Devil's Bible

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Seeing this, Nems knew he had succeeded.

With the life form he had created, it would have been far too easy for him to impersonate the Holy Son Naim.

And throughout the entire process, he didn't need to lie; he only needed to slightly alter the outcome of the final battle to completely clear his name.

Judging from his treatment, it is clear that his value has already been recognized by people like Guilliman.

With the fictitious Protocol Nems outside acting as a diversionary force, I estimate that I will be reused once I am confirmed to be safe.

That day is not far off. In the process, there may be some tests, and the church will not open up its authority to us too quickly.

But it's much better than entering the church's upper echelons as Nair.

Furthermore, since Nems is still active outside, he can completely make Nems his enemy and then quickly establish his own position in this mutual conflict.

In turbulent times with external enemies, advancement in status and authority is fastest.

Everything happened so naturally.

The only trouble might be that I haven't immediately completed my advancement to a legendary species, which might attract some attention.

For example, the Levin family could easily use Parsons' death as an excuse to cause trouble.

But that's not important.

The same logic applies: the real culprit, Nemus, is still out there. If you want revenge, go find Nemus. What does it have to do with his holy son, Nemus?

Furthermore, Nems had complete faith that Guilliman would handle these matters well.

I am now a semi-legendary talent capable of becoming a saint, and if needed, I can be promoted to a high-value talent with high combat power within a few months.

The church may tempt you in secret, but on the surface, it will definitely try to win you over and treat you kindly.

I don't need to worry about those problems at all.

As Nemus woke up, there was a knock on the door.

The person who came was very methodical.

The identity of this tin can is now quite clear—another failed holy son.

"Naimu?"

“If you like, call me Nemus,” Nemus said at this moment.

This answer made Yibanyi stop in his tracks, staring coldly at Naimus.

“It’s just that the pronunciation is similar.” A hint of sadness flashed across Nemus’s face as he explained to the other person, “Nemus is nameless, something indescribable, nameless.”

"And my Nemes is names, a plural name, just to commemorate some people, and also to remind myself that the enemy Nemes is still out there."

As Nemus gave this explanation, although his rigid manner remained unchanged, one could sense a shift in his gaze; it was no longer so cold.

"Come with me." She said, turning around and leading the way.

Naims followed behind and could see from afar that the church district had been sealed off.

When they arrived nearby, they were also stopped.

However, they were only allowed in after they presented their credentials in a very formal manner.

Soon, Nems met Guilliman.

He was looking at the lists, and Nemus noticed a corner hanging down – that was the list of the dead.

Guilliman looked up at Nems, then began to ask Nems questions in a calm but weary voice.

Nemes didn't hide anything. When talking about Dartment, Nemes didn't reveal Dartment's plans, but he didn't deliberately conceal them either.

The Church sees through these subtle maneuvers. As long as the Holy Son Nemus has sufficient value, these issues will be forgotten with the passing of the rest of the Dartmenley family.

After all, he was a noble of holy blood. Although he committed a great sin, the main issue was the face of the church.

Once the church loses face, sin can be ignored in the face of self-interest.

Besides, Nemes hasn't yet taken over the name Dartmanley.

As Nemus recounted some details, such as Nemus launching a fatal attack on Rhine, and then White appeared and took a sword for Rhine.

He could clearly sense that the reserved and meticulous person behind him had become somewhat fluctuating in his emotions.

When Rhine was also killed, and he poured his last bit of spiritual power into the Water and Fire Angels, his rigid emotions began to change slightly.

This change became exceptionally clear to Nemus at this moment.

Just like Isabella before him, and compared to Isabella, he can also perceive the dynamic changes of the floating whale to a certain extent.

"You mean, Nemus finally used some kind of rope-like thing to break free from the time vortex."

“That’s right.” Nems nodded and offered another possibility: “The moment the rope appeared, Nems was pulled to his men and then killed the middle-aged man with the gunsword who had come with Rhine.”

"Then they used some kind of spatial teleportation array and left directly."

“I didn’t have enough time to become a saint at the time, so it was already difficult to catch up.” After Nemes finished speaking, Guilliman nodded.

Nems's words were correct and largely consistent with their findings.

Furthermore, aside from the latter part, the preceding content is highly consistent with the testimonies of other clergy members, and includes many more details.

These details all prove that there is no major problem with the statement.

"I heard you want to change your name to Nemes?" After confirming that there were no problems with the statement, Killieman then posed the question to this sensitive point.

After all, Naim's original name was similar to Naim's, and now it has to be changed to one with a similar pronunciation.

Although some differences can still be distinguished by pronunciation, Nems has only just begun to do these things.

“I just want to commemorate those who sacrificed themselves for me,” Nemus said earnestly.

“You want to inherit the Dartmenley family, right?” Killieman pointed out the crux of the matter.

"You should already know that there are some problems with Dartmenley's bloodline."

"Now that the other Dartmenli bloodlines have disappeared, those problems have temporarily disappeared as well."

