The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

She soon found a dignified middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of a knight academy teacher.

She believed that this teacher, who looked like the vice dean, must be very reliable.

"Excuse me, teacher, how would you rate Dekan's performance in this film?"

"I'm just a passerby, so I can't really comment."

When Professor Arnold saw the camera, his pupils contracted, he waved his hand, and quickly walked away, as if he was afraid of being on camera.

Ludwig tilted his head in slight confusion.

She then asked the knights' academy teachers around her.

Their reaction upon seeing the camera was probably similar.

"Why is everyone just a passerby... It seems I just haven't run into any teachers who know Dekan well... So let's ask some questions unrelated to the world of shadows."

Ludwig soon spotted another target: Judith and Ice Princess, who were sitting prominently in the audience.

She skipped over to Judith with delight, introduced herself, and then asked:

"Lady Judith! As an employee of Happy Group, what are your thoughts on the progress of the relationship between Dekan and Cornelia?"

Ludwig believed that many people would be interested in this topic.

She had just seen Dekan and Cornelia's interaction on the screen, which elicited screams from many students.

"Huh? Haven't they always been like that? But I've never liked discussing other people's relationships behind their backs. I don't understand things like 'suddenly appearing' or 'childhood sweethearts.' I just hear Teacher Cat talking about it. You should ask someone else about these things."

Judith shook her head helplessly and replied.

"Um...is it possible that you are...?"

"What am I?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing!"

Ludwig quickly turned his attention to the Ice Princess.

"Lady Ice Princess! Do you ship Dekan and Cornelia?"

"..."

Ice Princess remained silent.

There was a few seconds of silence between the two sides.

"Lady Ice Princess? Why are your eyes a little red?"

"Hmm? I... I'm still stuck in the fourth level. I feel so sorry for Artis..."

"And you, how are you?"

Ludwig asked with some concern.

"I have no problem."

Ice Princess turned her head to the side.

She seemed to want Ludwig to see her face again.

Ludwig touched his cheek with some confusion.

"Did I say something wrong...?"

Ludwig murmured.

"No problem, once I publish this interview, Dekan will definitely thank me!"

"Well, that concludes our interview for today. I will remain in the capital and await the end of the Shadow World to bring you the latest interview with Dekan himself!"

……

In the world of film.

"Ah!"

Dekan sniffed, his expression turning somewhat confused.

"Did you catch a cold on the fifth floor just now?"

Cornelia looked at Dekan with some concern and asked.

"No, I always felt like someone was badmouthing my merits behind my back, but I guess I'm just overthinking it. Although I don't care about reputation anymore, I'm sure it will improve a lot after I finish the fifth level, which is pretty good."

The three people and one cat have finally arrived at the sixth floor.

Heresy Prison

[You cannot attack prisoners or other guards on this level of the prison; otherwise, you will be penalized with either 75% of your Demon Points or 100 Demon Points, whichever is greater.]

[When the Demon Points are negative, the prison warden will execute the prison guard.]

Complete the challenge against the warden to obtain specific resources you desire.

Demon Points can be used to exchange for resources, or resources can be sold for Demon Points. Demon Points are freely tradable.

[On the sixth level of the prison, 600 Demon Points will be automatically deducted daily.]

[To proceed to the seventh level, you need to pay 6000 Demon Points or possess the authority of a sixth-level warden.]

"Hmm... it's quite similar to the first and third floors. Looks like a warden who knows the rules, but..."

Dekan also noticed that this layer did not describe the work.

It seems that there's no work to earn demon points on this floor, but rather to complete the challenge against the warden.

It's likely similar to the duel with Artis on the fourth floor, a challenge conducted under fair rules, where victory would yield special resources.

"Hopefully the warden on this floor won't be too difficult to deal with."

Dekan prayed.

"It's going to be quite troublesome. Just from the name of this floor, you can tell the warden is definitely high-class and won't be as friendly as Artis. They can't possibly let you take advantage of someone you know like they did on the second floor, can they?"

Morion immediately poured cold water on Dekan's enthusiasm.

"Go! Go! Go!"

As they talked, they walked out of the portal's protective barrier.

However, as soon as they stepped outside, they saw a demon dressed in a dark green suit waiting for them.

He was quite different from the previous demons, and he didn't give off any sense of threat.

His hair and beard were neatly groomed, and with his top hat concealing his devilish horns, he looked exactly like a refined anthropologist.

"Hello, beautiful lady, welcome to my laboratory."

He removed his top hat and gracefully bowed to Dekan.

"I am the warden of this level—the Forbidden Law Hillier."

253 The Heart's Desire of Dekan

As the prison warden Fahiril bowed to Dekan.

Dekan also saw the full view of the sixth floor.

The entire sixth floor is more like a giant laboratory than a dark prison.

A strong, pungent odor filled the air. It wasn't just the smell of blood; it seemed as if countless inhumane experiments had been conducted in this laboratory, dissolving the remains of the test subjects, which was why the odor lingered.

Looking around, the place was filled with darkness and decay, and the bottles and jars on the cabinets contained black liquid soaking the organs of some unknown creature.

Inside rows of huge, transparent life support pods lay all sorts of creatures, including humans, demons, and many mutated and chimeric modified creatures whose races were indistinguishable.

Life support capsules are arranged in concentric circles, surrounding the laboratory.

There are still many blood-stained operating tables and laboratory instruments placed in the gaps in the aisle.

Strangely, looking straight ahead through the rings of life support pods, one can see that the center of the sixth-floor laboratory is an open space resembling an arena.

Warden Fasilier's gaze lingered on Morion and Cornelia for a moment.

"Hehe, it's rare to see jailers bringing prisoners down here. But there's nothing dangerous on this floor. If you want to go to the seventh floor, you can go now."

Fahir stretched out his hand, gesturing for Dekan and the prisoners he had brought to walk into the laboratory, and said in a calm tone.

He acted like a host.

The sixth floor is like a shop that you can walk through at any time.

Throughout his years at the prison, Dekan had never encountered a warden who was so friendly from the first meeting.

But compared to any of the previous prison wardens.

Fahili was undoubtedly the one that Dekan disliked the most.

No matter how harmless this guy may seem on the surface, just one glance at this horrific laboratory will tell you how cruel Fasilier truly is.

Countless humans have suffered cruel human experiments here, becoming victims of forbidden magic.

Faced with such an extremely evil being, Dekan's first reaction was to kill him rather than to torture or toy with him.

But this is ultimately a world of shadows.

Dekan needs to prioritize clearing the level, and with limited time, he is unwilling to spend too much time dealing with such a phantom.

"May I purchase information from you regarding the warden and the lower-ranking officers?"

Dekan also flashed a perfect smile, and asked as he walked into the laboratory.

Fahiril: "Of course, do you want to buy it now?"

Dekan: "Hmm."

If all goes well, Dekan hopes to buy the intelligence and then quickly move on to the next level.

Fahilier was different from the prison warden of the exile zone.

The wardens in the exile zone are inherently weaker than wardens at the normal level, and they also have flaws.

Normal-level prison wardens are only bound by rules.

Similar to the warden on the third level, as long as they can go all out, they can basically kill even a sixth-level opponent instantly.