Please charm this NPC

The four of them remained silent for a long time around the trace, rejecting this sudden sanity check very much.

Ran Wenyu cleared his throat, and discussed in an extremely friendly tone: "Dear KP boss, it's just a pile of unknown traces that appeared out of thin air. I think we can accept it completely, so there is no need for SANCHECK, right? After all, even being caught out of thin air while sleeping We have all experienced such things as being caught and running a group, and the others are not drizzle?"

Hearing Ran Wenyu's words, the other three nodded repeatedly.

It's a pity that the KP boss didn't accept Ran Wenyu's suggestion, and his tone was more gentle: [Investigators, please don't engage in hypergame dialogue, you have indeed experienced weirder things, but the characters you played have not. SAN CHECK, PLEASE. 】

Four people: "……………………"

——Okay, you are KP, you have the final say.

Reluctantly, the four made sanity checks respectively.This time, Ma Qiang passed the test smoothly, while Gao Ruihua and Liang Yu were deducted 1 point of SAN, and Ran Wenyu was the worst, with 3 points of SAN being in vain.

——Since the big success, his dice luck has gone forever. Is it really the law of conservation of luck?

After deducting the SAN value, the mood of the four of them is not high.And it was Liang Yu who broke the silence first: "Let's continue with the plot. What kind of traces do you think this is? Brother Gao said before that he saw in his inspiration...the pieces of meat and tentacles, are they just left behind by those things?" traces?"

"I also think it's very similar." Gao Ruihua nodded in agreement, "Do you think the Mrs. Liang we are looking for was dragged away by these tentacles that came out of nowhere from under the bed?"

"But the proprietress below said that Mrs. Liang checked out on her own initiative..." Ma Qiang scratched his hair.

"Then she is lying." Ran Wenyu was categorical, "I was inspired by KP when I saw the signboard of this hotel. In other words, there is a problem with that signboard or the hotel itself. The proprietress's one-sided words are unacceptable." letter."

"If that's the case, will we find out the truth about Mrs. Liang's disappearance? Will we be able to leave?" Liang Yu touched her arm and asked expectantly.

"I don't think so. After all, this is just speculation and there is no evidence." Ran Wenyu shook his head, "Besides, we must not forget our character design, especially sister Liang Yu." He said, looking at Liang Yu, "We All three of them may give up halfway because of fear, but Mrs. Liang is your mother in the setting, you should not give up looking for Mrs. Liang so easily. Even if we now know that she is cold in all likelihood, as long as there is With a glimmer of hope, her daughter should keep looking for it."

"... Well, actually, I also know that we can't pass the level so easily, just... want to escape." Liang Yu smiled wryly, lowered her head, and said no more.

The three men didn't know how to comfort them, they could only glance at each other, and continued the discussion.

"Now, we can be sure that there must be something wrong with this room, so we have two options next." Ran Wenyu stretched out a finger, "The first way, let's stay in this room together tonight and see if there is something wrong under the bed. If there is something, if it appears, just be tough, maybe you can find some useful clues, or even be more aggressive, pretend to be taken away by that thing, and go straight to the enemy's base camp." Then he stretched out his second finger , "The second road is more stable. Tonight, none of us should stay here, and go to the town tomorrow to find some other clues and make preparations."

"...I want to know how our current combat power is. I have a gun here." Opening the briefcase in his hand and taking out the pistol, Gao Ruihua smiled wryly, "My character card can use guns, but I myself Haven't even touched it."

"I have a dagger." Ran Wenyu also pulled out his own weapon from his waist.

"I'm unarmed." Ma Qiang spread his hands, "But I have learned Taekwondo, and the character card has a high point in the skill of fighting, so the combat power should be okay."

"I...I don't have a weapon, and I don't have fighting skills..." Liang Yu was a little desperate.

"Although I don't know how powerful that thing is, I suggest that we go around the town first, and get some weapons." Gao Ruihua looked at Ran Wenyu, "What do you think?"

"Too reckless head-to-head confrontation is indeed not very suitable. The main purpose of the Cthulhu running team is to explore, collect more information, and know yourself and the enemy. It is beneficial and harmless." Ran Wenyu nodded in agreement, "If we are killed by that thing, we will Thinking a heroic death, but KP is not satisfied, that would be bad."

Hearing Ran Wenyu ridicule the unknown KP in such a relaxed and casual tone, the corners of the mouths of the other three twitched, and they didn't know whether to say that Ran Wenyu was crazy or lament his audacity.

Although this KP has always shown an image of gentleness, friendliness, patience and meticulousness, none of them can ignore that they were brought here by the other party to play with them wantonly, and whether they live or die depends on the other party's thoughts.

Therefore, regarding KP, Gao Ruihua and the others tried their best to ignore it, not daring to offend him in the slightest, and they couldn't understand why Ran Wenyu could talk to each other in such a relaxed and casual manner.

——In short, it is very confusing.

After confirming that they would not sleep in this room tonight, the four of them did not separate completely, but were divided into two groups and stayed in two rooms.Firstly, the hotel has a big bed room, and the wide bed is big enough to sleep two people. Secondly, it can also ensure that if something comes out from under the bed, the two of them will join hands to fight the enemy, and the chances of survival will be higher—after all, No one can guarantee that that thing will only appear in this room.

This night, Liang Yu still chose to live with Ma Qiang, and after roughly restoring the room to its original state, Ran Wenyu turned on the video recording function of his mobile phone, plugged it in, and found an angle that could capture the bottom of the bed. good.

"I guess you won't be able to take any pictures." Gao Ruihua watched Ran Wenyu move.

"I think so too, but it's just an experiment, and there is nothing to lose anyway." Ran Wenyu shrugged.

