Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 118: The Weakened Mythical Creatures

Chapter 118: The Weakened Mythical Creatures

Liu Xing's words left KP Luo Luo silent for a moment before he chuckled and responded, "Ah, Liu Xing, I didn't expect you to be so astute, directly pinpointing the loophole in my words. However, this news isn't too significant. I originally planned to reveal it when you encountered the Ghoul."

"What information?" Pei Si immediately asked.

With another smile, KP Luo Luo elaborated, "Well, as you entered this promotion game, you must have realized that this is Sky Floating Island, a world created by Nyarlathotep. So, you understand, right?"

"KP, are you implying that all mythical creatures on Sky Floating Island are actually fakes created by Nyarlathotep?" Ai Mei raised an eyebrow.

"Exactly. All mythical creatures on Sky Floating Island are imitations specially crafted by Nyarlathotep. Moreover, to give you human players a fighting chance, Nyarlathotep deliberately weakened these creatures' combat abilities and relaxed the standards for SAN value checks," KP Luo Luo explained.

Liu Xing nodded thoughtfully, "I see, no wonder the NPC players on Sky Floating Island seem to be thriving. So, these mythical creatures are just inferior counterfeits."

Ji Wu also nodded, adding seriously, "That makes sense. I felt something was off from the start. Although Silvia and the others' weapons and equipment are quite decent and their damage sufficient, they are still ordinary humans. Battling mythical creatures, especially passing the SAN value checks, would be quite a challenge for them."

"Alright, continue playing your roles. I'll be off now," KP Luo Luo said, then fell silent, leaving Liu Xing and the others in contemplation.

Indeed, KP Luo Luo had brought them good news.

Initially, Liu Xing was also uncertain. Despite having powerful weapons, the prospect of fighting even the weakest Ghoul made him nervous. After all, a Ghoul naturally has one point of armor and can attack twice in a turn, once with a claw and once with a bite.

Moreover, with its various support skills and not insignificant intelligence, a Ghoul can quickly spot an enemy and make the best tactical decisions. Especially when outnumbered, a Ghoul would wisely avoid a direct confrontation, instead retreating to its group to muster a larger force.

Thus, unless facing a solitary Ghoul, one shouldn't expect to outnumber them in a fight, given their social nature.

Therefore, Liu Xing had been worried about encountering a large number of Ghouls in the Graveyard. No matter how fierce their firepower or how substantial their damage, failing to eliminate the Ghouls before close combat would mean heavy losses, if not a total wipeout.

But now, Liu Xing could breathe a sigh of relief. The Ghouls on Sky Floating Island were weakened, likely having stats similar to ordinary humans and attacking only once per turn with reduced skill success rates.

Overall, this seemed like a stable situation... or so it seemed! Liu Xing hadn't forgotten the existence of the Ghoul Elder. Even a weakened Ghoul Elder was not an enemy his group could confront head-on.

Suddenly, Zhu Yan Yu clapped his hands to catch everyone's attention and spoke, "Well, thinking too much now is pointless. After all, hearing is deceptive, seeing is believing. We need to see it with our own eyes to understand the actual situation."

Zhu Yan Yu's words had a double meaning. On the surface, he seemed to be discussing Nyarlathotep, but he was actually referring to the information provided by KP Luo Luo.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and nodded at Zhu Yan Yu, impressed. Zhu Yan Yu, usually quiet, always hit the nail on the head whenever he spoke.

He Wei, like Zhu Yan Yu, often unnoticed, also chimed in, "Uh, since we still have time, why don't we ask Silvia and the other veterans for advice to get more useful information?"

Everyone, including Liu Xing, nodded in agreement. He Wei's suggestion was excellent, especially since this promotion game had many NPCs, which meant there was likely a wealth of information to be gathered.

Consequently, the group split up into pairs according to their room assignments. Ai Mei and Pei Si naturally went to chat with Luo Yu. Being girls, they had common topics, though Liu Xing wondered if their conversation would drift towards makeup and celebrities. Zhu Yan Yu and He Wei went to consult Luo Cong. As a company manager, He Wei was skilled in conversation, perfect for flattering Luo Cong, a somewhat delusional teenager, to extract more information. Zhu Yan Yu, on the other hand, was content to just watch the scene unfold. Liu Xing and Ji Wu took on the most challenging task, dealing with a foreigner cosplaying Li Bai—Komatsu.

In Liu Xing's view, Komatsu, like Luo Cong, suffered from 'Chuunibyou' (delusional behavior), but the two were vastly different. For instance, if Luo Cong was like a hot-blooded protagonist from an island nation's manga, determined to save the world, then Komatsu resembled the cool, unattainable male idol from shoujo manga.

Thus, the challenge of communicating with Komatsu was exponentially harder than with Luo Cong!

At the moment, Komatsu was again sitting at the bar, holding a bottle of vodka and drinking alone. Liu Xing guessed that Komatsu wasn't drinking straight from the bottle because he didn't have any "bear" ancestry.

Liu Xing and Ji Wu exchanged glances, reading the same message in each other's eyes: "You go first!"

In the end, Liu Xing, as the protagonist, braced himself and approached Komatsu.

Just as Liu Xing was mentally preparing to strike up a conversation with Komatsu, the latter, as if making up his mind, downed half a glass of vodka in one gulp. And then... nothing more.

Liu Xing, looking at Komatsu, who had fallen asleep on the bar in a second, had only one thought: "Is this some kind of new tactic?!"

Liu Xing and Ji Wu looked at each other, at a loss for what to do next.

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