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Chapter 387 The Secret Passage Beneath the Papal Palace

Almost at the same time that the Holy Shield was formed on Arlin's body, Wendy and the Pope rushed into Arlin's Holy Shield.

With the help of Arryn, a holy shield was formed to block the raging eternal fire and the rampaging hellfire outside.

"Knock knock knock!"

One by one, the eternal flames wrapped around them ignited, and the hellish flowers that used their bodies and energy to illuminate the light, frantically crashed against the pale white holy light shield in the sea of ​​flames in the last moment of their short lives.

Amidst the violent collisions, loud bangs echoed continuously from within the palace.

But faced with each and every hysterical, violent impact, the seemingly thin, pale white holy light shield surrounding Erin remained as solid as an indestructible city wall, unshaken in the slightest.

but.

Although those fiery hellflowers did not cause any harm to Erin and his two companions.

However, the eerie power that enveloped the entire palace was invisibly and continuously draining the life force of Erin and his companions.

The faces of Erin and the other two paled visibly.

Feeling his life force steadily draining from his body, and scanning the surroundings, Erin, who hadn't yet found a good solution besides forcibly escaping the influence of this strange power, frowned slightly and said:

"Do you two have any solutions to this situation? Dragging this out isn't a solution..."

Upon hearing Erin's voice, the Pope, whose expression was equally grim, forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, leave this to me!"

After taking a deep breath, a drop of viscous blood was suddenly forced out by the Pope, then rolled off his fingertip and dripped onto the silver-white cross in his hand that had never been loosened.

The moment the viscous blood droplet touched the silver-white cross, the sacred cross emitted a faint, blood-red light, then swiftly devoured the Pope's drop of viscous blood.

Immediately afterwards, blood-red patterns, resembling blood lines, spread across the silver-white cross.

After the blood-red patterns spread to the four corners of the cross.

The Pope suddenly shouted solemnly:

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, life returns to its rightful owner!"

Ok?

Didn't God say so?

Just as Erin was slightly surprised.

As the Pope's solemn and dignified voice echoed throughout the hall, it finally coalesced into a deafening shout.

Immediately afterwards, an aura that made Erin tremble suddenly erupted from the cross that was now slightly emitting a bloody light.

"ah·····"

As that vast aura swept out from the silver-white cross, engulfing all directions.

In a daze, Ailin seemed to hear a shrill scream and the sound of something breaking in his ears.

hum!

Shortly after hearing that piercing scream, Erin suddenly felt a warm current radiating strong vitality flow back into his body from the unknown void.

As the life force continued to spread throughout his body, Erin could clearly feel that, apart from the portion of life force he had just lost, there was more.

An even greater and purer life force, along with the returning life force, was also poured into his body.

In the blink of an eye.

This returning life force not only replenished the life force that Erin had just lost, but also strengthened Erin's life essence by more than 30%.

This is······

When Erin felt the changes in his body, he subconsciously looked at the Pope and Wendy, only to find that both of their faces had a special flush, which Erin would have mistaken for a healthy color if he hadn't noticed it.

Their flushed, almost burning cheeks looked as if they had just taken a super-nutritious tonic, and some were even too weak to handle it.

"call!!!"

After letting out a long breath, the Pope opened his eyes and immediately noticed Erin's gaze.

After exchanging a glance with the Pope, Erin asked with unusual decisiveness, "What is this?"

"This is a 'gift' from the devil of life."

After explaining for a moment, the Pope smiled and said:

"Don't worry, this 'gift' forcibly taken back from the demon of life has no side effects. It is just a pure life force. Although it is not as compatible with our body as our own original life force, as long as we slowly get used to it for a month or two, we can gradually absorb this life force into our own body."

Even if some losses occur in the process, this gift can strengthen our life essence by 10% to 30%, and even our lifespan can be increased by 10 to 20 years.

"The Life Demon is one of the most difficult demons to kill, yet also one of the easiest to deal with, sealed away by the Vatican. After being exploited several times by the first Pope, this Life Demon has not made a move for a very long time."

"I didn't expect it to be provoked into attacking by you. Speaking of which, the life force that was just stripped away should have been the wealth it had painstakingly accumulated over the past few hundred years, but it ended up benefiting us directly."

"Looking at it this way, we've benefited from your good fortune."

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A demon of life?

There are demons like this?

After hearing the Pope's explanation, Erin developed a serious interest in this so-called demon of life.

at the same time.

The various methods the Pope had just displayed made Erin realize that this seemingly kind old man was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

Moreover, is it really true that the other party is benefiting from my success?

Looking into the Pope's piercing eyes, Erin couldn't help but suspect that the Demon of Life's attack was exactly what the Pope had anticipated.

but.

Feeling the surge of life force within his body.

Erin could only take a deep look at the cross in the Pope's hand, which had returned to its silvery-white color, and then shake his head and said, "No, it should be me who benefits from your good fortune."

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After resolving the issue of the strangely extracted life force.

In the eternal, raging flames, before long, the black vines and crimson flowers turned into wisps of smoke.

Even the once magnificent palace was now charred black.

And this was the result of Erin's full efforts to control it.

Otherwise, even if this palace is protected by some unknown magic array, it will not be able to withstand the burning of the Eternal Fire.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the eternal flames scattered throughout the palace back into his palm. After retrieving the [Zhurong Finger Bone], Erin looked around, sniffed, and said:

"This taste... something seems off..."

