Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 177



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Episode 177 The sound of war approaching (2)

With the end of the Hecatli witch hunt, the frontier stabilized, and Salt’ain declared support for Aldeon, and support for the throne became stronger than ever.

And people could smell blood and iron in the air.

This was because it was clear what it meant that three of the forces that had divided the Kingdom of Elil into four had surrendered to one force.

Now all that was left was the rebels of Georg, the guardian of the holy land of Elion.

Everyone knew war was coming.

And at the center was the Holy Grail Knight.

Some nobles praised and liked the Holy Grail Knight, but others were still suspicious of the Holy Grail Knight. There may be many reasons, but it is also true that foreigners and pagans cannot be trusted.

In particular, the knights who were robbed of their honor and achievements by an outsider who suddenly came in could not help but be jealous of him.

And the Holy Grail Knight, who captured the jealous and respect of the knights of the Kingdom of Elil, was perplexed by the unfamiliar hawkish work.

‘I’m completely weak at things like this.’

Isaac himself was barely able to progress his relationship until angels, dukes, and even the emperor came forward to spoon-feed him. If it weren’t for that much pressure, Isaac might have run away a long time ago.

Are you taking measures to love someone like that? It’s not even funny.

‘If I were to seduce Lyanna, how could I just trust her face?’

But then, not only would he lose his respect for Isolde, but it would also complicate the problem even more.

As he began to think that things would have been easier if Ethelred had been a Nephilim, Isaac concluded that he had already done everything he could think about.

‘Let’s prepare as much as we can. Even if I wanted to, the environment is not right now to do it.’

Isaac asked Ethelred to send a messenger. It was a messenger offering ‘peace negotiations’ to Lyanna.

First, the two have to meet for their eyes to see eye to eye or for history to come true.

Of course, the other knights were happy, saying, ‘The king has finally finished preparing to subdue Georg.’ Usually, in the Kingdom of Elil, ‘peace negotiations’ is a diplomatic way of expressing ‘surrender negotiations’, and at the same time, it has been used as an excuse to declare war.

In fact, only Isaac and Ethelred knew that the inside story contained content suggesting marriage.

“Lord Issacrea!”

Isaac goes to the garden to gather his thoughts… … As I was walking around the parade ground under the guise of a military parade, General Morse approached me and spoke loudly. Behind him, Aldeon knights and soldiers were walking unsteadily, covered in mud.

“Were you training?”

“Oh, I was training for rough terrain. Director Delfrik Hild said that it is humid around Elion. And he said winter would soon be over, so he had better get ready for the spring monsoons and melting slush.”

“Captain Delfrik Hild?”

“Ah, this is the Aldeon Knight Commander. When the division ceremony was revealed, I was preemptively dispatched to guard Georg’s territory. He is now back preparing for war.”

When Isaac turned his head, a similar-looking mud-covered knight was behind him, raising his hand and pounding his chest.

“This is Delfrik Hild! Holy Grail Knight! “I heard that my younger brother owes me a lot!”

“Brother? Ah, I guess he’s Rayna Hild’s older brother.”

“you’re right!”

Reina Hilde, who started an argument as soon as she arrived in the Kingdom of Elil, left a deep impression on Isaac in many ways. Her brother was also a knight, and seemed to be the leader of the Aldeon Knights.

“Chief Chun must be proud that the siblings are such great knights.”

“Thank you just for the words!!”

Seeing everyone from low-level knights to knight commanders covered in mud and training, the future of the Aldeon Knights was bright. However, that appearance gave Isaac an uncomfortable feeling at the same time.

“Looking at the preparations for the spring battle, I guess you think war will break out soon?”

“huh? “Isn’t it true that His Majesty Ethelred sent a messenger?”

Seeing that he thinks that the peace negotiations will naturally be broken, he is also an Elil believer.

