A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 398



Episode 398

After leaving the scene to Alicia Zeke dragged Ikeros along and followed the key to where Caligula’s tomb was hidden.

He dragged Ikeros away who may look comical on the outside because of his frail appearance but he was actually a high-level demon.

If you miss it by mistake you could brainwash the knights of Himonas with hypnosis and start a civil war.

To avoid such danger Zeke took Ikeros with him on his journey.

Bound by Solomon’s chains Ikeros had no way of escaping from Zeke’s grasp.

‘I never thought that I a proud high-class dreamer would be captured by a mere human and end up in such a miserable state.’

In this unbelievable reality Ikeros tried to find a way to escape.

But Zeke moved without even sleeping and Ikeros was astonished at the sight.

‘Is this guy really human?’

Thanks to the fact that Ikeros was being dragged around without any help and that he didn’t even sleep Zeke was soon able to arrive at the place the key was pointing to.

It was a desolate place located deeper in the Elder Dragon’s ruins surrounded by solid ice called Eternal Snow.

The temperature was so low and the ice was as hard as steel that it seemed impossible for any living thing to survive here.

The demon Ikeros was immune to the cold and Zeke could also withstand the cold with the help of Jerome’s cloak and the power of his immortal body so he set up camp in a cave near the ruins without difficulty and waited for Carmilla and her party to arrive.

He had signaled Niki to find out where this place was and to bring Carmilla and Bacchus who were waiting in Himonas.

After settling down at the campsite Zeke summoned Richmond and Bane.

“Did you call master?”

“I have come at the master’s call.”

Ikeros was startled by the sudden appearance of the two Arch Liches.

‘A human can use two Ark Lichs? What on earth is their true identity?’

Zeke stared blankly at the restrained Ikeros and then asked Richmond.

“Richmond if you make that undead would it be of any use?”

Ikeros was horrified at the words that he would be turned into an undead.

“Wait a minute! Undead! I am a proud member of the Mongma Clan! Ha I am different from those lowly undead!”

Richmond looked at Ikeros for a moment then shook his head.

“It’s like a succubus but it’s a bit ambiguous. You can make her undead but then she won’t be able to use her seduction abilities.”

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“Hmm I see. Then where can I use that? Should I just kill it and absorb it?”

Ikeros trembled as he watched Zigg contemplating what to do with him.

‘If I do this wrong I might really die.’

Dream horses like Ikeros were not a race with strong fighting power like other demons or Toumas.

The main method used was to confuse the opponent by using powerful mental techniques or to use tricks to cause them to collapse on their own.

However the techniques of those dream demons were completely ineffective against enemies with strong mental powers like Zeke.

Ikeros approached Zeke knelt down and prayed that his hands would become his feet.

“Please spare me! My sleep horses and I will definitely be of use. Please spare me!”

In this situation Ikeros threw away all his pride and everything else.

Zeke continued to ponder without making a decision even as he looked at Ikeros who was kneeling down in front of him.

And after a while Bacchus and Carmilla Niki entered the cave.

“What are you doing?”

Bacchus looked puzzled as he saw Ikeros kneeling before Zeke and begging for his life.

Niki said her eyes narrowing at the sight.

“The Knight of Salvation’s secret hobby… something like that.”

Zeke clicked his tongue and gestured at Niki’s words.

“Stop talking nonsense and come in.”

Fortunately Ikeros’ life was extended due to the appearance of vampires.

Zeke looked at Carmilla who was standing next to Bacchus with curiosity.

When I saw him before he looked like he was under ten years old but now he looked like he was about fifteen.

Carmilla opened her mouth as she felt Zeke’s gaze.

“It has grown to some extent but it will probably stagnate here. It will take several years to become a full-fledged adult.”

It meant that he had not yet fully regained his strength.

Bacchus asked Zeke.

“Is Caligula’s tomb over here?”

“Yes there is a grave nearby. And there is one thing I want to make clear.”

Zeke got lucky.

“Is it certain that Carmilla can control Caligula’s power?”

Bacchus’ expression hardened at his words.

“What does that mean?”

“I learned this while searching for Caligula’s tomb. Caligula’s power is so dangerous that the Elder Dragon sealed it deep under the eternal snow. There is no guarantee that even the True Ancestor will be able to properly control that power.”

Just as Bacchus was about to say something Carmilla spoke first.

“Zeke Draker you are right.”

Zeke turned his gaze towards Carmilla.

“If what I say is true does that mean that you cannot control that power?”

Carmilla listened to Zeke’s words thought about it for a while and then slowly answered.

“Even though I am the true king I cannot compare to the power of the true royal vampires of the Demon World. Even if I were a royal vampire it would probably be impossible to control Caligula’s power.”

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“You know how dangerous uncontrollable power can be so why do you seek out the tomb? The risks are too great to be taken simply to avoid Arthur Draker’s pursuit.”

As the vampire queen Carmilla could have found another way to evade Arthur Draker’s pursuit.

But I couldn’t understand why he would bother to seek out Caligula’s power which was so dangerous.

She opened her mouth as she looked at Zeke.

“It’s because of the dream I had.”

“What kind of dream do you mean?”

Carmilla hesitated and then continued answering.

“I once had a dream that Caligula’s power had fallen into the hands of another human being.”

Zeke looked nervous at Carmilla’s words.

‘Carmilla’s dream is connected to my previous life before the regression. Could it be that Caligula’s power was transferred to someone else in his previous life?’

Zeke asked in a calm voice.

“Who took Caligula’s power?”

