Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 399



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Episode 399. Under the Lamp (3)

The Graveyard Lord was terrified by the Immortal Emperor’s serious words.

He wasn’t truly afraid of Isaac, whom he had never seen before. He still had a little bit of a feeling of contempt for the young Isaac.

However, he sympathized with the feelings, messages, and oracles of the immortal emperor who made Sarkanua the cemetery lord as an angel.

Now that the word of God had come down, there was only one thing left for the Graveyard Lord to do.

Complying with the trust.

[I always obey the orders of the one who waits at the end.]

The Immortal Emperor saw the Graveyard Lord bowing his head and gave another heavy command.

[Suppress the Grail Knights and Dawn Troops coming from the west. Angels will be with you to assist you.]

The Isacrea Dawn Army has at least two more heroes protected by the Angels, even if they aren’t Isaac. The Graveyard Lords are powerful, but it would be good to have a force that can keep them in check.

Calling upon the Dead December would be a method, but he poses a great threat to the Dawn Army simply by guarding the Gehenna Prison Fortress. If the lighthouse keeper were to break his promise, the Dead December would liberate the fortress and unleash disaster.

Fortunately, the Immortal Order still had the staying power to survive the numerous Dawn Forces.

[Please select any other forces you deem necessary. I will entrust you with the summoning and command of the Lunar Eclipse Force.]

[I will accept it.]

The Graveyard Lord was somewhat surprised at the suggestion that he would hand over the authority to summon the Lunar Eclipse Army.

The Code of Light believes that the entire Eclipse Army is responsible for protecting the capital city of Ushaq, but this is not true at all. It is only a very small portion of the Eclipse Army.

While the Dawn Army has been formed 13 times, the Eclipse Army has only been called up three times in the past 300 years.

This is because a true ‘Moon Eclipse Call’ is only carried out in the worst case scenario where the Holy Land Lua is overrun or threatened.

The idea of ​​handing over that summons to the Grave Lord meant that Isaac was just as serious a threat.

The Graveyard Lord felt a great sense of responsibility and thought about the heroes he could lead.

[I will reveal the greatest power I have, Your Majesty.]

***

“… … Something is flowing blandly. Is this all?”

The day the Isacrea Dawn Army escaped the Labyrinth Valley, Ethelred muttered as she looked east outside the military barracks where they had begun preparing for camp.

As soon as he heard that, Tukhalin ran over and slapped his buttocks loudly.

Lyanna, who was by Ethelred’s side, could not even scream as she was shocked. Lyanna took a few deep breaths before she could finally speak.

“I understand that you feel the need for a harsh rebuke, but, Tukhalin! Your Majesty Aethelred is the King of Elril! Please show courtesy to the King of a nation whose legitimacy and right to rule have been granted by the gods!”

But Tukhalin just glared at Ethelred. Ethelred also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he did not show any sign of anger or pain.

“It was like the calm before the storm, Thunder Hammer. Now, if we pass through this ‘White Wilderness’, isn’t it the Holy Land of Lua? But I felt embarrassed because I passed through the Labyrinth Valley without a single fight, as I thought the enemy would stop us.”

“You heard? His Majesty Aethelred wanted to be alert in a situation where the war was going too easily!”

Tukhalin snickered at Rihanna’s words.

“Huh, right. I thought it was because I was a warmonger and never found the opportunity to gain honor and courage.”

“Other knights may feel that way, but not me. After all, I am the commander. Just taking over the Holy Land of Lua is already honor and courage enough, so why would I covet a few small skulls?”

Tukhalin, as an old man, had deep-rooted stereotypes about the Ellil believers.

Most of the time, his stereotypes were right, so he didn’t believe what Aethelred said at all. However, Tukhalin wasn’t angry because Aethelred had said something that seemed unbecoming of a commander.

“Anyway, you’d better watch your words. You… … no, there’s something like a peculiar ominous omen in the words that His Majesty speaks.”

“An ominous sign?”

“Yes. If you say, ‘Fortunately, the weather is nice today,’ it means it’s going to rain. If you say, ‘The enemies are quiet today,’ it means the enemies are coming. So even if you feel that way, you shouldn’t say it out loud.”

At Tukhalin’s words, Rihanna ended up shouting.

“Just because of such a superstition?!”

“Superstition? It’s life experience.”

Tukhalin grumbled and frowned.

“Anyway, you better be careful. The signs are not good. We are now a dagger that has entered the enemy’s territory deeper than the main force of the Dawn Army. And the fact that the enemies are nowhere to be seen means that they are preparing a hammer to strike us hard.”

“Well, I’ll be careful.”

“What are you doing?”

Then Isaac walked out from inside the barracks. Aethelred and Lyanna said nothing, but Tukhalin spoke first.

“It was nothing, Grail Knight. His Majesty Aethelred made some rash remarks about the current situation, and I overreacted a bit. The king is the face of the nation, and I was very rude.”

Isaac opened his eyes wide as if he realized what was happening.

“You mean the enemies aren’t visible? Didn’t I already tell you that there wouldn’t be any problems? But you seemed tense the whole time you were going through the Labyrinth Valley, but now you seem to have relaxed a little.”

“… … As you said, Holy Grail Knight.”

