Synopsis

The chapter begins with the Pope getting permission to purify the dead, and then the group begins searching for Leader Choi, discovering a large crater indicating a fierce battle. They realize something is off and that Leader Choi's mana is present, but he is missing. Eventually they break through a subspace barrier and find Leader Choi brainwashed. Choi reveals the antagonist is controlling others, and the Pope agrees to help save them by fighting the antagonist.