Somebody Stop the Pope – 84



Episode 84

5.

The demon guy satisfied my curiosity very well.

“Lizards just snap off their tails but in your case if you control your strength well you can tear off their butts as well. I learned a good lesson.”

【Kkaaaaaaaaaah-!】

It was embarrassing to even call it a battle.

Considering the difficulty and power of the opponent the Demon King’s incarnation that we faced last time at the Ability Management Department building may have been more difficult.

I smiled sincerely at the nameless disease that had left only its body.

I knew this guy was sick just from the way he was oozing pus and fluid.

However even among the soldiers he was the strongest.

I don’t know how I acquired it but it was thanks to having a very small amount of the Demon King’s magic energy.

“Personally I think you guys are a little bit better than the undead. Because the undead feel little pain or no pain at all but you guys feel pain very well.”

It was also a useful tip I learned while fighting the demons for a long time in Eden.

In particular the pain that the Holy Fire inflicts on the Demons is enormous.

The demons would go crazy when they came into contact with divine power especially holy fire rather than the aura of knights or the magic of wizards.

The Holy Spirit was like poison to these guys.

Although it varies from tribe to tribe most demons have the ability to regenerate their limbs even if they are cut off and the Holy Fire has a very good effect on their regenerative power.

for example.

“How does it feel to have 16 limbs and then lose them?”

If the wounded area was completely burned through sanctification it could be made so that it would never regenerate.

I smiled slyly as I looked at the seventeen burns carved into the guy’s body.

For reference the only other burn excluding the limbs was where the tail had been severed.

“At least that last Richie knew who I was? Well if he came from Eden he couldn’t help but recognize me. Do you know how I killed the Demon King of Gluttony that your soldiers followed?”

Baal the Demon King of Gluttony.

This was the fourth demon lord I killed in Eden. He was so huge that he looked like a fortress like a pig that ate endlessly.

The Legion of Gluttony which included numerous demons including the Byeongma.

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I remember that where they passed only desolate land and disease were left behind.

The end I gave to that Baal bastard.

“They tied his body with a sacred barrier and burned him alive. That bastard Baal had so much fat on his body that he burned for four days. He didn’t even need any lighting.”

It was to burn alive through the Holy Fire.

It was also a method chosen to completely remove the magic of gluttony that Baal possessed.

Of course Baal died screaming for four days straight and where the fire died down only a pile of black ash remained which had once been Baal.

“It was a week ago that I destroyed Lich and you knew about it and still did it didn’t you?”

I walked towards the guy with a cheerful voice.

The amputee tried to twist its body and back away but it couldn’t back away as far as it wanted.

The sticky fluid that flowed from the tumor that had melted in the Holy Fire was dragging the guy’s body like a swamp.

【How did it turn out like this? You… It was perfect until you showed up!】

“There’s a game called Plague Listed Company. You should try that. The middle schoolers in our neighborhood are probably better at spreading the plague than you are.”

There is a game called Plague Company where you infect the world with a plague.

The goal of the game is to infect the entire world and cause humanity to become extinct.

Anyone who has played the strategy game where you evolve your epidemic in different directions to achieve your goals will know what I am talking about.

“You should have chosen a good starting point. If you knew that I was here and started in Korea didn’t you just want to commit suicide from the beginning?”

Even people who have never played the game would agree on the importance of the starting point right?

As the old saying goes well begun is half the work.

Of course this isn’t the kind of proverb you’d use in a situation like this but how could a good outcome come about if such an important start was wrong?

Whoosh whoosh!

The holy fire that had burned away all the pollution spread across the empty lot slowly began to gather towards me.

Because there was now only one source of pollution left.

“But thanks to you I’ve gained one useful piece of information. If you don’t know me then it means that not all the demons on Earth came from Eden. Right?”

Limen said.

The demons are not a race from Eden. They simply invaded Eden from another world.

If what she says is true then perhaps the demons I have to deal with are not only those who escaped from Eden.

A situation where I cannot rule out the possibility that a new enemy may appear that I do not know about.

But how could my question possibly reach this man gripped by the fear of death?

【Why do I have to die? Not yet. I can’t die here yet.】

In what seemed to be a last-ditch effort the pus flowing out of the guy’s body soon surrounded him forming a cocoon. His will to fight had long since disappeared.

From the beginning this guy was a cripple who couldn’t even pose any threat to me.

No from the beginning no one could threaten me if they were a demon who had not reached the level of Demon King.

“These days the demons have no tenacity. Back in my day they charged at me even though they knew they would die.”

There was no reason to drag it out any longer.

There are still many patients exposed to the disease inside this refugee camp. We need to kill this guy and purify the patients infected with the disease.

“But since you gave me good information I will give you the same ending as Baal. Consider it an honor.”

Whoosh whoosh!

