173 Dekan’s Death Colosseum
The situation last night had already left the three revived believers feeling uneasy.
Why would the Shadow World give a mission prompt that seemed like a trap?
It was as if the Shadow World and the ultimate enemy had colluded to deceive the challenger!
Generally, Shadow World missions are not this unsolvable.
Now it seems, being captured is actually a necessary step towards success.
Because only after their capture would the mysterious priests of the Holy Ritual Church rescue them!
Once they escape from here, with enough evidence and intelligence collected, they could follow the priests to the Holy Ritual Church to request support. They would then sweep away the vampires lurking in the Lord’s Manor!
This was the correct and rational strategy!
“You’d better confess all the information quickly, or I’ll make you suffer every possible kind of pain in this world.”
Although Dekan spoke threatening words, he once again took on the role of a benevolent and righteous priest.
He placed three bottles of high-grade healing potions in front of the three prisoners and continued to convey information to them with a pen and paper:
“You should recover as soon as possible. I’ll help you unlock your chains. I’ll create an opportunity for you. You must defeat those two vampires! The glory of humankind is eternal!”
Dekan’s back was as straight as a pine tree, each stroke of his pen was strong and forceful, as if it were filled with hatred for the vampires and his resolve to avenge his best friend.
Even with a mask on, it was hard to conceal Dekan’s majestic righteousness.
And his noble, dignified priestly aura, it was like the only light in this dim and cold cell.
Fiery and radiant.
For a moment, it left the three prisoners stunned.
They never thought that they’d one day receive such redemption.
Their feelings were mixed.
Soon.
Cornelia walked behind the three prisoners, grabbed the chains connected to the shackles, and one by one broke them.
She had professional lock-picking skills and was adept at it, whether during the day or in the dead of night.
Thus, she knew how to bend the metal as to produce as little sound as possible.
And just like that, Cornelia magically freed the three prisoners from their restraints.
At this point, Dekan had written the next instructions on the paper:
“I’ll trick those two vampires outside to walk in here without any guard. Then you must use your full strength to ambush them and knock them down! Then run, and send the intelligence away! We will also help you to restrain Countess Lislinna and her remaining three familiars!”
Dekan’s words were imbued with the resolve to be ready for sacrifice.
The three prisoners all nodded heavily.
They began to respect this ‘native’ of the Shadow World before their eyes.
Soon, Dekan walked out the door and said to the two familiars guarding outside:
“The interrogation is done, they are useless now. You can have your meal.”
“Really? Can we?”
Upon hearing Dekan’s words, the two vampires showed excited expressions.
In order to comply with Countess Lislinna’s directive to be discreet, they had not captured any prey for a while.
Coupled with last night’s need to keep the captives alive for interrogation, they had not even taken a single sip of blood.
“Relax, this is the wish of the Marquis. The more you labor, the more you get. We will not exploit any workforce.”
Dekan patted the shoulder of the nearby familiar as he spoke.
Upon reflection, the two familiars felt it was entirely reasonable.
After all, it was them who had stayed awake during the day and worked overtime.
Enjoying a sumptuous meal, how could that be a problem?
“Then we’ll proceed. Thank the Marquis for allowing this.”
Just as the two familiars were about to enter, Dekan held the shoulder of the vampire familiar next to him and whispered in his ear:
“Be careful when you go in. They seem to have another ace up their sleeves that could break the chains and counterattack.”
The familiar nodded.
They quickly understood what Dekan meant.
Perhaps the prisoners still had some backbone.
Those cards which could not be searched from the prisoners, they must be their means to overturn the situation.
Thus, the moment the two vampire familiars entered the cell,
the great battle was immediately about to break out!
One side was ready to ambush, while the other side was ready to deal with the ambush.
It quickly transformed into a face-to-face life-and-death showdown!
The cell suddenly felt like an explosion of explosives, even if standing outside, Dekan could feel the earth-shaking sensation inside the cell.
If the cell wasn’t strong enough and fortified with powerful magical barriers, this commotion might have been enough to cause part of the mansion to collapse.
“Die vampire!”
“Stupid humans! Do you think we can’t see through your tricks?! ”
Both sides have already become mortal enemies since last night. Once their fight broke out, they turned especially bloodthirsty.
Dekan was also very kind-hearted in closing the iron door for them and locking it properly.
When you fight, you must fight to the death.
No walking away without a conclusive result.
Then Dekan took out his most versatile spell card [Three Corpse Frenzy], full of anticipation, as he activated it.
When this card was triggered, the roars inside the cell grew even fiercer.
The already agitated two sides now seemed determined to fight to the bitter end.
“Love and peace~”
Listening to the wonderful sounds emanating from the cell, Dekan couldn’t help but hum a little tune.
After they had fought for a while.
Dekan felt they were in pretty bad shape.
Because their cries got smaller.
Like they hadn’t eaten.
It was time to whip them into action again.
So Dekan summoned out a [Ruined Bard] outside the door.
Instantly, the roars in the cell turned into howls of pain.
Enemies were slaughtering each other, but their suffering had now multiplied tenfold.
The nature of this battle changed instantly.
The reviving believers and the vampire inside the cell in the cell had lost all rationality and become blinded in their bloodlust.
Even though they both know that this is a game of life or death, they couldn’t stop anymore.
Then after a while, Dekan confirmed that the voices inside the cell had become fainter than ever.
It seemed that two or three had fallen.
Perhaps there were still two tough guys delivering the decisive blow.
At this point, it’s necessary to stop their fight.
Dekan wouldn’t let them achieve their goal.
“Cornea, you can go now.”
Upon receiving Dekan’s command, Cornelia immediately activated [Olive’s Extreme Fury] and wielding the [Blood Detective’s Notebook], rushed into the cell after opening the iron door.
Then only screams of even greater intensity could be heard.
Within five seconds, the entire cell quieted down.
Dekan strode into the cell like he was leisurely strolling, looking at the five people lying down in every direction.
The three reviving believers had probably passed away.
Cornelia had already started searching their dropped cards.
The two bloodline familiars had too much health to be killed by these few strikes.
They had simply been knocked out cold by Cornelia’s bashing but were far from dead.
But it’s not a big deal, dragging them out to have some sun later, and roasting them will certainly finish them off.
“With this, the five troubles are dealt with. Next, it’s your turn, Countess Lislinna.”
Dekan hummed another little tune, hands behind his back, walking leisurely towards the staircase, with Cornelia briskly following by his side.
