Liu Xing looked at the map near Nagoya and said: "It seems that our most important problem at the moment is to determine what is happening with this drought demon, so we need to notify Shimazu Nakano of this matter and ask him to arrange more manpower. Come here to help and try to solve the problem as soon as Hanbao is born."

"But, this drought demon can produce good things."

Zhang Jingxu said seriously: "Although the Drought Demon is average in strength among mythical creatures, its number is very rare. Therefore, the core of the Drought Demon - the Fire Spirit Pearl - is also very rare in the world. You must know that this Fire Spirit Pearl is a good thing. It can improve the user’s tolerance to high temperatures.”

"Fire Spirit Pearl? Why does this give me a fascinating sense of déjà vu?"

Zhang Wenbing thought for a while and said: "I remembered that the Huaxia Taoist sect held a meeting hundreds of years ago and unified the names of various mythical creatures in China and the various materials they produced, because There have been many accidents due to different names before, so based on the principle of writing books with the same text and cars running on the same track, Huaxia Dao Sect wants to formulate a unified standard."

"Yes, the core of Hanba was called the Fire Spirit Pearl at that time. Before that, there were also names such as Hanba's Heart and Flame Pearl." Zhang Jingxu nodded and continued: "After Hanba completed the transformation, The heart will turn into a fire bead, which is a red bead... But there is a saying, although the fire bead looks like an ordinary red bead, it is actually a heart. , so I can’t accept eating this stuff.”

"But one more thing, as long as you eat a fire spirit bead, you will not feel any discomfort even in a high temperature environment of about two hundred degrees, and you will not be harmed by the high temperature. "Zhang Wenbing continued: "So the Fire Spirit Bead is now quite priceless. Many people want to get a Fire Spirit Bead so that they can explore areas with relatively high temperatures, such as the volcano crater in Fantasyland. Because there will be a lot of geniuses and treasures there.”

Hearing what Zhang Wenbing said, Liu Xing couldn't help but remember that when he was on Shikoku Island, he entered a volcano in a dreamland because of Naoraku Ii's incident. Although he had to leave immediately because of the emergency situation, Liu Xing Xing still noticed that there were a lot of ores exposed on the surface nearby.

"Yes, plants and animals that can survive in high-temperature environments naturally deserve the title of genius treasures. So if we tell Shimazu Nakano about the existence of the Drought Demon, then this Fire Spirit Pearl will not be too Might be able to fall into our hands.”

Zhang Jingxu sighed and said seriously: "Although I can't eat this fire spirit bead, everyone here can't say for sure. After all, the effect of this fire spirit bead is really good, and if everyone can't do it, , then we can exchange this Fire Spirit Pearl for other good things..."

Before Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, Shi Zixuan, who had been making soy sauce next to him, raised his hand and said: "I remember there is a mage in France, and his spokesperson announced some time ago that he is willing to purchase a fire spirit bead at a premium. As long as someone brings the Fire Spirit Bead over, he can let the visitor choose any item from his treasure house for exchange, even if the value of this treasure in the market is much higher than the Fire Spirit Bead!"

Speaking of this, Shi Zixuan showed a mysterious smile, "If I remember correctly, that mage once showed his treasure house to his friends. There are all kinds of good things in it, such as The electric storage wand that is very suitable for you to use, Zhang Jingxu, and the complete set of "Xuanjun's Seven Chapters Secret Sutra" that Liu Xing has always wanted. You must know that the complete set here includes various language versions of "Xuanjun's Seven Chapters Secret Sutra" !”

Hearing what Master Zixuan said, Liu Xing suddenly became energetic. . . Although to be honest, Liu Xing doesn't know the use of collecting "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Scripture". After all, as a veteran player of the Cthulhu Running Team game, Liu Xing knows very well about "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Scripture". The spells in the "Sutra" are more pitiful than the others, and they are of no use at ordinary times, but Liu Xing just wants to collect the "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Sutra", otherwise he will always feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

This may be the so-called collecting addiction.

"But I heard that in that mage's treasure house, there is a very powerful treasure - the Heart of Stone. This treasure looks like a heart carved from stone, but in fact it may be related to an old man. Dominator related.”

"Huh? How does this have anything to do with the Old Ones again? There shouldn't be any Old Ones related to stones in my memory. After all, the master of craftsmanship is describing the Old Ones in the Cthulhu Mythos. At that time, the prototypes I often referenced were sea creatures, or amphibians like toads, so stones and so on... Wait, I seem to remember that there was an Old One who liked to be attached to statues?"

Yin En thought about it carefully, then slapped his thigh and said, "It's Graun, the Lord of the Divine Eagles. This ruler of the old days likes to host his avatar on the statue of Dionysus, the god of wine. As for why it is It's not very clear if you do this. After all, this Graun is the kind of character who flashes by in the Cthulhu Mythos and serves as a background, so it would be nice to have a name and a relatively complete basic setting; so If I remember correctly, Graun is the same slug as the Glaaki we met before, but his appearance is a little different."

