Somebody Stop the Pope – 122



Episode 122

5.

From the beginning he was an opponent who did not seem to be much of a threat.

There was no trace of the intimidation I felt when I first met Aiden.

All I felt from him was useless things like pride and vanity.

Truly strong people don’t surround themselves with such illusions.

It’s about showing off your own strength.

Ironically it was no different from deliberately puffing up one’s body to hide one’s own weaknesses.

So these stories I’m telling now

Aaaa …

“You are exactly like the saying ‘Empty carts make the most noise.’”

“Inooooooooohh!”

Everyone is talking about Wang Wei.

It’s been three minutes since the match started.

On the floor pieces of what had once been swords lay scattered like shards of glass.

My life’s work ‘The China I Dream of’ has evolved several times.

That sight seemed quite satisfactory to me but it did not seem to be to Wang Wei.

Booooooooooooooo!

Wang Wei swings his sword more nervously than before.

Perhaps because the five swords he cherished were completely shattered there was an unconcealed anger at the tip of the sword.

Still it was a sword that was much more threatening than the disaster-level returner Lee Eun-hyeok who I faced last time despite being an irregular sword.

I couldn’t hit him so openly with my body like that.

Unlike other swordsmen who would swarm you like flies the energy contained in the sword he was holding in his own hand was sufficiently threatening.

Kaaaaaaang!

“I’m glad you asked me to make you a knuckle.”

Of course it would have been enough to flick it lightly while keeping the knuckles on.

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If it had been original it would have shattered like other swords the moment it touched his knuckles but since it was a sword he was holding himself it definitely looked better than other swords.

“How long are you planning on avoiding the fight!”

Wang Wei stamped his feet and shouted harshly.

Then a huge wave spread out from the guy’s body and the wave instantly broke my body’s balance.

And at that moment Wang Wei’s sword path changes once again.

The sword that had been persistently aiming at my upper body now digs into my lower body which has lost its balance.

A smooth chain attack that occurs in less than a second.

Finally Wang Wei’s sword reached my knees

Whoosh whoosh-!

Paaaaaaaang!

The condensed flame that rose from his knuckles caught the sword. And as soon as the sword touched the flame a huge explosion occurred and Wang Wei’s body was thrown five steps away.

“Coolook.”

Blood flowed from the corner of Wang Wei’s mouth as the shock accumulated to some extent and I raised the corner of my mouth while lightly stroking his knuckles.

“Is this the end?”

“cheeky….”

“It’s a bit embarrassing to call it an irregular… but let’s try blocking this too.”

Woof woof woof-!

[Cast the active skill <Holy Spear Lv. Max>.]

In the blink of an eye the holy spears that filled the ceiling poured down one after another toward Wang Wei.

Wang Wei still breathing heavily created a translucent barrier with his sword and the bombing began.

It was a much more powerful holy spear than when he had previously fought Aiden.

This meant that the scope of causality assigned to me had expanded and the effect of increasing the number of believers was clearly evident.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Every time the Holy Spear is inserted into the training ground a huge hole is dug.

The floor was turned upside down and dust rose from it blurring my vision.

Aiden was able to hold out for nearly 20 with his bare body but even 10 seemed too much for Wang Wei.

Wang Wei’s figure visible through the dust began to stagger slightly.

“It’s not fun.”

Just before I could simultaneously insert all the remaining holy spears Wang Wei disappeared from sight for a moment.

And then a moment later a thick murderous aura came from right behind me where I had felt nothing.

I gently turned my body and raised my right hand.

Paaaaang!

A spark burst out from the knuckle caught between his fingers with a rather heavy impact.

Wang Wei’s sword which he swung with all his might was easily blocked by his knuckles.

At the same time the dust cloud cleared and the evil-possessed face of Wang Wei was revealed.

Red bloodshot eyes.

Blood flowing out of holes in the ears nose mouth and face.

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That appearance seemed to perfectly suit the nickname of the Sword Demon that he had.

“You have a nice face.”

I clenched my left fist and immediately struck the side of Wang Wei’s face.

Kwajijijik-.

Kwaaang!

A fist with a knuckle struck Wang Wei on the left side of his face and Wang Wei’s body was instantly slammed into the side wall of the training ground.

Judging by the heavy sensation transmitted to the tips of his fingers at least the left side of his face must have sunken in.

Judging by the blood of Wang Wei soaking into the knuckles of his left hand the attack was successful.

Hurrruruk-.

I lightly cleared my throat evaporating the blood on my knuckles with the Holy Fire. Then I stared at the wall of the training ground where Wang Wei’s body was lying.

Minimal concussion.

He probably wouldn’t have died because he was hit hard enough that his breathing wouldn’t stop.

In an instant silence fell on the training ground that had been filled with loud noises and Minister Yoo Seon-ho who had been watching the training with bated breath quickly shouted through the microphone.

“Dalian bell….”

However Minister Yoo Seon-ho was unable to declare the end.

Because Wang Wei was staggering out of the shattered wall.

The left side of the guy’s face was noticeably sunken but he didn’t lose consciousness so it seems he somehow managed to reduce the impact at the last moment.

But it wasn’t all right.

The guy kept walking stumbling.

Even so seeing that he was holding a sword at the tip of his hand his mental strength was worthy of recognition.

