Devil's Bible

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“Long time no see, Gotthard,” Nemes greeted.

However, at this moment, Gotthard showed no intention of greeting Nemes.

He immediately sent a message back to headquarters, instructing Lotus to issue a distress call.

He knew Nems's character well; he was an enemy with a very strong sense of purpose.

The fact that the other party revealed the demon's whereabouts, forcing him to come to Tonghu Lake, must mean they had some kind of purpose.

Although I don't know exactly what it is, I'm afraid I'm in grave danger.

“No need to be so nervous, because being nervous won’t help…” The moment Nems spoke, Gotthard was already in front of Nems, his sword carrying the 'rules' as it came toward Nems.

Under the swordsmanship established by Gotthard according to church rules, a demon like Nemus can only have one outcome—death.

Faced with this swordsmanship, Nemus also swung his own sword.

The two swords clashed in mid-air, producing a dull thud.

The sword in Gotthard's hand snapped in two.

With a slight turn, Nemus's sword was already pointed at his head.

With just a little force, Gotthard's head would be instantly severed, leading to his death.

However, at that moment, Nemes suddenly turned his hand, the blade bypassing his fingers and his face, and then struck Gotthard's face directly with the blade.

Gotthard was sent flying, his body transforming into an irregularly moving cannonball, hurtling into the distance.

He flew off the island and skipped across the lake for over a thousand meters before regaining his balance.

However, he showed no intention of retaliating. Instead, he used the force of the impact to quickly dive into the water and swim away with the current.

From their brief exchange, he realized that he had virtually no chance of winning.

In terms of both numbers and skills, Nems is far ahead of him at this moment.

Previously, he was even fully capable of stopping his sword and injuring but not killing, humiliating but not killing.

This represents a state of complete domination; you have been completely crushed by Nemes.

"He had no wings behind him, nor did he have any dark golden radiance on his body; he had not entered that special state."

"Where did he get these numbers from?" Gotthard was completely baffled as to why Nems had suddenly become so powerful in such a short time.

"Could it be that the Azure Whale broke the agreement and lent its value to Nemus?" Gotthard wasn't sure, but at this moment he had no other strategy but to run away.

He absolutely refused to believe that Nems had truly grown to this level on his own.

In the past, he was a genius paladin, and Nemus was also a genius paladin.

Because he came first and Nemes came after, some people also called Nemes "Little Gotthard".

Even if Nemus becomes a demon, he shouldn't exceed his growth rate.

Previously, the other party had simply borrowed the values ​​from the Azure Whale.

If he had enough stats, he could be just as strong.

So at this moment, all Gotthard could think about was where Nems had borrowed this power from.

Perhaps, just like the Azure Whale before, if it drags on for a while, then Nemus will revert to its original form.

Then you will have a chance to turn defeat into victory!

So now I can only run away, and that's all I can do!

They hid in a complex underwater environment and then used the terrain to disrupt Naim's perception.

Finally, they'll hold on until Nems' condition deteriorates, or until church reinforcements arrive...

With that in mind, Gotthard still diverted some of his attention to using arcane magic to access the local grid.

Unfortunately, he did not receive any reply. Lotus's plea for help seemed to have sunk without a trace, and there was no response whatsoever.

This situation also made Gotthard's heart sink.

The next moment, he felt a powerful aura appear around him. Before he could resist, he was swept away by streams of water and his body was taken into control.

These water currents clung to his body, undulating rapidly, forming a sealing-like entanglement, and then dragged Gotthard out of the Eye Lake.

It was dragged little by little until it reached Nemus.

"I have good news for you!" Nemus said with a smile, "I have been yearning for the God of Discipline, so I have been studying the method of making prayer angels."

"After I became a demon lord and obtained a virtual godhood, I finally learned this technology."

With a single word from Nemes, Gotthard was plunged into despair.

However, Gotthard soon looked at Nemes with disdain, closed his eyes, and waited for Nemes to continue his lies.

He maintained the same strategy: try to hold out for as long as possible and wait for rescue.

“A demon lord?” Gotthard simply couldn’t believe it; just a few months ago, Nemes was merely a hybrid demon.

He must transcend several species and advance to a high-ranking demon within these few months, and also kill and replace a demon lord...

Thinking of this, Gotthard's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

“It seems you’ve figured it out.” Nemus smiled and gave the correct answer: “The Holy Son has just escaped from the dimensional battlefield. Whether he can escape from the Black Prison Lord is still a question.”

“But at the very least, he won’t be able to return to Azure Whale for the time being,” Nemus said, revealing extremely bad information about Gotthard.

He knew that the Holy Son had gone to headquarters to carry out a secret mission.

During that period, the Prime Material Plane was calm. Combined with the previous incident of the Twin Demons causing trouble at the Azure Whale, Gotthard vaguely guessed that the Holy Son's goal was likely the Abyss.

The mission will most likely be to take revenge on the Twin Demons.

