Somebody Stop the Pope – 91



Episode 91

28. The door that won’t close

1.

The reason why Snow White was able to recognize me was as follows.

“Someone who is so concerned about public opinion that they can’t officially request cooperation from our guild but can’t openly take over the dungeon either. And yet someone who is free from magic detection and can instantly annihilate monsters that even I can’t do anything about. How many people in this country can satisfy all of those conditions?”

“In that short moment?”

“It’s not difficult at all. Besides when you turned that monster to ashes Kang Chae-ah’s magic was detected for a very brief moment. With the cooperation of Kang Chae-ah an Awakened member of the government who else would be able to come in here other than Kim Si-woo?”

As expected from a wizard it was a fairly logical deduction.

I never would have guessed that you could come up with such a logical inference in such a short time.

Even when I let my guard down it seems I let my guard down too much.

It certainly took quite a bit of divine power to eliminate those black monsters. That’s because these monsters were not made of magic but rather twisted divine power.

The necklace’s camouflage was only momentarily released during the clash of divine powers but I never expected to be able to capture that moment.

Let’s give credit where credit is due.

“But I wasn’t sure about that either. I just lied once and he swallowed it. You seem pretty stupid compared to what I’ve heard.”

“That was a lie?”

“It’s the basics of psychological warfare. Don’t you know that?”

This is really why I hate wizards. Those who are completely mad like Lee Se-hee are easier to deal with.

In Eden most of the wizards were like this so why is it the same on Earth?

I looked at Snow White with a disgusted expression.

When you look closely you can clearly see her beauty in detail.

Starting with her flawless white skin to her face that seemed smaller than Leo’s fist and her distinct facial features that were tightly packed into that small face to her softly swept-back silver long hair.

It was definitely a visual that made it easy to understand why she had so many fans.

Unlike Luna who had a glamorous feel this beauty had a slightly cold vibe.

Of course considering everything it is incomparable to Limen.

If I look closely it’s true that my standards have definitely risen because of Limen right?

“The porters in Area 1 have also been moved here. I’ve also sent a separate escort team so they should arrive here without any problems.”

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“That’s unexpected. I heard that it was so serious that the porters reported it to you but you’re taking better care of it than I thought?”

“I just dealt with the Potters?”

“That’s what they said.”

“…Just do whatever you want. It’s not worth responding.”

The reaction was more indifferent than I expected.

Snow White continued speaking while brushing the dust off her clothes.

“This dungeon is just for exploring?”

“I came here looking for something. I think it’s related to the black slime I saw earlier.”

“Those strange things started appearing from the direction our search team came from. You should go that way.”

As she spoke she pointed to a passageway running along one side of the room.

I was very wary of him because he was connected to the Jeon Gak-ryeon but when I actually talked to him he didn’t seem like as bad of a person as I thought.

If we look at the fact that <Will to Destroy Evil> which is activated against an obvious villain is silent it is proven that Baek Seol-hwa is not a villain.

Since humans are beings who usually have both good and evil faces the <Will to Destroy Evil> will not be activated unless they are rotten to the core.

It meant that the skill would only work properly if you were worthy of death.

“If you Kim Si-woo have appeared then this strange phenomenon must definitely be related to divine powers. I had a guess.”

“You’re not by any chance contacting Baek Myeong-gyo or anything are you?”

“There’s no way they didn’t do it. When it comes to these kinds of things our experts are on your side. If a dangerous situation like this arises it’s only right to call them.”

“I can’t help but feel sorry. Hehe.”

My heart started to get a little anxious when I thought about the Baekmyeonggyo guys arriving.

I let out a sigh and quickly took a step forward. I wanted to sort out the situation and get out of here before Baek Myeong-gyo arrived.

But Snow White blocked my path and said:

“Take me too.”

As soon as I heard that I thought this woman was crazy.

Because it was something I had not expected at all.

“what?”

“I think it would be nice to see the face of the bastard who did that to my subordinates. It would be even better if I could put a few ice spears in it. According to the contract you don’t have the right to refuse my request. It clearly states in the contract that I am the one with the authority to give orders.”

This is what they call a self-inflicted wound.

I frowned and looked at Snow White. Why did she insist on following me when she could just sit still and rest?

I couldn’t figure out what their plan was but I couldn’t waste my time arguing about this.

“If you want to follow me that much I won’t stop you-”

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going?”

Snow White was already in front of me. She shrugged her shoulders towards me and I let out a small sigh as I looked at her.

I expected her to be annoyed when she found out my identity…

‘It’s become a lot more annoying.’

I have to finish this work as quickly as possible.

2.

The ‘door’ that seemed to be the cause of the problem was not that far away.

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A place where you can walk for about 15 minutes along the snow white path.

There was a door there covered in black mucus.

It was literally a door.

A huge door that you can barely see the end of if you raise your head.

It was a door that didn’t match the dungeon’s name Mud Golem’s Cave. The places they had passed through so far had a naturally formed appearance but this door was blatantly artificial.

“This looks blatantly suspicious. How do I open this?”

“Do you think you’ll get an answer if you ask me that?”

“You came here knowing there would be a place like this. So of course I thought you would know how to do it. Common sense tells you that people wouldn’t move without any plan right?”

It seems that there is a big difference between this woman’s common sense and mine.

I raised my middle finger toward Baekseolhwa who was looking at me with contempt. Then I asked the question that had been bothering me for a while.

“How old are you?”

