Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 198



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Episode 198 Elil’s Battlefield (2)

Isaac thought briefly and then asked.

“You’re not telling me to do it alone, are you?”

“of course. How can you resist Calurien, and why have I followed you here? “Don’t be stupid.”

Isaac was a little irritated by Julich’s criticism, but then he remembered that that human, or rather that angel, was a swordsman from 300 years ago who lacked common sense. It was just that when Jülich fell asleep, he imagined putting a ball of cat fur in his mouth.

“Once the questions are over, I hope we can quickly perform the ceremony. “If Kalurien intervenes, it will be too late.”

Isaac took a step forward. When he decided to return the division ceremony, he intended to lead to the unification of the kingdom of Elil after accepting the oracle of Elil. But he had no idea that he would be caught up in such a big incident.

‘Well, there’s no way an angel would have followed me in the first place to help me catch a bandit leader or a witch, so I should have been prepared to get involved with angels.’

I just didn’t know that the target would be Elil’s first famous angel, Kalurien.

“Hezabel.”

Hezabel, who was to assist in the ceremony, took her place. The ceremonial procedure for receiving an oracle could also be performed using the ritual learned at the Red Grail Club. This is because the two denominations have the same roots. If you think about it, He Sabel, who drank the blood of the Red Holy Grail, could be said to be related to distant Elil. She was a more appropriate party to the ceremony than anyone else.

Hesabel held up the division ceremony handed to her by Isaac and lightly traced her palm. Blood that was not suitable for a small wound welled up and dripped. He Sabel began to circle around Elil, reciting her prayers. Red flowers bloomed wherever drops of blood filled with her divine power fell.

Since he needed some time, Isaac asked Julrich.

“This is a procedure to offer a division ceremony directly to Elil. “I won’t be able to enter Urbansus, will I?”

“You’re calling Elil. Then you will enter automatically. “There is no need to worry, especially since you have already been to the afterlife.”

I don’t know, but it seems like there is common sense that only angels know.

Julrich said that much and asked for one more thing.

“Ah, when you enter the crystal battlefield, immediately activate ‘Guardian’s Lighthouse’.”

“yes? Why… … You can’t leave it on for long. that.”

“It’s not because of you, it’s because of that vampire and King Elil. “You could die as soon as you arrive.”

Isaac did not understand what was being said and was embarrassed when he realized what it meant later.

“Wait a minute, are you saying that besides me, Heshabel and Ethelred are going too? Those two… … .”

“… … And finally, a part of your heart has returned, so please have mercy on me.”

Just then, Hezabel memorized the prayer that concluded the ceremony.

Wood-dud-dud-duk! Flowers bloomed wherever Hesabel’s blood fell, growing rapidly and spreading to the surrounding area. Isaac belatedly recognized that the flowers were the same type of camellia that had bloomed around Elil.

My vision suddenly became distant.

Isaac felt a familiar energy. The power of Urbansus. The world of the dead seeps into the world. All the time that has passed. The foundation of everything humanity has built.

Isaac saw huge eyes burning bright blue beyond that distant time.

At that moment, Julich let out a roar of anger.

“Do not interfere with the coming of the Millennium and await judgment, Kalurien!”

bang. Her roar became an explosion that swept through the area.

***

My hearing, which had been impaired, began to return. Tinnitus rang for a while, but as my senses recovered, my vision and mind also became clearer. Isaac’s eyes slowly cleared, and he noticed that the barrier of the huge stone spear blocking his view had disappeared. Instead, a huge forest filled with golden broadleaf trees in late fall came into view.

Slurp, flutter. At that time, the sound of someone falling was heard. Hesabel and Ethelred fell to the ground without any trace of resistance. Isaac realized that their souls, unable to withstand the pressure of the afterlife, were trying to escape their bodies, and activated the Sentinel’s Lighthouse.

The moment the calm halo spread, the entire order of Urbansus began to be fixed as that of reality. Ethelred and Hesabel, whose souls were about to escape, groaned and flinched. But I still couldn’t come to my senses.

“Sword of May! “There’s no need for them to come!”

[No, I wouldn’t have called if it wasn’t necessary.]

At that moment, I heard a voice buzzing in my head. Isaac realized that Jülich was out of sight, turned his head, and noticed something unexpected. It was not the earth but the sky.

A huge eye measuring approximately 10 meters was floating, engulfed in white flames that fluttered like feathers. Around the pupil, five rings were spinning quickly or slowly, and the rings were all made up of hundreds or thousands of weapons. Most of them were old and broken weapons, so I could tell they were trophies picked up on the battlefield.

The eyes slowly turned to look at Isaac.

As he faced the giant eyes, Isaac felt momentarily dizzy.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

However, Isaac instinctively knew that ‘that’ was the sword of May and held onto his spirit. The moment he entered Urbansus, he regained his original form as an angel. It was truly a terrifying appearance worthy of an angel.

The Sword of May stared at Isaac and whispered.

[You keep your sanity even when you make eye contact with me. As expected, the child who receives chaos’s love is different.]

“What about love…?” … .”

“Ugh, uh, uh, Isaac… … .”

Hesabel, who came to her senses before Ethelred, moaned and wriggled. Her child cut her in his own hand and fed her blood while trying to figure out what to do with her. Fortunately for her, the blood of her Isaac, who was of a higher order than her Hesabel, seemed to be useful to her.

