Turns Out It Was a Spider

Before he could figure out the answer, the Jormungandr Train had already arrived at the Papal Hospital of Vatican City.

How should I put it?

At this moment, there were already quite a few members of the Church patrolling and stationed here.

For someone who doesn't care, this is quite normal, since nuns and knights have been responsible for guarding him ever since the Pope took office.

However, even though Cong Yu knew in advance that the Pope was in trouble, she could see that the guards here were much denser.

Therefore, it seems that the Pope has indeed run into trouble.

Thinking this, Cong Yu greeted the nun at the door, "I came to see the Pope. I heard something happened. How is he doing?"

Now, most people already know Cong Yu, so there's no need to worry about being questioned like, "Who are you?!"

In response to Cong Yu's words, the nun nodded and replied, "Please follow me... The situation is rather complicated."

Complex?

Although she didn't quite understand, Cong Yu followed the nun into the hospital, which appeared to be heavily guarded.

"We're here. This is it. Which one is His Holiness the Pope's room?"

When the two arrived at the floor where the Pope's ward was located, the nun, having finished leading the way, descended the stairs with a complicated expression.

For some reason, the people present seemed to have rather complicated expressions and looks, and quite a few were even trying not to laugh.

Although I don't really understand it, I always feel that the atmosphere here isn't very serious.

Just as Cong Yu was about to see what had happened, she saw several medical staff pushing a hospital bed.

Cong Yu: "!!!"

Cong Yu stared in astonishment at the figure on the hospital bed... because lying there was the Pope, who died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Cong Yu was not mistaken. Although the corpse's face was ashen and its forehead was dark, there was no doubt that this was the Pope.

It looks like it?!

He looks like the Pope!

Why is no one reacting? Is this some kind of prank? Or has something strange happened?

Cong Yu didn't have paranoia, but faced with this situation, he couldn't help but wonder if Moerae was up to something.

Has it come up with some strange new way to influence the world, like fixing the "possibility" of the "pope's death"?

(Source Darkness Apophis:???)

"Hello..."

Before Cong Yu could speak, a familiar voice came from the corridor behind the hospital bed. "Slow down, one of the casters on this bed is broken, be careful it doesn't tip over... The nuns said they're going to hold a funeral."

The Doctor's voice.

So even with the Doctor arriving, the Pope couldn't save him?

Cong Yu was thinking this, he met the gaze of the Doctor who was walking and directing at a leisurely pace... His eyes were filled with doubt and complexity.

"Ah... Cong Yu, you've arrived."

As the Doctor spoke, she could see the turmoil in Cong Yu's mind. She smiled and pointed to the ward next to her, "Come on, let's go in and take a look."

The Doctor's smile was clearly malicious.

It feels like they're going to prank you.

He's the same.

The ward she pointed to was the same ward the nun who had led the way had mentioned, the ward where the Pope was located...

But Cong Yu did see with her own eyes the Pope's body being carefully secured to the hospital bed and pushed from one end of the corridor into the elevator.

"What exactly happened?"

Cong Yu sighed, a hint of complaint in his voice, as he pushed open the door and let them in, pondering how long Dente could last after the Pope's death.

Then, Cong Yu pushed open the door to enter the deluxe ward, and the first thing she saw was a dense array of instruments and equipment.

Then came Dente and Brad, who stayed by the bedside, along with several nuns and bishops surrounding them.

And lying in the hospital bed was naturally the teacher...

Hmm? It's a girl Cong Yu doesn't recognize.

Who is this?!

Cong Yu's face twisted in pain, sensing that something was clearly wrong... and the sound of him opening the door drew everyone's attention.

"I don't actually know what my parents look like, but..."

Dente, who seemed quite comfortable chatting with Brad, heard the door open and turned to look at Cong Yu: "Hey, you're here?"

Dente waved to Cong Yu as she spoke, "Come here, come here. Grandpa said she's not going to be Pope anymore, and he wants me to prepare to succeed her."

Upon hearing this, Cong Yu immediately looked at the girl on the hospital bed, whose face was ashen, and the two stared at each other in shock.

The girl, who was clearly petite, had a rather ashen face, as if the world had collapsed.

Emerald green eyes, platinum blonde hair.

It does look somewhat familiar...

"Lei dice (she said)? Lei (she)?!"

Cong Yu repeated Dente's Italy words... and couldn't help but realize why today's events were so difficult to bear.

At this point, Cong Yu understood why the atmosphere outside the ward was a mix of seriousness and cheerfulness, and seriousness masking suppressed laughter.

"Yee... Hahaha... Sorry, sorry."

Cong Yu started to speak, intending to ask the "girl" on the hospital bed, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha..."

Cong Yu, who had been grinning, realized that it was quite impolite. So, under the deadpan gaze of the "girl" on the hospital bed, she tried her best to suppress her laughter.

"Puff!"

It failed!

"Hahaha... Don't make that face, it's even funnier, hahaha... This is too hilarious."

Cong Yu quipped, laughing so hard she could barely breathe.

