Devil's Bible

This is why there are bars of all sizes in various parts of the South District; you can find one almost every other street.

Booker took advantage of the darkness to try to control his movements.

He had experience as a thief, so this kind of infiltration was not difficult for him.

And in order to avoid making a mistake, he even directly activated his demonic power.

This power made him agile, allowing him to easily climb over obstacles without making a sound.

Soon, Booker slipped into the tavern.

Clearly, the Rope Gang made a big mistake.

They knew that Fass's family was important, so they arranged for people to look after them.

But these people know even better the importance of clergy.

Thus, a few individuals with some skill points within the Hemp Rope Gang were now surrounding and protecting the clergy.

Like lackeys, even late at night, they still wait outside. At the clergy's call, they immediately rush forward, eager to serve them.

Therefore, the people guarding the Fass family in the back room of the tavern were mostly ordinary gang members.

After all, they hadn't expected that Fass and Booker would be so bold as to come and rescue people that very night.

These gang members were arrogant when they bullied ordinary people, but when faced with Booker, who now possessed demonic power, they were like lambs, powerless to resist.

Booker dealt with the guards without much effort, took away Phos's family, and didn't even cause a commotion.

Not far from the tavern, in the inn, Gabriel sensed something was amiss.

I was immediately jolted awake from my light sleep.

"There's some noise at the tavern!" Gabriel immediately got up, and after pushing open the door, he saw the leader and elders of the Rope Gang running over.

At this point, Gabriel realized that they were still too arrogant.

Phos's family were poor, their clothes were rotten and smelly, and Gabriel himself did not want to get involved in kidnapping the target's family and threatening their reputation.

Therefore, the Fass family was not taken to a hotel for accommodation.

This arrogance, ingrained in their very being, may be the reason for their defeat.

"Go call for help, something's wrong at the tavern." Gabriel couldn't care less at this moment. He intensified his breathing technique and immediately sensed the demonic scent.

The leaders and elders of the Hemp Rope Gang were also shocked and immediately rushed back to the tavern, where they found their subordinates lying on the ground and the room completely empty.

By this time, Booker had been running with the Fass family for a while.

Brent and Galen also woke up from their sleep and immediately knew that someone had come to rescue them. They immediately searched everywhere with Gabriel.

However, they were a little too late. The demonic aura was fading, and they could no longer pinpoint which way their target had fled. The southern district was too interconnected.

In addition, it is nighttime now, so conventional tracking methods are unlikely to be effective.

As Gabriel chased after him, regretting his carelessness, he suddenly noticed someone running towards him.

Gabriel immediately became alert.

In the dead of night, apart from the oil lamp in my hand and the dim stars, there was no other light. At this time, any encounter or battle was dangerous.

The person who ran over seemed to have seen a savior and ran towards him.

That person was Al, who had quietly slipped out of the warehouse while everyone else was asleep.

"My Lord Paladin, I have something to report!"

Gabriel narrowed his eyes.

Chapter 115 Betrayal

Booker, leading Fass's family, soon discovered that Fass's family could no longer run.

Being poor means being poor in everything.

Their bodies are not healthy.

At this moment, the group of them were all out of breath.

If they keep running, they might die from exhaustion.

Booker can carry one on his back or hold another by himself, but Fass has younger siblings, so he definitely can't take care of them all by himself.

"Go this way and call for help." Booker slapped his forehead, realizing he shouldn't have been in such a hurry.

He infiltrated to rescue people. Although he didn't need his newly recruited subordinates, they seemed essential for providing backup.

With that in mind, Booker led the Fass family to the warehouse.

A dimly lit warehouse, and a path behind it.

Booker walked in front, followed by Fass's family.

One foot was deep, the other shallow.

He was thinking about the next steps.

In a daze, he seemed to hear some sound.

The moment Booker looked up at the sound, he saw a paladin wearing light armor with the paladin's insignia leaping down from a height, the sword in his hand seemingly surrounded by some kind of holy light.

Booker didn't even have time to react before one of his arms flew off.

In that instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent, leaving only a buzzing sound in the ears.

The magic array on his body activated instantly, and demonic power filled his entire body.

He didn't even have time to think about why a paladin would appear there and attack him.

Only pain prompted Booker to instinctively fight back.

However, Gabriel was still a paladin with a stat of six, and he had been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child.

To Booker, who had lost an arm, he was nothing more than a slightly mobile target.

