DUniversity Student Activity Center.

"Xiaoxue, you really can't go to Arkham!"

Chen Qiang's anxious voice echoed in the board game club activity room.

Not far away, the beautiful girl with long black hair showed a confused expression. She didn't understand why Chen Qiang was suddenly so excited after hearing that her summer visit to Arkham Town was changed to change.

Even the big bookshelf stuffed with various board games on the side seemed to be trembling slightly by Chen Qiang's loud voice.

"Xiaoxue," as if worried that his girlfriend hadn't heard it clearly, Chen Qiang repeated the words again, "You can't go to Arkham. I know that this opportunity to go to Miskatonick University in Arkham town is precious, but..."

Xiaoxue rubbed her ears. In her eyes, her boyfriend was a rational and taciturn man. This was the first time she saw Chen Qiang anxious.

"I know you don't want to be separated from me," she said softly, "but it doesn't matter. I'm just going there for two months, we can video every day."

"You were going to the University of Massachusetts," Chen Qiang protested. "The school suddenly changed the place for you. They breached the contract first, which is very dangerous-"

Danger?

The girl blinked.

"Schools also have school difficulties," Xiaoxue said patiently, "Maybe you have a little misunderstanding about Arkham Town and Mida. I just checked the Internet. Arkham is a good place with simple folk customs..."

Chen Qiang: "..."

"...The local Mid University also has a deep academic style and has a higher world ranking. The school helped me change the place for me. How could I be willful?"

Chen Qiang smiled bitterly.

It is because they have a long-term learning style that you can’t go, okay?

And that's Arkham, Arkham!

The most terrifying Arkham!

The Gotham City Asylum in the US comic DC world, the small town place name in the Cthulhu world.

The moment he heard that his girlfriend's visit to school was changed to "Arkham", Chen Qiang's hair stood up all over his body.

Chen Qiang has been reborn for twenty years. At first, he just regarded this as a chance God gave him. He made the poor family feel free to eat and clothing, and was admitted to the top D University in China with excellent results. He also fell in love with the goddess Qin Lingxue in the college, which made many boys' eyes red with envy.

But today, when Chen Qiang heard the word "Arkham" from his girlfriend, he finally understood...

This earth is essentially different from the earth in the previous life!

Before his rebirth, the real earth was not in the real world, such as "Arkham Town, Miskatonik University".

The Mida in Arkham Town is one of the symbols of Cthulhu's mythological novels. Arkham Town is a severely affected area of ​​mythological monsters. When you go to Arkham, you may one day be turned into ashes by the evil god summoned by some madman, or even worse.

Even if I, Chen Qiang, was fired, jumped down from the building, and was torn to pieces by an indescribable creature, it would be absolutely impossible for Xiaoxue to go to Arkham!

"I won't let you go to Arkham alone," said Chen Qiang.

Looking at Chen Qiang's expression of not hitting the wall and not looking back, Qin Lingxue shook her head helplessly.

"I really don't want to miss this opportunity," said Qin Lingxue. "But I will apply to the school to see if I can change the summer school visits back."

"Okay." Chen Qiang nodded. He knew that Xiaoxue was a stubborn girl, and it was probably not a day to convince her.

...

Chen Qiang sighed in his heart.

In fact, Chen Qiang had long discovered that the world after his rebirth was different from the previous earth. As a Cthulhu myth enthusiast, he had long discovered that Lovecraft, the original author of the Cthulhu myth, does not seem to exist in this world, nor does it have novels or derivatives related to Cthulhu mythology.

However, at that time, Chen Qiang did not consider the matter at all "this world is the Cthulhu mythical world", but instead focused on making money, and had the opportunity to recreate the master's works and his favorite "Cthulhu running group game" in the future.

Until today, "Arkham Town, Miskatonik University" made him understand what was going on...

"Be serious, ignorance is a blessing." Chen Qiang lamented in his heart.

"Um?"

The sudden sound of the cell phone text message distracted Chen Qiang's attention. He nodded to his girlfriend who was smiling and signaling, and then took out his cell phone.

"This is……"

Chen Qiang's pupils shrank.

"Xiaoxue, I'll go out first." Chen Qiang said.

...

