A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 458



Episode 458

The Sultan who had personally taken on the third ordeal sat on the golden fox and looked down at Zig with a noble expression.

The black lion and white tiger at her feet glared at Zeke with sharp eyes.

Although he used to feel friendly towards Zeke as a leader and act cute he is now showing strong hostility towards his master Scheherazade due to her will.

Zeke said as he watched Scheherazade engage in a duel with three spirits.

“Can I really swing my sword at Your Majesty?”

“Are you afraid that I will be killed by your sword? If you can kill me I will hand over the throne of this empire to you.”

It was a voice so confident that it was almost maddening.

The golden fox landed on the ground and Scheherazade slid down on its tail.

She said this while looking at Saladin who was still holding the greatsword.

“Your Highness the Murderer. I have seen your loyalty. This is enough to pay the price for your crimes. How about returning to your position as commander?”

Even when Scheherazade offered to forgive his sins Saladin bowed his head in silence and said nothing.

Scheherazade looked down at Saladin and said.

“How can I break that stubbornness? For now I understand. So go down. And open your eyes and watch the duel between me and that knight.”

Saladin went down to the arena at Scheherazade’s command.

He placed his greatsword on the floor and knelt down staring at the arena.

Saladin’s appearance was the epitome of upright armament.

Of course the nobles sitting near Saladin were sweating and shivering but Scheherazade didn’t seem to care at all.

Scheherazade who had been inspecting the fine dueling grounds here and there instead of the nobles shook her head.

“Hmm I guess we won’t be able to play the game properly like this.”

As she reached out her hand along with the words the ornament on her wrist glowed brightly.

Then surprisingly the broken floor of the stadium filled up on its own and returned to its original shape.

Looking at this Zeke realized that Scheherazade’s bracelet was a weapon with a powerful spirit sealed inside it.

‘If all those ornaments are the weapons of the demon spirit…’

If we assume that each weapon contains a spirit with different abilities this means that Scheherazade can display abilities as diverse as Zeke’s.

‘The power of the spirits will be there too so it won’t be easy.’

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In the Central Continent knights were classified by color and magicians by circle to gauge their skills but the warriors of the Eastern Continent had abilities that were different from those standards making it difficult to predict the range and power of their attacks.

Scheherazade smiled as Zeke stood still with his sword in hand.

“If you can’t overcome the burden you can’t make a pledge of loyalty.”

Zeke changed his stance at Scheherazade’s provocation that seemed to be a call to attack. As she said he had to fulfill the conditions in order to make a pledge of fidelity.

He took the form of the Dragon’s Slash and stepped forward firing the crescent moon.

Wheeeeeek―

A crescent-shaped aura blade shot out from Zeke’s sword and flew towards Scheherazade.

Scheherazade looked bored when she saw this.

“Caplan.”

At her words Baekho bared his teeth and ran forward.

Kaaaah!

A strong wind burst out from Baekho’s body and wrapped around the Crescent Moon Aura Blade that Zeke had launched.

Then he tore off Zeke’s auror blade with his sharp claws and teeth.

Krrrrrr—

This was possible because he was not an ordinary tiger but a spirit.

Scheherazade said looking at Zeke.

“The expedition is meaningless to Jim. I want to see Kyung’s true skills.”

Zeke nodded holding his sword in his hand at Scheherazade’s words.

“Okay Your Majesty. Then I will really go.”

His posture changed.

He raised one hand toward Baekho.

Phage crackle-

In an instant a lightning hell unfolded and a chain of magic struck Baekho.

Krrrr!

Baekho was startled by the magic that suddenly appeared and stepped back.

Zeke didn’t miss the gap and used his whirlwind to run forward.

Then he stepped on Baekho’s back and rushed towards Scheherazade behind him.

“Kara!”

At Scheherazade’s shout the black lion that had been waiting rushed towards Zeke.

Wow! Wow!

The black lion roared and breathed fierce flames from its mouth.

Whoosh whoosh!

Zeke held Levatein and blocked the Black Lion’s flames.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk―

Surprisingly Levatein absorbed the flames emitted by the Black Lion into his sword.

