Somebody Stop the Pope – 283



Episode 283

3.

It’s madness.

“War war.”

“I will sacrifice my body for Limen at any time!”

“That’s it that’s it. We all need the spirit to sacrifice our bodies for Limen at any time. Where does your strength come from?”

“Limen!”

“Limen!”

This is clearly madness.

“For Limen!”

“It is an honor for all of us to die in honor of Limen! Do not fear death.”

I looked at the Eden expedition members who were encouraging me and smiled bitterly.

During this short period of time great changes have occurred for Earth’s students.

There was no rest after the successful completion of the Sendai City defense operation.

Did you discover the trainees’ shortcomings through combat?

The hellish training begins.

Leo and Luna were given permission by their seniors from Eden to legally train their juniors and the grueling training began under the leadership of the expedition commander Rehanis Lawler.

This is the result.

“Trust in Limen! And trust in the precious companions Limen has given you!”

6 hours before the operation begins.

The entire force of the Limen Order had gathered in one place and was finishing their inspection and on the podium Rehanis Lawler or Lis was urging them to fight.

I stood on the stairs with my arms crossed watching the scene.

“You’ve grown a lot haven’t you?”

Luna was looking down at Reese with a proud expression on her face next to me.

“That’s right.”

“That little kid who couldn’t even hold a sword properly has really grown up a lot. I’m telling you his weapon skills seem to be better than mine.”

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“How can I be better than you? That’s honestly an exaggeration.”

Considering the grace that had been bestowed upon Luna that was certainly an exaggeration.

This is because Luna is a person with the ability to use any weapon she can get her hands on.

The prophets of our church are all special.

Especially when it came to combat no one could match Luna’s grace.

“But Luna.”

“yes.”

“It seems like things have gotten a bit more intense lately?”

An incredibly powerful divine power was felt from Luna’s body.

One thing that’s strange is that I can feel not only Limen’s divine power but also my own divine power.

When Luna first came to Earth she had powers between Disaster and Irregular but over the past year she has grown rapidly in strength.

The same goes for Leo.

Especially after Limen descended to Earth he showed an even more absurd growth rate.

It is said that the growth of Earth’s trainees is greater than their growth.

Maybe at this level…

“Have you been hanging out with Aiden every chance you get lately?”

“Because he’s a great training partner. It was also a good opportunity for Aiden to learn the know-how against divine powers. They say it’s a win-win.”

Enough to shake hands with Aiden.

Still friends are really good.

He personally stepped forward and gave sparring lessons to his subordinates to help them become stronger.

“The old man is also strong. He said that he would take turns fighting Leo and me.”

“…I guess he’s not that old.”

“He may look like that on the outside but he’s old on the inside.”

“That’s right.”

I wonder if I was too dismissive of the old chieftain who had returned after uniting the tribes.

Anyway thanks to that we now have two additional fighters of the Irregular class.

It is not a state that was possible through mere effort.

In fact it was Limen who gave me the power himself.

In any case the power of our church has become stronger than ever.

I am convinced that there has never been a stronger time in the history of the Limen Cult on Earth than now.

A perfect harmony of the old and the new.

Growth of executives.

If war must be waged there has never been a better time than now.

I nodded slowly and slowly walked down the stairs. Then I stood on the podium and looked at the troops standing in formation.

Looking closely the poison in the eyes becomes more evident.

Our proud fighters who are not ashamed to show off anywhere.

I said to them with a smile.

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“Our proud brothers and sisters. Since Reese has said all the boring stuff I will keep it short.”

The battlefield is always a dangerous place.

For some people what I say now could be their last.

That’s why as the one who leads them there is only one thing I can say at all times.

“Let us come back alive. That is the only command I give you as the Pope. Let us live to see. Let us live to be together.”

I want them to live.

Those who willingly came to another world for me.

And those who believed in me and willingly joined the Limen Church.

I hope everyone comes back alive.

I raised my hand slightly and shouted loudly.

“May Limen protect us.”

Then the knights and warrior priests all raised their hands and shouted along.

“May Limen protect us!”

“May Limen protect us!”

Have you heard our voices?

Paaaaat-.

A huge light streamed out from the temple and soon a new message window appeared before my eyes.

[<Limen> bestows blessings on those who follow him.]

[You have received <Goddess’s Blessing>. The effects of all abilities and skill levels increase by 10% for one month.]

I feel like Limen is on Earth.

The light gently enveloped everyone.

And then Limen’s soft voice rang in my ears.

-Please take good care of my children this time too Siwoo.

A voice heard countless times in Eden.

When she asked me to take care of her children I responded with a slightly grumbling tone.

“But let me ask you one thing Limen.”

-What is it?

“Am I not your child?”

-No?

Then what is it?

But I couldn’t help but keep my mouth shut when I heard his voice echoing out after a while.

-I’m the guardian you appointed right? For example I’m the mother and Siwoo is the father. Right?

…you really have a talent for making people speechless.

4.

As soon as our sect’s troops finished preparing full-scale battle preparations began.

The situation beyond Yoha has already been confirmed through Raphael’s drones and a strategy meeting has begun at the temporary command center set up in the Holy Land.

