Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 387: The Deceptive Glove

Hu Cang pondered for a moment before speaking, "Regarding this matter, I’m not entirely sure either. After all, I haven’t actually met Cross, and Xiao Mochen hasn’t mentioned anything related to it just now. So, let’s wait until Xiao Mochen arrives to discuss it further."

Liu Xing and the others could only nod in understanding.

But as soon as Hu Cang finished speaking, Xiao Mochen entered the clinic with a small knife in hand.

"Hey, Xiao Mochen, you came so quickly," Hu Cang said with a smile.

Liu Xing turned to look, immediately noticing that something was amiss with Xiao Mochen. At this moment, Xiao Mochen’s eyes were vacant, giving the impression of being drained of energy.

It was evident that Xiao Mochen was currently under some form of control.

As for what was controlling Xiao Mochen, Liu Xing could tell at a glance. It was the small knife in Xiao Mochen’s hand. The handle of the knife had a red gemstone that emitted an eerie green light.

Yes, the red gemstone emitted a green glow, which was clearly not normal.

At this point, KP Snow Wind chuckled and said, "Now, it’s time for the Plot Encounter segment that all you players love. Controlled Xiao Mochen will randomly attack one of the players. So, I will assign numbers to each player: Number one is Liu Xing, number two is Zhang Jingxu, number three is Wan Chongshan, and number four is Li Dian. Let’s roll a 1d4 die to determine the target."

Liu Xing: "Damn it!"

Liu Xing never expected that his luck in this module would be so bad. He had a one in four chance, and yet he ended up as the target.

And it was clear that this Plot Encounter wasn’t intended for resistance, so Liu Xing had a strong suspicion that he was about to "die" again.

At this moment, Liu Xing had lost control of himself and watched helplessly as Xiao Mochen charged toward him with the knife, aiming for his waist.

As for Zhang Jingxu and the others, they wore stunned expressions, their eyes fixed on the knife in Xiao Mochen’s hand getting closer and closer to Liu Xing.

But just as Liu Xing was about to close his eyes and accept his fate, KP Snow Wind suddenly spoke up, "Player Liu Xing, you can now make a Lucky Judgment. Would you like to roll?"

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and quickly replied, "Of course, I would."

Liu Xing, 19/70, succeeds.

Then, Liu Xing heard a "clang" sound, and a tremendous force pushed against his waist, sending him several steps back.

The small knife in Xiao Mochen’s hand also fell to the ground.

At this point, Xiao Mochen regained his senses and looked bewildered as he asked, "Why am I here? Shouldn’t I be at home?"

However, nobody paid any attention to Xiao Mochen at the moment because Zhang Jingxu and the others anxiously gathered around Liu Xing, inquiring about his injuries.

Liu Xing rubbed his slightly sore waist and realized that it felt a bit stiff. It then dawned on him that he had strapped the Black Flood Dragon scale to his belt.

After all, the Black Flood Dragon scale was quite large and couldn’t fit into his pocket, so Liu Xing had tucked it into the crevice between his belt and his pants.

Little did he know that this casual act had actually saved his life.

"Um, Liu Xing, how are you not injured at all?" Zhang Jingxu exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Xing chuckled and took out the Black Flood Dragon scale from his waist, saying, "Fortunately, I obtained this from Hu Li before all this happened. It’s a Black Flood Dragon scale, extremely hard in texture, and it blocked that attack for me."

While speaking, Liu Xing examined the durability of the Black Flood Dragon scale and found that it had only lost 1 point.

At that moment, Wan Chongshan reached out to pick up the small knife from the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingxu immediately cautioned, "Be careful, Wan Chongshan, don’t touch that knife casually. Have you forgotten what happened to Xiao Mochen?"

Wan Chongshan immediately withdrew his hand.

"Let’s not touch the knife for now. I’ll go upstairs to get something," Zhang Jingxu said and headed upstairs.

After a while, Zhang Jingxu came back downstairs, holding a pair of finely crafted silk gloves.

Liu Xing looked at Zhang Jingxu curiously and asked, "Zhang Jingxu, what are you getting gloves for? I thought you were going to retrieve some kind of dust or powder."

Zhang Jingxu chuckled and handed the gloves to Liu Xing. "These gloves are something I bought from a friend after returning to China a few days ago. In simple terms, these gloves can block magic."

As Liu Xing accepted the gloves, he also received information about them.

Magic-blocking gloves (upgradeable, currently at level 1): When worn, these gloves mitigate the effects of magic items to some extent when in contact with them. However, the wearer loses 1d5 MP every minute while wearing them. When the wearer’s MP is depleted, they can choose to consume sanity points (losing 1 sanity point per minute) to continue using the gloves. Additionally, each time the gloves come into contact with a magic item, the wearer gains experience points based on the level of the encountered magic item. When enough experience points are accumulated, the gloves will upgrade.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, not expecting Zhang Jingxu to purchase these gloves from the Shop.

In the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall Shop, these magic-blocking gloves were priced at only 1000 points, making them seem cost-effective. Furthermore, they could be upgraded to higher levels of gloves.

However, most forum users referred to these gloves as "scam gloves" because their details were not transparent. The gloves did not specify which level of magic items they could completely block or partially block, and it was unclear what conditions were required for them to upgrade. As a result, many players who bought these gloves couldn’t upgrade them beyond level 1.

So, these gloves appeared promising but were essentially a gamble.

In light of the current situation, though, Liu Xing thought it was a good move by Zhang Jingxu. After all, the small knife didn’t appear to be a high-level magic item.

Liu Xing returned the gloves to Zhang Jingxu, and Zhang Jingxu picked up the small knife after checking its information.

After a moment, Zhang Jingxu examined the knife’s information and said, "Indeed, there is a controlling magic attached to this knife, but it’s rather unique."

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