Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 175



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Episode 175 Show me your justice (6)

The moment he faced the angel, Isaac didn’t even think about doing anything in moderation.

Even angels never let down their guard when dealing with fellow angels.

If you don’t give your best from start to finish, you won’t be able to survive.

The colors of the beyond, pulsating like a river, instantly enveloped Isaac and the green knight. The green knight felt the energy of color surrounding him and his eyes burned inside his helmet.

“This guy is a member of chaos! How dare you show yourself in front of me!”

‘… … It’s a bit of a welcome reaction.’

Contrary to Isaac’s concerns, all of the angels he had met so far had either tolerated him in some way or showed an attitude of trying to be on the same side, so he was even glad to see this standard yet stereotypical angel’s response.

It may be Elil’s characteristic, but it is an enemy anyway.

Kill the opponent and survive.

Isaac liked the simplicity.

Grrrrrr!

The colors from beyond that Isaac had summoned enveloped the surroundings like fog, but then swooped towards the green knight like a giant snake, forming a dragon. However, it was difficult to put even a scratch on the green knight’s armor with the physical power of the colors. Even hallucinations and auditory hallucinations of whispering colors did not work on angels.

“Don’t mess around!”

Just the Green Knight’s outburst of anger created a huge hole in the colored fog. Isaac jumped into the space. Isaac’s goal was to block the view so as to create at least a small gap.

Kwaddeuk, kwagagak. The eight-pronged trail fiercely bit the green knight.

The fallen leaves flapped wildly and flew in all directions. Isaac’s sword energy roared fiercely.

However, the moment the green knight swung Kaldbuch sideways, the ‘eight prongs’ that Isaac created with his sword were torn into pieces.

Isaac was pushed back for a long time by the shock wave.

‘crazy.’

Although I was prepared, it was still a distant power. The only good thing was that there were at least some scratches on the green knight’s armor. This meant that the energy contained in the sword could hurt even the angels that belonged to Urbansus.

However, no matter how much Isaac’s swordsmanship skills improved, it was not possible to defeat the Angel of Elil with swordsmanship alone.

‘He is in a summoned position. Then it’s enough for him to send it back.’

Sidric fainted, and the green knight, who was nothing more than an angel, could only draw out the power contained in Kaldbuch and use it. His purpose is to protect the Holy Sword Kaldbuch and assist its wielder. You can’t fight to the point where the holy sword is damaged, so if it’s in danger, it will return to its function faithfully.

‘If I can hold out until then.’

Even though Isaac’s thoughts continued, the green knight did not stand still and watch. The green knight swung Kaldbuch without any warning.

The wind blew. For a moment, Isaac felt hostility from all around him.

All things in the world harbored murderous intent toward Isaac.

The suffocating murderous intent was not a dot or a line, but a sea. Isaac was already locked inside. And at the same time, the wind, fallen leaves, and dust that were blowing around began to stir up Isaac.

“Tsk… … !”

Even the faded leaves and a passing breeze contained the murderous intent and sword to kill Isaac. If I wasn’t wearing armor, I would have been reduced to minced meat in just a few seconds. Isaac activated the crystal tombstone fragment while feeling distant.

In a life-or-death situation where one wrong step could lead to death, Isaac imitated a series of movements. He had no time to practice, no time to melt, and without understanding the philosophy or aesthetics behind it, Isaac imitated the movement perfectly with the power of the crystal ring.

And some imitations go beyond the original.

Wow. The color beyond suddenly contracted strongly around Isaac’s body, and then burst out like an explosion.

Bub bub buk. The green knight quickly struck down Kaldbuch and blocked the oncoming storm of sword energy.

Around Isaac’s body, the colors beyond were sprouting thousands of thorns like hedgehogs. Although it was spontaneous, it was an imitation of Sidrik’s advanced swordsmanship. His sword energy pierced everything around him that harbored life, so the wind stopped in an instant and the fallen leaves crumbled to nothing.

‘Damn it.’

The colors collapsed again like liquid and then rose as fog. Isaac looked down at his trembling hands. It was a burden for Isaac to imitate only the surface of someone else’s advanced swordsmanship without completely incorporating it into his own swordsmanship. He was able to write successfully with the help of color.

Isaac’s eyes sparkled. The moment the green knight sensed that Isaac was doing something, he saw him pounce again.

The green knight had already assessed Isaac’s level. His accomplishments were amazing, but they were nothing compared to the angel he was. But he didn’t let down his guard either. The descendants of chaos always reveal something unexpected.

So he wasn’t surprised when tentacles burst out in a scattering of colors everywhere. Tentacles that crawled up like vines grabbed the green knight and pulled to tear him apart.

However, the moment the green knight flapped his leaf wings and swung his sword, the tentacles exploded.

“How dare you disrespectfully confront the angel of Elil!”

“You’re the one who’s being disrespectful.”

Isaac gritted his teeth and swung the Ruad-Din Key between the bursting and breaking tentacles.

“I am an agent of chaos!”

However, the green knight had already cut off all the tentacles that were trying to bind his body. He laughed at Isaac’s arrogance and struck Kaldbuch to rip his head off. The Ruaddin Key is a powerful relic, but it is nothing compared to Kaldbuch.

A surge of power was enough to cut Ruaddin Key and Isaac into two pieces at the same time.

bang! With a loud noise, Kaldbuch’s blade split Isaac’s left arm.

“… … !”

The green knight did not understand what happened the next moment. Isaac held out his left arm like a shield towards his slashing sword. The sword was struck with the intention of cutting his sword and body in two, so there was no way his arm, which was just a piece of flesh, could have blocked it.

