Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 21



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Episode 21. God of Plague (3)

fluttering.

Isaac wore the thick robes worn by monks.

It was difficult to recognize who he was, as he was already close to the height of an adult and had his hood pulled down too deep.

At her waist, she was equipped with the Sword of Judgment, which had not yet been returned to Isolde.

What Isaac would do from now on was something no one should know about.

Isaac went out into the dark hallway. As I gazed at one corner of the hallway, the Descendant of Chaos appeared, lingering between the cracks in the wall.

“let’s go.”

Isaac led the Descendants of Chaos and headed to the source of the plague that he had found.

Over the past few days, Isaac has unleashed his Chaos Spawns to find the source of the plague. The result has finally appeared.

‘Was it two years ago when you first saw the plague boar?’

At the time, I thought it was just an endemic disease.

But looking at the current situation, it was clear that it was not just a plague. Isaac smelled intrigue and intrigue in this plague.

At least something intelligent had been targeting the monastery for several years. However, he did not have the strength to break through the monastery, so he waited.

And we are finally on the verge of seeing results. This guy will try to put an end to it.

The Descendant of Chaos who was leading suddenly changed direction and headed inside through the gap blocked by the planks.

‘huh?’

Isaac stopped, puzzled.

This board was a temporary wall blocking the closed basement.

Since the attack started outside the monastery, it was naturally assumed that the subject of the attack would also be outside. However, the Son of Chaos was clearly heading to the basement of the monastery now.

Isaac thought for a moment, then used his sword as a lever to tear down the temporary walls one by one. He had no choice but to check whatever it was. Isaac stepped through the broken rubble onto his stairs.

At that moment, a message came down from nameless chaos.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Nameless chaos abhors this sanctuary.]

[Nameless Chaos wants to ‘purify’ this desecrated sanctuary.]

[A reward of chaos awaits you.]

‘sanctuary?’

Isaac listened to the message. It was a message I had never heard before.

Nameless Chaos didn’t even care when Isaac prayed to the Code of Light or studied the scriptures in the chapel.

The same thing happened even if you cursed or openly criticized the tentacle. But now, Nameless Chaos was more disgusted than ever about something beneath these stairs.

‘There is something there.’

***

A lukewarm and sticky wind came from under the stairs. Isaac frowned at the subtle warmth he felt even though it was winter.

It was as warm as if I was buried in fat, sweaty flesh.

Then Isaac felt the tentacle on his left hand twitch. His hand moved reflexively and swung his sword.

Snap! A rat that was jumping from a pillar towards Isaac was cut in half by the sword and fell. The dismembered rat was almost the size of a small dog.

“What a pig…” … .”

The tentacles twitched again.

puck.

The rat that was kicked by the foot screamed and ran away. As if responding to the scream, crouching red eyes began to sprout from the darkness. Isaac, who had been hunting rats for several years, recognized them all as rats.

“Ha, you rats. “There was no end to how much I tried to hold on to it, but it was pouring out of here?”

Isaac could understand why there were endless rats. Something was constantly creating rats in the basement of the monastery. Isaac and Gebel were blocking the attack of the plague without them knowing.

The noise of the surroundings began to spread. Countless swarms of rats began to move in unison. Isaac straightened his sword at the sight of a swarm of rats moving like wild grass.

The rats rushed in bravely, everyone and everyone. When rats are alone, they are not a big deal, but when their numbers increase, they mercilessly attack opponents larger than themselves.

Moreover, they had already made wolves, bears, and wild boars their victims by taking advantage of the darkness, which made it difficult to predict what was ahead.

But this time the opponent was different.

Knock, quad knock!

The moment Isaac swung his sword like a golf club, a gust of wind rose and five or six rats flew away. The rats that bounced off hit the wall and turned into blood stains. However, the rats were so engrossed in their madness that they did not properly realize what had happened.

Isaac calmly retreated, cutting, stabbing, and dismembering the attacking rats one by one. Even with his red eyes flowing like waves, there was no hesitation or hesitation in his sword strike.

Squeak, squeak!

Only when the smell of blood became stronger than the smell of mold or plague around them did the rats begin to hesitate. Even though so many rats rushed at him, not one left a trace of their teeth on Isaac.

Even if I did manage to get on top, I couldn’t get inside because Isaac had tied a thick robe around my legs and arms. When Isaac came to exterminate the source of the plague, he had already expected an attack by a swarm of rats.

‘It’s like a swarm of rats. It doesn’t matter how many there are.’

Even after swinging the sword several times, Isaac’s breathing was almost the same as usual. He didn’t have to use swordsmanship or concentrate while cutting down rats and the like.

It was thanks to a privilege he received when he was 14 years old.

[You can prey on low-level beasts at any time.]

This didn’t just mean that you could eat a rat using its tentacles. That meant that the relationship between Isaac and the mouse became as different as that between a lion and a chick.

As the perfect top predator.

It doesn’t matter to the lion whether there are a hundred or a thousand chicks. In Isaac’s eyes, he could read the movements of the swarm of rats one by one, and despite their countless numbers, he felt no fear at all.

Additionally, Isaac had other blessings.

[The plague giant bear’s ‘predation’ perk demonstrates its mighty power.]

[The Plague Wolf’s ‘predation’ perk improves its weak point tracking ability.]

