Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 9



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Episode 9. Eucharist (1)

When he raised his head, he saw Gebel, completely soaked in the rain, looking down at him expressionlessly.

It was an old sword with all its teeth gone. However, a strange sword glow subtly hovered over the sword body and then faded away.

A tattoo of a crescent moon and a sword crossing was visible on the inside of Gebel’s wrist.

Gebel must have thought that Isaac was too surprised to respond, so he put the sword back into its sheath. He traced Isaac’s face and asked with a mischievous expression.

“Two eyes, two ears, two limbs each. for a moment. “Why do I only have one nose?”

Gebel let out a chuckle as Isaac reflexively grabbed his nose.

‘He seemed like someone who didn’t even know what to joke about.’

Isaac also laughed without realizing it.

But it was for a different reason than Gebel.

This was because Gebel showed his abilities as a Holy Knight.

After seeing his abilities as a Paladin with his own eyes, Isaac realized that the swordsmanship of a Paladin in this world may be much more powerful than what he saw in the game.

Isaac was determined to learn the swordsmanship he used.

***

The children who ran away that day ran straight to the monks.

They desperately reported Isaac’s crisis, and Gebel immediately ran out of the monastery. He belatedly followed the tracks of Isaac and the boar, but did not find them until dawn the next day.

Everyone thought Isaac was dead. But Gebel eventually brought Isaac, and all the monastery people gathered to praise God’s miracle.

Of course, there were not even the slightest miracles performed by the Code of Light, but Isaac humbly praised the Code of Light.

The monks didn’t know whether to scold Isaac for acting carelessly or to praise him for acting heroically.

In the end, Isaac was punished by fasting in the evening.

It wasn’t a punishment that was problematic for Isaac, who was capable of ‘predation’ anyway. On the contrary, a very favorable atmosphere toward Isaac spread throughout the monastery, and most of the time when Isaac asked for something, they listened to it.

But what changed the most were the children.

“sorry.”

The next day, Hans came to me and apologized. As a young man, Isaac knew how difficult it would be to apologize to someone younger than him. He wondered if someone had forced him to do it, but Hans did not show any shame.

“I realized how stupid I was trying to be. Thanks to you, my life was saved. “You are my lifesaver.”

Hans, who said that, even looked relieved.

He already subconsciously felt that Isaac was much superior to him. However, because of his lack of qualifications, he was unreasonably hostile to Isaac, even though he was secretly afraid of him.

However, after this incident confirmed that we were on a completely different level, it seemed like we no longer felt any sense of competition.

It was like giving in to something you fear, then feeling awe.

“I apologize to Johan. “I guess you no longer have any desire to run away?”

“I already apologized. There will be no more running away from now on. “If there’s someone who says stupid things like me, I’ll put a hard on them.”

As Hans said that, he even showed a look of respect in his eyes. Isaac’s eyes were uncomfortable, but he brushed it off, saying it was just because he was a child.

I am at the age where I know that being strong is all good. And Hans is the oldest and strongest among the children. If he becomes obedient, controlling the children will be no problem.

‘But when you face reality, you’re quick to admit it. ‘It seems you’re not as stupid as you look.’

In the first place, it was highly likely that the escape plan was made simply because of Isaac’s hurt pride. If Isaac hadn’t been possessed, he would have lived just fine until he was 17.

Hans held out his hand as if asking for an apology. Isaac felt a little sorry and took the hand he held out.

Hans smiled brightly, probably because he thought they had reconciled.

***

“You were so strong. “Did you learn it from Mr. Gebel?”

“huh? “Uh, what is it?”

I couldn’t say it was because of memories from my past life, so I just gave it away. Hans nodded his head as if he knew that.

“It looks like you’re trying to join the Dawn Army, too?”

At that time, Hans told a strange story. Isaac nodded when he heard a familiar word.

Yeomyeong-gun.

Even Isaac knew what it was.

It is the main quest and framework story line that occurs periodically in Nameless Chaos.

Far in the east, there is a ‘holy place’ known to be the place where the Code of Light was first written. But at the same time, the sacred place was also the land where Beshek, the ‘Immortal Emperor’ of the Immortal Cult, was reborn as a god.

The Dawn Army was an allied force formed by the Church of the Code of Light to reclaim the Holy Land.

The Holy Land was sometimes occupied by the White Empire, which adopted the Code of Light as its state religion, and at other times it was occupied by the Black Empire, ruled by the Buddhist Order. However, for the past 100 years, the Black Empire has ruled the Holy Land. And the most recent Dawning Army was formed 15 years ago, in the 12th Dawning Army.

“The most recent Dawning Army was 15 years ago, so it will be organized again by the time we become adults. “The Holy Land must be recaptured.”

Hans believed that one day he would definitely form the Dawn Army from the Church of the Code of Light. Isaac knew exactly when. This is 4 years from now.

‘Certainly, if you want to reach the peak as a Holy Knight, there is no better career path than participating in the Dawn Army.’

Even if you are not a paladin, as long as you play this game, you have no choice but to proceed with the Dawn Army quest. It is natural that this is a war that involves the entire continent.

In short, the ’13th Dawn Army Expedition’ can be considered the main story event of ‘Nameless Chaos’.

When the Dawn Army is formed, the Buddhist Church also forms the Lunar Eclipse Army, and like-minded denominations join hands to fight against the Dawn Army.

In other words, Isaac is a person who has already successfully completed the 13th Dawning Army Expedition eight times.