He brandished his sword again, completely ignoring the wooden walls of the alley next to him.

With a blade value below six, it easily cut through the wood and then struck Booker directly.

A black aura lingered, and the blade made a cut, causing blood to splatter. However, unlike before, it did not sever the limbs completely; it could only be described as a minor injury.

"Aaaaah!" Booker roared like a wild beast, charging straight at Gabriel with the blade against him.

Gabriel was taken aback, then retreated with practiced steps.

He pulled his arm back, then turned the blade, having already made his decision.

"Not a true demon, and does not possess the immortality characteristic of demons."

“No need to use the secret breathing technique, just keep striking with your sword to kill him.” Gabriel deflected his sword, then created distance, and then swung his sword faster, thus increasing the power of his blade.

The wooden and stone houses lining both sides of the alley were utterly defenseless against his sword.

One sword, two swords, three swords!

The first thing to give way was not Booker's body, but the surrounding houses.

The house collapsed rapidly, and Naphas's family members were hit by the collapsing building before they could even react.

What was a piece of wood that Gabriel could easily cut, and what Booker could withstand with his defenses at this moment, became the main reason for the deaths of the Phos family.

The agonizing screams of the Fas family woke Booker up.

"No!" Booker never expected this.

He had already led them out of the Rope Gang, so why was a paladin here?!

“Evil scoundrel, give up!” Gabriel said righteously when he saw Booker standing there dumbfounded.

Gabriel didn't care about the dozen or so people who were killed when the building collapsed.

They were just some insignificant poor people.

"It is all because of your evil deeds that this has come to this."

"If you can be content with poverty and accept the constraints of discipline, then none of this will happen!"

Inside the collapsed building, Booker felt a chill in his heart, followed by an indescribable anger rising within him.

He had initially felt some self-blame, but now he put it all aside.

"You're saying it's my fault?"

"You're a fucking piece of sacred dog shit!" Booker shouted, his anger turning into a calm curse.

Then a large amount of black energy rose from Booker's body.

Some scales gradually appeared on Booker's body.

"As expected, there was an unexpected gain." In the shadows, Nemus's eyes were watching everything here.

At this moment, he was quite satisfied with Booker's changes.

Using demonic power to temporarily strengthen oneself is only a relatively basic stage.

During this stage, the demon's power is mismatched with the body, and much of that power is consumed.

Just like Towns and Crogg, if Crogg actively uses demonic power, Towns can gain the full immortality trait.

But Booker did not undergo this change.

The reason is that demonic power itself has no subjective will.

At this moment, Booker's mental fluctuations showed a will to transform into a demon.

This will resonated with the demonic power, thus increasing the compatibility between the demonic power and Booker.

In this situation, Booker officially gained true demonic power.

The value was increased from five to six, and at the same time, some immortality traits were truly gained.

Upon seeing this, Gabriel frowned; things were in trouble.

He stepped over the collapsed ruins and charged toward Booker.

The blade swung, spinning and slicing, the tip striking Booker's body first.

But what met his sword were the scales that had grown out.

These scales are extremely strong and tough. When the blade cuts through them, only some scales break, but they do not cause any further damage to Booker.

"This is bad, we need to use the secret breathing technique!" Gabriel was unaware that Booker's power was limited, so he instinctively judged that the other party was possessed by a demon.

He swung his sword, slashing at Booker's outstretched arm, then twisted his body and kicked out with all his might, sending Booker flying.

Gabriel exhaled a breath of white air and prepared to use the secret breathing technique.

At that very moment, Booker's heightened hearing, now that he was demonized, allowed him to sense that several people were rapidly approaching from a distance.

Among those people, there was a voice that was panting as it spoke.

"My lord, it's over there!"

Booker recognized the voice.

It was Al who had been brought to the warehouse with Fass today.

After he gave Gabriel directions, Gabriel told him to find Brent and Galen and guide them.

In an instant, Booker understood the cause and effect.

The anger of betrayal erupted at this moment.

However, Booker also understood that his demonic power couldn't withstand the siege.

So Booker roared angrily and then ran off to the other side.

Gabriel, along with Brent and Galen who followed, all gave chase.

Al, who was panting heavily from running, was left standing in front of the ruins.

After a short rest, he ran across the ruins to follow in the footsteps of the paladin.

They didn't notice the bloodstains flowing from under the collapsed building.