Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 125



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Episode 125 old future (1)

Isaac was already on the boatman’s ferry.

As soon as the boatman confirmed that Isaac was on the boat, he immediately hit the ground with his oar. In an instant, the ferry soared into the sky like it was being launched. Isaac fell as if he was being crushed by the incredible speed. The ground beneath his hands began to recede alarmingly.

“What is this…?” … .”

Isaac looked down at his anger and looked at the determined expression on the boatman’s face and kept his mouth shut. The boatman was not just driving a boat, he was rowing to escape something.

The fallen port city of Myrmia quickly disappeared.

A pure white salt desert so vast that it seemed distant spread out before my eyes. And the moment Mir Mia appeared the size of her fingernails, a black wave appeared that dwarfed even the distant salt desert. Compared to the vast black sea, the salt desert barely seemed like a drop of ink.

And then I saw the huge pyramid that Isaac had discovered when he first came to Urbansus. Everywhere except the salt desert below the pyramid was full of black waves. The area around the pyramid retreated as if it could not handle the sun’s light, but the area around the salt desert was repeatedly invaded by waves.

“Hold on tight.”

At that time, the speed of the ferry became faster.

Isaac realized that the black wave was coming towards him as well. Looking closely, he could see that the black wave was not a liquid, but a large swarm of water.

It was difficult for Isaac to let go of the thought that the colony somehow resembled the movement of tentacles. Even if the boatman rowed faster, the black waves seemed difficult to overcome.

‘Isn’t this getting caught?’

Isaac took out the key to Ruad Din. Fighting something in the afterlife is the worst option in many ways, but if it was coming at the ferry, it seemed like there wasn’t much of a choice.

Especially if that is what Isaac thinks.

At that moment, the black group that was fiercely pursuing them retreated, puffing up smoke. Even though it was a long way away, I could hear the screams.

The ferry boat driven by the boatman reached the area where the sun’s heat reached. Now the ferryboat was heading towards the sun of the pyramid, leaving behind the burning black crowd.

It was a kind flame, different from the harsh sun that dried Myrmia out.

Finally, the boat the boatman was on jumped into the flames.

“thanks. “Isaac.”

In the light where everything became dim, the boatman suddenly called his name.

Isaac suddenly turned around in embarrassment when he saw the boatman so kindly calling his name. The boatman’s face had the tired but somewhat relieved expression of someone trying to rest after hard work.

At that moment, Isaac was able to realize who the boatman was.

But before he could say anything, he put something in Isaac’s hand and muttered.

“It’s a short time, but I’m glad I can finish my mission by protecting you.”

The boatman’s ultramarine blue eyes faded in the shining sunlight.

***

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

Isaac woke up to the sound of a notification.

As I stood up, my body felt strangely light. As I looked around, the sea filled my field of vision. I don’t know where, but it was somewhere along the coast.

A terrible odor came from somewhere.

“hmm… … .”

Isaac looked in the direction from which the stench was coming and groaned softly.

The Drowned King’s gigantic body was rotting.

The Drowned King, who stretched his body like a whale stranded on the beach, exposed his pure white skin and gave off a fierce look.

Isaac fell silent at the miserable sight of the once angelic being.

To be honest, it was actually Isaac who killed the Drowned King, and Isaac was also almost killed by the Drowned King. If it weren’t for Nameless Chaos, he would definitely have died.

However, at the moment of landing the final blow on the Drowned King, if he had not accepted death as if he committed suicide, the victory might have been difficult to guarantee.

Moreover, after talking with Amundalas, his position was not incomprehensible.

Isaac approached the Drowned King’s body and stuck his tentacles into it.

‘At least it’s not a body that will rot and become worthless.’

Angels do not die easily, but even if they do die, they will not be left with this ugly appearance unless they are cursed. However, because the Drowned King was cut off from the afterlife, he was unable to dispose of his body.

The tentacles that had dug into the body began to feast on the body of the Drowned King. It was already rotten and rotten in places, but it wasn’t a problem for the tentacles. Unfortunately, most of the angel’s unique sacred power had evaporated from the corpse, so it had no value other than meat.

[The perk ‘Corrupt Angel Poison (S)’ has been acquired.]

[The blessing will remain until it is digested.]

But inside the body, Isaac discovered something.

Although you can’t see it with your eyes, it is like a small pearl. Isaac recognized it as the essence of the Drowned King.

[Dark Eucharist is activated.]

At that moment, the tentacles explosively grew around the essence and wrapped it tightly. He then paused and waited for a moment before biting off the essence as if he was asking Isaac a question. When Isaac nodded, the tentacle immediately grabbed it and crushed it as if not leaving a single particle of powder behind.

Bugurrrrrrr… … .

Before Isaac’s eyes, the body of the Drowned King began to turn into foam and disappear. At the same time, a significant amount of faith began to seep into his body.

Isaac concluded his ritual by feasting on the body of the Drowned King.

And then a familiar notification sound began to appear.

[The ‘Drowned King (EX-)’ was devoured.]

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

[The strength of the tentacles becomes permanently stronger.]

