Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 92



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Episode 92. Night of the Dead (5)

Quad deud deuk!

The moment the cavalrymen at the forefront collided with the zombie army, an eerie sound like bones breaking rang out. The zombie army surrounding the castle walls collapsed at once under the charge of a dozen horsemen and paladins. This was thanks to Isaac and the Paladins being at the forefront. The morale of the soldiers soared at the sight of a group of zombies being torn apart in an instant.

“Kill them all!”

It wasn’t a suitable word to use against the undead, but I couldn’t find a more appropriate slogan. The soldiers grabbed their consecrated spears and struck down fallen or approaching zombies. Even though the zombies belatedly tried to narrow the siege and attack the soldiers who had run out of the castle, it was not easy because of Jacquelet’s mercenaries attacking from the village.

“The Immortal Church bastards are weak!”

‘I guess so.’

Isaac thought to himself as he heard a soldier shout.

Zombies are the lowest class that is difficult to defeat with the full power of the Immortal Church. Until the flesh is completely discarded, it is used temporarily as an arrow rest or to fill a moat. However, even the weakest army cannot be defeated by the hastily constructed military power of the border territory.

When zombies gather in such numbers, they become a terrifying species just by their sheer mass. Unlike skeletons, zombies are heavy.

However, what is now under the skin is not rotten flesh, but maggots, ants, and flies.

‘That priest of the Immortal Church must have been embarrassed by now.’

The reason they were so easily defeated was because their flesh was so soft and crumbly that it was useless. As the maggots lurking inside the zombies began to act all at once, they were crushed just by the impact of walking.

Unfortunately, they were defeated when they invaded the territory where Isaac was performing a ritual.

“Don’t break the battle line carelessly and always know where your comrades are! “If there is an opening, the side will explode!”

Meanwhile, the soldier commanders continued to give orders. What Isaac repeatedly warned us to do was to never break the battle line. I already knew that the zombie army would collapse in vain.

However, if they chase after the scattered zombies just because they are excited, the outnumbered soldiers will be bitten at once. And then they will be reborn as zombies.

This time, with a new, sturdy ring without any maggots.

A similar incident occurred several times, when a soldier who appeared to be a new recruit stepped forward to stab a slow-moving zombie, only to be beaten on the back of the head and dragged away.

It was repeated that the cavalry and the paladins tore apart the zombies across the length and breadth, and the soldiers finished them off by chopping off their heads.

***

Paladin Ansel couldn’t believe what was happening. Although his experience was not extensive, he had fought against the Immortal Church before. He knew that zombies were not this easy of an opponent.

‘How did this happen?’

This is impossible with the consecration of a priest alone. He looked at Isaac’s back with his heart pounding.

‘Is it thanks to that person? Do the enemies destroy themselves so easily in front of the Holy Grail Knight’s power?’

In his eyes, it seemed as if the zombies were collapsing themselves before Isaac’s authority.

When he received a prophecy of death from a priest of the Immortal Church and then heard Isaac’s instructions to storm out of the castle walls, he doubted Isaac’s sanity. You can’t attack a castle with zombies alone. But you’re going to abandon the advantage of the walls and voluntarily run away?

However, the one-sided massacre taking place now was closer to a harvest than a battle. Ansel even forgot that his death had been predicted and cheered passionately as he cut down the zombies.

“Long live the Holy Grail Knight!”

At that time, a chill hit me.

Ansel belatedly caught the sight of a spear blade flying sharply towards his side. It occurred to him that zombies couldn’t be this fast, but he was too late to react.

At that moment, something grabbed the blade of the spear like a snake.

It was Isaac.

The Ruad-Din key that hit the spear blade burned brightly and bounced off the spear. Ansel belatedly realized that the armor that had touched the spear’s blade was on the verge of a hole, and that the surrounding area had turned black.

“Are you okay?”

“And again, my life… … .”

‘Actually, it was used as bait.’

Isaac had been watching closely in advance, anticipating that the Immortal Church would target Ansel. This was because the Immortal Church priest would somehow try to break their morale again.

Isaac would be difficult to defeat, so he targeted the next paladin, especially Ansel, who had been predicted to die.

If the person whose death was prophesied dies as prophesied, the soldiers will also be terrified.

But Isaac stopped it.

Whether the prophecy was true or not, in the soldiers’ eyes, Isaac seemed to have broken fate.

‘In other words, his move now has the opposite effect.’

The morale of the paladins and horsemen began to soar again after seeing Isaac rescue Ansel. Isaac again led the cavalrymen and immediately turned his horse and began to ride.

This was where the spear flew in. Among the hordes of zombies, there were some who were particularly large and wore black clothes, making them unnoticeable. They also picked up a spear and threw it at Isaac.

There was a black aura around the window.

‘Immortal javelin thrower.’

Isaac calmly looked at the flying spear blade, figuring out their identity. Instead of dodging the flying spear, Isaac hit it with the Ruad Din key.

Although the Immortal Javelin Thrower was not comparable to the Death Knight, a Paladin of the Immortal Church, he was still able to throw a spear containing the miracle of death. The miracle had powerful penetrating power and curse, as well as a guidance function to track the target. But because of that, it was easy to throw it away.

Even if this spear takes damage, it changes direction again and flies back. Therefore, it had to be burned as a miracle that could only be avoided. The Ruad Din Key was a simple means of breaking the miracle of death.

