Real Cthulhu Running Game

"Don't worry, I've already prepared it."

Zhang Jingxu took out a small blue plastic ball from his pocket and said: "This is a good thing my master sent me some time ago. To put it simply, it is a trigger-type magic shield. As long as you crush it, it will A special magic shield appears, and the reason why this magic shield is special is that it has a better protective effect against certain types of damage, but it is only about half effective against other types of damage, and this blue The damage type corresponding to the ball is shock wave."

"As long as you are not at the first scene of the explosion, the damage you will receive should be mainly from the shock wave."

Liu Xing nodded and changed the topic: "By the way, what is your master doing now? Is he still at Miskatonic University?"

According to Liu Xing's speculation, Zhang Jingxu's master should be Wu Lei, and it has been almost more than a year since Wu Lei disappeared, which translates to several years in this parallel world, so Liu Xing is very curious about what Wu Lei is doing What kind of mod takes so long?

"Oh, my master is indeed at Miskatonic University now. He and his friends have studied many interesting things, such as this magic shield generator that looks like a cheap plastic ball... Originally, my master taught them We were planning to develop a shield generator with all attributes, but it couldn’t be effectively balanced, so we had to make this highly biased version.”

Zhang Jingxu shook his head and said with a smile: "Furthermore, this shield generator was originally prepared to be made from various high-end materials. As a result, those materials had more or less problems. In the end, it was discovered that this ordinary The plastic is quite suitable, that's why the shield generator looks so shabby but golden. As for what my master is doing, my master himself doesn't say anything, so I only know that he and a few Old friends and Miskatonic University professors have formed a special team that may turn into an expedition once they are ready.”

"Expedition team? Are they also planning to go to an ancient ruins for research?"

Liu Xing touched his chin and said with some uncertainty: "Why do I suddenly have a feeling that the place your master Zhang Jingxu is going to explore is not the ancient ruins that the bloody ghoul is eyeing, right?"

"this..."

Zhang Jingxu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "It seems that this is really possible, because the expedition team formed by my master can be said to be at the level of a heavenly group, so they have to work hard to prepare for so long before they dare to It is definitely not an easy place to explore, so it is really possible that this coincides with the goal of the Scarlet Ghoul... If this is the case, it would be a bit troublesome, because the reason why my master, the others and the Scarlet Ghoul are interested in that place Being in an ancient ruin, what you want to get is nine times the same."

"If that's the case, what should we do?"

Liu Xing said with a headache: "It's hard to offend your master, but the Scarlet Ghoul cannot be offended. If they fight, we...well, we still have to help Zhang Jingxu, your master. After all, we all It’s human.”

"But the Scarlet Ghoul is also a human being after all, and it's all because of you that he became like this. The most important thing is that he has helped us several times." Zhang Jingxu stared at Liu Xing and said seriously: "So Liu Xing Star, will you really choose to betray the Scarlet Ghoul?"

"this..."

Liu Xing hesitated to speak.

As Zhang Jingxu said, the bloody ghoul, that is, Chris turned into the ghost he is now because of himself. This is equivalent to ruining Chris' life, although fundamentally speaking, Chris was destined to die. If there is such a calamity, after all, this is the plot arranged by the Cthulhu Run Team Game Hall.

In the past, Liu Xing could still convince himself to betray Chris, because Chris was just an NPC; but now, after Liu Xing learned the truth about this parallel world from Alice, he knew that like Chris, NPCs like Reese are actually living humans, not so-called data.

Therefore, when faced with Chris, who has a life-saving grace, Liu Xing may not be able to make up his mind and betray Chris without psychological pressure. . . However, the person who may be on Chris's side now is Wu Lei!

Although in terms of relationship, Liu Xing and Wu Lei have only been college friends for a few years and share common interests with each other, but they can only be regarded as relatively good friends.

But one thing is very important, that is, Wu Lei, as a beta player in the Cthulhu Run game lobby, has a lot of very important information in his hands, so Wu Lei's importance in Liu Xing's eyes has directly reached the level of "the friend of life and death" " level.

Therefore, Liu Xing now cannot make a choice between Wu Lei and Chris.

"Forget it, Liu Xing, you'd better not think so much. Anyway, these are just our guesses. And even if my master and the bloody ghoul are eyeing the same ancient ruins, we might have a chance to cooperate. When the time comes, we can Let’s discuss the distribution of spoils. After all, the Scarlet Ghoul is still a human being, so he should be able to reason with us.”

Zhang Jingxu patted Liu Xing's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, I should set off now. Liu Xing, you should also take Sakai Masachi and the others to find trouble with Sakai Umeko, because they have been looking outside for a while. ”

Liu Xing turned around and found that Sakai Masachi and others were chatting outside.

"Okay, let's talk about this again tonight."

After Liu Xing said goodbye to Zhang Jingxu, he took Sakai Masachi and the three of them into a bulletproof car.

It is worth mentioning that this bulletproof vehicle was sent by Shimadzu Nakano, because Shimadzu Nakano felt that Liu Xing and his party were going to a Hongmen Banquet tonight, so it was safer to prepare a few bulletproof vehicles to avoid the risk of The entrance to Luomu Auction House was swept into a sieve.

Ever since, Liu Xing and others helped test the new car this time.

"Mr. Meteor, I have another question I want to talk to you about now, and that is about those mythical creatures you talk about. Are there any good people among them?"

Tanaka Qingya's question made Liu Xing couldn't help but suspect that the reason why she asked this was because KP Duanqiao heard the conversation between herself and Zhang Jingxu, so she wanted to take the opportunity to ask Liu Xing about mythical creatures, or to be precise, about mythical creatures. A look at mythical creatures like the Scarlet Ghoul and Yui Matsui.

