Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 452: Shot

Liu Xing frowned unexpectedly as he realized that the Queen of England was in critical condition at this time.

In this parallel world, or rather, in this world, the Queen of England stood out for her remarkably long reign. Although she had been reported seriously ill and near death several times in recent years, she had always managed to pull through in the end.

However, Liu Xing understood very well that this time, the Queen of England might truly be in jeopardy, especially since the Cult of the Cadaver had become involved. From the perspective of the Cult of the Cadaver, they would certainly welcome the demise of the Queen of England.

After all, if the Queen of England passed away, the Cult of the Cadaver would gain another important card in their hands. Given that the Cult of the Cadaver possessed magic capable of "raising the dead," it was highly likely that the England royal family would seek their assistance to resurrect the Queen of England.

However, realizing this, Liu Xing stumbled upon another issue. Although Tian Qing’s sudden appearance had made Liu Xing feel like this parallel world was the real world, there were still conflicts between this parallel world and the real world, such as the status of the England royal family.

Because of encountering Tian Qing earlier, Liu Xing’s mind was somewhat unsettled, causing him to forget this point. Therefore, now that he recalled it, Liu Xing began to doubt that his thoughts might be wrong.

"It’s troublesome. If the Queen passes away at this time, the England royal family might choose to have the Cult of the Cadaver resurrect her. After all, for the England royal family, the Queen must not die now," Buke, sitting in the co-pilot seat, spoke up.

Alice nodded with a hint of resignation. "Exactly, for the England royal family, the Queen is their last pillar. According to the agreement signed between the England royal family and Parliament years ago, after the Queen’s demise, the power of the England royal family will be greatly weakened. They will merely be a figurehead thereafter. So, in recent years, the England royal family has been negotiating with Parliament. It seems they’ve come up with a rather bizarre verbal agreement, stating that if the Queen can live to a ripe old age, then the England royal family will have the opportunity to renegotiate with Parliament. And now, the Queen of England is ninety-eight years old."

Zhang Jingxu raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. "Are you kidding me? Is this how you handle such important matters in England? You decide such crucial issues through betting?"

Alice shrugged, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Well, you see, this should be Parliament’s way of saving face for the royal family. After all, if you understand the history of England, you’ll know that the relationship between Parliament and the royal family is incredibly complex. Moreover, in history, Parliament and the royal family have made quite a few bizarre agreements. So, getting back to the point, I believe the reason the England royal family is willing to cooperate with the Cult of the Cadaver is probably because they hope the Queen can live for another two years to win that verbal agreement..."

Liu Xing nodded. If the England royal family didn’t want to lose out, they would undoubtedly seek the assistance of the Cult of the Cadaver. However, a problem arose now. The assistance from the Cult of the Cadaver wasn’t aimed at prolonging the Queen’s life but rather transforming her into a Ghoul.

And Liu Xing was certain now that the Cult of the Cadaver would definitely meddle with the Queen. In that case, the Queen would most likely become a puppet of the Cult of the Cadaver.

Then, the Cult of the Cadaver could leverage the Queen to manipulate England, thereby increasing their chances of seizing power.

At this moment, Jack, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. "According to what you’ve said and the current situation, the best solution to this problem now is to ensure the Queen’s death thoroughly, without giving the Cult of the Cadaver a chance to transform her into a Ghoul. Otherwise, if the Cult of the Cadaver controls the Queen, they will undoubtedly further control the England royal family."

Jack’s words caused a momentary silence in the car.

It had to be said that Jack’s proposed solution was indeed the best choice because if the Cult of the Cadaver formally cooperated with the England royal family, troubles would escalate dramatically.

And the best way to resolve this trouble undoubtedly started from the source, ensuring the Queen became completely "deceased."

However, for Alice and Buke, these English individuals, such an approach was outright treasonous.

And for Liu Xing and his foreign companions, the thought of assassinating a foreign head of state was something they wouldn’t even dare to consider... Not to mention, even if they dared, the chances of success were slim.