Isaac also did not have a positive prediction, but he believed that it would be best if the issue could be resolved peacefully even if it took some time. It seemed unlikely that such battle preparations and sudden troop movements would give a positive signal to Georg’s army.

Tuk, tutuk, tutu tuk… … .

At that time, raindrops started falling one by one. There were dark clouds from the morning, and it seemed like the spring rainy season that Morse had mentioned was approaching.

“A messenger has arrived!”

At that time, an ominous cry was heard from somewhere.

***

Upon hearing the news that the messenger had arrived, Ethelred immediately came running.

If you were a king, you could sit on the throne like a king and arrogantly listen to the messenger’s report, but this time, you couldn’t do that.

This was because what came back was not the messenger, but only the messenger’s words.

Pavalma seemed extremely excited and ran into the parade grounds of Aldeon Castle and went on a rampage before being barely subdued.

It seemed like he had taken medicine, as his eyes were bloodshot and foamy.

While checking Pavalma’s condition, the knights guarding the castle gate hurriedly reported.

“According to reports, a small group of horsemen appeared near Aldeon and released Pavalma. Pavalma rushed straight to the gate, but he could not be stopped by killing him because there was a flag hanging there certifying that it was a messenger’s horse.”

Breaking through the castle gate was a crime worth killing, but if it was Pabalma sent as a messenger, the knights couldn’t help but worry. Moreover, if the royal family emblem hanging on a horse were torn to pieces in a situation where war is about to happen, the ominousness would be indescribable.

While even Morse was contemplating whether to reprimand or not, Ethelred spoke.

“Good job. But next time, make every effort to stop it right away. “Unauthorized entry into the castle must be prevented, regardless of the reason.”

“Yes, I will be careful!”

“There’s something in the bag!”

At that time, a knight searching for Pabalma shouted. Ethelred and Isaac approached with stern expressions. The return of only Pavalma without a messenger was not a positive sign. As I approached the horse, another negative signal sounded the alarm.

There was a terrible bloody smell.

The moment the driver cut open the lock of the bag with a knife, he walked away with a frown on his face.

At the same time, a head fell out of the wide open bag. It was the head of a knight sent by Ethelred as a messenger. In his ear was nailed a letter from Ethelred, with the seal still unbroken.

Silence filled the parade ground.

No one knew what this meant. He murdered the messenger sent by the king and sent the letter back tied up without even reading it.

It was a cruel act rarely seen even in the blood-soaked history of the Kingdom of Elil.

“You killed a messenger!”

Soon, Morse, who could not hold back his anger, let out a roar. As if that shout had become a catalyst, even his soldiers and knights let out curses and angry shouts.

Killing the messenger was a message that there was no intention of talking in the future.

Of course, the Kingdom of Elil rarely solves problems through dialogue. But this is a declaration that there will be no surrender or even compromise.

In other words, it means that it will end only when they are annihilated or when that side is annihilated.

Of course, Georg’s army would not have sent the message with the intention of being annihilated.

“Georg you bastards! dare!”

“The blood of Georg’s dogs must be sprinkled on Elion!”

As the atmosphere boiled over, angry voices broke out here and there.

It was already too late for Isaac or Ethelred to calm the mood.

The killing of a messenger had such great significance. Even Ethelred’s eyes showed signs of anger and disappointment. Because the expectations were high, the disappointment must have been great.

“your majesty! Declare a holy war! “A crusade to purify the holy land of Elion from the traitorous cabal!”

An excited Reina Hild shouted as she pulled out her sword and stuck it in the ground. She was doing something crazy like pulling out her sword in front of the king, but this was an appeal of the Elil believers in their own way. If she doesn’t listen, she might as well cut off her head.

Even some of the other knights were imitating Raina. Only Delphric and Morse were aware of their status and stayed quiet, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping them.

Ethelred looked back at Isaac. But Isaac couldn’t figure out what to do anymore. If he, a foreigner, spoke of peace in front of such excited knights, he might be stabbed right away.