Isaac’s arm split in two.

No, I opened my mouth.

Quad deuk. Isaac’s left arm split and the tentacles that burst out swallowed Kaldbuch. The green knight was astonished at the startling sight.

Isaac did not miss that brief gap. As planned, he stabbed the gap between the green knight’s neck and breastplate with the key of Luad-Din in his right hand.

Pass… … The sound of leaves tearing apart was heard. In the first place, the green knight did not have a normal body. But the Ruad Din key had another function.

“You have to be careful with fire.”

Hwaaaaaaa! Flames burst from the key of Ruad-Din, igniting the dry leaves inside the green knight’s armor.

Of course, ordinary fire cannot harm the green knight.

But the flame of the Ruad Din Key was different.

It was a flame projecting the heat of Urbansus. A powerful heat that can block and block even if the entire area is full of chaotic beasts. Just that part was enough to set the Green Knight on fire.

“… … .”

The green knight did not feel pain, so he did not scream. But I could sense defeat. The flame of the Ruad-Din Key and the tentacles wrapped around Kaldbuch were giving him a constant spiritual blow.

The most fatal one of all was Kaldbuch. Since his function was to protect Kaldbuch, he was constantly expending his strength to keep Kaldbuch from breaking or getting hurt. Even the power that allows us to remain in reality as a physical entity.

Tuk, tutuk.

The green knight’s armor fell to the ground and began to fall apart. The green knight whispered to Isaac, sparks fluttering from within his burning helmet.

“A warrior.”

***

As soon as the green knight disappeared, Isaac sat down and sighed. The strategy of attacking the sword rather than the angel himself worked, but the damage was significant.

Intense hunger and pain came flooding back. I wanted to quickly send the colors back from beyond and check on Ethelred’s condition, but I couldn’t do that now.

Passuk, passuk… … Isaac watched as his left hand laboriously returned to its original form. Blocking the green knight’s blow with his left hand was an act of madness, bordering on gambling. No matter how strong the tentacles were, they were only at the mortal level, and it was unknown whether they would be able to block the angel’s attack.

‘But you won.’

Even though he used tentacles, he was victorious against a battle angel 1:1. It was a face-to-face match in normal condition, different from the Red Flesh Prophet or the Drowned King.

Only then did Isaac realize how much stronger he had become.

Of course, the price was high.

Isaac’s left arm was torn to tatters. If his tentacles disappeared, he would immediately lose consciousness from blood loss.

Isaac first wrapped his arm with the Carlisle Holy Seacloth. And he didn’t send the tentacle back right away. He seemed happy to keep it that way, at least until he recovered.

‘I can’t believe I got nothing after going through all this trouble.’

Isaac thought bitterly as he looked at Kaldbuch lying on the floor. Kaldbuch was a symbol of the royal family, so he couldn’t take it for himself.

At that time, Isaac noticed pieces of crystal scattered on the floor.

These were the traces of Urbansus that he would shed whenever he captured an angel or divine beast of the Elil faith. Isaac’s eyes sparkled when he saw it and he quickly picked it up. This amount was as valuable as a fallen angel.

‘This could be useful.’

I hadn’t even used the crystal ring a few times, but the color was already fading. In the future, at most, it will be done twice or once. However, with this crystal tombstone piece, the number of uses could be replenished, or a more useful item could be created.

‘Now that I think about it, Ethelred… … .’

Isaac picked up the crystal pieces and scattered the colors. He was careful to fight from a distance so that Ethel Red wouldn’t get swept away, but the fight was so intense that he couldn’t afford to pay much attention. He just had to hope he wasn’t so lucky.

“this.”

Isaac was devastated when he saw the surroundings.

The historic treasure trove, which was caught up in the fight between the angel and the Holy Grail Knight, had already collapsed tragically.

***

Rosalind was the first to regain consciousness.

With her whole body screaming, she opened her eyes in acrid dust and found Ethelred beneath her. It wasn’t something she did because she felt like she had to protect him. It was just that when she was engulfed in that strange darkness, she was looking for something to rely on.

As a result, Rosalind protected Ethelred from the collapsing rubble of the basement.

She looked blankly at Ethelred.

A defenseless and weak creature that came into his arms.

Although he is the king of Elil, it is possible to complete his revenge and end the cursed seed of the Aldeon family with a single cut of his sword. Because Ethelred has no children yet.

Rosalind took out a dagger from her bosom as if possessed.

Just one cut of a knife.

The blade of the dagger was sharp enough to be as sharp as Kaldbuch’s.

It seemed like the dagger was talking.

If you want to demand justice, do not appeal to God, but get it with your own hands… … Or give up forever here and now.

‘Theo.’

Rosalind whispered quietly to herself.

‘What do you want me to do?’

I already knew what my dead husband would say. She slowly put her dagger back down.

Rosalind could kill Ethelred now. But he chose to forgive.

At that moment, she felt something that had been congealed somewhere deep inside her body melting away.

It felt better than expected.

Rosalind tried to wake Ethelred, but she wouldn’t wake up. She had no choice but to lift Ethelred and carry her. Although she was a child, she was almost a grown child. Carrying a dusty, unconscious boy with her emaciated body was nothing short of torture.

In her confusion, Rosalind managed to wrap one of Ethelred’s arms around her shoulders.

“Ma’am, are you okay?”

Only then did Rosalind raise her head when she heard a voice above her.

Isaac was looking down at them with a bewildered expression. It was like the sunlight that I finally encountered after wandering in a cave for a long time.

Rosalind felt like crying.

“Don’t just watch, come down and help.”