Devil's Bible

Chapter 149 Let’s make a deal
Just then, a group of people immediately came towards this side, but their running footsteps gradually came to a stop. It was the paladin team that came to provide support.

At this moment, the paladins felt a chill run down their spines as they watched Nemus and Daros confront each other, realizing they had been drawn into this power struggle once again.

Daros's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at the paladins who had arrived a step too late.

This matter involves too many things, so he can't show up here with people beforehand.

Therefore, we can only wait until the event occurs before informing these 'neutral' people so that they can witness it together.

However, unexpectedly, Das managed to survive and find a way out, and Nemus arrived so quickly to complete the assessment.

"It was this merchant, Das, who attacked me first. I was forced to retaliate." After calming down, Das quickly spoke, no longer hoping to drag Nemes into the mess, but trying his best to protect himself in this way.

"Do you have evidence?" Nemes asked directly, getting to the heart of the matter.

“Dass has already thrown the goods into the crack. I suspect he is destroying evidence. I request that the crack be searched.”

“Doubt cannot be evidence,” Nemes said.

Although almost everyone knows what happened, without actually finding evidence, there is no evidence.

In this battle, Das's decisive actions gave Nems a victory.

The Dartmenley family's long-planned attack was thwarted under these circumstances.

Furthermore, if no evidence of Dass's smuggling is found afterward, Daros may not lose his job as a paladin, since he is of the Iron race.

However, his authority and status within the church will also decline sharply.

After all, he had no evidence, but Nemes did.

Beside Nems, Poole remained silent, while Kru naturally used magic to record everything in the traveler's book.

The records kept by these accompanying priests, combined with the grid-like imprints, are quite authentic and can be used as evidence.

In addition, as a Grand Knight, Nemus had sufficient authority, and his testimony was very effective.

Combining these two points, it's virtually impossible for him to overturn the verdict.

Daros's gaze shifted slightly, and he saw the knight's sword that he had flung away in the distance.

The opening created by the previous impact of Das's water column has now been covered by Das's magical aura, thanks to Nemus's earlier pinching of his fingers.

In this respect, it is no longer possible for him to use the fact that Das attacked him first as an excuse.

His chain of evidence is basically gone.

The only thing that could turn things around is that one point.

"But... if I could think of that, why wouldn't Nair?" Daros stopped trying to explain and went into the solitary confinement room to await further investigation and questioning.

Shortly afterward, he heard a commotion outside.

As a paladin of the Iron race, he was still able to contact the outside world, and he soon received news that the other members of the Das caravan had 'committed suicide'.

Upon hearing this news, Daros closed his eyes and fell silent.

The last vestige of hope for a comeback has been blocked.

"Can the family really win?" Daros had never been in favor of fighting Nemus.

He actually holds a negative attitude towards this matter.

However, Nemus was unwilling to return to the family, and the family head was determined to use Nemus for alchemy. Therefore, he had no choice but to follow the family's lead.

"Now it seems I underestimated Nair too much." Daros couldn't understand why Nair had arrived so timely.

It was as if everything was under Nemes's observation.

"Moreover, the family, including myself, has been too arrogant." Daros reviewed his performance and realized that his failure this time was due to two reasons: firstly, he underestimated Das, the merchant, and secondly, although the family used him as a breakthrough to get Lanems into trouble, they were still too cautious.

Throughout the whole affair, the family used many undercover agents, such as those who bought whale products to urge Darth and his men to deliver the goods quickly, the Cleaners, and the moles within Darth's ranks.

However, within the family, only Daros actually took action.

His status was appropriate, his abilities were sufficient, and he often did the dirty work for the family—these were all reasons.

However, the real reason is that others are afraid of getting involved and being caught and investigated, which would expose their secrets and potentially jeopardize their identities.

Even though it was a major matter concerning the future of the family, many people believed that maintaining their own integrity and dignity was more important.

He had once been part of the arrogant group, but now that he had calmed down, he discovered the complacency and arrogance within the family.

Therefore, he became increasingly pessimistic about the family's chances of fighting against Nems.

Soon, new information came in: the suicides of those people might have been orchestrated by a fabricated agreement.

The 'logic chain' of events then became clear.

As a businessman, Das offended the organization Fictitious Agreement for some reason, which is why he robbed them when Das was delivering goods during the rainy day.

As for what role Daros played in all of this, that remains to be seen in the upcoming trial and struggle.

That evening, Nems met Daros in the interrogation room outside the detention center.

“I think you should understand by now, you’ve lost.” Kru, who was next to Nemus, did not open the travel register, which meant that this conversation was private.

"Datmenley will win." Although Daros knew in his heart that he might lose, he could not admit defeat for the sake of his family's honor.

"If I were you, I would either stand still, admit defeat, and then both sides would be fine."

"Either they will gather most of the family's fighting force to launch a surprise attack on me the moment they are identified as enemies."

"Then we'll abandon the Dartmenley family and focus all our efforts on refining the Golden Elixir, gambling that we can become a Golden Seed through it."

“You’re dragging your feet too much; nothing will get done in this situation,” Nemus said seriously.

From the beginning, Nemes did not consider the Dartmenley family as an adversary.

Although the family wields considerable power and possesses a deep foundation, it also faces numerous constraints.

The family is filled with various conflicting wills, and if the head of the family is not capable enough, it will be difficult to unleash the full power of the family.

With your hands and feet tied, it won't be too difficult for you to win.

Daros fell silent after hearing Nems's words.

He thought he had come to his senses and broken free from the family's complacent and arrogant mindset, but after listening to Nems' words, he realized that his way of thinking was still too 'respectable'.

“Let’s make a deal, Daros,” Nemus then said.

Upon hearing this, Daros couldn't help but look up at Nems.

(End of this chapter)