Inner Destroyer

　"And this 'Black Spartacus' is probably the second 'Silver Messenger'."

　035: Amazing Wisdom

　The term "Black Spartacus" refers to both a voodoo group composed of refugees from Haiti and their leader.

　Furthermore, this leader possesses a terrifying ability that can make anyone, regardless of gender, feel addicted to pleasure.

　Such a terrifying supernatural power would not appear out of thin air - although this butter quagmire world is very absurd, since humans have not yet perished, it means that the law of power has not yet collapsed - so this is most likely a fragment of the power of the stupid creator, an exception outside the laws of the world.

　He is probably the second "Silver Coin Messenger".

　"I heard Samael say," Qi Xing mused, "that the power of silver coins is centered on personal desires and manifested in the archetypes of humanity's collective mythology—are there any gods in mythology who can control others by fucking them?"

　Elaine immediately showed a desperate expression.

　It's not because she can't think of it, but because there are too many possibilities.

　Even if we limit it to related factors such as black people, Africa, Central and South America, there are still many.

　In reality, it's impossible to fuck someone into submission with just ██ - but there are actually many such stories in myths from all over the world.

　"It's hard to tell without more information," she could only say. "Besides, we have other problems to deal with right now."

　Because now, the little nun and Rep Man have realized that there may be a traitor among the top leaders of the "Global Exorcist Association".

　"Just to be on the safe side, let me ask you a question first."

　Qi Xing frowned.

　"Isn't Amos a traitor?"

　Some people might ask after reading this: "Hey, why do you immediately doubt your friend? Isn't that really disloyal?"

　However, this is the sadness of this absurd pornographic world.

　Since this "Silver Coin Messenger" possesses terrifying ice-smudged █, a normal friend who was chatting with you yesterday could be ruined and turned into a black-skinned, black-faced █ pig tomorrow. It's like a █ drug addiction, turning into a completely different person with completely different ideas.

　This world is so twisted and absurd. Qi Xing knew that this was not just a pornographic story, it had already become a horror story.

　"Master...it should be fine."

　Elaine said with some pain,

　"At least he doesn't look like he's been drugged."

　"But the Master has almost complete control over the personnel of the Association. I think... the Vatican may suspect that there is something fishy about the people Master recruited into the Association."

　As luck would have it, the nun's phone rang just as she finished speaking. It wasn't a call, just a message.

　But when Elaine picked up the phone and saw the signature symbol of the message, her eyes seemed to jump out of her sockets in shock!

　—Because that is the emblem of the Pope's Council.

　Normally, a mere exorcist nun like Elaine, a minor figure in the Vatican system with neither sufficient qualifications nor a suitable title, would be unable or simply unqualified to receive direct information from an institution of this caliber. Yet, this symbol truly existed.

　She checked the encryption again... and it was fine.

　So Elaine had no choice but to open the message and carefully check the content.

　As a result, the content of the message made her feel dizzy.

　"what happened again?"

　Qi Xing couldn't understand church Latin, but he could understand people's expressions, so he frowned.

　"Is the Holy See causing you trouble again?"

　He generally had no interest in the internal politics of the Vatican. After all, no matter what, the Vatican was truly working hard to maintain social stability in this absurd world, and the Vatican really did pay him a large sum of money every day and gave him various favors. Don't hit someone who smiles at you.

　But if the Holy See really starts to cause trouble for him and directly affects him, Qi Xing will certainly not stand there and do nothing.

　"I didn't bother you."

　It’s a pity that Qi Xing still underestimated the amazing wisdom of the Holy See.

　Elaine raised her head from the phone screen. Her expression was so complicated that it was hard to describe it in words. She almost didn't dare to think about what this message meant, but the fact was -

　"The Papal Council has asked me to investigate whether the Vice President of the Association has been corrupted."

　She whispered,

　"The Vatican may want to remove Master and the senior members of the Association he promoted, and have me take over as president of the Association to reduce its size and funding."

　"Wow." Qi Xing raised his eyebrows, "This trick is actually very interesting."

