Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

The game continues.

Liu Xing looked at Zhang Jingxu and the other two, smiling as he said, "Hello, I’m Dr. Liu, and I’ll be treating you today. Please, everyone, lie down on the hospital beds."

Zhang Jingxu and the others exchanged a glance, and then Zhang Jingxu stood up, saying, "Dr. Liu, you should know that this is our first time receiving treatment, so we’re under a lot of psychological pressure right now."

"I understand your concerns," Dr. Liu said with a confident smile. "To be honest, I was worried when I first heard about electrotherapy too. After all, there have been reports on TV about people dying from electric shocks. But don’t worry, the Electric Therapy Devices we use here are all imported from abroad and are the most advanced in the world, so you can all feel at ease."

Zhang Jingxu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dr. Liu, that’s just empty talk. What if something goes wrong? We could lose our lives."

Dr. Liu pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Well, you saw how the other ten kids who received electrotherapy didn’t have any problems, right? If you’re still not convinced, why don’t we have one of you represent the others and go first? After all, seeing is believing. And I should remind you, Professor Yang will be back soon."

Zhang Jingxu nodded and turned to Wu Wei, saying, "Wu Wei, since Xue Jingliu is a girl, we’ll let her pass for now. Let’s play rock-paper-scissors to see who goes first. Loser goes first."

"Sounds good to me," Wu Wei said, eager to start.

"Rock-paper-scissors!"

Wu Wei chose rock.

Zhang Jingxu won.

Wu Wei, who lost, let out a sigh and reluctantly lay down on the bed, looking resigned to his fate.

Dr. Liu, wanting to save time, didn’t say anything else and directly followed Professor Yang’s instructions to operate the Electric Therapy Device, reducing the electric current to 1 unit.

"Wu Wei, I’m going to start your electrotherapy now. If you feel uncomfortable, let me know. And if you’re scared, just close your eyes. Zhang Jingxu and Xue Jingliu, please don’t make a fuss during Wu Wei’s treatment," Dr. Liu said with a smile.

Seeing Zhang Jingxu and the others nod, Dr. Liu turned on the Electric Therapy Device.

Just like before, a blue electric light enveloped Wu Wei, turning him into a "cocoon." Wu Wei, Zhang Jingxu, and Xue Jingliu all stared in shock.

"OK, now please have player Zhang Jingxu and the others make a SAN check based on what’s happening in front of them. If they succeed, they’ll lose 1 point of SAN. If they fail, they’ll lose 1d5 points of SAN," KP Ghost said.

Dr. Liu raised an eyebrow, looking surprised, and said, "KP, why do Zhang Jingxu and the others have to lose extra SAN points if they fail?"

KP Ghost chuckled and said, "It’s simple. The players are currently role-playing as elementary school students, and their worldview is much more fragile than that of adults. So, when they encounter these strange events, they’ll naturally lose more SAN points."

Zhang Jingxu: 59/50, failed.

Xue Jingliu: 67/50, failed.

Wu Wei: 26/50, succeeded.

"OK, so Wu Wei only deducted 1 point... except for 1 point of SAN value, now Zhang Jingxu and Xue Jingliu will continue to roll the dice." KP Ghost said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Zhang Jingxu, 1d5: 1=4, 1=5.

Xue Jingliu, 1d5: 1=2, 1=3.

"Haha, so Xue Jingliu will deduct 3 points of SAN value, and Zhang Jingxu, because of deducting 5 points of SAN value at once, has now entered a temporary insanity state. Zhang Jingxu can now roll two 1d10 dice to determine the specific symptoms of the temporary insanity state and its duration!" KP Ghost laughed with great joy.

Zhang Jingxu, 1d10=3, violent tendency!

Zhang Jingxu, 1d10=6 rounds!

"Haha, so let’s proceed to the combat round directly. Zhang Jingxu will randomly attack all people on the scene, currently marking Liu Xing as target number 1, Xue Jingliu as target number 2, and Wu Wei as target number 3. The attack target will be chosen based on the roll result."

"This is terrible."

Liu Xing and others couldn’t help but curse under their breath.

Among the ten symptoms of temporary insanity, the most troublesome one is the violent tendency, because a player who enters this state will attack all nearby players, NPCs, and mythical creatures without distinction, becoming a true party wipeout machine.

However, it’s fortunate that Zhang Jingxu’s character card is still a young child, and Liu Xing can confirm that Zhang Jingxu’s damage bonus is negative, and it’s unlikely to have any attack skills.

Moreover, Zhang Jingxu currently has no weapons, and the "Electric Therapy Device" manufactured by Yis People’s technology is quite heavy, made with 2003 materials.

So Liu Xing isn’t too worried about Zhang Jingxu, who has entered a temporary insanity state, causing any trouble.

"So now, let’s begin the first combat round. First, Zhang Jingxu will choose an attack target." KP Ghost said with pleasure.

Zhang Jingxu, 1d3=3, targeting Wu Wei!

"Oh no!"

Liu Xing suddenly remembered that Wu Wei was still undergoing "electric therapy" and couldn’t move, and the blue electric light seemed to be untouchable.

So Liu Xing decided to act quickly and told Xue Jingliu, "Xue Jingliu, Zhang Jingxu’s situation seems off, let’s work together to restrain Zhang Jingxu."

Although Zhang Jingxu is only a 7- or 8-year-old child, with an estimated strength of around 20, Liu Xing wanted to ensure no accidents, so he asked Xue Jingliu to help him control Zhang Jingxu.

"Hmm, you people are really cautious. I’ll just say it, if Liu Xing wants to control Zhang Jingxu, it will be an automatic success, given the huge difference in strength values between the two, making resistance unnecessary." KP Ghost said with a lack of enthusiasm.

"That’s good, so I’ll control Zhang Jingxu now!" Liu Xing said with a smile.

KP Ghost sighed and said, "We finally started a combat round, but it’s ending so quickly. So Liu Xing successfully controlled Zhang Jingxu, and Zhang Jingxu’s temporary insanity state will last for 6 combat rounds, which is equivalent to 3 minutes. Zhang Jingxu will recover in 3 minutes."

As soon as KP Ghost finished speaking, Liu Xing walked up to Zhang Jingxu and effortlessly restrained him.

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