Somebody Stop the Pope – 83



Episode 83

3.

The reason why those with magic always target children is the same.

A soul so pure that it is worthy of being offered as a sacrifice.

The amount of demonic energy generated when a pure soul is corrupted is greater than when an already tainted soul is stained with demonic energy.

This information must be accurate as it was given to me by a black magician who had personally crushed my entire body with his own hands four years after I had moved to Eden.

“Really… Really this butler….”

Pastor Seo who woke up after fainting swept away his chest that had been exposed to the tentacles’ attack.

He must have been very shocked judging by the way his hands were shaking violently.

“It wasn’t someone you knew Pastor. I was just wearing that person’s skin.”

Those low-level demons also known as disease demons did not have any disguise abilities such as doppelgangers or mimics.

Instead it was possible to turn the appearance of those who had fallen victim to the cavalry over.

“Then what really happened to this butler?”

“A disease can only cover the skin of a dead person. He is probably dead.”

“It’s all my fault. If I had tried a little harder I could have saved more people…”

Pastor Seo did not blame anyone. Instead he shed tears while blaming himself.

Some might praise them as the tears of a saint but to my eyes they did not look like that at all.

And it seems that the same was true for Luna.

Luna walked towards Pastor Seo with her right hand holding the distorted head of a demon that had once been covered in human skin.

And then he said thrusting the demon’s head in front of Pastor Seo’s eyes.

“You’re old enough to know when to cry and when not to don’t you sir? If you want to cry cry when the situation is over. Do you think you’re out of danger just because you killed one sick bastard?”

“Pastor Seo this must be your first time in this situation.”

“At first they wouldn’t even give me any leeway I just got promoted. I just got promoted.”

Judging from the way he speaks with a hammer resting on his shoulder it seems like he’s not a paladin but a local thug.

But since what she said wasn’t wrong she couldn’t say anything more to Luna.

“How about you Your Majesty? Or should I go? Since we’ve killed one demon other demons and minions will soon arrive so one of you should stay here.”

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“What do you want to do?”

“When I see the children here I think of my younger siblings in Eden. Maybe it’s because of the children but I can’t move my feet.”

As Luna said that she threw the head of the demon she was holding in her hand at me and I focused my divine power on the head that Luna gave me.

Cheeeeek-.

The distorted head melted and after a while was compressed into the size of a black stone.

Even this size was enough to track the magic.

I told Luna as I put the small stone into my cassock pocket.

“Honestly is it because you want to smash the heads of all the guys who flock here?”

“Hey if someone saw me they’d think I was crazy about smashing heads.”

“Wasn’t it?”

“Half-admitted.”

Kyaaaaaaaah!

Ohhhhhhhh.

While Luna and I were joking around we suddenly started hearing screams from outside.

Those who sensed the crisis instinctively began to flock towards this place.

“It’s better. It’s better if they flock to us rather than targeting other people so there are fewer casualties.”

“Good. It will taste salty too.”

“You can do whatever you want with the sick horse but you know what the devils are right? They are also sick with the devil. If it’s hard to treat them while fighting just knock them out. You can treat them all at once later. Got it?”

“You’re very capable. I’ll go out first and clear the way so you can come out leisurely.”

Luna waved at me lightly and walked out of the building with light steps.

I smiled faintly as I watched Luna’s back. Then I turned my gaze to look at Pastor Seo.

“Even though Luna says things like that she’s actually a bit soft-spoken so don’t take what she says too seriously.”

“…That wasn’t a wrong statement.”

“huh?”

“There was not a single word that Luna-sama said that was wrong. How can I regret it when it’s not even over yet… I guess I’ve lost my mind.”

Wooooow-!

At that moment the divine power that had been residing within Pastor Seo’s body vibrated strongly.

He didn’t seem to realize it but I could clearly feel it.

Divine power blossoms more strongly in a firm belief. So Pastor Seo must have realized something now.

The only regret is that his beliefs are not directed towards Limen.

“It certainly looks much better than before Pastor Seo.”

I nodded in satisfaction as I met Pastor Seo’s eyes which had regained their light.

“I will be back within 30 minutes at the latest.”

“30 minutes…..”

“Luna will be watching out for the kids so please take good care of them here. Hee-min you will also help the pastor okay?”

“yes!”

There was a lot I wanted to say about divine power.

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Even though we have different religions I can confirm that he is a good person.

I greeted them briefly and then quietly left the church.

The source of the disease linked to the plague was detected not far away.

4.

The soldiers and minions were rushing in from all directions but Luna who had gone out before me had already cleaned things up in that short time.

Thanks to that I was able to start tracking it down very easily.

Because it was an area invaded by magic they could sense magic energy from all directions but they quickly moved using a stone made by compressing the magic as a compass.

The mechanism by which the origin of the disease could be traced was simple.

The disease that Luna had destroyed earlier was only used to collect magic energy. That was also the reason why he had carved the Mark of Gluttony which could be called a curse on himself.

