A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 178



Episode 178

“Oh my God! It’s not that witch! Thank God!”

Dario shed tears of relief when he saw that the person who came in was Zigg.

‘What on earth did Arina do…?’

Dario clung to Zeke trembling.

“I’ll do whatever you tell me to do. Just please don’t hand me over to that witch!”

Zeke slowly opened his mouth as he looked at Dario like that.

“Dario Nostra. I have a deal for you. If you testify against the Nostra family at the Draker trial I will spare your life. Of course you will have to spend the rest of your life in prison.”

Dario trembled at Zeke’s words then slowly nodded.

Arina’s interrogation was scary but what was more scary was none other than the retaliation of the Nostra Family.

He would have known that he had broken his vow of silence so he would have tried to kill him brutally by any means necessary.

In the current situation the best way to survive was to rely on Draker even if it meant going to prison.

Dario spoke to Zeke with tears in his eyes.

“Oh I understand.”

After hearing Dario’s answer Zeke looked at him for a moment then left the dungeon and went up to the castle.

He intended to leave Dario to Cali’s side.

‘If I bring Dario to trial my mission to take down the human trafficking ring will be completed and recorded. And the responsibility for that will fall on the Draker family.’

Even the Nostra family could not openly challenge the Draker family. So once they brought it to trial the job was practically done.

At the same time the Nostra family was likely moving behind the scenes quietly looking for an opportunity to assassinate Dario.

Zeke planned to take advantage of this gap and strike at the heart of the Nostra family.

‘It’s almost finished.’

The next day Zeke decided to secretly transport Darius from Mycenae to Atlas for his trial.

In order to cover up his involvement as much as possible he manipulated information by handing over Dario to Red Eye and putting him on trial on Draker’s side.

With the syndicate’s information network and Kay’s influence it wasn’t difficult to manipulate information.

Having manipulated the information in this way Zeke decided to transport Dario himself while hiding his identity.

Zeke was planning to conduct a transport operation with an unidentified group of Salmak personnel.

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And in order to create an alibi for having made contact with Red Eye the route was decided to go from Mycenae to Athens via Panstas.

The problem was that the portal could not be used while moving.

This is because if you use the Panstars Portal you cannot avoid the eyes of the Nostra Family spread all over the continent.

Zeke and his party had no choice but to take a detour to transport Dario.

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Disguised as a peddler Zeke and a group of Salmak’s men moved towards Atlas in a specially-made transport wagon.

At first they were thinking of using the train but Salmak suggested that there might be a higher risk of assassination that way so they decided to travel by horse-drawn carriage.

It took quite some time because we took a detour instead of the main road.

We dragged our carriage for several days but fortunately there was no sign of the Nostra Family attacking.

Still Zeke did not relax.

Then one of the Salmak members approached Zeke.

“Tomorrow we will reach the Atlas Mountains.”

One of the final gateways from Panstars to Atlas was the Atlas Mountains.

The Atlas Mountains are rugged and the roads are rough so most people use tunnels or bypass roads.

However for Zig who had to avoid outside attention he had no choice but to go through the mountain range.

‘If they’re going to attack it’ll be this way.’

The next day Zeke and his party entered the Atlas Mountains.

Ki-ki-ki-ki!

The road was narrow and unmaintained in many places making it unsuitable for heavy carriages.

“Push! More! Now!”

Pulling and pushing the carriage caused further delays.

However contrary to Zeke’s expectations there were no raids in the Atlas Mountains and the party was able to pass through the mountain range quietly.

Having safely passed the mountain range they entered the outer city before entering Atlas.

It used to be a fairly prosperous city but as the cities of Midland including Atlas developed it became a ghost town due to hollowing out.

Zeke had a feeling the moment he set foot there.

‘I don’t have a good feeling.’

He drove his carriage and headed to the inn he had previously designated.

I had deliberately chosen an inn in a secluded location to avoid being noticed by people.

Zig and his men entered the inn skillfully pretending to be merchants.

While the others paid and ordered their meals Zeke stood guard at the stable guarding the carriage.

That was when.

Zeke’s senses picked up on something.

‘Where?’

I looked around with my senses sharp but there was no suspicious movement.

Zeke activated his dragon’s gaze expanding his range of senses.

‘floor?’

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Suddenly cracks began to appear in the floor where Zeke and the carriage were.

Damn it!

Zig instantly unleashed a field of golden power grabbed the carriage with great force and pulled it out of the inn’s stable.

Rrrrrrr!

The stable floor split open and the people sank into the torn earth.

Zig who had come out pulling the carriage clenched his teeth as he looked at the collapsing floor.

‘Is it magic? Or is this also a bloodline ability?’

A new sensation was felt in Zeke’s senses.

Enemies appeared in the buildings around the inn.

Zig who had spread his eyes wide immediately recognized their identities.

‘Fucking Night Killer?’

Special snipers from the Imperial Magic Corps had appeared here.

Zig took out the shield magic scroll from his bosom and tore it apart.

Hooooooooooo!

A shield was deployed around Zeke and the carriage.

Phew!

At that moment the snipers’ bullets flew towards Zeke and the carriage.

Even though I was blocking the magic bullets with shield magic I didn’t know when they would break through.

Shushu shuk!

Suddenly the killers inside the inn came out of the building went upstairs and moved to catch the Night Killers.

As the killers of the Salmak rushed in I felt the Night Killers retreat.

But the attacks didn’t end with the Night Killer.

Suddenly a crowd of people came rushing out from inside the building and approached the carriage.

‘I guess this is where it all ends.’

They all wore different armor and weapons as if they had hired a group of mercenaries to hide their identities.

