Raising Paladins

Episode 144. Pinas Revolution (12)

A fight between two men risking each other’s lives and pride.

Henry Morgan handled the huge ax as lightly as his own body and pressed Sigian into it.

Si-eon is the one who avoids attacks with quick movements rather than strength and seeks gaps.

Bloody armies came and went, wanting each other’s blood.

The people around me who were watching it swallowed their saliva without even realizing it.

Sweat dripped from his clenched hands.

“Sigeon! Cheer up!”

A group of militiamen and pirates who defected and followed Si-eon shouted loudly.

Henry Morgan was not cheering anyone on.

However, the results were gradually heading towards the disadvantage of Sigian.

kang!

“Kuk!”

The steel sword collided with the huge ax and split in two.

The arms of Sigian, who was holding the sword, trembled.

“Are you trying to deal with this Henry ‘Harpy’ Morgan with just that kind of skill, Sigeon?!”

“Kuaaa!”

Sigeon grabbed the long spear that had been rolling around.

Si-eon is also skilled in spearmanship.

He changed his stance and turned into an onslaught.

Henry Morgan’s ax is huge, but it has a short range against spears.

Besides, the ax was a much harder weapon to handle than the spear.

It was good to aim for an opening with a spear whose stabbing attack was the main one.

The tip of Sigian’s spear moved like a snake and then shot out.

“It’s quite right.”

However, Henry Morgan took the attack with ease.

Then, he swung the two axes at once and shook off Sigeon.

At that moment, the front of Henry Morgan’s chest became clear and the opportunity to attack came.

‘Trickery!’

Hanson’s eyes, bright in practice, flashed.

Now, Henry Morgan has set a trap using Sigeon’s impatient mind.

Si-eon was undoubtedly caught in the trick.

“die!”

Si-eon, who had sprung up, stretched out his spear.

The spear that was being shot at Henry Morgan was caught in the middle where two axes crossed and broke.

“You still lack skills.”

Knock!

“Quaaagh!”

An ax was thrust into the shoulder of Shigi-eon, who had become empty-handed.

At the same time, Sigeon dropped to his knees.

The militia lined up in the vicinity tried to run quickly.

But Sigeon raised his hand to stop them.

“Don’t interfere! This is my fight!”

“Yeah, but… … !”

“I told you not to move!”

Sigeon, the heat flows from his eyes wide open.

He thrust the spear hilt, which had been broken in half, into Henry Morgan’s thigh.

No, I was going to.

“It’s clumsy.”

Sut-!

Henry Morgan, who showed strange footwork with an ax stuck in it.

He evaded the attack by leaping in one turn, and as he fell, he aimed for the head with another axe.

An attack to put an end to it!

However, Sigeon’s head was intact.

Kkang-!

The sword approached before I knew it and struck the side of the ax with a steel sword.

Push-!

As he pulled out the ax stuck in Sigian’s shoulder, blood gushed out.

Hanson and the militia, who rushed in quickly, threw Sigian away from the fight.

“Let go! let go of this! It’s not over yet!”

“Sigeon… … .”

Sigeon burning with anger.

However, the duel with Henry Morgan had already ended.

Originally, the injured body was even stamped with an axe.

Tira quickly clung to him.

“I will treat you!”

With bright energy in her hand, Tira tries to caress her shoulder.

However, Sigeon shook off that hand.

“… … Thank you, but it’s okay.”

“Leaving it like this could be really dangerous! The wound is big and deep!”

“… … It’s okay.”

Sigeon’s determined voice.

Carl nodded, and Tyra backed away with a pitiful look in her eyes.

Sigian’s colleagues quickly bandaged his shoulder.

All eyes now turned to Carl, who stood in front of him.

“Are you the leader of the priests?”

“Yes. This is Carlos, priest of the Temple of Dawn.”

“Carlos… … ?”

Henry Morgan laughed.

“What a name. It’s the same name as that paladin that appears in old legends. Are you going to follow in his footsteps and become a legend? So you’re fighting for the Pinas Islands, which you don’t care about?!”

“at all. The priest just does what he has to do. You made your fortune by capturing innocent people and selling them as slaves. That is strictly forbidden by imperial law and the scriptures of the Sun God Church. Persecuting the inhabitants of the Pinas Islands is also something that should not be done.”

“Kuhhh… … That you would risk your life for someone you’ve never seen before?”

“That’s what priests do.”

“Crazy.”

Henry Morgan has lost everything.

Over a thousand troops were no longer around.

He asked what he had been curious about.

“Have you ever met savages hiding in the jungle forest?”

“I sent it to the side of the sun god with my hand.”

“this guy… … !”

Bloodlines swelled out of Henry Morgan’s body.

Flashes of light burst from his eyes.

“You mean you killed ten savages by yourself?! A group of elite soldiers called the ‘Wings of the Harpy’?”

“It was nothing.”

“You are an arrogant priest… … !”

Henry Morgan took a step forward.

The militiamen flinched and fell back at the force as if the mountain was moving.

Then something amazing happened.

that buck

Likewise, Carlos took a step closer.

Henry Morgan felt a tremendous sense of intimidation from him, who was one head smaller than himself.

“omg… … !”

An intangible aura sprang up behind him!

The energy radiating from the sword seemed to swallow the entire Harpy Island.

