Devil's Bible

What do you think of the village guardians' ability to transform into whales on their own?

He already had this idea when Nemus chased the village guards with his shadow hounds.

The controllable whale-like transformation of the village guardians was replicated in Poole.

After all, Poole himself was a prospective village guardian and had drunk water from the deep well, which already met some of the requirements.

Nemus once encountered a demon in the abyss.

Normally, the maximum value of a demon is 100. It may exceed this value by 10 to 20 points due to various circumstances, but that is still the limit.

Alien demons are special cases among demons. Although they are not as powerful as high-ranking demons, their stats can reach two to three times that of regular demons due to the inflation effect.

Nemus's demonic form has a value of 300.

In this situation, Nemus possesses overwhelming power among demons, and most demons cannot even withstand a single blow from Nemus.

However, that one demon was an exception; it was the whale-transformed demon.

The demon seized the whale's body in the material plane, thereby gaining many extraordinary properties.

Despite possessing those extraordinary abilities, Nemus expended considerable effort to defeat his opponent, and even managed to let the opponent escape.

That's why the other party left a deep impression on Nems.

The current village guardians and Lia seem to have gained the power of whale transformation, but in reality, they have not developed its full potential.

“This is exactly what I need!” Poole did not back down because of the danger of whale disease.

"Then take a rest first. I will modify you when the dawn breaks." Nemus already had some understanding of how the village guardians controlled their whale-like power.

It's time to put it into practice.

As for whether this would put Poole in danger, Nemes didn't care.

As the 'Abyss', what we need to do is to condone the evil of demons.

Let wandering souls rejected by reality find a place to belong.

Poole should rightfully dedicate everything he has to himself.

He wanted to be the savior of villains like Poole, not their nanny.

Time passed quickly, and it grew brighter and brighter outside the window.

Nems took Poole to the basement and took some of Lydia's blood.

Waiting for the right opportunity.

When a floating whale sees the sun, it lets out a long cry.

As this cry was made, Lydia couldn't help but join in.

The two whale calls are similar yet different.

The calls of the floating whale can stimulate a person's perception of time, quickly waking them from sleep and invigorating their spirit.

However, Leah's whale calls are a way of spreading a disease.

Nemes seized the opportunity and poured Lydia's blood, which trembled with the whale's roar, into Poole's body.

Poole sprang to his feet, the intense pain causing him to tense up and try to escape.

Nemus was about to control his pain with the ropes of his oath within him.

But then they found that Poole had begun to pray.

It was not addressed to any particular god, but to Nemus.

A force surged from Poole's heart and then interacted with the Oath Rope.

"This is... the power of faith!"

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Chapter 17 Action

“It sensed the pain control ability residing within the Oath Rope and worked together to exert its effect.” Nemus immediately became interested and even mobilized some of his demonic power to observe.

"It's quite unexpected, yet perfectly logical, that faiths are linked in this way!"

Nemes's ability to control pain—the very nature of pain—was acquired from Poole through the precept of forgiveness.

The precept of forgiveness is an elevation achieved through the sacred nails formed by the power of faith.

At this moment, as Poole embraces Nemes, the power of his faith naturally becomes drawn to the essence of suffering.

"Perhaps this is the correct way to use the number of divinities."

"Divinity is the qualification to become a god. Only the faith of others can activate the power of divinity to the greatest extent."

"However, the number of divine attributes I have acquired is incomplete, and I do not have a method to absorb faith. Therefore, the faith in me can only be connected through the rope of oath and the medium of commandments."

"The problem remains the same: there is too little faith!"

Nemes continued to ponder the issues of faith and divinity, and then swiftly intervened further in Poole's affairs.

He actively activated the rope of oath, but not to activate the ability to control pain. Instead, he guided the power of discipline within it, thereby making the connection of faith clear and stable.

As expected, with the synergy stabilizing, Poole gradually awakened some of his abilities. At this moment, the pain seemed to transform into power, surging into his body and becoming the force that supported him.

The essence of pain that Nemus obtained from Poole through discipline, in turn, activated Poole's abilities during this faith-based connection, thus giving rise to the corresponding extraordinary characteristic—the essence of pain.

Nemus only gained a partial bonus through discipline, but Poole activated the full power of the nature of suffering.

To suffer, to perceive pain, and then to exploit pain.

His struggling body gradually stabilized, and the two forces that had caused the pain within Poole began to merge slightly at that moment.

The two forces are the water from the deep well and the infectious power of the whale disease.

Originally, the water from the deep well was supposed to be resistant to whale disease, but the whale calls caused by whale disease infection are mixed in with the calls of floating whales, which is equivalent to putting on a layer of disguise first.

The power of infection thus broke through the first layer of protective resistance, and the deep well water, which originally had the advantage, began to fight against the disease at this moment.

