Ending Scene and Rewards

Liu Xing, floating in mid-air, looked around but couldn't find Bai He Cheng or the others. It seemed everyone's ending scenes were independent.

Liu Xing watched as if watching a movie sped up ten times. The minibus sped into Manchester and was immediately stopped by traffic police. After all, a person was tied to the roof of the minibus. It was obviously suspicious.

At this moment, KP004 also chipped in as a narrator. "After Liu Xing and his companions arrived in Manchester, they were stopped by traffic police for questioning. Liu Xing told the traffic police everything that happened in Ains Castle, including how Gary threatened him with a pistol. Just then, Isabella suddenly informed the traffic police that Gary was actually a serial killer who specialized in murdering foreign travelers visiting the castle. His method was to kill the foreign travelers while they were sleeping, then dump their bodies in the basement to feed the beasts Gary raised."

"The traffic police believed Isabella's report and brought Liu Xing and his companions, along with Isabella, to the police station. The Police Chief there attached great importance to the matter, as in the past decade or so, Manchester had seen over a hundred cases of missing foreign travelers, none of which had been solved. Therefore, Police Chief Chris immediately organized police forces to search Ains Castle. As a result, in that locked room, they discovered the mangled bodies of Gary and Old Wayne, and the open entrance to the basement. Forensic examination determined that both Gary and Old Wayne were killed by a beast, which had since vanished without a trace."

"Finally, the police discovered a large number of human skeletons in the basement, along with a significant amount of human blood and human organs preserved in formalin, and a magic circle with blurry lines. The police concluded that Gary was the culprit behind the hundreds of missing foreign traveler cases in Manchester over the past decade, and his motive was to use the victims' blood and organs for evil magical rituals."

"However, it was somewhat peculiar that in the northeast corner of the basement, there was a small room that looked like a bedroom and showed signs of human activity. But the condition of the bedroom was extremely poor, likely having not been cleaned for over ten years. Large amounts of hair were scattered around, but it was clearly not human hair. Therefore, the police believed this was likely where Gary kept the beasts he raised."

As KP004 narrated, Liu Xing saw everything KP004 described. Especially the bodies of Gary and Old Wayne. Even as a medical student who had seen many corpses, Liu Xing felt a bit nauseous. Gary and Old Wayne had died too tragically, their bodies already mangled...

And in the castle's basement, the mountains of human skeletons made Liu Xing estimate that at least a thousand skeletons could be pieced together. It was clear that these skeletons also included the soldiers of the mysterious army that disappeared a hundred years ago.

On a wooden shelf nearby, in hundreds of bottles of various sizes, human organs were preserved in formalin. Liu Xing also noticed that some organs were incomplete, as if gnawed by a beast. Thus, Liu Xing thought that this so-called beast might very well be a ghoul.

However, the ghouls in the Cthulhu Mythos System were different from the ghouls in other novels and games. Ghouls under the Cthulhu Mythos System possessed human intelligence, were highly social and organized, and in their youth, their appearance could be on par with celebrities, allowing these ghouls to live, reproduce, and seek food in human society. But after reaching a certain age, the appearance of ordinary ghouls would rapidly age and become ugly (looking at them would cause SAN loss, indicating how ugly they were). At this point, ghouls would choose to leave human society and return to ghoul settlements, which were often underground in graveyards, living in seclusion.

And now, Liu Xing hadn't expected Gary to be able to control a ghoul to serve him. But in the end, Gary was still killed by this ghoul. Old Wayne, after painstakingly opening the basement entrance, was also killed by the ghoul.

"As for Isabella, she sold Ains Castle, with all proceeds used to compensate the victims' families. Coincidentally, Chief Chris and his wife had no children, so they adopted Isabella. Liu Xing and the others, being semi-victims themselves, and having rescued Isabella and helped the police solve over a hundred missing person cases, received the friendship of the Manchester Police Station and the gratitude of Chief Chris. Afterward, Liu Xing and his companions prepared to return to China."

Liu Xing's vision blurred, and he found himself in the airport departure lounge. "He" was saying goodbye to Isabella and Chief Chris.

Liu Xing stood from a bystander's perspective, watching "himself" converse with others, and felt it was a bit strange.

Just as Liu Xing watched "himself" and Wang Qi and the others head towards the boarding gate, Isabella suddenly turned around, looked at Liu Xing, and said with a smile, "Thank you, idiot."

Before Liu Xing could react, everything around him vanished as if erased by an eraser.

Suddenly, a man in black wearing a Plague Bird Mask appeared before Liu Xing. "Hello, Liu Xing. Congratulations on successfully passing this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG and achieving the hidden ending. Therefore, your team contribution rate in this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG is 42%, making you the MVP of this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG. Hence, I am personally here to settle your rewards."

Liu Xing could tell from the voice that this man in black was KP004.

"Then, I will first settle the basic rewards for this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG. First is the most important points. You will receive 120 points, of which 60 points are basic clear-game points, 30 points are MVP reward points, and the final 30 points are reward points for completing the hidden ending."

"Next is the character card's relationship network reward. You have obtained the private contact information of Isabella and Chris (the Police Chief of Manchester Police Station, Isabella's current adoptive father). You can use this character card to contact Isabella or Chris for help after passing a Luck Check. The success rate of seeking help will be determined by your favorability towards each other. Currently, Isabella's favorability towards you is 20, and Chris's favorability towards you is 50."

"Finally, there is your skill growth in this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG. Your Psychology skill has increased by 1 point. Now, please roll a 1d20 dice to determine the growth of your Lockpicking skill." As soon as KP004 finished speaking, a twenty-sided die appeared in Liu Xing's hand.

Liu Xing didn't hesitate and threw the die—10.

PS: Third update finished, please collect and recommend.