Novel Full Chapter 289 : Chapter 289
Chapter 289. Excellent, Boy (1)
“Huuuuuuuu….”
‘This is getting tougher.’
Patrick regulated his breathing at length while surrounded by Paladins and Monks.
They were certainly elite troops guarding the capital, so their level was high.
And above all….
“Oh, Yupinel!”
“Oh, Yupinel!”
“Tsk.”
As dozens of Paladins united their divine power to press down on him, Patrick also raised his internal energy to withstand it.
‘This is more annoying than I thought.’
If it were the divine power emitted by one or two people, he could withstand it or deflect it.
But the divine power emitted by dozens, or even hundreds, united as one was something even Patrick could not take lightly.
The overwhelming grandeur, like a giant wave crashing down, reminded Patrick of a bad memory.
[Namu Amita Bul!]
[Namu Amita Bul!]
Shiny bald heads.
Glistening muscles.
What shone even brighter was the golden Buddha light they emitted simultaneously.
Individually, they were nothing special, but the power when 108 of them united as one was truly terrifying.
It was like being a bug crushed by a giant hand.
‘Tsk, just thinking about it again pisses me off.’
The Hundred and Eight Arhat Formation of Shaolin.
It was one of the few defeats remaining in the memory of the Radiant Dragon Great Master, Jin Cheon.
Well, the Radiant Dragon Great Master at the time was far from reaching his peak, and he had just had a scuffle with the elders of Shaolin, but still, a defeat is a defeat….
No, no.
Thinking about it, it was unfair.
Honestly, it wasn’t a defeat, was it?
‘Those shameless damn monks. How can 108 of them gang up on one person?’
Honestly, 1 versus 108 is cowardly.
Anyone would admit it.
Anyway, at that time, the Radiant Dragon Great Master, Jin Cheon, had to taste one of the few defeats in his Murim life.
And now….
“Uooooooh!”
“Push him back!”
Seeing the Paladins now pressing down on him with their united power, the memory of that time came back to him vividly.
‘This won’t do. I was going to try and hit these bastards as gently as possible, but…’
Patrick raised his internal energy even more strongly against the immense force pressing down on him.
Wuuuuuuuuung!
Two lower dantians.
Two middle dantians.
A whopping four dantians gathered their power as one and raised an explosive momentum.
Radiant Dragon Heaven and Earth Primordial Heart Law.
It was a unique Heart Law created by Patrick.
The moment he broke free from the pressure of the divine power crashing down on him, Patrick became a streak of light and rushed towards the Paladins.
Kwaaaaaaang!
“Kraaak!”
“Keoheok…”
Several of the Paladins, who had been clumped together like a solid rock, coughed up blood and were sent flying.
But even in the midst of that, those who were unharmed did not back down and attacked Patrick.
“Now!”
“Attack!”
“Oh, Yupineeeel!”
The aura of the Paladins and the fists of the Monks.
And various miracles of unknown types rushed towards Patrick.
Pudeuk.
Sensing danger, Patrick endured the pain of his joints twisting and continued to unfold his sword form.
[ Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms: Seventh Form: Moonlit Night’s Illusory Dragon ]
At that moment, Patrick’s body became hazy like mist.
At least, that’s how it looked to the Paladins and Monks.
And….
Kwakwakwang! Kwaang!
Attacks with a destructive power too great to be called a divine act exploded where Patrick had been.
But when the thick smoke cleared, no one was there.
And….
“Keoheok…”
“Keuuu… eugh…”
Suddenly, over a dozen Paladins and Monks collapsed, bleeding from their mouths.
On their fallen bodies were sword wounds, it was unknown when they had been cut.
“Huuuu…. As expected, delicate techniques are not to my taste.”
When they turned their heads to where the voice came from, they saw the figure of Patrick, sighing and cracking his neck from side to side.
“When… no, how?”
“Uh… uh-buh-buh…”
The Paladins and Monks were speechless at this unbelievable sight.
Wasn’t it a scene that went beyond the common sense of swordsmanship they knew?
Not only did he escape from a situation that was impossible to get out of, but in the process, he incapacitated dozens.
What in the world did he do to be able to do that?
‘Is he even the same kind of human as us?’
‘I don’t understand…’
‘Is this possible? Is this not a nightmare?’
They couldn’t help but be amazed, but in fact, Patrick’s situation was not good either.
‘Good. Just stand there in a daze for a bit. Let me rest too.’
Operating four dantians at the same time was a difficult task even for Patrick.
He was acting relaxed now, but he was temporarily retracting his internal energy and taking care of his dantians.
While doing so, he organized his thoughts.
‘The Holy Theocracy…. It’s not as easy as I thought.’
The numbers were much greater when he fought the Kaisar Kingdom.
But the quality here was overwhelmingly higher.
Considering that they had deployed most of their main forces to the war with the Empire, these were mostly reserve forces.
And yet, if they were at this level….
‘So they’re not one of the three major powers for nothing?’
There was a latent power that even Patrick had to acknowledge.
On top of that, this was not a battle.
Even Patrick couldn’t kill them, so he had to control his strength.
‘Alright. I’m okay now.’
Having recovered his strength by briefly regulating his breathing, Patrick beckoned with his hand again and said.
“Come at me. You bastards!”
The Paladins and Monks bristled, but they could no longer rush in recklessly.
‘I knew he was strong, but…’
‘How can just one person…’
‘He’s a real monster.’
About 30 minutes after the battle began.
Over 100 Paladins and Monks were already down.
Each one of them was a strong person, at least a 4-star in terms of a knight.
At the sight of their comrades falling and being shattered in droves the moment Patrick’s body flashed, the Paladins couldn’t bring themselves to charge in first.
