Eldritch Horror Theatre

Facing a barrage of bewildered stares, Fu Qian merely smiled and said nothing.

"Are you joking?"

After nearly half a minute of silence, Nora was the first to speak.

"Ahem!"

Tyr cleared his throat beside her, looking at Fu Qian with a solemn expression.

"This is meant to be a formal exchange."

The implication was obvious: take this seriously and stop messing around.

The rest of the group stayed silent, but they all wore the exact same expression: Are you fucking kidding me?

"I have no intention of joking."

"It's precisely because I cherish this honor that I'm making a formal request."

"But shouldn't you be the one telling us about the Siren Group's exploration?"

Another woman, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up.

"I am a man who keeps his promises. I gave the Siren Group my word that I wouldn't disclose what happened in—"

Fu Qian sized her up. Madam No. 2 was around the same age as Nora, but she looked much sterner, her features sharper.

"Then you—"

"What I want to know now is how much all of you know."

Fu Qian smiled.

"Don't tell me you haven't been paying any attention to this at all."

...

The group exchanged glances for a moment before Nora finally broke the silence.

"We really don't know much."

"That's fine. Knowing how much you know is meaningful information in itself."

"Uh..."

Fu Qian's confident tone completely baffled Nora.

She gathered her thoughts and briefly organized her words.

"Because the Siren Group has kept this exploration strictly confidential, we still aren't sure exactly when they discovered the Underground Ruins."

"As for their movements, they started recruiting personnel the day before yesterday and offered extremely generous terms. Based on past experience, the danger level should be quite high."

"Your group was the first batch to participate in the operation."

"According to the information we have so far, nothing went seriously wrong during the exploration."

"But after the first day of exploration ended, everyone except you died bizarrely in their own homes. Judging by the signs, they all committed suicide."

"Since most people were taking a wait-and-see approach, the strongest among that batch should have been at the Tier 6 level..."

At this point, Nora looked up and shot Fu Qian a glance.

It was obvious that Fu Qian's actions today had made her somewhat uncertain about her assessment of his strength.

"As for the exact location of the Underground Ruins, although the Siren Group has kept it strictly under wraps, all signs point to it being near the swamp to the southwest."

"You went to check?"

Fu Qian glanced at her.

"I only took a look from afar."

Nora nodded.

"The danger level out there is quite high, and there aren't many valuable materials to be found, so people rarely go. Yet I spotted quite a few Siren Group personnel in the area."

"However, considering the risks, I didn't go any deeper."

Looks like you have a lot of free time on your hands!

Fu Qian mused silently. He noticed she had been observing him the entire time she spoke, likely trying to gauge from his reaction whether her deductions were correct.

Unfortunately for you, I don't have those memories at all.

Additionally, judging from the reactions of the others, this was the first time they were hearing about the swamp as well.

Even though she lacked confidence in it, she had still provided some valuable information.

"Anyway, that's everything I know."

Having finished in one breath, Nora exhaled and casually waved a hand.

"Does anyone else have anything to add?"

Fu Qian nodded and looked around.

Wherever his gaze landed, people shook their heads and turned to look at Tyr instead.

Tyr reacted the exact same way, indicating he had no further information.

"Alright."

Fu Qian didn't push the matter. He grabbed the weapon in front of him and handed it to Nora.

"This is yours."

"Are you really giving this to me?"

Not expecting Fu Qian to actually hand over the mace, Nora's voice wavered with disbelief.

Such a tiny bit of information, and it's practically useless to him. Is there something wrong with his head?

In fact, it wasn't just her; the others were also shocked into silence.

"Feel uneasy taking it?"

Fu Qian seemed to completely understand her reaction.

"...A little."

"If that's the case..."

Fu Qian pondered for a moment.

"Then you can add in some intelligence about the owner of this weapon."

She had mentioned earlier that there weren't many people in the Wasteland who didn't recognize this Flanged Mace, which meant Cross was somewhat of a celebrity around here.

Although they couldn't be considered close, Fu Qian was a bit curious about what had happened to those two after the incident.

"This is Cross's weapon."

After a moment of hesitation, Nora finally reached out and took the Flanged Mace, carefully organizing her words.

"He's been in the Wasteland for quite a while, and even here, his strength is considered quite impressive."

"His teacher was Jones, an eccentric and powerful guy. Jones had a daughter named Elena, who was extremely talented, but she had her share of issues."

"About a year ago, Jones died a violent death, but no one knows the exact circumstances."

"However, his daughter, Elena, was targeted by that madman William. He accused her of murdering her own father and committing a grave sin, forcing her to participate in his death game."

"I don't know if he made some kind of promise to his teacher, but Cross actually went along with her."

"We have no way of knowing exactly what happened after that. We only know that an accident occurred during the death game, resulting in even William's death, while those two miraculously survived."

"However, Cross returned with heavy injuries and was on the brink of losing control. Elena took him everywhere to find a way to stabilize his condition, and his weapon was sold around that time."

"Later on, it was said that Elena joined the Siren Group."

At this point, Nora looked at Fu Qian.

"You didn't see her during your previous operation?"

No wonder those two looked so strange. So that's what happened.

Fu Qian thought to himself as he shook his head.

"I don't remember."

"Cross is a good young man, and highly talented."

Beside them, Tyr let out a sigh.

"Unfortunately, there's really nothing we can do to help."

"Does Mr. Fu have anything else to share? If not, we'll start with Nora—"

"I do!"

Tyr was clearly just being polite, but unexpectedly, Fu Qian didn't decline the offer at all.

"I'll say a few more quick words about the Siren Group's exploration operation."

...

Even though they were slowly accepting that this guy operated differently from normal people, Fu Qian's tone still drew sidelong glances from the crowd.

"First of all—"

Fu Qian cleared his throat.

"Inside the Underground Ruins discovered by the Siren Group, there is a Mirror."

A Mirror?

This was clearly the first time everyone was hearing about this, and they looked at one another in confusion.

"And at the same time, there is also something like a Feather inside."

A Feather?

The more the group listened, the weirder it sounded.

"Are you sure? And didn't you just say you were going to observe professional ethics and keep—"

Nora couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, but I'm not the one—"

Fu Qian smiled mysteriously.

"This is what the people from the Ji Clan told me."

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!