If the siege had begun under the leadership of the Immortal Church, countless people would have died from those spears. They could be said to be the real power of this zombie army.

‘But the body is an ordinary skeleton… … The so-called glass cannon.’

Isaac charged in an instant and trampled the immortal javelin throwers without even swinging his sword. The number of immortal javelin throwers that Isaac identified was approximately 10. As expected, many elite troops could not be brought to this area, which was the territory of the Baekje Empire.

Isaac trampled, crushed, and knocked down all the immortal javelin throwers.

Of course, the immortal undead legions clattered and tried to restore the body, but the paladins followed and burned it with blessed weapons, which ended in an end.

‘Is this person really sent by God?’

As they watched Isaac defeating his enemies with ease, the Holy Knights looked at Isaac’s back with envious eyes.

Now Isaac’s target was heading towards the hunter who had been hired by a priest of the Immortal Church. The hunter twisted his body grotesquely, as if he had no intention of taking it easy. The flesh and joints were torn apart and a huge, long skeleton began to be revealed.

Everyone who saw it shuddered at the bizarre appearance of the skeleton, which had abnormally long arms and legs, like a gnat.

Fear stirred in their hearts again. But at that time, there was a person running alone with a bright light.

Isaac, running with the burning key in his hand, seemed to be alone in the spotlight on a dark stage. Isaac rode alone, pushing his horse, whether the paladins followed or not. No, he was difficult for the paladins and horsemen to catch up with even if they tried.

It felt like a beam of light was shooting out.

The skeleton giant, who had not yet woken up, swung his arm as if trying to kick Isaac away. Isaac swung his sword from his horse.

The eight-pronged flash of light slaughtered the skeleton giant in an instant. Advanced swordsmanship with the added weight and speed of the horse demonstrated greater power.

All people could see was the key to Ruad Din burning and flashing brilliantly. Then, as his bones burned, the acrid smoke that rose up obscured Isaac’s appearance.

“excuse me!”

A soldier with good eyesight pointed out of the smoke. Isaac was riding out of the smoke on his horse. The boy spoke again and changed his course, looking unscathed. On the other hand, the skeleton giant struggled without being able to stand up due to its broken arms and legs.

The guy turned his head to look at Isaac. But Isaac didn’t even look back at the skeleton giant. Instead he ran somewhere else.

The skeleton giant tried to get up again, but the sound of horses’ hooves was heard.

The Paladins came right in front of him.

***

Quad deuk, boom!

After the disjointed skeleton giant collapsed, subduing the remaining zombies was a simple task close to cleaning. The priest of the Immortal Church seemed to have lost the will to lead, and the zombies were just wandering around without a sense of unity.

“Don’t hurt him needlessly, just aim for the head and take him down! “They are innocent victims of the Immortal Church, so we need to collect their bodies!”

Werner, who had some free time, moved forward, instructing his soldiers to keep the body as intact as possible. If it had been the way it was, it would have been burned anyway, and since it was a corpse with the heads blown off of the slash-and-burn people who were nothing more than Barbary, they would not have paid attention. However, Isaac was kind to Barbari and even brought him into his territory. Moreover, in this battle, they took risks and even launched an ambush outside the castle.

Werner suddenly made eye contact with Jacquelet, who was clearing away the zombies. Until then, Werner, who had never hidden his disdain whenever he saw Jacquelet, bowed lightly with a strange feeling.

Jacquelet seemed a little embarrassed, but bowed her head in silence.

‘I think the Holy Grail Knight made me feel strange.’

Although it was a minor change, Isaac seemed to be bringing about change in everyone in this territory. But Werner never felt bad about it.

“Isaac! Isaac! Isaac!”

As victory became clear, people everywhere started cheering and chanting Isaac’s name. At first glance, it was a landslide victory.

While the zombie army, which numbered in the hundreds, was annihilated, there was not a single dead person on the Isacrea territory. There were a few people injured, but they were only minor injuries due to personal mistakes or misfires by our allies. It was not an injury that would be a problem if treated by a priest.

“Brother Werner!”

Amidst enthusiastic cheers, the paladin Ansel approached Werner on horseback. He survived the prophecy of death and was also one of the symbols of this victory.

“Where is the Holy Grail Knight? This is a huge win! “There must be someone among you who can enjoy this honor!”

“Weren’t you with your brother?”

Werner asked back in confusion.

Come to think of it, no one saw Isaac after defeating the skeleton giant. I didn’t even think it was a problem because by the time the skeleton giant collapsed, any enemies that could pose a threat had completely disappeared.

The moment a puzzled look was exchanged between Werner and Ansel, they remembered other people they had forgotten about.

“leg! “The Holy Grail Knight went to the bridge to help the Heretic Questioner!”

Only then did they hurriedly start running their horses again. The cheering soldiers were confused when they saw the Paladins moving urgently, but the Paladins rode on without any intention of explaining.

Their hearts were filled with nothing but respect for Isaac.

‘After such a tough battle, you don’t even enjoy the glory of victory, but go straight to helping others. Who the hell is this person… … .’

***

In fact, Isaac’s interest wasn’t even in the zombie army to begin with.

What Isaac realized immediately after his first conversation with the hunter was that the Immortal Church priest was on the side of the bridge, right near the furnace master.

Afterwards, all of Isaac’s attention was focused on the reinforcements that Isolde had started first.

‘I can’t go through all this trouble and miss the point!’