A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 296



Episode 296

When Zeke opened his eyes again the first thing he saw was soft fur that glowed golden.

‘Huh? What is it?’

When I looked up I saw that he was lying buried in the mountain ridge’s fur.

Then Michelle came to the awakened Zeke and clung to him in tears.

“Oh my! Sir! Thank you for saving the mountain lord! Thank you so much!”

At the last moment Zeke realized that he had succeeded in purification.

He barely managed to get up holding onto Michelle’s sobbing shoulders.

Unlike before the mountain man was seen sitting with his body leaning against a tree.

The mountain man spoke to Zig with a benevolent smile.

“Thank you so much. Thanks to you I was able to find my divine power again.”

The long-lived Shinsoo Sangun bowed his head toward Jik and expressed his gratitude.

Zik looked at the mountain range and greeted it.

“I’m glad the purification was successful. But what on earth was that magic energy that was embedded in your body? It felt different from normal magic energy.”

Sangun nodded at Zig’s words.

『One day humans began to drive stakes containing magic energy into the mountain range. This was to cut off the energy flowing through the mountain range and weaken my power. Then one day they buried something containing evil energy in the center of the mountain range and poisoned my body.』

After hearing Sangun’s words something occurred to Zik.

‘The Imperial Bastards. Even in the Giant Mountains they weakened the Barbarian territory with artifacts containing the power of the Blood and Madness Riders.’

What happened in the realm of the Barbarians happened here too.

Zik said looking at the mountain range.

“Those who are trying to bring the power of the demons I mentioned earlier into the world of the living. They have cut off the energy of the mountain range and buried the evil power.”

Sangun nodded slowly.

“It seems as though something is about to happen in the phenomenal world just as you said. It is in these chaotic times that the power of the Holy Relics is needed.”

Sangun raised his body and placed his large hand on Zig’s head.

“Strong and pure knight. This is all I can give you as a token of my gratitude. I hope it will be of some help on your difficult path.”

A faint green aura flowed out from Sangun’s hand.

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The energy seeped into Zig’s body.

A message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

[You have acquired the title ‘Blessing of the Divine Beast’.]

[Under the influence of the title ‘Blessing of the Divine Beast’ the skill ‘Taming (B)’ has changed to the skill ‘Communication (A-rank)’.]

[The skill proficiency of the Holy Fire weapon has increased due to the influence of the passive skill ‘Limit Break’.]

[The Holy Fire skill changes into the Holy Light skill (S+) as the skill level increases.]

As you gain the power of the divine beast titles are created and skills change.

‘It was risky but I’m glad it worked out well.’

At that moment Sangun handed over to Jik what he was holding in his palm.

It was an old box with a lot of moss growing on its surface.

“What is this?”

『These are the treasures offered by those who feared me when I was a being that ruled the mountains long ago. They may not be of much value to me but they may be of help to you.』

Zik took the box that Sangun handed him and opened it.

‘What is this?’

Surprisingly it was full of ancient artifacts.

Zeke looked at each artifact with his own eyes and read the information.

Among them Zeke found something unexpected.

It was an old ring but there was a design engraved on the top of the ring probably to serve as a seal.

However unlike the usually ornate crests of other families there was only one sword engraved on the design.

Zeke checked the information on the ring as he did with other things.

-Ring Information-

Description: A seal symbolizing the Draker family.

Unique Ability: ???

Special: A ring made by Shatton Draker founder of the Absolute Sword Draker family.

Zeke was surprised when he checked the information on the ring.

‘The absolute sword family the Draker family?’

In Zeke’s mind the Drakers were always a family of dragon slayers.

I had never heard of the term absolute swordsmanship.

Zeke recalled how Terracan Draker had previously been banished from his family for being half-dead.

‘The Draker family before Terracan. Back then they might have had completely different rules and appearances than they do now.’

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

[The achievement quest is updated by the discovered Drake’s Seal.]

―Achievement Quest (Linked)―

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

[Find the last legacy of the Absolute Sword Draker family.]

