Real Cthulhu Running Game

In this parallel world, when humans gain the favor of the Old Ones or ancient gods, they will inevitably become different from others, that is, become less and less human. For example, growing double horns or double pupils, or having skin that turns green or blue are only considered child's play because they are also within everyone's expectations.

This kind of change is indeed the most basic one. Only those who have some talent but are favored will become like this. Therefore, the power they can gain from it is also very limited. It is just to enhance basic attributes such as strength and agility. The most important thing is that the increased attribute value is not enough to make them surpass mortal bodies.

That’s right, those favored at this level can only become world-class in some aspects and can compete with world record holders, but that’s all, because they can only reach the level of half a human at best.

After reaching the level of half-man, it is roughly equivalent to superman, because half-man has surpassed the limits of human beings at least in some aspects. Of course, this also includes the two special abilities of flying and hiding. Of course, some favored people can transform into half-man as soon as they arrive, such as poker man.

The image of the Poker Man does come from a collectible card game, so his ability, to put it simply, is to randomly draw a card from his body, and then he can use the ability corresponding to the card. For example, if it is a monster card, he can simulate the attack of the monster. Of course, it can also be used for defense, and the level of damage and defense depends on the specific values ​​of this monster card.

It is worth noting that the monster cards in this card game have no effects, they simply compare numerical values.

As for magic cards, they release a spell instantly, but the opponent has a chance to dodge it directly. Trap cards are more interesting in that certain conditions must be met before they can be activated. However, after activation, they are almost 100% effective unless the enemy is obviously stronger than you.

To be honest, Liu Xing was envious of the poker man's ability, because it was not only very powerful but also very playable in the Cthulhu role-playing game lobby. After all, card drawing is highly random, and you may not be able to draw the card you want at certain times, but at some point you may get a comeback and your adrenaline will be maxed out.

The Poker Man can indeed use the ability of "fate" to draw the card he wants most at certain times, but he cannot use this skill at will, not even in life-and-death situations. That's why he volunteered to take on the task of guarding the door for "Liu Xing". On the one hand, he can have a chance to slowly settle down here, and on the other hand, he and "Liu Xing" have been friends for many years. You know, the reason why he was able to become the Poker Man was that "Liu Xing" helped when they took the test together, so that "Liu Xing" actually left without completing the test.

That’s right, the poker man’s real name is Liu Qinxi!

Obviously, this Liu Qinxi is the counterpart of Liu Qindong whom Liu Xing knows.

After Liu Qinxi became a poker man, he has maintained his current appearance, that is, his whole body is covered with cards, and even his face cannot be seen clearly. However, he can use these cards as his eyes, and release them to act as cameras when necessary. Therefore, Liu Qinxi's protection of Liu Xing can be regarded as a professional match, and one person can guard all directions.

As for the half-human, after further strengthening, it will become the so-called anthropomorphism. In other words, it will go from being at least 50% like a human to being only 10% like a human. That is, from mythical creatures such as ghouls and deep divers that still look like humans, to mythical creatures such as the invisible sons and shoggoths that do not look like humans at all.

For example, Liu Qinxi feels that when he evolves to the level of anthropomorphism, he might directly turn into a pile of cards, or a card. Although this becomes a bit abstract, his ability will evolve to be able to play whatever card he wants.

So at this time Liu Qinxi was also thinking whether he should go one step further. Although this would make him stronger, the problem was that it would also make him less like a human being. So such a trade-off made the young Liu Qinxi a little unsure about how to choose. After all, as a half-human he could still play around in the world, but after becoming a human he could do nothing.

Because Nyarlathotep wanted to watch the fun, he arranged for these Old Ones and ancient gods to fight each other, and they couldn't fight themselves, so they could only let their humans fight on their behalf?

If it was Nyarlathotep, then it all made sense.

As for why "Liu Xing" was able to defeat an anthropomorphism with his mortal body, it was because these anthropomorphisms were still somewhat like humans after all. So it's like the characters in many martial arts movies who want to practice the Golden Bell Cover or the Iron Shirt. These defensive skills will have a so-called "vital point", which means that if other parts of the body are hit, they will remain intact, but if the "vital point" is hit, even a child's punch can directly break the defense, or even kill the person.

However, it is not easy to find the vital point of an anthropomorphic body, because the biggest feature of anthropomorphic bodies is that they are not like humans, so if you want to find their vital points, you can't think with common sense, and you can only rely on luck. . . However, considering the gap in strength between humans and anthropomorphic bodies, even if the former is fully armed, there is no way to make up for it, so if a fight really comes, the former may only have such a chance.

That’s right, “Liu Xing” seized this only opportunity and directly defeated an anthropomorphism in a one-on-one situation. However, after completing this feat, “Liu Xing” could only hide here honestly and couldn’t even go out.

