Dekan Still Couldn't Catch Up to That Man

One month later.

Inside the Devil King Tomb, the wind rustled the branches and leaves, and the grass and trees.

The Demon Realm and plants, untouched for a long time, grew wildly, making this tomb look more like a natural mountain wilderness, accompanied by a sense of desolation and loneliness.

Even so, the flowers still smelled wonderful.

A cool breeze blew by, carrying a sweet fragrance.

Dekan, standing ramrod straight on the high platform erected at the edge of the Devil King Tomb, couldn't help but instinctively recall what kind of smell it was, even though his mind was completely focused on the work at hand.

However, he knew who had come, and that they had brought the aroma of the Demon Realm juice.

It's undoubtedly Talomati.

Although most of the official duties of the Demon Realm have now been handed over to the Demon Abyss Mage, the Sincere Purser, there are still many matters that require Talomati's involvement during this handover process.

So while she was doing her best to help Dekan at the Devil King Tomb, she also had to quickly return to the Demon Realm to handle official business.

Dekan had informed her of his plans well in advance. The two of them were going on a long trip, so before that, she needed to complete the handover of her work with Purser to ensure that the Demon Realm wouldn't have any major problems even if she didn't show up for a while.

Whenever she finished her business and returned to the Devil King Tomb from the Demon Realm, she would always bring Dekan and Eve a lot of the Demon Realm food.

In her view, her brother hadn't left the Devil King Tomb for a very long time.

But she understood that her brother was pursuing an ambition that no Royal Capital ever accomplished. Of course, he might not have any ambition at all; it was all for something far-reaching that ordinary demons couldn't see.

In the Devil King Tomb, Dekan has lost all sense of day and night.

Almost every waking moment is spent engrossed in researching the Devil King Tomb.

He doesn't have much time left.

For him, a month and a half was the maximum time he could spend in the Devil King Tomb. Otherwise, considering the journey back to the Holy Kingdom, this Shadow World would probably have ended before he even reached certain key locations.

Although returning to the Holy Kingdom would undoubtedly give Dekan a head start, it was also his only chance to understand the Devil King Tomb and receive Delois's years of research results as quickly as possible.

In any case, only by completely controlling the Perfect Devil King Tomb can one possess the power to truly annihilate all Chaos God in the mortal world.

Therefore, Dekan did not issue any instructions to confront the mission objective this time.

Fortunately, with the help of his Master, Dekan learned all of Delois's complex research as if he were reviewing knowledge he had learned many years after graduation.

It was simply a matter of picking up what had been discarded; there were never any obstacles encountered.

Every single moment now, all of Delois's research findings, whether in crafts or magic, are flooding into Dekan's mind like a burst dam!

So even though Dekan's mental energy was almost overloaded, he was completely absorbed in absorbing all the knowledge he could find in the Devil King Tomb and desperately used it to personally renovate the Devil King Tomb.

Soon, after some time, he will be able to grasp the most crucial issues regarding Delois's final modification of the Devil King Tomb.

At that time, Dekan can hand over the remaining modification work to Eve as planned, and then take his ninth-tier bodyguard Talomati, to the Holy Kingdom ahead of schedule.

Based on Dekan's calculations over the past month, combined with his and Eve's work efficiency, he has deduced the optimal departure time. By the time he arrives in the Holy Capital, Eve will also be able to complete the first half of the Devil King Tomb renovation according to the work instructions and notes he left behind.

Unlike Dekan, who was racing ahead in his research and work, Eve, standing on the other side of the Devil King Tomb, was holding the notes left by Delois, occasionally touching her head, and slowly disassembling and rewriting the spell formula of the Devil King Tomb barrier according to Dekan's requirements.

There are many parts of Delois' original notebook that she found difficult to understand.

Even though she was Delois's only student and the only demon whose talent Delois had ever praised, she still found what her teacher was currently researching to be terrifying.

He not only fully understood the supreme heritage of the demon race that had existed for tens of thousands of years, but he also wanted to modify it and make it his own.

When Dekan initially asked Eve to directly participate in the renovation of the Devil King Tomb, Eve shook her head vigorously.

Eve, who reluctantly agreed, fully experienced what it means to study to the point of collapse.

They usually teach me to walk, so why is the exam suddenly asking me to fly?

