Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 76



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Episode 76 The place where the angel shed blood (2)

The reason Hesabel lured the Paladins here was to intentionally create an environment that would make it difficult to fight. Isaac’s achievements will stand out if we make extermination of trolls dirty and difficult. In any case, the Paladins’ suffering had nothing to do with Hesabel.

I thought about stealing it and letting it run away, but I thought it would be a problem if the trolls that were released from control later caused trouble, so I thought I would use this opportunity to rescue them.

But nothing about horseshoes had been discussed beforehand.

‘Hesabel, is there anything else in the valley besides trolls?’

It was a minor trace, but Isaac did not ignore it.

[Well, I’m not sure. However, I can feel the powerful energy of the curse.]

Curse me.

Isaac remembered the last words of the Prophet of Red Flesh. After all, if an angel was banished, he couldn’t have left behind a curse. But he has yet to encounter the real curse.

‘It’s a shame about Hezabel’s abilities.’

Like Isaac, Hesabel cannot share her senses with entities she controls with the ‘Rat in the Wall’ ability. All she can do is give direction to her trolls like herding sheep. Her control is so shallow that even the trolls can’t control it when they get excited.

“Paradise?”

When Isaac only looked at the bottom and did not enter the valley, one of the knights called out to him in confusion. Isaac sensed that he had no time to delay and walked ahead.

‘If something unusual occurs, report it immediately. Heshabel. There is something in this valley.’

[yes.]

Isaac first drew his sword and entered the valley. As soon as the sword was pulled out, the hot heat of the Ruad Din key spread to the surroundings. When Isaac suppressed the heat of the knife, the blade, which had been stained crimson, quickly subsided to a dark blue color.

The opening of the Ruad Din key was useful, but there was no need for it to be noticeable.

Boom, boom! A roar was heard from inside the valley. Even though the Paladin was the opponent, it seemed like Hesabel was in control as the noise continued for quite a long time.

“What the fuck… … .”

It wasn’t long before I found a paladin stuck in the mud muttering an insult. The Paladin looked at Isaac and quickly closed his mouth and made the sign of the cross. The paladin who was asked to maintain his dignity seemed quite annoyed to see him swearing.

“It’s difficult to deal with trolls in the mountains.”

Isaac stretched out his hand to the paladin. The paladin grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the mud, mumbling apologetically.

“They are clever guys. They just throw stones and trees while climbing trees at the top of the valley, and it makes me so angry… … . “I should have brought a bow.”

“Isn’t there another paladin?”

“I tracked it down first.”

Even a Paladin of the Code of Light would have a hard time dealing with a large number of trolls in the mountains, but he appears to be confident in his skills or have improved considerably.

Isaac entered the valley with the paladin who emerged from the mud.

Then I finally found something. It was the limbs and head of a troll that looked like it had been cut with a knife.

“There are scorch marks on the cross section.”

The paladin said as he looked. It means that the paladin who went before was cut. Even though Hesabel seemed to be attacking quite cleverly, it seemed like she had some skills when looking at the troll’s damage.

But the traces of the battle did not stop there and continued.

At that time, I felt a will from Heshabel.

[Isaac. Many trolls were disconnected at the same time.]

An unusual event occurred.

‘You weren’t attacked by a Holy Knight?’

[I wasn’t skilled enough to do that. And the connection is not lost because of death… … I felt like I had lost control to someone.]

Isaac felt the sense of alienation he felt upon entering the valley becoming a reality. As expected, something is happening inside here. At that time, I felt the tree branches around me trembling.

Whoa whoa.

An unpleasantly lukewarm wind blew from inside the valley. I could feel the fishy scent of blood in the wind. The paladin next to her opened his eyes and grabbed his sword.

It was an unpleasant feeling that anyone could feel.

Eventually, the identity of the blood scent appeared. The red-stained valley water began to flow down.

