Devil's Bible

As a paladin, Jacques' physical stats have reached level eight, but he has not yet hit a bottleneck.

He only needs to train for one or two years to return to his family and then, with the help of his family, quickly advance to the Steel Seed level.

In this situation, Jacques could dash a great distance in a second.

While Isabella is quick-witted, she is not particularly agile.

Priests are at a clear disadvantage in this regard and need to reach the Iron Seed level to make up for it.

Only then can they forcefully control their bodies with their minds, enabling their bodies to respond to the enemy's rapid movements.

When Isabella finally realized what was happening, she turned around and could only see Jacques, who had shrunk to a tiny black dot.

Isabella put aside her sadness and quickly made the right decision—to go find the old pastor.

She knew very well that Jacques had been harboring resentment ever since he came here, wanting to teach the family traitor a lesson.

For Jacques, cracking down on illegal whale skin mining was not the point; the point was how to use this incident to teach Nell a lesson.

This is one of the reasons why Isabella has always been hesitant to pursue Jacques.

It's not because Jacques is unkind or anything like that. People like Jacques, who are willing to uphold justice, are already a minority in aristocratic families, and his character is already up to standard.

The problem is that Jacques was too deeply influenced by his family.

His mind was filled with the honor of his family, and he believed that whatever his family members said was absolutely true; he never doubted its authenticity.

Such people are too easily made cannon fodder for their families.

And now Jacques is doing the same.

Benjamin's tainted witness is directly linked to the excavator, Opp, not Nair. Opp needs to be convicted first, and then an investigation needs to be conducted to determine if there was any collusion between the two.

Only if we confirm its existence can we deal with Neil.

The identity of a paladin is Nell's greatest protection. Even though the Dartmenley family hated Nell so much back then, they couldn't bring themselves to kill him!

However, now, after the witness's death, Jacques' first thought was not for Oppein, but to rush towards Nair.

"The influence of his family has caused Jacques to lose his most basic logical judgment."

"In uncertain circumstances, an apprentice paladin attacking a full-fledged paladin is a serious crime!" Insubordination is extremely unpopular in any organized force.

Isabella knew this, which is why she quickly went to ask the old pastor for help.

Only the old pastor can suppress this matter now.

Jacques had no idea that Isabella would think so much after his reckless actions.

He now has only one thought in mind: to find Nemes and demand an explanation.

His thinking was very simple: in this village, who else but Nems could be capable of carrying out such a large-scale massacre?!

In Jacques' mind, there was only one thought: Nemes was a bad person. So when bad things happened, and Nemes was the only person around who was obviously capable, then he needed to find an explanation!

Soon, he saw Nemes' house.

"Nair!!!" Jacques shouted without hesitation, rushing forward and kicking the door open, ready to break in, grab Nemus, and demand to know why he killed so many innocent people!

However, the next moment, his body flew backward.

It crashed heavily to the ground, leaving a long trail in its wake.

Nemes slowly walked out of the house, turning his body slightly to the side, and glanced down at Jacques, who was lying on the ground.

After he came out, his door cracked into many pieces.

As Jacques rushed over, Nemes sensed him and kicked the door open, while Nemes inside the door also kicked out to the side.

The two kicked each other through the door.

The result is that it has become what it is today.

"Attacking a full-fledged paladin is a serious crime, Jacques, have you lost your mind?"

“If so, pay for my door, and I can forgive you,” Nemes said, feeling the urge to forgive within himself.

To enhance one's power, besides studying one's own faith, one must also follow the system of precepts.

This is the most complete ability preserved among the divine attributes.

Unfortunately, precepts cannot be established arbitrarily.

Furthermore, the established precepts may not necessarily provide sufficient assistance.

A perfect commandment requires actual establishment, alignment with the essence of divine commandments, and a certain degree of difficulty in order to be truly invoked.

When it's not possible to add more precepts in the short term, increasing the strength and breadth of existing precepts is the fastest way to improve power.

Although Jacques was a bit foolish, his strength was undeniable.

If you can forgive him, you might get a decent bonus.

"Dream on! Today I will punish evil!" Jacques was no longer listening to what Nemes was saying; his mind was completely occupied with his own thoughts.

He took a deep breath, activated the secret breathing technique, and at the same time, Jacques held one hand to his chest, where a white and yellow bead hung, while chanting sacred mantras.

"God, Datmenli kisses the land you have traversed, walking the path of the saints. May you grant me the strength to cut through obstacles and continue forward!"

As he finished speaking, the white and yellow beads in front of Jacques emitted a faint light, which then enveloped Jacques.

Secret Teachings: The Path of the Saints.

The Dartmanley family once had a saint who walked across a land of disaster, following in the footsteps of God, and ultimately received a miracle.

They gained fame through this miracle and established their family based on it.

One of the family's inherited traditions is this kind of secret technique that has a certain connection with the divine, which can greatly enhance the power of its members.

"You didn't use that trick, did you, you traitor!" Jacques got into a fighting stance, staring intently at Nemes, his eyes filled with a chaotic mix of emotions.

He felt hatred and anger towards Nemus, pride in his own secret arts and power, and the pleasure of being able to teach Nemus a lesson.

Driven by a mix of emotions, Jacques took a step, turned to the side, and with both hands gripping his sword, spun around and slashed horizontally at Nemes.

Nemus narrowed his eyes, sensing the power of faith flowing through this secret technique.

