A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 85



Episode 85

There was a reason Zeke remembered brothers Al and Jeff.

‘In a past life those weird guys created a cure for safflower disease.’

As the plague spread and many people died the continent fell into chaos.

While no one had been able to develop a cure for the disease brothers Al and Jeff succeeded in developing a cure.

What’s even more amazing is that these eccentric twins released the recipe for the cure for free and made it widely known across the continent.

Thanks to this the epidemic was able to end quickly.

Zeke also taught Melissa Alencia the cure for safflower disease that he remembered at that time.

He recalled the information he had heard about brothers Al and Jeff in his past life.

‘After the cure for Hong Hwa-byeong we received a lot of support and developed many things but because we were such eccentric people in the end almost none of them were useful.’

Brothers Al and Jeff were eccentrics who only cared about the research they liked so they developed new drugs that were more like jokes than practical potions.

There are potions that stop hiccups as soon as you drink them eye drops that instantly remove eye boogers and medicine that prevents stomachaches for people who drink milk.

They are all like that. Hundreds of new drugs have been created but only a handful have been commercialized.

Zeke asked Payne.

“Those twins. How are their skills?”

“They may have slightly unusual personalities but they are certainly excellent alchemists.”

If Payne who acknowledged Zeke’s skills was saying this then alchemy itself must be a real thing.

He said to Payne.

“So what are their demands?”

“I applied for a variety of alchemy materials but there were too many that seemed unrelated to this new drug research. I’m not an alchemist but I can tell how certain materials should be combined but there were quite a few materials that were completely unrelated.”

If you’re brothers Al and Jeff you could use the excuse of developing a new drug to make whatever drug you want.

“Can you guess what I’m trying to make?”

Payne shook his head at Zeke’s question.

“I didn’t expect it at all. So I cut the budget for expensive materials that seemed unnecessary and then they went on strike.”

Zeke had a rough idea of ​​what the situation was.

He said to Payne.

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“Please provide the materials that Al and Jeff request.”

Payne was startled by those words.

“Really? It must cost quite a lot of money.”

Zeke flinched at Payne’s intense reaction and asked.

“…How much does it cost?”

“At most it’s worth about a hundred thousand gold…”

“A hundred thousand gold? What kind of materials did you request to get that amount?”

“There are many things. The dung of the golden falcon that lives only in the northern ice mountains the dung of the golden Komodo dragon that lives in the swamps the dung of the Kraken King that lives only in the Dead Sea of ​​the South Seas…”

Zeke’s expression distorted at Payne’s words.

‘Why is it all shit?’

Zik nodded after thinking about it.

“First please save everything that you can. But make sure to tell him firmly that the new medicine using Soma must be completed.”

Payne’s face brightened at Zeke’s permission.

“Understood Master.”

Kay who was next to me said with a worried expression.

“Are you sure you can afford to invest a hundred thousand gold in those weirdos?”

“If a proper new drug comes out it wouldn’t be a waste to spend a hundred thousand gold.”

Zeke clenched his fist with a loud clenching sound.

“If the results aren’t good I’ll have to go there and warn them myself.”

His reaction made Kay break out in a cold sweat and Payne laugh awkwardly.

* * *

“The Drake Martial Arts Tournament Quarterfinals are about to begin!”

The large stadium built in Atlas was packed with spectators.

The front was filled with flags from sponsoring families cheering on the participants.

Among them the large banner of the Agamemnon family which cheered on Zeke and the incredibly ornate banner of the Graham family were the most striking.

On the other side the Siemens family’s associates who had gathered their connections cheered Edward on with a military band.

The participants showed up at the stadium which was so noisy in many ways.

The eight third-round contestants including Zeke and his party went up to the stadium and greeted the audience.

Felix who initially refused to participate was the most excited and waved to the audience.

After a while Gareth appeared and announced the first player.

“Felix Valencia Morton Heroes.”

Felix who realized that it was his turn first rolled his eyes in surprise.

Then Zeke hit Felix on the back with a crunching sound.

“Ugh! It hurts Master.”

“Stop dawdling and hurry up. You know how to practice closing the chamber.”

Felix grumbled at Zeke’s threats and climbed onto the field.

His opponent Morton Heroes sneered at Felix.

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Heros was one of the vassals of the Siemens family considered a prestigious family in the eastern region.

Morton was secretly delighted to see his opponent Felix a man he had never heard of before.

‘I guess the quarterfinals will be a breeze.’

“Game start!”

Jeeeeing!

The tournament match began with the referee’s gong.

Morton slowly approached Felix sword in hand.

He smirked and swung his sword at Felix.

Whee!

A neat and clean cut worthy of a prestigious family was revealed.

Felix dodged Morton’s sword by moving backwards slightly.

Then Morton snickered.

‘It’s not a complete mess is it?’

He readjusted his sword and charged at Felix.

“Haaaah!”

With a shout Morton swung his sword with such force that he seemed ready to cut Felix’s waist in one fell swoop.

Pachin!

But Felix slid Morton’s sword away too easily.

Morton stepped back and gave a bitter laugh.

“You’re lucky.”

Felix took a step toward Morton without responding to his taunt.

Unlike the easygoing appearance of Felix that I had seen outside the stadium I felt an inexplicable sense of intimidation from Felix holding a sword.

Morton flinched and stepped back without realizing it.

‘What the heck. I’m just trying to get this guy to do it…’

In an instant Felix quickly lunged forward.

Then he lifted his sword and made a vertical slash.

It was a clean cut as if it had jumped out of a swordsmanship textbook.

“omg!”

Morton barely managed to block Felix’s sword with his sword.

