Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 7
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Episode 7. Bigger Prey (2)
“Hey, didn’t you hear me? “I told you to bring me some dried meat from the kitchen.”
“Soo, there’s a monk guarding the door… … .”
“Shouldn’t you have climbed through the window or begged to get it, you stupid bastard?”
Puck, puck.
The sound of continued beating was heard.
Isaac knew that if he tried to stop this violence now, he would find another victim. Insufficient supplies and a closed environment were encouraging children to become violent.
In fact, it was a situation that was fundamentally impossible to resolve.
“You damn bastard, do you want to roll? Do you want to get married? uh?”
Pop, pop! Hans’ assaults began to become increasingly harsh. It was clear that the limit was being exceeded. Isaac felt a bit chased by Hans’ attitude. The guy was somewhat anxious.
“I’m going to kill you… … .”
In the end, the moment Hans was about to kick Johan who collapsed, Isaac appeared. He wasn’t blocking the way, he was just exposing himself around the corner. But at the same time, the attention of Hans and his group was clearly focused.
“… … what!”
Hans was embarrassed and shouted hesitantly. Isaac looked at him quietly without any expression. Hans seemed angry and tried to shout something, but he couldn’t do anything.
The gang that went with Hans was confused as to why they did that and eventually followed behind him. Isaac looked at the guy’s attitude and wondered if it could be possible.
‘Is it because of the attractiveness level?’
When we say charm, it has the connotation of seduction, but in reality, it has many different meanings, including seduction, trust, respect, favor, and presence.
However, Isaac ultimately believed that charm value was the ability to ‘persuade’ the other person.
If a highly attractive person tempts you, you will fall for it more easily, if he threatens you, you will be more scared, and if he lies, you will be easily fooled. In particular, in cases where instinct is stronger than reason, such as in children, attractiveness level seemed to have a particularly strong influence.
‘But why are you scared even though you haven’t said anything yet?’
The children, especially Hans, looked clearly frightened.
Isaac never once threatened or scared me. Although of course he meant it.
However, the Nephilim’s unique high attractiveness value gave Isaac an enormous presence and at the same time stimulated the children’s sense of guilt and fear.
Thanks to this, Hans could not bear the pressure and ran away.
‘Anyway, he’s lucky too. Or maybe I just have a good sense of it.’
Isaac fiddled with the hoe hidden under his hand. I had no intention of fighting with the kid, but if he attacked me with that big body, I had no intention of just fighting him.
“Ah, Isaac.”
Johann hurriedly approached. Fortunately, there seemed to be no serious injuries.
“are you okay? what’s the matter.”
“Well, I used to ask you to bring me potatoes sometimes, but lately I’ve been asking you to steal more and more. The monks also began to strictly observe… … .”
Johann spoke incoherently. Isaac listened carefully to what he said and then tilted his head. The amount of food that Johann stole was clearly more than what Hans and his group could eat.
‘They probably don’t feed themselves with tentacles, so what are they using them all for?’
***
It wasn’t difficult to figure out the answer to the problem.
That evening, Hans and his group began to move. Isaac also stood up when he saw the four people quietly leaving late at night.
The guys walked along the monastery wall barefoot to avoid making any noise. The guys opened the back door, which seemed to have been opened in advance, and went out into the still dark forest.
Isaac quietly walked towards the back door.
“… … So, once you get to the village… … .”
“… … But it’s too dangerous… … Talk to the monk… … .”
Although I only heard fragments, it was as expected.
‘As expected, he’s trying to run away.’
Most of the food that the children asked Johan to steal had a long shelf life. There would have to be a lot of other things to prepare, but considering their stupid minds, it was obvious.
escape.
‘Honestly, it’s not like I haven’t thought about it.’
No, he had already decided to get out of this monastery. But that was not now, but when his bones were strong enough and he was confident that he would not be passed over as a saint somewhere.
Or the tentacles are revealed.
“If you don’t want to get involved, don’t get involved, you bastard! “We have to run away before the monks find out!”
Hans seemed to have forgotten that he had sneaked out, and took the lead by scolding the frightened children. Even as he said that, seeing as he was trying to drag me away, it seemed like he was afraid of running away on his own.
