Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 29



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Episode 29. Headhunter Hunt (3)

Heinkel let go of his spear and retreated, slipping like fog.

As the spear turned into bloody dust and disappeared, Gebel stumbled and barely managed to stand on the verge of collapsing.

Anyone can see that Heinkel’s damage was worse. However, while Heinkel was looking at Gebel calmly, Gebel looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

A red mist appeared to rise from Heinkel’s wound, and quickly began to connect the flesh.

“Even though he came out from hiding inside his subordinate’s body, he actually fought back…” … You reacted quickly, paladin. “If he had the right armor and could perform miracles, he would have been a difficult opponent.”

Heinkel did not appear openly. It hid itself in the skin of its subordinate, but when it got close, it jumped out from inside the body and attacked. This was possible because he was a vampire who was free to change his form.

“… … .”

Gebel didn’t even reply. Isaac remembered that Geber had never used his miracles. I knew that he had given up his position as a paladin, but I did not think that the Code of Light had taken a miracle from him.

Heinkel’s gaze rested on Isaac for a moment. The eyes were filled with curiosity rather than caution.

Rather, he turned his wary gaze towards Isolde.

“Summon the furnace beast, Inquisitor. “Or you’ll die right away.”

“… … And the Master tamed the light outside the gap and showed it to us!”

The moment Isolde’s shout-like prayer burst out, night disappeared from the valley. The furnace beast once again revealed itself from the ashes. Heinkel Gulmar also began to melt away with a sneer on his face.

No matter how powerful a vampire was, no vampire could survive under this brilliance.

“Maybe that will delay your death a little… … .”

Soon Heinkel’s presence completely disappeared.

Under the bright light, Isaac hurriedly checked Gebel’s condition.

The wound wasn’t big. However, Walaika hunters originally consider it immoral to make their ‘game’ shed a lot of blood, so they make it a virtue not to cause serious wounds.

Gebel also had minor injuries, but appeared to have suffered severe internal injuries.

“Mr. Isaac!”

Isolde approached. The furnace beast she summoned was about the size of a small moth. It seemed like they intentionally called for something small that could keep it going for a little longer.

“sorry. I never thought that he would hide inside his subordinate’s body and then emerge by tearing his body into pieces. He thought he could hold out as long as he had Mr. Gebel and Mr. Isaac… … .”

Isaac understood Heinkel’s thoughts by looking at Isolde’s expression.

Gebel is no longer in a state to fight. Then, even if the Inquisitor summons the furnace beast, it will only temporarily drive out Heinkel. If Isolde can’t hold out any longer and sends the furnace beast back, Heinkel will attack again.

And this time, he will kill everyone in his party.

“I can’t help it.”

But there was one thing Heinkel failed to calculate.

“I will stay and entice you. “Please take Mr. Gebel and get out of the valley.”

Isolde was shocked by Isaac’s words.

“Mr. Isaac!”

“I’m not trying to make a sacrifice.”

Quite the contrary. It was a way for everyone to survive.

Isaac had a strong anger towards Heinkel… … He was feeling hungry.

“I don’t know about the Heretic Questioner, but I must let Mr. Gebel live. I have an idea, so do as I tell you. “You two go out together.”

***

Whoa whoa.

Red fog billowed through the dark crevices of the valley. Soon, the red fog gathered in one place and took on the shape of Duke Heinkel Gulmar.

The area pierced by the sword of judgment had not yet healed and was bubbling and healing. It was difficult to heal the area that was directly touched by the power.

Heinkel turned his head. Red eyes were shining in the secret darkness of the valley, where the brilliance of the furnace beast could not reach.

Heinkel spoke to those eyes in the darkness.

“Preparations are over. “If the furnace animals disappear, kill them all.”

“Yes, Duke.”

Twelve hunters emerged from the darkness.

They were all Walaika hunters.

Heinkel made a gesture, and one by one the hunters disappeared into the darkness. There were no specific operational instructions. For them, this kind of sneak attack was as common as getting a meal.

Heinkel also thought this was over. But unlike usual, the uncomfortable feeling did not go away. Heinkel looked back to see what he had missed.

‘Did you say Gebel? He was the most skilled guy, but he got stabbed in the liver, so he won’t be able to fight anymore. Aside from the furnace beast, the Heretic Inquisitor’s skills seemed to be difficult to deal with many hunters. then… … .’

Heinkel thought about the handsome knight-in-training.

I couldn’t see it clearly when it was bright, but the face I encountered in the dark was much clearer than during the day. It was definitely a memorable face. And his swordsmanship was also beyond average.

But in the end, that was it.

Heinkel was confident that he could knock it down before 10 seconds had passed.

Of course, this was a story about a time when the Walaika hunters did not choose any means or methods, because fair competition was considered perverted.

Even if he was left out, if the hunters started a wheel fight, the trainee would not be able to handle it and would collapse.

‘So what am I missing?’

Animal sense.

An instinctive sense that something was wrong was warning him strongly.

The Red Grail Club, which values ​​physical pleasure and sensation, also values ​​instinct.

Heinkel did not brush it off as unnecessary anxiety. Because he could have been a bloody warning given to him by the Red Grail.

“aide.”

Two adjutants who had not left were waiting next to Heinkel.

“There is a guy named Isaac. “Don’t deal with him carelessly. You can cut off his limbs, but if possible, capture him alive.”

Heinkel paused there for a moment and then spoke again.

“You look prettier than a girl, so you will recognize her at a glance. If you ask them to take you hostage instead of letting them go, they might accept it. Go ahead and give the instructions. ”

***

The Walaika hunters had no trouble tracking Isaac and his party in the dark. This was because the furnace beast was marking their location like a lamp.

