Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 64



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Episode 64 One Man Siege (4)

Owen couldn’t even hear Isaac’s answer.

Ever since he was young, from the moment he picked up the sword, he had admired the Holy Grail Knight.

However, he was not even skilled enough to join the Imperial Knights, let alone become a Paladin. He was just a local youth who was familiar with the sword and armor thanks to the sword and armor he inherited from his father.

That was the limit of Owen’s talent.

That is, until Raella was tempted by the idea that she could be granted the power of God like a paladin, and that she could be granted great power and talent.

Even though he ended up walking down an unclean path, he still longed for the Holy Grail Knight.

The show of respect he showed when he met Isaac was not fake.

Rather, he admired this young Grail Knight.

Even though I had to face him, I am satisfied that I am at a level where I can compete with him on equal footing.

‘I did… … .’

Owen was busy fighting off the tentacles that were constantly invading. The tentacles were tough and hard to break, but even those that were cut stuck to the armor like leeches, gnawing away and creating holes.

Even the black fog that protected the armor was useless. No, rather, it felt as if even that was being eaten up.

“Such evil… … !”

It was an ominous and terrifying power that even he who borrowed the power of the Red Holy Grail could not fathom. I couldn’t even guess what kind of faith this was. Is it true? Shouldn’t it be called a monster?

I felt a strong pain inside my calf, as if a piece of tentacle had dug into the inside of my armor. The tentacle began to burrow into his skin and crawl up his thigh. Owen suddenly came to his senses.

‘I have to kill him.’

A certain sense of purpose arose in Owen’s mind.

Until now, it had simply been an action based on orders, but now it was closer to a sense of duty.

Owen remembered that Isaac was impersonating the Holy Grail Knight of the Code of Light and was on a noble journey to be praised.

Is it possible? Is that okay?

Owen imagined what purpose this evil being was doing and what his true colors would be when he ultimately became a respected being.

‘We have to stop it.’

What is here now is not Owen, the black knight controlled by the Red Grail, but a child who had just harbored an admiration for the Holy Grail Knight as a child.

Owen threw his body without hesitation towards the tentacles that were trying to burrow into his entire body.

Isaac’s eyes widened, but Owen struck him down with all his might, ready to risk his life.

Quack!

At that moment, Owen’s eyes became dark.

His sword flew through the air in vain. Owen didn’t know what had happened, but he could feel the blood drenching his face. He rubbed his eyes to see if blood had gotten into them, but he couldn’t see.

Something was itching and writhing all over my body.

“You were quite brave just now. Owen.”

The Holy Grail Knight he respected praised him. But Owen could not accept it kindly.

Owen raised his sword and swung it in the direction where the voice came from, but he didn’t even feel the contact.

Quack, quack, quack.

A sound like something exploding was heard throughout my body. It felt like a boil was growing rapidly and then bursting.

“I put a lot of parasites from beyond in your body. I think the crab shell is pretty hard. “But the inside flesh looks like it’s normally soft?”

helminth? I don’t know anything like that. But Owen felt little bugs crawling inside his armor and skin.

He then realized that he had lost his eyesight and that it was due to parasites that had crawled up to his eyeballs and were popping out through them.

“Don’t be too sad. It would be a waste to kill him like this, so if he matures a little more, he might become something useful like Jihillet… … .”

“Have I been a sufficient threat?”

Owen asked, now unable to move but not falling down. Isaac looked at him, not understanding what he meant.

“Was I a threatening opponent to your noble journey?”

Isaac pondered his answer before opening his mouth.

“so so?”

“Then it will remain that way.”

Owen said that and then muttered something.

At that moment, the early morning fog in the area began to turn red.

When Isaac wondered what this was all about, he saw the fallen soldiers around him being dragged towards Owen as if they were being absorbed.

Puff, puck!

Dead soldiers, wounded soldiers, and even soldiers near the gate began to be brought in. In an instant, a mountain of people piled up around Owen.

It was a chaos where both the living and the dead were tangled together.

Isaac noticed that they were melting and coalescing around Owen.

The parasites that had been scattered within Owen were buried under so many egos and flesh that they could no longer feel will.

Isaac knew the name of this monster.

‘Abomination… … .’

It was one of the mid-level summons used by the Red Grail Club. By granting her this kind of power, I could tell that Raella was determined to stop Isaac. One of the soldiers fused with the Abomination gasped and opened his mouth.

“If you cannot overcome adversity, your journey ends here. “Holy Grail Knight.”

***

Hesabel tried not to pay attention to the noise outside and went to the room where Raella was. It wasn’t difficult for Hesabel, a skilled assassin, to find Raella’s room.

In the first place, it was the only room with a light on at this early morning.

The visit was open. But instead of opening the inviting door and entering, Raella turned into her red mist and went into hiding.

The room was filled with all kinds of luxurious items, beautiful ornaments, and furniture. They were too expensive for an ordinary maid to use. These were not simply luxury goods, but luxury goods that real nobles could use.

And in the middle of the room, Raella was staring into the red fog. Although she had expected it, Hesabel quietly removed her transformation, thinking that it was just her.

“You are using my miracle well, Hezabel.”

The Red Petition was a ritual created and used by the Red Flesh Prophet when he became an angel. Through this ritual, she shed her skin and underwent the miracle of freely breaking down and reforming her flesh, blood, and bones. From then on, this miracle was granted to the lineage that received her love.

“I meet the Prophet of Red Flesh.”

