Devil's Bible

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"A demon?" The Holy Walker, Byass, sensed the danger first.

That's why he was the first to encounter danger.

As soon as the black aura was sensed, some kind of power swiftly invaded the Holy Walker's perception.

The feeling was as if needles were being pierced into his head.

The clear, distinct pain pierced through him bit by bit, completely capturing the pilgrim's attention.

It was as if some special force was placed in front of him, and the Holy Walker tried to divert his attention, but he couldn't do it at all.

"Curse - Concentrated Cognition!" This is a curse newly developed by Kru.

The advantage of capturing a floating whale is that the church documents previously on its back have become theirs.

It contains a great deal of information about the spellcasting techniques of church personnel; these kinds of cultivation manuals were previously kept top secret.

However, now everything is open to Kru and his group.

It is precisely because of this that Kru is able to know so clearly the fighting habits of the church members during battle.

For example, the changes in the Holy Walker's mental perception had a strong church element, which was completely countered by the curse that Kru had specifically developed.

"The prerequisite for casting a spell is the precise mobilization of mental energy, and when your attention is distracted by the curse, you naturally cannot fully mobilize your mental energy."

"Without fully mobilizing one's mental energy, it is difficult to break the curse and achieve a closed loop in the vicious cycle." Kru's curse is specifically designed to target the caster.

As long as the caster's own power is not much greater than his, then he will be mentally bound by this curse, thus constantly distracted and unable to concentrate on casting spells.

To break this curse, one usually has to seek help from other spellcasters afterwards.

Overall, this is a wartime curse targeting the caster.

Without pausing, Kru continued casting curses, this time targeting Hayes.

Nemus's task for Kru was to seize the Source Whale Bone Ship, which could simulate a floating whale and possessed various functions, from the Holy Walker and Hayes.

Of course, it would be even better if Kru could seize the opportunity to force the Holy Walker to use the Holy Spell and summon the Holy One.

Kru, of course, didn't take it seriously.

His strength is not weak at present. He can fight a few rounds with the top Gold Saints and maybe even win against them when they are not in good condition.

However, Kru was also aware that a gap still existed between him and them.

Retrieving the bone ship was already an extremely difficult task; if a saint were to actually be created, he would most likely not survive.

Curses transformed into black arrows and shot towards Hayes, while Kru himself was rapidly approaching.

As a spellcaster, he did not distance himself from the melee-type Hayes at this moment.

As they approached, wisps of black energy emanated from the shrunken bone ship.

Those black auras carried a strong aura of 'floating whales'.

Although the Floating Whale and the Source Whale are one level apart, if things continue like this, the Bone Ship might actually be 'cursed' and its ownership would change hands, being taken away by Kru.

Hayes was also frowning, feeling that nothing was going right.

"Could it be that fictional demons possess powerful fate-related abilities?" Hayes couldn't help but wonder.

They clearly possess the qualities of a Holy Son, and the Holy Son's "Legendary Journey" is also a historical characteristic under the fate-related branch.

Given this characteristic, everything should have gone smoothly.

As a result, even top-tier golden-type warriors like the Holy Walker can be targeted and humiliated by a demon with a power level of five or six hundred.

Furthermore, the other party has also set its sights on his bone ship.

"This belongs to the Pameshi family, and you dare to lay a finger on it?!" Hayes narrowed his eyes, his body emanating a strong change, and his mindset shifted to the other side.

The moment his mindset shifted, Hayes's numerical values ​​underwent a dramatic change.

It jumped from over 900 to 1,500 in an instant.

Hayes then drew his sword, which was engraved with many sacred runes, and charged forward in unison, pointing the sword at Kru.

In that instant, Kru felt his heartbeat change, and a moment of fear gripped his entire being.

That life instinct is the fear of dangerous things.

This fear, however, became Hayes's opportunity.

The Pameshi family is a family of holy blood, possessing a saintly essence related to the mind.

Not only can one gain numerical bonuses based on changes in their mindset.

A genius of a certain generation of the family also incorporated the power of the heart into his swordsmanship.

They can use swordsmanship to disrupt the target's mindset.

And this sword strike right now is—

His Heart Sword - A Heart-Piercing Strike.

At this moment, Kru seemed to have forgotten how to fight, and immediately fell into a state of fear-induced paralysis.

All combat capabilities and defenses became meaningless.

If you are not familiar with this move, you will be killed instantly, even if you are of the same level.

After all, it's equivalent to completely giving up resistance when faced with his more than a thousand base stats.

Hayes then reached Kru and, without hesitation, pierced Kru's body with his sword.

Flesh and blood were cut open, and internal organs spilled onto the ground.

Klue died there.

However, this body rapidly dissipated and vanished in the next moment.

A completely new Cru appears on the other side.

The ultimate fault-tolerant feature – Dual Life!

This trait, inherited from his father Alallos, was 'inherited' by Kru.

Most importantly, at the spot where the dead Kru was, a large amount of black stuff instantly burrowed into Hayes' body.

Curse - One Life!

