Chapter 175: Dekan And His Master's Entanglement With The Holy Kingdom(Long Chapter)

Chapter 175: Dekan And His Master's Entanglement With The Holy Kingdom(Long Chapter)

Under the large tree in the backyard of the lord's mansion.

With only thin rays of sunlight filtering through the leaves, the noon sun didn't appear too strong as it shined on Dekan and Cornelia.

"Phew, done for the day."

Dekan leaned against the tree, leisurely basking in the sun.

Cornelia sat beside him.

The two of them were as relaxed and comfortable as when they used to play with cats in the school backyard.

But this time, they brought Countess Lysilina to the backyard to sunbathe with them.

They had spent quite some time here, finally using "Blood Purification" to purify the blood from Countess Lysilina's body.

It was just like when they gave therapy to Viscount Augustin, the boss of the snowy mountain mansion.

Every time Dekan used [Blood Purification] to wake Lysilina up from the pain, Cornelia would use [Blood Detective's Book] to knock her out again.

Under the sunlight, Countess Lysilina was as easy to lull to sleep as a baby.

One was responsible for anesthetizing, the other for treatment. They repeated this process dozens of times and ultimately completely purified the vampire countess.

When the blood on a vampire's body was completely exhausted, even if her recovery ability and vitality were strong, she couldn't repair the injuries on her body.

Naturally, [Blood Purification] was also a card specifically designed to deal with vampires.

Seeing that Dekan and Cornelia had finished their work, and Countess Lysilina was completely quiet, the lord who had been hiding in the mansion finally came out and walked over to Dekan.

"Lord Priest... Is this vampire dead?" The lord inquired.

"Well, of course. Mister Lord, you can rest assured." Dekan answered calmly with a smile.

It was the smile of an expert, a professional in their field. Seeing the smile, the lord felt extremely reassured.

When Dekan and Cornelia successfully subdued all the vampires in the mansion, they first made sure the lord regained consciousness.

In theory, once the caster of the mental control lost consciousness, the abnormal state of the controlled person could be easily resolved.

However, the abnormal state imposed by Countess Lysilina required high-tier purification magic to easily dispel. The high tier was a sore spot for Dekan and Cornelia.

However, they had their ways too. Sometimes, physical means were much more effective than magic.

Cornelia just so happened to be a master of strength magic. So, with a big bump on his head, the lord managed to luckily break free from Countess Lysilina's control.

Although the lord felt confused, like was having a nightmare, when he was being mind controlled, he had a rough idea of what had happened. Upon waking up, even without Dekan's persuasion, he quickly understood the situation.

Undoubtedly, it was this mysterious priest and the nun who was always with him who saved the lord's mansion and the city. Although their behavior and methods were extremely sinister, the lord was clear about how to treat these two. After all, he was a discerning person.

Besides, ignoring whether these two were allies of justice or not, no one dared to provoke them for fear of their lives! Undoubtedly, these two were even more terrifying than the vampire countess who brought him nightmares!

"About the vampires locked in the basement..." the lord spoke hesitantly. Naturally, he hoped these two masters could help him deal with those potential troubles. But seeing Dekan and Cornelia looking like they wanted to take a nap and live leisurely, he didn't want to force them.

"Wouldn’t it be okay to send those vampires to the Holy Rites Church in the city for disposal?" Dekan raised an eyebrow, asking somewhat puzzled.

He and Cornelia only planned to take out the boss themselves to prevent any future trouble. But dealing with those elite mobs with high health was not something they wanted to slowly redeem.

"Milord, I no longer trust the Holy Rites Church in this city," the lord said, his expression turning resentful.

"Why do you trust me then? Aren't I also a priest of the Holy Rites Church?" Dekan asked.

"What? Master, have you heard of this name?" In his mind, Dekan responded with surprise.

"No... I can't remember... but it seems familiar... I might have had some contact with this person," Dekan’s master seemed to be trying hard to recall.

The name Lunen stirred up memories for her, and some fragments of memory seemed to be picked up and pieced together. But her memories were like damaged modules. She wasn’t able to find the key points and was only able to barely organize some originally insufficient fragments.

Her memory was as broken and fragmented as her soul, some things about herself she couldn't recall no matter how hard she tried. Especially about the first half of her life, she had no impression at all - as if it had been completely severed.

The only things that were relatively clear were the most important memories before her death, and her vast knowledge.

"I can confirm, I’ve met this human named Lunen!" Finally, Dekan’s master seemed to have made a discovery, conveying her thoughts to Dekan with some excitement.

"!" Dekan was also excited, never expecting that, in the third Shadow World, he would successfully find a clue related to his master’s backstory.

"...So, is it due to some sort of connection with you that I am entering this Shadow World connected to the Holy Kingdom? " Dekan asked.

Since his master had met Lunen, it meant that his master had been to the Holy Kingdom in the real world.

However, that must have been thousands or even tens of thousands years ago. So it means that the timeline corresponding to this Shadow World is actually thousands of years ago in the real world - a story from ancient times.

"No..." Suddenly, Dekan’s master denied Dekan's words.

Dekan's brow furrowed slightly. How could it be yes one moment and no the next? If it's not related to you, could it be related to me?

Dekan’s master continued, "It’s also because of your own relations... that you came to this Shadow World relating to the Holy Kingdom... I have seen you... by Lunen's side..."

Her words echoed in Dekan's ears like thunder.

"How is that possible..." Even with his brain spinning quickly, Dekan couldn't understand what his master meant. How could he possibly be related to the Holy Kingdom?

Between him and Lunen, between him and his master, where did the connections come from?

"Look." Dekan’s master tried to share with Dekan a fragmented image she had pieced together from her memories.

Dekan gradually felt like he could sense his master's memories. It was an extremely blurry image. It seemed like two people were talking in a grand hall, surrounded by indistinct onlookers. Among the two main figures, one looked dignified yet somewhat weary. Presumably, this figure was Lunen. The other figure seemed to be speaking to Lunen. Although the image was blurry, it was not difficult to see that it was Dekan!

Dekan observed the scene as if seeing a ghost. The only difference between the current Dekan and the one in the image was that the Dekan in his master's memory had golden eyes.

And from his master's perspective, she was standing right beside Dekan. Dekan's golden eyes in that image, so very familiar to him, were exactly how his eyes appeared when his master possessed him.

But here's the problem. In the scene from his master's memory, clearly back when she was alive, his master was right beside him. How did his eyes turn golden?

"That’s impossible. How could I appear in another place in the Holy Kingdom?"

Dekan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. His master's memories should have been from thousands of years ago. Dekan shouldn’t exist in that timeline at all.

Even if, in the future, Dekan were to enter a Shadow World related to the Holy Kingdom and meet Lunen, it would still be a Shadow World!

Shadow Worlds are parallel worlds created from real worlds, alternate worlds, and historical recollections! It's completely different from the real world! If these were his master's memories from the real world, then it could only mean that Dekan had indeed appeared in ancient times!

"Could it be that I will travel back to ancient times in the future?" Dekan asked, puzzled.

"That’s impossible. Even for tier 10, it's not possible to travel back ten thousand years and reverse causality," his master replied with great certainty. She had a clear understanding of the limits of the power system in this world.

Dekan and his master fell silent for a long time. They completely ignored the lord who was waiting in the courtyard. For them, clarifying this issue was more important than anything else.

"There is only one explanation then," Dekan pondered for a long time, finally conveying his thoughts, "The Holy Kingdom has an inexplicable connection with me, with you, master, and with our past lives."

Perhaps meeting his master was not a coincidence. It was a necessity. These entanglements could possibly only be found in other Shadow Worlds related to the Holy Kingdom.