Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 320



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Episode 320. Your Price (5)

“You already know what the situation is, right?”

Isaac had already revealed his will to Hesabel.

‘Human hunters, go ahead and stop or kill Hastel Gulmar.’

If someone who doesn’t know you well heard this, they might think you’re asking them to do something they shouldn’t do.

Because it was like asking someone to fight against someone of the same faith, same people, and same blood. However, Isaac knew that Hesabel would accept it even before she could answer.

Hesabel smiled brightly.

“I really wanted to kill my mother with my own hands. Thank you for giving me the chance, Isaac.”

Swish. Two stilettos magically appeared from her hands. At the same time, she flapped her wings and jumped out through a hole in the ceiling. The human hunters who had scattered and gathered again were surprised at the sudden appearance of the red-winged beauty.

Hesabel didn’t even give them a chance to regroup, but spun around and drove his stilettos into the chest and neck of the human hunters on either side of him.

It’s not meant to hurt.

The two stilettos were a kind of ‘straw’ and ‘spout’.

This stiletto, strangely made with Hesabel’s enhanced body transformation ability, had numerous tiny holes and tubes formed in it. As soon as it was stuck in the human hunter’s body, it quickly sucked out the blood and sent it into Hesabel’s body.

“Hesabel! Hesabel Gulmarda!”

The human hunter who recognized her face belatedly shouted urgently. As soon as Hesabel thought she had sucked enough blood, she immediately pulled out her stiletto and swung it at the other human hunters.

The human hunters gathered here are Duke Gulmar’s direct escort. They have watched Hesabel since she was young, and there were even people who taught her. However, Hesabel did not hesitate at all.

It’s not that she’s particularly cruel or lacks empathy.

Unofficial statistics will never be revealed, but the most common killers of human hunters in the Red Grail Club are human hunters themselves. And most murders occur within the same family.

It is also common for the succession to be inherited by the heir due to the sudden disappearance of the head of the family, and it is also common for the heir to disappear.

To say that it’s terrible is to say something because you don’t know their society well.

Vampires are immortal and continue to grow stronger until they are killed. If we do not acknowledge this kind of cycle, Walaika society will quickly stagnate.

The purpose of tacitly encouraging and inciting assassinations and conspiracies is to prevent such stagnation. Therefore, the emotion that parents should feel when they are murdered by their children is not betrayal, but pride.

Hesabel is also acting like an ordinary Red Grail believer.

But during her journey with Isaac, she also discovered that daggers and blood were not the only way to run the world. Instead of completely destroying the manhunters, she would drain just enough of their blood to incapacitate them before taking them down.

Isaac looked at the sight and prepared to move again. He could leave Hesabel behind and head straight to the Bethia mansion.

Oh my god!

“This fucking… … .”

Before Isaac could even leave, the reaper’s scythe came and blew away the wall and roof of the building at once, striking Isaac.

Isaac’s body floated up and he was instantly thrown out of the building. The human hunters took advantage of this gap to resume their attack.

Then Hesabel shouted sharply.

“Stop!”

***

Currently, Hesabel is in no position to give any orders to the human hunters.

But she was designated as the successor to the Gulmar family anyway, and she had some of the dancer’s blood flowing through her. The human hunters stopped without realizing it.

Meanwhile, Isaac disappeared from their sight.

Hesabel urged, relieved that his orders were still working.

“By whose orders do you dare to draw your swords on me? Don’t you know who I am?”

The human hunters realized that their bodies were not ‘controlled’ as Hastel could. But one human hunter spoke calmly to Hesabel.

“Miss, the master is very angry. It’s time for you to go back.”

“Go back? What are you talking about? Why are you here now?”

“Are you really thinking of betraying the Red Grail? The Lord has ordered you to return.”

They pretended to be desperate, but they had already received orders to eliminate Hesabel. Their words were nothing more than a trick to lure Hesabel and then kill him after creating an opening. Hesabel would be torn into dozens of pieces and returned in their stomachs.

But Hesabel smiled rather humorously.

“I betrayed the Red Grail? You are talking nonsense without knowing anything.”

Hesabel reached out to her back. The human hunters tensed, thinking she was pulling out a new weapon, but what Hesabel pulled out was completely beyond their expectations.

“You idiot. You have to look at the sun to realize that your eyes are burning.”

What Hesabel brought out was none other than the division ceremony.

The dagger that the dancer used to take out Elril’s heart. The human hunters were confused when they saw the holy relic, which was considered the highest level relic even in the Red Grail Club.

Hesabel was sent to retrieve the Splitting Ceremony. However, she failed to retrieve it, and instead was captured by the Grail Knights and made into a slave. The human hunters’ goal was to eliminate her and retrieve her tainted ‘blood’.

But Hesabel had already had the division ceremony. I couldn’t figure out what was going on.

“Then why don’t you come back… … .”

“Do you really not know what I’m doing?”

Hesabel glared at the human hunters with an arrogant gaze without speaking clearly. For a moment, the human hunters felt a chill.

Hesabel is clearly much stronger than when he left the Kingdom of Walaika, has succeeded in retrieving the sacred relics, and is not even rebuked by the angels despite committing unforgivable sins.

The human hunters thought that perhaps the rumors floating around the world and the truth might be completely different.

“… … Did you succeed in seducing the Knight of the Holy Grail?”

“Do I have to prove something more to you guys?”

Hesabel put the division ritual on her waist again.

Although he spoke indirectly and without saying clearly, this was the way the Walaika nobles spoke. The human hunters began to feel goosebumps at this surprising reversal.

It may be that the one who became a slave was not Hesabel, but Isaac Isacre, the Knight of the Holy Grail.

