Chapter 163: Dekan Didn't Cheat |
【Marquis Roderick is dead. Mission Objective 3 has been achieved in an alternative way.】
Following Marquis Roderick’s suicide, the Shadow World’s mission prompt updated again.
At this time, the other challengers in the city-state were stunned by the new prompt.
First of all.
They didn’t know who had skipped the locked Mission Objective 2 so quickly and unlocked Mission Objective 3 in an unknown way ahead of time.
Secondly, a ultimate mission like Mission Objective 3 was often the most difficult part of the entire Shadow World.
But just after it appeared, it was achieved in less than half a day?!
And the most crucial point, in this mission, they were supposed to be on the defensive, trying their best to prevent the Vampire Marquis from reviving.
Marquis Roderick was originally an unbeatable enemy for the challengers.
Not to mention a hard-to-kill Vampire Marquis.
So how did Marquis Roderick just disappear?!
Did someone cheat?
You can’t be telling me that such a big boss committed suicide, can you?
They only suspected that this Shadow World was broken…
…
At this time, Dekan also reconnected the interrupted broadcast.
The audience saw the situation in the church and the new prompt from the Shadow World, and there was an uproar.
“How come Marquis Roderick is gone as soon as the broadcast reconnected?”
“What did Dekan do?!”
“Impossible! Marquis Roderick is invincible!”
Dekan seemed to have realized the audience’s confusion and explained to the screen with considerable patience: “Marquis Roderick just committed suicide.”
“You’re kidding!!”
“You might as well say he was scared to death by you!”
Obviously, Dekan’s explanation caused dissatisfaction among the audience.
Even though Dekan couldn’t see the audience’s reaction, he could roughly guess the doubts everyone had about him now.
So Dekan could only take a deep breath and say seriously: “I, Dekan, did not cheat! I did not cheat!”
…
He didn’t know if the audience was convinced.
Dekan couldn’t be bothered anymore.
“Phew, luckily I managed to bluff Marquis Roderick to death.”
He walked down from the chancel, leaned back on the pew again, and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Have a piece of dessert.”
Cornelia seemed to feel that Dekan had worked hard.
So she handed a piece of mango pancake to Dekan’s mouth.
“Mm, thanks.”
Dekan decisively tilted his head, took the dessert, and then swallowed it, gradually chewing.
Morion was stunned watching from the side.
“By the way, are you two always like this?”
Morion couldn't help but ask as he watched the two, who got along so naturally, as if they had lived together for many years.
“Uh…”
Dekan and Cornelia looked at each other, then both looked at Morion.
“I just touched the coffin. Cornelia’s hands are cleaner, so I just ate it directly.”
“I, it’s the first time I’ve fed Dekan.”
Originally, neither of them felt that there was anything wrong with their actions just now.
But after being pointed out by Morion like this, they both seemed to realize that they had unconsciously gotten a little too close.
“……”
Morion looked at the state of the two, his expression a little helpless.
“Is there cream on my face?”
Dekan asked Morion, puzzled.
“No…”
After speaking, Morion walked to a row of pews far away from Dekan and Cornelia and sat down.
(You two, just get married already!)
He pounded the back of the chair, gritting his teeth and muttering under his breath.
At some point, Cat Teacher had jumped onto the back of the chair next to Morion.
It whispered in Morion’s ear: “Watching the two of them interact daily is one of my greatest pleasures, meow.”
(Let’s exchange notes next time, I’ve missed a lot of episodes.)
(No problem, meow.)
The man and the cat, as if they had found a companion to watch a series with, their relationship instantly improved.
“Are you two criticizing me?”
Dekan frowned and looked at Morion and Cat Teacher in the distance, asking.
He always felt that this scummy cat and this old fox Morion getting together were not discussing anything good.
Morion: “Ahem, we’re talking about Cloix and his childhood friend. Don’t you think they’re both a bit slow?”
Dekan: “Of course, that blockhead Cloix. Sigh, let’s wait for him to figure it out himself. Anyway, I see through it but won’t say it.”
“Right?”
Morion’s tone was full of playfulness.
“What do you mean?”
Dekan seemed to have noticed that Morion was being sarcastic with him.
“Nothing.”
Morion just smiled and waved his hand.
Then his expression became a little more serious, and he asked as if changing the subject:
“By the way, were you actually not confident in your heart just now?”
Morion was referring to Dekan’s operation of bluffing the Marquis into committing suicide.
He felt that Dekan seemed very relieved after confirming the Marquis' suicide.
“I wasn’t 100% sure I could trick the Marquis to death. If this guy had some incredible potential or tendency and really chose to submit to me, it would be troublesome when the seal was really lifted.”
Dekan shook his head helplessly.
Whenever he recalled Isabel’s transformation, Dekan felt a little depressed.
The thing he hated most in his life was a masochist.
“To be honest, I was kind of looking forward to that situation.”
Morion laughed unkindly.
If Dekan failed, he would most likely be hunted down by the crazed Marquis to the ends of this Shadow World.
“Don’t look forward to it. You wouldn’t be able to escape either at that time.”
“I just need to run faster than you.”
“Is that something a human should say?”
…
“Mr. Priest, are you in the church?”
Just as they were idly chatting, there was a knock on the church door.
Previously, because their team was doing some great deeds, they had locked the church.
The three on the pews all turned their heads and looked at the church door.
It was the familiar voice of the mayor.
“The God of Wealth has arrived.”
“Go and receive him quickly.”
Dekan quickly went to open the door and welcome their dear mayor in.
The moment the mayor saw Dekan and Morion sitting in the church, his mouth fell open, but he couldn’t speak for a moment, looking extremely agitated.
As if he had found his savior.
“I, I finally found you! The bridge has been destroyed again for some reason! Can you seek help from the city-state?”
The mayor finally organized his words and said anxiously.
His attitude towards Dekan had undergone a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree change.
The last time, although the bridge was destroyed, the town was not attacked at all.
The town later quickly contacted the city-state.
There was also a powerful knight captain in the town.
So the mayor wasn’t too worried afterwards.
However, the bridge being destroyed twice in a row undoubtedly caused the mayor great panic.
It was as if some force was watching them from around the town!
The newly repaired bridge was destroyed again without anyone noticing!
It was as if someone wanted to deliberately cut off the connection between the town and the city-state, and then surround and slaughter them!