Aethelred spoke as if embarrassed. Isaac had said that there would certainly be no danger in the Labyrinth Valley, but he and his knights advanced on high alert, keeping a close eye on all sides. It was a perfect place for an ambush.

But in the end, as Isaac had said, nothing happened. However, the Grail Knight’s prospects did not end there.

“But it won’t be easy in the future. The forces of the Immortal Cult are more threatening on the plains than in these valleys.”

It is not easy to form a front line in a battle with the Immortal Cult. When dead comrades suddenly come back to life or troops hiding underground emerge, it quickly becomes a melee. The stage where it is easiest to utilize such power is, of course, the plains rather than the narrow valleys.

Until now, they had not been able to deploy strategies befitting the Immortal Cult due to the presence of the Pale and the Fortress, but now that they were approaching the Holy Land of Lua, they had to prepare for a terrifying melee.

Of course, Isaac had prepared accordingly, but he had to prepare for a difficult battle since the enemies also had brains.

“It seems that the enemy has decided to prepare for us rather than invade, so get some rest.”

“Okay.”

Isaac finished his conversation and turned around. After a while, Tukhalin followed him back to the barracks. Tukhalin looked Isaac up and down with suspicious eyes before opening his mouth.

“When will the Grail Knights return?”

***

Isaac looked at Tukhalin with an embarrassed expression.

Up until now, no one, not even Hesabel, could tell the difference between Isaac and the divided Isaac. Of course, Hesabel had been specifically told to do so.

Only Tukhalin was able to distinguish between the two.

“… … I don’t know how you can tell them apart, but Tukhalin. I am also a Holy Grail Knight, Isaac Isaacrea. Our experience, knowledge, and way of thinking are exactly the same.”

They may be a little lacking in terms of ability, since the amount of power they receive is different. But everything else is completely the same. The two are even able to share their thoughts at any time.

“I understand that you are suspicious, but I am concerned that you think I am some kind of fake or imitator. I am completely like a Grail Knight, and I am sure the Grail Knight thinks the same way.”

“Hmm, okay. I see. I guess I said something so bad that I left you behind.”

In fact, it was a coincidence that Isaac had acquired the right ability at the right time and was able to do it. However, he couldn’t tell Tukhalin about that, so Isaac just kept his mouth shut.

“It’s not because I think you’re lacking. It’s because I’m worried about the Grail Knights who are probably struggling alone again.”

In fact, Isaac, who was wandering in a foreign land, was probably followed by nameless Chaos followers, but it was true that he was suffering in private.

However, if the Dawn Army begins to act uncooperatively, it will be difficult to recover the Holy Land, Lua, with only the power of the Isacre Dawn Army.

In the end, we have no choice but to choose Plan B.

It was a choice I didn’t really want to make, but it’s the way of the world that you have to give back what you received.

“I saw the traces that remained in Labyrinth Valley. They were carefully hidden, but I saw new fractures, collapses, and signs of battle. Perhaps the Grail Knights eliminated the threat that was in Labyrinth Valley. That’s why I said you can rest assured.”

Isaac was stung.

It was as he said. If the Angels of Death attacked from above the Labyrinth Valley, the Isacrea Dawn Army would have little means to fight back.

“I understand what you mean, but I can’t help but think of the Grail Knights who go abroad and suffer as my ‘commander-in-chief.’ I don’t like the way they look, but I chose them because I like that kind of appearance.”

“If I go out and fight, won’t Tukhalin be upset?”

“That’s what I’m saying. Ugh.”

Isaac had to stay here at least for symbolic purposes. Most importantly, he was a flag bearer, but that didn’t mean he had no fighting power.

First of all, Isaac’s other greatest strength, his swordsmanship, which even Elril acknowledged, remained intact.

Also, the original Isaac left behind some extra powers for him before he left.

“By the way, shouldn’t we decide on a separate name for you? Even though we are the same being, shouldn’t we be able to distinguish between you who remains in the main force and you who are out in the field?”

Isaac thought about it for a moment, but then shook his head.

“I think naming things is more dangerous than you think. Tukhalin. I don’t want to distinguish between myself and myself. It might confuse us later.”

“Yeah. Then I guess I’ll just keep getting confused.”

Tukhalin grumbled and returned to his barracks.

Isaac turned his head, wondering where the other Isaac might be headed by now. The power he had received from Isaac was not small. However, Isaac promised to continue to send strength and experience through the ‘new Isaac’.

It wasn’t impossible for Isaac to go where he was headed. At the same time, it meant that Isaac was heading to a dangerous area that would make Tukhalin’s worries not insignificant.

Isaac thought of a place that would be equivalent to ‘the end of the world’ in the game.

‘We must have reached the outer city by now.’

***

External diameter.

In a land that has long been synonymous with fear and trembling, and where even the Barbarians, who have reached the end of their lives, do not set foot, a sudden small change has occurred. It may sound strange to say that a change can occur in a land so chaotic that even the solid ground and stones twist their bodies.

But the change was so strange that even the monsters that existed in the outer world paid attention.

“The traitor has arrived!”

A crow with a strangely twisted head, but not at all strange in the outside world, cried out into the outside world with bloody tears.

“The traitor, the traitor, the traitor has come! In this land! To the north! Go north!”