Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 549: Reincarnation Technique

However, the most important thing is that both Ooyama and Tanaka Fuji dote on Oyamaya, which indirectly proves that Ooyama and Tanaka Fuji may indeed have chosen to join the Deep Diving Society in order to treat the seriously ill Oyamaya.

At this point, Ling Ishikawa spoke up, "Let’s just send someone to seize the opportunity to kidnap Oyamaya. That way, Tanaka Fuji and Ooyama will be on our side."

The others looked at Ling Ishikawa speechlessly.

Although, as Ling Ishikawa said, their group should be able to control Tanaka Fuji and Ooyama as long as they capture Oyamaya, the Deep Diving Society would definitely not let them off easily.

So in the end, even if they succeeded in capturing Oyamaya, it would definitely be more trouble than it’s worth.

Therefore, unless Liu Xing’s group intends to make a one-time deal, they definitely won’t act rashly.

Of course, if it can be confirmed that Oyamaya doesn’t have any tracking devices or magic marks planted by the Deep Mountain Society, then Liu Xing thinks kidnapping Oyamaya could still be considered.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing said to Honekawa Suneo, "Suneo, have more people monitor Oyamaya and the others. Quickly determine their daily schedules. We’ll have to find an opportunity to talk to them sooner or later."

Honekawa Suneo nodded, saying earnestly, "No problem, I’ll do it right away. But to be honest, Ooyama’s whereabouts are a bit unpredictable, and he often goes to some sensitive places, so our people dare not follow too closely. The only thing we can confirm so far is that Ooyama leaves home before ten in the morning and returns home before midnight."

Honekawa Suneo thought for a moment and said, "Currently, my men have been tracking Ooyama for two days. On the first day, after leaving home, Ooyama went straight to a small bar. Because the bar doesn’t open during the day, my men couldn’t enter. Then Ooyama didn’t leave that bar until evening, when someone reported that he had just returned home alone. On the second day, my men followed Ooyama again. At first, everything seemed fine. Ooyama went to the company linked to his shell company and stayed there until around three thirty in the afternoon, then he went to a nightclub in Kabukicho with another person and didn’t come out. However, this time my men managed to get into the nightclub after it opened, but still didn’t see Ooyama. And half an hour later, the person monitoring Oyamaya’s house reported that Ooyama had returned home alone again."

At this point, Alice nodded and said, "The Deep Diving Society arranges at least one secret exit in all their industries to ensure that their people can quickly evade pursuit by enemies. Of course, this doesn’t mean your people have been discovered, Suneo, because now the Deep Diving Society requires their people to use a secret exit before doing anything shady, so this also proves that Ooyama should be a heavyweight in the Deep Diving Society, otherwise he wouldn’t have so many shady things to do every day."

Liu Xing pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Alice, are you busy right now?"

Alice shook her head and said, "I haven’t had much to do these days because I’m in charge of intelligence gathering. So until I get some important intelligence, I basically have nothing to do. And even when I do get some important intel, I just need to organize it and send it out. So my job is pretty easy."

"Ah, Alice, your job is much easier. Over here, even though we’re essentially a shell company, I still have to do all sorts of falsified accounting," Zhang Wenbing said enviously.

Zhang Wenbing’s company is one of the properties of the China Dao Sect, and the China Dao Sect doesn’t expect these properties to make money, they just provide a place for the resident members of the China Dao Sect in Island Nation to stay. So Zhang Wenbing’s company only has some superficial business dealings with other properties of the China Dao Sect.

Therefore, in Zhang Wenbing’s company, the work of the other employees is much easier and more relaxed, while Zhang Wenbing, as the only accountant, has to come up with falsified accounts every now and then.

Of course, because the China Dao Sect has already informed the Island Nation authorities, Zhang Wenbing’s falsified accounts don’t need to be too accurate; they just need to be passable.

But Zhang Wenbing couldn’t help but feel a bit resentful when he found out that Liu Xing and Ling Ishikawa went to Tiger’s Den for leisure while he had to work honestly in the office. After all, they’re all players, so why can’t he join in the fun?

Most importantly, Zhang Wenbing felt that Liu Xing and Ling Ishikawa were not thoughtful enough. It’s understandable that they didn’t take Zhang Jingxu and Ming Hanxing to Tiger’s Den since Zhang Jingxu and Ming Hanxing are both married, but he, Zhang Wenbing, is still single. Why did they forget about him at this time?

Of course, Zhang Wenbing selectively ignored the recent terrifying attack on Ghost Island.

And of course, at that time, Liu Xing and Ling Ishikawa did forget about Zhang Wenbing and Ming Hanxing.

After all, that’s just how men are...

"Oh right, Zhang, did you get any intel at the company today?" Zhang Jingxu suddenly asked.

Zhang Wenbing was initially surprised, then nodded and said, "Most of the information I heard at the company is similar to what you guys know, but there’s one strange piece of information that might be helpful to us. It’s about a possible ethnic Chinese Island Nation citizen among the ten missing victims of the Purple Dreamliner Cruise Ship incident. But the most important thing is that this ethnic Chinese Island Nation citizen seems to be a collateral member of a domestic Yin Yang family. He defected from the family for some reason and sought refuge in Island Nation."

Of course, although the Chinese Yin Yang family and the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters have a certain inheritance relationship, they are fundamentally different. Simply put, the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters inherited some superficial knowledge from the Chinese Yin Yang family and then went on to hunt ghosts.

