Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 493: Battle (2)

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, agreeing with Yis People’s assessment. Since Bain had mentioned that any inanimate object hit by this hand crossbow would be transported to his study room, then shooting the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving with the crossbow should have the same effect.

Without the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, the Cult of the Cadaver would not be able to proceed with the Ritual Ceremony.

Therefore, Liu Xing quickly said to Ryuzaki, "Mr. Liu Xing is right. Ryuzaki, you can indeed try to shoot the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving directly. If successful, we can retreat immediately, increasing our chances of success. As for Bain’s mission, it’s not crucial for us. I believe Mr. Bain will forgive our failure."

Ryuzaki nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "OK, I understand. I’ll shoot the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving now. Remember to cover me with firepower. I still need to ensure that we complete Bain’s mission."

As Ryuzaki finished speaking, the sound of dice hitting the ground suddenly echoed, and Liu Xing could tell that Judgment was also underway on Bai Hecheng’s side.

A second later, Ryuzaki pulled the trigger of the crossbow, and the arrow on the crossbow turned into a flash of lightning, flying at high speed towards the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving.

The magic shield was triggered at this moment, but it had no effect against the arrow, which continued to fly towards the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving without hindrance.

So, under everyone’s gaze, the arrow accurately hit the head of the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving.

Success!

A hint of joy appeared on Liu Xing and the others’ faces because, without any surprises, their mission was about to be successfully completed.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

The arrow pierced directly into the head of the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, but it did not teleport to Bain’s study room.

While Liu Xing and the others were still looking surprised at the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, Ryuzaki shouted loudly, "Shoot quickly!"

Then, Ryuzaki pulled the trigger again, aiming the crossbow at the original "Cult of the Cadaver Ritual Ceremony" in Bai Hecheng’s hand.

Bai Hecheng, still shocked by the sudden attack, didn’t have time to dodge when faced with the arrow. So, after the arrow pierced through Bai Hecheng’s right hand, it disappeared along with the original "Cult of the Cadaver Ritual Ceremony" the moment it touched it.

Could this hand crossbow only work on the original "Cult of the Cadaver Ritual Ceremony"?

While Liu Xing was thinking this, he pulled out his rifle and aimed it at Bai Hecheng.

With so many targets below, there was no need to aim precisely. Just pressing the trigger would do.

At this moment, KP Li Shunchan naturally had to step forward. "Because this battle involves too many players and NPCs, to ensure the smooth progress of the game, the results of all Judgments in this round of battle will be directly revealed without public announcement. I hope all players can understand. By the way, you just triggered the second form of the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving!"

The second form of the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving?!

What on earth was that?!

Although the magic shield couldn’t stop Bain’s hand crossbow, the bullets from Liu Xing and the others’ rifles could still be stopped.

As a result, the bullets from Liu Xing and the others all hit the blue magic shield.

Although hundreds of bullets couldn’t shatter the magic shield, they did cause cracks to appear on it.

But this also surprised Liu Xing a lot. After all, hundreds of rifle bullets meant hundreds or even thousands of damage. He hadn’t expected the magic shield to be so resilient. What if this Ghoul used offensive magic? Wouldn’t they be wiped out?

At this moment, the bewildered Cult of the Cadaver followers finally reacted and began to counterattack Liu Xing and the others, suppressing them with machine gun fire. Some of the Cult of the Cadaver followers started to charge up the city walls to besiege Liu Xing and the others.

Of course, the armed helicopter also took off.

However, Ling Ishikawa’s thunderous Magic Spells were ready.

Ling Ishikawa formed a ball of electricity in her hand and gently pushed it towards the armed helicopter.

Although the speed of the ball of electricity was not fast, since the armed helicopter had not officially taken off, it couldn’t evade extensively. Therefore, the ball of electricity easily hit the armed helicopter, and a blue arc instantly enveloped the entire helicopter.

