Devil's Bible

Nemus followed behind, and other paladin patrol members immediately came over to handle the aftermath.

Some things depend on compatibility and timing.

Nems gets along very well with Poole, Kru, and even the White-tailed Fox; their shared traits allow Nems to subdue them in a short time.

However, he didn't get along with that stubborn old man on the referee team.

Although the other party couldn't see anything wrong with Nems, they stuck to the rules and refused to let Nems access the sealing technique.

However, Isabella is different. Isabella is a person who insists on justice, has a bright heart but is not pedantic. Such a person is the natural nemesis of those pedantic old monsters.

Through Isabella, one might be able to glimpse the secrets of the sealing technique and further refine one's soul components.

Currently, Nemus's soul accessory has reached Type I and is being preliminarily installed within his soul to assist Nemus in purifying his faith.

However, the efficiency is still not enough.

Therefore, we need to release Soul Accessory Type II as soon as possible.

"After all, I've accumulated quite a bit of faith. Once it's all purified, I might be able to truly complete a divine perfection," Nemus thought.

Chapter 134 Ghostly Cries to Catch Ghosts

They ignored what methods Isabella used to get the old guard on the adjudication team to agree.

Although that old antique was made of steel, it was quite old.

He was stubborn and resolute.

But it is only when I see someone who is similar in age that I feel a stirring in my heart.

Isabella basically fulfills anyone's fantasy of a youthful, idealized version of their ideal woman.

Even if you haven't met someone like that before, when you see Isabella, you can't help but think about what it would be like if you had someone like that in your youth.

The gentle passage of time perfectly describes someone like Isabella.

As expected, Isabella successfully gained the old man's approval that very night and acquired knowledge about sealing magic arrays and related matters.

Little Bi was sealed inside Mocania's body, and Mocania, in a way, benefited from this misfortune and became a prospective member of the Judgment Team.

The following day, with the small bi inside Mocania as a witness, Isabella provided Nems with a report on the issues related to the fabricated agreement.

Subsequently, the organization known as the Fictitious Agreement, which had existed in the Southern District for six months, was officially recognized by all clergy, and the danger of the Fictitious Agreement was also confirmed.

"So, the Berserk Accessories, this originally immature mental enhancement device, has been updated to the second generation and then spread?" Nemus looked at the report seriously, then looked at Rhine sitting next to him.

Although Nemus himself knew that the Rampage accessories had been updated to the fourth generation, the total number of accessories that had been ported from the first to the fourth generation was currently 360.

However, he still earnestly asked Rhine, "Your Excellency, didn't you discover this during the intelligence gathering work?"

“Ah, Miss Isabella’s perception is special. Even when I went to investigate, I could only detect about twenty so-called berserk accessory type I.” Rhine shook his head, his face expressionless.

"The upgraded berserk accessory has obviously enhanced the concealment of mental power, making it almost indistinguishable from orthodox meditation."

Orthodox meditation will calm and stabilize the mind, preventing it from actively displaying itself. Therefore, even a steel-type being cannot detect whether a black stone-type being has ever practiced meditation.

This is where the advantage of mental strength lies.

For this reason, users of the Rampage Accessory II, who have synchronized this advantage, are not so easy to spot.

Only someone with Isabella's special perception could detect that something was wrong.

“In that case, the adjudication team proposes to enter a state of high alert and conduct close monitoring of the entire city…” The representative of the adjudication team said this immediately.

When the Floating World Society was exposed, the Judgment Team entered a Level 3 alert state. Under that state, the Judgment Team was basically able to detect most of the events that were happening in the entire Tail Tail Town, to the point that the smuggling of whale products had to stop.

Under Level 1 alert, the grids along the city's main thoroughfares and in certain special locations will be activated, and any unusual activity by individuals in these areas will be detected.

For example, speeds that surpass those of ordinary people, or projected mental energy, etc.

These anomalies will be detected by the adjudication team, and they will be dispatched quickly.

This state of alert requires the activation of the grid, necessitating the casting of special divine spells that consume stored faith over a prolonged period.

Therefore, it cannot be opened on ordinary days.

“It’s not that time yet.” The first to object was Rhine.

Once on high alert, the power of the adjudication team increases dramatically.

“Yes! In less than a year, we’ve been on high alert twice. How will the City of Qiquan view us?” A priest of the Iron Race immediately chimed in.

However, as soon as he uttered those words, he was met with a death stare from Rhine.

Then Rhine said seriously, "Currently, the focus is on the Berserk Part II and the fact that it can absorb desires to form artificial demons."

"But these people are still in hiding, and only Isabella can observe them."

"Once we go on high alert, it will only allow these lurking agents to hide even deeper and become even harder to find."

"So we first formed a team to investigate the fabricated agreement thoroughly, and then concentrated our efforts to solve the problem."

With Rhine providing this answer, the matter was essentially settled, and a special team was to be formed to conduct an in-depth investigation.

This method is used to lull the fictitious agreement into a false sense of security, allowing sufficient intelligence to be gathered before imposing a city-wide alert.

“But there’s still one problem,” Nemes suddenly said. “I think it’s unusual that the Fictitious Protocol could remain hidden in the Southern District for so long, always being considered a small organization.”

As soon as Nems finished speaking, everyone was stunned. They all understood the meaning behind Nems' words.

That means there's a demon within the church.

