Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 93



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Episode 93. Liberation Bishop (1)

The reason Isaac rushed forward was to quickly clear the area around the castle and go to support the furnace craftsman.

‘Hezabel, have you found it yet?’

‘Not yet. ‘You’re hiding well.’

Isaac had sent not only Isolde but also Hesabel as reinforcements. Night was Hezabel’s main stage, and assassination was her specialty. Before Isolde, she searched around the procession in the upper part of the north, looking for a priest who was believed to be the core of the Immortal Church.

Although they occasionally separated the heads of the undead attacking the top, they were unable to find the most important target, the priest.

‘Jihillet, what’s the situation?’

Instead of answering, Jihilet opened his senses and shared them with Isaac. Zihillet, who is like Isaac’s pet, was able to share his senses with the ‘Rat in the Wall’ ability. Jihylet, who had been dispatched as reinforcements with Isolde wearing Baxter’s skin, was engaged in a fierce battle.

The furnace beast summoned by Isolde was lighting up the surroundings. Thanks to this, I had a good idea of ​​what the situation was like.

‘It’s not a very good situation.’

Although there were fewer zombies than the zombies surrounding the castle, there were many skeleton soldiers who could be considered elite in their own way. The good news was that there were no Death Knights in sight, and the carriage that the northern merchant was riding did not look ordinary.

‘What is that?’

I couldn’t tell exactly what it was, but a skeleton soldier who came close stiffened as if he had been shocked by electricity, and was then shattered by a scimitar wielded by a northern merchant.

It looked like the work of a brazier craftsman.

It seemed like he was holding on because of that ability, but I didn’t think he could use the ability indefinitely. The priests of the Immortal Church will also have confirmed the results of the battle at the Lord’s Castle, so they will quickly find a way to break through.

At that time, the long-awaited information was delivered from Hezabel.

‘I think I found it.’

‘What does it look like?’

‘Black robes, golden band, skull lantern, in front of the bonfire.’

A sparkle flashed in Isaac’s eyes. I knew right away who it was.

‘Liberation Bishop Al Duazzad.’

Even in the original game, it was impossible not to know because it was such a famous NPC. As if in response to Isaac’s knowledge, a message came from nameless chaos.

[Nameless Chaos is watching you.]

[Nameless Chaos wants to kill Liberation Bishop ‘Al Duazzad’.]

[A reward of chaos awaits you.]

***

“Hold on just a little longer! If you hold on, you can win!”

“You can’t just hold on! We must break through!”

Isolde, who arrived as reinforcements, felt like she was going out of her mind.

Until she first arrived, she was full of worries about how to soothe and rescue the merchants, who were probably frightened and frightened. It was clear that it would not be an easy battle, so she prepared herself for extreme situations. But when she arrived, her situation was different from what she imagined.

The merchants were blocking it too well.

They were blocking the undead army that was narrowing down around the carriage in the middle of the bridge. Every time the strangely shaped carriage occasionally made strange waves, the undead of the Immortal Church stumbled and could not move. Moreover, the people who came to be known as simple merchants all had sturdy, bronze-colored skin and treated the wide-bladed scimitars as if they were their own hands and feet.

Even a man named Aidan, who looked like a real merchant with a frail appearance, was fighting skillfully with a scimitar in both hands.

‘Why are the Salt Council boatmen so far inland?’

As an Inquisitor, Isolde recognized that they were not ordinary merchants but members of the Salt Council. But Isolde had no time to question it. What was more urgent for him was finding a way to survive. Even though they were holding off surprisingly well, the number of enemies was overwhelming. Additionally, there was no way to know when high-ranking undead would appear.

“If we leave the bridge now, how are we going to deal with that undead army?! We must hold out until the sun rises!”

“The monastery is in a difficult situation right now just to hold on! “I will try to find a way out, so it is right for me to join the forces on the Lord’s Castle side!”

Isolde, who was not yet aware of the landslide victory of the Monastery of Isaacrea, believed that joining Isaac after breaking through was the way to survive. Aidan, on the other hand, thought he could win if he held out on the bridge until the sun rose.

