Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 237



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Episode 237. When looking into the abyss (3)

Let’s live by becoming moderately successful and following the trend.

That was the goal Isaac had been working towards all this time.

Until recently, that goal had not changed. Ultimately, it was to make the Dawn Army successful and solidify the trend of the Light Code, and to live with honor by making achievements that no one could deny.

So far, Isaac has been steadily achieving his goal. Thanks to this, he has been able to rise to a position that is unimaginable for an orphan from a monastery. He has even been able to cut off the heads of corrupt priests without any repercussions.

So far, so good. So far.

But here Isaac thought he should go one step further.

“What is that? Where did it come from?”

Before I knew it, Camille’s speech had become stiff.

What Isaac took out was the ‘Book of Nameless Bugs’.

The anonymous scripture that Carlsen was preparing to become a god was a holy relic and scripture that Isaac had created to block the backflow of Urbansus.

Isaac said, flicking his fingers through this booklet that recorded his movements in real time.

“Nameless Chaos is a powerful god. Not to mention its followers, each and every one of its relics is powerful and monstrous. It is not easy to control its power even though it can be used at will.”

What if Isaac had actively embraced this nameless power of chaos, purely for the fun of the game, and used it for his own purposes?

What would have happened if they had wielded them like weapons and eaten them all up, just to become stronger, without any consideration of the aftermath or the bigger picture for the future?

Even Isaac has the nine faiths and the knowledge of their future.

Isaac was confident that he would be the disaster that would bring about the end of this world.

The reason he didn’t do that was because he simply thought this was the world he would live in from now on.

Even though he lived under the watchful eye of the Code of Light, he liked the solid ground and warm sunlight.

I could be satisfied with that.

“And yet, despite my efforts… … you twist and wield the dangerous knowledge of chaos as if it were a tool.”

“You, don’t you… … !”

Camille, who felt the ominous energy growing stronger in the Book of the Nameless Bug, was shocked and tried to perform a miracle. In the Code of Light, a cardinal is granted the most powerful miracle, except for the Pope. If only the proper ritual and procedure were followed, it would be possible to summon an angel.

Even if it was an instantaneous miracle, it could reduce one paladin to ashes in an instant.

At that moment, Isaac’s eyes turned a deep purple.

At the same time, a purple halo emanated ominously from above his head.

It was an ominous light that seemed to devour both light and darkness. Purple rays of light stretched out like thorny tentacles, encroaching and dividing all space in all directions.

“Ugh!”

Camille’s breathing was suffocating.

Isaac just stood there, his book fluttering in the wind, but Camille didn’t say a word, didn’t ask for help, didn’t make a gesture for a miracle. Only then did she realize what Isaac was doing.

There was astonishment in her eyes.

The watchman’s lighthouse.

A miracle that fixes the surrounding reality to the heaven desired by the caster.

Miracles that were originally meant to be only available to the priests of the Code of Light were spreading out from the bodies of pagans.

Isaac stared at Camille with ominous eyes, wearing a purple halo like a crown. And the surroundings were transformed into some kind of horrible pagan heaven, or rather hell, just as Isaac had intended.

“So far, I have only once used this miracle to illuminate a heaven other than the Code of Light, Your Majesty. And that was for the purpose of experimentation, to see if it was possible. I thought I would never use it again after that.”

Camille realized that her body was grotesquely deforming. She tried to scream, but the purple light simply mashed her mouth, tongue, teeth, and jaw together into a single, mushy mass.

The fingers twisted into bizarre spirals, and from each twisted finger grew another finger, and from that another finger grew another, drawing a fractal.

“But the church makes me waver in my resolve.”

Isaac looked at Camille with cold eyes and said.

As a cardinal, she should have resisted any pagan miracle to some extent. But she was too close to Isaac, and Isaac was also unleashing the full power of the Watcher’s Lighthouse on Camille.

Of course, the aftermath spread to some extent around. The atmosphere changed into sulfuric acid, sulfur, and methane, and the eyes, ears, and teeth of creatures sprouted from tree branches. The grass melted like mucus, spewing out bubbling bubbles.

In the middle of that hell, Camille stood there, twisting her grotesque form.

[Ooooooooh!]

Finally, Camille, or rather, the ‘Monster of the Old Town’, lost her humanity and let out a roar.

Isaac finally closed the book of nameless bugs.

“You said that even nameless chaos can be a tool if necessary. Good. I agree. But I hope you didn’t say such arrogant things as saying that you alone are excluded from it.”

***

The Ultenheim Cathedral was turned upside down by a roar that broke the silence of the night. The startled priests woke up and rushed out. The Ultenheim Knights who were standing guard were the same.

“What is it? What’s going on? Did the Immortal Order invade?”

“No, I don’t know. Even if they invade, it would be something that would happen outside the walls. What is this… … .”

“They said they heard a scream from the sponsors! What was going on there…?”

The knights and priests hurried towards the support, but the corridor they were heading towards collapsed with a loud noise. A cloud of acrid dust rose up and screams erupted from all directions.

“Kkaaaak!”

[Ooooooooooooo!]

Another roar that drowned out the screams erupted. Erheim, the commander of the Ultenheim Knights who had been buried in the rubble of the corridor while running ahead, dug through the rubble and ran out. Thanks to this, he was able to be the first to see the monster that had swarmed the Ultenheim Cathedral.

“What is that… … .”

The silhouette that emerged from the dust cloud was that of a giant nearly ten meters tall. Standing tall among the twisted trees, the pale-skinned giant had thirteen arms that sprouted out of nowhere and stretched out toward the sky, while its lower body was rooted in the shape of a pillar.

