A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 340



Episode 340

“Kkaaaaaaah!”

Orcs screamed and fell as they were struck by lightning falling from the sky.

The Orc army which was trying to retreat began to panic as their formation was disrupted by a single thunderbolt.

Aeren standing next to Arina shot and killed the commanders of the Orc legion who were trying to reorganize their ranks with a magic gun.

Phew!

While sniping the orcs with the magic bullets that Zeke had made Eiren looked up and spoke to Arina.

“Lady Arina. The orcs are starting to scatter.”

“Okay. Let’s take our leave now.”

After completing her mission Arina left with Zion Aeron.

The orcs who had been hit hard by Arina’s surprise magic were unable to come to their senses.

As the Paladins and the Knights of the White and Black Swords charged in the Orcs were all stabbed to death with spears and swords.

Hours later the plains in front of the castle of Badoka were stained with the blood of dead orcs.

Zeke looked around the battlefield seeing the corpses of the Orc special forces piled up like mountains around him.

It was truly a great victory.

Aul who was wiping the blood off the sword next to him looked at Zeke and said.

“The Knight of Salvation has also saved the Holy Nation of Badoka.”

At those words Zeke looked at Aul and smiled.

“Thanks to the help of Sir Aul and Sir Andrei.”

Aul and Andrei had arrived in the Badoka Kingdom a few days ago to help along with Duke Zeke’s teacher.

Duke met with Baord with whom he had been acquainted before and persuaded him to help him defeat the councilors who were destroying the Holy Kingdom and protect the Holy Land.

Although originally of a strong personality Baord who had difficulty moving on his own and had endured the absurdity listened to the Duke’s words and decided to become the Pope’s strength and then participated in the plan.

His involvement made it possible to wipe out the council members all at once when they gathered together as planned by Zeke.

Because Baord and Zeke moved so quickly by the time the other three Arch Paladins realized what was happening they were already helpless.

They too have read the trend and have conveyed their message that they will not intervene in this matter.

It meant that they would recognize the authority and power of the Pope if he did not touch them.

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Baord quickly absorbed the Paladins under the Councilors and led them into a holy war against the Orcs.

In order to atone for their sins the Paladins fought the Orcs with all their might and as a result they were able to achieve today’s great victory.

It was Zeke who instantly solved the problems of the Holy Kingdom that seemed like they would never be solved and turned the situation around.

* * *

After returning from the battlefield Zeke enjoyed a long-awaited rest in the VIP room prepared by the Pope.

Sitting opposite him was the Duke.

“It’s a total mess it’s a total mess.”

Duke was astonished at the situation in the Badoka Kingdom that was progressing so quickly that his eyes were spinning.

Zeke took out some liquor from his inventory to give to Duke and some tea for himself.

He poured some amber liquor into a glass and handed it to the Duke saying:

“It’s going to be noisy for a while since we’ve just cut out the rotten part.”

Duke nodded drinking the drink Zeke offered him.

“The situation is such that people are holding their breath right now but since all the cardinals and bishops who held power have been arrested there will definitely be a backlash.”

The Holy Kingdom was a country formed by a confederation system of dozens of cities united around the Holy Nation of Badoka.

Although the councilors of the central city of Badoka were forcibly pushed in and imprisoned the priests who held power in other cities still remained.

If the situation in the Holy Land calmed down one of these people could join forces with the other Arch Paladins to oust the current Pope and install another.

As a Duke who knew well the physiology of the Holy Kingdom his face looked dark as if he was worried about how long the current papacy could last.

Then Zeke smiled and told Duke not to worry.

“Perhaps the cardinals and bishops of other cities will not be able to make a hasty move either.”

“They are the kind of people who would bring that greedy emperor into their city at any moment for their own power. How can you be so sure?”

“If they are to attack His Holiness they must cooperate with the Arch Paladins. Without the Arch Paladins it would be impossible for them to attack Lord Barod’s Paladin forces with their own private soldiers.”

“That’s true. That means that if just the two Arch Paladins join forces they can turn the current situation around.”

Zeke shook his head.

“That won’t happen.”

The Duke tilted his head at his words.

“Have you come up with some kind of plan to prevent the Arc Paladins from cooperating?”

“Yes the Golden Dawn Society under the Pope has been making preparations for a long time.”

“What kind of preparations do you mean?”

“I have gathered all the information about the corruption of the Arch Paladins and their relationship with the corrupt priests who committed the wicked act.”

“Huh? You’re threatening the Arch Paladins with something like that? They are transcendent beings within the Holy Kingdom. Even if they break the law they can’t be touched.”

“That’s right. But it’s possible to use that as an excuse to pressure in other directions.”

“What does that mean?”

“If an Arch Paladin betrays the Pope we will have a justification to reveal the corruption involved and then announce that we will hand over the right to succession to the Paladin who captures him. I have already told him that this will happen.”

The Arch Paladin can retain his power for a long time as he can pass his power down to future generations.

So if this right of inheritance were to be invalidated that power would inevitably be shaken.

Duke’s mouth opened wide at Zeke’s words.

“Is that possible?”

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“It is impossible for a normal Paladin. However if an Arch Paladin captures another Arch Paladin and forces the transfer to someone else it is possible to transfer power although there will be some losses.”

First the Arch Paladin who betrays the Pope creates a situation where he cannot help but become a target of attack by other Arch Paladins.

In this situation even if cardinals or bishops approached them to join forces the Arch Paladins had no choice but to worry.

Duke stuck out his tongue after hearing Zeke’s words.

“At times like this I feel anew that you are Arthur’s son.”

