Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 553: No Worries with Many Debts

Because although the weakness of the Soul-Eating Demon is very apparent, killing it still requires effort. Strictly speaking, the Soul-Eating Demon belongs to the category of spiritual-type demons and usually lacks a physical form, unless it occupies the body whose soul it has devoured.

Therefore, as a spiritual entity, the Soul-Eating Demon can easily pass through physical objects. The condition for killing the Soul-Eating Demon is to subject it to a sound wave attack of sufficient decibels for at least half a minute.

And while the Soul-Eating Demon is being subjected to sound wave attacks, it will immediately start moving away from the source of the noise. So, making the Soul-Eating Demon obediently listen to half a minute of noise is basically impossible.

Therefore, there are only two ways to kill the Soul-Eating Demon. The first is to lure it into a sealed space where it cannot penetrate, such as a room made of certain special materials or enchanted rooms. However, these materials and magic spells are very rare, so players find it difficult to use this method to deal with the Soul-Eating Demon.

Therefore, the best way to kill the Soul-Eating Demon is to make it occupy bodies without souls. This way, the Soul-Eating Demon cannot leave the body in a short time, making its death almost certain.

However, it should be noted that the Soul-Eating Demon usually wouldn’t casually occupy a body. Because they also know that if they occupy a body and encounter a noise attack, it’s almost certain death. So, out of ten modules, only one module’s Soul-Eating Demon would occupy a body. That’s why the number of Soul-Eating Demon’s Crystals in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall is so scarce.

But based on the current known information, Liu Xing believes that the chance of the Soul-Eating Demon occupying that comatose student’s body is at least seventy percent. Because humans who have had their souls absorbed by the Soul-Eating Demon usually become fools who know nothing, rather than becoming comatose vegetables.

So as long as the doctor can "revive" that comatose student, it can be certain that the Soul-Eating Demon has occupied the body of that comatose student.

When the time comes, it’s only fair for our group to help the players of that module deal with the Soul-Eating Demon without asking for anything in return, and then our group should only take one Soul-Eating Demon’s Crystal.

After all, this is like in some RPG games, where the protagonist helps the villagers deal with monsters threatening their survival for free, and it’s normal to take things from the monsters as well.

With that in mind, although Liu Xing still needs to solve the Thousand Face issue, he still plans to take some time to deal with the Soul-Eating Demon, as the cost-benefit ratio of dealing with the Soul-Eating Demon is indeed very high.

Anyway, there’s no need to worry about too many debts.

So, Liu Xing spoke up, "President, do you know which seniors participated in this Summoning Ritual? And how are they doing now?"

Meng Mengzi looked somewhat surprised at Liu Xing and replied, "Ryuusei, why would you think to ask about that?"

Liu Xing shrugged and smiled, "I’m just curious about things like these Summoning Rituals because I’ve always liked watching various movies since I was a child, especially those related to demons from Europe and America."

Zhang Shiwu also nodded and said, "To be honest, I’m also quite interested in Summoning Rituals and such. When I was a child, my family owned a video rental store, so I watched many horror movies there. After all, back then, in order to be competitive, the best way was to show various horror movies and slightly risqué movies. Of course, when my family was showing the latter type of movies, they would just send me home."

Hearing Zhang Shiwu’s words, Liu Xing silently agreed in his heart because during Liu Xing’s primary school years, it was the peak period of video rental stores. There were several video rental stores next to Liu Xing’s home, and as Zhang Shiwu said, they mainly showed various horror movies. ꞦАΝO͍฿Èŝ

Of course, the most memorable thing about the video rental store for Liu Xing was when he peeked through a gap in the curtain and watched a few minutes of a horror movie. After that, he had nightmares for more than a week...

It wasn’t until three years ago that Liu Xing suddenly remembered this incident. Then, based on the only remaining memory, Liu Xing found that horror movie, and then Liu Xing watched it without any emotional fluctuations, and even felt a little amused.

Because it turned out to be a comedy horror movie...

With the recollection over, Liu Xing said to Zhang Shiwu, "Oh, Zhang Shiwu, did you go and inquire about this matter?"

Zhang Shiwu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and said, "Ryuusei, you guessed right. I did inquire about this matter because I have a friend whose brother participated in this Summoning Ritual. So, I went to see my friend today to find out about the situation. In short, this Summoning Ritual started at ten o’clock last night. Initially, six people participated, but two more joined midway, and the senior who might become a comatose patient was one of those who joined later."

"The host of this Summoning Ritual is named Mizuta Saki, who used to be a member of the Strange Tales Club upstairs. According to her, the parchment that can summon demons in her hand was bought from another graduate member of the Strange Tales Club. At the time, Mizuta Saki just felt that this parchment was suitable for decoration, and it wasn’t expensive, so she kept it as a decoration in her dorm room. Until yesterday morning, Mizuta Saki accidentally dropped the parchment."