***

The further up the valley I went, the thicker the blood became. The paladin may have been harmed, but what was even more unpleasant was that this did not look like one person’s blood.

‘Where does this valley lead?’

As Isaac hurried up the valley with the Holy Knight, he remembered the nearby geography. Although he did not have the opportunity to study Hendrak’s territory, he did gain some information while occupying it as a sanctuary.

Hendrak Estate’s main source of income is mining. However, I heard that making a living from mining was short-lived, as some of the ore veins were depleted and several mines became abandoned.

Isaac remembered that fact at the entrance to the large cave where he stopped.

Red water was flowing from a cave that was presumed to be the valley’s water source. The paladin seemed to have entered this cave. Isaac noticed that the cave was connected to an abandoned mine by looking at the ore and accumulated debris around it.

“Did trolls get in here?”

Isaac nodded silently at the paladin’s anxious muttering. It was near this point that the troll’s connection with Hesabel was lost. The child took his steps to enter the small cave. At that time, he felt the scent of blood becoming thicker.

Jeez.

Someone was walking out from inside the cave. He was a paladin.

The blood-covered emblem of the armor sparkled with the light contained within the cave. The paladin silently motioned for me to follow him in. The gauntlets rattled. The paladin next to Isaac tried to hurry over, but Isaac stopped him. Instead, he lifted the sword he was holding and opened the key to Ru ad-Din.

A bright light spread out along with the intense heat.

“What a dog… … .”

The paladin next to me muttered something swearing. The paladin’s helmet, which was finally fully revealed, was completely crushed. It never occurred to me that he would be alive. At that time, the paladin’s body shook like a broken doll. Isaac realized that something was holding his neck and quickly pushed the paladin next to him to the side.

bang! The body of the dead paladin disappeared in the darkness and was thrown out.

Kwa-doo-doo-doo! At the same time, a large figure appeared outside the cave accompanied by the sound of horses’ hooves.

The terrible smell of blood, the brutality of death, and the chill that drives away the warmth of the spring sun.

A knight in red armor, who seemed to be covered in red blood all over his body, was growling in an animal-like sound.

“You ended up in my mouth!”

The mouth of the knight in red armor opened wide, revealing teeth full of fangs.

[Blood Knight (A)]

[The sentinel at the banquet hall. It appeared on this earth due to the curse of the Red Flesh Prophet. [I was cursed with constant hunger.]

Isaac recognized the other person’s identity with confused eyes.

‘It’s a real curse.’

The curse of the red-fleshed prophet that Isaac bluffed about earlier. That is what really remained on this earth.

The Blood Knight is the sentinel of the ‘Banner Hall’, which is said to be the paradise of the Red Grail Club. They are always suffering from hunger because they can only see the fancy and sweet food at the banquet hall but cannot eat it, and instead fill their stomachs with the flesh and blood of intruders.

Of course, it’s not an ordinary monster.

But Isaac raised the corners of his mouth and thought it was better. He was better off dealing with the curse that might come at any time, right here.

Isaac recognized the horse he was riding.

‘You’re Phantom Steed, right?’

This was the Phantom Steed that Owen was riding. It was probably obtained by the Red Flesh Prophet’s cooperation with the Immortal Church, and it seemed to have been used as a catalyst for the curse.

The Blood Knight’s lower body was integrated with the Phantom Steed, and the flowing blood dried on the Phantom Steed’s skeleton to create leather. Originally, the Phantom Steed had no legs, but perhaps due to the Blood Knight’s taste, it had six legs.

Doo doo doo doo!

The Blood Knight came running again, making a ferocious sound of hoofs. Its spiked whip flew through the air. Isaac felt a similar energy to the thorny vines created by the Red Flesh Prophet from the thorn whip and quickly dodged by throwing his body.

