People are scared in America, my uncle is Dante

James was taken aback by the question: "What?"

Suren thought for a moment, then made no explanation.

Instead of exhausting yourself explaining the facts to someone who is in a state of confusion, let him witness them firsthand.

Some people will only believe the truth they see.

He continued, "I've found the old place Mary mentioned in her letter; it's right at the Lakeview Hotel."

In the original story, the Lakeview Hotel was located on the shore of Lake Toka, but they are now in Rosewater Park, and the hotel is right across the lake.

The old place Mary mentioned in her letter to James was the hotel room they stayed in when they vacationed there years ago.

There is a videotape there, containing the truth of everything.

Thinking of this, he looked at the description of James's mission in his mind and fell into thought.

Main Quest: A Letter from My Deceased Wife

Mission Objective: Find James' wife, Mary.

[Mission Rewards: 1000 points, 1% Bloodline Awakening]

James has now met his ideal wife, Maria, but the system is not responding, which proves that Maria is not within the scope of the system's task settlement.

So what exactly is this so-called "search for Mary"?

The real Mary was long dead, and was killed by James himself.

Dead people cannot be found.

Therefore, only one path remains—

Let James watch the videotape that holds the truth, so he can confront his inner demons and his own crimes.

He will only truly find Mary when he stops running away from the nightmare he created.

Just then, he noticed some energy fluctuations in the space beside James.

"Be careful, there is an extremely strong resentment gathering around him."

Alessa's cool voice also echoed in Suren's mind.

Suren glanced discreetly at the empty space next to James, and understood immediately.

Maria's choice to meet James at Rosewater Park was a carefully orchestrated scheme.

This was once the place where James and his wife Mary made love, so he naturally had deep feelings for this place.

Maria attempts to use this face, which is exactly the same as Mary's, to evoke James's deep-seated guilt and longing for his deceased wife.

According to the original plot, she will go through a series of encounters that will constantly tug at James's emotions and desires, and even use death to push his lust to its peak.

Once James is completely devastated after discovering the truth about murdering his wife, she takes advantage of his vulnerability to make him accept her existence.

Ultimately, James brought her out of Silent Hill, transforming her from a fictional character into a real being.

This process sounds absurd, but Silent Hill is inherently unreasonable.

Suren's unconventional behavior completely disrupted Maria's plans, and she's probably furious by now.

Let her be angry, Su Lun didn't care. As long as she didn't cause trouble or make a mess of things.

Since Maria doesn't show up, he can't do anything about her.

As he expected, Maria looked at Suren with a gloomy expression, but because James was there and she wanted to maintain her image, she did not lash out.

Suren led James to the lakeside.

The water was shrouded in white mist, its depths unfathomable, and a chill swept over you.

A small boat was moored on the shore of the lake, as if it had been waiting there for a long time.

The two boarded the boat, with Suren standing at the stern, his oar breaking the still water and making a splashing sound.

But James, sitting at the bow of the boat, behaved in a particularly strange way—

He was arguing in a low voice to the empty seat in front of him, looking agitated, and occasionally making pushing gestures towards the air.

"No……"

"Mr. Suren is the detective I hired..."

"Even if there are other places, I want to check out the hotel first..."

Clearly, Maria was not giving up. She continued to entice James to leave and proceed step by step to explore the locations she had already arranged.

Suren ignored this, silently rowing her boat, her mind absorbed in James's mission reward.

[Mission Rewards: 1000 points, 1% Bloodline Awakening]

He looked at the description of "Bloodline Awakening 1%" in the mission reward and his eyes narrowed slightly.

In the past few years, the only reward for the tasks I received was points, with the only difference being the amount.

This was the first time he had ever seen a reward related to bloodline awakening.

He had already thoroughly searched the system shop when it was activated, and apart from an unawakened demon bloodline that could be redeemed with points, there was nothing else related to bloodlines.

The demon bloodline has already been exchanged by him, and the item has disappeared.

This means that these key rewards that enable bloodline evolution cannot be purchased; they can only be obtained by completing these tasks.

This was too tempting for Suren, who longed to become stronger.

He knew very well that the world was far more dangerous than ordinary people perceived it to be.

Based on his experiences from childhood and the bits and pieces he heard from Dante.

Silent Hill may just be the tip of the iceberg.

In the shadows unseen by humans, those lower-level demons have long since disguised themselves as humans and mingled in the city.

Perhaps some corners harbor unkillable masked monsters, or even dream fairies who only kill in dreams...

Not to mention the high-ranking demon lords who truly reside deep within the demon realm.

Therefore, to live as freely as Uncle Dante in this chaotic and disorderly world, absolute power is indispensable.

Just then.

"NO!!!"

A roar suddenly erupted from the bow of the ship.

Upon hearing the sound, Suren looked over and saw James's face flushed red, his hands clenched into fists, and veins bulging on his forehead.

The communication failed?

At the same time, a figure flickered as if there was a signal malfunction in the seat in front of James, which was originally empty.

Maria's face turned pale. She hadn't expected that even after she had transformed into Mary's appearance, James would still reject her so resolutely, especially for the sake of a man!

She glared venomously at Suren, who was paddling at the stern of the boat.

It's all because of that damned man, how dare he ruin her plans!

"You stole my last precious moments."

Maria's figure stopped flickering and quickly stabilized, the light in the surrounding space beginning to distort due to her anger.

Her once beautiful face was now terrifyingly grim: "In that case, let's all stay here!"

Before she finished speaking, a long, rusty metal frame fell from the empty space above Maria's head.

The frame confined her body like a torture device, and a tripod appeared out of nowhere to lock her head in place.

With a whooshing sound, the frame flipped upside down and rose into the air, suspending Maria upside down in mid-air.

Her limbs hung limply at her sides, and her once beautiful skin began to show pustules and lividity, making her look like a corpse that had long been imprisoned and trapped to death.

The once clear lake water around them had become murky, and a stagnant, foul smell permeated the air.

The sturdy wooden bed began to rot at a visible rate, developing black spots, and icy black water seeped into the boat from the bottom.

"Madam, with such a terrible body odor, even the best man would be driven away by you."

Suren fanned the air with feigned disdain, "Besides, I also have something like the Otherworld."