275 Dekan’s Conscience
Dekan was still somewhat wary of Krey.
This was the first time Dekan had been teamed up with Krey.
Recalling Krey’s past battle records, Dekan couldn’t help but feel a bit afraid.
He didn’t know if Krey was reliable or not.
But since they had been paired together, he hoped Krey could carry them. After all, even a dead horse had to be treated as if it could still run.
But Krey was still a bishop of the Rebirth Church. Once they left the Shadow World, he would be their enemy.
It wouldn’t cause much guilt to betray him.
Because Krey couldn’t see this, during the tactical preparation phase, Dekan, Chloix, and Morion quickly exchanged glances and reached a consensus.
Rather than letting Krey betray them, they’d rather betray Krey themselves.
In any situation, Krey would be the first to be sacrificed.
If Krey were to go down, they would just stop trying altogether.
The worst-case scenario would only be the failure of the Shadow World mission, but they had to find a way to preserve their own lives.
Thinking it over, they reckoned that if they were to kill an eighth-rank bishop, even if this seventh-rank Shadow World exploded, they might still be rewarded after their sins and merits were weighed, once they got out.
Just as Dekan was about to further motivate Krey.
In that instant, the entire ninth floor turned into silence.
A slash of attack cut across the sky, as if it could pierce through the dark and sunless depths of the prison. Dekan could only glimpse a moment of light.
The lightning in Krey’s hand seemed to have been shattered by this slash, dispersing into countless fragments and dissipating in mid-air.
The Warden attacked the moment Krey stepped out of the safe zone.
She lifted her weapon, which was part halberd and part staff, and lunged towards Krey, swinging a slash that sent him flying.
Although Krey tried to resist and even counterattack, he was no match for the Warden in a head-on battle.
Dekan’s expression was very solemn. He understood the power of that strike. This was genuine ninth-rank strength. Even Illusory Bishop or End Bishop would not be able to produce such an ordinary attack.
“Boom!”
With an explosive sound, Krey was thrown back like a comet and only managed to steady himself at the edge of the barrier.
He clutched his chest, which was already stained with blood.
In just one encounter, Krey suffered a huge wound. If it weren’t for his [Ultrafast Regeneration], other eighth-rank individuals might have already been severely injured by now.
“How is it possible…? How did a human prisoner reach this level?”
In the distance, a figure like that of a reaper approached Krey, wielding her weapon while muttering to herself in confusion.
She emitted a terrifying aura, like a deity descending from the darkness into the world, each step resonating like the toll of a death knell for her enemies.
Logically speaking, only a prison guard should be able to reach this level, and it would be impossible to bring prisoners to the ninth floor.
All prisoners were supposed to be detained on the eighth floor.
Perhaps someone defeated Illusory Karlst on the eighth floor and forcibly brought the prisoner down?
The Warden couldn’t figure it out for now, but regardless, she decided to kill this dangerous prisoner first.
“Damn it! We just start fighting right away!”
Krey was seething with anger.
He was betrayed by his teammates, then ambushed by the Warden.
Fortunately, he was Krey. Any other eighth-rank might not have been able to withstand it.
Subsequently, Krey and the Warden engaged in a one-on-one battle.
However.
Even though Krey mustered all of his strength, using every possible enhancement.
He was still no match for the Warden.
It was an all-out beating.
What angered him most was.
The three behind him were hiding within the barrier, just watching him.
They were only watching.
But they wouldn’t come out even if he was dying.
“K master, try to flank her center!”
“Krey, quickly use a spell card to test her magic resistance!”
Dekan even started to command Krey, which was driving Krey nearly insane with rage.
“You bastards! Are you only coming out when I’m dead?!”
Krey roared in anger.
“What did you say?! I can’t hear you!!”
Dekan continued to provoke Krey.
He had noticed that after Krey’s attack power increased, he might finally be able to put some pressure on the Warden.
Unfortunately, with the protective barrier, spells could not be cast out, as they would also be blocked.
Otherwise, they would have simply been standing within the barrier to support Krey.
“You three! I’ll remember this! Wait until we return to the present world, don’t let me meet you there!!”
Although Krey was being the super scapegoat and super punching bag.
He actually followed Dekan’s instructions and began testing the Warden’s magical resistance.
This surprised Dekan a little.
In the original expectation, Krey should not have listened to him under extreme anger.
But Krey apparently wanted to win more than anyone else.
Unexpectedly reliable.
How come Fahim didn’t have a teammate like this?
It was quite thought-provoking.
For Dekan’s strategy, the Warden’s biggest threat was her magic resistance.
Many of Dekan’s spells were decisive.
Once countered, the entire situation could collapse.
“Do you see it, idiot? This spell is ineffective against her!”
Krey used the [Fireball Spell] that Dekan had given him earlier, but the spell dissipated before it even touched the Warden.
“Try some other AoE spells!”
Dekan continued to give instructions.
Gritting his teeth, Krey desperately blocked the Warden’s pursuit.
After trying a few basic AoE spells, they dissipated before even injuring the Warden.
Dekan watched the battlefield, resting his chin on his hand in thought.
“This is troublesome…”
Whether single-target or AoE, whether targeting or not, none of the spells could affect or damage the Warden.
He had understood; the Warden was a counter-magic specialist.
She didn’t have passives or talents of magical resistance.
Rather, whenever magic was cast towards her, she canceled it.
“Try the [Poisonous Ground Spike]!”
Dekan gave another command.
Krey endured it in silence and used the [Poisonous Ground Spike] according to Dekan’s instructions.
However, this time.
The Warden couldn’t cancel it instantly.
It took her over ten seconds to successfully eliminate this spell.
“Krey! Try the [Poisonous Ground Spike] again!”
Krey tried it again.
But this time, the [Poisonous Ground Spike] was canceled instantly, just like the [Fireball Spell].
“I can’t hold on! If you don’t want to win, just say so!!”
Krey’s mental state was gradually collapsing.
That damn Succubus looked like she wanted to fool with him.
He kept receiving fatal blows from the Warden, and now, his mana was almost half depleted due to [Ultrafast Regeneration]. Continuing this way, he would certainly die.
At that moment, Dekan and the others finally left the barrier.
“Sorry for the wait, Krey. I’ve figured out the Warden’s system.”
The Warden could only cancel spells she understood.
The more unfamiliar, the higher quality, and the more complex the spells were, the harder it was for her to cancel them the first time she encountered them.
Even though Dekan could design it, allowing Krey to be beaten to a pulp by the Warden while clearing the Shadow World, and then torment and interrogate him all the way while fleeing the Demon Realm.
Dekan found himself now a bit reluctant to betray Krey.
This guy was so pitifully stupid.
