I suppressed the weirdness in the shelter

Chapter 28 Caring for the Empty Nest Pope
Old John clearly remembered the scene fifteen years ago, when the cardinal of the church personally escorted a prisoner to the fourth shelter.

The atmosphere in the four prisons that day was extremely depressing. All prisoners in the shallow and middle areas were locked up in cells and were not allowed to go out. The road leading to the deep areas was almost filled with fully armed knights, and there were no blind spots in their surveillance.

The prisoners who were escorted here were locked in a pitch-black cube. If there had not been prior news that the Fourth Institute was about to welcome a prisoner who would be locked up in the deep area, no one would have been interested in this scene.

This time the event was far more grand than before, and facts proved that it would be so in the future.

Old John had just entered the shelter and was very curious about everything inside. This was also his first time seeing the shelter in the deep area.

What happened next was something he would never forget.

Douglas broke through the cage, and the entire middle area was filled with his evil laughter. Several cells at the bottom were all affected, and seven prisoners died on the spot.

The cardinal who was in charge of the escort had to use a lot of strength to put him back into the cage, and he paid the price of an arm for it.

Although fifteen years of strict imprisonment made Douglas weaker than ever before, the horrific scene of that year still haunts old John.

There was a festering scar on his shoulder, which was caused by the bite. If his luck was worse, his entire shoulder would have rotted away.

Now, as Old John looked at the sacred giant sword of white light, for some reason he felt a sense of devout respect in his heart.

Just by looking at the sword and the neither humble nor arrogant figure in the gray windbreaker, Old John felt at ease.

It is much more reassuring than being protected by the cardinal at that time.

The giant sword stopped rotating, and after a brief pause, it quickly fell down and hit Douglas.

The tip of the sword sank into the thick floor, and spider-web-like cracks spread out in the blink of an eye. This giant sword used for execution was stuck in the floor of the middle area, as if it was Douglas's tombstone.

But such beasts do not deserve a tombstone after death.

The giant sword turned into holy light and dissipated in the air. In the most central area, where Douglas was originally kneeling, there was nothing there.

The giant sword smashed his body, and the holy light purified the unclean fragments, causing them to turn into white smoke and dissipate in the air.

From then on, there is no longer any tree planter Douglas in the world.

After the execution, the security team led by Helen arrived at the scene as soon as possible.

"Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"I'm glad you're okay... In that case, could you please explain why S-4-004 escaped from the Deep Zone? I hope this is not the reason why the Church allowed you to enter the Deep Zone, because the Church is already asking why the blockade of the Deep Zone was lifted."

"Well, well... Look, Helen, I've killed Douglas. The execution that had been delayed for fifteen years has been completed. It's a great achievement!"

"...Well, I will be responsible for the follow-up of this matter. Someone from the church wants to talk to you. Also..." Helen looked at Wyatt resentfully, "Please don't do this again. At least please talk to me beforehand."

But every time you say, "No, Director, this is too dangerous."

Wyatt really wanted to complain like this, but seeing Helen's lonely expression, he held the words back.

She is clearly at the age of beauty, but why does she look like a resentful woman...

Wyatt reminded Helen to bring back Hart who was left outside the deep area, and then he left the middle area before Helen got angry. Because he opened the blockade of the deep area, the church noticed the changes here, and he could not escape being held accountable.

Wyatt was not afraid. Even if the Pope came to lecture him, he would just ignore it. If he was afraid, he would not have gone to the deep area today.

So when facing the church's accountability, Wyatt just gave the current Pope some face and dealt with it.

Inside the office, the communication array was flashing, waiting for someone to pick up the call.

Wyatt picked up the call and wanted to turn it to silent mode, but he found out that the person sent to inquire about the situation was Charles.

The cardinal came in person to inquire about the situation. The person who gave the order was probably the Pope.

With such a grand ceremony, it seems we need to be more careful.

"Director Wyatt, you should have guessed the specific situation. So can you please explain why you opened the blockade of the deep area without permission?"

"It is the director's duty to execute Douglas, who has delayed the death penalty for fifteen years. Is there a problem?"

"Then it should at least be reported to the kingdom or the church."

"It's too troublesome. If we really report it, it will be a waste of your Majesty and His Majesty's time. The result will be the same anyway."

"Of course, no one doubts your ability to carry out the execution, but we still hope that you can abide by the rules. This is good for everyone... Today, I was just sent by His Holiness the Pope to go through the motions. Since nothing happened, let's leave it at that."

"Please wait a moment, Bishop Charles." Wyatt stopped Charles who was about to hang up the call, "You have finished your questions. It's my turn to ask next."

"...Haha, Director Wyatt is rarely in such a good mood. Please ask."

"Have you ever heard of the evil spirit of "holiness"? "

There was silence on the other end of the communication, and the thin line representing the volume fluctuation was completely flat. It seemed that Charles was silent.

But it wasn't long before Charles spoke up.

"You mean the 'holy' supernatural being? A righteous god will not send down evil spirits."

"No, that's exactly what I mean. If you can't answer it, ask the person next to you to answer it." Wyatt stretched out his hand and sent a video request. "By the way, when the church holds people accountable, they will conduct video calls. Compared to me, who often gets into trouble, you two, a cardinal and a pope, obviously don't know much about the underlying rules and regulations."

After a moment's silence, Wyatt's image request was approved, and Charles' image appeared on the magic circle with a helpless smile on his face, but there was no one else in the image except him.

"Where are the others?"

"His Holiness left immediately after being discovered."

"How shameless, like an empty-nest elderly person who wants to save face, he has to use someone else's name to contact his children."

"I think His Holiness is afraid of upsetting you." Charles said with a smile, "But then again, His Holiness left you a message before he left."

"It still has some conscience."

"He doesn't recommend you to get involved in things you shouldn't get involved in, but if you insist on getting involved, he will support you... And the most important thing is that His Holiness the Pope said that your current guess is correct."

(End of this chapter)