Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

As soon as Ms. Margaret finished speaking, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Liu Xing looked up at the sky and said, "It looks like we'll be staying in the performance hall for the day."

Ms. Margaret nodded and smiled, "That's right, in this kind of weather, no one would choose to hold a funeral, and I don't remember anyone having booked a funeral for today."

Liu Xing and the others entered the performance hall, and everything proceeded as usual.

After finishing breakfast, although there was still more than half an hour of free time, because the rain outside had started to pour heavily, Liu Xing and the others had no way to go to the back mountain to visit Dio's parents' graves.

So, Liu Xing, Leon, and Jill sat in the lobby chatting and observing the senior employees, who were suspected to be followers of the Cult of the Cadaver.

Soon, Liu Xing was able to confirm that these senior employees were all followers of the Cult of the Cadaver, as they behaved in an extremely professional and mechanized manner.

If this were a five-star luxury hotel, Liu Xing would understand the high work ethic of these senior employees, but this was just a private cemetery, and the so-called "manager" was never seen, so Liu Xing had hardly seen the management of Floral Cemetery, making the employees' dedication so unbelievable.

In addition, as an old friend of the Cult of the Cadaver and the leader of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, Liu Xing could naturally feel the similarities between these senior employees of Floral Cemetery and the followers of the secret cults he had encountered before.

It seems there is something in the Graveyard.

Although Liu Xing now really wants to go to the Graveyard for a look, he decides to stay in the performance hall today to avoid alerting the enemy, as he doesn't have a suitable reason to go there.

Most importantly, Liu Xing can feel that he has been targeted by someone, as he has a constant sense of being watched wherever he goes.

Could it be that Dio is planning to make a move on him?

At this moment, the rain outside suddenly intensified, turning into a downpour.

Although the free activity time had ended, a staff member came to inform Ms. Margaret that there would be no more funerals today, so the members of the Symphony Orchestra could continue their free activities, as long as they performed on time.

At the same time, the employee rest room on the second floor would also be opened to the members of the Symphony Orchestra.

"The employee rest room on the second floor is essentially an entertainment room, divided into several themed private rooms, including a KTV, a small bar, a billiard room, and so on. If there are no customers, the employee rest room is usually open to us," Ms. Margaret explained to Liu Xing and the others.

Liu Xing nodded and smiled, "It seems that Floral Cemetery is offering quite good conditions. I'm now even considering staying here to work, so since we're free, why don't we go upstairs and play?"

Leon and Jill readily agreed.

Due to the heavy rain, apart from a few security guards still on duty, all the non-senior employees of Floral Cemetery had come to the employee rest room, while the senior employees remained at their posts, diligently performing their duties.

Liu Xing, Leon, and Jill found a small room in the employee rest room where they could play video games, chatting softly.

"I think Dio must have already known that the police are keeping watch on Floral Cemetery, so he should take this rainy day to pay respects to his parents, as this is the best opportunity for him," Jill said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "Jill, you're right. Today is indeed the most likely time for Dio to visit his parents' graves. However, we can't do anything about it now. If we were to go to the Graveyard in this weather, we would expose our identities. Moreover, if we were to encounter Dio, it wouldn't be us capturing him, but rather Dio hunting us down. So, for safety's sake, it's best for us to stay put in the Mausoleum Building."

Since Liu Xing had made this decision, Leon and Jill no longer dwelled on the issue, as Liu Xing was the one who wanted to kill Dio the most.

After playing for more than an hour, Liu Xing, who had drunk a lot of water, needed to use the restroom.

As he was leaving the employee rest room, Liu Xing instinctively looked towards the manager's office, only to find that the door was open.

However, due to the rainy day and the curtains being drawn, Liu Xing was unable to see the situation inside the manager's office.

Liu Xing frowned and looked back at the employee rest room, where everyone was still engrossed in their own activities, seemingly unaware of the open manager's office door.

Should he take a chance and go inside the manager's office to take a look?

But if there were someone or a "ghost" in the manager's office, Liu Xing felt he might be in grave danger.

On the other hand, if he missed this opportunity, Liu Xing felt he might never be able to enter the manager's office again.

So, should he go in or not?

In the end, Liu Xing decided to first contact KP Time, "KP, I now want to perform a Listening check on the manager's office to determine if there is anyone inside."

Since Liu Xing couldn't see the situation in the manager's office, he could only choose to Listening.

Fortunately, "Chris" as a police officer, had a relatively high Listening skill.

"Of course, but since you are currently at a certain distance from the manager's office, and there is also some noise coming from the employee rest room behind you, your Listening skill value will temporarily decrease by 30. However, you can reduce this temporary decrease by moving closer to the manager's office," KP Time responded.

Liu Xing shook his head, as the location of the manager's office was quite delicate, and there was only the manager's office in that direction. If he were to approach the manager's office, he might run into trouble, so Liu Xing decided it would be better not to venture there rashly.

KP Time saw Liu Xing's performance and immediately began the Listening Judgment.

Liu Xing, 68/30 (60), failed.

An expected failure.

