Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Wesker noticed the furrowed brows of Liu Xing and others, then smiled and said, "Rest assured, although technically our England police force is supposed to be loyal to the England royal family, after the Second World War, our England police force practically became a part of the official England. Only some specially designated police officers are entirely loyal to the England royal family. So, as of now, I can assure you that eighty percent of England police officers are on our side."

Twenty percent?

Liu Xing frowned. If he remembered correctly, the number of England police officers should be around a hundred thousand, which meant about twenty thousand of them would choose to stand with the England royal family.

That wasn’t good news.

"So, Mr. Wesker, may I ask about the current condition of Her Majesty the Queen?" Alice asked earnestly.

Wesker’s smile gradually faded, and he shook his head helplessly. "Regarding this matter, I’ll be frank with you. Her Majesty the Queen is now critically ill. It’s possible that she may leave us in these coming days..."

Clearly, as this module entered its third stage, the England Queen was about to become history.

The atmosphere in the room became somewhat solemn.

After a moment, Wesker spoke again. "Right now, you don’t need to worry about London’s affairs; leave that to the people in London. What we need to address is the issue here in Manchester."

Alice nodded, saying seriously, "Alright, Mr. Wesker, then what do you need us to do now?"

Wesker pulled out a file folder and said, "Because we lack manpower to combat mythical creatures and fanatics, we have to entrust the elimination of mythical creatures and fanatics within the Manchester area to you all. Of course, our police force will assist you to the fullest, and if necessary, the military will also intervene. Inside this folder are five sets of data on important figures hidden within the Cult of the Cadaver in the Manchester area. If possible, please make sure to deal with these five individuals."

After Wesker finished, Chris smiled and said, "Since there are quite a few Manchester officials waiting to see Mr. Wesker outside, I’ll accompany him to handle them for now. Miss Alice, you can study the documents in the study room."

Chris escorted Wesker out of the study room.

Alice immediately opened the file folder and distributed the five sets of data to Liu Xing and the others for review.

The first set of data in Liu Xing’s hands featured a photo of someone he knew well—Bai Hecheng.

According to the information, Bai Hecheng encountered a follower of the Cult of the Cadaver while traveling within the Cosmic Country. He then joined the cult and soon conducted a Ritual Ceremony alone in the Cosmic Country, brutally killing ten people. This led to him being pursued by the Cosmic Country police, who also contacted the International Criminal Police Organization to globally pursue Bai Hecheng.

During the pursuit, Bai Hecheng disappeared for a while, leading the Cosmic Country police to believe he had fled the country. Consequently, their pursuit relaxed, allowing Bai Hecheng to sneak onto the Yueshihao cruise ship and establish contact with another secret cult called the Deep Sea Gospel Society. They planned to sacrifice all passengers on the Yueshihao cruise ship in a Ritual Ceremony. However, due to some passengers sensing something amiss, the tragedy was averted, and Bai Hecheng was "killed."

After "death," Bai Hecheng’s body, along with that of another fanatic, was taken by the Cosmic Country police for autopsy. However, it was seized by members of the Cult of the Cadaver during transport, and Bai Hecheng was resurrected and transferred to Mexico, where he became the head of the Cult of the Cadaver’s operations.

With the change in leadership, Bai Hecheng was active in Mexico, supporting a local drug dealer to become one of Mexico’s top drug lords within three months. Then he demanded the drug dealer provide a large number of sacrifices, namely humans, for the Cult of the Cadaver.

Due to a sudden increase in strange murders in Mexico, where victims would be found days after going missing, the International Criminal Police Organization intervened, leading to the discovery of Bai Hecheng’s involvement.

Due to the heinous nature of Bai Hecheng’s crimes, the International Criminal Police Organization quickly coordinated with Mexican and neighboring authorities for a large-scale joint operation. Ostensibly targeting the drug dealer supported by Bai Hecheng, it was actually aimed at capturing Bai Hecheng.

However, Bai Hecheng was aware of this and immediately left Mexico, sneaking into England. Although the England police knew Bai Hecheng had arrived, his ties with the Cult of the Cadaver in England quickly obscured him from their view until Liu Xing and his team discovered him a few days ago.

After reviewing Bai Hecheng’s information, Liu Xing noticed a problem: there was no mention of Bai Hecheng’s experience at Eins Castle in this data.

Considering that the English authorities could surely uncover Bai Hecheng’s experience at Eins Castle, and if they investigated diligently, they should notice significant changes in Bai Hecheng’s behavior after leaving Eins Castle... though it might not be substantial given Bai Hecheng’s already low sanity points.

Nevertheless, it was reasonable to expect the English authorities to include Bai Hecheng’s experience at Eins Castle in the data. Thus, the most probable reason for this omission was "Liu Xing."

Among those who went to Eins Castle with Bai Hecheng was "Liu Xing." Even though "Liu Xing" was now opposed to Bai Hecheng, the English authorities were likely still somewhat wary of "Liu Xing," fearing continued association with Bai Hecheng. Hence, they deliberately omitted this section, a way of indicating to "Liu Xing" that they didn’t fully trust him.

Exchange of information.

The second set of data Liu Xing received featured a photo of a young man who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with an average appearance, yet the age listed was forty-eight.

This man’s name was Ace.

