# WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #146

## Series
- title: Chainsaw Man
- slug: chainsaw-man-60cd22

## Chapter
- number: 146
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The true, horrifying purpose of the Chainsaw Man Church is revealed: to combat the prophesied arrival of the Death Devil. Under the direction of Barem Bridge, the church has been using marriage ceremonies as a front for devil contracts, transforming its massive following into an army of controllable devil-hybrids. The endgame is to ignite a global conflict, a man-made war designed to feed and empower the War Devil, Yoru, in the desperate hope that she will become strong enough to face the ultimate primal fear.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- The Church's contracts are revealed to be with the Fire Devil, turning followers into hybrids.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The true, horrifying purpose of the Chainsaw Man Church is revealed: to combat the prophesied arrival of the Death Devil.

### Spoiler summary
The true, horrifying purpose of the Chainsaw Man Church is revealed: to combat the prophesied arrival of the Death Devil. Under the direction of Barem Bridge, the church has been using marriage ceremonies as a front for devil contracts, transforming its massive following into an army of controllable devil-hybrids. The endgame is to ignite a global conflict, a man-made war designed to feed and empower the War Devil, Yoru, in the desperate hope that she will become strong enough to face the ultimate primal fear.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Chainsaw Man #146](/series/chainsaw-man-60cd22/chapter-146)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/chainsaw-man-60cd22

## Usage
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