Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Looking at the current situation, Liu Xing felt that he could only choose to believe Dio, even though he felt that the possibility of Dio betraying him was greater.

So, Liu Xing nodded and said, "Okay, I have a question for you. What happened to the Ghoul statue that Ithaqua took a picture of you holding?"

Dio sighed and said seriously, "I knew Officer Chris would ask this question, because that Ghoul statue is the culprit behind all this. After Ithaqua took the photo of us, he left immediately, and then Locke wanted to buy the Ghoul statue from me, because it was pretty cool in the eyes of children. But I refused Locke at the time because I also liked the Ghoul statue. After I put the Ghoul statue in my room, I started having nightmares every day, and the content of the nightmares was naturally related to the Ghoul statue."

"So, I was going to throw away the Ghoul statue, because who can stand having nightmares every day? But at that time, Locke and Tim happened to come to my place, and they saw me about to throw away the Ghoul statue. So Locke asked me again if I wanted to sell him the Ghoul statue, and I naturally told him about my recent experiences. But the unbelieving Locke still wanted the Ghoul statue, so in the end I gave the Ghoul statue to Locke."

"A week later, I kept asking Locke how things were going, and although Locke seemed a bit listless in the first two days, he later recovered. Locke even told me that he had subdued the Demon that was inhabiting the Ghoul statue. But later I learned that Locke had also been tormented by nightmares, but to save face, he simply put the Ghoul statue in the storage room, and only took it out when I and Tim went to his house to play."

"This went on for more than 10 years, and when Locke had to go out of town for development, he suddenly remembered the Ghoul statue while packing his bags, so he took the Ghoul statue with him to his new home. The most important thing is that Locke even put the Ghoul statue on his bedside, wanting to try the feeling of having nightmares again. Of course, the result was as expected - Locke had nightmares for a few days, and found that even if he threw the Ghoul statue in the trash, it would appear in his living room the next day, and Locke would not be able to sleep if he did not put the Ghoul statue in his room."

"Finally, Locke found that his body was becoming stranger and stranger. In simple terms, Locke found that he was becoming more and more like the Ghoul statue, and he also developed a desire to eat people. Frightened, Locke immediately went to find his friend, an Occultist who was doing a doctorate at Miskatonic University, and then discovered that he was under the curse of the Ghoul statue."

"Locke's friend then tried to help Locke break the curse. At first, Locke's Ghoul curse was effectively suppressed, but later, because Locke's friend and his mentor encountered an accident while exploring a pyramid in South America, Locke's friend went missing, and the Ghoul curse that had been suppressed in Locke suddenly erupted. Locke completely turned into a Ghoul, but most of the time he can still maintain a human form."

"In the first few years after becoming a Ghoul, although Locke had to consume human flesh to alleviate his never-ending hunger, he could still survive by eating the corpses of the dead. However, after a few years, Locke had to eat the hearts of a few living people every year to maintain his human form and human will. From then on, Locke became the Blood Hand Print Killer."

After listening to Dio's words, Liu Xing couldn't help but suspect that Dio was transplanting his own experience onto Locke's head. However, it seems that the Ghoul statue was not the one Dio sold to the missing family of five.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing continued to ask, "I see. So do you know that there have been a few Ghoul murder cases happening in London recently?"

"What? Isn't Locke still in France?" Dio frowned.

Seeing Dio's reaction, Liu Xing knew that Dio was most likely unaware that the Ghoul statue had fallen into the hands of that family of five.

Of course, it's also possible that Dio has been immersed in acting for these years and has developed the ability to compete for an Oscar.

Liu Xing thought about it and decided to tell Dio about the situation of that family of five.

After a moment of silence, Dio spoke up, "I didn't expect the Ghoul statue to find a new host again. It seems the London police will have their hands full, because that's five Ghouls. Although they may not have fully transformed into Ghouls yet, their strength is still not to be underestimated."

Liu Xing nodded seriously and said, "So, Mr. Dio, do you know the weaknesses of these Ghouls? Negotiating with them is definitely not realistic now, so we in the London police can only choose to shoot them down. But I've heard that these Ghouls are very strong in combat, and handguns are almost ineffective against them. So I hope Mr. Dio can provide us with the weaknesses of these Ghouls to help the London police eliminate the threat."

Dio shrugged and smiled, "It seems Officer Chris wants me to turn state's evidence, but that's understandable. However, I have to make it clear in advance that the so-called weaknesses of the Ghouls I tell you have not been verified, because they are just the experiences I have accumulated over the years of interacting with the Ghouls. After all, you police should be able to guess that Floral Cemetery is the territory of the Cult of the Cadaver, and there are several Ghouls lurking in the depths of Floral Cemetery. I have had at least one encounter with those Ghouls, and some of them have even become my friends."

"First of all, the skin of the Ghouls is very tough, and it is also covered with a layer of lubricating mucus, so the police handguns you use are almost ineffective against the Ghouls. Because the power of police handgun bullets is not that great, either they cannot penetrate the Ghouls' skin, or they are simply deflected by the mucus on the Ghouls' skin. In short, you police need to use more powerful firearms to deal with the Ghouls."

