You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 291 Chi Ping vs. the Pope
"exile!"

In the city of Shariwa, the high priest used exile again.

However, the spatial ability was "borrowed" by the old Pope Jabatto from the remains of the Space Apocalypse. Therefore, when using the ability remotely, four special metal rods need to be deployed in advance.

When he activated "Exile" again, the expected medium feather did not fall off again.

There is only one possibility, the old Pope did not respond to the ceremony!
But why is there no response?

The high priest couldn't figure it out for a moment, and he didn't have any extra time to think about it.

Because Wei San's huge skeleton fist had already smashed down towards his face.

The high priest had no choice but to flap his wings and fly high, shooting out with his iron wings from a height that Wei San could not reach, providing fire coverage.

Wei San was very annoyed about this.

The iron feathers scratched Wei San's skeleton armor, sparks flying everywhere. The "ding-dong" sound was as dense as raindrops. Although Wei San was not afraid, he was still very unhappy to be beaten all the time.

In addition, Wei San has a bad temper, not to mention his patience.

After several attempts, Wei San almost got red.

While Wei San was in this situation, the High Priest was also feeling uneasy. He kept activating the force field "exile", but the other side still did not respond.

Not only did he not react, but the current situation was even worse. Although his air control ability made him invincible, he immediately saw——

On the ground, the little kid, who was only about 1.45 meters tall, was pulling out the metal rod that he had stuck in the ground.

The rectangular light array formed by the four metal rods is an important part of the "exile" force field. Once the rectangular light array is destroyed, "exile" will not take effect.

"Hey!"

Le Bai gripped the metal rod with both hands and was about to exert force when the High Priest of the Sky swooped down like a hawk, launching a fierce attack on Le Bai with immense force and speed.

Le Bai was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly let go of the metal rod and dodged.

As Le Bai dodged, the High Priest's attack missed. As soon as his attack missed, Wei San pounced on him. As soon as Wei San pounced on him, the High Priest immediately took off into the air!

As soon as the high priest took off into the air, Le Bai ran over and pulled out the metal rod.

Le Bai was not afraid of getting hurt, but the High Priest was different. If he lowered his flying altitude even slightly, he would be attacked by Wei San. He was already covered in wounds.

As a bystander, Tuo Tu understood Le Bai's intention at a glance.

Although Le Bai is a bit silly at ordinary times, he still has some brains at critical moments.

Tuotu even teased Lebai: "How about I help you pull one out?"

"No need." Le Bai said, "If you really pull it out, the birdman won't come down."

In fact, if Wei San really wanted to destroy the spatial stance, he could do it smoothly, but he knew that Le Bai was fishing.

And the high priest, he was gambling.

He bet that before those people on the ground destroyed the force field, he could get in touch with the old Pope and reactivate his position.

However, as he tried to start the ceremony many times, there was still no response.

His heart sank.

------

Holy city, high tower.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone from behind the old Pope, outlining his aging body.

His face was completely immersed in the shadows left by the afterglow, and beneath the crisscrossing lines of his face lay a solemn, bewildered expression.

"who are you?"

he asked.

Chi Ping did not answer, but instead turned his gaze to the remains of Space Apocalypse.

The mist surrounding the single relic made Chi Ping think it was something extraordinary. Furthermore, it was located in a high tower, and even more so, it was under the protection of the Pope.

He walked towards the remains as if no one was around, but the next second—

Chi Ping just took a step and when he took the next step, he found that he was back to the position of the first step.

Keep going, keep going.

It was like when I was going downstairs, I stepped on the elevator going upstairs.

No matter which way you go, you're still standing still.

"ring!"

With a chanting voice behind him, the old Pope directly activated an ability of the space force field.

ring.

Connecting a small area of space end to end, the subject is trapped in a small space forever. Like the Möbius strip in Chi Ping's previous life.

During the Vistana period, the "Ring" was used as a prison by Space Apocalypse to imprison prisoners.

The prisoners imprisoned in the "ring" can clearly see the vast sky and the unobstructed wilderness; they can feel the wind blowing in their faces, the changing light and shadows of the rising and setting sun and moon, and hear all the sounds around them.

However, no matter what, he couldn't get out of the two steps around him.

Many prisoners have fallen into despair and collapse, and some have even chosen to commit suicide in the "ring".

