As soon as they entered Quilmo City, they felt that it was very different from any city they had been to before.
The houses here were low and dilapidated, and the ground was pitch black. It was sticky when they stepped on it because of something. The fishy smell in the air did not disappear, but became stronger.
Most of the people here were like them, wearing masks on their faces, but they still could not hide their evil temperament.
They looked at all the newcomers nakedly, as if they were evaluating each fat sheep. The palms
of the people were wet, and they subconsciously moved closer to each other. Fortunately, they had masks to block the panic on their faces.
Among them, only Xiao Qiong was as calm as ever.
Deritis led them to a hotel.
The hotel looked quite old, with a tattered door and a neon light on the sign that was only partially lit. There was a dirty curtain hanging on the door, and a pool of vomit of unknown origin at the door.
Deritis lifted the curtain at the door without a care in the world and walked in.
Everyone immediately followed her in like little chicks.
But they were stunned as soon as they entered .
The hotel lobby was packed with people, and the air was filled with smoke and alcohol. People were playing cards, swearing, and making a lot of noise. None of them looked good.
But as soon as they came in, the scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at them intently.
A strong man walked towards Deritis, and glanced at Xiao Qiong and others behind her with ill intentions: "Fresh lamb? It's not easy to sell at this time of year."
Deritis raised her eyebrows: "Oh?"
"Newcomer, is this your first time selling goods?" The strong man looked at the white skin under Deritis's mask, and tried to touch it, "Do you want your brother to introduce you to a way... Ah————!"
A piece of finger fell to the ground with a "click".
Deritis had a cold smile on her lips: "No need to introduce me, I know this place better than you do."
Everyone in the hall thought that she was an easy target, but unexpectedly she kicked the iron plate. Their expressions changed and they stood up one after another.
"That's enough." A lazy voice came from behind the counter.
Everyone then realized that there was a person sitting behind the tall counter, or to be more precise, half of him.
One of his hands and feet were gone, and even half of his head was cut off. His forehead was sunken, and his eyeballs were hanging on it, dangling and about to fall off. It was weird and scary.
Gu Xingmian hadn't recovered from the shock of the severed finger yet, and Xiao Qiong turned his head, and he was almost scared to death by the head again.
"Stay in a hotel?" the half-man asked slowly.
Deritis: "Yes, I want a superior suite."
"Ten thousand star coins a night." The half-man said slowly, while taking out a registration book from under the counter, "Hmm... Room 404 is still available."
Everyone was shocked when they heard the price.
Even the best hotel in Central City only costs one thousand star coins, but this crappy hotel actually costs ten thousand star coins a night? !
But Deritis, who always loves money, didn't say a word and took out ten thousand star coins without hesitation.
The man took the money and handed a greasy room card to Deritis, saying in that slow tone: "I hope to see you again tomorrow morning. Good luck to you."
Deritis took the room card and took them up the stairs to the fourth floor.
The hotel looked small from the outside, but it was quite big inside. It was just eerie. The wall lights on the wall flickered as if they had bad contacts.
It looked like a good place to shoot a horror movie.
Gu Xingmian was particularly glad that he didn't try to walk on his own. Otherwise, he would have been so weak on the way.
Deritis was familiar with the place and quickly found room 404. She swiped the room card to open the door.
Unexpectedly, the room was quite clean. Although the furniture was a bit old, no one cared about it at the moment.
After everyone entered the room and closed the door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was scared to death..." One person was complaining, but saw Deritis shaking her hands with a serious expression and immediately covering her mouth.
Deritis took out a supplementary card and clamped it between her fingers, signaling them not to make a sound.
Everyone tensed up and didn't even dare to breathe hard, for fear of disturbing her.
The room was extremely quiet, with only the "tick-tick" sound of the clock and screams and cries coming from nowhere.
Deritis listened attentively, and suddenly made a move. The auxiliary card turned into a silver needle and shot out from the crack of the door. Only a scream was heard from outside.
Deritis opened the door and revealed the man who covered his eyes outside. He didn't expect Deritis to be so sharp and turned around to escape.
He was very fast, but there was an attack that was faster than him.
Xiao Qiong's steel rope was across in front of him. If he didn't brake in time, his body would be cut in half by the steel rope.
At this time, Deritis also rushed over with the auxiliary card. After a few moves, the peeping man was beaten into a pig's head.
The man quickly begged for mercy.
Deritis ruthlessly stepped on the man, bent down and pulled out the silver needle that had pierced his eye.
The man screamed again.
Deritis turned a deaf ear to her and wiped the blood on the silver needle on his clothes before turning back into a card and putting it away: "You can get out now."
The man covered his bleeding eyes, not daring to fart, and ran away.
Deritis then walked back to the room and closed the door again: "Okay, you can talk now."