It wasn't until a cardinal chuckled that the "girl" on the hospital bed looked over seriously and stopped him.

Cong Yu finally caught her breath, coughed twice, let out a long sigh, and asked, "Phew... Are you Joseph?"

Upon hearing Cong Yu's words, the girl on the hospital bed sighed, her tone sounding familiar. "Yes, but that name can't be used anymore... That eccentric Doctor said I should try my best to break away from my past characteristics."

The tone of voice was the same as before, and the intonation was no different, but precisely because of this...

After her voice changed to a girlish tone, it became even harder to maintain the composure.

Cong Yu's lips twitched, but thankfully she didn't laugh out loud, "I've heard of your symptoms."

The Doctor, who had entered while Cong Yu was laughing, nodded in agreement. "The Tarsal Bone Poison,' the same as the Rabbit Man's."

"The solution is to directly resist with powerful magic; if that fails, the only option is to change bodies."

"If we consider a body that the poisoned individual perceives as 'not themselves'... gender is the most direct factor."

"The same principle applies to avoiding using your old name, old position, and old nickname if possible."

"..." Cong Yu paused for a moment, then looked at the former pope on the hospital bed. "So, what new name have you given yourself?"

With a grim expression, she sighed and said, "I'm not well yet, perhaps... Juse von Fanmilion... or something like that?"

"..."

"Hahaha..."

"Can you stop laughing? If I'd known it would turn out like this, I would have preferred to have been killed by you back then..."

"Hahaha!!!"

Chapter 748 It Turns Out to Be a Spider

The Tarsal Bone Poison, is it the poison used for gender-bending...?

Of course not. This thing is used to kill. It's hard to say what will happen in the next hundred years, but looking at the past hundred years...

This is an incurable poison.

It attaches itself to the soul, nourished by a person's own self-perception, and rapidly erodes the body.

As long as the soul remains in "its own" body, no matter how many bodies it changes into, it will only decay and turn to ash in two or three days.

When Cong Yu was on the run with the Saint King, he tried to use poison to kill the pursuing the Church knights.

Unfortunately, Cong Yu had miscalculated the amount of magic power within the opponent, so the dosage was completely insufficient to kill them.

After realizing that they were poisoned, they could use magic to quickly heal their bodies, and the speed of healing was enough to offset the "damage".

It can even directly expel or eliminate the poison.

But the Tarsal Bone Poison is different... It grows stronger over time as it is consumed by its "prey".

As long as the middle

Once poisoned, even a body transplant won't help.

Even Doctor can only use unorthodox methods to "stop the attacks" instead of a complete detoxification.

This shows how powerful this thing is.

But the problem is...

"The Fourth Group, when they had a Rabbit Man with us in Japan, used... I can understand that."

The Doctor said this, watching the surveillance footage with Cong Yu: "But..."

"I heard that after the Fourth Group arrived in the Vatican City, it doesn't seem to have caused any conflict with the Church..."

"The Tarsal Bone Poison is, in theory, a rather precious product. Why would someone use something so precious to attack the Pope?"

Dente cleverly chimed in, "Exactly! Grandpa doesn't deserve something so expensive... If it were sold for money, how much could this kind of poison fetch!"

Cong Yu: "..."

Doctor:"..."

Comedians, shut up!

Cong Yu completely ignored Dente's statement and said, "As far as the Pope is concerned, of course he is worthy..."

Although he himself doesn't want to be considered "worthy".

"Our reason for not understanding is 'why,' not 'precious,' because logically they have no grudges against each other."

As Cong Yu spoke, watching the video footage of the period when the Pope was attacked, he continued, "They had no grudge against him, yet they attacked him... Surely they weren't some old fogies living in the distant past?"

Cong Yu was referring, of course, to the era after the "Fall of Vatican City" and its transformation into the [New Vatican City - New New Vatican] and the "Holy Land Recovery War"... At that time, the enmity between the eccentric and the Church was still very strong.

"If someone hasn't been able to move on from past hatred, then that's understandable... Oh, I've found it."

Cong Yu spoke, she pointed to a spot on the surveillance camera... A dark shadow flashed across the screen.

It looks like a bird.

Dente was curious and asked, "What is that? A small creature carrying a virus?"

The Doctor could also identify what it was, saying, "A bat flew eastward toward the hospital window, which is indeed Joseph Fanmilion's ward... It seems the Vampire is quite a suspect."

Yes, while it's not impossible for non- Vampire to transform into other creatures, the difficulty of such a technique is unimaginably high.

If they are remnants of the Zealot Faction, then it could explain the animosity between them and the Church.

Why is there an open window in Jueshe's hospital room?

Cong Yu asked this question, and then, seeing the "you changed your mind pretty quickly" expressions on the Doctor's and Dente's faces, she realized something.

It's not a matter of changing one's tune or not.

Rather, it's perfectly reasonable for the patient's room to have a window... after all, no one could have predicted this would happen.

"Who knows that the Pope is hospitalized here? The news should have been kept under wraps."