Within seconds a light flickered from Levatein’s sword which was now soaked in the flames of the Black Lion and white flames shot out.

Kwakwakwakwa!

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The white flames that emerged from the sword wrapped around the black lion’s body.

Kaaaaah!

The Black Lion fought back against the flames that returned to him and breathed black flames again.

Zeke then pushed aside the black lion and rushed towards Scheherazade who was riding on the back of the golden fox.

Even while looking at such a person Scheherazade had a relaxed expression.

But then Zeke jumped into the air and shouted.

“Bucephalus!”

The Dragon Demon King Bucephalus was summoned into the air and carried Zeke on his back.

The nobles of the Murk Empire who saw Bucephalus were shocked and made a noise.

“Is this the first time you’re seeing Youngsu?”

“It looks extraordinary. The leader of the Shinsoo is truly different.”

Scheherazade’s expression also changed as she realized that the Bucephalus summoned by Zeke was no ordinary leader.

“Tilki fly.”

The golden fox followed Scheherazade’s command and flew into the air to where Bucephalus was.

And then an electric current flowed from Bucephalus’ two horns.

Zeke shouted pointing to Scheherazade riding the golden fox.

“Bucephalus! Now is the time!”

Pfft pfft pfft!

A bolt of electricity from Bucephalus’ horn flew towards Scheherazade and the golden fox.

The golden fox flying puffed out its nine tails and wrapped them around itself and Scheherazade.

Phage support support –

The lightning generated by Bucephalus was unable to penetrate the defensive wall made of the golden fox’s tail and was canceled out.

Then Scheherazade stretched out her arm through the gap between the tails.

One of the rings on her finger emitted a splendid light.

Ss …

Within moments orange smoke began to flow out of the ring forming a mass to reveal a muscular spirit with orange skin.

The spirit dressed in the garb of an ancient Eastern warrior was holding a huge club with an iron core.

“Attack that knight.”

At Scheherazade’s command the spirit flew straight towards Zeke with a club in hand.

A powerful iron club flew towards Zig’s head.

Hoooooooong―

Seeing this Zeke immediately equipped the Hersion of the goddess Theia.

The goddess Theia’s Hersion had all seals lifted through authentication.

As an external attack flew towards Zeke Hersion which was linked to the system detected it and automatically activated defensive magic.

Woooo …

A plasma shield with a defensive power stronger than shield magic was spread out in front of Zeke and the spirit’s club collided with the shield.

Pfft pfft pfft!

The shield deflected the spirit’s attacks and fired a plasma wave in return.

Ohhhhhhhhhh!

The spirit exposed to the plasma wave let out a groan of pain then failed to maintain its form and dissipated into orange smoke again.

Scheherazade looked intrigued when Zeke not only blocked the spirit’s attack but counterattacked and dispelled the summoning.

‘So it turns out he’s not just a knight who swings a sword.’

In her view the knights of the Central Continent were strong but they were too stubborn and inflexible.

A group of diehards who insist on only using the Auror training method even though they can use weapons with sufficient magic.

Still they were clearly strong.

Knights of the Blue Knight class could easily take on warriors from the East.

But when you go beyond the blue knight and into the realm of red and black things are different.

There existed monstrous transcendent beings who could exert power far beyond that of a demon with just one sword.

The fact that the invasion war ended in defeat for the Murk Empire was partly due to the mistakes of the noble commanders but it was also due to the powerful force of the red knights who showed up at the right time and place and above all the presence of the black knights who could not be dealt with with only the magic weapons.

Since the invasion war Scheherazade has been interested in the knights of the Central Continent especially the black knights who wield transcendent powers.

It was for this reason that he created and supported a research lab in the palace to study the Yeongong method.

But no matter how much research was done the secret behind the Black Knight’s transcendent strength could not be revealed.

This was because it was a completely different method from the Eastern technique of strengthening abilities by using the Demon Spirit’s weapons.

Scheherazade wanted to experience the strength of the Black Knight firsthand through Zeke who faced her while riding Bucephalus and to understand what the difference was.

She said looking at Zeke.

“Leader of the divine beasts. Show me more of your power.”

With those words Scheherazade’s eyes turned golden.

