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The mere word “encyclopedia” was humiliating, yet there was no helping the joy of having been directly named by Chaos and Evil. Reed closed the encyclopedia with a thud and placed it into his subspace storage.
Meanwhile, the demons who had witnessed the summary execution trembled at the cruelty of Chaos and Evil. The Bible of Great Truth had been reduced to a mere ordinary encyclopedia. The disparity was as vast and dreadful as being reincarnated as a cockroach. Carpeus thought of it as a warning.
He punished the Bible of Great Truth first to show me.
He tensed, believing it was his turn to be punished. The onlooking demons also held their breath and paid attention.
Reed walked a not-so-short distance to where Carpeus was prostrated. As Reed stopped, the composition was such that the red head bowed on the floor was placed at his…