Chapter 686: Subway Fierce Battle (3) |
"Because the current battle situation is too chaotic, I'll only perform Judgment when necessary, which is when the player is attacked by a Ghoul," KP Time said.
Liu Xing let out a sigh of relief. If every action in this battle required Judgment, it would take at least half an hour to complete one round.
Gunshots erupted.
The Ghouls didn't notice Liu Xing's group at first, so their initial attack was very effective, and the Ghouls let out cries of pain as they were hit.
Liu Xing noticed that there were only three Ghouls, and they were all relatively small in size, so they must be the three children from the family of five.
Although they had turned into Ghouls, they were still just kids, so they instinctively started running away after being attacked, fleeing towards the dark tunnel.
Liu Xing wanted to order his team to pursue them, but the injured Wesker and his team on the ground made Liu Xing give up on that idea. Wesker's team was in a bad state, with no one able to stand up, and if Liu Xing's team didn't get them out of the subway for treatment quickly, Wesker's team would suffer heavy casualties.
So, Liu Xing ordered his team to help Wesker's team, while he used the walkie-talkie to inform Allen of the situation and asked him to arrange for an ambulance to arrive at the nearest subway station exit as soon as possible.
After reporting the situation, Liu Xing went to check on Wesker's team.
As a doctor in the real world, Liu Xing knew that Leon's condition was critical.
So, Liu Xing immediately called out to Roman, "Roman, Leon's condition is very bad, so we need to get him to the surface for treatment as soon as possible. Wesker, you take command of the remaining team members."
Roman nodded and helped Liu Xing carry Leon, while Wesker began to direct the team to rescue the wounded.
Jill approached them and said, "I'll go with you guys. We only found three Ghouls, and they were just lightly injured, so Chris, you might encounter an ambush while escorting Leon out of the subway station."
Liu Xing nodded, knowing that the three Ghouls were only lightly injured, and the two larger Ghouls were still at large, making the journey to the surface unsafe.
After all, this was a Cthulhu RPG game, and KP Time would definitely create difficulties for them at this time.
So, Liu Xing's team of three, carrying the unconscious Leon, headed towards the nearest subway station exit.
Fortunately, the distance from the battle site to the subway station platform was only about 65 feet, so Liu Xing thought that as long as everything went smoothly, they could get Leon to the surface in about three minutes. If Allen didn't cause any trouble, Leon should be safe.
However, Liu Xing also noticed that the lighting facilities in this section of the subway tunnel had been destroyed by the Ghouls, leaving the area in complete darkness.
This made Liu Xing's heart race, as he was worried that the Ghouls might be lurking in the darkness, waiting for them.
It took Liu Xing's team almost a minute to walk the 65 feet, and they finally saw the light from the subway station platform.
The three of them let out a sigh of relief simultaneously.
After entering the subway station, they quickened their pace.
But just then, Liu Xing suddenly heard the sound of dice rolling.
Liu Xing's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively stopped and looked around.
"What's wrong, Chris? Did you see a Ghoul?" Roman asked, his voice tense.
Jill also gripped her gun tightly, vigilantly observing their surroundings.
Liu Xing didn't say a word, but thought to himself, "KP, I want to quickly investigate the situation around us."
KP Time replied, "Of course, but because the subway station hall is complex, and you're only doing a quick investigation, the difficulty of this Judgment is hard."
Liu Xing, 3/37 (75), great success.
It seemed that his luck was still good, and he had rolled a great success.
As soon as the Judgment result came out, Liu Xing instinctively looked up.
A Ghoul was lying on the ceiling, less than 16 feet away from them!
Liu Xing instinctively dropped Leon and raised his submachine gun, firing a burst at the Ghoul on the ceiling.
However, strangely, the Ghoul didn't move, and Liu Xing's attack didn't require Judgment.
After Liu Xing's burst of fire, Jill looked at the Ghoul and said, "This Ghoul seems to be dead already?"
Liu Xing took a closer look and realized that the Ghoul was indeed dead, with short swords stuck in its head and limbs, so it was still lying on the ceiling even after death.
Liu Xing couldn't help but furrow his brow, as the way this Ghoul died was quite strange.
As Liu Xing walked up, he discovered that the five short swords on the Ghoul's body were all in the style of China, with cloud patterns on the hilts.
So, was it that Taoist master who did this?
...Liu Xing was even more puzzled now.
In Liu Xing's impression, at this point in time, London shouldn't have any "Taoist masters" or "Dao Sect members," because the China Dao Sect shouldn't have collaborated with England yet, and there shouldn't be any China Dao Sect members living in England. Otherwise, he should have heard about their existence in his previous or future modules in England.
As for Miss Wang's side, Liu Xing estimated that there wasn't such a person, because if there was, Miss Wang should have told him.
