Chapter 380: Step by Step
Tang Sen frowned slightly.
He also saw that if it was just money, it didn't seem to impress the other party, and the wanderer didn't show up from beginning to end, and he was quite resistant in terms of conversation.
However, Townsend is not someone to give up so easily.
"Leave my life behind?" Tang Sen said: "However, if you really have murderous intent, there is no need to say this kind of warning at all. β
He said calmly, "As a wanderer, an assassin living in the shadows, you will do it before I see you. β
"So, you have concerns."
He looked at the woman in the shadows, who didn't react to Townsend's words, and he turned his head to look at the hallway again.
It was not so simple as the dwelling of a well-known wanderer that it was more like the dwelling of the poorest of the lowest, and Townsend saw no furniture or objects other than the necessities of life.
"Rumors say that anyone who enters your house will be mercilessly killed by you, so what makes you show mercy to a man who breaks into your home with a huge sum of money?"
"Let me guess, you're worried about my strength? Or are you concerned about my background? β
The woman was still silent, so Tang Sen continued to analyze little by little: "As a person who can walk in other worlds, who can survive under the pursuit of an organization like the Night Mask, and who has made this organization have nothing to do with you, it seems that you don't need to worry about this. β
"So, your concerns don't come from me, but from yourself."
Townsend stared into the shadows, as if trying to see through the dark camouflage and make eye contact with the other.
"I've noticed that you've set up powerful magic items in your foyer that can make anyone who enters your room flee out of extreme fearβ"
He snorted, "This is contrary to the rumors that everyone said that if they entered Naomi Hanni's house, they would be mercilessly killed. β
"If that's the case, then this magic item is obviously meaningless, after all, there is no need to do more to the dead."
"And, after listening carefully to all the rumors about you, I noticed a strange point. The names and traces of those who died at your hands were all from the Night Mask, and most of the others were rumors of some hapless homeless man or a reckless adventurer, and no one had ever actually seen the corpses of those people. β
"This makes me have a bold guess."
Not only did Townsend not retreat, but instead took a few steps closer to the shadows.
"Naomi Hanni, Giant Hunter, Killing Blade, Wanderer of Fame, won't- won't want to kill, will you?"
Visible to the naked eye, Townsend saw the shadow churn for a moment.
"You can try." A slightly hoarse voice sounded: "Do you want to gamble your guess with your own life?" β
Tang Sen laughed instead, Shi Shiran sat down at the table, and said, "It was just a guess just now, but now it has been confirmed." β
"Again, a wanderer doesn't rely on warnings to kill."
The shadow fell silent again.
Tang Sen waited for a moment before speaking, "Are you going to spend this time with me until dawn, or are you going to have a good chat with me?" β
"I've always been a persistent person, and you're the best Eternal Wilderness Guide and Wanderer I've ever found."
"Even if I fail today, I will come after until you agree. Trust me, I have this patience. β
He spread his hands and said, "Unless, I really can't afford the price you offered, or if you have any reason for me to give up soliciting you completely." β
Naomi Hanni hesitated for a moment and slowly walked to the other side of the table, but did not sit down, nor did she let go of the shadow that enveloped her, but said, "I never team up with others, I am only good at acting alone. β
Seeing that the other party was finally willing to talk, Tang Sen's heart was slightly relieved.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with the angle he chose to attack, at least, the most difficult situation has been resolved, as long as the other party is willing to speak, Tang Sen naturally has a way to win the other party.
"That's not enough reason for me to give up." He said seriously: "There are no people in my team who need your care and concern, you can act alone as if you were doing it alone." β
Naomi Hanny was silent for a long time before she said, "I'm in danger. β
Tang Sen leaned back slightly: "What kind of danger?" β
The woman's answer was always slow, but Townsend was patient until the other took a long time to organize the language again: "You may not die at the hands of the monsters of the Eternal Wasteland, but at my hands." β
Tang Sen raised his eyebrows slightly: "It sounds like this is the source of your concerns. So, you live alone in such a remote place, and you avoid contact with other people by keeping everyone away from you through rumors? β
"Are you infected with some kind of madness that causes your mind to spiral out of control, or do you have some evil bloodline that makes it difficult to suppress the desire to kill?"
The shadows rolled again.
"Looks like I've guessed it again." Tang Sen smiled slightly: "This reason is not enough for me to give up. β
"The fact that you've been able to stay in a place like Neverwinter for so long, and the paladins turning a blind eye to you, shows that you're in a stable state, at least not as dangerous as you say you are."
"And I'm still a little confident in myself."
"That's because I've been living alone." Naomi Hanni's shadow suddenly distorted, transforming into a massive, almost half-filled hallway, with a hideous face, bat-like wings, and long fangs.
"I can't hold back my desires"
She said in a hoarse, gloomy voice.
"Oh, vampires." Tang Sen narrowed his eyes: "This is kind of interesting." β
"What do you usually eat?" He looked at the kitchen cabinet and said, "There's not enough in there for a vampire, not bread." β
"I don't think any vampire would prepare himself with such ordinary food."
The huge shadow monster froze slightly, and then dissipated in frustration.
"Whatever I say, you have a way of finding loopholes, don't you?" Naomi Hanni said, "You don't have any intention of giving up. β
"Get out of here, I will never promise you, if you insist on entanglement, then I will kill-"
She paused, realizing that the threat had long since submerged, and changed her words: "I'll leave on my own." β
The wanderer seems to have finally run out of patience, but there is nothing he can do.
"No, I'm here to find fellow adventurers, not to kick you out of your home." Tang Sen said gently:
"It's actually pretty simple, isn't it?"
"You can't convince me, so, let's make an offer, maybe I can't give you what you want?"
(End of chapter)