Isaac reflected on his purpose.

In order to hide his tentacles, he must become a noble paladin that no one can suspect, and at the peak, he will recapture the Holy Land.

‘At that point, it will be the ending of the game, but I don’t know what happens next.’

I didn’t think that ‘The End’ would appear in vain and that I would wait for the ending to return to the original world. At that time, Isaac couldn’t have predicted what he would become, but whatever it was, he had to join the Dawn Army someday.

“If you were planning on becoming Lord Dawn, why didn’t you follow Mr. Gebel?”

Hans blushed at Isaac’s words.

“I followed you around before, but I made you do a lot of hard and dirty work… … “It’s also scary.”

It meant that he was chased and then fell out. Hans spoke hastily, as if trying to divert his words.

“Well, aren’t you scared, Mr. Gebel?”

“not really? “He seems like a person who jokes and laughs better than he looks.”

“Still, some say that Mr. Gebel is a deserter. The deserters ran away, plundering and even killing fellow believers… … .”

In this era, deserter was almost synonymous with bandit. This is because in order to fight a war, conscripts were brought in from all over without even proper supplies.

After a battle, deserters pour out, and those deserters cause trouble in various parts of the region.

“And did you see the tattoo on my wrist? A tattoo of a crescent moon and swords overlapping each other. Looking at that, he might have been a Black Empire soldier. “He sneaked into our country.”

Isaac almost burst out laughing. He has a great imagination, but would he have a tattoo on his wrist that says, “I am a spy?” Moreover, soldiers of the Black Empire are undead. There’s no way he’s wearing skin so shamelessly.

However, Isaac had also seen that tattoo. Since the crescent moon was a symbol of the Black Empire, it was natural for Jordan to feel uneasy.

‘Well, I’m also curious about Gebel’s identity… … I guess I’ll have to move on to the next step.’

***

Isaac began to worry every day about how he could learn swordsmanship from Gebel. I’m building my body, but the sooner I learn swordsmanship, the better.

Especially considering the steps he had to take to become a Holy Knight, he had to hurry.

But Gebel lost his comrades. He had to have a good reason to give him a sword again and to raise his future generations. However, Isaac only knew that he was a Holy Knight, but did not know where he belonged or why he came here.

Since he couldn’t ask directly, Isaac started looking through the library’s bookshelves. He already had clues about where to start looking.

Isaac had been going through the books for several days, and one day he barely caught the book next to him as it was about to fall to the floor. It was a book made of thick leather and heavy parchment, so heavy that I almost missed it.

He reread the title of the book he was about to put on the bookshelf.

‘Records of the 12th Dawn Army.’

It was a record of the Dawn Army that took place 15 years ago. The little boy turned the pages of his book, thinking he had finally found what he was looking for.

The reason why the 12th Dawn Army started, the participating countries, route, personnel, hostile forces encountered, and where and how they were supplied… … It was literally a record written sincerely but monotonously. It wasn’t much fun, but Isaac turned the pages and stopped at the ‘Participating Groups’ section.

The emblem of a sword overlapping a crescent moon.

There was an organization that used the tattoo on Gebel’s wrist as a flag.

Isaac confirmed the name of the organization.

Avalanche holy knights.

‘… … Yes, it was here.’

Gebel was a Holy Knight who participated in the 12th Dawn Army.

Isaac began reading about the Holy Knights of Avalanche. The Avalanche Holy Knights numbered approximately 120 members and were one of the largest knights in the eastern region. In addition, since it was located on the border with the Buddhist Order, it had extensive combat experience and was famous for being aggressive.

Isaac’s eyes rested on the list of knights.

Gebel Crackton, vice-captain of the Holy Knights of Avalanche.

‘Vice-captain… … ‘He was bigger than I thought, wasn’t he?’

Isaac even felt absurd.

I thought about becoming a paladin, but with such a big name so close?

Paladins are considered superior to most knights because they not only excel at personal inaction but also perform divine miracles. Since they are guaranteed a high status within the church, they try to bring in lords and kings somehow, but I heard that the paladins are very picky since they are not driven by money.

If he was of this status, it would not have been strange for him to be the leader of a knight somewhere with the help of a person of appropriate authority.

‘But the fact that I didn’t do that… … Did you escape when you survived? Apostasy or something?’

Certainly, Isaac had never seen Geber even pray, let alone read the scriptures. But if he apostatized, wouldn’t he need to entrust himself to the Monastery of the Law of Light?

‘Anyway, I guess I can use this.’

At that time, a voice whispered as if echoing his thoughts.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Nameless Chaos wants you to make Gebel your servant.]

“… … “This is some kind of bullshit.”

[Nameless Chaos downgrades the target.]

[Nameless Chaos wants you to prey on Gebel.]

“No, what on earth are you looking at me for? “Are people like rats?”

[Nameless Chaos adjusts the target further.]

[Nameless Chaos hopes that you can achieve at least a dusty victory over Geber.]

Isn’t it the same as this or that?

I had no idea what they were expecting from a child who was only 14 years old. Subdue the man who was the vice-captain of the Holy Knights? When he found out that Gebel was a paladin, the nameless chaos seemed to ignite an unknown desire to win.

Isaac thought it was absurd, but after thinking about it for a while, he realized that there was nothing he couldn’t do.

Victory takes many forms. And Isaac was planning on throwing a gamble at Gebel anyway.

[A reward of chaos awaits you.]