"It's a pity that you don't livestream." Zhang Heng looked at the suit that was burned to ashes and said calmly.
Kronos was not surprised when he heard Zhang Heng's answer. Instead, he praised him, "This is what I like about you the most. You are always vigilant and calm. You will never fall into panic. When ordinary people know that they are in a desperate situation, they can't wait to grab onto anything they can. They won't even bother to tell if it is really useful to them. But you are different … Don't worry. I don't need you to make a decision now. Anyway, there is still some time. Besides, I can give you another piece of news for free."
"What news?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Ann went to visit Iciz. When you fought with her earlier, she had already guessed your identity."
"And then?"
"Iciz did not betray you. She only said that she and you are in a employer-employee relationship. You help her kill people, and she helps you save people. But now, I'm afraid Ann already knows that you are the vessel of the Lord of R 'yleh. The organizing committee will probably come looking for you soon."
Zhang Heng did not show any panic when he heard this. He just continued to ask calmly, "Since Iciz did not reveal my identity, how did she tell Ann?"
Kronos did not answer this question. He just said, "Log into the player forum and take a look. The girl called Don't Want to Practice Piano should be looking for you now."
Zhang Heng had already guessed something. He went back to the car, took out the computer with the SIM card plugged in, and logged into the player forum. He found that he had received more than a dozen private messages in just a short period of time, all from Shen Xixi who didn't want to practice the piano.
And Zhang Heng did not even open those private messages. Just by glancing at the forum posts, he already knew what Shen Xixi wanted to say to him.
There was only one topic in the forum posts tonight, and that was about the battle that took place at the Fu Lou headquarters. But this time, everyone's focus was not on how Zhang Heng single-handedly fought his way out of the encirclement. Instead, they were focused on another question.
Simon is the vessel of the Lord of R 'yleh?!!! Is this for real?!!
Translator: Sean88888 Editor: Elkassar1
[No wonder he is so strong. In the first round of the proxy war, he only played two games and defeated the other players, ranking first on the leaderboard. If he is the vessel of the Lord of R 'yleh, then everything makes sense.]
Spokesperson: Small Account 401
The three major guilds were also looking for his whereabouts. An effective clue would be rewarded with a million RMB, and if they could report the exact location, the reward would be ten million … Tsk tsk, when did the three major guilds become so generous?
Spokesperson: Labrador Labrador.
— Even if they did not pay, they would still do it. After all, if the Lord of R'yleh managed to escape from his palace, it would not be as simple as just a few deaths.
Spokesperson: Photoshop Maniac
[Damn it, I can't believe I'll be able to witness the return of the Lord of R 'yleh. If I'm not crazy, I can brag about this for the rest of my life.]
Spokesperson: Brothers, please don't mess with me.
What was Simon thinking now? Was he already under the control of that thing? This also explained why he could kill his way out of so many people.
Someone suddenly asked, and someone quickly replied to him.
[I don't think so. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here to steal the soul item. But I heard that he doesn't have much time left. If we can't get rid of him before his soul is devoured, the Lord of R 'yleh might really use his body as a vessel and return to the world.]
After a few more posts, someone refuted the person above.
[Kill Simon? Do you know how ridiculously powerful he is now? Even the elites from the Fu Lou headquarters could not stop him. Ask yourselves, if you encounter Simon, how many of you would dare to fight him?]
[Even if you don't dare to fight him, you should at least send a message. Besides, you'll get paid.]
…
The forum was filled with similar posts, and most of them were discussing how to find Zhang Heng. After all, no one knew better than these players, who had been bombarded by the Cthulhu culture, what kind of terrifying existence was imprisoned in the city under the ice.
As a matter of fact, ever since the news of the man's possible return to the mortal world was leaked, most people did not even dare to type out those three words. They only referred to him as the Master of R 'yleh, afraid that they would be targeted in their sleep and end up losing all of their sanity.
Some even complained about Simon's reluctance to commit suicide and sacrifice himself to save most people.
Zhang Heng did not read any further. He simply replied to Shen Xixi, telling her that he was out of danger and that she did not need to worry. After that, he logged out of the forum.
Kronos, on the other hand, had disappeared. Zhang Heng turned his head and looked at the place where he stood before. The person standing there now was the little boy he met before. When the little boy came back, he was holding a beef sesame seed cake in his hand. Zhang Heng wondered if he had stolen it from the kitchen. After giving it to Zhang Heng, the little boy ran away shyly.
Zhang Heng took the beef sesame seed cake. He was a little hungry at this time. He wanted to take a bite, but after thinking about it, he put down his hand and threw the sesame seed cake into the cornfield beside him.
Zhang Heng knew that the danger he was going to face next would be more than all the quests he had experienced before combined. As usual, he had no teammates to rely on, and this time, the enemy was everywhere. If he didn't want to be killed, he had to be 120% vigilant. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes because he had no room for mistakes.
Zhang Heng also knew that Kronos's visit this time was not so much to make a deal with him, but to test his attitude. Although Kronos said that he and Zhang Heng were old partners, and there was no need for him to play any tricks, he was the one who was playing tricks. He should have realized that Zhang Heng was not as desperate as he thought, so he understood that he would not gain anything tonight. In the end, he left quietly.
This did not mean that Kronos had given up on the deal with Zhang Heng. On the contrary, he was just waiting for a better opportunity. Zhang Heng's identity had been exposed to the players, and then the gods. Although the war between the new and old gods had begun, Gaim had just disappeared not long ago. The organizing committee still had some forces that could be mobilized. In other words, Zhang Heng was indeed besieged on all sides at this time.
What Kronos was waiting for was nothing more than the moment when Zhang Heng was at his wit's end. At that time, Zhang Heng would have no other choice but to accept his proposal. Kronos believed that this day would not be too far away. In fact, Zhang Heng's nightmares alone did not leave him a few days.
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