Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 262



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Subject Here – Episode 262. All-Khan Discipline (2)

Rottenhammer delighted in watching the cannons explode.

The cannons that had been pounding the Soer for days tore apart the Orc artillery. The infantry that had to change formation early to protect the artillery before the paladins arrived were also caught in the explosion at an awkward time and their formation was in disarray.

The Brienne Knights smelled blood among the confused orc hordes.

The knights, transformed into ferocious beasts, charged forward with great momentum and tore the orcs apart.

Kkwadduk!

An orc staggering in the smoke, trying to get up, was instantly trampled by a horse’s hoof. The orc, who had regained consciousness quickly and awkwardly, shouted at the top of his voice to get in line.

Thanks to that, he was a good target. A spear pierced his cheek and dragged him along before throwing him down.

Rottenhammer shouted loudly as he saw the main force of the orc troops rushing out.

“To the right!”

In response to the call, the Knights quickly reined their horses as if they were one. The front line of the infantry that barely passed by was left in tatters as if they had been scratched by a saw blade. Instead of clashing head-on, the Knights continued their annihilation attack to finish off the artillery.

Paladins were not just knights, and their weapons were not just swords and spears.

“Please grant me a glimpse of you!”

Lighting a fire is the most basic miracle in the Code of Light. And now, there was a pile of gunpowder lying around that had not been caught in the explosion just a moment ago.

It was just the right distance for a miracle to occur.

Fortunately, the orcs who survived by staying near the stockpile of gunpowder that was either unexploded or unloaded were sent through hell again. Whenever the paladins saw a box of gunpowder, they immediately recited a prayer and blew it up. Thanks to this, the orcs who were trying to join the front line also staggered back.

Wherever the knights went, there were flames and screams. It was a mistake to bring out gunpowder against the Code of Light in the first place.

The Brienne Knights, who had learned the enemy’s location, information, weaknesses, and gunpowder situation through Isaac, trampled on the Olkan discipline without hesitation.

They moved more like a single creature than a group. A single giant sword cut through a group of orcs in one stroke.

All the orcs who had their heads higher than their knees had their heads blown off.

“Those damn knights─!”

Then, from the other side of the smoke, someone let out a tearing scream.

Rottenhammer noticed that his opponent was of considerable rank by his ornate headdress.

Even though he had lost one arm and one leg due to the rain, his spirit as he sat and shouted at the Knights was amazing.

“I will come back and kill you guys!”

Rottenhammer wanted to exclaim in admiration, but he had no time to do so. He saw the gunpowder box lying next to the bastard.

These were the gunpowders that remained untouched by the explosion.

Rottenhammer, seeing the torch in Koral’s hand, the orc wearing a headdress, realized that if they clashed head-on, the thing would explode with gunpowder.

A mad smile appeared on Rottenhammer and Koral’s lips at the same time.

The Brienne Knights did not slow their charge, and Koral thrust torches into the gunpowder piles.

A massive explosion shook the earth to its core.

“Do not doubt, the blessing of light!”

The explosion that tore Koral apart instantly engulfed the Brienne Knights.

But around the Brienne Templars, something physically impossible happened. Instead of engulfing them, the flames were gently pushed away, and the heat spread even further around them. The Brienne Templars were so awed by this holy sight that they kept charging, muttering prayers without ceasing.

Soon, the Brienne Knights leapt out of the explosion in their entire formation, engulfed in flames. The sight of the Knights covered in flames brought new shock and fear to the Orcs.

Rottenhammer also felt a distant religious ecstasy for the first time in a long time.

These are obvious enemies that you can kill without feeling guilty.

Rottenhammer liked its simplicity.

Doo doo doo doo doo… … Then Rottenhammer heard the sound of hooves that were not his own.

Subject Here – It was a brisk hooves sound, different from those wearing heavy armor.

On the left, the famous cavalry of the Olkan discipline were seen moving late.

