"Thank you." Maria grinned, and the power of the abyss continued to pour into her body. Like a vampire, the original wounds began to slowly heal.
There is no point in fighting like this. If nothing else intervenes, then the outcome is already determined. Sooner or later, he will be consumed by the fallen angels until he dies.
"This seems good..." the Pope said to himself mockingly.
A sigh.
The wasted will in the Pope's eyes was noticed. Maria frowned, but took a step back and looked at the man in front of her with vigilant eyes.
There is no greater sadness than heartbreak. This was the feeling the Pope gave her at this time.
"Don't you think it's too late to think about retreating now?" the Pope said lightly.
Maria stared at the other person closely, not showing any weakness in her words, "With the Gate of the Abyss, what can you do?"
"There's nothing you can do except close it."
Just as the words fell, the Holy Temple spell in conjunction with the Pope's magic was activated. The Eternal Barrier and the Holy Stone Fortress were exerting their greatest value at this moment.
Such a drastic change caught even Maria, who had the Gate of the Abyss as her trump card, unprepared.
The oppressive and holy aura fell from the dome. Maria could clearly feel that the flow of magic in her body had become snail-like, and the pair of ink-like black wings behind her could not unfold.
"What's this?"
"Nothing, just the gospel of the Lord." The Pope was bathed in the holy light and felt a moment of tranquility.
I really want to bathe in this sunshine all the time.
The Pope had no intention of explaining anything to Mary. He would leave that kind of frivolous showing off for later. Now, the only thing he had to do was to close the door of the abyss that exuded a strong smell of curses and lamentations.
"Do you think you can defeat me just like this?" Maria's expression became ferocious. The suppressed power not only did not make her weak, but instead inspired her cruelty and ferocity.
At this moment, she looked like a vicious ghost who chose people to devour.
The warm light gradually became dazzling, and the eclipse effect brought by the holy light dispelled the surrounding darkness. The entire church became extremely bright.
Golden lines spread from the Pope's body, connecting the entire church like a machine.
"Divine Seal...."
The knowledge that appeared out of thin air in her mind made the expression on her face startled. She recognized what was in front of her. It was a terrifying sealing ritual and the greatest technique of the church.
The divine seal is the power of God.
"You're crazy!" Maria shouted.
The pope smiled calmly and said nothing.
The golden mark on her body continued to spread until it enveloped the entire church. For Maria, the entire church seemed to have turned into a huge coffin, shutting her in it.
Under the suppression of this terrifying and sacred power, the door of the abyss began to slowly close.
The aura of the abyss spreading outside was blocked by the entire church, and the power of the abyss could no longer affect the present world. The power of the Pope was powerful, and he closed an open door to the abyss with just one person.
But? His body began to become transparent.
Does it look like it's about to disappear? In fact, it does.
"Madman? Fanatic." Looking at the door of the abyss that was about to close? Maria couldn't help cursing.
The Pope just smiled and replied: "This is faith."
"Faith that saves mankind."
"Faith in the Lord."
Maria glared at him, but also laughed, wildly. "Is it worth it? You can obviously close the door of the abyss in other ways, but you have to pay for it now?"
"You are right, just closing the gate of the abyss? There is no need to use this method, I could have left? I could have let you run rampant in this eternal city for a period of time, I could have prepared an army from the Holy Land,
It could have cost less and it would have been unnecessary to die."
"But I can't do that."
"The news that you are alive cannot be spread. The results of the experiment cannot be made known to the world. It will shake their faith. The people of Rome cannot die because of the church. That is a dereliction of duty as a pope."
The Pope's eyes are tough and decisive, and he will not hesitate in making a decision.
"How can you be sure that no one will know about my existence? You must know that there is still a Crusade Army lingering under the abyss."
The Pope looked at her and responded in a cold and calm tone: "They will not survive."
Those who dive into the abyss are just a group of martyrs.
Maria's face was full of hatred, "Such an answer coming from your mouth is really disgusting and ironic. Does your faith teach you how to be cruel and cold-blooded?"
The Pope did not answer her, but said to himself.
"Without the Gate of the Abyss, how would you come to this world?"
"After all, you are not a devil."
"Or, you want to stay in this world. Of course, what awaits you will be a cage. Without the power of the Gate of the Abyss, you will sooner or later turn into light and shadow in this church."
"Time is running out."
Faced with the Pope's words, Maria could not refute, because that was reality, and the only way she could survive was to return to the dark abyss before the door of the abyss closed.
Maria said solemnly, she was not without determination to die, but she would not die like this without any value.
"How long can you hide it? The church will definitely explore the results of the experiment. What will happen when they know that it was me, not the Virgin, who was born in the end...the collapse of faith, I really want to see that scene!
"
"I really want to see the expression on your fanatic's face when your faith collapses. It must be wonderful."
Half of the body has disappeared.
"You take yourself too seriously," the Pope said.
"Your existence will not be known to the world. Likewise, you cannot shake our faith, as long as the final answer has not yet appeared."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't be here saying these words to me."
"Is God still there?"
"You who were born from this experiment, aren't you also unable to get the answer?"
The pope's body was already erratic.
Maria stared coldly at the man in front of her, "Then let's wait and see!"
"Well, we'll see." With these last words, his body completely disappeared.
Watching the Pope's body turn into light and shadow, blending into the huge coffin, Maria turned around without hesitation and stepped into the door of the abyss behind her.
The door of the abyss slowly closed, allowing the last trace of filth in this sacred church to be eroded away. This is the pure land of faith and the resting place of the "Pope".