Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 109



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Episode 109 Deep in the sea (2)

bang! A heavy roar shook the ship. Since the wood could not have been obtained from the sea and carved, a large tree that must have been the mast of some kind of ship was tied together by the fishmen’s hands.

They seemed to be planning to swim quickly through the sea and crash the ‘battering ram’ into the ship, sinking it. Out of the water they would be at a disadvantage, but in the water they would just have to wait for the sailors to drown.

This collision was so damaging that some crew members stumbled and fell to the ground. Part of the hull has already been damaged.

“bosun!”

“yes!”

Even without detailed instructions from Hyannis, the deck captain immediately understood what he meant and went below deck with a few sailors. They began work on restoring the hull and clearing the water. At that time, the sailors hurriedly dragged supplies prepared as a countermeasure to fishmen onto the deck.

“Throw the net!”

The sailors all threw their nets in unison. The fishmen who were quickly circling the boat were entangled in the widely spread net. As the current became distorted, the fishmen scattered here and there. The sailors were delighted as they watched the fishermen struggling in the net. But the laughter didn’t last long.

“Uh, huh?”

At some point, the fish caught in the net stopped struggling, getting hurt, or biting each other. Instead, they started swimming all at once in one direction. Other fishermen even joined in and started dragging the net. The sailors who were holding the net screamed as their hands were injured.

Hyannis quickly shouted.

“Drop the net!”

The net was wrapped around the mast to prevent it from falling into the sea. However, as the fishmen pulled the net with unusual force, the boat began to tilt and be dragged. Only after one of the sailors quickly pulled out a knife and cut the net did the ship finally regain its levelness.

Only then did Hyannis realize that the fishmen’s attack was unusual.

He looked around. The surrounding waters were turning black.

Hundreds, no, thousands of fishmen were surrounding their boat.

The sailors’ eyes, deciding that only a miracle could solve this situation, turned to one place.

“Holy Grail Knight, please help!”

***

‘No, they are the ones who forced me here, so why are they saying that to me?’

Isaac was shocked to hear the sudden request for help, but since they were on the same boat, their fate was also Isaac’s fate. But Isaac had no means of doing anything right away. Wouldn’t it be great if it were Bishop Juan, who can use miracles at will?

Hyannis seemed to have made a similar decision and hurried over to Bishop Juan.

“I’m sorry, but can I ask for a miracle to deal with them?”

Bishop Juan may have had similar thoughts as Isaac, but he felt that he had no choice but to help.

“These sailors… … “Are you saying you want to catch an angel when you can’t even deal with a fish head?!”

“I have already thought of a different way to deal with the Drowned King. But I can’t use it on people like fishmen, and it’s not in a state where it would work even if I did.”

Hyannis seemed impatient and urged Juan.

“I apologize for my rudeness. In any case, if we return alive, will Bishop Juan receive more money, or will he take the money he received and return home?”

Juan glared at Hyannis. But even from Juan’s point of view, it was useless to complain any more.

If the ship breaks in two, the fishmen will drag it all into the deep sea before it can be rescued. As everyone’s eyes, even the young priest who accompanied her, looked at her with earnest eyes, Juan turned to the railing with her face distorted.

Everyone looked on with anticipation to see what kind of miracle the Bishop of the Code of Light would perform to drive out the fishmen. The Salt Council believers tended to both hate and envy the Code of Light, which had buried their god. The anticipation that this time, too, would surely show a powerful miracle was directed to Juan.

Several miracles that could be performed when dealing with these group creatures also appeared in Isaac’s mind. At the level of a bishop, just boiling the sea would be enough to turn them into poached shrimp.

However, Juan, who was staring into the water, soon stepped back with a bad expression on his face.

“Lord Issacrea.”

“Bishop?”

“You… … “Please help me solve it.”

Isaac tried to ask Juan what he meant. But after seeing Juan’s earnest expression, Isaac realized that he was in no condition to answer such a question.

It didn’t matter if you had a phobia of fish or were seasick.

Isaac handed Juan over to the embarrassed young priest and walked towards Hyannis.

“Do you know of a miracle that can help you fight in the water? “Stilt-walking, water-breathing, among other miracles available to the Salt Council.”

“How did you… … .”

Hyannis looked at Isaac with a surprised face. There are very few priests in the Salt Council. This is because there is little knowledge passed down and awakening happens by chance at the level of Shinnaerim.

So they strictly kept it secret which of them was a priest.

“I heard you had a plan in mind to deal with the Drowned King, so I guessed it. “To deal with angels, you will need holy relics or miracles, but unless you are a priest, there is no way you can use them properly.”

“… … Please keep it a secret. And it is possible to write ‘The Doctrine of Waves’. This allows you to move on water while moving. But be careful, it will sink while you stop.”

Hyannis held both of Isaac’s hands and recited a small prayer. After the short prayer, Isaac felt a salty taste rising in his mouth. The miracle of the Salt Council had seeped into my body.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

As soon as the miracle seeped in, Nameless Chaos showed an expression of displeasure.

‘whatever? Are you going to put octopus feet on your feet?’

Meanwhile, the fishmen who had escaped from the net reorganized their ranks, equipped themselves with battering rams, and prepared to charge. Isaac threw himself over the railing without even having time to test the miracle.

