As the saying goes, human worries multiply the more one thinks.

Humans simply shouldn't leave themselves too much time for contemplation, otherwise they'll keep thinking deeper and deeper, eventually falling into a vicious cycle of confusion.

While thinking is a manifestation of wisdom, it is equally its curse.

Norton was exactly like this - he had nearly depressed himself hiding in Priest Abraham's cellar.

He couldn't figure things out but kept forcing himself to think, almost smoking his brain out from overexertion.

Fortunately, the sounds from Priest Abraham finally liberated him from his thoughts.

"Haaah..." A violent gasp echoed through the cellar.

Priest Abraham, who had endured for quite some time, ultimately couldn't resist the bloodthirsty desires within his heart. The blood vessels in the whites of his eyes became increasingly severe, his whole body trembling as he opened his mouth wide, baring his two long sharp incisors, constantly twitching his nose.

"Thirsty... so thirsty... Oh Caesar, why must you punish me!"

"I am... Priest Abraham after all!"

The whites of Priest Abraham's eyes completely transformed into crimson red. Trembling violently due to extreme inner craving, he had to abandon all his thoughts and first taste the blood he desired.

Priest Abraham left the cellar to address his physiological needs.

His condition gave Norton some slight emotion.

"Low-tier Species truly live up to their name - he can't even resist his feeding desires."

For some reason, compared with Priest Abraham, Norton felt a bit proud.

But now wasn't the time to be proud of his bloodline. Norton stood up from behind the torture instruments and quickly moved to where Priest Abraham had been standing moments before.

He had personally witnessed Priest Abraham retrieving several books from the church.

Knowing he had problems, why would Priest Abraham take such great risks to enter the church and get books?

Clearly, these books must contain answers to his questions - specifically about vampires. And this was precisely the knowledge Norton lacked most. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Norton began examining the books on the table.

Sure enough, all these books contained content related to vampires.

Unlike church scriptures, which used ambiguous wording to create mystique and enhance credibility for conversion purposes, these detailed research books used plain language that was extremely detailed, allowing immediate understanding with clear meaning.

First book: "A Brief History of Vampires"

Current vampire numbers are extremely scarce, and their creation is difficult.

However, according to "A Brief History of Vampires," vampires were once a flourishing race.

After the birth of the three divine sons - Divine Cause, Kuba, and Jonah - because Jonah forbade Kuba from corrupting corpses, no new vampires were born for an extremely long era.

This situation persisted until the primordial Death God Jonah was imprisoned within the sun, after which some corpses suddenly could transform into vampires.

This completely corresponded with "Resurrection" and explained why Norton could now consume dead people's blood.

It seemed Jonah's sealing caused him to lose control over the dead. For a considerable period, vampire creation emerged endlessly, with various races completely reduced to blood cattle. Only humans, protected by Divine Cause and God, managed to survive.

To counter this abnormal species, the Holy Church was born.

Relying on steadfast faith in God, they cultivated the Holy Knights as human-shaped weapons.

Thus began the Holy War era. Over nearly a thousand years, the rampant vampires were slaughtered completely.

A millennium of warfare allowed the church to firmly secure its holy seat, while vampire creation frequency seemed to decrease over time due to Kuba being slain by Divine Cause.

Until today, vampires rarely appear in the secular world.

And various corpses no longer have the possibility of producing vampires.

This matched Norton's experiences over the past eight years.

Having traveled outside for eight years and encountered many monsters, he indeed hadn't seen any other vampires besides himself.

Norton felt his knowledge had expanded considerably, but it wasn't particularly useful.

What concerned his immediate interests were the following books.

"Detailed Analysis of Vampires"

This detailed analysis contained nearly a millennium of church research theories about vampires. It was much more detailed than the one Norton had seen in the Holy Lord City church.

Most importantly, it introduced the concept of Divinity.

His Holiness Adam had previously expressed doubt about the half-wing in the mural.

The half-wing in the mural indicated that vampire progenitor Kuba possessed Divinity, showing the church had used this concept since ancient times to explain the relationship between vampires and God.

Vampires originated from God, and because they possess Divinity, ordinary weapons cannot harm them. Only items imbued with God's holiness can damage them using God's Divinity.

Since the Divine Corpse of God hangs on the cross, the cross carries God's Divinity, thus possessing genuine power to harm vampires!

Of course, this was the book's content, self-consistent with church scriptures. His Holiness Adam would have more explanations.

First: The Divine Corpse is nailed to the cross, and God's life Status Hierarchy is supreme, so crosses and wooden stakes can suppress and damage all creatures.

However, this possibility seems unlikely since creatures other than vampires don't fear crosses.

Second: The cross was made from Kuba's corpse.

This explanation has the highest probability.

Some might not understand this. But introducing one concept can connect everything.

That concept is Status Hierarchy.

The concept of Status Hierarchy may seem elusive, but it truly exists in this world. Norton's Status Hierarchy is higher than Priest Abraham's, so he can dominate Priest Abraham completely.

If Norton - as the progenitor vampire to Priest Abraham - were hung on a cross, then Norton's Status Hierarchy would cause vampires like Priest Abraham (created by Norton with lower Status Hierarchy) to also fear crosses.

Therefore, since progenitor Kuba was killed and made into a cross, other vampires would naturally fear crosses!

So whether the cross's special effect against vampires comes from God or Kuba, this Status Hierarchy suppression is the most effective weapon against the vampire race.

What makes a god truly divine mainly lies in divine Status Hierarchy.

Lower Status Hierarchy beings cannot even harm higher Status Hierarchy beings, while higher Status Hierarchy beings' negative feelings directly reflect on lower Status Hierarchy species. This represents absolute control and the absolute authority of a creator!

While the concept of Status Hierarchy seems elusive, the church's years of research and records have demonstrated its existence.

The most evident manifestations are in methods against vampires and vampire advancement.