Somebody Stop the Pope – 240



Episode 240

78. Trying to run away?

1.

Shanghai is basically a city bordering the seaside.

This means that to the east of Shanghai there exists a natural fortress called the sea.

It was a situation where they had complete control over the seas and all the sea monsters in the vicinity had been completely eradicated.

The fact that we had quickly organized the cities south of Shanghai including Hangzhou last time also played a very important role in this expedition.

A guarantee that your back won’t be razor-sharp.

Since the north was our advance route anyway it was not a threat and the south where the cleanup work was done was left to the Chinese hunters to guard.

Thanks to that we started advancing without any worries.

“No matter how far I go there is no end to it.”

I stuck out my tongue as I watched the Chinese land passing by outside the helicopter window.

The land is truly vast.

The distance from Shanghai to Nanjing is about 300km.

To be honest it was a bit problematic to advance this distance by land.

Most of the roads leading to Nanjing were destroyed.

Although the main force is advancing by land the advance party plays an equally important role.

No to be honest the advance party is almost like the main party.

Why?

That’s right.

-We’re about to reach our destination so let’s make a bet to see who can break more heads? It would be good if Lee Se-min could join in too. And Raphael…

-Ah Aiden I’ll leave. I can’t break the test subject’s head. I’ll capture as many people as possible. For that purpose I brought an anti-gravity field generator.

-What is the betting prize?

-We’ll have to think about that later. I guess Mr. Lee Se-min is interested.

-yes.

Because the owners of the voices heard through the radio those crazy guys are included in the advance team.

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Our first objective is to secure the main force’s entrance by mobilizing all the irregulars we have.

Looking at the current atmosphere it seems like all the battles will end at the vanguard line.

Actually that was the direction I was hoping for.

What are you doing saving up for irregulars?

If the irregulars are active from the beginning we can reduce the damage to our side.

“Don’t be a fool and get stabbed by a blind sword.”

I said in a blunt voice.

Then a fat voice was heard from the other end of the radio.

– None of us use swords? That’s a strange thing to say. It would be more accurate to say “blind fist” rather than “blind sword.”

The weapon Aiden uses is an axe.

Isemin Lee and I are fists.

And that’s true since Raphael uses advanced weaponry.

I really hate it when people nitpick.

“Should I just draw my sword and swing it at you?”

-sorry.

Aiden obediently raises the white flag.

While the irregulars were continuing their childish bickering among themselves Rudolph in his snake-like form who was flying alongside the helicopter we were riding spoke up.

-Are you fighting? Don’t fight! Siyeon said that friends should be friendly with each other.

Unlike Shanghai the inland areas of China were not under the control of the air. Nevertheless it was entirely thanks to Rudolf and Raphael that we were able to use helicopters like this.

The flying demons didn’t dare stick their heads in because of those two.

I looked at Rudolph and snickered then looked at Beth who was crouching next to me and said.

“Can’t you fly like Rudolph?”

Then Beth shook her head looking like she didn’t even want to answer.

It was almost as if he was making a gesture to not disturb her nap.

Being lazy.

“Pope Kim Si-woo.”

As I was looking out the window stroking Beth’s glossy fur the helicopter captain spoke cautiously.

“The radar has stopped functioning.”

“It means that the interference of magic has become serious.”

“Are you flying further inward?”

“No. From here on out we’ll move to the ground.”

A magic of a different dimension from the magic detected until now.

Not only the quality of the magic but also the quantity of the magic was enormous.

I furrowed my brows as I looked out the window at the dark clouds beyond.

“It’s less work since all the trash that needs to be separated is gathered in one place.”

The huge black barrier seen in the distance.

Beyond that I could feel the magic being emitted by various trashes.

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Unlike the coastal cities including Shanghai it was already fortified.

Undead magic user’s demons.

Countless different types of worms were gathered together in one place forming a fortress.

But is a key stronghold still a key stronghold?

And now that we’re this close I can clearly see what kind of people are in that city.

I raised the corners of my mouth and spoke into the walkie-talkie.

“There are two Demon Kings. Shouldn’t we share them?”

Then Aiden answered immediately over the radio.

-Oh that would be fun. Didn’t the Demon King say there were seven? What kind of guys are they over there?

“The Demon King of Lust Lilith the Demon King of Greed Mamon. They each have the nicknames of the Queen of Nightmares the Dragon King.”

Two big ones were caught.

But it doesn’t seem to be comparable to the case of Belphegor Baal.

[A powerful magic is twisting the area.]

The Demon Kings seemed to have already recovered 80% of their strength from Eden.

“Why those two of all people?”

Release and Mammon.

In the case of the release the fighting power itself is not that great but there is one thing that these two Demon Kings have in common.

That’s because they’re both good at group warfare.

When it comes to large-scale battles there was no Demon King who could keep up with those two.

The demons will constantly tempt mortals to turn their swords against each other and the curses they use will amplify the greed inherent in humans.