Most of the S-level abilities are conceptual. Those below the S-level are incapable of resisting, and don't even know how to resist.

“Nice ability.”

Ikehira smiled as he sensed the changes in his surroundings.

He had achieved this level simply by "borrowing" the remains of the Space Apocalypse. This showed that the old Pope was not weak either.

"Mortals are not qualified to comment on the power of God."

The old Pope's face was as gloomy as ever, with a hint of anger.

Although he is the Pope, the people in the entire ruins are all people from the next civilization who moved in after the thousand-year catastrophe.

Affected by the distortion source, it was distorted and could not get out.

The "god" worshipped by the church, Space Apocalypse, was a man of the Vistana civilization, long dead.

In other words, no pope has ever seen God.

If God did not send down His will from time to time, more believers would probably abandon Him.

"The power of God may not be obvious." Chi Ping said slowly: "If it is just like this, then I can do it too."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers and chanted softly, imitating the old Pope:

"ring!"

Then, he silently activated the [Oracle], confusing the old Pope's senses.

In his perception, front, back, left and right were completely reversed.

In the eyes of the old pope, he was moving forward. But from Chi Ping's perspective as an observer, the old pope was just turning in a circle.

The first step may be forward, but the next few steps are completely backward.

Seeing this, the old Pope's face became even gloomier, and his thick knuckles were trembling:
"You are 'blaspheming'!"

"Is it possible—" Ikehira said slowly, "It's your god, who has disappeared into history."

He spoke as he stepped forward.

By the time he said the last word, he had already broken free from the "ring" and appeared in front of the old Pope.

It took half a second for the old Pope's cloudy eyes to reveal a look of horror. He retreated violently, and under the influence of the spatial force field, he retreated a distance of more than ten meters in one step.

Every time Chi Ping passed the junction of the "ring", the load on the "ring" itself increased. So, with [Speed] and [Justice] activated, Chi Ping used an extremely fast speed to overload the "ring", thus breaking free from the "ring".

The old Pope looked at him steadily. After all, no matter how strong his abilities were, his body was already in a declining state.

The moment Chi Ping appeared, he actually reacted for half a second.

"who are you?"

He looked at Chi Ping. The power of God could not pose any threat to him, which made the old Pope feel unbelievable.

It’s not the old Pope’s fault for making a fuss, but in this ruins, an “alien” may only appear once every tens or hundreds of years.

Most of the opponents he could face were the aberrations in the ruins. One of the sources of the aberrations was the remains of the Space Apocalypse. The Popes of all generations were able to "borrow" the abilities of the Space Apocalypse.

The Pope has no rivals among the ruins.

He was already invincible, but suddenly an enemy appeared from outer space. How could he not be shocked?
Seeing that Chi Ping didn't say anything, the Pope raised his hand again and said those two words:

"exile!"

He tried to exile Chi Ping to a remote place, or if possible, to a space crack, never to come back.

A crack appeared in the air behind Chi Ping, and a huge suction force dragged Chi Ping into the crack!
"This is the price of blasphemy!"

The old Pope's tone was a little resentful. He clenched his teeth, and his shrinking gums and dull teeth made him look more like a candle in the wind.

He just looked at Chi Ping, waiting for him to be dragged into the subspace.

but--

A second passed;

Ten seconds passed;
Half a minute passed.

Chi Ping still stood there, the huge suction force from the subspace made the robe on Chi Ping rustle.

The loose clothes outline Chi Ping's tall and strong figure.

Thanks to Tojoba. Ever since he acquired the [Man of Steel], this attribute has also improved his physique, making his physique more manly.

The wind from the warp cannot blow him away.

Instead, it sucked some debris in the room into the space crack.

this--

If I was just surprised before, this time, I felt uneasy.

A dangerous thought suddenly emerged in the old Pope's mind:

The power given by "God" can't do anything to him?

"It's my turn."

Chi Ping's voice interrupted the old Pope's thoughts.

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Holy city, under the high tower.

Another sunset came, and the believers spent another peaceful day under the protection of God.

As usual, there were people kneeling under the tower.

The woman held her crying baby, hoping that the passing priest would bless her child;

The old man kissed the soil beneath his feet, where the gods had lingered.
The devout recite scriptures and praise God continuously.

