A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 441



Episode 441

Four guardians approached Zeke and simultaneously extended their hands.

The goal was to completely eliminate the intruder.

Black fog and cold telekinesis instantly covered Zig’s body.

Then at that moment Zeke’s body began to fall apart.

Srrrrrrrr—

However the fallen body of Zeke was not his real body but a shadow clone.

The Guardians who noticed this shouted urgently.

“It is not the intruder’s body.”

“Intruders must be excluded.”

“Find the intruder.”

Then something rose from the Guardians’ feet.

Clang! Clang!

Solomon’s Chains appeared and wrapped around the bodies of the four Guardians.

Kkwadduk!

The chained guardians struggled to break free.

Zeke appeared before those guardians.

Tsk tsk tsk―

Using the power of the spirit transformation contained in the scabbard Zeke escaped from the dimensional boundary and now revealed his true form to the Guardians.

“The power to acidify blood. This is the first time I’ve seen anything like it.”

If Zeke didn’t have immortality and healing factor he would have disappeared into a handful of blood.

However Zeke’s powerful regenerative powers overcame the Guardian’s power and restored his body.

However he judged that it would be difficult to deal with the Guardians with that alone so he created a shadow clone to make the Guardians let their guard down then hid himself by transforming into a spirit and waited for an opportunity.

The chained guardians mustered their strength to break free but Solomon’s chains were impossible to break.

Zeke slowly approached the Guardians and tried to remove the masks from their faces.

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But when I tried to take off the mask a strong electric current shot out.

At the same time strange sounds came out of the Guardians’ mouths as before.

『Warning. Warning』

『For complete exclusion of intruders.』

『Self-destruct system.』

“Turn it on.”

Kookookookook―

A strong light began to emanate from the Guardians’ heart area.

Zeke saw this and spoke urgently to the system.

‘Connect to those system guardians and cancel the self-destruct order.’

At his command the Kabbalah system connected to the Guardians’ control system.

[Protected by a strong security program.]

[Cancellation requires viewing and interpretation of karma data through the wisdom of the dragon.]

Zig saw the system’s message and immediately ordered it to be executed.

Tsk tsk tsk―

The system activated the wisdom of the dragon to access the guardians’ karma data and selectively reviewed the relevant levels.

[Encrypted admin access code found.]

[Do you want to decrypt the code with your Haeju skill and log in?]

‘Okay I’ll release it.’

At Zeke’s command the system used its skills to break through the Guardian’s security settings and deactivate the self-destruct command.

“Self-destruct order is lifted.”

As the suicide order was lifted a strong electric current once again surged through the masks covering the Guardians’ faces.

Phage phage phage!

At the same time the Guardians fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.

Kookung!

Zeke approached the fallen guardians.

He tilted his head as he watched the Guardians closely.

“It looks too human to be a golem… It doesn’t have the unique aura of an undead.”

Zeke took the Guardian’s hand and summoned the dragon’s wisdom again.

Then this time karma data about their existence came to mind.

Only then did Zeke realize what the Guardians were.

‘Homunculus?’

The Guardians’ true identities were none other than homunculi.

The homunculus that Zeke knew of was a being created by the great sage in the image of the King of Heroes in order to stop the Demon King.

The homunculus of the King of Heroes whom the dark elves feared and called a weapon of war.

That’s why Zeke looked at the four guardians with renewed eyes.

“Homunculus… Is that why he was able to exert such power?”

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Zeke laid the fallen Guardians against one side of the wall and asked the system.

‘Is it possible to restart these guys?’

The system responded to Zeke’s question with a message.

[Power source and new system settings are required for restart.]

Zig tilted his head at the message.

‘Power source and new system settings…’

Since he was an outsider in this area it seemed impossible to restart them right away.

Unlike the previous golems Zeke was troubled by the fact that he needed something else and as he looked around he discovered the coffins in which they were sleeping.

‘If these are not living creatures but homunculi and they need a power source…’

Zeke placed one of the Guardians into the sarcophagus and closed the lid.

Then I put the whole stone coffin into my inventory.

Tsk tsk tsk―

Surprisingly the sarcophagus containing the guardian went into my inventory.

“I tried it just in case but I didn’t expect it to work. It looks like the coffin is the power source.”

Zeke also placed all the remaining Guardians in sarcophagi and stored them in his inventory.

‘Hades would know something.’

If we reactivate them and investigate them it seems that we will be able to find out how homunculi were granted strong bloodline abilities in ancient times.

After collecting the Guardian Zeke stood in front of the tightly closed stone gate.

It was clear that the temple of the goddess Theia was inside the door that was blocked by such strong guardians.

‘But the temple of the goddess Theia is being blocked by homunculus guardians. I have no idea what constellation they are.’

Typically ancient ruins or temples tend to have monsters or guardians associated with the corresponding constellation.

However it seems unlikely that the constellations themselves would create homunculi and use them as guardians.

‘Has someone else placed a homunculus here? To keep it from getting inside?’

Zeke stood in front of the door wondering and tried to log into the system.

But this time again the connection failed.

The temple of the goddess Theia was more thoroughly guarded against intrusion by outsiders than any other security zone.

Zeke sighed took out his hammer and swung it at the door.

Boom!

But when he hit the door with a hammer full of energy surprisingly all the rebound was returned to Zeke.

“Hmm.”

Rubbing his tingling hands Zeke examined the door once more. It became clear that this stone gate was different from the typical doors of ancient dungeons.

After thinking about it he took out his sword and used his spirit transformation skill.

Tsk tsk tsk―

After entering the rift of another dimension he tried to enter through the stone gate.

But surprisingly I couldn’t get past the stone gate.

Wooooowoong―

Zig who had bounced out of the dimensional rift looked at the stone gate with a bewildered expression.