There was no one to follow those two in dividing and splitting the group.

Our troops already have weak cohesion so if those guys start causing trouble among them… the damage will be huge.

Religious beliefs etc.

There are countless things that divide humans.

“Let’s clean up as much as we can on our own. Oh right.”

Before I jumped out of the helicopter I gave the Irregulars one warning.

“The Demon King’s last blow is mine no matter what. Do you understand? We will capture the Demon King as much as possible. Even if we destroy his incarnation he will resurrect anyway. Do you understand what I mean?”

How could I miss out on each and every one of them they are my precious source of energy?

To my words the irregulars all answered that they understood.

Okay I’ve roughly finished organizing it.

Now all that’s left is

“The hunt is on you black bastards.”

Just sweeping those bad guys away.

I licked my lips with my tongue and then lightly jumped out of the helicopter.

2.

In particular I will teach you how to win the war.

There is no special way to win a war.

Break it break it keep breaking it.

You just have to break things indiscriminately until there is nothing left to break.

Kwaaaaaaaang-.

I punched the demons that were rushing at me.

Whirilirik-.

The panels that protrude from the activated suit move much more flexibly than before severing the breath of enemies.

Enemies swarmed in ceaselessly from all sides.

Undead magic users even bone dragons.

These dragons are probably the servants of Mammon.

Mammon succeeded in resurrecting himself on Earth but it seems he failed to resurrect his own kind.

“hmm.”

There was chaos everywhere.

There were only four people including me who entered the battlefield.

The bone dragons that had attacked Beijing were also appearing in various places in the sky as if they had sprung from here but they were unable to move at all against Rudolph in the form of an Imoogi.

Rudolph who always showed a gentle appearance.

But Rudolph

Kwauuuuu-!

It was roaring wildly in the sky and biting the necks of the dragons.

I watched Rudolph run wild with satisfaction.

The meal is well worth it.

“Beth are you feeling any pain?”

-Look carefully Pope.

As I gave a slight push Beth transformed into a black cow as if she was watching.

And then he started to charge fiercely leading his huge body.

The spiritual energy flowing out of Beth’s body drove away the demons and a wide highway-like road was created in this battlefield swarming with enemies.

It wasn’t just Beth.

“Hurryaaa …

A cheerful shout can be heard from far away.

Aiden cut down his enemies viciously with an axe in both hands while Lee Se-min effectively turned his enemies into dust by releasing energy waves from his hands.

Raphael… well as expected.

Paaaaang-.

Phew!

They were testing new weapons against their enemies.

New weapons for the Great Demon King created using the highest grade sacred stones.

Divine power began to spread throughout the battlefield and screams could be heard from all directions.

A human scream.

The screams of the demons.

There is no real hell like this.

But even in this hell that tall black wall stood firm.

“So that means they also worked hard on developing technology?”

I analyzed the black wall diligently while punching the demon’s head.

That special metal that shielded magic.

It seemed that the wall was made using the properties of that metal.

According to Raphael and Toby’s joint research the metal possessed resistance to divine power.

“You’ll have to try it to find out whether it’s long or short.”

Woooooooooooo-.

He immediately summoned a holy spear. Then taking a deep breath he hurled the spear at the wall with all his might.

Pewpewpew.

A holy spear that flies at a speed that can instantly create a sonic boom.

If it were an ordinary wall it would have had enough destructive power to turn it into dust in an instant.

Kwaaaaang-!

It only dented part of the wall but did not completely destroy it.

Moreover it has the ability to remember shapes so damaged areas can be repaired in the blink of an eye.

“That’s fun.”

It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen a wall that can withstand my strength.

I don’t know how it was made but it seemed like a wall that was prepared with some ambitious planning.

But is this place considered a key stronghold?

As I was quietly staring at the wall that was not even scratched by the sacred spear a familiar voice rang in my ear.

【You finally came to see me my lovely Pope. Do you know how hot my body has been waiting for you here? Cool me down quickly.】

The voice of Lilith the Demon Lord of Lust.

I responded happily to that voice.

“You confirmed that Belphegor and Baal are gone right? Now it’s your turn.”

【Ugh you can’t even break through a wall and yet you have a long tongue? Beg me. Please open the door. I love the Pope so I can easily grant that kind of request.】

The release seems to be quite relaxed now.

When I see that guy talking like that I think he’s prepared himself thoroughly.

Well it makes sense that there would be confidence since there are two demon lords gathered together.

But I just smiled and looked at the wall.

It was the perfect opportunity to use the new powers I had just acquired.

“forming.”

Gray divine power flowed out of my body.

And after a while part of the black wall blocking our path was ‘erased’.

I raised the corners of my mouth in a sour manner as I looked at the Nanjing city center revealed beyond the wall.

And then I whispered to Lilith who was watching me from somewhere.

“Don’t whine. I’ll swallow you up anyway.”

Our Pope please stop this