C453
Cale smiled with satisfaction.
“This, this is-”
The Pope looked at Cale and continued speaking.
“This makes no sense-”
Does it make sense?
But he couldn’t continue.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
Because Cale didn’t wait for him.
Because he didn’t care what the Pope said.
“¡Kreuk!”
The Pope tried to block with his arms, but seeing the shield devouring his Chaos, he involuntarily rolled to the side.
Kwaang!
The shield struck the ground with a thunderous roar.
-Cale, doesn’t it hurt?
Super Rock was worried.
-Although it’s different from the God of Chaos’, once it enters the body, Chaos contamination occurs. I’ll investigate the Pope’s Chaos! It’ll take me some time!
The Sky Eating Water began her investigation.
“Human!”
Raon shouted.
“Your hands have turned gray!”
Cale’s hands were turning gray, and the gray was spreading beyond his wrists.
“Human, you’re getting contaminated!”
At Raon’s worried voice, Cale opened his mouth.
“I’m fine.”
To Super Rock’s question about whether it hurt.
To the Sky Eating Water’s words that it would take time.
To Raon’s concern.
Cale replied that he was fine.
The shield struck again.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
“¡Kreuk!”
The Pope tried to wield his Chaos towards the shield with one arm.
The other arm seemed broken, unable to move.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
“¡Kaaaaak!”
The shield devoured even the Chaos of that arm and struck the Pope.
The shield was now completely covered in gray over the silver.
But Cale was fine.
-It’s delicious.
The Glutton Priestess said he could eat more, that he was gradually adapting.
-Cale, I’ll do my best to stop the contamination!
The Crybaby bravely declared his determination.
The elder was truly blocking the gray trying to cover Cale’s arms, passing through his hands.
‘It’s different.’
Cale clearly felt that the contamination spreading through his body was different from Choi Jung Gun’s case.
‘Resist.’
Thump, thump, thump.
He felt his heart beating stronger than ever, and he realized his body was resisting the contamination.
The gray tried to seize Cale’s body, causing the veins on the back of his hand to swell.
Thump, thump, thump.
Compared to the amount of contamination the shield absorbed, only half of his forearm had turned gray, and it wasn’t contaminating any further.
“Eh, resisting contamination even after eating the Chaos?”
Cale heard a horrified voice behind him, but he paid it no attention.
It seemed to be an enemy, but his companions would take care of that.
There’s only one guy I’m dealing with.
There’s only one guy I’ll hit.
Only the Pope.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
The shield gave no respite.
And the Pope, creating a barrier of Chaos, shouted.
“Attack!”
He gave the order to the paladins.
And before those paladins approached.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
Cale wielded the shield, devouring the Pope’s Chaos once more, and his smile deepened.
Uuu—uuu--
Now the shield didn’t show a single speck of silver.
But Cale couldn’t help but laugh when he heard something from Crybaby.
-Cale! You can definitely resist!
Thump, thump, thump.
The Vitality of the Heart.
The power of regeneration that begins in the heart.
And vitality.
-Your blood now has the vessel.
The vessel had shattered into dust, flowing into his body.
-Your vessel originally had the power to contain all of us.
I only thought I didn’t have to worry about the vessel breaking anymore.
-And the blood containing the vessel passes through the heart.
Wow.
Cale was impressed.
The Vitality of the Heart.
This power, it had strengthened.
Somehow, this power had been very strong from the beginning.
If he hadn’t had the Vitality of the Heart, Cale wouldn’t have been able to endure all the hardships.
Resist.
Just as the indestructible shield blocked things, the Vitality of the Heart did its job.
-I also knew this now that I experienced it for the first time.
The Crybaby, infusing more vitality into his heart, said.
-So that the Chaos won’t lodge in your vessel.
-That is to say, so that your blood won’t be contaminated.
-So that your vessel, you, won’t collapse.
The elder’s voice was full of strength, more than ever. There were no tears, no regrets.
-You can resist.
Cale had been using a lot of strength, injuring and regenerating himself.
The Crybaby realized that he could now stop the external force trying to infiltrate Cale’s body.
And the elder’s understanding was also Cale’s understanding.
“Ja, ja-”
The Pope looked at Cale laughing, as if he were crazy, but Cale was truly laughing.
“As expected, if you resist, you’ll find a way.”
Whenever he survived, there was always a path.
-Just endure the pain a little!
As the Crybaby said, Cale felt pain.