“Why isn’t Isaac coming?!”

Aidan cried out desperately.

Isaac is the abbot and lord. It is natural for him to protect his people first. He jumps out to save the merchants? Of course, Aidan spoke because he had been promised protection, but Isolde, who did not know the circumstances, could not help but be speechless.

It would be good for both sides to have a unified opinion, but in reality, it was an overwhelming situation for either side. Isolde actually thought that it would be difficult to break through like this, and Aidan also thought that it would be difficult to survive until the sun rose, so he did not actively push his opinion.

“We must at least hold out until reinforcements arrive from the castle! “I can’t do anything like this!”

Isolde also agreed to Aidan’s words this time. It was difficult to give up the geographical advantage of being on a bridge. However, Isolde felt ashamed of herself for not being able to do much even after being saved.

‘I wish Isaac had been here… … .’

Of course, Isaac had to stay at the monastery to protect more people. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that if Isaac had been here, he would have done more than he could. Aidan also showed blatant disappointment when he arrived as a relief force.

Tung. At that time, a wave came from the carriage again. Isolde didn’t feel anything other than a slight sense of strangeness, but the skeleton soldiers wandering across the bridge flinched and stopped while fighting with the merchants in the northern upper part. The merchants did not miss the opportunity and smashed the head.

The waves produced by this carriage were clearly miraculous. The fact that infrasound vibrations, which are inaudible to ordinary people, only affect specific targets cannot be explained unless it is a miracle. Isolde realized that it was a heretic miracle, but did not show it. What was more important lay elsewhere.

‘The interval between waves is getting longer than before.’

Since we couldn’t keep using miracles, it was right to break through and find a way out. At this rate, he will only be surrounded and annihilated. If you somehow get near the castle, reinforcements will help you.

Isolde gritted her teeth.

“I will take the lead, so everyone will follow me…” … .”

Kugugugugugugung.

At that time, a huge tremor was felt from the side of the mountain that made even the darkness tremble. Isolde could see dust rising from the side of the mountain. And between the rows of trees, I found a burning sword body. She immediately knew who the sword’s owner was.

“Isaac… … !”

***

The Immortal Church believes that a person’s soul is trapped in the body and must be ‘liberated’.

It is argued that the pain of birth, old age, illness, and death arises because of the physical body, and that this causes the gap between the rich and the poor, discrimination, and conflict. In reality, those who become undead do not have a particularly distinctive appearance or suffer from birth, old age, illness, or death, so this logic sounds plausible at first glance.

However, contradictory to the claim, there was no gap between rich and poor or discrimination within the Buddhist Order. It’s not just a place to live, it’s a place where people live.

However, rather than that, the logic of ‘liberation’ was used to divide the Buddhist Order into moderates and radicals.

If moderates wait anyway, won’t more and more people be liberated? I think so, but I argue that radicals should be liberated more actively.

‘Liberation Bishops’ were members of the radical faction who went directly outside the realm of the Immortal Church to carry out ‘liberation’ work.

He could be seen as a slightly radical preacher.

From the perspective of those who suffered, they were simply terrorists, but from the Black Empire’s perspective, they deliberately neglected the Liberation Bishop’s rampage because they needed to steadily increase their population.

However, veteran Liberation Bishop Al Duazzad was feeling mildly annoyed by the operation.

‘I happen to be involved with the Holy Grail Knight.’

As a liberation bishop, his main targets are residents of Barbari and unprotected border areas. The Immortal Church has an antagonistic relationship with the Code of Light, but that doesn’t mean they pull out their hair and fight as soon as they encounter them.

It’s easy for it to escalate into a diplomatic issue.

For Al Duazzad, ‘civil liberation’ was most important. If you get into a fight with the Code of Light within the territory of the Baek Empire and get chased by the Holy Knights, you will lose the liberation zone you created.

So Al Duazzad was reluctant to carry out this operation from the beginning.

Are you messing with the monastery, or the territory protected by the Holy Grail Knight, who is said to be very popular these days?

