Chapter 1374 - 1373: The Pope Passes Away

Kidd slowly opened his eyes upon hearing footsteps. When he saw Lin Fan in front of him, Kidd forced a dangerous smile onto his face, but his complexion was as pale as paper, making his smile look rather bleak!

Kidd spoke in a weak tone, "You've come?"

Lin Fan nodded. He walked up to Kidd and asked, "What on earth happened?"

"Clint came!" Kidd did not hide anything and spoke the truth!

"Clint?"

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow in surprise!

Since the tomb exploration, Clint had vanished, leaving no trace for half a year. Unexpectedly, when Lin Fan heard of Clint again, it was from Kidd's mouth!

Moreover, it seemed that Kidd's injuries were undoubtedly related to Clint!

"Wasn't Clint beaten by you last time? Why is it like this?" Lin Fan asked!

"Things aren't the same now. Clint has become very strong, even my Pharaoh's staff can't kill him!" Kidd said.

"Even the Pharaoh's staff doesn't work?" Lin Fan was once again surprised!

Previously, Lin Fan had witnessed Kidd wielding the Pharaoh's staff, emanating golden beams of light akin to a laser gun, terrifying beyond words!

But now, even the Pharaoh's staff couldn't subdue Clint. It was unimaginable how terrifying his current power had become!

"What on earth happened?" Lin Fan asked.

Kidd didn't hesitate and recounted the events to Lin Fan, for he had a matter to entrust to Lin Fan, leaving nothing undisclosed!

Kidd said, "Now, Clint can actually utilize the powerful qi of your Huaxia martial artists!"

"Utilize... powerful qi!"

Lin Fan was shocked once more!

The powerful qi was something only the Huaxia people had mastered so far!

Of course, it wasn't that foreigners were unsuitable, but mastering powerful qi required training from a young age, and the major sects of the Huaxia Martial Arts wouldn't casually teach foreigners, making it difficult for anyone outside the Huaxia Martial World to cultivate it!

Furthermore, releasing the powerful qi, which involves projecting it outwards, requires reaching the level of dark force!

Dark force is not something easily achieved. Lin Fan had spent two whole decades to reach this level, but Clint disappeared for only half a year and could already project powerful qi, reaching dark force, or even stronger!

Clint's power was already extremely terrifying, and the prospect of him mastering the powerful qi sent chills down one's spine!

Kidd continued, "When you went to explore the ancient tomb in the sheepskin scroll, Clint also followed, and reportedly, he obtained a scroll. Could it have something to do with this scroll?"

"I'm not sure. At the time, there were two scrolls, and I only got one, which is still with my master. I haven't looked at it yet. The other was seized by Clint!" Lin Fan said.

"If I'm not mistaken, it surely has to do with that scroll, or Clint couldn't possibly have cultivated powerful qi. If I had known this day would come, I should have killed him back then!" Kidd sighed!

"Enough of such nonsense. How are you feeling now?"

While asking, Lin Fan had already reached out to grab Kidd's wrinkled wrist, diagnosing his pulse, letting a trace of powerful qi enter his wrist to check his condition!

To Lin Fan's shock, Kidd's heart was almost shattered, slowly oozing heart blood. Without his century-old cultivation protecting his heart, he would have died already!

Nevertheless, Kidd's vitality was slowly fading, and death was only a matter of time!

After retracting his hand, Lin Fan sighed deeply and said to Kidd, "I'm afraid... you should prepare yourself!"

"I know my body well. I called you here to entrust some matters to you!" Kidd said!

"Entrust them to me?" Lin Fan looked quite surprised!

His current position as the Holy Knight Order Leader was due to cooperation with the Church, and Lin Fan was a staunch atheist, with no belief in any gods. To be honest, he felt hardly qualified to accept Kidd's trust!

Kidd nodded and spoke in a gradually weaker voice, "After Clint appeared this time, he threatened that the Church would pay a price. I fear he might act against the Church's followers, so I hope you can take over my position, become the new Pope, and protect my followers!"

"Me, become the Pope?" Lin Fan asked in astonishment; this was something he had never imagined!

Mansite was equally shocked upon hearing this, as the Pope should be a core member of the Church. Although Lin Fan, as the Holy Knight Order Leader, was considered core, everyone knew Lin Fan wasn't truly one of the Church!

"Your Holiness, isn't this a bit rash?" Mansite said!

"I have my considerations!"

Kidd waved his hand, signaling Mansite not to speak further.

Then, Kidd looked at Lin Fan and said, "I don't have much time left. Many matters can't be handled, and given the current situation where the Church is threatened by enemies, only force can resolve it. Therefore, I hope you can inherit my position to protect my followers!"

"Isn't Mansite more suitable?" Lin Fan asked!

"No! Mansite is still young and needs a lot more training, while you're different. You have the ability to lead, making you more suitable to inherit this position. As for the future, if you tire of it, you can pass it on to someone else, but I hope that until the Blood Clan is destroyed, you can properly protect my followers!"

As Kidd spoke, he grabbed the Pharaoh's staff beside him, using what seemed like all his strength to lift and place it into Lin Fan's hands!

"Mr. Tyrant, this is my last wish before I die. Please don't refuse!"

Kidd clasped Lin Fan's hands around the Pharaoh's staff and gently patted the back of his hand, a serene expression appearing on his face, as if he had no more regrets!

Then Kidd slowly closed his eyes, a faint smile at his lips, his breathing shallow, his vitality dissipating gradually!

After a long while, Kidd was completely motionless, like a corpse. Even the slight rising and falling of his sunken chest had now come to a complete stop!

Lin Fan looked at the peaceful face of Kidd, then at the Pharaoh's staff in his hand, clutching it tightly, he solemnly said, "Rest assured, I won't disappoint you. Farewell, the gates of heaven will open for you, and God will welcome you!"