Devil's Bible

Angel A's body is severely damaged, and she has lost a significant portion of her prayer angel's essence.

The number I had been able to count dropped from one thousand to ninety-nine.

As a result, many problems arose with its various characteristics, and in terms of combat power, it can only be considered a relatively strong Steel type.

Although Leah had regained some of her rationality, she still found it difficult to fully express her feelings.

Aside from knowing her father, she just wants to stick close to Angel A.

So far, I've only said three words: 'Daddy,' 'Leah,' and 'hug.'

Anyway, we can't get anything out of Leah for the time being.

It's not even clear when she recovered from her whale-man state.

Another key point is that Leah has now reached the level of a Steel-type creature, with a value of 11. In other words, she has actually completed the transformation into a Whale.

But for some reason, instead of turning into a whale, it reverted to its human form.

There may be other changes, but it's impossible to test them out in a short time.

Even so, the previous plans need to be slightly modified.

As long as she doesn't cause any trouble, and given her clinginess to Angel A, she becomes temporarily under control.

Seeing that his daughter had a chance of recovery, the village keeper seemed more trustworthy.

With his thoughts constantly shifting, Nems then had Op and the others take Jacques away first.

Only Naimus needs to stay in the entire village.

As people gradually left, Nemes began to take charge.

They gathered the remaining villagers and began to maintain order until Isabella woke up.

When Isabella woke up with a splitting headache, she was in a daze for a long time before she remembered what had happened.

She had considered all sorts of possibilities, but she never expected Nems to win.

"The most urgent task is to seek support. Most of the villagers have suffered physical injuries and will not survive long without timely treatment."

After Nemes finished speaking, Isabella disregarded her physical condition and forcibly connected to the grid, then reported the situation here.

The church responded very quickly to the situation.

It takes three days to get to Baiwei Town from here, and it's even further to get to Qiquan City.

However, that afternoon, they met with church headquarters personnel from the city of Gas Springs.

A golden-race paladin.

His slightly graying blond hair flowed freely, and his somewhat weathered stubble gave him a unique sense of security.

They were accompanied by many priests, including many of the Ironborn.

After their arrival, they immediately took control of the situation. Before nightfall, Nemus suppressed his unexpected emotions and sat in a hastily prepared cabin, waiting for the golden-blooded paladin to come and question him.

"It's interesting that he actually showed up here."

Yes, Nemus knew that golden-blooded paladin.

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Chapter 71 Gotthard

The knocking sounded, and Nemus immediately got into character. He paused for a moment, realizing that knocking was a bit out of place for a golden-type person, before quickly saying, "Come in."

Then Nemus saw the golden-haired paladin push open the door and walk in from outside.

He was also holding a pickled vegetable pancake in his hand.

Behind the paladin followed a female priest holding a thick book. The priestess wore her hair in a neat ponytail, made of the fabric commonly used in priestly robes.

After entering, I glanced at the stools, which were covered in dust from the previous battle, and decided to use magic to clean them up.

"Hey, no need for all that trouble." The paladin didn't care at all and plopped down on the seat.

The golden paladin extended his hand in a very friendly manner, shook hands with Nemus, and introduced himself: "Gotthard, that is my name."

He then held up the pickled vegetable pancake in his hand and finished it in a few bites: "Sorry, I came in too fast and haven't eaten much. This pickled vegetable pancake tastes good."

“No need to worry about it, Commander.” Nems naturally wouldn’t feel disrespected over such a small matter.

The Golden Race is far beyond normal humans. Although both still have human appearances, they are no longer the same race at all.

Then, seemingly sensing Gotthard's friendliness, Nems lowered his guard and couldn't help but ask, "Commander, are you of commoner origin?"

Just like Towns and Oppein, these people only have first names and no surnames.

Just as the superior title of a priest is bishop, the superior title of a paladin is guild leader. If a paladin who rules over a region is the highest-ranking paladin on the back of a floating whale, he will be called Grand Guild Leader.

"Hahaha, no, I am of noble birth, but I don't need a noble surname to bring me honor," Gotthard laughed, as if he were hearing a long-lost friend greet him.

“You’ve been in this remote and impoverished place for a long time. Lord Gotthard’s name itself is a great honor, needing no surname to embellish it!” The female priest next to Gotthard immediately spoke up proudly.

Although she had only been with Gotthard for a short time, she was proud to serve such a paladin.

"Forgive my rudeness." Gotthard immediately apologized for his laughter, but ignored the pastor's words.

However, upon seeing Gotthard's humility, the pastor immediately lowered her head and said no more.

“Then let’s officially begin this statement taking.” Gotthard smiled, then his expression turned serious.

"Please describe what happened from your perspective."

Nemus took a deep breath and then, regarding that battle, roughly crafted a plausible explanation.

The reason for this is that no matter how perfect your explanation is, the other party will always find fault with it.

So why not leave some details ambiguous and let the other person fill in the blanks?

People tend to believe more in what they think up themselves, and once something has been thought up by their own minds, it is difficult to deny its correctness.

According to Nems, he fought a difficult battle and barely managed to survive with the help of the village guardian (Pur) and the rebellious old priest, the village chief Op.

Because he had previously undergone the Holy Nail Planting of a Discipline Paladin, at a critical moment his bones itched and his whole body felt like it was about to collapse, entering a special state.

After entering that special state, the old pastor froze on the spot, calling out the name of his father, Ron.

The old pastor then used the hive beast's blood vessels to inject himself with some kind of potion, repenting for his sins and mistakes while continuing to attack himself.