In this terrifying tide of "worshiping God," even non-believers are swept up in it. Over time, everyone they see is a believer in God.

At seven o'clock, the bells in the tower rang.

The people under the tower suddenly became quiet, as if they had pressed the mute button at some moment.

The believers all raised their heads and gazed silently at the top of the tower.

God's most devout believer, His Holiness the Pope, usually appears at this time and says a few words of praise to God.

But today, something seems to have gone wrong.

The Pope did not appear. The people who looked up felt their necks become a little sore.

Whispers began to appear in the crowd, but the child in the woman's arms didn't care. He suddenly started crying, and his loud voice echoed throughout the square.

Just as someone was about to rebuke, a loud noise from the tower attracted their attention!
"boom!"

A ray of light shone out from the inside of the tower and flew obliquely towards the sky!

Then I saw a building hundreds of meters high, sliding down diagonally along the cross section starting from the upper part.

The tower where God once lived has had its head cut off!

Everyone below the tower was stunned for a moment. Then, thousands of believers, regardless of gender, age, or experience, suddenly had the same thought:
Dazzled?
A group of ants who have lived under a big tree since childhood would naturally think that the big tree is the sky.

How could a tree fall?

But the fact is that the tower really had its head cut off.

The severed half is falling.

Panic, shock, and disbelief began to appear on the faces of countless people!
Some believers began to flee, but how could their speed of fleeing catch up with the speed of the falling tower?

When the believers’ faith collapses, will their bodies also be buried?
The next second, countless rays of light shot out from the broken edge of the tower.

If someone has strong eyesight, they can see clearly that the bright lights are actually crystal water lines.

However, these seemingly beautiful and fragile water lines repeatedly cut the fallen half of the tower. In just a moment, half of the tower was reduced to dust.

The changes were so fast that some people below couldn't even react.

They only saw the top of the tower fall away, and then it turned to ash. The strong wind hundreds of meters in the air blew away the ash.

Then, everyone saw two figures at the broken end of the tower.

In fact, at a distance of hundreds of meters, ordinary people can only see two black dots.

But the powerful deformed ones among them can see the situation above clearly.

A massive wound appeared on the old Pope's abdomen, nearly severing his entire body in half. However, his deformed body erupted with immense energy in its dying moments.

Many wriggling granulations quickly grew from the wounds on his body, trying to piece his body back together.

"God will punish you!"

Even after being slashed by Chi Ping's high-pressure water blade, the old Pope was still muttering to himself.

At this point, he still felt that the God he believed in would save him.

then--

"I'll show you what 'God' is!"

Chi Ping was very close to the old Pope, almost speaking into his ear.

Then, the people under the tower saw a huge figure appear behind the tower.

He resembled a fallen corpse in a coffin, tall and imposing. He appeared to be about forty years old, his clothing draped in a manner unlike any other modern man, and a shroud of mist hung about him.

Chi Ping triggered the [Oracle] and projected the remains in the coffin to the outside world.

It's all fake and deceptive anyway, and Chi Ping's behavior is the same as the old Pope.

The moment the "God" appeared, the old Pope's body shook even more violently!

He raised his withered hand, its veins covered only by a layer of dull, inelastic skin. Then, trembling, he pointed at Chi Ping and said:
"You are blaspheming!"

Chi Ping gently pulled away the old Pope's hand and said with a smile:
"It's not over yet."

Then the "god" behind the tower began to move.

He raised his right hand high, and a loud and ethereal voice echoed across the square:
"God doesn't need believers!"

Then, it began to rain heavily. The raindrops fell from the sky like sharp blades.

Very tactfully, they scattered among the crowd below.

A large number of buildings were destroyed and many people were injured by the rain. Then, panic began to spread among the crowd and people began to flee in all directions.

Someone cried out in a sobbing voice:
“God has given up on his people!”

Then, the crying sounded like a wave, mixed with screams and panic in the crowd, and surged towards more people!

"You are destroying the foundation of the Church!"

the Pope roared.

"No." Chi Ping smiled. "I'm just destroying your tools of exploitation and deception."

He pointed to the remains of Space Apocalypse behind him and continued:
"If your God really exists, he will definitely destroy you before me."

(End of this chapter)