It wasn't until Dekan studied it once and added many annotations that she was able to understand it quickly on her own.

As the wind blew, petals floated lightly in the air, tracing arcs as they fell from the Devil King Tomb.

Eve looked back down from the high platform; the petals came from a golden flower that adorned the trees.

"Sister Talomati... save me..."

Eve made a barely audible, yet clenched, silent remark.

Talomati, carrying his basket, had already walked to the big tree.

Like Dekan, Eve had already discovered that Talomati had returned.

She felt as relieved as if she had finally endured military training and was about to be dismissed.

In Eve's heart, Talomati had almost become an angel who rang the bell to signal the end of the workday.

But before Dekan could speak, Eve didn't dare stop working on her own and had to continue working for a few more minutes until Dekan also stopped.

When the teacher got into it, she was even more ruthless than when she was working overtime like crazy at the Demon Realm Hospital. After working with the teacher at such a high intensity for a month, even though Eve had more rest time than Dekan, she still felt very tired.

However, Eve's mind was no longer on the work at hand; her attention had been drawn to Talomati, and she would occasionally steal glances at Talomati's location out of the corner of her eye.

Talomati placed the basket containing their meal under the tree, then took out a black envelope bearing the mark of the Grand Duke of the Demon Realm from a cloth bag on the side of the basket, and walked towards the edge of the Devil King Tomb.

And the direction she was walking was precisely where Dekan was.

She quickly arrived at the foot of the platform where Dekan was, but Dekan, absorbed in his work, seemed completely unaware of Talomati's movements.

"Brother, there's a letter from Grand Duke Purser to you. It contains crucial intelligence he gathered about the Holy Kingdom."

"Talomati said softly."

She didn't want to disturb Dekan, but she also seemed to hope that Dekan could temporarily stop what he was doing.

Although she could open and read the letter directly to her brother, she didn't like opening other people's letters.

It was unclear whether Dekan had listened to her; he simply gave a soft "hmm" and didn't turn his head.

"Put it on the equipment over there, I'll check it right away."

Dekan was still focused on his research and couldn't spare any extra attention, but his words of reply seemed to be ingrained in his instincts, and he automatically responded to Talomati as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's news about Ray, and Purser's expression is... indescribable."

Talomati, still not stopping himself from interrupting his brother's intentions this time, added a sentence.

She knew her brother cared a lot about this man, so she wanted to convey any information about Lei to him as soon as possible.

"?"

Dekan immediately turned around, his brow twitching, his gaze fixed downwards on the letter in Talomati's hand.

"Thank you, Talomati."

Dekan immediately chose to stop working, leaping down from the high platform on the steps formed by the Demon King's Magic Power, and arrived in front of Talomati.

What was bound to happen has happened.

Although Dekan quickly regained his composure, his hand still trembled slightly as he took the confidential letter.

The fact that even Purser, the ninth-ranking Great Demon of the Demon Realm, couldn't keep his composure suggests that Lei, the Holy Kingdom's secret agent, has likely done something truly extraordinary!

Over the past two years, from meeting to getting to know each other, Dekan has come to deeply understand how terrifying Clay is.

According to the laws summarized by Dekan as a victim, Clay's behavior pattern often consists of three stages.

As he disappeared from sight, the entire audience was gripped by an unknown fear.

When his intelligence arrives, Dekan will most likely have a mental breakdown.

And when he actually appeared, the whole series was almost over.

Dekan isn't ready to move on to the second stage so quickly.

Of course, the above experiences only apply to encountering an eighth-tier Clay.

According to intelligence, Lei in the current Holy Kingdom timeline had already reached the ninth rank before he disappeared!

This is a realm that Dekan could hardly imagine!!

That man had gained complete freedom, freedom in every sense of the word; no one could restrain him anymore.

The more Dekan thought about it, the more frightened he became.

At first, he actually thought that Ray's disappearance for several years was no big deal. This was a kind of self-hypnotic mental trap, trying not to think about things that would scare him. But when he actually found out Ray's whereabouts, Dekan was still extremely reluctant to face it.

Dekan could only console himself--

What's meant to be will be; what's meant to be will be.

What if it's a blessing in disguise, bro?

The answer lies on the letter inside this secret letter.