Then, the armed helicopter began to lose control, shaking irregularly in mid-air, and eventually crashed into the magic shield.

As a result, the armed helicopter became the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The magic shield shattered instantly, emitting a blue pulse that swept through the entire backyard of EinsCastle. The Cult of the Cadaver followers caught in the blue pulse were instantly vaporized.

This blue pulse directly reduced the number of Cult of the Cadaver followers in the backyard by one-third.

At the same time, the armed helicopter finally crashed to the ground, smashing a machine gun position. The scattered fragments caused another group of Cult of the Cadaver followers to fall to the ground and not get up.

Ling Ishikawa’s electric ball was worth its weight in gold.

"Well done, Ling Ishikawa. If we can make it out alive this time, I’ll treat you to a meal," Zhang Jingxu said with a smile.

Ling Ishikawa smiled bitterly and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but can you not jinx us, Zhang Jingxu? We’re still at a significant disadvantage."

Ling Ishikawa was right. Although the blue pulse and the armed helicopter crash caused heavy casualties among the Cult of the Cadaver followers, because of the continuous reinforcements from other parts of EinsCastle, Liu Xing and the others were still unable to lift their heads, with bullets constantly flying over them.

At this moment, a group of Cult of the Cadaver followers rushed from both sides of the city wall, but these Cult of the Cadaver followers, eager to kill Liu Xing and the others, did not notice what was under their feet.

Boom!

These Cult of the Cadaver followers triggered the trap that Jack had set up in advance, and it exploded instantly, causing heavy casualties.

"Damn it, if we keep this up, we’ll eventually be dragged to death by the Cult of the Cadaver followers. So, we must seize the opportunity to counterattack now. Ryuusei, you all stay here. Jack, Buke, and I will each lurk on the sides to draw fire. These untrained Cult of the Cadaver followers will reflexively attack us, giving you the chance to counterattack!" Ryuzaki said, then quickly ran low towards the left.

When Buke and Jack were ready on the right side, Ryuzaki took the lead in exposing himself to fire, followed by Buke and Jack.

As expected, just as Ryuzaki had said, as soon as the Cult of the Cadaver followers saw them, they immediately aimed their bullets at them. However, Ryuzaki and the others timed their retreat perfectly, so they weren’t harmed.

At this moment, Liu Xing and the others also took the opportunity to expose themselves and attack Bai Hecheng’s position.

Meanwhile, Bai Hecheng was fleeing behind cover, while the burly Ghoul was trying to escape with the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving.

However, the moment the Ghoul touched the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, it emitted a scream of fear, and then it was completely absorbed by the imitation!

Yes, absorbed!

The Ghoul, which was originally two sizes larger than the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist, and then the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving, like an extractor hood, sucked up every drop of the blood mist.

Then, the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving came to life, turning into a one-legged, one-armed blood-colored Ghoul.

When this blood-colored Ghoul appeared, it emitted a faint pressure, causing both Liu Xing’s side and the Cult of the Cadaver’s side to stop and stare blankly at the blood-colored Ghoul.

Now Liu Xing finally understood why Bain’s arrows hadn’t worked on the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving; it was because the imitation was actually a living creature, not an inanimate object!

At this moment, KP Li Shunchan stepped forward again and said, "Congratulations to all players for successfully completing the Main quest, stopping the Cult of the Cadaver from performing the Ritual Ceremony. However, because you are still within the range of pursuit by the Cult of the Cadaver, the module cannot end temporarily. So please hurry to get out of the Cult of the Cadaver’s pursuit range... By the way, Bai Hecheng’s side’s Main quest has now changed to hunting you down."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, realizing they had completed the Main quest in this unexpected manner. However, rather than completing it, it seemed they had switched Main quests like Bai Hecheng’s side, now tasked with escaping the pursuit of the Cult of the Cadaver.

But regardless, it was still good news because it meant they could finally retreat without waiting to die on the city walls.

