Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 195



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Episode 195 End of Immortality (1)

bang! bang! Each time the harpoon was struck, a large crack appeared in the zombie army. That harpoon is not a weapon made to deal with humans, but to deal with sea monsters such as giant whales or sea serpents. Recently, it was also used to hunt the Drowned King.

Rosalind stuck her head out of the ship’s railing and looked down at Morse.

“General Morse, it looks like you’re in quite an awkward situation.”

Morse had no idea that he would feel ‘nice to see’ Rosalind, so he left his mouth open, forgetting what to say.

Rosalind smiled and gave instructions to the sailors.

“It looks like the land bastards are pissed off by the power of the Salt Council! “Bring me to my senses!”

“yep!”

The Salt Council crew responded enthusiastically and attacked the zombies with harpoon fire and arrows. The huge ship itself is like a moving castle. The zombies could do nothing against the Salt Council’s unilaterally attacking ships.

There were still a few undead knights on the bridge, but they were soon destroyed by the surging Aldeon knights. As the undead knights were so crushed that they could not be recovered, Rosalind lowered the ladder to the side of his ship.

“Lady Rosalind, I don’t know how to thank you… … .”

When the Aldeon Knights and Elion Knights all boarded Rosalind’s ship, Morse expressed his gratitude. Since he was also one of the late King Alfred’s subordinates, he had nothing to do with the massacre that occurred in Salt Ain. Nevertheless, he couldn’t find anything to say when he was saved by Rosalind.

But Rosalind snorted and answered.

“joy. “Thank you is not something you can say in words, it’s something you just have to remember.”

“At least I won’t forget it until I die. “I will not forget my men and the knights here.”

Delphric and Rayna, who had come back from death, also nodded frantically. But Labardman said as if he didn’t understand.

“And how did you find your way to the lake? It must have been difficult because many of the waterways were blocked or rough… … .”

Of course, the lake surrounding the holy city of Elion also has a river that leads to the sea. However, Georg’s army, preparing for war, early installed barriers to prevent ships from sailing up the river.

Rosalind snorted and said.

“Those toys? It’s just ridiculous compared to the days when I was a pirate, or rather, a thief. All you have to do is climb a mountain and move it.”

“… … “You dragged a boat and climbed a mountain?”

Rabad looked at the size of the ship again and asked. It may have been a thin ship that could accommodate a dozen people, but it was the size of a battleship. But Lyanna spoke firmly.

“There is nothing you can’t do as long as you have a clear purpose, will, and method. In particular, when the Salt Council crew told me that it was related to the Holy Grail Knight, they did their best to help.”

Lyanna grinned as she said that.

“Besides, I have already figured out the easiest route to the Holy Land of Elion.”

“yes? why… … .”

Rosalind did not respond to Labard’s question, only twisting her lips.

Morse, who was listening from the side, thought it would be better not to ask more questions.

Not long ago, Rosalind was crazy about revenge. Perhaps she even had plans for what to do with her shrine.

“It’s better if you don’t know scary stories. young knight. “Anyway, where is our cute Holy Grail Knight?”

Mors then pointed in the direction of the Holy Land of Elion.

“Holy land! We headed to the Holy Land of Elion with Her Majesty Ethelred! Bilon Georg has caught up with you, so you must hurry!”

“Stop fussing. General Morse. Because I have something to say to Bilon… … .”

***

What emerged from beyond the fog was a huge ship. The ship, waving the Salt Ain flag, crashed into the bridge where Morse was standing at breakneck speed.

bang! Morse, who was almost crushed by the ship, was scared and retreated. Even if Villan is an undead sword master, it would be difficult to get safely between the stone bridge and that big ship.

“Billon!”

Rosalind, standing at the forefront, let out a loud roar that was inappropriate for her age, with her gray-white hair flying. For Elil believers, having a loud voice seemed to be a basic skill.

“Billon Georg! grow! “It’s Rosalind Saltaine!”

“Rosalind? Damn it, how could you… … .”

Bilon seemed to not understand how Salt Ain’s boat got across the lake. Moreover, how did she come this close to the sacred site through the fog of the lake?

But the ship in front of her clearly existed, and Rosalind was standing on the railing without fear, looking down at Bilon.

“It is not your place to interfere, Rosalind! “Go away!”

Isaac somehow got the feeling that Bilon and Rosalind knew each other well.

Usually people used to give her a derogatory title, Lady Rosalind.

Rosalind spoke loudly so that everyone could hear.

“After I chose Theo, I heard that you volunteered to join the Dawn Army. Billon! But you shouldn’t have even thought about destroying the country! “Half the world is women!”

“Why are you still crying about something from so many years ago! “I’m already married and have a grown kid, you crazy bitch!”

Bilon screamed as if he was furious.

Isaac felt a little dismayed after hearing the secret story of the undead swordmaster and the widowed pirate captain, but he thought that people as old as me must have had a lot of connections and ties to each other.

Rosalind said, looking down at Billon with a smile on her lips.

“okay. It felt good to hear that I was living so well. “But why are you complaining about this pestilence?”

“It’s to avenge my brother! It’s not your business to intervene… … .”

“Who is talking about revenge against whom, in front of whom?”

Bilon kept his mouth shut at Rosalind’s cold words.

She slid down the rope hanging from the bow.

The knights and Isaac were all astonished at the sight of her standing bare-handed in front of hundreds of undead knights and the undead sword master who had just awakened his sword skills. The only thing that didn’t surprise her was her crew who had seen her for a long time.

Suddenly, I felt like I was seeing a scene from decades ago. A heroine who was pirating against the Elil knights and a knight who stood in front of them.

