Theoretically, there should only be one exit here.
In fact, the ruins themselves weren’t very large; there are plenty of such buildings submerged by seawater in Fontaine.
Soon, the trembling thugs led Eris and the group of girls to the exit.
But unfortunately, the exit was below the sea surface.
“Lady Furina, there really aren’t enough diving suits,” the head thug approached nervously, asking with a crying face, “And these…
uh, young ladies.”
He looked at the dozen or so girls supporting each other behind Eris, “Their physical condition doesn’t seem very suitable for diving, so, you see…”
It wasn’t that he was being considerate; he was genuinely afraid that if something went wrong when these girls surfaced, Lady Furina would hold them accountable.
He hadn’t never seen the Hydro Archon before, but the Hydro Archon of the past was always so kind and generous.
Today’s Lady Furina, however, was stern-faced, occasionally glancing at their necks.
Coupled with what the two initial thugs had said, he knew Lady Furina was truly angry and had even considered killing them all back at the prison.
If it weren’t for these girls, they should all be dead by now.
These thoughts made the head thug instantly terrified.
He wasn’t ignorant like the low-level thugs; he was at least literate and had read a few miscellaneous books, one of which described how the Hydro Archon had dealt with those treacherous nobles when she first ascended to godhood.
The methods were as cruel as could be.
Now, looking at the Hydro Archon’s stern face, the head thug felt he could die at any moment.
As long as he could return to land…
as long as he could see the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol…
as long as he could let Monsieur Neuvillette take over this case, he would be able to survive.
If he had to go to the Fortress of Meropide, so be it; at least he would keep his life, right?
So he looked trembling at the Hydro Archon before him, waiting for her instructions.
Eris frowned; even though she had expected this, but…
sigh.
This ruin, used as an experimental site, wasn’t very large; there were only about twenty criminals stationed here, and most of them were by her side now.
So their diving suits must be limited, but there were only six sets…
Seeing Eris frown, the head thug immediately explained, “Some brothers went out today, so they took four diving suits with them.
I really didn’t hide anything; everyone knows this…”
The thugs around him also echoed his words.
Six sets it is, then.
Seeing this, Eris sighed; it was better than nothing.
“Sorry,” she turned to look at the girls around her, “I cannot let the culprits escape from here; I must use my divine power to block this den.
Besides, I came out to relax today and only discovered the evil here by chance.”
“So I need someone to go out and notify the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol, but letting them go,” at this point, Eris glanced at the shivering thugs, “I don’t trust them.”
“I’ll go!” Hearing this, Aurelie raised her hand and said firmly, “Lady Furina, let me go!
I will definitely bring the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol back!”
No one questioned why, as the Hydro Archon, she didn’t use her divine power to part the sea and bring them up, because Furina had long ago explained this.
Anyway, it was always about how divine power shouldn’t be abused, followed by exaggerating the consequences to cover up the fact that she had no divine power.
For five hundred years, the people of Fontaine had long been accustomed to it.
And now, faced with the explanation from Eris, the fake, none of them noticed anything wrong, following their habitual thinking.
After all, these girls were saved by her, so how could they doubt her?
Those thugs generally didn’t have much brainpower, otherwise, why would they only be thugs here?
And they didn’t have the guts to doubt her either.
The head thug, who was slightly more cultured, was just obsessed with going to the Fortress of Meropide to save his life; how could he think of such things?
Most of the true high-ranking members of the organization trafficking in les were outside, and the others were currently deep in the ruins assisting the leader with experiments, unaware of what had happened here.
“I’ll leave it to you, Aurelie,” Eris nodded at her, “But you don’t need to come back; just report the matter here to the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol and go to the hospital to rest well.”
“Leave the rest to the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol and the Marechaussee Phantom.”
She had no other choice; among the girls here, Aurelie was in the best physical condition.
“I will not fail your expectations, Lady Furina!”
With the assistance of the girls who could still move, Aurelie put on the diving suit, then jumped into the water and swam towards the outside of the ruins.
“Alright, it’s just us left,” watching her figure gradually disappear in the water, Eris turned back and looked scrutinizingly at the restless thugs, “Go, get some food, and medicine; they need to recover their strength.”
After speaking, she used her Vision to summon that unknown flower of healing, and azure water waves covered the battered girls.
“Thank you, Lady Furina,” a girl in a slightly better condition looked at Eris with admiration.
The latter’s expression tightened unnaturally, and then she nodded at her.
The thugs had already dispersed to find supplies as requested.
Now, only she and the girls behind her remained at the exit.
She finally had time to stop and examine herself.
Eris looked down at her gorgeous clothes.
I am not Furina, she warned herself.
Yes, I am not Furina; I am just an outsider who, for some reason, turned into this and appeared in this criminal den.
Everything she had done before was just borrowing the tiger’s might, relying on this face that didn’t belong to her to act, but one day it would be exposed.
For instance, the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol that Aurelie went to find—how could they not notify the Palais Mermonia about a case involving a cold case of many years and the Hydro Archon herself getting involved?
When that time comes, Neuvillette will also know.
Furthermore, there should be a real Furina out there!!!
Not to mention that Eris didn’t intend to live someone else’s life under their name.
What she most wanted to complain about when reading novels in the past was why those transmigrators would immediately accept the status quo after transmigrating and call the original body’s parents “Mom and Dad” without any psychological burden…
Disguising for survival is acceptable—didn’t she also disguise herself as Furina here?
