Chapter 89: Memory Absorption
"Is he dead?" Raelis asked plainly.
Isabel shook her head. "He’s alive, but I wasn’t able to get any information out of him. He pissed his pants and then tried to run away while shooting this flimsy weapon at me."
"I didn’t hear any gunshots, though?" Raelis brought up.
"I’m an Assassin, remember?" Isabel replied, rolling her eyes. "I have some secret techniques that I don’t want anyone knowing. But since you’re so entitled, I’ll tell you this much at least."
She cleared her throat. "I can disable all sound in an area. It’s only temporary, but it’s good enough to not get caught by Lizbeth or your mother... I mean Lady Sophia."
"Aha..." Raelis nodded. "Pardon me for asking, but are you a higher-up from Black Lotus? I can’t seem to put your face together with any of the Black Lotus members, especially when you’re so strong."
"It’s not about strength," Isabel replied plainly. "It’s about authority. Those of us who are in the higher echelon are there purely because of our influence in the world of information."
She cleared her throat and began explaining. "Blue Lotus, the person you met, specializes heavily in interrogation and silent combat. She was my mentor at one point. She is strong, but not overwhelmingly strong."
Noticing his confused look, she simplified it. "Blue Lotus became the Blue Lotus because she was able to make a breakthrough in stealth techniques. She managed to create a new form of interrogation which is completely painless and also extracts all the information you would ever need."
She raised a single finger. "The only nuance is that she only shares this technique with those who are in her faction. If you are a part of Red’s Faction, then she’s probably going to try killing you on sight."
Raelis nodded, although he was still a bit puzzled. His father’s notes never detailed a faction-based system within Black Lotus. The only thing he detailed was the general hierarchy, and that was it.
But I guess it makes sense. This organization is much larger than it used to be.