A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 377



Episode 377

“You want me to destroy the wise man?”

Naturally I thought that I had to pull out the Shinsalseok like I did in the Haesin era release the seal on the Shinwi and return the forest dragon to its original state.

But the wise man’s words were actually the exact opposite.

The wise man looked at Zeke and said.

“I have held the position of the Divine Dragon for the longest time. Even if the seal is released now it will be difficult for me to regain my original divinity like Poseidon.”

Zeke had a guess at what was said. In the case of Poseidon he was a forgotten sea god whose divine power was sealed but when he entered the area where the seal was he could feel a mysterious feeling of being separated from the world.

In addition the existence of the forgotten sea god and his alter ego Poseidon was separated.

However in the case of the God of the Forest only the avatar the wise man existed and although the main body Hermes was right before my eyes not only was there no spirit or realm but his power was also not felt at all.

The wise man spoke with a tired face.

“If you destroy me and my divine power itself disappears the seal will disappear as well. Then the divine power trapped within my body will find a new master.”

Zeke understood what the wise man was saying.

But that didn’t mean I could just stab him in the heart with a spear and destroy him.

Zeke said to the wise man.

“Is there no other way than to destroy Hermes?”

The wise man shook his head at those words.

“That’s the only way. Of course it won’t be easy for you either. But this is the way to restore the disturbed balance of the phenomenal world.”

After listening to the wise man’s words Zeke pondered for a while and then nodded.

“All right.”

Anyway it seemed like no matter how long I thought about it there would be no other answer. If there was only one conclusion it would be better to implement it quickly.

After hearing Zeke’s answer the wise man smiled as if he was relieved.

“Thank you for making this difficult decision.”

The wise man stretched out his hand.

Then the trees where Zeke and the wise man were slowly began to move and tree trunks grew from underneath causing the ground to rise upwards.

The place where Zeke and the wise man were standing rose upwards and stopped in front of the fossilized ribs of a giant dragon.

And again the trees grew and clumped together this time forming a bridge leading into the rib cage.

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The wise man gestured to Zeke.

“Come in.”

Zeke followed the wise man into the dragon’s rib cage.

Similar to the time of the Sea God there was a dragon’s heart that was hardened like a stone and vibrated slightly in the space inside the rib cage.

As expected a spear made of Shinsalseok was stuck in the dragon’s heart.

The wise man said to Zeke.

“You can just stick a spear in there.”

After hearing that Zeke slowly approached the heart.

He looked at the heart of Hermes which was vibrating slightly.

After a moment Zeke lifted the spear in his hand and aimed the blade at his heart.

A surge of energy rose from the Holy Spear as if it would pierce through Hermes’ heart at any moment.

The wise man behind slowly closed his eyes.

‘Yes this is the right way. There is no other way.’

Originally when a dragon dies its soul separates from its body and goes to the spiritual world to rest.

However if he is destroyed by the Shinsalseok as he is now his soul will also disappear and he will lose the chance to go to the spirit world.

Hermes was willing to sacrifice even his own soul to restore balance to the phenomenal world.

Wooooow!

A huge blast of energy emanated from Zeke.

The wise man prepared his mind and waited for his last moment in the phenomenal world.

But no matter how long I waited there was no response. Even my energy seemed to have waned.

‘what?’

The wise man slowly opened his eyes.

Looking ahead I saw that Zeke had put away his spear and was deeply contemplating something.

Then he quickly put the spear back into his inventory and approached the sage.

“Sir no matter how much I think about it this doesn’t seem right.”

He tried to stab the dragon’s heart but something caught his mind for a moment.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that this might not be the only answer.

The wise man looked at such a jiggle and said.

“You are destined to fight the Demon King later. What are you going to do if you get swayed by such trivial feelings? Are you planning on repeating the mistakes of Terracan Draker?”

At those words Zeke shook his head.

