250 Dekan’s Equality for All Beings
“Uwaaaaah!!!”
Ilene’s body began to emit a blood mist, and the pain that made her soul feel like it was boiling over caused her to lose her balance, making her stagger and kneel down on the ground.
At the same time, black fog spread, and the ground was covered with spikes.
Although she did not fall directly onto the spikes,
her legs were already pierced by several poison-laden spikes.
The even more terrifying pain caused her to scream uncontrollably.
When Ilene was in such excruciating pain that she was about to faint, Dekan handed Cornelia a syringe, and then Cornelia went around the spikes on the ground, walked to Ilene’s side, and injected the needle into her neck while holding her down.
Cornelia had also done this for Mia before, so she was especially proficient.
Ilene only felt the pain, as if accompanied by the injection of this medicated serum, gradually ease.
But in return, she was gradually losing consciousness.
At this point, Dekan seemed to have confirmed that she had temporarily lost her fighting ability.
So he didn’t torture her further.
He dispelled the spikes on the ground and the black fog.
“Huh…huh…”
The suffocating pain that Ilene had endured finally ended, and she was finally able to breathe. Unable to move, she lay down on the ground.
She felt now only her head was still conscious.
Below that, it was like she was paralyzed.
Not long after,
the gray-haired girl walked to her side, looking down at her with full disdain.
“The quality of the medicine bought from the prison store is really good. It’s just too expensive.”
This kind of “paralyzing agent” costs 3000 Demon Points per dose, but once it is successfully injected, it can even affect an eighth-rank demon, while those of the seventh rank and lower can be completely knocked down with just one shot.
However, after receiving Altice’s full support, Dekan’s Demon Points had become quite extravagant.
“Why, why are you doing this to me?”
Ilene asked in panic, full of confusion.
“You really act like a decent prison guard and have some ideas, you’re a high-quality demon.”
Dekan continued, shaking the “Purification of Blood” in his hand:
“This is my demon detection magic. If used on a demon, the blood of the demon will evaporate.”
“There must be some misunderstanding! I’m not a demon!”
Ilene never even dreamed that this gray-haired tyrant would suddenly attack her from behind!
The worst part is, Ilene could not believe that there could be a detection magic like this.
If there was a human who mastered such a magic, the Demon King would have never easily let them come here to the fifth level of the prison!
So Ilene quickly made her judgment.
It was likely that the other party was probably using an attack magic to trick her!
“Do you still want to act?”
Dekan seemed disappointed by Ilene’s behavior and displayed an expression of “not interesting.”
“I can’t die. The survivors on this level need me! Cornelia, you believe in me, right?”
Ilene desperately moved her gaze to Cornelia as if trying to hold onto a lifeline.
Ilene’s look made Cornelia feel a bit tender-hearted.
But Cornelia still shook her head regretfully and hid behind Dekan, gripping his shoulders with her hands, watching the drama unfold.
She had already told Dekan all the information that she needed to provide to him at the first moment.
According to her feelings, it would only interfere with Dekan.
If the “Purification of Blood” works, Cornelia naturally would know what it represented, so she did not hesitate to follow Dekan’s instructions and injected the serum into Ilene without hesitation.
No matter what happens next, Dekan would take care of it.
Dekan looked at Ilene’s eyes and said sarcastically:
“I admit that your acting is pretty good, but I can smell the malicious intent from you, as sweet as candy, from afar.”
“You think your position is perfect and shouldn’t be questioned? You just want to become the savior of everyone and then break their hearts into pieces, right? I understand you too well.”
“Isn’t it true that you want to see the survivors just when they grasp that false hope, then shatter it completely, falling into anger, helplessness, and absolute despair?”
While saying this, Dekan gently tapped his wrist.
Though the Demon Bracelet had also been hidden by the disguise magic of this level.
After all, it was just an illusion. It could not change the existence of a physical substance.
The sound of his fingertips tapping on metal made Ilene immediately realize who Dekan really was.
He was also a prison guard!
And this gray-haired demon was an especially mentally deranged Greater Demon!
“……”
But at this moment, Ilene maintained an unusually serene silence for a while.
She started to re-analyze the new situation.
In this situation, she had to think as hard as possible. It is her only way to survive.
If she could confirm that the gray-haired girl in front of her is a demon guard.
And she has human companions.
Everything is full of contradictions.
But if she must find a way to reconcile these inconsistencies…
Could it be… she’s some kind of freak like Altice?
Full of compassion for humans?
So she teams up with humans…
And guards can take prisoners down through the dungeon levels…
Could their goal be to rescue the Dark Saintess?!