In fact, he felt a lot of pain. But his heart was so calm, that honestly, he was happy.
“Protect the Pope!”
Chaeng!
Chang, chaeng!
The paladins who had retreated from the battle between Cale and the Pope approached Cale without leaving any space.
They had fear in their faces, but they approached as if they were risking their lives.
‘The Heavenly Demon’s side too.’
The Heavenly Demon, who had Hitellis.
‘The highest-ranking paladin’s side too.’
The other companions who were there.
It seemed they were all having a hard time helping Cale.
‘They’re definitely strong.’
As those who were at the center of the Chaos sect, they were strong.
Much stronger than the Saint.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaaa-
On the highest-ranking paladin’s side, where continuous thunderous roars were heard, it seemed Choi Han, Sui Khan, and even General Mol were there, but they couldn’t win.
Cale thought about looking over there, but he focused on the Pope.
-Cale, you also need to stop the paladins’ attacks.
Following Super Rock’s advice, Cale ran towards the Pope with his shield raised, while paying attention to his surroundings.
Kwaak!
The instant Cale took a step and ran towards the Pope.
“Come!”
The Pope shouted.
“Chaos!”
Several paladins shouted and ran.
Cale focused on the entire situation.
-Human, I’ll help you with magic!
This time he nodded at Raon’s words.
Kwaaaang!
And Cale saw two paladins blocking his shield.
And he saw another scene beyond that.
“……!”
Cale was speechless for a moment.
“Chaos!”
“Chaos!”
Two paladins shouting Chaos ran to the front.
The young men didn’t run towards Cale.
They ran towards the Pope.
‘Come!’
Cale recalled the Pope’s order.
“What…?”
The instant horror appeared on his face.
“Ja, ja.”
The Pope smiled kindly and extended an arm with difficulty.
And-
“Chaos!”
“Chaos!”
Towards the gray barrier where countless mouths extended.
Chomp.
The two paladins leaped.
And.
Chomp, chomp.
They were absorbed.
Very quickly.
‘Ah.’
Cale realized that the serious and fearful gaze of the paladins, as if they were ready to die, wasn’t for him.
They had become the Pope’s food.
Chomp, chomp.
The gray became more colorful, and the countless mouths opened and closed cheerfully.
And they were still hungry.
“Come!”
The Pope’s expression improved. He still had broken arms and wounds all over his body. However, he no longer felt pain. He only felt ‘hunger.’
Chomp, chomp.
The Pope was satisfied with the multicolored gray moving as if alive.
As long as the gray was alive, even if his body broke, he could have that vessel.
And there was plenty of food.
“Come!”
The Pope shouted again.
“Chaos!”
“Chaos!”
The paladins ran again, emitting solemn voices.
-Cale, we can’t leave it like this!
Super Rock’s voice became serious.
-I want to really beat that guy up!
The Sky Eating Water expressed her anger.
-…Eating isn’t like that.
When the Glutton was about to burn up again.
Cale wielded the shield.
Kwaaaang!
But more people blocked him.
“Chaos!”
The paladins blocking Cale, not the Pope.
Their role was to buy the Pope time to eat.
“Yes, come.”
Meanwhile, the paladins ran towards the Pope.
-This is bad!
When Super Rock couldn’t hide his despair.
Cale’s mouth, with a serious gaze, opened.
“It’s too late.”
With Cale’s words.
Chaeng!
The sound of a sword being drawn was heard.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
“Aaaaaah!”
“Kreuk!”
“Kek!”
The paladins running towards the Pope fell.
The Pope and the paladins.
A person calmly appeared among them.
It wasn’t the Heavenly Demon’s side that was fighting Hitellis.
Nor was it the group of 10-year-old children protecting Choi Jung Soo.
Nor the side where Choi Han and Sui Khan were facing the highest-ranking paladin.
Simply someone who had followed the light.
And someone who had been waiting for the opportunity and seeking their role.
“I’m late, Cale-nim.”
Cale also smiled at the sight of Clopeh smiling radiantly.
And.
“You take care of the paladins.”
So that he alone would face the dozens of paladins.
Cale gave that order to Clopeh.
But at that order, Clopeh responded with a happy face.
“With pleasure.”
He could do anything if it was an order from Cale.
And the instant he decided to follow that order, Clopeh could see Cale leap.
Whiiiiiiiii-
The wind surrounded Cale’s feet.
“Block!”
“We must resist!”
When the paladins tried to block the shield.
“Good job.”
