Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 166



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Episode 166 There is a voice calling me to open my eyes (3)

Isaac doesn’t like chases.

This is because it takes away the feeling of fullness that has already filled you up. In the past, I was so excited that I was jumping around and putting in a lot of effort, but I was learning to be more self-respecting, knowing that all of that was a factor in causing my stomach to sink.

It was a waste to waste my satiety on these henchmen.

However, if you don’t use force, the enemies won’t be scared, so you had to find the right level.

Slurp. The colors of the beyond spread widely beneath Isaac’s feet. Without any sound or presence, the colors beyond began to settle like fog in the vast field.

Isaac trudged toward the hidden knights. Because running is difficult.

And he even waved his hand in case someone didn’t find him.

“hey!”

A look of agitation spread from the knights who were watching. You might believe that they were completely hidden, but compared to the Red Grail’s headhunters, they stood out by walking around naked in broad daylight.

It seems that infiltration is not a knight’s virtue.

They stayed quiet, probably because they thought Isaac was spying on them. Meanwhile, Isaac walked straight towards them. The four knights, who eventually decided that they had been caught, slowly raised themselves up on the hill.

“It’s a nice moon night. “Were the two of you on a date?”

“… … “Sir Isaac Isaac?”

“then?”

The knights whispered and exchanged glances. Isaac quickly knew who they were.

“Are they General Georg’s knights?”

The knights were silent. However, they must have decided that there was no point in hiding it, so they took out their swords one by one with nervous faces. Isaac muttered as he looked at the sword light shining in the moonlight.

“I have just heard a depressing story about the Georg family, so I will see to it that you take out your sword. “If you put it in right away, we will talk in a friendly atmosphere like before.”

However, if you give in to pressure without checking the other person’s skills, you are not an Elil knight.

“Let’s take a look at the skills of the Holy Grail Knight who crossed the sea!”

Knight Georg lunged straight at Isaac and slashed his sword. Isaac, who had already seen the spicy taste of the Aldeon knight, did not do the foolish thing of immediately clashing his swords. Instead, he focused his energy on the colors spread across the floor and grabbed Knight Georg’s ankle.

“Huh, huh!”

The moment Georg lost his balance and stumbled, Isaac’s foot kicked him in the crotch. Knight Georg stumbled and fell while letting out a strange groan. He didn’t originally intend to do this, but the gap that was revealed when his ankle got caught was very attractive.

Fortunately, the sight of their senior knight falling down with a single blow seemed to have impressed the other knights.

Of the three remaining knights, two rushed at the same time with all their might, and the other immediately turned and began to run away. Several horses were tied up at the bottom of the hill.

“Are you saying you are letting the juniors run away and the seniors sacrificing themselves?”

“Unsheath your sword, Holy Grail Knight!”

Isaac drew his sword out of respect for them.

‘I’ll have to check your skills.’

The sword light flashed and a sharp sound rang out.

***

Knight Georg looked surprised when he saw Isaac easily parrying the sword strike even though he struck with all his might. However, without panicking, he continued his next move and attacked Isaac.

Isaac assessed their skills.

‘As expected, the swordsmanship is different from that of the Aldeon Knights. Powerful, but a little more… … Are you the flexible type?’

In other words, it could be said to be ever-changing. The two flexibly switched offense and defense as if they were one body, pushing Isaac forward. Rather than aiming for a single strike like Aldeon’s swordsmanship, it specialized in breaking the opponent’s balance.

‘As expected, it seems to be similar to Lyanna Georg’s swordsmanship.’

Isaac learned what would happen if he encountered swordsmanship he had never seen before in the Kingdom of Elil through a harsh initiation ceremony on the first day he entered Aldeon. That’s why he decided to find out in advance this time.

In the game, Lyanna overwhelms her enemies with her brilliant swordsmanship based on the abilities of the holy sword. If the sword skills of these knights were combined with the power of the holy sword, it would be roughly similar, although the level would be different.

