In this session, the investigators infiltrate Ho Fang’s warehouse under the cover of night, only to stumble into a deadly confrontation. What begins as cautious exploration quickly spirals into chaos when guards appear armed with Tommy guns, forcing the party into a brutal shootout. Amid the danger, they uncover strange cult statues and mysterious crates filled with otherworldly metal and rocket parts, hinting at secrets far darker than they imagined.
Key Characters Introduced
- Ho Fang’s Guards: Armed cult enforcers carrying Tommy guns, they patrol the warehouse and trigger the deadly shootout.
- Bloated Woman Statues: Though not living characters, these eerie idols of a dark cult figure play a symbolic role in revealing the warehouse’s true purpose.
Key Events
- Stealthy Entry and Strange Light: The investigators slip into Ho Fang’s warehouse during a storm, where Percy notices a pulsing green glow beneath the stairs, an omen of hidden dangers below.
- Noise Exposes the Party: Virginia accidentally topples crates, creating a thunderous crash that draws the attention of armed guards and shatters their cover.
- Deadly Firefight in the Warehouse: Guards armed with Tommy guns swarm in. Percy drops enemies with precision shots, but is cut down himself in a hail of bullets. The group hides, flanks, and counterattacks. Omar, Ezekiel, and Emerson strike in close combat, while Virginia and Bessie finish off the last threats with gunfire.
- Life Saved and Aftermath: Percy is stabilized by Bessie’s quick first aid, and the team regroups by hiding bodies, scavenging weapons, and planning their next move before reinforcements can arrive.
- Revealing the Storeroom’s Secrets: Virginia unlocks a hidden chamber glowing with eerie green light. Inside, the group finds unsettling Bloated Woman idols and crates marked “AP,” which Emerson identifies as advanced rocket parts tied to Arthur Penhew, hinting at a cosmic-scale conspiracy.
Standout Moments
- Omar: Slipped into the crate stacks and later ambushed a guard with a stealthy machete strike, proving cunning and lethal in close quarters.
- Virginia: Accidentally exposed the team with a loud crash, but later redeemed herself by helping to take out a guard and then unlocking the hidden storeroom and uncovering the cult’s secrets.
- Ezekiel: Tossed a fake Anubis statue to distract enemies, then bravely stabbed a guard in the melee, showing both creativity and grit.
- Emerson: In a rare moment of clarity, identified the “AP” crates as advanced rocket components, shifting the group’s understanding of the cult’s global threat.
- Bessie: Risked everything to rush to Percy’s side and delivered a flawless first aid roll, saving him from certain death.
- Percy: Shot multiple guards with deadly precision, but his reckless push forward ended in a devastating burst of Tommy-gun fire that left him bleeding out—only to survive thanks to Bessie’s care.
The firefight inside Ho Fang’s warehouse pushed the investigators to their absolute limits. From the deafening roar of Tommy guns to the desperate scramble for cover, the group fought with equal parts courage and chaos. They nearly lost Percy in a storm of bullets, but thanks to Bessie’s quick hands and steady nerves, the team pulled through and turned the tide. When the dust settled, the grim silence of the warehouse gave way to discovery, as eerie statues and mysterious crates revealed secrets that stretched far beyond Shanghai’s shadows.
Yet victory came with unease. The idols of the Bloated Woman whispered of cult power, and the iridescent rocket parts hinted at Arthur Penhew’s hand in something far more sinister than anyone imagined. As the investigators loaded their hard-won prizes into the getaway car, one truth became clear: the cult’s reach is greater, its plans darker, and their own path more perilous than ever. The question now is not whether they will face danger again, but how soon it will come calling.
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