Chapter 250: Dekan’s Equality |
"Waaahhh!!!"
Blood mist started rising from Elaine's body; a pain that felt like it would evaporate her soul made her unstable, causing her to stagger and kneel on the ground.
At the same time, black mist permeated, and the ground was covered with spikes.
Although she didn't throw herself directly onto the spikes.
Her legs were already pierced by several spikes dyed with deadly poison.
Even more terrifying pain made her unable to hold back a miserable scream.
Just as Elaine was in so much pain she was about to faint, Dekan also handed a syringe to Cornelia. Then Cornelia bypassed the spikes on the ground, walked to Elaine's side, held her down, and injected it into her neck.
Cornelia had done this kind of thing for Mi'e too, so she was exceptionally skilled.
Elaine only felt the pain seem to ease with the injection of this potion.
At this time Dekan seemed to confirm she temporarily lost combat capability.
So he didn't torture her much more.
He dispelled the spikes and black mist on the ground.
"Huff... huff..."
The suffocating pain finally ended; Elaine could also catch her breath, lying paralyzed on the ground unable to move.
Now she felt she only had sensation in her head.
Below that, it was like she was paralyzed.
A moment later.
The gray-haired girl walked to her side, looking down at her with a face full of mockery.
"The quality of potions bought in the prison shop is really not bad, just too expensive."
This [Paralysis Potion] cost 3000 Devil Points for one shot, but once injected successfully, it could even have a certain effect on Tier 8 demons, while Tier 7 and below would be put down with one shot.
However, after obtaining Artis' full support, Dekan's Devil Points had become exceptionally plentiful.
"W-Why do this to me?"
Elaine asked in panic and full of incomprehension.
"Your acting skills as a Jailer are really not bad, and you have quite the ideas; a high-quality demon."
Dekan shook the [Blood Purification] in his hand and continued:
"This is my demon identification spell; if used on a demon, it will evaporate its blood."
"There must be some misunderstanding here! I am not a demon!"
Elaine never dreamed that this gray-haired bastard would suddenly launch a cheap shot attack on her!
Most importantly, Elaine didn't believe such an identification spell existed.
If humans really mastered this kind of magic, the Demon King definitely wouldn't have let him come to the fifth layer of the prison easily!
So Elaine quickly made a judgment.
It was very likely the other party was just using an attack spell to bluff her!
"Still pretending?"
Dekan seemed disappointed with Elaine's affectation, with an expression of "boring".
"I can't die; the survivors on this layer need me! Cornelia, you believe me, right?"
Elaine desperately moved her gaze to Cornelia as if trying to grasp a life-saving straw.
Elaine's eyes made Cornelia feel somewhat unbearable.
But Cornelia still shook her head regretfully, hid behind Dekan, put both hands on his shoulders, and watched the show.
She had already told Dekan the information she should tell him at the first opportunity.
Judging by her feelings would only interfere with Dekan.
Since [Blood Purification] took effect, Cornelia naturally understood what it meant, so she unhesitatingly injected the potion into Elaine's body according to Dekan's instruction.
Next, no matter what, just leave it to Dekan to handle.
Dekan looked into Elaine's eyes and said full of sarcasm:
"I admit your acting is good, but I could smell the malice exuding from your body, sweet as candy, from far away."
"Do you feel your position is perfect and shouldn't be suspected? You just want to become everyone's savior and then toy with their hearts until they shatter? I understand it too well."
"You really want to see the survivors' looks when they grasp that vain hope, only to have it completely shattered, falling into anger, helplessness, and then utter despair, right?"
While speaking, Dekan tapped his own wrist.
Although the Demon Bracelet was also hidden by the camouflage magic of this layer.
But ultimately it was just an illusion camouflage, unable to change the existence of physical matter.
The sound of fingertips tapping on metal made Elaine realize Dekan's identity instantly.
Also a Jailer!
And an exceptionally mentally perverted Great Demon!
"..."
But at this moment, Elaine fell into silence exceptionally calmly.
She began to reanalyze the current new situation.
In this situation, she had to think desperately; this was her only way to survive.
If she could confirm the gray-haired girl in front of her was a Demon Jailer.
And she had human companions.
Everything was full of contradictions.
But if she had to find an explanation to resolve these irrationalities simultaneously...
Could it be... she was a freak like Artis?
Full of mercy towards humans?
Then her cooperating with humans...
And a Jailer could take prisoners all the way down...
Could their goal be to rescue the Saintess of Darkness?!
