Somebody Stop the Pope – 25



Episode 25

3.

“…Fuck.”

Yoo Se-hyeok a hitman with a notorious nickname “The Butcher” cursed as he watched the bizarre scene unfolding before his eyes.

A person is flying in the clear sky. It looks more like a shooting than a flight.

And scattered on the ground were human paper pieces folded in half.

It was a bizarre scene like nothing I’d ever seen before.

Where on earth did it all go wrong?

Yoo Se-hyeok barely manages to regain his senses and catch a clue.

‘I thought it was a request worth taking on.’

The request from the National Awakening Union was not a bad request. No to be exact it was a request that he could gain a lot from as it would solve Yoo Se-hyeok’s own worries all at once.

-If you can complete just one request inside Ground Zero I will pay you with the highest grade magic stone. We have already cleaned it up so you don’t have to worry. I will also secure a route for us to escape from South Korea. Isn’t this a situation where you need help due to the wanted person?

As a wanted man Yoo Se-hyeok needed a way to escape from South Korea.

The murders he has been committing since he awakened as a player three years ago.

At first he was only a D-class hunter but what raised him to a level where he could threaten even S-class hunters was all thanks to the absurd skill called <Cannibal Predator>.

A skill that allows you to gain additional ability rewards every time you kill a member of your own species.

If it were a normal person it would have taken quite some time to adapt to that ability but that wasn’t the case for Yoo Se-hyuk.

He killed humans without hesitation.

At first they killed ordinary people living in sparsely populated areas but once they learned that players could get more rewards they began luring players to dark dungeons and killing them.

In this way he was able to grow into an S-class Hunter in just 3 years but he could not escape the investigation net of the Ability Management Department.

Thanks to his thoroughgoing nature of destroying even witnesses and evidence he was able to escape the investigation net for quite some time but the investigation net that suddenly began to close in three months ago was threatening his safety.

In that situation a request from Jeon Gak-ryeon came in at that time.

‘It was clearly written in the report of the Jeon Gak-ryeon that there was a high possibility that it had been manipulated.’

The guys were kind enough to even give me some information about their targets.

“Both gates where he was active were under government-led suppression. At that time the movements of the illusionist magician Kang Chae-ah who was affiliated with the Department of Abilities Management were not known. The possibility of manipulation cannot be ruled out.”

But at this moment Yoo Se-hyeok couldn’t help but realize that the Jeon Gak-ryeon’s report was nonsense.

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‘Did this happen to me?’

There wasn’t a single line in the report about the huge man.

“Kill me kill me!”

“You freaking bastard!”

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

The monster in priestly attire swept everything away like an angry bull.

The problem was that the guys who were swept away weren’t just random people.

Although they each hid their identities he could instinctively tell that they were similar to himself.

Player criminals who have nowhere else to go in South Korea.

They too were probably thinking of finishing this project and leaving Korea.

The fact that they can move around Ground Zero without any problems means that they are all A-class Hunters or higher. And what that means is…

Kwaaaaaaaang!

‘That monster bastard is at least S-class. And he’s a high-ranking one at that. Was he secretly raised by the Ability Management Department?’

It vaguely proves the power of the monster that is overwhelming them.

It was pure violence really.

No magical power was felt from the giant monster but as soon as it caught his hand the people it touched were crushed whole.

Yoo Se-hyeok frowned at the scene of the terrible violence.

And then I remembered that just a moment ago the monster had been bowing its head toward Kim Si-woo and being polite.

Anyone can see that it is a courtesy shown to a superior.

What that meant was that if they could just take that defenseless Kim Si-woo hostage they would somehow find a way to survive.

‘There’s no way an S-class hunter would be so vulnerable. That kid can do it.’

Unlike the monster that was displaying terrifying power Yoo Se-hyeok saw that Kim Si-woo was exposing countless weaknesses.

As soon as Yoo Se-hyeok saw the opening he immediately concentrated his magical power and grabbed his sword.

[Use the active skill <Acceleration Lv.9>. All of your speeds increase.]

There is only one chance.

While the monster is distracted by the others all we have to do is secure Kim Si-woo’s safety.

The distance is approximately 30 meters.

A distance that can be narrowed in one step.

Just stab him in the head as naturally as you’ve done to countless others so far.

[Use the active skill <Acceleration Lv.9> in stacks. The special effect <Great Acceleration> is activated!]

As soon as Yoo Se-hyeok saw the status message he immediately took off his shoes.

It was truly a blink of an eye moment.

His feet filled with magical power kicked the ground and the distance between him and Kim Si-woo was shortened in an instant.

And at that moment Yoo Se-hyeok stabbed Kim Si-woo in the stomach with his sword without hesitation.

‘I got caught….’

I stabbed him accurately but there was no feeling at the tip of the sword.

But Yoo Se-hyeok wasn’t even given time to feel something strange.

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Kwajijijik-!

The thin alloy armor he was wearing fell apart into pieces.

“Keuh-euh-euh!”

A large amount of blood also gushed out from Yoo Se-hyeok’s mouth.

And soon a pain as if my bones were crumbling all over my body began to surge forward as if I had been hit by a truck.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaah!”

Message windows that he had never seen before began to appear before his eyes which were dotted with pain.

[Special skill <Will to Destroy Evil> detects your evil.]

[Warning! System is stopping.]

[Warning! System is stopping.]

[Warning! System is stopping…]

Just as Yoo Se-hyeok was about to lose consciousness someone’s voice flowed through his blurred vision.

“How many people have you killed so far?”

“Ughhhhh. Save me…..”

“of course.”

Yoo Se-hyeok barely manages to look up at Kim Si-woo who was looking down at him.