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

[Quest Mission Reward: Special Bloodline Ability]

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Zeke was startled when he saw the message that appeared.

‘The last legacy of the Absolute Sword Family? Special bloodline abilities as a reward?’

Looking at the achievement quests linked together it seems that there is a family legacy in Bidong where Shaton Draker’s deep thoughts remain.

‘Shatton Draker’s secret was in the Forest of the Forgotten. It was the legacy of the Absolute Sword.’

The Drake before the Dragonslayers was a Zeke you would never have imagined.

He took the Draker family seal separately and stored the entire box in his inventory.

The mountain man said to Zig.

『It is possible to restore the divine power and open the path to the lake of fairies. Would you like to go there right now?』

Since Zig had also fully recovered his mental powers there was no problem in going right away. Zig nodded toward Sangun.

“please.”

At those words Sangun opened his mouth wide and spit out golden energy.

Then golden energies flowed here and there gathered together and soon created a circular portal.

Zeke was intrigued by the mysterious aura flowing from the golden portal.

‘It seems similar to the power of purification.’

Then the mountain lord pointed to the golden portal and said:

『If you enter here you will find a path that leads to the lake of fairies. But you must keep in mind. If you fall for the temptation that appears before your eyes you will not be able to return to the phenomenal world.』

“All right.”

Zeke suppressed his curiosity and slowly entered the golden portal.

Woohoo!

As Zeke entered the portal a vibration rang out and soon the portal created by the mountain army dispersed into a golden mass and disappeared without a trace.

Michelle who was watching this from behind asked in surprise.

“Where did the knight go?”

The mountain man leaned against the tree again and spoke.

“He left the world of phenomena and went to the border of the fairy world. Let’s wait for him to return safely.”

* * *

Woohoo!

Zig who was frowning at the halo of light exploding as he passed through the portal opened his eyes and saw a completely different scenery than before.

‘Here?’

When I looked around there was an endless forest spread out before me.

But there was something strange about the forest.

The shape was unclear and the color of the leaves changed frequently as if oil paint had been applied here and there.

At one point Zeke found himself staring blankly at the ever-changing appearance of the tree losing consciousness.

Zig shook his head and came to his senses.

‘It feels similar to when you’re on the boundary of a dimension in a spirit state. It doesn’t seem like it would be a good idea for a being from the phenomenal world to stay here for too long.’

As Zeke turned he saw a path stretching out through the forest.

Zeke walked slowly up the road.

As they walked forward the colors of the trees became more and more vivid and varied as if trying to tempt Zeke.

Even laughter could be heard among the trees.

-Karrrrrrr!

Joyful and loving laughter could be heard here and there among the trees.

-Come here and play with me.

Zeke tried hard to ignore the sweet voice calling him and silently moved forward.

As we walked up the path between the trees at some point we discovered a large lake.

Zeke slowly approached the lake.

The water of the lake also had a mysterious feel as if it had been painted over with oil paints.

Moreover the colors changed beautifully with each wave.

I thought it would be nice to just sit here and gaze at the waves and trees.

For a moment Zeke realized that he was almost losing consciousness again.

‘Come to your senses.’

He quickly took Agamemnon’s mask out of his inventory.

Agamemnon’s mask which was on the verge of breaking had tiny cracks here and there.

Zeke looked at Agamemnon’s mask and was troubled.

‘How can I fix this?’

-Karrrrrrr!

Again laughter was heard from the forest.

Zeke shouted towards the direction of the laughter.

“I came here to restore the broken relic! What must I do to restore this relic to its original strength!”

He shouted but there was no answer only echoes of laughter.

After thinking about it Zeke took out the Holy Grail and the scabbard and placed all three relics in front of the lake.

That was when.

Wooooow!

For a moment the lakeside rippled and something rose to the surface.

‘what?’

Zeke picked up the relic again keeping a close eye on it.

A being formed from colorful water.

The being slowly approached Zeke.