“Twenty-six.”

“But why are you speaking informally?”

“You were the one who spoke informally to me first right?”

“That’s right… but doesn’t it look to anyone like I’m a bit older than you?”

“It’s great that you have presbyopia. That’s amazing.”

This is the first time I’ve encountered a formidable enemy since returning to Earth. I never thought he’d act so shamelessly in front of me.

I should have called Luna the ultimate female response weapon that I had kept on standby as a secret weapon.

I clenched my fists and walked forward with heavy steps as I spoke.

“You just have to figure out a way to do it. Look closely.”

He breathed divine power into his fist increased its speed and struck the door hard.

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Then with a sound like a bomb exploding a huge hole opened in the door.

However it was much smaller than the hole I had drilled earlier perhaps because it seemed to be stronger than the cave wall.

It’s big enough to fit an elephant.

“See? A method isn’t something you find it’s something you create.”

“Oh yeah. That’s really great.”

It’s clear that he has a natural talent for making people really angry.

Until now I thought I was the best in this field but when I look at Snow White the saying “The one who flies is better than the one who runs” comes to mind.

I looked at Snow White quietly with a disgusted expression.

Then Snow White walked forward and spoke in a cold voice.

“My face is going to break. Stop looking at me.”

“…let’s stop talking.”

You must be very self-conscious worried that someone might say you’re a popular YouTuber.

In these cases is it usually expressed as face value?

Anyway since I had to complete the quest first I quietly followed her and entered the door.

[You have entered the final room of the dungeon – the boss room.]

[An unknown energy fills the room.]

Judging by the messages floating before my eyes I’m glad I came.

If it was a dungeon where mud golems were the main character it would be normal to have a leader mud golem or an alchemist who created the mud golems. That would be more likely.

But what awaited us inside the room was a mirror emitting purple light and a giant lump of slime.

The term ‘tar golem’ was a perfect fit for this creature.

And at that moment a new message window popped up.

[Quest <The Door That Cannot Be Closed> content has been updated!]

[The door that won’t close]

●Type: Sub – DLC

●Description: You have discovered a gate to another world. A corrupted divine force is coming through the gate seeking to encroach upon the world. It must be the hand of an otherworldly deity. Close the gate and thwart his plans.

●Completion Conditions: Destroy the <Unclosed Door>

●Reward: ???

Tsk tsk. Tsk tsk.

The appearance of the <Door That Could Not Close> was too horrible and disgusting to be called a door.

It was covered in black mucus and thin tooth-like things were wriggling throughout the mucus.

Its appearance was enough to arouse disgust just by looking at it but despite that a divine power continued to be felt.

That meant that the bizarre and horrible thing was the direct creation of some deity.

“I feel like shit for once.”

That kind of trash has divine power.

That alone made Limen feel like he was being insulted.

Limen has always tried to make the world a little better.

A little warmer a little happier.

But what I saw didn’t fit anything that Limen wanted. Rather it seemed like it would swallow up everything she wanted.

【Vanity… Erosion… Control… Domination…】

The otherworldly language flowing out of the door enters my ears and echoes in my head.

The voice contained both divine power and ominous will.

I raised my hand and lightly touched Baekseolhwa’s back. Then I poured divine power into her body and said.

“Are you okay?”

“It was an unpleasant voice. It felt like it was echoing in my head…”

“I guess I have some resistance as an S-class hunter. Why did you insist on following me when I could have come alone?”

“But I found something I had to do.”

Tsk tsk tsk tsk-!

Even without being told Snow White summoned her magic and filled the hole we had just entered with ice.

I created a light sacred barrier over the hole she had filled then raised the corners of my lips slightly.

“The meal is well worth it.”

“Freezing magic is more effective on defense than offense. It may be difficult to completely suppress that black slime but it seems like it can be suppressed. But… what on earth is that huge mass?”

Where she gestured with her chin there was a huge writhing mucus that she had seen before.

The room was so high that we couldn’t even see the ceiling properly but the size of the mass was as large as the door we entered through.

I said pulling on my gloves stiffly.

“What could it be? It must have been a boss at one time.”

“To be called the boss of a D-class dungeon….”

“It’s a relatively common cliche to rank up by getting eaten by black slime. But it’s smaller than the Yamata no Orochi I caught last time… What the heck? That little guy keeps getting bigger.”

Gulp- Gulp-

Even while they were talking the monster kept growing in size.

A black mucus is being pumped out by a strange organ called the umbilical cord which is connected to a strange door at the back.

Let’s just wait and see.

How does causality apply when destroying a monster of this size?

I’m a little worried because I had it once recently….

[Warning! The causality of the current location has been seriously distorted due to <Interplanetary Invasion>.]

[The system asks you to correct the causality in that area.]

…there was no need to do that.

This system doesn’t tend to be lenient when it comes to things related to the ‘other world’. It was the same in the Busan Abyss Dungeon last time.

Anyway it sounds like I can just destroy everything without worrying about it so I guess it was a good idea to bring Snow White.

“Can you stop this wall from collapsing with your magic?”

“If you apply magic-infused ice to a wall you can increase its strength even if it’s not perfect. If necessary you can even build an ice wall to serve as a support. But why?”

This woman seems to have a bit of a TMI streak… but it’s okay.

“That’s your role.”

“what?”

“Other people’s lives are on your shoulders. Do you understand?”

After saying that I immediately ran towards the Tar Golem.

Our Pope please stop this