Originally, Ilene wouldn’t guess that any person or demon would attempt to rescue the Dark Saintess from this very prison.
But after witnessing how they toyed with Faceless Ignar earlier and the terrifying presence of the upper-level demon now,
Ilene started to believe and even confirmed the possibility.
In an instant, she understood a great deal and made new evaluations.
“……So it turns out you’re a guard as well. We can cooperate. I’m willing to follow your requests and assist you in the lower levels. I’ve actually been waiting for other guards to cooperate to stay on this level. With help from other guards, the final few levels would be much simpler.”
Ilene’s expression gradually grew icy, as if her entire demeanor had changed completely, unmasking all her pretense.
She knew she couldn’t deceive Dekan anymore.
The gray-haired demon seemed to have special methods to identify creatures of their kind.
And this gray-haired demon understands demons so well.
Since she had already fallen into the other’s hands, and the other has yet to kill or continue torturing her, instead talking with her,
That meant she still had value, which could be used to gain the chance to survive!
But Ilene’s response seemed to surprise Dekan.
“Eh…”
It was clear that she really wanted to live.
But Dekan felt she had misunderstood.
He didn’t spare her because he thought she had value.
It was simply due to a desire to maintain a small possibility, preventing any wrongful killing of a good person.
After all, if the “Purification of Blood” creates a bleeding effect, it could only indicate that the individual was an alien race.
It is also possible that the person could belong to a special race under the context of this shadow world.
Dekan did not want anyone to confess under duress, as they didn’t know how to moderate their moves without Kroix’s assistance.
If the person was indeed a good individual, that would cause serious problems.
So without Kroix around, Dekan usually opted to trick the person before interrogating.
“Hmm hmm hmm, it’s so wonderful that you confessed so quickly, and your strong will to survive is great. It looks like we’re going to have a lot of fun together soon.”
Dekan finally couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Ilene: “???”
As for Morion, he looked at Ilene with considerable pity and shook his head.
How could such a fine demon end up in Dekan’s hands.
Seeing Ilene’s suspicious expressions, Dekan kindly decided to explain to her so that she could die understanding everything.
“Actually, I’m not sure if you’re a demon. My spell can only discern that you are not human. It is possible that you might be an elf or something.”
On hearing this, Ilene went still.
So the reason you didn’t kill me earlier…
Was out of… good will??
Preventing wrongful killing, so that you were trying to extract information?
What a joke! Demons simply don’t have good will!!
This gray-haired demon must be completely out of his mind!!
“Utter Nonsense!! If all of this is just your guesswork, how could you have targeted me so accurately from the start?!”
Ilene shouted out in frustration.
If the gray-haired demon hadn’t been sure that she was a demon,
How could he have acted so decisively against her from the very beginning?!
Ilene didn’t think there were any flaws in her acting skills, and Cornelia clearly trusted her from the beginning!
“NO…NO…NO!”
Dekan wagged his finger.
“Not specifically targeting you. I am an egalitarian, I originally planned to beat everyone up. You just happened to be the first one I met.”
Dekan said this with an air of great compassion for the world.
Ilene: “????”
She looked at Dekan’s face and soon realized.
This devil wasn’t joking!
He was genuinely prepared to beat up anyone he encountered.
No matter how extraordinary the acting skills or carefully laid traps, nor how innocent one appeared,
In front of this gray-haired demon, it meant nothing.
No one could escape his ruthless and impartial enforcement of the law!!
“You can’t kill me! If you kill me, those people would die too. I am their pillar of spirit. Do you want to be the one to kill them yourself?”
After sorting out the full situation, Ilene, thinking desperately, found her last and true lifeline.
She identified the gray-haired demon’s hesitation!
The gray-haired demon seemed genuinely unwilling to harm the innocent!
If she could take advantage of this,
Maybe she could survive by finding an escape route!
“Ah, caught my weak point there, didn’t you? If I killed you, the survivors would also collapse. I don’t want to be that bad guy.”
Dekan tapped his head, seemingly troubled, and said.
This made Ilene unable to suppress a smirk of joy.
There was indeed a way!
She hurriedly said, “So you…”
“You’re underestimating me a lot.”
Ilene was cut off by Dekan’s words.
“Just watch and see. I won’t destroy their pillar of spirit. Instead, I’ll give you the most special punishment.”
He chuckled disdainfully, shaking his head,
“Since you’re an exceptional high-quality demon, don’t fall apart too early, and let me enjoy myself, alright?”