　Being human means thinking, and as long as one thinks, one is inevitably influenced to some extent. For a superhuman being capable of moving mountains and seas, the means by which social organizations can influence him must not be force or coercion—that would be asking for trouble—but only the human heart and tongue.

　Now that Qi Xing has become the "Silver Coin Messenger", who can influence this super individual?

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　Talking in someone's ear will become the most important key to the power of a large organization.

　Who is Father Amos? Yes, he is indeed Qi Xing's friend.

　But Father Amos wasn't Qi Xing's only friend in the church. Dracula and his wife were also his friends. Qi Xing even had dinner with them occasionally.

　The Vatican is willing to spend a fortune to enshrine Qi Xing as its super ace. But does this money have to go through the Exorcist Association?

　For a super powerful person, doesn’t it matter who worships him?

　And Elaine—anyone with eyes knows that she and Qi Xing may not be just friends in the future... But let's get back to the topic and return to the present.

　There is still a large group of captured voodoo fighters, their four kings, and dozens of civilians who look like they are on drugs. We can't just leave them all there.

　"Although there may be traitors in the Association, we can only take them back now."

　As Qi Xing spoke, he took out the magic gourd that he hadn't seen for a long time. Although this gourd couldn't hold all the passengers on a cruise ship, it could still squeeze dozens of people in.

　perhaps.

　At worst, the worst that could happen is that these voodoo fighters and beastly teachers would be piled together at the bottom - just like the ships that transported black slaves back then.

　Putting aside the innocent civilians who were brutally raped and brainwashed, Qi Xing didn't care about the lives of these prisoners. He just wanted to dig out information about "Black Spartacus" from them.

　As for the possibility of a traitor in the "Association", Qi Xing is eager to catch the traitor and interrogate him.

　"Where is the 'Association' in Rome?"

　he asked Elaine.

　"Not far away, at the University of Rome."

　Elaine replied,

　“In fact, the entire International Exorcist Association is headquartered at the University of Rome.”

　"How could I not know that? I've never even been there."

　Although he is the ace of the "Association", Qi Xing has never been to the University of Rome.

　But for some reason, he seemed to have some impression of this place - as if he had just heard someone talk about it a while ago.

　"Because I'm responsible for your registration, all the reports, all the administrative procedures, in short, everything related to this."

　Elaine replied calmly.

　Oh, okay.

　But Qi Xing still felt like he'd heard about the University of Rome somewhere else. University... university... professor?

　He suddenly realized, "Uncle Hypnotist—Where was Professor Vanstra a professor before?"

　Elaine was stunned for a moment, then realized, "He has been the director of the Parapsychology Research Center at the University of Rome for the past few years."

　Tsk, no wonder.

　Now, Amos, the president of the "Association", has one more crime of negligence - the "Association" actually didn't discover the hypnotist uncle and the "Silver Coin Messenger" who were hiding nearby and cheating people for several years?

　No wonder the conservatives in the Vatican kept harping on him after the cruise ship incident. This loophole is huge.

　Not only that, but Qi Xing's words reminded Elaine of Professor Vanstra, and the possibility that Father Amos had long known the silver coin was in the professor's hands. She couldn't help but feel even more worried, and she subconsciously clenched her fists.

　Many unusual things about the last mission flashed through her mind.

　Why did the "Association" almost immediately mobilize Qi Xing, their ace combat force, during the last mission, even though they clearly didn't know about the silver coins?

　Why did the briefing on the last mission seem a bit strange afterwards? The stolen item was the Holy Lance, which actually had no direct connection to the Great Demon.

　If the master really knew about the silver coins in advance, why... didn't he tell himself and Qi Xing in advance?

　-

　The words are divided into two parts.

　Not to mention what Qi Xing and Yilian realized and what they would do next.

　However, Father Amos and the Vatican's inquiry meeting are now facing another trouble.

　"Master Lei Pu blew up the Castel Sant'Angelo!" This was actually not entirely accurate. It referred to the thunder and lightning that Qi Xing had just struck, and the powerful electromagnetic waves blew up all the electrical appliances outside the Castel Sant'Angelo. However, many archbishops and Vatican ministers were still frightened when they heard this report for the first time.

