Devil's Bible

Chapter 138 If you can't escape fear, then surrender to it.
"It's all my fault. I misjudged his weakness," Galen said remorsefully.

However, Brent and the others couldn't very well blame Galen at this moment.

After all, anything can happen during a battle.

They hadn't been entirely certain that the head was the demon's weak point, and the Wave Sword was indeed still cutting through the monster's necrotic flesh.

The monster showed no signs of stopping its attack or surrendering.

On the contrary, the other party was shrinking the necrotic flesh at that time, which may have been a precursor to some kind of attack.

Galen's attack, though somewhat reckless, was not exactly a mistake.

“Alright, the problem isn’t too serious. He already showed a weakness, so the trail isn’t completely gone.” Brent didn’t want to strain the relationships within the team.

However, nitpicking over every little mistake is one of the best ways to damage team relationships.

At this moment, we can only put this aside.

As the matter passed, Galen seemed to feel increasingly guilty.

He turned around and saw Isabella staring at him with her icy blue eyes.

Galen was slightly taken aback, but quickly calmed himself down and a look of guilt appeared on his face.

"So this is enough to make me suspicious?" The thought flashed through his mind, and then Galen cleared his mind and stopped trying to put on a show.

People with guilty consciences will naturally exhibit some unusual behaviors.

I just didn't expect Isabella to be so perceptive.

Six months ago, Galen, Brent, Gabriel, and others faced the entity possessing Phos, and the three of them reacted differently.

Gabriel was easily defeated by his opponent, but was taught the Blood Sword, which became his own secret technique.

Currently, it has even been vaguely referred to as the Blood Knight by outsiders.

Brent, on the other hand, overcame the opponent's courage and rushed to rescue Gabriel, achieving remarkable success. He was of noble birth and grew up quickly.

Only Galen was intimidated by Nemes's imposing manner and chose to stop immediately.

Although he was not punished afterward, he inadvertently created a rift between himself and Brent, Gabriel, and others.

In that instant, Galen felt a tremendous sense of panic.

So he made his own choice.

"If you can't escape fear, then surrender to it." Galen later arrived in the South District, still clueless, when a fictitious agreement came knocking on his door.

The being known as the God of Fiction opened its arms to him.

It was after that experience that he was no longer afraid, and his mind became at peace.

Furthermore, he received support from a fictional agreement, which greatly enhanced his strength. He also passed a new test and became a formal paladin.

This time, his task was also very simple.

The investigation team was guided to gradually encounter the fabricated agreement.

Fictitious protocols have evolved to the point where they no longer need to hide themselves too much.

Instead, many people have used fictitious agreements to expand their organizations, resulting in bloated organizational structures.

These people, lacking in training and strength, have also shown signs of wavering loyalty to the organization.

Therefore, the church is the best crucible for tempering.

They guide the conflict between the church and these fictitious agreements—outer organizations—to screen out qualified members.

It doesn't matter how many members of the organization die during the process.

However, it is necessary to quickly silence those who have become demonized and broken away from the fictitious agreement.

This is why Galen suddenly intervened and silenced the lame demon. Although Isabella might have become suspicious of him, Galen was not worried.

She had some doubts. As long as she didn't reveal any other flaws, Isabella, even as the captain, had no right to investigate her.

Furthermore, since he has no need to worry about being at odds with the fabricated agreement on the surface, any suspicions about him will likely be dispelled quickly.

Looking at Galen, Isabella looked away, sensing something was amiss.

Just now, although Galen was full of apologies, she sensed something was off.

Why would someone who made a mistake in judgment, someone who feels guilty, show a slight sense of relaxation?

However, relying solely on one's own intuition is certainly not sufficient as evidence.

“No rush. If Galen really has a problem, he will definitely slip up during the investigation.” Isabella firmly believed that as long as the right thing was done, all the other people with ulterior motives would be exposed in the process.

Isabella put aside her doubts and began to think about what to do next.

They learned that there were demons on 13th Street and came to investigate today. Isabella keenly noticed the lame demon's special features and immediately began tracking him down.

They initially thought it was just someone equipped with a berserk accessory, but as they tracked the person, the person quickly began to flee and move, which led to today's manhunt.

Although the person is now dead, his movements can still be traced.

After all, the limp is a relatively obvious trait.

Soon, Gabriel's interrogation revealed the locations the lame demon had visited during this time.

In the past six months, after recovering from his injuries, Gabriel could not bear the humiliation of being taught a lesson by the enemy and applied to become a sentry.

He was already relatively familiar with the South District.

The investigation is not particularly difficult now.

The only thing to be careful about is that the investigation should not be carried out under the guise of the church.

The scale of the operation should not be too large.

At least maintain the status quo. Although it is an investigation, treat it as just a small religious group or something.

It's just a bit stricter than before.

The goal is to prevent the fictitious agreement from realizing that they are serious this time.

Soon, the identity of the lame demon and what he had been doing all this time were discovered.

“His identity has been identified, and we can continue our investigation by looking at his previous relationships.” Isabella glanced at the clues and found a new lead.

The lame demon was just an ordinary worker at the shop, who had been fired four months ago for dishonesty.

The underlying reason was his gambling addiction.

However, it was precisely because of gambling that he couldn't make ends meet and that's why his leg was broken.

In this situation, he didn't even have the money to treat his leg, so he must have some kind of channel to join the fictitious agreement.

The same goes for Xiao Bi, but her success was largely due to luck.

According to Xiao Bi's confession, she originally wanted to report her father to the church. On her way to the church, she met a particularly beautiful woman and received the woman's recommendation, which led her to sign the fabricated agreement.

Compared to Little Bi, no one would pity the lame gambler, so there must be an underlying reason why he was able to join the fictitious agreement.

"Four months ago, his leg was broken; three months ago, the gambling den caught fire..."

"This must have been done by the lame man. It's about who he came into contact with within the past month and who led him into this fictitious agreement."

"Besides that, why did he seek out smugglers during this time, trying to smuggle himself onto the backs of other whales?"

The investigation team analyzed the situation step by step, and then set off again with some questions in mind.

(End of this chapter)