Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 403



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Episode 403. Graveyard Lord (3)

The Holy Land of Lua is an ancient city, built at least thousands of years ago, and may even be the first city built by mankind.

A city that is recorded in all records as ‘the beginning’ and ‘coming down from ancient times’, and whose origins are not known exactly even by the oldest gods.

In other words, the Holy Land Lua had been sucking all of its nutrients from long ago by humanity. This city was like a wasteland before the Immortal Cult was formed and before it was eroded by the outside world. It was simply a land with a long history of living there, so it was worshipped out of habitation.

As a city, a fortress, or even a farmland, this holy place’s only function is to be a good place to worship God.

But this impoverished land had been embroiled in war for a thousand years.

And since it began to be managed by the Immortal Order 300 years ago, the Holy Land Lua had been transformed into a city with a bizarre appearance unlike any other in the world.

‘No matter how many times I see it, it’s still a bizarre shape.’

Isaac was overcome with mixed emotions as he watched the Holy Land Lua from a distance.

The Holy Land, Lua, was surrounded by a kind of huge dome.

A huge city surrounded by a dome is a transcendental landscape that seems to come out of a science fiction movie.

But the Immortal Church did it.

An artist named Pale, experts gathered from all over the world (especially the Furnace of the World), and even undead workers willing to take on all kinds of dangerous and difficult projects.

The dome was filled with spires and spires, and in the empty spaces were written prayers in gold and silver by the wealthy who had donated their wealth to the Buddhist order. The adorned consecration and sacred objects formed a neat pattern.

A powerful miracle that even the most illustrious angels would have difficulty approaching surrounded the Holy Land of Lua.

Isaac was advancing right towards the holy land of Lua.

He put his mask back on and quickly rushed towards the Holy Land, Lua, blending in with the monsters of the outside world.

The first to spot the horde of apocryphal monsters were the Death Knight patrols patrolling around the Holy Land of Lua. As the Death Knights let out a psychic wave that bordered on screams, the Angels of Death flying above the dome also sounded an alarm.

‘But it’s too late.’

The Death Knights drew their swords. They were undoubtedly elite, but no matter how great the swordsman was, he could not withstand the ‘mass’ of this force.

The Death Knights were trampled by the hordes of monsters that literally surged forward like a tidal wave, without even being able to swing their swords.

[Ooooooooh!]

A lukewarm wind blew from behind, accompanied by the howling of the monsters outside.

It wasn’t my imagination. In fact, the clouds in the sky were rapidly moving northward, and behind them, more and more of the apocalyptic monsters were following.

‘… … This seems like it’s going to be a lot bigger than I thought.’

Of course, Isaac did not take all of these groups into his retinue. Isaac only took a small portion of these groups into his retinue. However, dozens or even hundreds of times more awe-inspiring monsters followed Isaac’s group north.

What this meant was clear.

[The exterior has collapsed! The exterior has collapsed!]

The soldiers on the spires surrounding the Holy Land Lua screamed.

***

The main force to deal with the Dawn Army is divided between the capital Ushak and the Graveyard Lords to the west.

The only troops left in this city, which was neither the front line nor had a permanent population, were a garrison of about five hundred men.

This garrison alone had no trouble repelling the strange monsters that occasionally came. However, they could not handle this many people, this much ‘force’.

[Tell the Graveyard Lord… … no, the Immortal Emperor! The apocryphal scriptures have fallen! Tell all the believers in the nearby cities to gather together!]

The undead were wide awake, either from embarrassment or because they thought the monsters of the Apocalypse could not hear them, and Isaac could clearly hear their chattering thoughts.

From all over the Holy Land, the Angels of Death flew like flies.

To seek salvation from all over the Urdantu Empire. However, they were captured by the flying monster, the Night Stalker, which came flying from the sky, and their entire bodies were crushed.

The undead were shocked when they saw that sight.

The monsters of the Outer Realm are literally chaotic and directionless. They wander around and sometimes try to enter the city, but they are weakened by the effects of being away from the Outer Realm and are hunted down.

But now this was literally an army, an organized surprise attack at that.

It was something that had never happened in hundreds of years, no, never since recorded history.

