Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 49



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Episode 49 Establishment of contract (1)

Goluwaru hadn’t given up yet and had already run away again. However, the merchants pointed their fingers toward the spot where Goluwaru had disappeared. No one could stop Isaac. In the first place, the guy was in no condition to run away.

Isaac entered an alley of the market.

From the traces of dragging my body against the wall, I felt that Goluwaru was not far away. Isaac walked through this market, wondering how to completely kill Goluwaru.

And then it stopped.

Hesabel Gulmar stood before him.

It wasn’t to stop Isaac. It was the opposite.

She was holding Yukhar’s severed head in both hands. Isaac watched as Golu and Lu, nestled in the severed head, opened her mouth and screamed. As her Isaac approached, Hesabel quickly dropped to her knees and held out Yuqhar’s head.

Isaac stretched out his left hand and chewed Yuk’har’s head with his tentacle.

The sound of bones and brain being crushed echoed briefly in the dark alley.

While the tragedy unfolded, Heshabel kept her head down and never lifted it up.

Isaac looked down at her and asked.

“Why did you come back?”

“I serve you… … “A true prophet.”

To be honest, Heshabel didn’t understand why she was here either.

She continued to think about that as she knelt before Isaac.

When Hezabel ran away from Isaac, she swore that she would never see him again.

But I couldn’t.

As she wandered through the black darkness of the culvert, she felt Isaac’s gaze on her, and she still felt his touch on the back of her neck.

Only then did Hezabel realize. He knows that he can never run away from him.

It’s not that Isaac is chasing her, it’s that she knows she can’t stop thinking about Isaac.

Heshabel had no choice but to cling to one possibility in her mind on the verge of collapse.

I hope that Isaac really is the Prophet of Red Flesh.

She came back here again with such a desperate heart.

“I am… … I believe you are the Prophet of Red Flesh.”

Isaac burst out laughing. he asked mischievously.

“What are you going to do if not?”

Heshabel said nothing.

Even if it wasn’t true, there was nothing I could do about it. She was already in a situation where if she couldn’t run away from Isaac, she would have to become his pet dog. The reason Heshabel believed that Isaac was the Prophet of Red Flesh was simply because she wanted to feel at least a little bit at ease by committing this act that was tantamount to apostasy.

She looked up at Isaac cautiously.

“You control unknown flesh and move beasts of the realm of chaos. “That is something that gods like the Code of Light, Elil, the golden idol, and the hearth of the world can never do.”

The faiths Hesabel spoke of were those belonging to the Baekje Kingdom or its allies.

“But at the same time, you were certified by the Holy Knights of the Code of Light, lived among them, and brought men to their knees with your proud halo.”

“so?”

“This shows that you are clearly a red-fleshed seer, skilled in deception and working behind the scenes to spread chaos.”

Hesabel was following Isaac with perfect logic on her own. Isaac looked inside her through the eyes of her confusion and was amazed at the results.

‘This determination is no joke.’

Heshabel did not return with ordinary determination. Even if a prophet of her real red flesh appeared, she was prepared to deny her as her fake and worship her Isaac as if he were her real angel.

I felt a little chilled by that fanatical trust.

She was not temporarily broken down by immediate fear like Heinkel.

He was convinced that there was no other way than Isaac and had completely convinced himself.

‘You scared me, but to this extent?’

Isaac considered the reason and remembered that his attractiveness level had increased significantly. In particular, the Nephilim’s appearance has a stronger effect on aesthetic Red Grail believers. Her charm had a psychological effect on her, so she thought it was because of that that she succumbed to fear.

At that time, an unfamiliar message window appeared in front of Isaac.

[Would you like to accept Hesabel Gulmar (A) as an apostle?]

[When you become an Apostle, you can consume divinity to perform miracles or strengthen your strength.]

It was a message that did not appear during his clumsy missionary work to other Barbarians.

That’s not a believer, but an apostle? Even Isaac, who was not good at religion, knew that an apostle was a very high rank.

Then suddenly Isaac realized that it was because of his position in the faith of Nameless Chaos.

‘I became a believer after receiving teachings directly from me, the Pope and Messiah… … ‘Are you an apostle?’

Isaac was dumbfounded.

If you think about it, Hesabel received nothing from the teachings of nameless chaos. She could not even be called a believer. But suddenly, Isaac thought that it might be a good idea to accept Hesabel as her apostle.

Hezabel does not obey nameless chaos. It is to obey Isaac.

That may be important for this faith, which has no set doctrines or systems.

Isaac placed his hand on her head as she knelt down.

A shaking tremor was conveyed.

Isaac spoke to her, who was shaking and having all kinds of delusions.

“I appoint you as my first apostle.”

Hezabel cautiously raised her head and looked up at Isaac when he heard the word apostle.

When she looked up at Isaac, a creepy aura was flowing out of him.

“I give my first command to my apostle.”

***

Isaac returned to the culvert.

It was to finish what I couldn’t finish before.

‘Eating Goluwaru doesn’t seem to make much of a difference either.’

The same thing happened when I ate Zihillet. I expected that something would change after eating sour, but nothing changed except the feeling that I had eaten a huge amount of meat. But the effects of divinity manifested themselves elsewhere than Isaac.

Isaac focused his attention on Heshabel, who was not present.

