Real Cthulhu Running Game

The three people lifted down from the tree were the Kaina couple mentioned by Yin Luyang and the students who were about to hand over the scale of fate, because Yin Luyang had seen their photos before.

However, what surprised Liu Xing and others was that the corpses of these three people looked lifelike. Except for some scratches caused by hanging on the tree, there were no other scars.

"It's interesting. It looks like they just died."

Hu Li leaned over and smelled the scent of the three people carefully, "What's more interesting is that these three people don't have any smell on their bodies. If they weren't bleeding from scratches, I really wouldn't be able to smell them. exist."

"odor?"

Looking at Alice who looked confused, Hu Li said seriously: "Every person, or every living thing, has various smells, and these smells are also divided into innate and acquired, so I can just rely on I can use the smell to tell whether the person coming is a person or a mythical creature. Of course, like you friends who have been with me for a while, I can also tell who the person is through the smell at the first time; so I just felt a little strange, why is that big tree There will only be a faint smell of blood on the tree. Logically speaking, no one should be idle now and climb up the tree to identify the owner with blood, right?"

"Then how did the smell of these three people disappear? I don't think it would be possible to wash them so clean just by giving them a bath."

Facing Liu Xing's question, Hu Li nodded and said: "Yes, it is not easy to make all the smell on a person disappear. In other words, it is difficult to wash away the innate smell. After all, there are some things It is innate. Even the Old Ones would find it difficult to cleanse all the smells from a person. Of course, the Old Ones would not do such boring things; so I now think that these three people I should have been to Dreamland, because I know there is a place in Dreamland where people can lose their scent."

"The place of choice?"

As soon as Hu Li finished speaking, Yin Luyang said: "The place of choice is the most dangerous and safest place in the dreamland, because the manager of the place of choice is the will of an ancient god, and this will comes from There are still many debates about that ancient god. After all, there are several ancient gods who can match the number; when entering and leaving the place of choice, everyone has to take a multiple-choice question, which is to give up something that belongs to them. It may be a part of the body, it may be a memory or a certain emotion, and of course it may be one of the five senses, and smell is one of them.”

"Yes, I'm talking about the place of choice. It can be said to be the safest place in the dreamland, because anyone can enter it after making a choice, and the creatures that enter it no matter how hostile they are outside. , you have to get along well in the place of choice, otherwise you will be doomed if you offend the ancient god's will. As for why the place of choice is the most dangerous place, it is because the will of the ancient god is a bit abnormal. , occasionally causing the creatures in the Land of Choice to make some more difficult choices.”

Hu Li looked at the Dorothy and continued: "The will of the ancient god in the place of choice may actually come from Anubis, because the ancient god in ancient Egypt once wanted to completely eliminate an old god. As a result, due to intelligence errors, it was discovered that they were actually facing three Old Dominators. Yes, the three Old Dominators in the Severn Valley. Therefore, the ancient gods of ancient Egypt suffered heavy casualties. The Egyptian pantheon was immediately discontinued, which was one of the reasons for the destruction of ancient Egyptian civilization. After all, a civilization with a group of ancient gods would not be led away so easily."

Yin Luyang on the side nodded and said seriously: "The name of Anubis is in the list of ancient gods of death, so my teacher and others decided that the scale of fate may be the one used by Anubis, because Some ancient gods like to use something of their own as a symbol for people to worship, and Anubis is one of them, so it is possible that the balance of fate is left in the world; as for the will of the ancient gods, it is actually not It can be understood as a clone that is not controlled by the main body, and at the same time, the intelligence of this clone is not high."

"Under normal circumstances, the will of the ancient god appears to manage a certain territory or handle certain things on behalf of the ancient god. Therefore, the will of the ancient god can also be understood as a predetermined operating program, and when something goes wrong with its body When the time comes, there will be a certain degree of confusion in the will of the ancient gods, and the place of choice is a good example; so now there is such a possibility-the Dorothy accidentally encountered it when passing through the Bermuda Triangle. We arrived at a door to the dreamland, so we directly entered the place of choice.”

"Of course, it is also possible that the door to the dreamland was deliberately opened because the ancient god's will, or the will of Anubis, sensed the existence of the Scales of Destiny, allowing the Dorothy to enter the dreamland, and then pass through some The special method brought the Dorothy into a place of choice, and what Dorothy and others chose to lose was their own taste; as a result, Anubis's will chose for some reason after taking back the scale of fate. It was a waste of time and money, and Dorothy and others died silently."

Speaking of this, Yin Luyang frowned, "My teacher and I once visited the will of an ancient god. Because the dead body was an unknown lone ranger before its rebirth, the body left such a will before it died. I want more people to know that he once existed and the great things he did back then, so this ancient god’s will is called an answering machine by my teacher. You only need to ask a question it knows, and it will definitely tell You have the correct answer.”

"I was still a little young at the time, so I was quite curious about many things. After all, occultism is a subject that needs to be driven by curiosity. Of course, curiosity will kill you most of the time; so, curiosity I asked the ancient god if there was a way for the will of the ancient god to turn itself into its true body, because it itself is part of its true body, or a weakened version of its true nature, and it told me that this was impossible. The reason was that it had nothing to do with it. It is too weak compared to the original body."

"It's a bit like a piece of plasticine. No matter how much you knead it, it's impossible for the small piece to become exactly the same as a whole. But if this small piece of plasticine continues to absorb other plasticine, it will become the same as the whole piece. Then even if it can't turn back into the same piece of plasticine in the end, it can still become a new piece of plasticine; yes, if you continue to complete the will of the ancient god, you can theoretically create a new ancient god. .”