After all, no matter a person is placed in the sect of the ancient gods or the Old Ones, he must at least be at the level of the eldest senior brother. If it is a weaker sect, he can even become an elder. So now that he is sent away so easily by an ordinary person like you, anyone would feel embarrassed.

As for "Liu Xing" at this time, he was still confused. In other words, he still didn't know why he could knock out an anthropomorphic figure that looked like a praying mantis with just one punch. You know, this mantis anthropomorphic figure doesn't have a willow waist like a real mantis, and its joints seem to be broken at the slightest touch, so it has the nickname of Fat Mantis in the world.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Liu Xing's punch did not hit the mantis, because the punch was directly blocked by the mantis's arm, and then it fell directly to the ground, rolled its eyes and died.

This is outrageous.

At least in Liu Xing's opinion, this can no longer be explained by triggering the attack judgment of great success. After all, no matter how abstract this mantis-like person is, it can't use its vital point to take this move, right?

Besides, it doesn't seem like this parallel world will follow the setting of the Cthulhu role-playing game. Because if it really wants to do that, it would be better to just go to the table and compare the size of the dice, and the loser can just leave.

So Liu Xing almost felt that this parallel world might be a real parallel world. In short, Nyarlathotep made one parallel world follow the Cthulhu role-playing game style, while the other followed the online literature style?

As for why Nyarlathotep did this, we can only say that no matter what Nyarlathotep does, his character will not collapse, because he is such a fun person, and he can do anything as long as he can have fun.

Even though Ao Guanhai said that Nyarlathotep had fallen into a deep sleep, so these clones were able to enter the room and take over the entire Cthulhu game lobby... Liu Xing was also skeptical about this, thinking that this might be Nyarlathotep testing his clones. After all, in many film and television dramas, it is mentioned that clones like Ao Guanhai want to replace their original bodies and directly take over their bodies.

Therefore, if Nyarlathotep noticed that his clones were ready to do something, then he might really take advantage of the situation to plan and design his clones. Anyway, for a being of Nyarlathotep's level, it would not be a problem for him even if all his clones were gone, because he could always create a bunch of clones at any time.

If it really doesn't work, you can also promote some of the Old Ones to be your subordinates. After all, some of the Old Ones are quite capable and have already stepped into the realm of rules. In ancient words, this is in accordance with the Tao.

If he were Nyarlathotep, Liu Xing felt that he would pretend to be asleep, then run to other parallel worlds to continue playing games in the human world, and then come back to close the net when the time is right.

After all, anyone who has used a fish cage knows that it usually takes an entire night to catch fish in the cage. Of course, if conditions permit, leaving it for a day or two is not a problem, because this is the only way to attract enough fish and shrimp to fall into the trap. After all, although the IQ of fish and shrimp is not high, they can survive to this day by relying on their survival instinct, and they are still evolving, so that in places frequented by some anglers, the fish there already know what a fish hook is.

For example, the one between "Liu Xing" and Liu Qinxi is the fish hook.

Um?!

Where did this fish hook come from?

Liu Xing widened his eyes, looking at the glittering fishhook in front of him, and didn't know what to say for a moment. At this time, "Liu Xing" and Liu Qinxi turned a blind eye to the fishhook in front of them and were still chatting casually. The main content was that "Liu Xing" wanted to go out for a walk, while Liu Qinxi said that if you still want to live, you have to give up this bold idea.

Can't you see this?

You have to know that the fishhook has been placed directly in front of "Liu Xing". It can even be said that "Liu Xing" only needs to stretch his head and open his mouth to bite the hook, so... This can't be someone really fishing, no, it should be fishing for people, right?

Since Liu Qinxi can transform into a poker man, it is not impossible that someone can obtain power from ancient gods or the Old Ones and directly transform into a real fisherman. His ability is described in online articles as "fishing alone for eternity", which means that theoretically he can catch anything.

It was obvious that this person was planning to lure "Liu Xing" away directly. After all, "Liu Xing" was hidden by an Old One at this time, and it was basically impossible for others to find "Liu Xing" through normal means, so they could only find "Liu Xing" through this special method.

It's like when you want to find a file on an unfamiliar computer, but you don't know any tricks to use the computer. You can only open folders one by one to look for the file. Unless you are very lucky, this exhaustive method will take up a lot of your time.

When you know how to locate a file, all you need to do to find it is know its name. Then enter the name into the search bar and wait for the fish to take the bait.

For example, now!

Obviously, the fisherman has already located the position of "Liu Xing", but cannot take "Liu Xing" away directly for some reasons. For example, the fishhook needs to be in a water environment to be effective, so is he waiting for the heavy rain outside to raise the water level, or is he letting "Liu Xing" stick to some water?

Wait, folders?

At this time, Liu Xing suddenly remembered a dream he had before. In the dream, he found some interesting files on a computer!