[What the hell is going on! Why are there monsters from the outside world… …?!]

‘That’s true.’

In fact, Isaac, the one who caused this situation, had a hard time explaining it. If there was a clue to explain it, it was that the more monsters he sent north, the more monsters followed him.

This was one of the reasons why Isaac gave up on the additional call early and headed north.

Because I couldn’t handle anything more than that.

‘This means… … that the monsters I sent acted like a hole in a dam.’

Dams can withstand enormous water pressure even with thin walls.

But the moment the hole opens, it grows bigger and bigger, breaking the dam and swept away the downstream. The moment Isaac began to force the monsters into the outer ring, a localized collapse of the outer ring, similar to what had happened in Mirmia, occurred.

Isaac’s surprise gift turned out to be a real threat to the Immortal Order.

Boom! Kkururung… … Some of the spires surrounding the outer wall collapsed.

They were immortal javelin throwers who could pierce through enemies just by throwing their spears, but with these numbers, they were useless. Most of them were monsters whose heads were impossible to see in the first place.

But even in this chaos, a hero appears.

[How dare you set foot on this sacred ground, you monster!]

A death knight appeared from somewhere and cut down a dozen-meter-tall human beings crawling towards him with a roar—but with many limbs like a fox.

Even Isaac was amazed by its great grandeur. Looking closely, he saw that the sword was burning like flames.

The Sword Master mercilessly cut down the monsters of the outer world, running around here and there, trying not to be swept away. It seemed as if he would split the army of chaos in half. It was clear that he was a hero who had achieved great feats in his lifetime.

[If the angels come, these bugs can be dealt with in no time! Stop these blasphemous things from daring to invade!]

‘That’s right. You just have to hold out until the Graveyard Lord comes. Until then, cry, scream, and whine.’

Isaac tried to recall the list of Swordmasters within the Order of the Undead. But before he could recall the names, he was already within striking distance of the Swordmasters.

The Sword Master turned his head in surprise, as if he sensed an alien energy mixed among the monsters.

Soon his eyes met those of the masked Isaac.

[what…….]

Cardddddddd. Kachulain flew towards the Sword Master, scraping the ground. The Sword Master was startled by the sight of the burning black sword energy and took a defensive stance, but Isaac’s sword energy completely crushed the sword and armor.

The Sword Master’s torso and sword energy were completely ‘deleted’ with a force closer to biting than shattering or tearing into pieces rather than cutting.

Isaac, who had been trying to ask for the name while fighting moderately, was slightly bewildered by the vain result.

‘This… … seems like the results of predation in the external world are really amazing.’

Although the monsters of the outer world were known to be highly efficient predators, Isaac could feel that he was more powerful now than before he created his clone.

And the impact extended not only to Isaac but also to his followers.

Hecatli hissed and whispered something to the various parts of the spire. Termites swarmed from the bodies of the immortal javelin throwers who had been hurling their javelins from the spire. The termites gnawed at the bones without sparing any effort, destroying the guards of the spire.

As the guards fell apart, the monsters of the apocalypse finally came crashing into the holy land like waves. However, the monsters of the apocalypse could not get in front of the walls.

The Holy Land Lua, created through the paranoid obsession of the Heavenly Angel Pale and the generous support of the Immortal Emperor, had the ultimate defense system that only the Immortal Cult could achieve.

There is no door.

***

The monsters that crashed into the wall roared and howled as they clawed at the wall, but the lower part of the wall was made of granite of enormous thickness. And the defense of the Holy Land Lua was not only done by soldiers and strong walls.

When the monster from the outside world touched the walls, the Holy Land Lua activated a protective miracle.

Crackle, crackle, crackle! The monsters that had been clawing at the wall in front began to dry up quickly.

The cold air emanating from the entire wall was exploiting all the life force in the vicinity. The monsters in the outer world were mummified alive, but they were crushed by the army of monsters that came rushing in from behind, and became patterns on the wall.

If things continued this way, it seemed like all the monsters in the outer world would be annihilated.

But Isaac narrowed his eyes and glared at the walls.

‘It’s a powerful miracle, but it has its limits… … .’