This also aligns with his legendary status—he is sent wherever conditions are harsh and difficult, specifically to help the church overcome challenges.

If we remove the part about his own ascension to the Demon Lord from Nemus's statement, it is generally logical and can also explain why the news that the Holy Son was not in the Azure Sky was leaked.

"Whether you believe it or not doesn't really matter." Nemes could see Gotthard's disbelief, but he didn't care. He wasn't there to persuade him.

“I’m just letting you know what’s about to happen to you,” Nemus said.

Then many followers of the fictional agreement appeared, and on the island, a huge magic circle was drawn on the ground with a large amount of demon flesh and blood.

At the center of the magic circle is a statue of the God of Discipline.

Judging from the condition of the statue, it was probably moved directly from some church.

It is also surrounded by a great deal of faith power from the God of Discipline.

Gotthard stared at the magic circle, ignoring the aura of the demonic flesh, and suddenly felt that the magic circle seemed familiar.

Gotthard then recognized the original form of the magic circle—the sacrificial circle of the prayer angel!

Chapter 466 Prayer and Demon

“What do you want to do, Nemes!” Gotthard felt a surge of fear.

Nems' words came to mind.

If Nemus really does become the Demon Lord.

If Nemes really did analyze how to create Prayer Angels.

If Nemus truly had the ability to transform him into something resembling a prayer angel right now...

Fear crept into Gotthard's heart.

But with his pride, he would never surrender to a demon like Nemus.

So he spoke.

"Nems! Do you really want to keep making the same mistakes?!"

"You were indeed sacrificed to become a prayer angel, but this is not the church's fault, but your own problem!"

"If you hadn't tried to change the rules and order, you would still be the Church's genius paladin!"

"It's not too late for you to turn back now and bow down to the church to admit your mistakes."

"Confess your crimes!"

"Considering your previous battles against the Twin Demons and your rescue of the Azure Whale, you still deserve to be forgiven by the Church!"

"Nems!!"

Gotthard spoke with such sincerity and earnestness, like a wise and patient elder guiding people toward goodness.

"Are you done?" Nems didn't interrupt Gotthard, because it was just too funny.

These words were the funniest joke Nems had ever heard in years.

The selfishness and arrogance inherent in this, along with the perceived inherent authority of the church, were perfectly displayed in this process.

Most importantly...

“I’ve already sensed the fear in your heart.” Nemes smiled at Gotthard. “Then how about this?”

"As a reward for making me laugh, how about I let you go if you can sincerely apologize to me on behalf of the church?" Nemus said seriously, even summoning a blank scroll and writing the relevant contract on it in front of Gotthard.

The contract was then placed in front of Gotthard.

According to the contract, as long as Gotthard can express those words of apology on behalf of the church, Nemus will definitely let Gotthard go and allow him to return to Airspring City, and promises that he will not harm him during this period.

However, Gotthard then saw a passage that used acrostic rules to hide syllables within the contract.

He was very familiar with the common methods used in these demonic contracts—

"If you are truly proud and have unwavering faith and are not afraid to sacrifice, then you will never take this contract seriously, and you will never notice this sentence."

"Clearly, you're scared!"

Such words made Gotthard feel deeply ashamed.

He struggled angrily, trying to tear up the contract to cover up his fear and shame at being exposed.

However, Nems did not give him a chance.

The claim that he would be released is pure nonsense.

He's the star of the day!

Nemus led him to the core of the sacrificial circle and then activated it directly.

Although Gotthard was not one of the main Golden Seeds who sacrificed Nemus back then, he was definitely not innocent.

The blue whale and the blue whale have a very close relationship.

Although Azure Sky and Black Sky are sisters, there is still some distance between them.

They rarely see each other on ordinary days.

However, the blue and green whales are different; the two floating whales most often fly side by side.

In many cases, they can even fly onto the back of another floating whale using the air column.

In this situation, the Discipline Church atop the two floating whales, Hailan and Haiqing, also maintained close ties.

The An family are the Blue Whales, while Gotthard was working at the Sea Qing at the time.

And because of factional struggles, Nemus could barely be considered a member of the ruling faction.

Gotthard, a golden boy of the ruling class at the time, could not possibly have been unaware of this matter, nor could he have failed to 'sign' the relevant document.

It can only be said that these people sacrificed Nems after careful consideration.

At this moment, after much deliberation, Nemus finally found a way to deal with them.

"The method of creating the Prayer Demon!" Nemus recalled his past experiences.

He was killed first.

The blade pierced through Gotthard's body in an instant.

Then the soul is trapped inside the body by the magic array and cannot get out.

The magic circle constructed from demonic flesh and blood rapidly emitted a blood-red glow.

The soul of the deceased Gotthard was originally destined to leave his body and travel towards the Kingdom of God through the connection of faith.

However, the red light of the magic circle suppressed Gotthard's soul at this moment.