Intrigued, he raised his sword and slashed upwards.

"Sizzle!" The blade wailed.

Nemes made an assessment.

"The value is around eleven, which has exceeded the extreme value of the Black Stone variety, so it is still acceptable."

"These kinds of secret techniques usually bring special characteristics, which needs to be considered!"

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Chapter 28 Victory in Hand

In just one encounter, Nemus gained a great deal of information.

The abyss is not a peaceful place; on the contrary, battles in the abyss need no reason.

In places where demons gather, one can even start a massacre at the slightest provocation.

Of course, more likely, after slaughtering to a certain extent, they will be killed by others as prey.

The order of the entire abyss is no order.

Almost all demons embrace chaos, not that there aren't any demons who want to build power and establish order.

Among the demons, there are even oddities like the Holy Knight who truly believes in God, the ascetic succubus, the Balrog who loves protecting the glacial environment, and the Beholder who advocates for human rights and freedom.

There is still no shortage of creatures that are barely human-like.

The problem is that there is no trust among demons; there is no universally accepted public morality to provide a basis for trust.

The demon contract is merely a tool. Except for a very few special contracts that are difficult to violate, most contracts are destined to be broken the moment they are signed.

In such a chaotic environment, there are bound to be repeated wars, and the only way to establish a power base is through strength.

Nemus could only keep a low profile in the abyss. No matter how powerful the alien demons were, they were comparable to high-level demons to a certain extent, but that was only to a certain extent.

With his cunning and scheming tactics constantly emerging, coupled with his combat experience during his human days, he could be considered a veteran of countless battles.

"Jacques used a secret technique to awaken the spiritual light in his body and received the blessing of some kind of faith from the outside world."

"In this way, the damage to the body's potential caused by the secret technique is avoided to the greatest extent possible."

"His characteristics were initially manifested in his mobility; he turned his body and approached me with exceptional speed."

As he made his assessment, Nemes stepped back, flicked one foot, and sent a large amount of mud and sand flying, landing in Jacques' eyes.

Jacques, however, seemed oblivious to the disturbance, continuing to turn and slash at Nemes with his sword.

During this process, the white light on its body acted like a shield, pushing away all the mud and sand that approached.

Nemus had no choice but to draw his sword to defend himself.

He then dodged to the side, his sword sliding along Jacques' blade, completing the change of move from parrying to a faster forward thrust.

Jacques clearly noticed the thrust, but ignored it and continued to swing his sword at Nemes.

Nemes made the first move and should have hit his target first, but he quickly realized that his sword had missed.

The sword should have been aimed directly at the opponent's head, but before it could strike, it was guided and slid to the side.

Upon seeing this, Nems quickly realized something was wrong, took a half step back, and turned to the side.

Jacques's sword grazed Nems's body, and a piece of cloth flew up and floated in the air.

Looking at the retreating Nemes and the slightly torn clothes on his body, Jacques revealed a confident smile.

"Your swordsmanship is good, but you have no chance against the greatness of Datmenley!"

With Jacques' voice, he launched another attack, his twisting body becoming exceptionally fast, as if everything was avoiding him.

"It can only be a head-on confrontation. During the opponent's attack, all external interference aimed at him will be repelled, including unfavorable factors such as air and enemy attacks?" Nemus roughly understood the effect of the opponent's characteristics.

This aligns with the other person's sacred prayer, and God has given him the strength to overcome obstacles and continue forward.

"That's really a great trait." In an instant, Nemus came up with several tactics to take advantage of this trait.

It is quite comprehensive, possessing both offensive and defensive characteristics.

It can also make up for Jacques's lack of swordsmanship.

A person's strength is mainly composed of three aspects: numerical value × characteristics × skills.

Numbers are power itself, characteristics are the mechanisms that utilize numbers, and skills are the efficiency with which numbers are utilized.

Only by combining these three aspects can one become a true strong person.

The stats and characteristics are powerful, but if you lack skill and can't hit the target, the efficiency is zero, and the final damage dealt is also zero.

The advantage of Jacques's secret technique is that it allows one to completely abandon defensive skills and not worry about being interrupted by external forces while attacking.

Having this characteristic gives one a significant advantage in combat skills.

Even a combat novice can kill a master without worrying about getting hurt.

Jacques then took this characteristic to the extreme, attacking without defending and frantically swinging his sword.

Attack! Attack! Attack!

Jacques himself was not a complete novice in combat; on the contrary, he had considerable experience and his own set of fighting techniques.

His gaze did not fall on Nemus, but on Nemus's sword.

"Besides ignoring interference and obstacles during attacks, the forward movement ability also has a hidden effect, namely 'Holy Collapse'." The words of the elder in the family who taught him this secret technique rang in his ears.

"The so-called Holy Collapse means that as long as we move forward, we will surely be able to cut off the enemy's resistance!"

As expected, as Jacques once again swung his sword and clashed with Nemes's blade, a strange sound became the opportunity to break the deadlock.

The knight's sword in Nemus's hand broke.

Holy Collapse is a destructive ability that will inevitably appear after several attacks. If the opponent resists with a weapon, then the opponent's weapon will definitely be cut off.

Even if it has sturdy armor, the armor will still be cut through.

"This is the 'Holy Collapse'!"

"This is Datmenley!!" Jacques roared inwardly, while his face beamed with the joy of impending victory.