Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 8



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Episode 8. Bigger Prey (3)

Isaac glided down the mountainside.

Four-legged animals are weaker at going downhill than uphill.

The wild boar also went berserk, but came down hesitantly, as if it had an instinct to avoid breaking its legs. Thanks to this, Isaac was able to run away without being caught up.

‘Just a little more enticement… … .’

The moment Isaac thought the wild boar had caught up with him, he jumped up in front of the tree as hard as he could and hung on to the branch. As expected, this time the tentacles protruded from the hand and helped it hang from the tree.

bang! The wild boar hit the tree with a loud noise. Isaac swayed as if caught in a storm, but was able to hang on firmly thanks to his tentacles.

‘now!’

Isaac took advantage of the wild boar’s confusion and quickly jumped down towards the one below.

The tentacle turned like a sharp spear and stabbed in.

It was a similar method to catching mice.

However, the tentacles were unable to pierce the boar’s thick skull and instead tore the skin. The wild boar became excited by the pain of the tentacles wrapping around its body and began to run wild.

Waddeuk, waddeuk!

Although the tentacles could not pierce the skull, they ripped off the boar’s skin as if they had suckers or teeth.

In an instant, bones were revealed on the boar’s face. But the guy didn’t stop and ran wild.

Take a look. Eventually, the tentacle fell off, tearing off part of the boar’s facial skin. The wild boar bit the fallen tentacle as if it was thinking of getting revenge.

‘What a tough guy.’

But all Isaac felt was a tickling sensation.

It was then that the tentacle that had been chewed began to behave strangely. The chewed tentacle broke the boar’s teeth, bit its tongue, and began to encroach into its mouth. The wild boar must have sensed danger even with its immature mind, and belatedly began to struggle and run away.

“uh? Hey, wait a minute. hey… … !”

At the same time, Isaac’s body hanging on the tentacles also began to be dragged. Isaac considered retrieving the tentacle, but he gritted his teeth and held on tightly.

He is a hunted prey.

Not only that, you never know where a wounded and vicious person might go and cause trouble. Isaac extended his tentacles even deeper inside to finish off the wild boar.

Then, at one point, Isaac’s body floated up.

A dizzying sensation passed over me. At the same time, Isaac’s body hit the floor with a loud bang.

“Tsk… … !”

After a moment of shock, Isaac hurriedly stood up. I saw a hole in the ceiling.

It was a vertical cave that wasn’t very high. It felt like I had tumbled down with a wild boar from above.

“Kruk, kruk…” … .”

In the darkness, a wild boar limped away, making a ferocious sound. Isaac felt the tentacle being retrieved. The lower jaw of a wild boar was hanging from the recovered tentacle.

‘After all, you’re a monster. Even after getting chewed up by a wild boar, you come back with its jaws removed?’

Even though Isaac was dumbfounded, he somehow felt more reassured.

Although he is a monster, he is still my monster.

Right now, the tentacles were more reliable than most swords.

The wild boar looked confused, perhaps because of shock. However, it was not difficult for Isaac, who was relatively less shocked by using the wild boar as a cushion, to watch the wild boar’s appearance.

Thump, thump. Even though the wild boar was bleeding, it nervously shook its head and hit the wall with its head. The wild boar, which was already sick, was beside itself from the shock and pain of the fall.

‘If you want to deal with it, you have to do it quickly now.’

Instead of thinking about it, Isaac quickly jumped forward. The wild boar sensed the presence and turned its head.

“hey!”

Although it was a young voice, the sound that echoed inside the cave was enough to scratch the wild boar’s nerves. When Isaac saw the wild boar running, he took something out of his arms.

It was a bright stone necklace that Gebel had given as a gift some time ago.

Isaac closed his eyes and struck the sparkle necklace against the stone.

The moment the sound rang out, a flash of light filled the cave.

“Quiiiiiiiiiic!”

The wild boar, blinded by the flash of light exploding in the darkness, ran wild. Isaac was satisfied with the effect, which was similar to a flashbang. Instead of the light bursting out strongly as Gebel had warned, it quickly faded away. There was no way to know how much longer the lifespan of the brilliance stone, which was said to have only half a year left, would remain.

