Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 2



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Episode 2. surviving child

The black-haired man looked at the burning village with an expressionless face. The pure white holy armor with the ‘Code of Light’ emblem engraved on it showed that he was a fairly high-ranking paladin. However, even while the entire village was burning and ordinary people were being massacred, his expression did not change.

Rather, he opened his mouth coldly.

“There is an escape route to the east. “Women and children will soon be running away, so send soldiers there.”

Then, Death Knight, who was playing the violin next to him, paused for a moment and changed his tone. As the sound of violins pierced through the noise of the fire, some of the skeleton soldiers began to move east.

Death Knight said while playing the violin.

“Shouldn’t you have told me earlier?”

“I know of more than 10 escape routes from this village. To be sure, we have to make sure they don’t know our movements. “You also have to look at the situation.”

The Death Knight still seemed suspicious of the man. However, Carlsen Milter, leader of the Milichar Holy Knights who guarded the front lines of the Baekje Empire, did not even pay attention to the Death Knight.

Carlsen Milter.

Among the Holy Knights of the Baekje Empire, he was so powerful that he was called the Saint of the Sword. It was natural that he would rise to the rank of angel after his death, and there were even rumors that he might reach the ‘hierarchy of famous angels’, where he would be given a name by God.

But he decided to apostatize.

When he revealed his true colors, not only his fellow knights, but even the Immortal Order that had decided to accept him had a hard time believing it.

Then, Carlsen offered up all of his knights to prove his faith. And as if that wasn’t enough, I received a ‘special’ mission from the Black Empire and came here.

“With this, all the vessels that could become the seeds of disaster have disappeared.”

Death Knight muttered.

The village they attacked was one of the secretly hidden places within the Baekje Empire. Just revealing the existence of this village would have been stigmatized as an act of apostasy, but it was eventually revealed by Carlsen.

However, not only Carlsen but also the upper echelons of the church did not know why this place was so hidden. Protecting and destroying are simply carried out by the secret orders of the gods.

“The east side is finished. Now, how about taking a quick look around?”

Death Knight asked Carlsen as if provoking him.

Thanks to Carlsen, both the spire and defensive walls protecting the village were disabled. However, during the apostasy, Carlsen never personally swung his sword at anyone.

All he did was trap and capture his knights, kill them with skeleton soldiers, and tear down walls and spires when attacking villages.

The Death Knight’s words were a question of whether it was time to get blood on one’s hands.

Carlsen stared at the burning village without any expression and then moved his horse. The trained war horse walked into the ruins, heedless of the flames.

***

“Huh, huh!”

Isaac was running with difficulty. There were skeleton soldiers everywhere. It was increasing as time went by.

‘No matter how crazy the difficulty was, it wasn’t this bad… … .’

Isaac thought so even though he was dizzy. His survival was the result of a combination of coincidence and luck. Even if it weren’t for the weak Nephilim, it would have been difficult to get through this situation.

Moreover, in the game, you will not feel tired or dizzy if you lose some blood until your HP is depleted. However, even taking a step was becoming difficult, as if proving that the world that Isaac was now in was not a game but reality.

At that time, Isaac felt that the movements of the skeleton soldiers were strange. Instead of attacking Isaac, the skeleton soldiers were cornering him.

Before I knew it, Isaac was crowded into the corner of the collapsed wall.

And someone appeared among the skeleton soldiers.

As soon as Isaac saw him, he felt as if his breath had stopped.

Carlsen Milter.

The 8th strongman of the continent, the tip of the sword of the Baekje Empire, and the sword saint also known as the Skull Crusher.

From today onwards, Carlsen Milter, the leader of the Holy Knights of Militia, who was called the worst apostate in the past 100 years, was in front of me. In the Nameless Chaos worldview, it was a being called the final boss depending on the faction.

‘A single skeleton soldier is too much, but here?’

Isaac felt hopeless.

But thanks to you, I realized what moment it was.

This is the very moment when ‘Apostate Carlsen Milter’, the boss of Nameless Chaos, becomes corrupted.

Even though there was a Death Knight by his side wearing huge heavy armor, bright blue eyes, and holding a violin, Carlsen’s presence was overwhelming. The moment Isaac saw Carlsen, he felt the world condensing.

‘You can’t run away.’

The atmosphere was exactly as depicted in the game. The player’s characters’ mental power is lowered and they feel depressed just by encountering Carlsen. Carlsen captivated Isaac with his powerful presence.

At that time, a loud voice was heard from the Death Knight. It was not a sound coming from the throat, but a sound coming from the air trembling.

“It’s a kid, what’s it like? I guess it would be okay if you took us and added one more apostate. “He’s still a child, so I don’t think there’s anything he can’t do with our teachings.”

However, Carlsen looked at Isaac and silently drew his sword.

“No, wait. Carlsen. Didn’t you hear me? Because it’s a child. “There is no need to kill.”

“I came all the way here to kill that thing.”

Carlsen muttered as if he felt something instinctively. This may be the most important moment in his plan. The massacre of believers or the betrayal of comrades are nothing. It was more important to kill the child in front of me right now.

And Carlsen intended to faithfully carry out that mission.

Carlsen passed the Death Knight and walked towards Isaac.

The distance became close enough for Isaac to look into Carlsen’s eyes. It was difficult to find any emotion or skepticism in his eyes.

And not a single hesitation could be seen in Carlsen’s appearance as he wielded the sword.

Isaac reflexively pulled his body back, but the blade continued to cut into his chest.

Fresh blood spurted out from his chest.

‘Die.’

Isaac felt empty and alone.

He was alone in this world.

