Chapter 111
“This is?”
It was the bundle of chains he had seen in Terakan Draker’s video.
Zeke reached out his hand toward the chains.
[‘Chain of ???’ has been detected.]
[Title of Terakan Draker’s Heir is activating.]
[Registering as heir to the ‘Chain of ???’.]
Just like the Great Hersion obtained from Cain, the chains left by Terakan Draker also had their name hidden by question marks instead of visible text.
WOOOONG!
Suddenly, the chains began to vibrate.
At the same time, light started emanating from the chains.
‘What, what’s happening?’
The bundle of chains raised itself like a snake.
Then it wrapped around Zeke’s arm wearing the gauntlet.
“UGH!”
When Zeke tried to grab and shake off the chains from his arm in the sudden situation, the chains transformed into light.
WOOOONG!
The chains that had turned to light passed through the gauntlet and dug into Zeke’s skin while wrapping around his arm.
Zeke felt pain as if his arm was burning.
“ARGHHHH!”
The pain in his arm wrapped by iron chains couldn’t be healed even with Healing Factor.
Zeke collapsed, clutching his arm and trembling in pain.
Then at some point, the iron chains seemed to seep into and wrap around Zeke’s arm.
“UGHHHHH!”
Zeke hurriedly took off and threw away the gauntlet.
SCREECH!
When Zeke checked immediately, there was a chain-shaped pattern engraved on his arm.
The pattern emitted a red light as if burning, then the light subsided leaving only a faint pattern.
Only then did the burning pain in his arm finally stop.
“PHEW.”
Zeke wiped his cold sweat and stared at the chain pattern engraved from his left wrist to near his shoulder.
“What in the world is this?.”
A message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
[‘Chain of ???’ has been successfully registered to user’s soul.]
[Acquired skill ‘Soul Binding Technique (A-rank)’ by registering ‘Chain of ???’.]
[Soul Binding Technique related documents have been registered to Terakan Draker’s secure archive ‘Miscellaneous’ folder.]
“Soul Binding Technique?”
After reading the message, Zeke opened the secure archive.
―Terakan Draker’s Secure Archive―
1. Organization Operation Manual
2. Dragon Slaying Manual Ver. 5.21 (Final)
3. Reference Materials
4. Collection of Growth-Promoting Sayings
5. Miscellaneous
“Miscellaneous? Ah, so this was the folder the system said it would create.”
When he clicked on the text ‘Miscellaneous’, there were lists of laboratory photos and videos that Zeke had saved.
And at the bottom of the list, there was a newly added item.
―Soul Binding Technique_Final Version
Zeke checked the contents by clicking on Soul Binding Technique.
As seen in the holographic video, it contained detailed instructions on how to use chains to bind an enemy’s movements.
“This is almost as detailed as the dragon slaying manual?”
Most knights today use swordsmanship.
Only the Empire and Holy Kingdom use sword techniques incorporating shields, while those who use spear techniques or archery are extremely rare.
So there was no way binding techniques using chains would have survived.
Even so, it was strange that there was no record of the fact that Terakan Draker, the knight of knights, was not only a master of swordsmanship but also of such binding techniques.
Zeke stretched out his left arm while looking at the contents of the Soul Binding Technique.
“Let’s see. The chains come out like this?”
Zeke took a pose as if throwing chains.
Then the pattern engraved on his arm glowed and chains smoothly shot out.
“Wow, it really works?”
Zeke grabbed the chains that shot out from his arm and swung them around.
WHOOSH!
The chains moved according to Zeke’s will, extending and retracting.
After trying out the binding technique movements left by Terakan, Zeke returned the chains back into the pattern.
“If I master this properly, I could easily catch magic beasts.”
Catching magic beasts yields large amounts of karma points.
Since points were useful in many ways, he needed to hunt and collect magic beasts whenever he had time.
Zeke wore a satisfied expression at gaining an unexpected new weapon.
“Good thing I got it first before the Empire bastards discovered it.”