But Dekan felt as if this simple piece of paper weighed a ton.

"..."

He suddenly had a strange sense of what Professor Arnold felt every time he opened the Beautiful Soul Squad report.

I don't want to watch it, but I have no choice but to.

Logically speaking

We live in a peaceful and prosperous era.

Lei shouldn't be able to pull off any truly incredible plays.

This guy isn't the type to deliberately destroy an eighth or ninth-tier Shadow World.

In terms of adhering to principles, Dekan trusted Clay more than anyone else.

So, it's no big deal, open this letter!

"Teacher, why are your hands shaking when you open the envelope? Are you too tired? I told you you should rest more."

Eve also curiously leaned over and stared at the envelope that Dekan was opening.

She had stopped working at some point and ran over to Dekan and Talomati, whereupon she overheard their conversation.

In her memory, the teacher seemed to like that Holy Kingdom spy, but was also somewhat unable to handle him.

Back in the Clan Territory on the northern border of the Holy Kingdom, it was the first time Eve had ever seen a human who could confuse her teacher.

"It's okay, I'm not tired at all, and my hands aren't shaking at all."

Dekan forced a smile as he answered.

He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Actually, if you calm down and think about it carefully, you've spent so much time with Clay, whether in the Holy Kingdom era or the present world, Clay has already caused enough trouble.

As someone who has witnessed every single one of Clay's actions, even if Dekan uses his brain's computing power to the extreme, he really can't imagine what new tricks Clay could come up with.

There's absolutely nothing to be afraid of; Clay has undoubtedly run out of ideas!

"Sao."

As if he had convinced himself, Dekan resolutely pulled out the letter.

However, the next second...

Dekan's pupils froze, and Eve's mouth formed an "o" shape.

"What's wrong?"

Talomati, standing opposite him, frowned slightly and asked.

She didn't see the contents of the letter immediately.

But she didn't really care what was written on the paper.

To her surprise, her brother reacted.

It's rare to see Delois with this expression.

"..."

Dekan slowly lowered his head without saying a word.

He handed the letter to Talomati as if he had no strength left.

Talomati glanced at Dekan again, his questioning gaze shifting slightly downwards, where he saw the words written on the letter:

[Ray's assassination attempt on Holy Emperor Lunn failed; Holy Emperor Lunn Severe Injury, and Ray is about to be executed by the Holy Kingdom's Inquisition.]

Talomati put down the letter.

The brother and sister looked at each other.

A thousand words seemed insufficient to express what they wanted to say, and silence was the only response they could give.

Lei didn't come up with anything new.

But he won a second time.

"Stop, A Lei... I've run out of ideas..."

Dekan was now clutching his head in his hands, his eyes glazed over, and he was hysterical.

I'm begging you, please come up with something new! Stop thinking about your stupid emperor assassination and jail time!

Originally, this timeline was supposed to start as an old-school shonen anime, but then Morpheus got sick, and Lunn was traded one-for-one with Ray. Now one Severe Injury and the other is in prison; both of their strongest fighters have fallen.

Dekan's sense of security in the ninth-tier Shadow World of the Holy Kingdom Demon Realm the Demon Realm largely came from his father, the invincible Dharma King, Lunn.

With Lunn around, no matter what enemy they encounter, Dekan can quickly see several paths to victory.

Dekan now finds that his only top enforcer is Talomati again.

However, the younger version of Talomati is at most at the level of Sion, and in this timeline, it is impossible for him to confront the Chaos God head-on.

Dekan felt increasingly dizzy as he thought about it. Teammates come and go, but Talomati remains a constant. If it weren't for his sister, he would have felt that life was not worth living.

"Brother, do you... need to rest for a bit?"

Talomati unconsciously raised his hand slightly, as if he wanted to help Dekan up.

She was worried that her brother, who seemed to have lost all color, would faint at any moment.

However, Dekan waved his hand to indicate to Talomati not to worry about him, then turned and walked towards the flower field.

He covered his forehead as if he had something to say but couldn't, leaving only a lonely figure behind.

"... Let me lie down for a while, wake me up in four hours."

Nevertheless, he left those words without looking back, fearing that he wouldn't wake up again for another day.

Now he only feels his vision going black and wants to cover his eyes and sleep.

My brain is trembling; it can't function anymore.