Return to Reality

Isabella, however, was also a smart person. After all, her intelligence had reached 99, the limit for humans. Thus, she knew that if she controlled the ghouls to kill Gary, she would also be unable to leave the room due to Gary's sealing technique, ultimately starving to death.

Therefore, Isabella planned to use charm against Gary. Isabella's charm had already surpassed the human limit; every word and action she took carried a charming effect. Moreover, Isabella's charm skill had also reached a height of 99. With both working together, charming an Ordinary Human like Liu Xing was a piece of cake, not even requiring a dice roll, succeeding automatically.

However, Gary was no Ordinary Human, but a Magician. Thus, Gary had always been wary of Isabella's charm. Because of this, whenever Gary went to see Isabella, he would wear sunglasses. As long as he couldn't clearly see Isabella's appearance, her charm would be ineffective against him. (In the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall's setting, many spells require face-to-face casting to succeed, which is quite a point of contention.) Without the charm, Isabella was powerless to resist Gary.

Thus, with no other option, Isabella could only choose to Lurk and Feign Weakness. Gary, still mindful of his Sibling Relationship with Isabella, had been using Blood Eternal Life to sustain her.

Of course, Isabella never revealed her ability to control ghouls. Gary had always believed that the ghouls were attracted by his Personal Charm and chose to serve him. Thus, he kept the ghouls, a Time Bomb, by his side, ultimately reaping what he sowed.

Finally, Isabella found her opportunity. Liu Xing and his party arrived at Ains Castle. With a Listening skill of 99, Isabella could naturally discern the movements of Liu Xing and his party just by their voices. This was why Gary had said, "I know your hearing is very good; you must know who came to the second floor."

So, Isabella naturally heard Liu Xing's arrival on the second floor. When Liu Xing reached Isabella's door, she had already arranged a plan, a plan to escape!

Thus, Liu Xing saw Isabella playing the part of a pitiful Loli. Combined with Isabella's Bewitching Drug, the moment Liu Xing entered the room and saw Isabella, he was Charmed. Guided by Isabella's words, he took Isabella for Gary's daughter. He then embellished many details himself, convincing himself.

After that, Isabella's plan went Smooth Sailing. First, she had Liu Xing retrieve a necklace that could remove the sealing technique. Then, when leaving Ains Castle, she controlled the ghouls to kill Gary and Old Wayne. Afterward, she shifted all the blame for killing the Foreign Traveler onto Gary, successfully clearing her name and becoming a free person.

Thinking this far, Liu Xing felt his guess was likely accurate. However, Liu Xing suddenly felt incredibly wronged. After all this, he had been completely manipulated by Isabella. This explained why Isabella's final favorability towards him was only 20. After all, who would be grateful to a tool they had used?

When Liu Xing thought about how he had been happily thinking he was doing a good deed by saving a beautiful Loli, only to realize he had been toyed with by a hundred-year-old Old Woman after being Charmed, Liu Xing felt immense pressure and found it hard to complain.

Indeed, the truth was always more cruel than lies.

Liu Xing sighed helplessly and decided to ask KP004 his final question. "KP004, can I see Bai He Cheng's Character Card?"

Liu Xing had always felt something was off about Bai He Cheng. In this life-or-death Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game, Bai He Cheng acted so carelessly, causing trouble everywhere, without any concern for his own life. This couldn't be described as mere optimism. Thus, Liu Xing felt Bai He Cheng must have a problem!

Moreover, if Liu Xing remembered correctly, Bai He Cheng's Inspiration was not low, reaching 70. In the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game community, players had summarized a strategy that included this point: as long as you weren't from Africa, an attribute or skill around 70 could basically guarantee you success on every dice roll.

However, KP004 shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, you can only choose to view two items from other players' Character Cards at most."

Liu Xing nodded, understanding. After all, a Character Card was a player's Trump Card; no one would be willing to reveal their Trump Card to everyone.

"Then, KP, please tell me Bai He Cheng's SAN Value and identity." Liu Xing thought about it and felt these two items about Bai He Cheng were what he most wanted to know.

KP004 smiled and nodded. "You have ideas. Then I'll tell you. Bai He Cheng's SAN Value is currently 5, and his identity is a Fanatic. I can also provide you with additional information: Bai He Cheng has already begun Ghoulification!"

Liu Xing's eyebrows shot up. He hadn't expected Bai He Cheng's situation to be even crazier than he imagined: a Fanatic with a single-digit SAN Value who was undergoing Ghoulification!

Who knew what Bai He Cheng had gone through.

However, Liu Xing estimated he would probably never see Bai He Cheng again (flag planted). This was because Liu Xing had heard from that Administrator called Tumor in the club that the Total Party Kill rate and Mortality Rate of Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG games were extremely high. Furthermore, the Player Base of the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall was also very large. It was basically impossible for you to meet players you had gamed with again.

Therefore, Liu Xing felt that given Bai He Cheng's current state, he would either die or go mad in the next Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game. After all, Bai He Cheng, with only 5 SAN Value left, was not much different from a Madman.

However, what surprised Liu Xing was that even after losing a point of SAN Value, he felt a sense of loss. Yet, Bai He Cheng, who had only had a little over ten SAN Value when joining this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game, could act almost like a normal person. Was Bai He Cheng acting purely on instinct?

However, since he couldn't ask KP004 any more questions, Liu Xing could only bury all his Doubts in his heart.

"Then, I'll tell you the questions and answers for the other players, and then I can send you back to the Real World," KP004 said, standing up and stretching. "Bai He Cheng's question was: what happens if a player's SAN Value reaches zero? The answer is they will be permanently insane and remain in the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game. Wang Qi's question was: if you attack or even kill a teammate, will there be a penalty? The answer is there are no true teammates in the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game. As long as you have a reasonable excuse, you can attack or even kill other players without penalty. Chen Ling's question was: can a character's Background be modified? The answer is a character's Background changes with the setting of each Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG game. As for Wang Si Yi, he had no questions."

As soon as KP004 finished speaking, Liu Xing's vision blurred, and he found himself back in reality.

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