CHAPTER 578: BAI HECHENG RESURRECTED AGAIN

Liu Xing was momentarily stunned, then asked, "Oh, Suneo, are you sure Ooyama and the others are heading to Fukushima?"

Honekawa Suneo immediately replied, "From the current situation, there’s at least an eighty percent chance that Ooyama and the others are heading to Fukushima. They’re driving out of the city in that direction. What’s more telling is that before they left, they bought a lot of food and drinking water at the convenience store, and they also brought along several suitcases. That’s why I think they’re going to Fukushima. After all, they wouldn’t be going on an outing at a time like this."

Liu Xing nodded. It seemed almost certain that Ooyama and the others were indeed going to Fukushima. According to news reports, at this time, all urban areas in Fukushima had fallen into a state of paralysis. Almost all businesses had ceased operations, and the residents who survived the earthquake had been evacuated in large numbers from the Fukushima area. Therefore, most parts of Fukushima had become deserted. Hence, if Ooyama and the others wanted to enter the Fukushima area, they would need to bring their own provisions.

Of course, the likely reason Ooyama and the others were entering the Fukushima area was to assist the actions of those Deep Ones. Considering the current situation, that thing should still be in the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Therefore, this time, the Deep Ones were infiltrating human activities, and they would need a suitable guide to act as a translator. Since Deep Ones who understand human languages, like Baruka, are few and far between, Ooyama is a good choice. Moreover, Ooyama also has a certain status in Island Nation society. Spending some money should allow them to obtain the internal map of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, making it much more convenient for the Deep Ones’ actions.

However, what Liu Xing was more concerned about now was who the Cosmic Country people accompanying Ooyama might be and what their purpose in coming to Island Nation was... In fact, these two questions had already been answered in Liu Xing’s mind. Those Cosmic Country people were likely members of the Deep Diving Society, specifically from the headquarters. Currently, the members of the Deep Diving Society in Island Nation were essentially the followers of the Deep Sea Gospel Society.

According to the intelligence provided by Alice, the current members of the Deep Diving Society in Island Nation were basically the same people as those of the Deep Sea Gospel Society, retaining almost the entire personnel structure of the Deep Sea Gospel Society in Island Nation. The headquarters of the Deep Diving Society in Cosmic Country had also symbolically sent a few people to assist the Island Nation Deep Diving Society in their work, so Alice complained that the Deep Sea Gospel Society had only become a branch of the Deep Diving Society in name only in Island Nation.

Therefore, the current Deep Diving Society could actually be divided into the headquarters in Cosmic Country and the branch in Island Nation, and the human leadership of both sides basically did not interfere with each other.

Hence, Liu Xing felt that the Cosmic Country people who had come with Ooyama to Island Nation were most likely sent by the headquarters of the Deep Diving Society to "visit and learn" from the Island Nation branch. It just so happened that they had joined their masters, the Deep Ones, in their actions in the Fukushima area, so they had followed Ooyama to Fukushima to act as lackeys for the Deep Ones.

Moreover, without any unexpected events, these Cosmic Country people were probably all players. Their purpose in going to the Fukushima area this time for the module’s main quest was probably to help the Deep Ones obtain that thing.

Although Liu Xing had some guesses in his mind, he still wanted to confirm with Honekawa Suneo, "Suneo, do you now know the identity of the Cosmic Country people who are with Ooyama? What is their relationship with Ooyama?"

After a moment of silence from Honekawa Suneo, Liu Xing received a multimedia message from him, "Master, I have sent you the photos taken by my subordinates who were monitoring them. These photos show the appearance of those three Cosmic Country people. I’m still trying to confirm the identities of these Cosmic Country people, but I have an uncle working at Tokyo Airport. I’ve asked him to check the boarding information of these three Cosmic Country people. I believe we will have a response soon. As for the relationship between these three Cosmic Country people and Ooyama, my subordinate who was monitoring them feels they should have a relatively equal relationship, but among the three Island Nation people, there is a young man who seems to be the leader of this Cosmic Country trio, as the other two Island Nation people are very respectful towards him."

It seemed that this Cosmic Country trio was indeed sent by the headquarters of the Deep Diving Society to "visit and learn" from the Island Nation branch. After all, if they had come to vie for power, the headquarters of the Deep Diving Society would have definitely sent high-ranking officials to Island Nation, rather than sending a group of mid-level personnel on par with Ooyama to Island Nation.

