Chapter 640: The Ithaqua in the PhotoКлючевые словаDice In The DarknessПоделитьсяКомментарии
Although Jill’s operation caught Liu Xing off guard, Liu Xing quickly reacted and nodded, saying, "If that’s the case, then let’s do as you said, Jill."
Liu Xing and Jill were very tacit and no longer discussed the matter.
Two hours passed, and Little Alice’s birthday party was over, so Liu Xing and the other two bid farewell to Wesker and went home.
Before leaving, Liu Xing couldn’t help but give Little Alice a sidelong glance, and Little Alice made a ghost face at Liu Xing.
Liu Xing sighed helplessly, never expecting that the little Alice he knew would be so troublesome.
Back home, under Leon’s "guidance," Liu Xing made Jill a glass of milk, which was Jill’s must-have drink before bed every night.
Jill’s favorability +1.
When Liu Xing returned to his room to go to bed, he suddenly received a call from an unknown number.
Liu Xing knew that this call was most likely from Dio.
Sure enough."Officer Chris, I’ve also arrived in London now, and I’ve heard about the subway murder case that happened today. If there’s no mistake, the culprit of this subway murder case should be a Ghoul, right?" Dio said.
Liu Xing thought for a moment and tentatively said, "Oh, does Mr. Dio have any understanding of the culprit of this subway murder case?"
Dio chuckled and replied, "I’ve been away from London for many years, and I’m a bit out of touch with the situation in London. Besides, the only Ghoul I know in London is Locke, and Locke is still in France now, so I don’t have much understanding of the culprit of this subway murder case."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, Dio’s words were indeed watertight... It was just empty talk.
Liu Xing shook his head, it seems he doesn’t need to go around in circles with Dio here. "Okay, the situation of the subway murder case is just as you understand, Mr. Dio. The culprit is indeed a Ghoul, but because the London subway’s terrain is really too complex, the London police haven’t been able to determine the specific location of the culprit yet, so can Mr. Dio provide us with some clues in this regard?"
Dio immediately said, "Of course, the reason I’m calling you, Officer Chris, is to prove my sincerity and provide you with some clues. Although I only know one Ghoul in London, Locke, I’ve heard a lot about the situation of Ghouls in the London area from Locke, such as where the Ghouls in the London area are mainly distributed. So if you want to conduct a thorough investigation of the London subway, I can provide you with several stations where Ghouls are most likely to appear."
Then Dio gave Liu Xing the names of several stations, all of which were the stations that Chief House had asked Chris to pay special attention to.
The most important thing is that those five Ghouls are most likely not yet aware of the reality and have chosen to embrace those "native" Londoners that Dio mentioned, so these five Ghouls are very likely not to appear at these stations.
This means that the information provided by Dio is still of no use...
However, since this is information actively provided by Dio, Liu Xing can’t say much, and can only express his gratitude to Dio, "Thank you, Mr. Dio, for providing the information. The London police will quickly arrange manpower to sweep these stations, but does Mr. Dio know how many Ghouls are permanently residing in London?"
Dio was silent for a moment this time, then said, "Before I left London, I heard Locke say that there were at least more than a hundred Ghouls settled in London, but these Ghouls are basically living in the graveyards all over London, and they usually move through the subway. And these Ghouls generally won’t attack humans unless they are like Locke, a newly transformed Ghoul. So I suspect that the culprit of this subway murder case is also a new Ghoul, and it is very likely that it was also transformed through that Crimson Ghoul statue."
Just as expected.
Liu Xing had guessed from the beginning that Dio might have come for the Crimson Ghoul statue.
So, should he tell the truth now?
Liu Xing thought for a while, and finally decided to tell Dio about the situation of the Crimson Ghoul statue, after all, if Dio really wants to investigate this matter, he should be able to easily find out the truth, so it’s better for him to directly do Dio a favor.
So Liu Xing said, "That’s right, all this was caused by that Crimson Ghoul statue. That family of five accidentally obtained the Crimson Ghoul statue, and then they were gradually transformed into Ghouls. A few days ago, they completely finished the transformation, so they hid in the subway at night. As for the Crimson Ghoul statue, it was most likely taken away by them, at least the police didn’t find the Crimson Ghoul statue in their home."
If Dio is the Crimson Ghoul, Liu Xing reckons that Dio is now most likely planning to get back the Crimson Ghoul statue, so from the current situation, letting Dio and those five Ghouls fight each other is not bad.
But if Dio is not the Crimson Ghoul, then what is his purpose in asking about the whereabouts of the Crimson Ghoul statue?
"So that’s how it is, it seems what Ithaqua said back then was true..." Dio muttered on the other end of the phone.
Ithaqua?
Liu Xing frowned and quickly asked, "What did Ithaqua say?"
At this point, Dio reacted and hurriedly said, "Uh, nothing, I just..."
Before Dio could finish, Liu Xing directly interrupted, "Mr. Dio, if you still have something to hide, then I think we have no need to continue cooperating. That’s it, I’ll hang up first, it’s better not to contact me in the future." ṞÂƝȎBĘṩ
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Dio hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Officer Chris, don’t hang up, let me tell you, the thing is like this. Although it’s been decades since I last saw Ithaqua, I still remember what Ithaqua said back then."
"What did he say?" Liu Xing asked.
