Dark Fantasy Paladin - Chapter 20

Dark Fantasy Paladin Chapter 20

Episode 20.

Iden walked along a faintly glowing blue line in the clear sky.

While traveling from Gielan’s hut to here, the environment did not particularly change or the temperature did not drop drastically.

The vast snow field spread out in all directions, making me feel a little dizzy.

But it was different now.

Darkness fell on the snowy field. A deep valley blocked the group.

Elohimderk’s track, buried in the clear sky, presented the path more clearly in contrast to the darkness.

The blue line pointed beyond the canyon.

“It starts now. “Don’t relax.”

The valley was the dividing line between the empire and the habitat of the demihumans.

Beyond this, it was frozen land that would never melt, called the Perennial Snow Field. A land where humans cannot dare to live. Even when the Empire hunted demi-humans, there was no way to cross the canyon.

This is because in the deepest part of the Perpetual War, there were races that could not be tolerated.

Of course, Iden had no reason to go that deep. Because I knew the exact location of the historical site, I was able to avoid encountering them.

“Listen to both of you carefully. Demihumans hate humans. Don’t be fooled by the appearance of being gentle and beautiful. No matter what race you encounter, one of you must die. “Never show pity or show mercy.”

There is a race that is a mixture of rabbits and humans. Needless to say, the appearance is lovely and cute. However, they use their appearance as a weapon to trap humans.

The hatred the Miao people had for the Empire was so bottomless that they did not know what they would do in the name of avenging their compatriots.

It wasn’t just the Miao people who were like this. Most of the people living in the frozen soil considered humans as their enemies.

Aiden looked at Sein and emphasized once more. This was because the more girls they were, the easier it was to be swayed by their sensibilities.

“Consider the cuter the world is, the more terrible it is.”

She nodded with a very nervous expression.

“Same goes for you Daryl.”

“Oh my gosh, I’ll get better. Even though he’s been like this, he’s a guy who rolls around and eats quite a bit of jjambap. I know their temperament. “Don’t worry.”

Aiden nodded and headed toward the narrowest valley.

The distance was just enough to make it barely visible to the other side.

When Iden pulled out the spear and tried to connect it to the rope, Daryl approached and stopped him.

“Please leave this to me. “I have something useful.”

After saying that, Daryl carefully took something out of the long box he was carrying on his shoulder and began to assemble it.

“Those guys in the West are really good at making things like this. A noble from the Kingdom of Burk accepted this in exchange for the request. To be honest, I felt dirty at the time…”

The finished product was a uniquely improved crossbow.

The total length was a little less than 2m and the width was very narrow.

“Right now, I’m using it in one way or another.”

Daryl rested the crossbow on his shoulder and aimed in the opposite direction. When I pulled the trigger, the hooked point flew straight ahead.

The rope connected to the rope was pulled taut.

Daryl pulled as hard as he could, but it wouldn’t budge.

“That’s enough. The advantage of no sound is a big advantage. Don’t animals have sensitive ears?”

The rope was cut and knotted securely on the raised rock.

Aiden was quite satisfied. If the spear had been thrown with all its might and hit the other side, a loud noise would have echoed through the canyon.

It was better to exclude risk factors as much as possible.

Aiden nodded and hugged Sein. The Seeker of Destruction barely suppressed his seizure.

Daryl looked at Iden with a slightly surprised expression.

“Will I get better?”

This is because from what he experienced, Iden never gave more than a certain distance to his siblings.

“Okay. “I will move on first.”

Iden hangs down on the rope.

They placed Sein in the space between the rope and the boat and slowly moved forward.

A cold wind blew from the valley and shook the strings, but Aiden’s center remained unmoved.

Sein felt an extreme sense of stability, quite out of character for the situation.

Daryl followed.

*

Not even a few steps after crossing the border, Iden felt winter.

The bitter cold began to tear at my skin.

The fluttering snowflakes turned into a swirling snowstorm, holding the group’s ankles down.

The snow white, much thicker than the darkness, ate away at my vision.

“I will get better!”

Daryl’s voice was faintly heard in the wind. Even though he was close, his appearance seemed like an afterimage.

“Are you there!”

If we hadn’t tied ropes to each other’s bodies, we might have become lost in no time.

“Calm down!”

If I panicked, it was literally the end. This was the reason why I left Euron behind.

Iden looked up at the sky. Through the heavy snow, a faint light was still pointing ahead.

‘Is there still a long time left?’

Even so, Aiden was worried about Sein.

She was trembling in the white fur of Iden’s arms.

“There is a ignition stone near the left side of Seongap Seonggap.”

It was an artifact given by Tyrun in the Holy Empire.

“You will know better how to use it.”

Because it was an item powered by magic, Iden could not handle it at all.

Because it was not a world where magic could be controlled with just a few clicks. Iden also studied magic at first, but made no progress at all.

Sein took out the glowstones and let the magic flow out. At the same time, a red curtain surrounded the area.

‘I need to say hello to Tyrun properly.’

Unlike the replica Euron obtained, it was a very high quality product. The snowflakes that touched the membrane instantly melted and scattered around.

There was no need to worry about the snow-covered ground sinking down. The power to shatter common sense. That was magic.

“Daryl! “Come inside.”

Daryl noticed the warmth and jumped out.

“Ah, I thought all my extremities were falling off. But if I do this, I’m sure even the animals will notice.”

I couldn’t help it. However, beyond this area, the cold becomes so severe that not even Iden can withstand it.

The use of fire stones was inevitable. The problem was that it started up a little early.

“We are bound to encounter each other at least once. “Think of it as thawing your frozen body in advance.”

Cold makes the body sluggish. It was fatal in battle.

