Devil's Bible

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Chapter 325 The thief cries "Stop thief!" and turns the tables (Bonus Chapter 9/11)

"Furthermore, if fate is the initial number, then all numbers are driven by fate." Nems' thoughts wandered.

Is defying fate a sin?

"So, does the Dartmenley family's holy path involve sin?"

Call it a sin, a curse of fate, or misfortune, whatever you will.

In conclusion, destiny is the order of numbers, which drives all initial changes.

To defy fate is to refuse the flow of numbers and disrupt them.

In other words, Nemus changed fate; for example, the historical number of Tailtail Town should have been obtained by the Holy Son, and he would have become an important figure in Tailtail Town.

Nemus intervened with the help of the fairy's power, thus changing the course of fate.

But Nemes did not suffer any misfortune or curse; on the contrary, he gained historical fame.

History is also part of destiny.

Therefore, strictly speaking, changing one's destiny only changes the direction of the flow of numbers; in essence, it is still within the system of destiny.

"My only chance to defy fate at that time was to hand over the destiny of history to the demon itself."

“In that case, I would be immediately marked by fate, and it would probably be very difficult to escape the abyss after that.” Nemus recalled his thoughts when he chose to hand over the Number of History to the Holy Son’s avatar after obtaining it.

His idea at the time was to let the 'Holy Son' win everything, while his own body, carrying a fabricated agreement, would attract attention.

But is there really no better alternative?

Not necessarily.

Nemus can obtain the number of historical events in his original form in an attempt to break through, and then take over the body of the Holy Son.

Transform the Holy Son from a victor into an individual who is on par with Nemus.

In that case, the Holy Son would receive even less attention.

The combination of a half-saint and a half-legendary being is far too conspicuous.

Although Nemus didn't know at the time whether alien demons could truly advance through the number of history, it was not in line with his thinking habits to disregard this option from the beginning.

"So, did fate intervene to some extent at that time?"

"Or did my instincts sense danger, thus blocking out those thoughts?"

Nemus wasn't quite sure either, but in terms of the outcome, if his demonic form obtained the historical number, then it would be a corrupted number that tainted the normal number.

At that time, the path of development of the divine numbers might also be cut off.

It's like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon.

"But now the number of divine beings is only one-fifth, can it be considered a fragmented number?"

"Or is the number of the Divine Number special?" Nemus still didn't quite understand this.

Theoretically speaking, the number of divinity is already within Nemus's soul and is beginning to operate, providing Nemus with abilities such as discipline.

However, there has always been a distance between them, and their efficiency only slightly improves when infused with the power of faith.

Otherwise, could Nemus have advanced to the level of a mythical species simply by virtue of the number of divine attributes?

"From the current perspective, I may never have truly refined the number of divine sparks from beginning to end."

"Therefore, there may not be any contamination cases."

As Nemes pondered this, so did Guilliman on the other side.

He naturally knew where the sinful soul associated with the church was; it was a secret stored by the church in Azure Whale City.

The key question now is: how did the fictional demon Nemus know that there were sinful spirits in Airspring City?

The events of that year have long been covered up and protected by disciplinary rules.

Under normal circumstances, this information would not be able to leak out.

“Nemus, I want you to investigate the Ben family again.” Guilliman then thought of a starting point for investigation—Ben.

Nems nodded, knowing that Guilliman also suspected that someone might have leaked the information.

Due to the information gap, Guilliman focused his attention on Nems and only remained somewhat wary of the leaker.

Originally, 'Ben' was a demon sorcerer who made a deal with the Aro realm by exchanging a fraction of the sinful souls.

However, subsequent investigations revealed no trace of the sinful spirit.

Therefore, Guilliman concluded that the sinful soul was devoured by the fictional demon Nemus.

The fictional demon also obtained information about the sinful soul from the demon warlock.

That's how they learned that there were sinful souls in the church.

Therefore, by continuing to investigate the demon warlock, we can find out exactly who leaked the secret to the Church.

However, in reality, Nemus obtained no information or clues about the Sin Soul, whether he raided the entire Demon Warlock's house or killed Aro.

This is interesting.

Based on the newly acquired information, the value of the Sin Soul may be even higher than previously thought.

Therefore, the distribution of demon warlocks and Argos was not a true distribution of actual sinful souls.

Their discussion about fractions is merely a change in the allocation of power.

This means that the demon warlock only obtained the information at the time, and did not actually obtain the Sin Soul.

So, where the information comes from is also the information that Guilliman wants to know.

At this moment, Nemus became more and more certain of one thing: these things could most likely be attributed to a single mastermind.

He planned to use the matter of the Sinful Souls to create chaos in Qiquan City.

Whether it's summoning demons or the remnants of the Holy Son, the goal is chaos.