The plague beasts that Isaac had been devouring so far had also become his power again.

Isaac used his ability to track weaknesses to find gaps in the swarms of rats, and killed them all at once with his tireless strength. He didn’t even feel the need to use proper swordsmanship to deal with these lowly beasts.

Normally, Isaac, who entered the plague den, would have coughed or shown signs of weakness at this point. However, there was no problem, perhaps thanks to the ability to resist the plague.

‘You’re starting to hesitate.’

Before they knew it, the rats realized that there were more corpses around than there were themselves.

Rats are clever animals. When its forces gather, it will rush at a stronger opponent mercilessly, but if it thinks it can’t win, it will abandon all its friends and run away. Soon, fear and panic began to spread among the rats. At that moment, Isaac saw the gap between the rats in his eyes.

thud.

Isaac rushed forward at once and swung his tentacles.

The tentacle split into several branches and wrapped around the rats like a rake.

Puff puff puff!

The rats stuck on the wall burst out like mosquitoes.

The tentacles ravenously feasted on the rats and devoured them. The offspring of Chaos who had come with Isaac also took advantage of the opportunity to catch a rat and suck its bodily fluids.

The rats were completely frightened by the sudden feast of slaughter and ran away between the walls. But Isaac had no intention of leaving them alone.

‘I’m going to have to end this today.’

Isaac planted parasites on the rats that were still rolling around on the floor. Mice infected with parasites convulsed and then split apart with a loud popping sound. From those corpses, five or six chaos offspring were born.

“Kill and eat all the rats.”

The Chaos offspring born from rats are not very strong. However, it has enough strength to easily deal with about 10 rats. Anyway, the lifespan of a descendant of chaos is at most one week. The Chaos Children that Isaac had already released on the mountain began to move after receiving the same command.

The descendants of chaos disappeared through the cracks in the walls, leaving only the thick smell of blood and silence around them.

Isaac felt a sudden hunger.

As with the ‘flesh storage’, using the tentacle’s ability to quickly digest what it has already preyed on. And if you use the tentacle’s ability when you haven’t fully feasted, Isaac’s own stamina will be consumed.

For the past few days, Isaac was unable to eat properly as he was concentrating on quarantine and treatment. The reason it was still able to maintain itself was because the tentacles had previously devoured wolves and bears to the point of bursting.

Of course, the hunger I felt now did not mean that I had run out of predatory animals. It was the emotional emptiness I felt as it was digested every time I used my abilities.

‘that’s enough.’

Take a picture.

Then a rat appeared from the darkness. It was a half-rotten rat with two heads.

Isaac instinctively realized that it was no ordinary rat.

[Follow me.]

A message came into Isaac’s head. Then the two-headed rat turned and disappeared into the darkness. It was not the nameless voice of chaos, nor the voice of a descendant of chaos.

Isaac smiled at the thought that his prediction had come true.

They solved the plague and discovered what was controlling the infected animals.

Isaac followed obediently as the other person said.

And I quenched my appetite in anticipation of my partner appearing soon.

I was already feeling extremely hungry.

***

The road going underground became increasingly rough and rough. Isaac suddenly felt that the architectural style around him had changed. It was not the neat and solidly built structure of a monastery, but rather a rustic style that felt somewhat old.

By examining the pictures and patterns carved on the walls, Isaac was able to confirm that the monastery was built on some ancient structure.

‘As expected.’

Isaac had been here before.

To be exact, it came while I was playing ‘Nameless Chaos’.

So much so that it feels very familiar.

Tuk. Isaac reached the last step of the stairs. There was a fairly large space in the basement at the bottom of the stairs. It was now a crumbling ruin, but judging by its scale and the size of the altar, it was clear that there was something quite revered there.

And on that altar lay the one who had once enjoyed glory here.

It was a huge rat.

The rat was as big as the giant bear that Gebel had fought. However, the torso was so big and the limbs were so short that it seemed difficult to move. Only the belly was swollen and writhing in a deformed manner, glowing bluish-green.

The giant rat stared at Isaac with its green eyes shining.

[How dare you let a lowly creature interfere with the plans of the great one… … What are you doing?]

Isaac burst out laughing at the giant rat’s words. The moment he was about to say something, the giant rat let out a roar.

[Shut up, creature. I’m not asking you. No such thing as a delicate creature would dare detect and interfere with my plan. There must be someone controlling you behind you. Don’t hide, come out.]

“You’re laughing so hard, you little pig.”

The dungeon was filled with silence for a moment. The giant rat stared at Isaac and then let out a voice.

[Do you know who you are talking to now? I am… … .]

“It’s Jihillet, the hawksbill rat.”

Hawksbill Jihillet.

The god of plague and the mother of 10,000 mice.

The nickname given by users is ‘Rat Pig’.

Isaac has now realized the identity of this place. This monastery where Isaac lived for the past few years was actually a fairly famous dungeon in ‘Nameless Chaos’.

A cave filled with unclean plague gods and their apostles.

In other words, if things were to go as planned, two years after the start of the Dawning Army, the monastery would be wiped out due to a plague or all the people would leave and it would fall into ruins.

‘But not anymore.’

Isaac thought as he leisurely looked at Jihillet, whom he had defeated hundreds of times while working hard in the game.

‘If I eat all that, my stomach will explode.’