“Most of it was already prepared by the Golden Dawn Society. I just created an opening for them to squeeze out the pus.”

“Anyway. By the way.”

Duke paused for a moment and then spoke to Zeke.

“Now is the time to decide.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You sir. You remember that Arthur nominated you as his successor.”

“Yes I did.”

“Abel who was one of the strong candidates has gone missing and the Four Seasons are currently in chaos. Although he is said to be missing the family has tentatively concluded that he is dead.”

Abel had already died at the hands of Zeke but his body was never found and he remained missing to this day.

And William Siemens was effectively held hostage as the Black Sword Knights had rescued him but were holding him in critical condition and were keeping him under protection refusing to hand him over to the Siemens family.

Duke said looking at Zeke.

“You are currently allied with Kali. However your reputation on the continent is currently greater than Kali’s.”

Kali Draker made his name by slaying pirates of the South Seas.

And currently Zeke is gaining fame throughout the continent as a knight of salvation by resolving the situation in the ghetto region through the Knight of Haeju.

Moreover this time Bado has solved the problem of the Holy Nation so just as Duke said his reputation has surpassed that of Kali.

Even within the Four Seasons a movement was emerging to support and nominate Zeke not Kali as the successor.

Among those who had been lining up with Abel those who had difficulty sticking with Kali were working behind the scenes to approach Duke.

As Duke he couldn’t take any action because he still didn’t know Zeke’s intentions.

He wanted to figure out Zeke’s intentions while helping him deal with the current situation in the Badoka Kingdom.

“You have stabilized the Holy Nation of Baadoka as you planned and owed a great debt to the Pope. This is a great achievement that no one in the Drakers has ever achieved.”

Zeke immediately understood what Duke was trying to say.

“Does this mean that I should break my alliance with Sister Kali and run for successor?”

“I’m curious about your intentions.”

The scale and influence of Zeke’s actions were too great to be considered as simple activities as a knight.

The Black Sword Knights he founded had a short history and only a small number of knights under their command but Zig was the de facto successor to the Agamemnon family the rulers of the central region.

If he wanted to he could easily gather thousands of knights by recruiting riders from the central nobility.

Considering his status as a Duke who was a founding father of the Kingdom of Cuzco located in the southern continent and the profits he would make from developing the southern intermediary islands his potential was limitless.

Furthermore even though his power was currently smaller than that of Kali considering that he was the greatest genius on the continent there were many who would follow Zeke if he stepped forward if only because of the expectation that he might surpass Abel and reach the level of the Black Knight within ten years.

After hearing about the changing flow of the Four Seasons Zeke asked the Duke.

“What would you like me to do Master?”

“Step forward as successor.”

Zeke looked surprised when Duke answered right away.

“I thought you were going to leave it up to me to decide?”

“You asked my opinion first. It would be more comfortable for my disciple to be the head of the household than for a friend to be the head of the household. For my old age step forward as the successor and become the head of the household.”

After hearing Duke’s words Zeke thought deeply and opened his mouth.

“When I hear the Master say this it seems like something is going to happen within the family.”

The Duke clicked his tongue as he looked at his disciple who immediately caught on.

“Even if I hadn’t become a knight I would have lived well just by being smart.”

The Duke raised his auror and placed a curtain around the area as if it was a really sensitive topic.

Although he was unable to fully use the Black Knight’s powers due to the trauma of the battlefield his ability to control his powers was not diminished.

Duke who had confirmed that he was completely cut off from the outside world began to slowly talk to Zeke.

“As you said the movements of the Four Seasons are unusual these days.”

“Is it because of Siemens?”

Then the Duke shook his head.

“Siemens has always been like that so that’s how it is. What I’m talking about is the Gaju side.”

Zeke was surprised when the story of Arthur Draker came out of Duke’s mouth.

“I thought you were one of the master’s people wasn’t I?”

The Duke laughed bitterly at those words.

“I’m Arthur’s only friend but it’s hard to say I’m on his side. Just because I’m his friend doesn’t mean I support everything he does.”

The Duke though he appeared to be a loose man was a man of upright and fair character.

Within the Draker clan it was rare to find someone as honest as Duke.

That’s why Arthur kept the Duke as a friend but not as a confidant.

The Duke’s eyes sharpened.

“Baron’s movements are suspicious.”

“If you’re talking about Baron then you’re talking about the Black Stage Commander.”

“So it seems like something happened on the Black Stage side after Bacchus Draker’s escape.”

Zeke’s expression hardened at the words Black Stage and Bacchus.

‘The Black Stage Commander himself moves? Did he notice that Bacchus is not dead?’

Then the Duke opened his mouth.

“Arthur is a greedy guy. His greed knows no bounds.”

He said shaking his head.

“Arthur has been searching for the Elder Dragon’s relics for a very long time.”

Zeke held his breath for a moment at the mention of the Elder Dragon’s relic.

I knew Arthur was looking for the Elder Dragon’s relics but hearing it from the Duke felt different.

The Elder Dragon’s power had already been taken over by Zeke.

I wondered what Arthur would do if he found out he had that power.

‘They might try to kill me and take this power away from me.’

The Duke continued.

“Arthur wants to use the power of the Elder Dragon to restore the lost power of the Draker family.”

‘The power of the lost Draker family?’

Arthur said that what he was looking for was an Elder Dragon relic but Zeke remembered the sigil ring of the absolute sword master Draker that he had stored in his inventory.

It is said that the power of the Absolute Sword Family is sleeping in the cave where Shatton Draker’s deep thoughts remain.

Duke said looking at Zeke.

“Zeke I wish you were the head of the household and would stop Arthur’s endless greed.”