Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 129: The Merger of Two Families

Perhaps this is fate.

Although Liu Xing and Ai Mei both tried to stop Ji Wu and Pei Si, their efforts ended in failure. Given the current situation and the information available, Liu Xing couldn't determine whether this was ultimately a good or bad development.

"KP, I need some inspiration right now," Pei Si contacted KP Luo Luo.

"I do too. I need some inspiration, KP," Ji Wu chimed in.

Pei Si, 47/70, succeeded.

Ji Wu, 56/80, succeeded.

"Okay, your inspirations have both passed. I've sent you the information, and you can decide whether to share it with other players," KP Luo Luo said with a smile.

Liu Xing could roughly guess the nature of the inspiration that Pei Si and Ji Wu wanted, likely related to the magic array or the entire cathedral.

"I finally remembered. I knew this cathedral looked so familiar. It turns out I've been to this cathedral before!" Pei Si suddenly spoke up.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and immediately asked, "What do you mean, Pei Si? Are you saying that this cathedral exists in the real world as well?"

Pei Si nodded, speaking earnestly, "Yes, in the real world, this cathedral is called the Bloodstained Cathedral. It's located in a nameless town in the southern part of the Lighthouse Country. Both the town and the cathedral were built by colonists in the early days of the discovery of the New Continent. However, for some unknown reason, the town was abandoned overnight shortly after its establishment. All the residents disappeared, and the once pristine cathedral was covered in blood. That's why this now-nameless cathedral became known as the Bloodstained Cathedral."

"I went on an archaeological internship to that nameless town with my mentor three years ago. However, most of the buildings in the town had deteriorated due to lack of maintenance by then, and only this Bloodstained Cathedral remained standing."

"At that time, the Bloodstained Cathedral was almost empty because there had been dozens of archaeological studies conducted in the nameless town over the years, and artifacts like the skeletons we see now had long been taken away by other archaeologists. However, my mentor always believed that there were secrets within the Bloodstained Cathedral that hadn't been uncovered yet. So, every few years, he would bring students to conduct archaeological research here."

"Unfortunately, during that internship, my mentor and I found nothing. The central magic array in the cathedral and the surrounding murals were already too faded to decipher. I thought at the time that both the magic array and the murals were just graffiti by later visitors."

"When we returned to school after the internship, my mentor told me a legend about this Bloodstained Cathedral. The colonists who built this cathedral were a group of English pagans, and they worshipped an unknown Eldritch God. In reality, the Bloodstained Cathedral was a place used for rituals dedicated to that Eldritch God."

"So, my mentor always believed that the sudden downfall of the nameless town overnight was likely due to some supernatural events triggered during one of the rituals, leading to the disappearance of all the English pagans who participated."

"After hearing Pei Si's account, I used to think my mentor was talking nonsense. After all, at that time, I was still a firm believer in science. But now, it seems my mentor's idea might be correct. Judging from the number of human bones here, it's possible to piece together the skeletons of dozens of people."

The end of science is theology.

After listening to Pei Si, this phrase came to Liu Xing's mind.

The origin of this saying was because many renowned scientists, such as Newton, Darwin, and Einstein, turned to theology in their later years, abandoning science. That's why someone came up with the phrase, "The end of science is theology."

"Actually, I think science and theology don't have to be opposed from the start. Consider our current situation. According to theology, we were pulled into a strange world by a god named Aughra, where we embark on various adventures. But we can also explain it scientifically: we were brought into a virtual world by an extraterrestrial being named Aughra using advanced technology," Komatsu stroked his chin, presenting his viewpoint.

However, Komatsu's perspective led Liu Xing to another debate—whether H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos series of novels belongs to horror or science fiction.

After all, in the Cthulhu Mythos series, there were traditional horror creatures like Ghouls and Deep Ones, but there were also high-tech extraterrestrial beings like the Great Old Ones. The Outer Gods in the Cthulhu Mythos could all be considered powerful extraterrestrial entities.

"Now is not the time to discuss these miscellaneous matters. I just want to say one thing: what should we do next?"

A sharp voice rang out at this moment, and it was Jigu, who had a gloomy expression. "Since there are mechanisms in this cathedral, it means that once we activate this mechanism, we can unlock its secrets. Perhaps we can even obtain what I desire."

Naturally, it was time for the expert, Occultist Ji Wu, to speak. "If this cathedral is indeed the Bloodstained Cathedral that Pei Si mentioned, then I can be sure it's a site for worshiping the Eldritch God. And as long as we redraw the central magic array, there's a chance to activate the mechanism. However, most likely, we'll need a sacrifice to conduct a ritual..."

Ji Wu's implication was clear.

After hearing Ji Wu's words, Jigu pondered for a moment and sighed before speaking, "In that case, let's start by redrawing the magic array. As for the sacrifice, we'll figure that out later."

Jigu then ordered his subordinates to search for bones in the cathedral that had the remaining three parts of the magic array carved on them.

Since they had already identified the three remaining bones as a thigh bone and two humerus bones, Jigu's subordinates quickly found these three bones with the magic array markings. Ji Wu soon drew a complete version of the magic array.

However, a problem arose: how to draw this magic array. After all, according to Ji Wu's view, the magic array was originally drawn with blood, and they couldn't simply use any pen to draw it on the ground.

So, the atmosphere grew tense for a moment.

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