A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 358



Episode 358

‘Me the head of High Table?’

Zig was taken aback by Eunja’s sudden suggestion.

The hermit in the story noticed this and waved his hand.

“Oh it’s nothing much. I just want to hear about what’s going on in the real world right now. It seems like the monsters and mutant beasts that are appearing right now have something to do with the Siemens family.”

Zik nodded to the hermit’s words.

“To be exact it’s the work of Siemens and the hellish guys.”

The hermit was impressed by the word ‘abyss’.

“I guess those Abyss guys have been a headache for hundreds of years… but this time they’re teaming up with Siemens and causing a huge mess.”

Zig first explained to the hermit everything he had discovered.

Narak used artificial bloodstones to summon high-level demons to the mortal world revived demons sleeping in the mortal world and used the power of the constellations to twist karma to summon monsters.

The hermit opened his mouth wide after hearing Zeke’s story.

“These guys… aren’t they completely crazy?”

The story’s hermit frowned in shock as if he had not known it would go this far.

Zeke nodded and said.

“Emperor Rom became the incarnation of a fallen constellation and his entire body became like a monster. He was the constellation of the black snake in the mouth and he twisted karma with his power exerting considerable influence on the phenomenal world.”

The hermit opened his eyes wide at Zig’s words.

“Wait a minute. Who are you now?”

“Yes? Emperor Rom…..”

“No I mean that constellation!”

“Are you talking about the black snake in your mouth?”

The hermit asked Zigg in confusion.

“You encountered him in person? Oh no I mean. You encountered the emperor who became his incarnation? Then how is he still alive?”

“Because I killed him?”

The hermit jumped when he heard Zig’s answer.

“Kill me? How?”

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“This is it.”

Zig took out the Holy Spear from his inventory.

The hermit’s mouth didn’t know how to close.

He quickly summoned a book into the air floated it and quickly flipped through it licking his lips as he searched for something.

“Is this really a holy spear?”

“Yes you still recognize me even though my appearance has changed.”

“How long has it been since I’ve been a hermit? How did you come to find me?”

“The place we went to this time was the ruins of the first Holy King Geo Lubern. That’s where we came from.”

It was Zik who omitted detailed explanations and just spoke about the main points.

The hermit asked Zigg sweating profusely.

“So you found the Holy Spear of the First Holy King and used it to kill the incarnation of the black snake in his mouth?”

“Yes I sealed that bastard there too.”

“what?”

The hermit asked back with a somewhat empty reaction as if he had no more energy to be surprised.

Zeke took out Solomon’s ring and showed it to the hermit.

The hermit who saw the seal of the black serpent Belial in the mouth of the ring was startled and fell to the ground as if his legs had lost their strength.

“You really sealed the fallen constellation…?”

Zig clicked his tongue at the sight of such a hermit.

“Then you thought I was lying?”

“I thought you would have dealt with the incarnation somehow but I didn’t know you would seal the source of the constellation itself. And there’s a black snake in your mouth? This guy is one of the lords of the demon world.”

“For some reason he used his abilities more than the other constellations. He was obsessed with the Holy Spear and fell for my trick. He tried every trick to take it.”

The hermit nodded as if he understood what Zig said.

“Maybe it’s because of karma.”

“Why karma? Is it possible to avoid the punishment of karma by having this?”

The hermit nodded at those words.

This time Zeke was surprised because he really didn’t expect that to happen.

As the hermit waved his hand translucent shapes floated into the air.

They looked like extraordinary ancient artifacts with swords bowls and cups.

“This is…..”

“These are holy relics. They are of lower rank than the holy spear you have or the holy relics of the Fairy King but they too are imbued with the power of the constellations.”

“Are you saying that Narak is using these relics to avoid Karma’s punishment?”

“The power of the constellations contained in the holy relics contains karma. It is clear that they have figured out a way to avoid sanctions by using the power of that karma. The stronger the power of the holy relic the stronger the karma it contains so the holy spear you have or the holy relic of the Fairy King is of a high rank and is the one they most desire.”

The hermit spoke while looking at the relics of other constellations floating in the air.

“These relics are all now gone.”

Zeke’s expression hardened when he heard those words.

“Are you saying that Narak and Siemens stole these relics?”

The hermit nodded.

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“Yes the fact that High Table was called together has something to do with this.”

As the hermit waved his hand in the air again a new sight appeared.

Various places appeared including forests mountains rivers and the sea but among them there was a place that Zig knew.

“Isn’t that the Forest of the Forgotten?”

“Yes all of those places including the Forest of the Forgotten are forbidden areas. But…..”

The scene that the hermit had floated changed a gate appeared there and monsters from the demon world that had been sealed in each forbidden area came out.

Zeke frowned at the sight.

“It’s the same way we pulled the Orc legion out of the Forest of the Forgotten.”

“These things are happening all over the continent.”

Zig looked at the hermit and asked.

“How is this possible? They must be subject to karmic sanctions…”

At that moment Zig opened his eyes wide as if he realized something and said

“You used the power of the holy relic to prevent the punishment of karma.”

The hermit nodded.

“Yes I also found this phenomenon strange so I looked into it in various ways and found out that the sacred relics that were being kept in each kingdom had disappeared. So the Highlanders currently believe that they have figured out a way to use the sacred relics to prevent Karma’s sanctions.”

Zeke’s expression became serious.

The Orc army that attacked the Holy Land was stopped but more monsters appeared in the realm.

“Where are those monsters now?”

