Somebody Stop the Pope – 243



Episode 243

79. Please take a breath.

1.

The main force joined.

“Your Majesty we will begin the work of purifying Nanjing.”

“Since the Demon Lords have been destroyed everyone is just a rabble. The city is too big to be purified all at once. We have to purify it from the entrance… Oh do you see the Bone Dragon corpse?”

“yes.”

“Take out the priests who are talented in purification and purify them first. If you purify them well they will become quite useful materials.”

“Okay.”

I quickly gave instructions to Luna and Leo and sorted out the situation.

At my feet was the half-sunken head of Mammon.

Luna seeing that lightly kicked Mamon’s head and said.

“You did a great job. How did you do this? It looks like it exploded inside…”

“I forced my mouth shut when he breathed out. It burst out of my head.”

“Wow that must have really hurt. What about the release?”

“I’m done for. I’m no longer the Seven Demon Kings I’m the Demon King.”

“Wasn’t there four of them including these two?”

“I killed four. The nameless guy absorbed one of the Demon Kings.”

While absorbing the powers of Lilith and Mammon he was also able to absorb some of their memories.

That memory gave me a lot of information.

There are now two Demon Kings left on Earth.

Lucifer Leviathan.

Let’s skip Leviathan who was originally Lucifer’s loyal bastard and Lucifer is the final boss who reigns over all the demon lords.

I heard that Lee Se-min once had his throat cut off but honestly with my current strength there was no need to be wary of Lucifer.

The final boss is no longer Lucifer.

The unknown of him.

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I kicked Mammon’s head like a soccer ball and then said to Rudolph and Beth who were watching me quietly from the side.

“You guys are shameless for eating your fellows.”

Then Beth exhaled so hard that the ground gave out. Then she blinked her big eyes and answered.

-Does he have the ability to absorb energy like you?

“maybe.”

The nameless abilities glimpsed through memories are not accurate.

But one thing.

The guy was definitely not on equal terms with the Demon King.

It was a clear hierarchical relationship and all the demon lords followed the guy’s orders.

Eventually if we catch that guy the Purifier will be finished.

“But there is one more problem.”

“What is it?”

“I have no idea what’s going on in that nameless kid’s head.”

Cities that have been under the Purifier’s influence until now are being liberated at a rapid pace.

Not only us but also the Baekmyeong Church was actively taking action so the altars of the Purifier spread throughout China were being destroyed at an incredible speed.

Still the purifiers don’t show any reaction.

Even though four of the Demon King’s core forces have been cut off there is no sign of a counterattack anywhere.

At this point I’m starting to feel anxious.

“Aiden.”

I called Aiden who was sipping a glass of liquor next to me.

They say he found some liquor in the ruins but he’s a guy who’s obsessed with alcohol.

“Would you like a drink?”

“You eat a lot. How is things going at Union now?”

“iced coffee.”

Aiden downed the entire bottle of liquor and then opened another bottle.

“The multinational forces are attacking the base located in Mexico and Colombia. One Irregular from our side and two Irregulars from Europe have been deployed so there won’t be a big problem. The Union is no longer a big threat.”

The turbulent times continue.

However the forces leading this chaotic era are gradually changing.

“Even in the United States new religions are growing rapidly. They are growing by turning ordinary people into awakened people. If you can become an awakened person in this day and age….”

“Anyone would get sucked in.”

“That’s right. And they even tempt existing Awakened people by offering to increase their power. They’re typical cybins but they have achievements so people are going crazy.”

Aiden glanced at me as he said that.

It sounds like you’re talking to me.

Still I think I know who the guys are benchmarking against.

“Because there is a great success story like the Limen Church people are less resistant to new religions.”

“So it’s all my fault?”

“I’m sorry if it sounded that way.”

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That Aiden guy usually acts like he has no brain but it seems like he has hundreds of snakes inside of him.

Aiden is right.

The fact that new religions that worship ancient gods are spreading so quickly may also be due to our church lowering the barriers to entry for new religions.

There was no denying it.

“Okay so what’s next?”

“There are a few things to take care of. The next target is Xi’an and if we can just clear out Xi’an all of the Purifier’s key strongholds will be gone. That means there will be no more room for the Purifiers on the Chinese mainland.”

I nodded as I looked around the ruins of Nanjing.

It’s true that the war will end if I kill that nameless guy but I don’t think he’ll give me a chance that easily.

Humans would not normally think of giving up this vast land so easily.

The vast land called China.

As all history proves how many wars have there been to unify this land?

But the nameless guy is a guy who can give up everything he has for his own purpose.

A guy whose moves are unpredictable.

Those kinds of people are the most dangerous in the world.

Aiden nodded slowly at my words.

“What needs to be done? Is there anything more urgent than this right now?”

“Yes. We have to stop terrorism first.”

“terrorism?”

Among the information extracted from the Demon King’s memories was information about terrorism.

The target terrorist attacks are three in South Korea and two in Japan: Shanghai.

If you keep throwing obstacles it means you’re blatantly trying to buy time…

What can be done?

First of all I have to prevent my house from burning down.

I sighed as I picked up the phone.

2.

After returning to the Holy Land in Shanghai he headed to Seoul via the passage between the Holy Land and the Holy Land.

At the Seoul Holy Land agents from the Ability Management Department who had received my call in advance and Ms. Kang Chae-ah were waiting in advance.

“It’s been a while Kang Chae-ah.”

