Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 197



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Episode 197 Elil’s Battlefield (1)

‘Soul predation? What is this… … .’

Before Isaac realized what that meant, he noticed that his sword energy was fluttering and burning even more intensely. Instead of tentacles, there was a sword energy that was sucking up the souls hovering around it.

[The ‘corrupter Vilon Georg’ was devoured.]

[The ‘Innards of the Dead God’ perk increases intake efficiency.]

[You have acquired the ‘Immortal Will (temporary)’ perk.]

[Even if you receive a fatal wound that is close to death, your soul remains in your body for a short period of time.]

[Temporary perks remain blessed until they are extinguished.]

It was a pretty good perk.

Rather than a privilege obtained by feasting on the souls of the undead, it seemed to be a privilege given because of Bilon’s long-lived life. Even if I were to receive a fatal wound that was close to instant death, I felt like if I had this privilege, I would be able to survive or gain time to escape.

‘Anyway, is it possible to predate with swords now? No, the soul too?’

Predating directly with tentacles was high risk, but with the sword, there was no need to worry about being caught. However, from the looks of it, it seemed that only souls could be consumed by sword techniques, and the efficiency seemed low. It was closer to ripping off part of the soul’s power rather than eating it whole. To properly feast, it would be better to eat the body.

“Isaac.”

At that time, Julich approached Isaac while dodging the spear knives that blocked his path. Her little boy hoped she could see even an ounce of elation, but all he could see on her face was a hint of nervousness.

“You’d better hurry. “The lady and the wizard have started to move.”

Julrich paid no attention to the undead knights and walked toward Elion at long strides. Ethelred was embarrassed because she did not understand the situation, but she thought Isaac might know something and followed him. However, Isaac also did not understand the situation.

“your majesty!”

Rosalind’s voice was heard, full of embarrassment. It was a voice demanding an explanation. But neither Isaac nor Ethelred had time to explain.

“I will explain later, Lady Rosalind! “Please stay where you are!”

Angelic intervention is like a natural disaster. Even if we asked about the cause and effect, we could not understand that it was caused by a grand scheme that was difficult for ordinary people to even fathom.

Even if you are embarrassed and angry at this absurdity, there is nothing you can do.

Because this world is that kind of world.

The undead knights were left behind.

Their bodies, even with their souls gone, will remain there forever unless they are disposed of separately. Like the stone statues that protect sacred sites.

***

As we approached the holy land of Elion, the fog became thicker and we could not see ahead. No matter how much I thought about it, I walked to the point where I thought we would have arrived by now, and Julich muttered in annoyance.

“When the hell is this damn thing coming out?”

Then Isaac said to Ethelred:

“Your Majesty, please lift Kaldbuch.”

When Ethelred lifted Kaldbuch as instructed, the road that had been shrouded in thick fog opened up. Only then did the stairs leading up to Elil’s grave appear beyond the fog. It was clearly a staircase that had not been seen at all just moments ago.

Julrich did not wait and walked up the stairs.

Isaac saw that and felt that Julich was anxious. She was so anxious that she suddenly cut down a priest of the Immortal Church who did not interfere with her human affairs.

No matter how overwhelming and one-sided the angels were in this world, something like this did not happen easily.

‘What on earth is making Ming Angel so nervous?’

Isaac sensed that the time had come for him to be ordered by the Sword of May to carry out his mission.

He decided to ask the question again, one that could no longer be put off.

“The Sword of May, we have now reached the holy land Elyon you mentioned. Please tell me what I should do.”

Ethelred, who was nearby, looked on in astonishment at the mention of the May Sword. Julrich glanced at Ethelred, then back at Isaac.

“Hmm, okay. It would be a good idea to include the King of Elil as well. “It’s not an unrelated story.”

She said as she strode up the stairs.

“Isaac, you must go to the crystal battlefield.”

“… … You mean Urbansus of Elil? how?”

Usually, going to the afterlife means dying. Although Isaac was able to cross the border alive, it was thanks to the miracle of the Salt Council that allowed him to cross the afterlife.

