Mission Accomplished

After leaving Ains Castle, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, judging by the fact that Gary pulled out a gun instead of using magic when he got angry, even if Gary was a Magician, his abilities shouldn't be that great. It was estimated that he wouldn't know spells like Teleportation.

But it made sense. This was just a beginner-level Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, so how could there be any powerful Magicians?

Therefore, Liu Xing also felt relieved. As long as no accidents occurred, he would pass this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG without taking any damage.

Under Wang Si Yi's Navigation skill, Chen Ling no longer needed to make driving checks. The Minibus smoothly moved further and further away from Ains Castle and Ains Town.

Because the mission to escape Ains Town went so smoothly, everyone's mood relaxed, and they started chatting. They were especially curious and fond of Isabella, Wang Qi, and the others, as Isabella was such a cute little loli.

Before this, in Ains Castle, only Liu Xing had interacted with Isabella. As for waiting for the door to open, everyone was still worried that Gary might suddenly attack, so they were on full alert and naturally had no time to chat much with Isabella.

Wang Si Yi, holding Isabella, couldn't help but pat her head. "Miss Isabella, are you really willing to leave Ains Castle with us? Won't Mr. Gary worry about you?"

"No, Gary will only be busy with his own affairs and won't worry about me at all," Isabella shook her head and said firmly.

It's hard for an honest official to settle a family quarrel.

Liu Xing decided to skip this somewhat awkward topic and told Isabella one of his questions. "Miss Isabella, do you know where Mr. Gary went just now? We made such a loud noise when we opened the door, why didn't Mr. Gary come out to take a look?"

Just as Liu Xing said, the loud noise made when opening the door should have been heard by Gary if he wasn't deaf. But more than ten minutes had passed, and Gary still hadn't appeared, which was undoubtedly very abnormal.

Isabella pondered for a moment, then said to Liu Xing, "Mr. Liu Xing, if nothing unexpected happened, I think Gary must have gone to the Basement. Because besides the Study and his Bedroom, Gary likes to spend all day in the Basement, tinkering with something. Occasionally, I can hear piercing roars coming from the Basement. It's a very strange sound, like it's made by both humans and animals."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and continued to ask, "Miss Isabella, is the Basement you're talking about the Locked Room on the first floor?"

Isabella nodded and said, "Yes, that's the Basement. To be precise, it should be the entrance to the Basement. Only Gary has the key to that lock, and he always keeps it in his room. Gary doesn't allow anyone to enter that secret room. I remember a few years ago, some Travelers like you, Mr. Liu Xing, were curious and wanted to enter the room. When they tried to pick the lock, they triggered an alarm, and then Gary kicked them out of the castle. I heard that on their way back to Ains Town from the castle, those Travelers were attacked by a Wolf Pack and ended up with their bodies scattered in the wilderness, incomplete."

Isabella's words made everyone exchange glances, filled with lingering fear. The fate of the Travelers Isabella mentioned, who were kicked out of the castle, was undoubtedly the outcome of Liu Xing and his group failing their mission.

However, what made Liu Xing even more concerned was what was in the Basement. Based on Isabella's description, it was highly likely that a Mythical Creature was guarding the Basement. If Liu Xing and the others had succeeded in their investigation at that time, they would have faced this Mythical Creature directly upon entering the Basement.

This made Liu Xing feel fortunate. After all, as the saying goes, even the weakest Mythical Creature has most of its stats reaching the peak level of humans, with combat power comparable to a Boxing Champion or a Fighting Master. Dealing with a few unarmed Ordinary Humans like them would be too easy.

This indeed proved the saying: in the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, the more you know, the closer you are to death. Fortunately, Liu Xing and the others failed their collective investigation, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. The best outcome would have been leaving behind a corpse...

However, Liu Xing was still very confused. Even in the Basement, Gary must have heard the commotion. So why didn't Gary leave the Basement to pursue them?

Just as Liu Xing was puzzled, Bai He Cheng, who was tied to the Car Roof, tapped on the car window. This was a pre-arranged signal between Liu Xing and Bai He Cheng. If Bai He Cheng encountered any unexpected situation on the Car Roof, he was to tap the car window hard.

Liu Xing quickly rolled down the car window. Bai He Cheng stuck his head inside and said, "When I heard Wang Qi activate the Electric Door Opener, I thought I'd go out and meet up with you, Liu Xing. But because my vision hadn't fully recovered, I accidentally tripped. Then I saw that the Locked Room's door was ajar, so out of curiosity, I went in and found an entrance to the Basement was open, and there was a foul smell and some strange sounds coming from it. So, I casually closed the entrance and relocked the room door before going to the living room to wait for you, Liu Xing."

Bai He Cheng's words finally made everyone understand why Gary hadn't come to pursue them. It turned out he was accidentally locked in the Basement by Bai He Cheng. Moreover, Isabella had said that only Gary had the key to the room door. Now that Gary was trapped in the Basement, even if Old Wayne knew Gary was in the Basement, it would likely be extremely difficult to rescue Gary from the Basement. After all, with Old Wayne's physique, forcing the door open would definitely take considerable effort. Therefore, during this time, Liu Xing and the others had narrowly escaped Ains Castle.

Liu Xing had to admit that although Bai He Cheng usually liked to stir up trouble, he could still be useful at critical moments. If there were to be an MVP Player award for this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, Bai He Cheng would undoubtedly deserve it.

Just as Liu Xing was about to praise Bai He Cheng, KP004 suddenly spoke, "Congratulations on completing the Main Quest of this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG. In five seconds, you will lose control of your characters and enter the ending screen. After the ending screen finishes playing, you can proceed to the game Settlement and return to the Real World."

As soon as KP004 finished speaking, Liu Xing felt a powerful centrifugal force peel his soul away from his body, and then it passed through the Car Roof without any obstruction, floating in mid-air!

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