Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 207



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Episode 207. The Magician Calurien (6)

[Isaac. Light the watchman’s lamp.]

Isaac was startled by the voice of the Sword of May that he heard at that moment. The Sword of May was nowhere to be seen around him. However, she urged Isaac once more in a hurry.

[Isaac. The Watchman’s Lighthouse… ]

Instead of asking again, Isaac quickly activated the Watcher’s Lighthouse.

As everything became clear, the light from the watchman’s lighthouse illuminated sparks twinkling in the air.

Under the light, the sparks gathered into small clusters and changed into some shape.

Only then did Isaac realize why the Sword of May had pointed him out and brought him here.

“The Watcher’s Lighthouse transforms the area it illuminates into the afterlife of that faith. It was a means of survival that brought me here.”

Even if you are an immortal angel, there is no way to survive if you die in the heretical heaven, because it is a place ruled by a completely different order.

However, Isaac, who has the lighthouse of the Black Watcher of May, was used as a ‘save point’.

May’s sword, small and cute enough to fit in the palm of your hand, sparkled and answered Isaac’s words.

[If it were just that, I wouldn’t have brought you.]

There was a certain satisfaction in the words of the Sword of May. Isaac could not understand her thoughts, but he had no time to ask.

Thump, kukuku, thump! The mountains shattered by the Sword of May crash down, causing earthquakes and dust storms throughout the area.

“teacher!”

At that moment, Ethelred, who had seen Isaac and Hesabel fall, came running in a hurry. Ethelred flinched at the sight of Hesabel with her large wings, but did not ask.

“The aftershock is coming! Be careful!”

Instead, he spread out his cloak of transformed armor, obtained through the power of Kaldbuh, and wrapped it around him. A storm of debris flying from the shattered mountain swept through the surroundings in an instant.

The storm shook the surroundings for a while and then gradually died down.

Isaac looked around first. The first to arrive was Hesabel, who had fallen with him. Although he was in a similar state of disarray as himself, he appeared to be recovering quickly without any major injuries.

“Hesabel. Are you okay?”

“I have been reborn… … Please call me Hesabel of the Bloody Wings.”

“If I’m reborn, will puberty come again? Anyway, it seems okay.”

Isaac concluded that Hesabel was out of her mind due to the shock of the fall.

Hesabel sullenly looked at Isaac, who paid no attention to her, but Isaac immediately turned his gaze to Ethelred.

“Your Majesty Ethelred, Your Majesty… … it seems that you have awakened your sword spirit?”

Isaac noticed immediately that Ethelred’s demeanor had changed.

He seemed to have a well-groomed strength and controlled momentum. He no longer looked like the child who had been swinging around a weapon that didn’t fit his body, Kaldbuh.

Ethelred smiled shyly and answered.

“Yes. I don’t know what happened, but when I was confronting my father, all of a sudden… … .”

Isaac nodded.

The moment of awakening comes suddenly. But Isaac saw that this change in Ethelred might be a temporary change brought about by the heavens of Kaldbooh and Elil. He could not know what it would be like when he returned to the surface, when Kaldbooh would no longer be there and the divine power that filled the air would no longer exist.

“If you want to truly make that power your own, you must never forget the enlightenment you have now.”

Ethelred nodded. But Isaac believed that Ethelred would do well.

There is a world of difference between someone who has experienced it even once and someone who has not. Since you have the talent from the beginning, you will be able to achieve your current level in no time.

Isaac freed himself from Aethelred’s cloak and climbed up the hill.

The surroundings were nothing short of a mess. The area that had been filled with low hills had suddenly turned into mountains, cliffs, and a rocky wasteland. The golems and magical creatures that had remained seemed to have been cleared away by the shock alone. However, nothing important was visible.

“What about Calurien? What happened to Calurien, the Sword of May?”

[I cut it. But I couldn’t kill it.]

Isaac’s spine tingled at the Sword of May’s answer.

Urrrr… … thud.

Then the rocky mountain crumbled and something huge emerged from its hand. It was an old dragon with blue scales, six pointed horns, and scales deeper than those of a thousand-year-old tree.

The once-worshipped Archangel Calurien revealed his true form. He was severely wounded and exhausted, but his spirit was still vivid.

‘I guess we should consider this as the Sword of May’s defeat.’

The Black Sword of May was completely torn to pieces and then reduced to the size of a fist thanks to Isaac, but the opponent survived despite being badly injured.

The last number of Calurien has passed.

[The rest is up to you, Isaac.]

“… … Do I have a chance?”

May’s black answer was cold and stern.

[No way.]

Isaac glared at May’s Sword, asking why he was telling him to fight, but May’s Sword responded logically.

[Of course, you have a chance now. However, Calurien will not accept your fight now. He will probably run away and come back after regaining his strength since he realized that you are stronger than he expected.]

“Recovering strength? How long does it take?”

[If I had enough power to kill you all, half a day would be enough.]

“… … .”

That means there is no chance to eliminate Calurien if not now. However, Isaac doubted whether they had the strength to hold Calurien back from escaping. If that huge thing decides to fly, they won’t be able to catch it.

At that time, the Sword of May provided the answer.

[Eat me, Isaac.]

“yes?”

Fortunately, May’s words were not intended to indicate suicide.

She gathered all the flames in her body and created more small flames. Isaac could tell that the burning flames were the essence that the Sword of May had barely managed to gather.

[This is a part of the ‘Flame of Glory’, the source of immortality bestowed by the Law of Light. I cannot give you all of it, but it is enough to infuse your body with some of the power of the angels. It is better than nothing.]

