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Chapter 256 255. The Devil's Bargain

Mo Jiangwen, dressed in a suit, stood on the street, gazing up at the shattered buildings enveloped in a golden glow. The distant scene was unfolding exactly as he had predicted. Enkes and his little crew had indeed sought out Ma En immediately.

Their tactical skills were commendable, and they were efficient in their actions, but there was one minor issue…

These fanatics weren't adept at understanding things beyond their immediate perception. Of course, they would conclude how to defeat Ma En. Coupled with their faith, they possessed a peculiar confidence, so they would inevitably appear here.

Accurately judging the gap between oneself and others was difficult, especially for these fanatics. They always overestimated their abilities, while the outcome of this battle was exceptionally clear to Mo Jiangwen, the observer.

Enkes was excellent, but he had never single-handedly opposed the Federation, nor had he killed a reality warper.

Ma En would emerge victorious, and based on his past understanding, he wouldn't truly kill these church followers. Mo Jiangwen was well aware that Ma En hadn't actually done the things these followers claimed, so he would use his skills to clarify this misunderstanding.

The church's lackeys would slink away, and this event would plant a seed in Chen Yun's mind.

But if it were that simple, it would be too boring.

If Ma En were to completely clear up the misunderstanding, not only could he immediately extricate himself from this situation, but the contract he had signed with Bishop Fu would also be considered a problem on his side, requiring him to pay a substantial compensation. This was not the outcome Mo Jiangwen desired.

That was why he was here.

Mo Jiangwen knew from the start that things would lean towards Ma En's victory, because his opponents were Enkes and the Black Dagger, who didn't stand a chance of truly defeating this dangerous ability user. Yet, they were still here.

Because he had arranged it.

Mo Jiangwen wasn't particularly fond of the word 'conspiracy.' People always said devils were cunning, and while they indeed had a period of frequent lying and exploiting loopholes, the result was a loss of credibility. Without credibility, they couldn't make any deals.

Under the reforms led by several archdevils, they had completely abandoned their past practices. Now, they relied on fairness and credit in their business dealings—at least, that's how it was implemented on paper, which brought them sufficient sales.

As for how they ensured profits?

They no longer put tricks in the contracts; lies were used in other 'unimportant' places. For example, in this contract, he promised that this evidence would allow Bishop Fu to achieve his goal, which seemed more valuable than directly saying it was real evidence.

But that also meant it didn't matter if the evidence was fake, as long as he satisfied Bishop Fu's requirements. This required him to be here now to ensure the contract could continue, so ultimately…

They relied on integrity and diligence.

And the key to restraining Ma En this time was also due to his diligence. Over the years, he had made many deals with humans in the mortal realm, enough to have helpful friends in the church and plant sharp nails among them.

Enkes had never told anyone that he could hear voices from Heaven.

This auditory hallucination wasn't uncommon among fanatics. Some theologians even believed that although what they heard wasn't the guidance of gods or angels, it wasn't just a simple hallucination either, but a special supernatural phenomenon that could be interpreted as a response.

And the significance of this phenomenon, in their view, was to strengthen the faith of these fanatics.

Mo Jiangwen didn't understand the phenomenon claimed by theologians at all, but he knew very well what Enkes was hearing.

It wasn't a mental problem, nor a special phenomenon.

It was his voice.

To be precise, it was a fabricated and specially made voice that sounded like a sacred call from the upper realm in Enkes's ears, and also resembled the insane ravings in his mind, making him unable to distinguish what it was.

And the reason his voice appeared in Enkes's mind was simple—they had made a deal.

That was twenty years ago when Enkes couldn't deal with a dangerous devil like himself who had already stepped into Rank IV, and he wasn't as fanatical as he was now. In fact, he might have contributed to him becoming so devout.

At that time, Enkes's faith in the gods wasn't so strong, so when faced with some lives that couldn't be saved, he couldn't use those religious excuses to calmly accept the deaths of innocent people, so he appeared.

He offered the reward of saving them at that time, and the price was to make him suffer from auditory hallucinations and suppress the memory of this transaction.

And Enkes was smart enough at the time to propose that he couldn't use this memory to do anything detrimental to him. See, mortals always thought they could gain an advantage in a deal with a devil.

Mo Jiangwen agreed to the various harsh conditions he proposed. He couldn't use this hallucination to cause any harm to Enkes, and if it seriously affected his mental health, the hallucination would directly disappear, but…

Using it to strengthen piety wasn't a problem for Enkes.

After all, they were the gods' most loyal servants.

That's why he specifically had Enkes selected to carry out this task. The angels must be watching here now, but they had to abide by the rules and couldn't casually intervene in human affairs. Mortal problems had to be handled by mortals themselves.

Until they couldn't handle it themselves.

And if at this moment any half-dead pious believer's heart burst out with unprecedentedly strong faith, they could resonate with those heavenly beings who were watching here, which was a small blessing bestowed by the destined returner to the true believers.

But this was almost impossible. Perhaps this was because the great god had overlooked a trivial little problem when making the rules—that is, it wasn't easy to have humans still have the will to pray clearly when approaching death.

Or perhaps those true believers whose wills were 'not firm enough' were not qualified to receive the protection of His apostles.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with Enkes's deal with him at the time, because what he was doing now wasn't harming him or the church. His target was their current enemy, Ma En, so he was indeed very trustworthy.

Letting Chen Yun see the truth about the church wasn't enough for him. She could completely tell herself that only they were wrong, so Mo Jiangwen wanted her to see the ugly faces of those angels.

‘Now, listen to me…’