My wrist felt tingly from the heavy sword strike.

Felix swung his sword in all directions without stopping.

Vertical slash horizontal slash diagonal downward slash diagonal upward slash etc.

It was a simple slashing motion but Morton was out of his mind as the sword strikes continued without pause.

“Gasp gasp.”

He took a deep breath and got into position.

Before I knew it the hand holding the sword was trembling.

‘What am I to this idiot…?’

Meanwhile Felix took a half step closer.

Morton stepped back frightened without realizing it.

As I was pushed like that I was eventually pushed to the corner of the stadium.

Felix who had confirmed Morton’s location raised his sword and shot out with his body twisted like a bow.

Then he swung his sword strongly at Morton.

Phew!

Morton raised his sword to block Felix’s sword.

But Felix’s sword blasted Morton away along with the sword.

“Keuh-euk!”

Morton was sent flying out of the stadium and landed outside the stadium.

“Felix Valencia wins!”

As soon as the match was declared over Felix immediately put down his sword and returned to his original expression.

“Whew it’s a good thing my opponent is weak. I almost ended up training in a closed room.”

In fact Morton Heroes was by no means a weak opponent.

Felix who had been training among the strong while following Zeke had not realized how strong he had become.

The next match was between Reyna and Liam.

The two people who were competing for 1st and 2nd place at the academy will face off in the martial arts tournament.

“Please take care of me Reina Draker.”

Reina nodded in response to Liam’s words.

After the gong sounded to signal the start of the battle the two men drew their weapons and faced each other.

But they just looked at each other and didn’t move.

This is because they have been constantly competing against each other since their academy days so they already know well how their opponents will move.

The audience also watched the confrontation between the two people with bated breath.

As the silent standoff continued Liam was the first to break the balance.

Pot!

He lowered his stance and attacked Reina’s legs.

Choaack!

Reyna leaped into the air and tried to slash Liam in the back.

But Liam’s long arm swung his sword at an odd angle blocking Reyna’s sword.

visor!

The two men again distanced themselves and began to explore keeping each other in check.

Since I was in a situation where I couldn’t use my aura I had to swing my sword with only my physical strength.

Reyna possessed the strength and resilience typical of the Turn family while Liam’s long reach and flexibility allowed for unconventional attacks.

This time Reina was the first to attack.

As previously advised by Zeke he launched an attack using the elasticity of his entire body.

Wheeeeeek!

A sharp sword strike unfolded from her sword making it hard to believe she wasn’t using an aura.

Liam stepped back and quickly swung his sword to block Reyna’s attack.

Then he swung his long legs and did a downward kick.

puck!

Reina was hit by a sudden kick attack.

As her balance was disrupted Liam took advantage of the gap.

Choaack!

He swung his sword as if he was going to cut Reina’s waist.

That was when.

For a moment Reina’s eyes flashed and all of her muscles pulsated surpassing the limits of her body.

Reina felt as if time had stopped.

‘What is this feeling?’

It felt like Liam’s sword was slowly approaching him.

Reyna dodged Liam’s sword and turned around diving into his arms.

Then he tripped Liam and tripped him.

Phew!

Time which had stopped again returned to its original state.

Liam lying on the floor had an expression on his face like he couldn’t understand why he had fallen.

Reina felt a screaming pain in every muscle in her body.

She held the sword to Liam’s neck as he lay there struggling to bear the pain.

“Rayna Draker wins!”

Reina took a deep breath and tried to catch her breath.

‘I found a new way.’

The confrontation with Liam became the foundation for Reyna’s growth.

Zeke who was watching this smiled bitterly.

‘Flashlight. As expected a genius is a genius.’

In Zeke’s previous life it seemed that the application of Reina who was called the Knight of Flash was gradually taking hold.

Then Felix spoke to Zeke from the side.

“Master Liam lost the death penalty so it’s time for closed training right?”

Without answering Zeke simply slapped Felix on the back and slowly walked up to the stadium.

Because it was his turn next.

“Zeke Drake Edward Siemens!”

Zeke looked at the spear that Edward Siemens had brought up onto the field.

‘Hey you little shit. You brought a magic spear.’

He had prevented the use of Aura and instead entered the duel with a spear that was secretly enchanted.

Since Zigg could sense mana which was the source of aura and magical power he was able to detect the magic on the spear.

Edward said to Zeke.

“Remember strategy ultimately trumps force.”

It was Edward who was rationalizing his petty actions by talking nonsense.

Zeke took Bahamut without saying anything.

And soon the gong rang to signal the start of the game.

Edward shouted and ran towards Zeke with his spear in hand.

“Haaaah!”

The speed at which he charged and the power with which he swung his spear were no different from those with Aura as if he had been enchanted with Haste and Strength.

But Zeke swung Bahamut at the flying spear with an indifferent face.

Crunch!

“uh?”

The blade part was cut off in one blow.

Edward didn’t quite understand what was happening.

And then immediately Zeke swung his sword at him.

Phew!

Edward tried to block Zeke’s sword with his remaining spear.

But Zeke’s sword was faster.

He struck Edward with the side of his sword not the blade.

“Whew!”

Edward who tried to dodge but was hit hard in the back by the sword let out a strange sound and fell down.

The audience’s mouths dropped open when they saw Edward faint in one of Zeke’s rooms.

The referee also barely came to his senses and shouted.

“Gee Gee Drake wins!”

Paramedics carried Edward Siemens out foaming at the mouth.

Edward was eliminated without even being able to properly use the various strategies he had prepared.

After taking Bahamut under his wing Zeke leisurely descended down the arena.

“Wow!”

“Zeke! Zeke!”

The stadium was filled with cheers.