414: Holding a sword and killing with a sword

Chapter 413: Holding a Sword and Using a Sword to Kill

"Dick, I will love you forever, until the end of time..."

Amidst his blurry consciousness, a gentle female voice echoed in his mind.

In an instant, Dick recognized this as Isurna's voice, like scattered willow catkins drifting on the lake surface in the early summer afternoon, carried by a gentle breeze...

Opening his eyes, Dick's thoughts quickly cleared.

Looking around, he was the only one in the entire dark prison cell.

Waves of intense pain came from his body; hours of continuous torture had flayed the skin off Dick's entire back.

Dried blood scabs stuck to the rough prison uniform, and even a slight movement of his body would cause the excruciating pain of tearing wounds.

Yet, Dick was fixed in a half-squatting position on the torture rack, and after a long time, his joints were swollen and sore...

Although his Heart Magic Source was sealed, if he were to use his many Supreme Talents, Dick could easily heal all his injuries.

And by using Perfect Coordination to adjust his leg muscles to make his body more relaxed, Dick also wouldn't have to endure the torment brought by the half-squatting posture.

But he didn't do these things, because it would bring more trouble.

The purpose of punishment is to bring pain, essentially torturing the prisoner. If Dick appeared completely at ease, more cruel tortures would await him.

"Commander Ruien... assassination... Divine Machine Witch..."

From the Investigating Officers' scattered words, Dick understood everything.

Isurna's eldest younger brother, Ryan, had died in the military camp several days ago, assassinated by someone signing themselves as "Divine Machine Witch".

The Investigating Officers worked tirelessly, searching for several days, but still couldn't find any useful clues.

Until that damn System teleported him over...

Because the method of teleportation was too outrageous, naturally, Dick was treated as the assassin who killed Ryan, directly imprisoned, and awaited trial.

It was obvious that due to the destiny not being fixed, the original plot in the Central Continent had undergone a huge change.

Ryan was assassinated a few years early, the Divine Machine Witch also appeared in the Demon Spirit Continent early, and Isurna even showed a tendency towards blackening early!

Previously, in the bunker meeting room, Dick had met her gaze at close range.

Although it was only for a few short seconds, as the person who understood Isurna the most, Dick quickly discovered that a hint of madness was flickering in her beautiful eyes!

The reason for Isurna's blackening was very simple, it was the same in every life!

Every time a younger brother died, her degree of blackening deepened by one point. Until all three younger brothers died, Isurna would become completely insane!

Fortunately, everything was still in time.

With only Ryan dead, the situation was not yet irreversible, and the spark of blackening could still be extinguished.

However, the most urgent task was for Dick to get rid of his status as a prisoner. Only by leaving prison could he begin to conquer Isurna.

Although due to the influence of the Mysterious Blessing, Isurna's dislike for him would be amplified to a certain extent.

But this was not a problem, after all, Isurna had always been a rational woman, and even after blackening, she would almost never lose emotional control.

Click!

Suddenly, the sound of a key being inserted into a lock cylinder rang out. Dick looked up and saw the more than a dozen magic arrays around the prison cell continuously operating.

About a minute later, the heavy door of the prison cell slowly opened. Under the dim magical light, a purple figure quickly walked in.

"Dick Grudia, what did you mean by those things you said when you were arrested?"

Isurna came before Dick, crossed her arms, and said seriously, "Confess everything, cooperate actively, and avoid more suffering!"

Hours ago, when Dick was taken away by the Investigating Officers, he had shouted three sentences loudly to Isurna.

"I am not the murderer of Ryan!"

"I can help you find the real murderer!"

"If this drags on, your other two younger brothers, Jem and Hanta, will also be assassinated soon!"

Originally, Dick could have said more, but unfortunately, the Investigating Officers sealed his mouth with magic and took him away from the meeting room.

Although there were only three short sentences, Dick believed that this was enough to control Isurna.

On the torture rack, Dick lightly exhaled, glanced at the Head Investigating Officer behind Isurna, and remained silent.

"Claude, you go out first, let me talk to him alone."

Hearing this, Claude immediately frowned and said, "Lady Isurna, this fellow's methods are strange and extremely dangerous. It might not be appropriate for you to be here alone..."

"Get out," Isurna turned back and glared at Claude, saying with an unquestionable tone, "You should know that I am not one of those pretty vases."

Although she was only level 34, in terms of strength, Isurna could even crush Swordsmen above level 50. Her title as the Peerless Prodigy resounded throughout the Central Region.

What's more, Dick's current state was very poor. Not only was his Magic Source sealed, but his limb joints were also locked by magic, and there were several debuffing magic arrays around him.

Let alone Isurna, even an unarmed child could probably solo kill Dick.

However, in reality, Dick only looked miserable. If he used the life-saving talent [Unimprisonable], he could escape immediately.

"Lady Isurna, I am here to protect you under His Majesty's command..."

Swish!

Purple light flashed, Isurna drew the long sword from her waist, placed it on Claude's shoulder, and said indifferently, "Get out."

Seeing this, Claude sighed and reluctantly exited the cell.

"Speak."

Hearing this, Dick gently shook his head, glanced at the shackles on his body again, and smiled without speaking.

Clang!

Isurna unleashed several sword strikes at a speed difficult for the naked eye to catch. The torture rack and shackles instantly shattered, and Dick regained his freedom.

Out of the confidence of the Central Region's number one prodigy, even if Dick stood here in peak condition, Isurna wasn't worried about encountering danger at all.

For so many years, Isurna had always been a dimensionality reduction strike against her peers, let alone Dick, who was even younger than her.

"Now, you can speak."

Rubbing his somewhat sore joints, Dick sat cross-legged on the ground and said slowly, "First, you must know that I am absolutely not the assassin who killed Ryan."

"Based on what?"

"Heh heh, the one who killed Ryan was a Witch," Dick spread his hands and smiled, "And I am clearly a man."

...

There was nothing wrong with that. Previously, next to Ryan's corpse, there was a message from the assassin, and the first line was the signature - Divine Machine Witch, Xing Lili Anzier!

"Isurna, I believe you are virtuous and will not wrongly accuse innocent good people."

The most important thing in a conversation is to clarify the identities of both parties. Depending on the identity, the attitude displayed and the words spoken will be different!

The first thing Dick needed to do was to get rid of his identity as a suspect and talk to Isurna as an assistant.

"Even so, your previous method of teleportation was too suspicious and could absolutely be used to escape the crime scene!"

This was the fundamental reason Dick was judged as a suspect. There were only a few people in the entire Demon Spirit Continent who could ignore military barriers and teleport freely.

Facing the questioning, Dick said unhurriedly, "The world's first Mage Hero once said a profound truth."

"Magic itself has no distinction between good and evil, only the spellcaster does!"

Dick's implication was to tell Isurna that she couldn't judge him as the murderer just because he could ignore military barriers and teleport.

It's like someone was killed by a sword, are all the Swordsmen in the world suspects?

Holding a sword and using a sword to kill someone are two unrelated matters and cannot be decisive evidence.