***

The moment my feet touched the surface of the water, I felt a strange stirring. As I hesitated to keep my balance, my feet began to slowly drag under the water.

‘I guess I should keep running.’

As soon as he moved his feet, Isaac’s body began to move as if sliding. When I ran as if I were running on hard ground, I felt a strong sense of foreignness, kicking up water. Isaac immediately realized that it was more advantageous to move like skating on water.

The fishmen were trying to rush towards the ship with a battering ram, but when they saw Isaac floating on the water, they let out a sharp high-frequency sound. Soon, they swam quickly as if they were going to pierce Isaac and the boat together with a battering ram.

[I am dealing with multiple enemies alone.]

[The effect of the noble journey is strengthened.]

At that moment, Isaac took out the Ruad Din key and cracked the surface of the water.

Hwaaaaaaaaa!

When the hot Ruad Din key touched the surface of the water, spray rose along with fierce steam. The Ruad Din key was cut diagonally from a solid battering ram soaked in salt water.

“────!!”

A shrill, indescribable scream erupted from among the fishmen. The skin of fish people living in the deep sea is cold. Because of this, they had a hard time withstanding even slightly higher temperatures. The temperature of the heated Ruad Din Key was so hot that they could not bear it, even if it only caused a little steam.

‘I hope you get reasonably scared and run away.’

Isaac thought as he felt his palms tingle. I felt like my wrist would be broken if I hit that hard battering ram with a knife from the front, so I just cut off the corner and cut down the fishmen who were following me. Fortunately, perhaps because the Noble Journey effect was strengthened, the battering ram was able to cut deeper than expected.

It reminded me of fishmen who had been cooked or cut out of the water, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of giving up. The guys who dived deep into the water carrying the severed battering ram began to look for an opportunity again.

Isaac seemed to realize that he couldn’t get into the water.

Meanwhile, other fishmen attacked Isaac. However, it was not easy to catch Isaac as he continued to glide across the water. Isaac didn’t even need to use his sword, just ran with the Ruaddin key in the water and the fishmen ran away screaming.

Some of the dogs, which were quite large, grabbed tridents and attacked all at once as if they had risked their lives. Only then did Isaac properly hold the sword and use Isaac’s sword technique: eight prongs.

Eight blades tore through the surface of the water.

The dismembered corpses of the fishmen poured down in the place where the pure white steam passed by.

In fact, if it were a normal battlefield, it would not have been possible to fight like this.

No matter how powerful Isaac is, if the number of enemies is this large, the mass itself is violence. If it had been on land, it wouldn’t have lasted long and it would have been crushed by a pile of corpses and died. But his body was sinking into the water, and Isaac was able to attack his enemies from above his head.

***

The crew members on the ship erupted in cheers and support as they watched Isaac carrying out the one-sided massacre.

Hyannis also looked surprised. He groaned and spoke to Aidan.

“I heard the story from you, but I didn’t know it was to that extent.”

“… … “Actually, I didn’t even know it would be that bad.”

Aidan had actually never seen Isaac fight in person. He was not present when the Red Flesh Prophet was executed, and when the Immortal Church invaded, the location was also slightly misaligned.

It was difficult to say that Living Armor fought properly. So when I talked about Isaac, I focused on his accomplishments rather than describing his fighting style.

But the sight of Isaac fighting now was beyond Hyannis’ common sense, having seen everything.

“It doesn’t make sense. Is that really a paladin who just turned 20? “The sword masters of Elil will be thrilled to see that Holy Grail Knight.”

“Is it that much?”

“of course. Do you know how difficult it is to fight on a rocking boat? But that Holy Grail Knight is constantly moving and fighting on the choppy sea, in a place where his feet would sink if he stopped. Even using advanced sword techniques that cannot be activated unless the movements are precise.”

Hyannis muttered as if it was difficult to hide his excitement and surprise.

“It doesn’t use any miracles other than the miracle of walking on water, and it charges without hesitation towards unfamiliar enemies emerging from beneath the surface of the water on an unfamiliar battlefield. Even if you have the key to Ruad Din, common sense makes no sense. “Is there no such thing as fear?”

If Isaac stops with even the slightest fear, he will immediately sink into the sea. Or, a fishman who has endured the heat and risen to the surface may grab his foot. But Isaac was chopping up the fishmen without hesitation.

However, such efforts were slowly showing their limits.

‘It’s endless.’

In fact, Isaac’s situation was not good.

His physical strength was slowly reaching its limit. No matter how light the armor was miraculously made, there was no way I wouldn’t get tired of running like this and using sword techniques.

Eventually, at some point when Isaac’s movements slowed down, a huge splash of water came out.

As the sea rose almost vertically, Isaac’s body flipped over in an instant. Something huge crashed over Isaac, who lost his balance, along with a wave.

It was a huge fishman with a sharp mane.

Despite the miracle of water walking, Isaac sank to the bottom of the water along with the giant fishman.

Isaac saw fish-men who resembled frogs. Even in the sea, its saw-like fangs were visible. Even though the bastard had his hand pierced by the key of Ru ad-Din and was growing ripe, he had no intention of letting go.

If you ask if it is a crisis, it is not.

Because Isaac was waiting for this situation.

‘I guess this is worth feasting on.’

After making sure that Isaac was far enough away from the surface of the water, he put his left hand into the fishman’s chest.