The Cultist leader actually knew about "Investigators"!?
Did she know the game Investigator existed?
Xia Lun was startled. He narrowed his eyes, but soon steadied himself, and his surprise turned to excitement. The Cultist leader clearly knew a great deal. More importantly, she could communicate. If he could coax enough information out of her, the payoff would be enormous!
So he couldn't kill her yet.
As Xia Lun settled on a plan, he was about to speak when Cripple cried out beside him, "Y-you know about that?!"
"Numien's power once granted me knowledge of all things," the Cultist leader said evenly. "I know who you are, what you want, and the situation you're in."
A strange rhythm seemed to run through her voice, calling to mind beaches and the sea, lulling listeners into a sense of peace.
Xia Lun immediately sharpened his focus. She might have a hypnotic ability like the Man in the Flesh.
The Numien she mentioned was undoubtedly the same Numien in the cult's name, the Numien Mind Detection Society. From what she'd said, was Numien the name of a god?
And did "once" mean she had abandoned her faith in Numien?
"You're bluffing." Even facing the Cultist leader, Buzz-Cut Brawny Man reflexively sneered. "Knowledge of all things? That's hilarious. What do you think 'Investigator' means?"
Xia Lun glanced at him and couldn't help giving him a mental thumbs-up.
Buzz-Cut Brawny Man's compulsion to argue had reached its purest form. He argued with the weak, talkative Mavis; he argued with the powerful, silent White Line; and now he argued with the Cultist leader commanding over a hundred Arsonists!
The Cultist leader seemed about to respond, but after a moment, she shook her head and ignored him. Her gaze swept the group before settling on Xia Lun.
"What