At one point, one of Georg’s knights held Isaac’s blade in his hand. The deep inside of the blade has a blunt part that does not have an edge for balance with the handle. Knight Georg immediately put his blade under his arm and cast a jutsu on Isaac. Isaac’s feet were in the air.

Isaac was honestly impressed.

It was a bold attack that could have blown off his shoulder, but the result was successful.

‘I’ve heard of sword wrestling, but this is my first time experiencing it.’

Among the enemies he had met so far, there was no one who attempted such a dangerous technique.

Another knight swung his sword at Isaac, who lost his balance. If it had been any other knight than Isaac, this would have happened. However, Isaac was only watching Georg’s knights moderately in order to learn about their level and the characteristics of their swordsmanship.

Crackle, bang!

In a split second, the two knights fell apart with a loud noise.

The two knights stumbled and sat down with a dazed look on their faces. The pain came late. I didn’t even know how I got hurt. It was only a split second, but it felt as if Isaac had picked them up out of the air and thrown them away. The armor was also dented and a mess.

“He’s bleeding. Since you cut your armpit, it will bleed a lot. “Please stop the bleeding.”

Isaac said, pointing to the knight holding his blade. The knight holding his blade received large cuts on his fingers and armpits, even though he was wearing armor. He had such a strong grip that I couldn’t keep him from getting hurt. The knight gritted his teeth and tried to grab his sword, only to realize that his sword had already been shattered.

Isaac knew how to shut up a rebellious knight of Elil.

He quietly raised sword energy from his sword.

Tuk, tutuk. The grass around it was cut off as if it were being bitten just by the brushstroke.

“Well, the sword… … .”

Knight Georg gasped and gave up resistance. Only then did he realize that Isaac had been playing with him. If they had used their sword skills from the beginning, they would have already been torn to pieces.

“Treat it.”

At Isaac’s command again, the bastard crawled over and stopped his colleague’s bleeding. He also felt like his ribs were broken, but right now his bleeding teammate was more important.

As I held the wound of my suffering colleague tightly and began to recite a prayer, the bleeding healed quickly. Being a knight who can perform miracles means that he is of the highest level even among the knights of Elil.

He seemed curious about how Isaac, a follower of the Code of Light, could display sword skills, but did not dare to open his mouth.

At that time, Isaac looked somewhere and muttered.

“They really are a great family.”

“Aaaah!!”

Doo doo doo doo! The junior knight who had obviously run away first was now back on his horse and charging towards Isaac. Obviously, their mission was to bring back at least one person alive and report back, but their sense of duty and faith as believers in Elil overwhelmed them.

“Step back, Holy Grail Knight… … !”

Isaac had no desire to fight the oncoming horse, nor did he want to avoid it.

He just blinked for a moment, then activated the Eye of Confusion.

A light purple color seeped into Isaac’s eyes and he began to squirm. Those eyes instantly captured the knight’s vision, thoughts, and instincts. He didn’t even need to make strong hints.

The skill of defeating senior knights in an instant and the blooming sword energy.

The junior knight was already scared, and the rider’s fear was easily transmitted to the horse.

Heeheeheehee!

The horse thrashed roughly, throwing the knight to the ground. The knight, who fell to the ground with a loud noise, groaned and could not move.

Isaac said, kicking the fallen knight and turning him over.

“I guess it’s better for everyone to lie down and talk, right? “Now let’s talk about it.”

***

“… … “We are the Knights of Elion, loyal to General Lyanna Georg.”

If there is the Aldeon Knights in the capital city of Aldeon, there is the Elion Knights in the holy city of Elion.

It may seem like an easy name, but in fact, the Aldeon Knights are called the White Lion Knights, and the Elion Knights are called the Black Hawk Knights.

However, because it is easy to remember, they are simply called by their local names.

“okay. name is?”