“The historical number within you can suppress those things, but it may still cause some problems in the future.” Guilliman did not explicitly state many things.

The church was aware of Dartment's situation to some extent, but there wasn't much they could do.

“My suggestion is that you change your surname to something similar, establish a similar family, and inherit part of the family’s heritage. That would be enough.”

Nemes shook his head: "I will not establish the Dartmenley family for the time being, but I will not give up the name or the family's sacred objects."

“Sigh.” Killieman sighed and said helplessly, “Whatever.”

At this point, Nems also realized that he had passed the first wave of probing.

Chapter 290 Testing the Waters (Bonus Chapter 2/10)

The Holy Son's mental state was very simple.

In this situation, if we follow Killieman's advice and choose to abandon the Dartmanley family name and, most importantly, its core heritage, then...

Therefore, this idea must be problematic.

The previous conversations and some of the questions asked during the process were actually a covert assessment of whether Nemus's way of thinking was in line with the Holy Son.

After all, they had already misjudged Nemes once before.

At that time, Nemus had taken over Nair's identity, and his thinking, mentality, and cognition were different from Nair's when he reported his family and was banished to the Backfin Village.

They were just too confident, believing that Niall had only grown in the last few years and had become different as his saintly nature awakened.

Now that they are facing the Holy Son, they will naturally not be so careless.

Although everything made sense, and they even found several clergy members who were not completely unconscious and witnessed the aftermath, thus confirming the authenticity of the events.

However, we still need to be vigilant.

They have secretly hired a golden-race pastor.

With the investigative abilities of the Golden Seed priests, there are few anomalies in this world that can escape their detection, not even the slightest problem with the soul.

At this moment, Nemus was also thinking about his hidden problems.

Those who didn't completely faint were arranged by Nems to see hallucinations in their dazed state, thus making things seem more real.

Killman did not continue to see Nems, who was later sent back to the ward where he had woken up.

"Next, it will most likely be the Golden Seed Priests' reconnaissance," Nemus thought, but he wasn't worried.

So what if he's a Golden Seed Priest? The Aro Realm even broke into his soul space back then. If Nemus's true form hadn't shown up on its own, the Aro Realm wouldn't have been able to discover Nemus's existence.

Nemus was sacrificed to the gods, and even the gods misjudged him.

Of course, the abyss was right.

Even now, Nems can't help but marvel at how critical the situation was.

In the battle between the God of Discipline and the Abyss, although he was a Prayer Angel, he was merely a higher-ranking cannon fodder in that battle.

In those circumstances, many prayer angels also died.

Nems was not confident that he could break free from the control of the God of Discipline; even if his true spirit escaped, he might not be safe and sound.

Then, Nemus received a message from the will of the abyss.

His thoughts quickly settled, and Nemes's soul became calm. Then Gotthard knocked on the door and brought in his female pastor, Amy, who was carrying a book.

"Are you here to kill me this time?" Nemus asked after a slight pause.

“No, from your perspective, the Holy Son Project has already failed.” Gotthard’s gaze remained unchanged, his inner thoughts hidden.

Clearly, this is the second test.

The fact that Gotthard had secretly met the Son of God was something that almost no one except Gotthard himself knew, especially their conversation.

Even Nems hadn't fully anticipated this.

What enabled him to understand all of this was some information left in the new body of the Holy Son.

The Holy Son foresaw something in the end, and in that situation, he chose to help Nemus.

The objective was very clear: he had failed to fulfill Dartmanley's expectations, so Nemes would have to do it.

After all, all Dartmanley wanted was for his family's legacy to continue.

And it must be said, this is also ironic.

While most of the family members were still alive, Dartmanley invited Nems to return to the family three times, but Nems refused each time.

However, when the Dartmenley family was almost wiped out, leaving only an empty shell of a Holy Son, Nemus chose to agree.

Gotthard and Nemes talked about similar things, asking about specific details.

However, during this process, Gotthard paid more attention to some details that Nemes displayed.

He inquired in detail about Nemus's abilities during the battle and how he felt after the fight.

Nemes assessed his current perception and then gave a roughly correct but somewhat vague answer.

After that, Gotthard left.

On the second day, Nemus met the third and fourth Golden Seeds.

They summoned Nems along with Guilliman and Gotthard.

One of them was the golden-type priest that Nemes had predicted.

Parts of the other person's skin were shimmering at that moment, as if they could transform into some kind of element at any moment.

This is why the Golden Seed pastors don't often go out and about.

Their bodies are gradually becoming unable to withstand their mental power, resulting in some special changes.

Before this change ends, the regular combat strength of the Gold-type Priests is far inferior to that of Paladins of the same level.

As for the last golden one, he had a sour face at the moment, as if his son had died.

Therefore, Nems roughly guessed his true identity.

The Levin family's golden scion who works outside the family, Parsons' father.

His son really died.

He stood silently to the side, and then the Golden Seed priest officially began the interrogation.