Ethelred pulled out Rayna’s sword with a face filled with sadness, disappointment, anger, and fear.

He immediately raised his sword high and declared.

“I declare a crusade to recapture the holy land of Elion.”

A thunderous roar erupted. Isaac couldn’t leave Ethelred in front of the rampaging metal figures, so he blocked the way.

At that moment, he felt Ethelred gripping Isaac’s cloak tightly. His hands were shaking.

“War! “It’s war!”

“Let’s kill all these traitors and take back the Holy Land!”

Everyone was cheering for the coming war.

They were running toward war, laughing and talking.

To throw away precious blood and instead grab a handful of dirt-stained honor.

***

“Something is strange.”

It didn’t take long for the excitement of the war that started in Aldeon Castle to cover the entire city. Even those who were indifferent to the war were excited by the news that the messenger had returned murdered, and even rational people were not surprised, saying, ‘The situation was dramatic, but it was just what was expected.’

Isaac didn’t like this atmosphere.

“I heard that Lyanna Georg was conservative, but I also heard that she was a person of honor. “I have never heard of her being so hard-hearted that she would murder a messenger.”

Ethelred listened to Isaac as she walked down the hallway in silence.

“It may be that someone intercepted the messenger. A force other than Georg’s army… … .”

“The knights who escorted the messenger to the holy land of Elion say that they even entered Elion Fortress.”

“Then there is only one answer. “Lyanna does not have complete control over Georg.”

Just as there are doves and hawks in Aldeon Castle, there will naturally be such people in Georg County. Among them, there was a high probability that particularly hard-line knights carried out this incident.

Isaac recalled the knights Georg had scouted during the Hecatli witch hunt.

‘You said you would even risk killing me to stop the Dawn Army from participating in the war… … .’

Nothing would stop the Dawn Army from entering the war more than killing the Emperor’s messenger, the son-in-law of Duke Brandt, and the Holy Grail Knight, the saint of resurrection. Because the relationship between the two countries will immediately become soured. However, killing Isaac failed, and killing Ethelred seems difficult.

But killing a messenger is relatively easy. Just by committing it and dragging it into a war atmosphere, you will be able to achieve your intended goal.

‘You’re fighting a civil war because you want to avoid an expedition? No matter how much I think about it, it seems crazy.’

There is definitely something behind this incident. Suddenly, Isaac remembered an incident that could happen in the Kingdom of Elil, although it was much later. A bad ending route where when the player makes a wrong choice, the victory conditions are completely lost and the Kingdom of Elil is destroyed.

‘But it can’t happen already… … No, predictions are useless. Everything I know has already changed.’

Carlsen is gone, and several angels have disappeared. Isaac made a cruel decision and opened his mouth.

“We will interrogate the knights captured at that time further. “Maybe we can find out something more.”

I was planning to use the Eye of Chaos with the intention of killing one or two of them. If necessary, kill all three hostages.

Ethelred suddenly stopped and looked back at Isaac.

“If you have to, do it. “Holy Grail Knight.”

Ethelred’s eyes looked empty as she said that.

“But will that be enough to stop the war?”

“That won’t stop the war. your majesty. War always happens. ”

Isaac answered as if he was saying something obvious.

To Isaac, this world is a game. The genre of this game is ‘action’ with a somewhat high level of freedom. Of course, the world is full of war.

The rules of this world are written by God, and humans are just playthings of angels.

In the face of fate, human will and beliefs are of no use.

Until you rebel against fate.

“But we need to know who is causing the war. “If you want to know why these people have to die, why they should be killed.”

Light began to return to Ethelred’s eyes, which had been drooping at Isaac’s words.

Ethelred immediately clenched her fists and whispered.

“Thank you, teacher. “You teach me this again.”

Ethelred regained her composure and stared into the distance with fierce determination.

Direction to the holy land of Elion.

“War is inevitable. But the results won’t go as they want.”