Originally Elaine wouldn't guess anyone or any demon would plan to rescue the Saintess of Darkness from this prison.
But after witnessing them playing with Faceless Igna as a toy just now, and the terrifying Upper Demon pressure now.
Elaine started to believe, even be convinced of this possibility!
She figured out a lot in an instant, and simultaneously made a new judgment.
"...Sure enough, you are a Jailer too. We can cooperate; I am also willing to obey your requests and help you in the later layers. Actually, I remained on this layer waiting for other Jailers to cooperate; with the help of other Jailers, the last few layers will be much simpler too."
Elaine's expression gradually became cold, as if her whole temperament changed, completely taking off her disguise.
She knew she couldn't fool Dekan.
The gray-haired demon seemed to really have a special method to lock onto kin.
And this gray-haired demon understood demons too well.
Since she had fallen into the opponent's hands, and the opponent delayed killing or torturing her, instead talking to her like this.
That meant she still had value and could exchange it for a chance to survive!
However, Elaine's answer seemed to surprise Dekan somewhat.
"Uh..."
It could be seen that she really wanted to live.
But Dekan felt she misunderstood.
He didn't kill her not because he felt she still had value.
But simply to preserve that sliver of possibility, preventing himself from accidentally killing a good person.
After all, if [Blood Purification] produced a blood evaporation effect, it only proved the opponent was a different race.
It was possible the opponent was a special race under the background of this Shadow World era.
Dekan wasn't willing to torture a confession; with Cloix absent, they had no measure of severity in striking.
In case the opponent was really a good person, that would be a big problem.
So without Boss Cloix around, regarding interrogation, Dekan always bluffed first if he could.
"Hehehe, it's great that you could plead guilty so quickly; your survival instinct is also great. Looks like we can have a lot of fun later."
Dekan finally couldn't help laughing.
Elaine: "??"
And Morion also looked at Elaine with quite some pity and shook his head.
Such a good demon, how did she fall into Dekan's hands?
Seeing Elaine doubting her demon life, Dekan decided with exceptional kindness to let her be a ghost who understood why she died, explaining:
"Actually, I really wasn't sure you were a demon, because my spell can only determine you aren't human; in case you were an elf or something, it was also possible."
Hearing this sentence, Elaine was stupefied.
So you didn't kill me just now.
Really out of... kindness??
Preventing accidental killing, so you were fishing for words?
Are you kidding! How can a demon have kindness!!
This gray-haired demon has gone completely mad!!
"Hypocrite to the extreme!! If all this was your guess! How could you attack me so accurately and decisively at the start?!"
Elaine shouted unwillingly.
If this gray-haired demon didn't determine she was a demon just now.
Then how could he lay hands on her so decisively at the start?!
Elaine didn't feel her acting had any flaws, and Cornelia clearly believed her at the start too!
"NO NO NO!"
Dekan wagged his index finger.
"I didn't target you specifically. I am an egalitarian; I planned to beat everyone up anyway. You just happened to be the first one I met."
Dekan spoke with a look of great mercy and love for the world.
Elaine: "???"
Looking at Dekan's expression, she quickly understood.
This devil wasn't joking!
He really prepared to beat up everyone he saw.
No matter how superb the acting, how carefully set the traps, or how pure and good the person pretended to be.
It was meaningless in front of this gray-haired demon.
No one could deceive him!
Because no one could escape his harsh and ruthless enforcement of equality!!
"You can't kill me! Even if you kill me, that group of people will die too; I am their spiritual pillar. Do you want to kill them with your own hands?"
After sorting out all the situations, Elaine thought desperately and found her last, true life-saving straw.
She discovered where the gray-haired demon's scruples lay!
The gray-haired demon seemed truly unwilling to hurt the innocent!
Then as long as she utilized this point well.
Maybe she could still linger on and find a chance to escape!
"Oh my, indeed you caught a weakness. Killing you, those survivors would collapse too, right? I don't want to be this villain."
Dekan tapped his head, saying somewhat distressedly.
This made Elaine unable to suppress a look of joy.
Indeed there was hope!
She hurriedly said: "So you want to..."
"You really underestimate me too much."
Before Elaine finished, she was interrupted by Dekan's words.
"Watch carefully. Not only will I not destroy their spiritual pillar, but I will also give you the most special punishment."
He sneered and shook his head,
"After all, you are a rare high-quality demon. Don't break down too early later; you have to let me enjoy myself properly, okay?"