Devil's Bible

Chapter 17 Operation (Bonus Chapter)
“It sensed the pain control ability residing within the Oath Rope and worked together to exert its effect.” Nemus immediately became interested and even mobilized some of his demonic power to observe.

"It's quite unexpected, yet perfectly logical, that faiths are linked in this way!"

Nemes's ability to control pain—the very nature of pain—was acquired from Poole through the precept of forgiveness.

The precept of forgiveness is an elevation achieved through the sacred nails formed by the power of faith.

At this moment, as Poole embraces Nemes, the power of his faith naturally becomes drawn to the essence of suffering.

"Perhaps this is the correct way to use the number of divinities."

"Divinity is the qualification to become a god. Only the faith of others can activate the power of divinity to the greatest extent."

"However, the number of divine attributes I have acquired is incomplete, and I do not have a method to absorb faith. Therefore, the faith in me can only be connected through the rope of oath and the medium of commandments."

"The problem remains the same: there is too little faith!"

Nemes continued to ponder the issues of faith and divinity, and then swiftly intervened further in Poole's affairs.

He actively activated the rope of oath, but not to activate the ability to control pain. Instead, he guided the power of discipline within it, thereby making the connection of faith clear and stable.

As expected, with the synergy stabilizing, Poole gradually awakened some of his abilities. At this moment, the pain seemed to transform into power, surging into his body and becoming the force that supported him.

The essence of pain that Nemus obtained from Poole through discipline, in turn, activated Poole's abilities during this faith-based connection, thus giving rise to the corresponding extraordinary characteristic—the essence of pain.

Nemus only gained a partial bonus through discipline, but Poole activated the full power of the nature of suffering.

To suffer, to perceive pain, and then to exploit pain.

His struggling body gradually stabilized, and the two forces that had caused the pain within Poole began to merge slightly at that moment.

The two forces are the water from the deep well and the infectious power of the whale disease.

Originally, the water from the deep well was supposed to be resistant to whale disease, but the whale calls caused by whale disease infection are mixed in with the calls of floating whales, which is equivalent to putting on a layer of disguise first.

The power of infection thus broke through the first layer of protective resistance, and the deep well water, which originally had the advantage, began to fight against the disease at this moment.

The so-called deep well water is actually well water mixed with whale blood.

This is from the same source as whale disease, but it went down a different branch, so when they meet again, they restrain each other and then fight.

The village guardians discovered, through numerous explorations, that the whale calls of the whale-pathogen could blend in with the calls of real whales, thereby increasing their aggression.

According to the village guardian's judgment, the reason he was able to control the whale transformation was most likely due to this mixing.

While this facilitated the spread of whale disease, it also suppressed the whale-like agitation.

The whale-like disease within Poole's body was ultimately a source of nowhere.

As time went on, the deep well water within his body began to take over, and gradually, Poole returned to normal.

The attempt to infect the whale with cetacean disease failed.

However, this is not a problem; rather, it was expected.

The village guardian did not succeed on the first try. It was only through repeated struggles with the whale disease that a seed of the disease was left in his body.

This seed, no longer rejected by the deep well water, has instead become one with it.

Therefore, when necessary, the village guardians can harness the power of the deep well water to complete the whale transformation.

"It seems there have been some results." Nems examined Poole's body and found that his physical abilities had been slightly developed.

Originally, as a candidate to guard the village, his stats were only around three.

This intense collision activated a significant amount of life force within the Deep Well Water, and combined with the development of his own painful nature, his stats had reached four and were approaching five. While the improvement might not seem substantial, it represented the gains an average person would achieve over several years.

Take Nair for example. As a nobleman, he received the training of a paladin from a young age.

The resources available for spiritual practice, education, and time are all excellent.

His physical attributes are not bad either.

He has been training since childhood, for more than 20 years, and he has only reached the value of seven.

On average, the number increases by one every three years.

Looking at it this way, Poole's value increased by more than one in just one night, which is already incredibly fast.

Of course, there are always stronger players among the strong, and Nemus himself is such a person.

Falling into the abyss, Nemus was born as a different kind of demon, initially possessing a value of ten, and then, over three years, he increased his original value to three hundred.

"It's a pity that the power of the original body is difficult to use much in the material plane," Nemus thought regretfully.

Just like that little devil Kurog, if he wants to use his power in the material plane, he needs to possess someone.

The same applies to Nemus; to unleash the full potential of his three hundred, he needs a vessel with sufficient capacity.

The limit is to summon some abyssal demons without completely corrupting Nair's body.

Even if it were completely corrupted, it could only exert a few dozen points of power. Only as Nemus had initially thought, it slaughtered hundreds of people in the entire village.

The souls and lives of these people are used to propel Nair, the vessel, to ascend to the Ironblood and transform from demonic to demonic.

Only in this way can he unleash his full potential of 300 stats, and some of the extraordinary characteristics belonging to Nemus's true form may not be fully inherited.

Despite demons being generally stronger than their counterparts, they have not yet truly invaded the material plane.

A large part of the reason is due to this restriction.

"We'll conduct another experiment tomorrow morning. I have some ideas that might speed up the process," Nemus concluded after examining the patient.

The success of the village guardians is multifaceted, but the key lies in one point: the repeated collisions under the same source of power, which ultimately led to the fusion of their essence.

In this process, the cry of whales, bloodline, water from deep wells, and even faith are all extremely important.

However, this does not mean that shortcuts cannot be taken.

In other words, those things are very important when the technology is immature, but once the technology matures, those conditions are no longer necessary.

“Go back, there are still some things to do,” Nems instructed.

As a new day dawned, Naim's time dwindled.

After all, there are still two days before the church will send someone.

While their arrival doesn't necessarily mean there will be problems, things will only become more complicated at that point.

He really needs to prepare in advance.

For example, to remind or...

Quit your mouth!

　Extra chapter! Extra chapter! Stay tuned and keep reading, brothers and sisters.

　　
　
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