Somebody Stop the Pope – 256



Episode 256

3.

After all soft on the outside and crispy on the inside is the best.

No.

In this case should we call it superficial contact?

Kuuuuuuung-!

“There’s nothing special inside.”

I opened the jaws of what was once Fenrir and slowly walked out of it.

“older brother.”

The situation outside the mouth was completely sorted out.

Ja-Hyeon pulled the sword out of the body of the Baekmyeonggyo believer and slowly approached me.

“Something has changed…”

“Oh I did some preying. I’m feeling a little under the weather because of it.”

“I preyed but why?”

“You know that feeling of forcing yourself to swallow something that tastes bad? It’s exactly that feeling.”

As I said that I spat out the blood that had filled my mouth onto the floor.

Absorbing Fenrir’s energy took a toll on my body.

Fenrir’s divinity which had absorbed countless levels by now was the most impure of all I had ever experienced.

Well I’ve only experienced a few divinities to be exact.

Is that why?

Just absorbing the damage caused damage to accumulate within the body.

And it seems like the damage has come out as blood like this.

“Look at the color of the blood.”

“I will believe you even if you say it is ink. Should I bring a brush?”

“Why the brush all of a sudden?”

“Even calligraphy… haha brother put that down. When did you get that?”

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I sighed and threw the Fenrir Tooth I was holding in my right hand onto the floor.

“I’m tired Ja-hyeon. Don’t make me annoyed.”

“sorry.”

What Ja-hyeon said is not wrong.

The blood I just spit out was as black as ink. That means it was contaminated blood.

“Let’s finish off Corena.”

“yes.”

Fenrir’s breath was definitely cut off.

The moment I destroyed the crystal in his mouth the life force that had been in his body disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Is that why?

Slurp.

The fog that had filled this place began to slowly disappear.

I watched the dispersing fog quietly.

“Ja-Hyeon the corpses of the 100 followers…”

“Oh these guys? Don’t worry about this.”

Whoosh whoosh.

As soon as Ja-Hyeon snapped her fingers the corpses of the Baekmyeonggyo believers who had been attacked by Ja-Hyeon quickly began to burn.

In martial arts is that called Sammaejinhwa?

“A perfect crime. It’s exactly as you said earlier.”

“You are also an accomplice.”

Ja-Hyeon answered my words with a smile.

“What are you talking about? What have we done? This big wolf cub did it all.”

“…pass.”

“thank you.”

Ja-Hyeon this guy is really quick-witted.

I think I know roughly how this guy became Cheonma’s disciple.

Didn’t that guy Cheonma take notice of this guy’s expression and accept him?

“You are the best hyung. I am just a firefly in front of the sun in front of you.”

Even a small fart.

Maybe this guy had a really hard time in the Central Plains.

“good.”

After all the followers of the Baekmyeong Church were dealt with only Fenrir’s corpse remained.

This body will be taken back to the Holy Land and used as a valuable resource for our church.

It was much harder than the dragon’s corpse and when I took away its strength it was purified on its own.

I can’t leave such a precious body behind.

Besides the only ‘evidence’ we had was still on this ship.

“The corpses in the boat…”

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“It’s valuable evidence. And there are also victims who were wronged there so let’s just leave it like this.”

“yes.”

I quickly sorted out the situation and slowly approached the core of the gate.

【Kim Si-woo.】

A gate that shimmers with countless colors.

An ominous voice is heard beyond the gate.

The voice was not one.

【Our adversary.】

【You can’t refuse the flow.】

【Our members.】

【Why are you abandoning your purity and accepting something from another world?】

【Eventually you too will stand by our side.】

Countless voices echo in my ears.

It’s dizzying.

All of those voices were oracles meaning that they had all attained divinity.

“I ate all the shit out of the dogs you raised. Thanks kids.”

By absorbing Fenrir I was able to gain quite a bit of information.

What exactly are these ancient gods that are trying to return here and what are they after?

Much more detailed information than the vague information I heard from Terra.

【All for one.】

【One for all.】

【Destruction is necessary for creation. Only by ending can a new beginning be possible.】

【Now is the moment.】

Those guys will eventually destroy this world without a trace.

They will create a world of white paper and draw new pictures on that world with their own power.

They devoured other worlds for that sole purpose.

They have broken down countless dimensions of causality and made it their testing ground.

The history of their own destruction flashed before my eyes.

Traces captured by Fenrir’s eyes.

Mortals died screaming and those who followed them fanatically also met a miserable end.

The monsters who were driven out of the Earth finally returned to this land after filling their hungry stomachs.

just now.

“It’s going to be a lot more fun. I’m going to eat all of you idiots as soon as I see you.”

Something that must be protected.

Something good to keep.

There is a very clear difference between these two.

What I must protect is something I must protect even at the cost of my life.

But there are things that are good to protect that you don’t need to risk your life for.

To put it another way

“It’s not a big deal if you don’t keep it.”

That’s it.

Woohoo.

A lot of colors are mixed into the core. And it becomes black.

A core that resembles black.

I summoned the spear of judgment from the air and gripped its shaft tightly.

“From now on watch carefully what I do.”