The group increased their speed. The firestone cleared my vision and circulated heat through my body.

Iden and Daryl took steps, warming up in preparation for the upcoming battle.

The red heat that went through the snowstorm was so obvious that it caught my eye.

A low howling was heard from somewhere. The voice that chilled my stomach was the sound of a predator crying when it finds its prey.

Aiden immediately pulled out the holy sword.

“Daryl! “Find out the location first!”

“All right!”

Ten raindrops soared into the air from Daryl’s arms. He slowly circled around the group, keeping a lookout in all directions.

Ridicule followed. When I turned my head in the direction I heard, blue eyes were flashing.

The brightly shining eyes peered at Aiden through the heavy snow.

The proper shape could not be identified. Something bipedal. That was all the silhouette was visible through the snow.

The moment Iden closed his eyes and opened them, the light in his eyes flickered. It attacked Aiden, leaving a blue haze like a tail.

He struck one of the rain away in an instant and stretched out his arm towards Aiden.

Taang! Aiden raised the holy sword like a shield and blocked it.

I immediately tried to grab the animal’s neck, but it had already disappeared.

“Good night, heaven!”

Aiden tilted his neck up. Something was rushing in the air.

As I stabbed the holy sword from bottom to top, the beast instantly turned around. Sharp claws grazed Aiden’s abdomen.

Seonggap screamed. The platinum plated area was slightly peeled off.

The beast’s appearance disappeared again. The heavy snow gave the opponent a huge advantage.

‘He is not an easy guy.’

The moment Iden quickly looked around, he heard the guy’s voice.

“Oh, it’s so hard?”

It was a female voice. Squirt! This time I aimed at Daryl. It approached him in an instant, wrapped its white tail around his neck, and flew up.

Daryl immediately took out a vial of poison and the beast relaxed its tail. Daryl fell and threw a bottle, but the guy easily dodged it.

“This guy knows how to use some tricks.”

The female was hiding in the heavy snow and purring happily.

Sein jumped out of Aiden’s arms and started drawing magic in the air.

“Paradise! It won’t last long, but it will open your horizons!”

As soon as he started chanting, a violent wind blew from Sein’s body.

The heat from the fire pit soared into the air with the wind. The surrounding area was heated and the area was brightly opened.

It was so quiet, as if it was a different world around here. Like the eye of a typhoon.

It was a phenomenon created by Sein by applying wind magic to a ignition stone.

Only then did the beast reveal its true face.

A hybrid of a human and a snow leopard. Ain, covered in pure white fur all over, had the face of a human woman.

She stood on her feet and licked her lips.

“It’s an interesting combination, isn’t it? “Two disgusting-smelling creatures and a Holy Knight.”

It seemed that his extremely sensitive sense of smell had caught the devil’s stench.

Iden immediately ran away before Sein noticed anything.

He exploded his halo to temporarily block the beast’s vision, then lowered his sword straight down.

The beast instinctively turned its body. Just like that, he turned his waist and brought his legs to the back of Aiden’s head.

The moment they made contact, Iden bent down. I grabbed one of the legs of the animal that was on the ground.

Perplexity flashed across Ain’s face as he leaned back. Ten bags of rain poured down on top of it.

The beast tried to quickly raise its arms, but was unable to throw them all away and allowed a few shots.

Come on! Do it yourself! A blade was stuck in my skin.

Ain, lying down, chewed his lips and immediately tore off his left arm.

This was a measure taken before the deadly poison spread through the body.

Daryl couldn’t help but be shocked by Ain’s judgment.

The beast sneered. It roared with a wildly distorted face.

“A coward hiding in iron armor!!!”

He bounced his back, raised his body as a reaction, grabbed Aiden’s neck with his left arm, and lunged forward.

I was slightly reminded of the new model of Aiden.

The beast lifted Aiden up and pushed him to a rock far away, securing it securely.

Iden was so shocked that he vomited blood from his mouth. The snow leopard’s tail dug into the seam of the holster.

The strong tail scraped between my ribs, causing excruciating pain, but I ignored it.

He grasped her snout tightly with his left hand and plunged the holy sword into her abdomen.

Iden and the beast desperately desired each other’s bodies. They each thrust their weapons with all their might to tear the skin and cut out the internal organs.

There was a sound of tough leather being torn. Aiden did not miss the opportunity.

He roared like an animal and thrust the holy sword into her stomach. The holy sword protruded from behind the snow leopard’s back, staining its pure white fur red.

The fountain of blood she coughed up drenched Iden’s face.

The gaze of the fanged woman gradually faded. The pain in my side also subsided.

She grinned. A smile that can captivate a male.

“······What a shame.”

He sat down with only those words left.

“I will get better!”

“Paradise!”

Daryl and Sein rushed over to help Aiden. Aiden couldn’t shake the feeling that the enemy was stronger than expected these days.

If it weren’t for Sain and Daryl, we might have been in trouble.

His appearance was also nonsense.

“I have a puncture in my side…”

“It doesn’t matter. “Heal quickly.”

It was true.

Daryl didn’t feel like Iden’s body was human. How can a person with a hole in his side be so calm?

“Let’s rest for a moment.”

The moment Iden was about to lie down in the snow, the snow leopard that had been sitting down wriggled.

Iden immediately pulled out his lance and threw it with all his might.

Kwasik! The lance exploded Ain’s head and hit the rock wall, causing it to vibrate.

Only then was Aiden able to catch his breath.

I had no ill feelings toward Ain, but I couldn’t let him go alive. What if you bring your colleagues to visit? It was the worst.

One wrong decision could have ruined everything. Just like a year ago.

Iden shook off his thoughts.

“Let’s rest for five minutes and then leave right away.”