But Eris couldn’t do it without feeling any internal knots.
Actually, if she were a bit more selfish, ignoring these girls and just escaping on her own, or even fleeing Fontaine to live in a distant nation, while difficult, wouldn’t be impossible.
After all, if she stayed here, how would Fontaine view her, someone who looked exactly like the Hydro Archon?
What about Neuvillette?
What about Furina?
Even…
what about Focalors?
How would they view her?
How would they treat her?
These were all unknowns, but Eris still chose to save these girls.
Sigh, at least she had to be true to her conscience.
As for what would happen next…
Heh, what else could happen?
Would Furina kill her?
No.
Would Neuvillette take action?
Unlikely.
The most unpredictable thing was Focalors’ reaction, but…
it shouldn’t be the worst-case scenario, right?
Thinking of this, Eris sighed and just gave up on overthinking.
She wasn’t some genius; in the past, she was just a corporate slave who liked playing games.
Although her skills were good, she wasn’t good at socializing, so she didn’t even manage to become a team leader.
Being able to do this much and save these people, she was already very satisfied.
Whatever happens to Fontaine next, so be it.
They couldn’t kill her anyway; after all, Furina is kind-hearted.
Come to think of it, how did I even transmigrate?
There was no warning at all!
Even if a truck had come to give her a ride, Eris could have comforted herself a little.
But it was just so sudden; she had a good sleep, closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she was from that small rental apartment to Teyvat.
This is just too f***ed up.
What kind of place is Teyvat?
Although it doesn’t dish out as many tragedies as Honkai Impact 3rd, the Heavenly Principles, the Abyss, the Dragon Sovereigns, the Seven Archons, and Khaenri’ah are intricate and complex.
On the surface, it looks calm, but in reality, currents are already surging beneath.
The remnants of Khaenri’ah are unwilling to fade away, the Abyss Order is plotting big things, the Cryo Archon is ambitious in collecting the seven Gnosis, and the other Archons are tacitly allowing her actions…
Not to mention anything else, just in Fontaine, there is still an unresolved prophecy crisis.
But what could she do?
Since she’s here, she might as well make the best of it.
“Lady Furina, are you troubled?” Just then, a girl looked at her weakly and asked, “Those people…
let the Oratrice Mecanique D’analyse Cardinale judge them.”
“The Iudex will ensure they receive the punishment they deserve, Lady Furina; you don’t need to worry about us.”
She thought Eris felt guilty because she hadn’t killed those thugs.
“I understand,” Eris looked at her with complex eyes, “You, including all the victims, will receive justice, I promise.”
“What are you all doing?” Pharo looked at the sneaky thugs in front of him and scolded furiously, “Are you acting lawlessly?
Is the money I usually pay you not enough?
And now you’re stealing food?”
To be honest, he couldn’t understand it.
These thugs might be petty thieves, but they should at least steal something decent, right?
What the hell is stealing food?
The organization’s food didn’t treat them poorly!
“My lord, my lord,” one of the thugs bowed repeatedly, “this simpleton keeps complaining about being hungry.
I have no choice, my lord.”
The tall thug beside him rubbed his stomach aggrievedly, following his lead.
“Hungry?
Don’t you get enough to eat?” Pharo frowned upon hearing this.
“No, that’s just how he is.
Please, spare us this once, my lord,” the two thugs pleaded.
“Hmph, get lost,” Pharo frowned, scrutinizing their expressions before waving his hand.
“Just this once!”
“Thank you!
Thank you, my lord!” The two thugs scrambled away from the depths of the ruins.
Then, one of them scoffed.
What’s so great about you?
Just wait until the Marechaussee Phantom comes and arrests all of you!
The boss had just told them that Lady Furina was clearly angry now.
Therefore, to appease Lady Furina, these high-ranking individuals had to be captured.
If they didn’t die, how would Lady Furina’s anger subside?
If Lady Furina’s anger didn’t subside, how were they supposed to survive and enter the Fortress of Meropide?
So, for the sake of the brothers’ lives, the big shots inside would just have to suffer a bit.
They couldn’t let them know what had happened.
The thugs knew exactly what kind of people they were dealing with.
They didn’t know if there were any secret escape tunnels here, but the high-ranking members certainly would.
They couldn’t let them catch on and run away.
Otherwise, what if Lady Furina decided to take their lives to vent her anger?
When it came to their own lives, they knew when to be sensible.
If it had been someone from the Marechaussee Phantom or the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol, they wouldn’t have been so obedient, but who could argue with the Hydro Archon taking action personally?
Nobody thought they could beat the Hydro Archon, right?
Something was wrong.
Pharo narrowed his eyes, watching the backs of the two thugs.
Their clumsy excuses didn’t convince him.
He pondered for a moment, then turned and walked into the depths of the ruins.
“President Marcel, something has likely happened outside…”
Meanwhile, Aurelie, wearing a diving suit, finally broke through the surface of the sea.
At the same time, someone on the shore looked at her in surprise.
“Oh?
Are you here to release fish fry too?
But I don’t remember anyone else being scheduled.
By the way, my name is Linoire, who are you?”
Aurelie panted as she opened her helmet, looking at the curious girl before her.
“The Special Security and Surveillance Patrol…
quickly, notify the Special Security and Surveillance Patrol…
Lady Furina, she…”