Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 307



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Episode 307. Siero Dawn Army (3)

“I’m sorry, but who is the knight… …”

“I guess we’d better hurry.”

Isaac urged them to hurry up instead of introducing themselves. It was a touching reunion, but it was a luxury in a place where zombies were swarming everywhere. Only then did the group of Dawn soldiers start to hurriedly turn around and head back the way they came, surrounding Siero in the center.

It wasn’t too difficult to go back the path he had already taken, but Isaac suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

Isaac reflexively twisted his body to dodge.

He felt an invisible energy gather where his heart used to be and then start to shake sharply. It was an instant death curse targeting the heart.

Isaac immediately stabbed one of the zombies with his sword and glared at its back.

Lich appeared out of nowhere, hiding among the zombies. To cast an instant death curse, you need to see the opponent’s appearance clearly. It seemed like he came close to do so.

Richie was shocked once by Isaac’s ability to avoid the instant death curse, and again by Isaac’s ability to instantly capture him in the midst of countless zombies.

Eventually, Richie gave up on wasting the precious miracle and immediately boarded Phantom Steed and flew into the sky.

Isaac laughed at the sight and headed towards the Kraan Fortress with the group of Dawn soldiers.

He turned his back openly, but there were no further attacks.

The Death Knights and Lich watched from the air, wondering what to do with the suddenly appearing ‘Grail Knight’. The pressure from the zombies was not getting worse, but rather weakening.

‘I guess you don’t think I could have come alone.’

Isaac snickered. Actually, that was his intention.

There will be complicated and nervous arguments between the Death Knights and the Liches.

‘The opponent is the Holy Grail Knight of the Isacrea Dawn Army! There’s no way he came alone!’

‘I’m the only one you can see right now. If you want to catch the enemy leader, you have to catch him when he’s isolated!’

‘Didn’t you just see the Death Knight’s head split open in an instant? That monster can even avoid instant death curses. Is there anyone among us who can subdue that thing quickly?’

Isaac imagined that something like that conversation was going on.

It wasn’t much different from reality.

The undead of the Undead Order like to invest time and effort into solid, reliable long-term plans. It would be wiser to prioritize assessing the situation rather than taking chances in such a sudden situation.

Above all, this place is quite far from the territory of the Immortal Cult. You will want to avoid unplanned fights.

‘Because the Immortal Cult sends a small number of elite troops.’

It is not easy for a human army to dispatch a small number of elite troops.

If you have a knight, you need a horse, a seed, and a supply unit to carry provisions.

But the Immortal Cult is different.

There is no concept of ‘distribution’ in the Immortal Church, and the number of members can also be ‘locally procured’.

It’s convenient, but on the other hand, if you only kill a few people, namely Death Knights and Liches, this battle will end right away.

Zombies that lose control become dull and less aggressive. It would be absurd for them to be overpowered while trying to capture Isaac, and if they were to herd the zombies, they would lose the barrier that would protect them from the Isacrea Dawn Army that ‘might be around’ in this wilderness.

That is, they could not attack Isaac at will.

No one but a madman would rush into this horde of undead.

But the madman was right in front of them.

As a result, Isaac was able to enter the Krahn fortress with ease.

The Death Knights just watched Isaac quietly.

‘Well, it’s not stupid.’

If Isaac had really come alone, it would only add one more paladin’s strength, and if he had come with a group, it would have been right to conserve strength. Adding one Isaac to this enormous army wouldn’t have made much of a difference.

Still, the Krahn fortress was like a ferry in the middle of stormy waves.

***

After barely reaching the fortress, Siero, who had relaxed, collapsed in the middle of the road, panting for breath. Seeing this, a group of Siero Dawn soldiers rushed out.

They wept and touched his hands and feet as they looked at Siero.

“No, Father. You suffered so badly for us… … .”

“We knew you would come back, Father! I have insisted many times that you would bring reinforcements!”

“I, I… … I’m sorry for doubting you. Your Majesty, you are so badly hurt… … .”

Of course, most of the wounds that Siero received were from Isaac’s beatings. When he ran into the zombie horde, the only things that were left were the hems of his clothes and tears. However, in the eyes of Siero’s followers, it seemed like ‘the wounds that the priest Siero received from the undead while trying to bring in someone who would save them.’

Even though Siero, with his eardrums ruptured, couldn’t understand what was being said, he could sense the mood. At least it wasn’t a mood of resentment.

So, Siero couldn’t raise his face even more.

‘You do know shame.’

As the sea of ​​tears calmed down somewhat, several of the Siero Dawn Army turned their gazes to the ‘savior’ who was showing off his skills among the countless zombies. The first to approach was an old man with a haggard, sinister look on his face who didn’t seem to have lived an ordinary life.

“Excuse me, are you Isaac Isaacrea?”

“right.”

“I see. I have heard a lot about your great achievements and fame.”

The old man bowed his head in gratitude. Those around him also hurried to thank Isaac or knelt down and shed tears.

It seemed like they thought of him as a savior who would save them.

‘It probably didn’t sound very good.’

Isaac was actually not very kind to those who joined the Siero Dawn Army. They seemed like a group that went to their deaths willingly, and they often caused trouble in the territory.

Traelgul may have had more notoriety than fame, as there were more than a few groups of Siero Dawn soldiers who had been beaten in the fog. There were rumors that he left demons unattended around the territory.

But the old man did not show such a feeling. Instead, he politely guided Isaac into the fortress. It was not his first or second time giving orders to nurse the injured Siero and to defend the fortress.

‘This old man must be a second-in-command or a real power player.’