It was as if some unknown entity was awkwardly imitating a tree and deceiving the sky.

Erheim felt an instinctive nausea.

“All Knights, gather together! A pagan angel has invaded! We must hold out until the priests summon the angel!”

Erheim had no idea what it was, but he guessed that it was some unknown pagan angel. Even if it wasn’t an angel, if it was able to penetrate the walls of Ultenheim and even the miracle surrounding the cathedral, then he had to respond at a similar level.

“Form four groups with the Chief Knight as the main attacker and attack from all sides! We don’t know what the enemy’s abilities are yet, so approach defensively! Respond as safely as possible! Vice-Captain Cedric, check where he infiltrated from!”

The Ultenheim Knights are the elite among the elites within the Knights. Despite the sudden situation, they did not panic and proceeded with the extermination mission according to procedure. However, Erheim found it difficult to hide his doubts.

Looking around, there was no sign of collapse or invasion.

‘So you’re saying he was summoned, but who on earth is he in the middle of the cathedral in Ultenheim?’

As the monster began to be attacked, it began to flap its arms more actively and attack its surroundings. Even though its lower body was fixed, the cathedral was destroyed or collapsed here and there, turning it into a mess. However, as the attack progressed, disturbing reports continued.

“Chief Erheim, miracles are not working!”

“… … Miracles don’t work?”

Miracles are more effective than physical attacks in defeating such strange beings. The Paladin’s sword should also be effective in attacking with burning holy fire, but reports have been coming in that no matter how hard you attack, you are unable to land a proper hit.

As the scattered dust and moonlight began to spread, the creature’s form began to be revealed. Its twisted form, with its pale color but wrinkled skin like tree bark, was covered in all sorts of trinkets, including a ceremonial talisman, a scepter, and sacred relics.

It was unclear how the sacred relics that were clearly supposed to be treated as sacred had fallen into the hands of that monster, but it was clear that miracles were not working because of those relics. The paladins were astonished at the blasphemous sight. Even while the monster continued to attack, some of its hands continued to make the sign of the cross and make gestures as if they were worshiping.

Every time he made that hand gesture, as if by a miracle, some intangible energy would be released and destroy various parts of the cathedral.

It was a monstrous, blasphemous monster whose very existence was unholy.

“This dog… … .”

Erheim spat out a curse at the mocking movement and tried to jump into battle himself. At that moment, someone appeared running through the dimly moonlit forest, emitting a sword light. He ran past the knights in one breath and cut the monster’s wrist with his shining sword.

[Ooooooooh!]

The monster let out a screaming roar and twisted its body. Erheim let out a cheer without realizing it as he saw the monster’s wrist, which had been impervious to attacks until just now, being cut off.

“Knight of the Holy Grail!”

***

‘It has changed into something so bizarre and unimaginable.’

Isaac, worried that he would be suspected if he was found nearby as soon as the monster appeared, left the area for a while and then came back. Fortunately, the only person who knew that Isaac had gone to sponsorship was Camille, who had now turned into a monster.

The cathedral was badly damaged, with nearly a third of it destroyed by the monster Camille.

Camille had asked Isaac to stop the incident that was happening in the old city. Isaac succeeded in completing the request and was able to eliminate the monster that might appear in the old city.

But as things went around and around, Camille ended up becoming a monster, and in the end, a monster appeared in the old town.

‘Honestly, this is like digging one’s own grave.’

“Grail Knight! He uses invisible powers! You must be careful!”

The knights who had already been injured and fallen from the attack shouted while miraculously protecting themselves. Isaac nodded. In fact, it was invisible to others, but it was visible to Isaac’s eyes of chaos.

This may be because it is a miracle created by the doctrine of chaos.

The monster Camille didn’t have more than thirteen hands. Four long invisible hands were waving toward the sky as if offering praise. They moved one by one and stamped around only when the other hands of the monster Camille showed a prayer gesture.

When the monster Camille saw Isaac, she waved her hands violently as if she was indignant. At the same time, her hands made a strange prayer gesture and struck Isaac. Isaac, who could clearly see the hands, was able to dodge them easily. The only problem was that they were invisible, but the movements were so large that it was easy to dodge them.

“Oh my god… … !”

“Who is that person?”

But to the surrounding knights, Isaac appeared to be dodging invisible attacks with his ingenious abilities.

Isaac continued his attack. Miracles did not work as the knights and priests had appealed, but slashing attacks using sword energy worked.

It was difficult to kill it in one breath because it was so large and its head was unclear. However, Isaac cut all over its body as if he was chopping down a tree, leaving wounds all over its body.

The monster Camille let out a roar and tried to strike Isaac. However, Isaac, who had seen Elril’s sword swing with his own eyes and tried to avoid it, was only slow to react.

The surroundings were soon soaked in the red blood shed by the monster Camille. The priests who had arrived at that moment were shocked by the situation and began performing sealing and exorcism rituals.

As the clear hymns and prayers began to flow out, the monster Camille’s movements began to noticeably slow down and weaken. At that moment, Isaac made a big cut to his waist, causing him to stumble and fall.

Isaac shouted without missing the timing.

“Now is the time!”

The knights quickly understood what was being said and rushed in at once. Dozens of weapons wrapped in miracles simultaneously tore apart the body of the monster Camille.

‘What a miserable end for a cardinal.’

Isaac felt a strange sense of elation at the ironic end of Camille, who had been so revered by the church.