Chapter 454 – 454. Level Up System
454. Level Up System
Over 2,000 followers gathered in the auditorium.
In front of the followers, on the platform, were me and Shim Jong-pil. I stood proudly on the platform, while Shim Jong-pil was hanging on a cross, his arms and legs severed. He had become a brainwashing totem.
“Our Lord sacrificed his arms and legs to eliminate the devil’s curse! Thanks to our Lord’s actions, even if a new devil appears, we will never be cursed by the devil!”
“Waaaah! Thank you, Lord!”
“Currently, our Lord is unable to lead you due to the aftereffects of the curse! I, an apostle like our Lord, will lead the Red Sea Church for the time being! Lord! Please speak to the followers!”
The archbishop brought the microphone to Shim Jong-pil’s mouth, who was hanging on the cross.
“Ugh… That’s right. Apostle Seong Yu-jin will lead the followers…”
Shim Jong-pil, under hypnosis, was my subordinate. He wasn’t completely hypnotized yet, but it was only a matter of time.
“I will pray in place of our Lord! All followers, please take off your clothes!”
I took the lead and stripped naked, and the bishops and followers also took off their clothes and became naked.
‘Damn. I hate seeing these ugly men. I want to get rid of them right now, but I have to endure it since they can be a force.’
I tried to look only at the female followers. I didn’t want to see the bodies of the men.
“Everyone! Kneel and pray!”
Thud, thud, thud!
The followers knelt and began to pray.
After the prayer, like yesterday, I gathered the beautiful female followers and started a wild sex party.
‘Hehe. The day I rule Korea is not far off.’
***
As the highest authority of the Red Sea Church, I traveled all over the country.
The current power of the Red Sea Church was weak. The number of followers was less than 10,000, which was not enough for me.
‘I need to gather at least 100,000.’
For smooth proselytizing and to inspire the faith of the followers, it was necessary for me and Shim Jong-pil to move directly.
I had to gather people in the provinces and perform a show of walking on water, and Shim Jong-pil worked as a brainwashing totem. Even people who had no faith at all would see the miracle I performed and immediately cry and praise me.
“Hmm~ Jeolla-do beauties!”
If I saw a beautiful woman, I would immediately hypnotize her, make her a slave to my dick, and make her a follower of the Red Sea Church.
The synergy between my hypnosis and brainwashing abilities was quite outstanding.
After a month of focusing on proselytizing, the Red Sea Church was introduced on a public broadcast.
The reason was that a video of me walking on water had spread widely on the internet. People who were fascinated by this miracle became followers of the Red Sea Church. Not only in Korea but also overseas, followers of the Red Sea Church began to emerge.
‘Good. It will be helpful when I rule foreign countries later.’
The annoying thing was that reporters were sticking to me.
“Mr. Seong Yu-jin! Are you really a saint who came down from heaven?!”
“I saw the video! You have the ability to walk on water and summon lightning! Isn’t it magic?! I can’t believe it, so please show us once!”
“Do you really believe in the doctrines of the Red Sea Church? The moon will fall and the sea will turn red! Do you really believe these absurd words?!”
I used my abilities in front of the reporters’ cameras as they wanted. I planned to increase the number of followers by revealing my abilities to the world.
The government would kidnap me? I had over 30,000 followers. And the number of followers was steadily increasing even now.
“It’s real! It’s real superpowers!”
“Oh, oh…! Is the world really going to be destroyed? Please guide me to the paradise beyond the Red Sea!”
“It’s magic! He’s tricking our eyes with magic!”
Some reporters didn’t believe it even when I showed them my abilities right in front of their eyes.
‘I’ll have to make them believe by force. Sugella!’
“I was foolish! Apostle’s abilities are real!”
“Do you believe me now?”
“I believe you! I believe you!”
“Then, as proof of your faith, donate. Your donations will be used for the Red Sea Church.”
“I will donate my entire fortune of 200 million!”
The reporters became my allies. In other words, there was now a media outlet that supported the Red Sea Church. Thanks to that, the power of the Red Sea Church grew more and more.
‘Should I extend my reach into the entertainment industry?’
I stormed into a famous agency that had created world-famous idols.
“What brings the apostle of the Red Sea Church here?”
The agency’s president looked at me with wary eyes. The fact that he was holding his smartphone tightly in his hand made it clear that he would call the police if anything happened.
“Sugella!”
The president’s eyes, looking at me, were filled with respect.
These were my current stats.
Most people couldn’t resist my hypnosis at all.
“Who are the celebrities in the company right now?”
“There are no celebrities, but there are trainees who are preparing for their debut.”
“Hehe… I will personally bestow grace upon those trainees. Guide me.”
“Thank you! The trainees will be very happy with the apostle’s grace!”
The plan to conquer Korea was progressing smoothly.
***
When I had taken over more than half of the entertainment industry in Korea and increased the number of followers to over 300,000, the people of Elpis came to the headquarters of the Red Sea Church, where I was.
There were three of them in total.
Park Hae-jun.
A man with a sturdy build of 180cm, wearing a hoodie. He didn’t recognize me, but we had met before. I had encountered him when I was playing around with the Ho family as Jeokgwang.
At that time, Park Hae-jun had restrained my body using telekinesis. If it hadn’t been for a moment, I might have died.
‘If he had burst my body with telekinesis, he could have killed me right away.’
I knew the reason why he couldn’t. Unlike his appearance, Park Hae-jun’s mental strength wasn’t that strong. Park Hae-jun didn’t have the resolve to kill someone directly using telekinesis.
I also knew the muscular man in his 30s next to Park Hae-jun.
‘…Kang Tae-sung. He looks exactly like the description in the original work.’