“That’s not the case. There may be another way but I’m telling you this because I feel like you’re jumping to conclusions too quickly.”

Then a possibility suddenly occurred to Zeke.

“Sage what if the dragon’s heart were to return to its previous state before losing its power?”

The wise man looked like he didn’t quite understand what Zeke was saying.

“What does it mean to go back to before your heart lost its strength?”

“I have the power of Kronos to ‘undo’.”

“The power of Kronos?”

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The wise man was astonished to hear that he possessed the power of Kronos the lord of time.

Zeke explained his plan with confidence.

“With the Yeouiju received from the Sea God and the Elixir as a catalyst it is possible to use the power of reversion without any side effects. I can confirm this because I experienced it myself.”

In fact this has been used to restore a relic that was almost destroyed.

Since the relic containing the power of the Fairy King was returned it would be possible to return the dragon’s heart as well.

The wise man’s expression changed after hearing Zeke’s words.

“If we can return the dragon’s heart… maybe we can find the divine power as well.”

After the soul of the divine dragon was destroyed it would take quite some time for another being with divine nature to emerge.

However if Hermes regained the power of the divine dragon he could immediately correct the disordered order and he could also find a successor in the future and ensure a stable succession of power.

Zeke nodded after hearing that.

“Very well. Then I will return the heart with the power of Kronos.”

Zik took out the Yeouiju and dropped a few drops of the remaining elixir into it.

Then a bright light spread out from Yeouiju.

The wise man watched with his eyes wide open as if he was curious about the reaction.

‘I never thought the elixir and the Yeouiju would react like that.’

Zeke ignored the surprised Hermes and approached the dragon’s heart with the shining Yeouiju extended his hand and used the power reversal.

[‘Dragon’s Pearl’ is linked with the power ‘Return’.]

As soon as Zeke used his power time stopped and a message appeared as if he had put his mask back and a giant Chronos clock appeared before his eyes.

[The power ‘Revert’ is activated.]

As Kronos’ clock turned back time in the Dragon’s Heart began to turn back.

But then the message popped up again.

[Insufficient causality to revert.]

[In order to revert a medium to fill the corresponding causality is needed.]

Zig asked the system.

“What kind of medium do you need?”

[You can fill it with the body of a divine dragon the feather of a phoenix and the fairy stone with the blessing of the fairy king.]

Fortunately it seemed like Zeke could fill in the causality with what he had.

Zeke looked over his shoulder and called out to Raven.

Kururururu―

I had a feeling it might be but since it was a divine beast Raven appeared as usual even when time had stopped.

“I’m sorry Raven but just give me one of your feathers.”

At Zeke’s words Raven stiffly raised her head and flapped her wings as if she did not like it.

Seeing Raven like that Zeke whispered.

“Just look at me once. I need your feathers to save the dragon.”

At Zeke’s words Raven opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked around.

Raven who saw the dragon’s heart stop as it turned back covered its head with her wings and nodded as if she had made up her mind.

Kururururu!

Then he plucked out the largest and most beautiful feather from his wings with his beak and gave it to Zeke.

Zeke smiled as he accepted the feather Raven handed him.

“Thank you Raven.”

He took out the finest jerky from his bosom and gave it to Raven and took out the body of a dragon and a fairy stone with the blessing of the fairy king.

The three mediums floated into the air and soon turned into light seeping into the dragon’s heart.

Wooooow!

The power was activated again and the dragon’s heart was returned.

[The power of ‘Dragon’s Pearl’ has been used to activate the ability ‘Return’ without penalty.]

[Successfully turns back time for the target.]

Time which had stopped began to flow again.

Woof woof woof woof!

The wise man was surprised to see a heart beating unlike before.

“I really feel strength returning to my heart…”

It was the first time he had seen something like this even as the dragon’s clone.

Zeke approached the dragon’s heart.

Then he grabbed the spear of the god’s sword that was stuck in his heart and slowly pulled it out.