But Ethelred still couldn’t come to her senses.

“Even so for Heshabel, why do you need Ethelred?”

[Both are needed when confronting Elil.]

I wondered why that was like that, but the Sword of May was not the kind to explain kindly. It was obvious that if he asked anyway, the questions would continue, so he decided to just say, ‘I see.’

[Let King Elil draw on Kaldbuch’s power. Then it will be more bearable. And prepare to fight.]

“yes?”

[This is the battlefield of Elil. Elil’s scouts patrol constantly.]

“It’s an intruder!”

Doo doo doo doo doo. Isaac clicked his tongue as he saw a cavalry patrol coming from among the zelkova trees. They were the warriors of Elil who were driven by a desire to fight that they could not overcome even if they died just by looking at their eyes.

Isaac held up the key to Ruad Din and raised his sword energy towards them.

At that moment, the Elil warriors shouted.

“It’s a sword! retreat!”

“… … .”

Isaac was speechless at this absurd but reasonable reaction. The cavalry took a sharp curve right in front of Isaac and fled to avoid him.

And Isaac realized too late that showing his sword was a mistake.

“Bring the general! An enemy outside the Sword Master has invaded!”

***

“In their eyes, they can’t see the 10-meter diameter angel spinning in the sky, and only people emitting black energy seem suspicious?”

Elil’s scouting party did not attack Isaac, but constantly threatened or checked him with a siege net. Isaac, who could not run away because Hesabel and Ethelred had not yet recovered, had no choice but to wait.

Among them, several Elil knights who could not bear the impatience or were driven by honor rushed forward, but were defeated by Isaac’s counterattack. A knight who had attacked fiercely just now fell to Isaac’s sword.

The sword of May was just watching.

Isaac grumbled at May’s sword, which did not help him, and the knights who did not even look at May’s sword, and prepared to fight again.

[I cannot be seen by them.]

“How can that be?”

[Because at this time, the angel called the Sword of May has never existed. And they are but the shadows of time. You can’t perceive something that doesn’t exist.]

Isaac remembered that Urbansus was a space where time had passed. Just as Amundalas showed him what it was like when the salt desert was created, the Sword of May came to the Kingdom of Elil, which was somewhere in the past.

If it was a time period in which the Sword of May had not yet appeared, it could be seen that it was at least 300 years in the past.

“I didn’t exist in this time period either?”

[But humans existed, and you are a human. And they also know what humans are. Shadows can only see shadows, not light. Because there are no shadows from the light source… … If you don’t understand, just think it’s because I don’t want to be seen.]

Gradually, Isaac also became troublesome to understand, so he decided to skip it.

Rather, it is practical learning.

Another knight rushed towards Isaac, calling his name, family name, parents, and birthplace. Isaac expected him to confess his blood type and MBTI, but before he could get there, he fell to the floor again.

Isaac scanned the floor. He felled nearly ten knights, but there were no bodies on the floor. All those who fell turned into scattered leaves and were blown away by the wind.

‘I think I’m starting to understand the concept of the shadow of time or something.’

They are not real souls. If you really want to be specific, they are NPC-like beings that repeat actions. They respond using what happened and what could happen in this time period and this area as variables, but they cannot assume the appearance of extraneous beings such as angels. Or not.

‘Then where is the real soul?’

The questions Isaac had about Urbansus in the past came back. If Urbansus is ultimately the space where all the past is accumulated, then where is the afterlife, that is, heaven and hell? Were all these words, such as being treated kindly in heaven or burning in hell, just lies that the gods used to lure humans?

However, Isaac’s question was surprisingly easily resolved.

“General! “The general has arrived!”

Doo doo doo doo… … I saw knights running cheerfully with the sound of horses’ hooves. Thinking that it would be even more troublesome, Isaac adjusted his sword.

“Ugh, hoo… … teacher?”

Just then, Ethelred barely regained consciousness and moaned.

“Bring forth the power of Kaldbuch. your majesty. “It will help you get out of a hangover-like state.”

He already had Kaldbuch in his hand, but he needed Ethelred’s will to draw out its power. Ethelred groaned as if she was suffering from severe motion sickness, then held the Kaldbuch and recited a small prayer.

Passsssssss… … Ethel Red’s eyes began to take on a dark green color, and his hair color became even brighter. Tattoos of wood grain patterns filled with bright light were engraved all over her skin. The angel’s power began to seep into Ethelred’s body.

When Ethelred took a deep breath, deep divine power flowed out from within.

On the ground, it was a force that was used to strain the body, but in Urbansus, it was in an optimal state. Ethelred looked at Isaac in surprise at the change she felt inside her body. Fortunately, the angel inside didn’t seem to go on a rampage, threatening to kill Isaac.

Even Heshabel, who drank Isaac’s blood, was able to move. He looked ahead, thinking that even if he ran into that general, he would be able to run away in case of emergency.

At the forefront was a slender woman wearing armor. Does she live here again? The boy tilted his head and soon realized that the armor looked familiar to her.

The general ran forward, made eye contact with Isaac, and quickly stopped. She halted her knights and lifted her helm upward. The familiar face I expected appeared.

“Lyanna?”

“Holy Grail Knight? Are you dead too?”

The two exchanged dumbfounded looks, and one of the knights, reading the subtle current, shouted.

“I know the general! dissolution!”