Real Cthulhu Running Game

Liu Xing took a deep breath and said, "Did you feel it just now? It seems that there is something staring at us in this bamboo forest?"

Shi Chuanling nodded, and said with some surprise: "What, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Just now when I was looking deep in the bamboo forest, I suddenly felt that I was being watched by something, and that feeling was also very strange. I felt like a rabbit being watched by a tiger."

At this time, Zhang Jingxu chatted with Wanzhongshan, and said, "Wanzhongshan and I have the same feeling as you, which means that there is indeed something peeping at us in the depths of the bamboo forest, but we are not sure whether it is some kind of beast or a mythical creature, but it may have already regarded us as prey by now, but considering the density of this bamboo forest, the thing in the depths of the bamboo forest will come out soon."

Of course, Zhang Jingxu's last sentence can't be taken seriously.

Because Liu Xing was sure that the existence that peeped at his group in the depths of the bamboo forest should be some kind of mythical creature, and for mythical creatures, it must be easy to leave this bamboo forest.

Therefore, Liu Xing reckoned that the mythical creatures deep in the bamboo forest should be trapped in the bamboo forest for some reason, but he had to find a way to ask the locals in Panlong Town for the specific situation.

"Let's go back the same way first, to avoid accidents. After all, isn't there an old saying in Huaxia that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall?" Liu Xing said seriously.

Ever since, Liu Xing and others went back the same way and came to the broken bridge.

At this time, Liu Xing saw a young man in a windbreaker, leaning against the fence, as if he was overlooking the scenery on the other side of the Panlong River.

It has to be said that this young man has attracted the attention of Liu Xing and others.

Liu Xing gave Zhang Jingxu a wink, and Zhang Jingxu understood, and went up to talk to the young man after taking Ten Thousand Mountains.

Only then did Liu Xing see the true face of this young man. To describe it in one sentence, he was a little fresh meat, the kind that could be launched as a traffic star as long as he packaged it casually.

But precisely because of this, Liu Xing felt that this young man was a bit strange, because he did not match the overall atmosphere of Panlong Town.

This is like in a sci-fi movie, a group of soldiers with laser guns are exchanging fire with each other, and suddenly a white-clothed Taoist priest with a sword appears, throwing a few yellow talismans and blowing up the soldiers to death. . .

After a while, Zhang Jingxu came back and said, "This young man's name is Xiao Mochen, and he is a native of Panlong Town."

Liu Xing frowned, and asked curiously: "Oh, this Xiao Mochen is actually a local. At first, I thought he was a foreigner who was forced to stay in Panlong Town just like us. After all, his painting style is different from others, and his name is also special."

Zhang Jingxu nodded with a smile, and continued: "That's right, I thought so too at first, but Xiao Mochen mentioned that he and Hu Cang are good friends who grew up together, and he also told us a legend about that bamboo forest, do you want to hear it?"

"Mr. Zhang Jingxu, please don't play tricks, tell me quickly." Ishi Chuanling said helplessly.

Zhang Jingxu smiled again and said: "It is said that a long time ago, when Panlong Town was located on the other side of the river, the area where the bamboo forest was located was still a field. Suddenly, a monk came to Panlong Town, bought the land with some money, and asked someone to build a temple called Hualai Temple. Finally, on the day Hualai Temple was built, the monk planted some bamboo around Hualai Temple."

"This monk is also very strange. Except for coming to Panlong Town every ten days and a half months to buy some food and vegetables, he stays in Hualai Temple all day long, and never accepts believers to enter Hualai Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha. Therefore, people in Panlong Town gradually think that there may be something wrong with this monk. But after all, the monk built Hualai Temple with his own money, and he did not cause trouble in Panlong Town, so there is nothing to say."

"Ten years have passed like this. The monk has been living a secluded life in Hualai Temple, but occasionally a Taoist priest will enter Hualai Temple early in the morning and leave Panlong Town in a hurry after staying there for half a day. And this Taoist priest came here by himself, so this aroused the interest of a group of brats in Panlong Town."

"I don't need to say more about what kind of creatures bear children are. They are not afraid of anything, and they always like to do things everywhere. Although their parents repeatedly warned them not to go to Hualai Temple to play, but one afternoon, the bear children who had nothing to do decided to go to Hualai Temple to play on a whim. So, these bear children sneaked into Hualai Temple."

"As a result, shortly after the group of bear children entered Hualai Temple, there was a strange howling sound in Hualai Temple, and then the cries of the bear children. Because there was no bridge at that time, the family members of the bear children who heard these voices had to detour and pass a short bridge behind Hu Cang's house. So when the bear children came to Hualai Temple, they saw only blood on the ground, and the mutilated bodies of the bear children... or pieces of meat."

"The angry family members of the bear children naturally regarded that monk as the culprit. However, after searching all over the Hualai Temple, the family members of the bear children could not find the monk. At this time, the family members of the bear children who calmed down a little also realized that something was wrong. After all, although they were delayed on the road for some time, it took about ten minutes from the time the bear children called for help to when they arrived at Hualai Temple."

"Based on the children who have been discovered so far, it is basically certain that these children were dismembered. However, the method of dismemberment was very rough, as if they were torn apart with bare hands, and tooth marks that did not look like humans were found on some of the corpses. Therefore, the family members of the children realized that something was wrong, so they immediately chose to leave Hualai Temple and returned to Panlong Town to notify the mayor.

"As a result, a basement was found in Hualai Temple, and a body torn in half was found in the basement, and this body belonged to the monk. Then, an opened box was found in the basement. This box was only the size of a rice cooker, but it was covered with strange patterns. Therefore, the well-informed mayor felt that this box was probably used to seal some kind of monster."

