Raising Paladins

Episode 97. snake rider (1)

“I guess we have to fight.”

“Are you fighting? Who are you talking to?”

“… … A snake horse.”

“snake? I’m going to run after you right away.”

“… … .”

A Cretan inspiration waving his hands as if it were nothing.

Carl let out a small sigh.

“I would like to, but the snake is a bit big.”

“big? how much?”

“I’ve raised my waist now, but I think it’ll be about the height of Derdrang Fortress.”

“I’m sorry, but when I left, Derdrang was a quiet fishing village. There was only a wooden fence.”

“I think it will be about half of the walls of the imperial capital.”

“What… … ?!”

The Cretan old man was surprised then.

“Oh my God, does such a big snake exist?”

“It is in front of us now. You look at me and the old man and he is flicking his tongue.”

“You mean you want to eat?”

“yes.”

“… … Dangerous.”

“coming!”

Shhh-!

A snake the size of a house came crashing in at a surprisingly fast speed.

He didn’t slow down even though he was close to us, as if he was trying to hit us with his big head.

“Old man!”

Carl quickly reached out to old Crete.

Then an amazing thing happened.

“Don’t worry about me!”

Tadadat!

A blind Cretan old man.

He accurately read the direction of the snake’s attack and quickly retreated to the right.

The head of the serpent that passed between Carl and the Cretan old man crashed into the common stone wall.

Whoops!

The attack didn’t end there.

The snake’s head, which split between the two, took hold of the Cretan old man’s back, and began twisting his body as if to entangle his prey.

“Dangerous!”

“Even if I say I’m fine!”

Tadadat!

The Cretan old man leaped unbelievably high.

Then, he started running on the body of the snake that flew toward him.

“… … !”

A miracle that is difficult to accomplish even if you bring in the best warriors from the empire.

Carl opened his eyes.

‘What a great inspiration… … .’

Besides, the Cretan old man served blindly.

He ran on the snake’s back as if he were going on a level ground.

“you! Can you cut this snake?!”

A Cretan old man who jumped down while running on his back.

He struck the snake at the waist with the back of his sword.

Empty!

A snake surrounded by hard black scales and seemingly harmless.

But it was enough to make the snake angry.

Shhh-!

The snake turns around and turns on the other side of the cavity.

Then, he charged again to the Cretan inspiration.

This time, it was baring sharp fangs dripping with purple poison.

Carl knew right away what the Cretan old man was up to.

“it’s possible. Live one minute.”

“I will do my best!”

A giant serpent is fiercely pursuing Crete to devour it.

The Cretan inspiration fled with astonishing speed.

How to walk through a cave you see for the first time in a blind situation as if it were your own home!

And it was an afterthought to ask if he could do that while being pursued by a snake high on the wall.

First you have to subdue that snake.

Woo-woo-!

The steel sword with which the knife was drawn began to cry.

The scales of a snake that are thick and hard to look at.

It seemed like I would have to use most of the sword’s holy power to pierce through it and inflict wounds.

All of the divine power emitted from the sword’s heart was transferred to the tip of the sword.

“Old man! Come this way!”

“Okay!”

The Cretan old man who was chasing on the other side of the joint.

He changed direction at the knife’s cry.

The snake also chased after it with a loud noise.

‘Goes!’

Carl pulled back one foot and slowly raised the sword.

***

An outpost battlefield where silence flows.

The soldiers with bows and spears on top of the wooden fence were staring into the distance with a lot of tension.

Greenwood, Hanson, Meisa, and even Tira, who came out of the stone fortress.

In the place where everyone’s eyes reached, there was a woman with a sky-high body.

“I am Helena.”

She said.

“A servant in the service of the great master of the night.”

She slowly pulled back the robe she was wearing.

A short sigh erupted from the mouths of the soldiers standing on the wooden fence.

“ah… … !”

The soldiers’ faces turned red.

Seeing this, a soft smile formed on Helena’s lips.

“If there is anyone who will serve the Lord of the Night with me, come forward, I, Helena, will take good care of you.”

“Ahhh… … .”

Captivated by the captivating smile, the soldiers begin to lose their reason one by one.

Attempts to jump over the high barriers were seen in various places, each dropping the weapon they were holding.

Then Greenwood, who was in the watchtower, called out.

“Everyone, come to your senses! Don’t fall prey to the witch’s magic!”

Helena stared at Greenwood.

“The old male is talking nonsense.”

Poof!

Helena raises her right hand.

Then, three men walked out from behind the fish-man army.

They are all naked.

The terrible thing was that all of them were holding with both hands the entrails spilling out of their stomachs.

What’s even worse is that everyone is laughing.

They were the three priests of the Noon Church that Helena kidnapped.

“Those people… … !”

Tira was shocked.

Helena stroked the priests who approached her once with her hand.

The priests smiled happily and drooled.

“master… … .”

They smile blankly as if they have forgotten the pain of a split stomach.

Helena thrust her hand into the stomach of one of them.

Then he took out the priest’s liver and held it high.

pop!

The liver ruptures and blood spurts in all directions.

At the same time, the priest whose liver was stolen also collapsed.

But there was a bigger problem.

The point was that the blood that had splattered in all directions was pooling in front of Helena as a single, sharp arrow.

Sseek-!

The arrow flew straight toward Greenwood.

“… … !”

Kwajik!

The bloody arrow distorted the iron shield.

It was Hanson who stepped out at the moment of desperation.