But I didn’t know that there were miracles of that kind in the Elil faith. Fortunately, it didn’t seem like it meant sacrificing oneself for the mission.

“You can do it in the Holy Land. Because the border between Urbansus and reality is shallow… … .”

Jülich paused for a moment and looked back at Isaac. Her gaze was somewhat complicated.

“We must kill the bright angel Calurien there.”

Bright Angel Kalurien.

Although he was given the name ‘Wizard’, the name Calurien was already so famous during his lifetime that he was an angel who was more often referred to as Wizard Calurien. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the first person to receive his name from Elil, and that he was like the Ruaddin of the Elil faith.

“… … “Punish Calurien?”

It is a completely different task than subduing evil bandits living in the mountains behind. Isaac was astonished that the angel would entrust him with a task that he could not handle directly.

Even if Kalurien, the first bright angel, is attacked, will the other angels remain silent? Angels, believers, and perhaps even Elil may come forward. Doesn’t this just mean dealing with the entire Elil faith?

‘Is this a check? Are you telling me to go to the battlefield in Elil and die?’

But in that case, it would be enough for the Sword of May to swing the sword directly. I couldn’t figure out why they had to go through such a complicated and long process to get to Elil’s Urbansus.

Ethelred, who was listening next to her, also shouted as if she could not understand it.

“Sword of May! If it’s the Sword of May, isn’t it a famous angel from the Code of Light? But you want to kill Calurien? What do you mean by that? Although Elil has split from the Code of Light Church, he still follows the values ​​and order of the Code of Light!”

What Ethelred said was true.

Elil laid the foundation for a great empire that firmly established the Code of Light on the continent, but at the same time, it created the Elil faction and split the great empire in half. Despite this, Elil never launched a war of aggression or committed massacre against the Code of Light.

Even though he achieved the status of a god, he still insisted that he followed the values ​​of the Code of Light, and that he only split with the denomination that distorted the order of the Code of Light. Therefore, it was still included in the alliance of a large order called the Baekje Kingdom.

Julrich said while staring calmly at Ethelred.

“King of Elil. Did I tell you to cut off Elil’s head? It is Kalurien I spoke of.”

Ethelred’s eyes wavered.

Isaac quickly understood what I meant and answered.

“Then the goal is not to antagonize the Elil faith, but to eliminate Calurienman.”

It’s still a crazy goal, but it seemed relatively easy because the initial difficulty level was set so high.

But Ethelred still couldn’t understand.

“Has Calurien done something wrong with the Code of Light?”

“no. “It wasn’t done in the Code of Light.”

Julich answered calmly.

“Instead, I did something wrong to Elil. Calurien has imprisoned her Elil and sealed her mouth. And other angels are also passively helping with that.”

Ethelred could not keep her mouth shut at Julrich’s surprising revelation.

So does that mean that the reason Elil has been silent until now is because of Calurien?

Isaac was equally surprised. He knew that if he returned the division ceremony, he could face Elil. However, he never got the impression that Elil was imprisoned in the game.

“We’d better move quickly first. “Because we have to attack Calurien first before they interfere with reality.”

***

As I climbed to the top of the stairs, an autumn scenery suddenly appeared.

Rustling crimson fallen leaves and a calm wind swirled around the inside of the walls of the huge stone window. There was a calming scent from the garden. In the center of the garden, an oak tree stood tall, and camellia flowers occasionally bloomed around it, looking at the oak tree.

Isaac held his breath as he looked under the oak tree.

A man was leaning against an oak tree as if he was asleep, holding an empty sword sheath in his arms.

A tall, pale face, neatly braided hair, and long ears that showed that he was an elf who had now disappeared from this world.

This man with the look of a willow tree wet in the rain was none other than Elil.

Although his appearance did not fit the title of ‘king’ or ‘great general’, the cracks on his chest and the empty interior showed that he was Elil. And above all, this space, filled with divine power, despite having no plausible temple, symbol, or priest to manage it, told us that he was Elil.

