Chapter 207 – Kuruela the Fallen Angel 2 (1/2)

All of them were important, but Woohyuk didn’t have time to spare, so he just took a quick glance at the contents.

Nearing the end of his investigation of the documents, he found an old collection of books hidden deep inside the interior space of the room.

‘Is this the journal about Rosa Etherna?’

Next to the collection were piles of magic books that described the steps needed to rebuild the Ark of Knowledge.

These texts couldn’t be understood without knowing the language of the sages, Rosa Etherna.

So, for more than a thousand years, Iscariot’s descendants had been trying to uncover the secrets of Rosa Etherta. However, in the end, they had failed, as the lineage of the descendants had now been cut.

‘I’m relieved we’ve at least secured the most important documents.’

But the problem was that Aleister knew about Rosa Etherna.

This was probably the reason why he left Rosenkreuz to die.

He had to get back the King’s Book that was purportedly in the Kingdom of Enoa as soon as possible.

Of course, he had to stop the first catastrophe/First Great Disaster before that.

After thorough investigation, Woohyuk moved to take control of the head of the Holy Pope’s Office.

“You, who are you!”

One of the cardinals, sitting at his desk and busily rummaging through papers, suddenly shouted out as he saw Woohyuk’s sudden appearance.

However, instead of receiving an answer, a punch was thrown.

The cardinal couldn’t even muster a squeak and fell lifelessly onto the floor.

“Keu-Heuk…”

“Don’t yell. Otherwise, I’ll pull your tongue out.”

“…”

The cardinal nodded silently as if he understood the situation.

Woohyuk grabbed him off the floor and sat him back down on the chair.

“Where are the other cardinals?”

“They’ve led the clergy to the outskirts of the territories to provide support. I was the only one left behind to review important documents.”

‘Important documents, huh?’

Woohyuk turned his gaze toward the documents piled up on the cardinal’s desk.

‘The documents are about the sanctification process and upkeep for the Pope’s main sanctuary barrier.’

The sanctuary barrier was able to prevent the invasion of the demons during this period.

Of course, there was an exception for the 72 Demon King and the Seven Sinister Witches.

Based on the documents, the sanctuary barrier needed a stone statue of salvation, a relic handed down to successive popes, a tremendous amount of blood from a saint, and an enormous amount of divine power.

Although these were very difficult conditions, the Pope’s Office was able to prepare them continuously and maintain the barrier.

“That’s right. He should be in the God of Light’s sanctuary right now. If you want, I can guide you…”

The cardinal was a person who achieved his current position by using his innate socialization tactics and reading situations.

Woohyuk nodded when the cardinal appealed for his value in order to survive.

“That wouldn’t be bad either. Anyway, you guys are also needed for this plan, so if you do a good job, I won’t take your life.”

“T-Thank you!”

“But it would be better to take basic measures.”

Woohyuk took Jake’s Pocket Watch out of his pocket and used it to hypnotize the cardinal…

“I will guide you to the place where the Pope is…”

The cardinal became a loyal puppet who obeyed his master’s every word.

Woohyuk eyes twinkled as he walked through the corridor.

‘If I’m able to capture Pope Ignatius and brainwash him, the rest shouldn’t be very difficult.’

He didn’t intend to destroy the Holy Pope’s Office, his reign, or slaughter all the high-ranking priests of the God of Light’s Church.

Rather, he thought that it was better for him to use them in reverse, to prevent the northern front line from collapsing when the first catastrophe/First Great Disaster occurred.

Since Pronoia was completely destroyed, it was possible to freely control the Holy Pope’s Office from the rear by taking control of the head.

When they arrived at the God of Light’s sanctuary, two priests intercepted the oncoming cardinal.

“Ignatius told us not to let anyone through until all preparations for the sanctification ceremony are complete.”

Woohyuk was not visible in the eyes of the two priests, as he hid his appearance with Helena’s stealth magic.

So, he was able to attack the two priests without any difficulty.

Bam!

“Argh…”

“Ugh…”

He hit the two priests in their vital spots, making them crumple down onto the floor while foaming at the mouth.

Woohyuk instructed the cardinal on what to do in the future and then opened the large brass door leading to the sanctuary.

Creak…!

As light leaked into the sanctuary space from outside the door, the eyes of those who were preparing for the sanctification ceremony fell on Woohyuk.

However, none of them could see Woohyuk’s appearance.

The only person they saw was the cardinal, who had on a blank expression.

Pope Ignatius asked with a puzzled glance,

“Yes, Cardinal Benedict?”

“…”

Cardinal Benedict said nothing.

While the cardinal was buying time, Woohyuk went deep into the sanctuary area and summoned Astaroth, the 29th ranked Demon King.

“Make them all your puppets.”

“Yes, my lord.”

When Astaroth lifted the two-handed sword Regius, the bottom half of the hall was engulfed with a gloomy, dark energy.

Sah~

[The Essence of Heartbreak].

It was a skill that allowed unfriendly targets within a radius of 1 km to become lethargic, absorb their vitality, and manipulate and control those who lost their consciousness.

As the priests fell one by one, Pope Ignatius made a confused expression and stepped back.

“Wasn’t the attack taken care of? I sent five cardinals…”

“It was a strategic play, make some noise in the west and hit from the East,” Woohyuk said as he revealed himself behind Ignatius.