Liu Xing sighed and decided to go to the bathroom honestly.

"Okay, since you failed this Listening Judgment, you can't be sure if there's anyone in the manager's office, but you suddenly hear a faint breathing sound coming from above your head," KP Time said with a smile.

Above?

Breathing sound!

Liu Xing suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, because he could be sure that it was Dio above him!

What should he do now?

Liu Xing made a decisive decision to turn around and continue towards the second-floor bathroom, but through the breathing sound above him, Liu Xing knew that Dio was still above his head.

Damn, who can stand this?!

Liu Xing couldn't help but curse in his heart.

If Dio attacked him directly, Liu Xing wouldn't really care, as he had seen a lot and Dio was just another Ghoul in his eyes, and he knew he couldn't beat him alone anyway.

But the way Dio did it made Liu Xing feel a lot of psychological pressure, because anyone would find it hard to bear, as just the thought of having a terrible Monster above you, ready to attack at any moment, would make the average person give up after just a few steps.

As for looking up, Liu Xing felt it was better not to, because in this kind of horror movie-like plot, he knew that if he looked up, he would probably get a fatal "look up kill", and if Dio's appearance was even more terrifying, he might have nightmares even after returning to the real world...

Liu Xing was not afraid of Dio, but of the unknown.

In Liu Xing's view, the unknown is the most terrifying thing.

But anyway, he was just two steps away from the bathroom now, so Liu Xing knew that if Dio was going to attack him, he only had those last two steps.

Just as Liu Xing was about to push open the bathroom door, he suddenly felt the breathing sound above him disappear.

Quietly, Dio left, just like he had come quietly, waving his claws without taking Liu Xing's life...

A meaningless sentence suddenly popped up in Liu Xing's mind.

After entering the bathroom, Liu Xing subconsciously looked up at the ceiling, and there were no bloody handprints, so it seemed that Dio didn't intend to kill him this time.

As for the manager's office door, it was now closed.

It seems that Dio really lives in that manager's office.

Back with Jill and Leon, Jill asked with some confusion, "Chris, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like this after just going to the bathroom?"

At this time, Liu Xing's face had become somewhat pale due to the previous excessive tension, and his lips had lost their color.

Leon was also looking at Liu Xing with a worried expression.

Liu Xing took a sip of water, was silent for a moment, and then said, "I just saw, or rather, encountered Dio."

Jill and Leon both looked at Liu Xing with shock.

Liu Xing sighed and told Jill and Leon what had just happened.

"That's it, Dio must be staying in the manager's office, but the problem now is why Dio would do this to you, normally Dio shouldn't know about Chris's situation," Dio frowned and said.

Jill nodded and said, "Maybe it's because Dio has already discovered that we are police officers, and Chris is the leader of our small group, so Dio might be deliberately trying to put us under great psychological pressure this time."

Liu Xing took another sip of water and said seriously, "That's impossible, doing this would be more disadvantageous than beneficial for Dio, because it would directly expose his hiding place, and he must also know that I will tell you, Captain Wesker, and Chief House about this, so it would be even more unfavorable for Dio. Therefore, I suspect Dio has another purpose this time."

Liu Xing was very clear about Dio's real purpose this time, which was most likely to confirm his identity, whether he was the person Dio encountered in the dream.

According to a possibly inaccurate theory Liu Xing saw on the forum, Stand users... no, those who have been dreamwalked by Ke Zong tend to be attracted to each other.

After all, the reason Cthulhu lets certain people dreamwalk is that they share certain common characteristics, so these like-minded people are easily drawn together to form a secret cult that worships Cthulhu.

In addition, someone also proposed this point of view, that is, those who have been dreamwalked by Ke Zong will be marked, and only those who have also been dreamwalked by Ke Zong can see this mark.

And the reason he proposed this view was that his character card had been dreamwalked by Cthulhu, and he encountered an NPC in the module who had also been dreamwalked by Cthulhu, and he would always have an indescribable feeling whenever he saw this NPC.

So, Liu Xing reckoned that even if Dio didn't see him in that dream, since Dio discovered that he was a person who had been dreamwalked by Cthulhu, Dio became interested in him.

This might be a good thing.

During the rest of the work hours, Jill and Leon almost never left Liu Xing's side, so Dio never showed up again.

Although Wesker received the news and wanted to come pick them up, he was directly rejected by Liu Xing, first because Liu Xing felt Dio shouldn't harm him during this period, and second because even if Wesker came, it wouldn't be of much use...

Back at the hotel, Wesker called Liu Xing's group over and inquired in detail about the day's events.

"It seems that Dio has taken an interest in you, Chris, so do you want to go back to London directly to avoid Dio attacking you at Floral Cemetery?" Wesker frowned and said.

Liu Xing shook his head and smiled, "No need, if Dio really wanted to harm me, he should have just killed me directly today. So I think Dio must have another purpose for me, and even if I go back to London, Dio will definitely have the ability to chase and kill me there."

Wesker nodded and sighed, "You're right, Chris. Then you should stay here, but Jill and Leon, you can't let Chris be alone."

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