Please Stop The Pope

Episode 35

“5 minutes until entering the operation area!”

“The flying monsters are not attacking as Kim Shi Yu said!”

Operation control room of the aviation battalion.

Yoo Seon-ho nodded slightly as he listened to the reports coming from various places.

“I see.”

The flying monsters dominating the skies of the lost land were nowhere to be seen.

Even though arrows and magic-like things occasionally flew from among the orcs, those attacks could never reach the helicopters.

As soon as they approached the helicopters, all the attacks disappeared without a trace.

The helicopters flying over the huge army of orcs densely filling the ground were delivering a dizzying thrill just through the footage.

“Live broadcasting an aerial assault operation on MyTube… I might have to write an explanation too.”

As Yoo Seon-ho said, the progress of the operation was being fully disclosed to the public through MyTube.

“Minister. If you are worried, we can stop the broadcast right now.”

“No. Kim Shi Yu requested it so strongly, how can I go back on my word? If I do that, I will only break the trust we have built, and there will be no gain at all. And I have already agreed to the situation.”

Kim Shi Yu argued for a live broadcast on the pretext of proving himself, and Yoo Seon-ho could not stop him.

He was someone who had never made an unreasonable request to the Ministry of Ability Management.

He could have enforced unreasonable requests through his position as an irregular, but he did not do so.

Moreover, last time, he even handed over the villains the Ministry of Ability Management was tracking, saying it was a gift.

He was already feeling indebted for all that had happened.

In addition, Yoo Seon-ho also thought that Kim Shi Yu needed to prove himself to the public, so there was no justification to refuse his request.

“But Minister. If Kim Shi Yu fails, we will have to bear the burden of having live broadcasted a failed operation. Then, the argument of the uselessness of the Ministry of Ability Management will become more serious…”

Yoo Seon-ho smiled bitterly at Kim Dong-shik’s words and nodded.

“If Kim Shi Yu can’t stop it anyway, the outcome will be the same, won’t it? When we can’t even solve a serious situation like a monster wave on our own, what does the useless argument matter.”

“This is only because incidents are occurring simultaneously nationwide…”

“Hoho, then are you telling this old man to stand in front of the people and say, ‘I’m sorry, we couldn’t respond properly because there was too much work’? You’re quite mean, too.”

“Minister.”

“Whether we are live broadcasting or not. If Kim Shi Yu fails, the result is the same. In that case, isn’t it more reasonable to raise the stakes?”

It had been quite a while since the awakener forces possessed by private forces, including major guilds, had surpassed the awakener forces belonging to the state.

In Yoo Seon-ho’s view, this imbalance was not good at all.

Even now, the National Guild Alliance was already arguing that the Ministry of Ability Management was useless.

Unchecked power always becomes corrupt.

In fact, some major guilds were already showing signs of expanding into illegal areas.

“Kim Shi Yu does not belong to our Ministry of Ability Management.”

“But he doesn’t belong to the National Guild Alliance either. The two have already come too far to go back.”

Yoo Seon-ho swallowed a sip of the instant coffee placed in front of him.

Then, he continued speaking to Kim Dong-sik.

“Do you know why each country classifies returnees separately, especially disaster-class? They could classify them as S-class like hunters.”

“…I don’t know.”

“Disaster-class returnees are individuals who have left amazing footprints in their respective worlds and returned. Whether they are good or evil. They are beings who have exerted influence on the order of a world. Even if they return to their home, Earth, what are the chances that they will conform to the existing order? Of course, the degree will vary from individual to individual, but they are beings who inevitably cause conflict. That’s why they are called disasters.”

In fact, some countries in the world had suffered major blows from uncontrolled disaster-class returnees.

If even disaster-classes, whose power could be measured during the return process, was to that extent, what about the irregular-class, which could be considered a higher grade?

“Conflict is inevitable. Our job is to steer the direction of that conflict as much as possible in the way we want.”

“Are you saying you will use Kim Shi Yu to keep the National Guild Alliance in check?”

“Use? Have you forgotten my nickname? I just made a deal.”

Yoo Seon-ho concluded with a soft smile, then turned his gaze to his monitor where the MyTube live broadcast was being streamed.

On the screen, a huge army of orcs was already coming into view.

Green-skinned monsters were visible even though it was being filmed from the air.

Just from the screen, it felt like the orcs’ fighting spirit was being conveyed.

Then suddenly, the chat window floating next to the screen caught his eye.

-Is this really live?

-Wow… Is this a monster wave????

-What if they push down the ceasefire line like that?

-I heard the Paju area is already preparing for evacuation in case of the worst situation.

-Don’t worry, the hyungs from the National Guild Alliance will block it all.

-Believe. Limen will save you all!

-You shouldn’t be deceived by these pseudo-religions. Everyone. The Lord still loves you all.

-It’s not just chaos here. But this place does seem the most serious.

-We’re screwed, we’re screwed, we’re screwed, we’re screwed, we’re screwed, we’re screwed.

“Hoho, Team Leader Kim. Do you see? They’re saying we’re screwed.”

“…Minister.”

“The world has really improved. You can watch an aerial assault in real-time on your cell phone… Isn’t that right?”

Yoo Seon-ho laughed heartily and nodded.

At times like this, there was no need to be serious.

The die had already been cast, and all that was left was to humbly accept the result.

As he was looking at the monitor like that,

“The helicopter has arrived at the operation area!”

“The special individual named the Great Monarch is being spotted!”

Following the voices of the soldiers echoing in the operation control room, Kim Shi Yu’s voice soon flowed from the screen.

