In this The Sinking City Fleeing Phoenix Walkthrough, we will detail the walkthrough of the sixth chapter of the game. This is the 8th main case you encounter in the game and it is called Fleeing Phoenix.
The case involves Reed to look for a local archaeologist but meets an undead priestess along the way. Your case depends on what decisions you will make around these two important characters.
The Sinking City Fleeing Phoenix Walkthrough
Below we have detailed the walkthrough of Flying Phoenix.
Meeting Joseph Hill
Immediately after you finish the Self-Defense main case, you will have the Buried Secrets and the Seal of Cthygonnaar object. You will also get to unlock the Kings Robes that you can wear for yourself.
The first thing you have to do in this case is going to the residence of Joseph Hill who is the local archaeologist. His house is in Reed Heights on Lambert Street. When you enter the building, examine the corpse and then head down to the basement. Here you will find some new monsters that will appear. Once you have taken them out, you will find loot from two cabinets and a first aid kit.
Now you need to climb the furniture in order to speak to the first floor of the building. You will find a Letter from the Landlord here and the body of a man wearing a white suit. There is also a small container of loot here as well. Now you need to backtrack the same way you came from and all the way from the starting point of the building.
Now to head up to the first floor by the stairs and you will find a loot container. When you enter Joseph Hill’s apartment, a hostile Usha priestess will start moving towards you. You need to stay away and fire at her to defeat her. This will reveal the Undead Maya trail.
Head back to the apartment to talk to Hill, who will be standing in a magic circle. Talk to him by using up all the conversation options, and you will unlock Hill’s Request. Explore around the apartment where you will find a Crumpled Letter, sedatives and 2 containers of loot. You will also find Mayan artifacts and a photo from the Expedition that you can examine. This will complete the area 100%.
Vampire’s Report
Head to the Oakmont Police Department where the archive is. Select Hill’s Request as evidence for analysis. Then select Violent Crimes in the Crimes category. Victims in the Subjects category and then Salvation Harbor in the District Category.
This will give you a report about the Bloodless Corpses. You need to open the Mind Palace now and collect the clues in the following order:
- A so-called “vampire” has killed people
- Usha Needs blood to become stronger
This will give you the Usha is an insatiable murderess deduction.
Investigating the Alley Crime Scene
Now you need to head to a crime scene that is in Salvation Harbor District. Go specifically to the Backyard Crime Scene alley on the Old Church road. This area will be blocked by police barriers, so it is easy to recognize.
When you enter the alley, you will have to fight some monsters. There will also be a large monster, but you shouldn’t engage in any fight with it. Leave the alley and make sure you do not scare the civilians away.
Now begins the part where you need to examine the alley. Start by picking up the bag from the ground which will contain the Hotel Owner’s Note. Search a container of loot, and then examine the corpse that is bitten. Examine the blood trail and the weapon marks on the wall. Examine the fire and the fish lying next to it, and then move on to examine the corpse lying on the side. Lastly, examine the bloodless corpse lying next to the vehicle.
When you are done, begin your Retrocognition and list the correct sequence of events. These are as follows:
- A group of men and Usha are preparing to attack them.
- A fight with Usha.
- Usha takes control over Raymond and she orders him to kneel.
- Raymond asks Wushu for orders.
Searching Raymond’s Room
Now you need to go back to the Devil’s Reef hotel and talk to the owner on the ground floor about Raymond’s Dwelling. Head up to the second floor and locate Raymond’s room, which is next to Reed’s room.
Examine the fragments of the suit, and come to the table to activate Mind’s Eye. Match the characters to make the illusion disappear and you will get Raymond’s Diary. Now walk towards the board on the wall and use the Mind’s Eye again. Turn to one of the documents and interact with it to see events from the past.
Hidden Lab
The next part in this case is to go and visit the Hidden Lab. This is located in the flooded Moorland Road which is on the border areas of the Salvation Harbor and Shells districts. You will need a boat to enter the lab, and you can dock the boat at a small dock that next to a house that is not relevant to this investigation.
You will have to fight some monsters here as soon as you enter the lab. Retreat to the exit from the building, as monsters will not be able to jump over the wall that separates the pier form the lab. Once you have killed all the monsters, it is time to examine the lab.
Start by finding some loot in the two drawers, and then examine the broken and bloodied door. On the table will be a book Auctariim ad Vitam Peirescii. Examine the Shackles with the Mind’s eye and on the symbols on the floor. This is where you will find that Usha was torture.
Open the Mind Palace and connect the following clues:
- Alchemist tried to learn from Usha
- Hill will help me if I find Usha
- Usha told Hill nothing
Continue the investigation and examine the torture tools covered in blood. Head up to the first floor and pick up the large green jar to examine its label. Open the drawer containing loot. Finally, pick up the Alchemist’s Journal form the desk, and open Mind Palace. Connect the following clues:
- Alchemist seeks a cure for madness
- Hill will help me if I find Usha
- Hill revived the dead for answers
When a blue cloud appears, you need to start Retrocognition to place the correct order of events. The first is that Hill and Raymond are arguing on the ground floor. The second is that Usha manages to free herself. Lastly, Usha manages to get Raymond while hill is hiding in the room.
