The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"Darkness obscures the holy light, and sinners cannot look up to the majestic, vast, and wondrous body! Only the Lord is the origin, only the Lord is supreme, the all-powerful and all-loving, the all-good and all-powerful God!"

"Demen".

Klay and Mir both looked at Dekan, as if questioning whether there was something wrong with him.

Even the Church at its peak wasn't this powerful!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Dekan was extremely embarrassed and could only keep coughing.

The last time he came to prison, things weren't this outrageous!

This doesn't look like a prison for death row inmates at all; it looks more like the St. Decan Cathedral!

If we're talking about who started it...

It's undoubtedly Cozmo the Blackie!!

Dekan and Icardinos had already given the captured Cozmo a good beating back in the Empire.

They even forcibly stripped him of his epic card, [Netherworld Astrology].

Logically speaking, this should already be considered a blood feud involving the murder of one's father.

As a result, Cozmo not only showed no fear of Dekan, but became even more fanatical, and became hopelessly superstitious about Dekan!

It seems that Dekan's multiple identities, his ever-changing image, and his ability to control his acting skills better match Kozmo's fantasy of the Lord of Calamity!

When he discovered that a fictional existence was actually real, he went completely insane.

Later, when Cozmo was first imprisoned in this Norton capital prison, the first thing he did was try to preach in the prison!

Dekan didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at the time and even laughed at Kozmo for being an idiot.

The prisoners on this floor are all vicious and ruthless.

Missionary work?

You can spread rumors about evil gods and nobody will listen to you!

Unexpectedly, just over a month passed.

Most of the prisoners on this floor have become followers of Dekan!

Even the art style gradually became distorted by Kozmo, becoming increasingly bizarre!

"I think this guy would have been an invaluable talent back when the Church of Resurrection was still standing."

Clay looked at Kozmo and couldn't help but sigh.

If Dekan had had such a capable general under his command back then, he probably could have turned the Resurrection Church into an empty shell company in no time.

Unfortunately, Cozmo now only evokes the feeling of "the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away."

There is no longer any room for them to use their talents.

Besides, he can also be a younger version of Sheen, namely the astrologer Radar.

"Kozmo, report back to me, have you found any trace of Adair?"

Dekan reluctantly walked to Cozmo's cell and asked the man locked inside.

"Lord! You have appeared again!!"

Kozmo burst into tears. Whenever he heard Dekan's voice, it was as if the most devout believer had seen his god with his own eyes.

"Just answer whatever they ask you."

Dekan was already very impatient.

Besides Isabel, Cozmo is undoubtedly the second most annoying person in the world to him.

"Yes, my lord! I have searched the entire territory of the kingdoms that were not annexed by the empire, but I have not found any trace of Adair..."

Kozmo gave his report with the earnestness and ingratiation of a student asking the teacher for a red flower.

"okay."

Dekan turned around, covered his ears, and quickly walked toward the exit of this floor of the prison.

When Cozmo reported to him last time that he had not found Adair's trace in several key locations that Dekan had deduced, Dekan already had a new guess.

Now, even after Cozmo has spent a long time conducting a thorough and repeated search, he still hasn't found Adair.

Meanwhile, Pritzker on the Empire's side has been unable to find any trace of Adair within the Empire's territory.

The answer is then obvious.

"That guy really knows how to escape."

Mir, who had been listening nearby, already knew the conclusion.

If Adair is neither within the kingdom nor within the empire, then it can only mean that he has hidden in the shadow world.

Adair must already know that he will be caught no matter where he hides in the present world.

Why not spend some time in the movie world?

The eighth-tier shadow worlds that he can challenge are mostly quite long.

“No problem. He can’t stay in the Shadow World forever. The eighth-level Shadow World will only last for a year or two at most. After that, he will have a cooldown period and will not be able to enter the Shadow World again.”

Dekan gave a cold laugh.

Now that we've confirmed Adair has gone into the Shadow World, things are much easier.

There aren't many eighth-order shadow worlds.

Thoroughly investigate all fixed and temporary entrances to the Void Gates in the kingdoms.

By screening suspicious individuals within a specific timeframe, it's possible to quickly pinpoint where Adair entered the Shadow World from.