As for what this chaos can be used for, Nemes doesn't know yet.

Originally, his target might have been a demon warlock. Once a demon warlock advances to the Gold rank, then, for the sake of future development, being attracted by the Sin Soul, he would inevitably come to Qiquan City.

With so many demons under his command, he could also attract the attention of the City of Air Springs.

"Now that I've killed the demon warlock, he naturally put the role of 'scapegoat' on me."

"The information about the Sin Soul is kept secret. I was constantly targeted without my knowledge, and I ended up drawing fire for the mastermind behind it all without even realizing it."

"Of course, it is precisely because of this mistake that he needs to personally summon the demon, while impersonating me, to deepen my connection with the sinful soul, and at the same time convey to the church the message that it is a fictional demon that is seeking the sinful soul."

"From now on, if my true form reveals any weakness, the Church will launch a heavy attack."

"But the real mastermind was able to take advantage of this weakened defenses and easily take away the sinful soul."

"Therefore, looking at the various disturbances in Qiquan City, after peeling back the distracting information, the most likely explanation is that the thief is crying 'stop thief!'"

Naim's mind became increasingly clear at this moment.

"But what the mastermind didn't know was that I also held a very important position in the church. The information he conveyed passed through my hands, and I also learned the true information about the Sin Soul from Guilliman through his information."

"He's crying 'stop thief!', so I can play along."

Chapter 326 List

Although it's still unclear who the mastermind is.

However, Nems already had some initial ideas.

However, as things stand, there are still many details to be addressed.

At the same time, Naims also needs to consider some off-field factors.

For example, the holy secrets of Moritulus.

What if the other party remains silent and summons the saint again?

Therefore, Naims still needs to carefully consider how to arrange some operational details.

"The most urgent thing is to find out who's behind this," Nemes said after saying goodbye to Guilliman.

While investigating the files of the original demon sorcerer, they also summoned the person in charge of the various experimental data files of the Holy Son Project.

The administrators should only manage the files and not be directly involved in the research of the Holy Son Project, which is very favorable to Nemus.

But as soon as Nemes asked the question he wanted to ask, the other person's expression immediately changed.

"This...this is against the rules, you can't just say things like that." The manager looked at Nems, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

“I just want to know who else, besides the researchers who should be involved, accessed the files,” Nemes said with a squinting smile.

Project Son is a top secret project, and it is very difficult for outsiders to access the relevant files.

Ordinary people might not even know what the Holy Son Project is.

In other words, those who are able to know about the Holy Son Project outside of this and successfully retrieve the files are basically leaders with real power.

That's why the managers seemed so flustered.

Nems, is this an investigation into the leadership?

"Well... why don't you ask the Grand Commander for a permit, Your Excellency?" the manager hesitated before speaking.

He didn't know what the leader wanted to do with the files, and he didn't dare to record too much.

In this situation, if Nemes later confronts the leader, wouldn't he become an accomplice?

So the best-case scenario is that Nemus gets Guilliman's permission, then whatever happens afterward, he won't be implicated.

“Don’t be so nervous,” Nems said seriously. “There are some things I won’t reveal a single thing until I find out.”

"And once it's discovered, even if someone is currently a leader with real power, there's only one path left: downfall."

"You're just providing a list."

"What you gained was a favor from me. Think about it yourself." Nemus narrowed his eyes, his body radiating a faint aura of one hundred.

The perfect performance brought about by the absolute numerical values ​​took the managers by surprise.

Providing a list is a matter that can be considered a big deal or a small deal.

After all, Nemes is now a special investigator, and Killieman has delegated authority.

In theory, Nemus has the right to inquire about everything related to the Holy Son Project.

The risks he took were not as great as people imagined.

The biggest problem is that you end up being sidelined after offending someone.

However, the real benefit comes from personal favors.

Nems is currently the only 'successful' individual in Project Son.

Most importantly, he is now fully numerated and possesses the historical number, meaning he is only one step away from becoming a legendary species.

Driven by desire, the managers chose to 'surrender'.

So Nems got the list.

There aren't many people on the list.

Gilliman and Gotthard were expected; even without the list, Nems knew of these two most powerful members of the Golden Seeds and couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

In addition, the head of the logistics department also came to request some documents some time ago.

This is not surprising, as Rhine had previously used standard saintly potions, and the logistics department had many alchemists working in the church.

That's understandable, and the timing doesn't match up either.

Then, as the administrators recalled, two names came to mind, and Nems narrowed his eyes slightly.

Clement.

Rotts Levine.

Nems was somewhat familiar with those two names.

Clement was the Golden Seed priest who was invited to investigate whether Nemus was lying and whether there was something wrong with his soul.

Because of the special state of his body, he rarely appears in front of people.