Real Cthulhu Running Game

   Chapter 366 Pig Head Butcher

   The most important thing is that Liu Xing now finally knows why the driver and the girl tour guide turned into ghosts. It turned out to be because they met a pig head butcher in the heavy rain.

  And if nothing else, this pig head butcher should be related to the pig slaughtering farm in Panlong Town.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing immediately asked: "In that case, has Hu Cang said about the possible origin of the pig head butcher? After all, I can understand Hu Cang's first four methods of death, but I know about this pig head butcher. The driver and the girl guide must have encountered it the night before."

Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with a smile, "I knew you would ask this, Meteor, Hu Cang did introduce the pig's head butcher's information, or the legend about this pig's head butcher, because if the pig's head butcher's If the legend is true, then this pig-headed butcher was a murderer who lived more than a hundred years ago, and his hands were stained with the blood of hundreds of people."

"At the end of the Qing Dynasty more than 100 years ago, although the land of Shu was peaceful, the common people were still living hard and had a hard life, so it was not easy for the people at that time to have enough to eat. Not to mention eating meat, so for many children at that time, their biggest dream was to become a pig butcher and eat free meat every day.”

"And the pig head butcher was naturally like this when he was a child, but the pig head butcher was called Zhang San at that time. He was also a native of Rongcheng, but his family was poor. When he was ten years old, he lost his parents for some reason and had to live on the streets. It was okay, so I was adopted by a wandering acrobatic troupe and learned acrobatics while doing chores."

"In those days, the members of the wandering acrobatic troupe, in addition to being able to do acrobatics, almost all had some kung fu in their bodies. After all, it was a chaotic world at that time. When these wandering acrobatics troupes traveled south and north, they would inevitably pass through some deep mountains and old forests, and encounter a few. Bandits on the road, or fierce tigers and wolves, so in addition to learning acrobatics, Zhang San also learns various kung fu with the members of the acrobatic troupe."

"After ten years, Zhang San, who has good qualifications, has become the backbone of his wandering acrobatic troupe. No one can match his skills in acrobatics or martial arts, so Zhang San felt a little overwhelmed at that time, feeling that he Even if you can't become the head of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe, you should get some special treatment, so Zhang San thought about it, and brought a few friends who he thought were good to find the head of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe to force the palace."

"As a result, it is naturally impossible for the head of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe to agree to Zhang San, because the income of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe is not very good, and it is barely able to maintain the livelihood of the members. If you want to meet Zhang San's request, Then the living expenses of other members must be reduced, and even layoffs are required. This is what the head of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe is unwilling to do. After all, the head of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe feels that in this chaotic world, since he has accepted these members, You have to be responsible for these team members, and you can't abandon these team members at will."

"Without a lot of speculation, Zhang San saw that his request was not approved by the head of the wandering acrobatics troupe, so he was very dissatisfied and chose to leave the wandering acrobatics troupe, and took a few friends and friends on a hill next to Panlong Town. He was a bandit, relying on his already good martial arts skills, plus the courage to fight and fight, Zhang San soon became bigger and stronger, pulling up a bandit team of 20 or 30 people. At that time, it was considered a bandit near Panlong Town. Famous."

"Zhang San, who is the king of the mountain, naturally began to have some inflated mentality, and he was not satisfied with robbing business travelers passing by, so Zhang San went down to the nearby villages and towns to bully men and women, and **** what he liked at will. Zhang San naturally remembered his childhood dream of becoming a butcher who could eat meat every day, so Zhang San ordered his subordinates to bring all the pigs that could be found nearby to the cottage. He wanted to change jobs. become a real butcher."

"So, from that day onwards, Zhang San would kill a pig every now and then, causing the local people to complain. After all, for the local people, their own pigs that have been raised for several years at home are just to sell well. The price was used to subsidize the family, but it was forcibly taken away by Zhang San, so the local people took the opportunity to jointly report the case to Rongcheng, hoping that the local officials in Rongcheng could take action to catch Zhang San."

"It just so happened that Zhang San robbed a passing wealthy businessman, and the wealthy businessman had a good relationship with the local officials in Rongcheng, so the local officials in Rongcheng followed the flow and sent a team to destroy Zhang San's cottage, but the team just arrived. In the cottage where Zhang San was, it was discovered that Zhang San was already dead, and he was killed by a pig."

"It turns out that the night before, Zhang San drank some wine on a whim, and his little brother just caught a big fat pig from down the mountain, so Zhang San decided to kill the pig before it was completely dark. Pig, and then Zhang San carried a pig-killing knife, let several drunken men grab the pig, and stabbed the pig in the neck. A pig bled."

"The pig who knew that he was about to die naturally fought hard, so the drunken subordinates didn't hold down the pig for a while, and the pig raised its head and roared, probably because it came up in one breath and stuck in the The pig-killing knife on the pig's neck was sprayed out and slashed directly across Zhang San's neck. The entire carotid artery and throat were completely cut open, and the bones could be seen deep. It didn't take long for Zhang San to lose too much blood and die. ."

