Mechanical devices began to operate in ways so complex that their structure was difficult to understand.
Is that T's watch? What is T? Time?
Geek... … !
A few mainsprings begin to move out of the way, and the hidden number plate is revealed.
No, it's not just numbers.
chinese character. Roman symbols. Egyptian hieroglyphs. A disc depicting Christian saints. Runes. Tibetan and the languages of civilizations that disappeared long ago.
Patterns from different sources and original sources come and go in a complicated way.
Although the expression methods are different, the meaning of those symbols and patterns is concentrated in one field.
Stars and constellations.
The expression clock is not appropriate.
'That's not a watch... … .'
An astronomical observation tool created in a very complex way?
Celestial sphere to predict the direction of celestial bodies?
Maybe it's a computer made in a very primitive way.
"That's all well and good, but do you really have to watch this while lying in a coffin?"
I don't know whether to call it a consistent concept or a shitty taste.
But I soon learned why this device had to work in this place.
A strange change began in the window at the center of the mechanism.
Slam! Gigi geek!
Through the large open window, several symbols, golden rings, and meaningful metal bars begin to gather.
And specific information is composed against the background of the entire window, or rather the night sky visible beyond the window.
It is a sight that looks like a treasure map to mark a special secret location.
"That one?"
Nine rings shining in golden light line up along a certain trajectory in the night sky. Although they appear to be arranged randomly at first glance, they are arranged in the same way as any design I remember.
"therefore… … ."
Exquisitely, three of the nine rings have stars hanging at their centers. These are stars that shine ominously vividly in the dark night sky.
So, there are 6 empty rings and 3 rings that are shining because they are filled with stars.
"Uh, is that, T?"
T? Shortcut key T?!
"Aaaah! "It's really T?!"
that! That's a T!
T!
"T!"
I was lying on the coffin for a while, struggling with my arms and legs. I'm just saying this just in case, but it's not like I had any kind of seizure.
"I was wondering what T's watch was talking about. Is it really T?"
It's not my first time seeing that sight.
No, I watched it so often that it was boring, I watched it whenever I was bored, and I watched it even when I just had nothing to do.
A landscape created by complex machinery hidden in the attic. So, the scenery created using 9 metal rings, bars, windows, and stars was none other than a 'T'.
No, that's one of the special screens you can see while playing Cthulhu World.
Why do you have that? When you press M, a map screen appears on the entire screen.
Now, this is a scene that can be seen by pressing the T button at any time on the [Cthulhu World] game screen.
I don't know why it's called T or what T stands for. Anyway, when I press T, the image I see right now is printed.
That screen is an important indicator in the game.
Cthulhu World is basically an open world game.
If you play an open world game without paying attention, time will pass by without even touching the main scenario.
It is a system created to force players who are doing other things like that to play the main scenario.
That T.
Every time an important event takes place in the game, every time a dangerous event that will destroy this world approaches, every time the ending gets closer.
One of those nine rings is filled.
When all the rings are filled, the stars say they have found their place, and the abyss that has been stirring appears and destroys the world in the way each person prefers.
Then GAME OVER. In other words, it is a destruction ending.
Therefore, the most important purpose of Cthulhu World is... … .
The goal is to stop the terrible plans of the beings of the abyss before the nine rings, commonly called the Doom Count or Doom Track by gamers, are completed.
The problem is that no one knows which cub will cause a catastrophic event and in what way.
Because it's different every time you play the game!
Because of that dynamic real-time active quest system!
'It is a dynamic real-time active quest system where all NPCs come to life according to your choices! Even if you visit the same place, you will see something completely different depending on when and under what circumstances!'
"But why does Heoju have that watch?"
No, that doesn't matter. Anyway, things like secret doors and secret places were implemented haphazardly.
My opponents are surreal monsters that can ridiculously shake the laws of the world. Predicting the future is easy anyway, and since they can travel back in time if they want, it's a simple matter to get it in advance according to my movement path.
"Okay, that's not the problem."
Reaching 3 stars means that the main story will truly unfold from now on.
'Perhaps that's why various strange phenomena began to occur in Paju?'
I don't know if the problem arose because it was filled, or if it was filled after detecting a problem, but the order of precedence is not important.
In any case, it is an important change to have an indicator that allows you to understand the progress of the game at a glance.
"Tsk, if you still have three spaces, your score is good."
It's been quite a while since I came to Paju.
Even with so many resources and so much work, the fact that only three spaces have been filled means that this play is really worth playing.
It's nice to achieve the goal of preventing the destruction of the world before it's all filled, but there's a problem.
There is no such thing as a happy ending in Cthulhu World.
Somehow, once I reach the ending, my personal destruction awaits me.
"In other words, what I have to do is find the person who will destroy this world before the destruction counter is full and stop it… … ."
