Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 72 Son of God's Grace
[Nightmare, you have completed the extra node! ]

[Node Reward: Book of the General Overview of Painful Divine Grace (to be claimed)]

Li Nanke raised his eyebrows and looked around the mausoleum, but did not find any glowing reward items.

There was deathly silence in the mausoleum. The crazy monster just now was completely dead. Due to the end of the grace of the God of Pain, the monster's body gradually shrank and turned into the size of a normal person. However, its distorted appearance could not be changed.

Colette's soul dissipated and was freed, finally ending her endless pain and torture.

Renault's eyes were complicated, and there was a hint of uncertainty in his tone: "Edward, we can definitely end Anya's suffering, right?"

The Holy Congregation of Penance was different from the mausoleum in front of them, not to mention that there were many powerful enemies in the Cathedral of All Saints, there were countless punitive troops stationed at the foot of the Mountain of Ashes alone.

Now that Renault has lost his internal status as the chief instructor of the Punishment Army, it is extremely difficult for him to break into the Holy Society of Repentance, so he needs Li Nanke's help and is ready to give everything for it.

But many times, firm belief alone cannot change the power gap between the enemy and us.

Li Nanke closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and cut off the head of Holy Mother Jiao Rong with a sword, and threw the distorted head to Renault.

"Yes, we will definitely be able to end Anya's suffering."

Renault frowned, took the bloody and terrifying head, and looked a little confused.

Li Nanke continued, "We can't get into the Cathedral of All Saints just by force. Even if we disguise ourselves as pilgrims, we can't get close to the core area of ​​the Holy Church."

"So we need to use some special measures."

Renault held the head in his hand and said thoughtfully: "Is this a special method?"

Li Nanke said: "That's right, just trust me."

After saying this, he strode out of the mausoleum and returned to the cabin outside the monastery.

The interior of Colette's residence is very simple, with no other decorations except some daily furniture.

Li Nanke glanced across the bookshelf and found a book emitting a faint white light.

[Book of Suffering Divine Grace Overview]

【Type: Props/Information】

[Quality: inferior]

[Rating: 50/100]

[Details: This book was compiled by Colette after she collected information about the Holy Society and spent more than ten years compiling it. It records all the sufferings and graces in the world...]

【…】

Li Nanke frowned and opened the book, and was quickly attracted by the contents.

[The First Divine Grace: Holy Father of Thorns]

[Hundreds of years ago, a devout believer realized that he had committed serious sins, so he prayed and confessed to the legendary great being 'Holy God', seeking forgiveness for his sins. ]

[He knelt in the thorn bush, the thorns scratched his skin and embedded in his flesh.] [Perhaps the Holy God sensed his piety, and the unprecedented grace of God appeared. The thorns entangled his limbs, the pain twisted his body, and the thorns merged into his flesh, and the grace of God merged them into one.]

[Many believers witnessed the coming of God's grace, and they knelt before him, imitating him in torturing himself physically and mentally, while the great being continued to bestow various God's graces... From then on, the belief in suffering, pain, and torture was born.]

[Because the grace of suffering has descended many times, the manifestation of grace is also different, so different church sects have emerged. Most of them directly believe in the great existence "Holy God", and some sects believe in miracles caused by the grace of suffering. ]

[The First Grace is honored as the Thorn Father. Unlike other churches that directly believe in the great existence "Holy God", the Holy Congregation of Penitence worships the Thorn Father and directly believes in the First Grace. 】

[When it was first established, the Holy Society of Repentance was not strong. Due to its extreme beliefs, it was besieged by the people and other sects. The Holy Society was surrounded. The Holy King blocked the church door and turned over the throne, not daring to face the incoming weapons. ]

[The Holy King was in agony and torment, and he prayed devoutly to the great being 'Holy God', wishing for divine grace to come, to protect his throne, and to hold the power of the Holy King forever. This also caused the Ninth Divine Grace, the Tenth Divine Grace, and the Eleventh Divine Grace that affected the entire world...]

【…】

[The Ninth Divine Grace: Holy King of Thorns]

【The Holy King prayed to the Holy God for eternal power because of the pain in his heart. The grace of pain descended for the ninth time. Countless thorns grew out of thin air and entangled the entire Holy Church, forming a towering mountain of thorns, which firmly protected the Holy Church from external intrusion.】

[The thorns also penetrated the flesh and blood of the Holy King, firmly fixing him on the throne, making him "hold" the power of the Holy King forever like a prisoner, and suffering pain and torture forever.]

[Not only the Holy King, but all the clergy in the Holy Council are fixed in place by thorns, serving the Holy King forever. ]

[The advent of the Ninth Divine Grace calmed the anger of most of the people and believers who were besieging the Holy Church. They were greatly shocked after witnessing the advent of Divine Grace with their own eyes, and could not help but bow down and worship towards the Holy Church.]

[But there were still a small number of people who still believed that the Holy King and the Holy Church were heretics. They raised torches, and the blazing fire ignited the thorns and also the entire Holy Church... Thus, the Tenth and Eleventh Graces were born. ]

【…】

[The Tenth Divine Grace: Eternal Dusk]

[The fire of the Inquisition burned for a full month, and the magnificent Thorn Mountain was finally reduced to countless ashes. The smoke and ashes covered the entire world. Since then, plagues have swept across the world, and many abnormalities have occurred. The heart-wrenching wail of the Holy King seemed to come from the top of the Thorn Mountain, resounding through the sky.]

[Finally, this moment was eternally frozen at dusk that day, and the sunset never sets from then on...]

【…】

[The 11th Divine Grace: Unknown]

[After the fire was extinguished, the Holy King did not die, but reappeared in people's sight, calling himself the 'Son of Divine Grace', and built the Cathedral of All Saints on the mountain of ashes from the burning thorns. ]

[The Holy King's resurrection from the dead became the eleventh divine grace. As divine grace descended repeatedly, more and more believers followed him, and eventually the Holy Society of Repentance became the most powerful sect in the world.]

[But the eleventh divine grace is definitely not as simple as resurrection from the dead. The Holy King has undergone some unknown changes, but the world is unaware of it. This is also the biggest secret that the Holy Society deliberately concealed. ]

【…】

There are hundreds of divine graces recorded in the book, many of which are related to the Holy Council, such as the Archbishop Gravedigger, the Commander of the Holy Hammer Legion, etc. There are also relevant records of the graces of the Lady of Eternal Pain, the First Licker and the Scorched Mother herself.

The conclusion at the end of the book reads: Through the summary of hundreds of suffering graces, I vaguely realized that there might be some way to end all suffering graces in the world, but after careful consideration, I quickly dismissed this absurd idea.

Because I am still waiting for others to rescue me. Even I cannot free myself from the pain, how can I end all the suffering in the world?————Colette.

(End of this chapter)