Chapter 211: Destiny
Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: La0o9
Proofreader: Arya & Kiwi
The Pope put away the gnome card, then drew another card from mid-air.
Depicted on it was a 5-colored spider, crawling around a skeleton, spinning its web to wrap the skeleton up.
There was a line of description on the card.
[Web Spinning Demon Spider of Dead Souls, will control a dead body following the card owner’s will, lasts for 3 days]
The Pope looked at the card, muttering: “Now I have no choice but to use this single-use card”
She sighed, but still threw the card out.
The card disappeared in the air.
A big 5-colored spider appeared in its place.
“Go, that’s your new home” the Pope said.
The spider nodded and very quickly crawled to the king’s body.
As it entered the king’s body, it spat out its web and closed up the opening in the king’s stomach from the inside.
The king’s lowered head suddenly lifted back up, his eyes were animated once again.
“Master” the king spoke.
“Hm, you’ll act as the king for three days” the Pope said.
“Understood, I’ll go back first”
After saying so, the king left.
The Pope then took out a black card box, placing the Sharp-clawed Gnome card inside.
The gnome inside the card was screaming, jumping, his face full of fear.
The box seems to be driving him into a frenzy.
The Pope stared at the gnome on the card and said: “Be a good boy and reflect”
Saying so, the card box was closed, the inside become completely dark.
The Pope put the box away.
A few moments later, a black-robed masculine man walked in, kneeling with one leg on the ground: “When I came in, the nun responsible for serving you said that the banquet is about to begin”
“Hmm, I know” the Pope said.
In the Holy Church, the color of one’s robe determine one’s responsibility.
The white-robed are the Holy Judges, the red-robed are Preachers around the world, while the black-robed are those fully dedicated to the Pope and the will of G.o.d.
The man bowed, then silently stepped back to stand on one side.
He’s the strongest warrior below the Pope, the leader of the Seven Holy Apostles.
The Pope was contemplating, then suddenly frowned.
“This feeling, something isn’t quite right, but where is it coming from?”
As powerful as she is, once she senses a bad omen, something bad is bound to happen.
The Pope instantly got thinking seriously.
“Hurt, as there been any strange occurrences lately?”
“Everything is still under the Holy Church’s control, nothing has been out of the ordinary” the black-robed Holy Apostle called Hurt replied.
“What about international matter? Has f.u.xi and the Confederate made any strange movements?”
“None”
“This strange feeling, it’s definitely not just an illusion…”
The Pope sat on her throne, propping her face on her left hand while her right was tapping on the throne’s armrest.
“It seems I have to do a Divination” she said.
Hearing that, Hurt was surprised and looked up: “You want to do a Divination? But wouldn’t that put too much of a burden on your body?”
“The burden doesn’t matter, it’s just a small Divination after all, do not worry”
Saying so, the Pope reached out her right hand and slowly started to draw something from the air.
A card appeared in front of her.
Depicted on the card was a trunk full of s.h.i.+ning jewels and a hand reaching towards them.
“Stolen treasure?”
The Pope found that unexpected.
This card can represent too many things, so it’s unable to explain her current hunch.
But, as she drew the card, a black chain suddenly appeared out of nowhere and coiled around her left wrist.
The black chain only manifested for a few seconds before slowly disappearing.
The Pope was undisturbed, reached her hand out and made a card drawing action in the air again.
The second card appeared in her hand.
Seeing that, the Pope suddenly sat upright.
“This card…” she muttered in surprise.
The card showed a skeleton wearing armor, holding up a black flag while riding on a white horse.
This card is Death.
“Ahahaha, so death comes to visit? That is to say, a force that can alter the rigid path of destiny has appeared”
The Pope suddenly burst into a frightening laughter.
She put the two cards on one side, letting them float silently.
A loud and heavy sound of chains was heard again as another black chain came and wrapped around her left leg.
This chain also quickly disappeared.
“Seems like I need another card to fully understand everything” the Pope muttered.
“Your power has been sealed quite a bit, please don’t do anymore Divination, with me here, no matter what kind of threat it is, it won’t harm you, your grace” Holy Apostle Hurt hurriedly said.
“No matter, it’s only a few chains, the most they could do is trap me for a bit” the Pope was still undisturbed, “not to mention, in the case that an unexpected situation happens, I can simply pay a price to have them unsealed”
“Now, let me see the last card that foretell destiny”
Saying so, she reached out her hand and lightly drew a card in the air.
The final card was in her hand.
Like before, another black chain appeared and wrapped around her body.
The Pope didn’t even bother to look at the chain, only staring at the card in her hand.
There was a scale drawn on the card.
On the two sides of the scale respectively were an ancient but dusty crown and a slowly beating heart.
The Pope stared at this card and couldn’t help but grabbed the armrest of her throne tightly.
“Why did the Divination draw this useless card, isn’t the king already dead!?” she couldn’t believe it.
This is a special card, specifically made to secretly attack the enemy that holds the strongest Mystic-type power.