‘At least that one thing isn’t as stupid… … The rest are all stupid though.’
It is better to gather together as several people have a higher chance of surviving than alone.
However, it is a world where even adults cannot endure the tyranny of society and flee to monasteries. If you run away without any skills, you will only starve to death or become a beggar.
It’s none of Isaac’s business. However, it was impossible to let four children voluntarily starve to death. He clicked his tongue briefly and walked out the door.
“Don’t mess around and go in and sleep.”
The moment Isaac spoke, the children were quietly shocked. Hans stood with a frozen expression, then belatedly revealed his teeth and glared.
“This bastard… … .”
“What are you going to do by running away now? At least when I get a little older, I want to go out to monks, so I ask the workshop for a recommendation. Or study harder. “If you stay in a monastery, you can at least learn letters.”
Hans quickly looked around. He looked to see if the monk Sana Gebel had been brought. Although he confirmed that they were not there, Hans did not hide his nervousness.
Isaac watched Hans, who was a head taller than him, look nervous and wondered why he was like that. Isaac took a step forward as if checking his liver. At that moment, Hans was shocked and took a step back.
‘Look at this? Are you being scared by a small child?’
This was something that could not be explained simply by the high attractiveness level. It was more strange than funny.
Since there were so many children and they were so old, I thought they would try to oppress me.
Seeing their frightened appearance, I thought about threatening them and letting them in.
‘Let’s calm down, the other person is a child. It is the adult’s responsibility to advise well.’
Isaac said with a sigh.
“Brother Hans, where would you go if you ran away?”
“Okay, to the village… … .”
“The villagers respect the monks. The only orphanage around here that takes care of children without starving them is a monastery, so you will recognize them at a glance. “Then what will the adults do with Hans?”
In fact, most of the children who ran away were caught that way. That might be why Gebel didn’t come running, or why the monks’ guard was loose.
If you are unlucky enough to be caught by a monster or criminal, you will die.
“Besides, what did you prepare to run away? How many potatoes and how many dried sausages? I understand that you want to eat your fill, but winter is just around the corner. If you didn’t want to freeze to death, why didn’t you just steal some boots and furs? “Since scriptures make money, how many of them can you steal?”
Hans’ face turned red and he could not say anything. He knew that he was poorly prepared.
“Don’t do that, just wait until you’re 17. “When you turn 17, the monastery gives you a choice.”
“I’m 16!”
“Not 17. At that time, he was told to go out or become a monk. “If he becomes a monk, he will be respected and will never have to starve.”
This is a world where even adults find it difficult to make a living. Even more so if you are from Goa.
“If Hans really runs away with all the kids, there will be less to eat. It wasn’t particularly helpful to the monastery anyway. But why am I stopping you? “I might be able to put another potato in my snout thanks to the stupid snouts running away.”
Oops, I was slowly getting heated so I added a little provocation. But Hans seemed to understand what he was saying, and his face turned red and he glared at Isaac.
On the other hand, the other children’s expressions were becoming more and more contemplative.
“You bastard!”
Hans screamed and rushed towards me. The difference of one head is an overwhelming difference in a fight. But his movements were slow enough to make me sigh. Compared to the fast-moving mouse, the movements of Hans, who was watching in advance, seemed leisurely.
Of course, whether Isaac’s body follows suit after seeing that is a different question.
Even when Isaac saw Hans charging at him, he was unable to dodge in time and was grabbed by the collar. If Isaac had been fed a little better and grown up, he might have been different, but he hasn’t shown any visible growth yet.
But in Isaac’s hand, there was an item he brought just in case. Although he had no intention of writing now.
“Yes, what do you know!”
However, even after overpowering Isaac, Hans somehow seemed more scared. He looked like he was doing something he couldn’t handle.
“I wish you hadn’t suddenly appeared in the first place… … .”
“Please listen up, you brat.”
Isaac, who was grabbed by the collar and his nerves became sharp, whispered like a growl.
At that moment, all the children around except Isaac felt something eerie and squishy.
At the same time, Hans let out a strangled moan and loosened his grip on the collar. The guy hurriedly stepped back, looking like he was going to fall at any moment, and eventually collapsed. When Isaac saw that figure, he reflexively thought he looked like a rat.