[The length of the tentacles becomes permanently longer.]

[The number of tentacle strands increases permanently.]

[The blessing will remain until it is digested.]

Isaac sighed.

“It really breaks the mood.”

[A reward of chaos was given for ‘subduing the Drowned King.’]

[Choose one of the following three rewards.]

Whether Isaac was sentimental or not, Nameless Chaos dutifully offered him a reward. He had already reaped a great reward just for feasting on the Drowned King, but that didn’t mean he didn’t welcome the reward of nameless chaos.

But Isaac had more questions than just strengthening his powers right now.

Instead of choosing a compensation plan, he looked down at his left hand and said,

“Chaos without a name.”

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

“Why did you drag me here? No, yes. I brought you here to win. So what I mean is… … Who do you hope to win against and what result do you hope to achieve?”

A god who brought destruction to those who wanted destruction and committed suicide in a grand manner.

Isaac didn’t know what he wanted.

Isaac ran to achieve his goal of becoming a Paladin of the Code of Light and living well, no matter what the goal of the nameless chaos was.

So is it just a matter of giving what you want to whoever wants it?

But Isaac realized that whatever his will, the will of the gods would not leave it alone.

One year from now, something will definitely happen from the time Dawn begins.

Something comparable to the Code of Light creating a salt desert, no, something that would cause almost all faiths to become entangled and fight over each other.

On that battlefield, the Salt Council and the Red Grail reached out to even someone like Isaac in order to seize even the slightest edge of victory.

So what did Nameless Chaos want that chose Isaac?

For what purpose did God reach out to humans?

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Choose one of the following three rewards.]

However, instead of giving an answer, Nameless Chaos only shamelessly offered a reward.

Isaac burst out laughing and shook his head. We already know that nameless chaos can send messages other than ‘I’m watching you.’ But he kept his distance from Isaac until the end.

Isaac had no choice but to repeat the threats he had always made.

“Whatever you want, I have no intention of choosing a crazy option.”

Isaac saw the scene from 300 years ago shown by Amundalas. I saw the black waves overflowing from Urbansus.

I couldn’t see them in detail, but they were waves of tentacles, insects, worms, and deformed monsters. It was hard for Isaac to think that it had anything to do with nameless chaos.

No, actually, I realized what they were right away.

It is the afterlife of those who served nameless chaos in the past and hoped for the end.

They are the ones who call Isaac a traitor, looking for an opportunity to overflow at any time, and try to put pressure on him to restart the unfinished ending.

But it did not occur to me that their will was aligned with nameless chaos.

In the end, Isaac couldn’t ask Nameless Chaos for an answer right away.

Instead, he confirmed the three proposed awards.

[Geared Chaos (S) / You can summon a divine beast belonging to the realm of chaos by offering a sacrifice. The level of the divine beast is determined depending on the quality of the offering.]

[Vigilance Scythe (A) / The cross section of the tentacle resembles a saw blade and eats everything it touches.]

[Shadow cast on the world (A) / You can cover the tentacles with colors from beyond to make them invisible or hide them in the shadows.]

Isaac thought for a moment and without hesitation chose the shadow cast on the world.

‘The creeping chaos of the S class is attractive, but… … .’

Isaac remembered the monsters he had seen in the afterlife. Of course, among the bugs and tentacles that Isaac had summoned up to this point, not a single one was disobedient. Of course, the ones summoned this time will also be like that. Moreover, a proper divine beast had powerful and useful abilities like a blood knight or a furnace beast.

How powerful would the monsters described as nameless members of chaos be?

But Isaac thought he should keep his distance because of that.

Amundalas’ warning came to mind.

The more he relies on the nameless power of chaos, the more the afterlife will encroach on him.

‘At least I have to become stronger as my abilities grow stronger.’

Nameless Chaos is generous with its rewards. Maybe you can get it later, and if necessary, you can summon it through a ritual.

On the other hand, being able to hide or wrap tentacles in the shadows was a powerful advantage for Isaac, who had to hide his identity. The functionality alone was enough to make me want to give it an EX level, not just an S level.

Lastly, I didn’t choose the Vigilant Scythe because I didn’t think the tentacle’s offensive ability was lacking.

As he chose the shadow cast on the world as a reward, Isaac’s eyes glowed an even deeper purple.

‘Now that I think about it, I got a new perk.’

[Corrupt Angel’s Poison (S)]

[A rare poison from an angel. A powerful poison that combines powerful regenerative power, sanctity, the energy of death, and a curse. It has a particularly powerful effect on divine beings.]

It was a privilege obtained from feasting on the rotting corpse of the Drowned King. It was a privilege that lasted only until it was digested, but at this level it was a very powerful weapon. In particular, poisons that were effective for divine beings such as angels and divine beasts were something that could not be obtained even if one wanted to.

‘The Drowned King, you…’ … .’

Isaac felt awkward once more.

‘He’s a really generous guy.’

The Drowned King would find it absurd to hear, but I thought that Urbansus would be grateful if I used it sparingly and wisely.