Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 186



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Episode 186. Battle of Elion (5)

Kwa-doo-doo-doo!

The cavalry leader, who had lost his head, was rolling around on the ground with his horse, shaking the formation of the cavalry that was fiercely charging. The knights were astonished at the sudden appearance of Isaac, but were even more surprised at the fact that he began to divide their formation with bells rather than hit and run.

“Catch that crazy guy!”

“No, what are you talking about! “Keep charging!”

Sounds that could not be described as screams or shouts mixed together, creating a mess. When the cavalry commander died, there were knights who would take over the command, but their judgment was also faltering. This was because the person in front of him was none other than Isaac.

Since the main force is staggering, we must strike from behind and crush Aldeon’s army as planned! no! This is our chance to punish the Holy Grail Knight who harmed our comrades and shamelessly did the same thing right before our eyes!

The cavalry’s ranks were greatly disorganized as they struggled to do this and that.

The knight, whose left eye wound was still not fully healed, screamed as if he were having a fit.

“Our colleagues died because of that damn bastard! “If we can’t catch that guy, we can’t go either!”

He was a member of the cavalry unit that suffered near annihilation during a failed raid by Isaac. They were traumatized by the fact that the same thing was happening right in front of their eyes.

It was a roar mixed with resentment, but there was some truth to what he said. Georg’s army was suffering greatly, but if they couldn’t catch Isaac now, they would still be stuck and unable to make a proper charge. In the end, the unit commander finally made a decision and issued an urgent order.

“Catch the Holy Grail Knight first! No matter how much of a sword master he is, he can’t face Georg’s knights alone… … .”

The unit commander realized something again while giving orders.

alone?

Even when the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, Isaac did not attack alone. The article he cut with his own hands was barely hot.

The unit commander hastily revised the order.

“surprise attack! It’s a surprise attack! Prepare for surprise attack… … !”

puck. At that moment, an arrow came out of the forest and pierced the mouth of the commander who was shouting. The commander, with an arrow stuck in his throat, fell straight from his horse.

While everyone’s attention was focused on Isaac, soldiers with spears came out of the forest and stabbed the knights in the back and waist.

It was only after dozens of knights fell that they realized the surprise attack. It was a small number of troops, less than a hundred people, inconspicuous compared to the entire Aldeon army. However, while Isaac was stirring up the battlefield, it was enough to get on the knights’ nerves.

The two words ‘annihilation’ flashed through the knights’ minds again. Normally, even if only 1/3 of the troops are lost, the unit is judged to be unable to perform normal combat capabilities and is dismissed as annihilated. The last time I was hit by Isaac, I suffered an even more terrible blow.

It was natural for morale to plummet.

But that wasn’t the case.

“Kill the Holy Grail Knight!”

The ghosts on this battlefield begin to run wild when a crisis arises. Some cavalrymen let out a mad roar and rushed towards Isaac.

The cavalryman, who charged with a spear in his side, did not lose any momentum even though Isaac dodged and pierced his companion’s horse.

The knights who clung to Isaac were a small number compared to the total number of cavalry. However, when a vocal minority starts to agitate, people end up instinctively following it. Especially in a situation like now where we lost our leader, we had no choice but to instinctively follow the mood, whether we liked it or not.

‘This is getting in trouble.’

bang! Quad deuk… … . Isaac unexpectedly found that the cavalry’s morale was not dead, and he quickly felt exhausted. Another spear grazed his shoulder, leaving a wound.

Among them, there were quite a few who knew how to use advanced swordsmanship. No matter how much Isaac had risen to the rank of sword master, he did not have the talent to withstand dozens of people slashing his stamina with advanced swordsmanship techniques. The good news was that the knights, overcome with excitement and resentment after losing their commander, were unable to form proper battle lines, creating chaos.

However, even if Isaac used his sword skills to cut down dozens of people, if he continued like this, his stamina would be depleted first. Isaac had no choice but to look for an opportunity to escape. All he had to do was slow the cavalry’s charge.

“Holy Grail Knight!”

A knight with shiny gray-white eyes rushed at me, letting out a mad roar. Isaac wrapped the mace he was wielding with the key of Ruaddin and briefly activated the sword energy to cut it off. But he didn’t stop there and headbutted Isaac.

bang. Isaac only stumbled briefly, but his knight fell from his horse and his helmet was ripped off.

‘Aren’t these guys worth their lives? ‘You have three or four lives?’

Isaac muttered a curse and tightened his grip on the knife. Then he stopped when he saw the article on the floor. The knight’s mace was not in his hand, but was soldered to the armor around his wrist. At that moment, Isaac realized why the cavalrymen were able to make such a crazy attack.

‘also… … .’

The cavalryman was clearly the knight Isaac had killed in the forest last time.

At that time, Isaac gave the order to ‘cut off all the thumbs of the dead knights.’ He took minimal precautions while minimizing damage to the body as much as possible.

As expected, the knights who lost their thumbs were unable to use their strength properly in this engagement.

Then this guy connected his weapon to the armor.

‘At this point, the Immortal Church had already intervened.’

The worst assumption he had suspected, even though he didn’t want to believe it, became confirmed.

It wasn’t surprising.

Just as the Code of Light intervened in Elil for their own benefit, the Immortal Church also intervened in Elil for their own benefit.

***

The knight lunged at Isaac and tried to bite his leg. However, Isaac turned up the heat on the Ruad Din key and stuck it in his head. A fierce flame burned the knight’s head. Even an undead could not withstand the flame of the Ruaddin Key.

At that time, Isaac felt a chill.

Many, many, many. In the noisy battlefield, only the sound of a single horse’s hoof could be heard. Isaac’s heightened senses warned him of the approach of a powerful enemy.

