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Chapter 204 Mysterious Man Rhodes
Manipulate Krys out of the bar and send him to the southern part of the Lost City.

He has been to the west of the city, the east of the city, the riverside, the main street, and the central square, but he has never been to the south of the city.

It seems that there is a wilderness with few people. Even before the catastrophe, not many people lived there.

Kress walked in the gloomy, depressing and deserted suburbs.

From time to time, there were strange and penetrating screams coming from the speakers, which sounded like the roar of a ghoul.

"Chengnan is much more dangerous than imagined."

Zhou Ze was a little hesitant to let Kress continue to explore.

If he accidentally got into a pile of monsters and couldn't escape, he would be in big trouble... This archive had finally come to this point, and he didn't want it to end too early, especially if it ended so worthlessly.

Just as he was about to manipulate Kress to turn around and return to the city, the window of a dilapidated wooden house not far away suddenly flashed a strong and strange red light. He didn't know what happened inside, and what was there?
This trip cannot be in vain.

Zhou Ze, with the mentality of coming here, asked Kress to go and find out.

When he carefully pushed open the half-closed door of the dilapidated wooden house, he found that the inside was brightly lit.

A gloomy man with blood-red lines all over his body was standing in the center of the blood-colored magic circle. His arms were slightly open, his eyes were closed and he was mumbling something. There were five long wax sticks burning around his body, placed in an inverted five-point orientation. With.

Under the flickering candlelight, clusters of flames mixed with black shadows soared into the sky, and monster-like images could be vaguely seen hidden in these flickering lights and shadows.

[Through observation, Kress discovered that this formation has the power to communicate with demons in mysticism, and the blood-red lines carved on the gloomy man's body are some kind of restraint. These carvings not only damaged his body, but also damaged his body. his soul. 】

The moment Kress pushed the door open, all the abnormalities disappeared.

"Did they ask you to take me back, a lackey of the cult?"

The man stared at Cress with a pair of gloomy and cold eyes, crossed his hands and made a cultist gesture, and the voice he made was like a loud whisper echoing directly in his mind.

"Did they think that Rhodes would be as simple-minded as before! If you dare to take a step closer, Bazar Shag Anu will smash you to pieces!"

As his pitch gradually increased, the loud whispers in the speakers became more and more intense.

Accompanied by dizzying whispers, the light and shadow of candles in the dark room fluctuate, even through the screen, it can bring a strong sense of oppression, just like the trembling and depression before a volcanic eruption.

[Kress feels the destructive power from this down-and-out mysterious man, it's best not to annoy him. 】

The prompt box fades in and out, and then comes the game options.

[Option ①: What are you talking about?I'm not a member of a cult. I came in to find out when I saw a fire in the house. 】

[Option [-]: I have no idea what’s going on!I never intended to capture anyone anywhere. 】

[Option ③: Calm down first, don't be impulsive, and listen to me carefully. 】

[Option [-]: That’s right, I’m going to take you back, you’d better be honest!Don't resist needlessly! 】

???

What the hell is the fourth option?

Zhou Ze was stunned for a while, suspecting that the last option might be used for bluffing, or it might be related to some hidden elements, but anyway, it is not suitable to say it now, otherwise it will not do any good except angering the other party.

The first three options seem to be pretty much the same.

But the context is different, may lead to different reactions.

Eliminate the third item first.

How can people calm down easily when they are so emotional?

Although the second item clearly explains the two things that the mysterious man is most worried about, it does not have much convincing and supporting evidence.

So... that's the first item.

"You're not a cultist?"

After listening to Kress' explanation, the mysterious man showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then looked at him cautiously with eyes full of pain: "Hurry up and sign up! Otherwise I will let the black worms eat you Eyes! Don't play tricks!"

"I am Clay Kahn, trying to find a way to escape this lost city."

When Kress finished speaking, the mysterious man who called himself Rhodes tilted his head to one side, as if he was listening to opinions from some invisible creature. The scene of deathly silence seemed particularly strange.

Mysterious man: "Bazar said it didn't see the cloak of lies, which means, maybe you can live a few more minutes."

Bazar?Cloak of lies?
Is this guy judging whether Kleis is lying by listening to the words of an invisible existence?

"Only a few minutes? I won't talk about things here, why don't you let me go?"

Kress subconsciously took a step back. He raised the rifle in his hand slightly to show that he was not helpless.

"You think I'll take a risk and let you... ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Suddenly, the mysterious man Rhodes began to twitch violently, as if he was suffering some kind of severe pain.

"what happened to you?"

Kress frowned, the other party's symptoms were surprisingly similar to Aka's when he talked about things that he couldn't disclose, could it be some kind of restriction?
Rhodes ignored him, took a deep breath for a while, and then said in a low voice, "I can't let you go, as long as anyone who has seen me on this side of the river, I won't let them live."

After speaking, Rhodes frowned again, and it seemed that the pain had returned, and it would not disappear in a while.

[Option ①: Look, you are in severe pain now, I can bring you various analgesics, such as this. (Consumption of a bottle of painkillers)]

[Option [-]: Can’t we find a way to keep both of us alive? 】

[Option [-]: So, either you are or I die? (fighting)】

The first option is the most reliable and convincing. Although it needs to consume materials, it is worthwhile as long as the archive can be avoided from being destroyed.

Kress proposed to Rhodes in a very convincing way, and took out a bottle of painkillers from his backpack and handed it to him.

Rhodes was also polite. He unscrewed the cap of the painkiller bottle and poured the pills directly into his mouth. This way of taking and dosage made people worry that so many medicines would kill him.

After taking nearly half a bottle of painkillers, Rhodes regained his composure.

He shook his head, and threw back the remaining half bottle of painkillers to Kress: "You're right, I do need more supplies, and I'm not going to refuse a cigarette pouch full of opium... This kind of pill, I want to smoke a cigarette now, do you have a cigarette?"

"No problem, take it."

Kress generously handed out the cigarettes, even though there were actually only a few cigarettes left in his pocket.

Rhodes took the cigarette, lit it with the flickering flame of the ritual candle, took a deep breath, and breathed out the smoke intoxicated.

"Ah, this is the only thing that makes me feel like I'm still alive in this fucking world!"

(End of this chapter)