This guy, as expected of someone from Elpis, naturally had a system ability. His ability was cloning. In some ways, it was a more troublesome ability than Park Hae-jun’s.
Park Hae-jun and Kang Tae-sung stood as if they were escorting someone.
The last one was a woman.
“Mr. Seong Yu-jin. We are members of a global organization called Elpis. We are currently cooperating with the Korean government. I don’t like to waste time, so I’ll get straight to the point. Disband the Red Sea Church.”
She was a black-haired woman wearing a neat suit. Her straight eyes sparkled under her sharply defined eyebrows.
Looking at her, I felt my heart flutter. Just imagining such a haughty and upright woman under me, making a female expression, made the corners of my mouth twitch.
“…Mr. Seong Yu-jin? Are you listening?”
“Ah. I’m listening. But what’s your name? Since we’ve met like this, shouldn’t we introduce ourselves?”
“……I’m Lim Yu-na, the head of the Korean branch of Elpis.”
The Korean branch of Elpis was just these three people. There were less than 300 people with system abilities in the entire world.
And I knew Lim Yu-na’s system ability.
Clairvoyance.
The ability to see through walls, see through clothes, and see not only the naked body but also the internal organs.
It might seem useless compared to other abilities, but clairvoyance gains additional abilities as the level increases. You can see things far away, or see the future that will happen in about 10 seconds.
‘At this time, she should be able to see the future.’
With the ability to know the future only 10 seconds ahead, you couldn’t do much.
“Hehe…”
I deliberately let out a hollow laugh to set the mood. In my head, I was just thinking about how to get Lim Yu-na. If I could somehow get Lim Yu-na, ruling Korea wouldn’t be difficult.
“I don’t know much about Elpis, but I know you’re from the government. But to suddenly tell me to disband the Red Sea Church? Are you kidding me?”
“This is not our opinion but the government’s order. The government sees the Red Sea Church as very dangerous. If necessary, they will forcibly disband the Red Sea Church by mobilizing public power.”
“…Public power? Did I hear that right?”
“You heard correctly. Mr. Seong Yu-jin. The government knows that you are the real owner of the Red Sea Church. Let’s end this on good terms. If we end it here, the government will not ask you anything about the Red Sea Church.”
Lim Yu-na said, looking straight at me. It was true that the government felt threatened. Currently, the Red Sea Church had its hands in the media and entertainment industry, and no one knew what kind of crazy things these cult fanatics might do.
“Hmm. But why did you, who are affiliated with Elpis, come? Shouldn’t it be a government official, at least a vice-minister level? Do you perhaps have the authority of a vice-minister?”
“……We are also government officials. We don’t have the authority of a vice-minister, but…”
“Then why did you come? If you came just to say that, please go back now.”
I had a guess as to why Lim Yu-na came, but I pretended not to know.
“Our Elpis is a global organization to manage system ability users like Mr. Seong Yu-jin. Mr. Seong Yu-jin, you have a problem, but there is still a chance. Disband the Red Sea Church and come to our Elpis.”
I straightened my back as if I was surprised. Of course, it was an act.
“……So you guys also have system abilities. The fact that there is still a chance means… you can arrest me or kill me?”
“Yes. We can arrest Mr. Seong Yu-jin. Even if we kill you, we will not be criticized or judged by the law.”
“Because I have a system ability? But do you know what kind of ability I have?”
“……We assume it’s a lightning system ability. Isn’t that why you’re called the Apostle of Lightning?”
“I can walk on water, though.”
“We think that’s a trick using your lightning ability.”
“What will happen if I refuse Lim Yu-na’s offer here?”
“We will arrest Mr. Seong Yu-jin here. We will prepare a special prison just for you. You will have to live there for the rest of your life, so you should like it.”
“……”
Lim Yu-na threatened me without batting an eye. She completely believed that it was the right thing to do.
I stared at her and chuckled.
“Lim Yu-na, if you become my woman… I might not be unable to join Elpis.”
“You bastard!!”
It wasn’t Lim Yu-na but Park Hae-jun who was furious at my words. Lim Yu-na blocked the furious Park Hae-jun with one arm.
“Branch manager, since he’s coming out like that, why don’t we just arrest him?”
Kang Tae-sung said, swaggering. Unlike his attitude, his eyes were shining fiercely.
“Haha… You seem to underestimate me a lot.”
I let out a dry laugh and raised my right hand. Crackle. With a familiar sound, blue lightning swirled around my right hand.
“Stop!!!”
Suddenly, Lim Yu-na shouted.
Everyone’s gaze turned to her. Lim Yu-na’s face was covered in cold sweat. The corners of her eyes were trembling. Park Hae-jun and Kang Tae-sung hid their hostility and prioritized protecting her.
‘…She must have seen the future. I don’t know what kind of future it is, but… it must be a future where I overwhelm them.’
If it was a future where they were advantageous, they wouldn’t have bothered to stop me.
There was only one thing I was worried about. In the future she saw, did I use hypnosis or not? I had no intention of using hypnosis right now, but I couldn’t rule out the possibility that I might have used it impulsively.
Lim Yu-na bit her lip slightly and then opened it again.
“…Mr. Seong Yu-jin. We will step back here, but please seriously consider our words. This is my business card. If you are willing to join Elpis, please contact me.”
I readily accepted her business card. It was a beautiful woman’s business card. There was no reason not to accept it.
They turned around and tried to leave the room.
“It’s too late.”
Lim Yu-na’s legs stopped. She looked at me.
“Even if I order the disbandment, the followers will not obey.”
“……Mr. Seong Yu-jin. Such excuses will not work. You are responsible for the Red Sea Church.”
They left.
