Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 60



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Episode 60 bloody smell (4)

The face revealed under the helmet was none other than Owen, vice-captain of the Hendlock Knights.

The crossbow arrow shot by Hezabel had pierced Owen’s cheek. Owen covered his face with his hands, but his face was clearly visible even through the flowing blood.

Owen roughly pulled out the crossbow arrow and roared.

“────!!”

It was a roar that was more like the howl of an animal than a human. Even Isaac could feel his skin tingling, so needless to say, everyone around him sat down or stumbled.

Owen looked for Hesabel as if he had to achieve his goal now that things were like this. However, it was not easy for her to target Hesabel, who was cleverly hiding behind Isaac and taking advantage of Owen.

If he dug in too hard, there was a high chance that he would be harmed rather than defeat Hesabel, and Isaac would continue to look for any openings.

As time passed, the situation was becoming more unfavorable for Owen.

Isaac asked the troubled guy what he was doing.

“Assassins have to run away if they get caught, so what do they do?”

“… … .”

Owen seemed to have regrets, but when Lehart appeared leading the knights, he turned around without regrets. There were also skilled knights on Lehart’s side. If they joined, Owen had no chance of winning.

“Chase!”

But Lehart had no intention of letting him go. The knights and soldiers rushed in at once. Instead of joining the group, Isaac tried to stay away and watch Owen’s final struggles.

“Aaaah!”

bang. At that time, something jumped out through the ranks of soldiers. It was a huge legless black horse, engulfed in the black energy that had enveloped Owen’s body earlier.

Owen, riding on a black horse, broke through the siege of soldiers in one go.

Lehart hurriedly scolded.

“What are you doing? Immediately get on horseback and chase… … .”

“no. That’s it.”

Isaac stopped the chase.

The speed of the black horse, which seemed to fly rather than run on its legs, was incredible. Even if he had been riding a horse from the beginning, he wouldn’t have been able to catch it. But what was more important than catching him was where he was going.

“The villain has been decided to be Kyle Hendlock.”

Everyone present saw Owen heading straight for Hendlock Castle.

***

Even though it was late at night, while the situation was being handled, not only the village residents but also the soldiers could not easily go back to sleep.

They were all shocked by this incident. The shock of the village residents was especially great.

“therefore… … Are you saying that Owen Renly, the vice-captain of the Hendlock Knights, tried to assassinate Isaac?”

In the inn’s restaurant, Isaac and Lehart talked about this situation.

Heshabel’s status was appropriately set as Isaac’s squire. However, since her gender was different, she had two rooms and had Hesabel occupy one of them. However, Owen, who was trying to assassinate Isaac, seems to have been worried because he did not know which side of Isaac’s room was, and then attacked Heshabel… … This was Isaac’s explanation.

“Why Kyle Hendlock, Isaac?”

“It was probably an attempt to destroy Count Lehart’s cause. Or maybe he was trying to turn the situation in the wrong direction.”

It wasn’t a sufficient explanation.

Of course, Isaac knew that someone from the Red Grail Club, not Hendlock, was behind this situation, but he had no intention of explaining it.

Isaac turned to the question ‘How?’ before Lehardt could worry more about ‘Why?’

“The important thing is that my squire was attacked, and I too was attacked. Even if someone else, not me, is harmed, this matter cannot simply be overlooked. An ordained knight attacks in the middle of the night? Plus, ride the Phantom Steed? “This is clear evidence of evil.”

The fact that Owen’s face was revealed made everything clear. In addition, he rode away on a visually shocking ghost horse.

‘The catch is that Phantom Steed is not the Red Holy Grail, but the divine beast of the Immortal Church… … .’

I just hoped that the Immortal Church would not be involved in this situation. The fact that the structure of the conflict between Lehart’s domain and Hendrak’s domain was in fact being manipulated by the conflict between Isaac and the Red Grail Club made this incident complex enough.

In any case, contrary to Isaac’s thoughts, Lehart seemed to have summarized the situation simply.

“Looks like Kyle Hendlock has gone crazy after all. “No matter what his intentions were, there is no other way since the situation has come to this point.”

“I think so too.”

Until yesterday, Isaac had been walking a tightrope between the two, trying to figure out how to gain some advantage. However, even in the midst of an ambush, he had no choice but to side with Lehardt. Even if Hendlock doesn’t know anything about this situation, you never know when another assassin will come.

“First, I will send a message and request that the soldiers be sent as quickly as possible… … Hendrak Fortress is a very difficult place to attack, so I don’t think it will be easy.”

“It’s planting season soon, will you be okay?”

“In fact, the spring crops were ruined because the land was already being used because of Lorecus. To reduce losses, we need to finish this work quickly. I heard that heresy inquisitors will soon arrive from the Code of Light, but I don’t think there will be a better chance if not now. Honestly, I don’t want to deal with a monster like that without the help of the Church.”

From Lehardt’s point of view, even if he did not want to go to war in the spring, there was no way to catch Kyle without major losses other than now. Somehow, he had to move while the Code of Light was watching Hendlock.

‘If the Heresy Questioners come, I’ll be in trouble too… … .’

Isaac thought of Isolde Brandt, the only Inquisitor he knew. Isolde was immature and acted as if she had a few lives, but she had discernment.

If other Heretic Questioners had the same abilities as Isolde, there was no way they would be as lucky as she was then.

‘I’ll have to see the conclusion as soon as possible.’

***

“What, what, what? “Lehardt moved?”