Zeke felt a strong force from the being that didn’t even have a proper form.

‘Is that a high-ranking fairy? It feels different from the spirits that Nerissa summoned.’

The shape of the lake stood before Zig.

A voice flowed into Zeke’s head.

“Immortal who has come back in time with an irreversible promised power.”

Zig was surprised to hear what the lake shape said.

‘Do you know that I regressed?’

Until now no one except Kronos knew that he had regressed.

Kronos also knew as he had personally implanted that power into the Elder Dragon’s relic.

Zik said looking at the shape of the lake.

“My name is Zeke Draker. As you said I am an immortal. I came here to recover the relic.”

Then the shape of the lake spoke again.

『The Holy Relic is a power that transcends the law. If an immortal who transcends the law were to possess that power the phenomenal world would collapse.』

“However if we fail to stop the abyss with the power of the Holy Relic the Demon King may be resurrected in the mortal world.”

“The more power that breaks the law is created the closer the Demon King’s resurrection becomes.”

“Are you saying that the power of the Holy Relic will hasten the resurrection of the Demon King?”

Then the shape of the lake shook its head.

『The one who will hasten the resurrection of the Demon King is none other than the immortal. It is you.』

In an instant the shape of the lake expanded greatly and wrapped itself around Zig’s body.

Zeke was unable to respond to the sudden attack and was caught up in the figure’s body falling into the lake.

As soon as I fell into the lake the surrounding area was dyed in a variety of colors.

Zik wondered if he had ever seen such beautiful scenery in his life.

‘iced coffee….’

Zig immersed in the beautiful scenery felt at ease and forgot everything.

Things like the Continent’s Strongest Man Abel Narak and the Siemens Empire all felt futile.

I felt like I would be happy forever just by being here like this.

The voice of the figure flowed into his ear again.

“The power of the immortal will sleep here. I do not wish for that power to appear in the phenomenal world again.”

Zeke who was absorbed in the wonderfully beautiful sight came to his senses upon hearing the figure’s dreamy voice.

‘This is not the time.’

Zeke felt a sense of crisis that he might really lose his mind if he continued like this and tried to escape from this place somehow.

He tried to open his inventory to take out his weapon but unlike before the inventory did not work.

‘What happened?’

Zeke kept trying to get his weapons out of his inventory but nothing worked.

That was when.

[Power Luck is activated.]

Only one thing slipped out of the inventory and rolled into Zeke’s hands.

It was the egg of the spirit beast obtained from the palace’s nest.

‘Why this all of a sudden?’

The egg of the spirit held in Zeke’s hand began to absorb the lake water swirling around from all directions.

Woohoo!

The egg’s surface began to turn a variety of colors perhaps because it absorbed the lake’s energy through the water.

In an instant the voice of the figure flowed in again.

“Immortal! What are you doing now!”

Zig held the egg of the spirit that absorbed the power of the lake and swung it towards where he could feel the voice of the figure.

Tsk tsk tsk―

Youngsu’s egg began to glow more brilliantly.

Then the figure shouted.

“Stop it now!”

The figure created a huge wave to swallow up Zigg and Al.

Zig who thought it was dangerous reached out and hugged the egg he was holding.

The waves instantly swallowed up and shook Zig and the eggs.

‘Ugh.’

But then the egg in Zeke’s arms reacted to his interruption.

It absorbed the mana of the previous battle and began to emit a brilliant five-colored light.

“Immortal! Stop now!”

Although he couldn’t tell exactly what it was saying the figure’s shout caused Zeke to breathe even more mana into the egg.

Then cracks began to appear on the surface of the egg that Youngsu was holding.

Tsk tsk tsk!

As the egg broke light burst out from within.

Something emerged with wings spread along with the light.

A being wrapped in a rainbow of colorful light flew up together with Zigg.

Kookookookook!

Zig rose again above the lake with the light.

Zig who had climbed up onto the lakeshore was surprised to finally see the being that had emerged from the egg he was holding.

‘That’s?’