A blazing yet calm power.

Just looking straight into your eyes made my hamstrings tremble.

‘I, what kind of power is this… … ?!’

Power that I have never experienced in my life!

It is Henry Morgan who has always put other humans on their knees and put them in a low place.

The brawlers, pirates, and ships of the empire all begged him for their lives.

But now the situation was completely different.

It was because I felt a huge barrier that I would never be able to cross from the slender man in front of me.

Henry Morgan struggled to shake his head, trying to shake off his fear.

“They say he’s a priest, so he’s using strange tricks! What the hell have you done?!”

“… … ?”

“If you don’t want to answer, I have no choice but to find out with an axe!”

“It is nice to hear from you.”

Henry Morgan roared as he raised two axes.

Then, black energy began to sway from his axe.

‘… … You are a noble.’

Pendants imbued with divine power or ancient artifacts radiate white energy.

Conversely, objects that are cursed or imbued with evil energy radiate black energy.

Henry Morgan’s ax, apparently made from Black Fang’s fangs, apparently contained not only the material, but also a secret unknown to others.

“Where did you get that ax? It’s not something a mediocre pirate chief would have.”

“… … Shut up!”

Tadada dat-!

Henry Morgan charged at an incredible speed for such a large man.

He swung the drawn steel sword and struck.

However, the steel sword was shattered in a single blow.

“As expected, you are a noble.”

As Carl moved his feet without losing his sword, Henry Morgan gained momentum and pursued him.

It looked like his huge ax would cut Carl’s body in half at any moment.

“Me, that one!”

“Aren’t we supposed to help?!”

“Leave it alone.”

The militia was taken aback, but the Cretan old man spoke calmly.

“Leave it alone and it will take care of itself. Heh heh heh.”

Creta laughs emptyly even though it looks like someone will die right away.

Surprisingly, even Hanson and Tira next to her showed no worries.

“The sword is invincible. are you okay.”

“There’s no way the captain can lose to a pirate leader like that.”

The words of two people full of confidence.

Soon the evidence began to appear.

kang!

Carl blocked the ax with a long cloth-wrapped object slung on his back.

Then Henry Morgan’s eyes widened.

“What are you hiding inside?!”

“I’ll show you if you’re curious.”

Squeak.

When the cloth is unwrapped, the ink-colored sword body is revealed.

It was a longsword forged from the fangs of a huge Black Fang that he hunted on Rhodeim Island not too long ago.

Even a normal longsword has a long sword blade that requires two hands to handle, but a longsword with a deformed length that is one span longer.

Besides, Blackfang’s fangs are very heavy.

Even if you make a short sword, it is a weight that is difficult for a normal swordsman to wield.

However, Carl was holding a longsword of deformed length made of it with one hand.

“That sword!”

Henry Morgan opened his eyes.

He noticed right away that it was the same material as his axe.

“It was forged with the fangs of Blackfang, known to be the most powerful among the colossal canine pumas that can only be found here in the Pinas Islands. It was made a while ago.”

chuck!

Carl aimed his black longsword at Henry Morgan.

“They say you’re a priest, so it looks like you’ve also succumbed to power. No matter how priestly he was, he couldn’t resist the temptation of the power emitted by Black Fang’s fangs! ha ha ha!”

Henry Morgan laughed out loud, apparently feeling relieved.

But he was mistaken.

“You are thinking of something strange. Your ax is made of the same material as this sword, but it must be cursed. I’ll show you the original use of Blackfang’s fangs.”

Susseusut-!

A white energy spurted out from Carl’s heart.

The energy passed through the shoulders, arms, and wrists and settled into the newly forged longsword.

The longsword’s ink-colored blade turned transparent and was soon filled with pure white energy.

Fire-!

A holy white flame burned from the blade of the longsword.

Everyone who watched the sight opened their mouths wide open.

Even the baby rodim ‘chicken leg’ that was riding on Tira’s shoulder fell down.

“beautiful… … .”

Tyra muttered with an ecstatic expression.

The same goes for Hanson and Crete, who can see and feel the divine power.

Because the sword replaced the divine power with the natural power of flame, others could also see it.

It was a white flame that seemed to burn away all evil.

“The ax drank too much blood while being cursed. I will break it myself and throw it into the deep sea.”

“Who, who wants?!”

Henry Morgan tried to hide his embarrassment, but it inevitably showed.

Even Henry Morgan admired Carl’s extraordinary skill.

However, Henry Morgan was indeed the leader of the pirates.

Rather than being frightened and kneeling in front of the sword’s overwhelming release of divine power, he rather burned his fighting spirit.

“No matter what the flame is, it will end when your head falls off!”

Henry Morgan slashed his two axes with more ferocity than ever before.

and.

Skunk-!

The sword’s light swing of the longsword cut the ax cleanly in half.

Henry Morgan stared blankly at the knife at the ax that had been swung in vain.

“It’s time to pay for what you’ve done.”

Shuk-!

The longsword passed along with a gentle step forward.

A red line formed around Henry Morgan’s neck, and soon the head fell to the floor.

“I can’t… … That Henry Harpy Morgan… … .”

Tranquil stillness soaking the wooden citadel.

Both the militia and the surrendered pirates opened their mouths.

Henry Morgan, who reigned like a king in the Pinas Islands,

It was his bitter and shabby end.