Somebody Stop the Pope – 130



Episode 130

The devastation in the former North Korean region that I saw while traveling by helicopter was more serious than I had expected.

A land where not a single intact building could be found and where even traces of people had been completely removed.

It was a place that perfectly fit the nickname of the Lost Land.

An area ruled by monsters such as trolls and orcs.

Of course the monsters on the ground were startled and scattered in all directions as soon as the helicopter we were riding appeared.

A Black Hawk that has been consecrated much more powerfully than usual.

The body filled with divine power must have looked like an angel of death descending from the sky to them.

“So far so good.”

The helicopter moved quickly in the direction indicated by the <Wriggling Piece>.

The air was definitely more comfortable.

There are no obstacles blocking your way and no need to run uncomfortably.

But that was only for a moment.

We had no choice but to pause for a moment above the city formerly known as ‘Pyongyang’.

A place where only traces of what was once a city remain such as the ruins of buildings.

The land is in a much more desolate state than Ground Zero in Seoul before our church’s temple was built.

Above this place countless flying monsters were hovering.

“It seems like it’s easy to move on… but it seems like there was a reason why the orcs decided to migrate as a group back then.”

“There are nests of demons all over the land. There are things like wyverns and griffins and… undead like gargoyles and bone wyverns mixed in.”

“It’s insane that those pyramids are blocking our path.”

I frowned as I looked out the helicopter window at the demons and undead.

“Normally they would avoid us but they are blatantly blocking us. It’s as if they were under orders from someone.”

“Are they the Purifiers?”

“Very likely. I thought those bastards would just get away with it without making a fuss but I didn’t know they were doing something like this here.”

The Black Hawk we were on was more heavily fortified than ever.

Just as the monsters on the ground had been panicking earlier it was natural for the ones floating in the air to avoid us when they saw us.

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But they stuck together and created a wall.

As if they were trying to stop us.

“Even if we take a detour it looks like they’ll follow us.”

Kang Chae-ah who was wearing a headset spoke softly.

“Isn’t this a situation where we have to keep moving north?”

“Yes. The compass is pointing northeast. If we continue up in this direction….”

I glanced at the map spread out on my lap.

The vague northeast.

When you place a compass on it and roughly calculate the route there is one place on the map where it overlaps exactly.

“Either we pass Baekdu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain is our destination. It’s one of the two.”

Baekdu Mountain the sacred mountain of our people.

The area is currently completely occupied by Behemoth a monster that poses a national crisis.

The government’s original plan was to move after gathering enough information but I know now that I’ve come here myself.

“My conclusion is that it is impossible to collect information on our own. It would be difficult to penetrate here with the reconnaissance assets that the military possesses.”

Even at this moment the wall in the air blocking our path was growing larger.

If this helicopter had been filled with ordinary soldiers instead of me… it would have already been a meal.

I asked Kang Chae-ah my gaze fixed on the wall of monsters.

“Do you have enough fuel to get to Mt. Baekdu?”

“It’s ample. The consecration you gave this plane earlier seems to have a fuel-saving effect. It saved more fuel than I expected. It seems like moving around bypassing those monsters would be a good idea.”

“That’s a pass. The detour doesn’t mean much. That wall is a winged wall right? It’ll definitely follow.”

If you look at what they’re doing it’s obvious that they were given orders by someone.

Even if you take a detour they will definitely follow you somehow so if you consider the possibility of going there and coming back I think it would be right to reduce the number of people here and go.

Plus it would be even better if you could destroy the nests of the guys located on the ground.

I nodded slightly and then asked Seol-hwa next to me in a subtle way.

“There are so many of them packed together is it possible to freeze them with magic?”

“It might be difficult to sweep it away but it seems possible to at least slow its movements.”

“That’s exactly the kind of role I wanted.”

“Shall we start right away?”

“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”

Even though I spoke like a dog Seolhwa understood me perfectly. She knew right away what I wanted.

Tsk tsk tsk-!

She stretched out her hand towards the group of monsters blocking our way. In an instant the condensed air in front of her hand froze cold and soon turned into pure white frost and shot out towards the monsters.

Frost swept across the wall in an instant freezing the people huddled there white.

Because the guys were so well-knit they all froze cleanly.

Judging by the way he’s twitching he’ll probably break free of his bonds soon but you just have to hit him once before that.

“Chae-ah please turn the helicopter to the side for a moment.”

“yes.”

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Chae-ah skillfully turned the aircraft to the side and I sat slightly on the helicopter and raised my hand.

“Even if those evil bastards like the Wyvern are one thing the very idea of ​​blocking my path with undead cubs is surprising. Leo Luna deploy a sacred barrier centered around the helicopter. The aftershock will be quite strong.”

“Understood Your Majesty.”

“What a shame. If I had known this would happen I would have come in a fighter jet.”

I put on the gauntlet Toby had made for me on my right hand slightly raising the corners of my lips.

It was good that you brought it.

A perfect situation to test out my new skills.

Woof woof woof.

As soon as I poured all my divine power into the gauntlet the gauntlet began to resonate violently. And after a while

Whoosh whoosh!

Pure white flames rise from the entire gauntlet.

An extremely condensed flame through vulcanium.

Originally the method would have been to summon a holy spear and pierce through the wall but the holy spear is a skill that lacks explosive power.

