Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls
Chapter 619: Chris’ Timely Arrival
Facing the enemy's suppressive fire, Liu Xing didn't have a good solution at the moment, as the two criminals were only a few meters away from him, climbing the stairs. The criminal responsible for the suppressive fire was also very skilled, choosing the shooting positions precisely to limit Liu Xing's ability to blindly fire.
Liu Xing knew that he only had a few potential blind-firing positions that could potentially harm the criminals, but if he attempted it, he had a high chance of being counterattacked.
If Liu Xing's luck wasn't good, he could lose the use of one of his hands, or even have his handgun knocked out of his hand.
So, for safety's sake, Liu Xing decisively chose to close the door.
However, since this building was quite old, and the entire building belonged to Miss Wang, all the room doors were made of wood.
Liu Xing knew this wooden door wouldn't last long, as it was quite thick but still easy to break open.
Moreover, these criminals had clearly come prepared, so Liu Xing assumed they had some kind of door-breaking tool with them.
Therefore, Liu Xing quickly pushed over a nearby shoe cabinet to block the door, then took cover behind the sofa.
At the same time, the three criminals started to break down the door.
Just as Liu Xing had expected, these three criminals had come prepared to break down the door, and Liu Xing could hear them using an axe to chop at the door.
Suddenly, Liu Xing had a strange sense of déjà vu, feeling that he should be standing next to the door...
Because Liu Xing had confirmed in "Chris's" memories that 9mm bullets wouldn't be able to penetrate the wooden door and harm the three criminals, so he decided not to waste ammunition on a futile door-shooting attempt.
Ten seconds later, the wooden door was chopped open, and a hand holding a handgun reached in, starting to shoot at the potential locations of people.
This was Liu Xing's chance, and he started shooting at the hand that had reached in.
This time, the KP Time's hit rate for Liu Xing was only 30%.
Shooting, 65/30, failure.
Indeed, luck wouldn't always be on his side.
Liu Xing sighed inwardly, as he had initially only intended to scare the three criminals and buy some more time, but now that the shot had failed, he felt a bit helpless.
Liu Xing's bullet hit just above the hand.
This alerted the criminals outside to Liu Xing's location, so they boldly broke through the door and started a new round of suppressive fire towards Liu Xing's position.
Fortunately, Miss Wang's sofa was of very good quality, and the criminals were using regular handguns, so Liu Xing didn't have to worry about the bullets penetrating the sofa and harming him.
However, Liu Xing was now in a very passive position, as the sofa had limited his movement to a small area, and the criminals were only about 10 meters away. If the suppressive fire continued, Liu Xing would soon be trapped like a fish in a barrel, and at most he could only take down one criminal before being shot to pieces.
Liu Xing didn't want to be defeated before even seeing Yis PeopleIthaqua.
The most important thing was that only about 5 minutes had passed, so Liu Xing had to hold out for another 5 minutes until the police arrived.
Based on the current situation, Liu Xing felt that he could only last for about 1 more minute, and then the three criminals would be able to step over his body and kidnap Miss Wang.
So, what should he do?
At this moment, Liu Xing furrowed his brow, feeling that this was the most critical situation he had encountered since entering the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.
Surprisingly, the enemies forcing him into this predicament were not fanatical believers of a secret cult, mythical creatures, or the Great Old Ones, but three handgun-wielding criminals. This made Liu Xing feel a bit frustrated.
"Damn it, I'll have to take a risky gamble. KP, I now want to attempt three more blind shots," Liu Xing whispered.
The KP Time chuckled and said, "Of course you can, but since the enemies are now on guard, and you're under suppressive fire, plus the recoil from the handgun, your success rates for the three shots will be 30%, 25%, and 20% respectively. There's also a 30% chance you'll be hit and injured."
The success rates for these blind shots were indeed very low, but the chance of being hit was still acceptable to Liu Xing.
First shot, 79/30, failure.
Second shot, 33/25, failure.
Third shot, 68/20, failure.
Hit, 61/30, failure.
All the Judgments had failed.
However, for Liu Xing, these three shots weren't a complete failure, as they had made the three criminals pause.
Although he couldn't see the exact situation of the three criminals, Liu Xing could tell from the sound of their footsteps that they were now about 5 meters away, near a table.
A distance of 5 meters was already very close, so Liu Xing knew that the hit rates for both sides would now be significantly higher.
After all, even though this was a Cthulhu RPG game decided by dice rolls, it still aimed for realism, unlike a certain game called UFO, where enemies could miss even when standing right in front of you.
So now, Liu Xing felt that both sides' hit rates should be above 50%, putting him at a significant disadvantage, as he only had one gun against their three.
What should he do now? Should he just retreat into the back room?
Suddenly, Liu Xing had a desperate idea - he could hide in the room where Leon and Miss Wang were, and then have everyone in the room launch an attack on the three criminals when they broke down the door. Once it became a close-quarters battle, the criminals' gun advantage would be neutralized.
However, this desperate plan, while easy to say, would be very difficult to execute, as it would require everyone to be willing to risk their lives in a suicidal charge against the criminals. For the other guests in the building, the criminals were only here to kidnap Miss Wang, so as long as they didn't resist, they shouldn't be targeted.
