Real Cthulhu Running Game

But having said that, Hashimoto Jun really tricked his three classmates this time. After all, as long as he is a normal person, even if he is an enthusiastic fan of the Cthulhu Mythos, he will not be willing to participate in this life-threatening event. Cthulhu Running Group Game Hall for making bets.

Who would be so desperate?

Back to the topic, Zhang Jingxu said: "Okay, let's talk about the Soul-Eating Demon again. First of all, the Soul-Eating Demon is not scary. Although its ability seems to be very powerful and difficult to guard against, but As long as you stay focused, there's nothing the Soul Eater can do to you... Unless, of course, you're unlucky enough and make a big failure."

Yamada Tatsuo nodded and said happily: "I see, I was frightened when I entered the module and saw this plot. Why were we asked to participate in a ritual to summon demons? Even though I I don’t know much about the Cthulhu Mythos, but I also know how terrifying these mythical creatures are, so when Tian Keya’s accident happened, I thought I was dead. After all, at that time, I felt that the Soul Eater’s attack could not be blocked at all. Can’t stop…”

If he didn't understand the ability of the Soul Eater Demon, Liu Xing would also think that the Soul Eater Demon was an unsolvable existence.

After all, Soul Eater can kill people invisible.

"At that time, as long as you follow the previous plan, even if you can't kill the Soul Eater, you can directly drive away the Soul Eater. By then, your mission will be considered completed. But then again, we will invade your module There is also a bad thing, that is, you may miss some of the original plot of the module, because according to the original plot of the module, before the Soul Eater attacks you, you should meet someone who understands the Soul Eater. There is an NPC in the situation, so if we join together, you may not be able to meet that NPC."

Of course, Zhang Jingxu didn't say everything completely.

According to player research in the Hounds of Tindalos area, it was found that in the first three modules, the key NPCs that players know have the closest relationship with them. Even in the Hounds of Tindalos area, these NPCs will be with them. Reach out to yourself and help yourself. . . Of course, if those NPCs are still there by then.

So Zhang Jingxu is a little worried now, because the intrusion of his group will cause Hashimoto Jun and others to miss their key NPC. In the future, Hashimoto Jun and others may encounter unnecessary difficulties in the module because of this. . .

Liu Xing understood what Zhang Jingxu was thinking now, so Liu Xing smiled and said: "So, Jun Hashimoto, can you think of any of the NPCs you know who might know the existence of the Soul-Eating Demon?"

After the four of them pondered for a moment, Hashimoto Jun said: "I really know that an NPC may know the existence of the Soul Eater. I don't know the specific name of that NPC, because he is a person I work with. I met a netizen on a website related to Onmyoji, so I only knew that the name he used on that website was Rashomon; because that website was only established by a group of netizens who were interested in Onmyoji, so I had no idea at the beginning. I visited that website just to watch the excitement. After all, as a professional, it’s quite interesting to watch these amateur players discussing Yin and Yang.”

"However, I soon discovered that Rashomon was somewhat different from other netizens. Because Rashomon had accumulated more basic knowledge on yin and yang than I did, so I became interested in Rashomon, and then in Because a certain post involved some internal information on Onmyoji, outsiders misunderstood this part of the information. Therefore, Rashomon had a dispute with other people in that post. At that time, I couldn't help but stand up and help Rashomon. Rashomon talked, and then Rashomon and I became friends, and he and I both knew that the other person was the true heir of the Onmyo family."

"Of course, I come from a declining Onmyoji family, but I can tell about this Rashomon that he should be a member of a genuine Onmyoji family, because his knowledge base on Onmyoji is much richer than mine. , and he once subdued a mythical creature, although his uncle was assisting at the time... But I once heard Rashomon say that he also has a certain understanding of foreign mythical creatures, so if nothing unexpected happens If so, the original plot of this module is that I go to Rashomon to learn about the Soul Eater."

Hearing this, Liu Xing and others were relieved, because now that Jun Hashimoto had made contact with Rashomon, the intrusion of his group should have little impact on Jun Hashimoto.

Furthermore, as the boss of their four-person group, Jun Hashimoto is the backbone of their small group, so as long as there are no major problems with Jun Hashimoto, then there will be no problems with this small group.