Because it was clear that their eyes would burn if they encountered that brilliance directly, the hunters could not directly observe Isaac and his group. However, he at least surrounded them within the range where the light was fading and carefully tracked them to make sure no one escaped.

But the chase was slowly coming to an end.

The light was slowly fading, as if the furnace beast had been forced to disappear.

Walaika hunters used sign language to send signals.

In the darkness, the Walaika hunters had silhouettes as blurry as fog, but they could see each other as clear as day.

‘At this level, the Heretic Questioner would be exhausted, so it would be difficult to reach his full potential.’

‘Capture the trainee named Isaac alive if possible.’

Hunting will be easier if you only have one force to fight with.

As soon as the light began to fade, the Walaika hunters loaded their crossbows with arrows.

Eventually, the glow of the furnace beast completely faded away. In the dark valley, the only sound was the quiet sound of the wind shaking the leaves.

The hunters appeared in the valley all at once.

I was planning to make arrow skewers for everyone except Isaac. However, the tips of their arrows wandered astray.

“what… … .”

There was only Isaac standing in the dark.

Without much explanation, Isaac drew his sword and stared at the Walaika hunters quickly approaching him.

“Can something this simple be called a hunter?”

“I was tricked! “He used a furnace animal as bait!”

Without furnace animals, there is no way to deal with Walaika hunters in the middle of the night. I thought they would naturally move together since it was their only lifeline, but Isaac actually used the furnace animal as bait.

Meanwhile, Gebel and Isolde were using the doctrine of the moth to get out of the valley first.

Urgent glances were exchanged among the Walaika hunters. In an instant, the six people split in half and started moving to track Isolde and Gebel. Six others approached to capture Isaac.

“This is a guy who decided to capture him alive, even if it means cutting off his limbs. “I’m glad you surrendered on your own.”

One of the Walaika hunters sneered and shot back, as if making people listen. Normally, they would not say unnecessary things in front of their prey, but they were all angry at the fact that they had been deceived.

They thought Isaac was left behind to be bait and hostage.

But Isaac tilted his head crookedly and sneered.

“surrender?”

“If you resist, I will stab you with one finger at a time…” … .”

“Aaaahhh!”

Before I could finish speaking, a scream erupted from somewhere. This was the direction in which the six Walaika hunters chased Gebel and Isolde.

Walaika hunters consider screaming shameful because they value modesty. Although they were embarrassed, they glared at Isaac and said,

“It looks like the driver is still alive, anyway… … .”

However, the screams did not stop just once, but erupted several times in succession.

The Walaika hunters wheezed and blushed. They felt more shame for screaming than for what was happening to their comrades.

The screams that shatter the silence of the night are sufficiently vulgar even if they belong to the victim.

The only etiquette allowed in the middle of the night was the quietly flowing blood and the sound of the mokuldae swallowing the blood.

Isaac asked, standing awkwardly.

“Can’t I see what’s going on?”

In the end, as if they had no choice, they sent two more hunters just to assess the situation. The belief was that just four hunters would be enough to subdue Isaac.

“I don’t know what they’re doing, but we… … .”

“You don’t know what I’m doing. “That’s why you die here.”

The hunter made a fierce expression as Isaac kept interrupting his conversation.

However, Isaac continued speaking leisurely.

“I have been watching from where and how long you guys have been chasing me. I also saw them foolishly following along without going anywhere else. “You were always in my hands.”

gibberish.

The Walaika hunter laughed and pounced on Isaac.

Just as a pack of hyenas bite their prey at the same time, each Walaika hunter attacked, targeting different limbs. But they saw Isaac’s arm move in a completely unexpected direction.

For a moment, Isaac’s arm was bent in an incomprehensible way… … It became too long to understand.

Before I could even realize what it was, a tentacle pierced the head of one of them. The Walaika Hunter’s body swayed like a broken doll.

Isaac immediately swung his tentacle like a whip. The hunter, who was preparing after seeing his colleague being attacked, succeeded in blocking the tentacle with his sword, but the tentacle wrapped around him.

And the teeth on each of the suction cups bit the guy’s skin.

“Kwaaaaaaak!”

The screams they considered so vulgar erupted.

Isaac just swung the guy like a top.

The pieces of flesh they were biting into were torn off all at once, and fresh blood splattered everywhere. The faces of the Walaika hunters who were watching the scene frantically were drenched with their comrade’s blood.

Isaac grabbed the hunter with his tentacles and swung it like a mace towards the other. The hunter hurriedly raised his arms to block, but with enough weight and speed combined, defensive movements were meaningless.

bang. With a loud noise, the two hunters were lumped together.

[The ‘vampire’ was preyed on.]

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

[The ‘Vampirism’ perk has been acquired.]

[The ‘Blurry Shadow (Temporary)’ perk has been acquired.]

[Temporary perks remain blessed until they are extinguished.]

Isaac used his newly acquired ‘Vampirism’ perk to soak up the bodily fluids of the Walaika hunters that had been merged into one lump.

Their bodies were squeezed like balloons.

“This is what sucking blood tastes like.”

Isaac muttered coolly in the darkness.

It all happened in the blink of an eye. In an instant, the left alone Walika hunter realized that he had been mistaken.

‘That’s a trainee from the Code of Light Monastery?!’

I don’t know what being I was dealing with, but it was definitely not a being that belonged to the Code of Light.

It was a being that had crawled up from a darker, more vicious realm, a primitive and chaotic source.

Isaac said, staring into the darkness with his purple eyes.

“This is my sanctuary. “You have to pay the price for taking a wrong step.”