"Graun, I remember that it also has the title of Flesh Corruptor, a giant slug with sarcoma." Li Hanxing frowned and said, "But I only know these settings, after all, it's like this The soy sauced Old Ones can only appear once or twice in the original work. It is really difficult to find their settings. If it weren't for the rather bizarre idea that the Old Ones would live in statues. Its characteristics, I may not be able to remember it now.”

"Then it's really possible that the Heart of Stone is related to Graun, because I've heard that the Heart of Stone is about the same size as us humans, and that the mage also found the heart in a temple buried deep underground. There are still many incomplete statues of gods in this statue; considering the location of this mage, in other words, only the Greek gods on the continent of Europa could enjoy the treatment of being carved into statues and then enshrined in temples. Therefore, We can determine that the probability that this heart of stone is related to Graun is more than 50%."

As soon as Shi Zixuan finished speaking, Liu Xing couldn't help but ask: "So what is the purpose of this Heart of Stone? According to the custom of the Cthulhu Running Group game lobby, this Heart of Stone is either used to summon Grau Well, it is either a communicator to communicate with Graun, or a key prop for activating a special module. So in short, if we use this heart of stone, it is equivalent to being bound to Graun. Together."

"Liu Xing is right, this Heart of Stone is not a good thing for us. After all, if our small bodies come into contact with the old rulers, even if the other side just turns over, we will be will be crushed into powder; but the most important thing is that we know too little about this Graun. Although we are also a group of ants in front of Cthulhu, Hastur and other old rulers, with our Our understanding of them can ensure that we will not die inexplicably.”

Zhang Jingxu thought for a while and said seriously: "Judging from the current situation, we can only confirm that the title Lord of the Temple comes from Graun's liking to lodge in the statue of Dionysus, the god of wine. So the Corruptor of Flesh This title is most likely due to the fact that Graun's attacks are corrosive to a certain extent, and even its passive is the ability to create a corrosive field around itself. I personally prefer the latter, because as a It would be a shame for the Great Old One to not have a single range skill.”

"I agree."

Liu Xing touched his chin and pretended to be serious and said: "Since Graun and Glaki are both slugs, and they are both of the 'G' generation, we can consider whether these two old rulers are related by blood; Personally, I prefer to believe that these two Old Ones are brothers, because they both have the ability to clone themselves, but Glaaki spreads his clones in lakes everywhere, while Graun spreads his clones. The doppelgänger resides in a statue of Dionysus, the god of wine.”

"Glaki's ability can make people immortal, but the immortal will become its puppets. However, these puppets will continue to die over time, and they will directly transform when exposed to sunlight. It’s a puddle of green water, so I doubt that Graun’s abilities are similar to Glaaki’s, too…”

Having said this, a picture suddenly flashed through Liu Xing's mind, and then he frowned and said, "Wait a minute, when we were in England before, didn't we encounter a group of skinless flesh and blood monsters?!"

Zhang Jingxu and Yin En both frowned, then nodded silently.

"At that time, we didn't figure out the origins of this group of strange mythical creatures. Under normal circumstances, they are exactly the same as ordinary people, but as soon as they enter a fighting state, they will tear off their skin. They look like the ones I encountered when I was in college. Those general teachers I have visited... Now that I think about it, I think these mythical creatures are probably followers of Graun, or should be said to be followers of Dionysus, the god of wine, because Graun relied on the god of wine. The contact between the idol of Dionysus and those who worshiped it.”

At this point, Liu Xing took a breath of cold air, "This Graun is really calculating. It knows that it can't make it big by starting a new business, so it simply goes public through a backdoor and uses Dionysus, the god of wine." Vest to develop believers, you must know that the name of Dionysus, the god of wine, sounds a bit informal, but in addition to being the designated spokesperson of wine, he also represents happiness and love, as well as law and peace, and protects the Greeks. Agriculture and drama, so there are many Greeks who believe in Dionysus, the god of wine.”

"In this way, Graun can gain a group of followers without any effort, although these believers may think that they have received the favor of Dionysus, the god of wine; if I am not wrong, Graun should Will drink a glass of spiked wine to his followers, and then these followers will be controlled by Graun, which also allows them to transform into the mythical creatures we have seen before at any time, and these followers are becoming After becoming a mythical creature, it should be like Glaaki's puppet, slowly decaying over time... This is probably the origin of Graun's other title - Flesh Corruptor."

Zhang Jingxu on the side nodded and said seriously: "Liu Xing, your analysis is very good, and I agree with most of your views in the mid-term, but I have to say that Grachi does have a brother in the official setting. , but its name is Canuzos, and it’s also a big slug.”