　After all, he was the "Rep Master," who had never really cared about social conventions. The entire Vatican was now worried that since Qi Xing had become the "Silver Coin Messenger," he might sooner or later take the entire world by storm.

　Now that word had spread that "Rep" had bombed Castel Sant'Angelo, the interrogation of Father Amos was immediately suspended. The Archbishop and the Blessed Popes solemnly discussed the current situation.

　They value Qi Xing so much that they even try to figure it out, ponder it, and measure it, repeatedly studying his actions and psychology - they even want to hold a symposium to study him, and send their own researchers to study him up close!

　Father Amos was thus temporarily taken down from the pedestal.

　The question-and-answer session was suspended. The bigwigs were busy discussing things inside.

　The courtyard passage of the Our Lady Chapel remained quiet, the air thick with the scent of incense and time.

　On the cobblestone road, years of footsteps have worn away every piece of bluestone, and the tranquility here gives Father Amos a temporary comfort.

　Despite the overwhelming pressure from the outside world, he still hopes to find a moment of tranquility and peace in this holy land.

　Not long after, a golden figure walked into the courtyard. Her armor gleamed coldly in the moonlight, and her steps were steady and silent.

　She walked to God

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　She stood beside her father but did not speak immediately, just looked at him silently.

　"What are you doing here, Master Knight?"

　So Father Amos spoke first, with a hint of fatigue and unwillingness in his voice.

　Of course he knew the identity of the visitor.

　She was Gwendolyn Van Stafia, leader of the Knights of the Holy Lance, a vampire chosen by the gods. Unlike her fallen brethren, she never fell into the abyss of cruelty and greed. Her clan, the Stafia, had been blessed by divine grace since its inception, and this grace was particularly evident in her.

　After hundreds of years of fighting, she has proven her loyalty and faith to the Church, earning the Pope and bishops' trust in her. Therefore, she is not only the leader of the Knights of the Holy Lance, but also an indispensable pillar of the Church.

　For example, before Master Leipu received the silver coins, Gwendolyn was once the strongest fighter registered by the Holy See, capable of balancing or even defeating Qi Xing, and had also entered the peerless realm.

　Qi Xing is the "strongest man on earth" and she is the "undefeated queen of swords", a top powerhouse who can compete with the former.

　——That's right, Qi Xing is "the strongest man on earth." Therefore, the remaining righteous warriors who can compete with him are all women.

　In comparison, Father Amos, despite being the "Chief Exorcist," was a level below them. To put it in a different way—like Qiu Chuji being weaker than the Five Supremes; like Xiong Shi being weaker than Tian Dao, Oga, or Kai Hu; like Dong Shi Lang being the captain but always getting the short end of the stick.

　As for the fact that the real strongest person in the Holy See is not a human at all, but three vampires, a dragon and a werewolf who believe in God, what's the problem with such a small matter?

　Vampires, werewolves, and dragons are generally good at fighting. The Church, on the other hand, is well aware of its responsibilities as a human being.

　That's why Gwendolen is coming over to speak to Father Amos now.

　"Brother Gabriel, I understand your dissatisfaction. But the pressure at the meeting just now was heavier than you imagined. Your remarks also... displeased many people."

　The female knight tilted her head slightly, as if thinking about how to phrase it.

　"Your position within the Church is far more fragile than you realize. You were condemned not only for raising the issue of demons, but also because your mistakes, and those of your subordinates, led to the theft of the holy relic. Yet, you stood before the Council and accused the Church. This behavior cannot be ignored. This is especially true in the case of Lady Remina, whose family influence is far-reaching, and the implications are even more complex."

　Having said this, the female knight paused and sighed.

　"Everyone knows that you founded and led the Exorcist Association, fighting against demons for decades. But isn't it the same for everyone else?"

　"Lady Remina's family has sacrificed eight hundred years fighting demons in Eastern Europe."

　"The Brotherhood of the Wolf is currently busy dealing with the new Narcissism cult in the north and has no time to return."