A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 210



Episode 210

‘Siemens Apollyon?’

It was the first time even Zikro had heard such a name.

This was because there was no knight with that name in the Clock Tower Knights in the first place.

Seeing Zig’s expression Shatton nodded as if he understood.

“I guess my plan was successful since you don’t know the name Siemens Apollyon.”

“What are your plans?”

Shatton continued with a cold expression.

“I have ordered Siemens’ name to be erased from the history of Kronos.”

Zig understood why Siemens’ name disappeared from the list of knights of the clock tower.

“Siemens Apollyon did he betray Kronos?”

Shatton nodded.

“He was the disciple of the great sage and the adopted son of the heroic king Caesar and was the one most beloved by him.”

“Are you the adopted son of Lord Caesar?”

I didn’t know that that prickly Caesar had a adopted son.

“Siemens thought that with Caesar gone the throne of Kronos would naturally be passed to him. But the King of Heroes made a completely different choice.”

“I handed over the throne to the Black Star.”

Shatton swallowed and continued.

“It was hard to understand his decision but I decided to follow his will. But… Siemens couldn’t do that.”

“Is he trying to usurp the throne?”

“Yes he betrayed his master betrayed his comrades and… even betrayed his own contract dragon in order to become the king of Kronos.”

“Is it possible to betray the contracted dragon that is your soulmate?”

Shatton said frowning.

“He forced the contract dragon to sacrifice himself for him. Siemens committed the atrocity of trapping the dragon and transferring his heart into his own body.”

Shatton continued speaking.

“Siemens Apollyon became an unprecedented being who could use the Sword of the King of Heroes and the Magic of the Sage and possessed the heart of a perfect dragon.”

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When Zeke heard that his mouth opened wide.

“If it is the Sword of the King of Heroes does that mean Siemens Apollyon could use the Elemental Sword?”

At those words Shatton was surprised and asked.

“How do you know about the Elemental Sword?”

Zeke hesitated and then slowly opened his mouth.

“That’s true… I took over the progress. It’s the Elemental Sword of Lord Kaisir.”

At those words Shatton’s eyes widened.

“Is that true?”

Shaton was more surprised than when he heard that Zeke was the successor of the Sword of the Black Sword.

Zeke went to Kaiser’s resting place and told him directly about how he had received the Elemental Sword from his spirit.

Shatton sighed and nodded.

“It was worth the effort to build that place with Kronos. Who would have thought that the progress of the King of Heroes would continue for two thousand years.”

“But if it’s as you said earlier then didn’t Siemens Apollyon also learn the Elemental Sword?”

Then Shatton shook his head.

“No one has mastered the Elemental Sword. Not even Siemens Apollyon. He inherited all the other visions of the Hero King but he has never mastered the Elemental Sword.”

Zeke could understand a little bit why Kaiser was so concerned with the lore of the Elemental Sword.

He asked Shatton again.

“If Siemens Apollyon had such great power how did you stop him and drive him out of Kronos?”

Shatton stared into the distance as if recalling the past then opened his mouth again.

“In fact that was one of Siemens’s downfalls. He overestimated his own power. His power which allowed him to freely use the power of the dragon the vision of the King of Heroes and the magic of the Sage was like a constellation in legend. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to make the knights and soldiers fear him and advance toward the castle and turn his sword against his former comrades.”

“All the heroes of Kronos would have fought against Siemens Apollyon.”

“Not only that he even incurred the wrath of the dragons.”

Zeke nodded.

He had imprisoned the contract dragon his soulmate and taken its heart so the other dragons could not just leave it alone.

Shatton’s explanation continued.

“After his failed attempt to usurp the throne and being driven out of Kronos Siemens fled to the realm of the Orcs our former enemies.”

“It seems like you’re joining hands with the enemy.”

“There Siemens dabbles in forbidden magic and discovers a way to defeat the dragons.”

“Is that why you summoned the demon?”

“That’s right. The Orcs were the servants of the ‘Riders of Blood and Madness’ so they were more active in the summoning ritual. Siemens sacrificed the neutral Dark Elves to summon the Demons. Then he tricked the humans into killing the Dark Elves and drew them to his side.”

Zig gaped at the atrocities of Siemens Apollyon.

‘Well if you think about it Siemens today isn’t all that different.’

The sight of others being deceived stolen from and reaching for forbidden powers for one’s own desires.

One difference is that today’s Siemens is doing these things secretly out of sight.

Shatton said looking at Zeke.

“Siemens Apollyon’s ambition was endless and he eventually brought even the Demon King to the phenomenal world.”

In the end it was human greed that caused the Demon King’s army to invade and destroy the world.

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Shatton had a gloomy expression.

“Many comrades were sacrificed in that war.”

After hearing Shaton’s words Zeke realized how the war with the Demon King’s army had started.

‘The prophecy of destruction continues even after two thousand years due to the ambition of Siemens Apollyon.’

However judging from the conversation earlier it seemed that the currently incarnated Shaton had not yet heard the prophecy of destruction spoken by Kronos.

Then Shatton opened his mouth again.

“There’s not much time left.”

He said looking at Zeke.

“Zeke Draker your sword holds too much.”

Shatton continued.

“Have you learned all the rules of the True Dragon Sword?”

“Yes I learned it all but there were actually a lot of things I didn’t understand.”

Zik answered with a slightly embarrassed look and asked Shatton about terms like Sojucheon and Daejucheon.

Shatton stared blankly at Zigg then shook his head.

“I don’t think you need to worry too much about those terms.”

“Is that okay?”