"As for Zhang San's subordinates, after seeing Zhang San being killed by a pig so inexplicably, their first reaction was not to collect Zhang San's corpse, but to start fighting for the control of the cottage. After confirming his prestige, he even ordered Zhang San's body to be thrown directly under the back mountain, so when the officers and soldiers from Rongcheng found Zhang San's body, they found that Zhang San's body had been separated, and it was probably because it landed head first. For the reason, Zhang San's half of his head was shattered."

"Although I want to take Zhang San's body back to return to life, but because Zhang San's head is really ugly, the officers and soldiers of Rongcheng came up with a bad idea, since you Zhang San and the pig are so destined, then give Zhang San your peace. Let's go with the pig's head, so Zhang San's head was stuffed into a pig's head, then sewn together with the body, sent back to Rongcheng, and finally discarded in the mass grave next to Rongcheng."

"But it didn't take two days, because Rongcheng ushered in a thunderstorm, which lasted for three days and three nights, causing a landslide, and Zhang San's body was also washed away with the mudslide, and he has disappeared since then. In the vicinity of Rongcheng, a legend began to spread that in the rainy night, a pig-headed butcher armed with a pig-killing knife to kill people everywhere, and this pig-headed butcher was considered to be the dead Zhang San."

After listening to Zhang Jingxu's story, Liu Xing couldn't help but raise his brows. He didn't expect the story of the pig head butcher to be so dramatic. A bandit leader who killed like a pig and killed a pig like a pig was killed by a pig in the end. , and was finally sewn on a pig's head.

   But this also made Liu Xing very sure that Zhang San must have been very resentful after his death, and then he became a pig head butcher because he was exposed to a mass burial mound and was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm.

   Therefore, Liu Xing believes that the essence of the pig head butcher should be a zombie.

   But when he thinks of zombies, Liu Xing feels a bit of a toothache. After all, according to the setting in Chinese folklore, zombies can be strong or weak.

The strongest level of zombies must be the legendary zombie kings and generals, but it is worth mentioning that generals and ministers are not recorded in ancient legends, they should be a mythical creature fabricated by modern people, but because of its setting It is relatively complete, and with the help of some movies and TV series, the general has become the representative of zombies, and in some Chinese localized Cthulhu running group game modules, the general has naturally become an old ruler.

Because according to the relevant settings, the generals are the ancestors of vampire zombies, which are transformed from the body of the ancient mythical beast, and the ancient mythical beast is a terrifying existence that is as famous as the Nuwa Fuxi, which shows how powerful the generals are. And because the generals have no soul or soul, they are not in the Five Elements, and they jump out of the Three Realms. Ordinary means cannot deal with the generals at all.

Therefore, the descendants of generals and ministers have inherited some characteristics of generals and ministers, which are reflected in the Cthulhu running group game, that is, they will not be affected by mental attacks, and will not appear panic, fear and other emotions. The damage caused by certain attacks will Lower or even zero, and after a successful attack, convert the victim into a new zombie within a certain period of time.

   As for the lower limit of zombies, it should be like the Qing Dynasty zombies in some funny horror films. They can only jump around in the dark, and use glutinous rice or black dog blood to cause damage.

   However, according to the legend of the pig head butcher, he can't be the descendant of the zombie king, but he doesn't look like an ordinary zombie, so Liu Xing still can't guess the ability of the pig head butcher.

   At this moment, Ishikawa Ling suddenly said: "In that case, this pig-headed butcher is a legendary zombie, but this pig-headed butcher should not be a blood-sucking zombie like a general, right? After all, this pig-headed butcher has moved his head."

Hearing Ishikawa Ling mentioned "general minister", Liu Xing recalled the memory of "Watanabe Meteor", and was surprised to find that in this parallel world, the title of "Zombie King General Chen" turned out to be handed down from ancient legends. Not made up by modern people.

   In other words, in this parallel world, there really are zombie kings and officials.

   Liu Xing suddenly had a hunch that he would encounter zombie kings and ministers in all likelihood in the future.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the pig head butcher should be an ordinary zombie that was affected by lightning and turned into a corpse, but because the pig head butcher was very angry before he died, and his physical fitness is already good, the pig head butcher should be regarded as an elite level. And from the fact that the pig-headed butcher uses a killing knife as a weapon, the pig-headed butcher has almost recovered a certain level of sanity, which is far higher than those zombies who only know how to act by instinct.” Zhang Jingxu said seriously.

At this moment, kp Xuefeng stood up and said: "Since all players know so much about the pig head butcher, now a new side quest has been triggered - the task of eliminating evil, and the mission goal is to kill the pig head butcher Zhang San again. This side quest has a total of There will be 100 'truth' points, and a reward of 1,000 points will be distributed according to the performance of the players participating in this side quest.