Better than nothing? Isaac felt an incomprehensible divinity stirring within the flames. Even in this small and impoverished state, the May Sword still held tremendous power.

Before Isaac could allow it, the Sword of May thrust its flames at Isaac.

[The Flame of Glory will manifest at your will, but it will also manifest on its own when life is in danger. Be careful, because if the body of a living person manifests the Flame of Glory for a long time, it will also put a strain on the body.]

The black light of May only transmitted that and began to flicker before soon fading away.

[I will focus on recovery for the time being, so you… … .]

The sword of May disappeared before finishing her words. However, it felt like she had simply gone to some other invisible realm rather than died or disappeared. Isaac hesitated, not knowing what to do with the ‘blaze of glory’ left by the sword of May.

‘Can I do as you say? Isn’t this nameless chaos going to strike again?’

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

As expected, a message was sent as if they were waiting to see what happened.

This is poison. But since it is the essence left behind by an angel, it is a poison that is so desirable that I would eat it and die.

Isaac took the small flame in his left hand after much thought. His left palm opened wide and shot out small tentacles that wrapped around the flame.

‘When you can’t tell whether you should eat it or not, just ask this guy and see.’

The moment the tentacle pulled the flame into its mouth, the heat that started in its hand suddenly spread throughout its entire body. Isaac wondered if the Sword of May was trying to kill him as the heat seeped into his entire body.

“Isaac!”

“teacher!”

Ethelred and Hesabel approached Isaac, who was shocked at his appearance, but retreated in bewilderment at the hot iron-like heat. Isaac also realized what was happening inside him at that time.

It’s not the flames left by the May Sword that are the problem. It’s the tentacles that are the problem.

‘This crazy thing is trying to chew up all the flames at once?!’

Instead of slowly digesting the glorious flames left by the Sword of May, the tentacles were trying to chew them up and swallow them, making them their own in one breath. It was literally a beast’s ‘predation’.

The problem is that, while it may be possible if it were a blessing that covered Carlsen’s armor, it is the power of the god who creates angels. It’s like biting a bomb.

Isaac gritted his teeth and shouted deep inside himself.

‘I can’t stop right now!’

Zeng. The moment Isaac’s thoughts echoed, all of his followers stumbled upon hearing the voice. Hecatlin and Jihilet, who were far away, and Hesabel, who was closest, clutched her head and collapsed. However, Isaac had no time to pay attention to his surroundings.

The tentacles responded to Isaac’s strong will and stopped biting the flames for a moment. As the boiling heat finally subsided, Isaac controlled the tentacles with even stronger will.

Only then did Isaac recall the story that the Emperor’s guard knight Baschl had told him earlier.

Don’t let them run wild like beasts, but keep them under control by holding their leashes.

Up until now, the power of the beast had been required. But now, the moment had come for Isaac to take hold of the beast’s leash.

‘No, don’t eat it!’

Wait, was this how to train a dog?

Isaac’s head was spinning and he couldn’t tell if this was the right way to do it, but his inner voice spurred him on every time the tentacles showed their savage appetite for the flame.

‘Slowly, slowly… … .’

Surprisingly, this method worked.

The tentacle engaged in a light war of nerves with Isaac, but soon did as he commanded. Only after Isaac gave permission did it slowly wrap its tentacle around the flame and embrace it.

It felt strange to think that this was happening inside his own gut, but now Isaac could use the flame when he needed it instead of exploding when trying to eat it all in one gulp.

Isaac now tried to gauge the extent of this power he held within himself.

‘It may be a limited power, but it may be at least as good as Kaldbuch.’

Isaac stood up, clutching the Ruaddin keys tightly.

I had gained the power of an angel and recovered my stamina. Now it was time to finish everything.

***

The scale of the debris left behind by the mountain’s fall was enormous, but it wasn’t hard to find winged lizards hundreds of meters long there.

Calurien was recovering his energy while catching his breath. However, the wounds he had sustained did not seem to be easily healed. Blood flowed out of the six large wounds carved by the May Sword, forming puddles on the ground, and even bones and organs could be seen through them. Every time he exhaled heavily, the lightning crackled at the corners of his mouth, making the air tremble.

Isaac noted that Calurien’s wounds seemed quite deep.

‘If we use the Flame of Glory and help Ethelred and Hesabel, we might have a decent chance of winning.’

Calurien glared at them with sharp eyes, perhaps realizing that Isaac was preparing to fight.

Isaac felt a strong sense of pressure just from the sight of a giant dragon nearly 300 meters tall staring at them. Especially if that dragon was an angel.

However, I could only feel that they were strong opponents, and there was no sense of pressure like before when dealing with angels.

It must be thanks to this that I have achieved the status of an angel, even if it is a bit awkward.

‘The wound is severe, but this is Ellil’s paradise after all. We must attack as quickly as possible, gathering as much strength as possible, before the bastard escapes.’

“Hesabel, Ethelred. Can you fight a little longer?”

Ethelred had already fought for a long time, and Hesabel had also performed a miracle of completely dismantling and reconstructing her entire body. If the two could not fight, Isaac planned to fight alone. He was the only one who received the essence from the Sword of May, not them.

But Hesabel nodded first, and Ethelred followed suit. Even so, Isaac had no intention of giving them a big role. He had only found out the maximum number of cards he could use. He still had no idea what to do specifically.

‘I think it would be better to strategize while attacking rather than giving them any more time to recover.’

First, Isaac ran quickly and tried to figure out what numbers he had available.