Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 664: The Mountain is Exhausted, and the Water is Repeatedly Doubtful
Chapter 664: The Mountain is Exhausted, and the Water is Repeatedly Doubtful
In general, a dozen or so Deep Ones should be able to easily defeat a Shoggoth. However, looking at those Deep Ones who were as cautious as if they were facing a great enemy, Liu Xing realized that the Shoggoth on the street was not simple.
However, it’s worth noting that Liu Xing was seeing Deep Ones use weapons for the first time.
These Deep Ones’ weapons were varied and similar to the cold weapons used by ancient humans, but Liu Xing could see complex patterns engraved on them.
It was clear that these patterns were not just for decoration; otherwise, the Deep Ones would be better off using their own claws to fight.
Just as Liu Xing was lost in thought, the Shoggoth had already closed in to within about 30 feet of the group of Deep Ones.
The battle was about to erupt.
The Deep Ones took the initiative, relying on their numerical superiority to surround the Shoggoth, and then focused their attention on it, with their weapons at the ready.
As for why these Deep Ones didn’t use magic spells, Liu Xing guessed that the ones who knew magic spells were still kneeling beside the large stone pillar.
Among the Deep Ones, one of them was significantly larger than the others, so Liu Xing knew that this was the leader of the group. Liu Xing hoped that this leader would take the lead and die on the spot.
As a result, the Deep One leader did take the lead, charging forward to engage the Shoggoth in battle. However, it didn’t get killed instantly by the Shoggoth, and instead, with the help of the other Deep Ones, it managed to fight back.
However, due to the Shoggoth’s characteristics, the Deep Ones’ weapons caused negligible damage to it, and the Shoggoth didn’t care about the Deep Ones’ attacks at all, fighting with a "life-for-life" mentality.
This was a good thing for Liu Xing, who was watching from the sidelines, as it was like "a crane and a clam fighting, with the fisherman reaping the benefits."
No, that’s not right.
Liu Xing shook his head, thinking that with the strength of these Deep Ones and the Shoggoth, humans like themselves were definitely not the "fisherman" who could reap the benefits, but rather just small shrimp who could only try to survive.
However, Liu Xing was starting to worry that the Deep Ones might not be able to defeat the Shoggoth, as two of them were already injured, and the Shoggoth was still going strong.
Moreover, from the current situation, Liu Xing felt that if the Shoggoth won, Dio and the others would likely die even faster, and it would be even harder for him and Bentker’s group to save them.
The reason was simple: Liu Xing believed that this Shoggoth was probably here to hunt for food, and its target was likely Dio and the others, not the Deep Ones. After all, Shoggoths, although not highly intelligent, with an intelligence score of only 60, should know that they were currently in the Deep Ones’ territory, and hunting Deep Ones would be problematic, whereas hunting humans would be much simpler.
So, this Shoggoth was likely targeting Dio and the others. If it won the battle, they would become its next meal.
As for why Liu Xing was so certain, it was because he could see that although the Shoggoth was fighting the Deep Ones, the battle was somewhat restrained, such as the Shoggoth not pursuing its advantage to kill the injured Deep Ones, and the Deep Ones not using their full strength, such as unleashing the true power of their weapons.
So, Liu Xing knew that the outcome of this battle depended on who would back down first.
The battle continued for about five more minutes, with five more Deep Ones being knocked to the ground, and the Shoggoth’s movements becoming slower, indicating that it was also heavily injured.
At this time, the Deep Ones chanting beside the large stone pillar suddenly raised their voices.
It seemed that the Ritual Ceremony had reached a critical stage.
So, the remaining Deep Ones surrounding the Shoggoth suddenly exerted their strength, causing the Shoggoth to retreat.
However, the Shoggoth seemed to have been provoked, and after stabilizing itself, it began to counterattack.
As for Liu Xing, he was no longer watching the battle, but instead took advantage of the Deep Ones’ focus on the Shoggoth to quickly move through the rubble and reached a position about 10-15 feet away from the large stone pillar. ṙ𝖆ŊОΒËŜ
Now Liu Xing could even smell the fishy smell on the Deep Ones’ bodies.
However, what concerned Liu Xing more was that the Ritual Ceremony had been going on for almost half an hour, and Dio and the others looked unwell, their eyes were already starting to lose focus, and their hands and feet were limp.
Most importantly, the large stone pillar was emitting an ominous, dark green glow, and several long, thin tentacles had grown out of its base.
This was not good news.
Liu Xing turned his attention back to the battle on the other side.
Liu Xing was clear that as long as the battle didn’t end, Bentker and the others would not take action, and neither would he.
Because the Shoggoth’s crazy counterattack had already sent several Deep Ones flying, and they were no longer moving.
The Deep One leader, seeing this, knew that the Shoggoth had gone all out, determined to fight to the death, so the leader finally made up its mind to use its last trump card.
As a result, the Deep One leader let out a loud roar, and Liu Xing saw the remaining Deep Ones use their weapons to cut open their own palms, and then the patterns on the weapons were instantly filled with the Deep Ones’ blood, emitting a dark green glow from the inside out.
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, thinking that this must be the legendary weapon enchantment.
The tide of the battle turned.
The Deep Ones charged at the Shoggoth without hesitation, and the Shoggoth seemed to be getting scared, retreating a distance.
However, the Deep One leader didn’t intend to let the Shoggoth go, ordering its subordinates to surround it again.
The Shoggoth, seeing this, knew that it was now a matter of life and death, and launched a fierce attack again.
However, the enchanted weapons of the Deep Ones were not to be underestimated, and they were able to directly cut off the Shoggoth’s tentacles, causing the Shoggoth to become even more frenzied.
Five minutes later, the Shoggoth was chopped into a pulp, looking like it was dead beyond dead.
