The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The old man stared at the golden curtain of light in the sky for a long time without saying a word.

"In the end, it was that one who gave Your Holiness the answer."

Misia looked at the Pope with her hands behind her back.

The old man standing at the top of the Christian church lowered his eyes.

Misia also narrowed her eyes slightly.

Originally, because of the divine barrier that not only protected the church but also affected the Pope himself, it was very difficult to deal with the Pope, which is why their family had to specifically seek help from Yan.

But now...

"Oh my, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

A bespectacled man, dressed and behaving like a gentleman, appeared lightly in front of the three like a shadow.

“James…”

Upon seeing the other person, Flame, who was already quite resistant to unexpected situations, quickly reacted and solemnly uttered the other person's name.

Without a doubt, the person standing before him was none other than James, the 'playboy' who had previously assisted him at his research institute but turned out to be from the Demon King's Alliance.

After organizing the various pieces of information available, Flame quickly understood what was going on.

"—Are you the one who caused all of this?"

Flame narrowed his eyes.

"You also intend to take action against the Holy See?"

"Oh dear, Mr. Yan, haven't you heard the young lady behind you tell you the conditions for winning this match?"

"certainly……"

Flame, who had originally intended to respond directly, suddenly froze.

For those who hope for the survival of the sandbox, the purpose of this competition is, of course, to establish a historical transition period that leads to the survival of humanity.

Therefore, he tried to persuade the Pope face to face. Misia originally wanted to assassinate the Pope more directly... So what would happen after the assassination?

It's impossible that assassinating the Pope would suddenly save humanity from a hopeless situation.

Moreover, judging from James's current actions, he probably doesn't intend to do anything that benefits the current pope, which would overlap with Misia's goals.

Aside from unconfirmed possibilities such as James's true purpose being to save humanity, or that Misia or even the entire Medici were traitors, Flame Brain also had more plausible guesses.

"...I see. So the real outcome of the second game of this game—the War for Star Sovereignty—is the election of the Pope?"

Flame thought of the question she had raised herself: "What if the next pope also opposes the research?"

And that is the answer to the question.

"As expected of Mr. Yan, who can make significant progress in research, his mind is indeed very sharp."

James clapped his hands dramatically.

"So, Mr. Yan, you also know the premise of all this, right?"

The pope does not have a fixed term of office. Apart from retirement or other unforeseen circumstances, the most common situation of a papal vacancy leading to a new election is usually the same...

"Is that why they wanted to assassinate the Pope...?"

The fact that the barrier is now completely overwhelmed by the disaster from the sky and has no spare power is likely due to the opponent's tactics.

Flame Heart understood, but her nerves tightened as she watched James approach step by step.

The sudden impact did not stop the conflict in the city, and Rainbow Bird and the others were naturally unable to escape. At this point, Flame's side could be said to be completely powerless.

James seemed unhurried, but Flame sensed it was more like a sign of alertness... Regardless, finding an opening to escape when the opponent remains cautious is naturally more difficult.

Not to mention there was an elderly person behind him.

The current situation... seems to offer little hope.

Son of Fire...

A faint murmur seemed to come from within, and Yan gritted her teeth as if she had thought of something, but suddenly someone patted her on the shoulder.

The elegantly dressed old man stepped forward past the flames and stood in James's direction.

Chapter 830 The Pope's Decision

"Oh?"

Seeing the Pope's gesture, James turned his head and smiled.

"You should know your current situation, so instead of running away, you're coming closer?"

James looked interested, but his body betrayed him by stopping in his tracks.

He guided His Highness to fight within the space he created, then placed the weakest breach in that space above the cathedral, ultimately creating the situation before him.

As he calculated, the cathedral's barrier had to exert all its strength to protect the city from the impact of the two simulated star maps.

The result is that the Pope, who should have been protected, is now more vulnerable than ever before.

Without a doubt, this was a temptation to God.

Although the Bible says, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test," it is clear that not only did he not get away with it, but up to this point, his goal was indeed getting closer and closer.

However, we cannot let our guard down even so.

The people in front of us are all in danger, whether it's the Medici who doesn't know if he has any trump cards, the Pope who definitely has some trump cards, or the unpredictable Saigo Homura.

