Cthulhu Panel: One organ mutates every day

strangeness.

The police officers outside said that Bob had cut off his elderly mother's head, which made them afraid to go inside.

Then the head must have been placed in a very conspicuous position.

Why haven't we found that head after being here for so long?

Has anyone else come in?

Or has it already been offered to that evil god?

"Lillian, have you found Bob's mother's head?" Wayne asked, watching Lillian rummage through the drawers.

Lillian stopped what she was doing, turned around and shook her head: "I didn't find it, but I found these." As she spoke, she held up a stack of bank documents and a critical condition notice for Bob's elderly mother.

Wayne took the document, glanced through it briefly, and found that they were all normal expenses. However, Bob's elderly mother was seriously ill, and Bob's salary at Robert's factory was very low. In the end, under the influence of multiple factors, he was gradually dragged down and took his own life.

"That's not right. The headless corpse and the facial symbol from the first crime scene are nowhere to be found in this room. So what's the connection between the second and first crime scenes?"

Wayne looked puzzled, then glanced at the headless human-shaped statue on the table beside him.

"If I had to guess, is it the problem with these statues?"

[Perception Lv.1 - Observation of the Microscopic] Progress 13.5%

"Ethan, help me find Bob's mother's head," Wayne said.

"We're already looking." Ethan crawled under the bed and looked repeatedly to see if there was anything strange there.

Unfortunately, there was nothing there except dust and some rags.

Bob's mother's head disappeared.

The group gathered together and reported their findings to Matthew.

Matthew then gave instructions: "If no further clues are found, send someone to bring those headless statues back to the station, make a note of the missing head of Bob's mother, and then thoroughly investigate the Hofhouse Tavern in the South District, especially Joseph."

He paused, glanced at Wayne, and continued, "Or do you, Wayne, have other ideas?"

"Team leader, you're incredibly insightful. I think I can handle this." Wayne grinned.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "I can't waste this second scene; the progress of [Perception] hasn't been very good yet."

"Okay, go for it. It would be best if you could find some new key information. This will help you figure out the whole incident and make it easier for other colleagues to make a judgment when you report it to the bureau." Matthew agreed and also wanted to test the limits of Wayne, the messenger.

Wayne approached the wooden bed and examined Bob's body closely.

The body itself matched the characteristics of a worker: dark skin, thick beard, old bruises on the arms and legs, and calluses on the palms.

"Strange, isn't there even the slightest hint of a human face symbol?"

Wayne believes that the missing head of Bob's mother is related to the face symbol, but Chief Matthew has already examined the body and found no face symbol.

"Something must have gone wrong. But this is a completely inexplicable and illogical anomaly; how can we determine which link went missing?"

Wayne recalled some classic rituals for summoning evil gods.

Generally speaking, to summon an evil god, one must first have offerings to the evil god, then have specific symbols to attract the evil god's attention, and finally recite the evil god's specific name in order to possibly summon the evil god's descent.

If we match each of the above elements one by one...

The item Bob offered to the evil god could be a headless statue, his own life, or even his elderly mother's head.

This refers to a process that has already been completed.

As for the specific symbol, it should be the "headless corpse" in Lakeside Park, or the face symbol, but the face symbol is not seen in the house now.

Then this step may be part of a process that is not yet completed.

Bob may or may not have recited the name of a specific deity, but this is a step we cannot take on our own.

Well, taking a step back, the more complete the ritual, the more likely it is to uncover unusual clues.

What if we stepped in and personally filled in the missing link?

For example, draw that face symbol?

Could this trigger more contamination and reveal more information?

The team leader and his colleagues probably guessed this part as well.

Wayne told Matthew about his idea.

"Should we proactively complete some parts of the ceremony to uncover more information?" Matthew paused for a moment:

"We have considered trying this approach, but we usually just compile the relevant ritual records and submit them to the General Administration. This is because rituals, though seemingly simple, are actually very elaborate and require extensive knowledge of rituals to perform them completely, and such ritual experts are generally concentrated in the General Administration."

"I see." Wayne hesitated, "The main concern is, won't things go wrong if we haphazardly complete the ritual?"

Ethan sensed something was wrong, his eyes gleaming strangely: "Hey, Wayne, maybe we shouldn't try this. Why do I feel so unsafe following you around?"

Lillian moved closer to Wayne: "It's okay, Ethan. The requirements for the ritual are usually very strict, so it's not that easy to attract evil gods. Besides, I'm here to cover for you."

Ethan knew the case involved the section chief, and Team Leader Matthew also wanted more information and clues, so he said helplessly, "Alright, you try."

"Okay, I'll give it a try." Wayne only intended to complete the face symbol.