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【Kkiyaaaaah! Kkiyaaaaahh …

The holy fire he had been waiting for completely engulfed the guy’s body and his screams were buried in the holy fire.

I let out a small breath as I looked at the sight.

And he concluded with a cheerful voice.

“My grandmother used to say that if you play with fire at night you’ll wet the bed.”

Before going to bed tonight you should empty your bladder completely.

So I watched the tumors burning brightly for a moment then quickly turned around.

[You have successfully removed the <Source of the Plague>.]

[Quest <Plague> has been completed.]

[As a reward <10000 sacred points> and <1 holy relic point> will be paid.]

Although the source was successfully removed there was still much work to be done.

Let’s move quickly.

6.

After I had definitely burned the area where the tumor had spread I immediately returned to Pastor Seo’s container church.

It took exactly 17 minutes to get back.

When we arrived at the container church the scenery was completely different from when we started.

Patients lying on the floor.

And here and there there are monsters with their skulls shattered and unrecognizable.

At the center of it all of course stood Luna wearing pure white armor.

“You’re back so soon? I can see the torch from afar. Looks like you have quite a lot to burn.”

“Nothing much. I just lit a fire and thought back to when we went camping.”

“Speaking of camping I remember when His Majesty almost burned down the elf forest while making a campfire. I mean there was no arsonist?”

“…Alright so what’s the situation here?”

“It is exactly as you see it.”

Luna’s surroundings were covered in black blood as if it had been sprinkled by a demon but Luna’s body itself was pure white.

The divine power that rose from her body like a mist seemed to evaporate the blood of the demons.

“Those with their heads smashed are sick demons and the rest are minions. There are more minions than I thought.”

“We can easily surpass 500 people right?”

“The actual number is probably much higher than this. It’s just that the level of the soldiers was so poor that they couldn’t be mobilized properly.”

Patients whose brains were invaded by magic were also treatable.

Although there may be some damage it seemed that if the magic was removed it would gradually return to normal.

Unlike Eden which relied solely on divine power this is an Earth where medicine is advanced. If we just remove the magic that has infiltrated the brain it will not be too difficult to treat.

If we could support them with the lowest grade holy water we have stockpiled for sale the prognosis would be very good.

“But Luna.”

“yes.”

“You didn’t swing your hammer at the people who were lying down did you?”

Luna frowned as if she was displeased with my question and answered.

“I may be crazy but I’m not that crazy. I just shook her brain a little bit and knocked her out just like Your Majesty said.”

Yeah no matter how much our Luna goes out there she won’t go out there and beat up the poor victims.

I chuckled and patted Luna on the back.

“Well done.”

“Just in words?”

“then?”

“I’m playing a mobile game these days so please buy me exactly 50 game packages.”

“You promised to give me a bonus last time.”

“Hey that’s that. This is this. Will you do it?”

Luna when on earth did you get into K-mobile games?

In this case let’s just avoid answering.

“Just a moment Luna. I haven’t purified myself yet. Purify myself first and then let’s talk again.”

The source of the plague had been eliminated but patients still remained within the area.

Purifying them is a priority.

There was no need to hesitate any longer as all sources of infection had already been eliminated.

I took a deep breath and drew up my divine power.

“Wings of Purification.”

[Use active skill <Wings of Purification Lv.?>.]

Although the effects are unnecessarily flashy there is no other skill as good as this one for purifying things contaminated with magic in a wide area.

It seems like it’s a skill I’ve used quite often since returning to Earth. I’ve even used it in the outskirts of Ground Zero whenever I have time.

Woooooooooo-!

Okay at this point the purification will be over soon….

[Warning! You are currently directly involved in the lives of numerous humans. This action is likely to disrupt the system.]

[<Dimension: Earth>’s system is conducting a <Causality Compliance Review>!]

Our causality always appears when we forget.

But it seems very different from the warning messages that have come to mind so far.

I’ve used the Wings of Purification a few times already and while I’ve gotten warning messages every time I’ve used it I’ve never actually had any restrictions.

But this time something was different.

The purification wings I had just used had not been canceled but red-bordered warning messages had started to appear incessantly before my eyes.

[Result of causal compatibility examination: <Failed>]

[Reason: Directly involved in the fate of countless mortals. This miracle is not suitable for the current user. It severely exceeds the causality allowed to the user. Accordingly this system has determined that the user’s actions are not suitable for causality.]

[You will be penalized!]

[Your system will be partially restricted for 168 hours.]

I stared blankly at the numerous message windows that appeared before my eyes.

And then he tried to give the command in a calm voice.

“Status window.”

[This feature has been suspended. 167 hours 59 minutes 55 seconds left until suspension is lifted]

“What the heck is this…..”

…I think it’s been a long time since I’ve done X.

Our Pope please stop this