"Although this ancient god has the name of the original body, in fact it is two completely different entities from the previous one. Of course, the strength of this ancient god is definitely not as good as that of the original body, and in terms of personality, it may be different. There are certain flaws, and in addition, most of the ancient gods of this type were killed by the Old Ones, so it is very likely that these ancient gods will become new Old Ones accidentally."

Hearing this, the words "Blackstone Mountain Prison" appeared in Liu Xing's mind, because the BOSS behind Blackstone Mountain Prison is likely to be an unknown old ruler, so is it possible that it is a group of people? What about the will of the ancient god who took the wrong path?

Blackstone Mountain Prison is somewhat similar to the Place of Choice. They are both special areas located in the Dreamland, and they seem incompatible with other surrounding areas. They may even seem a bit inexplicable to outsiders, but it is very good to incorporate the will of the ancient gods. explained.

Perhaps the will of the ancient god in Blackstone Mountain Prison is just two words - management or enlightenment, so that those fanatical believers who have gone astray can find their way back. However, through constant contact, I may have heard something about the will of the ancient god. Regarding this question, I started to complete myself continuously. . . But there is a saying that goes well, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you, so a new Old One appears.

Of course, in addition to Blackstone Mountain Prison, Liu Xing should have thought that the so-called God of Two Dimensions might also be the will of an ancient god, but was deceived by those magicians, or he had no wisdom in himself, so Became the tool god of those magicians.

"Miskatonic University once planned to restore the strength of an ancient god's will, but after further evaluation, it was found that there was a 70% chance of creating a new Old One, so Miskatonic The university chose to give up. Although it is not difficult to eliminate or seal the old rulers of this level, there will always be a certain price to pay."

Yin Luyang shook his head, sighed and said: "Actually, I am quite optimistic about this project, because even if a new Old One is created, it will still have a certain possibility of cooperating with us. It is an extra trump card when facing the real Old Ones, and there are also some secret churches trying to create new Old Ones by controlling the will of the ancient gods."

Just as Liu Xing was about to speak, he saw Alice next to him suddenly frowning, as if he had thought of something bad. When Alice noticed Liu Xing looking at her, Alice mouthed two words. ——Bamboo.

Taketori?

The next moment, Liu Xing also frowned.

Yes, judging from the current situation, Zhutori actually fits what Yin Luyang just said, because she almost became an old ruler at the beginning, and after escaping the disaster, Zhutori became He has always been "weak". . . To put it bluntly, Liu Xing felt that he could defeat Zhutori.

Therefore, Liu Xing understood what Alice was thinking - the real Taketori might have died when she left the earth, but her will to survive that appeared at the last moment continued to fly into the universe, and ended up crashing into it. The daughter of King Tindaros, then began to head towards the path of no return for the Old Ones.

After returning to normal, Taketori also realized that he was not his true form, but in order to avoid being underestimated, Taketori began to pretend.

As for why Taketori suddenly left without saying goodbye, the main reason was naturally related to Konohana Kaiyehime. . . Maybe it was really the flower blooming that year that Ye Ji took off her hand on the bamboo.

If this is the case, it can also explain why Konohana Kaiyeji wants to find Taketori now, because in the eyes of Konohana Kaiyeji, Taketori should already be a god of death, but now he suddenly appears out of nowhere. If it comes out, it will naturally require a thorough investigation.

Of course, to be on the safe side, if possible, we would have to send Zhutei to the underworld for a walk.

As expected, he was extremely thoughtful and fearful.

"Okay, now this matter is in the past, because no valuable clues can be found from the Dorothy or the bodies of the three Dorothys."

Yin Luyang clapped his hands, turned around and said, "So let's go back and listen to the radio."

Liu Xing and Alice deliberately ended up at the end of the team, and talked about the possibility that Zhutori was actually just an ancient god's will.

After a brief exchange, Liu Xing and Liu Xing reached a consensus, that is, there is indeed more than a 50% chance that Taketori is not the original body.

After taking a sip of water and eating something, Hu Li returned to the shrine. Of course, before that, Hu Li did not forget to agree on a secret code with Liu Xing and others - to travel to Hawaii after the Battle of Gongwu.

As long as Zhang Jingxu and others said this sentence on the walkie-talkie, it meant that they had seen Taketori, or had conclusive evidence that Taketori had indeed returned to Mount Fuji.

Then, Liu Xing and others continued to sit down and monitor the communications in various war zones.

At this time, all war zones are being deployed nervously, everything is going on in an orderly manner, and there have been no major surprises so far.

Just like that, at noon, Liu Xing arranged for a few people to stay on duty, and then went to have lunch with Alice and others.

Because the cooks all went to the shrine with the large army, Liu Xing and others' lunch consisted of various self-heating foods and canned food.

"To be honest, when I was in the Golden Rainforest those days, I would have been so happy to have such a can to eat."

Yin Luyang looked at the can of braised pork in front of him, sighed and said: "I still haven't figured out why that Atu did this. Is it just to make us happy? And I have to say, this Atu is really It’s a bit powerful, it can actually control such a large rainforest.”

It seems that Yin Luyang, who has become an NPC, does not know that Atu is actually one of Nyarlathotep's clones.

So Liu Xing could only take advantage of the situation and said: "According to Professor Yin, this Atu should also be an old ruler, but I don't understand why it summoned you to play a battle royale game. Could it be Is it just looking for trouble?"

"No, I'm pretty sure it was intentional."