Devil's Bible

Chapter 188 Demon Summoning
His gloomy face showed little panic or despair regarding the dire situation.

He knew that there was a prevailing view in the world that success was the only measure of worth.

Just like his golden ancestor.

His ancestor was not an honest man back then.

Of course, if one were an honest person, under those circumstances, it's unlikely that they would have been able to accidentally obtain a wizard's legacy from an ordinary person, and thus gradually acquire enough resources to reach the Golden Seed level.

On the surface, he is a wizard, but in secret, he studies demons.

Back then, the church also opposed the devil, regarding the study of the devil as a great sin, and vaguely knew that his ancestors had studied the devil, but so what?

Even after his ancestor became the pinnacle of the Iron race, he still gained the favor of the church and completed his ascension with the help of the church's resources.

This idea that once success is achieved, past problems cease to be problems remains constant.

Even now, though the situation has changed again and again, the reality remains the same.

The church is not unaware that many chambers of commerce, noble families, and even its own clergy have problems.

The church has been 'indulging' it all along; yes, that's the word that came to mind.

Tolerating these individuals and groups to make mistakes, and even providing them with some form of assistance, until they fail.

Then, in this process, the church cleans itself up, while the "wealth" "created" by those people through their mistakes is taken in by the church.

Therefore, he was extremely confident that as long as he was not caught and successfully advanced to the Gold Rank today, the matter of summoning demons would be completely covered up and would not become a stain on his record.

Crimes that are judged today can be overturned after a period of time.

It is very likely that this is just the behavior of a few people, and has nothing to do with him, the golden seed.

Therefore, preparations were made from the very beginning.

"Even if it means sacrificing the rest of the family, as long as I can use this to advance my career, the family will still exist, and the glory will still fall upon me!" Beneath this belief lies Czech de Ben's strong self-confidence.

He was the most talented member of the entire family in hundreds of years.

He calmly stood up, then opened his arms, activating the magic circle inscribed beneath his feet.

A surge of spiritual energy merged into it, and at that moment, the slightly ferocious gargoyles on the main castle of the entire manor all opened their eyes.

Gargoyles are the manifestation of demonic power by demonic sorcerers.

They lure lesser demons out of the abyss, make them possess stone statues, imprison them within, and use contracts, magic circles, seals, and other means to make them work for them.

If one has a deeper understanding of demons, one can modify these statues to maximize the development of the lesser demon's characteristic—immortality. This would make the statues immune not only to mortal weapons but also to some ordinary spells and divine magic.

In addition, the knowledge of the constructs can be used to give these gargoyles the ability to disguise themselves as statues, fly, and so on.

It can be said that the value of a beautifully crafted gargoyle is equivalent to that of three lesser demons.

"Woohoo!!" The demons, imprisoned within the stone statues for many years, let out an excited roar.

Then he plunged headlong into the sacred tide of the hymn.

The ocean of hymns, which could make even demons uncomfortable, was completely unaffected by these gargoyles. Using the weight of the statues, they leaped through the air and crashed directly into the priests' chanting group.

On the other side, many members who didn't have time to run or who ran towards the outer perimeter in a panic were captured by the paladins, and were basically knocked unconscious with a single blow from their sword hilts.

Only a few members rushed into the family's treasury. However, upon entering, they found no trace of the family's resources; instead, most of the shelves were empty.

The few that remain are basically worthless.

The family member in the lead clearly knew what was going on. Ignoring the empty shelves, he lifted up a section of floorboards that blended into the environment, revealing the hole beneath.

"Let's go, let's go quickly."

The various shouts, cries, and complaints made the entire warehouse extremely chaotic.

Fortunately, their survival instincts propelled them toward the passage.

Outside, the demon butler and the gargoyles summoned by Jörg de Ben bought them some time.

Although he was confident that his promotion would save everything, Ben also wanted to keep as many of his family members as possible.

He used up almost everything his family had to get promoted, so when he succeeds, he'll want more people to share in his glory.

Of course, before that, he had something else to do—to demonstrate his strength!
Among the demons he formally contracted was a Shadow Demon.

Escaping into the shadows was not difficult for him.

However, only by demonstrating sufficient combat power can the church understand that they cannot exterminate him.

At that time, the church's 'indulgence' will reappear.

He won't be pressured too much; instead, he'll have some free time to search for the remaining gold medicine resources.

That's just how the world is; the victor is always right!
Thick black fog billowed from the castle, and Ben did not use his original form in order to prepare for the future 'misunderstanding' with the church.

A large amount of dark shadows enveloped Ben, which then formed a black robe and a white bone mask appeared on his face.

The ruler of the Floating World Society, the master of countless demons, the Demon Warlock has arrived!
He emerged from the shadows and appeared above the castle, after which several magic circles lit up simultaneously.

Then a large number of demons emerged from the magic circle.

It contains many lesser demons and other magical creatures.

In addition, three other demons are worth noting.

A demon that perfectly fits people's image, with bulging muscles all over his body, black snake-like scales covering his entire body, and many scars on his spiral horns. His eyes are now filled with greed as he looks at the humans around him.

The other is a demon with a snake's tail and three pairs of arms, each holding a sword.

The last demon, however, was in human form.

He was not much different from humans, with long black hair and delicate features, making it difficult to distinguish his gender.

She was wearing a black gothic-style, form-fitting, black armor-style long dress.

Apart from that, if it weren't for the few black scales on his cheeks that were covered by his hair, some of the clergy present would have mistaken him for a young master or lady from a noble family.

After being summoned, he did not, like the other demons, covet the souls and flesh of humans.

Instead, he was gazing at the distant sky, at the sun striving to climb higher.

(End of this chapter)