Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

So, Liu Xing was quite looking forward to meeting players from other modules... Of course, Liu Xing knew that players from other modules might align with certain secret cults. After all, among the dozen or so modules currently active in the Tokyo area, it was quite normal to encounter one or two modules dominated by fanatic believers.

Take, for example, the group that just bombed the Tokyo Skytree. Clearly, they weren’t your typical players. I mean, logically, regular players wouldn’t even think of bombing the Tokyo Skytree because that’s a terrorist attack. And doing it in a cosmopolitan city like Tokyo? That’s just inviting trouble upon yourself, isn’t it?

Liu Xing was certain that once the authorities of the Island Nation regained their senses in a few minutes, they would definitely dispatch a large number of police to apprehend those who bombed the Tokyo Skytree. And most likely, his own group would also suffer consequences since they had just left the Tokyo Skytree. So, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Island Nation police investigated them too.

Fortunately, his group had already established good relations with the English authorities in the previous module. So, Liu Xing felt that after the Island Nation authorities investigated them, they probably wouldn’t be harassed.

"Let’s go. We should leave here quickly. Otherwise, this place will be under martial law in no time," Ling Ishikawa said to Zhang Jingxu, who was driving.

Zhang Jingxu nodded and accelerated, leaving the vicinity of the Tokyo Skytree.

Because of this incident, Liu Xing’s group definitely had no inclination to continue sightseeing. So, they headed straight back to Liu Xing’s home.

Of course, on the way back, Liu Xing’s group saw numerous police cars heading towards the direction of the Tokyo Skytree.

Liu Xing took out his mobile phone and found news of the "Tokyo Skytree explosion" everywhere. It had been confirmed that the explosion was deliberate, and it had caused the Tokyo Skytree to be severed in half, with the upper portion completely detached. This indicated how terrifying the power of the explosion was.

But the most crucial point was that since the height of the Tokyo Skytree was over six hundred meters, and the explosion occurred at the three hundred meter observation deck, the upper half of the Tokyo Skytree, over three hundred meters in length, crashed down onto the surrounding buildings.

As everyone knows, Tokyo, being an international metropolis, has extremely high population and building density. So, the collapse of the upper half of the Tokyo Skytree would undoubtedly result in catastrophic consequences.

Thus, the casualty count announced by Tokyo authorities had already exceeded a thousand, and it was continuously rising.

Of course, Tokyo authorities had classified this Tokyo Skytree explosion as a terrorist attack. However, the specifics were still under investigation. A task force had been organized for the investigation, and as a precaution, Tokyo authorities had announced certain control measures within the Tokyo area to ensure that terrorists wouldn’t carry out further attacks.

After all, there are many landmark buildings in the Tokyo area.

Putting down his mobile phone, Liu Xing said somewhat helplessly, "It seems like we are indeed a group of troublemakers. Chaos follows us wherever we go. Now, we’ve practically led the terrorists straight to Tokyo."

Lu Tianya sighed, feeling somewhat relieved, "But then again, our luck is quite good. We happened to avoid that group of terrorists. Otherwise, with the force of that explosion, we would definitely have been killed or injured on the spot. And the direction in which the Tokyo Skytree collapsed wasn’t towards us. Otherwise, we would probably have been in real trouble."

"I think... this might not be the work of terrorists. After all, the main activities of terrorists are still in Europe and America. There haven’t been many terrorist attacks in Asia in recent years. And most importantly, the security measures for the Tokyo Skytree are very strict. So, if terrorists caused this terrorist attack, how much explosives would they need to bring into the Tokyo Skytree? So, I think the person behind this Tokyo Skytree explosion is very likely from a secret cult because they would have the opportunity to bypass the security checks at the Tokyo Skytree with so many explosives or maybe they simply used some powerful magic or item." Ling Ishikawa said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded in agreement because Ling Ishikawa was absolutely right and had successfully diverted the focus away from terrorists back to secret cults.

This saved Liu Xing a lot of trouble.

At this point, Zhang Jingxu suddenly said, "If things go as expected, this incident is very likely related to the mysterious organization mentioned by Suneo. Because they first attacked a branch of the secret cult, and then sent people to create an explosion at the Tokyo Skytree. Now, they have alarmed both the Tokyo authorities and those secret cults. Next, that mysterious organization just needs to leave some clues at the explosion site of the Tokyo Skytree pointing to the secret cults. Then, the Tokyo authorities will most likely choose a few secret cults that they don’t like to take the blame, especially considering the lessons learned from the Tokyo subway sarin incident. I believe the people of the Island Nation will buy into this explanation."

Zhang Jingxu’s idea was agreed upon by Liu Xing and the others because there was indeed such a possibility.

Rubbing his chin, Liu Xing said, "This move is really ruthless. It may also divide the relationships among the secret cults in the Tokyo area. After all, no one wants to bear this black mark, but someone has to, and the secret cults that bear this black mark must not be small ones. This makes things much more interesting."

"But then again, if this Tokyo Skytree explosion was indeed caused by this mysterious organization, what kind of organization is this mysterious organization? Judging from their actions against the secret cults, they should be a group of good people fighting for ordinary people. But now, for the sake of fighting the secret cults, they have caused so many innocent deaths and injuries. It seems they are no different from those terrorists," Lu Tianya said, frowning.

Liu Xing shrugged. Based on the intelligence Zhongshu had told him earlier, this mysterious organization, categorized by factions, was undoubtedly chaotic, willing to do anything to achieve their goals.

So, Liu Xing felt it was better for his group not to get involved with this mysterious organization.

