The originally aggressive girl's expression finally became somewhat panicked when she saw the room completely sealed off.
The title 'Grave Robber' was quite famous among ghouls, not only because both her brothers were S-rated ghouls but also because she had killed several investigators without using Kagune. Yet, such a person still involuntarily trembled when she saw the shadow gradually approaching her.
"You bastard! Stay away from me! Otherwise, be careful I... I'll bite you!!"
Perhaps because of her confusion, she couldn't even think of how to threaten Lancer for a moment, but it was precisely her panic that made Lancer even more certain of one thing: the girl in front of him was indeed afraid.
Would a powerful ghoul who had killed dozens of investigators be afraid?
Undoubtedly –––––– yes.
As long as they are intelligent creatures, and as long as their emotions are not flawed, they will possess the psychological state of 'fear'. The only question is how to make them afraid.
Moreover, her pale threat was completely meaningless to Lancer.
Bite him? Even the legendary divine beast couldn't bite him. Did a mere restrained ghoul think she could bite him? Heh heh.
And ––––––
"A ghoul with countless human lives on her hands calls me a 'bastard'. I wonder if I should be proud? I wonder if you felt even a second of hesitation when the people you killed let out their dying screams."
Facing Lancer question, the other party only bit her lip and looked at Lancer with a face full of resentment.
"We prey on humans to survive! We don't insult them before preying! Do you think there's any creature in this world that would do such a thing while preying on its food! You bastard who only thinks with his lower body!"
It must be said that the 'Grave Robber' at this time looked like a helpless little girl who could only use pale language to attack the 'enemy' in front of her, but Lancer clearly knew how many people this seemingly helpless girl had killed, and he would not show the slightest mercy, and...
"Of course there is. As far as I know, seals do such things, so who knows if you ghouls would do such things? So, 'they' are destined to die eventually, and I will give 'them' a little help. However, as I said, only animals do such things, so don't worry. I won't do such a thing. Perhaps in your ghoul eyes, I am an out-and-out 'executioner'. I don't deny this, but I am at least not a 'monster'. I still have my own bottom line, but ––––––"
The 'Grave Robber', who had been relieved by Lancer words, felt all her hair stand up when she felt Lancer killing intent suddenly surge.
"As an 'executioner', I can kill enemies without mercy. I can naturally also do things that do not cross my bottom line in order to protect more people, so ––––––"
Lancer expression did not change at all, but the air in the room seemed to solidify, and his next words were like bullets piercing the heart of the girl in front of him.
"To what extent do you think I can go?"
The 'Grave Robber' considered herself to have killed quite a few people, but the aura Lancer exuded at this time made her feel palpitation, as if she were a small animal encountering a natural predator. It seemed that the people she had killed were just a fraction in the other party's eyes.
「Self-created skill triggered」
「Effect: Use one's own fighting spirit to attack the opponent. The target will undergo a Willpower check. If the check fails, they will gain the 'Fear' DEBUFF」
「Please name the skill」
The prompt sound that suddenly appeared in his mind stunned Lancer. A new ability? He had almost forgotten the existence of the system, but he didn't think too much about it.
By now, he had figured out that the 'quests' issued by the system were basically related to the world's progression or his own choices. Apart from that, the other party would not issue too many quests.
So, was it useless?
No, quite the opposite. For Lancer, its greatest use, besides the unscientific and unmagical 'transmigration', was to understand himself, such as his digitized attributes and his ability to instantly discover his 'flaws', 'weaknesses', or whether he was affected by a DEBUFF, and of course, whether he had gained a new ability.
Many people spend their entire lives unable to understand themselves, and the system gave him the direction to understand himself and train and strengthen himself according to his own situation.
'Name it ––– Deterrence.'
「Naming: Deterrence」
However, the purpose of the system's existence was to let him understand himself. In fact, before it could remind him, the girl in front of him was already trembling due to the killing intent Lancer erupted...
In fact, the biggest difference between the real world and a game is that the so-called 'skills' do not have a cooldown. As long as the body can support it, they can be used freely, and naturally, there is no such thing as turning on or off friendly fire.
Even though the primary target of the fighting spirit surging from Lancer was not Akira Mado standing behind Lancer, the fighting spirit, which Lancer could not completely control, still surged towards Akira Mado.
And under the impact of the fighting spirit, Akira Mado even experienced a hallucination, as if the person standing in front of her was not Lancer but a 'monster' completely soaked in blood.
But this feeling was only fleeting.
'What am I thinking? The person in front of me is not a monster at all. It's Lancer, the assistant my father trusted the most, and the man who saved me several times...'
Lancer undoubtedly also noticed that the fighting spirit he was controlling also stimulated Akira Mado standing behind him, and he gradually restrained it. After all, his goal was not murder but 'threat', just like some weapons, their effect when not in use is even greater than after they are used.
"I will give you one more chance. Think carefully. I will come again tomorrow to question you. By the way, I advise you not to count on the Aogiri Tree to save you. Half of the Owl's body was cut off by me, and she should still be recovering, and you don't think that the prison that wasn't completely breached two years ago hasn't changed at all in the past two years, do you?"
After speaking, Lancer said nothing more and turned to leave with Akira Mado.
In reality, Lancer himself was more proficient in direct combat. He was not proficient in interrogation. It could be said that this was not within his scope of business, but he knew one thing: sometimes, words don't need to be fully spoken. The threat he spoke of was sometimes not as effective as the things the opponent imagined themselves. So, especially for those with cruel personalities, they can sometimes even scare themselves to death...
Following Lancer signal, the protective wall in the room rose again, and the door was opened.
"Click~!"
As the room was locked, the 'Grave Robber' sitting in the chair bit her lip, at a loss...