I have to escape this world somehow before it reaches its end.
I got up and left the coffin.
At the same time, the mechanical devices connected to the ceiling and windows returned to their original positions, and we soon returned to a dark, quiet attic where nothing was moving.
Anyway, thanks to you, I came to my senses.
I vaguely thought I was losing my direction, but anyway, this world was gradually advancing toward destruction.
That destruction counter doesn't kick in just because a certain amount of time has passed.
It waxes and wanes depending on the performance of the beings of the abyss and their cultists. If I'm good at it, I can empty spaces that have already been filled.
First of all, I don't know anything else, but I will extend the time I can move as much as possible.
In order to do that... … .
"Do I have no choice but to wander around here and there?"
It would be nice if the children of Fomalhaut could give us some direction.
As I was leaving the attic and going downstairs, I met Heo Sang-hyeon on the second floor.
"There are two people who can be considered key figures."
"Are you the captain and vice-captain?"
"yes."
Ah, it looks like he was really the leader.
"Where is it?"
"No, it's the outermost room on the second floor."
"A taxidermy room? All right."
This is the room where Heoju was previously hiding. I killed Heo Ju there.
"There are a total of fourteen remaining people, and they are all lying outside."
Looking down through the hallway window, they look more like bombed refugees or disaster survivors than subdued prisoners.
There's no need to worry about that.
Good profit… … .
The taxidermy room is a room filled with taxidermy tools, stuffed animals, and strangely shaped furniture.
Although they are forced to call them furniture, they are actually objects that should be called frames or torture racks. It has no other use than efficient torture and bondage.
The head and assistant head are tied to such furniture with meticulous workmanship. Heo Sang-hyun must have tied it up.
The vice-captain, who had been surrounded and beaten by command golems, was completely dead, but the leader was quite cheerful.
"You heathen! There is no use in torturing us! "Suffering will become a sanctification to the living flame, and my death will complete my faith."
"No, I have no intention of torturing you."
I have no intention of torturing you.
If you torture these masochists, they will be happy that they have done something great.
I also don't particularly like to take pleasure in causing pain.
"Then why on earth are you tying us up like this? … ! "What are you planning to do?"
"what? Are you saying this by subtly putting emphasis on strange parts? I'm sorry, but this is just a miscommunication. "I don't like that."
The leader trembled and expressed his anger.
"Are you trying to insult me!!"
"I said no… … ."
ha… … . I'm getting tired quickly.
What on earth is there to gain by torturing a man like you?
Besides, this level of cultist is no different from just a crazy person anyway. If I have a long conversation with a crazy person, I will only lose.
"Tell your master! "You have nothing to gain by insulting me like this!"
"Umm… … ."
The owner probably means Heoju, right?
They thought Heo Joo was alive and attacked him, but they don't seem to think that the owner of the building has changed like this.
"Well, I won't be able to extract any special information from you anyway, and persuading you not to come back won't work either, right?"
Okay, so we're ready.
I opened my palm and held it in front of his eyes.
On the palm of your hand lies a tiny lump of flesh writhing in an unpleasant way.
A small caterpillar-like piece of flesh without eyes, mouth, or legs.
"W-what… … that… … ?"
"Go in."
[Witness of the contract]
When the magic was activated, the lump of flesh bounced at high speed and squeezed between the leader's lips.
He gritted his teeth and tried to hold on, but it was not a magic that could be blocked that way.
"Hi! Keck! Eck! "Yuck!"
"Ugh, that won't come out, so stop."
"to me… … To me... … ?"
"What did you feed me? "You can rest assured that this is not the type of medicine that will make your body feel hot or cause abnormal sensations."
"You son of a bitch, you keep insulting me!"
"No, I'll show you what it is, so take a good look."
I created a magic circle on the floor of the taxidermy room.
"Do you see the magic circle? "Is there a growth-promoting spell over there?"
"… … ?"
He took out another piece of flesh and threw it into the magic circle.
Wow!!
The moment the lump of flesh came into contact with the magic circle, it began to grow rapidly.
Pap-deuk, Pap-deuk, Pap-deuk, Pap-deuk-deuk!!!
No, rather than growth, the speed is closer to an explosion. A small lump of flesh that was no bigger than a finger's length suddenly grew to the size of a person.
It is not the end simply because it has become bigger.
It randomly generates huge tentacles, thorns, horns, and claws all over the body.
Yes, that pitch-black flesh was created based on a part of the [Formless Affiliation] found in a secret location at Unjeong Station.
"Krrrrrrr!!"
The leader's face turned completely pale as he witnessed that hideous and terrible sight before his eyes. It was a scene that could lead to madness, but as a cultist, no further problems occurred.
"You know roughly what it is, right?"