Crepus and Rileigh were both Assassins of the Two Fingers, sent to meet Zhao Si's group. It seemed the Two Fingers might have anticipated that something unexpected would happen during this mission.
Crepus specialized in using a black crossbow with a long stock, known as "Crepus's Black-Key Crossbow." Its long range allowed it to serve as a sniping weapon, making his assassination missions much easier.
The bolts it fired were called "Black-Key Bolts." These black bolts bore unpainted metal ornamentation, and their heads had an intricate spiral construction that drove deep into their targets' bodies, along with the Scarlet Rot coating them. They were assassination tools as exquisite as finely crafted ornaments.
The pursuing knights had all died from the Scarlet Rot on the Black-Key Bolts.
"Chief Confessor" was Crepus's title within Roundtable Hold, signifying that he commanded all the Confessors-in other words, the Assassins. Calling them Confessors sounded better to outsiders, but to put it plainly, they were Assassins.
These Confessors were not necessarily all that strong in combat, but all they needed to do was succeed in their assassinations. They were very different from public-facing envoys like Zhao Si's group, who had to be capable of fighting tough battles head-on. Besides assassination, the Confessors were also responsible for gathering intelligence, sabotaging organizations from within, and so on. Even the Incantations they knew leaned toward concealment and infiltration.
For a Confessor, fame was the enemy. Compared with a warrior like Bagralim, whose reputation was already well established, Crepus was virtually unknown. This was also his first time meeting Zhao Si's group.
One point worth mentioning was that Crepus and his people were also responsible for eliminating traitors.
These traitors were Tarnished who no longer served the Two Fingers or accepted their guidance. Crepus would take their lives in utter