“This is where Elil ascended to heaven… … It’s a place. We are told that when he breathed his last, the seasons around him stopped and all the trees around him also ceased to age or die. “So that when Elil comes back, you won’t be surprised by the changes in your surroundings and will feel like you just woke up from a short sleep.”

Ethelred muttered in a deep voice, as if she was thrilled to have entered this sacred land.

“That’s a bit strange.”

Then suddenly Hezabel’s voice was heard. Only Ethelred, who had not noticed that she had followed her at all, was startled, while Isaac and Julrich did not even move. It was Hesabel who brought her Chi here for the ceremony in the first place.

“If you listen to what Her Majesty Ethelred said, Elil ascended to heaven in the fall, but the camellias around here are flowers that do not fit the season. “Camellia is a spring flower.”

“Well, that’s because it’s spring outside… … .”

“Then what does it mean to say that the seasons stopped time?”

“Hezabel, don’t bother your majesty.”

As a former believer of the Red Grail, I understood the desire to tarnish the legend of Elil, but now was not the time. Whatever meaning this scenery has, you can find out later.

At that time, Julich stepped forward. Ethelred became restless at the sight. Now that she had brought an angel of another faith into the sacred tomb of Elil, she couldn’t help but worry that she might do something inappropriate.

‘Now that I think about it, there is only one Elil believer in this sacred place, Ethelred.’

There are not even overlapping beliefs. Of course, Hesabel converted.

However, Isaac could not shake off Ethelred’s gaze, which was looking at him like a puppy whose tail had been stepped on, and passively stopped Julrich.

“Why on earth is Calurien, the Sword of May, covering Elil’s mouth?”

Julich looked at Isaac. She seemed to be debating whether or not to make him shut up and listen to her, but luckily she was a reasonable person.

She turned her gaze to Ethelred and asked.

“King of Elil. “What do you know about Calurien?”

“that… … I know that he was Elil’s greatest teacher and helper, and that he was the one who advised him on his path to becoming a king and showed him the way when he finally decided to become a god. “He always helped Elil with mystical prophecies and magic.”

“I know very well. But you don’t seem to know what Kalurien was originally, right?”

“Isn’t he the hermit who lived in the Tower of Wintercall?”

At the northernmost tip of the Elil Kingdom, in a land with nothing but rough waves, seas, and rocks, there is a tall tower. Although it is now nothing more than a collapsed ruin, it was also famous as a hideout where Calurien lived.

“Kalurien is originally a dragon named Bakalurien. A dragon worshiped in the kingdom of Elil. “After Bakalurien was defeated by Elil, he volunteered to be his servant and helped.”

Isaac laughed.

You subdued the dragon and brought it in as a subordinate? Isn’t this a romance like something out of a fantasy novel? If you think about it, Elil’s actions themselves feel like the main character of a fantasy novel.

“Like most other dragons, Bakalurien was originally worshiped as an ancient god. Of course I knew how to become a god. He became an angel in return for handing over the secret.”

Julich said with a mocking smile. As she said, the dragons’ powerful strength and appearance alone were enough to attract faith. Thanks to this, they boasted great power everywhere, but most of them disappeared with the destruction of the Old Gods.

But shrewd people are everywhere.

Some dragons chose to become servants of divine beings instead of becoming divine beings. Because their secret meaning, power, and ability were enough to achieve accomplishments as angels. Kalurien was one of them.

“then… … Are you saying that Calurien covets Elil’s power and wants to suppress him and take his place?”

Ethelred asked in disbelief.

If Elil symbolized strength, courage, and honor, Calurien was so important that it symbolized wisdom and knowledge. Moreover, it is impossible not to be embarrassed to hear that the first famous angel dares to rebel against God.

But Jülich’s answer was simple.

“I don’t know.”

“yes?”

“I don’t know. I neither know nor care why Calurien has been keeping Elil quiet for over a hundred years. However, the lighthouse keeper did not like that fact and told him to correct it. “That is your mission, Isaac.”