Dio sighed and continued, "At that time, Ithaqua took out some small things from the bag he was carrying and said he wanted to give one to each of us to choose from. At that time, I immediately took a liking to the Crimson Ghoul statue, so I grabbed it before Locke. Then Ithaqua just smiled at me and said that the Crimson Ghoul statue and I have a deep connection, and even if I don’t get this Crimson Ghoul statue now, or if I lose it later, this Crimson Ghoul statue will eventually come back to me."
Liu Xing furrowed his brows, it seems that Ithaqua had been plotting against Dio and the others for a very long time... Of course, this could also be the inevitable course of history.
However, as "Chris", Liu Xing pretended to be unconvinced and said, "Ithaqua was probably just casually mentioning it, after all, Ithaqua couldn’t possibly know the future, he’s at most just an ordinary Wizard."
Dio sighed again and said seriously, "Officer Chris, just listen to me. At first, I also thought that Ithaqua might be a Wizard of the Cult of the Cadaver, otherwise he wouldn’t have had the Crimson Ghoul statue. So during my seclusion in the Floral Cemetery, I got to know those Ghouls and started asking them about Ithaqua. The Ghouls all said they didn’t know Ithaqua, but they did know the origin of the Crimson Ghoul statue."
"According to the Ghoul who was closest to me, the Crimson Ghoul was actually a traitor of the Ghoul clan. They were no different from ordinary Ghouls, but because they betrayed the deity of the Ghoul clan, the Great Old One Mordiggian, they were all cursed by Mordiggian and turned into the so-called Crimson Ghouls, to be distinguished from the ordinary Ghouls. And the Crimson Ghouls are tormented by the curse every moment, so their combat power is stronger than ordinary Ghouls because they are more bloodthirsty and warlike."
"For the Crimson Ghouls to revert to their original form, they must accumulate enough military merits. So when the Ghoul clan engages in large-scale battles, the vanguard is often composed of these Crimson Ghouls. However, some Crimson Ghouls also take the opportunity to escape and defect to other mythical creatures or become fugitives. If these Crimson Ghouls are captured, they will become the materials for Crimson Ghoul statues."
"Ghouls are generally immortal, but for various reasons, some Ghouls are on the verge of death. These Ghouls either cannot be healed or require a great price to be paid. So these Ghouls may be made into statues, and these Ghoul statues still possess extremely strong close-combat abilities and stronger defensive abilities, but they can no longer use magic and have lost their ability to think."
"In addition, some exquisitely crafted and well-made Ghoul statues have the ability to transform ordinary humans into Ghouls. However, the combat power of these Ghouls transformed from humans is very poor, and they can only be considered semi-finished Ghouls. To activate this ability of the Ghoul statues, it also requires a large amount of magic power consumed by genuine Ghouls. So although the Cult of the Cadaver has many Ghoul statues, they generally don’t use them for transformation."
"But the Crimson Ghoul statues are different. Since no one will be kind to the traitors of their own race, the manufacturing techniques for Crimson Ghoul statues are often more simple and brutal, and they are tortured in various ways. So after being made into Crimson Ghoul statues, they still retain a certain self-awareness, continue to suffer from the curse, and are still under the control of other Ghouls."
"However, Crimson Ghoul statues do not need other Ghouls to use magic power to activate them. They can directly transform humans into Ghouls. And some Crimson Ghoul statues, after breaking free from control, will directly choose a human host. After a certain period of preparation, they can directly possess the body of that human host and also get rid of Mordiggian’s curse. But Crimson Ghoul statues are also important strategic items in the Ghoul clan, so while there are many wandering Ghoul statues, the Crimson Ghoul statues that are not under Ghoul control can be counted on one hand."
"So I can now confirm that Ithaqua is definitely not an ordinary Wizard. His strength is even greater than I imagined. The most important thing is that when he gave me that Crimson Ghoul statue back then, there was an 80% chance that he intended for me to be possessed by that Crimson Ghoul. But by chance, it ended up in Locke’s hands, and since Locke was rarely in contact with the Crimson Ghoul statue after being transformed into a Ghoul, the Crimson Ghoul statue didn’t have the opportunity to possess Locke’s body."
"But now the situation is different. That Crimson Ghoul statue is in the hands of that family of five. If one of them is possessed by the Crimson Ghoul, it will be a big trouble for you police officers, because the Crimson Ghoul’s combat power is much stronger than ordinary Ghouls. But if what Ithaqua said comes true, then that Crimson Ghoul statue will eventually fall into my hands, and the one who will be possessed by the Crimson Ghoul will be me!"
Towards the end, Dio’s tone revealed a hint of fear. After all, everyone knows that possession is equivalent to death.
In addition, Liu Xing finally understood why in the future at Eins Castle, the Crimson Ghoul would clash with the members of the Cult of the Cadaver. It turns out that the Crimson Ghoul is actually a traitor of the Ghoul clan, and it seems that the Crimson Ghoul has believed in another Great Old One.
And now Liu Xing also has a new guess, that the Crimson Ghoul in the future is indeed a Ghoul, and not Dio as he had previously speculated.
Of course, if this Crimson Ghoul believes in Hastur, that would be even better.
But in any case, Liu Xing feels that according to the usual plot-twisting operations of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, the decisive factor in whether the future Crimson Ghoul is a Ghoul or Dio is most likely himself!
Thinking about this, Liu Xing said, "Mr. Dio, don’t worry. If our police department gets that Crimson Ghoul statue, I will try to dispose of it as soon as possible, so that Ithaqua’s prophecy will be broken."
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