However, the Deep Ones didn’t fare much better, with at least six of them being directly killed by the Shoggoth, and the others being injured, especially the Deep One leader, whose left hand was torn off by the Shoggoth.
Moreover, the Deep Ones who had enchanted their weapons looked somewhat exhausted, and their weapons were directly thrown to the ground.
Of course, this was a huge piece of good news for Liu Xing and the others.
There was no time to waste; Bentker and the others had already begun to execute their plan.
Only a few smoke bombs were thrown into the midst of the Deep Ones, and a large cloud of smoke suddenly spread out. The Deep Ones, who had just finished a fierce battle, immediately ran out of the smoke, only to see several humans throwing stones at them.
At this time, a loud rolling sound echoed.
The Deep Ones, who were under attack, were naturally furious, as they saw these humans as nothing more than food and sacrificial victims.
So, the leader of the Deep Ones let out a roar again, instructing its subordinates to split up and chase after the humans, determined to make them the next batch of sacrificial victims for the great Cthulhu.
However, this leader of the Deep Ones was not a fool, and it also guessed that these humans dared to come out and provoke them because they wanted to rescue the humans tied to the stone pillars.
Therefore, the leader of the Deep Ones arranged for five Deep Ones to stay behind and guard the stone pillars, while it led the others to chase after Bentker and the others.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xing couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
Although these five Deep Ones were already injured, their strength was still not to be underestimated, and at least in a one-on-one battle, Liu Xing was definitely no match for them.
Moreover, the most important thing was that even if Liu Xing used the biological handgun in his hand to achieve a 100% hit rate, he could at most kill three Deep Ones, and the remaining two Deep Ones would definitely take advantage of the time it took to reload the handgun to chase and kill him.
As for playing a game of cat and mouse with these Deep Ones, using guerrilla warfare tactics, Liu Xing only thought about it, as guerrilla warfare required him to be very familiar with the surrounding terrain and have enough time to shake off the Deep Ones’ pursuit.
Unfortunately, Liu Xing lacked both of these conditions.
So, Liu Xing knew that he could only take a gamble now.
He gambled that these five Deep Ones, because of their injuries, would not be able to catch up to him!
Thinking of this, Liu Xing picked up the biological handgun, took a deep breath, and focused on aiming.
Then, when Liu Xing was sure that he could get a aiming bonus, he decisively pulled the trigger.
Liu Xing, 53/80 (60), succeeded!
KP Time didn’t say much at this time, directly letting Liu Xing enter the combat round and complete the first shot’s judgment.
When the judgment result came out, the Deep One closest to Liu Xing was instantly killed by a headshot, falling to the ground motionless.
However, Liu Xing didn’t even look back, as he immediately turned around and ran away after firing the shot!
Liu Xing’s current plan was simple: first, fire a shot to lure out a few Deep Ones to chase him, and then find a way to shake them off and kill them with a counterattack.
By then, he could use the three bullets left in the biological handgun to take out the remaining Deep Ones guarding the original location, and rescue Dio and the others.
Of course, to shake off the Deep Ones’ pursuit, Liu Xing had to create a time difference, so he ran faster than a Western journalist.
Liu Xing’s plan succeeded.
The remaining four Deep Ones, after seeing their companion killed by a single shot, briefly lost their minds before regaining their composure and chasing after the source of the gunshot.
However, these four Deep Ones didn’t forget their leader’s orders before leaving, so two of them stopped and returned to the stone pillars, while the other two continued to chase Liu Xing.
But the two Deep Ones responsible for chasing Liu Xing didn’t think that Liu Xing hadn’t escaped far, and was now hiding behind a nearby collapsed wall.
"Because the Deep Ones responsible for chasing the player are in an extremely angry state, and the player’s current hiding position is excellent, exceeding the Deep Ones’ expectations, so this time both Deep Ones only have a 20% chance of discovering the player." KP Time smiled and said.
Liu Xing couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief, and his rapidly beating heart slowed down.
Liu Xing didn’t choose to escape too far and find another place to hide because time was too tight, so he could only take a risk.
Deep One A, 53/20, failed.
Deep One B, 92/20, failed.
He won the bet.
Listening to the gradually fading footsteps of the two Deep Ones, Liu Xing let out another sigh of relief, then slowly returned to his previous shooting position.
Liu Xing was certain that the two Deep Ones on guard would never guess that he would "return to the old nest".
In fact, that was the case, and the remaining two Deep Ones were vigilantly looking elsewhere.
Liu Xing smiled silently, and again aimed his gun at one of the Deep Ones.
Liu Xing, 68/80 (60), succeeded.
After another gunshot, another Deep One fell permanently.
Liu Xing immediately moved his gun to the last Deep One, and then decisively pulled the trigger, firing the last bullet in the biological handgun at it.
Liu Xing temporarily didn’t choose to use his HP to exchange for bullets, as there was a 10% chance of instant death when exchanging bullets, so it was better not to do so unless absolutely necessary.
Liu Xing, 13/50 (60), succeeded.
Although the continuous shooting affected his accuracy, the last Deep One still died under Liu Xing’s gun.
Liu Xing didn’t dare to waste time, and quickly ran towards the stone pillars, as the continuous gunshots would definitely attract other Deep Ones, so Liu Xing knew he didn’t have much time left.
However, looking at Dio and the others, who seemed to have lost consciousness at the foot of the stone pillars, Liu Xing couldn’t help but sigh, it seemed that he could only rescue Dio this time.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
Three Deep Ones, who were originally kneeling on the ground, reciting incantations, suddenly stood up, coldly staring at Liu Xing.
He was ambushed!
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Chapter 664: The Mountain is Exhausted, and the Water is Repeatedly Doubtful
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