Scarface and the others froze on the spot.
It took several seconds before he seemed to finally understand what Lilia meant.
At the same time, he recognized that the shattered parts on the ground did indeed look very similar to the Librarian's black armor.
The only monsters on this floor were the administrators and the Librarian, and the former did not have black armor like that.
Scarface swallowed and looked at Lilia again, his eyes full of disbelief:
"You mean you were the one who took that monster... Sorry, forget I asked."
He suddenly realized that the question sounded extremely offensive and immediately stopped himself.
There was no one here except Lilia, who was gathering the loot. Who else could have killed the Librarian?
Surely someone hadn't jumped out of that Coffin beside her, beaten the Librarian to death, then lain back down inside.
In Scarface's view, the Coffin was most likely some sort of powerful item belonging to Lilia.
Lilia had originally intended to answer truthfully that she hadn't killed him, but since the other party had told her to forget he had asked, she obligingly pretended she hadn't heard.
That was close. I almost provoked someone strong enough to solo a boss. It's all because the Librarian put so much pressure on me earlier!
What he didn't know was that the strength the Librarian had displayed while chasing him was merely the most insignificant aspect of this boss.
Scarface secretly congratulated himself on not having provoked Lilia earlier, then put on a broad smile:
"Well... I'll leave you to it. I'll be taking my leave..."
"Wait, have you seen a huge treasure chest on this floor?" Lilia remembered the matter that had been troubling her.
"A huge treasure chest?" Scarface paused, then looked thoughtful. "I haven't seen one,