Talking to Usha
You will get to talk to Usha who will be controlling Raymond’s body. Talk to her using all the conversation options. This will prompt a new dialogue option where you will be able to agree to murder Joseph or refuse her. This is not your final decision and you will be able to decide this later on during the case. This will give you a new trail called Usha’s Proposal.
Open your Mind Palace, and connect the clues where Usha wants Hill Dead, and Resurrected Mayan tried to kill Joseph Hill. This will give you the Usha will help me if I kill Joseph Hill deduction.
On the question marks, you can select the Usha won’t tell me anything or Usha can tell me about Cthygonnaar.
Then collect the clues Raymond was hired as a graverobber and Hill left Raymond in mortal danger. This will unlock the Hill betrayed Raymond deduction. Click on the question marks and you can select the Hill can be by ally or Hill cannot be trusted deduction.
Connect the clues An Underwater tomb, and Stone fingers in the garden of dead, which will give you the Usha’s Hideout conclusion.
Now this leaves you to decide what you want to do in this case. You can either kill Usha, or Joseph. But you can also go for a third option that is to kill both Usha and Joseph. Either way, we will explain every scenario of either decision you make.
Diving Site in the Cemetery
Before you go on to kill the characters, you need to go to the diving area that leads to Usha’s Hideout. This cemetery is the St. Botolph’s Cemetery and is located in the southwestern part of Reed Heights. Get there on a boat and go to the crypt where you will find a diving suit.
At this point, you have to choose what you want to do. Kill Usha, or Joseph.
Killing Usha
If you decide to get rid of Usha, you have to back to Joseph hill and report to him. during the conversation, Joseph will want you to kill Usha. This will give you the Mystical Ointment which can be used to hit with a fatal blow when you kill Usha.
Go back to the cemetery and interact with the diving suit. Once you are at the bottom of the sea, and keep moving. You need to keep moving because Reed will lose his sanity the more he stays in one place for too long.
On the way, you will come to a statue that you can touch and use the Mind’s Eye with. Match the symbols and the illusion will disappear and you can continue ahead. There is an underwater monster during the walk and you need it harpoon it before it swims up, and then run to the nearby entrance to the underwater cave.
Now you will meet Usha and the fight will begin immediately. Fire at Usha from medium range and its best to use a shotgun, a rifle or a machine gun. Keep moving and also throw and be aware of Usha throwing knives at you. Once the battle is over, you will receive Usha’s Ashes. Return back to the crypt where you will find Joseph, who will invite you to a Meeting in Hill’s Lab in the Hidden Lab.
You will find Joseph in the place where Usha was imprisoned. Complete a long conversation – you will learn how to enter Cthygonnaar. Be careful when selecting options presented in the picture. Don’t choose the bottom one as it would trigger a fight with Hill. The final case, Into the Depths, will unlock.
Killing Joseph
For this option, you need to go and report back to Joseph. During the conversation, you can tell him that you choose to be on Usha’s side. You can kill Joseph at this point. You will still get the Mystical Ointment. Now you will find Usha leaving the building, controlling Raymond’s body.
You still have to meet her in the underwater cave from the diving site in the cemetery mentioned in the previous option. The meeting with Usha will take place shortly after entering the cave. Use all available dialogue options and you will find out how to get to Cthygonnaar. Finally, select the upper dialogue option to finish the conversation (above picture). The bottom option will trigger a fight.
The final case, Into the Depths, will unlock. You can immediately get to the suit to return to the surface.
Kill Both Usha and Joseph
There is a way that you can kill both the characters, even though the game requires you to choose and kill one.
The death of Usha and Joseph won’t foil your plans. Before you perform the second murder, you will determine how to enter Cthygonnaar and the Into the Depths quest will be added to your journal.
You can, of course, murder Usha by following the instructions presented in Option 1. There is also an alternative way – you can murder her after you kill Joseph and you meet with her in the underwater cave. It is not recommended to provoke her into a fight during this conversation. It is better to pretend that you’re on her side until the end. Then you can easily shoot her. This will enable you to avoid having to participate in a regular battle with her.
Joseph can then be killed as the second option. You can attack him after you murder Usha during the final meeting with him in the Hidden Lab.
Read more The Sinking City guides:
- Beginner’s Guide
- Skills Guide
- Investigation Guide
- Fast Travel Guide
- Frosty Welcome Walkthrough
- Lost At Sea Walkthrough
- Quid Pro Quo Walkthrough
- Fathers and Sons Walkthrough
- Nosedive Walkthrough
- Self-Defense Walkthrough
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