Chapter 2682: Consciousness Interrogation, The Little Master of Shifting Blame

"According to my deduction, the Mist Event in the prophecy is highly likely to be the work of the Demon Descendant behind the scenes, and with low probability, an unknown enemy from an Other Plane. And now, Dakesi, can you tell me which deduction is actually correct?"

Regarding Xia Duo's repeated questioning, Dakesi did not offer the slightest response, or rather, the consciousness that was becoming increasingly alert to this was the best response.

When hearing the keyword "Demon Descendant," Dakesi's consciousness fluctuated significantly, even worse than the previous dispirited state, and he actually leaked some Subconscious Information involuntarily.

Before, even in such despair and dispiritedness, Dakesi's consciousness protection was still quite well-maintained; his conscious mind was filled with desperate whispers, while his subconscious was very closed off, without the slightest leakage.

It was also because of this that Xia Duo truly confirmed Dakesi's suspicion; if not for the inspection of the Consciousness Copy, perhaps he would not have discovered that the other party's previous appearance of despair and dispiritedness was actually somewhat acted out.

The despair was real, and the dispiritedness was also real, but it was absolutely not to the extent of being able to crush the will of a high-level Mage.

Perhaps it was sensing Xia Duo's suspicion of him that Dakesi wanted to feign madness and play the fool, attempting to muddle through, but he did not expect Xia Duo to be so decisive, directly attacking him and then creating a Consciousness Copy for interrogation.

The state of consciousness cannot be faked, which made Xia Duo confirm Dakesi's suspicion and also affirm his own decisive action.

As for now, although Dakesi still refuses to speak, as a mere remnant consciousness, he has no room for much resistance; it is simply that Xia Duo does not want to be contaminated by consciousness information, which is why his copy consciousness is allowed to exist.

Directly searching consciousness does not require breaking the consciousness first; there are as many opportunities to try as there are copies. Of course, Yierlan's main body has already been knocked down, and if the Consciousness Copy is not enough, it can be created in real-time.

What a pure and flawless white lotus!

"Are you still not going to speak? I have just inspected you; there is no Demon Bloodline on you, so what are you hiding for the Demon Descendant? Or is it that you identify with the philosophy of the Darkness Society from the bottom of your heart and are willing to betray your own race?"

Yet he knew it anyway, which shows that either Yierlan is a confidant of some big shot in Taiweimansa, or he has had contact with the Darkness Society.

"Are you really willing to give up everything for an illusory possibility?"

So that's how it is!

But Yierlan has not yet realized that he is in an illusion at this moment; consciousness fluctuations cannot be faked, and Xia Duo has once again witnessed the cunning and shrewdness of the Elf.

Hearing that Xia Duo has already made contact with the outside world, a trace of panic flashed in Yierlan's eyes, but at the same time, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart; perhaps it is truly possible that the ritual was disrupted, allowing him to escape.

"If you want things to go better for you afterward, it is best to cooperate a little now."

"Let's talk more about the Demon Descendant and the Darkness Society. What is your relationship with them? Is Dakesi a Demon Descendant?"

"The evidence is the ritual book that Dakesi personally handed to me not long ago. Although I cannot understand what the purpose of that ritual is, it is definitely not the bargaining chip for protest that we agreed upon beforehand!"

"I don't know what the Demon Descendant said to you, but according to my understanding, what the Darkness Society wants to do is definitely not to let the Demon Descendant live openly on this land; they have even crazier ambitions."

"Present."

"Can you lift the seal for me? Don't worry, in this situation, I will definitely cooperate."

As for now, it is impossible for Xia Duo to not exert any pressure at all, so he said:

This is just an interrogation strategy.

"I will definitely cooperate. Whatever else you want to know, as long as it does not involve the core interests of Palisi, I will tell you truthfully!"

The current situation is clearly more likely to be the latter; after all, if Yierlan is a confidant of some big shot in Taiweimansa, he would not conspire with Dakesi to rebel.

With just a few short sentences, he has distanced himself again. Considering Yierlan's status as a high-level Mage, if he can survive this incident, he might really be able to escape sanctions!

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, I have already contacted the outside through special channels. Your Crown King has sent his Consultants Feilifa and Yisita to handle the emergency here in Meite'er."

"Do you know? They actually want to subvert the Time Line of the Main Plane and make the possibility of the Demon Descendant running rampant a reality. By then, let alone you and me, everything you know in the Main Plane will turn into bubbles."

Mentioning the "Darkness Society," Yierlan's consciousness fluctuated again. Logically speaking, Yierlan has not joined the Northland Alliance Demon Descendant Intelligence Research Lab, so it is impossible for him to know information about the Darkness Society; even the name should be impossible to know.

"So I asked him indirectly. At the time, he personally admitted that the ritual was used to sacrifice the entire city to open a new world. I realized something was wrong and wanted to sneak out to report it to the Crown King and the Council, but I didn't expect him to notice, so I had no choice but to have a falling out."

Since the other party is willing to perform, Xia Duo is happy to play along. Anyway, it is an independent Consciousness Copy; even if he completely denies it afterward, he has no psychological burden at all.

"Whether you were coerced or not, your internal investigation in Palisi will naturally determine that in the future. I just want to figure out the cause and effect of this incident and how to resolve it properly. I believe you don't want to die here so unclearly, right?"

Perhaps these words really touched Yierlan, or perhaps the other party thought of the precedent that high-level Mages have never been executed in Palisi, so he wanted to turn over a new leaf—

It can be seen that even without being transformed into a Demon Descendant, as long as one is a high-level Mage, there is a chance to come into contact with the Darkness Society.

"I was coerced. I don't know if Dakesi is a Demon Descendant; I only know that he joined the Darkness Society and then controlled my family. I had to cooperate with them, but even so, I didn't expect Dakesi to be so crazy that he actually wanted to sacrifice the lives of all the people in the city, which of course included my family, so I had a falling out with him."

"I don't know. At first, it wasn't like that. Dakesi told me that the ritual was just to protest to the higher-ups and demand the retention of Meite'er's autonomy. Who knew that guy lied to me!"

Regarding this question, Yierlan confessed without the slightest hesitation—

If a high-level Mage is willing to help, that is opening a fast track. Let alone one family or one surname, even if an entire city or an entire region believed in the Demon Descendant, it is not impossible.

Yierlan subconsciously reached out to touch his wrist, but then realized that he had already lost his Spellcasting ability, so he looked at Xia Duo for help again and asked tentatively:

Or rather, in the situation of the Darkness Society, actively attracting high-level Mages and even being willing to offer more generous conditions is almost an inevitable choice; otherwise, just infiltrating from the middle and lower levels is simply too slow in efficiency.

Xia Duo immediately fell into deep thought, so he asked again: "Is that ritual book still in your hands?"

"I want to know what the sacrificial ritual you mentioned earlier is all about! I believe you couldn't have had a falling out with Dakesi just because he said he wanted to sacrifice people verbally. You must have discovered some more direct evidence! So what was the evidence?" Xia Duo asked.