Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 119: Completion Reward?

Chapter 119: Completion Reward?

Because Komatsu was "not good with alcohol," Liu Xing and Ji Wu exchanged looks, momentarily unsure of how to proceed.

Just then, Silvia approached, lamenting, "Ah, Komatsu has gotten drunk again. He clearly can't handle much alcohol, yet he insists on cosplaying as Li Bai. Isn't he just making trouble for himself?"

Liu Xing silently nodded in agreement. Initially, seeing Komatsu blowing into a wine bottle, he had thought Komatsu could hold his liquor. But now, he realized Komatsu's tolerance was only enough to blow into a bottle of red wine.

"Miss Silvia, you're back," Ji Wu greeted warmly.

Silvia nodded and smiled, saying, "Yes, I've left the matters there to Second Auntie. I was just making an appearance. And now I return to find Komatsu drunk again. It's embarrassing, but don't think less of him. When he's sober, he's a reliable partner."

"Not at all, Komatsu is just being himself. His only issue is underestimating his alcohol tolerance. But speaking of which, will his drunkenness affect our plans tonight?" Liu Xing asked, concerned.

Liu Xing's worries were not unfounded. According to Silvia's plan, they were supposed to meet with Jigu tonight to accept a commission.

"It's fine. On this Sky Floating Island, all negative states disappear quickly. Komatsu's drunkenness, for instance, will fade within an hour," Silvia said nonchalantly, shrugging.

Liu Xing was pleasantly surprised. He had intended to gather information from Komatsu, but unexpectedly, he got vital intel from Silvia.

Most mythical creatures possess abilities that inflict negative states on enemies. For example, a Ghoul, as the name suggests, resorts to eating corpses in graveyards when unable to hunt humans. Thus, one can't expect a Ghoul to maintain personal hygiene, like washing hands before meals.

Hence, a Ghoul's attack typically carries an "infection" effect, causing continuous damage to players and temporarily lowering their attributes.

Now, Nyarlathotep, in the spirit of serving players, had shortened the duration of all negative states, indirectly increasing the players' survival chances.

Of course, when players battle mythical creatures, it's usually a fight to the death, so the duration of negative states significantly affects the outcome of the battle.

"Every little bit counts, and Liu Xing was quite pleased to receive such information.

"So that's how it is, no wonder Komatsu drinks so boldly. But Miss Silvia, I have another question: what's the approximate area of each region on the Sky Floating Island?" Liu Xing asked with a smile.

After all, Liu Xing and his companions had limited time. To gather as many diamonds as possible, they needed to traverse all five major regions of the Sky Floating Island.

Based on the information they had, Liu Xing's group planned their route from the easiest to the more difficult regions, starting with the forest, then moving to the desert, followed by the snowy mountains, and finally, the lake region.

However, Liu Xing had suddenly realized a problem: the size of each region varied, which would affect their exploration order. Given their limited time, they had to choose the most efficient route.

"Let me think. I've heard that the central lake region is the largest among the five. It once took someone about five days to walk around it. Next is the desert region, divided into two by the Snake and Scorpion people, with their battlefield at the desert's center, roughly a day's journey from the edge. Then there's the forest, where one can reach the center, a circular clearing, in about half a day. It's not safe to stay there at night because of the possibility of encountering a giant, terrifying monster. The snowy mountain region, although not very large, has an altitude of about a thousand meters and is constantly covered with heavy snowfall, with temperatures hovering around zero degrees. Lastly, the town region, excluding the grassland area, Blood Howl Town can be covered in about half an hour," Silvia elaborated in detail to Liu Xing's question.

Liu Xing nodded, his mind busy with calculations to figure out the best possible route.

"By the way, you should write your identity information in this notebook. I'm about three thousand points away from leaving this cursed place. If possible, I'll use the information in this notebook to find you in the real world, if you're still alive. We can have a meal together; if not, I'll offer condolences to your spirits in heaven and provide some compensation to your families," Silvia suddenly said, pulling out a small notebook from her pocket and handing it to Liu Xing.

Liu Xing took the notebook and saw it contained details of more than a dozen people, including Komatsu and Luo Luo. Each entry of the others was marked with a pentagram, leading Liu Xing to believe they had all perished.

"Miss Silvia, can we really take things with us when we leave this place?" Ji Wu asked in surprise.

Silvia nodded earnestly, "Of course, you have something called 'Infinite Flow' web novels in China, right? Our situation is quite similar. As long as we gather enough points, we can leave this place. Unlike the Main God, Aughra is a bit more generous. Not only will we retain our memories from Sky Floating Island, but we'll also receive a hundred million dollars and take three items as a reward. Of course, if we dare to mention anything about this place in the real world, Aughra will erase us on the spot."

Liu Xing understood that the rewards Silvia mentioned were likely those given to players after completing this promotional game.

However, Liu Xing still wanted to comment: perhaps one of Nyarlathotep's incarnations was a Chinese person with the ability of the Sharingan. The monsters on Sky Floating Island were direct copies of mythical creatures. The game's completion rewards seemed plagiarized from Infinite Space, and this promotion game blatantly copied the concept of a battle royale game."

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