“It’s been a long time. How have you been? I heard that Nanjing has been recaptured.”

“I’m always doing well. Oh I’m getting along well with Junyoung hyung these days… haha! I’ll be the one to talk.”

I occasionally exchange text messages with Junyoung hyung and I recently heard that they’re officially dating again.

Are you meeting with the intention of marriage?

At my words Kang Chae-ah nodded with a faint smile.

“We are setting a wedding date. Would you mind if I officiate the wedding at a later date?”

“It’s not a society it’s a weekly? It’s a little burdensome…”

“I said this because I thought it would be nice if the Pope gave his blessing.”

Those words made me ponder for a moment.

The Pope himself will officiate the ceremony….

It’s not a bad picture.

And since Ms. Kang Chae-ah is one of the representative Awakened people in South Korea and Mr. Jun-young is currently the most popular Awakened person in Japan I think it will be a good thing for the relationship between the two countries.

I think I should suggest something other than a weekly meal.

“Please have your wedding at our temple.”

“…Is that okay?”

“I’m sure Limen will be very pleased. Please let me know when you set a date.”

Even in a world turbulent with war love blossoms.

By the way this is the first time I’ve seen Kang Chae-ah make so many different facial expressions.

Does love really change people?

After exchanging brief greetings Kang Chae-ah and I boarded the helicopter.

The people I had requested in advance were waiting in the helicopter.

Kang Joo-won from the Ability Management Department whom I ran into by chance last time.

A man destined to be our church’s prophet sat in the helicopter with a very nervous expression on his face.

“Hello!”

“As requested by the Pope Agent Kang Ju-won will accompany you on this operation.”

“I’m Kang Ju-won from the Emergency Response Team of the Ability Management Department! It’s such an honor to meet you again…”

“Nice to see you again.”

“yes?”

“I’m happy.”

One of the reasons I visited South Korea instead of Japan.

It was this man.

The bombing that occurred when the World Awakening International Exchange was held in Seoul last time.

That’s where we first met right?

I continued speaking quietly to Kang Joo-won who was very nervous.

“I thought you asked me to have a cup of tea with you… Why didn’t you stop by the shrine? Did it sound like I was joking?”

“Oh that’s….”

“I’m joking. Make yourself comfortable.”

Still the impression is really good.

As expected from an agent of the Ability Management Department he has a muscular body and a tall face.

I really like it.

In particular that muscle fits perfectly with the identity of our church.

The third prophet following Seungwoo Siyeon.

We need to make sure to stamp it out this time. I’ve already talked to Minister Yoo Seon-ho so all we have to do is bring him over to our side.

“So is your younger brother in good health?”

I heard from Archbishop Lapart that Kang Ju-won’s younger sister was suffering from an incurable disease of unknown cause.

So we gave instructions to bring him to the newly established hospital of our church and have him receive treatment.

I told you not to spare the highest grade sacred stones and to use them for treatment but I heard that the results are very good?

I knew everything but I asked just out of courtesy.

But Kang Joo-won opened his eyes wide.

“How do you do that….”

…You didn’t know?

I asked Kang Joo-won not to know that I had given instructions to Archbishop Laparte but I didn’t know that he would actually follow through on that order.

At least let it slip away.

“I told you that I was interested in Kang Joo-won. Of course I should know.”

“Then was it the Pope who helped Se-Hyeon all this time?”

“It was fate so I couldn’t just let it pass… That’s how it happened.”

He answered as if nothing had happened. But it didn’t seem to be that way for Kang Joo-won.

Kang Ju-won whose body had been stiff until now immediately grabbed my hand and spoke.

“Thank you. Thank you very very much. Thanks to the Pope Se-hyeon!”

“After the mission is over today let’s go see my brother together. Let’s have a cup of coffee while we’re at it. What do you think?”

“Of course it will happen.”

“great.”

I guess I’ll have to start teasing him later.

Wouldn’t there be a very high probability that they will join our church?

I nodded with satisfaction and then asked Kang Chae-ah who was sitting in the vice-captain’s seat.

“How many troops have been mobilized?”

“Starting with the Counter-Terrorism Task Force there are 200 Hunters from the Ministry of National Defense’s Ability Management Division on standby. All of them are Class A Hunters or higher.”

“You’ve prepared everything. It hasn’t been that long since I contacted you… Oh and Ja-hyeon?”

“I have already arrived in Busan.”

There were a total of three cities in South Korea where terrorist attacks were planned.

Seoul Sejong Busan.

The Purifiers had been preparing their own delaying measures while I was distracted by China.

So this is why cleaning needs to be done periodically?

Dust accumulates without me knowing.

“What about the President?”

“As soon as the Pope gave his warning we headed to the underground bunker in Sejong City. We are also conducting evacuation operations in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances.”

“Good.”

I nodded and took a small piece of ore out of my pocket.

A magic stone with black magic built into it.

It was a means of terrorism that the Purifier obtained through the Inquisitors before moving to Seoul.

These magic stones were installed all over Shanghai and the black magic that was placed on these magic stones was a plague.

More specifically the undead plague.

Delaying time by disrupting the enemy’s rear is a fairly old tactic.

We need to resolve the current situation quickly and return to China.

That way we can quickly push to Xi’an and drive out all traces of the Purifier from that vast land.

Still this one won’t be as difficult as the war.

3.

…I hate myself for thinking that.

I shouldn’t have raised the flag back then…

Our Pope please stop this