[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]
Isaac suddenly came to his senses at the message he heard at that moment. I felt the tentacle wriggling to get out of my hand and then hiding back inside. He didn’t get caught, but Isaac realized what he was trying to do and slapped himself in the face.
‘it’s crazy?’
Without realizing it, he was thinking of Hans as if he were prey.
This is the ‘bigger prey’ that nameless chaos was looking for.
Isaac realized that a dead silence had spread among the children.
‘You couldn’t have seen it, right?’
no. The tentacles had not even come out. A wet and unpleasant sensation came over me, as if my palm had been licked with my tongue.
But despite this, all the children looked scared. Hans was even panting, and the crotch of his pants was getting dark. It would not be surprising if he died right away, and he looked shocked by the unbearable killing intent.
Isaac then realized why Hans was afraid of him. The presence of nameless chaos was flowing through the high attractiveness level. No wonder he felt fear before attraction or respect.
Isaac felt sorry for showing such signs without realizing it, but he took advantage of the time when the children had calmed down to persuade them again.
“The reason I’m stopping you is because I’m afraid that my brothers might run away and meet pedophiles, slave traders, or wild animals.”
“… … .”
“Things like that don’t happen often, but there’s no way they wouldn’t happen. “It’s not that a mountain animal is that big of a deal, but if it runs to run away, it can stumble on a rock and fall to its death.”
The children were still silent. Rather than understanding it, I felt like I was so scared that I couldn’t hear anything. It seemed like the fear effect from intimidation was too strong because of the charm.
Isaac sighed and walked towards Hans. Hans tried to run away but stopped when his back touched a tree. Isaac held out his hand to him.
“I won’t be scary, so let’s do better from now on, okay? “Don’t disappoint me.”
Hans finally nodded with difficulty and held his hands together. I couldn’t tell if he accepted the reconciliation or if he was so scared that he had no choice but to do it.
‘I didn’t have any intention of becoming friends anyway, so I guess this is okay in its own way.’
If we make the hierarchy clear now, we might be able to control the children. If these guys were more humane, their conscience wouldn’t be pricked for no reason. For boys this age, it seems like rank is the most important thing in the world.
“The monks might find us soon… … .”
At that moment, Isaac stopped talking.
The children followed Isaac’s gaze, looked back, and then backed away in horror.
Yellow eyes were sparkling in the darkness. It was only later that the strong scent unique to the beast came into the air. It was a smell I couldn’t smell because of the excitement and exhaustion.
A wild boar approached me, purring and shaking its head wildly. It was so huge that its head was almost up to Isaac’s chest.
‘wild boar? Even if they are children, there is no way wild animals would carelessly approach a group of people.’
Isaac soon realized that the boy was no longer normal. There was an indelible stench and the loud sound of flies whizzing around.
It was a rotting smell.
Isaac said calmly.
“Don’t panic, just stay calm and head back… … .”
“Aaaah!”
The children ran back without any hesitation. As soon as the wild boar saw it, it snorted loudly and started running. If he was a beast, he would avoid humans, but it was clear that the way he ran towards him as soon as he turned his back was not normal.
“Uh, uh… … !”
Hans, whose legs were weak, couldn’t even take a few steps and fell to his death. Isaac muttered a curse and pulled Hans towards him. At that moment, a tentacle stretched out unconsciously and wrapped around the back of Hans’ clothes. Thanks to this, Isaac was able to almost throw Hans backwards with his incredible strength.
bang! Instead of Hans, Isaac was hit by a wild boar and fell backwards.
Isaac didn’t have time to be surprised by the tentacle’s new use, nor did he have time to check whether Hans had fallen properly.
“Here you go, you pig!”
Jjiing. Isaac got up in a hurry and ran away, showing his back towards the wild boar. He was heading outwards, not towards the monastery. The wild boar captured Isaac, who appeared to be ‘left out’ alone, as prey, rather than the children running away in a group.
The wild boar began to chase furiously.
The wild boar’s momentum as it chased after it, destroying small trees and bushes, was ferocious. However, there was a reason why Isaac had no choice but to take action, even if it meant risking injury.
‘Bigger prey.’
Isaac whetted his appetite while looking at the wild boar that was bigger than his own body.