Devil's Bible

Chapter 27 The Secret Life of Dartmenley
Gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, Jacques turned and charged to the side.

Isabella, sensing a certain emotion, reacted a beat too late. Normally, she would have been able to anticipate this and stop Jacques, but this time she was still a step too late.

As a paladin, Jacques' physical stats have reached level eight, but he has not yet hit a bottleneck.

He only needs to train for one or two years to return to his family and then, with the help of his family, quickly advance to the Steel Seed level.

In this situation, Jacques could dash a great distance in a second.

While Isabella is quick-witted, she is not particularly agile.

Priests are at a clear disadvantage in this regard and need to reach the Iron Seed level to make up for it.

Only then can they forcefully control their bodies with their minds, enabling their bodies to respond to the enemy's rapid movements.

When Isabella finally realized what was happening, she turned around and could only see Jacques, who had shrunk to a tiny black dot.

Isabella put aside her sadness and quickly made the right decision—to go find the old pastor.

She knew very well that Jacques had been harboring resentment ever since he came here, wanting to teach the family traitor a lesson.

For Jacques, cracking down on illegal whale skin mining was not the point; the point was how to use this incident to teach Nell a lesson.

This is one of the reasons why Isabella has always been hesitant to pursue Jacques.

It's not because Jacques is unkind or anything like that. People like Jacques, who are willing to uphold justice, are already a minority in aristocratic families, and his character is already up to standard.

The problem is that Jacques was too deeply influenced by his family.

His mind was filled with the honor of his family, and he believed that whatever his family members said was absolutely true; he never doubted its authenticity.

Such people are too easily made cannon fodder for their families.

And now Jacques is doing the same.

Benjamin's tainted witness is directly linked to the excavator, Opp, not Nair. Opp needs to be convicted first, and then an investigation needs to be conducted to determine if there was any collusion between the two.

Only if we confirm its existence can we deal with Neil.

The identity of a paladin is Nell's greatest protection. Even though the Dartmenley family hated Nell so much back then, they couldn't bring themselves to kill him!

However, now, after the witness's death, Jacques' first thought was not for Oppein, but to rush towards Nair.

"The influence of his family has caused Jacques to lose his most basic logical judgment."

"In uncertain circumstances, an apprentice paladin attacking a full-fledged paladin is a serious crime!" Insubordination is extremely unpopular in any organized force.

Isabella knew this, which is why she quickly went to ask the old pastor for help.

Only the old pastor can suppress this matter now.

Jacques had no idea that Isabella would think so much after his reckless actions.

He now has only one thought in mind: to find Nemes and demand an explanation.

His thinking was very simple: in this village, who else but Nems could be capable of carrying out such a large-scale massacre?!

In Jacques' mind, there was only one thought: Nemes was a bad person. So when bad things happened, and Nemes was the only person around who was obviously capable, then he needed to find an explanation!

Soon, he saw Nemes' house.

"Nair!!!" Jacques shouted without hesitation, rushing forward and kicking the door open, ready to break in, grab Nemus, and demand to know why he killed so many innocent people!
However, the next moment, his body flew backward.

It crashed heavily to the ground, leaving a long trail in its wake.

Nemes slowly walked out of the house, turning his body slightly to the side, and glanced down at Jacques, who was lying on the ground.

After he came out, his door cracked and shattered into pieces. Nems had already sensed Jacques rushing over, and as he kicked the door, Nems inside also kicked out to the side.

The two kicked each other through the door.

The result is that it has become what it is today.

"Attacking a full-fledged paladin is a serious crime, Jacques, have you lost your mind?"

“If so, pay for my door, and I can forgive you,” Nemes said, feeling the urge to forgive within himself.

To enhance one's power, besides studying one's own faith, one must also follow the system of precepts.

This is the most complete ability preserved among the divine attributes.

Unfortunately, precepts cannot be established arbitrarily.

Furthermore, the established precepts may not necessarily provide sufficient assistance.

A perfect commandment requires actual establishment, alignment with the essence of divine commandments, and a certain degree of difficulty in order to be truly invoked.

When it's not possible to add more precepts in the short term, increasing the strength and breadth of existing precepts is the fastest way to improve power.

Although Jacques was a bit foolish, his strength was undeniable.

If you can forgive him, you might get a decent bonus.

"Dream on! Today I will punish evil!" Jacques was no longer listening to what Nemes was saying; his mind was completely occupied with his own thoughts.

He took a deep breath, activated the secret breathing technique, and at the same time, Jacques held one hand to his chest, where a white and yellow bead hung, while chanting sacred mantras.

"God, Datmenli kisses the land you have traversed, walking the path of the saints. May you grant me the strength to cut through obstacles and continue forward!"

As he finished speaking, the white and yellow beads in front of Jacques emitted a faint light, which then enveloped Jacques.

Secret Teachings: The Path of the Saints.

The Dartmanley family once had a saint who walked across a land of disaster, following in the footsteps of God, and ultimately received a miracle.

They gained fame through this miracle and established their family based on it.

One of the family's inherited traditions is this kind of secret technique that has a certain connection with the divine, which can greatly enhance the power of its members.

"You didn't use that trick, did you, you traitor!" Jacques got into a fighting stance, staring intently at Nemes, his eyes filled with a chaotic mix of emotions.

He felt hatred and anger towards Nemus, pride in his own secret arts and power, and the pleasure of being able to teach Nemus a lesson.

Driven by a mix of emotions, Jacques took a step, turned to the side, and with both hands gripping his sword, spun around and slashed horizontally at Nemes.

Nemus narrowed his eyes, sensing the power of faith flowing through this secret technique.

Intrigued, he raised his sword and slashed upwards.

"Sizzle!" The blade wailed.

Nemes made an assessment.

"The value is around eleven, which has exceeded the extreme value of the Black Stone variety, so it is still acceptable."

"These kinds of secret techniques usually bring special characteristics, which needs to be considered!"

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(End of this chapter)