381 Dekan at Rank 7 is also very formidable

"Speaking of which, I've already prepared a brilliant plan, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be a spectacular success!"

As soon as the topic turned to ripping people off, Dekan immediately became excited and started talking about it happily with Croix.

Now everyone around him can understand Dekan's broken Fusang Language.

Dekan had originally planned to create a huge mess for Mie before going to this ninth-tier Shadow World, but his plans were unexpectedly interrupted by the sudden appearance of the Shadow World.

Dekan: "And this time, Clay is doomed too! Although this guy seems to be completely detached from women, judging from his past life, I can roughly see his karmic connection! Hmph!"

Croix was immediately struck by what Dekan said.

It's like what you feared most has come to pass.

He remained as confident as ever, to the point of being frightening.

Croix: "Hiss, Clay... did you accidentally include him in the plan, or did you do it on purpose?"

Dekan: "It was intentional."

"Hiss?!"

Croix gasped again, then looked at Dekan meaningfully.

You won't stop until you've completely ruined both of us brothers, will you?

After calming down...

"As for Clay... should we consider excluding him from your plans for now?"

Croix borrowed a strange yet vivid term that Dekan had once used to subtly and wildly imply something.

He was practically ready to say, "Don't you even know what's going on?"

Without Clay, you're practically a disaster! Bringing him in would only make things worse!

"Don't worry about it at all! I have a clever plan to handle that kid Clay, heh."

Dekan closed his eyes dismissively, waved his hand with a sneer, and said.

Just like when playing games with Clay, Dekan always wins more than he loses; that's the confidence that playing cards gives Dekan!

Seeing Clay isn't so scary if you can actually see him.

Based on all his previous experience, Dekan came to this final conclusion: as long as he could successfully put it into practice even once, he could completely overcome the fear called Clay.

"??!"

Croix listened, her teeth clenched, her eyes twitching.

He felt that someone probably hadn't paid enough tuition fees yet.

Or perhaps Mr. Clay's crash course in comedy hasn't been completed yet.

Seriously, stop now, Akan...

At least don't take me with you next time...

Croix grew increasingly fearful, and her mindset gradually changed.

"I'm telling you, trust me, I won't go wrong, next time I definitely will..."

"By the way! Dekan, what are you doing here?"

Croix seemed to have triggered PTSD, instinctively wanting to avoid the topic, so he quickly interrupted Dekan by asking his most perplexing question.

Dekan was taken aback.

It felt like I'd suddenly been Gag.

However, upon closer reflection, the real focus should be on the matter of this ninth-tier Shadow World after we return.

"Ah, that's because although I finally achieved the goal of clearing the Shadow World, I also perished together with the enemy. In the end, it was the Goddess's blessing that brought me back to life."

Dekan's mood shifted quickly, and he gave Croix a concise and clear explanation of the situation.

Anyway, I'll give you all a detailed explanation of the Shadow World later, and I'll share the specifics with you then!

Croix was stunned by Dekan's words, as if he was still very frightened by Dekan's previous death, and his eyes became worried as he looked at him.

"Don't worry, Croix, I'm not only fully resurrected now, but look at me, I even reached the seventh rank after clearing the Shadow World!"

Dekan was extremely proud, as if he were showing off that he had become a truly high-level expert.

He's no longer a low-level guy!

The Ninth-Order Shadow World is a trial that even Ninth-Order experts find difficult to overcome. However, through this life-or-death trial, Dekan also achieved an advancement that would normally take more than ten years to reach through ordinary cultivation.

Upon arriving in that starry world, Dekan already felt his mental strength advance by leaps and bounds, indicating that he had already reached the seventh level at that time.

"... By the way, what's the use of advancing your rank?"

Croix rested her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and then asked.

The Dekan panels all seem pretty much the same.

Since it lacks melee capabilities and magical attack power, it will still shatter easily against powerful enemies; the only difference is that its mana bar has become a bit longer.

"How can you say that!"

Dekan immediately became a little flustered, not realizing that he was behaving exactly like Cat Teacher when he was asked, "What kind of teacher do you teach?"

As a support character, he doesn't rely much on stats, but because he's a higher-ranking character, he can create higher-ranking cards!

For example, Delois's final trump card spell!

"I'm going to create an incredibly powerful seventh-tier spell! That's the one I used to defeat Sisina..."

The key.

Dekan originally intended to say this, to let everyone know just how terrifying he was at the seventh level.

But upon closer reflection, that card...

It looks like a suicide card?

Even if he could do it.

If the enemy can really force Dekan to use [Pain Be Mine] to inflict 4800 times more pain, then their situation will probably be almost a total wipeout.

If we want a happy ending, that card can never appear again.

So, his advancement to the seventh rank really only increased his mana bar, which is better than nothing?

"It's alright, seventh rank is still very powerful."

Croix noticed the subtle changes in Dekan's expression and felt as if she had somehow hurt him.

Dekan was speechless for a moment.

The most hurtful kind of contempt in the world is when someone politely acts like they don't despise you at all, but secretly they're all laughing at you, thinking, "Isn't level 6 enough for a support player?"

Compared to the epic boost he received when he reached Tier 6 last time, it seems that for both him and Delois, from Tier 6 to Tier 9, only their stats have changed...

In his disappointment, Dekan suddenly realized a fact—

After becoming the Demon Lord, why did Delois abandon continuing to specialize in his curse magic or expand his mental magic?

Because if one continues down the path of practical magic, the limit will be like that of Ikatinos; Dekan has already seen the end of curse magic and mental magic in the mortal world.

Delois, who had a much longer period of research, must have already foreseen that end.

Given that Delois doesn't possess Eve's superior innate attributes, she might not even reach Eve's full potential.

So, after understanding your own limits...

Delois's final choice was to gamble everything on the Devil King Tomb.

Taking Magic Engineering to its ultimate level is the ultimate path that Delois pursues!