Kim Si-woo’s hand was glowing white and the warmth coming from his hand momentarily pushed away the pain.

But after a while Kim Si-woo’s voice rang in his ears.

“You thought you’d die gracefully after living like that up until now? Hey that can’t be right. That’s not fair.”

4.

Among the many graces that Limen gave me in Eden there is a skill called <Will to Destroy Evil>.

The skill’s effect is very simple.

I will reveal all the evil deeds committed by the <villain> who has entered the range of my divine power.

Of course there is a downside to the ambiguous scope of <villain> but in my experience it seems to only activate when the villain is at a level where recovery is impossible.

Just like this guy Yoo Se-hyeok.

[Lists the evil deeds of player <Yoo Se-hyeok>.]

[<Murder> <Rape> <Child Murder> etc. 592 cases]

The guy’s sins as confirmed through <The Will to Destroy Evil> were so severe that I couldn’t bear to open my eyes and look at them.

This guy was no longer human he was closer to a devil.

Moreover the motive behind the evil deed was also spectacular.

The desire to become stronger or just for fun.

This kid killed everyone regardless of whether they were regular people or players.

Kwajijijik-!

“Kuaaaaaaah! I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you everything I know…”

He killed so many innocent people and yet he seems to be so concerned about his own life.

The guy was screaming as he lay at my feet.

“These damn guys from Jeon Kak-ryeon they’ve got a request… Kkaaaak!”

“So you want me to tell you what you know so that you can live? You’re such a selfish bastard.”

Kwajijijijik-!

This time I raised the corners of my mouth in a bitter manner while stomping the guy’s leg with my foot.

Information that the Jeon Gak-ryeon is involved?

None of that matters here and now.

“Why do you think those damn Jeon Gak-ryeon guys threw you in here? It’s obvious that they’re just trying to test you. Honestly you must be feeling it inside right now.”

If they had really been convinced from the beginning that I was a manipulator they would have spared no expense in deploying all of the S-class hunters they had.

But they didn’t do that.

Instead I wanted to check it out by borrowing the hands of these trash kids.

“You probably prepared for when you fail. It wasn’t you. I don’t know how the vicious criminals got in. Something like that.”

“I… will be a witness…”

“How many people would believe the testimony of a bastard who committed 592 evil acts?”

It’s a full-fledged martial arts school.

There are now people who are just as worrisome as the Baek Myeong-gyo guys I encountered at Chaos Gate in Guro-gu last time.

Kwajijijik-!

I tore off all of the guy’s limbs and then breathed divine power into his body once more.

Then soon the limbs of the guy who had been hanging limp began to regain strength.

Yoo Se-hyeok momentarily relieved from the pain rolled his ugly eyes and shouted.

“Repent! I will repent too. Please please forgive me…”

Cockroach-like desire to survive.

Yoo Se-hyeok flailed his body and begged for forgiveness but I just put my foot on his back and said.

“It’s not up to me to decide whether or not to forgive you.”

Crackle.

As I put strength into my feet the guy’s back arched grotesquely and I could hear his spine cracking.

And soon Yoo Se-hyeok began to tremble and spit out foamy blood.

“Krrrrrrrrrr.”

I whispered quietly to Yoo Se-hyeok who could no longer struggle.

“It is my job to decide whether or not you will be brought before the judgment seat of God.”

That’s it.

Yoo Se-hyeok no longer showed any movement and only then did I take my feet off his back.

And then I slowly turned around and looked around.

The situation had already ended.

More than 30 people had all fallen to the floor and no one was left standing on these ruins except Leo and me.

“Your Holiness the Pope.”

Leo who had sorted out the situation came to me wearing his monocle.

I expected Leo to say something about treating humans so cruelly but the words that came out of his mouth were a bit unexpected.

“Why didn’t you take this person’s life?”

To conclude I did not kill Yoo Se-hyeok.

It just made him a vegetable.

“It’s a bit surprising that you say that. You said that I should give them a chance to repent at some point.”

“He is no different from a devil wearing a mask. There is no reason to treat someone who has given up on being human as a human.”

Perhaps Yoo Se-hyuk’s evil deeds are vaguely visible to Leo’s eyes as well.

Leo was also one of the priests who enjoyed Limen’s favor.

I just answered Leo’s question with a sly smile.

“The bounty on these little guys alone would probably be enough to build a temple. It would also make a pretty nice gift for our friends at the Ability Management Department.”

“If that’s the only reason then I….”

“Leo.”

At my call Leo looked at my face quietly and I continued speaking while taking off the gloves I was wearing.

“It’s my job to judge these scumbags but I also have the right to judge the people who lost something precious because of this kid.”

“then….”

“Those people should also be given a chance to judge this kid themselves. And above all isn’t death a very happy and comfortable ending for these guys?”

Leo glanced at Yoo Se-hyeok who was frowning and asked me.

“So did you intentionally put divine power in him to keep him alive like that?”

“This guy will stay awake like this until someone kills him. He won’t lose consciousness because he has a little bit of divine power implanted in his head. He’s conscious but his body can’t move at all. If I had to describe it it’s like a conscious vegetable.”

“I guess that means even death is a waste for them.”

“For some people death can be salvation. This kind of kid doesn’t deserve to be saved.”

Leo just nodded after hearing my answer.

And then message windows that were a little different from what I had seen before began to appear before my eyes.

[The first synchronization of data accumulated in <Dimension: Eden> has been completed. Please check your synchronized data through the command “User Information.”]

[<Dimension: Earth>’s system determines your alignment as <Chaotic Good>. Accordingly <Dimension: Earth>’s system relaxes the causality restrictions allowed to you.]

Our Pope please stop this