163 Dekan Did Not Cheat
【Marquis Roderick is dead, Mission Target 3 has been completed through an alternative method.】
With Marquis Roderick’s suicide, the Shadow World mission prompt updated once again.
At this moment, the other Challengers located elsewhere in the city were left confused by the new prompt.
Firstly.
They had no idea who had so quickly skipped over the ununlocked Mission Target 2, unlocking Mission Target 3 through an unknown method.
Secondly, Mission Target 3, this ultimate mission, was often the most difficult part of the entire Shadow World.
However, it had just appeared and was accomplished in less than a day?!
And most critically, in this mission, they should have been the defenders, their goal being to do their utmost to prevent the revival of the Bloodline Marquis.
Marquis Roderick was a formidable adversary that Challengers could not defeat.
After all, in this sixth-rank Shadow World, Challengers would almost never be able to resist an eighth-rank enemy.
Let alone an almost invincible Bloodline Marquis.
So how did Marquis Roderick just disappear?!
Did someone cheat?
You couldn’t possibly tell me that such a big boss committed suicide, could you?
They could only suspect that something was wrong with this Shadow World…
…
At this moment, Dekan also reconnected the interrupted live stream.
The audience, seeing the situation inside the Church and the new prompt from the Shadow World, were startled.
“How did the live stream come back just in time for Marquis Roderick to be gone?”
“What did Dekan do?!”
“Impossible! Marquis Roderick is unbeatable!”
Dekan seemed to sense the audience’s confusion and patiently explained to the camera: “Marquis Roderick just committed suicide.”
“Are you kidding me??”
“You might as well say he was scared to death by you!”
Clearly, Dekan’s explanation had angered the audience.
Even though Dekan couldn’t see the audience’s reaction, he could guess that everyone was doubting him now.
So Dekan took a deep breath and seriously said, “I, Dekan, did not cheat! I did not cheat!”
…
Whether or not the audience believed him, Dekan didn’t care.
“Phew, at least I managed to trick Marquis Roderick into disappearing.”
He walked down from the pulpit, leaned against a pew, and sighed in relief.
“Here, have a piece of dessert.”
Cornelia seemed to feel that Dekan was a bit tired, so she offered a slice of mango crepe to Dekan’s mouth.
“Mm, thank you.”
Dekan nimbly turned his head, snatched the dessert with his mouth, swallowed it, and began to chew slowly.
Morion watched from the side, stunned.
“So, do you two normally behave like this?”
Morion, watching the two interact naturally as if they’d shared life for years, couldn’t help but ask.
“Uh…”
Dekan and Cornelia exchanged glances, then looked at Morion.
“I just touched the coffin, Cornelia’s hands are cleaner, so I ate it directly.”
“I, I’ve never fed Dekan before.”
Neither had found anything wrong with their previous actions.
But after Morion mentioned it, both realized they’d unconsciously behaved a little too closely.
“…”
Morion looked at their states, his expression showing helplessness.
“Is there cream on my face?”
Dekan asked Morion, puzzled.
“No…”
After saying that, Morion sat down on a pew further away from Dekan and Cornelia.
(You two should just get married already!)
He muttered between gritted teeth as he pounded the back of the chair.
At some point, Teacher Cat had jumped onto the chair beside Morion.
“It’s one of my greatest pleasures to watch their everyday interactions, meow.”
(I missed so much drama. We need to catch up next time.)
(No problem, meow.)
The man and the cat quickly bonded like they’d found a companion in their anime-watching journey.
“Are you guys slandering me?”
Dekan frowned and looked at Morion and Teacher Cat from afar.
He simply felt that this despicable cat and the wily Morion were not up to any good together.
Morion: “Cough, we’re talking about Chloix and his childhood friend. You think they’re a bit dense too, right?”
Dekan: “Of course, Chloix is such a blockhead. Ah, let him enlighten himself; I’ll leave things unsaid.”
“Right?”
Morion’s tone was filled with playful innuendo.
“What do you mean?”
Dekan felt that Morion was sarcastically mocking him.
“Nothing.”
Morion just waved his hand with a smile.
Then he changed the subject, slightly more serious, and asked:
“So, were you also unsure just now?”
Morion was referring to Dekan’s bluff earlier, where he had tricked the Marquis into committing suicide.
He felt that Dekan sighed in great relief after the Marquis confirmed his suicide.
“I wasn’t 100% certain that I could trick the Marquis to his death. If this guy had some incredible potential or tendency, and really chose to submit to me, then actually breaking the seal would have been troublesome.”
Dekan shook his head helplessly.
Every time he thought about Isabel’s transformation, Dekan felt somewhat upset.
He hated masochism the most in his life.
“To be honest, I actually looked forward to that situation.”
Morion laughed insincerely.
If Dekan were to fail, he’d most likely be chased to the end of this Shadow World by an insane Marquis.
“Don’t look forward to it, you won’t escape either then.”
“As long as I run faster than you.”
“Is that even human speech?”
…
“Reverend, are you in the church?”
As they idly chatted, the church door was knocked on.
Earlier, because their team was doing some big good deeds, they locked the church.
The three on the pew turned their heads and looked at the church door.
It was the Mayor’s familiar voice.
“The money god has arrived.”
“Quick, receive him.”
Dekan soon went to open the door and welcomed their beloved Mayor inside.
The Mayor, upon seeing Dekan and Morion sitting in the church, opened his mouth but couldn’t seem to speak for a while, clearly very excited.
As if he’d found a savior.
“Finally, I found you! For some reason, this bridge has been destroyed again! Could you seek help from the city?”
The Mayor finally organized his words and anxiously said.
His attitude towards Dekan had completely changed, a 360-degree turn.
Though the last time the bridge was destroyed, the town wasn’t attacked at all.
The town quickly reconnected with the city afterward.
There was also a very capable knight captain in the town.
So the Mayor wasn’t too worried afterward.
However, with the bridge destroyed twice in a row, it undoubtedly made the Mayor feel extremely panicked.
It was as if some force was lurking around the town!
The newly repaired bridge was quietly destroyed again!
It was like someone intentionally wanted to cut off the connection between the town and the city, then surrounded them to annihilate them all!