Since Siero seemed incapable of actually managing the organization, it seemed likely that this old man was the one who wielded the real power.

“What is your name?”

“You can call me Devan.”

“What is the situation these days?”

Isaac asked as he walked away. Devan opened his mouth to mutter with a tired expression.

“It’s not all good. The food storage is on fire, zombies are entering the well… … Death Knights are flying overhead all night, so it’s annoying and many people can’t sleep.”

Devan said, pointing beyond the fortress walls.

“The zombie horde outside was originally only half as large. It grew to this size thanks to those who ran away and turned into zombies. After Father Siero ran away… no, after he went to ask for help, it grew even larger.”

Devan must have realized that Siero had run away since he had been close to him. And that Isaac had forcibly taken him away. However, it was still doubtful whether Isaac could be considered a ‘savior’.

Devan paused and asked.

“… … Excuse me, but did you come alone, Knight of the Holy Grail?”

“okay.”

“Where have you placed the renowned Isaac Crea Dawn Army… … .”

“Each person has a mission and is carrying out that mission.”

“… … Then, by any chance, with the Holy Grail Knight’s renowned ‘Angel Slaughter Sword Technique’, the zombies outside… … .”

Where on earth did such a blasphemous and presumptuous name come from? It was clearly the work of some evil being with the intention of assassinating Isaac. I could believe it even if it was a conspiracy by the Red Grail.

“Such crazy swordsmanship doesn’t exist. Of course, I can’t deal with it alone.”

“… … I see. Then why did you come here?”

Devan didn’t ask if he had come to die, but he did ask with a similar nuance. Isaac pointed to Siero, who was being dragged in while being supported.

“I came to check out that guy’s grave.”

He then spoke coldly to Devan.

“To be honest, I don’t really like you guys.”

Devan’s expression hardened. Of course, he also knew that not only Isaac, but most of the people of the empire would have a bad impression of him.

But there’s a difference between already knowing something and hearing it in person.

“You know the reason. You and Siero, both of you, honestly, it doesn’t matter if you die here. No, it might be more beneficial for you to die. But I don’t want any bodies to remain, so I would like you to all commit suicide by setting fire to the well. Or jump into the well. I’ll cover it.”

“What are you talking about… … !”

“But I’ve already decided to give Siero a chance. Then you guys have to help me as much as you can.”

Isaac looked around at the Dawn Force surrounding Devan and Siero.

“Either we all die together, or we all live together. It’s one of the two. I am just a neighbor who happened to come to you. However, if you don’t make this a miracle yourself, it will only end as a momentary stroke of luck. It’s up to you to make this a miracle or not.”

***

The ‘Great Army of the Light Code,’ which the Immortal Order was wary of, and which the Grail Knights might have brought, did not come. The Death Knights, who realized that they had been tricked, flew around all night in anger and launched a different offensive than before. The Siero Dawn Army had to learn the unfamiliar concept of ‘biological weapon aerial bombardment’ from that very night.

Boom, Boom! The zombies fell from the sky and hit the roof and the ground, making a loud noise. Most of them were crushed as soon as they hit the ground, but even those who were lucky enough to survive were in no condition to move. Their accuracy was also poor, so they couldn’t even hit the soldiers on the walls.

But it certainly had the effect of lowering the morale, and also of drawing out the anger of the remaining residents of Kraan.

“If this continues, there will be a rebellion among the residents.”

The Siero Dawn Army killed the king of Krann and took over the fortress, but they did not commit massacres, rather they pillaged the residents.

The residents were scared of the Dawn Army hordes and remained silent, but as the undead of the Undead Cult swarmed in and attacked, it was likely that they would rather kill the Dawn Army and surrender.

“Well, what should I do?”

Meanwhile, Siero, who had miraculously recovered his hearing, asked Isaac while watching him.

He muttered as he watched Santa Claus flying through the sky, diligently handing out presents from his gift bag… … no, Death Knights throwing germ-filled zombies from their corpse bags.

“Why don’t those guys come down in the first place? Honestly, I don’t think it’s because they’re afraid of our soldiers.”

When Death Knights land on the walls on their Phantom Steeds, they can be subdued in an instant. There is no need to even surround them, as they will only need to kill a few Dawn Army members to fill their numbers.

Isaac looked at Siero in disbelief and answered.

“There is a protective miracle hanging in the Kraan Fortress. If you do not enter through the permitted door, you will suffer great damage.”

Siero looked as if he was wondering if there was such a thing.

You didn’t know that you were occupying and sieging Krahn Fortress? Well, the miracle of protection that was placed on Krahn Fortress was particularly powerful, but it was not well known because it was not part of the Light Code territory. If you had known, Siero might not have fled with his life at stake.

The chaos caused by the zombies falling seemed to be due to the impact of the fall as well as the effects of the miracle. In other words, this castle would be difficult to conquer unless you wage a traditional siege or break the protective miracle.

And both methods were difficult for the elite few Death Knights, since the zombies would not have the ability to build siege devices.

“Then it won’t be easy to conquer them. So it seems they’re trying to incite a rebellion among the residents… … Devan, how is the Dawn Army supplying them right now?”

“Oh, that’s something I smuggled from the warehouse I occupied early on… … .”

“Let it all out.”

“Huh? If you want to win, you have to think long term… … .”

“This battle can never be a long one. The main force of the Papal Army of Dawn is approaching, and the Immortal Church knows it. They will definitely try to take us down before then. Release the food monopoly you have and return all the looted items. And punish the criminals thoroughly and apologize to the residents.”

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