Heshabel showed only the bare minimum of courtesy. Since their relationship was already hostile, any further courtesy would be tantamount to deception.

“You know I could have pulled off a miracle and dropped you out the window before you climbed over it.”

“… … yes. of course.”

All of Hesabel’s powers, except for a few, are powers received from the Red Grail. Raella, the angel of the Red Grail, was able to achieve and stop the miracle.

Like the night Owen was sent to assassinate her.

Raella gently crossed her legs and gazed at Hesabel.

“I’ll give you one last chance. Heshabel. “I brought you in for this offer.”

Heshabel did not answer, but took the attitude that she would listen.

Raella responded with a smile.

“Report to the Holy Grail Knight that you succeeded in killing me. Then go back to him and plunge the knife into his throat. “If only he were still alive.”

“that… … .”

“If you do that, your family will continue to receive my love.”

Although Duke Gulmar personally drank the blood from the Red Grail, he had the advantage of being favored by the Prophet of Red Flesh. Unlike other angels who mainly work in the afterlife, the red-fleshed prophet who often appears in this world had that much influence.

“If your uncle goes missing and the heir defects, the dukedom will be greatly shaken. Gaju is already in an uproar. Are you planning to disappoint your father?”

“I am… … .”

Heshabel hesitated.

It was fear that gave in to Isaac. But what if his family falls because of his choices? The numerous relatives in the family and the younger brothers who trusted and relied on him. What about his father?

The Red Grail Club is not tolerant of the fallen.

“Hezabel.”

Hesabel closed her eyes tightly as Raella hugged her. She knew she didn’t have long to worry. Perhaps this will be your last chance.

Hezabel quietly knelt before Laella.

Raella smiled as if satisfied.

The moment she was about to stretch out her hand to make Hesabel completely obey, Hesabel suddenly turned her entire body into a red mist.

A red mist instantly enveloped Raella.

A powerful blood-absorbing ability that could melt and destroy an ordinary person in an instant was activated.

Uduk.

But the next moment, Hezabel was held by Raella’s hands by her neck.

Raella stood clutching Hesabel’s neck, wondering how such strength could come from such a delicate body.

“What is it, Hesabel?”

Raella muttered as she tapped Hesabel’s neck with the twenty fingers protruding from her right hand. Heshabel tried to use his powers, but as expected, all the miracles did not budge him.

“What on earth is that Holy Grail Knight that would make you throw away your status as a duke, your career, and even your family, and do something like this? Simple fear? Forced obedience? no. “There is definitely something more.”

Raella looked into Hesabel’s eyes as if trying to find out her intentions. In the first place, she never even thought that Hezabel would surrender.

The reason Heshabel was allowed to invade was to find out the truth about Isaac through her.

At that time, Heshabel opened her mouth. Raella slightly loosened the pressure on her neck. He wanted to hear what was being said.

But what came out of Hezabel’s mouth was something other than a voice.

A strand of tentacle pierced Raella’s eye.

Quack! Raella, who had been penetrated quite deeply, momentarily lost control of his body. Hesabel quickly escaped from Laella’s hand and caught her breathing while reflexively moving her body and stabbing her with the dagger she had prepared, one after another, in the area where Laella’s heart would be.

Quack, quack, quack!

In less than a second, Raella’s heart was torn to pieces. That was it.

‘Is it this easy?’

Heshabel was surprised at how surprisingly well things had turned out.

Isaac said he could just pretend to assassinate her, but Heshabel had no intention of doing anything half-heartedly.

It was obvious that Raella would get caught. She also knew that miracles would be banned. In front of Laella, Hezabel was no different from an ordinary person.

But there is one caveat.

Raella can only achieve the miracles of the Red Grail Club’s faith.

Hezabel received one more miracle by consuming the faith that Isaac had accumulated.

The miracle of tentacles.

It was one of the most basic miracles given by Nameless Chaos.

Hesabel’s joy at her success was momentary, and she wondered if she should at least cut off Raella’s hair. Angels don’t die anyway, they’re just temporarily exiled, but still… … .

And only then did she realize that Raella was standing and not falling.

Hesabel looked up at Raella.

The hole near Raella’s eye, pierced by the tentacle, looked strangely large. And strangely enough, it felt like the black hole was staring at Hezabel.

At that time, white fingers stretched out between the eye sockets. The fingers opened the hole wide and began to squeeze out.

Hezabel saw that and ran away without even looking back.

I believe that at this level, I must have done more than what Isaac asked me to do.

“Master Isaac!”

Thump, thump, thump!

Hesabel shouted as she ran frantically down the hallway. She said the castle was full of strange vibrations and noises.

It was as if the entire castle had become a huge beating heart. Now Isaac shows up and we have to do something, right? Didn’t you say that once you assassinate Raella, you’ll know what to do next?

At that time, I saw something running urgently from across the hallway.

Blonde in white armor.

It was Isaac, the Holy Grail Knight she had great faith in.

I didn’t expect him to rush to save me so quickly, but I was happy that he had become a subordinate that I cared about so much.

“Isaac, you came to save me!”

“No, I’m being chased too.”

Isaac answered as he passed Hezabel.

Thump thump thump!

Only then did Hesabel realize that the strange vibrations that had been shaking the castle earlier were getting closer. And then, belatedly, I caught sight of a huge swarm of flesh running from the other side of the hallway, filling the ceiling and floor.

Only then did Hesabel begin to run away, following Isaac.