Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 200



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Episode 200 Elil’s Battlefield (4)

The Sword of May spoke incredulously at Isaac’s words.

[It’s shameless. Is it not enough for me not to reveal your secrets to the church?]

Honestly, it was just as he said.

Isaac was not in a position to negotiate with the Sword of May on this issue. If the Code of Light Order orders Isaac to be excommunicated and exterminated, Isaac will forever be chased by the Baek Empire.

But since it had already come this far, the Sword of May had no other alternative. Moreover, for some reason, she was saying that she couldn’t fight Calurien with angel power alone. Isaac’s words to think again were a bluff, but it was an embarrassment to the Sword of May.

Isaac wanted to use this opportunity to get a confirmation.

“So, in return for this incident, you will keep your mouth shut forever? “Do you mind if I continue to be a parasite within the Code of Light?”

[You are already following the order of the Code of Light and serving it. The lighthouse keeper decided you would be useful. Maybe we can gain one more ally.]

This means that it is not only the sword of May, but also the judgment of the lighthouse keeper Ruad-Din. Much less an ally. Isaac was excited by the hint that even if it was discovered that he was a member of the nameless Chaos, he might be accepted as a member of the Baekje Kingdom.

“Doesn’t the Code of Light deny chaos?”

Al-Duazzad, the liberation bishop whom Isaac had met, even said that in order to prevent the return of Nameless Chaos, he was collaborating with the Code of Light to try to fill that position with Carlsen again. Even if that is not the case, the Code of Light’s rule is to immediately kill and burn beings belonging to the nameless family of chaos upon sighting them.

The Sword of May’s answer to that was simple.

[I have faced and slaughtered countless descendants of chaos.]

She said, blinking her eyelids made of flame.

[If you feel like you’re getting special treatment, it’s because you’re special.]

The May Sword’s answer was easy to understand and understandable. It was clear that he was special among the nameless clans of chaos.

Isaac does not wish for the destruction of the world, nor does he cry out for sacrifice with his wriggling tentacles.

Compared to such monsters, Isaac may be an understandable target for the Sword of May.

‘No, but in a sense, it’s only as long as it’s useful. In the end, it means that I will use it as a meat shield on the sword holder.’

It’s okay to use someone and then throw it away, but I hate being used and then being abandoned. For the sake of the Great Precepts, angels and gods deceive even the believers of their own denominations. There was nothing to say if you were a member of another faith.

‘Don’t trust the sword of May too much.’

Suddenly, what Carlsen said came to mind.

The simple and goofy appearance that Julich showed in the Kingdom of Elil made Isaac relax his guard, but she is still an angel. She could abandon him at any time for reasons no human would understand.

In the end, Isaac decided to follow for now but not lower his guard.

For any faith, that distance was appropriate.

[But you have a calculating personality, so you won’t be motivated if there’s no reward. Since you have to fight a strong enemy anyway, I will give you compensation in advance.]

May’s black eyes flashed, and she plucked out one of her feather-like flames and dropped it. The flame flew down and naturally permeated the moment it hit the Ruad Din key. Isaac took out the Ruad Din key and lit a flame.

Then, I could see the Ruad Din Key, which had been burning red, burning with an even brighter white flame.

[Enhanced Ruaddin Key (S+)]

[The Sword of Judgment is a sword that sheds its original skin and regains its original form. It is the key to revealing things that are hidden and trapped through light and heat. It was trimmed with angel feathers in the heavenly heat and became stronger. It adds permanent warmth and vitality to the person holding the sword. Advanced seal removal, cold resistance.]

[This would be a worthwhile reward. Stop whining and get on with your work.]

Isaac accepted with joy.

After all, the Sword of May is a good guy, right?

***

However, good compensation comes with strict conditions.

Contrary to the initial momentum, it was not easy to break through Elil’s Heaven as time passed.

“Why on earth is Elil’s paradise overrun with trolls?!”

Hezabel shouted in frustration.

Fierce and gigantic trolls attacked Isaac and his party by swinging and throwing logs. Trolls were considered animals that were loved by the Red Grail, so they were unsuitable for Elil’s paradise.

But Ethelred thought differently. Hook, boom! He said after Ethel Red smashed the flying log with a single blow with Kald Buch.

“Trolls are the knights’ favorite prey! Sturdy, strong, and above all, a member of the Red Grail. Hunting trolls is proof that you have become a knight in the Kingdom of Elil!”

This means that it was released as a trophy or level-up monster.

Elil’s Playground… … No, so that you can fight with satisfaction on the battlefield.

The problem is that the level of the monsters unleashed there is aimed at ‘people who will come back to life tomorrow even if they die anyway’. Of course, Isaac and his group had no choice but to fight fiercely, as they would be finished if they died here.

It was the same even for Isaac, who had mastered the sword technique. There were also monsters prepared for Elil’s sword masters who were guaranteed a ticket to heaven.

“Guoooooo!”

Isaac was dealing with a huge troll wearing a crown with several skulls and finger bones tangled around its head. However, the fact that it was ‘giant’ was beyond common sense. It was three times the size of other trolls and was swinging a huge club full of trolls’ teeth and jawbones.

Every time the guy, whom Isaac temporarily named ‘Troll Dental Hygienist’, swung his club, the surrounding cedar trees were broken like corn and a hole was created in the ground.

Ethelred fought first with Kaldbuch, but surprisingly, truly surprisingly, he knew how to use a sword. Even when the club was damaged by Kaldbuch, Ethelred lost control of her strength and fell to the ground.

“What on earth is this guy doing?”