Everyone swallowed a big mouthful of saliva with a "gulp".
This night is really exciting.
Deiris may have realized that she was too ruthless and might scare these students who had not yet graduated from the academy, so she explained, "They may think you are sold lambs. Oh, lambs mean people who were kidnapped, clean people."
"I thought it was enough to scare them by cutting off that man's fingers in the lobby. I didn't expect there were so many people who were not afraid of death, and there was a second wave so soon." Deiris said, feeling a little regretful, "I should have cut off his entire arm earlier."
Everyone: "..."
Although I have heard of the reputation of Quilmo before, tonight I really saw how terrible this city is.
Compared with this place, the black market in Denning City is simply a children's paradise.
Deritis ordered them to put all the bedding in the living room, and then said: "Sleep in your clothes tonight and take turns to keep watch. The first night in Quilmo City is the most dangerous. If you can get through the first night safely, people outside will know that you are tough guys and will not come to harass you so frequently in the future."
After arranging the order of the night watch, everyone's tense mood relaxed a little, and they also felt a little hungry.
Fortunately, when they got off the suspension car, Deritis asked them to bring enough nutrient solution.
They didn't notice it at the time, but now when they opened it, they saw that it was all basic nutrient solution, and they were immediately in pain.
Only Xiao Qiong was calm.
After all, he drinks basic nutrient solution on a daily basis.
When everyone finished drinking with a grimace.
Nina covered her mouth and swallowed it with great difficulty, but still felt a taste in her mouth, so she wanted to go to the bathroom to rinse her mouth.
Who knew that she had just stood up when she was stopped by Xiao Qiong.
After knowing her purpose, Xiao Qiong shook his head: "Don't drink the water here, and it's best not to use it."
Everyone was stunned: "Why?"
Deritis was going to tell them this, but she didn't expect Xiao Qiong to know it. She looked at Xiao Qiong in surprise.
Xiao Qiong calmly replied: "Because the water here is pumped from the river outside the city."
"Isn't all the water pumped from the river..." someone asked in confusion.
Song Nanting realized something: "Is there something in the river? We have been smelling a fishy smell since we got close to here. Could it be coming from the river? The thing in the river... is a corpse?!"
Xiao Qiong nodded.
Everyone's face turned pale.
Other things are fine, but not drinking water can be fatal!
Deritis comforted them, "It's not that serious. There is still clean water. Every night someone will deliver water to each room. The water is transported from other cities. It's expensive, but there's nothing wrong with it."
Everyone was exhausted at this moment, and they didn't care whether it was expensive or not. They all decided to buy water to drink.
After a while, the sound of a cart "gurgling" came from the corridor.
When the sound reached the door, Deritis opened the door.
The upper body of the man who was delivering water on the cart looked normal, but his lower body below the waist was empty and fixed to the cart.
He pointed to the price list on the cart in silence.
After Deritis paid, he took down the water they bought.
His arms were thicker than Gu Xingmian's legs, and he carried a bucket of water so heavy with ease, without even taking a breath.
When the "gurgling" sound faded away, someone whispered, "Why are there so many disabled people here?"
Nowadays, treatment cards are so convenient, and there are also treatment cabins. Unless it is some very serious genetic disease or a difficult poison, it can generally be cured like an external injury. Even if it can't be cured, now smart prostheses are so convenient, and it's not expensive to install one.
Unexpectedly, Deritis shook her head and said, "Forget about the treatment card, but the treatment cabin and smart prosthesis are extremely expensive in Quilmo City. Not to mention whether we can afford them, but more importantly, in Quilmo City, only disabled people can do 'normal' work."
Everyone felt cold in their hearts when they thought of the innkeeper who only had half of his body.
"Okay, go to bed early and get enough rest. Tonight is a tough battle."
So except for the night watchman, everyone else lay down one after another. Even if they couldn't sleep, they closed their eyes and got enough rest. As
the sunlight of the next morning poured into the room, everyone looked at each other tiredly. It was too noisy in the second half of last night, and no one fell asleep.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
After a night of fierce fighting, everyone who had just rested for a while immediately prepared for battle again.
However, Deritis waved her hand and said, "It's okay."
She opened the door, and outside was the hotel owner who was only half alive. He slowly poked his head inside and took a look: "They are all alive."
Everyone: "..."
How can you talk like that!
The owner took out a new room card with his remaining hand: "Room 507, room rate is 300 star coins per night."
Everyone was stunned.
I didn't expect him to take the initiative to reduce the room rate so much.
After the owner left, everyone looked at the various traces of fighting in the room, and then they realized that the room rate for this night also included the cost of renovating the room.
Deritis kindly added: "There is also a fee for collecting corpses, it's not a loss."
Everyone: "..."
Very good addition! Don't add it again next time!!