However, Al Duazzad had no choice but to carry out the order.

This was because it was an order that came directly from the immortal emperor Beshek, the god he served.

‘I thought all I had to do was secure a furnace craftsman… … .’

Originally, it was planned to be easily secured. However, the Heretic Questioner and Holy Knights suddenly invaded and they became embarrassed. Of course, as the Liberation Bishop, he had the power to annihilate them right away. However, the safety of the furnace artisans could not be guaranteed, and if the Holy Knights and Inquisitors were killed en masse, it was clear that there would be an uproar in the Code of Light.

In that situation, when even the zombie army sent to Yeongju Castle was destroyed, he had no choice but to stand up.

‘That won’t work. ‘I have to step forward myself.’

I just hoped that the Holy Grail Knight would lose at least a little time in the afterglow of victory and in assessing the damage.

But then, Al Duazad, who stood up in front of the bonfire, caught something in his senses. Something fast, strong, and full of the power of fear and destruction.

The moment his skull turned, the world in front of him was torn apart.

Quad deud deuk!

A huge tentacle appeared from the sky, tearing through the darkness, sweeping away Al Duazad along with the bonfire. A tentacle the size of a thick cedar tree scraped the mountainside like a broom, chewed up the remains, and disappeared into the darkness again.

Isaac’s horse ran over the ruins.

Isaac looked around without letting go of his tension even as he looked at the terrible scars.

The next moment, he felt an eerie energy and strongly twisted his body. There was no sound or effect, but it felt as if his cold hands were clutching Isaac’s heart. Isaac’s horse was not even able to moan or scream and just collapsed and collapsed.

Isaac quickly jumped off the horse, but raised his eyes when he saw that the horse was dead on the spot.

“Curse of instant death at first sight? “This guy has no case.”

Isaac lifted the Ruad Din key and revealed his surroundings.

As the surroundings became brighter, a blue burning silhouette was revealed. Just as Heshabel said, he was a Lich wearing black robes and a golden band around his neck. The guy was holding his head in one of his hands like a lamp and glaring at Isaac.

Isaac watched closely as a black pattern burned into Al Duazzad’s golden belt.

Meanwhile, Al Duazzad was beyond dumbfounded and shocked.

‘Avoid the instant death curse? You don’t even know where it was shot?’

Al Duazzad could not even guess the nature of the attack that had just swept him away. He was only certain that it wasn’t a Light Code miracle, and he didn’t even know what had summoned it or if it was a one-time miracle.

However, the moment he managed to avoid the attack, he planned to fake his death and launch a surprise attack on Isaac. But Isaac was avoiding and even laughing at his strongest curse.

“It seems like our plan to win by striking him with our strongest ability as soon as we first saw him failed. Al Duazzad.”

Isaac knew that Al Duazzad did not die in the first hit because the ‘Quest Success’ message did not appear. This was a situation he never wanted to be in.

Because Liberation Bishop Al-Duazzad had tremendous abilities as befits a bishop.

Of course, the bishop’s combat power is far inferior to that of an angel. However, the red-fleshed prophet that Isaac faced was not an angel chosen for battle in the first place, and he was not at his best.

In a serious fight, the more difficult opponent for Isaac was Al Duazzad in front of him.

“… … “You are Isaac Isacrea, the Holy Grail Knight.”

Isaac’s surprise attack certainly seemed to have left a strong impression. Al Duazad could not do anything rashly and was wary of Isaac.

“What was that miracle just now? “It didn’t seem like a miracle from the Code of Light.”

“What do you know about the Code of Light?”

“180 years ago, I was a priest of the Code of Light.”

Isaac recalled that the Immortal Church was a young religion that was only 300 years old. It was surprising but not strange that the youngest religion established itself as a huge faith that divided the world along with the Code of Light. All we have to do is absorb talented people who have reached the end of their lives, like Al Duazzad in front of us.

“This is a new miracle created while you were rotting. The name is stir-fried octopus legs… … No gospel… … .”

“Such nonsense…” … .”

“What do you know! “Are you the Grail Knight of the Code of Light?”