Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 491: Eve

Bain nodded with a smile and spoke, "If everything goes as planned, the Cult of the Cadaver should unveil that magic book during the Ritual Ceremony. Miss Alice, all you need to do then is shoot the magic book with the hand crossbow. And once you’ve returned here safely, I’ll offer you some rewards that I consider worthwhile. Well, it’s up to you now."

With that, Bain vanished once again before Liu Xing and the others.

With Bain’s assistance, Liu Xing and the others felt more confident in dealing with the Cult of the Cadaver. After all, now each person effectively had two lives.

At that moment, Chris called Alice, instructing her to take non-combatants like Juri Sonoda and Nan Xiaoniao to his house to prevent any trouble from the new Manchester police chief who might expel them from the Safe Point later.

Chris even suspected that the new Manchester police chief might be affiliated with the Cult of the Cadaver. He had heard that the new chief had close ties to the England royal family. Moreover, Chris had been recommended to Manchester by the England royal family themselves.

Therefore, after a brief discussion, Liu Xing and the others decided to leave the Safe Point together, dropping off Juri Sonoda and the others at Chris’s house before heading to the outdoor sports club to learn rock climbing and rappelling.

Soon, Liu Xing and his group packed up and drove to Chris’s villa area.

Due to the recent car bombing incident, security in the villa area had been heightened. Fortunately, Chris was waiting at the gate for Liu Xing’s group, so they entered the villa area easily.

After entrusting Juri Sonoda and the others to Chris, Liu Xing and his group prepared to leave again. However, at that moment, Isabella suddenly found Liu Xing.

"I received a message from my undercover agent in the Cult of the Cadaver," Isabella said. "They’ve already begun the Ritual Ceremony. It’s scheduled to last for three days. I hope you can find an opportune moment to disrupt the Cult of the Cadaver’s ceremony. By the way, if you need assistance from my undercover agent, just dial this phone number and state your request."

Taking the piece of paper with the phone number, Liu Xing nodded. "Thank you for your help, Miss Isabella. We will do our best to stop the Cult of the Cadaver’s ritual."

Isabella shook her head with some resignation. "If only I had fully recovered my strength by now, and that damned Gary didn’t have something that could completely restrain me, I would have joined you in confronting the Cult of the Cadaver. But let’s not dwell on gratitude; helping you is also helping myself. After all, that damned Gary surely knows I plotted against him, and he undoubtedly wants revenge. So if the Cult of the Cadaver takes control of Manchester, I’ll be in big trouble."

After saying this, Isabella turned and headed back to Chris’s house.

Once they left Chris’s house, Liu Xing’s group headed straight to the outdoor sports club recommended by Chris. As Chris had promised, the coaches at the club began one-on-one instruction for Liu Xing and his companions.

Of course, Miguel, who didn’t need training, was dispatched by Liu Xing to Eins Castle to gather intelligence.

At this point, KP Li Shunchan stepped forward and said, "Now, all players will undergo intensive training. Due to differences in coaching expertise and training conditions, each player will need to roll a 10d6+10 Judgment to determine their rock climbing skill level and a 10d5+10 Judgment to determine their rappelling skill level. However, due to your intense training, you will suffer from a negative status—fatigue—afterward, which will affect some skill Judgments."

Liu Xing nodded silently. This time, KP Li Shunchan was being quite fair. With decent luck, the skill levels of Liu Xing’s group could both reach over 40. Coupled with the professional tools provided by Chris and the specially modified climbing route, Liu Xing estimated that they could ascend and descend Eins Castle smoothly without interference from the Cult of the Cadaver.

Then, the sound of dice rolling echoed.

Rock Climbing: 10d6+10 = 50

Rappelling: 10d5+10 = 50

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised at his exceptionally good luck. Both skill rolls resulted in a value of 50.

However, when the Judgment results came out, Liu Xing felt his body starting to lose control, following his personal coach to climb up and down the field.

Despite his lack of control over his body, Liu Xing could still feel the fatigue creeping in. This sensation made him uncomfortable, as it was purely a mental blow.

Hours passed like this, with the sun already beginning to set when Liu Xing finally regained control of his body.

"So tired," Liu Xing couldn’t help but say.

At this point, his legs and hands felt detached, especially his hands, which throbbed with pain from the rappelling practice just now.

Liu Xing’s personal coach handed him an energy drink, smiling. "Mr. Ryuusei, you have a natural talent for rock climbing and rappelling. You’ve become quite proficient in just half a day. It seems that if you continue training diligently, you should achieve good results in international competitions in the future."

After gulping down the energy drink in one go, Liu Xing forced a smile and nodded. He was too tired to speak now... Of course, he didn’t want to alarm his personal coach either.

Then, supported by his coach, Liu Xing entered the massage room to receive a massage from the club’s professional masseur.

Of course, Ling Ishikawa and the others were already lying on the beds in the massage room, welcoming Liu Xing with their eyes when he entered...

After a thorough massage, Liu Xing finally felt a lot less fatigued. At least now he could walk properly.

"Ah, finally back," Ling Ishikawa said, standing up.

At that moment, the club’s owner walked in, smiling. "You guys truly live up to Chris’s recommendation. Your talents have impressed all our coaches. But I believe what you need most right now is an energy-packed dinner, so please follow me."