Cale said that.
He released the silver line connecting the shield.
Uuu—uuu---
The instant the gray-stained shield disappeared.
“Eh!”
“…!”
When the paladins were surprised by the sudden situation.
Whiiiiiiiiiing-
Cale, riding the wind, took a step and surpassed the paladins.
And he shot forward.
Towards the Pope.
“!”
Without a shield, without anything.
Cale running towards him with nothing.
When surprise appeared on the Pope’s face at the sight of that.
-Yes, Cale can resist!
The Crybaby understood Cale’s intention.
Cale’s body would resist even if it sank into that Chaos.
He could break through that Chaos.
Of course, there were countless mouths in that Chaos.
Frrrrrr-
A reddish-gold lightning bolt enveloped Cale’s entire body.
An inextinguishable fire.
Cheapskate gave his assurance.
-You can resist until you reach him!
The Pope grimaced at the sight of Cale approaching.
“How dare you-!”
But before he could react, Cale, coming on the wind, was truly fast.
There was nothing to stop him.
“¡Kre, euk!”
The Pope launched his Chaos towards Cale.
Like the waves of Chaos created by the God of Chaos, a violent wave surged towards Cale.
That Chaos was full of multicolored gray, and there were countless mouths.
Cale threw himself into the waves of Chaos.
Sss—ssss---
For a moment, Cale felt the whole world turning gray.
Chomp.
Countless mouths from everywhere opened their mouths towards Cale amidst the waves of Chaos.
But.
Frrrrrr-
The only thing those mouths ate was the reddish-gold lightning bolt.
“Ah.”
An expression of jubilation appeared on Clopeh’s lips.
A huge gray wave.
The reddish-gold light shining within it.
And that reddish-gold light, riding the wind, broke through the waves and advanced.
-It’s alright! I can stop the contamination to the maximum! I can still resist!
Cale’s body was resisting the contamination.
His hands tore through the gray blocking his path, creating a path forward.
Cale advanced and advanced, creating a path with his hands continuously turning gray.
And finally…
“Ah.”
The gray, now extending beyond his wrists, towards his elbows.
With those gray hands,
The instant he tore through the waves of Chaos once more.
Frrrrrr-
Even at that moment, the reddish-gold light shone.
The countless mouths coveted Cale’s rapidly advancing reddish-gold light, but the fire resisted.
The fire that had purified countless dead mana couldn’t be defeated by a simple wave.
“I see it.”
Cale, tearing through the waves, finally found the light in the gray world.
And he could see the Pope trembling under that light.
The Pope’s eyes were filled with fear.
Like prey in front of a predator.
“Ho, how…?”
How is it that a human resists Chaos?
If they absorb even a small amount of Chaos, they will suffer unbearable pain, like death, how is it that they endure it?
How is it that he possesses such immense power that he can resist countless mouths?
His question couldn’t continue.
“I caught you.”
Because Cale had grabbed the Pope’s neck.
And Cheapskate shouted.
-Let’s purify him!
Kwaak.
The reddish-gold lightning bolt held in Cale’s gray hand.
“Yes, let’s purify him now.”
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
It fell upon the Pope.
“Kaaaaak---!”
Cale hadn’t yet forgotten the pain of Choi Jung Gun, Sui Khan, and Choi Jung Soo.
Not one, but three!
Choi Jung Gun almost died, Sui Khan is still fighting, bleeding profusely without being able to recover from his wounds, and Choi Jung Soo has dozens of wounds all over his body.
“A, aaaaaah--”
The Pope, who had only absorbed all kinds of things, had never experienced such pain, and let out a scream.
After serving the God of Chaos, he hadn’t received a stronger stimulation than ‘hunger.’
The Pope couldn’t believe what was happening, experiencing pain that surpassed the hunger that had surpassed even the pain of his broken arms.
To that Pope.
-Again!
Following the Fire of Destruction’s request, Cale launched the lightning bolt again.
Tearing through the Pope’s Chaos that tried to protect him.
“Kaaaaaaa---!”
The Pope’s heart-wrenching scream echoed.
Cale was carrying out his plan to punish him several times over.
-I think our Human’s eyes rotate 367 degrees!
Of course, he ignored Raon’s words.
-Sniff, sniff.
Meanwhile, the Sound of the Wind was searching for the Sacred Object ‘Chaos in the Wind’ in the Pope’s chest.
Cale was someone who did what he had to do, no matter how angry he was.
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