Surprise!
Philip also discovered that Gregorio's actions that night were part of a ritual to receive a blessing and ascend to the status of a level 4 spiritualist called the Devil's Deacon.
Unlike the first three blessings, Devil's Deacon required a ritual and a sacrificial offering. The better the sacrifice, the higher the probability of the ritual's success.
Gregorio had learned about this ritual from the southern continent and immediately went to the Northon Kingdom to secretly perform it.
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After reading this, Philip finally understood how dire his situation was before. To think he was fighting someone two levels higher than him was insane!
Moreover, as a mentalist, particularly a dreamwalker, he was not suited for direct confrontation and battle, so his death would have been certain if not for Gerald.