Chapter 173: Dekan's Death Gladiator Arena |
The situation last night had already felt strange to the three Resurrection Church followers.
Why would the Shadow World give a quest prompt that was like a trap.
It was as if the Shadow World and the final boss had colluded to screw over the challengers!
Generally speaking, Shadow World quests weren't this unsolvable.
Now it seemed that getting captured was a necessary step towards success.
Because only by being captured would they trigger the mysterious priest from the Holy Rite Church to come and save them!
Once they escaped from here, they would have gathered enough evidence and intelligence to go with the priest to the Holy Rite Church and request support. Then they could wipe out the vampires hidden in the Lord's mansion in one fell swoop!
This was the correct and logical way to clear it!
“You'd better confess all your intelligence quickly, or I'll make you taste every kind of suffering that can be experienced in this world.”
He placed three bottles of high-grade healing potions in front of the three prisoners and continued to convey messages to them with pen and paper:
“Heal your wounds as quickly as possible. I will help you unlock your chains. I will create an opportunity for you. Please, you must defeat those two vampires! The glory of humanity is immortal!”
Dekan's back was as straight as a pine tree, each stroke he wrote was vigorous and powerful, as if filled with hatred for the vampires and his own determination to avenge his dear friend.
Even though Dekan was wearing a mask at this moment, it was hard to hide the righteous aura emanating from him.
And his noble and dignified priest's aura seemed to have become the only light in this dim and cold prison.
Scorching and dazzling.
For a moment, the three prisoners were somewhat dazed.
They never thought that one day, they would receive such salvation.
Their feelings were complicated.
Soon.
Cornelia walked behind the three prisoners, grabbed the chains connected to the shackles, and broke them one by one.
She had professional lock-picking skills and was adept at picking locks whether it was day or night.
So she knew exactly how to bend the metal to make as little noise as possible.
Thus, as if performing magic, Cornelia freed the three prisoners from their restraints.
At this time, Dekan wrote down the next instructions on the paper:
“In a moment, I will trick the two vampires outside into walking in without any guard. Please use all your strength to launch a surprise attack and take them down! Then run immediately and get the intelligence out! We will also help you hold off Countess Lilislina and her remaining three familiars!”
Dekan's words carried a sense of readiness for sacrifice.
The three prisoners all nodded heavily.
They couldn't help but feel a certain respect for this “native” of the Shadow World before them.
Soon, Dekan walked out the door and said to the two familiars guarding outside:
“The interrogation is over. They have no more value. You may have your meal.”
“Really, is it okay?”
Hearing Dekan's words, both vampires showed excited expressions.
During this period, they had not been hunting prey in order to adhere to Countess Lilislina's policy of keeping a low profile.
On top of that, they hadn't had a single drop of blood last night in order to keep the prisoners alive for interrogation.
“Rest assured, this is the Marquis' will. Those who work more, get more. No labor will ever be exploited.”
Dekan said, patting the shoulder of the familiar next to him.
The two familiars thought about it and indeed felt it was reasonable.
After all, they were the ones who had stayed up all day without sleep, working overtime.
What was wrong with having a hearty meal?
“Then we'll go and do it. Please thank the Marquis for his permission on our behalf.”
Just as the two familiars were about to enter the door, Dekan pressed down on the shoulder of the vampire familiar next to him again and whispered in his ear:
“Be careful when you go in. They seem to have a backup plan to break free from their chains and counterattack.”
The familiar nodded.
They quickly understood Dekan's meaning.
The three prisoners might still have some confidence.
Those cards that couldn't be found on the prisoners no matter how they searched must be their hope for a comeback.
So, the moment the two vampire familiars stepped into the prison cell.
The great battle was on the verge of breaking out!
One side was prepared for a surprise attack, while the other was prepared to counter a surprise attack.
Thus, it quickly turned into a head-on life-and-death clash!
Instantly, it was as if explosives had been detonated in the prison cell. Even standing outside, Dekan could feel the ground shaking inside the cell.
If it weren't for the fact that this cell was sturdy enough and had been reinforced with a powerful magic barrier, the commotion would probably have been enough to cause a part of the mansion to collapse.
“Die, vampires!”
“Foolish humans! Did you think we couldn't see through your little tricks?!”
The two sides had already developed a deadly feud last night, and once they started fighting head-on, their eyes became exceptionally red.
Dekan was also very considerate and closed the iron door for them, and locked it tight.
A fight ought to be to the death.
No one was allowed to leave until a result was produced.
Then Dekan took out his most versatile Spell Card, 【Three Corpses Berserk】, and activated it with great anticipation.
After this card was triggered, the roars of the vampires and the Resurrection Church followers in the cell could be heard growing even more intense.
Both sides, who were already a bit heated, now seemed determined not to stop until a victor was decided.
“Loveandpeace～”
Listening to the wonderful sounds from the prison cell, Dekan couldn't help but hum a little tune.
After they had fought for a while.
Dekan felt that their conditions should be somewhat poor.
Because their shouts had become quieter.
As if they hadn't eaten.
He needed to spur them on.
So Dekan summoned the 【Ruined Poet】 outside the door.
Instantly, the roars in the cell turned into screams.
The enemies were killing each other, but the pain was multiplied tenfold.
The nature of this deathmatch changed in an instant.
The Resurrection Church followers and the vampires in the cell had gone mad with bloodlust.
Even though they knew it was a death game now, they couldn't stop.
So, after a while, Dekan confirmed that the sounds in the cell had become unprecedentedly faint.
It seemed that two or three had already fallen.
Perhaps there were still two tough guys fighting for the final blow.
At this point, he couldn't let them fight anymore.
Dekan would not let them have their way.
“Cornelia, you can go now.”
Hearing Dekan's instruction, Cornelia immediately activated 【Olive's Ultimate Frenzy】, picked up the 【Bloodstained Casebook】, opened the iron door, and rushed into the cell.
Then, only more miserable screams were heard from the cell.
Within five seconds, the entire cell fell silent.
Dekan walked into the cell as if strolling through a courtyard and looked at the five figures lying on the ground.
The three Resurrection Church followers were most likely dead.
Cornelia had already started looting the cards they dropped.
As for the two Blood Clan familiars, their health was indeed too thick; these few hits couldn't kill them.
For now, they were just knocked out from the pain after being bashed by Cornelia.
But it wasn't a big problem. Later, he could drag them out to sunbathe, tie them up, and roast them over a fire; that would surely kill them.
“Didn't that take care of five problems at once? Next up is you, Countess Lilislina.”
Dekan hummed a little tune again, his hands clasped behind his back, and walked leisurely towards the stairs. Cornelia also trotted over to follow by his side.