However, if that’s the case, it’s unlikely that the players of this Cosmic Country trio are from the Cthulhu region, as Cthulhu region players who are fanatical believers should have by now risen to higher ranks.

So Liu Xing felt that if he chose to embark on the treasure-hunting module, he would probably cross paths with this Cosmic Country trio.

As Liu Xing pondered, he opened the multimedia message.

Although Liu Xing believed he wouldn’t know the Cosmic Country trio in the photos, in order to prove himself as a competent leader and make Honekawa Suneo feel that the series of tasks were meaningful, he still needed to review these photos. Being able to offer some opinions would be even better.

These were some management knowledge Liu Xing had seen during his brief moments back in the real world... It was all from a website called "B."

Liu Xing opened the multimedia message, and indeed, he didn’t recognize the two Cosmic Country individuals in the first photo at all. However, Liu Xing could be certain that these two were genuine Cosmic Country individuals because both of them had small eyes.

After all, small-eyed individuals from Cosmic Country were internationally renowned.

However, when Liu Xing looked at the last member of the Cosmic Country trio in the two photos, he was almost scared enough to drop his mobile phone.

Because this last member of the Cosmic Country trio can be said to be an old acquaintance of Liu Xing’s—Bai Hecheng!

Liu Xing was now completely bewildered because he had never expected to see Bai Hecheng again at a time like this.

First of all, Liu Xing could be absolutely certain that the person in the photo was Bai Hecheng, because even though Bai Hecheng retained most human features after being transformed into a Ghoul, there were still some details that gave it away. For example, Bai Hecheng’s skin had started to become pale, and his hair had been shaved off, since Ghouls do not have hair.

However, what Liu Xing was currently puzzled about was whether the present Bai Hecheng was a player or an NPC.

Because although players can resurrect their character card, under normal circumstances, a character card can only be resurrected once, and "Bai Hecheng" had already been resurrected once in the Yueshihao incident module. So, after the failure of the Cult of the Cadaver module, "Bai Hecheng" should have been converted into an NPC due to expiration.

But from the current situation, the likelihood that "Bai Hecheng" is a player is very high. After all, if those two Cosmic Country people are players, then the probability that "Bai Hecheng" is a player is over ninety percent, because in the Cthulhu RPG Game, while players may have NPC leaders, these NPC leaders generally only assign missions to players and do not personally participate in missions. This is because the Cthulhu RPG Game is a game with extremely high freedom for players. If an NPC leader leads a group of players in a module, the players’ freedom will be very limited because they must follow the commands of the NPC.

Especially in a situation like the current Cosmic Country trio, in a highly hierarchical secret cult, lower-level members must fully obey higher-level members.

So, "Bai Hecheng" should not be an NPC.

But on the other hand, if "Bai Hecheng" is a player, then it is not good news for Liu Xing, because a "Bai Hecheng" who can be resurrected twice definitely has had some extraordinary encounters. So, Liu Xing has no doubt that "Bai Hecheng" can be resurrected for a third time.

This also means that in the future, Liu Xing is probably going to encounter Bai Hecheng again, or continue to confront Bai Hecheng in module missions. After all, Liu Xing has "killed" Bai Hecheng with both of his character cards, so it is no longer possible for him to reconcile with Bai Hecheng.

But then again, isn’t this Bai Hecheng a member of the Cult of the Cadaver? Why is he now involved with the Deep Diving Society, and why is he now bringing two members of the Deep Diving Society to Island Nation... Could it be that Bai Hecheng has come to hunt down our group?

Liu Xing shook his head, feeling that this time, Bai Hecheng should have come for that thing, especially since the Ghouls within Island Nation were also heading towards that thing.

This could be troublesome.

Liu Xing scratched his head. Although this time Bai Hecheng should not have come for his group, if his group were to confront Bai Hecheng in module missions, then his group might really have to flee from Island Nation, because with the help of the Deep Diving Society as a local power, it would be quite simple for Bai Hecheng to deal with his group.

"Master, have you finished looking at the photos?" Honekawa Suneo asked in a low voice.

