Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 18



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Episode 18 Heretic Questioner (4)

The jackdaw flapped its wings as if it sensed something foreign as the parasite burrowed into its body. But the parasite calmed the jackdaw by blocking its senses.

“hmm?”

Gebel, who heard the sound of the jackdaw flapping, raised his head, but Isaac had already retrieved the tentacle.

When the jackdaw started flying in a certain direction, Gebel changed direction.

“Isaac, come this way!”

“yes!”

Isaac followed Gebel. He was already fully aware of the surrounding situation and the path to take through the jackdaw. In particular, he was looking closely at what was happening around the Inquisitors.

The entire place was a mess, with trees fallen and smashed. Several wolves were wandering nearby.

‘There are five, six wolves… … No, eight? ‘That’s quite a lot.’

What the wolves were surrounding was a person wearing thick robes and armor. It was not difficult for Isaac to recognize that he was an Inquisitor.

Although it was a long distance, the Heretic Questioner clearly looked tired. I was just barely holding on. If you fall, you will immediately become food for wolves. Isaac moved as soon as he arrived, controlling his breathing so he could move.

‘I don’t think we’ll be able to fight for long. I hope they still have the strength to fight… … .’

At that time, Isaac suddenly felt strange.

‘But why is the surrounding area so devastated? There’s no way the wolves did it like that… … ‘Is the Heretic Questioner that strong?’

If he was that strong, he would have easily defeated the wolves a long time ago.

Only then did Isaac discover something.

“Mr. Gebel, next to you!”

Kukukukuk!

Something that I thought was a huge rock ran towards me right next to the road I was running on. Gebel could not have predicted this sudden attack, but Isaac’s fleeting warning was enough to prepare him.

bang!

As soon as Gebel’s sword flashed, fresh blood sprayed out. The sound of the monster howling shook the winter night. The snow that had piled up on the trees poured down.

“bear? “No, is it a monster?”

It was none other than a huge bear that suddenly appeared and attacked Gebel. However, it was too large to be a simple bear. It was so big that it looked like it could break down the door of a monastery.

In addition, the strong stench wafting through the wind was severe. It was not the sting of an ordinary animal.

Isaac recalled a memory from the past.

‘It smells the same as when you kill a plague wild boar.’

Although it was hard to see because it was covered in darkness, the bear’s appearance at first glance was not normal. He showed signs of loss of hair and rough skin, as if he were sick. I didn’t think I could even feel the pain from Gebel’s wounds.

“Isaac!”

Gebel shouted as he stood facing the giant plague bear.

“Check the Heretic Questioner!”

There were already wounds on the bear’s body that looked like they had been inflicted by the Heretic Questioner, but despite this, its strength was enormous.

But Isaac wasn’t worried about Gebel. If Gebel’s skills are anything to go by, it will only be a matter of time. Considering its size, it may take some time.

Isaac ran towards the Heretic Questioner.

***

Crumble, rumble!

The pack of wolves barked fiercely at the Heretic Questioner, who gave off a strong smell of iron. They had been pushing the Heretic Questioner for several hours, but while the opponent was bleeding and running away, they had already defeated four of their colleagues.

But that, too, was now coming to an end. After endless group hunting, the opponents were all already dead. The leader of the wolf pack thought the only thing left was the end.

Passyuk!

Until Isaac came out of the grass and plunged his knife into the captain’s neck.

Isaac, who was already looking down at the situation, chose the strongest-looking wolf among the wolf pack and immediately subdued him for a surprise effect.

The wolf leader jumped up in surprise, but he couldn’t even scream because the knife was already dug into his throat.

However, the guy didn’t get there easily either.

Clang! The wolf struggled so hard that Isaac’s old, crude sword broke.

“Holy shit… … .”

It was a mistake to insert the worn-out sword too deeply.

‘It’s so damn hard. ‘Is this a wolf?’

Isaac gave up his broken sword and kicked the bastard’s body. Fortunately, the wolves surrounding the Heretic Questioner were startled and took a step back. Isaac expected that since their leader had been defeated, the rest would just run away.

In reality, the guys looked demoralized. Pretending that Isaac’s broken sword was nothing, he crept towards the inquisitor.