As for the Chinese Yin Yang family, they still focus on the study of Yin Yang Five Elements theory.

However, what surprised Liu Xing somewhat was that the tradition of Yin Yang families still exists in China. Liu Xing had thought that such traditions, including those of the Yin Yang families, had been integrated into the system of the China Dao Sect.

After all, there are many similarities between the practices of Yin Yang families and Daoist traditions.

Seeing the confusion in the minds of Liu Xing and the others, Zhang Jingxu decided to enlighten them directly, "Currently, in China, most of the famous schools of thought from the Warring States period still have corresponding lineages. So, there are still three families that continue the tradition of Yin Yang families. However, the members of these schools of thought generally serve under the China Dao Sect, as they no longer have the power to establish another organization like the China Yin Yang Sect."

"Zhang Jingxu is correct. The China Dao Sect is now practically unrivaled. However, when we learned that Thousand Face might be one of those ten missing victims transformed, we immediately contacted that Yin Yang family, explained the situation, but the chieftain of that family denied it outright. However, the head of our company happened to know an important member of that Yin Yang family, so he contacted his friend, and then the member of the Yin Yang family on that side shared a piece of dubious information. It turns out that the ethnic Chinese Island Nation individual defected from the family because he secretly learned a forbidden technique from the family and fled when he was discovered."

A forbidden technique from the Yin Yang family?

Liu Xing and the others turned to Zhang Jingxu.

After a moment of thought, Zhang Jingxu continued, "As you all should know, the Yin Yang Masters in Island Nation were originally disciples of the China Yin Yang family. However, due to the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade in Island Nation at the time, the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters focused on learning the methods of the China Yin Yang family to deal with mythical creatures. However, through extensive combat experience, the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters discovered that some of the magic spells from the Yin Yang family could backfire or have other adverse effects. So, after receiving feedback from the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters, the China Yin Yang family classified those magic spells as forbidden techniques and put them away for research purposes."

"Among these forbidden techniques, the most famous one is called the Reincarnation Technique. Simply put, this technique allows the caster to bind their soul with that of a mythical creature. When the caster is in mortal danger, they can release their soul to take over the body of the bound mythical creature, thus achieving rebirth. However, in practice, the Island Nation Yin Yang Masters found that the Reincarnation Technique doesn’t allow the caster to take over the body of the bound mythical creature. Instead, it merges the souls of the caster and the bound mythical creature."

"Of course, because the souls of mythical creatures generally have higher intensity than ours, the resulting merged soul is mainly dominated by the mythical creature. Moreover, the new soul inherits the memories of both the caster and the mythical creature. Therefore, these new souls usually side with the mythical creature. That’s why the China Yin Yang family considers the Reincarnation Technique as the ultimate forbidden technique within the family. Except for the family head, no one else is allowed to access the contents of the Reincarnation Technique."

After listening to Zhang Jingxu’s explanation, Liu Xing spoke up, "So, if that’s the case, Thousand Face is very likely to be that ethnic Chinese Island Nation individual or part of his soul. And he’s currently using the body of some mythical creature, which is why he dares not show himself easily and only carries out his revenge activities through that mobile game."

Zhang Jingxu nodded solemnly and said, "Most likely. But on another note, my master once told me about a drawback of the Reincarnation Technique. The moment the caster completes the spell, the body of the bound mythical creature is already in a state of death. So, except for some special mythical creatures, most of them will decompose after death. Therefore, the new soul must find a new body of a mythical creature before the previous one completely decomposes to undergo a second, or even more, reincarnations. And each time, the new soul will still merge with the soul of a new mythical creature. So, over time, a terrifying evil soul will emerge."

Liu Xing furrowed his brows. No wonder Thousand Face chose to bomb Tokyo Skytree. Because now, Thousand Face’s soul is mainly controlled by the mythical creature, such behavior is within reason.

However, if this continues, Thousand Face will eventually fall into complete madness. By then, Thousand Face will truly dare to do anything.

Liu Xing had no doubt that if there were a nuclear bomb activation button in front of Thousand Face right now, Thousand Face would definitely press it without hesitation, regardless of where the bomb would explode.

This is getting troublesome.

"However, this is just a speculation. We can’t be sure yet whether Thousand Face is the ethnic Chinese Island Nation individual who used the Reincarnation Technique. So, for now, let’s just wait and see. Although the Island Nation authorities may be unreliable, their investigative ability is still quite good. After all, many members of secret cults are in the Island Nation official investigation departments. So, it shouldn’t be long before we can confirm Thousand Face’s identity. But to be honest, I really hope Thousand Face isn’t that ethnic Chinese Island Nation individual. After all, due to the special nature of the Reincarnation Technique, as long as Thousand Face has enough mythical creatures, theoretically, Thousand Face will be immortal." Zhang Jingxu said with some concern.

Everyone nodded in agreement because, as Zhang Jingxu said, if Thousand Face could cast the Reincarnation Technique on a new mythical creature after each resurrection, theoretically, Thousand Face could live forever. Moreover, with each resurrection, Thousand Face’s soul would become even more evil. So, this kind of Thousand Face is undoubtedly a formidable opponent.

Therefore, if possible, Liu Xing and the others would definitely not want to see such a Thousand Face, even if they didn’t need to confront him.

Just as everyone fell into silence, Honekawa Suneo’s mobile phone rang.

Taking a look at his mobile phone, Honekawa Suneo’s expression turned somewhat peculiar.

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