Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

After listening to Miguel’s words, everyone fell into silence.

In the era of the internet, information dissemination can be described as extremely rapid, especially for content as sensational as this video, which can be likened to viral spread. So, Liu Xing didn’t even need to look at his mobile phone now to know that the video had spread throughout Oil Turtle. Maybe even the Chinese netizens just a wall away already knew about it.

Fortunately, everyone in their group wore masks, only their eyes exposed, so they shouldn’t be recognized by acquaintances.

At this moment, Chris also took out his mobile phone to report the current situation above. As for John, who had been scared out of his wits, he was murmuring something on the ground, seeming to have lost too many sanity points and fallen into a temporary state of madness.

"By the way, if the Cult of the Cadaver turns all the believers in North Point into these ghostly figures, won’t Manchester become the set of a biohazard crisis?" Ling Ishikawa suddenly remarked.

Liu Xing frowned. If that were the case, then Manchester would truly be renamed "Raccoon City."

Zhang Jingxu nodded, stroking his chin as he said, "If nothing unexpected happens, these blood men should be similar to zombies in movies, infectious. But fortunately, these blood men move slowly, and they lack intelligence, so eliminating them should still be relatively easy…"

Before Zhang Jingxu could finish, Liu Xing saw those blood men standing up again!

"Damn it, what the hell are these things, how are they resurrecting on the spot?" Liu Xing cursed while raising his submachine gun and firing again.

Soon, after a round of gunfire, those blood men fell down again.

As Liu Xing and the others approached, they found that these blood men had not died, their bullet wounds squirming incessantly, gradually healing bit by bit.

"It seems that these blood men are indeed similar to zombies, possessing a strong regeneration ability. So, we should try decapitating them to see if it works," Chen Fuping suggested.

At this moment, a policeman nodded and directly used a riot shield to smash the heads of those blood men one by one. Then, the wounds on the bodies of those blood men stopped squirming, seemingly dead for good.

Alice took out her mobile phone and took a few photos of the blood men, saying, "My master asked me to take a few photos to send to him. It seems he already knows the origin of these blood men."

At this moment, Yuan Chen, who had been inconspicuous all along, suddenly said seriously, "I seem to have heard my grandfather mention these blood men. They are a low-level infection form of Ghouls, specifically used by Ghouls as cannon fodder and labor. Moreover, these blood men can indeed infect humans by causing harm. Humans can transform into blood men in about ten minutes. However, if these blood men are not commanded by a Ghoul, their combat effectiveness is almost zero. But once a Ghoul commands them, their movement speed will greatly increase, and their combat effectiveness will be even more formidable than tigers and wolves."

Everyone frowned, their gazes towards those blood men becoming more cautious.

At this point, Alice nodded and said, "Mr. Yuan Chen is right. The information my master replied with also mentioned these details. In addition, it also mentioned the weaknesses of these blood men. Firstly, although these blood men have mutated into a kind of mythical creature, their body structure remains the same as humans. As long as their brains are destroyed, or their spines, they will completely lose their ability to move."

"Then, by directly using fire attacks, drying up the water inside their bodies, they naturally won’t be able to move anymore. Furthermore, sharp weapons can sever the tendons of the blood men, rendering their corresponding muscles useless... In short, apart from firearms and other weapons primarily causing piercing damage, any weapons used against humans can be used against blood men. As for those blood men controlled by Ghouls, our best option is to keep a respectful distance because Ghouls may command them to self-destruct!"

Upon hearing Alice’s words, everyone involuntarily took a few steps back, distancing themselves from the bodies of those blood men.

Alice shrugged, smiling, "Don’t be so scared, everyone. These blood men are completely dead now. They won’t self-destruct anymore."

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alice, can you please finish your sentences next time? Saying only half of what you mean can easily scare people."

At this point, Chris also walked over, somewhat helpless, and said, "Just now, our actions were already recorded as a video, which has now been posted by the Cult of the Cadaver on various social media platforms. Although the English authorities have requested these social media platforms to harmonize, due to the extensive coverage, the English authorities are powerless to stop the spread of these videos. So now, the whole world knows that zombies have appeared in Manchester."

"However, the cruelest part of the Cult of the Cadaver is that they’ve given these videos various titles with conspiracy theories. In short, they’re accusing us, the English authorities, of creating these bio-weapons, and these blood men are the kidnapped foreign tourists. In any case, all the blame has been shifted onto us, and now the public opinion is completely against us."

Liu Xing nodded, saying, "So, have you, the English authorities, hired internet influencers to claim that these videos are just filming or gaming materials?"

Chris chuckled and patted Liu Xing’s shoulder, saying, "Mr. Ryuusei, you’re right. The higher-ups are thinking the same way. Technicians will soon be summoned to retrieve the video footage from Black Hand Barbarian and edit it for online distribution, claiming it’s behind-the-scenes footage of a new movie. So, what we need to do now is to directly carry these blood men out."

"Wait, Chris, are you serious about having us carry these blood men out!?" Ling Ishikawa exclaimed in surprise.

After all, these blood men had already been shot twice, and now their heads were smashed.

So, the thought of carrying such ghastly things made Liu Xing and the others internally revolt.

