The lockdown order spread among the adventurers on the eighteenth floor like a plague, and a suffocating air of danger hung over all of Rivira.
To intimidate those unruly troublemakers,
Bors had already made public the news that an LV4 adventurer had been killed and that at least an LV5 assassin was hiding in town.
At the central plaza, pure white and pale blue light intertwined.
The crowd stirred uneasily, whispers never ceasing. Every face was filled with panic.
After Kashu and the other joined up with Riveria's group, they stood quietly at one corner of the plaza, their sharp gazes sweeping over the ever-growing crowd.
Finn frowned deeply. "So, apart from us, there really aren't any other first-class adventurers in Rivira?"
Kashu shook his head calmly, his tone utterly flat.
"That was to be expected. The murderer isn't stupid, so naturally they would disguise and conceal themselves."
He had made a rough estimate just now. There were no fewer than five hundred adventurers active in town.
Screening so many people in such a short time would be no easy task.
Fortunately, the killer's gender had already been determined. They only needed to focus on the female adventurers.
After hearing Kashu's account of the inn murder, a trace of helplessness crossed Riveria's lovely face.
"If we force an investigation by acting as though we are the hosts here, it will inevitably provoke dissatisfaction among the other Familias. Everyone, remember to proceed carefully."
Then, under the guidance and watch of Riveria's group, the adventurers split into two lines by gender.
Among the more than two hundred female adventurers, Amazons made up the majority.
At that moment, they were surrounded by a group of demi-humans, every one of them wearing an impatient expression.
Meanwhile, the male adventurers led by Bors all broke