Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 137



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Episode 137 Popular lady (3)

Dietrich looked at her with a stern expression.

“… … what?”

“Haha, yes. Well, rumors are rumors. I just asked because I was curious. “Okay then.”

Delia crossed the banquet hall again, stomping her heavy body. Dietrich glared at her back.

Isaac seemed to understand why Dietrich hated Delia.

Behind that talkative and simple-looking muscular man, there is a snake-like aspect hidden. When I asked Dietrich about Isaac, I wasn’t asking because I didn’t know, but was just checking the facts.

However, it was unclear whether Isaac had noticed that she was disguising herself as Isolde.

In any case, Dietrich now had no choice but to wonder where the information had escaped.

He made eye contact with Isaac and lowered his head.

“It’s shameful for information to be leaked after I asked you to maintain security.”

“no. This was information that would become known anyway. As I said, there is no such thing as thorough security, and there is a possibility that the rumor came from the Salt Council, not the Duke.”

“But if the church finds out… … .”

Now Isaac had become a ‘martyr who died a heroic death’ by the church.

The church not only elevated Isaac to the status of a saint, but also encouraged the Dawn Army under the justification that ‘the Immortal Church that murdered the saint must be punished.’

It may be a bit disconcerting that Isaac is resurrected in the midst of all this.

Therefore, Dietrich was worried that the church would point a knife at Isaac, saying, ‘Let’s just pretend that never happened.’

But Isaac wasn’t too worried.

“I have also thought about something. No need to worry. Rather, first of all… … .”

At that time, Isaac’s eyes lit up. Someone was approaching across the banquet hall. He was one of the people who had been watching Isaac during the past few days of banqueting instead of talking to him or approaching him.

“I’m glad you seem to be healthy. Miss Isolde Brandt.”

Isaac immediately recognized who he was.

Illya Dote, head of the Eastern Branch of the Heresy Inquisition.

It was the same Heretic Questioner I had met at Isacrea Territory. Isolde also investigated Isaac under his orders.

Isaac tensed, remembering his sensitive senses. At the same time, I remembered that Isolde ate red flesh at the Inquisition.

“I hear you are still not feeling well, so I hope you get well.”

But Ilya just kissed the back of Isaac’s hand and walked away. But there was a small note left in Isaac’s white-gloved palm.

The message left was the Inquisitor’s code that others could not read, but Isaac was able to read it.

‘In the backyard, alone.’

***

Ruzberg Castle is as large in size as it is in history.

This means that it was as complex as its history, with sprawling development and expanded structures, and there were even secret passages and hiding places that even the castle owners did not know about. And within that complex structure, there was unintentionally a secret space that was not easily seen by people.

The backyard was that kind of place.

Ilya Dote was standing in the backyard, which was overgrown with bushes because it was not maintained well. I don’t know how long he had been waiting, but the boy found Ilya’s attitude of calling out his virginity late at night extremely repugnant.

So, Ilya came out late on purpose, so he had no choice but to wait in the night dew for quite a long time.

‘six… … No, seven.’

Even before Isaac set foot in the backyard, he realized that there were seven other people hiding there, including Ilya. The person who invited here had to be seen as a member of the same group as Ilya.

This wouldn’t be a problem if you assumed you were going to kill them all, but if you had to hide the tentacles, it seemed like you needed to be careful.

‘Hezabel, standby.’

‘yep.’

Under the secret protection of Hezabel, who was already waiting in ambush, Isaac stepped into the backyard.

As Isaac approached, Illya turned her head.

“… … It’s late. “Isn’t Isolde coming in person?”

It was natural that Ilya was aware of Isaac’s disguise. Even if I had put on makeup, my boss couldn’t have recognized my face. Also, the Heretic Questioner.

Isaac did not respond but waited for Ilya to speak.

“okay. I guess I had no choice but to set up a stand-in. In that case, wouldn’t you at least tell Isolde a word? At the Heresy Inquisition… … .”

At that time, Ilya turned his head. As if that was a signal, a shadow suddenly emerged from the thick bushes and rushed towards Isaac. Ilya took out the secret weapon from his pocket and hit the shadow.

“What is this…?” … ! Hey, stick this way!”

Instead of attacking Isaac with the shadows, Ilya stepped forward to protect him.

When he showed an unexpected reaction, Isaac pretended to be embarrassed but tried to stick by his side. The attacker tried to grab Isaac and drag him away, regardless of being stabbed with a dagger.

The moment the guy grabbed Isaac’s left hand, the arm was twisted 360 degrees and broken.

An opaque energy surrounded his entire body, so he couldn’t even tell what happened to his broken arm.

Moreover, when the guy quickly retreated, the arm was instantly restored to its original state.

Isaac clung to Ilya’s side.

“Are you okay? “I thought I was caught earlier.”

Isaac shook his head.

Ilya, who couldn’t see what happened, just thought it was because of the rain.

Isaac also took out his dagger and prepared to fight.

When the first attack failed, those in ambush began to appear like shadows. It was difficult to focus because my entire body was covered in black and an opaque energy surrounded my entire body.

Ilya immediately activated a miracle that made fireworks rise above her head. The backyard became as bright as day, violently shaking the opaque aura of the ambushers. Illya, who saw the appearance at first glance, gritted his teeth and muttered.

“Walaika headhunters, you’ve come a long way!”

Sure enough, they were Walaika human hunters.

***

They were wearing ordinary knight or guard uniforms instead of hunter uniforms like those seen at Ariet Monastery. These were the people who were monitoring through Hesabel, and their numbers were almost identical.