"So, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the mayor left Hualai Temple and returned to Panlong Town with everyone, and arranged for people to ask for help from nearby villages and towns. As a result, the people sent came back early the next morning, but the person had already been disemboweled, and all his internal organs were gone. It was obviously killed by the monster released from the box, and from this, it can be deduced that the monster was intelligent."

"Since it was impossible to ask for help, the mayor ordered all the residents of Panlong Town to stay at home, and organized a group of strong men to patrol in Panlong Town. As a result, that night, a bachelor who lived alone was attacked by a monster. When the patrol arrived, the bachelor had already been killed, and he was also disemboweled and lost his internal organs."

"Just when the residents of Panlong Town were in panic, the Taoist priest who often went looking for the monk came to Panlong Town, because when he was looking for the monk, he found that there was something wrong with the situation of Hualai Temple. After seeing the monk's body, he hurried to Panlong Town. After learning the whole story, the Taoist priest told the mayor that there was indeed a monster sealed in the box.

"Things were going pretty well at first. Theoretically, the monster could be completely super-purified in two years. However, it fell short because the group of brats opened the box. The monster that was released was sealed for so many years, and it was almost super-purified by someone. You can imagine the temper of the monster, so the monk and the brats were all killed by that monster."

"However, because the monster has been sealed for so many years, and now it has just been released, its strength is not as good as before. Therefore, it can only fight guerrilla warfare with the residents of Panlong Town. However, if the monster cannot be sealed again as soon as possible, the entire Panlong Town will be destroyed when the monster fully recovers, because the monster killed a town in one night before it was sealed."

"Fortunately, the monk stayed behind when building the Hualai Temple, so the Taoist priest used his body as bait and returned to Hualai Temple to attract the monster. When the monster was about to attack the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest activated the monk's backhand, which was the bamboo planted around the Hualai Temple. Then the bamboo grew wildly in an instant, and the entire Hualai Temple was surrounded by bamboo. This cage made of bamboo trapped the monster in it, unable to move."

"As for the Taoist priest, he was naturally trapped and died in Hualai Temple. Of course, he might have been killed by that monster. But before using himself as bait, the Taoist priest told the mayor that after he trapped the monster, he would move Panlong Town to the side of Hualai Temple and use his popularity to suppress the monster so that the monster would not get out of trouble again. Therefore, Panlong Town moved here from the opposite bank, and it was next to the bamboo forest."

After listening to this story (in reality, there is an abandoned temple next to the author's hometown, because the two monks who lived there were killed overnight, and it looked like they were bitten to death by wild animals, so after being passed around, they became the two monks killed by a monster, and by the way, several dead people and a zombie version were created out of nothing), Liu Xing couldn't help but look back at the bamboo forest.

If it was in the real world, Liu Xing would definitely laugh it off when he heard such a story, but in this Cthulhu running game world, Liu Xing can be sure that there is indeed some kind of mythical creature in that bamboo forest.

After all, nine out of ten of the legends heard in the Cthulhu running game have actually happened.

At this time, Zhang Jingxu went on to say: "But I don't know why, when Wan Zhongshan mentioned the black dragon, Xiao Mochen's expression changed obviously, but he still denied the existence of the black dragon. Now he has bid farewell to us and invited us to play in the teahouse he opened in the afternoon."

As soon as Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, Xiao Mochen nodded to Liu Xing and the others, then turned and left.

Liu Xing sighed, and said seriously: "It seems that we were targeted by that monster just now. I didn't expect that monster to be trapped in the bamboo forest for so many years, and it is still alive now."

Zhang Jingxu smiled helplessly, and said: "Of course, Liu Xing, you must know that most mythical creatures are basically immortal, so it is reasonable that the monster deep in the bamboo forest is still alive. Alright, let's go back to Hu Cang's house first, and call Li Dian out to talk about what happened just now."

Liu Xing nodded, and everyone returned to Hu Cang's house together.

At this time, Hu Cang and Li Dian were sitting and chatting.

Seeing Liu Xing and the others, Li Dian said something, which made Zhang Jingxu and Wan Chongshan froze, and took out their phones in shock.

Liu Xing and Shi Chuanling were puzzled, and now they stayed where they were, waiting for Zhang Jingxu's translation.

The language barrier is really troublesome.

Liu Xing has now made up his mind, after finishing this module, he must buy a "textbook" in the mall.

There is a special kind of props in the mall, which are affectionately called "textbooks" by the players. For example, the animal training notebook that Liu Xing once saw in Shi Chuanling's bag belongs to the "textbook".

To put it simply, "textbooks" are books that allow players to learn or improve skill values. However, players need to spend a certain amount of time in the module to read and understand. However, "textbooks" will limit the number of times players can purchase. For example, players in the Shoggoth area can only purchase three "textbooks".

At this time, Zhang Jingxu looked at Liu Xing solemnly, and said, "Meteor, Shi Chuanling, please check the time displayed on your mobile phone now!"

Liu Xing frowned, and quickly took out his mobile phone to look, and found that the time displayed on the mobile phone was eleven o'clock!

The current Liu Xing and Shi Chuanling were as shocked as Zhang Jingxu and Wan Chongshan just now.

Liu Xing still remembers that the time when his group left Hu Cang's house was 8:30, although he didn't take out his mobile phone to confirm the time, but according to Liu Xing's own feeling, his group only stayed outside for about half an hour at most.

So, where did those two hours go?