Kookookookook―

As Zeke who possessed the power of an immortal pulled the spear the spear of the god of death was pulled out easily as if it were a lie.

As Zeke pulled out the spear the spot where the spear had been inserted quickly healed and the dragon’s petrified heart began to glow green and regain its original strength.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk―

A green light leaked out from the divine dragon’s vassal body which looked like a fossilized tree that had hardened into stone.

When the wise man saw this he shed tears of emotion.

“Oh my God! How could this happen!”

As his voice burst out a message emerged.

[The divine tablet of the Forgotten Forest is released.]

[Hermes the god of the forest regains his divinity.]

[All forests on the continent are stabilized due to the influence of Hermes the god of the forest.]

[The actions of the demons in the forest are restricted.]

A message emerged that the Forest God’s throne had been liberated and at the same time a green halo of light began to gather from the dragon’s heart and form a single shape.

The kind-looking elf had light green hair like fresh grass and a horn on his forehead that resembled a mountain goat’s.

The true spirit of Hermes imbued with divine aura had revealed itself.

The wise man bowed his head toward the being.

“Oh my divine dragon!”

The body of the divine dragon Hermes like the sea god appeared again to find its divine position.

Hermes the god of the forest who had regained his divine power approached Zeke and extended his hand.

Zeke could smell Hermes’s sweet scent like that of a spring meadow.

[Hermes the god of the forest thanks the immortal.]

[Hermes the god of the forest delivers a reward to the immortal.]

From Hermes’ hand a tree grew forming a statue with the face of a mountain goat.

The completed statue floated into the air and landed in Zeke’s hand.

[You have acquired the sacred relic of Hermes the god of the forest.]

[Hermes the god of the forest grants the immortal the title ‘Companion of the Forest’.]

[All forests and forest companions consider the immortal friendly and willing to help.]

[Under the influence of the Companion of the Forest of Titles the active skill ‘Communication (A-Rank)’ changes to the power ‘Communication’.]

Zeke was surprised to see the reward Hermes gave him.

‘Skills have turned into powers!’

Although I had the empathy skill I didn’t really have any use for it except when reading the emotions of my summoned creatures.

Zigg had been contemplating whether or not to sell it in the skill book but when he saw that it had unexpectedly been changed into power he had a satisfied expression on his face.

No matter how useful the skill was it was different in level from the power of authority.

As Hermes stretched out both hands a warm green light shimmered from his body spreading out in all directions.

Kugugugugugu―

And with the vibration life was given to the space that had been like a dry fossil.

Green leaves and buds began to sprout here and there.

At the same time the halos of light also permeated the sage’s body.

Tsk tsk tsk―

The wise man who had been sitting on the chair slowly got up and began to walk slowly.

He approached Zeke with surprised eyes and said.

“This place will soon become the domain of the gods. I think it would be best to get out.”

The wise man grabbed Zeke’s shoulder and used teleportation magic.

Woohoo!

* * *

As the light dimmed and Zig opened his eyes he found himself back in the Sage’s study in the realm of Hermes.

But for some reason the study felt different than before.

There was a strangely warm atmosphere.

Zeke went out into the hallway with the wise man and approached the window where sunlight was streaming in.

The atmosphere of the city seen from above was different from the first time.

Although it developed into a systematic and sophisticated city thanks to Hermes and Nagas it had a strong feeling of stiffness and colorlessness.

But now more places were covered in greenery than when I first saw them and the entire city seemed to be filled with green life.

The wise man looked down at the city and said:

“I thought it was fortunate that I was able to maintain the city with what little strength I had left… but you have breathed new life into this city.”

Just as the South Sea stabilized when the Sea God regained his divine power the forest became vibrant again when the Forest God returned.

The wise man looked at Zeke and said.

“I think I know why Seongchang chose you as his successor.”

And after finishing speaking the body of the wise man gradually began to become transparent.