“That big guy over there is the fellow called the Great Monarch. A very dangerous fellow. I’ll be back down in a moment. Ah, and this channel is the official MyTube of the Limen Church, so I would appreciate it if you like, subscribe, and turn on notifications. Then.”

“Your, Your Holiness! Parachute! Parachute…”

A moment later.

“…A meteor?”

Suddenly, a white burning meteor appeared on the screen.

And soon that meteor,

Kwaaaaang!

With a huge roar, it plunged into the middle of the orcs.

I must have aged a bit.

“Ugh, my knees are aching.”

When I was in my prime, I could jump from even higher places and be fine.

This is why humans fear aging.

But well, it seems I’ve fallen where I wanted, so I have no complaints.

I tapped my knees a few times with my hand, then slowly raised my head and looked ahead.

There, a green monster that looked well over 3 meters tall was looking at me with its arms crossed in an X shape.

Around it, things that were ‘once orcs’ were scattered in pieces, probably because of the impact of my landing just now.

“Nice to meet you. This is our first time meeting, right? But I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before.”

Normally, humans and orcs cannot converse.

The language systems they use are fundamentally different. However, I have a blessing that Limen gave me in Eden to help me adapt.

[Passive Skill is applied.]

This blessing doesn’t only apply when dealing with humans.

The scope of the blessing is .

Therefore, it was possible to fully communicate with orcs who had a different language system.

“I cannot understand. In the future that person showed me, there was no human warrior like you. But why?”

Naturally, I could also understand what that fellow was saying.

I lightly clenched and unclenched my fists as I slowly walked forward.

The tip of my nose started to smell the blood stench unique to orcs that I had been sickeningly familiar with in the past.

“The reason your skin is green is because it is mixed with demon blood, right?”

I heard that the reason orcs cannot help but be possessed by frenzy and anger is also because they inherited demon blood.

A vague memory of them fighting on the side of the Demon King of Wrath comes to mind.

The reason orcs are possessed by frenzied anger is probably also due to that.

The Great Monarch bared his yellow teeth and roughly spat out,

“I can understand your words. Magic? But that’s not it… I feel an unpleasant power from you.”

“I heard before that Great Monarchs like you don’t occur naturally. They are conceived by the magic of demons.”

Like the wyvern last time, and the doppelganger and lich.

At this point, I am certain.

“That is magic that came over from Eden. Last time it was the magic of Pride, and this time it’s a trace of Wrath.”

The Demon King of Wrath, whom I exterminated last in Eden.

The magic flowing from the body of the orc Great Monarch in front of my eyes was definitely his magic.

Shaaaa-

“Destiny must be fulfilled. I will kill you here.”

A huge black double-edged axe appeared in the fellow’s hand.

A tremendous size that looked twice my body size.

Great Monarchs are born with innate dominance, but they are also entities with combat power capable of annihilating a holy knight order alone.

If I had sent him down like this, he would have easily killed four S-class hunters of Representative Choi’s level.

“It’s a good thing I came by helicopter.”

Orcs are a race born for battle, so the more battles they engage in, the more terrible they become.

If a Great Monarch of that level was included, they would have inflicted much more serious damage than expected.

Rather, it’s a good thing.

Because it’s best to stomp out dangerous sprouts in advance.

I lightly nodded and snapped my fingers toward the Great Monarch.

“Come. You bastard whose father is a demon.”

The moment I lightly snapped my fingers,

Kwaaaaang!

The orc Great Monarch charged at me with a speed unbefitting of his 3-meter height and swung his axe.

His huge axe, which started to flicker with magic, left a huge crater where I had been standing just before.

Psshhh!

Even though I quickly escaped the attack range of the axe, an enormous shockwave swept over my entire body.

Pure physical force created by highly condensed magic.

It was a terrible level of shockwave that could tear apart even steel.

“Krrrk!”

“It’s spicier than I thought.”

Of course, it couldn’t even leave a single scratch on my body.

I slapped his axe with my fist and pushed it away, then lightly landed on the ground and slightly frowned.

I think I need to correct the level of danger that fellow possesses.

Not four S-class hunters, but at least six.

Even compared to the other orc Great Monarchs I faced in Eden, he belonged to a much more dangerous group.

It seemed clear that the bastard who conceived him had paid special attention to creating him.

“The great undertaking has begun. We are the beings who pull the trigger. A mere human warrior cannot go against our destiny.”

A dark red aura rippled from the fellow’s green skin, and his eye sockets were glowing with a bloody light tainted with anger and madness.

Crack-.

The magic flowing from the Great Monarch’s body quickly encroached on the earth.

Magic was said to be energy that touches upon the possibility of in life.

The magic that started to burn from the huge body grew even more intense, fueled by the fellow’s anger and madness.

I looked at that sight and lightly nodded.

Then, after glancing at the helicopter floating in the sky, I slowly raised my hand and said,

“I think this much exchange of blows should have been captured well… I promised the pilots that I would finish quickly. So let’s wrap this up.”

“Come, nameless human warrior. I appreciate your courage to stand in my way, and as the monarch leading the orcs, I shall personally face you! A glorious duel…”

“Oh my. But I have no intention of doing that.”

“…What?”

“I’m filming right now, you see. A flashy action scene would be nice, but I’m not in the mood for it today. Ah, and.”

[Active Skill is cast.]

[This skill exceeds causality. Therefore, the power of the skill is adjusted to match the causality allowed for you.]

“I’m not a warrior, so I can be a bit cowardly.”

Kwakwakwaaaaang-!

From the lofty sky to the ground, countless white spears began to pierce down.