The hermit waved his hand again.

Then the scene changed and a harsh snowstorm appeared.

Zeke knew exactly where that place was.

‘Ice Mountains and… Himonas.’

Himonas was located at the northernmost tip of the Northern Continent surrounded by ice mountains.

The only place the monster army could advance beyond the Ice Mountains was Himonas.

Zeke clenched his teeth.

‘Himonas with Alicia will not fall easily. However if the monster army continues to advance even the high walls of Himonas will have their limits.’

He wanted to go up to the northern continent right away and stop the monster army.

But now it was difficult for Zeke to move rashly.

If the title of Guardian Knight was given to Zeke as Arthur Draker intended it was certain that the entire Draker family would be in an uproar.

As for Jikros he had no choice but to first resolve the internal affairs of the Draker family and then go to the Northern Continent.

The hermit said as he looked at Zig who was making a complicated expression.

“You seem to be fidgeting just like someone with ties to the Northern Continent.”

It was a hermit who saw through his heart.

Zeke shook his head at those words.

“That’s not it. How did the Highlanders decide to respond?”

“In fact our side is at a disadvantage when dealing with such a corps. The personnel themselves are small and are dispatched to areas where problems arise. That’s why the leader asked to see you. If we can cooperate we can discuss the method.”

Zeke who had been a Highlander in his past life immediately understood what the hermit was saying.

Usually when Highlanders receive an order they are dispatched to a specific area perform a mission and then return to their original residence to wait until the next mission comes.

Zeke also stayed in the Forest of the Forgotten only going out when he had a related mission defeating designated demons and returning.

The demons and monsters they were dealing with were either small or formed in groups and they never moved in groups like they do now.

Zik opened his mouth as he looked at the hermit.

“I will meet the chief. Please tell me the location and place.”

The hermit nodded at those words.

“Actually the chief is in a special situation so it’s not easy to meet him. I’ll contact you again when I’m ready.”

“All right.”

“Do you have the hand mirror I gave you?”

In fact Zig had forgotten about the hand mirror that the hermit had given him and put it in his inventory.

Eunja clicked her tongue at the sight of Zig’s embarrassed expression.

“Keep that in your pocket at all times. That way you’ll know when I send you a signal.”

“All right.”

The hermit got up from his seat and approached Zig.

“The continent is gradually becoming chaotic. Perhaps you Zig are the one who can put an end to this chaos.”

“Am I the one talking?”

“Yes master of the Holy Relic and the Holy Spear. It seems that fate is leading you to become a savior.”

Zeke didn’t want to take on such a burdensome mission.

All he wanted was to be free.

‘I don’t know how it turned out like this… but I have to get rid of them to be free.’

The hermit put a hand on Zig’s shoulder.

“Always be careful. If they know you have the destiny of a savior they will attack you more aggressively.”

At the same time the hermit placed his hand on Zig’s forehead.

“May you have good luck telling stories.”

* * *

When Zeke opened his eyes he was back in the carriage.

‘Looks like you took a short nap.’

Zik thought back to the stories he had heard from the hermit.

Siemens and Narak stole the relic and used it to release the legions of monsters from the demon world that were sealed in the forbidden realm into the real world. And now that legion was heading towards Himonas over the Ice Mountains.

‘But why are the monsters heading towards Himonas?’

The Holy Kingdom and the Choin Ghetto were probably intended to be an advance base for the continental war after invading that territory.

However Himonas was a territory where no such strategic reason could be found.

Although the territory itself was large it was always cold and most of the land was barren.

Zeke thought that Siemens would not have sent an army of monsters to pressure Himonas.

‘Then there’s something that Himonas needs.’

After much thought Zeke remembered one thing.

‘What if there’s something in Himonas that can revive the Demon King?’

He recalled what the Holy King had said.

It was said that in order to revive the Demon King a vessel to contain the soul and the Book of the Dead with the soul sealed in it were needed.

The Book of the Lion is sealed beyond the Dark Continent and Abel who was to become its vessel died at the hands of Zeke.

Perhaps there was something hidden in Himonas that would satisfy one of these two conditions.

‘The one leading all this is Ramon Siemens the head of Siemens. Does Arthur Draker know about Ramon’s plot?’

Arthur Draker was also a man of many secrets so it was impossible to know exactly what he was thinking.

Zik decided to solve the problems one by one first.

‘Let’s solve Draker’s problem first. What’s important is how Sister Carly reacts.’

Kali was the direct blood relative who had been the longest-standing candidate for succession.

Up until now they had maintained a good relationship as they had been allies with Zeke but it was difficult to predict how things would change if they were to enter into a direct competition with him.

Zeke even assumed that Carly would turn against him.

‘If that happens Sister Carly will never give in. In the end is there no choice but to shed blood?’

While I was pondering over this and that the carriage arrived at the mansion.

Zeke who returned to the Atlas mansion after a long time got out of the carriage and stretched.

But someone was already waiting for him at the mansion.

He was none other than Luther Semben.

“Lord Luther. It’s been a while.”

At Zeke’s words Luther bowed his head and greeted him.

“I heard that Sir Zeke had come to Atlas so I came to see you. I wonder if it was inconvenient for you to come so suddenly.”

“No problem. I was wondering how you were doing anyway. Come inside.”

Then Luther looked at Zeke and said with a serious expression.

“Sir Zeke I have something to tell you.”

Zeke nodded puzzled by his sudden attitude as if to say something.

“The Sultan’s messenger wishes to see Sir Zeke.”