I couldn’t tell if it was the pride of the unmanned or the will to win because he couldn’t lose to me but it was definitely an impressive sight.

“Not yet… Not yet over…”

Chinese words mixed with the sound of the wind burst out from between the strangely twisted mouth.

Wang Wei reached into Zhang Po’s sleeve with trembling hands. Then a small silver box popped out from the sleeve.

After a while the silver box in Wang Wei’s hand opened automatically revealing a round black dumpling inside.

And then an incomprehensible message appeared before my eyes.

[Warning! Powerful magic detected.]

A powerful magical energy that had not been detected until just now began to be felt from that small ball.

I was momentarily taken aback by the sudden situation but Wang Wei put the rice cake in his mouth.

And then he looked at me with a bitter smile.

“You alone… Keu …

I quickly walked over to him and grabbed him by the neck. Then I spoke to him in a low voice.

“Did you think the time it takes to transform was invincible?”

“Krrrrrrrr.”

“These days even villains don’t give heroes time to transform. Don’t you know that?”

If you were going to eat it you should have eaten it from the beginning.

How stupid.

6.

‘…It’s over.’

Lee Ji-eun shut her eyes tightly at the sight unfolding before her eyes.

Wang Wei one of the four transcendent beings that China boasts.

Even though he was considered the weakest among the Transcendents he was still a Transcendent.

The number of gates and dungeons that had been cleared by his hands was already countless and he was a person who had already eliminated disaster-level returnees from other countries through several secret missions.

But at this moment all of that has become meaningless.

‘If I had dealt with it… it wouldn’t have worked.’

Irregular Kim Si-woo appears in Korea.

The being that had instilled fear and terror in her the last time he came to Korea was now standing there with his hand on Wang Wei’s neck.

Dalian has already been defeated.

All the cards he had prepared were torn to pieces and even Wang Wei’s life was hanging in Kim Si-woo’s hands.

Even the process was the worst.

The sparring was one-sided like an adult playing with a child.

Although it was the same with other Limen sect leaders’ matches that had taken place in the past the last match in which Kim Si-woo personally took part was particularly different.

The Black Pope was not even able to inflict any damage on the Black Ghost. Not only that even after using the last resort they brought to Korea the result was not changed.

‘It shouldn’t have been possible to expose the ebony so vainly…’

ebony.

A secret weapon that is prohibited from use except in urgent cases as it is a strengthening agent that temporarily greatly increases strength.

For her this was the first time she had encountered the secret elixir through this exchange.

Li Jie did not think that Wang Wei’s judgment was wrong.

In her eyes Kim Si-woo was a target who had to be eliminated at all costs.

But if the timing of using ebony is wrong it can be very wrong.

‘You fucking idiot!’

I must have overestimated my own strength.

Otherwise I would not have even thought of using ebony when I was dying.

“Lee… Jie-nim. What should we do now?”

One of the subordinates who had been absent-minded looked at Li Jie. Only then did Li Jie come out of his thoughts and look around.

At the moment when even Wang Wei was so miserably broken she was the supreme commander of the delegation.

Because all the people above her were carried away unconscious.

“I have to bring Wang Wei here…”

“Then do you want to walk over there?”

Lee Ji-eun pointed to the training ground where sparring was still in progress.

There Kim Si-woo was still standing holding Wang Wei’s neck.

“If we leave it like that King Wei’s life will be….”

“Do we look like we have anyone to worry about right now?”

“yes?”

“I should have never come back to this country at all costs… damn it.”

I should have cut off my arm and stayed out of this exchange.

It would have been a cheaper price to pay for saving one arm. At least I could have gotten a prosthetic arm.

Lee Ji-eun bit her lip and looked up at the training ground. With the ebony exposed there was no escape.

She also had a pill of ebony given to her by her superiors but she did not have the courage to take it.

Even though I had strengthened my power through ebony I didn’t have the courage to defeat those monsters.

‘If only I had kept the secret about Ebony…’

‘He’ who gave them the ebony warned that the executives of the Limen Sect would not just pass by the ebony.

It was the worst case scenario.

Ebony was used without any meaning and Kim Si-woo noticed its true identity.

And the words that Kim Si-woo noticed

“Our cute Ji. I thought we were close enough to share secrets back then but maybe not?”

“Sister Lou Luna.”

“Oh my. But you still call me Unnie? I thought you forgot about the good memories we had together because you didn’t even pretend to know me before.”

It was in line with what he said that the monster that had given Lee Jie such terrible memories a month ago would have noticed it too.

Luna leisurely approached the frozen Lee Ji.

And he put his arm around Lee Jie’s shoulder and whispered in a small voice.

“Ji-ya. How was the hammer you brought earlier? I put a lot of care into it. Do you like it?”

“…yes.”

“Thank goodness. That’s right. Do you know that? If you put your mind to it that hammer can blow your head off in one blow.”

The thoroughly learned fear creeps up underfoot again.

Lee Ji-eun looked into Luna’s eyes her body trembling.

“You treated me well last time so I guess I should treat you well this time. I’m thinking of formally inviting you to our temple. Do you not want to? If you don’t want to let me know in advance. I won’t force anyone who says no to come.”

I couldn’t bring myself to refuse.

Li Ji instinctively knew what the price of rejection would be. That was why she could only barely nod her head.

The nightmare from a month ago was calling her again.

Our Pope please stop this