The Heretic Questioner looked at the person as if he could not believe that he had appeared.

“Hey. Do you have any spare knives? Hold the knife… … .”

“… … angel?”

However, instead of lending him his sword, the Heretic Questioner fell down, muttering something absurd.

Isaac looked down at the Heretic Questioner as if he were dumbfounded.

‘What is it, a woman?’

The face revealed under the removed hood was that of a fairly young woman. Her beautiful appearance was distracting for a moment, but she wasn’t mesmerized.

Although some serious wounds were visible under the torn hood, his life did not seem to be in immediate danger. Even though he had already collapsed, he held on with superhuman patience, but when someone appeared, he seemed to let go of the tension.

‘That’s better.’

Isaac snatched the sword from the Heretic Questioner’s hand. It was a light but well-balanced knife that was much better than the one I was used to.

And the moment Isaac grabbed the knife, he was startled by the window that appeared.

[Sword of Judgment (Legendary)]

[A holy sword blessed by the Code of Light. If it touches something unclean, it generates heat and causes burns. This also applies to the person holding the sword, and if held by a qualified person, it exerts great power.]

‘Is it okay for me to hold this?’

Isaac flinched when he heard that a knife would cause burns if it touched ‘unclean things’. But he didn’t feel like the hand holding the knife would burn right away. No, on the contrary, I felt warmth flowing into the hand he was holding and my strength grew stronger.

However, it was not difficult to guess what kind of reaction would occur if the tentacles touched this sword.

‘Okay, I don’t have any other knives, so be careful…’ … .’

Isaac held his sword tightly and glared at the wolves.

The wolves seemed dispirited when another threatening enemy appeared instead of the prey they thought they had cornered. The death of the captain also played a big part in breaking their morale.

Isaac, who was out of breath and unable to swing the knife a few times, secretly expected them to run away.

At that time, a strange wind blew.

Isaac felt the stench in the wind getting stronger. As the stench covered the entire area, the wolves’ eyes became even more ferocious.

The wolves were stimulated by an intense hunger that stimulated their instincts.

Kkuk, kkkkk! Woooo!

With their fierce barking, they were confident of their numerical superiority and momentum. The only prey here is the human being in front of you.

Soon, one of the wolves lunged. At the same time, Isaac repeated once again a movement he had been repeating for years.

Most lethally with the least amount of movement.

The moment Isaac let out a short breath, the blade pierced the wolf’s chest.

chin.

It seemed as if the sword got stuck in my ribs for a moment, but the sword of judgment, like a famous sword, instantly cut through the bone and pierced the heart.

There was a strong smell of burning flesh.

Seeing that the Sword of Judgment that cut through the wolf was red-hot, it seemed like it had demonstrated its power.

However, wolves are good at hunting in packs.

While the sword was tied, two other wolves attacked Isaac, aiming for his legs and side. Without any armor, Isaac looked like easier prey than the Inquisitor.

The next moment, Isaac’s sword moved strangely once again.

Slurp, crackle, boom!

As the sword glided, the two wolves that were charging from either side were cut and fell. Isaac’s ears tingled from the loud noise that rang out later.

[Avalanche Swordsmanship: Omen (Advanced)─????-style interpretation]

“Tsk… … .”

A technique that attacks nearby enemies at speeds that exceed the speed of sound.

This was the ‘foreshadowing’ technique of Avalanche swordsmanship that Gebel showed during the day today.

Isaac imitated Gebel’s technique without practice after seeing it just once during the day.

Developing the technique itself was not difficult at all.

Some of the movements he had practiced over the past two years came naturally to him, and his body moved without a single error. He was so easy to use that it felt as if he had activated a skill.

But the aftermath was not small.

The veins in my palm were bruised as if they had burst, and the back of my hand was burning red as if it had been scorched. The pain throughout her body was also severe.

‘I can’t use it with peace of mind. There is a big difference in power from what Gebel used.’

Isaac thought as he scanned the fallen wolves.

If Gebel used it, the power of Isaac’s ‘omen’ skill was only enough to cut down two wolves.

‘The sword marks are a little different too.’