Naturally, information about Hezabel appeared before his eyes.

[Hesabel Gulmar (S)]

[Position: Apostle]

[Status: Blind Fanaticism]

[Red Pleading, Parasite from Beyond, Vampire]

‘You can strengthen your believers by consuming divinity…’ … .’

Divinity was like the satiety of God. When consumed, it was possible to strengthen believers or apostles, and it was also possible to gift new miracles. Thanks to this, Isaac raised Hesabel’s grade from A to S and even gifted her with the miracle of creating and planting parasites. Although it took quite a bit of divinity, he succeeded in raising her trust from simple obedience to blind fanaticism.

Moreover, the more tied I was to faith, the more clearly I felt the presence of believers. Even if Hesabel fled to the ends of her world, Isaac would still know her location.

‘At this level, I won’t betray you.’

We also prepared a gift for Jihillet.

[Ghillet (S)]

[Position: Shinsu]

[Status: Absolute obedience]

[Constant Camouflage, Predation, Under Skin, Touch of Chaos, Lesser Domination]

Jihylet’s status rose sharply from a descendant of chaos with a limited lifespan to a divine beast.

This was partly because of the divinity he originally possessed, but thanks to this, he also gained unexpected abilities such as ‘Under the Skin’. One of the abilities that Isaac was offered when he first created this character was the ability to prey on an object and borrow its skin.

With this, Jihylet went beyond the form of a beast and even gained the ability to disguise itself as a human to some extent.

***

Now Isaac is back to his real business.

The sanctuary ruled by Goluwaru appeared before his eyes.

[This sanctuary is polluted by the ‘God of Wealth’.]

[You can purify the contaminated sanctuary.]

[Do you want to dedicate this sanctuary to ‘Nameless Chaos’?]

I even thought about returning this sanctuary to the golden idol.

However, it seemed that this sanctuary had been quite neglected by the Golden Idol believers for a long time. Perhaps it was something that Yukhar secretly managed, or perhaps it was something he did not consider very important. It is difficult to understand the importance of the sanctuary itself.

‘Anyway, I have to put to good use what I threw away.’

Isaac said, placing his hand on the altar.

“I dedicate this sanctuary to Nameless Chaos.”

Just as it did in Jihylet’s Sanctuary, the tentacle that escaped from the hand implanted a pulsating heart inside the sanctuary. With the sound of his pulse pounding, Isaac felt his body and mind surprisingly relax. The energy that had been lost while using the Watchman’s Lighthouse was quickly restored.

[A chaotic reward was given for ‘sanctuary purification.’]

[Choose one of the following three rewards.]

[Border Scythe / The cross section of the tentacle resembles a saw blade and eats everything it touches.]

[He who calls from the abyss / Drives the opponent into madness, restrains them, and slows them down.]

[Color from beyond / Spreads darkness that obscures vision and creates confusion in the area.]

“Uhm… … .”

Isaac let out a shallow groan when the option he had been waiting for appeared. It wasn’t because I was embarrassed, it was because everything was what Isaac needed.

While fighting Goluwaru, Isaac learned about the existence of an enemy that was impervious to physical attacks. If the Scythe of Vigilance literally refers to ‘everything’, it could be a weapon that can work against such beings as well.

‘But it’s not yet the point where the attack power becomes disappointing, and I don’t think there will be many times… … except.’

Next was the one calling from the abyss. It looked similar in that it was a debuff device with the same colors as the one over there. However, Caller from the Abyss seemed to be a stronger and faster debuff instead of targeting a single target, and Color from Beyond was like a wide-area debuff targeting multiple targets.

‘The effect would be better for someone who calls from the abyss.’

In particular, these types of skills are affected by charm. Even if a powerful enemy like Hesabel appears, it can be very useful if you are too mad to do anything or attack your allies.

But what Isaac ultimately chose was the color of the beyond.

It was not because of anything else, but because of the part called ‘darkness that obscures vision.’

‘For now, my actions are greatly restricted due to the eyes of others.’

However, if you have this skill to summon darkness, you will be able to block your vision to some extent not only at night but also during the day. If you can use a sharp sword or tentacles under the cover of darkness, you will be able to overcome difficult situations more easily.

Moreover, paradoxically, the thing that Isaac found difficult to deal with was not just one powerful enemy, but multiple enemies. This was because the physical strength of the Nephilim race was too weak for a long-term war. Although it was disappointing due to these circumstances, the best option was ‘Colors from Beyond’.

Due to the effect of the sanctuary, Isaac felt that the entire Sour was clearly visible, as if he could grasp it with his hand.

Even the effect of greed, which could not be eliminated because it was not directly exposed to the lighthouse of the watchman, gradually disappeared due to the effect of the declaration of sanctuary. Now, in the morning, everyone’s minds will clear and reality will hit.

Isaac could clearly feel the atmosphere and excitement spreading around the Soeur Market.

Of course, as Goluwaru said, their greed will not disappear overnight. This is because the livelihood and lives of countless people are at stake. However, from the perspective of those who have to read the situation in advance and take action, it may feel like they have lost their footing.

Isaac smiled as he read the embarrassment of Caitlin, the head of the Golden Idol Upper Soeur branch.

“Then, let’s go collect the money somewhere.”