“Get back!”

Georg’s cavalry split like the ebb of the tide at the roar of the oncoming knight. In the meantime, Lyanna Georg appeared.

“Cavalry members, join the main unit and evacuate to Elion Fortress!”

As soon as Lyanna arrived, she immediately ordered a retreat.

“But the Holy Grail Knight… … !”

One of the knights shouted in protest. A spark lit in Lyanna’s eyes at the sight of her putting her grudge above her superior’s orders. The cavalryman retreated with a force he had never seen before, feeling heart-stopping fear. But instead of decapitating her knight, Lyanna insisted.

“The main force is not taking the opportunity to retreat! Prioritize the overall situation of the war over grudges! If the cavalry joins, Aldeon’s army will have no choice but to retreat! Afterwards, retreat to the fortress immediately!”

The reason the cavalry couldn’t charge was because Isaac was holding their ankles. Lyanna was saying that she would now release that ankle. The cavalrymen eventually gave up their grudge against Isaac, even though they were wheezing with anger. The priority was to join Georg’s army as quickly as possible so that the main body could seize the opportunity to retreat.

Doo doo doo doo! The cavalrymen charged into the battlefield, ignoring the attacks of the conscripts next to them.

As the cavalry began to move again, changes began to occur in the Aldeon army’s lines. Sufficient damage has already been inflicted on Georg’s army. As of today, it can be said that Aldeon’s army wins by decision.

“For some reason, I thought it was quiet today. “Holy Grail Knight!”

Swish, whiz! Gagagagak!

Lyanna quickly swung her sword and slashed it at Isaac. Instead of doing the foolish thing of taking the holy sword as is, Isaac narrowly let it go. The cold was so strong that the force of the cold that penetrated the Ruad Din key hit the floor and white frost spread in a circle.

‘You’re angry.’

Instead of her usual tired expression, Lyanna was looking at Isaac with fierce eyes.

“I thought you knew what I meant! “Are you saying you don’t know because I’m a foreigner?”

Isaac knew, but he asked just to be sure.

“Are we going to exhaust each other’s strength like this and even wear out our emotions?”

“is it so! Ethelred’s soft methods cannot bring peace back! “We need to regain our honor, and the Aldeon royal family needs justification for having sufficiently punished the traitor!”

Lyanna bared her teeth and almost snarled.

“For that to happen, one side couldn’t have won by a superior margin! Do you think I took our precious soldiers out of the castle just to have fun? But you gamble with the lives of your soldiers!”

The reason Aldeon’s army attacked as if there was no enemy behind them was because Isaac had promised to block the cavalry. In addition to this, Morse also had a plan to organize the cavalry. As Lyanna said, it was a gamble, leaving everything to Isaac’s capabilities.

Whoosh, whoosh! As Lyanna’s sword passed sharply, the coldness seeped into her skin and into her lungs. However, instead of confronting him, Isaac evaded him and kept him in check. There was no way to deal with the holy sword Lumiad without pulling out its tentacles, and I didn’t want to use risky power in broad daylight when caught by an opponent I wasn’t even sure whether I could kill or not.

“If you have a mouth, say something! Does the Code of Light really need Elil’s blood for the Dawn Army? “You’re going to trample everything and take as much as you need?”

“I have one question. Lyanna Georg.”

Yep! Isaac said, deflecting Lyanna’s sword. Lyanna frowned while taking a quick look at the situation behind her. It was confirmed that the cavalry safely joined the main unit. When her battle situation was not much different from what she had expected, she looked at Isaac with relief.

“question? Do you have time for a leisurely conversation?”

“Is there anyone there who has participated in the 12th Dawning Army? “The last time, Dawn-gun.”

Isaac ignored Lyanna’s words and asked a question. The Kingdom of Elil has never officially participated in the Dawning Army since the breakup of diplomatic relations over 100 years ago. However, there were times when swordsmen or loyal believers who were training to participate in the war as volunteers.

Lyanna frowned and glared at him.

“I don’t know why I’m going to tell you.”

“is it so. You don’t need to tell me. “I’ll just tell you.”

Isaac said, slowly lowering his sword to the ground to show that he had no intention of fighting her.

“One of the methods used by the Immortal Church to increase population is something called ‘death insurance.’”

It is impossible for the Immortal Church to increase its population on its own. Therefore, they tend to actively accept various forms of ‘immigration’ such as conscription, kidnapping, and appeasement.

However, the most effective way to attract high-quality human resources was the ‘death insurance’ that Isaac mentioned.

“It says that you can maintain your existing beliefs while you are alive, but immediately after you die, you become an undead member of the Immortal Church.”

Most ‘death insurance’ subscribers are forced to sign up in force majeure situations. However, surprisingly, it was not very difficult to cancel this contract. Even a local priest could destroy it through the process of confession, forgiveness, and sacrifice.

However, the interesting thing was that it was very rare for it to be truly ‘destroyed’.

The carelessness that it can be broken at any time and the fear of ‘what if’ are what hold on to the contract.

Anyone who faces death is bound to become afraid.

“If you know someone who has served in the Dawn Army, there is a high possibility that he or she has contracted with the Immortal Church. “I hope you will be careful.”

Lyanna’s face twitched. But she didn’t have time to fight Isaac any more. The knights of Aldeon’s army, who had retreated and reorganized their battle lines, began to flock this way.

Instead of answering, Lyanna got back on her horse and started to circle back to the fortress.

“Holy Grail Knight! Are you okay?”

An Aldeon knight approached Isaac and asked. Isaac, who had almost blocked countless knights by himself, was not a horse.

Fortunately, the visible wounds were healing, but I was slowly feeling hungry. But Isaac was sure that Lyanna had been hurt more than he had been in today’s fight.