As for Gralki's followers or Cthulhu's fanatical believers, it was also unlikely that they would have someone who could wield flying swords, because the style didn't match.
So, could it be Ithaqua?
Liu Xing was now suspecting that Ithaqua had already changed his character card from a doctor to a Taoist or a cultivator...
Just then, Roman suddenly said, "Chris, I think we should continue to get Leon out of the subway station."
Liu Xing came back to his senses and quickly helped Leon up to continue their escape.
Soon, Liu Xing and the others had brought Leon out of the subway station, and Allen had just arrived with his team.
After sending Leon to the ambulance, Liu Xing was called over by Allen to understand the situation.
At the same time, Wesker also walked out of the subway station with his team.
Wesker was naturally called over by Allen as well.
According to Wesker's account, after they heard that Liu Xing's team had discovered the entrance, they noticed that the lighting facilities above their heads had been intentionally damaged, so Wesker knew that the Ghoul was likely nearby.
Then, after Wesker announced the Ghoul's situation to everyone, he suddenly heard a scream from not far away.
However, what made Wesker feel strange was that the scream didn't sound like a human voice.
Realizing that something was off, Wesker wanted to slow down the team's pace, but the military officer in charge required them to advance quickly, so Wesker's team encountered the three Ghouls at the subway platform.
The military officer naturally ordered them to open fire, because in his view, the Ghouls were moving targets.
So Wesker's team started shooting at the three Ghouls, who kept dodging and luring them into the subway tunnel.
Then, just like Liu Xing had heard earlier, Wesker's team made a mistake while reloading, leading to a temporary lack of firepower, and they were almost attacked by the three Ghouls. If Liu Xing and the others hadn't arrived in time, Wesker's team would have been in trouble.
Of course, Liu Xing didn't forget to mention the situation of the Ghoul in the subway station's main hall, and he observed Allen's expression while talking.
What made Liu Xing feel a bit surprised was that Allen's expression was very normal, showing puzzlement rather than the shock Liu Xing had imagined.
"So, it seems that the scream Wesker heard earlier was from the Ghoul that was killed in the subway station's main hall. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a third party in the subway station who is hunting those Ghouls, which is good news for us. However, that third party is an unstable factor, so we still need to continue hunting those Ghouls and make sure they're all dead."
"Now that the three small Ghouls have been shot, we should be able to track them through the blood they've lost. Let's organize a special team with better equipment and weapons to continue hunting those Ghouls in the subway. This way, we should be able to deal with them more easily. As for the third party, we'll try to communicate with them. If we can't, as long as they don't attack us, we'll just coexist peacefully, since they're helping us." Allen said seriously.
So, Allen quickly organized a special team of thirty people, with the front ten equipped with riot shields and extended magazine handguns, the middle ten with military-grade shotguns, and the rear ten with rifles.
Liu Xing was one of the rear riflemen, as his shooting ability had been recognized by the military instructor that afternoon.
As for Wesker and Jill, they were arranged by Allen to wait in the subway station's main hall with others.
Finally, what made Liu Xing feel a bit surprised was that Allen and Colonel Bayer had also joined the special team.
What did Allen want to do?
With doubts, Liu Xing and the others set off.
Because they were all equipped with high-powered flashlights, the dark subway tunnel was now as bright as day, which made Liu Xing feel much more at ease.
Following the bloodstains left by the Ghouls, Liu Xing and the others hadn't walked far when they saw a Ghoul lying in a pool of blood.
To be safe, Colonel Bayer picked up his rifle and fired a burst of bullets at the Ghoul.
The powerful military bullets tore the Ghoul apart, killing it once and for all.
"Chris, come take a look and see if this Ghoul is one of the three you encountered earlier." Allen said.
Liu Xing walked up and recognized the Ghoul through its body shape. It was one of the three Ghouls he had encountered earlier, and it seemed to be the youngest son of the family of five.
Apart from that, Liu Xing noticed that there was a short sword next to the Ghoul's body.
"That's right, this Ghoul is one of the three we encountered earlier. It seems that the mysterious person is hunting those Ghouls." Liu Xing said.
Allen nodded and picked up the short sword, saying, "From the style of this short sword, the mysterious person who is hunting those Ghouls should be a Taoist from China. However, I've never heard of any China Dao Sect members in England."
Colonel Bayer also nodded, saying, "That's right, our military records don't have any information about such a person. However, this seems quite normal, because I've heard that China's high-ranking Dao Sect members all emphasize keeping a low profile and blending in with ordinary people, so I think this high-ranking Dao Sect member should have heard about the Ghouls in the subway and come to hunt them down on their own initiative."
As soon as Colonel Bayer finished speaking, a sharp cry came from not far away.
It was a Ghoul's voice!
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