Devil's Eye Reborn - Shadow Angel Awakens - Chapter 54

Chapter 52: Discover the secret of the priest
“Xiao Nuo, if we find out the priest was telling the truth, you must apologize to him,” Zicheng said seriously.

I laughed. “Apologize? If I apologize, I would be revealing my identity. Besides, his lust is so intense that he doesn’t act on it with young women. There wouldn’t be any demons left in the world.”

Just as Zicheng was about to retort, my shovel made a dull sound, as if hitting something hard. Looking down, I saw a small piece of black wood in the soil.

Zicheng and I exchanged glances and quickly dug away the remaining soil.

The piece of wood revealed more and more, eventually uncovering a black coffin lying silently in the pit.

We put down our shovels and worked together to lift the coffin out of the ground.

“We found it,” I said to Zicheng with a smile. From the feel of it, there should be a body inside. However, Zicheng was staring intently at the coffin, deep in thought, and didn’t hear me calling him.

After calling several more times, he snapped out of his reverie and looked at me, asking, “How is it?”

“Are you ready?” I asked, positioning the shovel at the seam of the coffin.

Zicheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly, saying, “Go ahead.”

I smiled at him, then used my strength to pry open the coffin lid with ease.

A nauseating stench emanated from the coffin. When I looked inside, I saw the corpse of a woman with a face covered in purple blotches, lying peacefully among withered flowers. It was Nanako.

Zicheng knelt down and carefully lifted Nanako out of the coffin, handling her as if she were still alive.

He gently opened Nanako’s left eye and then lowered his head, bringing the “Eye of Reminiscence” into close contact with her lifeless eye.

“Nanako, forgive me,” Zicheng said solemnly. Suddenly, his body radiated a malevolent aura, and he stood motionless, seemingly immersed in viewing Nanako’s final memories.

With Zicheng’s current abilities, he should be able to trace back over a day’s worth of the deceased’s memories. In real time, unless he interrupted the process himself, it would take about half an hour for him to come out of the recollection.

As I retracted the “Eye of Illusions” and stretched my muscles, preparing to sit down and rest for a while, I suddenly heard light footsteps behind me.

“Is that you, Yan’er?” I called out without turning my head. A girlish giggle responded to me.

“Hehe, big brother is amazing. You knew it was me just by my footsteps,” Yan’er said, her slender figure appearing before me.

“You’re the amazing one, Yan’er, finding your way here,” I laughed, patting the ground to invite her to sit down.

Yan’er sat beside me with a playful smile. “Yan’er isn’t amazing; I just followed the scent to find you.”

“Huh? Did you put a hair on me?” I asked, puzzled.

“Not on you, but on brother Zicheng,” Yan’er said, pointing to Zicheng’s hand.

I looked in the direction she indicated and saw a thin black string on Zicheng’s wrist.

“Is that made from your hair?” I asked.

Yan’er nodded, smiling. “Rahab told me to weave it, in case brother Zicheng got lost and Rahab wasn’t around to help us find him.”

“That darn cat, playing favorites by only letting you weave it for Zicheng,” I huffed playfully, though my mind was on the situation at hand.

“Hehe, actually, I also…” Yan’er suddenly stopped, her face turning bright red as she lowered her head and fell silent.

“Why did you suddenly go quiet?” I asked with a smile.

Yan’er kept her head down and said softly, “Actually, I also made something for big brother…”

I patted her head and laughed. “So, you didn’t forget about me, Yan’er. Did you bring it? Show it to me.”

Yan’er nodded and fumbled in her pocket, then extended her small hand to me. In her pale palm was a shiny black ring.

I picked up the ring, feeling its smooth texture. When I slipped it onto my middle finger, it fit perfectly.

“Hehe, big brother, remember to wear it often,” Yan’er said, her face lighting up with a smile as she saw me put on the ring.

“Thank you, Yan’er,” I said, suddenly pulling her into a hug and whispering softly in her ear.

Although Yan’er and I had only been together for a few days, we had faced death together, battling zombies at the headquarters of the Satanic Church and fighting Musashi Miyamoto on top of a train. We had shared life and death experiences.

Over the past few days, I had sensed that Yan’er had developed unusual feelings for me. However, having had very little contact with women growing up, I couldn’t discern whether her feelings were affection or love.

But from this black hair ring, I knew she had feelings for me.

Yan’er lowered her head, her cheeks turning a deep red, and whispered almost inaudibly, “You’re welcome…”

“Cute Yan’er,” I said softly, holding her.

Yan’er suddenly shivered, then leaned against my shoulder and sighed softly, saying, “Big brother’s shoulder is really comfortable. Yan’er wishes she could always lean on it.”

“Yes, big brother promises you can always lean on my shoulder,” I said with a smile. But Yan’er shook her head and said, “No, Yan’er can’t. Because big brother said the end of the world is coming.”

Mentioning the end of the world made my heart sink.

My master’s original plan was to use my identity as Satan to gather demons from around the world to fight against the angel army. But now, all the demons had joined the Satanic Church under the Iron Mask.

Fortunately, the angel army had not made any moves yet. But to reclaim the demons, I had to become the true Satan and take over the Satanic Church.

However, Kongming said my chances were slim, only one in 411.

“Although the chances are slim, I will defeat that guy and become the King of Hell,” I said with determination. After rescuing Daji this time, I would follow Kong ming’s instructions to find ‘Hell.’

Yan’er, leaning against my chest, said softly, “Yan’er will always support you, big brother.”

“Thank you, Yan’er,” I said, gently stroking her hair. “By the way, why did you sneak out?”

“Hehe, Yan’er missed big brother, so I came out,” Yan’er said, looking up at me with a smile.

“Ah, did Yuko notice you sneaking out?” I asked.

“Yan’er waited until sister Yuko was asleep before leaving the dormitory,” Yan’er said with a smile. “By the way, why is brother Zicheng holding that corpse?”

“Zicheng is using the Devil eye to recall Nanako’s memories before her death,” I explained.

“Wow, brother Zicheng’s Devil eye is amazing,” Yan’er said in surprise.

“Yes, it’s called the ‘Eye of Reminiscence.’ The longer you train, the more memories you can see in a shorter time,” I said with a smile. “But Zicheng has only trained for a week, so he can only see a day’s worth of memories.”

Yan’er nodded in understanding, then asked, “But why are you looking at Nanako’s memories?”

“Because the priest is a pervert,” I said with a laugh. Yan’er seemed confused and looked at me with a puzzled expression.

Just as I was about to explain what had happened in the church, there was a dull thud from Nanako’s grave.

I looked up to see Zicheng standing by the grave, holding Nanako’s body, trembling. He had smashed the stone tombstone with one punch.

“That beast!” Zicheng seemed to have seen the cause of Nanako’s death. He was furious, clenching his fists and cursing.

“Zicheng, what happened?” I asked, carrying Yan’er over to him. Zicheng’s veins bulged, his face red with anger, but his eyes glistened with tears.

“The priest… that beast raped Nanako over a year ago!” Zicheng said, tears streaming down his face as he gently laid Nanako down. “The priest’s words were mostly true, but the child in Nanako’s belly was his! That beast, pretending to be a man of God, used his position to assault her!”

“Pretending to be a man of God?” I asked, confused.

“That beast tricked Nanako into believing she had a demon inside her and that only by having sex with him could she drive it out!” Zicheng gritted his teeth. “Nanako didn’t believe it at first, but he used his position as the priest to force himself on her. When she found out she was pregnant, she felt too ashamed to face the young master and eventually killed herself out of despair!”