Since things turned out this way, he decided to look for other things besides the legacy left by Terakan Draker.
“System, are there any other places with relics besides this defensive base facility?”
[Checking facilities according to administrator’s command.]
[Search complete.]
[An old dragon lair built before the construction of the defensive base is detected underground.]
Zeke was surprised by the system’s words.
“What? Dragon lair?”
In response to Zeke’s reaction, the system automatically displayed a map marking the path to the dragon lair.
[The defensive base’s transport system is currently not operational. Moving underground through the emergency exit is possible.]
Looking at the map, Zeke found the entrance to the emergency exit in a corner of the defensive base.
Zeke descended endlessly down the dark emergency stairway.
“First time seeing a dungeon like this.”
It seemed the Bird tribe built a temple above the dragon lair, and then Terakan Draker built a defensive base there to stop dragons and magic beasts.
While going down the stairs and imagining the dungeon’s structure in his head, Zeke had one question.
‘Come to think of it, dragons who were called world regulators attacked humans along with magic beasts. Does that make sense?’
In the past memories, Bahamut said he would kill all humans to maintain world balance if they became too strong through aura.
Perhaps Bahamut, feeling threatened by a world full of humans, led other dragons and magic beasts to try to destroy the human world.
‘But Bahamut made a contract with Terakan. Something doesn’t add up.’
According to Kaisir, making a contract between human and dragon was like sharing each other’s souls.
He called the relationship between dragons and dragon contractors ‘eternal mates’.
That meant Terakan Draker and Bahamut were also eternal mates who shared souls.
But in the past memories, Terakan directly eliminated Bahamut, his contracted dragon.
In Kaisir’s words, it was ‘something that could never happen’.
Zeke fell into deep thought as he recalled the scenes he saw in his past memories.
‘There’s too little known about both Bahamut and Terakan Draker, so I can’t figure out what happened. There’s information but connecting it is difficult.’
Lost in various thoughts, Zeke had already descended all the underground stairs and stood before a massive door.
“Is this the dragon’s lair?”
It was a door so large and thick it couldn’t even be compared to ordinary castle gates.
Shaking off the overwhelming pressure, Zeke slowly reached his hand toward the door.
[Title ‘One Blessed by the Great Dragon’ confirmed.]
[Opening the lair.]
The firmly sealed door of the lair with no visible seams slowly opened.
Zeke wore a bewildered expression seeing the door open by itself.
‘At this rate, there might not be any ruins I can’t enter.’
Unlike powers or skills, Zeke was newly amazed by the power of ‘titles’ whose use he hadn’t known.
Walking into the lair, Zeke’s jaw dropped at its scale. It was even more amazing than when he saw the Bird tribe’s temple.
The size of the dragons he saw in the holographic videos was surprising, but the lair where such dragons stayed boasted an unimaginably massive grandeur.
Despite being sealed for a long time, the floor, pillars, and walls remained almost undamaged.
After passing through a long and wide corridor while admiring its enormous size, a large cavern appeared inside.
“This is?”
The middle of the cavern was hollowed out, and surprisingly, the bottom was covered with refined magic stones like gravel.
“My goodness.”
It was an incredible sight to see magic stones covering the floor of the circular cavern that was about twenty times the size of Valhalla’s grand training ground.
Then text appeared before his eyes.
[Accessing lair control system.]
[All functions are stopped as the previous administrator closed the lair.]
[Searching for other access routes.]
Soon after, different system text appeared.
[Title ‘Successor of the Sword Saint’ confirmed.]
[Playing message left for the successor.]
Zeke was surprised seeing the message that appeared.
“Successor of the Sword Saint? Why suddenly?”
Woooong!
Suddenly a massive dragon appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
A gold dragon with two pairs of wings, scales shining like gold, and blue eyes.
Zeke stepped back seeing the gold dragon that appeared as a hologram.
Though it was a hologram, its overwhelming presence was directly conveyed to Zeke.