The knights, excited by the law, did not flinch at the sight of the enormous number of cavalrymen, and instead looked as if they would rush in at any moment.

But Rottenhammer knew that the Knights Templar’s role ended here.

The Knights’ charge is only a temporary shock. The cannons are only a small part of the power of the Orkan Discipline, and their real power is the vast number of cavalry.

This is where the true power of the Olkan discipline begins to move.

Rottenhammer did not blindly trust in the blessings of the Code of Light bestowed upon them.

He gave the order without delay.

“Retreat towards Soer!”

The knights immediately turned their horses despite the disappointing order that went against their expectations. However, they did not forget their assigned mission even as they retreated. They recited a prayer toward the gunpowder remaining in the rear of the Olkan Discipline.

As the gunpowder began to catch fire and explode, the cavalry that had barely managed to keep up became a mess again. Rottenhammer laughed heartily and ran right away. When the cavalry barely managed to resume the pursuit, the Brient Knights were already on the verge of entering Soeur.

It was a great victory, but Rottenhammer was not entirely happy. It was a victory that was refreshing but had little meaning. The cannon was just a game for them.

Now a cavalry force of nearly ten thousand men will attack Soeur.

‘Isaac should do well.’

***

Isaac did not join the Knights of Brienne.

The Brienne Knights had work to do, and the Isacre Guard and Gebel who remained in Soer had work to do.

And Isaac had something he could do, something that he could not show to anyone and that was shameful, but only he could do it.

‘Isaac, I have located the location of the General Shaman.’

Isaac nodded at the report he heard from Jihillet.

Jihillet had already slipped inside wearing the skin of an orc. Isaac could see the barracks layout in the heart of the sanctuary, but he could not see the individual orcs who were constantly changing their positions.

Isaac’s goal was to be a general and a shaman.

The General Shaman was a shaman close to a bishop who collected and gathered the souls of dead orcs. The shamans below him were simply called shamans or minor shamans, and the level and size of the souls he could accept were different from that of the General Shaman.

‘If you kill the shaman, it will interfere with their reincarnation.’

The reincarnation of the Olkan Discipline is not perfect.

Even in normal times, about 1 in 100 people lose their souls. In a large-scale war, the rate increases even more.

This kind of spiritual disappearance occurs as the soul moves from the corpse to the shaman, so the greater the distance, the greater the risk.

This was the greatest fear of the Orcs of the Orkn Discipline, for lost souls were never found in either Heaven or Hell.

But what if the general shaman dies?

Orcs of the Olkan Discipline will live in fear that their reincarnation may fail.

The bravery of the orcs comes from their belief in reincarnation.

The confidence that even if you die, you will be reborn with a new and healthy body. The moment that belief is broken, the fear of death inevitably returns.

[Mr. Kirmas, the Koral Manhojang has self-destructed!]

Isaac heard the voice through Jihileth’s ear. At the same time, he saw with his eyes a shaman named Kirmas. As Isaac had told him beforehand, Kirmas was wearing clothes similar to the other shamans, but she wore five-colored earrings.

The moment he saw that sight, Isaac moved immediately.

‘now.’

Nel, who was flying with Isaac on board, began to dive sharply. Since everyone’s eyes were focused on the front where the Brient Knights were waving, it was inevitable that they would be slow in discovering Nel.

“Shaman Kirmas!”

A small shaman screamed and rushed towards Kirmas. At the same time, a bolt of lightning shot out from Nel’s mouth and burned the small shaman. Isaac, who had been aiming for Kirmas, clicked his tongue, but he had not expected it to be resolved so easily.

Kirmas opened his eyes wide and muttered a prayer of remembrance toward Nell. Isaac felt Nell’s movements suddenly become dull and unsteady.

Subject Here – The souls of the orcs that had not been reincarnated were clinging to Nell, hindering her movements.

“good.”

Isaac jumped down, releasing Nell.

