A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 37 Sage Mode? Ogawa, go check Taro's pants.
What is Ryoma Ken saying? The Old Church?

The four people in the corridor looked at each other, exchanging glances, their eyes revealing unfamiliarity and suspicion.

Is it a new branch of the Ghost Gang?

Or perhaps... Ryoma Ken has gone mad, nearly out of control? Has he started talking nonsense?
This made the four members of the Fierce Ghost Clan even more nervous. They all knew that because of the danger of their bloodline, these hybrids from the Snake Clan were prone to going berserk and losing control.

When out of control, reason is lost, and one becomes nothing more than a killing machine, or even degenerates into Deadpool.

“Hey, hey, hey, your looks are really hurtful. I’m fine, my spirit has been healed by the Church of the Old Days, and I’m much better than when I was with the Ghosts.”

Longma Jian was not out of control; he was merely being parasitized by Xu Lie.

A whole day is enough for Xu Lie to find a few unlucky lone bastards near Genji Heavy Industries to parasitize.

Using this opportunity, they infiltrated Genji Heavy Industries and obtained information that the Nightclub was one of the strongholds of the Oni Clan.

Following the clues, it was easy to parasitize Longma Jian.

Realizing that Ryoma Ken's words contained a teasing and joking tone, Inuyama Taro and the others were initially relieved. Since he could say such things with a smile, at least he hadn't lost control.

Having realized this, the four members of the corridor group couldn't help but pay attention to the unfamiliar organization, the Old Church.

After all, the suffix "church" didn't fit the style of the Ghost Clan, and the idea of ​​being healed by the old church was something they paid special attention to.

Sakurai Masami bluntly asked, "Ryoma, are you leaving the Demon Clan? Joining this church that sounds so unreliable?"

Taro Inuyama was speechless at his companion's antics. Who asks such a direct question? They just ask Ken Ryoma if he's going to betray the Demon Clan? How can he possibly give a proper answer?

Wow, it really works.

Ryoma Ken nodded vigorously, as if to strengthen his persuasiveness: "That's right. Don't be fooled by my past habit of going out to kill people every day. It can only provide temporary relief, not a permanent solution."

"The dragon blood continues to erode my spirit. Every time I kill someone, I feel relaxed for a few minutes, but then I get restless again. I feel like I'm going crazy."

"Fortunately, the old church came and brought a calming potion that can effectively alleviate the erosion of my spirit by the dragon blood."

At that moment, Taro Inuyama stepped forward, interrupting Ken Ryoma's monologue, his muscles taut: "Then why did you tell us?"

"Aren't you afraid we'll leak information about your defection from the Ghost Clan?"

"Or are you just playing with us?"

Miyamoto Ogawa stood beside Inuyama Taro, while Fuma Matsu's darts were already locked onto Ryoma Ken's eyes.

Sakurai Masami also prepared to activate her Word of Power, and the four of them stood ready to prevent Ryoma Ken from becoming enraged.

To the four's surprise, Ryoma Ken wasn't angry at all; instead, he laughed and said, "Pfft, you're overthinking it."

"Didn't you realize? I'm inviting you, inviting you to join the Old Church."

"Didn't I say before? The Old Church doesn't like scum like me, but it really appreciates guys like you who can maintain your principles."

"So the old church promised me that if I recruited kind people like you into the church, I would be rewarded with a bottle of calming medicine."

"It's just that scum like me is particularly disliked by the church. Others can get one bottle in exchange for each person they invite, but I need to invite four people to get one bottle."

"How about it? Want to come along? We can suppress the long-standing problem of the dragon blood without you having to go against your conscience or abandon your principles. Isn't that great?"

It would be a lie for Taro Inuyama and the others to say they weren't tempted.

Tormented by dragon blood for over a decade, he never had a peaceful night's sleep after escaping the Snake Clan.

They dream of getting rid of the dragon blood curse!

As for leaving the Ghost Clan? That's not a problem.

Yes, they are grateful to the Ghost Clan for taking them in, but they also have to guard the Ghost Clan's territory and do tasks for them on a daily basis, and often help the Ghost Clan do some bad things.

