Chapter 1213 - 28: Pretending to Be Dumb Is Exhausting
Chapter 1213 - 28: Pretending to Be Dumb Is Exhausting
Ilde’s fingertips could touch the key at Bubu Wang’s neck, and of course, she could grab Bubu Wang’s head, but she didn’t dare try. She couldn’t be sure she could kill this dog with one hit. If she failed, her last chance would be lost.
Don’t assume that this drama is only at this level now; for Ilde, it’s not thrilling enough.
With a clang, the metal door of the underground interrogation room was pushed open. A Mu ducked to avoid the door frame and entered the underground interrogation room.
"Moo!"
A Mu ’roared’ at Bu Bu Wang, and Bubu Wang seemed ’frightened’, immediately retreating; the ’guard’ had arrived.
A Mu sat inside the underground interrogation room, leaning against the wall, while Bubu Wang lay on the ground not far from Ilde, looking like it was about to take a nap.
A few minutes later, the sound of snoring came. A Mu was asleep.
"Dog, come here..."
Ilde whispered. With the guard present, the level of excitement had obviously increased significantly, and Ilde was straining her nerves.
Bubu Wang opened its eyes on the ground, gazing at Ilde. At this moment, Bubu Wang’s thoughts were: "Say something nice, say something nice, and I’ll come over."
A undead sister, a Dog Star People, and a Minotaur, made a very ’joyful’ atmosphere in this eerie underground interrogation room. Of course, only Bubu Wang was joyful, A Mu was hungry, and Ilde was collapsing.
Five hours later, around nine in the evening, the underground interrogation room was brightly lit by the firelight.
Bubu Wang sat in front of Ilde, yawning long.
"You! Get! Away!!"
Ilde hung her head, gritting her teeth. She had discovered Bubu Wang’s peculiarities.
Bubu Wang tilted its head, looking at Ilde, as if saying, "You’ve finally found out; pretending to be dumb is exhausting. How’s my acting? If you’re satisfied, remember to give a good review."
Since Ilde had already discovered it, Bubu Wang no longer disguised itself and smiled at Ilde.
Seeing that smile, Ilde’s previously numb expression appeared a bit dazed.
"You, you..."
She had already guessed that Bubu Wang possessed some wisdom, but after seeing Bubu Wang’s agile eyes, she confirmed one thing: Bubu Wang had intelligence no less than humans.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked. A Mu stood up and ran over to Bubu Wang with a fawning look, completely unlike its previous ferocious appearance.
"I..."
Ilde was utterly speechless. Just then, Bubu Wang took out some snacks from its small storage space and handed them to Ilde.
Ilde tilted her head back, meaning she would never eat charity food; she was a principled member of the Undead Clan.
Seeing this, Bubu Wang mimicked Su Xiao’s gesture, waving its paw. A Mu understood and grabbed Ilde’s face with its rough hand, apparently intending to ’force-feed’.
"Wait a minute."
Ilde’s silver teeth clattered loudly. After a moment’s hesitation, she grabbed the snacks from Bubu Wang’s paw; compared to being ’force-fed’, eating on her own was clearly more dignified.
A few seconds later.
"So spicy!!"
A shout faintly came from the underground interrogation room. This was one of Su Xiao’s methods to break Ilde’s mental defense: not allowing her to sleep while providing her with intensely spicy food.
Compared to brutal torture, Su Xiao’s method seemed much gentler. That was not the case. Just being forbidden from sleep drove Ilde to collapse, not to mention enduring Bubu Wang’s mental harassment.
Bubu Wang was very adept at negotiating with plot characters. Its negotiation method was rather unique; it used its relatively high charm attributes to find ways to bring the plot characters’ intelligence down to its level for a fair competition.
Not bothering with Bubu Wang’s joyful scene in the underground interrogation room, Su Xiao was by the pool in the Iron Hand Mansion courtyard.
Dozens of ordinary guards guarded the courtyard surroundings, and four Forbidden Guards stood at the gate. The security measures weren’t very strong but definitely not weak.
After capturing Ilde alive, Su Xiao left some very hidden traces along the way, making tracking difficulty high, with a high possibility of losing track.
Even so, the possibility of Ilde’s master coming to rescue was higher. If the traces were too obvious, her master would certainly be suspicious and investigate whether there were ambushes within the Iron Hand Mansion.
Su Xiao could be sure that Ilde’s master or other Undead Strongmen would definitely come. Even if they weren’t coming to save her, they would come to silence her.
Su Xiao hadn’t killed Ilde, which was like a thorn in the throats of the Undead Spirits hidden in the Royal Capital. No one could guarantee that Ilde could withstand the enemy’s interrogation. If she divulged crucial information, it would be a destructive blow to the Undead Clan’s plan.
Whether to save their disciple or to silence her, Undead Clan strongmen would surely hurry over, which was Su Xiao’s opportunity.
Drip.
A nearly negligible drip sound was heard. Su Xiao looked toward the sound source, where a figure about 1.8 meters tall and clad in a black robe stood on the wall.
Outside the wall, bodies lay on the ground. They had died silently, each with a blood line on their neck—a fatal injury.
"Human, where is she?"
The figure spoke from atop the wall, his voice somewhat hoarse. This unique voice tone was familiar to Su Xiao, often caused by vocal cord damage due to throat-slitting.
"Qi Ya Ma Sang Ga, Ka Ka Ta (Undead Language: Don’t waste words with him, kill him).
Another low voice came, indicating the rescuing undead was not alone.
"Calm down. Catching this human will help our plan. He is the kingdom’s Iron Hand."
The hoarse voice from the undead continued in Human, suggesting he frequently operated in the Holy Sodding Kingdom.
"You, are, Leader, listening, to, you."
The other undead also started speaking Human, clearly trying to pressure Su Xiao.
"Quietly taking out four Forbidden Guards, quite surprising."
Su Xiao had investigated the Forbidden Guards’ profile. They averaged around 70 points in all attributes, had five skills, and had a distinctive feature that the more numerous they were, the stronger their combat capability became, relating to their ability.
Forbidden Guards Skill 2: Forbidden Army (Passive), within a certain range, if the number of Forbidden Guards reaches 100/50/20, they are immune to 40%/30%/10% of all damage.
Forbidden Guards Skill 3: Defend (Passive), within a certain range, if the number of Forbidden Guards reaches 100/40/10, they gain an increase of 8/6/3 points in all attributes (excluding luck attributes).
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If the Forbidden Guards formed a complete battle formation of 100, their explosive combat strength would oblige even Su Xiao to temporarily retreat and quickly reduce their numbers for a chance at victory.
Forbidden Guards were regally groomed troops; how could they be weak? Even without forming a battle formation, they had considerable individual combat strength.
Yet, these two undead figures standing on the courtyard wall had quietly eliminated four Forbidden Guards, a testament to their power, or rather, their assassination capabilities.
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