397 Dekan the Gardener's Work
Dekan turned around and saw that the pupils of the sleep goddess Punos on the other side were already trembling.
"I heard you bullied Talomati?"
Even before arriving at the [Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Battlefield], Talomati had already described his experiences in the tenth-tier Shadow World to everyone.
When she spoke of her final defeat at the temple of the Twin Gods, Talomati couldn't hide the resentment in her words.
So Dekan knew just how happy Talomati was at that moment.
After all, she brought the most skilled tormentor she knew directly before the Twin Gods.
"You... you are..."
The goddess of sleep Punos, stared at Dekan, her voice filled with disbelief.
If this man who looks similar to Talomati is not Talomati's reincarnation, but rather another independent individual.
So...
Punos gradually realized that she had seen this guy ten thousand years ago when she trapped Talomati in the dream space.
Although she cannot directly peer into the memories of her equally matched opponents, she can trap them in a dreamlike space, repeatedly replaying and amplifying their deepest, most painful memories.
In Talomati's nightmare, she cradles a dying demon and cries out helplessly.
Punos had been constantly evolving this scene into a more abstract Terror nightmare, tormenting Talomati repeatedly within the illusion.
In Punos's mind, the demon who sacrificed all its power to Talomati was far less powerful than Talomati in its final, complete form.
He didn't even make it to the Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Battlefield; he had already died in his own world.
But now it seems that the extent of this guy's strangeness cannot be summarized by the "power of pain" and "limitation of magic" he once gave to Talomati!
Why was he able to reach the Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Battlefield? Why was he able to summon Talomati? Why did Talomati become stronger when he was with him?
There was absolutely nothing that Punos could understand!
These problems, which the Chaos God considered insignificant when viewed individually, became a terror they could not comprehend when put together!
"Before I came here, I actually heard some very important information, namely that you two twin gods always stay together."
As Dekan spoke, he seemed to recall something, and became quite emotional.
"I understand. Even if they're demons, inseparable siblings will have a very good relationship."
He clapped his hands, as if trying to attract the attention of the god of the dead and the god of sleep.
"Alright, enough of the chit-chat. So, shall we interrogate the sister in front of the brother, or the brother in front of the sister?"
Dekan tilted his head slightly, clasped his hands together near his chin, and asked with a smile,
"Or how about we play a game of fighting amongst ourselves? Of course, I won't force you to fight, and I don't have the ability to do so. At most, it'll be something like... if the older brother can't bear the pain, then the younger sister will have to bear the rest of the pain for him?"
"I won't let you know the total amount of pain you have to endure in one round of the game, so if you, as the older brother, don't want to watch your sister faint because of your weakness, then please try your best to endure as much of my torture as possible!"
Dekan's face was full of warm smiles.
His words and actions caused Talomati to frown.
Let's get this over with, Dekan!
Stop tarnishing the image of us Demon Realm.
I asked you to help me get revenge, but I didn't expect you to go to this extent!
However, seeing Dekan's earnest and enjoyable expression, Talomati stopped talking.
During her most desperate and helpless moments, she fantasized countless times about having her brother by her side.
I never imagined that this fantasy would become a reality.
So, surprisingly, it's not bad at all.
After Dekan finished explaining the rules of the game, he stopped in his tracks, seemingly waiting for something.
This left the God of the Dead and the God of Sleep both wary and puzzled.
"Don't rush, the people who will deal with you haven't arrived yet."
After Dekan finished speaking, he stood quietly in place.
The distance traveled this time was too far.
If you wanted to teleport a ninth-tier Sion or Ikatinos, even using all the energy in the mortal world wouldn't be enough for a one-way trip.
Not to mention whether they can gather enough energy in the [Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Battlefield] to return home.
After final calculations, and taking into account the energy risks required for the return journey, it was decided that only two Tier 7 infiltrators, Dekan and Croix, would be sent in.
Because Croix was closer to the eighth rank than Dekan, he required more energy and arrived a little later Dekan on this long journey.
Not long after, another person emerged from the crack in the Spatial Leap Gate.
The sight of this figure immediately caused the God of the Dead's pupils to shrink.
"Lunn?!"
At this moment, the god of the dead, Thanatos, seemed to recall the final battle ten thousand years ago.
But what was happening before his eyes was too terrifying for him to bear.
Originally, he didn't think that his defeated opponent, Lunn, was a threat.
But in his current immobile state, if Lunn were to use his healing magic against him, it would be an unimaginable nightmare!
Fortunately, the God of the Dead understood that this guy, as the most virtuous priest of the God of Fate, would not do such a thing!
However, Croix seemed to understand the look in the eyes of the God of the Dead, and simply shook her head regretfully.
"I am no longer the emperor of that ancient kingdom."
He looked at Thanatos with pity.
"I am now a professional interrogator."
"Ah?"
With a trembling sound that emanated instinctively from the throat of the god of the dead Thanatos, his entire body seemed to stiffen.
The shattered floor tiles and Croix's icy gaze sent chills down his spine, and a deep fear finally surfaced in his eyes.
His teeth clenched tightly, his body twisted and turned, trying to break free, but the more he struggled, the more futile it all seemed.
Finally, he became certain that, in the face of the three figures before him, he seemed to have lost everything, including his freedom and dignity.
And then, when he instinctively looked at his sister, Punos...
She seemed to have grasped the situation much earlier, her empty eyes filled with despair.
"Then let's get started."
Dekan smiled and looked at Croix.
Croix nodded.
We're old partners, so everything is clear without me having to explain.
There's no need to force the Chaos God to open the Chaos Unleashing; just try to gather some intelligence first, and then throw them into the Spatial Leap Gate.
The third generation of Spatial Leap Gate.
This time, it not only retains the phantom function of the Artificial Shadow World Initiator was featured in the second generation.
Furthermore, improvements were made to the energy input method based on the Magic Power extraction device developed by Dekan in the Holy Kingdom.
It can forcibly extract energy from living organisms that are unable to move.
You can simply seal the Chaos God and throw him in to make up for the return ticket fare.
Then we'll take these Chaos God back to the Devil King Tomb concentration camp and kill them all.
The thought of getting so much high-quality fertilizer is amazing.
Dekan couldn't help but beam with joy.
Because even his favorite magic is the magic that makes flowers bloom.
However, Dekan's genuine smile at that moment made both the god of the dead and the god of sleep, who were lying on the ground, tremble.
They had no idea what this human-like thing was thinking.
But they felt that its level of Terror had exceeded the limits of their understanding.
Dekan summoned the [Ruined Poet] and the [Dirge Mermaid], and Croix walked toward the two gods.
Based on Dekan's extensive experience.
Interrogations typically require a process that can be long or short before a prisoner will confess.
He called this process "the prisoner's restraint."
So it doesn't matter if we gag the prisoners first.
They'll stick to their guns for a while, anyway.
Interrogating and questioning them simultaneously is the most time-consuming method; it's much more efficient to first thoroughly and single-mindedly torment them.
Otherwise, the prisoners would always feel like there's room for negotiation...
As the interrogator, the first thing you need to make known to the person being interrogated is—
Intelligence was irrelevant to him; extreme torture was what he was after!
Because what a top-notch interrogator truly needs to inflict on a prisoner is not pain, but fear.
This is Dekan's reflections and work summary over the years.
The temple seemed to have been transformed into a slaughterhouse; the shrill screams that had just begun were cut off by silence.
The sound was almost completely blocked.
All that remained was a silent execution.