Kirmas had no choice but to hastily stop reciting the rite when a paladin suddenly jumped down before his eyes. Isaac had come with the intention of stirring things up, so he immediately unleashed his best attack on Kirmas.

A ferocious sword energy emerged from the tip of the Holy Sword Kachulain.

Isaac Sword Technique: As the eight branches were activated, the sword energy that split into various branches all at once became a ferocious eight-headed monster and rushed forward, tearing apart everything around them in an instant. Anything that was touched by the momentum, whether it was a body, a weapon, or the ground, was torn apart indiscriminately.

And at the end of it all was the shaman general Kirmas.

“this guy!”

Kirmas shouted urgently. It was not an ordinary voice. It was a voice that could make a storm blow across the area and shake the barracks. It was as if thousands of people were shouting at the same time.

Isaac’s eight-pronged sword also shattered and broke. However, Isaac did not want to miss the opportunity, so he immediately activated Kachulain’s acceleration ability and swung his sword. It was so fast that it was difficult to stop it unless you were a sword master.

Kkwaddeuddeuk! The eerie sound of flesh and bone being torn apart echoed through the air.

But Isaac grimaced.

Instead of piercing Kirmas’ heart, Cachulain only pierced the back of his hand. Despite the sword’s sharpness and energy, Cachulain remained immobile in Kirmas’s hand.

Isaac realized this as he watched Kirmas’ body and pupils twitch rapidly.

‘Already a sage? How many people have you accepted to stop Cachulain?’

The more souls that the shamans of the Olkan discipline accept into their bodies, the more power and physical strength they gain. However, as more souls try to take over the shaman’s body, the higher the possibility of mental breakdown.

“You’ve accepted 1,023 souls, and you’re still piercing my bones? You’re amazing.”

Kirmas roared with a thousand voices. With the might of a thousand men holding Cachulain in his grasp, it was only natural that he would not move.

Isaac knew that defeating the General Shaman wouldn’t be easy, but he didn’t know that Kirmas would be such a monster.

Kirmas blocked the other orcs from approaching, seemingly realizing that they were useless in restraining Isaac.

Isaac also stopped Jihilet from pulling out his claws from behind Kirmas.

There was no need for that.

“Are you that Grail Knight? Thank you for coming in on your own two feet. I will tear your soul to pieces… … .”

Instead of listening to the standard threats, Isaac let go of Cachulain, whom he was holding.

Kirmas looked at Isaac in bewilderment at the unexpected turn of events. Then he calmly pulled Cachulain out of his hand, turned it upside down, and stabbed himself in the neck.

The sword thrust with the force of a thousand men easily pierced through the cervical vertebrae.

[Holy Sword Kachulain (EX)]

[A real-life sword that Elril personally wielded on the battlefield. Made of a metal that does not exist in this world, it will not break or be damaged by anything. It can accelerate itself for a short period of time three times a day. If someone other than Elril’s great warrior holds it, it will stab its own neck.]

Isaac pulled out Kahulin from the neck of the fallen Kirmas, recalling the friendly security system attached to Kahulin. The spirits possessed by Kirmas’ body screamed and escaped. The surrounding orcs and shamans still had not figured out the situation, looking like they were joking.

“What on earth is going on?”

Isaac laughed, then quickly erased his smile and ran towards the shaman.

If we kill even one more shaman while they are still not aware of the situation, the panic among the orcs will only grow. As the three shamans ran away one after another, the guards came running in a hurry amidst shouts and screams.

But it was already too late.

The guards who arrived late were terrified when they saw the shamans lying on the ground. They were afraid that if they died here and now to that monster, they would not be guaranteed reincarnation. Isaac also did not have the will or ability to kill them all, so he decided to end it here.

Kwarrrr… … .

The colors that suddenly flowed out from beyond obscured Isaac’s body, causing the orcs to experience disorientation, auditory hallucinations, and pain.

When they finally regained sight, all that remained were the corpses of eight shamans, including the dead general shaman Kirmas.