"Unfortunately, Mr. Reinhardt, you're mistaken, this isn't the cursed city—it's the curse itself. A familiar voice came from behind Reinhardt.

The sudden sound made Reinhardt shiver. He hadn't noticed any living creatures in the vicinity before—but it turned out he was wrong.

The visitor seemed to notice Reinhardt's fright, and hurriedly reassured: "Don't get excited, Mr. Reinhardt, it's me, remember? I'm Mayor Marula." With that, he stumbled out of the shadows.

Reinhardt did regain his composure when he saw that it was Mayor Marula, but he did not let his guard down. He took half a step back, clenched the axe in his hand, and asked coldly, "Proof of it?"

In front of others, he put on that cold and hard mask again.

"Sir, this ......" Mayor Marula looked a little at a loss, and he subconsciously groped through his pockets all over his body, as if trying to find some kind of proof. But in the end, he still failed, and the old mayor spread his hands, "Mr. Reinhardt, I can't find anything to prove my identity for a while, but can we put down our arms and talk?"

"The real mayor isn't in good health. Reinhardt seemed to believe that the mayor in front of him was a counterfeit product, and kindly pointed out the flaws in the other party.

The old mayor had a smile on his face, "This is really ...... I feel so much better now. After saying that, he shook his shoulder, shook his head and said helplessly: "However, now I don't know whether this is lucky or unlucky." ”

"In that case, you can't prove you're the mayor. Reinhardt bitten it and never let go. In fact, it is no wonder that he is like this, the old mayor is not a professional, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to get close to Reinhardt quietly on his own.

Then there are only two most likely scenarios left. The first is that the old mayor has been replaced by a malicious enemy, and the second is that the old mayor has been controlled by a malicious enemy.

The consequences of both scenarios are very consistent: Reinhardt will be attacked – or some terrible situation that he hasn't expected for a while – and in short, nothing good will happen.

"Alright then, I'll think about it......" The old mayor pondered for a while, and finally tapped his head lightly, "I really can't think of any good way, how do you think I can prove that I am me?" The old mayor seemed to be in a good mood, and he even joked.

"You can't help it. Reinhardt's answer was decisive. The reason is simple, he has no way of judging the authenticity of the evidence provided by the old mayor. The two are not familiar with each other, and even if they are incompatible, there are countless ways to perform a perfect disguise.

During the journey, Faust thought of the situation of the team being separated, and he specially gave an impromptu lesson on this aspect of Nengrong - Faust alone, a psychiocrat of this level is not particularly high, there are four ways to pretend to be Reinhardt or Annabella, and there are no flaws in a short period of time.

A more advanced psychic can even disguise himself as more people at the same time, such as when he appears in front of Annabella and Reinhardt, making Annabella think he is Reinhardt and Reinhardt thinking that he is Annabella.

So, Reinhardt was full of suspicions about the mayor of Marula.

Mayor Marula also seemed to remember Faust's training, but it didn't help his situation, and he took a step back and showed his hands to Reinhardt, "Okay, okay. ”

"You can continue to be on your guard, but if there is any threat, I want you to protect me. Mayor Marula had no choice but to retreat, "Let's keep this distance, okay?"

Reinhardt thought for a moment and nodded at Mayor Marula in agreement, "Okay." ”

"Phew......" Mayor Marula also breathed a sigh of relief - his life was safeguarded, and considering Reinhardt's attitude, this guarantee may not be so reliable, but it is better than nothing.

"Curse, you say?" After the two reached a certain level of understanding, they naturally began to talk. So, the two began to chat at a distance of five or six meters.

"Cursed City?" the old mayor shook his head, "this is not such a relaxing place. After a pause, he continued, "This is the source of the curse, the source of all evil. ”

"How do you know?" Reinhardt chased after Mayor Marula as if he were interrogating a prisoner.

"I don't know, but when I woke up, not only was I much better, but I also knew a lot of things...... "Mayor Marula honestly gave a reason that was not very credible.

"By the way, is Mr. Faustus there?" said Mayor Marula, as if remembering something, "I want to see him, am I ...... Is it possessed by some ghost?" he said, worried.

"Don't worry. Reinhardt comforted the old mayor with a blank face, "He's not here." ”

The old mayor couldn't laugh this time, he pursed his lips and didn't speak.

"What have you encountered?" Reinhardt was silent for a few seconds, having begun to interrogate the old chief.

The old chief gave Reinhardt a strange look, as if surprised, how could this wooden face become the one who asked questions?

However, he did not question Reinhardt, but answered honestly.

"It's nothing, I wasn't in very good health at the time - I'm old, I'm afraid I can't stand the climate in the forest, obviously I was fine a few years ago......"

As if realizing that he had digressed, the old mayor resolutely pulled the topic back, "I was at the edge of the hole that His Excellency Faustus had dug up, when I saw a large tentacle sticking out of the hole and crashing into Mr. Faustus at once. ”

"The chief seems to want to save Mr. Faustus, but he is swallowed by the tentacles in a few clicks. Next, the tentacles also crawled on top of me, and as soon as my eyes went dark, I didn't know anything. ”

The old chief paused, swallowing, "I woke up and found myself in a dark tunnel—the kind of darkness that I couldn't see anything, even darker than here. ”

The hall was similarly dim, and even the distant walls of the cave could not be seen, but there were still some glowing fungi that could provide a faint light.

"I was so frightened that I couldn't make out my bearings, so I got up and ran – and I hit my head against the wall. The old chief touched his head, and Reinhardt noticed that there was a not-so-obvious lump on it, apparently from the scar left by the wall.

"Then I suddenly realized that I knew a lot of things – for example, the name of the city. ”

"This place is called the City of the Spiral, Mr. Reinhardt, and I can't name it by its profane name, we can only call it by the name of the City of the Spiral. ”