The gold dragon that appeared as a hologram looked at Zeke with glowing blue eyes.
The dragon’s voice echoed in Zeke’s mind.
「One who carries on the lineage of the Sword Saint, Sethon Draker.」
Zeke felt Bahamut’s heart beating faster at the dragon’s voice.
The gold dragon’s voice continued.
「My name is Uranos. I am the leader of the Gold clan. I have waited for the Sword Saint’s successor according to Chronos’ prophecy.」
‘Chronos’ prophecy?’
Uranos looked at Zeke with deep eyes and spoke.
「Sethon Draker entrusted parts of the seal left by Chronos to representatives of each clan, including myself.」
Hearing Uranos’ words, something finally occurred to Zeke.
‘A seal? Could it be the seal of the Chronos Kingdom?’
Uranos’ words continued.
「I leave part of the seal and provisions for the successor here to prevent the execution of Chronos’ prophecy. The Sword Saint’s successor shall find the remaining seals and discover the truth left by Chronos.」
WOOOONG!
As if the video was ending, Uranos’ form became blurry and then disappeared.
Then new messages appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
[Obtained 1/4 of the Chronos Kingdom’s seal.]
[Coordinates of the Chronos Kingdom’s vault will be activated when all remaining seals are found.]
Zeke pondered deeply, recalling the video left by Uranos, leader of the Gold dragons.
“The truth left by Chronos. So the Chronos Kingdom’s vault meant more than just a treasure chamber.”
Though he couldn’t understand what Chronos’ prophecy meant, seeing how Sword Saint Sethon Draker prepared provisions together with the dragon clan leaders suggested it was no ordinary matter.
“This story feels so detached from the future I experienced that it doesn’t feel real.”
Then more messages appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
[Provisions prepared by Uranos, Guardian of the Heavens, will be granted.]
[Provisions will be designated according to the user’s abilities.]
[Confirming the title ‘Dragon Being’.]
[Acquired Dragon Race Skill ‘Dragon warrior.]
“Dragon warrior ?”
Zeke immediately checked the unfamiliar skill.
―Dragon Race Skill Information―
Dragon warrior: Able to summon warriors using dragon teeth as a medium.
“Does this mean I can control summons?”
Zeke took out the Bahamut made from dragon teeth.
Then he tried using the Dragon Soldier skill.
[Summoning Dragon warriors using Black Sword Bahamut as a medium.]
[At Dragon Race Skill level 3, the maximum number of Dragon warriors that can be summoned is 15.]
[Due to Bahamut’s heart correction, summoning up to 20 units is possible.]
WOOOONG!
Zeke’s shadow spread widely, and black-armored warriors emerged from within.
TCHAK! TCHAK! TCHAK!
They had swords at their waists, bows on their backs, and spears in their hands.
20 Dragon warriors in unfamiliar attire stood in perfect formation before Zeke.
Zeke was amazed at the Dragon warriors, each emanating a powerful aura that seemed beyond ordinary warriors.
“At this level, they must be at least Yellow Knight class?”
Twenty Yellow Knights would exceed the strength of an average mercenary unit.
Zeke thought about how to command the Dragon warriors and tried giving an order mentally.
‘Everyone turn left.’
The Dragon warriors all turned left as if they were one body.
Zeke nodded with a satisfied expression.
“This will be useful in chaotic battles. No need to waste other warriors on reconnaissance or scouting either.”
For Zeke, who often needed to infiltrate while concealing his identity, having Dragon warriors would make it much easier to confuse enemies.
When he dismissed the Dragon warriors, they dispersed like black smoke and seeped into Zeke’s shadow.
Zeke fell into contemplation while looking at the magic stones embedded in the lair’s floor.
“Hmm, I wonder if I can extract and take all of those.”
Just then, a red message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
[Following the previous administrator’s orders, this lair will be completely sealed.]
[The lair will self-destruct soon, so please use the emergency escape portal to move outside.]
[Starting countdown.]
“What? Self-destruct?”
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