Real Cthulhu Running Game

   Chapter 1760 "Atmospheric Creatures"

   "If you don't mind, I can recommend a professor you may have met—Mr. Norton, who was the person in charge of excavating the underground ruins in Earthsea before."

Zhang Jingxu said seriously to the blood-colored ghoul: "Mr. Norton's character is quite good, and he also has a certain reputation in Miskatonic University, so if you have him as a recommender, then you want to enter Miskatonic University. The library should not be difficult; but here I have to say first, that is, the library of Miskatonic University is not only divided into two levels, but also divided into three levels: low, middle and high, of which the low level is It is open to students of related majors, the intermediate level is for students who need to have lecturer status or special contributions, and the advanced level is where professors can enter.”

"Mr. Chris, if you just go to the low-level area of ​​the inner library, then you only need to report at Miskatonic University, because the books there are basically theoretical knowledge, and most of them are related to various The mythical creature's data and information are related, and basically it does not involve any specific spells; but if you want to enter the middle and high-level areas of the inner layer, then you have to sign a contract with Miskatonic University, and you must at least guarantee it. You won't be an enemy of humans! If the book you want to read, Mr. Chris, is very important, then you have to prepare some quid pro quo."

The Scarlet Ghoul nodded and said with a smile: "I've already prepared all of this. After all, Miskatonic University is not a charity, so how could it help us potential enemies unconditionally? So I've done it. Getting ready to join Miskatonic University, perhaps a special professor of occultism is also a good choice."

   Liu Xing raised his brows, but he didn't find the **** ghoul and planned to become a professor at Miskatonic University.

But having said that, this is also a good choice, because Miskatonic University is not low in the reputation of mythical creatures, everyone will give a little face, after all, no one wants a group of people to suddenly run to your door. Digging here, knocking there? What's more, Miskatonic University has also put together a strong team, and it is no problem to solve some small tribes.

The most important thing is that Miskatonic University has already recruited a lot of lone ranger-style mythical creatures, so it is equivalent to adding a powerful mercenary. Bloody ghouls can join them, maybe they can. Dig some walls from here to fill up its own strength.

   After all, Scarlet Ghoul's subordinates are also mythical creatures from "all walks of life", and now that Mette and other "people" have disappeared, presumably this will also give Scarlet Ghoul a headache, right? Because Mette was a chess piece he placed in the fantasy world, and the chess piece suddenly disappeared for no reason.

"Okay, I'll contact Professor Norton after your injury is healed. He should recommend you, but you have to say what books you plan to read first, so that Professor Norton will know how to recommend you. "Yoon Eun asked.

"Atmospheric Creatures, a very unpopular book. The author is Fram, the second dean of Miskatonic University. He should be the first human to investigate atmospheric organisms." Scarlet Ghoul earnestly replied.

""Atmospheric Creatures"? Why don't I seem to have heard of this book? But I do know about Atmospheric Creatures. They are creatures that live in the sky all their lives. These creatures have a very low body density, so they can float in the air. The sky... but the problem is that atmospheric creatures are rarer than mythical creatures, right? At least I have seen quite a few mythical creatures so far, but I have never seen atmospheric creatures."

Ding Kun shook his head and said: "And even if they are mythical creatures, their existence is scientific, or at least reasonable, but this atmospheric creature is different. If these atmospheric creatures can really float in the sky, then Their size is either very small or very large, otherwise there is not enough buoyancy to ensure that they will not fall; then the atmospheric creatures must be true. Colorless and transparent, otherwise they will be too conspicuous in the sky. , and there have been no sightings of atmospheric creatures for so many years... In addition, I remember that no mythical creatures have proposed the existence of atmospheric creatures so far, right?"

   "That's right, even mythical creatures have never seen this atmospheric creature, so I don't think this atmospheric creature exists." Zhang Jingxu echoed.

Liu Xing nodded in agreement in the sky, because in this parallel world full of mythical creatures, there are no reports of atmospheric creatures, so atmospheric creatures must not exist; It's solved, after all, from a scientific point of view, atmospheric creatures are real vegetables, and they belong to the low-end version of floating jellyfish.

   But Liu Xing is very curious about why the Scarlet Ghoul wants to study this atmospheric creature, is it going to create a new creature on its own?

   One thing to say, atmospheric creatures can really be used as high-altitude scouts to monitor the situation on the ground, because their existence is a bit like a satellite hovering in the air.

"That's right, didn't I investigate an ancient ruin some time ago? When I was sorting out the goods, I found that this ancient civilization may have had contact with atmospheric creatures, because they left traces of atmospheric creatures on books or murals. , In short, it seems very likely that atmospheric creatures really existed, and of course they may have disappeared many years ago; but the atmospheric creatures in the records are very interesting, so I happened to hear about Miskatonic University's No. 1 The second dean once wrote a book about atmospheric creatures. I thought that these atmospheric creatures might have existed hundreds of years ago, so I think it is necessary for me to study the current situation of these atmospheric creatures. By the way, take a look Is there any chance to actually catch one or two atmospheric creatures back?"

The blood-colored ghoul said very seriously: "The strength of atmospheric creatures cannot be underestimated, because the ancient civilization was almost beaten by these atmospheric creatures and dared not go out, so the cities built are all with domes; how do you say it? Well, have you ever heard of a mythical creature called a shadow crocodile? This shadow crocodile exists in the form of a shadow in most cases, and will only be transformed into an entity at the last moment of the attack, so this myth Creatures are really difficult to deal with! And the situation of atmospheric creatures is a bit similar to shadow crocodiles. They usually exist in the state of molecules, so it is difficult for you to see its true colors, but when they attack, they will form an entity in a short period of time."