One life for another—this is one of Kru's strongest curses, a top-tier curse he developed from his "Dual Lives" after obtaining his father's corpse.

Once Kru is killed, the curse will inevitably entangle the killer, and the killer must pay a price worth a life to break the curse.

The simplest solution is to exchange one life for another; once the murderer dies, the curse on that life will naturally be lifted.

But if you don't want to die, then there's a big problem.

Hayes could feel the curse rapidly eroding his very being; all his efforts could only temporarily slow its onset.

To truly break this curse, one must either use some kind of substitution ability to truly die once, severing the cause and effect through death.

Alternatively, one could invest something of greater value, using that value as the price to break the curse.

At present, there is only one thing in this place that is more precious than his life—the Source Whale Bone Ship.

If this thing is lost, the family will be turned upside down, and some terrifyingly senior members will crawl out of their coffins and beat him up.

Power is a good thing; it made Hayes successful, but it also limited him.

So in a short period of time, from the moment Kru appeared until now, he seems to have single-handedly dealt with the Holy Walker and Hayes.

Chapter 503 Morbid

Nevertheless, Kluth was not careless at all.

He knew clearly that he might not win.

Before you can succeed, any carelessness could lead to failure.

He possesses the top-tier fault-tolerant characteristic of "Dual Life," so what about these two top-tier Gold-tier characters?

Are they really that weak, given their reputation as powerful figures even within the headquarters of the Church of the God of Discipline?

Krue wasn't actually arrogant enough to believe he was that strong.

Although he relies on the "Gemini" trait and combines it with various curse abilities, which are very insidious, enemies can easily fall into his trap and be harmed by the curses.

but……

Kru watched Hayes, watching him sever ownership of the bone ship in that moment, transferring the curse onto it.

Feeling control of the bone ship, he then waved his hand, and the shrunk bone ship, now only the size of an arm, flew towards Kru.

At the same time, Kru's body quickly turned into black smoke and flew away into the distance.

He had no intention of continuing the fight; obtaining the bone ship would be considered the completion of his mission.

otherwise……

Before leaving, Kru saw the Holy Walker on the other side. His previously scattered attention was refocused, and his eyes shone brightly.

"You're just going to stand by and watch?" Hayes looked up at the Holy Walker, his eyes full of displeasure. "That's a sacred relic of the Church. This is a loss for the Church."

He was certain that the Holy Walker had already broken the distracting curse the instant he was struck by it.

However, the Holy Walker did not. Instead, he cooperated by being distracted, allowing Kru's curse to restrain Hayes, and quietly waited for Kru to take the bone ship.

Hayes could roughly guess the purpose; it was nothing more than the fear that Hayes would run away, and the desire to completely fix Hayes on the back of the Azure Whale, thereby motivating Hayes to take the initiative in completing the mission.

So what seemed like Kru was fighting two against one, in reality, unless Kru truly wanted Hayes dead, then Hayes was the one truly fighting two against one.

"I'm just fighting the curse." The Holy Walker didn't care about Hayes's questioning and used that excuse.

"Mr. Parmesi, didn't you also fail to withstand the curse and actively transfer it?" There was a certain inquiry in the Holy Walker's eyes.

“I will get it back,” Hayes simply said.

Andron, who had been secretly watching, smiled and then disappeared. It must be said that his companions all had their own agendas.

“These thoughts will become my tools to gradually manipulate them.” Andron smiled happily.

He was born into a minor noble family, and his success was entirely due to his ability to manipulate people's hearts.

Step by step, they treat others as obstacles, then manipulate and guide them, making them stepping stones for their own advancement.

He had become accustomed to manipulating others, from manipulating their hearts to using his own characteristics to control their destinies.

He is capable and accomplished; his only problem lies in his background.

He used to think that since he was an aristocrat, his natural status should be superior to others.

However, after he arrived at the church headquarters based on his own abilities and achievements, he suddenly realized that his noble status was actually nothing.

“You’re a joke, Andron.” These were the words spoken to him by an ordinary member of the Pameshi family.

In the period immediately following his arrival at the church headquarters, all his self-esteem and pride were shattered.

Discrimination among nobles was, in some ways, even more excessive than that between nobles and commoners.

Because nobles basically ignore commoners, and the upper limit for commoners is nowhere near their level.

The minor nobles at headquarters are in an awkward situation where they can neither rise nor fall.

Especially for a minor nobleman like him who is very talented and performs exceptionally well.

They would be even more likely to be hostile to members of those great noble families.

Especially those noble members who were less capable than them.

Because in their eyes, these country bumpkins from out of town are here to compete with them for positions at headquarters.

After that, Andron seemed to become a different person, becoming more and more interested in the pleasures of things, but also achieving more and more accomplishments.

Even so, he can still be pretty sure that he's just a runner-up in this competition for the position of Cardinal.

Of course, there are other options, such as making him the sole candidate.

Andron had many ambitions and was unwilling to stop.

With this unwavering belief that he would never give up, Andron stood here.

He will use this to break the shackles imposed on him by the church, and thus become the highest one!

"It'll be quite interesting then," Andron muttered to himself, before leaving.