He used Bob's finger, stained with Bob's blood, to draw the face symbol on the wooden bed.

Two eyes, two long ears, and two long whiskers.

It is at least 80% similar to the original symbol, but it is unclear whether the strokes are correct.

[Perception Lv.1 - Observation of the Microscopic] Progress 13.7%

That concludes my writing.

Lillian quickly moved to protect Wayne, remaining on high alert.

Ethan held his breath, looking at the reality deviation meter on his wrist.

Reality deviation: 0%

a long time.

Sweat beaded on Wayne's forehead; after all, it was he who drew the symbol, and he was the most nervous.

But he didn't feel anything unusual.

The pointer on the reality deviation measuring device remained motionless.

The drawn face symbol remained motionless.

"How's it going? Any new information?" Matthew asked, no longer looking at his watch.

Wayne glanced at the headless statues arranged on the table and shook his head: "Nothing found."

Ethan and Lillian both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, let's get ready to leave then. A safe evacuation is good enough." Matthew turned and walked towards the door.

Wei En was somewhat disappointed and followed them toward the door.

That doesn't make sense. Why is this secondary crime scene no different from a regular suicide scene?

It's a pity that we didn't make much progress in perception, nor did we gain any old points.

Just as Wayne was about to leave, he inexplicably touched one of the headless statues on the table again.

An elusive aura seeped out and surged into the body.

[Old Points: 0.12]

"Wait!" Wayne called out to the group.

Matthew, Lillian, and Ethan all turned around at the same time.

Wayne stroked the headless statue, its surface smooth as marble, and looked at the panel that appeared before him:

[Old Points: 0.12]

Growth has stopped.

Wayne touched the next headless statue.

[Old Points: 0.35]

Matthew, leaning on his black umbrella, asked seriously, "Is there a problem with the statue?"

"It wasn't there before, but maybe it is now. Let me take another look." Wayne continued to touch the next headless statue.

These ordinary statues suddenly transformed into mysterious objects, or rather, objects with an "old-world feel."

Wayne refers to the auras that he can absorb and convert into Ancient Points as "Ancient Auras".

[Old Points: 0.56]

Sometimes, as a legendary investigator, facing the unknown, experiencing the unknown, and pursuing the highest "truth" is inherently filled with boundless pleasure.

Moreover, nothing ventured, nothing gained; with teammates by my side, there's still room for my old points to increase.

Wayne continued touching each of the headless statues.

Once the old points stop increasing, he moves on to the next one.

Until I came across the largest statue, it felt smooth and soft to the touch, with a texture like skin.

No, it's not skin, it should be called flesh and blood.

But this statue is clearly made of marble.

[Old Points: 0.78, 0.89, 1.12...]

Wayne felt agitated and his mind was hazy. Strange syllables that kept repeating and overlapping gradually rang in his ears. An extreme sense of despair traveled from his palms up his arms to his heart.

Even their gazes were fixed on the largest headless statue, unable to look away.

He caught a glimpse of the watch face on his wrist out of the corner of his eye:

Reality deviation: 4.0%

Oops!

He opened his mouth as if to ask for help, but his vocal cords seemed to be damaged, and he could only produce similar strange syllables.

In his vision, the material of the headless statue gradually transformed into solid flesh and blood, its neck still trembling and vibrating, constantly emitting strange syllables that disturbed his mind, merging with Wayne's struggling cries for help.

The flesh and blood at the severed neck of the headless statue were still growing, extending, and deforming.

In just a few seconds, the head of an elderly woman was "sculpted".

Even if he were slow-witted, Wayne could guess that this was Bob's mother's missing head.

Its head was made entirely of blood-red flesh and mud, with clearly defined facial features, exuding an evil aura that dazzled and bewitched people, leaving them disheartened and devoid of all faith.

That feeling was as if it was telling him that everything was beyond saving, and that only by embracing despair could he let go of failure and only by embracing despair could he be reborn.

Strange hissing syllables filled the entire space.

Wayne suspected that his neck was about to be completely severed and his head was about to be "taken" by some great being.

[Old Points: 1.52, 1.63, 1.78...]

[Perception Lv.1 - Observation of the Microscopic] Progress 16.1%

Overwhelmed by a massive and intense feeling of despair, Wayne's mind completely shut down, going blank.

Lillian's anxious cries could still be heard in my ears.

He saw the headless statue merge completely with the old woman's head, transforming into a half-meter-tall fleshy creature that gradually began to move.

He glanced one last time at the watch face on his wrist, where the hands were gliding rapidly:

Reality deviation: 4.0%

4.1 %

4.2 %

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5%

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6%