But having said that, Liu Xing is now very interested in this "Rashomon".

The original meaning of Rashomon refers to the gate located in "Racheng (outside of the city)", which means "King City Gate". However, due to the perennial wars in the ancient island country, corpses were everywhere, so many unknown corpses were dragged to The castle tower was abandoned, and because Rashomon was in disrepair for a long time, it became more desolate and gloomy after the decay. As a result, Rashomon had the impression of being eerie and inhabited by ghosts in people's eyes, so Rashomon became The gate to hell.

Therefore, during the Heian Era when the Hundred Demons Night Parade, Rashomon became the main gathering place for the Hundred Demons. Among them was a very famous monster, Ibaraki-dōji. There is no doubt that Ibaraki-dōji is the boss of Rashomon, because Ibaraki-dōji is attached to Rashomon. At the birth gate.

Then the point comes. These famous ghosts in the island country can't escape one fate in the end, which is to be eliminated by the onmyoji of the island country.

So, who was the onmyoji who defeated Ibaraki Doji?

Abe is clear-eyed.

Therefore, Liu Xing suspected that this "Rashomon" was likely to be a descendant of Ampei Jingming.

If "Rashomon" is really the descendant of Abe Seimei, then Hashimoto Junko can be considered a big hug. After all, Abe Seimei can be regarded as a big figure in this parallel world with the Cthulhu mythology as the background. A magician-level existence.

Maybe Abe Keimei is still alive in this world in some form now.

Therefore, Liu Xing felt that Hashimoto Jun was really lucky to have such a reliable NPC friend. . . Of course. In the world of the Cthulhu Run game, everything has pros and cons, so Liu Xing feels that Hashimoto Jun will most likely go with the "Rashomon" to defeat the mythical creature in the future, and the mythical creature should still be there. It will be a famous ghost in the history of the island country.

At this time, Rei Ishikawa on the side said: "When it comes to Rashomon, people often think of Ibaraki Doji, and then naturally think of Abe Keimei, so if nothing else happens, Hashimoto Jun, your netizen, is very likely to It will be related to Abe Keimei, so Hashimoto Jun, you have to keep in good contact with this netizen in the future, because this is a real boss."

To the surprise of Liu Xing and others, Hashimoto Jun shook his head and said: "No, no, actually, I think this netizen of mine may not be a descendant of Abe Seimei, because the story about Rashomon and Ibaraki Doji, except After Abe Seimei is involved, there is actually another famous historical figure."

"Hashimoto Jun, are you talking about Watanabe Tsuna?" Zhang Jingxu said.

Hashimoto Jun nodded and continued: "Watanabe Tsuna is Minamoto Yorimitsu's retainer and a famous samurai. One night, he bet with his friends whether he could walk the Suzaku Avenue without encountering ghosts. After all, in that century In the era of Oni Yakou, monsters really roamed the streets, and there were as many monsters as dogs... In the end, Watanabe Tsuna was really targeted by Ibaraki Doji, so Ibaraki Doji transformed into a lost beauty and asked Watanabe Tsuna to send her off. Go home, and Watanabe Tsuna was naturally fooled, but in the end when Ibaraki Doji launched an attack on Watanabe Tsuna, Watanabe Tsuna finally reacted and dodged Ibaraki Doji's fatal blow, and then fought one man and one ghost. They formed a group, but in the end Tsuna Watanabe was the better and won, and he also drew his sword and cut off one of Ibaraki Doji's arms. From then on, the famous mustache sword in Tsuna Watanabe's hand was also called Onikiri."

"Then Abe Keaki appeared at this time, because Watanabe Tsuna presented Ibaraki Doji's broken arm to his lord Gen Yorimitsu, and Minamoto Yorimitsu was handed the broken arm to Abe Keimei to be responsible for divination, and then Abe Keimei Knowing the existence of Ibaraki Doji, he asked Watanabe Tsuna to guard the severed arm for seven days. As a result, on the sixth day, Watanabe Tsuna was designed by Ibaraki Doji to take away the severed arm, and then returned to his hometown. It’s just things that are not recorded in folk tales.”