It is possible that the princess of Walaika seduced and brought under her wing the one who was appointed as the Saint of the Code of Light, the Knight of the Holy Grail, and the Angel of Honor.

Of course, this is just imagination. The human hunters were not foolish enough to be shaken by such speculations.

In any case, the one who holds the power over their life and death is the current head of the household, Hastel Gulmar. However, the evidence of the division ceremony held by Hesabel was too great to doubt.

In other words, there is no problem as long as the head of the household becomes Hesabel.

Hesabel also knew that fact well, so he spoke with an arrogant attitude.

“The current head of the family is old and decrepit. He has been confined to his home for hundreds of years because of his delusions. He has not thought of leaving, driving his successors out into dangerous places and preying on them. Isn’t that why the Gulmar family is in such a miserable state today?”

The human hunters honestly believed that the downfall of House Gulmar had begun when Heinkel Gulmar had skipped the dividing ceremony, but they were deliberately silent. By that silence, Hesabel could tell that they were somewhat in agreement.

Originally, the ‘succession’ of the successor was to some extent achieved through the agreement and conspiracy of insiders. This was also the reason why the dukes were murdered even though they were protected by a powerful guard, and why there were more murders between relatives than outsiders.

The truth is, only one thing matters.

The question is whether Hesabel is truly worthy of being the head of the Gulmar family.

The human hunter asked Hesabel politely.

“Family problems should be resolved within the family, right, miss?”

Hesabel raised the corners of her lips in pleasure.

As expected, Isaac is the king of deception and intrigue.

Just by being by his side, aren’t we all fooled like this?

***

Aside from the ease with which Hesabel’s situation was being resolved, Isaac was in a rather unpleasant situation.

Kaggagagagagak! Thump! The harvester’s scythe ran at him, scraping and destroying the surrounding walls, trees, and obstacles without regard for the terrain. Fortunately, the harvester’s scythe was much smaller than before. Thanks to this, the destruction range was also relatively reduced.

Instead, it was faster and sharper. It seemed like the strategy had changed as the power was concentrated.

‘This is a bit tricky.’

It might have been better if the angel known as the Harvester had been visible. At least I could have attacked the scythe-wielding man. However, since the weapon was swinging around on its own, I couldn’t predict or control its movements.

However, you cannot summon the tentacles and destroy them by performing a hidden ritual like you did at Krahn Fortress.

Unlike a remote fortress, it’s too noticeable to use your abilities in a thriving metropolis.

Also, while the hidden ritual is activated, Isaac does not go to a completely different world.

It is not possible to observe or intervene in the actions or appearances inside the curtain from the outside. In other words, the buildings and people caught inside will suffer damage.

Thud! Kachulainn collided with the scythe again, making a loud noise. Fortunately, it didn’t bounce off like before.

‘Is it because Cachulin has changed?’

The effect of the spirit strike on the dead. It seemed to slightly reduce the attack of the harvester. Maybe it was because it had the same properties as the harvester’s scythe.

Thud, thud. As Isaac was pushed back, blocking another attack, an unfamiliar sound and a cool breeze came at him all at once.

It was the sound of waves. We had already arrived at the southern port.

If I ran all the way to the Bessia mansion facing the coast, I could meet Leonora. However, I wondered if I could ask Leonora questions with the dancing scythe on my back.

But then something happened that solved Isaac’s mystery all at once.

“Who is it! What’s going on?”

A group of soldiers in ornate armor were running quickly.

At the center of it all was none other than Leonora.

The commotion that occurred throughout Odrif was naturally quickly transmitted to the Bessia mansion. The one who moved most quickly was Leonora, who was already on edge. She immediately mobilized the mansion’s troops and began to command them herself.

And now we’re here.

“Isaac?”

Leonora recognized Isaac immediately, even though she was quite far away in the middle of the night. Even though she couldn’t see his face, she couldn’t forget the golden aura that surrounded Isaac. But there was something different about him.

“What on earth are you carrying… … .”

Isaac tried to talk to Leonora, but the Harvester wouldn’t give him a chance.

Kkaaaak! The reaper’s scythe swung at Isaac with a roar that seemed to tear the night sky apart. The terrible noise made even the soldiers stagger. However, only one, Leonora, saw through the unholy curse and strode forward.

In her hand she held a white coin with a goat engraved on it. It was not made of metal. It was a coin made of processed bones, and it was also a sacred relic that contained powers that were against the law and should not be found in the territory of the Light Code.

As the reaper was about to swing his scythe at Isaac again, Leonora flicked the bone coin she was holding into the air.

“Not today.”

At that moment, as if someone had snatched it from the air, the coin and the harvester disappeared at the same time with a swoosh. Isaac, who was preparing to dodge once again, was shocked by what had suddenly happened. And then he realized what was happening.

‘A reprieve from death? You spent that precious thing on me?’

A ‘death-suspending’ relic that can remove the cause of death for anywhere from half a day to a day. It was a relic that could only be created by the Undying Church, not any other religion.

It was also a miracle that contradicted the belief of the Immortal Church, which claimed that the flesh was impure and should quickly die and turn to skeletons, so the number of copies issued was not large.

It is not surprising that the Golden Idol Squad, which does not hesitate to trade with the Undead Cult, possesses this relic. However, the Golden Idol Squad must have paid a considerable price to obtain this precious relic.

However, Leonora did not hesitate to use the last emergency measure that would save her life from danger.

But Leonora looked at Isaac without any sign of regret or pity.

“We finally made it here.”

These words were not spoken by Leonora or Isaac.

Hastel appeared behind Leonora as if raindrops were falling from the sky.