The so-called deep well water is actually well water mixed with whale blood.

This is from the same source as whale disease, but it went down a different branch, so when they meet again, they restrain each other and then fight.

The village guardians discovered, through numerous explorations, that the whale calls of the whale-pathogen could blend in with the calls of real whales, thereby increasing their aggression.

According to the village guardian's judgment, the reason he was able to control the whale transformation was most likely due to this mixing.

While this facilitated the spread of whale disease, it also suppressed the whale-like agitation.

The whale-like disease within Poole's body was ultimately a source of nowhere.

As time went on, the deep well water within his body began to take over, and gradually, Poole returned to normal.

The attempt to infect the whale with cetacean disease failed.

However, this is not a problem; rather, it was expected.

The village guardian did not succeed on the first try. It was only through repeated struggles with the whale disease that a seed of the disease was left in his body.

This seed, no longer rejected by the deep well water, has instead become one with it.

Therefore, when necessary, the village guardians can harness the power of the deep well water to complete the whale transformation.

"It seems there have been some results." Nems examined Poole's body and found that his physical abilities had been slightly developed.

Originally, as a candidate to guard the village, his stats were only around three.

This intense collision activated a lot of his body's life force, and with the development of his own painful nature, his value has reached four and is close to five.

It may not seem like a big improvement, but this is what an average person would achieve in several years.

Take Nair for example. As a nobleman, he received the training of a paladin from a young age.

The resources available for spiritual practice, education, and time are all excellent.

His physical attributes are not bad either.

He has been training since childhood, for more than 20 years, and he has only reached the value of seven.

On average, the number increases by one every three years.

Looking at it this way, Poole's value increased by more than one in just one night, which is already incredibly fast.

Of course, there are always stronger players among the strong, and Nemus himself is such a person.

Falling into the abyss, Nemus was born as a different kind of demon, initially possessing a value of ten, and then, over three years, he increased his original value to three hundred.

"It's a pity that the power of the original body is difficult to use much in the material plane," Nemus thought regretfully.

Just like that little devil Kurog, if he wants to use his power in the material plane, he needs to possess someone.

The same applies to Nemus; to unleash the full potential of his three hundred, he needs a vessel with sufficient capacity.

The limit is to summon some abyssal demons without completely corrupting Nair's body.

Even if it were completely corrupted, it could only exert a few dozen points of power. Only as Nemus had initially thought, it slaughtered hundreds of people in the entire village.

The souls and lives of these people are used to propel Nair, the vessel, to ascend to the Ironblood and transform from demonic to demonic.

Only in this way can he unleash his full potential of 300 stats, and some of the extraordinary characteristics belonging to Nemus's true form may not be fully inherited.

Despite demons being generally stronger than their counterparts, they have not yet truly invaded the material plane.

A large part of the reason is due to this restriction.

"We'll conduct another experiment tomorrow morning. I have some ideas that might speed up the process," Nemus concluded after examining the patient.

The success of the village guardians is multifaceted, but the key lies in one point: the repeated collisions under the same source of power, which ultimately led to the fusion of their essence.

In this process, the cry of whales, bloodline, water from deep wells, and even faith are all extremely important.

However, this does not mean that shortcuts cannot be taken.

In other words, those things are very important when the technology is immature, but once the technology matures, those conditions are no longer necessary.

“Go back, there are still some things to do,” Nems instructed.

As a new day dawned, Naim's time dwindled.

After all, there are still two days before the church will send someone.

While their arrival doesn't necessarily mean there will be problems, things will only become more complicated at that point.

He really needs to prepare in advance.

For example, to remind or...

Quit your mouth!

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Chapter 18 The Breath of Holy Law

As Nemes walked along the village's cobblestone path, the villagers who passed by bowed respectfully upon seeing him.

Nems would also greet people with a friendly smile.

This has never happened before.

Just as Nemes said of Nair, Nair wanted to be a bad person, but he wasn't bad enough; he wanted to be a good person, but he didn't have the perseverance to do so.

Despite having good intentions, they shut themselves off with a sour face, making themselves isolated and helpless.

However, in reality, it is not difficult to change a person's public image.

Nems was certain that the two church personnel, ostensibly interns but actually there to audit the villagers, received overwhelmingly positive feedback when they inquired about their situations.

Just by doing this, I can save myself a lot of trouble.

"So you understand now?" Downs followed behind Naimus, having changed his clothes, and heard Naimus's words.

"What kind of person you are is not important to most people; what matters is what kind of person you act like."

Creating a persona is one of the fastest ways to gain benefits from strangers.

"Most people have limited brains, and they often cannot handle complex things. Therefore, because they do not like to think, they tend to label people."

"Then the brain will follow that label to process how it treats you."