"In order to avoid future troubles, Abe Keimei took Watanabe Tsuna to Ibaraki-douji's lair, hoping to completely eliminate Ibaraki-douji. As a result, at this time, he met Ibaraki-douji's boss, Shuten-douji, and this Shuten-Douji is one of the three major monsters in the island country, and his strength is evident. Therefore, Abe Seimei and Watanabe Tsuna did not get any benefits from Ibaraki-Douji and Shuten-Douji, so they could only choose to achieve it with Shuten-Douji. A verbal agreement was made that Ibaraki-douji would never do evil in the capital again, and Ibaraki-douji asked Watanabe Tsuna to hand over Onikiri to him."

"Because for these ghosts in the island country, they are immune to certain types of damage, so if you want to cause harm to them, you must use targeted attack methods and weapons. Therefore, big monsters like Ibaraki Doji, in addition to the top In addition to the Onmyoji who use spells to treat them, there are very few weapons that can hurt them. That's why Ibaraki Doji asked Watanabe Tsuna for Onikiri, because Ibaraki Doji doesn't want to be hurt by Onikiri in the future, so In the end, Watanabe Tsuna could only hand over Onikiri to Ibaraki Doji, and Rashomon mentioned in the message on his social account that he wanted to get back the things of his ancestors."

Hearing what Jun Hashimoto said, Liu Xing and others also felt that this "Rashomon" was probably a descendant of Watanabe Tsuna.

Although Watanabe Tsuna is not as famous as Seimei Abe, he is still considered the number one figure. Although the island country has been in constant war, it is not like China, where one emperor and one courtier are the same. Many famous families are The only family that could not survive a single dynasty and can truly be considered as continuing from ancient times to the present is the Kong family in Qufu.

The island countries are different, because most of the time they insist on not harming their families, and will not implicate the nine ethnic groups like the Chinese. Therefore, many Chinese ethnic groups in the island countries have continued for at least hundreds of years.

Of course, Liu Xing feels that the reason for this situation is also very simple, that is, the island country is sparsely populated, and its population is a rare resource. Moreover, the ancient cultural people of the island country came from major families, so they cannot afford to kill them. .

In addition, the island country only has so much land and so many people, so those families that have gained power don't need to worry about those families that have lost power going to remote areas to recruit troops and make a comeback.

But the topic seems to have gone too far. . .

Liu Xing shook his head and said, "By the way, Jun Hashimoto, do you know anything about the Tokyo Sky Tree explosion?"

Only then did Yamada Tatsuo react and exclaimed: "Ah, I remembered, Mr. Zhang Jingxu, you appeared in the news about the Sky Tree explosion. At that time, you just left the Tokyo Sky Tree, and the Tokyo Sky Tree exploded directly. .”

Liu Xing shrugged and said with a smile: "If we were in the real world, we wouldn't be able to escape this explosion. But then again, do you know the nickname Thousand People and Thousand Faces?"

Jun Hashimoto and others' expressions changed when they heard the words "thousands of people and thousands of faces". It seems that Jun Hashimoto and the others are also "closed beta players" of that mobile game.

This can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.

After a while, Yamada Tatsuo said: "If you are talking about the Thousand People and Thousand Faces in the mobile game that has been 404, then we still really know each other, because our first module is with this Thousand People Regarding Thousand Faces, we were already senior players of that mobile game at that time, and then we accepted a commission from Thousand Faces, bringing a large leather box from Fukushima to Tokyo, and finally placed it in a parking lot in Shinjuku Ward. It was inside the van, and the big leather box had a smell of rotting meat from the beginning, and occasionally made a strange groaning sound."

surprise!

Liu Xing can be sure that the big leather box transported by Yamada Tatsuo and the others contained thousands of people and faces!

Now Liu Xing has a way to pass the news of thousands of people in Shinjuku District to Hayato Oko.

When Jun Hashimoto saw that Liu Xing and others looked wrong, he immediately guessed something, "Well, is that the Thousand People and Thousand Faces in that big leather box? And that Thousand People and Thousand Faces is also a mythical creature?"

Liu Xing nodded and said, "Yes, that big leather box contains Thousand People and Thousand Faces, and Thousand People and Thousand Faces is now a sickle and weasel!"