Chapter 1199: Pretending to be stupid is exhausting

Il-Duo's fingertips could touch the key at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's neck, and she could certainly grab Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's head, but she didn't dare to try. She couldn't be sure she could kill this dog in one strike; once she failed, that final chance would vanish like a bubble.

Do not think this good show only reached this level; for Il-Duo, this wasn't stimulating enough.

With a clatter, the metal door of the underground interrogation room was pushed open, and Amu lowered his head to avoid the door frame, entering the room.

"Moo!"

Amu "roared" at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang seemed "startled," immediately backing away. This was the "guard" arriving on the scene.

Amu sat inside the underground interrogation room, leaning against the wall, while Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang lay on the ground not far from Il-Duo, looking as if he were preparing to take a nap.

Ten-plus minutes later, snoring sounds came; Amu had fallen asleep.

"Dog, come here..."

Il-Duo called out in a low voice. With a guard present, the level of stimulation had clearly increased significantly, and Il-Duo was currently tensed up.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, lying on the ground, opened his eyes and looked at Il-Duo. His thoughts at that moment were: "Say something nice, say something nice and this dog will come over."

A Necromancer girl, a dog-star inhabitant, and a Minotaur created a very "joyful" atmosphere in this eerie underground interrogation room. Of course, only Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was joyful; Amu was hungry, and Il-Duo was on the verge of a breakdown.

Five hours later, it was now around 9 PM, and the underground interrogation room was illuminated by firelight.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang sat squatting in front of Il-Duo and let out a very long yawn.

"You! Get! Away!!"

Il-Duo hung her head, speaking through gritted teeth; she had already discovered Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's peculiar nature.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang tilted his head to look at Il-Duo, his gaze seeming to say: "You finally noticed. Pretending to be stupid is exhausting. How was my acting? If you're satisfied, remember to give a good review."

Since Il-Duo had already discovered it, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang no longer pretended, and he flashed a smile at Il-Duo.

Seeing this smile, Il-Duo's originally numb expression became slightly sluggish.

"You, you..."

She had already guessed that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had some intelligence, but after seeing those lively eyes of his, she confirmed one thing: Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang possessed intelligence no lower than a human's.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked, and Amu, standing to the side, stood up and trotted over to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, looking like a lackey; where was the ferocity from before?

"I..."

Il-Duo was completely at a loss for words, and just at this moment, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang took snacks out of his small storage space and handed them toward Il-Duo.

Il-Duo tilted her head back, meaning she would never eat food offered in contempt; she was a Necromancer with backbone.

Seeing this, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang imitated Su Xiao's manner, waving his dog paw. Amu understood instantly, and his rough, large hand grabbed toward Il-Duo's face, looking as if he were going to force-feed her.

"Wait."

Il-Duo's silver teeth clicked together. After hesitating for a moment, she grabbed the snacks from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's paw; compared to being force-fed, eating it herself was clearly more dignified.

Ten-plus seconds later.

"So spicy!!"

The shout came vaguely from the underground interrogation room. This was one of the ways Su Xiao broke Il-Duo's mental defenses: not allowing her to sleep while providing her with extremely spicy food.

Compared to torture, Su Xiao's methods seemed much gentler, but the reality was not so. Just the fact that she wasn't allowed to sleep made Il-Duo break down, and on top of that, she had to endure Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's mental harassment.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was very skilled at negotiating with plot characters. His negotiation method was quite special: using his high Charisma attribute to find ways to pull the plot character's IQ down to his own level, thereby having a fair contest.

Setting aside the scene of Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang having fun in the underground interrogation room for now, Su Xiao is currently sitting by the pool in the courtyard of the Iron Hand's mansion.

The courtyard is guarded by dozens of ordinary guards, with four Imperial Guards at the gate; the security measures are not exactly strong, but they are certainly not weak either.

After Su Xiao captured Yierduo alive, he left some very subtle traces along the way; these traces are difficult to track, and there is a high probability of losing the trail.

The more this is the case, the higher the probability that Yierduo's master will come to the rescue; if the traces were too obvious, the other party would definitely be suspicious and would certainly investigate whether there were any ambushes within the Iron Hand's mansion.

Su Xiao can be certain that Yierduo's master or other Necromancer powerhouses will definitely come; even if they are not here to rescue Yierduo, they will come to silence Yierduo.

Su Xiao did not kill Yierduo, which is like a thorn in the throat for those Necromancers lurking in the royal capital; no one can guarantee whether Yierduo can withstand the enemy's interrogation, and once Yierduo reveals key intelligence, it would be a devastating blow to the Necromancer race's current plan.

Whether to save a disciple or to come and silence them, the Necromancer powerhouses will definitely arrive, and this is Su Xiao's opportunity.

Drip.

A dripping sound, so faint it was almost negligible, reached his ears; Su Xiao looked toward the source of the sound, and a figure draped in a black robe, about 1.8 meters tall, stood on the perimeter wall.

Around the outer perimeter of the wall, corpses lay on the ground; they had died silently, each with a line of blood at the back of their necks—this was the fatal wound.

"Human, where is she?"

The figure standing on the wall spoke, their voice slightly hoarse; Su Xiao had heard this unique voice many times—it is the timbre produced after vocal cord damage caused by having one's throat slit.

"Qiyamasanga, keketa (Necromancer language: Don't waste time with him, kill him)."

Another low voice came; the Necromancers who came to the rescue were not alone.

"Calm down, capturing this human will be helpful to our plan; he is the Kingdom's Iron Hand."

The hoarse-voiced Necromancer spoke; he had been using the human language, likely because he frequently operated in the Saint Sodin Kingdom.

"You, are, leader, listen, to you."

The other Necromancer also began to speak the human language; clearly, these two Necromancers were trying to put pressure on Su Xiao.

"Silently dealing with four Imperial Guards, truly surprising."

Su Xiao had investigated the data on the Imperial Guards; their average attributes were around 70 points, they possessed five types of skills, and the Imperial Guards had a characteristic: the more of them there were, the stronger their combat power, which was related to their abilities.

Imperial Guard Skill 2: Imperial Army (Passive), when the number of Imperial Guards within a certain range reaches 100/50/20, the Imperial Guards within the range are immune to 40%/30%/10% of all damage.

Imperial Guard Skill 3: Defend (Passive), when the number of Imperial Guards within a certain range reaches 100/40/10, all Imperial Guards within the range gain +8/6/3 to all attributes (except Luck).

Once the Imperial Guards form a battle formation of 100, the combat power they erupt with would force even Su Xiao to temporarily avoid their edge; only by finding a way to split them up and quickly reduce their numbers would he have a chance to win.

The Imperial Guards are a force carefully cultivated by the royal family; how could they be weak? Even if they cannot form a battle formation, they possess significant individual combat power.

Yet these two Necromancers standing on the courtyard wall had silently dealt with 4 Imperial Guards, which shows the strength of these two, or rather, their assassination capabilities are extremely high.