She is not an investigator.

"Serafina!"

"Good boy."

Igris chuckled, quite pleased with Serafina's reaction, and continued.

"One last question: how many people have you killed?"

"No! Zero! Not a single one! We're all good people! We just stole a little something!"

The girl named Talia couldn't stand it any longer, so she covered Serafina's mouth and looked coldly at Igris.

"What exactly do you want?"

"It's very simple. I want to determine whether you pose a threat and whether you are worth dealing with."

Igris cried 6. Shan Erzhuo suddenly released the young man in her hand, kicked him out, and drove him into the crowd, raising the blade in her hand.

“Now tell me, why are you still chasing after that seemingly fake treasure? What are you… seeking?”

Igris felt that she was speaking like one of those people in the fog, perhaps she had been led astray by them, but she still had a certain air about her.

"Let me explain this."

Daphne slowly circled around from behind Igris and tried to press down the weapon she was holding, but was glared at fiercely by Igris. So she could only pretend to do nothing and walk in front of the young men and women, facing Igris.

“We are indeed searching for something, but we have no ill intentions. We steal from all over the place not for wealth or money, nor for personal gain.”

"Are you trying to tell me that you are righteous thieves?"

Igri-S had heard of these bizarre and strange creatures, who robbed the rich and helped the poor. They were heroes in the eyes of the poor, but thorns in the side of the rich.

But in this era, crime is crime, and even a righteous thief is still a thief.

"Uh... not exactly, but we are definitely doing good deeds."

Daphne scratched her cheek and explained with some difficulty.

"In this world, there are too many things that are beyond common sense and comprehension. The existence of these things often has a great impact. For anyone, they are more harmful than beneficial. So, our goal is to steal those anomalies and preserve them better, or... destroy them directly."

"madman."

Igris flicked her straight sword, planting it in the ground, and continued speaking.

"You can't determine what is truly abnormal, let alone how to deal with it. Even official special departments have to be extra careful when dealing with these things, so what can you do?"

“I can destroy them.”

A young girl peeked out from behind Daphne, but Daphne stopped her and looked nervously at Igris.

"...just as she said."

"Destruction? And then what?"

Igris frowned and continued.

"It's just destruction. What makes you so sure you won't be affected by those things? How can you be sure your desires won't lead you into the abyss? This isn't child's play, nor is it something you kids should be thinking about."

“Igris…”

Daphne looked at Igris and gently shook her head.

"We'll leave here immediately, please don't say any more."

"Do you think I'm joking? I've seen many people fall into a situation more painful than death because of greed for that unknown power... I'm just protecting you."

"Igris!"

Daphne frowned deeply and shouted sternly.

"They don't need your protection, we'll leave, don't say anything more."

"?well."

Igris slammed the wooden door shut, raised her straight sword again, and pointed it at Daphne and the young men and women behind her.

"You only have one chance: either defeat me or spend the rest of your life in prison."

"...Why do you have to go to such lengths?"

"Prove it to me! Prove that you can do it, prove that you have the ability!"

Daphne remained silent, turned to look at the young people behind her, and couldn't help but sigh.

"you…"

"It's okay."

Talia slowly walked to her side and nodded firmly.

"We will defeat her."

"Just like before."

Lucas also walked over, took a deep breath, and looked stubbornly at Igris.

"Although I can't be of much help... this is the only thing I can do before I die."

The hunter, with a gloomy face, also came closer.

"Me too!"

Sera Fina also jumped out, her face full of anger as she looked at the person who had been deleted, her previous fear completely gone.

"Let her see our strength!"

The Gods' Fool – The Gravedigger and the Violet: Chapter Twenty, The Secret Treasure

"Morale is good."

Igris gently shook the straight sword in her hand, and couldn't help but smile as she watched the crowd draw their weapons at the same time.

"But it seems that not all of you are skilled in combat."

“Igris—”

Daphne took a deep breath, and although she looked angry, she still spoke in a low voice.

"...Don't hurt them."

Are you pleading with your enemy?

Igris smiled and then suddenly strode forward, her sword aimed directly at Daphne.

Daphne did not let Igris's attack hit her. At the last moment, she raised the dagger in her hand and barely blocked the not-so-heavy slash.

But in the next moment, Lucas suddenly leaped out, his crossbow instantly firing, and a miniature arrow loaded with a tranquilizer dart flew swiftly towards Igris.

For her, the accuracy of this attack was terrible; in fact, for the guy in front of her, his shot wasn't even aimed at Igris.

Igris didn't dodge at all. Instead, in the next moment, she suddenly raised the blade in her hand, deflected an arrow, and frowned as she looked at Lucas.

Is it just my imagination?

Look here!

Serafia's calls drew Igris's attention, but before she could do anything, Serafia quickly began to flee. It was clear that she was not good at fighting and was also afraid of Igris.

But Igris did not let her guard down easily. The moment she sensed an unusual flow of air, she raised the blade in her hand.

Suddenly, Daphne's figure appeared out of nowhere, and the dagger in her hand was flicked away by Igris and landed on the ground.

Directly in front of Igris, at least one Daphne who had been standing still vanished from its spot, turning into a phantom.

"Hallucination?"

Daphne quickly rolled over to retrieve the dagger, but Igris swiftly thrust out her sword, forcing her outstretched hand back and sending the dagger flying even further.

At that very moment, another arrow flew in, still with very poor aim, but Igris had learned her lesson and no longer tried to deflect it, but instead simply rolled over to dodge it.

Sure enough, at the same spot, two arrows fell to the ground, while one remained hidden in the air.

"Visual bias".

Iglesias realized something and stopped playing defensively. Instead, she launched a direct attack, charging towards the seemingly ordinary magician.

The moment she approached that figure, his form suddenly vanished into thin air, turning into countless petals that drifted to the ground.

is fake.

Ikkiel raised her sword, ready to guard against any attack that might come from any direction, but in the next moment, she saw the magician standing there, stunned for some reason.

Without any hesitation, she kicked out and hit the bullseye.

The magician's body rolled rapidly and crashed into Lucas, sending him flying instantly. Serafina, seeing this, also hurriedly turned and fled.

Clearly, after just one attack from Igris, they were already in complete disarray, let alone able to continue fighting.

Apart from Daphne, no one here is suited for combat.

The only slightly tricky magician also seemed to be performing very inconsistently for some special reason.

How could such guys possibly handle real danger?

clang!

Faced with Daphne's final strike, Igris did not hesitate to deflect the dagger from her hand, grab her shoulder, and press the straight sword against her neck.

"You've lost."

"Talia!"

Oh right, one person is missing.

The girl who claimed she could destroy those things.

Igris turned her head slightly, and Talia appeared behind her, extending her right hand towards her.

If Talia was trying to touch her, then the distance was far too great.

If I wanted to attack her... what would I use? My fingers?

Before Igris could finish her questioning, a ribbon suddenly sprang out from beside her.

Then came an endless stream of ribbons, like a vast ocean rushing towards Igris, wrapping around and binding her limbs.

Without hesitation, Igris released Daphne and turned to look at the strange ribbons.

The ribbon, which should have been easily cut, remained unharmed by Igris's strike and even wrapped itself around her sword-wielding arm.