“Ouch… … .”

Hanson strengthens his strength with divine power and wears divine power even on a large shield.

A trickle of blood flowed from his mouth.

“Hanson!”

Tira and Maysa shouted at the same time.

“… … Okay. Stop the soldiers.”

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Just one shot of blood magic.

Hanson felt it the moment he blocked the arrow that had just flown in.

That she wasn’t a witch she could deal with.

There was mayhem all around.

“Wake! Johandel! You are enchanted!”

“It’s the witch’s magic!”

Soldiers who are not possessed by Helena grab the soldiers who are trying to climb over the fence and shout.

The soldiers who tried to run towards Helena, as if they had already lost their temper, showed amazing strength.

As if only a basic desire remained, he was about to run to Helena to relieve that desire.

Although the other soldiers were holding onto it with difficulty, more and more soldiers fell under the enchantment of the witch.

“As ever, males are very honest.”

Helena smiled contentedly as she looked over the wooden fence that had become a mess.

At that moment, a low voice echoed across the battlefield.

“I turn away from the temptations of evil, and do not play with the tongue of the licentious.”

Tira raised her hands high.

She climbed the tallest watchtower among the barriers.

A pure white light began to bloom in the small, white palm.

“O those who do not fall to their knees when the proud man seduces them, and who do not climb upon the rock of lies.”

“… … !”

Tira’s light is getting bigger and bigger.

Seeing this, Helena’s face contorted in an instant.

“… … Dawning priest?! Shoot that b*tch!”

Empty!

At Helena’s cry, the fish people behind fired a huge crossbow.

It is difficult to tell whether it is a bolt or a siege crossbow, and it flies towards Tira.

But this time, Hanson’s shield protected her.

thud!

“Look, those who bear the fruit of faith under the grace of the sun god.”

“Kill! Kill that b*tch!”

Again, a terrifying projectile flies.

However, the surroundings were already full of shield soldiers including Hanson.

They raised their shields and surrounded Tira on all sides.

thud!

“Quaaagh!”

A soldier who was blown away with his shield held up by the impact of a projectile that was too powerful.

However, the position was quickly filled by another shield soldier.

Thanks to this, Tira was able to complete the prayer.

“The light will protect you!”

oh oh oh oh-!

The Holy Light that blooms from Tyra’s hand soars over the outpost.

The light that reached its apex spread in all directions at the same time, reaching beyond the barrier of the base.

A wooden fence as if surrounded by a sphere of pure white light!

Then, the eyes of the soldiers touched by the light, especially those who lost their reason and were tempted, gradually began to return.

In addition, the wounds inflicted by the soldiers and warriors of the sea lizard clan were slowly healing.

“Ahhhhh!

Helena let out a hateful cry.

“The Dawn Bridge’s lifeline was apparently cut off 200 years ago!”

Seductive Helena, one of the four servants of the Lich King.

At the king’s command, she hid herself in the lowest part of the world.

Right down the deep cliff cave of Derdrang.

-Wait for the time, I’ll be back when the twilight passes the horizon.

The Paladin of Dawn, who dared to be human and was stronger than the great Lich King!

His holy sword sent the Lich King into a long sleep.

Helena waited.

May the master return.

And finally.

After 200 years of waiting, I was able to hear the owner’s voice.

But it wasn’t just the Lord of the Night who returned.

“Dawn priests who don’t mind tearing to death!”

Helena closely observed the dynamics of the Empire and the Sun God Church for 200 years.

Since the reign of the great Paladin, the Church of Dawn has gradually fallen into disrepair, and now it is difficult to even find a town with the temple.

Because of that, Helena thought that now was the right time for her master to return.

But where the hell did the priestess of dawn, who handles divine power, appear from hiding?!

A young female priest who seemed to be less than 20 years old.

Hate burned in Helena’s eyes.

“Kill the rest! Bring me the priest of dawn alive! I must quench my thirst with that b*tch’s blood!”

The fish-man army began to move.

However, their advance could not pierce the light curtain that Tira had set up.

Then, Helena put her hands into the split stomachs of the two priests standing next to her, one by one.

Wood deok!

The hearts of the two priests ripped from the depths of their bodies.

Helena took a bite of that beating heart.

And she unleashed the blood magic that wiped out an army on the battlefield 200 years ago.

Ku-goo-goo-!

The blood that escaped from the bodies of the fallen priests came to mind drop by drop.

Not only that, dozens of nearby fishmen were also robbed of their blood.

Drops of blood filled Helena’s head before she knew it.

Helena spread her palms toward the curtain of light.

Pot-!

Do-do-do-do-do-do-!

Drops of blood began to hit the walls like hailstones on parched ground.

“Kuh… … .”

Tira, who closed her eyes and focused on her divine power, pursed her lips.

“Oh, I don’t think I can last long… … !”

The Holy Light unfolded with all one’s strength.

Thanks to calling the sun god while repeating the sword’s teachings, he released a much stronger divine power than usual.

However, Tyra is still not fully trained as a priest.

In comparison, Helena was a monster that had lived for hundreds of years.

“I guess I can only wait for the knife to come… … .”

If the light barrier collapses, the soldiers will all be killed by the blood drop bombardment.

The party, the sea lizard warriors, and the priests of the Noon Church who came to support.

The faces of the soldiers, who had been looking for hope thanks to Tira, darkened again.

But then.

softly… … .

The whole wide grotto where the outpost was located began to vibrate from below.