“It has been confirmed that the gates are being intentionally created to gather troops.”

The dimensional phenomenon detector developed by Raphael proved very useful this time as well.

Originally information was the most important factor in winning a war but thanks to Raphael’s joining that worry has been alleviated a little.

“There are many unidentifiable races mixed in. And it has been confirmed that all of these races are civilized and have a command structure.”

“What should I pay attention to?”

“We have confirmed that there is a race of aliens with advanced technology. We can see high-tech weapons used by a race with a higher level of civilization than Earth. Do you see those giant machines?”

Raphael projects images into the air via a holographic drone.

There were robot-like things walking around there that were the size of an ogre that could easily jump over them.

It is clearly a threatening weapon of war.

“In addition various other races have been confirmed. There are races similar to elves and there are also races that are believed to have excellent magical abilities.”

A species of alien that wanders around in a translucent state.

There were some that were enough to make someone who didn’t know anything think they were ghosts and they were just so colorful.

Gathered together various races from various dimensions.

We could also see familiar creatures like orcs and trolls here and there.

Since all kinds of different races are gathered together the quantity seems to be similar to ours.

But when you have such a diverse group of people there are bound to be weaknesses.

“The chain of command may not have been unified.”

Coordinated movements are impossible.

It may be huge in size but there will be gaps everywhere.

On the other hand our command structure is simple.

There are some Japanese Awakened members who have just joined but it has been confirmed that their command will also belong to us.

“One point breakthrough.”

Therefore the answer to breaking through that defense line is to concentrate your efforts on one point.

“Break through one area of ​​the defensive line and strike the enemy from behind.”

“Yes. I don’t think there’s any need to change that strategy Kang Chae-ah.”

“hmm.”

Kang Chae-ah nodded while examining the hologram.

And Jinyoung who was looking at her with a smile said.

“It’s a kind of hammer and anvil tactic… In this case isn’t the force that can act as the hammer the most important? It’s important to use mobility to break through and then immediately strike the enemy from behind. Since the area doesn’t have air superiority airborne operations are impossible. In other words you have to break through it yourself.”

Jinyoung’s comment was obvious.

The most important force in this operation is the one that will act as the ‘hammer’.

It must have high breaking power and excellent mobility.

But we have a great army that can act as a hammer.

I said pointing to the rear of the enemy’s defensive line marked on the strategic map.

“We plan to fulfill that role in our Limen Church.”

“The defense line is thick. Do you think a quick breakthrough is possible?”

“Aiden and I will lead the way.”

“That should be enough.”

“And our church has brought something separately for this operation. You can look forward to it.”

Raphael will be providing fire support throughout this battle.

Therefore the troops that will directly break through are the ones who added Aiden to our Limen sect.

To summarize it is like this.

<Hammer: Aiden of the Limen Church>

<Moru: The remaining troops including Raphael Cheon Ja-hyeon>

This choice was made because the anvil must be strong enough to hold up properly for the hammer to strike properly.

It’s a pretty good balance.

Considering Leo and Luna’s growth it seems like they are overly biased towards the hammer but crossing the Yoha River itself should be no problem.

And in fact… while the form may look similar to a ‘hammer and anvil’ the gist of the tactic is simple.

Use Irregulars to randomly scatter enemies and then eat the panicked enemies.

Wouldn’t ‘heaping and pounding’ be a more appropriate tactic name than ‘hammer and anvil’?

Entering enemy territory and causing melee is the specialty of the Limen Sect.

“The wizards including Seolhwa will freeze the river at once. If we have enough firepower support we can break through the defense line in one breath.”

“If we’re not careful our hammer could be surrounded by enemy reinforcements.”

I nodded in response to Kang Chae-ah’s comment.

“So speed is key.”

“…The Limen Church always walks a difficult path on its own.”

“It is a difficult but sure path. It is much easier than in Eden.”

I was willing to face tens of thousands of demons so how could I be afraid of a rabble like that?

In the first place time is of the essence in this war.

The longer we delay the worse it is for us.

I don’t know what the outcome of the meeting of the ancient gods in Beijing will be but one thing is certain.

“We need to get to Beijing as quickly as possible.”

If you’re late something big will happen.

If even one more of the ancient gods like Pluto were to gather together and join forces.

Things might get to the point where I can’t handle them.

“Is the sea still difficult to use?”

I asked Kang Chae-ah about Plan B but she shook her head.

“All routes to Beijing are restricted due to unexplained bad weather conditions.”

That too must have been the work of the ancient gods.

Since I can’t do anything about the land it’s probably because… it’s Terra’s domain.

The bottom line is that this operation is a success.

If this operation fails our only option is to select our best soldiers and send them through the dangerous sky to Beijing.

I didn’t want to go that far since it would essentially be like walking into a limb with bare hands.

“Then the meeting ends here.”

The tactics to be used in battle were also finally decided.

Now all that remains is the battle.

“The operation will commence three hours from now. I will decide on 3 PM.”

Our victory is not in doubt.

The important thing is to minimize damage.

The prelude to the battle was just around the corner.

Our Pope please stop this