"Then, because Ghouls have a layer of mucus for protection, you can't expect to be able to use flamethrowers against Ghouls, as this basically won't cause any damage to them. Besides, although Ghouls are more accustomed to using their sharp claws to attack enemies, Ghouls also use various magic to fight enemies, and Ghouls who use magic are much harder to deal with than those who use claws. So for safety's sake, I personally suggest that you police officers should first show the Ghouls your weakness, lure the Ghouls into close combat with you."

"As for the other weaknesses of Ghouls, they are basically not much different from us humans, after all, the physical fitness of Ghouls is only a little stronger than that of humans. So you police officers only need to use firepower superiority to suppress the Ghouls, and you can easily achieve victory. However, Ghouls generally operate in dark and damp places, so you police officers may not have the opportunity to easily suppress the Ghouls with firepower. Therefore, it is best for you police officers to bring some grenades when chasing Ghouls."

Liu Xing nodded, although Dio's words were of almost no reference value to him, he still had to pretend to understand.

However, what Liu Xing was most concerned about was that Dio had actually seen other Ghouls in the Floral Cemetery.

Dio seemed to have noticed Liu Xing's confusion, so he smiled and said, "To be honest, although Ghouls and us humans are on opposite sides, there are some Ghouls who have a pretty good attitude towards humans, especially those Ghouls who were originally human, and some human-Ghoul hybrids."

"Hybrids? Doesn't that mean there is no reproductive isolation between humans and Ghouls?" Liu Xing pretended to be surprised.

Dio nodded and said, "That's right, there is indeed no reproductive isolation between humans and Ghouls, so half of the Ghouls in the Floral Cemetery are human-Ghoul hybrids. They have been living as humans for decades after birth, and they are no different from normal people."

Liu Xing nodded, his brow furrowed.

If Dio hadn't reminded him, Liu Xing would have almost forgotten about this possibility, that Dio might actually be a Ghoul hybrid!

If Dio was really a Ghoul hybrid, then many things could be better explained.

After pretending to ponder for a moment, Liu Xing said to Dio, "So, Mr. Dio, what do you want to cooperate with me, or rather, with the London police?"

Hearing this, Dio immediately smiled and said, "I knew Officer Chris would choose to cooperate with me. Although I really want to cooperate with the London police right now, I don't have any substantial evidence to prove that I'm not the Blood Hand Print Killer, so I can only choose to cooperate with you personally, Officer Chris, because, as I said, we are of the same kind."

Liu Xing nodded and sighed, "Mr. Dio, are you talking about that dream? In the dream, I saw you being tied to a large pillar by a group of what looked like Fishmen."

Dio took a business card out of his pocket and said seriously, "This is the contact information for the Dreamers' Guild. Officer Chris, after hearing what I'm about to say, you can choose whether to join this Dreamers' Guild. First of all, our current dream is connected, or more precisely, we and tens of thousands of others are sharing the same dream, because we have all been influenced by a Great Old One, which has pulled us into the same dream, and it is doing this because it wants us to provide it with the power of faith."

"Most of the humans who have been pulled into this dream by the Great Old One are unable to get out of the mist within the specified time, so these people have been brainwashed to become the most loyal followers of the Great Old One. But for people like you and me, who have been able to enter the ruins, we are existences with very strong spiritual power, so that Great Old One will find opportunities to transform us into its worshipped mythical creature - the Deep One, which is what you call the Fishmen."

"However, there are exceptions, some humans may be the so-called chosen ones, and even that Great Old One cannot transform them into Deep Ones. So that Great Old One will arrange those Deep Ones to capture these people and tie them to the pillar called the Sacrificial Pillar to sacrifice them to that Great Old One. And I am one of them, and I can also confirm that you are the same as me, because you, like me before, can move freely in the dream, instead of being a puppet that can only watch and not control your body."

It must be said that Dio's words have really opened Liu Xing's eyes.

However, in Liu Xing's view, Dio is at most just a Crimson Ghoul, and he shouldn't be able to understand the mechanism of Cthulhu's dream invasion so well, so Liu Xing thinks Dio's words are just his own opinion.

"By the way, if we are tied to the Sacrificial Pillar and sacrificed to that Great Old One, we will become permanent vegetative patients in the real world, and this Dreamers' Guild is a mutual aid organization for people like us, to ensure that we are not so isolated and at the mercy of others in the dream."

Liu Xing took the business card Dio had in his hand and found that there was only a phone number on it.

It seems this Dreamers' Guild is quite mysterious.

"Okay, I've said what I needed to say, and it's time for me to leave now. I hope you, Officer Chris, can become a member of our Dreamers' Guild, and we can talk more about it later."

Dio got up and left the room.

Liu Xing sighed and stood by the window, looking at the parking lot downstairs.

A few minutes later, Dio got into a black sedan and left.

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