   This is a typical task of the labor-intensive type, which eliminates the situation that some paddle-type players do not work hard.

But to be honest, Liu Xing doesn't really want to complete this side quest. After all, according to the description of this side quest, you must kill a mythical creature with at least an elite level. This is for Liu Xinglai, who is now defenseless and has only five combat strengths. Said that the risk factor of this side quest is too great.

   Therefore, Liu Xing felt that he should be cowardly and should not bet on luck with his own life.

So, Liu Xing said: "If that's the case, then it's better not to have too much contact with the pig head butcher, so as to avoid unnecessary sacrifices. Anyway, as long as we don't act in the heavy rain, we won't encounter The pig butcher's."

However, as soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Ishikawa Ling stood up to do things, "Actually, I think it is necessary for us to deal with the pig head butcher, after all, as Meteor classmate you said, the pig head butcher will only be in the heavy rain. So I suspect that the pig head butcher is likely to be summoned to the town by the old ruler, so although killing the pig head butcher may not completely solve the problem of space-time confusion, it should also be helpful. Besides, Mr. Zhang Jingxu is a Taoist priest who specializes in restraining zombies."

Zhang Jingxu raised his brows and said helplessly, "No no no, Ishikawa Ling, you may have watched too many zombie movies. Not all Taoists have a way to deal with zombies. After all, there are many branches of the Taoist profession. To deal with undead creatures such as zombies, there are those who specialize in dealing with mature creatures like Hu Li, and those like me who deal with all kinds of ghosts and ghosts, so there are specialties in the art industry. If you want me to deal with ordinary zombies, then I will still do it. I have a certain degree of confidence, but if I were to deal with an elite-level zombie like the Pig Head Butcher, then I can only say that please be smart."

"However, I still agree with you, Ishikawa-san, this pig-headed butcher is probably the one who came to see the door from the old ruler. After all, this pig-headed butcher will only act in the heavy rain, which means that there is something in the heavy rain. The pig head butcher needs to be guarded to prevent us from being discovered, so it is still necessary for us to meet the pig head butcher for a while, but we can't go to the pig head butcher in the heavy rain, because it is asking for death."

   Liu Xing nodded, since Ishikawa Ling and Zhang Jingxu both wanted to complete this side quest, then he had to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman, after all, Liu Xing did not want to be alone.

Therefore, Liu Xing said: "If this is the case, then we can find an opportunity to go to the pig slaughtering farm during the day. After all, the most likely place for the pig head butcher to exist is the pig slaughtering farm, and according to the zombie's setting, Even elite-level zombies will lose a lot of combat power during the day."

Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, heroes see the same thing, I think so too, and elite-level zombies will also be dormant during the day, so we can definitely strike first, since Now Meteor classmates and you all agree to get rid of the pig head butcher, then I will discuss with Li Dian and the others on how to do it."

After   , Zhang Jingxu chatted with Li Dian and the others.

After a while, Zhang Jingxu turned back happily and said, "It's done, Li Dian and Wan Chongshan are willing to attack that pig-headed butcher, after all, if we do nothing, we will not be able to escape from this chaotic Panlong Town, and Hu Cang still It provided us with a clue, for more information about the pig head butcher, we can go to Zhong Rensan, the director of the Panlong Town Health Center, because Zhong Rensan's grandfather once saw the pig head butcher with his own eyes."

   At this moment, Xiao Mochen suddenly walked into the clinic, first looked at Liu Xing and others with some doubts, and then said something nervously to Hu Cang.

   Obviously, Xiao Mochen at this time did not know Liu Xing and others, and Liu Xing also specially observed Xiao Mochen and found that Xiao Mochen at this time still had an Adam's apple.

   Therefore, at this point in time, Xiao Mochen has not been turned into a woman by Hu Li.

  Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but look at Xiao Mochen with a kind of pity, this poor child didn't know that he was about to be forcibly changed. . .

"Xiao Mochen is here to invite Hu Cang to attend his and Hu Li's wedding, this time Hu Cang has agreed, and Xiao Mochen also said that he would invite us to go with us, and Zhong Rensan will also be there. You can go to Zhong Rensan and have a good chat." Zhang Jingxu said.

Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile, "That's great, but then again, do we have any gifts for the newlyweds? After all, if we go to Xiao Mochen and Hu Li's wedding without a gift, then it's really Some are too rude."

   Zhang Jingxu's smile gradually disappeared.

As Liu Xing said, Liu Xing and his party were originally looking for the ancients, so they just brought some clothes with them. Although Li Dian and Wan Chongshan are tourists, Liu Xing feels that as players, they should There is nothing that can be used as a gift, or in other words, all that can be used as gifts are props. I am afraid that Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan should be reluctant.

  Xiao Mochen said a few more words to Hu Cang, then turned and left. After all, Xiao Mochen is the groom, and he has a lot to do today.

  PS: Start trying 5000 words a day. . .

   (end of this chapter)