Bab 1169: Lucia's Ordeal: A Descent into Darkness (part 2)

To make matters worse, it wasn't one of them who had uncovered the deception. It was an unexpected encounter that very morning with a Player from the surface that had exposed the trickery.

The Player in question: Natan.

The insect-man was already suspicious due to his disturbing and inhuman appearance, but his spiritual fluctuations didn't lie. Besides, he was from the same Mirror Universe as them. He had nothing to gain by lying.

Unfortunately, even if he hadn't been suspicious, their group of Corrupted Players wouldn't have been able to restrain themselves from attacking, their hatred for anything not like them beyond comprehension. Lucia had been the first to succumb to the impulse, striking at him with her sword.

A sword that the ectognath stopped with two fingers, his obsidian eyes unreadable. Yet, the crimson slash had opened briefly, revealing a row of serrated teeth expressing only deep contempt.