Chapter 1491 – 1491. Paladin: A Journey to Ruin
The pope’s eyes tear open.
His eyeballs popped out. His eyeballs went up instead of falling. The nerve bundles connected to his eyeballs were holding up like muscles.
It was a disgusting sight. The pope has already been corrupted beyond repair.
Aaaaang!
A shockwave comes from the pope. I dodged the shockwave by jumping sideways. The floor where the shockwave passed was turned upside down in a mess.
“You know what? The goddess does nothing.”
“You are good at talking nonsense. Goddess Herianne has made her arrangements for humanity. My existence is proof of that.”
“That’s all. The goddess did nothing except give her revelations to the paladins and her saints. She said that humans founded the Holy See, humans developed holy laws, and humans created holy swords. On the other hand, look at the archevil. They are actively interfering with this world.”
“Does she really not know that humanity still exists because the goddess exists? You’re just blaspheming him to rationalize your corruption. You, who have succumbed to the devil and become corrupted, do not even deserve to blaspheme.”
Haha. You are faithful Just watching it makes me sick to my stomach.”
Hines’s eyes went round and round. A shock wave comes flying. I moved closer to him, avoiding the shockwave again.
‘Accelerate, run.’
[Use acceleration. It stays on for 10 minutes. Stacks Remaining: 6]
Legs quickened. I grabbed the hilt of the sword in both hands and aimed at Hines’ neck. The distance closes in an instant. Hines was not at all embarrassed. It was the moment he was about to stab his neck. Suddenly, he disappeared from sight.
I stopped my legs in bewilderment.
– Whoop whoop whoop.
I heard Archdemon Arias laughing at me.
I immediately figured out what was going on.
‘It’s an illusion. I thought Arias would already intervene….’
In the original work, Arias, the great devil, intervenes in earnest after Hines dies. But now, from the beginning, it was different from the original.
‘That must mean they’re wary of me.’
It was worth it.
Originally, in the original work, there were many things to do in the Vatican. I ignored them all and reached the Pope in a straight line.
Aaaaang!
A shock wave comes flying. It was right. Because the distance was close, it was easy to dodge.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 5]
I used the moment to dodge the shockwave and leaped toward Hines. The greatsword cut through Hines’ body. Hines’ body dissipates like smoke.
“Where are you aiming? I am here Your sanity can’t tell the difference between real and fake.”
Behind my back, Hines mocked me.
I looked back at him and smiled.
“Your body is gradually changing. It’s ugly. Do you know Your appearance is changing like an insect crawling through the ground. Are you satisfied with being the pet insect of the Great Devil?”
“At least I am grateful that I am not the hound of the Goddess. Do you know the fate of paladins? Until now, there have been many paladins, but there is no paladin who enjoyed the heavenly life. Average 10 years. I will die within 30 years at the longest.”
“I see what bullshit you are talking about.”
Paladins are human. Getting old And when you get old, your body becomes weak, and demons aim for Paladin.
“Paladins are nothing but hounds used by the Goddess. No matter how many enemies you bite, you will only die after being used.”
“That’s because the paladins up until now are incompetent. 1 year. I will kill all the Great Demons within one year.”
“Is it just you? You are cheeky.”
The voices of Hines and the Prime Evil Arias overlapped.
Why is the devil’s tongue so long? The reason is simple. Arias wants me to fall. The moment I show even the slightest opening, he will abandon Hines’ body and possess me.
“Arias. Four years of tricks don’t work for me.”
– Reveal your desires. Then every woman in the world will gasp under you.
Another hallucination occurred. Naked beauties dance and dazzle me. I caught my breath and regained my composure. My hallucination breaks and I see Hines standing in front of me. In a short time, Hines’ body became more like a demon.
‘You’ve moved on to Phase 2. It is proof that Arias is using his power against the pope.’
The situation is dangerous.
But it’s not such a bad situation. Because Arias is using her power so aggressively, it means that she judged me dangerous.
And even though it was the Great Devil, its power was not infinite.
Haha!”
Hines laughs. He is mistaken in thinking that the enormous power Arias provides is his own.
At that time, the surrounding space was distorted and the ghost appeared.
‘Is this also an illusion?’
Ignore the approaching ghost and move forward. The important thing now is to cut Hines’ head. Only then will Arias reveal his true self.
“Kiaaaaagh!”
A ghost I ignored chases and screams in my ear.
My body trembled momentarily. Bleeding from right ear I balanced my greatsword by stamping it on the floor. The shaking vision slowly recovers. Ghosts swarm around me.
Haha! I will give you one last chance Abandon your faith.”
“It is better to die than to give up the faith.”
“Then die.”
Something rose from the floor. They were tentacles like tree roots. More than 10 tentacles are aiming at me.
