Please Stop The Pope

The creature struggled in midair.

Its form looks to be at most about 1 meter.

A terrible monster with dozens of arms and legs, from which a clear divine power could be felt.

Moreover, even at this moment, it is infusing its divine power into my arm that is gripping its neck.

【Serve me. Serve me. Serve me. Serve me. Serve me.】

It was not like a conversation between people.

It was an oracle invading the mind and, at the same time, an evil obsession.

【I am the true god. The one you should worship. Your savior. Worship me.】

In the center of the creature’s black-painted face, green eyes flashed.

I faced those eyes with a slight smile. And said with full mockery,

“What are you saying, you cult bastard.”

Those voices just now were undoubtedly oracles delivered through divine power.

However, they were incomparably different from Limen’s oracles.

Limen’s oracles simply convey her will, but this creature’s oracles “plant” a will in the target.

That was probably the reason why the Demon Guild players except for Team Leader Choi ended up like that.

Although it may be a divinity on the verge of being forgotten, divinity is divinity.

It could only be fatal to Earth’s players who had never experienced divine power.

“It seems Pope Kim can also hear that voice. It’s a really shitty voice, isn’t it? I’ve lived my whole life as an atheist. I’m not the type to be swayed by a cult bastard like this. Hahahahaha!”

Of course, that’s excluding Team Leader Choi.

It’s already impressive to resist the will of a divinity in a holy land, but on top of that, he’s restraining his subordinates with his own mana?

He’s a monstrous human being, really.

I jokingly said to Team Leader Choi, who was bursting into laughter,

“I don’t think that’s something you should say in front of a religious person.”

“Hehe. This so-called god is so fucking ugly. So, is there any way to turn my kids back to normal?”

Team Leader Choi said that while glaring at the monster held in my hand.

Indeed, someone skilled enough to resist its will couldn’t possibly be unaware of the existence of divinity.

I slowly nodded at Team Leader Choi’s words and replied,

“Of course.”

This monster used the divine power spread in the holy land to forcibly make the Demon Guild members worship it.

The method to stop the worship is simple.

Crack crack!

【Kyaaaaaaah!】

“Just erase it.”

Eliminate the target of worship.

I immediately thrust my left hand that was playing around into the monster’s belly, and it started to struggle.

Woooong-.

It concentrated its divine power that had been permeating the land toward me.

The power of the divine energy supporting the holy land is projected solely at me.

Although it is a holy land in ruins, this place is ultimately its holy land.

A divinity can exert absolute influence in its own holy land.

【Disappear. Disappear. Disappear.】

Pressure that feels like it will crush my body at any moment rushes in from all directions.

The moment the creature’s divine power occupied my surroundings, my entire field of vision began to waver like a mirage.

And through that mirage, a certain space dyed black was revealed.

A deep abyss with no end in sight.

I realized that the abyss was the very place where this creature had been hiding its body all along.

Sssssss-.

The darkness flowing out from the abyss reaches out its hand toward me. More precisely, toward the monster held in my hand.

However, I paid no heed and clenched my left fist. Then, a foreign sensation was transmitted from my fingertips.

“Found it.”

Gripping that foreign object, I immediately pulled my left hand out of the creature’s belly.

What came out of its belly was none other than a small gray stone.

A tiny stone that would fit perfectly in a child’s hand.

At a glance, it looked like an ordinary stone, but that small stone was the very origin of this terrible holy land.

“…A relic.”

[Stone of Birth]

● Item Type: Relic – ???

● Origin Dimension: ???

● Description: A stone containing someone’s birth. It once held an earnest wish, but that can no longer be found now. It has been engulfed by an unknown power.

[The otherworldly relic synchronizes with the system.]

[You have discovered the core of the Abyss Dungeon .]

There was no need to drag it out.

I drew up holy power and put strength into my grip, and…

Crack!

Gray powder immediately flowed through the gaps between my fingers.

At that moment…

[By destroying the core, you have completed the dungeon ! The related dungeon quest is completed.]

[The identity of the reward is revealed. is updated!]

[From now on, you can use . You will earn points each time you collect an otherworldly relic, and with those points, you can summon relics of the .]

Countless message windows descend.

But soon, a certain vision began to be projected in front of my eyes.

A girl stands in front of a stone tower larger than her body. The girl was wearing clothes made by crudely stitching together animal hides.

With her small hands, the girl places a small stone in front of the stone tower.

And in a small whisper, she says,

“Please make everyone happy.”

The girl who prayed with her hands together slowly moved away from the stone tower, and only after the girl disappeared did a faint white light begin to bloom from the stone.

[You have witnessed the engraved in the otherworldly relic .]

[By absorbing the of the relic, you have gained 1 !]

[By using 1 , you can summon one of the church’s relics! To unlock the next relic, 5 points are required.]

The mirage-like wavering vision scattered before my eyes at the same time as a new message window appeared.

Perhaps that was the moment when the divinity was first born.

【Kkkk…】

That was the end.

Ssssss-.