It was extremely violent, as if it had been grabbed and bitten with teeth.

The marks were so gruesome that it was doubtful whether they had been cut with a sword.

The wolves froze, as if startled by the sudden explosion. However, instead of running away, they surrounded Isaac.

Rather than believing in numerical superiority, it seemed as if his mind was being oppressed by something.

In an atmosphere where everyone felt like they were going to fight to the death, Isaac also strengthened his resolve.

‘I can’t help it.’

Of course, Isaac also had no intention of fighting to the death. Anyway, breathing was already at its limit. Isaac glanced back at the Heretic Questioner. She appeared to have completely lost her mind.

Isaac leisurely spread his left hand to the side.

If there were no eyes to see, there was no need to go through the trouble of swinging the sword.

“Then let’s see who is feeding whom.”

The tentacles began to slowly unfold, as if a crimson flower was blooming from the hand. The tentacle stretched to almost 10 meters, just like when it targeted the jackdaw, and its thickness also increased to the level of Isaac’s forearm.

Sloshing.

As the tentacles fluttered and formed a strange shape, the wolves felt something more fearful than the plague curse that had stimulated them.

Whirring, crackling!

Isaac’s tentacle flew quickly and picked up the body of the leader wolf he had killed earlier. The tentacle immediately decomposed and swallowed the wolf’s carcass with the suckers and teeth that sprouted within the tentacle.

It took less than 10 seconds for the giant wolf’s corpse to disintegrate, leaving only a few drops of blood.

The instinct in the wolves’ minds was already crying, telling them to run away immediately. But it was already too late.

Their feet were frozen with fear.

Ugh.

Isaac burped briefly and muttered.

“You come to this world and end up eating dog meat.”

***

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

After defeating the last wolf, Isaac stuck a tentacle in the back of its head. The tentacles that dug into the wolf’s neck quickly ripped through the inside of the skin and quickly sucked up the flesh and bones. The wolf was sucked in, leaving only its skin behind, and soon disappeared without even leaving behind its skin.

[Preyed on the ‘Plague Wolf’.]

[The ‘Innards of the Dead God’ perk increases intake efficiency.]

[Night vision becomes brighter.]

[Weakness tracking ability is improved.]

[Resistance to low-level diseases increases.]

[The blessing will remain until it is digested.]

‘This amount will last for a few days.’

There were a total of five wolves that Isaac preyed on. The rest could not be seen, perhaps realizing that they were targets of predation and running away.

It wasn’t my first time hunting a wolf, but it was the first time I ate such a large amount at once.

Thanks to the massive predation, the minor wounds Isaac suffered while using the Omen skill were also healed quickly. In an environment where predation was possible, it seemed like there would be less restrictions on using advanced swordsmanship.

‘I’m glad the Heretic Questioner fainted.’

If he had fought with swordsmanship alone, it would have taken longer and he could have been injured. However, if even the tentacles were mobilized, it could be overwhelmingly suppressed to this extent. Even though he’s a mediocre tentacle, he’s a reliable ally in an emergency.

Isaac took another look at the Heretic Questioner’s condition. Breathing was irregular and shallow. It was clear that if we didn’t take him away quickly, it would get worse.

Thump, thud.

Isaac turned his head in the direction of the noise.

This was where Geber was.

‘Are we still fighting?’

Isaac shared the view with the jackdaw again. The jackdaw was flying low in the sky, examining the surrounding situation.

Gebel was still fighting the giant bear.

However, the giant bear was covered in blood and one of its arms was missing, and Gebel did not see a single wound. It was obvious where the game would end up, but the giant bear still maintained its ferocious spirit.

‘Gebel is also amazing to deal with such a monster.’

If Isaac were to face a giant bear, it would probably be difficult for him to win without getting hurt. At the very least, like when he faced the wild boar, he may have won or lost by a close margin, or it may have been difficult to win.

Isaac suddenly had a strange thought while looking at the giant bear.

‘Big, fierce and violent bear… … But what will I give you as a special treat if I get into that guy’s stomach?’

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Nameless Chaos wants you to find ‘bigger prey.’]

[A reward of chaos awaits you.]