Those at the bottom of the Demon Clan, maintaining their principles, don't have much loyalty to the so-called King. Their skepticism and silence stem simply from their distrust of Ryoma Ken's past misdeeds.

'Sigh.' Xu ​​Lie's clone, which was parasitizing the depths of Long Majian's soul, sighed, seemingly realizing that the host's reputation was poor.

It's a shame that the parasitic Ryoma Ken can't use the eloquence of a con artist, otherwise he could easily trick these guys into becoming devout believers.

Xu Lie can use ritual prayers to pre-draw high-sequence abilities and create them into talismans.

However, as mentioned earlier, talismans also have significant limitations.

The pre-drawn parasitic talisman can complete the parasitism, but it cannot exert the abilities of the original thief pathway like a normal Sequence 4 parasite.

Of course, this minor drawback can be solved by bringing an additional Time Worm clone.

If a Time Worm clone is hidden within the soul, it can unleash the abilities of the Thief Path.

However, at present, Long Majian only has one Time Worm parasitizing him, while the other Time Worms are concentrated on Xu Lie's main body, preparing for the follow-up actions tonight.

The clone had no choice but to control Longma Jian to deceive him again: "Alright, I'll give you a bottle of calming potion, but you have to promise me that after you join the Old Church and receive the potion, you have to return one bottle."

Having said that, he didn't care about being exposed to Inuyama Taro and the other three, and went back to his room to take out a transparent medicine bottle.

With the help of the light from the window, Taro Inuyama and the others could clearly see that the medicine bottle contained a mysterious green liquid, about 150 milliliters in size, as clear and translucent as liquefied jade.

"Here comes the calming medicine." Ryoma Ken stepped forward with the medicine and handed it to Inuyama Taro.

Although Taro Inuyama accepted the medicine, he still couldn't trust Ken Ryoma.

"Drink up, why aren't you drinking?"

Longma Jian looked around and suddenly laughed: "Haha, really, it seems I have no credibility at all in your eyes."

"How about this, I'll drink half the bottle, and Inuyama, you can drink the other half, okay? That way you won't worry about me poisoning it, right?"

"Just to make it clear first, one bottle of medicine can calm the nerves for ten days, but half a bottle will only have an effect for about five days."

After saying that, Ryoma Ken was about to take back the medicine, and Inuyama Taro actually returned it. Seeing that Ryoma Ken looked relaxed after drinking half of it, Inuyama Taro then drank it as well.

After drinking the bitter medicine, Taro Inuyama felt instantly calm.

Wonderful, that was Inuyama Taro's first feeling; his second feeling was one of utter tranquility.

It felt like lying on the beach, basking in the moonlight, with even the slowly ebb and flow of the tides so quiet and still.

The violent emotions that had been tempting him to kill and enjoy pleasure completely disappeared, and the physical heat brought on by the dragon blood slowly subsided.

This was the most relaxed moment in Inuyama Taro's life in over a decade.

"Sage mode? Ogawa, go check Taro's pants, maybe it's not... you know?" Fuma Matsu glanced at Inuyama Taro's expression, that calm demeanor that showed no desire for worldly things was too strange.

Miyamoto Ogawa rolled his eyes at Kazema Pine: "Why don't you do it yourself?"

Sakurai Masami raised her hand and patted her forehead. She was truly exasperated with these two guys. Fortunately, she didn't need to do anything; Inuyama Taro was brought back to his senses by their noise.

Originally wanting to excitedly shout to tell his friends, but under the effects of the drug, Taro Inuyama only said with a slightly cheerful tone, "The calming drug is very effective."

"I feel very peaceful now, and my mind is at peace. I can no longer feel the heat of the dragon blood or the temptation of killing in my mind."

Then he turned to Ryoma Ken and said, "Ryoma, don't worry, I'll definitely return a bottle to you after I get the tranquilizer."

"Is this still not enough..." Ryoma Kenji had only said a few words when his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and his expression turned slightly grim: "Run!"

"Our family's law enforcement officers are coming towards us."

(End of this chapter)