A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 457



Episode 457

Saladin the murderer.

Zeke knew this name too.

The name of the commander of the Murk Empire army that invaded the Central Continent 25 years ago was Saladin.

Records from that time also contain testimony that Saladin single-handedly fought against more than a hundred knights.

‘It was recorded that it was a monster that breathed black flames from its mouth had dozens of thorns on its back and had iron-like hair all over its body.’

Zik looked down at Saladin who was kneeling and bound in chains.

Contrary to testimony Saladin was of average build and had a rather innocent appearance.

Just as Zeke was thinking this was unexpected Scheherazade gave the order for the slaves to release their chains.

Chorrrrrr!

Immediately the sword and chains that bound Saladin’s neck and arms were released.

The nobles who saw this were frozen in place trembling with fear.

Zik who had read the information of the Murk Empire through his clairvoyance knew why the nobles feared Saladin so much.

‘Saladin returned to the empire as a defeated general in the war of aggression. The defeat was not actually his fault but the fault of his inexperienced commanders but Saladin had to take all the blame.’

If Saladin had led the army until the end of the invasion war the map of the central continent might have changed a lot.

Murk’s army which had entered through the desert had occupied the southern cities of Jupiter and Venus in Rome and was attempting to advance to the Midlands.

However the inexperienced noble commanders ruined the game that Saladin had laid out.

While the invading force was hesitating the knights of Draker and the wizards of Nirvana took advantage of this gap to attack and the invasion war ended in failure.

Even while retreating Saladin tried to save his soldiers as much as possible and sacrificed his own body to stop the pursuing Central Continent Allied Forces.

Saladin who had finally returned to the empire after going through many hardships was in danger of death due to false accusations made by the commanders whose lives were saved thanks to him.

Saladin’s men were furious and rescued him from prison then massacred all the cowardly noble commanders.

And the eastern warriors gathered around Saladin insisted that they should advance straight to the palace and overthrow the Sultan.

But Saladin’s army was no match for the Sultan’s powerful army.

After being captured Saladin threw away his sword and begged the Sultan to spare his men saying that he would give up his life.

However the Sultan ended the rebellion by killing all of his men and imprisoning Saladin.

‘In conclusion Saladin and his men killed all the noble commanders which only strengthened the Sultan’s power.’

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Zeke speculated that the reason the Sultan launched the war of aggression was not simply to invade the Central Continent but rather as a strategy to eliminate his arch-enemies within the empire.

If that guess is correct then Saladin was the best of the long-term pawns moving faithfully according to Scheherazade’s intentions.

While Zeke looked at Saladin with sunken eyes Scheherazade spoke to the slaves.

“Bring me the assassin’s weapon.”

As soon as she finished speaking another cart came inside.

Ddddddddddd—

On the cart which was being pulled with great difficulty by a dozen or so slaves was a huge sword that looked like a blunt piece of iron.

It was a huge sword so large that one wondered if it could even be called a sword.

A dozen or so slaves lifted the swords with great difficulty onto the arena.

Then Saladin approached and took up the talisman in one hand.

Phew!

Saladin lifted and swung the heavy sword which would have taken more than a dozen slaves to lift with great ease.

Saladin holding the sword radiated a threatening aura unlike before.

The nobles sitting in the stands gulped as they watched Saladin like that.

The reason he was given the nickname of ‘the murderer’ was because he used that very sword to cut off the necks of corrupt nobles in one fell swoop.

Because of that past whenever Saladin swung his sword the nobles would involuntarily break out in a cold sweat behind their backs.

Saladin who had regained some of his senses turned towards Zeke.

As he silently raised his sword Zeke also faced Levatein.

Zik said looking at Saladin.

“Go.”

At the same time two people rushed towards each other.

Chammadou and Levatein clashed in the middle of the arena.

Kwakwakwang!

The swords simply collided but the resulting shockwave spread in all directions.

The nobles sitting in the stands were startled by the shockwave and stepped back.

“Eek!”

“Aren’t you just going to get killed for no reason if you just sit here?”

Since the person who hosted the banquet was the Sultan the nobles could not leave the place even if they wanted to.

Scheherazade watched the duel between the two with sharp eyes surrounded by three spirits.

Hooooooooooo!

Saladin swung his giant sword freely and struck Zeke with his sword.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The terrifying sword strike of the assassin who had torn apart a dozen knights in one room rained down on Zigg.

However Zigg who was blocking the sword with Levatein was completely unruffled.

Zik took Saladin’s sword and exclaimed inwardly.

‘Your skill with the greatsword is truly amazing.’

In fact Zeke was more interested in Saladin’s swordsmanship than in his incredible physical strength.

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When handling a greatsword your attacks inevitably become monotonous but Saladin’s attacks were not like that.

The greatsword quickly sank into Zeke’s gap very persistently.

The movements were so natural that it was hard to believe that it was the swordsmanship of someone who had been imprisoned for a long time.

Quaching!

And at some point Zik pushed back by Saladin’s attack retreated to the back of the arena.

Yellin and Hades who were watching this had tense expressions.

Especially Yelin who had learned martial arts felt that Saladin’s swordsmanship was not ordinary and his face hardened even more.

And then Saladin raised his greatsword and rushed at Zik.

Hooooooooooo!

The great sword cutting through the air howled like a demon.

At the same time Zeke’s body which had been calmly holding the sword shook momentarily and disappeared.

Kwakwakwakwang!

Immediately afterwards Saladin’s greatsword completely devastated one side of the arena.

Then Zeke appeared in Saladin’s blind spot.

Levatein took advantage of the gap in her completely empty side.

At that moment Saladin’s arm muscles bulged and the greatsword changed direction in an instant.

Kwakwakwakwa!

His greatsword spun around and clashed with Zeke’s Levatein.