Whether intentionally or for some other reason, after Nems finished speaking, his gaze gradually turned to Rhine.

"The fictitious agreement evolved from the remnants of the Floating World Society."

"As for the Floating World Society, there is still one question that we have not yet solved."

"That's the well used to refine the golden elixir. Someone has to use it to refine this stuff, right?"

"But so far, none of the members of the Floating World Society we have captured meet the requirements."

As he spoke, Nemus kept looking at Rhine, as if trying to see through her.

As Nems made his pointed remark, some people present couldn't help but look at Rhine.

After all, Rhine does sometimes seem a bit strange.

"Is the Grand Knight questioning my qualifications as a bishop?" Rhine remained unconcerned by the gaze and instead made his point clear.

"No, it's just that I've occasionally observed that Bishop Rhine sometimes goes out in a hurry, so I have some suspicions." Nemus didn't hide anything and expressed his suspicions about Rhine.

“That’s a church secret.” Rhine paused for a moment, then gave a reason that wasn’t really a reason.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

“I am a bishop, and there are some things I have special authority to do without telling you. If you really have doubts, then go to the tribunal to initiate trial proceedings.” Rhine was quite assertive about this.

"Ah, it's good that you're not the one behind the Floating World Society." Nemus nodded and didn't continue the topic.

Nemus wasn't entirely sure about the true identity of that demon warlock.

Rhine is one of the suspects.

First of all, there aren't many people in this city who possess that kind of ability, and Rhine is one of them.

Secondly, on the night Angel A established the fictitious agreement, Rhine hurriedly went out and was subsequently attacked by the demon sorcerer.

While it may be a coincidence, it is certainly a point of suspicion.

In addition, Rhine has always been quite mysterious, which is why Nems took the opportunity to bring this up.

However, Rhine's answer now allows Nems to essentially rule out Rhine as a suspect.

The others, however, lacked Nems's keen senses and instead felt a genuine sense of wariness and suspicion towards Rhine.

Chapter 135 Savior Plot

This naturally includes Isabella.

In Isabella's opinion, the bishop of Rhine was actually somewhat unqualified.

The advice he gave me when we met was somewhat problematic.

The Redemption Department was also under his jurisdiction, yet this situation has arisen, which clearly indicates that Rhine has some problems.

Isabella had secretly investigated and found that the Redemption Department provided the church with a large amount of wealth, a significant portion of which was diverted by Rhine under the guise of church operations.

Isabella wanted to continue the investigation, but she no longer had the authority to do so.

Now that Nems also has doubts about Rhine, Isabella can't help but think that Nems might really be fine, and that the problem might be with Rhine.

Of course, the investigation needs to proceed slowly, and we cannot draw conclusions too early.

The focus now needs to be on the fictitious agreement.

Soon, the personnel involved in the investigation into the fabricated agreement were also summoned.

Gabriel, Al, Brent who was patrolling outside, Galen, and some clergy who had interacted with the fictitious agreement.

These people then came together, with Isabella and Mocania joining them, forming a ten-person temporary investigation team based on the fictional agreement.

Just as they were about to set off to investigate, Nemus found Isabella and asked her to pay special attention to Al in the group.

"Have you ever heard of the savior complex?" Nemus asked.

“? Never heard of it.” Isabella shook her head.

“When a person suffers from malice for a long time and their own situation remains bad, their thinking will shift in two directions,” Nemes said seriously.

"One possibility is that one's own thinking becomes full of malice, and one harbors a desire for revenge against everything in the world."

"The other is to transform into the ultimate form of goodwill."

“Al is the latter.” Nems said this with a very serious expression.

“Kindness, isn’t that good?” Isabella paused slightly before asking.

“Anything taken to extremes can become harmful.” Nemus shook his head. “Al was an apprentice paladin under me, and I’ve been keeping an eye on him for a while.”

"He is kind to everyone, and like you, he can empathize with the misery of others."

"But the difference is that you are because of your talent, while he is because he has suffered the same fate."

"That's why he had this idea that if he couldn't save himself, he should save others, like a savior."

"And this idea is extremely stubborn."

"Stubborn to the point of idealism."

"He did not choose to kindly save others from suffering because he recognized suffering. On the contrary, he chose to idealize suffering because he could neither resist nor accept it."

Isabella gradually realized the seriousness of the situation.

Ideals are necessary, but we cannot idealize everything, as that will only make things worse.

Idealizing suffering means underestimating suffering and ignoring the effort and perseverance required to overcome it.

Then, the efforts made by others will be overlooked.

Isabella chatted with Nems for a while, then checked Al's file and found that it was indeed the case.

Al had saintly standards for himself.

As an apprentice paladin, he strives to do his best in everything he does and has extremely high moral standards.

This level of morality can put pressure on others.

Therefore, he didn't make any friends in the church.

Although Al wouldn't be so tactless as to directly point out minor flaws in others, he would still try to fix those flaws in his own way.

"It seems like a minor problem, but it's actually a major one." Isabella reviewed the cases of Al and Phos, which was one of the manifestations of Al's savior complex.

They presume to know what is right, yet make decisions for others while ignoring the obstacles in reality.

The result, naturally, is that obstacles crush others, and Al still doesn't understand why.

This lack of understanding is a manifestation of his inability to accept the existence of suffering.

Isabella held Al's file and then saw another problem child—Mocania.

He suffered a completely undeserved misfortune.