Therefore, after Liu Xing was silent for a moment, he nodded and said: "Yes, and there are many more, because mythical creatures are not the kind of monsters in movies, TV shows or games that only follow instinctive actions, they are all the same as us. Intelligent creatures, including many mythical creatures, are smarter than us. So from the perspective of ordinary people like Miss Qingya, mythical creatures are not monsters, but aliens. Of course, this is indeed the case. Most of them Mythical creatures do come to Earth from extraterrestrial places.”

Then, Liu Xing briefly introduced the general situation of common mythical creatures such as ghouls and deep divers to Tanaka Qingya and others.

"Of course, in addition to these mythical creatures from extraterrestrials, there are also many local mythical creatures on the earth, such as the familiar weasels and tengu, but these mythical creatures are basically kittens and puppies. There are two or three of them, so it is not easy to encounter them. At least I have encountered them a few times over the years, but the Kamakura family we are dealing with is very likely related to the legendary Shuten Doji."

"Shuten Doji?!"

Yamamoto Makoto, who was driving, exclaimed: "Wasn't Shuten-douji dismissed by Seimei Abe? Was it just driven away?"

Liu Xing smiled and said nothing.

Seeing Liu Xing's expression, Sakai Masachi frowned and said, "Since Mr. Ryusei said that the Kamakura family is related to Shuten Doji, that means that the ancestor of the Kamakura family, Minamoto Yoritomo, was able to drive away Shuten Doji and the other monsters in Dajiangshan are actually because they have reached some ulterior cooperation?"

"How can this be?"

Tanaka Qingya and Yamamoto Zhen said loudly at the same time.

"Bingo, I know you got it right."

Liu Xing smiled and continued: "To put it bluntly, even a hundred Abe Keimei cannot defeat a mythical creature like Shuten Doji, because Onmyoji, or Taoism, Spells such as magic and witchcraft are not as useful as the pistol on your waist most of the time, because the casting conditions of these spells are too harsh, there is basically no way to cast them instantly, and they are also very powerful. Average, so if we can travel back to that era, you can all kill Abe Keimei one on one, so do you think you have the ability to defeat a Tyrannosaurus rex with a pistol?"

"If mythical creatures like Shuten Doji are really that powerful, then how can we humans still survive?" Tanaka Seiya said still unconvinced.

Liu Xing shrugged and said seriously: "This is the so-called balance of danger. Because there are many mythical creatures on the earth, they have formed powerful forces, and the only goal of these forces is to rule the earth; but The problem is, there is no absolute strong one among these forces, so the situation suddenly came to a stalemate, and we humans also took advantage of this opportunity to develop."

At this point, Liu Xing paused before continuing: "To use an analogy, there are several powerful names who are interested in the same piece of land, but because these names are all about the same strength, and who dares to If you strike first, you may be attacked by a group, so these famous people can only gather around this land and stare; and we humans are the farmers on this land, because we have no information and do not know that the land under our feet has been destroyed. The big shots who can't be offended are interested in it, but they are still happily planting it."

"Well... okay, let's get back to the topic and talk about the Kamakura family. If Shuten Doji really stands behind the Kamakura family, can you really deal with them, Mr. Ryusei?"

Looking at Tanaka Qingya who doubted his own strength, Liu Xing nodded and said: "Let's give it a 50-50 shot, because there is an ancient god behind our Sawada family, and I believe you have also heard of her name - Taketori."

Looking at the three Sakai Masachi who were shocked again, Liu Xing told the situation about the ancient gods, "Although most of the ancient gods have left the earth, they also left behind many so-called artifacts, so we humans It is still possible to use these artifacts to deal with mythical creatures, even big monsters like Shuten Doji, but such artifacts are really rare, and the conditions for use are also very harsh; of course, in addition to these artifacts, We humans also have the opportunity to get some magical weapons from mythical creatures with whom we have good relations."

Speaking of this, Liu Xing looked out the window and said: "Today's human beings are just like us. They hide in their own little world and are complacent. They only see everything in the outside world through the glass. Little do they know that this layer of glass blocks all the world. The truth; but to be honest, this is actually quite good, because if everyone knows what this world is like, then there is a high probability that we humans will destroy ourselves."

"Yeah, sometimes it's better not to know the truth, so that you can live happily."

Sakai Masachi sighed and said a little decadently: "So, are we humans really vulnerable to mythical creatures?"

"Yes, although the truth is cruel, I have to tell you the fact that if the mythical creatures attack the earth with all their strength, we humans will have no power to resist. That's why the big families who know the truth will unanimously agree Go and have a good relationship with the mythical creatures, because then they can survive the end of the world, or the end of humanity."

Liu Xing shrugged, shook his head and said: "But you can rest assured. Judging from the current situation, this delicate balance may continue for many years, or even many centuries, because most mythical creatures are immortal. They exist, so some of these mythical creatures confront each other across time and space, so we humans just need to be ourselves, and leave the rest to fate."

After Liu Xing said this, no one in the car said another word until they arrived at their destination.

After all, the three Sakai Masachi are still ordinary people in the end, so it is not easy for them to accept the reality, because these realities have surpassed their understanding in more than twenty years of life.

But what Liu Xing wants is this effect, because Liu Xing wants to recruit the three of Sakai Changzhi to join the gang.

The reason is very simple. Liu Xing wants Sakai Masachi and the other three to make money for him, because when he called Shimadzu Nakano yesterday, Liu Xing realized that his "private money" seemed to be a lot, but it was not enough.