Liu Xing then came to his senses and quickly said, "Oh, I’ve finished looking at the photos. I know one of the members of the Cosmic Country trio, his name is Bai Hecheng."

"Bai Hecheng?!"

Zhang Jingxu and the others present, as well as Honekawa Suneo on the phone, all exclaimed in unison.

Although Honekawa Suneo was also one of the victims of the Yueshihao cruise, because at that time Bai Hecheng had already been declared "dead" by the Cosmic Country police, Honekawa Suneo had only heard of Bai Hecheng’s name. As for what Bai Hecheng looked like, Honekawa Suneo really had no idea, so just now Honekawa Suneo did not recognize Bai Hecheng.

But now, Honekawa Suneo remembered Bai Hecheng’s name, after all, Bai Hecheng had nearly killed him.

Liu Xing wanted to say something, but seeing the puzzled look on the faces of Zhang Jingxu and others, he could only end the conversation by saying, "Suneo, for now, go and investigate the situation regarding Bai Hecheng and the two Cosmic Country individuals. Inform me if there are any new developments."

With that, Liu Xing hung up the phone.

"Ryuusei, you just mentioned Bai Hecheng, right?" Ling Ishikawa immediately asked.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "That’s right. Suneo just told me that Bai Hecheng has accompanied Ooyama to Tokyo and is now heading out of the city towards Fukushima."

Zhang Jingxu frowned, expressing concern, "How did Bai Hecheng get involved with the Deep Diving Society again? Isn’t he a member of the Cult of the Cadaver? I heard that after the failed plan, the Cult of the Cadaver and the Deep Diving Society went their separate ways."

At that time, the Cult of the Cadaver and the Deep Diving Society were only "superficially allied," so it was quite normal for the Cult of the Cadaver to split from the Deep Diving Society after the failed plan. However, what’s abnormal now is that as a mid-level member of the Cult of the Cadaver, how could Bai Hecheng suddenly join forces with the Cosmic Country and the Deep Diving Society?

"Could it be that Bai Hecheng wants to change allegiances and directly join the Deep Diving Society? But why did Bai Hecheng and Ooyama go to Fukushima?" Ling Ishikawa said in confusion.

Liu Xing shook his head and said seriously, "It’s unlikely that Bai Hecheng would join the Deep Diving Society, after all, the Cult of the Cadaver is not the kind of place you can just leave, and at present, the Deep Diving Society may not necessarily be able to accommodate Bai Hecheng. As for the purpose of Bai Hecheng and the others going to Fukushima, it’s still unclear, but this indicates that the situation in Fukushima is more complicated than we imagined."

At that moment, Lu Tianya suddenly said, "But isn’t this a good thing? Now that Ooyama has left, we only need to deal with Oyamaya and Tanaka Fuji."

Liu Xing was momentarily stunned, then he felt that Lu Tianya’s words made some sense because Ooyama was clearly playing a role in liaising with the Deep Diving Society. So now, Ooyama’s departure from this module was a good thing for their group.

Just then, HonekawaSuneo sent a message.

According to the investigation based on the boarding information of Bai Hecheng and others, it was found that Bai Hecheng is now in England and had flown from England to the Cosmic Country just three days ago.

As for the two Cosmic Country individuals, they are a pair of cousins, both mid-level managers of the Three Gold Arms Company, the strongest company in the Cosmic Country. Most importantly, the entire management of the Three Gold Arms Company had joined the Ocean Theological Society in response to the official call of the Cosmic Country. This meant that these two Cosmic Country individuals were indeed members of the Deep Diving Society.

But what caught Liu Xing’s attention the most was that Bai Hecheng and the others had shipped an "antique" to Island Nation, apparently a damaged stone sculpture, and this damaged stone sculpture was brought by Bai Hecheng from England.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xing remembered the information mentioned by Rundell in Maeda. The Deep Ones had specifically created a magical rain to conceal their transportation of something to the Tokyo area, and from the current situation, this thing was almost certainly related to the damaged stone sculpture brought by Bai Hecheng and the others.

For instance, another damaged stone sculpture.

If that’s the case, then all of this makes sense.

After some thought, Liu Xing sent a message to HonekawaSuneo, inquiring whether he knew the size of the damaged stone sculpture and where Bai Hecheng and the others had taken it.

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