Woohoo!

At the same time the golden energy flowing out from the golden fox’s body enveloped Scheherazade’s body.

As she raised both hands golden energy focused on the bracelets on her arms.

Tsk tsk tsk―

An ominous energy arose from the bracelet.

At that moment Hades who was watching this from the VIP seat jumped up in surprise.

“This energy…?”

Zeke also felt the energy flowing from Scheherazade’s bracelet and his eyes shook.

‘Is this the breath of a dragon?’

Although the feeling was somewhat different from the dragon’s aura he was familiar with the essence was the same.

Scheherazade’s eyes began to change.

And after a while her eyes turned into golden dragon eyes.

Quaddudduk—

Scheherazade’s eyes and skin began to develop dragon-like scales.

Zeke looked in disbelief as he watched Scheherazade transform into the form of a dragon.

‘Is it possible to become a dragon without making a contract with a dragon?’

While he was dazed for a moment Scheherazade raised her sharp claws and swung them at Zeke.

Choaaaak―

The dragon’s claw flew towards Zig as if it was taking advantage of the gap.

Zeke set up Levatein to block the dragon claws that Scheherazade had launched.

Quaching!

Although the dragon’s claw was blocked by Levatein its force was so strong that the shockwave pierced through Hersion.

‘Ugh.’

I didn’t know this when I used the Dragon Clan skill but when I actually encountered it it was quite difficult to deal with.

Scheherazade who had become tolerant looked at Zeke and said.

“How is it descendant of the Dragon Slayer? The dragon your ancestors hated is here.”

Zeke dismounted from Bucephalus’ back and hovered in the air aiming his sword at Scheherazade.

He admitted that he had been underestimating the Sultan’s abilities.

And at that moment Zeke’s momentum changed completely.

Wooooowoong―

Zeke opened the Black Knight’s form and raised the Astral Sword.

Kugugugugugu―

A completely different momentum than before enveloped the entire banquet hall beyond the arena.

Scheherazade smiled in satisfaction at the momentum with which Zeke pierced through her skin covered in dragon’s fur.

‘Yes this is it. A transcendent strength that surpasses human limitations. This is what I was curious about.’

Scheherazade also amplified the dragon’s energy even more.

Kkwadddd …

Her hands became completely dragon-like and her fingernails grew sharper and more pointed.

Zeke felt the spiritual power concentrated in Scheherazade’s body and charged forward with his sword.

At the same time Scheherazade also flew towards Zeke as if bouncing off of him.

Kwakwakwakwa!

Zeke’s Astral Sword and Scheherazade’s Dragon Claw collided with each other creating powerful waves.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!

The clash of transcendent beings who had surpassed human limitations created a huge explosion.

Kugugugugugu―

The shockwave that occurred around Zeke and Scheherazade as they collided in the air spread throughout the banquet hall.

“Ugh!”

The seats of the nobles watching the duel were unable to withstand the shockwave and shattered and people were also blown backwards as if caught in a storm.

Jiiiiiing―

The VIP seats were fortunately able to escape the shockwave’s impact thanks to Hades’ protective shield.

Yellin gaped in shock at the sight of Zeke and Scheherazade clashing. She looked at Hades who was barely able to pull himself together and put up a protective shield and spoke.

“Lord Hades. Sir Zeke… Are you really human?”

Hades shook his head in response to Yellin’s words.

“I don’t know much about it these days. Anyway that guy Zeke was always like that so I guess that’s how it is. The Sultan’s power is truly amazing. A human being can draw out the power of a dragon by borrowing the power of the spirit. Is this also part of the bloodline’s ability? Hmm it’s a perfect subject of research.”

Kugugugugugu―

As Hades spoke the shockwave subsided and the arena was revealed once again.

The two people who had been floating in the air had already settled down in the arena and were facing each other.

Zeke holding Levatein and Scheherazade who has returned to human form.

She suddenly shook her head and stepped towards Zeke.

“I guess it won’t work.”

Scheherazade said looking at Zeke.

“Sir Zeke Draker once again proposes marriage to me.”

Her eyes were filled with intense longing.

“I think I have fallen in love with you.”