Instead the new technology I developed using this gauntlet boasts incredible destructive power.

Its power has been proven as it was tested in the training grounds of the religious order and half of the training grounds were destroyed.

“Let’s meet in real life.”

A new technology inspired by a character in a boys’ comic I enjoyed reading as a child.

“…the Holy Spirit.”

Holy Spirit.

The flame from my gauntlet grew in size and stretched out towards my enemies.

“Fire Fist Kim Si-woo… Phew!”

Luna sitting in the cockpit burst into laughter.

But Luna’s laughter didn’t last long.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaah!

As soon as the Holy Spirit monsters touched the wall a huge explosion occurred.

Demons and undead being consumed by pure white flames.

The wall of guys that had been huddled together to the point of being disgusting turned to black ash in the blink of an eye and soon the blue sky beyond it came into view.

Tremendous destructive power.

When I saw that sight I looked at the gauntlet on my hand and let out a small exclamation of admiration.

“oh.”

As expected from Made by Tobi the performance was solid.

4.

After that crazy flying monsters continued to block our path but each time I used the Holy Flame to burn them all away.

The so-called mulberry taste.

I experienced with my own two eyes that everything was reduced to ashes with a single punch and there was no greater pleasure than this.

“This is a drug a drug.”

It was really fun to experience a new world after always smashing things with my fists or piercing them with my spear.

If my only gripe was that my ranged attacks were monotonous then it was but these gauntlets made of Volcanium gave me a new option.

What would you say is the most satisfying thing you’ve gained since returning to Earth?

Perhaps because it was a gauntlet made entirely of vulcanium its performance far exceeded my expectations.

“It’s a bit odd for His Majesty to be enjoying it all by himself. Controlling it isn’t fun either… I should ask Uncle Toby to make something similar for me.”

“Toby made me a sword.”

“Can you lend me that later?”

“Oh it’s custom-made so I can’t wear it anyway.”

Luna was so curious that no further explanation was needed.

Besides Luna wasn’t the only one who coveted the gauntlet.

“Your Majesty and I have roughly the same size hands.”

“So what Leo?”

“…That’s what I mean.”

Leo also glanced at the gauntlet which seemed to indicate that he was also coveting the gauntlet.

Who wouldn’t say they’re fighters because they can’t move their legs just by looking at their weapons?

When I return to the temple later I should give this gauntlet a nickname. I think I’ll be using it a lot in the future.

anyway.

After continued clashes with the flying monsters we were finally able to reach our destination.

[You have successfully arrived at the area where the scenario quest is taking place.]

[The first success condition of the quest is updated.]

[First success condition: Encounter <Behemoth>.]

“I kind of expected it.”

We also moved with the assumption that it might be related to Behemoth which is said to be located on Mt. Baekdu.

It just so happened that the assumption was correct.

I let out a light sigh as I looked at Mt. Baekdu right before my eyes.

“This is my first time seeing it in person. Has Chae-ah ever been here?”

“It’s my first time here too. Before and after North Korea collapsed. It was a difficult place for Koreans to come to.”

And it seems that the same was true for the story.

Even Seol-hwa who usually did not show her emotions let out a small breath as she looked at the Baekdu Mountain landscape spread out before her eyes.

“This is my first time here too.”

“I’ll be able to come here often from now on. Let’s film together here later.”

“good.”

There was certainly something about this place that made Korean hearts flutter.

“It’s a bit strange.”

Of course there were some things that were concerning.

I heard that Behemoth was classified as a national crisis level demonic being so if that’s where such a being is hiding it’s normal that something like magic should be detected from the entrance.

However no such negative energy was detected on Mt. Baekdu that was visible before my eyes.

Booooooooooooooooo!

Instead strong winds kept blowing around the helicopter as if trying to keep us from floating in the air.

“It looks like the person inside here doesn’t like us floating… Let’s land.”

“There is no proper place to land…”

That was when.

The dense forest directly beneath the helicopter was pushed to the left and right soon creating an open space suitable for landing the helicopter.

“He’s a friend who’s really good at hospitality. I think he’s telling me to land over there.”

I heard that it’s a demon with a huge body.

An unexpectedly gentlemanly friend?

“Then we will land.”

We landed safely in a makeshift clearing and disembarked from the helicopter immediately.

It felt different when looking down from the air and when looking up from the ground.

The mountain scenery feels much more magnificent.

As expected the best way to enjoy a mountain is to actually walk on it rather than just look at it.

“Are you saying that there is something Your Majesty is looking for in this vast place? It would be a lot of work to search the entire mountain.”

Luna said stretching lightly.

I looked at Luna like that and answered softly.

“I don’t think we’ll be going anywhere.”

“hmm?”

“He’s a friend with a rather impatient personality.”

In the distance the trees begin to sway from side to side. They don’t fall but rather they look as if they are moving out of the way for someone.

In the blink of an eye a path appeared between the dense trees.

“Look. You’ll come find it yourself right?”

A black cow stands at the end of the road and watches us.

And after a while the guy’s voice rang in my ear.

“I’ve been waiting. You who serve the god of the other world.”

“It’s definitely not a demon.”

I looked at the black cow and raised the corners of my mouth slightly.

I have a good feeling about this.