Carmilla looked at Zeke and spoke slowly.

“There was a man named Cain.”

Zeke was surprised to hear that.

‘Cain? In his previous life he didn’t reveal his name. Did he actually take Caligula’s power?’

Carmilla said her body trembling slightly.

“Cain who had the power of Caligula in his hand was truly a fearsome being. Perhaps even Arthur Draker would have been unable to stop him.”

If he had not been killed by Zeke Cain would have grown in power as Siemens’ secret weapon and would have been baptized and gained even greater power.

Zeke remembered the power of Abel who had been baptized.

‘Because Cain died Abel was baptized in his stead and had the heart of the cursed dragon transplanted. If Cain had been baptized instead of Abel he might have awakened into a stronger being.’

It is highly likely that Ramon Siemens had been planning from the beginning to excavate Caligula’s tomb and give its power to Cain.

Finding Caligula’s tomb through Icerus may also have been part of a plan to grant that power to the resurrected Abel.

‘I don’t know what his plan is but if so we must first seize Caligula’s power before Ramon Siemens intercepts it.’

Zeke nodded after hearing Carmilla’s words.

“It means more that you won’t hand over that power to your enemies than that you will use it yourself.”

Carmilla nodded.

“Yes. It was too dangerous a power to be handed over to the enemy.”

Zeke also agreed with that statement.

He nodded as if he understood and slowly got up from his seat.

“Let’s go to the ruins first. We’ll have to see what kind of power is hidden there and make a judgment.”

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Tsk tsk tsk―

A robed man sat at a long table in a dark room.

Suddenly one by one azaleas began to bloom at the empty tables.

The black azaleas gathered together and transformed into people wearing black robes.

When all twelve seats were filled the one in black robes sitting at the highest position opened his mouth.

“It seems like everyone is gathered here.”

The being who gathered the twelve apostles.

He was the priest who held everything in the abyss and made the decisions.

The apostles gathered there bowed their heads toward the priest and showed respect.

The priest looked at the apostles and said

“The gate at the Northern Continent branch has been destroyed.”

The apostles lifted their heads when they heard the priest’s words.

“Could it be Zeke Draker’s doing this again?”

From the Join tribe ghetto and the Badoka Holy Nation to the Dorta Republic and the Northern Continent.

The plans they had been preparing for a long time were all falling apart at the hands of Zeke Draker.

The priest nodded.

“Yes. After he defeated the Knights of the Great Sea Palace in Barkal he joined forces with the Northern Duke and made a surprise attack on the Ice Valley.”

The apostles looked in disbelief at the priest’s words.

『Ha but isn’t that place guarded not only by a high-level dream demon but also by Do-cheol one of the Four Evils? There’s no way an ordinary human knight could handle the Four Evils….』

bang!

The priest slammed the table.

His eyes glowed red inside the robe.

“Do you still think he’s just a normal human knight?”

The apostles shook their heads in tension at the cool priest’s words.

“No we just….”

“It seems like there’s something we don’t know.”

“We have to catch him as soon as possible.”

Only after the priest’s command did the apostles decide to capture Zeke Draker.

Then one of the apostles stood up.

“I have something to tell you priest.”

He was none other than Lopocale disguised as an apostle.

The apostle who had performed a summoning ritual to borrow the power of the ‘Slimy Pit of Darkness’ had his consciousness subdued by Lopocale and his body taken away.

Lopocale tried to use the abyss to carry out his master’s orders imitating the apostle.

He took out the information passed on by his master the ‘Slimy Pit of Darkness’.

『The ‘Slimy Pit of Darkness’ was already aware of the danger of Zeke Draker and gave him an oracle regarding this.』

The priest looked at him for a moment then nodded.

“Tell me what kind of trust it is.”

“You said we need to lure Zeke Draker to Rom and capture him.”

The other apostles grumbled at these words.

『Zeke Draker to Rom?』

“How can I drag that guy into Rome?”

The priest raised his hand and stopped the others from speaking.

“Tell me more.”

『’The Pit of Darkness’ said that Zeke Draker possessed immortal powers. He said that since he had powers different from those of ordinary knights a special trap was needed.』

The priest held his breath for a moment at the mention of Zeke Draker possessing the power of immortality.

Then he slowly opened his mouth.

“Did the Holy See really say that Zeke Draker was the one with the power of immortality?”

Lopocale nodded.

“You clearly said so.”

The other apostles did not understand the weight of the words immortal power but the priest did.

His eyes were filled with confusion delight and excitement.

‘Finally someone with truly immortal power has appeared!’

He finally understood why all the plans he had made up until now had to go wrong.

‘It is entirely possible for someone with immortal powers. They are the only ones who have the power to destroy a god.’

The priest rose from his seat and spoke to Lopocale.

“What did the Holy One tell you to do with Zeke Draker?”

『He didn’t say anything about it. But he said that we have to catch Zeke Draker to get our king back.』

When the word king was mentioned the apostles bowed their heads and recited words of praise to the devil king.

The priest said to Lopocale.

“I give you full authority. Lure Zeke Draker to Rom capture him and carry out the orders of the Constellation.”

Lopocale bowed his head to the priest and answered.

“I will obey your command.”

The priest concluded the meeting with this and dismissed the apostles.

The priest left alone in the dark room slowly took off his robe.

One side was the face of a young man while the other was a completely distorted and horrifying sight.

The eye on the distorted face was sewn shut.

The priest smiled bitterly feeling his sewn-up eye.

‘Immortal. I can finally obtain the power I have been waiting for for so many years.’