"Perhaps because the rope tying the parchment was already severely aged, the parchment fell on the ground and opened directly. It was then that Mizuta Saki discovered that there was indeed a ritual to summon demons recorded on the parchment, and the process of this ritual was quite simple. So, Mizuta Saki asked her friends if they wanted to join in this Summoning Ritual for fun, and everyone agreed to Mizuta Saki’s proposal. So, they gathered the necessary items for the Summoning Ritual and performed it in an empty dorm room."

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"At the beginning of the Summoning Ritual, my friend’s brother felt that something was wrong because the temperature around suddenly dropped significantly. However, it started raining at that time, so my friend’s brother didn’t pay much attention to this situation..."

"Wait a moment." Ling Ishikawa suddenly interjected, interrupting Zhang Shiwu, "Zhang Shiwu, I remember the rain started today, right? Because I only went to bed at one o’clock this morning, so I clearly remember it wasn’t raining then. So, they shouldn’t have had rain when they started that Summoning Ritual."

Zhang Shiwu nodded, speaking earnestly, "That’s the issue. Because at the time, they followed the requirements on the Summoning Ritual, which stated that the Summoning Ritual must start at ten o’clock. So, they were certain they began the Summoning Ritual at ten o’clock. However, they all felt the rain started around ten past ten, because it was when Mizuta Saki finished reciting the first segment of the incantation that it began raining. Mizuta Saki spent less than ten minutes reciting this incantation in the afternoon."

"So now some people believe that either they collectively entered a hypnotic state during the Summoning Ritual and lost their memories of these few hours, or they were transported to another world by some mysterious force after starting the Summoning Ritual. Anyway, because the process of this Summoning Ritual is very simple, half an hour later, Mizuta Saki and the others completed the Summoning Ritual. However, apart from a white mist appearing at the summoning array, there was no other activity. So, Mizuta Saki and the others at that time thought this so-called Summoning Ritual was just a martial world trick, and the focus was on creating that white mist to scare people."

"So, everyone felt a bit bored, said their goodbyes, and went back to their dorms to rest. Unexpectedly, at this time, an accident occurred. Maeda Katsuya, who was at the forefront, the senior who is currently still in the hospital for treatment, seemed to have twisted his foot. So, Maeda Katsuya suddenly collided with the nearby bed and passed out directly. Then Mizuta Saki and the others together took Maeda Katsuya to the hospital. After that, this matter became widely known throughout the school. But I heard that the school has issued a gag order to Mizuta Saki and the others, forbidding them from mentioning this matter again, to avoid causing chaos at the school."

After listening to Zhang Shiwu’s account, Liu Xing and the others became more certain that the so-called Demon summoned by Mizuta Saki and the others was the Soul-Eating Demon, because most Summoning Rituals require sacrifices, and for mythical creatures, humans are the best sacrifices. And the sacrifice needed to summon a Soul-Eating Demon is a human soul.

Moreover, in general, when mythical creatures receive sacrifices, if the sacrifices are NPCs, then the mythical creatures do not need to make any judgments and can directly enjoy the sacrifices, unless the NPC as a sacrifice is very powerful...

So, as an ordinary person, Maeda Katsuya would only have his soul devoured by the Soul-Eating Demon without resistance.

But then again, Maeda Katsuya was also the unluckiest this time because it was quite obvious that their Summoning Ritual did not determine who the sacrifice was, so the Soul-Eating Demon randomly selected a sacrifice to devour the soul.

Of course, what Liu Xing is most concerned about now is the parchment used to summon the Soul-Eating Demon, which is also related to the Deep Diving Society. After all, the host of this Summoning Ritual, Mizuta Saki, is a former member of the Strange Tales Club, so Mizuta Saki might be a follower of the Deep Diving Society.

So Liu Xing thinks it’s better for their group not to interact with the players of that module this time, because if Mizuta Saki is also a player, and if Mizuta Saki is still a follower of the Deep Diving Society, then this meeting might be a bit troublesome.

But does the Deep Diving Society really need to summon a Soul-Eating Demon?

After all, the role of the Soul-Eating Demon is very single-minded, which is to devour human souls, and the weakness of the Soul-Eating Demon is also very obvious, almost all secret cults know the weakness of the Soul-Eating Demon.

So although the name Soul-Eating Demon sounds quite powerful, it can only bully ordinary people.

Now Liu Xing feels a headache coming on.

After listening to Zhang Shiwu and Meng Mengzi talk a little more about the Summoning Ritual, Liu Xing and the others confirmed the hospital where Maeda Katsuya was located, and the names of the other students who participated in the Summoning Ritual.

At this point, the rain finally stopped.

So Liu Xing and the others found a random excuse and left the club activity room.

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