Soon, Liu Xing and the others returned home and gathered around the table to discuss the Tokyo Skytree explosion that had just occurred. Then, almost instinctively, everyone regarded that mysterious organization as the culprit because it was indeed possible for this mysterious organization to do such a thing.

After all, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you. So, when that mysterious organization wanted to deal with secret cults, they had already adopted the evil habits of secret cults—using any means necessary to achieve their goals.

Of course, after a brief discussion, Liu Xing and the others decided not to get involved in this matter. After all, it had already escalated into a conflict among immortals. So, as ordinary people, if they got involved, the only outcome would be a defeat amidst laughter and joy.

"I just received a message. The Island Nation authorities have notified several large secret cults to conduct investigations in the Tokyo area to determine if any secret cults are involved in the Tokyo Skytree explosion," Honekawa Suneo said earnestly.

According to Watanabe Ryuusei’s memories, Liu Xing knew that the Tokyo authorities actually had connections with many local secret cults in the Island Nation. Although this seemed somewhat unbelievable, Island Nation was a very peculiar place, both in the real world and in this parallel world.

Due to Island Nation’s unique supernatural culture and values, the acceptance of secret cults was very high, and ordinary people were easily swayed by them to join various secret cults. This was also one of the reasons why there were so many modules happening in Island Nation in the Cthulhu RPG Game.

Of course, this was also why the Cthulhu RPG Game in the real world was broadly divided into Island Nation-type modules and European/American-type modules.

Returning to the point, because of Island Nation’s unique supernatural culture and values, it was very easy to establish a church there. Therefore, currently in the real world, there were numerous well-known churches in Island Nation.

But the most important thing was that many secret cults, which could be considered as cults, were still thriving in Island Nation. Among them, the most famous Soka Gakkai had even formed a political party and participated in the elections in Island Nation. And even after the Aum Shinrikyo subway gas attack, they changed their name to Aleph Truth and continued their activities in Island Nation, even on many university campuses.

In addition, there were more than twenty other churches openly conducting activities in Island Nation that could be completely classified as cult organizations. Some had even infiltrated into Island Nation’s governmental system, showing how lax Island Nation’s management was in this regard.

Because the real world was the foundation of the parallel world, in this Cthulhu mythos background of Island Nation, the authorities were also tangled with many local secret cults in Island Nation, and many senior officials of Island Nation had support from secret cults behind them. So, it was not surprising that Island Nation authorities sought help from those secret cults now.

But Zhang Wenbing couldn’t help but quip, "I have to say, the Island Nation authorities are really peculiar. I heard from people of the China Dao Sect that after the Meiji Restoration, the Island Nation authorities took the initiative to contact those secret cults and secretly allowed them to develop within Island Nation. However, at that time, the Island Nation authorities intended for those secret cults to be their dogs, to help them do things they didn’t want to do. But the Island Nation authorities didn’t expect that behind these secret cults stood some superhuman entities. So, gradually, the Island Nation authorities couldn’t control these secret cults, leading to their current situation of being unable to shake off these secret cults. They were forced to accept the existence of secret cults, which is really ironic."

Zhang Jingxu nodded beside him, saying, "That’s right. My master also mentioned that nowadays, the Island Nation authorities have formed a special symbiotic relationship with some large local secret cults. The Island Nation authorities allow many people with secret cult backgrounds to join the political arena, and secret cults will also provide services to the Island Nation authorities when necessary. So, from this perspective, I think that mysterious organization may intentionally want to disrupt this symbiotic relationship. After all, if this continues, the Island Nation authorities may gradually become dependent on secret cults."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, then remembered a long time ago, when he first exchanged ideas with Zhongshu, Zhongshu had mentioned that he originally planned to create a module based on the entire Island Nation, but because the workload was too large, Zhongshu condensed the story background from Island Nation to just Tokyo and also deleted some settings.

Among these deleted settings was the cooperation between the Island Nation authorities and a certain secret cult or the infiltration of a certain secret cult into the Island Nation authorities.

And now, Liu Xing couldn’t help but suspect that Zhongshu’s module had expanded beyond just the Tokyo area and incorporated the entire Island Nation.

So, those deleted settings were probably brought back by Zhongshu.

"But then again, I think these things shouldn’t concern us. After all, we’re still a small and insignificant secret cult. So, even if those large secret cults come to investigate, they probably won’t bother with us," Ling Ishikawa hesitated.

Liu Xing shook his head and said affirmatively, "That’s not necessarily true. After all, our Worshipers of the Yellow Sect already have some reputation in Kyoto. So, it’s still possible for those large secret cults in Tokyo to come after us. Therefore, we still need to be prepared."

Honekawa Suneo nodded and said seriously, "I have already notified our followers in the Tokyo area to temporarily cease all activities to avoid being discovered by those large secret cults. But for us, there is also some good news because the Island Nation authorities have a negative attitude towards the Deep Diving Society since the merger of the Deep Sea Gospel Society and the Cosmic Country secret cults. After all, they have learned from the lessons of Cosmic Country and England."

Indeed, this was good news.

"By the way, do we still want to attend tonight’s club activity? It’s already five in the afternoon," Ling Ishikawa said, looking at her mobile phone.

Liu Xing thought for a moment and nodded, "Since we have already promised Meng Mengzi and the others, we should abide by our commitments. After all, it wouldn’t be fair to stand them up on the first club activity of the school year."

So, Liu Xing and the others casually tidied up their hairstyles and attire before heading to the Shudu restaurant where Zhang Shiwu worked part-time.

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