After all, these three criminals came to kidnap Miss Wang just to seek wealth, because if they wanted to kill Miss Wang, these three criminals should have brought assault rifles or other weapons, or they could have had Ron, who had infiltrated, install explosives from the beginning.
So for these criminals who just want to kidnap Miss Wang, they must be the kind who would not kill if they could avoid it.
Therefore, for the guests in the room, the best choice is not to resist.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing suddenly started to wonder if he should choose to throw down his gun and surrender?
As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood to burn.
But Liu Xing thought again, he had already shot and injured one of the criminals, so these criminals probably won't let him go.
So, it seems he can only fight to the death.
At this moment, Liu Xing had already heard the criminals reloading their magazines, knowing that they were preparing to attack him all at once.
Liu Xing took a deep breath, although he regretted being a bit too arrogant, thinking he could take on three of them in this unfavorable situation, but the situation was now irreversible, so he could only take one last gamble.
That is, to bet that Miss Wang will come to his aid!
In Liu Xing's view, Miss Wang must have the ability to turn the situation around, but he didn't know when Miss Wang would choose to act.
If Liu Xing didn't get involved in this matter, then Miss Wang would definitely choose to "surrender", and then wait for an appropriate time - when only he and these three criminals were present, to act and directly deal with the three criminals, and then make up some excuse to fob off the police officers who came to the rescue, ending the kidnapping case.
But the current situation is a bit different, if Miss Wang's action makes a lot of noise, she may choose to sacrifice herself, and then execute the above procedure.
So, Liu Xing can only bet that Miss Wang can silently deal with these three criminals.
Come on, Miss Wang.
At this time, the three criminals have started to approach Liu Xing, their footsteps making Liu Xing's heart beat faster and faster.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three gunshots!
Liu Xing frowned, because he could tell that these three gunshots came from the door, while those three criminals were now only three meters in front of him!
So, the one who fired the shots must be the reinforcements!
Liu Xing immediately reacted, this time he didn't even send a Judgment request to KP Time, and he leaned out to prepare to shoot.
Sure enough, when Liu Xing stuck his head out from the sofa, he saw that the three criminals in front of him had all fallen down.
And at the door, a man who was still in a shooting stance quickly pointed his gun at Liu Xing.
Liu Xing suddenly realized that this was another familiar face - Chris!
That's right, this is the future chief of the Manchester Police Department, Isabella's foster father, Chris!
However, since the current "Chris" does not know Chris, and Chris is also in civilian clothes at the moment, when Liu Xing reacted, he also pointed his handgun at Chris.
"Are you a police officer?" Liu Xing asked.
Chris took out a police officer's badge from his pocket and said, "That's right, I'm a police officer. I just received an order from headquarters to come and provide support, and if I'm not mistaken, you should be Chris who just reported to the London Police Department today."
Liu Xing nodded and put down his handgun, saying, "Thank you for your timely support. If it had been a few seconds later, I might have been riddled with bullets by these criminals. But your marksmanship is pretty good, hitting them all in the head."
At this time, the three criminals all had a small hole in their heads, and they seemed to be completely dead.
Chris shrugged and said with a smile, "It's a good thing that you, Chris, managed to divert the attention of these three criminals, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to shoot so calmly. But speaking of which, how is Miss Wang doing now? As a newcomer, you may not know that Miss Wang is a key protected person for our London Police Department, because she is the first billionaire in England."
"Ah, Miss Wang should be fine now," Liu Xing said as he opened the door behind him.
The people in the room, including Leon and Miss Wang, were all unharmed.
At this moment, Chief House and Wesker also arrived at the scene with a large team.
So, Liu Xing was naturally taken aside by Wesker for "ideological education", while Chief House went to take Miss Wang's statement.
"Chris, Chris, you're really bold, daring to sneak your gun out," Wesker pretended to be angry.
Seeing Wesker's reaction, Liu Xing knew that he wouldn't be punished this time, after all, he had saved the first billionaire in England.
So, the fearless Liu Xing said with a smile, "Captain, I did this because I learned of Miss Wang's true identity and was worried that she might be in danger at today's birthday party, so I specially brought a gun to protect her. And the current situation has proven my guess right. If I didn't have a gun, Miss Wang might not be here now."
Wesker looked at Liu Xing with a helpless expression and said, "Do you think I don't know why you secretly brought a gun? But you did a great job today, so Chief House has already arranged a way out for you. If anyone asks why you had a gun tonight, you can just say that Chief House received a tip that someone might kidnap Miss Wang today, so you were armed to protect her."
Liu Xing nodded and tentatively asked, "So, I won't be punished this time, and as for this handgun..."
Before Liu Xing could finish, Wesker interrupted, "You can keep this handgun. Both I and Chief House think you'll probably go after the Blood Hand Print Killer for revenge, so even if we don't give you this handgun, you'll probably go to the black market to buy one to deal with that Blood Hand Print Killer. So, to prevent you from going astray, we've decided to let you legally carry a gun."
Liu Xing was delighted, it seems he has someone in power to help him.
"By the way, let me introduce you to the officer who just saved your life. His name is also Chris, and he's my good brother," Wesker said, pulling Chris over.