When she a.s.sa.s.sinated the king before, it was thanks to this card that they were barely able to do it.
But receiving the full retaliation of the king, this card also lost all its power and became a useless card.
From then on, the Holy Church’s G.o.d’s Chosen Skill that was on this card could no longer be activated.
But inexplicably, the card appeared during this Divination.
The Pope suddenly stood up, clasping her hands behind her back and slowly paced around the large hall.
The cards’ Divination is definitely not wrong.
In which case, the king is still alive?
That can’t be, that is simply impossible, his body is still in her possession.
“Stolen Jewel… Death… Useless card…”
The Pope muttered.
The feelings of unease she felt were becoming greater.
Suddenly she raised her voice: “Hurt!”
The black-robed Holy Apostle said: “I’m here!”
“Summon the Seven Holy Apostles, have them stationed around all the crucial points of the capital, once you discover something abnormal, report it to me right away”
“Yes!”
Seeing how Hurt still wanted to say something but didn’t, the Pope asked: “What is it?”
“I just feel that you might not want to worry too much about the Divination, because an existence that could threaten you hasn’t even been born yet on this world”
“No, you don’t understand. I have to peek into the flow of destiny because destiny is very hard to change no matter what you try to do”
“But you’ve been sealed three times now”
“It’s nothing once a really dangerous situation arises, I can unlock the seals at anytime”
It was at this moment that a nun came and reported: “The Madame’s banquet is about to begin”
The Pope was busy thinking about this, so she casually said: “It’s a non-crucial event, send Holy Apostle Ivan to show up in my stead, have him report if any suspicious person appears at the banquet”
“Yes”
The nun retreated.
…
The Mobile Mech was flying through the night sky, heading towards the Holy Empire’s capital.
At the time the Mech was about to reach its target, Impartial G.o.ddess’ voice was heard.
[Sir, a Holy Apostle has brought over 200 Paladins to the banquet’s vicinity, his mission seems to be eliminating any suspicious personnel]
“Understood”
Gu Qing Shan made a turn, then suddenly headed downward.
The Mech quickly sunk into a lake.
A few minutes later.
Gu Qing Shan came out of the lake, the spirit energy around his body slightly shook and dried himself.
“Did anyone notice?” he asked.
[I have to say, this was a perfect infiltration, it didn’t trigger anything in the Holy Empire’s surveillance network] Liao Xing’s voice came from the Holo-Brain.
[On the other hand, the Pope is still staying in the Holy Sanctuary, she’s not partic.i.p.ating in the banquet] he added.
“The Pope won’t be partic.i.p.ating? Very good, that’s the best news I’ve heard so far” Gu Qing Shan commented.
A screen was projected to show where he was.
Impartial G.o.ddess’s voice came: [Sir, you need to head 2km Southwest, the Confederate’s official entourage will pa.s.s by that location in one minute]
“I’ll be on my way” Gu Qing Shan shut off his Holo-Brain and started to fly and glide towards the location.
One minute later.
A car with the Confederate flag waving at the back was quickly pa.s.sing through.
As the car pa.s.sed by a curve, a black figure came in right as the car door opened.
Two people immediately pointed their weapons at Gu Qing Shan, while another used a measuring device to scan him.
[Ident.i.ty confirmed] an electronic voice came from the device.
Everyone in the car sighed in relief.
The look in their eyes as they saw Gu Qing Shan was full of admiration and respect.
Usually, Confederate top-secret missions are handled by large teams of Professionists, specifically drafted for that mission.
But this time there was only a single person.
Which means he’s definitely not a normal person.
They quickly pulled out a trunk from below the seats and opened it in front of Gu Qing Shan.
“Military garb”
“Marching boots”
“Military belt”
“Personal identification”
“Wallet”
“Guns and swords aren’t prepared because you’re coming to join a banquet”
Gu Qing Shan looked at the things placed before him and quickly changed into them.
The amba.s.sador very carefully took out a silk handkerchief and opened it up.
A silver white medal was revealed inside, offered to Gu Qing Shan.
“The First-cla.s.s Medal of Freedom?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“Yes, only such excellent military achievement can explain your age and current position”
“Please try it on and get used to wearing it” he very solemnly gave the medal to Gu Qing Shan.
“Thank you” Gu Qing Shan said.
He quickly finished changing into the military wear and asked: “How is it?”
Everyone observed him for a bit.
The amba.s.sador contemplated: “Your air is a bit lacking, as a Confederate military man, you can act a bit more arrogant”
Gu Qing Shan then straightened his hips and changed the entire air around himself.
He’s been struggling between life and death in both his lives, so many demons and beings has been killed by his sword, so it’s not hard for him to act like a military person.
“That’s right, even a real military general couldn’t do better than that” an emba.s.sy personnel praised him.
“Do you need us to do anything else?” the amba.s.sador asked.
“No need, once we go in, all of you don’t need to worry about me” Gu Qing Shan answered.
The emba.s.sy group nodded and silently sighed.
The car became silent.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the jetting scenery outside, then suddenly felt a sense of unease without any reason.