Chen Qiang rushed into the men's bathroom at the end of the corridor, ran into the last compartment, and locked the door.

After discovering that there are no novels and games about Cthulhu myths in this world, Chen Qiang was worried that one day he would forget those settings, so he wrote down all the settings of Cthulhu myths that he could remember, and also placed a folder on his mobile phone to store these settings.

The Cthulhu setting collection in the real Cthulhu world - this may be even better than the legendary "Book of the Dead"? Look at it this way, my phone is the ultimate mythological book, Chen Qiang thought.

"This is……"

On his mobile phone desktop, the folder "Cthulhu's Keeper" (the keeper of Cthulhu) that is usually used to store settings in Cthulhu, has changed from a default icon to an octopus-shaped icon representing Cthulhu.

"When?" Chen Qiang said to himself.

When I realized that "the Cthulhu myth is true"?

I chose to believe it, which triggered some supernatural change?

At the top of the screen, the scrolling message [app "The Secret Guardian of Cthulhu" has been installed] shocked him.

Restraining the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Chen Qiang touched the icon with his trembling fingers.

As he expected, it is no longer a folder...but an APP.

...

A welcome page with white characters on black background comes into view.

[Welcome to use the secret keeper in Cthulhu]

[A respected person who goes against the times, even if he pulls a curtain in his heart to cover up those unbearable memories, the indescribable truth will still erode people's mind again.]

【In the face of ancient existence, human beings are so small and powerless.】

[Where are you? When the stars return to your position, can the fortress you built with reason protect your beloved things?]

...

"Is this a provocation?"

Chen Qiang clenched his fists.

In the setting of Cthulhu mythology, the entire universe is dominated by many divine beings. The most powerful are external gods, and then the old dominators. In the eyes of humans, they are all monsters that are difficult to describe in words.

The most famous old dominator is Cthulhu. According to legend, this evil god at the bottom of the sea will reappear on the earth "when the stars return to their positions", and rule the world with the Deep Diver clan who worships him.

"I hate threats," Chen Qiang said to himself, "but it won't let anything hurt Xiaoxue."

He restrained himself, wanting to see what other words were made of amazing welcomes in the APP next, but the screen light flashed and the software directly entered the main interface.

It also has white characters on black background, with only two big buttons, and the entire interface is extremely concise.

【Click here to use the Investigator function (the number of Investigators has been activated: 0)】

【Click here to use the Secret Guard function (locked)】

"It turned out to be the system of running the group game..."

Chen Qiang narrowed his eyes. This was different from what he expected.

The running group game is a game where specific hosts are hosted by specific hosts under the constraints of rules. Players interact with each other through verbal descriptions and play their respective roles to explore, negotiate and fight. The host acts as storytellers and judges in the event, responsible for describing the situation of the story world and the experiences of players.

Players of Cthulhu running team games are generally called investigators, while hosts are called secret guards.

Chen Qiang in his previous life often served as a secret keeper.

"Is it a trap..." Chen Qiang murmured to himself.

The original folder saved the list of many evil gods he recorded based on the memory of a fanatic, from the A to Z to the Z, as well as the names and characteristics of the mythical races that served them, as well as many anecdotes related to the gods.

It doesn’t matter if the settings are gone, most of them can still be reproduced by remembering them.

This app is unique.

Chen Qiang took a deep breath and reminded himself not to lose his mind because of the provocation of the welcome interface.

Chen Qiang did not choose the investigator list, but clicked [Click here to use the secret guard function (lock)] on the main page, and a help jumped out.

【Complete a single task or module as an investigator (random difficulty) and automatically unlock. Will it be accepted immediately? YES/NO】

“…a boring trick.”

Chen Qiang laughed.

If you put this app, you don’t think about unlocking this function. Perhaps it is a good idea to “protect yourself”.

As the welcome words say, the world is too dangerous.

So what if Xiaoxue avoids Arkham Town this time? Be careful all your life. Can you avoid the indescribable evil forces in the Cthulhu world forever? Where are his parents? Where are the other friends?

Will the truth about one's own rebirth also be related to the existence of some myth in the Cthulhu world?

It is definitely not a one-time solution to stop here.
To be continued...