After all, over the years, aside from countries with relatively chaotic political situations, incidents of the assassination of heads of state were extremely rare.

After a moment, Alice chuckled and said, "What are we even thinking? With our current qualifications, we cannot participate in such a major event. So, we can only wait quietly for the situation to unfold."

Alice’s words left everyone speechless. After all, as Alice had said, they as a group were not qualified to participate in the maneuverings of this major event.

However, Liu Xing pondered for a moment and couldn’t help but ask KP Li Shunchan, "KP, speaking of the life and death of the Queen of England, there should be a confrontational module, right?"

KP Li Shunchan chuckled and said, "You guessed it right, Liu Xing. Let me tell you directly. This confrontational module is an upgraded module in the Hound of Tindalos area. However, this module is divided into four factions: the Cult of the Cadaver, the official England faction, the England royal family, and the commoners. But the most important thing is that the outcome of your module will affect the development of that module. If you successfully defeat Bai Hecheng and his group, then in the other module, the Cult of the Cadaver faction’s players will have fewer resources at their disposal. At the same time, players from the official England faction will receive more intelligence about the Cult of the Cadaver. By the way, there are currently ten modules being simultaneously conducted within the British Isles."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that ten modules were being conducted simultaneously within the British Isles.

However, upon closer thought, this was quite normal. After all, just in the Saven Valley area alone, four or five modules could be conducted simultaneously, and each module could ensure the participation of a Great Old One. Moreover, the Cult of the Cadaver had already begun full-scale operations, causing disturbances everywhere within the British Isles.

While Liu Xing was lost in thought, Alice suddenly hit the brakes, causing Liu Xing’s head to directly make intimate contact with the front seat...

Liu Xing gasped for air, about to ask Alice what was wrong, only to see two police officers approaching.

It was then that Liu Xing noticed that there were several police cars parked at the intersection ahead, and over a dozen police officers were questioning passing vehicles.

It seemed that Glasgow had been placed under martial law.

A police officer stood by the driver’s side and knocked on the window, saying, "Please step out of the vehicle for inspection."

Alice frowned because they had left in such a hurry that they hadn’t had a chance to change back. They were still dressed as doctors and nurses.

And most importantly, Liu Xing and the others still had their guns holstered. If these police officers found out, it would be big trouble.

However, at this moment, Jack stepped forward, got out of the car, and presented his police officer badge to the officer, saying, "We are currently on a special mission and cannot undergo inspection."

As Jack spoke, he nervously scanned the surroundings.

Alice also cooperatively rolled down the window, presenting her own police officer badge.

After confirming the authenticity of their police officer badges, the two officers nodded and said, "OK, you may continue with your secret mission. We hope you have a safe journey. But be careful ahead; the unrest in the slum district hasn’t completely subsided."

Jack nodded and smiled, "Thank you for the reminder. If we happen to meet again at the police station, I’ll treat you to a cup of coffee."

Jack returned to the car and let out a sigh of relief, "Looks like we’re in luck. Nobody has noticed yet that we’ve taken William from the hospital."

Liu Xing was about to nod when he suddenly realized that something seemed off.

Since the William shooting incident began, Liu Xing felt that the Cult of the Cadaver had come prepared, with one action following another. His group was completely passive, feeling ensnared in the Cult of the Cadaver’s plans.

However, after Jack took William away, the Cult of the Cadaver had been silent. Logically, the Cult of the Cadaver should have a way to confirm William’s status and should have prepared corresponding countermeasures.

So now, logically speaking, the Cult of the Cadaver should be able to confirm that William was still alive and should be able to find out that it was their group who had taken him away.

But now, there was no movement from the Cult of the Cadaver, which made Liu Xing recall a phrase—when things go against the norm, there must be a demon.