Of course, Chris understood the thoughts of Liu Xing and the others, so he said seriously, "I know you all have some resistance to carrying these corpses, but the current situation is forcing us to do so. So, I hope you can overcome your inner fear and help me carry these bodies out of the bar. Afterward, both I, Chris, and the English authorities will thank you, and you will also receive substantial benefits."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, looking towards the shadow that flitted across the upstairs of Black Hand Barbarian.

As expected.

Liu Xing chuckled and said, "Seems like we’ve fallen into some habitual thinking. We assume that as a secret cult, the Cult of the Cadaver must have a basement hideout in their own territory. This is actually wrong. The Cult of the Cadaver could easily buy this entire building and use it as their headquarters!"

Liu Xing’s words enlightened everyone, and they nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Hu Li also said seriously, "Right, I can sense the presence of many people upstairs in Black Hand Barbarian, at least over a hundred!"

Because North Point was a low-development area within the Manchester city center, most buildings were not very tall. So, Black Hand Barbarian, with its five floors, was not particularly high.

Considering the size of the building, with four to five households per floor, logically, the building would house at most around a hundred people.

At this, Chris looked at the dazed John and asked, "John, do you know who owns the building where Black Hand Barbarian is located?"

John nodded, trembling, and said, "This building, it belongs to Mr. Alexander, and upstairs... upstairs are the dormitories of the Black Hand Barbarian staff."

As expected.

"Mr. Chris, looks like we need to call for reinforcements. Just our few people might not be able to handle over a hundred Cult of the Cadaver followers upstairs," Ling Ishikawa said.

Chris nodded, took out his walkie-talkie, and called for a team of reinforcements.

Five minutes later, the reinforcements arrived at the scene.

Chris arranged for the team to stay downstairs, responsible for capturing the Cult of the Cadaver followers attempting to escape by jumping off the building and guarding against possible reinforcements from other locations. Then, with Liu Xing and the others, he entered the building.

Upon entering the building, Liu Xing discovered that the Cult of the Cadaver had actually opened up the entire floor of the second floor of the building, creating a huge space.

But the second floor was empty.

At this point, Miguel also stepped forward and said, "I can feel that all the people in the entire building have gathered on the top floor, and these people haven’t moved at all, not a sound for a full two minutes."

Liu Xing frowned, suddenly having a bad feeling.

"Then let’s go straight to the top floor. It seems these Cult of the Cadaver followers have nowhere to run and want to make a final desperate attempt against us. Liu Xing, you stay behind later. Let my men with riot shields lead the way in front, beware of any ambushes," Chris said seriously.

After adjusting their formation, Liu Xing and the others arrived at the entrance to the top floor. The iron door to the rooftop was slightly ajar.

Chris frowned and said, "I’ll count down from three. After I finish counting, we’ll break in directly. If those Cult of the Cadaver followers attack us, we’ll counterattack immediately, but everyone should retreat back into the corridor."

At this moment, the sound of dice rolling echoed.

"3."

"2."

"1!"

As the sound of the dice hitting the ground ended, the officer at the front pushed open the iron door. Just as he was about to charge onto the rooftop, a round object smashed into the officer’s head, then dropped in front of him.

A hand grenade?

"Hand grenade!"

Just as the words "hand grenade" flashed through Liu Xing’s mind, Chris had already shouted loudly, and Liu Xing saw Chris reach out to pull the officer in front back, then quickly closed the iron door again.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion came from outside the door. Standing behind, Liu Xing saw many fragments of the hand grenade penetrate the iron door. Although most of the fragments were blocked by the riot shield, there were still many that slipped through, flying towards the bodies of the officers in front.

Seeing this, Liu Xing felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, the dice earlier must have determined whether the hand grenade would land on the rooftop or in the corridor.

It was fortunate that the hand grenade landed on the rooftop; otherwise, if it exploded in the corridor, their group would have suffered heavy casualties, or even total annihilation.

At this moment, Chris shouted loudly, "Clear a path for the people behind! Alice, take the other ladies and evacuate the wounded downstairs. Get them to the hospital as soon as possible. Ryuzaki, come up and grab a riot shield. We’ll continue forward!"

After Alice and the others took the wounded downstairs, only ten people remained.

Half their team was gone right from the start.

A lesson learned.

This time, Chris slowly opened the iron door, made sure there were no traps around, then, together with Ryuzaki, held up the riot shield and went up to the rooftop, with Liu Xing and the others following closely behind.

And on the rooftop, over a hundred Cult of the Cadaver followers stood on the other side, expressionless, staring at Liu Xing and the others.

Seeing this, Liu Xing knew something was wrong.

At that moment, Hu Li’s voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie, "Damn it, I just realized that there’s a Ghoul mixed in among those Cult of the Cadaver followers!"

Liu Xing instantly understood what the Cult of the Cadaver followers were up to.

Just then, a Ghoul with a hideous face and a wooden staff walked out from among the Cult of the Cadaver followers. Then, the Ghoul raised the staff, and those Cult of the Cadaver followers instantly split open, completing the transformation from human to blood man.

But the blood men on the rooftop looked much livelier than those in the bar.

"Damn it, let’s get out of here!" Chris shouted, firing his gun while yelling.

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