"I think that the human mind lacks the ability to connect what is known, and that is the most merciful thing in the world. Humans live on an island called Ignorance in the middle of a dark ocean, a vast ocean full of secrets, but we shouldn't sail too far and explore too deeply. ”

- Lovecraft Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

Ancient beings are present in the Cthulhu system, known as the Old Dominators. They are often ancient beings who transcend good and evil and wander in the universe.

They have no interest in humans, and humans go mad at the slightest glimpse of these horrible gods, because humans cannot understand everything about the gods.

The original author of Cthulhu was named Lovecraft, and he had a common theme: that human value is meaningless in the universe, and that all search for the mysterious unknown will lead to a catastrophic end.

When it comes to Cthulhu, there are not many people who know about it, because the Cthulhu cultural circle in China is very small, for example, among all the people in the second district, Liu Ke is the only one who has been exposed to this knowledge.

"Really? Are you sure?! Ni Ya had also heard of the "Cthulhu Mythos", but her knowledge of it was only on the ground. What she knows is that there are many games, anime, and movies and TV works that contain related elements, such as the well-known "World of Warcraft", "Alien", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and even "Fate Zero", "Let's Sneak! Naiako" and other ......

Thinking that those hideous and ugly monsters were the biggest danger lurking in this mission, Ni Ya finally understood why the props would fail.

They don't belong to the ghosts in the first place!

"The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear; And the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown. Liu Ke looked at her and continued: "Because human beings can't understand these ancient gods and terrifying mythical creatures, as long as they see them, they will be mentally impacted. In severe cases, they don't even need to do anything, and they will have a complete mental breakdown, fall into madness, and die. This explains why Ni Ya behaved strangely at the door of the clothing store at the beginning.

It was also unlucky, Liu Ke guessed that she once looked at the ghoul hidden in the dark for a second without knowing it; Later, he had the misfortune to see the face of the monster "Human-faced Mouse" who jumped from the roof and was about to attack him. Encountering two monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos in a row, even though they are both low-level "miscellaneous soldiers", will also have a certain impact on the spirit of the Dream Breakers.

Before the ghouls appeared, Niya's anomaly didn't allow him to tie it all to the Cthulhu Mythos. He didn't know much about Ni Ya, and like everyone else, he thought she was a timid girl.

However, it is different from what most people think, and today's performance is enough to prove that Ni Ya, as a veteran, has a firmer will and courage than ordinary people.

Because she didn't see the ghoul in front of each other, and she didn't know much about the Cthulhu Mythos, she was much less affected.

"In other words, the less you know, the easier it is to live." Liu Ke already wanted to cry without tears at this time, he usually likes to watch some horror, in addition to online articles, he will also read some Cthulhu mythos. If you encounter those unspeakable things head-on, I am afraid that the one who will be hit the most by everyone will be yourself.

By "unspeakable things" we mean because no language can describe such hellish madness that defies all things, forces, and universal laws.

And the ghouls mentioned by Liu Ke just now are from the lower independent races in the Cthulhu mythos. You must know that such a monster, in the Cthulhu Mythos, can only be regarded as a small minion. But even so, in the darkness, it easily killed a veteran Dream Breaker.

"Together with the two people killed in District 3 last night, in just one day, three have already died." Liu Dequan said: "There is more than one such monster, in case you encounter them, the props will not work, then you can only fight hard." ”

"I can't fight it." Liu Ke hugged his head and muttered to himself: "You have also seen that ghouls have a very high IQ and are good at disguise, and they are elusive on weekdays, and it is difficult to catch their whereabouts. And its strength is also much stronger than that of ordinary humans, if it is a hard fight, there are probably only three people in the executors of this regional mission who can compete with it. He pointed at Li Zeyan and said: "The captain is counted as one, as well as Shan Hongwei and Dai Shikai in the third district." ”

"This mission actually left us in a town full of monsters! I'm a bad old man, what else can I do! Liu De's beard trembled: "Although the props are useless, you can always use physical attacks to deal with these things, right?" ”

"It is true that firearms or projectile weapons can injure them, but they cannot be killed. Also, I found one thing......" Liu Ke held his chin and boldly said his conjecture: "Ghouls, as the name suggests, like to eat human corpses. Not to mention when they appeared in the town, feeding themselves on carrion and other creatures when no one was around...... The space sent us here, which in their eyes is simply a charcoal in the snow, with meat in the bowl, and a long drought and rain...... You know what I mean anyway, right? ”

"I understand, I understand, but your metaphor sounds weird." Ni Ya said uncomfortably.

"But why did so many of us enter their lair, only one of us was killed? You must know that in terms of strength, no one here is its opponent except the captain. Liu Ke said: "And last night, you must know that there are so many people living in the hotel, why do they only pick two people?" Is this amount of meat enough? ”

"Really?" When Chen Zhi heard him say this, he seemed to remember something. Thinking of what happened last night, he looked at the flashlight in everyone's hands: "As long as there is light, it will not be attacked?" ”

This is not mentioned in the setting of the Cthulhu Mythos, but Liu Ke guessed that it is very likely that the space has limited the ability of monsters in order to protect everyone. Otherwise, in the case of being unarmed, everyone can only sit and wait for the monster to die.

After listening to what they said, Li Zeyan raised his head thoughtfully and looked in the direction of the church in the distance. Yesterday on the third floor, Lu Qing's strange performance was enough to prove that the ghoul had infiltrated the inn at that time.

"You say, this monster is good at disguise?"

He asked in a low voice.

"Yes, ghouls have a high IQ and can disguise themselves as Chéng Rén." Liu Ke said.

"Last night these monsters invaded the inn and killed two of them. But in the current situation, the number of ghouls in the town is obviously more than that......" Li Zeyan thought of this, and immediately walked forward: "What if there are far more than two people killed?" ”

"How can this thing be like a ghost, and it can also disguise Chéng Rén? If the detection prop doesn't work, how can we tell if our companion is human? Liu Dequan said, subconsciously distancing himself from others.

Liu Ke thought for a while and replied: "Don't worry, their disguise is not as perfect as that of a ghost, they are monsters after all, and when they pretend to be Chéng Rén to speak, their voice is very urgent, a bit like crying." So, there should be no ghouls in our group. But the other three districts, I can't say for sure......"