It was after that Nemes swung his sword and killed the old priest.

They even went so far as to say that the seawater outside was released by the other side.

"I see." Gotthard nodded, seemingly understanding, then changed the subject, asking, "Could you tell me about your swordsmanship? I'm personally very curious about it, because I've seen that swordsmanship before. How did you learn it?!"

The traces of the battle are hard to conceal. The damage caused by Feng Qi's sword was too great to be cleaned up. In addition, there is Isabella's testimony.

“Because of the Discipline Paladin.” Nemus hesitated for a moment before giving his prepared reason: “After being nailed into the Discipline Nail, I felt a change throughout my body.”

"Then that night I had a dream in which I learned the Breath of Holy Law, and then I learned that sword technique as if it were an instinct."

“Is that so?” Gotthard nodded in agreement, indicating that it was entirely possible.

One of the characteristics of a saint is the ability to learn without barriers.

Ignoring obstacles such as time and space, it's not a big problem to quickly learn long-lost skills and secret techniques.

The breath of sacred law is not controlled by secret arts and does not possess mystical secrecy. It can place people in the realm of laws and thus gain revelation.

The 'revelation' is diverse, and combined with the characteristics of a saint, the instinctive learning of swordsmanship is logically consistent.

"Also, regarding the place where you mentioned the village chief Op was killed, you need to confirm the exact location."

That's right, Nemus told Op and the others directly that he was dead, and that he was dead without a complete corpse.

"Okay, I have a general understanding of the situation."

“However, this is only a preliminary inquiry. You will need to come with us to Qiquan City for further review.” Gotthard stood up, and the female pastor next to him quickly put away her notebook and stood up as well.

At that moment, he seemed like a friendly uncle next door, as if he might ask you if you wanted to come to his house for a casual meal anytime.

"The situation in the village is very bad right now. Most of the villagers have had their physical potential squeezed out because of the parasitic blood vessels of the Nest Beast, so they all need to be taken to nearby towns for treatment."

“The whole village probably won’t survive,” Gotthard sighed. “After all, nearly half the population has died, and there are no more caravans.”

The village of Dorsal Fins is struggling to survive, and it is estimated that the village will be shut down for a period of time.

"Once the investigation in Qiquan City is over, do you want to come work for me?"

“…Let’s wait until the review is over before we talk about it.” Nems showed a hint of interest, but then gave a wry smile: “There are too many things involved here, and I’m not sure if I have a future.”

"Don't worry, as long as you're really okay, you'll be fine." Gotthard smiled, patted Nems on the shoulder, and then left. He still needed to deal with the villagers' relocation.

Watching Gotthard's departing figure, Nems frowned, then relaxed.

The character Gotthard is a submission from a reader named Chaozhuanzimo.

Chapter 72 Faction

Naims knew that Gotthard had tested him countless times throughout the process.

He had naturally heard of Gotthard's reputation; for a time, Nemes was hailed as the next Gotthard.

Or rather, Gotthard was the previous generation's genius paladin.

The other party became famous earlier than Nemus, and by the time Nemus suddenly appeared, the other party had already become a Gold Saint.

However, his previous activity range should have been on the back of the sea leopard whale.

Haiqing and Hailan are brothers, so they often fly side by side, and the two whale cities also have many exchanges.

Nems was born into the Anin family, which lived on the back of Hailan.

The area where the backfin village is located, 'Azure Sky', is still some distance from those two floating whales.

Only certain special information is transmitted through the grid to the core city churches atop the various floating whales.

For example, someone becomes a Gold Seed and makes certain achievements; someone develops a highly effective divine spell; or someone uses a very special sword technique similar to Nemus's.

Such information will only be remembered by those who care, such as Isabella, who has seen that sword technique and was amazed by it.

Otherwise, it's all about other whales' backs that are far away, something to listen to as gossip and forget about. Who would remember it for so long?

It's perfectly normal for Nair, who has been in the village of Backfin for eight years, not to know Gotthard. On the contrary, it would be more likely that there's a problem if he knew about him.

From the very beginning, Gotthard's self-introduction was a test to see if Nemes had any other sources of information.

If Nems does not express any doubt about this matter, then there is a possibility of overturning Nems' previous statement.

This kind of probing happens in every word and action; one careless move and it's easy to make a mistake.

The Golden Seed is an existence far surpassing ordinary people in every aspect.

In their presence, even the smallest problem is quickly magnified.

These tests are to them as casual as asking if you've eaten today, and may even be unintentional.

However, their ability to process and utilize information far surpasses that of ordinary people, so if there is a real problem, they will quickly see through it.

The church's situation is quite delicate now that they have sent a golden seed pastor from elsewhere.

"The golden seed of the church is on the back of a whale, which is basically the absolute top level."

"Therefore, there will be no transfers between them."

“There are big problems within the church.” Nemus had at least worked within the church before and knew some of its rules.

Because communication is very difficult between different whale backs, each church branch on a whale back has a great deal of autonomy.

A clergy member of the Golden Clan is basically a local tyrant on the back of a whale.

Unless there is some extraordinary situation, such as a large-scale invasion of the abyss or a large-scale operation like going to war with the church of another god.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, there would be virtually no personnel transfers at the gold level.

"Judging from Gotthard's situation, it doesn't seem like a major event has occurred."

"So, it's probably an internal problem within the church?" Nemus knew very well that things weren't peaceful within the church either.

Before he was tricked into becoming a prayer angel, there were many factions within the church.

Land grabbers, land reformers, peacemakers, opportunists...