52: Rage, Lust, Lies

Chapter 52: Wrath, Lust, Lie

Facing Donald's urging, Dick was not flustered. Instead, he signaled him to calm down.

After all, at this point, the success rate of Demon Subduing was as high as 98%!

"Di, Dick, that ancient tree is so scary..." Mina hugged Dick's arm, extremely frightened.

Alice, who was beside her, was not afraid, because she had been with Dick all day preparing and knew the Demon Subduing plan.

But even so, Alice took the opportunity to hug Dick's other arm, pretending to be scared like Mina, whimpering.

At this moment, the front was already a mess, with teachers attacking the ancient tree in unison, and various dazzling magics flying everywhere.

The Demon had just woken up and needed time to adapt, so it couldn't use its magic for the time being, which gave the people around it a chance to breathe.

It was just a pity that the ancient tree's defense was maxed out, and non-exorcism methods could hardly cause significant damage.

Those teachers who were good at close combat didn't dare to rush forward, each cherishing their lives more than the last, all keeping their distance and bombarding with ranged magic.

You should know, this was not an ordinary tree spirit, but a bizarre and unpredictable Demon, possessing various abilities beyond common sense.

Nobody wanted, nor dared, to have close contact with a Demon!

There were no professional exorcists present, only people fighting based on superficial knowledge.

"It's a tree, it's wood! Quickly attack with fire element magic!"

"Immediately deploy a Holy Light barrier. Demons are afraid of Holy Light. This is the truly effective attack!"

"I know a purification Holy Text, maybe it will be effective..."

"You guys hold on, I'll go to the church in the Inner City to find a professional priest..."

Besides the fighting teachers, there were also some cowardly teachers who were trying to slip away under the guise of calling for backup.

"Insidious Demon, I didn't expect you to be hiding in the Academy. Even if I risk my old life today, I will get rid of you!"

Old Tom let out a roar, and then his withered body rapidly expanded, his height surging several meters, and large, solid muscles continuously appeared until they burst through his clothes.

At this moment, Old Tom transformed into a tall, muscular man, with veins popping all over his body, looking full of oppressive power.

Although Old Tom was a Mage, he was a rare Mage Tank, skilled in various close-combat magics, and could even match a Berserker in hand-to-hand combat.

And he was the only one who dared to engage the ancient tree in close combat.

Outside the barrier, Dick was calmly writing a rune.

Due to Donald's request, the group was allowed to watch the Demon Subduing from up close.

Looking at the ancient tree baring its fangs and claws, a piece of identity information quickly appeared in Dick's field of vision.

"Name": Kun.

"Race": Three-Sex Original Sin Demon.

"Sins": Wrath, Lust, Lie.

"Rank": Intermediate.

"Recent Encounter": Severely injured by the sacrificial spirit's eternal seal, about to completely devour Michelle's soul, recovery is imminent.

The Demons in this world are composed of the Ten Deadly Sins: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Lie, Betrayal, and Revenge.

The more sins a Demon possesses, the more complex its abilities are, and the stronger its power at the same rank!

Sure enough, the ancient tree was the true body of the Demon!

A smile curved at the corner of Dick's mouth, showing confidence that victory was in his grasp. He knew that Michelle's sacrificial spirit's eternal seal had failed and she hadn't successfully perished together with the Demon.

He still remembered witnessing the mutated Jimmy in "Past Revisited".

But strangely, "Know Yourself and Your Enemy" still showed Jimmy's identity information, not the Demon Kun's!

Clearly, the Jimmy with bull horns on his head and black wings on his back was not the Demon's true body, but merely its divine soul.

Therefore, even if Michelle used the sacrificial spirit's eternal seal to her limit, sacrificing nearly a hundred students, she couldn't seal Kun, only severely injure its divine soul.

And for the past hundred years, the injured Kun, unable to move, had been disguised as an ancient tree, quietly recovering from its injuries.

As for the truth behind the "The Ancient Tree of Proven Love" strange tale, it was actually very simple.

Because Kun is a three-sex original Demon, its body is composed of three original sins: Wrath, Lust, and Lie.

So, to heal, it needed to absorb these three original sin emotions. Disguising itself as a spiritual ancient tree was the most suitable way.

Between lovers, there is generally a mutual desire for each other's bodies, a craving for intimacy, which is Lust!

Love is often accompanied by hypocrisy. There are countless scumbags and sluts in this world, they act with hypocrisy, which is Lie!

And in front of the ancient tree, false love will be exposed, and the deceived party will naturally be furious, which is Wrath!

In summary, Kun only needed to disguise itself as a spiritual ancient tree, and there would be a continuous stream of couples coming to provide nourishment.

The more nourishment the supplement provided, the more violently the ancient tree would naturally shake, which had absolutely nothing to do with how strong the love was.

At the same time, the higher the professional rank, the more valuable the original sin emotions provided.

Presumably, at the very beginning, the strange tale of "The Ancient Tree of Proven Love" was deliberately spread by Kun.

Having grasped this information, Dick could easily control the shaking of the ancient tree.

By using "Perfect Coordination" to control his body, Dick could make his Lust maxed out, or make himself extremely angry.

As for Lie, Dick saying the words "I love you" to the girls was itself the biggest lie.

The three major original sin emotions provided by Dick were all top-tier, so the ancient tree naturally shook violently.

In fact, in "Past Revisited", Dick had already roughly figured out Kun's sins.

Jimmy lusting after Michelle's body was Lust, pretending to be a talent in illusion was Lie, and finally transforming by possessing Jimmy through his anger was Wrath.

From this, it was not difficult to conclude that Kun was a Demon composed of the three sins: Wrath, Lust, and Lie, and was still a low-level novice Demon.

Of course, over a hundred years had passed, and Kun had reached the intermediate rank by continuously devouring Michelle's soul.

Generally speaking, Demons have no lifespan limit. If the injury is not completely healed, Kun's true body will not appear.

And by observing the ancient tree with the naked eye, one cannot see Kun's identity information.

Therefore, Dick used the method of fishing to make Kun appear voluntarily.

Donald claiming he could exorcise Demons was Lie, the teachers complaining was Wrath, and as for Lust, that was provided by Dick.

The teachers present were all of high professional rank, and Donald was even a level 61 Archer. The original sin emotions they provided were full of nourishment, far surpassing those of students!

These were the best bait, and Dick was the most professional fisherman, full of patience.

In the two hours tonight, Kun absorbed a large amount of high-quality original sin emotions, which was more than its accumulation of several years.

The injury, which was already almost healed, was directly cured.

Seeing so many delicious souls gathered together, Kun naturally revealed its true body and jumped out.

"Young friend, you'd better have a way to deal with this Demon!" Donald came closer and said nervously.

"Don't worry, the biggest taboo for Demons is revealing their true name. That's their fatal weakness!"

Putting down his pen, Dick gently blew on the still-wet ink on the rune and said confidently, "Now, Kunkun is finished."