Especially Nishigo Ibaraki.

Thanks to Heitian's help in clearing the landmines, they learned that the boy was actually an incarnation of Azdakar.

While moving too slowly could lead to unforeseen problems, provoking the three-headed dragon would also cause trouble.

So even though things had progressed to this point, James still dared not be careless at all.

"Moreover, if I remember correctly, His Holiness did not take any action after learning about the impending apocalypse and the matter of the Star Particles, and has been avoiding these issues all along."

However, James did not show any wariness, but continued to probe the Pope's current attitude and trump card with a seemingly frivolous attitude.

"..."

The Pope looked at James, remained silent for a moment, and then smiled.

"Indeed, I was quite lost at first. We, who should have faithfully followed the Lord's commandments, did not receive any revelation."

The Pope is God's agent on earth, and the Vatican is an institution established to carry out this mission to the fullest extent.

Although ultimately, it is still human beings who hold power, and because of the insurmountable nature of human nature, they have strayed from the right path countless times, but this mission will always exist no matter what.

The current pope keeps this in mind.

However, precisely because of this, he was at a loss when faced with such a global event and the lack of any guidance.

Although this 'revelation' exists only in records and is so ancient that even the Vatican has forgotten about it, God should not continue to remain silent in the face of the great crisis that is happening now.

But that's the truth.

“We also wondered if the so-called doomsday was the final judgment in the past revelations, and after learning that the means to resist the doomsday was to sacrifice the lives of children... and after being tortured in every way before that, we became even more convinced of this idea.”

When they first met, the Pope was dressed in gorgeous clothes, but he looked gloomy and listless.

Now, after leaving the cathedral, the Pope straightened his back, his eyes sparkling with brilliance.

"However, everything that is happening now has made me understand the will of the Lord."

"..."

James frowned slightly. Although the Christian Church was not as powerful as the Heavenly Army in general, it was in some way the counterpart to the Heavenly Army, being the two major powers outside and inside the Garden of Souls respectively. Therefore, he was very careful when facing them.

The Pope was already in a depressed state of mind and was mainly trying to avoid things. It should have been resolved by breaking down his defenses, but now it seems that things have gone a bit astray.

He didn't believe that the Pope would be swayed by the words of such an innocent brat as Saigo Homura.

At this moment, the Pope paid no attention to James's thoughts, but looked up at the sky again, where the golden barrier still resisted the impact of the two universes.

If no one resists that white light, the world may face its end much sooner than expected.

Moreover, if it were just a simple defense, the space of this world would probably be unable to withstand the aftershocks. Presumably, the barrier also spent a lot of effort to neutralize and control the direction of this catastrophic energy.

Therefore, this is an attack that must be blocked no matter what.

And the power that has always protected the Vatican stepped forward at this moment.

The Pope did not know whether this was a revelation or not.

In fact, he also had many doubts about the contents of the Bible, after all, there were too many contradictions in it.

The Old Testament teaches you to repay kindness with kindness, while the New Testament says that if you are slapped on the right cheek, you should offer your left cheek to be slapped again, emphasizing that love is invincible. However, both of these ideas seem out of place in modern society.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

If it weren't for the certainty that God's 'gifts' truly exist, there probably wouldn't be many modern people with a full education who could maintain their unwavering faith in the Bible after reading it.

While Christianity may appear to be the largest religion in modern times, in reality, only a minority of believers have actually read the entire Bible. Most believe in a God created by missionaries, focusing only on the positive aspects of the Bible.

As the missionary, the Pope received the Bible without any filtering.

However, he has now decided to put the Bible and revelation aside.

The scene before us has clearly conveyed enough information.

"God so loved the world."

The Pope turned his gaze back to James and spoke slowly, word by word.

"Even if the method is not necessarily right, much less what humanity desires, it is enough for us who are carrying out the Lord's will to know this."

Since God loves the world, the Vatican should fight for humanity.

Even if he is about to face final judgment, he will stand up and shout "the time is not yet here" until the very end.

"Oh……"

James narrowed his eyes.

In fact, even the will of the biblical God is unclear, after all, that God has been living in seclusion since the dystopian war and has hardly appeared since.

The pope didn't know whether he had convinced himself or was truly guided by the will of God.