Patrick said to them with a wry smile.
“If you guys don’t come in?”
The opponent flinched at Patrick’s glare as he licked his lips.
And Patrick slightly bent his knees and continued.
“I’m coming!”
And the moment he was about to spring forward.
“Sir Double Dragon!”
A booming voice stopped Patrick in his tracks.
“Keuk…”
Patrick, whose footwork almost got tangled, quickly righted his staggering body.
Then he whipped his head around and said.
“What is it, punk?”
There stood Antorius, who had run over breathlessly.
In the midst of this carnage, he, who still added ‘Sir’ to Patrick’s name, said with a pale face.
“What… what in the world is going on here?”
Ah? You don’t understand the situation.
Well, I can explain that well.
“The soup was salty.”
“…Pardon?”
I understand.
Any person would be flustered.
Regardless, Patrick, who had now put on a thick face, said.
“Salty soup means too much salt was added. Consuming too much salt raises blood pressure. High blood pressure worsens health and can cause fatal diseases.”
“…Pardon?”
I repeat, I understand.
Any normal person who heard such nonsense would react like this.
But regardless….
“Therefore, I was pissed off!”
Patrick just pushed through.
There are times in life when you need to throw a tantrum and be unreasonable.
Right now was one of them.
‘Right? Master?’
[You… you… keuuuk….]
It seems the Master didn’t understand.
And in fact, anyone with a normal way of thinking would not understand.
“Does that make sense?”
“It does. Why wouldn’t it?”
“You… you think it’s okay to cause such a disturbance because the soup was salty?”
“Of course.”
“……”
The mouth of Antorius, whose faith in Patrick had been firm, fell open.
This was… this didn’t even sound like words, so how could he respond?
He hesitated for a moment, then said.
“I don’t really know what the reason is.”
“I said the soup was salty.”
“Anyway, please stop immediately. This is getting dangerous.”
“Hooo…? Who is? Me? Or you guys?”
“Of course, it is you, Double Dragon.”
“You can say that even after seeing the situation around you?”
Patrick pointed at the Paladins and Monks scattered around.
Antorius looked at them with a desolate expression for a moment, but soon corrected his expression to a serious one and said.
“It seems no one has died yet. There are no seriously injured people either. Let’s stop here for now and talk. Otherwise, something really big will happen.”
He was polite and even desperate.
At Antorius’ sincere persuasion, Patrick’s heart was also shaken….
“Nooo waaaay?”
Did this bastard even have something that could be called a heart?
The moment Antorius’ patience snapped and he was about to explode….
“He’s not someone you can reason with.”
Someone appeared.
No, to be more precise, should I say someones?
Three men who appeared at the same time, wearing pure white armor without a single blemish, approached where Patrick was.
And Antorius, seeing one of them….
“Master!”
he called out.
‘Wait, if Antorius is calling him Master, does that mean…’
The greatest power of the Holy Theocracy.
The twelve holy swords that protect humanity.
The Paladins of the Holy Theocracy.
Three of them had appeared in this place at the same time.
‘This is a bit unexpected.’
One of the reasons Patrick had acted as bait by recklessly causing a disturbance was that the main forces of the Holy Theocracy were currently away from Promis.
Although they were one of the three major powers, the Holy Theocracy had currently deployed all its Paladins to the front lines with the Empire.
In other words, there was less danger than usual.
But now, a Paladin who should be on the battlefield had suddenly appeared.
And three of them at the same time.
Then for now….
“I am Patrick Schneider. Let’s hear the names of the three of you.”
Shall we exchange names?
At Patrick’s question, the three Paladins looked at each other and said.
“I am Oiros Ryan, who holds the position of one of the 12 Paladins.”
“Sirius Star, of the same affiliation.”
“Tanius Owen. I have heard much of your reputation. Double Dragon.”
“Hmm…. I see.”
Patrick calmly received the introductions of the three, while continuously regulating his internal energy.
Judging by the aura they were emitting, they were definitely a cut above ordinary 7-star swordsmen.
And there weren’t one, but three of them.
To subdue such people without killing them?
It was a difficult task.
And to do it after having already expended quite a bit of energy in a scuffle with the Paladins?
It was an extremely difficult task.
‘Hah…. Can’t anything go easily?’
To the complaining Patrick, the Paladin who had identified himself as Oiros took out his weapon and said.
“I’ll ask you first, do you have any intention of stopping this disturbance and surrendering?”
“Ugh…. It’s a bit difficult right now.”
His comrades needed a little more time to break through the barrier and undo the brainwashing on the Pontiff.
He couldn’t surrender now, at least.
“Then would you explain the reason for causing this disturbance?”
This time, the Paladin named Sirius asked.
At that, Patrick proudly puffed out his chest and said.
“The soup was salty.”
“……”
As expected, the first time was hard, but it got easier with the second and third repetitions.
As Patrick said it with a straight face, the Paladins sighed and said.
“So you have no intention of telling us…”
“No, I’m telling you the soup was salty.”
“Fine. Then we have no choice but to do what we must do by force.”
“Can’t you hear me? Salty soup means there’s too much salt, and that’s high blood pressure…”
“Oh, Yupinel!”
“Oh, Yupinel!”
“Oh, Yupinel!”
Ugh, it seemed this was the limit for buying time with sophistry.
Patrick, who faced the three old men emitting divine power on a different level from ordinary Paladins, let out a deep sigh.
“Oh, my fate.”
Right. What could he do?
Since it had come to this, he had no choice but to fight.
Patrick, who re-ignited the energy in his dormant middle dantian, said.
“Come at me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the three Paladins charged towards Patrick.
Patrick also became a streak of light and confronted them, and thus, the four superhumans began to clash in earnest.