I threw the spear with all my might towards the core.

Then after a while

Kwaaaaaaaaaaahh …

An explosion occurred that shook the heavens and the earth.

4.

The core was destroyed.

With the core destroyed no more monsters emerged and the reserve forces that had been waiting slightly on the outskirts were quickly deployed to the center.

The first force to arrive here was the Awakened Special Forces led by Kang Chae-ah.

“Your Holiness!”

Kang Chae-ah used magic to create a wind and blow away the thick dust in the center.

Your vision clears and the battlefield situation slowly comes into view.

The battle is not over yet.

The monsters that had emerged from the gate remained and the Awakened were fighting them with their lives at stake.

There are also many corpses.

Even though only A-class Hunters and above were called in there were quite a few casualties.

“Ja-Hyeon do you have any strength left?”

“Yes brother.”

“Brother it’s hard.”

“Just rest. I’ll quickly finish up and come back.”

If only I had my mind set on it I would have taken action right away to reduce casualties by even just one.

But my physical condition is not very good.

Due to the newly absorbed status the divine power cannot move at will.

Moreover the shock he received from destroying the core just now still remained in his body.

Ja-hyeon seemed to be aware of my physical condition. Perhaps that was why she quickly flew into the battlefield without saying anything.

It was a good thing that he put up a barrier at the last moment to protect Ja-Hyeon.

“Chae-ah.”

“Please speak.”

“The core has been successfully destroyed. There will be no additional enemy reinforcements.”

At my words Chae-ah nodded slowly.

“Confirmed.”

“What is the friendly casualty situation?”

“…As you can see it’s not a good situation. The damage is quite significant. It’s the worst gate that has appeared this year.”

“ha.”

This much damage even though the core was destroyed quickly…

If I had been even a little late I would have been in real trouble.

“His Holiness!”

Not long after Ms. Chae-ah joined us our church’s troops also joined us.

Luna covered in blood all over her body and Leo wearing half-tattered priest’s robes.

And the knights and priests led by those two quickly gathered in front of me.

“Your Majesty there is blood at the corner of your mouth…”

Leo approached me with a serious expression and I waved his hand lightly.

“Don’t be so excited. I just vomited a little bit of blood.”

“Oh I see.”

Did this conversation between the two of us feel strange?

Chae-ah asks me with a slightly trembling voice.

“I heard you were coughing up blood. Are you really okay?”

“Of course. At least it’s not like a body part was amputated?”

“…yes?”

“It reminds me of the old days. Back then my right arm was cut off and I barely managed to get it reattached. If I had been a little bit later I would have had to get a prosthetic arm.”

Chae-ah’s expression turned noticeably pale as if shocked by my honest answer.

“Ah… my arm….”

“Compared to that this is nothing special. Isn’t that right Luna?”

“I only got my wrist cut off.”

“Oh really?”

“Do you remember that time? The hand that was torn off by a demon was pulled out by His Majesty himself by putting his hand down its throat. I was really touched at that time you know?”

Have you ever had that happen?

There are so many similar things happening.

anyhow.

The troops of our sect who joined as the last ones quickly formed a defensive line centered around me.

It’s not just monsters we have to be wary of.

The reason the troops were so thoroughly prepared was because of the guys walking towards them.

“Baekmyeonggyo is approaching.”

A Baekmyeonggyo combat unit wearing white robes and white plate armor.

But their pure whiteness was stained with blood.

I feel like that appearance is very similar to Baek Myeong-gyo’s current situation.

They approached us quietly.

And soon a woman wearing pure white armor walked out of the crowd.

She looked around slowly then met my gaze and said.

“I am Na Hyo-ju the leader of the 2nd Battle Group of the Baekmyeonggyo. I heard that our soldiers entered the center. Have you seen them?”

The Baekmyeonggyo fighters did not release their fighting stance.

It was as if he was about to take out a weapon at any moment.

But I looked at her with a relaxed expression. And then I pointed to Fenrir’s corpse behind me and said.

“I saw it.”

“Where are they now?”

“Inside that wolf’s belly. If you suspect something cut open its belly and check. When I got here that guy was eating all the people.”

Of course I personally threw the Baekmyeonggyo believers into their mouths.

The knight named Na Hyo-ju frowned at my answer. Then he asked back in a sharp voice.

“…Didn’t Pope Kim Si-woo intervene?”

“Ms. Na Hyo-joo what are you saying to the Pope right now….”

“Ah it’s okay Chae-ah. It’s well known that the Baekmyeong Church and the Limen Church are enemies right? I think it’s quite possible that you misunderstood.”

I walked over to her side smiling.

At this some of the Baekmyeonggyo fighters flinched but Na Hyo-ju raised her hand to stop them.

Thanks to that I was able to approach her without any resistance.

“The wolf was very ferocious. It ate everything indiscriminately.”

He slowly brought his mouth to her ear.

And he whispered with a smile.

“You guys know better than anyone how things turned out don’t you?”

“Now this is clearly the Limen Sect’s….”

What should I say?

Oh this would be good.

I took a deep breath and spoke in a very quiet voice.

“X it.”

Our Pope please stop this