I gritted my teeth, rotated my body, and swung the greatsword. Tentacles cut off. The tentacles rise from the floor again. The ghosts whirling around me started screaming in unison.
“Kiaaaaa!”
Used Holy Aura.
Holy aura neutralized the ghost’s screams.
‘You’re annoying. If it stays like this, let alone killing Hines, it will be difficult to get close to him.’
It was not the time to conserve one’s abilities. I used the new skill I acquired the other day.
Advent (Lv. 1).
Some of the divine power inside me escapes into the air. The golden divine power drew a line in the air and soon emitted brilliant light in all directions. In the light, an angel who is a messenger of the goddess and a servant of the goddess descends.
An angel with a pair of white wings wore armor and held a spear in his hand. Since the level of Advent is low, he is a low-ranking angel.
Also, angels had no ego. Angels are nothing but weapons made by the Goddess.
As soon as the angel descended, he started attacking the ghosts with his holy aura.
“Paladin, you brought out something hateful. But how long do you think it will last?”
Doesn’t last long
At most, it’s just a low-level angel. Stronger than a Corruptor, but weaker than an ordinary demon.
‘I just need to endure a little bit against the annoying ghosts and tentacles.’
Originally, I chose Advent for that purpose.
Thunderstorm gale trust.
Paper weave.
Golden lightning covers my body. Physical abilities have greatly increased.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 4]
Close the distance in an instant. Hines steps back in embarrassment. Is it because the body is already rapidly changing? Hines’ foot missteps and he falls backwards. It was luck that happened in an urgent situation.
‘Sacred sword!’
He stabbed the holy sword, shining brightly in golden light, into Hines’ body.
“Quaaaaagh!”
Hines let out a scream of pain. Of course I didn’t mind at all. Move the sword I sliced through his flesh and tried to slash his head at once.
‘… The sword doesn’t move.’
Hines’ flesh clung to the sword with a crackling sound. It stuck so strongly that it was difficult to get it out even with my own strength.
‘Thunderbolt!’
Pajijijijik!
A golden current flows through the blade and into the body of the beast. But Hines did not die.
“Arias! Strength! Give me more power… !”
Hines’ flesh began to swell. It was disgust beyond imagination.
The flesh swells rapidly. Judging that it was dangerous, I took my hand off the sword hilt and tried to retreat, but the flesh exploded one step faster than that.
It flew backwards and rolled on the floor, along with blood, flesh, and bone fragments. As if proving that it was not an ordinary explosion, the armor was shattered. I forced my heavy body up.
‘What about him?’
Hines stood staggering. It was a terrible look. More than 80% of his body was blown away, but he is barely maintaining his body with invisible power.
Throbbing.
The man’s heart beats. Blood vessels wriggle around the heart, barely taking on a human shape.
“Are those the words of a person who gave everything to the devil? It’s disgusting and I feel like throwing up.”
Now, only traces of it remain, and the mouth moves slowly. What came out of his mouth was a voice full of pain, like it came from hell.
“Sah, save me…. So painful…. Save me… Dear Arias… Ah, ah… !”
“Did you think you could be anything for Arias? You were just Arias’ toy.”
Hines staggers. It was not driven by Hines’ will. It is Arias who controls that body that is embarrassing to even call it a body.
I stretched out my palms forward. Blood dripped. My body was also at its limit. The cursed explosion from earlier was eating away at my body.
‘Sacred sword.’
Squeeze divine power. Golden light gathered in front of the palm and took the form of a sword. The holy sword, which received my will, flew to Hines and pierced his heart.
Pop!
The sacred sword creates a small explosion and gives Hines a final blow. The last of Hines’ body falls to the floor.
“Aaaaa!”
An angel’s scream was heard from behind. Unable to withstand the attacks of countless ghosts, he died in battle.
The ghosts rushed at the remains of Hines’ body, not mine. Flesh debris rises into the air and coalesces to form a heart. The ghosts gave themselves to the heart with joyful screams.
My heart beats thump-thump. Every time the heart beats, powerful magic power spreads in all directions.
“The Great Demon, Arias….”
A demon with a form, but without a form, appeared.
– Whoop whoop. It’s been a while since I’ve been out on my own like this. I feel really bad.
-I need a new body.
-By the way, is there a perfect body right in front of you?
-Come on, let’s become one with me.
My heart slowly flies towards me. Arias thought he had won. She doesn’t know of the existence of resurrection and full recovery that I have.
I checked my body condition.
The lower half of the body was necrotic. Although she was able to stand leaning on her sword, that was her limit.
You must die once. I didn’t want to die from Arias.
“Goddess Herianne, I will dedicate this body to you.”
I sacrificed my few lives.