“This isn’t just a simple door.”

Although it took the form of a question it seemed like a passageway that could lead to another dimension.

It seemed impossible to enter the Temple of Teia without opening it properly.

“Hmm….”

After thinking about it Zeke took out the sword of the Eastern Continent from his inventory.

Then he summoned Nevilleros who was trapped inside.

Clang-

Nevilleth appeared with a black chain.

[Zeke! Zeke Drake!]

Neville who had been tricked by Zeke into opening the lock of the Demon World and then being sealed inside the sword again cried out in a voice full of rage.

Zeke said as he looked at Neville Ross like that.

“How have you been Neville Ross?”

Neville’s eyes lit up as he looked at Zeke’s impudent expression.

[I’ve heard rumors about him but he really is a man more devilish than the devil Zeke Draker.]

“Take it as a compliment. Since it’s been a while why don’t you take a look at this?”

Zeke took it casually and pointed to the door that would not open to Neville Ross.

When Neville Ross saw that the naturalization bloomed more vividly in his eyes.

[Do you know who I am! I am the most trusted inspector of the Abyss Ruler! And a noble of the Demon World…!]

Clank!

Zig took a bundle of black chains out of his inventory.

It was a chain of souls that Lopocale had brought from the East to capture Zeke.

Neville’s spirit was shaken to its core when he saw Zeke holding more chains than the soul chains that bound his own body.

[What is that?]

“I thought you were feeling a little more comfortable in there. So I added some more chains.”

Neville’s teeth chattered at the sound of Zeke’s sly voice.

[…A human who threatens the demon race. The end of the world is approaching.]

Although he said that it seemed as if Zeke’s threat had worked as Neville Ross calmed down and walked towards the door Zeke had pointed to.

He looked at the stone gate carefully for a while and then shook his head.

[I don’t know this either.]

“Was it more comfortable there?”

As Zeke twirled the chain Nevilleth waved his bony hand in confusion.

[It’s not a lie it’s the truth! This isn’t the way of the demon world nor is it magic! It’s the power of the constellations!]

Zeke narrowed his eyes and looked at Neville Ross with a suspicious look.

Neville’s gaze made him shake his head and shout in frustration.

[If you look at it that way it can’t be opened! This can never be opened unless you have strong demonic powers…!]

At that moment Zeke took a step towards Neville Ross.

“What did you just say?”

Suddenly Zeke approached him and Neville Ross asked stuttering in surprise.

[What are you talking about?]

“I told you something about the power of a strong demon.”

Neville’s teeth chattered at Zeke’s words.

[It means that since it is a door locked by power it can only be opened by power. However there is no being that can use such powerful powers….]

Zeke shook his head at Neville’s words.

“I can’t be that sure.”

[What does that mean?]

Zeke sat Neville down and explained the powers he possessed and the powers of the fallen constellations stored in Solomon’s Ring. Then he asked the surprised Neville if he had the right combination to open the gate.

Neville’s jaw dropped wide open when he heard about the powers that Zeke possessed. He was even more surprised that a human possessed powers whether it was a combination or something.

[Ah no. How is that… Wait then does that mean you also have the power of the ‘Black Snake in the Mouth’?]

“That guy Belial. He can use the power of ‘Deception.’”

Neville was surprised to hear that he had the power of Belial.

[Oh my goodness a human possesses that power. This is news that would make the great demons of the Demon World tremble.]

Neville who had been frozen in surprise calmed down and fell into thought at Zeke’s urging to come up with a way to open the door. After much thought he combined the powers that Zeke possessed to come up with a way to open the door.

[It seems possible if there is power deception and spiritization.]

“Huh? How is that possible?”

Nevilleos calmly explained the contents as expected of a black magician with a high reputation even in the demon world.

[That door has a structure that connects coordinates that are determined only under certain conditions. It is protected by the power of the constellations so it is impossible to open it using normal methods because it reflects all external impacts.]

Zeke nodded after hearing Neville’s words.

Because when I banged on the door with the hammer full of my soul I immediately felt that something was wrong.

[However if you have the power of deception you can deceive yourself into thinking that you have met the specific conditions of that door. When the door opens at the coordinates you can then hide your body with the power of spirit transformation and enter it.]

Neville’s explanation was quite plausible.

“What happens if I fail?”

[I think I might lose my physical body and become lost in a dimension.]

It was Neville Ross who spouted out scary words so casually.

Zig nodded upon hearing those words and took up the sword of the Eastern Continent.

Clang! Clang!

[Ugh!]

While he was letting his guard down Neville was once again bound by the chains of his soul and sucked into the sword.

[Gee Gee Gee Gee Gee!]

Zeke smirked as he watched Neville Ross being sucked in.

“If I become lost in the dimension you will also become lost while sealed in the sword. So I hope you succeed Neville Ross.”

[Kkaaaah!]

Neville’s seal was re-sealed into the sword with a single scream of indignation.

Zeke looked at the sword of the Eastern Continent that contained Nevilleros and slightly lowered the strength of the seal.

[…I can see and hear my surroundings for a moment. What’s going on?]

Neville’s voice was bewildered as he was able to sense his surroundings even while trapped in the sword.

Zeke chuckled and said to Neville Ross.

“I’ve given you a reward for your efforts so stay quiet. If you don’t I’ll strengthen the seal again.”

[Oh I see.]

Neville Ross was soon becoming tamed by Zeke.

Zig took a deep breath then stood in front of the stone gate and held out his hand wearing Solomon’s ring.

“deception.”

As he activated the power deception Zeke’s body was enveloped in black fog.

Tsk tsk tsk―

And as soon as the deception was triggered surprisingly the door that had been firmly closed began to react.

At the same time a message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

[$!# OK. Condition met. #%@$. Great Sage’s @#!&@!]