Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 173: Players Assemble

Liu Xing was now convinced that Yuying Yi was likely to be the final boss of this module. After all, most lower-tier mythical creatures couldn't stand up against a horde, especially when facing armed gang members.

"Alright, we're at Ziwu City Airport now. So, what's our next move? The message only told us to come to the airport but didn't mention what to do once we're here," Yin En complained while holding his phone.

Watanabe Jiang looked around and suggested, "Well, how about we explore the inside of the airport first and then take a walk outside? If everything seems normal, we can return to the hotel."

Liu Xing was about to nod in agreement when he noticed Gu Jun stepping out of a taxi.

"Gu Jun!" Liu Xing called out without hesitation.

"Liu Xing, why are you here at the airport, and who are these two?" Gu Jun walked over, looking puzzled.

Liu Xing showed his phone, and Gu Jun nodded in understanding.

"These two and I are all members of the same faction in Cthulhu Domination. This tall one is Yin En, an international mercenary, and this somewhat creepy guy is Watanabe Jiang, a magician. We all happen to stay on the same floor of the same hotel, so we got to know each other. We all received the message at the same time and felt something was off, so we came here together," Liu Xing introduced Yin En and Watanabe Jiang to Gu Jun.

Gu Jun nodded and then seemed to recall something, excitedly saying, "By the way, your faction in Cthulhu Domination should be the one ranked first in the international server, right? Just now, when I was heading back to the dorm, I logged into the game and saw someone with the ID '' saying he and two other society members are resting in a hotel in Ziwu City. They want to meet up with Ziwu City's society members tonight."

Liu Xing looked at Watanabe Jiang, surprised by his game ID's... uniqueness.

However, Watanabe Jiang, as shameless as ever, acknowledged, "Yeah, that's me. Didn't expect you to be a comrade in our faction. Why didn't you reply to me in the game just now?"

Gu Jun chuckled and explained, "Actually, I arrived in Ziwu City early today. I currently work as an assistant professor of archaeology at Ziwu City University. Unfortunately, the archaeology students of this term are on an internship with the professor in another city. So, with nothing to do, I wandered around the Ziwu City library. I bumped into Liu Xing there, had lunch, went back to my assigned dorm after eating, and when I opened my computer to play a game, I saw your message, Watanabe Jiang. But just as I was about to reply, I received the same message as you guys and hurried here. By the way, Liu Xing, you should know who sent us this message, right?"

Liu Xing nodded, smiling, "Of course, it should be King Tindalos. According to what you said, Gu Jun, Yis People not only foresee the future but also master various high-tech skills. So, King Tindalos sending us this message over a thousand years ago doesn't surprise me at all."

Gu Jun raised an eyebrow, looking at Yin En and Watanabe Jiang, somewhat surprised. "Liu Xing, have you already told Yin En and Watanabe Jiang about Yis People?"

Liu Xing nodded and said, "Yeah, I told them everything that happened at the Ziwu City library when I got back to the hotel. But Gu Jun, don't worry, Yin En and Watanabe Jiang, like me, have encountered various supernatural events and mythical creatures."

After all, reaching the Shoggoth Region meant players needed some knowledge of Cthulhu mythology.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jun nodded thoughtfully and said seriously, "I see. It seems King Tindalos chose to message us because we've all encountered unimaginable things and have a stronger capacity to accept. This way, we can better assist King Tindalos with his daughter."

Liu Xing and the others silently nodded, agreeing with Gu Jun's assessment.

"Alright, we need to figure out where King Tindalos's daughter is. While I was in the taxi on my way to the airport, I checked the situation at Ziwu City Airport. I found out that the airport is actually built on the ruins of King Tindalos's palace. So, if King Tindalos sent his daughter to the future, the casting location should be here. Therefore, King Tindalos's daughter could appear anywhere in the airport area!"

At this moment, another taxi arrived at the airport. A high school-looking boy got out of the car, observing his surroundings without any intention of entering the airport.

Clearly, he was another player. Since Ziwu City Airport was small, with only two or three planes landing and taking off each day, foot traffic was minimal. Liu Xing had just glanced around and noticed only a handful of pedestrians.

Most importantly, Liu Xing also saw an Elder Sign symbol on the back of the young man's left hand.

Liu Xing exchanged glances with the others. Gu Jun, being the Occultist, stepped forward, approached the young man, and smiled, "Hello there. Did you also receive that message?"

The young man raised an eyebrow, silently nodding without uttering a word.

"That's good. We came here because of that message too, and we happen to be of the same kind." Gu Jun smiled while showing the Elder Sign symbol on his hand to the young man.

The young man nodded again and said, "Hello, I'm Yuuki Ren. Nice to meet you."

After saying that, Yuuki Ren fell silent again.

Liu Xing shook his head silently. In the Cthulhu RPG Game, "silence is golden" didn't apply, as players needed to constantly exchange information to progress the mission. Sometimes, teamwork and coordination were necessary to stage "skits," like when Liu Xing and Ji Wu teamed up to fool the game master Luo Luo.

So, Liu Xing felt that Yuuki Ren's "three-no" attribute was a drawback in the Cthulhu RPG Game. Many times, he wouldn't be able to convey information promptly.

Just then, a private car stopped in front of Liu Xing and the others. A young woman who looked around twenty years old and a middle-aged man in his thirties got out of the car.

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