Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 176: Unpredictable Madness

Liu Xing, 42/78, success.

Yin En, 67/69, success.

Yoh Asakura, 84/74, failure.

Gu Jun, 12/59, success.

Watanabe Jiang, 94/73, failure.

"So, Liu Xing, Yin En, and Gu Jun have all passed the SAN value check, only losing 1 point of SAN and gaining 1 point of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge. As for Yoh Asakura and Watanabe Jiang, let's continue with the SAN value check," KP Li Shunchan said with a smile.

Yoh Asakura, 1d5=2.

Watanabe Jiang, 1d5=4.

"Alright, Yoh Asakura loses 2 points of SAN and gains 1 point of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge, while Watanabe Jiang loses 4 points of SAN and gains 2 points of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge. Yoh Asakura, you seem to be at a disadvantage, losing an extra point of SAN. However, Watanabe Jiang, I can't decide if your luck is good or bad. You narrowly avoided falling into temporary madness," KP Li Shunchan teased Watanabe Jiang.

Liu Xing couldn't help but think that the Law of Character Luck was reliable. Watanabe Jiang was a prime example. However, he also believed Wu Lei's words that all KPs enjoyed watching their players experience temporary madness.

After the players' SAN value checks, the story continued.

Witnessing their leader being cut in two by Killer Demon, leaving only three of the remaining black-clothed figures, they raised their handguns and began firing at Killer Demon.

Killer Demon stood still, not dodging, as a translucent blue barrier appeared half a meter in front of him, blocking all the bullets.

Liu Xing knew he might have to undergo another SAN value check.

As expected, KP Li Shunchan stood up, smiling, "Hehe, everyone is a Veteran Driver. I assume you all know what I'm about to say. Let's get to the point. This time, a successful SAN check reduces 1 point of SAN, and a failure reduces 2 points of SAN. You'll also gain corresponding Cthulhu Mythos knowledge."

Liu Xing, 13/77, success.

Yin En, 43/68, success.

Yoh Asakura, 45/72, success.

Gu Jun, 33/58, success.

Watanabe Jiang, 90/69, failure.

"Heh heh, Watanabe Jiang, it seems your luck was used up in the successful investigation. Another SAN check failed. So, Watanabe Jiang, you lose 2 points of SAN and gain 2 points of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge. The other players will lose 1 point of SAN and gain 1 point of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge," KP Li Shunchan gloated.

Just as KP Li Shunchan finished speaking, Killer Demon executed a move, slashing off the heads of the three remaining black-clothed figures, and three blood columns shot into the sky.

After killing these four figures, Killer Demon turned to look at Mian Gu Lu and then transformed into a black smoke, disappearing without a trace.

"I was planning to give you two more SAN value checks, but on second thought, frequent SAN checks are a bit unreasonable. So, I'll spare you this time. Don't thank me," KP Li Shunchan said with a smile.

At this point, Watanabe Jiang couldn't help but contact KP Li Shunchan, "KP, isn't this a bit too unfair? I succeeded in the investigation, and you made me see Killer Demon. Then, two consecutive SAN value checks. Are you trying to push me into an unpredictable madness state?"

In the Cthulhu RPG Game, there were three types of madness: permanent, temporary, and unpredictable. Permanent madness occurred when the SAN value reached zero, resulting in the character card being permanently controlled by the game as a lunatic. Temporary madness occurred when a player lost 5 or more SAN points at once, leading to a period of madness, but the character card would return to normal after the duration ended. Unpredictable madness occurred when a player lost one-fifth of their SAN points within a certain time (usually a day in the game), leading to a state of madness. After the duration, the character card entered a dormant phase, and any further shocks or losses of 1 SAN point would trigger madness until a remedy was found.

For example, Watanabe Jiang, with an original SAN value of 75, would enter an unpredictable madness state if he lost 15 SAN points in a day.

Now, after three SAN value checks, Watanabe Jiang had lost a total of 8 SAN points. If he lost another 7 points by the next day, he would be in great danger of going insane, given the module's difficulty where SAN points could be lost at any time.

"Ha ha, am I that kind of person? To be honest, originally, you would only have had one SAN value check this time. According to the situation after your two rounds, when you arrived here, Killer Demon had already killed those four black-clothed figures, leaving only corpses. So, you only needed one successful SAN check reducing 1 point of SAN and one failed check reducing 1d5 points of SAN. But, unexpectedly, you arrived so quickly, catching Killer Demon in action. Alright, let's continue with the story," KP Li Shunchan said with a smile.

Liu Xing rubbed his temples, realizing his back was soaked in cold sweat. Killer Demon's terror exceeded his imagination; four black-clothed figures were killed in two strikes.

Especially the corpse of Black-clothed Figure A, Liu Xing couldn't bear to look at it directly. The scene was too horrifying, even though Liu Xing had dissected many bodies during university and seen numerous B-grade horror movies.

"Damn, what kind of monster is Killer Demon? His combat power is way too high!" Yin En said with a trembling tone.

At this moment, a motorcycle and an open-top car raced towards them from the distance. As they approached, Liu Xing noticed that the riders were Otonashi Takuya and Ze Tian Yinyin.

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