Kyle was astonished as he heard reports of a new movement outside the castle. It was reported that Owen, who had gone out on patrol during the night, had returned from an arrow in the face and was wandering around in limbo, and that Lehart’s soldiers had formed a siege network surrounding the fortress.

“You son of a bitch! You’ve finally revealed your true colors! Tell the soldiers to prepare for a siege! “It’s spring anyway, so they won’t be able to fight for long!”

Hendrak Fortress was an impregnable fortress that was difficult to attack as it was built on a mountainside. Kyle thought he could win if he just held on. It wasn’t the situation he intended, but he even thought that maybe if he won this war, he might not have to repay his debt.

And furthermore, perhaps we could receive some of the land from the Lehart estate, which has fertile farmland.

“… … “It was clear that he was caught up in such nonsense.”

Meanwhile, Raella was in her room with her hand on her forehead.

“It’s spring so food is scarce here too. I foolishly didn’t prepare for the battle in advance. Moreover, if they requisition our crops, even if we can survive for now, we will be starving starting this year. Kyle is screwed.”

The black knight, Owen, was kneeling on the floor of her room. It was for treatment, not reprimand, but Raella was delaying treatment.

Treatment can be completed in an instant. But she wished Owen had suffered a little more.

“Thanks to your foolish discovery, your master has been ruined. “What do you think?”

Owen muttered something in a hissing sound. The arrow pierced his cheek, damaging his tongue and teeth, making normal pronunciation difficult.

Raella sighed and approached.

Owen foresaw a miracle and bowed his head.

Soon, the room was filled with red flash.

Owen didn’t dare look, but he could see the blood dripping onto the floor.

Blood was raining down all over the room. Raella’s white bare feet stepped on the bloody floor.

Soon another foot, another foot, another foot.

“Raise your head.”

The moment Owen looked up, the several bridges and the blood-covered room had disappeared as if it were a hallucination. However, the blood that had accumulated on the floor could be seen being sucked into the soles of Raella’s feet and disappearing.

Raella held out her hand to Owen. In her hand was a lump of red flesh that had come from nowhere, unknown where it came from. Owen realized that this was the human flesh at the Red Grail banquet hall.

“Eat.”

Owen obediently placed the flesh in his mouth, just as he had when he first decided to obey the red-fleshed prophet. As soon as the blood soaked his tongue, all the hurt and pain in his body disappeared. He also felt that he was filled with a much more powerful force than before.

Raella squatted down in front of Owen, who was kneeling, and spoke.

“This is the end of the Hendlock family. Hendlock territory will probably disappear as well. Even if Kyle Hendlock doesn’t die here right away, he will die wandering miserably in the outskirts infested with Barbary.”

“… … “Couldn’t you help me?”

Owen again brought up the story he had left out of before. Instead of getting angry at this shameless remark, Raella looked at him with a sneer.

“Why should I help?”

“My wish was not to serve my lord, but to have a power that surpasses my talents.”

Owen lowered his head and continued speaking.

“Laella, you have made my wish come true. “I know that you brought me in to use it for a while and then throw it away, but I don’t think it’s time to throw it away yet.”

“You haven’t told me why you need to help Kyle yet.”

“Make Kyle Hendlock a throwaway dog.”

Raella laughed as if it was fun.

“Keep talking. “I know what you’re going to say, but I want to hear it.”

“The Holy Grail Knight was not an anachronistic fanatic. Instead of killing or subduing Hesabel Gulmar, he subjugated her. This is a major threat to the Red Grail’s plans. Is that correct?”

“that’s right. About this Holy Grail Knight… … “I couldn’t have foreseen it at all.”

Raella has prided herself on having insight into almost all macro variables across the continent. But there were two things she couldn’t have predicted over the past few years. It was the sudden disappearance of Carlsen Milter and the appearance of a Holy Grail Knight named Isaac.

Now that we have confirmed that Isaac is not just a fanatic, there are two conclusions.

Incorporate him into the plan and come up with a new plot, or… … .

“Use Hendlock Estate to assassinate Isaac.”

Raella was satisfied with Owen’s answer.

***

Everyone was taken aback by this sudden siege, but there were some who were not.

Rather, they were people who believed that it could happen given the circumstances and that the situation should be resolved before something like this happens.

“hurry! “Bring the tar pot over here too!”

Kyle had the indecisiveness to postpone judgment, but once he made a decision, he stuck to it passionately.

After a long time, he climbed up to the castle walls and enthusiastically led his soldiers and prepared for a defensive battle. The soldiers, who were perplexed by the preparations for the fortress, were relieved to see the lord personally step forward and encourage them.

It may be annoying to have a higher-ranking person come and tell you to do this or that, but it is definitely helpful in boosting morale. Especially when you have doubts about what you are doing.

Baxter, the leader of the Hendlock Knights, also knew this.

Kyle waved as he saw Baxter approaching the castle walls.

“Chief Baxter! Are the preparations for strengthening the glottis completed? I don’t know if we trained our knights sufficiently. Finally, pay for that expensive meal… … .”

“Sinner Kyle Hendlock.”

Sreung. Baxter uttered a low voice and drew his sword. At the same time, the knights accompanying Baxter also drew their swords and made the soldiers around Kyle step back.

Kyle stuttered, embarrassed by the sudden situation.

“what? what? “I think there’s a strange qualifier in front of my name now.”

“I impeach you for embezzlement, breach of trust, apostasy, inciting discord between domains, and mental incompetence. “It takes effect immediately.”