[Troll King Debeburgeda. One of the ancient gods killed by Elil. They are a mixture of a giant and a troll, and benefit from nature worship. They say Elil liked her so much that he even awarded her a knighthood.]

Instead of intervening, Sword of May took on the role of explanation. I can’t tell if the club wielded by the Troll King or something was sword energy or not, but it had an energy as fierce as Isaac’s sword energy.

Hesabel tried to control its mind and stabbed it with several blood-soaked arrows, but it did not budge due to its monstrous regenerative power. He even had his wrist blown off when he was fighting Ethel Red, and in the blink of an eye it had already regenerated.

At some point, Isaac quickly burrowed under the troll king. It was the perfect angle for the troll king to hit Isaac and turn him into a mess. However, the troll king wisely did not get caught up in Isaac’s fishing lure and quickly retreated to wait and see the situation. It was exactly as Isaac had expected.

Isaac’s sword moved strangely.

The troll king felt as if his steps were being caught and pulled by something as he tried to retreat. The troll king, whose balance was tilted backwards, lost his balance. Isaac didn’t miss the opportunity and slashed at the troll king’s groin. He was in a position where he would have been beheaded if he had been an ordinary human being, but he was so tall that it was an unfortunate position that could not be helped.

The troll king let out a bizarre scream and struggled. However, he soon became quiet as the Ruad Din key was stuck in his throat. The white flames that rose from the Ruad Din Key rendered the monster-like creature’s regenerative power useless.

Isaac wiped away his sweat as the Troll King finally turned into fallen leaves and scattered. He felt a sense of shame at the fact that he had to use all his swords and swordsmanship against trolls and the like.

‘No matter how old he is, if trolls are this bad, what angels are… … .’

What made Isaac sweat was that more and more difficult monsters appeared as he went along. Moreover, considering that there is a dragon at the ultimate destination, it is an exciting prospect.

“The Sword of May, just do something…” … “Can’t you fly or teleport?”

Amundalas was able to change space and time like that in Myrmia. The words got stuck in my throat. Of course, Isaac knew that if that were possible, the Sword of May would have done it a long time ago. His words were just grumbling.

[This is Urbansus of Elil. I can’t intervene. Everyone has their own area.]

“Then would you at least lend a hand?”

[Then I will deal with the trolls, so you will deal with the angels later?]

“… … “I’ll try harder!”

Isaac thought it would be better for Kalurien to attack directly.

‘No, why didn’t Calurien attack first in the first place?’

In reality, power is limited, so it is inevitable that their appearance is slow. However, after entering Urbansus, the sword of May became less nervous, and Calurien, who seemed like he would appear at any moment, was hesitant to appear.

‘Are the angels of Elil generous enough to stand by even though their territory is being invaded?’

That’s absolutely not the case. Quite the contrary. Elil is the one who stands up to the invasion of foreign enemies the most. Nevertheless, there is one reason why she stands by and only lets these little monsters go.

We are dealing with something more threatening than Isaac and his group.

Isaac turned his head with a faint gaze. He couldn’t even guess what he was up against or what he would be up against. Between the old trees of the forest that had been devastated by the Troll King, the lake’s rays were breaking beautifully, and in that lake… … .

Isaac’s body stiffened.

[Isaac, there is no time to look at the lake scenery. Hurry up.]

When he stopped, May’s sword was sharp.

“Oh, yes. Yeah… … .”

Isaac answered stiffly and moved again. However, even though he turned his head, the gaze of the woman standing on the lake was still focused on him.

***

Night comes to heaven too.

More accurately, it could be said to be a time to rearrange and organize everything. It was a time when the ashes left after the fire became wood again, the scattered scents returned to their original form, and the dead were revived. To a place to become rich again, to win again, and to be defeated again.

The Sword of May declared a halt to movement and recommended rest. It was not for human rights reasons, such as ensuring rest time.

[The time when everything is restored to its original state means the time when things that were not there before are made back to what they were. If you don’t want to become something that never existed, don’t leave around this bonfire.]

She lit a fairly large bonfire in the middle of the orchard where the group had chosen to rest. The white flame burned an entire tree as firewood. Isaac could see that the flame had the same effect as the Sentinel’s lighthouse.

Ethelred quickly fell asleep because she had been fighting with the Kaldbuch all day.

Heshabel became more and more blind as the night went on, but she wasn’t stupid enough to wander around at rearrangement time. May’s sword closed its large eyes, but she did not seem to be sleeping.

When Isaac finally had time, he looked at the Sword of May.

When I first saw it, I felt both awe and fear at the absurd appearance, but when I eventually remembered the stocky Jülich Arte, the gap created a strange sense of intimacy. Isaac decided to ask a question he had always been curious about: where did he get his courage?

“So, why is the Sword of May afraid of cats?”

The sword orbiting around the Sword of May stopped. In Isaac’s experience, that means either panic or concentration.

She blinked and stared at Isaac. The child thought that the Sword of May might not say anything, but surprisingly, she opened her mouth easily.

[okay. It would be good for you to know too. Now, you will soon realize how soft the world is.]

“The word soft… … ?”

Isaac was puzzled by the unexpected word.

The world is soft? To him, this world was rough, violent, and sharp.

Isaac was injured several times by that cross section and almost died.

But the Sword of May told a completely different story.

[I had a cat that I had raised since I was young. It was a small, gentle cat named Set. At that time, I didn’t know how scary cats were. I just thought it was a lovely being.]

He continued speaking, casually revealing his affection for May’s black cat.

[I have always loved cats. In fact, the only thing I gave affection to was cats. But my enemies also noticed it. That I have a cat that I cherish.]