They had captured the suspected Snake-Man Divine Child/Prophet and the Elf Assassin, but Chris still had no idea what to do with them or what use they might serve.
The androgynous Snake-Man named Slakma was extremely cooperative. In the interrogation room, he answered whatever he was asked. When he encountered something he could not answer, he fell silent and explained why he could not say.
If there was something he did not know, he said so.
Such an honest, straightforward attitude left the Inquisitor in charge of questioning him at something of a loss.
For one thing, it was hard to strike someone who greeted you with a smile. For another, Chris had instructed them not to treat this Snake-Man roughly.
For now, this Snake-Man seemed rather important. The Kingdom of Bagnia could obtain plenty of useful intelligence from him.
As for the other prisoner of war, the Elf Assassin who had tried to approach the Snake-Man Prophet, the Inquisitor could not begin questioning her yet either.
The reason was simple: Dai Xi Hu had hit her too hard. That shot had struck her in the abdomen, and the lead bullet had happened to deform when it met resistance while penetrating her magical leather armor. It had then tumbled through her body, causing massive trauma.
An injury like that would have meant almost certain death for an ordinary person, or even a player.
Yet this elf had survived emergency surgery performed by a player doctor. Her tenacity astonished the doctor.
Although she had survived, however, she remained unconscious, as did the other surviving half-elves.
After the fleet crossed the Storm Belt and docked, the elves and half-elves showed no improvement. Instead, their comas deepened, and two half-elves who had already been near death kicked the bucket in their sleep.
Clearly,