“The basic aura operation method is meaningless to an inspector of your level. Furthermore it doesn’t seem right for you to open the middle dart and operate the aura through the lower dart.”

Zeke opened his mouth in surprise at Shatton’s words who immediately noticed his condition.

“That’s right. Since I couldn’t open the lower dantian I learned the True Dragon Sword Formation through another method.”

Shatton nodded.

“It’s the Manryuguijong. In the end everything is connected to one another. I consulted many things to create the True Dragon Sword. I received help from the endless wisdom of the dragon the secret arts of the elves and of course the mysterious successors from the Eastern Continent. I didn’t even mind consulting the power of the demons.”

Zig nodded at Shatton’s words and said.

“Did you refer to the Demon’s fighting techniques?”

Shatton was surprised and impressed by Zig’s words.

“You know the art of gambling. That’s amazing.”

Zig lightly activated the strong resonance spreading the waves.

Then Shatton looked at Zeke with an expression of interest.

“You’re just reproducing the way the demons do it. As a human it’s impossible for me to manipulate mana in that way so I had to find another way.”

“So that’s why you created the Auror training method?”

“Yes. Even before that humans naturally built up mana in their bodies and used it to display transcendent powers. Tyr was one such case. I observed Tyr and other heroes who displayed transcendent powers and tried to find what they had in common. I discovered that and tried to find a way for everyone to learn such powers through effort. That was the Aura training method using the lower abdomen.”

“But if you’re not an inspector class you won’t be able to awaken Aura and open the lower abdomen so you won’t be able to train Aura so it’s still limited right?”

At those words Shatton frowned and looked at Zeke.

“I need to awaken my aura and open my lower abdomen? What does that mean?”

“Yes? That’s what we’ve been taught so far….”

Zeke explained how knights of this era practice aura.

Shatton frowned after hearing the story.

“That’s the complete opposite! No you should first build up your energy in your lower abdomen through breathing and then gradually circulate the energy so that your body can feel the aura. Oh my try calling out the nine-step formula of the True Dragon Sword that you learned.”

Zeke told me the secret of the True Dragon Sword that was passed down to Terracan Draker.

After hearing everything Saturn trembled.

“Bahamut! You skipped over the first part completely! Oh ha… Well dragons can store as much mana as they want just by breathing so you probably skipped over the first part because you didn’t think it was necessary. Dragons are the wisest beings but they’re so excellent that they sometimes make mistakes like this.”

After talking to himself for a while Shatton clicked his tongue and looked at Zeke with a calm face. Then he explained the principles of the Auror training method he had originally created.

The problem was that since Zig couldn’t open his lower abdomen either he could only listen to Shaton’s explanation and not try it out himself.

‘I’ll remember it for now and test it on the Black Sword Knights.’

After Shatton taught Zeke the proper Auror training method he looked at Zeke and said.

“How many people these days have reached the level of Sword Master?”

“These days they don’t use the name Sword Master but rather Black Knight. There are no more than twenty of them in the entire continent.”

“Black Knight? It feels strange. There are twenty Sword Masters… How many Grand Masters are there?”

“That’s only up to the level of the Black Knight. There are some differences among the Black Knights but… none have reached the level of Grand Master.”

At those words Shatton’s expression became gloomy and he spoke to Zeke.

“Zeke Draker I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Please speak.”

“Find the place where the knowledge of the True Dragon Sword left behind by my original body remains. It won’t be a loss as it will help you when you surpass the level of Sword Master and reach the level of Grand Master. And also pass on that knowledge to others.”

At that moment a message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

―Achievement Quest―

[Find the secret chamber where the Black Star Shaton Draker’s heart remains.]

[Quest Mission Reward: The Last Awakening of the Sword Master]

Suddenly a quest window appeared.

Zig was shocked when he saw the location of the Black Sword’s Bidong on the map.

‘Here… is the Forest of the Forgotten.’

The secret of the swordsman’s acupuncture was hidden in the Forest of the Forgotten where Nigel the master of his previous life was located.

While he was wondering what to do Geomseong looked at Zig and said.

“I guess it’s time now. Let me tell you one last thing.”

His body gradually began to become transparent.

Shatton left his last words.

“Always be wary of the power of the dragon. It is too dangerous a power for humans to hold. Humans must rise up with human power.”

After saying those words Shatton slowly disappeared.

As with the time of Hoshigar the record of the spiritualization was finished.

That’s when the message came to mind.

[Received approval from the 99th floor manager Black Sword Shaton Draker.]

[My understanding of Auror operation has improved through the Auror training method I learned directly from Black Sword Shaton Draker.]

[The user is granted a constitution as a reward.]

[Acquire the constitution ‘Sword Soul Body’.]

“Sword soul delay?”

After a long time I acquired a new constitution.

Zig checked the information on the sword spirit with anticipation.

-Constitution Information-

Sword Spirit Delay: Your understanding of the sword itself increases. You can understand the ideas the sword holds and your swordsmanship skills will be accomplished quickly.

At the same time a message came to mind.

[The proficiency of the special skill Whirlwind has increased due to the influence of the Sword Soul Delay.]

[The proficiency of the special skill Infinite Chain Link has increased due to the influence of the Sword Soul Delay.]

[The special skill Whirlwind is combined with the special skill Dragon Sword.]

[The proficiency of the special skill True Dragon Sword has increased.]

[The proficiency of the special skill True Dragon Sword has reached expert level.]

[Depending on the user’s enlightenment it is possible for the True Dragon Sword to evolve into a higher grade special skill.]

‘Skill evolution?’