So Liu Xing quickly said, "Now that the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving has turned into this blood-colored Ghoul, and seeing the surprised expression on Bai Hecheng’s face, I think this Ritual Ceremony of the Cult of the Cadaver should be considered a failure. So we can retreat now."

As Liu Xing said this, Bai Hecheng was indeed staring blankly at the blood-colored Ghoul, while the Ghoul that had released the magic shield was even more wary, assuming a defensive posture.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It seemed that this blood-colored Ghoul was not affiliated with the Cult of the Cadaver.

So Liu Xing and the others took advantage of the distraction of the Cult of the Cadaver followers and began to prepare for rappelling to leave EinsCastle.

As Liu Xing and the others started rappelling, the sound of intense gunfire erupted again, but Liu Xing noticed that the gunfire was concentrated in the backyard, not directed towards them. It seemed that the Cult of the Cadaver followers were attacking the blood-colored Ghoul.

However, judging from the successive screams of the Cult of the Cadaver followers, it seemed that the blood-colored Ghoul was wreaking havoc.

With no Cult of the Cadaver followers hindering them, Liu Xing and the others’ rappelling went smoothly, and they soon safely reached the ground. Alice and Lu Tianya had also brought the car over.

"What happened up there? Why isn’t the Cult of the Cadaver pursuing you?" Alice asked, puzzled.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Liu Xing said, "Alice, start driving first. There’s been a mutiny among the Cult of the Cadaver up there. We’ll talk about the details as we go."

Alice nodded, and once everyone who was supposed to get in the car was seated, she started the car and headed towards Manchester.

On the way, Liu Xing recounted what had happened at EinsCastle to Alice.

Alice furrowed her brow, saying with some concern, "I seem to possibly know the origin of that blood-colored Ghoul because my master once mentioned its existence to me. However, my master only briefly mentioned it, so all I know is that it seems to be a defiler of the Ghoul race!"

Defiler?

Liu Xing frowned. In Cthulhu mythos, defilers of any race didn’t have a good ending because in the mythos, all "gods" were basically real. So if you defiled a "god," the "god" wouldn’t let you off lightly.

For example, the snake man race in the past had a group of traitors who believed in Zhatuogua. Their actions were undoubtedly blasphemy in the eyes of the snake god Yig. Therefore, Yig almost completely slaughtered these defilers, leaving only a few escaped.

And now, this blood-colored Ghoul, as a defiler, had only been disabled by Mordiggian and then sealed in the imitation of the Corrupted Wooden Carving. This indicated that the blood-colored Ghoul’s background was not simple; otherwise, Mordiggian wouldn’t have spared its life.

"Regardless, we should thank that blood-colored Ghoul. If it hadn’t helped us restrain the Cult of the Cadaver’s people, we wouldn’t have been able to escape EinsCastle so smoothly," Ling Ishikawa said with a smile from the back seat.

Liu Xing nodded. In a sense, the blood-colored Ghoul did indeed help them a lot.

However, was this too smooth?

Liu Xing couldn’t help but glance back at EinsCastle and saw the blood-colored Ghoul swiftly chasing after them!

Liu Xing didn’t think the blood-colored Ghoul was just passing by.

Before Liu Xing could voice his discovery, the blood-colored Ghoul had already appeared in front of the car, and with a single wave of its lone arm, the car was flipped over!

Fortunately, the vehicles provided by the Manchester police were modified, considering the possibility of rollovers. So the roof was equipped with cushioning pads, and Liu Xing didn’t suffer a concussion from hitting the roof. However, due to the angle of the rollover, Liu Xing and Alice were now "squeezed" into a very ambiguous position due to inertia.

But in this life-threatening situation, neither Liu Xing nor Alice had time to feel embarrassed. They quickly pushed open the car door and climbed out.

At this moment, the blood-colored Ghoul, which had also overturned another car, was slowly walking towards Liu Xing’s direction, its deep blood-sea eyes sending shivers down Liu Xing’s spine.

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