Leaving the room where Mrs. Liang was missing, the four of them went to the two rooms where they were going to stay tonight. They checked the rooms carefully, especially the big bed placed in the middle of the room, which they moved away to check Are there any unusual marks underneath.

Fortunately, both rooms are fine.

After a day of tossing, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. After saying good night to each other, they went back to their rooms to rest.However, no matter how tired their bodies are, their spirits are very active, and they can't help but be vigilant about the movement in the house, for fear of hearing any ominous noises.

In order to relieve the tension, Gao Ruihua turned over and planned to chat: "Xiao Ran, are you asleep yet?"

"No." Ran Wenyu sighed.

"Just now, we have proved that there may not be problems with all the rooms in this hotel, but there must be problems with the room Mrs. Liang lives in. Then you say... what happened to Asham who lived in that room before? He didn't have an accident, is it pure luck, or..." Gao Ruihua didn't continue to say the next words, but the meaning behind his words was self-evident.

"I don't know either." Ran Wenyu also turned over and faced Gao Ruihua face to face, looking at the other's handsome face looming in the darkness after taking off his glasses, "My only hope is that the person I've charmed...is a human being. If he is not, then I probably need to consider whether I can join the cult camp."

"Take refuge in the cult camp?" Gao Ruihua was stunned, "Can you still play like this?"

"...Yes, I once ran a group, used a female character card, and then fought with a female boss from the villain's camp." Thinking of his coquettish operation, Ran Wenyu couldn't believe how he managed to escape .

"... KP really didn't wrong you." Gao Ruihua laughed.

Ran Wenyu: "……………………"

——If you don’t mention this, we are still good friends. If you still mention it, I will sell my teammates!

Noticing the eyes of the young man beside him bulging and staring, Gao Ruihua cleared his throat and changed the subject: "You just said that you hoped that Asham was a human being... Can those gods in the Cthulhu Mythos pretend to be human beings? "

"It should... be possible?" Ran Wenyu replied uncertainly, "I don't know much about the Cthulhu mythology, I just dabbled a little in the process of running a group. I don't know much about other gods, at least one The outer god named Nyarlathotep likes to transform into a human form, instigates and deceives humans, and is keen to plunge humans into endless terror and despair. A KP who often takes me to play likes to use it in his own module Join this one, so I'm pretty impressed."

"Speaking of which, what kind of existence is the so-called 'Cthulhu' god?" Gao Ruihua frowned and pondered, "I have never understood this aspect of knowledge."

"I don't know how to describe it. All in all, it should be something that cannot be understood by human beings, right?" Ran Wenyu rubbed his pillow, trying to express his understanding, "Cthulhu is to human beings, just like... For ants, the difference is even bigger than this. Ants cannot understand the existence of human beings. Even if they perceive a part of it, it is like a blind man touching an elephant. The same is true when humans face the Cthulhu gods. In the Cthulhu running group , There are often individuals or groups that worship Cthulhu. They try their best to get close to their gods, pray for God's mercy, and give them more powerful power, just like ants swarming in groups, using their own rituals 'Pray to human beings. Humans feel bored, so they can turn a blind eye, but if they find it interesting, they just sprinkle a handful of bread crumbs that are of no value to themselves, and become a 'miracle' that makes the ants happy but incomprehensible .”

Gao Ruihua listened silently, thinking hard, and suddenly remembered KP who controlled everything.

They can only hear the voice of KP, but they cannot see his form, and it is difficult to imagine its existence, and KP brought them here, watching them rushing left and right in the story they wove, looking for a way out, it is like The game I used to play when I was a child - use things like branches to block the direction of ants, or put them in the "maze" I dug in the mud, and watch them go around in circles.

Even after seeing enough ants circling around, he would pour water into the mud ditch of the maze, observe them waving their limbs in the water in a panic, or wait for them to be drowned, or show mercy and give them a lifeline. way of escape.

When I was a child, Gao Ruihua only thought it was a good game to pass the time when he treated ants like this.But now, when he became an ant caught and played with casually, he felt how bad and cruel he was back then.

Exhaling slowly, trying to forget the tragedy of the ants that died in his hands, Gao Ruihua didn't want to continue talking about this topic, so he pulled the conversation back very quickly: "In short, no matter what that Asham is, I think he should have more crucial clues."

Ran Wenyu was dazed for a moment, blinked his long eyelashes in a blur, but obediently responded: "Okay, I will try my best to test him." Thinking of his great success, whether it was luck or misfortune, he also fell silent Interested, "Should we take turns keeping vigil? This way we can sleep with more peace of mind."

Hearing Ran Wenyu's proposal, Gao Ruihua was about to agree, when he heard KP's soft and magnetic voice suddenly: [Please don't worry, two investigators, you will probably stay in this module for a few more days, I didn't So cruel that you all have to be vigilant all the time at night and can't sleep peacefully.After all, if you don't sleep well, it will definitely affect your performance during the day, and it will also make my story look very boring.If something happens at night, I will wake you up and ask you to roll a listening check. If you succeed, you will be able to take precautions in advance, and if you fail, you will be attacked. 】

Ran Wenyu & Gao Ruihua: "……………………"

——Thank you so much!

——So, there will still be sneak attacks at night, right? !

Looking at each other, Ran Wenyu and Gao Ruihua both showed helpless expressions.

"Forget it, since KP said so, then we don't need to watch the night, let's go to sleep. Anyway, even if the night watch is so groggy, we may not really be able to hear anything." Ran Wenyu turned over again, curled up Mao became more and more messy, he pulled up the quilt and yawned, "Don't worry, my listening skills are quite high."

He happily set up a FLAG, and after a while, Ran Wenyu actually breathed steadily and fell into a peaceful sleep, which shows that he was really tired.

Gao Ruihua: "........."

——Looking at the heartless Ran Wenyu, he really didn't know whether he should be envious or worried.