‘I knew they would show up because the Red Grail was involved, but I didn’t expect them to attack so blatantly.’

Among the human hunters, one who appeared to be the hunting leader muttered in a metallic voice.

“You can kill the Heretic Questioner. But you can treat the princess, so capture her no matter what.”

They took out their crossbows to quickly determine the outcome. Ilya gritted his teeth and tried to activate another miracle. At that moment, a crossbow arrow hit the head of one of the human hunters with a sound that tore through the air.

Their gaze fell on Ilya as an arrow flew from nowhere.

The next moment, Isaac was already moving. It took only an instant for the dagger to strike the uvula of the nearest human hunter.

Illya also understood the situation and quickly took down one of the guys. In an instant, the number of enemies that had been seven was reduced to four. However, even if the surprise attack was successful, dealing with Walaika human hunters in the middle of the night was difficult.

Crunch, clunk.

The headhunter Ilya had decapitated began to repair his wounds before he even collapsed. The moment he tried to escape from Ilya, crossbow arrows pierced his body.

Puff, puck! Ilya rolled on the floor, barely avoiding the crossbow arrows that lightly pierced the guy’s torso.

The human hunter, hit like a hedgehog by his colleague’s arrow, stumbled and pulled out the arrow himself.

Ilya gritted his teeth at the sight. They are assassins who fight by throwing their bodies like weapons. Ilya decided that it would be difficult for him to deal with the human hunters with his current strength alone.

“Hey, there! Because I will be holding on to them… … .”

Ilya tried to get Isaac, who was disguised as Isolde, to escape and call someone. However, at the spot where Isolde was, all they could find were two human hunters sprawled on the floor, clutching their necks and screaming.

Their wounds looked like they had been cut with a large cut, not a knife.

There was an incomprehensible, opaque energy wrapped around the knife Isaac was holding, but I couldn’t figure out what it was.

“What is this…?” … .”

“I would appreciate it if you could help me for a moment.”

Isaac came up behind Sanji and whispered. Ilya was startled and was about to turn his body when he fell down from the powerful impact.

“I think it would be helpful if you passed out.”

Isaac hit Illya on the head, leaving him lying on the floor. The lighting miracle that had been triggered when Ilya fainted went off, and the backyard was plunged into darkness.

The human hunters stopped, not knowing what the situation was.

Soon Isaac shouted at the human hunters in an indignant voice.

“You guys, how dare you attack the Heretic Questioner and get away with it!”

Confusion spread among the human hunters at the sudden male voice.

“… … “You’re not a princess.”

An irritated voice came from the hunting leader.

Hezabel’s crossbow arrow flew at his head, but he swung the scythe in his hand and deflected it without even looking at the direction it was coming from.

“Do not disturb, Heshabel. “Unless you want to cause more trouble for the Gulmar family.”

A feeling of confusion came from Hesabel, but she did not respond. Meanwhile, the hunters aimed and surrounded Isaac with crossbows.

The hunting leader said, glaring at Isaac through the black aura.

“Where is the princess? “If you just let it go, I will spare both of your lives.”

“Should I start by introducing myself?”

“Shoot.”

phut. Isaac’s body twisted.

The head of the human hunter hunting group seemed to have decided that it would be easier to have a conversation if a few arrows were planted, so he ordered them to fire a couple more arrows.

But soon his eyebrows twitched.

A black, ink-like shadow was moving around Isaac’s body, which he thought had clearly been hit by an arrow.

Munch, munch. A crossbow arrow made of iron was chewed and crumbled so lightly that it was ridiculous.

“The so-called human hunter has no manners when it comes to hunting skills. “If you want to ask a lady where she lives, you should politely introduce yourself first.”

“What is this…?” … .”

There was not even a scratch on Isaac’s body. The human hunters immediately drew their swords to subdue Isaac. But at that moment, their eyes fell as they felt the soft texture beneath their feet.

For a moment, they thought they were above the black void.

The floor of the garden was filled with inexplicable colors that I couldn’t understand why I hadn’t discovered before.

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

A tentacle wrapped in colors on the floor pierced the head of one of the human hunters in a single moment. Before he could even scream in shock or scream, the tentacle sucked in the headhunter’s skull as if squeezing it from the inside and shattered it.

The human hunters, who were astonished and tried to retreat, were soon trapped in a swamp-like color beyond. Inside, they encountered anglers, teeth, and tongues trying to bite them. It was a sight that made even those who put so much emphasis on modesty scream.

At that time, the hunting leader gritted his teeth and shouted.

“It’s a hallucination! Wake!”

But in the meantime, Isaac was already chopping off the heads of the two headhunters. The severed head was disintegrated by tentacles moving across the color. No matter how powerful the regenerative ability was, it was useless against the teeth of a predator that chewed and swallowed everything.

The hunting leader gritted his teeth and swung his scythe at Isaac. Wearing a dress and holding only a dagger, Isaac had a hard time competing head-on with the hunting leader.

bang. Instead, Hesabel did not rest and attempted to intercept the hunting leader with an arrow aimed at the back of his head. The hunting leader nervously swung his sickle and cut his own wrist as if he had prepared for something.

Of course, they were trying to activate some kind of powerful miracle, but Isaac had no intention of allowing such a miracle to be activated in the middle of Rougeberg.

“Shh.”

Isaac, who was looking for an opportunity to activate a miracle, did not miss the moment the hunting leader stopped and activated Abyss’s Grasp. A huge tentacle like a tree sprang out from the ground. The hunting leader was shocked and tried to shout something, but the huge tentacle swallowed him up in an instant.

At the same time, the dark Eucharist was activated.