However, instead of dodging, the Paladin behind him quickly strengthened his defense by boosting the miraculous energy wrapped around his armor. It was an act of trust in the defensive power of a paladin wearing heavy armor. Rather, the moment his arm was wrapped around the thorn whip, he probably intended to fight back by pulling himself off the horse.

However, the Blood Knight had a power that exceeded the Paladin’s expectations.

“Oops!”

With the whip wrapped around the paladin’s arm, the Blood Knight ran past Isaac. The paladin’s arm was bent at a bizarre angle and he was dragged over a rough, rocky ravine.

Due to the impact, the miracle of the armor began to weaken rapidly. Isaac lowered his posture, looking for a corner to dig into.

‘Is it because of Phantom Steed?’

In the game, the Blood Knight is strong enough to deal with two or three Paladin units, but it is not enough to be played one-sidedly like this. The Blood Knight dragged the Paladin around, throwing him around the valley, and then started running towards Isaac again.

“I’ll chew it up!”

‘It’s a common provocation.’

The Blood Knight swung the entire paladin like a mace and threw it at Isaac. No matter how Isaac was, he couldn’t cut down the entire Paladin who was protected by a miracle.

I didn’t even want to do that.

bang! Isaac received the Holy Knight and activated the color from beyond. Black ink-like darkness flowed through the cracks in Isaac’s armor, staining the surrounding area black.

The moment Isaac’s silhouette blurred and disappeared into the darkness, the Blood Knight felt the weight of his whip disappear. There was no longer a paladin hanging from the end of her retrieved whip. Meanwhile, darkness came upon the Blood Knight.

“… … “I’m hungry, I’m hungry, I’m going to starve to death!”

“Give me some flesh…” … “Give me your flesh!”

Disturbing auditory hallucinations permeated the Blood Knight’s ears. However, as a sentinel at the banquet hall, he was immune to insanity.

“You evildoers, step back!”

puck. As if the darkness was torn apart, the Blood Knight vomited out.

But Isaac was already gone.

***

At that time, Isaac was standing at the corner of the valley where he had walked with the Holy Knight in tow. Delia and his knights, who arrived there late, were astonished by the scene that unfolded inside the valley.

“Stand, Holy Grail Knight!”

Delia seemed very surprised to discover the black darkness scattered around the Blood Knight and the colors beyond.

“That’s it! “That’s the angel’s curse I saw!”

Although it wasn’t exactly what Isaac had intended, it seemed like he had been framed quite convincingly. The child almost handed Delia her paladin. Delia hurriedly picked up her paladin. Although the condition was a mess, the paladin was still alive.

“Take him and retreat first. “I need the help of the bishop and other paladins.”

“I can fight too… … .”

“This is a tough opponent for me too. Please hurry.”

Delia looked shocked when she heard that it was difficult even for the Holy Grail Knight to defeat the angel. As she looked back and forth between the Blood Knights who were staining the valley red and the devastated Paladins, she realized that it was not her place.

She also learned swordsmanship, but her swordsmanship is the art of catching people. Not a monster.

Delia and her men quickly retreated.

The Blood Knight stayed still as he watched his men retreating.

“Are you confident that I will catch you even if I run away, or is that my goal?”

The Blood Knight just made a growling noise and glared at Isaac. This guy was summoned by the curse of the Prophet of Red Flesh. It was natural for him to target Isaac.

Isaac glared at the Blood Knight. She wasn’t lying when she said that it was too much for him. He had the strength and ability to overwhelm Isaac if he fought purely with sword skills.

However, Isaac had never once defeated an enemy stronger than himself with fair sword skills alone.

Isaac put his sword into its sheath.

“What are you doing?”

The Blood Knight is not a crazy monster.

The guy didn’t swing his whip at Isaac, who was unarmed. It wasn’t because of chivalry, but because I couldn’t figure out what Isaac was planning.

“not a big deal.”

Isaac stretched out his hand towards the Blood Knight and made a motion as if he was grabbing something.

“I wanted to check out my newly acquired abilities.”