However, Liu Xing also thought that it was possible that the Cult of the Cadaver was short-staffed due to capturing over two hundred foreign tourists and planning to smuggle them out of Scotland. Thus, they might not have enough manpower to deal with their group.

Of course, it was also possible that the Cult of the Cadaver wanted to create a big news event.

"Be careful; we’re entering the slum district now. There’s a high chance we’ll encounter people throwing stones at us, or even potential road robberies. So, if necessary, I’ll fire a warning shot. If they persist, we’ll have to retaliate with gunfire, because we can’t get caught up in the turmoil of the poor," Jack said nervously.

The destination of Liu Xing’s group was a shipyard located in High Bay, which was a famous slum district in Glasgow. Most of High Bay’s residents worked in the shipyards of various sizes in the area. However, with the continuous decline of the world’s shipbuilding industry in recent years, many residents of High Bay had lost their jobs, causing the already troubled High Bay to completely become a slum district.

One major problem in the slum district was the chaotic security situation, with numerous gangs.

So, although the unrest in the Glasgow city center had subsided, it still continued in the High Bay area.

At this moment, KP Li Shunchan suddenly spoke, "Now, please roll a 50% success rate Judgment each for players Liu Xing and Zhang Jingxu. The Judgment results will determine what you will encounter next."

Liu Xing: 39/50, success.

Zhang Jingxu: 96/50, critical failure.

Liu Xing frowned. Although his Judgment roll was successful, Zhang Jingxu’s critical failure indicated that their group might encounter trouble before reaching their destination.

Sure enough, Liu Xing heard the sound of intense gunfire coming from not far away.

Jack’s face changed, and he said anxiously, "Alice, step on the gas now. Let’s quickly leave this street. There’s likely a conflict between the Black Car Gang and the Blood Hand Gang up ahead. If we get involved, accidents are highly probable because both mafia groups have many rifles and grenades."

Alice nodded and immediately stepped on the gas to try to leave the street quickly.

However, just then, a black car suddenly sped out from a nearby alley, narrowly passing by Liu Xing’s vehicle.

Before Liu Xing and the others could even breathe a sigh of relief for avoiding an accident, they heard another round of intense gunfire!

Then, time seemed to freeze familiarly, allowing Liu Xing to see a barrage of bullets outside the car.

"Now, because you have been caught up in a mafia pursuit and have been targeted by mafia gunmen, you have been affected. Since you are all wearing bulletproof vests, please roll a 1d10 dice each to determine how much damage you will take in this round of gunfire. I will also make secret rolls for the NPCs’ injuries," KP Li Shunchan said solemnly.

Liu Xing: 1d10 = 8.

Zhang Jingxu: 1d10 = 3.

Liu Xing frowned. He hadn’t expected his luck to be so bad this time, rolling an 8 for damage.

Before Liu Xing could mourn for himself for three seconds, KP Li Shunchan spoke again, "Judgment is over. The game continues!"

As soon as KP Li Shunchan finished speaking, Liu Xing felt as if his chest had been hit hard by a baseball bat twice. Then, after a few seconds, a wave of indescribable pain swept through his body, causing Liu Xing’s brain to stop thinking instantly.

And at this moment, KP Li Shunchan’s voice still appeared clear in Liu Xing’s ears, "Because you have suffered a high amount of damage at once, you will now make a Willpower Judgment. If you fail the Willpower Judgment, you will fall into a coma. Of course, because we at the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall are very humanized, Liu Xing, you can choose to enter a coma directly now."

Without hesitation, Liu Xing chose to enter a coma because he couldn’t endure the pain right now.

So, KP Li Shunchan didn’t hesitate either and directly let Liu Xing enter a coma.

...

Liu Xing didn’t know how long it had been when he suddenly felt

as if someone was repeatedly stabbing needles into his chest, causing him to open his eyes in pain.

Then, Liu Xing realized that he was lying in a room at the Manchester safe point, and his chest was already wrapped in a large number of bandages.

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