Chapter 208: Interrogation

Luo De waved his hand, unconcerned.

Looking at Pudding's terrifying face, he hesitated slightly: "Can you turn back? I'm still used to your old form."

Pudding, obedient as always, pulled out the badge from his chest.

Plop—a burst of green blood and insects.

His flesh and fur shifted rapidly, reverting to his cute cat spirit form.

"What's this?"

Luo De pointed at the badge.

To his surprise, Pudding looked astonished: "This was granted by the Dragon God. Master Luo De, as the Dragon God's emissary, don't you know this?"

Granted by Nao Lin??

Then again, it made sense—she was called the Cursed Dragon, and had the skill 【Body Proliferation】. What kind of benevolent, lawful creature could she be?

Luo De could only explain: "I'm a high-ranking member. I don't need this."

"Oh!" Pudding looked envious, his eyes burning with fervor. "I truly wish to become someone like Master Luo De, to attain a more perfect form!"

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He didn't elaborate further.

Luo De turned to the two headless knights hanging from the trees by shadow ribbons.

They struggled desperately, slashing with ghostfire and blades, but could not harm Tally's shadow ribbons at all.

Tally came obediently forward, lifting her master in her arms.

Earlier, Luo De hadn't been tall enough to reach them, but now, held aloft by Tally, he casually reached out and felt the texture of their neck stumps.

Puff—puff—

Their elasticity was nearly identical to non-undead flesh!

The headless knight stiffened.

Then reacted violently, thrashing again—though to no avail.

Pudding crossed his white gloves respectfully: "Master Luo De, kill them."

Luo De looked up at the sky and saw dusk had arrived.

He'd arrived at Olive Town around noon, wandered around, then traveled further to enter the labyrinth—naturally, it was nearly nightfall.

This 【Cat Spirit Paradise】 labyrinth operated its own environment, so it still had moon and sun—but whether they were the same as the outside world was uncertain.

"No rush. I have questions for them. Besides, traveling at night is inconvenient. Let's set up camp."

Pudding obeyed immediately, ordering the soldiers to set up camp.

Soon, the camp was ready.

The cats began lighting fires and eating.

"Master Luo De, won't you eat?"

Pudding asked, concerned.

He held a metal bowl filled with plain dried rat meat soup.

The black-gray fur of the dried rats hadn't even been removed—they floated visibly on the pale gray broth, making it hard to swallow.

Luo De waved his hand in refusal.

He spoke firmly: "Give it to the men. One or two skipped meals won't hurt me. Besides, I've prisoners to interrogate all night—no time to eat."

Pudding was easily convinced, and with his status, he soon looked up to Luo De in awe: "Truly, the Dragon God's emissary!"

After a few more words, he soon dismissed the cat spirit.

Luo De sealed the tent tightly.

He drew out 【Tremor Soul Blade】, instructed it not to open its thirty-six demonic eyes, then plunged it point-down into the earth, activating its 【Alert Detection】 and 【Silence Technique】.

"Without a mage, 【Tremor Soul Blade】's daily skills are quite useful."

He patted the hilt contentedly.

He looked up at the two headless knights bound by Tally's shadow ribbons.

Interestingly, he needed a 【Cat Spirit Paradise Pass】 to bypass the labyrinth's shrinking rules—yet these two fifth-rank beginners appeared at normal human scale.

Luo De instinctively moved to question their bodies.

Then remembered: headless knights needed heads to speak.

Tally, today a perfect younger sister, watched her master's expressions closely and immediately used the shadow ribbons to lift the grotesque black helmeted head before Luo De.

"Is Tally clever?"

"Clever, clever."

Luo De answered while gripping the fierce lion mask on the head.

At first it wouldn't budge—until he found the latch on the side and pried it open.

A beautiful, lively face emerged, eyebrows furrowed in fierce glare, a faint wrinkle forming across her delicate nose.

Her features were sharp and vivid—the kind of girl who wore her emotions clearly.

Luo De cleared his throat and introduced himself.

"Dog of the Evil Dragon, pah!"

Allies called her the Dragon God; enemies called her the Evil Dragon. No need to guess—it was Nao Lin.

After all, Nao Lin was an outsider. Even with control over the labyrinth, local residents still resisted.

Normal.

"Technically, not a dog—master and servant."

Who was master and who was servant? Luo De didn't say.

"What's the difference? You invaded 【Cat Spirit Paradise】, destroyed its peace and quiet! Look! What have you turned the cat spirits into?!"

Luo De felt a twinge of guilt.

Indeed, the cat spirits' transformed appearances made it hard for him to claim he was on the side of justice.

But reality didn't care about reason—it cared about strength.

He whipped 【Pleasure Whip】—snap! striking one headless knight's body.

Pain made her body curl, the black mist at her neck wound trembling.

But the head before him showed no reaction.

Hmm. Hit the wrong body.

Yet she noticed the other knight being whipped—her face instantly showed concern and worry.

Luo De struck again.

This time, the head screamed, tears welling in her eyes—but she still glared defiantly.

"Why did the Witch Cat steal the palace's treasures?"

"To free the cat spirits' minds—and to drive out this damned foreign Evil Dragon! And you, dog!"

"I asked what you plan to do with the treasures."

At first, Luo De didn't think these small creatures could destroy Nao Lin's belongings—but when he learned the Witch Cat was from Bahadur Magic Academy, a faint unease crept in.

"Why should I tell you? Who do you think you are?!"

Snap—another lash struck her body.

But this headless knight was stubborn—she endured the pain in silence.

Tough mouth?

Hmph. Seems this method won't work on you.

Luo De's hand slid down, unfastening her leg armor, revealing plump, pale, smooth thighs.

"You! What are you doing?!"

He didn't answer her question.

He placed his palm on her thigh, channeling spiritual energy to raise her body temperature, forcing sweat to surface.

Then he began rubbing, probing, pressing, searching.

Soon, 【Enthralling Fluid】 seeped into her skin and began taking effect.

The girl's beautiful face flushed red.

Quickly turning crimson, her eyes slowly filling with mist.

Her body twitched involuntarily, tensing, thighs clamping shut despite herself.

But her willpower was strong—eyes shut, teeth clenched, she fought to endure.

Luo De smiled: "It hurts, doesn't it? Tell me what I want, and I'll remove this effect."

Didn't expect it, did you? 【Enthralling Fluid】 has interrogation functions too.

But only works on stubborn, chaste girls like this one.

(End of Chapter)