The Shadow World always enters through the same Void Gate and exits through the same Void Gate it entered through.

Adair is probably still fantasizing that by gaining new power in this shadow world, he might have a chance to continue living.

But he made a mistake.

Even if Adair is known as the Empire's genius and spent a year leveling up in the Shadow World, so what?

As we all know, this world isn't like those low-brow fantasy novels where, as soon as the protagonist levels up, all the teammates and enemies on other maps start leveling up at an illogical pace to keep up with the version.

Comparing growth rate to Dekan? Even the Chaos God wouldn't dare to do that.

Back then, Agamemnon, the former pope of the Church of Resurrection with the highest level of power (level 9), used his teleportation ability to bring the full strength of the Church of Resurrection to block the gate and kill Dekan, who was only level 5. However, he was still killed by Dekan.

In another year, the seventh-tier Dekan will be so powerful that even the Chaos God would run for his life.

Even if Adair uses cheat codes in the Shadow World, he'll only find himself several versions behind Dekan when he comes out.

When Dekan and Mier come out, they'll block the entrance and give Adair a huge shock!

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Author's Note:

I'm still feeling really bad today. My cough hasn't gotten any better, and to make matters worse, I've started having a low-grade fever again... I need to go to the hospital for a CT scan tomorrow, but I don't know if I'll even be able to get an appointment... This chapter might have some paragraphs, sentences, and words that need revising; it's a bit messy. I'll revise it after I wake up tomorrow...

364 Shadow World: Eternal Echoes

Even after the golden-red hues of dusk faded, the streets of the capital, illuminated by lights under the gradually darkening sky, still revealed a beauty no less striking than before.

Decammierklay, having just emerged from the Norton capital's underground prison, was on his way home.

For convenience, Mier also chose to locate his residence near the Happy Group.

She spends most of her time in the pharmacy and laboratory of the Happy Group, and occasionally even stays at the Happy Group's mansion.

Therefore, the three of them lived relatively close to each other, and even after finishing work, they would travel together.

"So Clay, it's time for you to go back to your old ways."

As Dekan walked, he turned his head to look at Clay and said.

After careful consideration, he decided that it was safest to send Cree to investigate Adair's whereabouts, and to only discuss the results without mentioning the process.

After all, if we only look at the results, Clay can indeed be considered the most reliable man.

Besides the fixed Shadow World Gates that the kingdoms can coordinate, there are also a few unstable Void Gates that can appear anywhere.

To gather intelligence as quickly as possible, professional investigators are indispensable.

Clay, who already had many connections within the Kingdom Federation and had previously served as a top-ranking secret agent, was undoubtedly the best candidate.

“No problem. I wanted to kill Adair back in the Kingdom of Philowen, but unfortunately I was too badly injured after killing the Silent Bishop with all my might.”

Clay readily agreed.

To this day, he still harbors resentment towards Adair for the crimes he committed in the kingdoms.

During the decisive battle in the Kingdom of Philovian, Clay, who defeated the Silent Bishop, had analyzed the odds of capturing Adair.

Firstly, his recent loss of sight greatly increased the difficulty of tracking him.

Secondly, in order to kill the Silent Bishop, who was originally of similar strength, as quickly as possible, even though he had plenty of experience in dealing with such situations and had prepared countermeasure cards in advance, he was still seriously injured in the end in order to end the battle as quickly as possible.

Forcibly tracking Adair, who was in near-full condition, not only had a low success rate, but could even lead to being killed. Therefore, Clay chose a safer strategy, first reuniting with Morion and the others for backup, and taking over the work of Dekan and Sheen to prevent the Kingdom of Philowen from being attacked a second time at its most vulnerable moment.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Clay."

After emerging from the underground prison, Mir, who had been somewhat depressed, finally broke into a smile.

Although she still couldn't figure out the principles behind Clay's mysterious wisdom, Mier, as the former head of Imperial intelligence, highly recognized Clay's professional abilities.

"Just remember to give me a raise."

Clay put his arm around Dekan's shoulder and grinned.

"No problem, I'll give you as many as you want."

Dekan gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Since we've already been ripped off, as long as Clay can get things done and achieve practical results, then let Clay be happy.

Next, Dekan will have to figure out a way to help Clay get his eyes treated.