The soldiers are considered to be a kind of harvesters.

This means that there is a higher entity that receives magic from the guy.

“Is this it?”

The place where the demon was sending his magic was not far from the church.

I frowned as I looked at the fairly large open space.

It seemed like I had come to the right place.

Boom-boom-!

In the center of the empty lot a black mass was writhing ominously.

The lump looked almost like a tumor.

As the irregular heartbeat continued black blood vessels extended out from the tumor.

Several buildings surrounding the vacant lot were already consumed by black blood vessels extending from the tumor and metastases were occurring endlessly with every blink of an eye.

I’ve seen that situation a few times in Eden.

A phenomenon that occurs when the number of victims exposed to the devil increases. Another source of infection created when the devil’s magic energy emitted by the devil patients consumes the land.

“Spore colony.”

An organ that allows a type of spore made of magic to be spread further through the wind.

It was an organization that only appeared when the magic energy was sufficiently supplied due to the mass proliferation of magic soldiers but who would have thought that a colony of spores would appear in just 4 days?

This means that the horse disease that has spread in this area has progressed to a serious level.

The only good thing is that the spore colony has not yet formed a perfect form.

The reason why the plague was so deadly to the general public was because it spread in such a variety of ways.

Once the spore colony is complete there is no longer any point in blocking it.

Because you can’t stop spores from spreading on the wind.

Whoosh whoosh-!

I lit a fire in my fingers as I looked at the tumorous masses that were constantly writhing and twitching in a way that was disgusting.

All that is left is to burn and get rid of the disgusting things.

It would be impossible to stop the demons with the Earth’s quarantine system but with the Holy Fire it would be possible to burn the demons without a trace.

Crackle. Crackle.

The tumor mass sensing the flame rising from my hand immediately began to transform.

After a strange bone-crunching sound huge monsters covered in black mucus emerged from between the tumor masses.

The monsters’ bodies were engraved with the faces of their victims writhing in agony as they died.

That alone gave me an idea of ​​what the monster was made of.

Gyaaaaaaah!

Kkaaaaaaah!

A terrible scream burst out from the faces embedded in the monster’s body.

Screams soaked in magic resonated with each other and began to strike me from all sides and chunks of flesh rushed toward me all at once.

All around is dyed black.

Massive replicated chunks of flesh surge forth from the tumor mass spewing out hatred and screams.

I looked at the black waves crashing toward me and sighed quietly.

And he snapped his fingers as the flame rose.

[Active skill <Ring of the Holy Flame Lv.???> is activated.]

The flame spread from my fingers and swept through the black waves in a huge circle.

The moment the sacred flame penetrated the waves the waves that had been rushing forward with great force were cut off.

Whoosh whoosh!

The white flames of the Holy Fire rose fiercely from the cross-section that the Holy Fire had passed through.

“The front porch of our house is on fire. Let’s see how long we can stay crouched.”

The spore colony that makes up the tumor is just an organ.

The main body is located beneath the spore colony.

The source of the demonic spirit was hiding underground spewing hatred at me and all I could give him was the hot taste of the Holy Fire.

When hunting raccoons there is no better remedy for those who hide like they are smoking at the entrance to their burrows and refuse to come out.

I smiled bitterly and snapped my fingers again.

The sacred fire that was burning the ground began to spread underground in an instant along with the tumor mass.

Then unlike before there was an immediate response.

Kugugugugugugu-

The land devoured by the tumor seemed to writhe in pain as if it were a living organism.

And after a while.

【Dare to invade my colony!】

A monster the size of a small building emerged from the ground spurting pus and fluid from its entire body.

Eight arms.

Eight legs.

And just like the body it has a long tail that oozes fluid.

The stench of rotting corpses began to fill my nostrils and I couldn’t help but frown at the stench.

“I thought you were a glutton but you’re not even a glutton?”

He was a guy who could hardly be called a demon.

In essence it was no different from the demon that had been harvesting magic energy just before; it simply possessed overwhelming magic energy compared to other demons.

【Are you the one who destroyed the altar of Draenor? You are just showing off after defeating a mere lich who leads the undead. My disease will consume you and I will offer your corpse to Him and grant Him a glorious name!】

A demon tribe that hasn’t even received a name.

That means this guy’s birth is extremely lowly even among the demon race.

I slowly walked towards the guy who was constantly oozing pus.

“I think the last Lich I dealt with was named Drano? That’s funny by the way. When I look at it I think that Lich bastard from back then was better than a baseless brat like you.”

【Don’t compare that skeleton with this body!】

Booooooo!

The guy swung his huge tail at me spraying pus.

A tail the size of a container rushed towards me as if it would crush me at any moment.

But that only lasted a moment as I held the guy’s tail still with my divine power in my hand.

And then he said raising the corners of his lips.

“Here’s the problem. If you pull the tail by force will only the tail get torn off or will the buttocks where the tail is attached get torn off as well? Aren’t you curious?”

Our Pope please stop this