Chapter 68: Dekan’s Life Experience
“Can you believe that there’s actually someone coming to approach Flata…”
Chloix sighed.
Although he didn’t dislike going out every night with Dekan and Cornelia these past few days,
he always felt Dekan’s line of thinking was rather unique.
Dekan: “An excellent jungle player will always stay hidden in places the enemies never anticipate.”
Chloix: “So you were already certain she would appear?”
Dekan: “Not really. But my years of experience tell me I should wait here. Anyway, even if I don’t catch her, it’s not a loss, and if I do, it’s a massive gain.”
Chloix: “???”
At this moment, a small black cat nimbly leapt to Dekan’s feet.
“Flata ended up tossing that card into the river, meow.”
“Ah, young man, you’re becoming wiser.”
“Who after being messed with by you would dare come back to seek trouble, meow.”
“I call this teaching with virtue, reforming the spoiled ones.”
“Pfft, in your dreams, meow!”
This was the deal between Dekan and Teacher Cat.
He had agreed to help Teacher Cat navigate through the Shadow World, and in return, Teacher Cat would assist Dekan in tailing Flata.
So these past few days, Teacher Cat had been hiding in Flata’s shadow.
And using its magic to send information to Dekan.
Thus, every day after school, Dekan would take Cornelia and Chloix to wait near Flata’s location.
“What should we do next?”
“Go and reform her, it depends on our most benevolent team member.”
Dekan patted Chloix on the shoulder.
And the two together went down the stairs.
The two of them, being frail, couldn’t jump down as coolly as Cornelia could.
Although they could have Chloix put on a flashy air magic performance,
Dekan felt it wasn’t safe enough.
It was better to descend the stairs in a normal manner.
When the three of them and the one cat reunited, Cornelia had, as planned, guided the prey to the basement of a small rented house by Dekan.
This basement, Dekan had carried out a simple renovation and reinforcement.
And when he arrived, he also used the [Soundproof Magic] borrowed from Mia.
…
An unknown amount of time passed, and the woman finally came to.
When she opened her heavy eyelids, she found herself sitting on a chair,
Her hands locked by a pair of handcuffs.
And during her unconsciousness, some kind of drug must have been injected into her.
Her head felt heavy and foggy, she could not muster any strength.
On her back was a large bruise, the sting of the earlier blow that rendered her unconscious still lingered in pain.
She tried hard to lift her head and saw a square table in front of her, with two people sitting behind it.
On the wall behind them were words: “Confess and be lenient, resist and be strict.”
Dekan leaned back on the chair, holding a cup of tea, occasionally blowing on the steam.
And next to him, Chloix held a pen, ready to take notes.
It seemed they had noticed the woman had awakened, a strong light shone into her face, making her instinctively close her eyes and try hard to avoid the blinding light.
“You…you…”
“Know why you’re here?”
Dekan put down the teacup, casted a glance at her, and asked in a calm tone.
“What you’re doing is illegal! I have human rights!”
The woman’s voice trembled, but she tried to put on a brave and strong appearance,
working hard to act as a good citizen.
“Keep pretending.”
Dekan slammed a card onto the table.
“Physical and testimonial evidence are all here. You, a Rebirth Church member, are still talking about human rights with me?”
This card was the one the woman had given to Flata, and later thrown by Flata.
Finally salvaged secretly by Teacher Cat.
“It’s still none of your business to take justice into your own hands on me!”
Dekan revealed a playful smile, looked at her, and slightly curled his lips,
“What are you saying? A woman fell into the river by accident and drowned, then was discovered to be a member of the Rebirth Church. The newspaper tomorrow will be written this way.”
Upon hearing Dekan’s words, the woman gradually began to feel a chill creeping down her spine, her face turning ashen.
She believed Dekan was capable of doing such a thing.
Thinking it through, how exactly did Dekan manage to catch her?
Everything about it felt completely off.
Even though it was Dekan’s actions that were obvious and clear, while hers were hidden.
Could it be…
She started to harbor some terrifying guesses in her heart, but she dared not continue thinking.
That was an abyss she couldn’t fathom.
The more she tried to touch upon it, the more she would be ensnared in endless despair!
Now, her heart was filled with fear and regret.
Why did she have to provoke this person?
Now, there was no way out.
Dekan took another sip of the tea. He roughly estimated that this member of the Rebirth Church should have understood the severity of the situation.
Thus, he leaned both his arms on the table, leaned forward, and tapped his fingers on the table to draw her attention.
“I hope at this point, you’re ready to be straightforward, right?”
“If you speak now, I’ll listen now, and you won’t suffer.”
“If you refuse, we have our ways. You should have done your homework on our capabilities.”
After saying that, Dekan summoned the Ruined Bard and patted Chloix’s shoulder.
“I can’t betray the Church!”
The woman gritted her teeth and said.
Her face pale as death, eyes tightly shut, her whole body trembling.
To betray the Church even if it allowed her to survive, what awaited her would be an outcome more terrifying than death!
Besides, she didn’t believe Dekan would easily let her go after extracting the information!
Dekan helplessly shook his head.
“Cornelia!”
Cornelia caught on without a word, nodded her head.
She caught the woman’s chin and stuffed a tightly rolled wet towel into her mouth.
“Chloix, first hit her with ice, then fire. If she still refuses to confess, switch to wind magic.”
Subsequently, looking at the woman in horror,
Chloix, with a complex expression, walked to her and pointed his staff at her.
This was the Terrifying Staff that Dekan had created for Chloix.
Similar to Cornelia’s Horror War Hammer, although it didn’t provide any attack enhancements, it could double the inflicted pain.
The woman’s eyes widened in terror, her body shuddering violently, her eyes nearly bulging out.
“Ughh!”
Her heart was filled with fear and helplessness, now, she couldn’t even speak to beg for mercy.
The basement was enveloped in freezing fog, followed by a burst of fire after some time.
And there were those bone-chilling screams.
First the torment of extreme cold, then the inferno.
Each time she was about to faint, she would be awakened again by the excruciating pain that nearly broke her senses.
What was more terrifying was that she was certain there were no obvious signs of physical damage on her body, even the bruises on her body had healed.
As if this pain could persist indefinitely until Chloix’s magic power ran out.
“Is it done?”
Chloix, according to Dekan’s request, had completed the healing session, looked back at Dekan and asked.
“Absolutely marvelous. Just thinking about how this school almost buried your talent fills me with fear.”
Dekan was immensely impressed by Chloix’s healing prowess.
With such a teammate, what more could one desire?