The boar passed by Isaac and crashed into the rock right next to it. The face, which was already torn here and there, was even more disfigured.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkk!”

The sound of the pig being slaughtered was terrible. Isaac jumped onto the guy’s back. The moment he clung tightly to the creature to prevent it from escaping, a tentacle quickly shot out from his left hand.

Whirly! The moment Isaac attacked again, a sound like a whip tearing the air rang out.

The tip of the tentacle became sharp like an awl. Tentacles pierced through the boar’s skin as if countless fangs were biting the back of its neck.

“Dude!”

Wow!

The sound of bones breaking and breaking was loud. The wild boar ran wild, but Isaac clung on desperately. If he falls from here, Isaac will die.

The wild boar went on a rampage, hitting the wall with its head and back. Isaac almost lost consciousness several times from the dizzying shock. It felt like his bones were breaking somewhere. The thought that he might die if he let go of his hand like this crossed his mind.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.

At that moment, Isaac felt his body trembling.

Ttuduk.

Without warning, the wound on Isaac’s chest split open.

also? There was no time to think about it. In an instant, like a dam whose dam had collapsed, Isaac’s heart opened wide and thousands of tongues spewed out. The group of tentacles was able to swallow up a boar larger than Isaac’s body in one go.

The sound of bones being crushed and muscles being torn apart was louder than the wild boar’s scream. And it was short. The wild boar disintegrated inside the tentacles, leaving behind no parts larger than its teeth.

The tentacles flicked and licked every drop of blood, and after making sure there were no other living things around, they seeped into Isaac’s body again.

[Preyed on the ‘Plague Wild Boar (C)’.]

[The ‘Innards of the Dead God’ perk increases intake efficiency.]

[Resistance to disease increases significantly.]

[You have acquired the ‘Beast Strength (Temporary)’ perk.]

[The ‘Tough Leather’ perk has been acquired.]

[Temporary perks remain until extinguished.]

[‘Agent of Chaos’ cooldown time: 30 days]

“… … ha.”

Isaac grabbed his dizzy head and vomited. He felt like he was going to pass out at any moment. But the message didn’t stop there.

[The nameless chaos is satisfied with its newly acquired prey.]

[The reward of chaos has been given.]

[Choose one of the following three rewards.]

[Flesh Storage (A) / Regeneration speed increases significantly until the preyed opponent is digested.]

[Otherworld Sweeper (B) / You can now summon tentacles from both hands.]

[Parasite from beyond (A) / Creates a parasite with a short lifespan under the skin of the opponent touched by the tentacle. Targets infected with parasites suffer constant pain.]

‘prize?’

Isaac realized that he had succeeded in the mission that Nameless Chaos had set him.

Tarot cards with ominous symbols appeared before his eyes. It was a card with an ominous drawing style and surrounded by a tentacle-patterned border. Unlike the scriptures, the cards were full of ominous pictures.

‘A flesh storehouse, a scavenger from another world, a parasite from beyond…’ … ‘It’s another chaos attribute monster skill.’

Just like when he created the character, Isaac smiled helplessly when he saw that the chaos attribute monster skill had appeared again. It was something I expected, but it was half joy and half confusion.

Monsters with the ‘Chaos’ attribute are classified from the lowest level to the highest level. To put it mildly, it was said that the area teeming with top-level chaos attribute monsters was intentionally blocked because it was an undeveloped area.

Of course, monsters also use their own skills to deal with players, but there is no way the monster skills were created with the balance between characters in mind. Of course, the only skills the character has are ridiculously strong skills.

‘The problem is that these skills cannot be used in front of people.’

Although it was uncomfortable, I couldn’t refuse the privilege given to me.

Even if it’s from a powerful chaos attribute monster… … .

‘Can I understand the concept of flesh storage as health recovery, otherworldly cleaner as attack count increase, and parasite from beyond as dot damage?’

Isaac desperately tried to make the wisest choice in the midst of a series of precarious rituals. But the conclusion was almost decided.

‘Are you going to increase this guy’s tentacles further? It doesn’t make sense. Pulling out tentacles in front of people and planting torture parasites under their skin? What will I use this for now in this monastery, and even if I do, the risk is too great?’