Isaac asked the knight who was the first to attack, but was struck in the head and fell down. This was because he had the highest rank and was in relatively better condition than other knights. The driver muttered for a moment before spitting out his answer.

“Huck. Huck Felt.”

“My dear friend Huck. “What did you come here to say to King Ethelred?”

“Not King Ethelred…” … I’m here to observe you. “Isaac Isacre, the Holy Grail Knight.”

Huck surprisingly answered obediently.

“me? I’m just a foreigner. “There would be no reason for Georg to be hostile towards me, right?”

Although he was planning on subjugating the Georg family to help Ethelred, Isaac tried to claim it for now. Of course, having a ceremony of division threatened the position of the Georg family. Because someone who is merely a guardian of the sanctuary cannot ‘dare’ refuse Ethelred’s offer to return the holy relic.

But Huck told an unexpected story.

“You must have come to deliver a message from Emperor Waldzemer. I will raise the Dawn Army, so please cooperate with troops and supplies. But in the land of Elil, there are no hands to do so, no sword to hand over, and no heart to support. “Holy Grail Knight.”

“Dawn?”

The reason why Isaac came to the Kingdom of Elil and helped Ethelred was actually just as he said.

Borrowing the powerful power of the Elil Kingdom.

Considering that the level of knights Isaac encountered when he crossed over to the Kingdom of Elil was average, it was far above the average of the Gertonian Empire.

That may be because the entire country is crazy about sword violence, but as an emperor, it is impossible not to covet him.

“We decided not to sacrifice ourselves in another country’s meaningless war. Of course, I hate the Aldeon guys, but I also refuse to interfere in matters beyond the sea.”

Tsk. Huck said, spitting on the floor.

Isaac felt embarrassed watching his reaction.

‘It’s difficult to do this.’

What he was worried about was that there was no unified force in the Elil Kingdom. Even if he asks for Ethel Red’s cooperation, he will not be able to receive proper reinforcements if his back is empty. That’s why he tried to subdue Georg, but he didn’t know they were thinking like this.

‘… … ‘The knights of Elil refuse to fight?’

It was more shocking news to Isaac than anything else.

Elil knights do not avoid fighting. The reason they did not intervene in the Dawn Army was not only because the Code of Light Church had touched their pride, but also because they were busy fighting among themselves as the civil war intensified.

However, I thought that if the cause and conditions were sufficient, they would be willing to sacrifice themselves for this temple.

Because that’s Elil and Elil’s believers. Especially when it comes to the conservative guardians of Elion’s sacred grounds.

‘There’s something about this.’

Isaac thought it was not a normal reaction.

“Okay, I understand. So, it seems like you were trying to kill me and bury me without anyone knowing? Are you going to pretend the envoy never happened?”

“… … .”

Huck didn’t answer. The silence made it clear that killing Isaac was also an option.

Isaac expanded his thoughts.

Rayna Heald said she had misunderstood the date of Isaac’s arrival, and Ethelred had not even received a report.

At first, I thought it was just because of messy administration, but I changed my mind when I found out that Georg’s faction thought this way.

‘Not only Georg, but many knights of Ellil may be thinking this.’

Isaac expanded his thoughts even further.

‘Doesn’t Elil, or one of Elil’s angels, want to interfere with the affairs of the Gertonian Empire?’

Isaac, who was concentrating his thoughts, decided that it would be premature to draw a conclusion right now. He looked at the Elyon knights sitting on the floor, and finally saw the youngest who fell from his horse and gave a thumbs up.

“the youngest. “You go home.”

“yes? W-what… … .”

“The rest are hostages. “You go and give my message to Georg.”

He looked at the other senior knights with an urgent expression. The knights, including Huck, had sad expressions, but they also knew that Isaac was being generous. Only one person will have to go back to tell the story of what happened here.

“… … What message are you talking about?”

Isaac quietly organized his thoughts and then opened his mouth.

“It is time for Elil to break his silence.”