258 Dekan’s Powerlessness
Is Cornelia really treating herself like a cat?!
Even though Dekan, as a familiar, had received a 10% boost from Cornelia’s power at this moment.
No matter how hard he struggled.
He could only feel.
The bones beneath Cornelia’s soft skin, unmovable and like steel.
It was an absolute power, firmly controlling his body as if he were a toy.
“Cornelia! Wake up, quickly!”
While trying to push Cornelia away, Dekan shouted anxiously.
He had never panicked before.
In his past experiences, no matter how frantic things appeared, he was always mentally steady.
He could say he was constantly acting.
But now.
He was genuinely a bit frightened.
The situation was very serious!
Because Cornelia had buried her head in Dekan’s neck, and it wasn’t merely to obediently feel his presence.
She was doing something Dekan never expected.
He only felt a strange coldness at his neck, which had begun to itch.
That electrifying sensation spread along his spine to his skull, causing his cheeks to tingle.
“Stop it, Cornelia!!!”
Dekan completely realized how serious things had become.
In his line of sight, aside from Cornelia’s red hair, he couldn’t see what she was doing with her head buried in his neck.
But Dekan was immensely sure through his perception that Cornelia was doing something dangerous.
Cornelia showed no intention of stopping.
She tightened her hold on Dekan, gradually trending towards hugging him tightly.
Due to Dekan’s current physical state, combined with the effects of the “Three Corpse Frenzy.”
At this moment, Cornelia was, in some ways, similar to being enchanted.
But it wasn’t a charm state that could be easily dispelled by purification.
Dekan recalled what had happened to the two girls influenced by the “Three Corpse Frenzy” in the Shadow World “Snowstorm in the Wild Mountains”…
He was genuinely afraid.
Sometimes, once a train starts moving, it can’t just stop.
If Cornelia completely lost control, the consequences would be unimaginable!
He was still live-streaming!
At such a moment, cutting off the stream would only lead to an unexplainable situation afterward!
So, while the audience couldn’t clearly see what Cornelia was doing to him, and there was still hope for the stream, Dekan’s first reaction was to try to wake Cornelia up.
At the same time, Dekan felt a surge of anger.
Damn Morion!
Always causing trouble!!!
This time he really had a problem because of Morion.
Dekan manifested the “Hypnotic Gas” and activated it, holding his breath, trying to knock Cornelia out.
However, it seemed that Cornelia reflexively held her breath as well.
Dekan: “?”
No way, Cornelia?
In the next moment of shock, Dekan understood the reason completely.
He had taught Cornelia long ago that when “Hypnotic Gas” is released, she should hold her breath!
Cornelia seemed to feel a bit uncomfortable holding her breath.
So she hugged Dekan and jumped away from the area filled with gas.
Dekan was anxious, but not completely panicked.
Because he still had a card that could help him break free from Cornelia.
After confirming that “Hypnotic Gas” wouldn’t work on Cornelia, Dekan immediately used the crooked-mouth “Captain De’Erkan.”
This card could successfully provoke allies!
Dekan couldn’t help but thank Tarta for creating this kind of snake-skin card, which always saved him in unexpected situations.
But unfortunately, an unexpected event occurred again.
Even though Cornelia had already fallen into a state similar to being enchanted.
Her instinct and synergy with Dekan didn’t require any brain function; they operated automatically.
She never lifted her head to look at “Captain De’Erkan”!
Dekan: “??”
Dekan immediately realized.
Cornelia understood him too well.
If there were someone in the world who could single-handedly defeat him.
It would definitely be Cornelia.
Or rather, Cornelia was the person in the world who knew how to target Dekan the best.
Dekan’s every secret was laid bare before Cornelia!
If a real fight broke out.
As long as Cornelia didn’t hurt Dekan but tightly locked him in her embrace, he would have no way to escape, and there would be almost no chance to knock Cornelia out using pain as feedback.
He couldn’t even talk about mana evaporation; Cornelia hardly relied on summons, and even if she did, it would be low-cost “Captain De’Erkan.”
“Cornelia… I’m sorry… I have to knock you out!”
Dekan had no desire to hurt Cornelia.
But if he didn’t knock Cornelia out soon, in a few minutes, it might be him who got knocked out.
Because Dekan sensed that the mint-like coolness mixed with a bit of the burning sting of liquor at his neck seemed to be shifting!
Cornelia would likely soon not be satisfied with her current state and would initiate new actions.
According to Dekan’s previous experiments.
To remove the influence of “Three Corpse Frenzy,” one either had to wait for the target’s desires to be fulfilled, or time had to pass naturally.
But how long that would take was entirely uncertain, depending on the target’s mental state.
Besides that, he could either knock the target out or inflict severe pain to wake them up.
Now, the only card left for Dekan to use against Cornelia was “Mental Impact.”
Cornelia seemed to instinctively react again.
Just as Dekan was about to trigger “Mental Impact,” she stretched out her hand, grasping Dekan’s wrist and knocking the card from his hand to the ground.
Dekan: “???”
Isn’t that just game over?!
No,
Dekan realized he had been overly optimistic earlier.
He finally confirmed.
From the moment he was locked in place by Cornelia at close range, he was already in a state of defeat.
If she truly meant him harm.
The only thing he could do was surrender.
All struggles would be futile!
Dekan’s biggest mistake was trusting that Morion wouldn’t sabotage him at this critical moment.
Dekan had defenses against Morion.
But he was always thinking about when Morion might betray him.
He didn’t need to strategize against Morion in places where it was unlikely Morion would betray him.
That would only increase internal conflict and infinitely add to the difficulty of achieving his goals.
But Dekan really couldn’t understand why Morion would betray him now!
It completely contradicted Morion’s scheming nature!
Purely harmful to others without benefiting himself!!
Aside from inciting Dekan’s anger and revenge, he would gain nothing.
“Cornelia, please wake up quickly! I won’t use ‘Three Corpse Frenzy’ anymore!!!”
Dekan finally panicked, even his gaze filled with despair as he cried out, tilting his head back in frustration.
For the first time in his long life, he felt genuine fear.