And thus, Liu Xing and his companions followed the owner to dinner, replenishing their energy for the challenges ahead.

Upon reaching the club’s restaurant, Liu Xing and the others finally enjoyed a hearty meal. Because they had trained during lunchtime to save time, they had only eaten a few energy bars and pieces of chocolate.

At the dining table, Liu Xing hesitated and said, "Should we consider changing the plan and wait until tomorrow night to attack Eins Castle? Our stamina has been heavily depleted by now. If we force ourselves to assault Eins Castle now, I’m afraid we’ll make mistakes due to exhaustion, and those mistakes could be fatal."

Liu Xing’s words plunged everyone into silence because each person was well aware of their own condition. Except for Ryuzaki, Buke, and a few others, everyone’s stamina was far from ideal.

"I know our stamina is an issue right now," Alice began, "but I just received a message from Chris. He informed me that the Cult of the Cadaver’s parade application has been approved and officially started at four o’clock this afternoon. Through statistics at various intersections, it’s been noted that many Cult of the Cadaver followers from Eins Castle have entered Manchester through various means to participate in the parade. By tomorrow afternoon at four, the parade will end, and the Cult of the Cadaver followers are likely to return to Eins Castle. So, I believe tonight is the best time to attack."

Liu Xing nodded in agreement. Alice made a valid point; tonight indeed presented the best opportunity to raid Eins Castle. However, Liu Xing couldn’t shake off the feeling of exhaustion.

Feeling drained...

Suddenly, Ryuzaki spoke up, "Here’s what we’ll do: we’ll raid Eins Castle in the late night. Even if the Cult of the Cadaver has assigned guards, the mental state of those unprofessionally trained followers will be significantly worse in the late night. Our chances of success in raiding Eins Castle will be much higher then, and we can also take this opportunity to rest for a few hours."

"And most importantly," Ryuzaki continued, "I checked the weather forecast. It shows that Manchester will experience a light rain around five o’clock tomorrow morning. While this rain may pose some minor inconvenience, it will also serve as our ally, aiding our infiltration into Eins Castle. So, after dinner, we’ll camp near Eins Castle and prepare to climb up when it starts raining tomorrow morning."

Ryuzaki’s suggestion received unanimous support from the group.

So, Liu Xing and his companions quickly finished dinner, bought some energy bars and drinks from the club, and then drove out of Manchester to camp on a small hill three kilometers from Eins Castle.

Miguel, who was sent to investigate Eins Castle, also returned after receiving Liu Xing’s message.

According to Miguel’s investigation, the Cult of the Cadaver had started the Ritual Ceremony at ten o’clock this morning. Bai Hecheng was officiating the ceremony, with Gary by his side. Rayna remained in Eins Castle, overseeing the dispatch of Cult of the Cadaver followers in Manchester. In the afternoon, Rayna sent over a hundred disguised Cult of the Cadaver followers to participate in the parade in Manchester. Thus, there were now only over a hundred Cult of the Cadaver followers left in Eins Castle. Thirty of them were stationed at the rear mountain under Ace’s command to prevent any surprise attacks. Additionally, over a dozen Cult of the Cadaver followers were guarding the underground passage, led by Ghoul, the one wielding the staff.

Sanna was naturally sitting in the armed helicopter, seemingly designated to command it. However, Miguel found it strange that Romero’s son was nowhere to be seen in Eins Castle. It seemed Sanna had moved him elsewhere.

Of course, Miguel suspected that Sanna might have taken Romero’s son away to manipulate him emotionally or even use him as leverage against his father.

Afterwards, Miguel was assigned to keep watch while Liu Xing and the others took out their sleeping bags to rest.

Nothing eventful happened.

At four o’clock the next morning, Miguel began waking up Liu Xing and the others, bringing them some good news.

Chris’s people in Liverpool had finally found Rayna, or "Alexander’s" wife and children, and even sent back several threatening photos.

Of course, Chris assured that his people hadn’t harmed "Alexander’s" wife and children; they simply used persuasion and reasoning.

But none of this concerned Liu Xing and the others. At the moment, they only cared about whether these photos could convince Rayna.

"If Rayna still has any feelings for her wife and children, these photos will have a significant impact on her," Zhang Jingxu analyzed. "But relying solely on these few photos to convince Rayna to abandon the Ritual Ceremony is impossible. So, we can try to use these photos to threaten Rayna after we’ve disrupted the Ritual Ceremony. After all, most of the Cult of the Cadaver followers in Eins Castle obey Rayna."

Liu Xing nodded, then turned to Miguel. "Miguel, now go back to Eins Castle for one last round of investigation. Send us the distribution of Cult of the Cadaver followers in Eins Castle via text message. Then, try to infiltrate near Rayna as much as possible. After we’ve disrupted the Ritual Ceremony, you’ll use those photos to threaten Rayna. If that doesn’t work, find a way to kill her, create chaos in Eins Castle, and then rendezvous with us to leave."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Miguel nodded and then headed towards Eins Castle.

Meanwhile, after having a few energy bars for breakfast, Liu Xing and his team drove to a cliff behind Eins Castle.

To avoid revealing their whereabouts with the noise of the car, Liu Xing and the others got out of the car and equipped themselves when they were still a kilometer away from Eins Castle. They then continued on foot.

The outcome of this module would be revealed in the next two hours!

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