And right now, Isaac himself was on the verge of collapse.

The one he chose was the first option.

[Flesh Storage (A)]

In this world, if a child is picked, they are likely to die. These regenerative perks were valuable in order to grow safely.

Above all, flesh storage was an essential skill for Isaac, who had to grow up by feasting on all kinds of animals and monsters.

The moment I picked up the card, the other cards turned to ash and disappeared. Isaac slowly lost consciousness as he watched that scene.

***

When Isaac opened his eyes, the sky above the cave had already begun to glow blue. Isaac flinched as he tried to stretch, expecting his whole body to scream in pain. But he felt surprisingly refreshed.

‘It sure looked like a few bones were broken?’

Isaac examined the body. He had no bones or even any wounds.

‘Oh, is it because of the reward I chose earlier?’

As if in response to Isaac’s question, a message was heard.

[Nameless Chaos has granted you the ‘Flesh Storage’ perk.]

[Significantly increases regeneration speed until the preyed opponent is digested.]

Isaac thought it was only natural that his wounds would recover since he ate the large wild boar whole. In addition, the recovery effect also seemed to apply to physical strength and mental strength, and fatigue had completely disappeared. But my mind felt a little cloudy.

Feeling like there is fog in my head. It was a similar feeling to when I first came to the monastery.

‘Is it an agent of chaos or is it an aftereffect of activating it?’

It occurred to Isaac that the fact that he had spent a month in a dazed state when he came to this monastery was not because he had a hard time accepting reality, but that it might have been an aftereffect of summoning a group of tentacles.

The group of tentacles that protrude from the body when faced with the threat of death are certainly powerful. But at that time, Isaac was confident that if he had held on just a little longer, he could have killed the boar with his own hands, or even with his tentacles. He wasn’t seriously injured, so he wasn’t really in danger like when he was attacked by Carlsen.

‘It’s not like I want to jump out and devour everything around me… … It’s a bit difficult.’

Moreover, once activated, Isaac becomes defenseless due to his fierce desire to sleep. According to the message, the agent of chaos or something would not come out again for 30 days, so if safety was not completely secured, even the opportunity to escape could be lost.

Although there was a chance to escape the danger of death, one still had to be careful.

‘I have to go back quickly.’

The monks would be looking for him by now. You might think you’ve already been eaten.

Even when the sun rose, it was dark inside the cave. But when Isaac looked into the whitish cave, he realized that it was not a natural formation.

The passage was evenly paved, and something like a pedestal to prevent the crypt from collapsing or a frame for holding a torch was visible.

However, it seemed to have been abandoned for a very long time and showed almost no signs of use. The hole he entered seemed to have been connected by an accidental collapse of the ground.

‘It would be a good idea to remember the location.’

If you ever need to hide outside the monastery, you might be able to use it. Anyway, Isaac had a lot to like about the monks of the Code of Light.

Isaac soon found his way out.

As I made my way through the bushes, the cold autumn rain hit my cheeks.

‘Be careful not to run into the wrong animal again… … .’

At that time, Isaac noticed eyes shining dimly in the darkness.

Isaac’s body stopped.

A larger wild boar was emerging from among the rain-soaked leaves. It was much bigger than the one Isaac had killed.

‘What is this…? … Oh, are they really the ones who used this cave as their home?’

Unlike the guy Isaac killed, this guy seemed healthy and alert and didn’t rush to attack him. However, the strong scent of the blood of his own people was wafting from Isaac.

Isaac tensed and prepared to use his tentacles.

It is said that his strength has become stronger due to the privilege of preying on wild boars. If so, it might be easier to catch it this time.

The wild boar seemed excited when it smelled blood and soon began running wildly. The moment Isaac was about to pull out the tentacle, someone jumped in front of him.

He calmly raised his sword and slashed at the wild boar charging at him from the front. At that moment, a flash of light flashed in the dark forest so much that it hurt my eyes. Even though there is no way to see sunlight due to the autumn rain.

Right in front of Isaac was a wild boar with its body split in half.

“Kid, are you okay?”