Judging by the fact that Zeke’s senses didn’t detect any movement it seemed like a skilled magician was also present.

“Kill that guy and steal his carriage!”

The mercenaries came running towards Zig weapons drawn and shouting.

Then Zeke banged on the carriage with his palm.

Kookookookook!

The thick carriage door opened.

Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!

Inside reinforced skeletons began to emerge in a line.

The mercenaries were confused at the sight of the skeletons wearing purple bone armor.

“Hey undead?”

Then the man who looked like a wizard behind him shouted.

“They’re undead summoned by vampires! They’re just skeletons anyway! Don’t be afraid and attack quickly!”

He calmly gave orders to the mercenaries as if he was a fairly experienced battle mage.

At that moment a purple light flashed in the skeletons’ eyes.

Then he immediately ran towards the mercenaries with a bone shield and slammed them into the ground.

Kwakwakwang!

The mercenaries retreated in the face of strong force.

Meanwhile the skeletons swung their weapons.

Phew!

The skeletons created by Richmond boasted greater power than ordinary skeletons.

The wizard behind him looked puzzled when he saw the power.

“Hey what about the undead?”

He was momentarily embarrassed but he gritted his teeth and lifted his staff to cast a spell.

Kwakwakwang!

The most common fire magic poured down on the skeleton unit.

The skeletons of Richmond were a mixture of blood and madness and the power of the Riders.

They could not be stopped by fire magic that was weaker than the hellfire of the Demon World.

Eventually the mercenaries pushed back by the power of the skeleton force began to retreat.

In a situation that seemed like it could be easily resolved Zig expanded his senses and became alert to his surroundings.

‘These guys are just bait. The real thing hasn’t appeared yet.’

At that moment something fell quickly from the sky.

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

A giant iron ball fell on Zeke and his carriage as well as the skeleton force and mercenary force.

Kkwadduk!

“Kwaaaaak!”

The mercenaries who were unable to dodge in time and were crushed by the iron bars screamed and lost their breath.

Zig pulled out his sword and unleashed a field of golden power to knock down the flying iron ball.

Kwakwakwang!

The building collapsed unable to withstand the force of the iron sphere the size of a person’s torso.

At the same time someone slowly descended from the sky and stood on the iron ball.

“Wow this is the first time I’ve seen someone hit my marbles with a sword.”

A boy wearing a suit and shorts.

Zion a member of Six a group of special bloodline ability users has reappeared.

As Zion raised his hand and curled his lips five more iron spheres rose into the air again and circled around his body.

Zeke estimated the weight of the iron ball he had just struck with his sword to be about a ton.

Even though the knights used auras and strengthened their bodies and swords the battle was ultimately essentially a battle of physical strength.

The heavier and faster the attack the more powerful it was.

Zion’s power to freely control a one-ton iron ball was more than enough to produce the strength of a Red Knight.

‘He’s a difficult guy to deal with.’

It was not easy for Zik to deal with him as he was disguised and unable to use all of his powers.

Zion spoke to Zeke while spinning the iron ball around.

“Hey you. Try blocking this too!”

As Zion finished speaking and opened his palm the iron ball that had been spinning in the air flew towards Zeke at high speed.

Phew!

After Zeke rolled over to avoid the iron ball he struck it with his sword as it flew towards the carriage.

Kwakwakwang!

Zion looked genuinely surprised as he repeatedly deflected the powerful iron balls.

“Huh? Are you a knight? You don’t look like one of those bloodsucking idiot vampires. Are you a Draker knight?”

Without answering Zeke raised his sword and quickly ran towards the boy.

Wheeeeeek!

Zion was startled by Zig’s sudden attack and was lifted into the air.

Crunch!

But Zeke’s sharp attack which approached quickly cut off the front of Zion’s clothes.

Zion’s face distorted as he stepped back while floating in the air.

“How dare you this little punk.”

Kookookookookook!

A huge storm arose around Zion’s body.

Kwakwakwakwa!

The five iron balls rose into the air again and began to spin in the storm. Soon Zion hurled the balls at Zeke.

Kwakwakwakwa!

Zeke unleashed a field of hydraulic power naturally catching the flying iron ball with his sword and sending it flying back at the boy.

Elemental Sword

The hydraulic field

Reverse Wave Sword

As the iron ball loaded with the power of the reverse wave sword flew towards him Zion opened his palm in confusion.

Kkwaddudduk!

Zion used his power for a split second to forcibly block the flying iron ball.

“Ugh!”

Maybe because he overused his power there were a lot of veins on his forehead.

Zeke didn’t miss that moment and immediately unleashed his lightning skill towards Zion.

Pah pah pah pah!

A huge bolt of electricity shot out from the sword and struck Zion directly.

“Kaaaah!”

Zion who was struck by lightning fell to the ground. Zeke ran towards where he fell.

That was when.

Kkwadduk!

The ground in front of Zeke split open and a huge rock popped out.

Crunch!

Although it was a sudden situation Zeke did not panic and split the rock with his sword.

And beyond that the fallen Zion was no longer visible.

Zeke realized that there were other members of Six here besides Zion.

‘Are you someone who can control the earth?’

It was an ability on a completely different level from that of an ordinary bloodline ability user.

It was much faster and more powerful than the magic unleashed by a high-level earth wizard.

At that moment the iron ball that had fallen to the ground started moving again.

Kkwaddudduk!

But surprisingly the shape of the iron ball had changed.

It changed from a normal circular sphere to one with pointed protrusions.

As the dust cloud that had formed as the iron ball rose cleared Zion scorched by lightning was revealed glaring at Zeke.

He reached out to Zeke.

“You son of a bitch. Die!”