Amidst the rich smoky and burnt smells, there seemed to be a faint, sweet, fishy odor.

"I feel a little dizzy and sleepy."

Upon hearing Erin's words, the Pope, who was the weakest and oldest of the three, did not hide his discomfort and spoke directly.

Are those vines and the gases produced after the hellfire poisonous?

Seeing this, Wendy, who was also feeling somewhat unwell, immediately guessed what was going on.

He quickly raised the huge lightsaber in his hand and swung it fiercely at the window not far away.

The next second, several beams of white light, carrying a sharp edge, instantly shattered several windows.

"Click."

The glass, which had already begun to deform under the high temperature, shattered into countless pieces in an instant.

"God said, 'Let there be wind!'"

After the window shattered, the Pope stroked the silver-white cross and gently called out.

Suddenly, a strong wind appeared out of nowhere, sweeping through every corner of the palace.

The acrid smell and toxic gases from the palace were swept up into the sky.

After the hurricane subsided, Erin took a light sniff, and without smelling the sweet, fishy aroma again, asked the Pope, "And now?"

The Pope shook his head upon hearing this, but his expression was already quite unpleasant.

Holy Light Healing

Seeing that the Pope appeared to be deeply affected by the poison gas, Erin, not wanting to lose such a powerful ally, pointed a finger, and a ball of light radiating holy energy landed on the Pope.

After the holy light entered the Pope's body, the gloom on the Pope's face dissipated at a visible speed.

"call!"

He exhaled a breath of murky black air.

The Pope, whose complexion had improved considerably, said to Erin, "Thank you, I feel much better now."

Erin nodded and said, "In that case, let's continue!"

"it is good."

After saying this, the Pope led Erin and Wendy to the huge metal cross that was charred black by the smoke.

The pope, upon reaching the massive cross, made no other move, but simply affixed the silver-white cross he had never let go of to the enormous metal cross.

The moment when two completely different crosses, one large and one small, come into contact.

A beam of white light shot out from the giant cross and into the ground in the center of the palace.

soon.

A deep, dark passage made entirely of stone steps, leading to an unknown destination, appeared before them.

After the passage appeared, the Pope said to Wendy beside him, "I will take Prince Erin down. You will guard the entrance. Remember, no matter who comes in, you cannot let them in."

"Similarly, even if you don't say what I told you before, no matter who comes out of the passage, don't let them out, not even me... If they insist on coming out, I allow you to blow up the passage if necessary."

At this point, as if afraid that Erin might misunderstand, the Pope turned his head and explained, "The seal beneath the Vatican in this passage is held by ancient beings who have lived for thousands of years. None of them are simple characters. If... if they hadn't matched that special code, then it might not have been us who came up from underground."

"The Vatican paid a heavy price for this in the past."

"So, Your Highness Erin, do you still intend to go down?"

Erin shrugged and said, "Of course, but if I hadn't come up, I would have trouble Sir Wendy to send Gwen back to New York."

Upon hearing this, Wendy felt a surge of trust, but her mood also grew heavy.

He solemnly gave Erin a knightly salute and said solemnly, "I swear by the honor of a knight that if Lord Erin suffers any misfortune down there, I will risk my life to escort Miss Gwen back to New York."

Through a spiritual perspective, one can sense Wendy's almost honor-risking declaration and determination at that moment.

Erin wanted to say that there was no need to be so serious.

However, after opening his mouth, Erin said nothing.

Ok.

With that clone that Hela had taken to Helheim, the underworld, even if Erin really encountered an accident in that unknown place below the Vatican, he would not truly die.

At most, it just means paying a higher price.

However, this is something Erin should keep to herself.

After nodding to Wendy.

Erin turned and followed the Pope into the deep, dark passageway that led to an unknown destination.

After watching the Pope and Erin's figures disappear into the passageway, Wendy, clad in armor of light and wielding a greatsword of light, took a deep breath.

Then he took out a small iron box from his pocket, took out a red pill that emitted a strong, pungent odor, and put it directly into his mouth, holding it under the tip of his tongue.

After putting away the small metal box containing the remaining few blue pills, Wendy took out a custom-made mobile phone with a metal casing from her pocket.

After issuing an order to the papal knights guarding the papal palace, strictly forbidding anyone from entering the palace.

Wendy pressed the tip of the Greatsword of Light against the ground and then silently gazed at the deep tunnel that seemed to lead to hell.

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Da da da.

They entered the secret passage that suddenly appeared beneath the papal palace, one after the other.

Arlin then summoned a fist-sized ball of eternal fire and placed it above his head. Although this ball of eternal fire was inconspicuous, it served as a source of light.

In case of emergencies, this ball of eternal fire, which Erin summoned in advance, also serves as a safety net for Erin.

That's enough for him to handle most things.

As Erin summoned the Eternal Flame, the Pope, walking in front of Erin, held aloft his silver-white cross.

The cross, which constantly emitted a silvery-white light, was used as a lighting tool.

I don't know if it was because Erin and his men killed the three demon avatars too quickly, or because those guys' fates were too tragic.

Or perhaps those guys want to deal with Erin and his companion at headquarters.

In short.

As the Pope and Erin passed through this deep passageway toward the place the Pope had mentioned as the place of sealing.

Although Erin sensed several dangerous auras and some unseen surveillance from both sides of the road, those dangerous beings did not attack them until the Pope entered the place known as the Unknown Land.

(End of this chapter)