[Give me a chance, I'll behave.]
[Don't lock me in the dark room, I'm begging you!]
Amid the Yellow Book—or rather, the Holy Scripture's—pleas for mercy, a specially made Self-Destruct Puji swallowed it into its belly.
After that, the Puji ran all the way to the rock wall in the deepest part of the Mushroom Forest and began using the Rock Eating skill to create rock armor.
In the end, it would turn into an inconspicuous stone block here, surviving on the Fungal Carpet connected beneath it and temporarily sealing the book away.
The book was evil, but its functions were indeed powerful.
After Linden and the other two interrogated it together, they figured out its general abilities.
It could absorb the souls of the dead to strengthen the holder's basic attributes, just as Dylan had experienced.
Of course, there were limits. Using it too much would make one's own soul become mixed and impure, until finally one went insane.
Aside from this core function, it also possessed rather powerful scouting abilities. Otherwise, it would not have been able to help Dylan point out the location of the cave where that bear lived.
At the same time, it also had the power to stir up certain emotions—for example, suddenly filling your heart with rage. This move worked well against monsters with only instinct, but was weaker against intelligent beings.
Not to mention that it could also charm others through writing.
Honestly, this kind of "charm" was a far cry from what Linden had imagined...
As for why it was called the Holy Scripture, and why it did not want to be taken by the Demon Race?
According to it, it did not know why the Demon Race called it that either. And although the Demon Race addressed it respectfully, they