There is a limit to how much life can be exploited at once. A certain amount of material can be digested, but if it becomes too much to handle, it will become overloaded.

Isaac noticed a particularly thick area where monsters had been crushed and gave instructions to Ulgare.

This was the spot where the overload started.

In the external world, the Ulgarae had large horns on its head, which seemed to be very useful now.

‘good.’

As soon as he received the order, Ulgare quickly charged forward. He then rammed through the walls, trampling upon countless awe-inspiring monsters. The miracles carved into the walls naturally affected Ulgare, but the thick pile of corpses of his own people lessened the miracle.

Boom, boom, boom!

When a single charge didn’t work, Ulgare repeatedly struck its head against the target. In the process, not only its horns but also its entire skull was completely shattered.

“Keeeeeeeeet!”

However, Ulgare split the head into four pieces and charged again. The monsters of the outer world who were watching also rushed towards it. Whether there were monsters in front of him or not, Ulgare attacked them indiscriminately, chewing and swallowing the stone fragments and the monsters’ corpses together.

And finally.

Kkwaddeuddeuk! The wall collapsed inward with a loud noise.

Ulgare put his head inside the wall and fell into exhaustion. Soon, countless monsters poured into the wall, trampling Ulgare’s body.

‘Hecatli, bring out the Ulgar. And… … .’

Then a great gust of wind blew. It was a wind that made even Isaac stagger, not to mention the monsters that were running towards him. Isaac saw the dark clouds in the sky twisting their shapes like crazy. He felt his mind going crazy at the sight of them moving like the internal organs of a living creature.

As a hole appeared in the walls of the Holy Land, the Outer City began to invade more quickly.

But what had to be done had to be done.

‘Jihillet.’

Jihillet, who had been quietly waiting for Ulgar to break through the wall, quietly entered the wall as soon as he received the order. If the Holy Land Lua were to be taken over by the monsters of the outside world, it would be a problem in itself, but Isaac knew that it would not happen anyway.

Because the Holy Land Lua cannot be conquered with quantity alone.

Kwarururung. A sound like a thunderclap was heard inside the Holy Land Lua. The monsters from the outer palace that had entered the inner palace poured out like blood clots. It was as if the building was spitting out blood. And from the holes, all sorts of grotesquely shaped undead began crawling out.

‘They’re out. The Emperor’s guard.’

The true guardians of the holy land of Lua.

Undead who have lost their minds through asceticism and body modification, the elder members of the Immortal Church.

Although he was an immortal emperor who respected the freedom of his followers, these fanatics were socially difficult to handle.

He drove the insane fanatics into the Holy Land of Lua and built a wall without doors. In this dark space where it was unclear whether it was a mental hospital or a holy place, the fanatics of the Immortal Church, who had endured hundreds of years solely through their faith in God, roared.

[Die! If you cannot serve His Majesty the Immortal Emperor while alive, then serve him while dead!]

Now that he was here, Isaac could anticipate what was about to happen.

Isaac noticed the darkness that had descended upon the sky, pushing away the apocalyptic clouds. He realized that, as expected, the Immortal Emperor had arrived in this land.

There was nothing more Isaac could do.

Now it was time to get out.

‘Hecatli, take Ulgarre and retreat. Our business here is over.’

Now it’s time to return to the main force.

Isaac knows that these many monsters and the erosion of the outer world are temporary phenomena.

But would the Immortal Emperor think so too?

Can we be sure that the attack on the Holy Land, which was divided into three fronts, was not a conspiracy by the lighthouse keeper? Regardless of the collusion between the lighthouse keeper and the immortal emperor, the immortal emperor cannot help but suspect the lighthouse keeper and push him away. The lighthouse keeper also cannot leave the dawn army alone while the Holy Land Lua is under attack. Divisions will begin as each side suspects the other’s abilities and intentions.

The wedge that Isaac had driven between them began to tear apart even the heavenly union.

I wanted to see what the Immortal Emperor’s expression would be like, but instead I decided to be content with watching the expression of the Grave Lord who was running towards me as if his butt was on fire. Either way, neither of them would be able to make a decent expression.

Isaac ran away towards the outer wall.