Lady Rosalind opened her mouth, wiping away her rain-soaked hair.

“Say it again, Billon. “Who are you talking about revenge in front of now?”

“I am… … .”

“Are you talking about revenge for Pius Georg?”

Bilon closed his mouth tightly.

Pius Georg was the one who destroyed Salt Ain under the orders of King Alfred.

Of course, the greatest responsibility lies with the king who gave the order. However, Pius Georg, who could have refused the order or even passively resisted it, faithfully fulfilled his role.

He has undeniable responsibility for the Salt Ain massacre.

As a result of the massacre, Pius Georg was overcome with guilt and committed suicide by giving up eating and drinking. Bilon might be able to complain to the Aldeon royal family about that fact, but he couldn’t cry out for vengeance in front of Rosalind.

“The greatest right to revenge lies with me, Bilon. “Do you have any objections?”

“… … .”

Bilon could only growl as if in pain and could not respond. The momentum that seemed to destroy the kingdom by killing Isaac and Ethelred and resurrecting Elil as an undead at any moment could not unfold in front of Rosalind.

All his causes were rendered powerless before Rosalind.

“Even Georg’s family is nothing more than a sinner before me. “Do you have any objections?”

“… … .”

Of course, Bilon could have killed Rosalind with a single sword and resumed his work. But he couldn’t bring himself to do that.

Bilon’s older brother committed suicide to atone for his mistakes. However, by killing Lady Rosalind, he was denying not only his brother, but also himself.

The cause was still most important to him.

Because revenge was the only driving force behind him.

“Then you should have joined in the revenge!”

Finally, Bilon shouted, as if exploding his suppressed anger.

“I thought you would join in the revenge against the Aldeon royal family! Theo, if you weren’t such a weak pacifist! But I thought you would want to destroy the Aldeon royal family as much as I do!”

The surrounding knights even felt a tingling sensation due to Bilon’s terrifying force. When the Sword Master was truly angry, the force emitted was sharp enough to cut the skin of those around him.

Rosalind calmly stared at him and said,

“that’s right. It did.”

“But why! With Theo Salt-Ain dead, I thought I finally had my chance! “But why are you talking about peace now?”

Where to get justice?

It was the sound that Rosalind, who was filled with anger, shouted into the air.

It was a prayer that no one answered.

Rosalind, who had been wandering like that, finally found justice. In her arms she took out the justice she had met.

Bilon looked strangely at Rosalind, who suddenly took out a dagger from her chest.

“What is that? “What are you going to do with it?”

It’s funny to stab the Sword Master with a dagger, but even if you stab it, the undead Vilon can live forever with it stuck in it.

However, Rosalind calmly dropped the dagger she was holding in her hand.

“Georg.”

“what?”

“Salt Ain forgives you. So now, please forgive yourself too.”

***

Forgiveness.

Bilon felt that Rosalind’s words touched somewhere deep within him hidden emotions. Her words cut through Bilon’s body sharper and more painfully than any weapon.

Only then did Bilon realize his true feelings.

The emotion he was feeling was not a desire for revenge against the Aldeon royal family, but guilt over the shameful massacre committed by his older brother. And the fact that he was holding the Aldeon royal family, who caused the cause, responsible in order to eliminate that guilt.

‘My father committed suicide. ‘Uncle.’

Only later did Bilon understand what Lyanna had said.

‘My father did not have the courage to refuse an honorable command, so he chose to abandon his honor. And even after that, he didn’t have the courage to ask for forgiveness, so he committed suicide. What my father lost in the first place was not honor but courage.’

Courage to ask for forgiveness.

If Bilon wanted to regain his honor, he should have asked for forgiveness from Salt Ain first, rather than starting a civil war. I just turned a blind eye to the fact that it didn’t seem very knightly or honorable enough.

In the end, I suffered the shame of being forgiven before even asking for forgiveness.

“What kind of forgiveness, I never asked for that… … omg.”

Bilon, who was trying to deny Rosalind’s words, covered his mouth.

Bilon’s breathing suddenly began to become heavy.

The undead body no longer has a heartbeat or breathing. But for some reason, a pain that felt like my lungs were being squeezed, my internal organs were twisted, and my heart was beating like crazy came. Bilon tried to scream, but couldn’t breathe.

His body slowly collapsed.

Billon, lying on the floor, let out a sob that he could not even make a sound.

‘Then what am I doing all this time for?’

How many clans have died? How many men were driven to the battlefield?

Of course, his clan also actively supported the civil war, and his subordinates were also excited about the opportunity to advance on the battlefield.

This civil war was not carried out alone, and it is not something that would have happened without Bilon.

But Bilon wanted to scream purely for what he had done.

‘Lyanna, that little girl was already enlightening herself!’

A child who respected and accepted him simply because he was an adult.

However, only Lyanna had completed her own world. A world where she doesn’t get caught up in the rush of adults around her and just does her best in her own position.

She already knew what to do, but she forced herself to become the head of the family. She then stabbed Lyanna in the chest herself.

What kind of dirty thing is this?

Where should we find honor now?

Bilon wanted to scream into the air. Then he suddenly found Rosalind’s dagger falling in front of him. This is it. This is the definition of Rosalind.

Bilon hastily picked up the dagger and aimed it at his own neck. Now the only way is to follow in his older brother’s footsteps.

Deep. Without anyone having time to stop him, the dagger went straight into his throat.

But neither the expected pain nor death came.

Only then did Bilon realize the fear of immortality.

Now he could find no honor anywhere.

This world itself was an eternal punishment and hell for him.