Ace hailed from a remote town in the eastern part of France. His father had passed away due to illness before Ace was born, leaving Ace to grow up in impoverished single-parent household. This upbringing resulted in Ace suffering from poor physical development from a young age, leading to ostracism and bullying from peers, which made Ace’s character somewhat weak.

At the age of fifteen, Ace’s mother also passed away from illness, forcing Ace to abandon his studies and take odd jobs to survive. He was then recruited by a local obscure secret cult, or rather, offered as a sacrifice, as when the cult was discovered and dismantled by local authorities, Ace was found unconscious in a magic circle, having taken a large amount of sleeping pills, with a knife nearby.

Consequently, Ace was considered a victim by local authorities and inherited the only asset of the obscure secret cult—a dilapidated two-story building. It was within this building that Ace obtained something that transformed him from a timid but kind person into a terrifying Demon.

Initially, Ace repeatedly claimed in public that he experienced nightmares every night, being swallowed by a giant snake, but people around him dismissed it, mocking Ace for being too timid, fearing nightmares to such an extent. During this time, Ace’s physical condition also deteriorated.

It wasn’t until a year later, when Ace, already emaciated, abruptly left the area, setting fire to the house. Then, for over twenty years, Ace disappeared without a trace, with locals assuming he had died.

However, two years ago, Ace suddenly appeared in the capital city of Paris, his appearance unchanged from over twenty years ago, but his personality drastically altered, exuding confidence and assertiveness.

Subsequently, Ace established a secret cult called Dream Serpent in Paris, quickly gaining numerous followers. However, Ace incurred the wrath of other established secret cults in Paris and was expelled. On the night Ace left Paris, the leader of the secret cult that harbored the deepest grudge against Ace and his family suddenly "disappeared" along with his family. Surveillance footage revealed a giant snake-shaped shadow entering the cult leader’s house that night...

Leaving France, Ace arrived directly in England, continuing to propagate his secret cult. However, this time, Ace learned to keep a low profile until the incident mentioned by Chris occurred, alerting the English authorities to Ace’s presence.

Two days ago, Ace returned to Portsmouth and was spotted by local police. However, before they could arrest him, Ace fled Portsmouth on a motorcycle, abandoning the motorcycle in the outskirts of Manchester.

After reviewing Ace’s information, Liu Xing realized that he and his team had underestimated Ace’s strength, thinking him to be a mere talker who convinced a group of believers to commit suicide.

But now, Liu Xing was certain that Ace, like "Watanabe Ryuusei," had received the favor of a powerful entity, possessing at least one powerful Magic Spell.

However, Liu Xing was curious whether the giant snake mentioned by Ace might be the Great Old One—snake god Yig.

At this point, the third set of data reached Liu Xing’s hands. This data was sparse, lacking even a photo.

Rayna, nationality unknown, currently identified as a middle-aged Caucasian male, fluent in English, French, German, and other major European languages. Three years ago, he entered England and masterminded the William shooting incident, having had telephone contact with William, during which William heard Bai Hecheng’s voice. Therefore, it is currently speculated that Rayna may be hiding in Manchester.

Liu Xing rubbed his chin, beginning to suspect that this Rayna might be an NPC and likely the main antagonist, or final boss, of this module. Perhaps defeating Rayna would lead to victory for his team in this confrontational module.

However, there was a problem. The information about Rayna in this data was limited to one useful piece: "middle-aged Caucasian male." Just considering the population in the Manchester city area meeting this criterion would likely yield tens of thousands of individuals...

So, finding this Rayna wouldn’t be simple.

At this moment, Liu Xing received the fourth set of data. The introduction of this individual was somewhat extravagant, with over ten photos attached, each depicting a person with different appearances, including both men and women, ranging in age from seventeen or eighteen to over forty. The only commonality among these photos was yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair.

As for this person’s name, it was marked with a question mark, with a note appended afterward: Current Alias: Shi Zixuan.

Shi Zixuan (currently using an alias) was female, confirmed to be a Chinese national, with an unknown age and real name, and was one of the most active thieves internationally.

Due to Shi Zixuan’s mastery of disguise and expertise in voice modulation, she could quickly change her appearance and identity, continuously stealing various valuable items. Currently, she was being widely pursued by the International Criminal Police Organization, but with limited success.

The reason the English authorities were able to identify Shi Zixuan was that she had used this appearance and identity to steal a famous painting in Germany a week prior. However, the German authorities only notified England of this after Shi Zixuan had entered England, allowing her safe entry into Manchester.

After Chris reported that Shi Zixuan might be associated with the Cult of the Cadaver, the English authorities took a risky move, using an undercover agent within the Cult of the Cadaver to confirm that Shi Zixuan had indeed received an invitation from the Cult of the Cadaver to come to Manchester to steal a book—The Cult of the Cadaver Rituals!

Seeing this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but be surprised. He hadn’t expected Shi Zixuan to be so formidable, renowned internationally as a master thief. Moreover, her purpose in coming to England this time was to steal The Cult of the Cadaver Rituals.

However, as The Cult of the Cadaver Rituals was a published magic book, there were many versions of it. However, Liu Xing believed that since this was a commission from the Cult of the Cadaver, the version of The Cult of the Cadaver Rituals that Shi Zixuan intended to steal was likely the original manuscript!

Before Liu Xing could ponder further, the fifth set of data had already reached his hands, and Liu Xing believed that this data should reveal the origins of the last player on the opposing team.

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