Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 192: The Method to Defeat Eldritch God Taketori

As expected, Ghoul had been taken in by Liu Xing's bluff and was willing to open up their Side Quest to him.

Liu Xing stood up, nodded, and quickly caught up with Yin En and the others, not far away.

Yin En and his companions immediately noticed Liu Xing's unusual behavior. As players of the Shoggoth Region, they were quite clever and, piecing together what Liu Xing had said earlier, they instantly understood everything.

"Liu Xing, what were you saying earlier...?" Yin En began, but Liu Xing interrupted, saying, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's leave here first."

Yin En nodded, and they all hastened their steps, leaving the Rose Graveyard behind.

Next to the Rose Graveyard, there were many small restaurants. Since the graveyard was far from the city, most people who came to pay their respects or visit needed to grab a bite to eat here.

Liu Xing and his group randomly picked a small restaurant with few people and took a seat at a table in a corner.

After ordering their food, Liu Xing began, "Did none of you notice earlier that something was watching us?"

Although Yin En and his companions had already suspected that Liu Xing had attracted Ghoul's attention, they still pretended to be unaware, looking puzzled as they watched Liu Xing.

Seeing their reaction, Liu Xing sighed helplessly and continued, "It seems that I'm the only one Ghoul is interested in. When I entered the interior of the Rose Graveyard, I felt something was watching me. And when I heard that the Rose Graveyard was Ghoul's lair, I realized it was Ghoul that had been watching me. So, when I mentioned certain keywords, I noticed the Ghoul watching me reacted differently. That's why I'm sure my guess is correct. These Ghouls must be the cursed traitors!"

"I see. I did think you were acting strangely earlier when you mentioned cooperating with Ghoul. I even thought you had gone crazy," Chen Wenbin chuckled.

Liu Xing smiled and continued, "I had to think on my feet. I'm not sure why it occurred to me suddenly, but when we were leaving the Rose Graveyard, I intentionally lingered behind. That Ghoul actually arranged to meet me at the Unseen Pond at midnight."

Yin En raised an eyebrow, expressing his concern, "Isn't it too dangerous to go to the Unseen Pond at midnight? Should I go with you?"

Liu Xing shook his head and said seriously, "Although Ghoul didn't specify that I had to go alone, I can't afford to let Ghoul underestimate me. So, I'd better go alone. Plus, it might help us avoid being ambushed by all those Ghouls. I still can't fully trust them."

Yin En agreed with Liu Xing's determination and nodded without further objections.

At this point, Chen Wenbin brought up a topic related to Eldritch God Taketori, "Speaking of Eldritch God Taketori, I remembered something. When I was in the era of Yis People, I lived with people from other planets or different times on Earth. There was a prophet from the Middle Ages among us, and when he heard about Eldritch God Taketori's existence, he got curious and tried divination. He discovered a major weakness of Eldritch God Taketori: she can be completely subdued by the Eldritch God that led her to corruption. So, if we use a weapon blessed by that Eldritch God to attack Eldritch God Taketori, she will be vanquished."

Because in the Cthulhu Mythos, all the names of Outer Gods, Great Old Ones, and Ancient Gods were beyond human reach, "Chen Wenbin" didn't know the name Nyarlathotep and had to use "that Eldritch God" as a substitute.

This reminded Liu Xing of "that mid-laner."

But hearing this, Liu Xing suddenly remembered the pistol he had at his waist. It was a custom-made pistol by Nyarlathotep himself. From a certain perspective, this pistol should have been blessed by Nyarlathotep. Did that mean he could actually kill Eldritch God Taketori?

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow at the thought. This was good news; if he could indeed kill Eldritch God Taketori, the difficulty of this module would drop by seventy percent. He would gain complete control, but the only problem was that to kill Eldritch God Taketori, he might need to kill Mian Gu Lu!

From Liu Xing's current standpoint, he couldn't possibly take action against Mian Gu Lu.

Unless... he was really going to follow the Ghoul's path?

"Speaking of weapons blessed by Eldritch Gods, don't you think Killer Demon's greatsword fits the description? It's unbelievably sharp, even considering that human bones are incredibly tough. Killer Demon can effortlessly cut people in half like slicing through butter with that sword. According to the information provided by Shiro Hana, the victims attacked by Killer Demon had their wounds treated instantly at the moment of the attack, preventing excessive bleeding. This is something an ordinary weapon couldn't achieve," Yin En remarked seriously.

Liu Xing nodded in agreement. Yin En was right; Killer Demon's greatsword was undoubtedly an "artifact," as it provided a whopping 10 points of damage bonus. It was clear that this was no ordinary weapon.

Moreover, given Nyarlathotep's knack for causing trouble, it wasn't impossible for him to create a Killer Demon as well, especially since he had already created an Eldritch God Taketori. It made Liu Xing wonder if the mercenaries who had betrayed Sawada Tomohiko had done so because of Nyarlathotep's manipulation. Nyarlathotep had turned Sawada Tomohiko into Killer Demon and transformed those mercenaries who betrayed him into Ghouls, setting them up to continue fighting each other.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing felt that the name of this module could indeed be changed to "Nyarlathotep's Shenanigans Compilation."

"I also think that Killer Demon's greatsword is far from ordinary. However, Killer Demon is currently protecting Mian Gu Lu, so it's impossible for us to engage him in combat. Besides, we can't take that greatsword from him. Together, we still wouldn't be a match for Killer Demon," Chen Wenbin said helplessly.

At that moment, their food arrived.

Liu Xing picked up his chopsticks and said, "Let's not dwell on this for now. Let's eat. We can't figure everything out at the moment. Let's gather later tonight and discuss further. By the way, I plan to visit the Ziwu City Library this afternoon. What about you guys?"

Yin En nodded and smiled, saying, "I'll go with you. I plan to do some shopping in the commercial district, and when I'm done, I'll meet you at the Ziwu City Library."

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