  Shadow Crocodile?

Liu Xing remembered that he seemed to have seen an anime of the same name a long time ago. The shadow crocodile in it was as powerful as the **** ghoul said. Usually it would move at high speed in the form of shadows, and there were almost no restrictions, and when it launched an attack It is almost invincible at the time of the attack, because the attacked person is basically unable to resist, and it is very difficult to even detect the existence of the shadow crocodile; but one thing to say, this shadow crocodile is indeed quite Cthulhu, because it is It is also an indescribable existence. After all, for the shadow, it can become a crocodile, a shark, or even a shark eagle that does not exist.

   However, the atmospheric creature in the mouth of the blood-colored ghoul is not the same as the shadow crocodile. It is more like a "creature" composed of countless microscopic individuals! Usually these invisible microorganisms are busy with their own, and when something happens, they get together and become a huge monster, and then suddenly jump straight down from the sky to feed! After the foraging is successful, they will eat their own like piranhas. When they are full, they will go back to their respective homes and wait for the next cooperation.

"Isn't this a miniature version of piranhas? Usually one or two piranhas are basically no threat to people, but when a group of piranhas get together, it can be troublesome, or this is the ants killing the elephant! However, atmospheric creatures should have a certain amount of wisdom, knowing that everyone should live apart in peacetime, so as to reduce the possibility of being discovered, and only gather together when it is necessary to act collectively, forming a seemingly physique. A huge, intimidating monster." Yin En analyzed.

"I thought so too, so I was wondering if I had a chance to control these atmospheric creatures and put them all over the world to be surveillance cameras for me, so I don't have to worry about intelligence issues ."

The Scarlet Ghoul said with a sigh: "But this is just thinking about it, because I haven't been able to confirm the existence of atmospheric creatures so far, so I thought about coming to Miskatonic University to study the book "Atmospheric creatures" ", to see if Fram has encountered a similar existence, if he also recorded the same atmospheric creatures as I left in the books of ancient civilizations, then I have to take some time to investigate this kind of atmospheric creatures Does it still exist in this world! Although this possibility is relatively low, if it does exist and I find it at the same time, it would be perfect!"

"I think this is very mysterious, because we humans are quite weak compared to mythical creatures, but now our footprints can be regarded as covering most areas of the world, and there are about 100,000 flights taking off and landing every day, plus On various airborne detection devices such as weather balloons, the atmospheric creatures have long been invisible; not to mention the atmospheric creatures seem to be quite strong, but it is not difficult to destroy them one by one, so I estimate that a long time ago this The atmospheric creatures have completely disappeared, or simply turned into another plankton, and will no longer gather together for hunting." Li Hanxing shook his head and said.

"You have to have dreams, and this is just taking some time to check the information. If you can really find it then, it will be blood money. Even if you can't find it, it will not be a loss, at least for the special life form of atmospheric creatures. I have a certain understanding." The blood-colored ghoul said with a smile.

   "You're right in saying that, this is indeed a business that wins blood and makes no losses."

Yin En thought for a while, then continued: "If nothing else, this book "Atmospheric Creatures" should belong to the collection of the lower-level area in the inner layer, and it may even appear in the surface library. After all, the concept of atmospheric creatures has already appeared a lot. It's been a few years, and there are quite a few books about it; and the area where the "Atmospheric Creatures" is located can also prove the existence of atmospheric creatures, because if this book appears in the surface library, it will prove that Mies Katonic University believes that atmospheric life no longer exists, and the presence of atmospheric life in the inner library means that atmospheric life still exists."

   "If the book "Atmospheric Creatures" appears in the high-level area of ​​the inner library, it means that Atmospheric Creatures are now a very powerful mythical creature, an existence that must be guarded against!"

Zhang Wenbing suddenly showed a mysterious smile, and then continued: "I heard that there is actually a very mysterious area in the library of Miskatonic University, which can only be entered with the authorization of all the principals, and Even the mythical creatures kept in the books must be looked at carefully! One of the books is dedicated to introducing a mythical creature - the macrophage worm, which is said to be able to swallow a planet with just one, even the old rulers. Don't dare to fight it hard!"

   When it comes to the macrophage worm, Liu Xing immediately thought of two words - invincible! Because the macrophage worm is only an advanced mythical creature, its strength has far exceeded most of the old rulers. After all, Cthulhu and Hastur, the old rulers, said they could destroy the earth, but in fact they were dragging the earth. Over and over, just "wash" everything on the ground, and the macrophage worm can really pack the earth into its stomach!

   So in the Cthulhu run game, the data of the macrophage worm can't be described as terrible!

In most games, the standard for judging whether a monster is powerful is nothing more than the level of damage and defense, so in the Cthulhu run game, there are not many existences that can break the defense of the macrophage worm, basically two One can count them with one hand, that is, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and Yoggsothoth. . . Then the damage of the macrophage worm is also very high. It can be said that it is a Cthulhu punch with one punch, and even Azathoth does not have more punches.

   Of course, if the Macrophage Worm and Azathoth were to fight, the Macrophage Worm would definitely have no chance of winning. After all, some things cannot be simply reflected in the data, and these things are very important.

However, this does not prevent the players in the game hall of the Cthulhu running group from treating the macrophage worm as the ruler of the old days, because whether it is the arrival of the ruler of the old days, or the macrophage worm comes to eat the buffet, the final result of the earth is also Just one word - fucked.

   (end of this chapter)