Kwakwakwakwang!

There was a loud explosion and the two were pushed back by the force of the impact.

“Hoo hoo.”

Saladin caught his breath amidst the rising clouds of dust.

Zeke looked at Saladin with a calm expression took up his sword again and said.

“How strange. That famous assassin is not the successor.”

Yellin and Hades who had been watching the duel were startled as if they had only just realized what Zeke had said.

As he said Saladin was not the successor and could not use the weapon with the sealed spirit.

The greatsword that Saladin was holding was literally just a very heavy and large sword.

Zik wanted to find out how Saladin could wield such power even though he was not the heir.

‘The chakras of the entire body are open. It seems like it was born with it rather than something that was trained like the mystics of Ishtar.’

In Ishtar the family of Yellin a special training method was used to open the body’s chakras increasing reaction speed and muscle strength.

However Saladin seemed to have innate chakras that were opened all over his body like the Tushin Tir rather than through the Ishtar-style training method.

Saladin silently took up his greatsword again and stepped forward.

Kugugugugugu―

Zeke felt a great power emanating from Saladin’s body.

‘I’m concentrating all my strength on the sword.’

Yellin who was watching this was even more surprised than Zeke.

“That’s… catching a tiger?”

Hades who was listening to Yellin from the side tilted his head and asked.

“Catching a tiger? What is that?”

Yellin spoke to Hades with a stern expression.

“It is one of our family’s secret techniques. It is a technique that focuses the chakra of the entire body onto the sword and kills everyone with one blow.”

Hades looked surprised at those words.

“How does a warrior from the Murk Empire know the secrets of Ishtar?”

Scheherazade who had been listening to their conversation answered Hades’ question on his behalf.

“Holy Being. That is an application of the hunting techniques of the ancient elves. Since the Ishtar family is of elven blood the origin of the technique must be the same.”

Yellin was surprised to hear Scheherazade’s words and asked.

“Your Majesty so you are saying that the assassin is also of elven blood?”

Scheherazade shook her head at those words.

“No. The author is a pure human being.”

Yellin looked incredulous at Scheherazade’s words.

“Pure human blood cannot learn the secrets of Ishtar. They have to open the chakras…”

“Saladin is a defector. He is what you call an Irregular. That is why he was able to learn the hunting skills of the elves.”

Yellin’s eyes widened slightly at the mention of Saladin being an irregular but soon he looked convinced.

“Irregular… So you were able to open your chakra while being outside the laws of the world.”

“The deserters are mysterious beings of unknown origin. One of the scholars who studied under me before was also a deserter that is an irregular. He showed a strange talent for using both magic and aura. However he has now fled to the lands to the west.”

At Scheherazade’s words Yellin looked at the arena with a tense expression.

Kugugugugugu―

Saladin who had gathered all his energy in a tiger-catching stance was glaring at Zeke with sharp eyes.

And in an instant his body was thrown towards Zeke.

Quaddudduk—

The floor where Saladin had run completely collapsed.

He leapt into the air and swung his powerful greatsword down at Zeke.

Zeke also raised his spirits by holding Levatein.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwa―

A black aura rose from his body and enveloped the sword.

“Haaaaaaah!”

Zeke swung his Infinite Sword towards Saladin who was swinging his greatsword down with a shout.

Infinite Sword Special

Black Sword Technique

Black wing

In response to the Black Sword the Black Sword Levatein rose black wings from Zeke’s body.

The black wings wrapped around Saladin’s tiger catch causing a huge collision in the air.

Woooo …

A shockwave rippled through the air as Levatein and Saladin’s greatswords clashed.

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Rrrrrrr!

The nobles watching were startled and terrified by the thunder and lightning created by the shock wave.

“Oh the sky is splitting apart!”

“Oh my God! How could I have such power without using the Demon Spirit’s weapon!”

It was unbelievable to them that such a spectacle could be created using only human power without the use of a demon’s weapon.

Kwakwakwakwa―

A huge shockwave spread in all directions and the air in the banquet hall shook violently.

thud!

Zeke and Saladin landed below the arena in a cloud of dust.

Zik holding Levatein stood upright in the same posture as before.

But Saladin was on one knee trembling his greatsword planted in the floor.

“Cough!”

Soon Saladin began spewing black blood from his mouth.

It seemed as if the blood flowed backwards due to an internal injury caused by the sudden exertion of excessive force.

Then Zeke took out a potion from his inventory and threw it at Saladin saying:

“Eat it. It will help you feel better.”

The assassin stared at the potion that Zeke had handed him while panting for breath then raised his gaze to the Sultan.

Scheherazade gestured as if it was okay and Saladin drank the potion in one gulp.

“Phew…..”

As soon as I drank the top-grade potion that Zeke gave me my internal injuries subsided.

Saladin who had caught his breath stood up again took hold of his greatsword and assumed a stance.

It seemed like he intended to continue the duel despite his injuries.

‘What a fiercely stubborn warrior.’

Zeke realized that Saladin had no intention of ending the duel until he was dead.

Looking at that sight I was reminded of the knights of Northern Himonas who had risked their lives with him in his previous life.

Saladin’s reckless yet upright spirit was not unpleasant to Zeek.

Zeke grabbed Levatein again.

A warrior who confronts with sincerity needed to be treated with sincerity.

But then it happened.

Tsk tsk tsk―

A golden barrier appeared before Zeke and Saladin.

Phew!

Scheherazade riding on the back of the golden fox looked at Zeke from the air and said.

“I will make the second trial also your victory.”

It was Scheherazade who acknowledged the defeat of Saladin.

But after she finished speaking her eyes turned golden.

Scheherazade said to Zeke with a captivating smile.

“The third trial will be undertaken by Jim himself.”