Chapter 430: Deep Diving Society

Chapter 430: Deep Diving Society

NTR?!

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised at Ryuzaki.

Beside him, Ling Ishikawa couldn’t help but speak up, "Mr. Ryuzaki, you should know what NTR means, right?"

Ryuzaki chuckled and nodded, "Of course, I’ve been in the Island Nation for several years now, studying the Island Nation language on my own to understand Island Nation anime and movies. So, I do know the meaning of abbreviations like NTR. However, because my name’s abbreviation happens to be NTR, and us Americans tend to call others by their name’s abbreviation, I’ve grown accustomed to being called NTR over time. Plus, it’s kind of amusing."

After a brief pause, Ryuzaki continued, "By the way, miss, do you have a boyfriend? If not, would you consider me?"

Liu Xing chuckled and said to Alice, "Miss Alice, you should be able to guess Ling Ishikawa’s situation by now. Could you please explain it to Mr. Ryuzaki?"

Alice nodded and smiled, "I was just pondering how Ling Ishikawa could end up like this. But now, with what Mr. Ryuusei just said, I’m more convinced of my initial thoughts. Ling Ishikawa must have undergone a gender transformation due to some magic spells. From male to female. However, from my perception, the magic power within Ling Ishikawa is gradually dissipating. It shouldn’t be long before Ling Ishikawa returns to normal."

"What? Alice, are you saying Ling Ishikawa was male? And turned female because of magic?" Ryuzaki exclaimed, looking shocked.

As the one being approached, Ling Ishikawa nodded helplessly once again and spoke, "Yes, before this, due to being affected by a magic spell, I was forced to take on this appearance. However, in about three days, I should be able to revert to my true self. So, I’m sorry for disappointing you, Mr. Ryuzaki."

Ryuzaki was stunned for a moment, then determinedly said, "To be honest, you should know that we Americans are quite open-minded. So, I don’t really mind your gender, Ling Ishikawa..."

"I mind!" Ling Ishikawa interrupted immediately upon sensing the situation turning unfavorable.

After this little incident, Liu Xing and the others moved to the hotel restaurant, where they had breakfast and chatted.

Firstly, Alice provided the latest information.

As Liu Xing had speculated before, Alice’s master had been invited by the English authorities to investigate the disappearance of foreign tourists this time. Alice and several of her fellow disciples who were still in England were assisting in the investigation.

After some time of investigation, Alice’s master confirmed the mastermind behind the disappearance of foreign tourists to be none other than the Cult of the Cadaver and the Deep Diving Society!

Among them, the so-called Deep Diving Society included Liu Xing and others’ old opponents - the Deep Sea Gospel Society. Because this Deep Diving Society was recently established by merging several secret cults in the Asian region that worshipped the Deep One, the leader was rumored to be a powerful Deep One with over a hundred Deep Ones under him, and the number of hybrids exceeded four digits.

Therefore, the powerful Deep Diving Society quickly absorbed many small secret cults and became a well-known large-scale secret cult in the Asian region and even the entire world. This also qualified them to cooperate with the Cult of the Cadaver.

However, although Alice was considered a mid-level cadre in the Deep Sea Gospel Society before, after the merger into the Deep Diving Society, Alice was demoted to a grassroots level cadre. Hence, she did not have the qualifications to access the content of the cooperation between the Cult of the Cadaver and the Deep Diving Society. Nonetheless, Alice still managed to learn some details through special means.

In simple terms, this time the Deep Diving Society dispatched a senior cadre along with several Deep Ones and over a dozen ordinary members to England. Because the appearance of Deep One hybrids was too distinctive and easily noticeable, they had to be cautious.

This time, Deep Diving Society came to assist the Cult of the Cadaver, and in return, the Cult of the Cadaver helped the Deep One merge the secret cults in the England region that worshipped the Deep One and allowed the Deep Diving Society to establish branches in the England region, dividing England between the two factions.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but frown.

Because as a person from the Island Nation, although most recent modules had taken place abroad, Liu Xing was certain that he would return to the Island Nation for modules soon. When that happened, as someone who believed in King Hastur in Yellow Robes, he would surely clash with this Deep Diving Society.

Yis People looked puzzled as he saw Liu Xing and the others sitting with Alice and Ryuzaki.

Liu Xing signaled Ling Ishikawa, who got up and walked towards Yis People, calling them over.

After a brief introduction, everyone sat down together and continued discussing the Cult of the Cadaver.

Of course, Liu Xing noticed Alice’s gaze constantly focusing on Yis People, indicating that Alice had sensed something unusual about Yis People’s situation.

After breakfast, Juri Sonoda and Lu Tianya took Nan Xiaoniao to the city center for sightseeing and shopping.

Because Juri Sonoda and Nan Xiaoniao had minimal roles in this module and would only hinder during combat encounters, it wasn’t feasible for them to accompany Liu Xing and the others.

But because this was a confrontational module, Liu Xing and the others felt that the opposing players might employ unconventional tactics, such as sending people to kidnap the three women. So, as a precaution, Lu Tianya was assigned to protect Juri Sonoda and Nan Xiaoniao.

After seeing off the three women, everyone drove to QuarryBank in the south of Manchester.

As the world’s first modern industrial city, Manchester remained England’s second-largest economic city, having successfully transitioned into a service-oriented city.

Therefore, many factories in Manchester still operated but had become tourist attractions, open for visitors. Among these, QuarryBank Textile Factory was the most famous.

Located in the outskirts, QuarryBank Textile Factory was somewhat remote, surrounded by a small residential area and vast fields, offering a picturesque view.

In the alley behind the small pub next to QuarryBank Textile Factory, Liu Xing and the others saw claw marks on the wall.

"This is the site of the first case of foreign tourists disappearing in the Manchester area. At that time, after visiting QuarryBank Textile Factory, the foreign tourist group came to this small pub to drink and rest. According to the surveillance footage in the pub, these foreign tourists left after drinking, and everything seemed normal at the time. However, for some reason, after leaving the pub, they all gathered in the alley behind the pub and then disappeared without a trace," Alice explained.

Liu Xing frowned, expressing doubt, "Without a trace? That’s not possible. I saw quite a few cameras nearby. The Cult of the Cadaver probably wouldn’t be able to avoid those cameras while kidnapping so many people."

Alice shook her head, saying helplessly, "At the time of the disappearance, there was a problem with the transformer nearby, causing a power outage, which resulted in all the cameras stopping working."

"It seems the people of the Cult of the Cadaver are quite cautious," Zhang Jingxu said, examining the claw marks on the wall. "Judging from these claw marks, they were probably made by Ghouls. But the position of these claw marks feels a bit off to me."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, carefully observing the claw marks and indeed finding something unusual about them.

Under normal circumstances, the height of a Ghoul should be similar to that of an ordinary human. But the height of these claw marks was over two meters.

Yis People stroked his chin, saying, "If the goal was to threaten those foreign tourists, the height at which the Ghouls swung their claws should be similar to their own height. So, the height of this Ghoul should be around two meters. A Ghoul that tall shouldn’t be underestimated in terms of strength."

Liu Xing nodded, realizing that for mythical creatures like Ghouls, which mainly relied on melee combat, their height essentially determined their combat prowess.

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