Chapter 88

"Any being that blasphemes the Holy Lord and attempts to subvert the world with evil intentions is an enemy that the Nun of the Holy Spear must destroy. Each generation of the Nun of the Holy Spear has engaged in fierce battles with vampires, zombies, demons, dark realm lords, or those who seek to use evil magic to cause chaos."

"Throughout history, the Nuns of the Holy Spear have been seen everywhere, intervening in major battles such as World War II to drive away evil."

"During World War II, Magdalena thwarted Hitler's ambition to dominate the world with the Spear of Destiny."

In Ymir's mind, an image formed of a woman wrapped in the American flag, holding a spear from the cold weapon era in one hand and a small round shield in the other, roaring to the sky. But he quickly realized that what he imagined was not a nun of the church, but a female version of Captain America.

He pursed his lips and said, "It sounds like a female version of Captain America."

Father Terence's words faltered, and an image clearly appeared in his mind: "Hmm, a very special analogy, but there are differences. Each generation of the Nun of the Holy Spear is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, not only learning the old weapon combat techniques and magic passed down from two thousand years ago, but also mastering the weapons and combat techniques prevalent in each era, keeping up with the times to fight against enemies."

"The perfect female warrior, but why do I feel she looks down on me?" Ymir sighed, sensing a faint hostility from Magdalena.

Father Terence laughed and winked, saying, "Child, you must understand that the Nun of the Holy Spear is a very ancient profession, one of the earliest superheroes in the history of the church. Therefore, many rigid and conservative rules still apply, constraining their words and actions."

Ymir looked at Father Terence, no longer with the holy and solemn demeanor he had when they first met. After Magdalena left, he seemed like an impatient monkey eager for credit?

They were both dry, with sharp features, lively and energetic. Ymir couldn't believe that he had so much respect for this disrespectful old man when he was alive.

"Magdalena's earliest profession was the ancient profession of 'priestess.'" Under Ymir's distrustful gaze, Father Terence held back for a long time before finally uttering this meaningful sentence.

Then, he fell silent, no matter how curious Ymir was, he wouldn't say anything more about the Nun of the Holy Spear.

He changed the topic and said, "Child, didn't you ask me what the series of numbers Magdalena mentioned earlier represented?"

Ymir looked deeply at Father Terence and guessed, "I think it's a quantified value of some power system?"

Father Terence's face showed a look of surprise, and he crossed himself, smiling bitterly, "My God, child, you are too smart! What Magdalena said is indeed a standard rating for supernatural powers within our church."

"Used to select members of the Holy Knights?" Ymir said gloomily, "But, can she grasp my thoughts just by touching my forehead?"

"Of course not!" Father Terence clearly understood who Ymir was referring to, and he shook his head, saying, "Even in the Holy City of Vatican, to evaluate the power of a clergy member, a series of formal tests is required. However, Magdalena is an exception. In fact, this ability does not belong to her, but to a noble person residing within her."

It was clear that Father Terence had little respect for Magdalena, but he was humble and cautious about the "residing" noble person: "I can only tell you so much. Let's continue discussing the church's classification standards for superpowers."

"In ordinary human society, there is also a simple system to quantify certain things, and it is the same for supernatural abilities."

Father Terence was concerned that his introduction might mislead Ymir's understanding of power, so he added, "Of course, this is just a rough reference for power levels and does not represent anything in actual combat."

Ymir nodded in understanding, it was like in online games, as long as the operation was good or the enemy's weakness was found, a low-level character could also defeat a boss.

Not to mention in real battlefields, every change in factors could alter the course of a battle.

Seeing that Ymir understood, Father Terence continued, "In our world, there are actually many people with superpowers hidden among ordinary people. Their powers vary greatly, and even ranking the clergy members within the church is a difficult task. Fortunately, the church has had enough time, and over two thousand years of observation, we have established a basic power reference system."

This reference system mainly observes five indicators: intelligence, strength, speed, constitution, energy emission, and combat skills. Each indicator corresponds to different levels from 1 to 7, with higher numbers indicating greater strength in that area:

For intelligence, the main observation is the ability to think and process information. The lowest level is dull, then it progresses to normal, educated, talented, genius, super genius, and omniscient.

For strength, it is simply the weight of objects that can be lifted or the ability to withstand blows. The lowest level is weak, unable to lift objects of equal weight to oneself; then it progresses to normal, able to lift objects of equal weight to oneself; and the human limit, able to lift objects twice one's own weight.

Beyond the human limit, the levels are 800 pounds to 25 tons, 25 tons to 75 tons, 75 tons to 100 tons, and beyond 100 tons, which is considered the highest level and is difficult to quantify.

Speed is the ability to move on land by running or flying, divided into extremely slow, normal, and beyond human, with speeds not exceeding 700 miles per hour. Beyond that, it is measured in units of the speed of sound, supersonic, light speed, and faster-than-light speed distortion.

Constitution and endurance are considered together, reflecting the ability to withstand hits or recover physically: weak, normal, enhanced, regenerative, bulletproof, beyond human, and nearly immortal.

Energy emission is the ability to release energy, divided into seven levels: unable to release energy, able to release energy through contact, able to release a single energy at close range for a short time, able to release a single energy at medium range for a moderate time, able to release a single energy at long range for a long time, and able to release multiple energy forms almost infinitely.

Combat skills are the only attribute that can be trained after birth, reflecting hand-to-hand combat and fighting ability. The levels are: unskilled, average, trained, highly experienced, and proficient in one, multiple, or all combat styles.