CHAPTER 290: INTERROGATION

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In the cell, the unconscious Blood Snake Princess was suddenly woken up by a bucket of cold water. Cold water mixed with blood flowed down. Blood Snake Princess checked out her surroundings—hands, feet, waist, and head all bound by special chains, her internal psionic energy suppressed with no chance of escape.

"Is this Blood Snake Princess?"

Diliya looked curiously at the awakened woman. Completely soaked, her cloth armor seriously damaged from battle, exposing large areas of crimson skin. With golden vertical pupils, she was like a beautiful snake—alluring yet extremely venomous.

Unlike the other four women, Diliya from Rock Sand City didn’t know much about Blood Snake Princess.

"Blood Snake Princess, hand over that hammer-shaped stone artifact!"

Kiri got straight to the point, demanding harshly. The Valkyrie Sacred Relic couldn’t be lost.

Blood Snake Princess was stunned. Maybe knowing death was inevitable, her eyes showed no begging but rather amused interest:

"Strange, how do you know that thing is in my hands?"

"Unknown girl, I’m certain I’ve never seen you, yet you have an abnormally familiar feeling toward me. Too weird."

Blood Snake Princess narrowed her eyes, thinking carefully. This girl gave her an extremely bizarre feeling—definitely not someone who’d learned about her from others, but more like familiarity from having fought or spent time together.

The weirdness in her eyes and behavior couldn’t escape her snake pupil perception.

"Blood Snake Princess, stop changing the subject. I’m asking you—where is it?"

Kiri wasn’t rattled. So what if Blood Snake Princess sensed something strange? She’d use Destiny Witch Becky as her excuse.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Blood Snake Princess chuckled. Facing the masterminds who’d viciously ambushed her, she definitely couldn’t let them have their way.

"Blood Snake Princess, if you talk, I’ll let you die quick!"

Elsa beside her couldn’t stand it anymore. She grabbed Blood Snake Princess’s chin, her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent.

"Little Sasha, if it’s you, I’d gladly endure your torture."

With that, Blood Snake Princess extended her forked tongue, gently licking her sister’s cheek.

Elsa’s face immediately went dark as she said to the other five women:

"You go out first."

Her voice was gentle but carried ultimate coldness.

"Yes!"

The five women instinctively responded straight up and left the cell.

After the young people like Kathy left, Elsa had a thought, and various weird-looking tools fell to the ground.

Blood Snake Princess’s previously unconcerned expression stiffened for just an instant.

Elsa’s eyes seemed to travel back to the past as she murmured:

"Dear sister, this time it’s your turn to be the prisoner..."

Blood Snake Princess’s mouth twitched:

"Dear sister, what have you been learning all these years?"

Elsa picked up a tool, smiling:

"Nothing much, just studied at the Disciplinary Office for a while after your incident."

She slowly leaned down, her voice like eternal ice suddenly ringing in Blood Snake Princess’s ear:

"Damn monster, do you think getting sister’s memories and body lets you fool me?"

"My dear sister died that day. Now it’s time for you to pay..."

Blood Snake Princess’s expression changed big time. She tried to say something but got gagged by Elsa...

Outside the cell,

The five women chatted.

Diliya said somewhat worriedly:

"I remember you said Blood Snake Princess is Lady Elsa’s sister. Leaving her alone inside..."

She didn’t finish, but the others naturally got the hint.

"No way. If we’re talking about who in Ember City hates Blood Snake Princess most, even those who lost relatives to her probably can’t match Sister Elsa’s hatred."

Heidi and Grace nodded in agreement with Kathy’s words.

They started telling Diliya examples they’d learned in school.

Historically, cases like Blood Snake Princess’s betrayal weren’t isolated. Whenever their blood relatives became Psionics again, they invariably gnashed their teeth with hatred, dedicating their lives to personally taking out such family shame.

Even those who’d had deep feelings for the betrayer would gradually face reality under Ember City’s pervasive atmosphere.

The most vivid example was a deeply loving couple where one fell to the dark mist. After long pursuit, the other personally executed them.

However, they also committed suicide together, which was somewhat tragic.

Kiri had different concerns:

"I’m not worried about that, but afraid Elsa might get carried away with interrogation. If she doesn’t find out where the Valkyrie Sacred Relic is and kills the person, that would suck."

Unexpectedly, Heidi said calmly:

"Don’t worry. Aren’t you tight with the Destiny Witch? Just divine it then."

Kiri smiled bitterly inwardly. The ’Destiny Witch’ was currently just a Fate Witch—how could she find it?

But she couldn’t conveniently reveal this, or her previous lies would be exposed, inevitably creating cracks between them.

Pain in the ass. She should never have lied, but without lying, how could she make them believe everything she knew?

The future Northern Hero was caught in her own contradictions.

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After who knows how long, Elsa emerged from the dungeon covered in blood, stone-faced.

"Here, Kiri!"

Kiri instinctively caught it. Looking closely, it was exactly the hammer-shaped artifact she’d been thinking about.

However, this hammer-shaped artifact seemed to have been soaked in blood for a long time, radiating rich bloody smell mixed with faint strange fragrance.

"Sister Elsa, what’s this..."

Seeing the rich blood on Elsa continuously dripping from various parts of her armor, Kathy looked somewhat worried.

But Elsa waved her hand, a big smile appearing on her face.

"This is all Blood Snake Princess’s blood.

I feel happier than ever before!"

She clearly wanted to laugh loudly, but a stream of blood slid down her cheek. Elsa touched her neck, thinking:

"Sister, you’ll be with me."

She seemed to have decided something and vanished without a trace.

"..."

The three women Kathy, Heidi, and Grace looked at each other, confirming one piece of info—Sister Elsa was clearly not normal.

Just as they were about to chase after her, Kiri spoke:

"Elsa’s strength is extraordinary. If she wants to deliberately hide, we can’t find her.

So, let’s handle business. Diliya."

With that, Kiri handed the hammer-shaped artifact to Diliya.

Diliya carefully took it:

"Is this the Valkyrie Sacred Relic?"

Kathy and the other two women also cast curious glances. According to Kiri, they would have similar sacred relics in the future, allowing them to rapidly grow stronger like Kiri.

Seeing the women’s excitement despite their tired eyes, Kiri said:

"That’s right. Rest for a bit, then we’ll begin the inheritance ceremony!"

"Wait, aren’t we going to check Blood Snake Princess’s condition in the cell?"

Cautious Heidi suddenly reminded her companions. Sister Elsa finishing interrogation didn’t mean Blood Snake Princess was definitely dead—they needed to do cleanup work.