There was no family, friends, or acquaintances in this world to remember him. There was not even a religion to explain the afterlife. He had never been religious, even when he was ‘Isaac’, but he did not believe in God, even in this world where God actually existed.

But when the last moment came, Isaac realized what solitude was.

If only there was someone to protect me… … .

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

At that moment, his heart exploded.

What exploded with fresh blood was a huge bundle of tentacles.

As if a knife had been cut into an inflated balloon, a group of gigantic tentacles burst out in a flood. The huge tentacle immediately swallowed up Carlsen, who was in front of him.

Carlsen reflexively raised the knife, but by then his entire body had already been chewed into pieces. He didn’t realize what was happening until the moment his skull was crushed by thick molars.

“Uh—.”

The Death Knight noticed something strange and made a dumb noise, but it was too late to move.

The group of tentacles did not stop at Carlsen, but also swept away the group of skeleton soldiers around them. The skeleton soldiers were instantly crushed and broken, scattering like grains of sand swept away by the waves. The moment the Death Knight turned his horse, a red tentacle passed over him.

The skeletal horse ran furiously, wearing only the lower body of the Death Knight. The lower body clattered and fell from the horse to the ground.

The tentacles swept all over the place, then chewed and swallowed what was thrown into their mouths.

Quad deud deuk. Crunch, crack, crack.

Regardless of whether it was iron, bone, or flesh, it was crushed with a thunderous sound. The tentacle seemed to have chewed and swallowed the whole thing and then slowly got sucked into Isaac’s chest.

The surroundings were suddenly filled with silence.

Even after seeing it all, there was only one person who survived.

Isaac looked at his chest with a dumbfounded expression. As if what he had experienced was not a lie, only a scar remained, just as Carlsen had cut. And as if teasing him, messages began to appear in front of him.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Preyed on ‘Carlsen Milter (EX)’.]

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

[Physical abilities increase significantly.]

[Faith ability increases significantly.]

[You have acquired the Sentinel’s Lighthouse (EX).]

[error. The level of the prey target is excessively high compared to the character, so digestion is delayed.]

[‘Agent of Chaos’ cooldown time: 30 days]

Isaac felt sick to his stomach. I hoped this was all a dream or an illusion.

“Ugh.”

But for some reason, I burped even though I hadn’t eaten anything.

And soon a violent drowsiness assailed him. Isaac was unable to withstand his sinking eyelids and soon collapsed.

***

Takkak.

As dawn broke, a man arrived in front of the village ruins. He became thoughtful and quickly jumped off his horse to look around, but all he could see was the embers of the ruins and the cold dew settling on them.

‘Damn it.’

The first man to arrive, Gebel, hurried into the village, mumbling curses under his breath.

Even though it was such a large attack, no guards or Holy Knights had yet arrived. Gebelman, who lives in a nearby monastery, saw the smoke rising and rode his horse all night before arriving.

By now, the territory’s guards and the nearby Holy Knights would all be flocking in, but all they would see were corpses and ruins. Gebel knew very well why support was so late.

‘Incompetent religious priests!’

It was because of Carlsen Milter’s apostasy.

The church was aware of signs of Carlsen’s apostasy. However, the fact that Carlsen, a saint and hero, committed apostasy was sure to cause great shock and disquiet to the believers. While they were hesitating to handle things quietly, Carlsen entered the center of the Baekje Kingdom and invaded the village.

The church, which belatedly realized the situation, notified monasteries, cathedrals, and Holy Knights in each region and instructed them to respond, but it was too late.

The path Geber walked was filled with ruins. The body was not visible.

‘of course. Because no corpses, living or dead, are left in the place where the Immortal Cult invades… … .’

This was because both were eventually turned into undead.

However, we quickly moved to find any survivors who might be there. Fortunately or unfortunately, Gebel soon discovered something.

I saw debris and corpses strewn about, along with the smell of blood.

‘There’s a body left?’

Gebel felt perplexed. Buddhist cults usually sweep up even a single piece of bone without hesitation. This is because bones are their resource and life.

There is only one case where they leave a body behind.

When you have to run away in a hurry.

Gebel could see weapons, corpses, and the remains of the Skeleton Soldiers of the Immortal Cult scattered all over the area.

“What is this…?” … .”

The walls and the ground were dented as if they had been scratched with a huge scythe. Even the remains of the skeleton soldiers were strewn about, as if they had been bitten off with their teeth. I couldn’t figure out what had created these marks.

‘Carlsen? Or did an angel appear?’

Perhaps an angel appeared to protect the sacred place. Gebel had a glimmer of hope and began a hasty search of the surrounding area.

But all that caught his fingers were dusty bits of stone and cold corpses.

Gebel thought that perhaps the angel had appeared not for protection but for punishment.

In that case, the only thing here would be a corpse.

Patter.

At that time, part of the pile of stones caught on Gebel’s fingertips collapsed.

Gebel found the child buried in the pile.

The child’s complexion was pale. Gebel froze for a moment when she saw her child’s face. He took a deep breath, walked over to the child, and examined his condition.

Fortunately, he was still breathing. There were cuts on her forehead and on her chest, but they seemed to be her old scars and had healed.

Gebel instinctively felt that it was no coincidence that the child survived. And I am confident that it is definitely related to the sudden retreat of the Immortal Order.

But at the same time, Gebel felt that the child’s existence should be hidden for the same reason.

‘If the retreat of the Immortal Church is due to this child, the Church will raise this child to become another Carlsen.’

Gebel took off his cloak and covered his face as if hiding a child.

He held the child in his arms and looked blankly at the fog-filled ruins. As he thought about how to safely hide the child, he suddenly remembered the monastery where he was entrusted.

The monastery was already raising many orphans.

That place would be a good place to hide this child.