Doomsday Harvest of Cthulhu

Chapter 6 The Hound of Tindalos
Hard work pays off, just when Ren Xingzhi was about to fall asleep reading these boring classical Chinese texts, he saw the pattern drawn on a new page, the shape was just like the wolf-like creature he had seen before , although some details and the end are different, it is still obvious that what is described in the book is exactly what Ren Xingzhi saw.

Hound of Tindalos, that's the creature's name.It lives in the time and space of "angle", which is different from the human beings who live in the time and space of "curve". They have the ability to travel through time and space.

They swim on the long river of time, catching those travelers who travel through time. Once they are spotted by the Tindalos hounds, they are almost impossible to escape.

It is also mentioned in the book that the hounds of Tindalos will start hunting as soon as they notice the prey, and the time when they catch the prey is determined according to the time.

Just like the hound that saw Ren Xingzhi, if when it saw Ren Xingzhi, its eyes spanned billions of years, then it would have to hunt Ren Xingzhi across billions of years.

Judging from the speed of the hunting dog, it may appear in front of Ren Xingzhi in a few years or even a few months.However, according to the book, it usually takes half a year for the hound to hunt and reach the prey, and it takes three to four years at the slowest.

The book only records these contents, and does not mention the exact time when the hounds will arrive and how to hunt.

Ren Xingzhi looked at the news in the book, and his heart felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with a slight chill in his heart.The hound was like the sword of Damocles above his head, and at some point it would fall down and take his life.

Ren Xingzhi exhaled, calmed down a little, and thought to himself: "Since someone can record this kind of creature, there is still a chance of survival. There is still some time, please ask Professor Armitage tonight , maybe Professor Armitage can do something."

When Ren Xingzhi was about to close the book, he heard a surprised sound behind him.
"Hey, there are still people interested in this kind of creature?"

Ren Xingzhi looked back and saw that it was the administrator named Newt, who was looking at the illustrations in the book with great interest.

"Mr. Newt, do you know this creature?" Ren Xingzhi asked in shock.

Newt sat down beside Ren Xingzhi, read the introduction at the bottom of the book, and said with certainty: "I have a little understanding, it is indeed this kind of creature called the Hound of Tindalos. I was sorting out the school books before. , I saw it in a broken parchment book, thought it was quite interesting at the time, so I glanced at it hastily.”

Ren Xingzhi asked Newt as if grasping at straws, "Sir, do you know any news about this creature?"

Newt said: "It's similar to the description in this book. The only difference is that if this creature fails to hunt down its prey once, it will hunt and kill it. However, why are you so curious about this kind of thing?"

When Ren Xingzhi heard this, the feeling of suffocation in his heart relaxed a little, and he felt that if it was to resist or evade a hound attack, he still had the ability to do it. "

Ren Xingzhi said to Newt with a laugh: "Recently, I am helping Professor Mills collect some materials, so I will investigate many creatures. Thank you for your information."

Newt put the book away and put it back on the shelf, and waved to Ren Xingzhi: "Small things, remember to sign before leaving."

Ren Xingzhi nodded, and after signing, he got up and left for Professor Armitage's office.

The professor's office is on the top floor of the library. Armitage is the librarian and usually works on the third floor.

Ren Xingzhi walked softly through the wooden stairs to the office book on the third floor, opened the door gently, and an old man's slightly tired voice came from inside: "Please come in."

After opening the door, there is a spacious office. There are two huge bookshelves on both sides of this office, which display books in various languages, covering a wide range of topics.

Behind the old man is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, through which the setting sun shines on the old man and the desk in front of him.The desk is full of messy materials and some faxes.

The old man put down the pen in his hand and motioned for the young man to sit on the sofa next to him.Without waiting for Ren Xingzhi to speak, he said to the young man, "I heard that you have been reading "Xuanzi Qiaoshu" in the basement for the past two days?"

Ren Xingzhi nodded, and the old man went on to say, "It's good to be eager to learn and thirst for knowledge, but don't go astray."

Ren Xingzhi naturally understood what he meant. Before the disaster happened, many people from all over the world studied such books. Some books were just records, while some books would record magic such as sword enchantment and withering.

The prerequisite for some magic is that it needs to be sacrificed or has the purpose of torturing others, which is against humanity.

And in many books, there are descriptions of some gods and beliefs. Some people will blindly worship these gods, and please and communicate with the gods through cruel methods such as sacrifices.It's like the sect that believes in the swollen daughter in "Xuanzi Qiaoshu" and the Flame Sky Guild that caused the tragedy in the valley.

Ren Xingzhi sat facing the old man and said, "Don't worry, Professor, no matter what happens, I will not be like the evil organization recorded in the book."

The old man coughed, picked up the water glass on the table and said, "I asked the four of you to think about the matter before. What do you think? I want to hear your thoughts."

"Professor, I will definitely join. Whether it's to explore the unknown secrets of the world or protect others, that's what I want to do." Ren Xingzhi said to the old man with certainty.

After the old man heard it, he smiled with relief and said, "I'm afraid that the matter of asking you to find cultural relics before will leave some shadows in your hearts. No one thought that there were ghouls there, so just treat it as a A little test for you young people."

While the old man was talking, the three of Allen also came to the office. The old man signaled that they were doing well, and asked the other three people what they thought.

When the three expressed their affirmation, the old man said to the three seriously: "Joining means walking with the god of death, constantly revealing the truth, and constantly being swallowed by the truth. Are you ready?"

The four stood up, their firm eyes representing their hearts.

At this time, Armitage took out a photo, walked up to the four of them and said, "Look at this."

It was a photograph of a statue, taken in a museum, of a creature they had never seen before, like a creature with the head and tentacles of an octopus, and huge wings behind it.

Armitage said: "The statue was stolen a month ago while it was being researched in a New York museum. It was not so much a theft as a robbery. That night, twelve security personnel in the museum and four researchers studying the statue The staff were all killed, and then the statue disappeared."

Wimpson asked, "Is there any clue about the murderer?"

Armitage shook his head: "No, there is no progress at the police station. I have sent Professor Mills to take Alice and some investigators there to investigate, hoping to find some clues."

Ren Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, no wonder he didn't see Alice today.

Allen on the side asked, "What do we need to do?"

(End of this chapter)