The struggling monster held in my hand, the ruins that held divine power, and everything that made up this place scattered along with the mirage.

Then, the twisted things began to return to their place.

“Team Leadeeer!”

“Why did I… do that to Team Leader?”

The Demon Guild players were freed from the brainwashing.

“Team Leader! Are you alright? Everyone move quickly! Check the injured first!”

Si-hyun’s team that was waiting outside the barrier also quickly joined.

And from far away, Luna’s loud falsetto voice could be heard.

“Your Holineeeess! Are you okaaaay?”

I smiled upon hearing Luna’s voice. And brushed off the gray powder that had been on my gloves.

A message window with a red border appeared in front of my eyes.

[Warning! This dungeon will disappear in 1 hour. Hurry and escape!]

“How impatient.”

It was such a desolate end to a holy land that once held the faith and hopes of countless people.

Getting out of the dungeon wasn’t too difficult.

Ironically, the fact that the Demon Guild players had been brainwashed by the divinity helped.

The divinity who was the master of the holy land only wanted to turn them into its fanatics, not kill them.

Thanks to that, there were no fatalities, and except for Team Leader Choi, who was unilaterally attacked by the brainwashed. There wasn’t even anybody seriously injured.

Most of them only complained of mental fatigue.

Anyway.

This is the temporary tent of the Demon Guild set up at the entrance of the Abyss Dungeon.

“Keuheuheu. Care for a drink? Nothing compares to the taste of alcohol after bleeding.”

“Yep yep. Team Leader Choi, you know your stuff. The alcohol sticks so nicely to the mouth. Earth’s alcohol is quite good too, isn’t it?”

“Hahaha! Drink to your heart’s content, Luna! Hey kids! Go to my car and bring a few more boxes of vodka!”

A drinking party began inside the tent.

Team Leader Choi was sitting on a folding chair with bandages all over his body, chugging vodka, and next to him, Luna was glued to a vodka bottle as if competing.

I looked at the two with a look of dismay and said,

“People usually die if they drink like that after being seriously injured.”

“On the battlefield, strong alcohol is sometimes used to disinfect wounds.”

“That’s when you directly pour it on the wound, you fool.”

“The wounds inflicted by my kids will naturally remain in my heart, no? Think of it as disinfecting the wounds of the heart! Hahaha!”

“Hoho, this is really crazy…”

“Your Holiness! Pretty words!”

“…This is really crazy…”

Whether it’s Leo or Luna.

Somehow, the guys who came over from Eden seem to get along well with Team Leader Choi.

I drank a sip of water with a bored expression.

I also like to drink, but I’m not in the mood for alcohol right now.

I felt uneasy.

Perhaps it’s because of…

[A main quest has occurred!]

[Advent]

● Type: Main – Scenario

● Description: The era of ranks has arrived. From now on, numerous divinities will cross over to Earth. Among them, there may be those who are favorable to humanity, but not all of them are necessarily favorable to humanity.

The power of the myths they possess will be an excellent driving force to strengthen your church. Absorb that power and further grow the strength of the church.

● Completion Condition: Absorb 3

● Reward: Special Skill , 10,000 Holy Points

This quest window that appeared before my eyes.

The new quest that was updated as soon as I cleared the dungeon and came out.

To summarize the content briefly, it meant that new divinities will continue to appear on Earth in the future.

“Sigh.”

It was a troublesome matter in many ways, but it was unavoidable.

Moreover, dealing with divinities was something I had already experienced a few times in Eden.

It was because some of the divinities in Eden had joined forces with the Demon Kings.

Furthermore, just possessing divine power doesn’t mean they are walking the righteous path.

It’s because even those who follow can possess divine power.

The definition of is simple.

Divinities that cause harm to mortals.

The guy we faced earlier was enough to be called an .

“The problem is that these kinds of bastards will keep appearing…”

Based on the content of the quest window, even more divinities will reveal themselves on Earth.

Surely, there will be mixed among them.

In other words, there’s one more thing to do besides tracking down the Demon Kings.

It’s a situation that can’t help but be annoying.

But my annoyance didn’t last long.

“Team Leader!”

A player belonging to the Demon Guild urgently entered the tent where the drinking party was taking place.

Team Leader Choi frowned as he looked at his subordinate.

And holding a vodka bottle in his right hand, he asked,

“Can’t you see I’m having a good time with these distinguished guests?”

“Well… we have a bit of a situation.”

“Situation? The dungeon has disappeared, so what situation?”

“I think you need to come out urgently and see.”

The man took a brief breath and then continued his report in a low voice,

“Currently, we are in a standoff with people who identified themselves as the ‘Baek Myung Church’. They don’t seem to have any intention of backing down easily.”

“What? Those religious bastards? Why are they suddenly…!”

“We also don’t know yet…”

Baek Myung Church.

The sudden appearance of the guys I had forgotten about for a while.

“Sigh.”

I snatched the vodka from Luna’s hand and took a sip.

I won’t be able to sleep tonight either.

When will I be able to sleep comfortably at home?