Dragonslayer’s Class Regression Chapter 131

Chapter 131

CLICK!

The Rose Society members surrounded Zeke’s group and aimed their repeating crossbows at them.

Zeke asked the woman in a calm voice.

“Do you mean to wage war against the Syndicate?”

At those words, the tattooed woman stood up and said.

“Even if the Syndicate is doing well, you’re saying they have knights like you? Bullshit. It’s obvious you’ve had proper knight training. Cut the crap.”

When the woman raised her hand, the crossbows were loaded.

Felix and Liam watched the members with tense expressions.

Zeke said to Felix and Liam.

“Close your eyes.”

As soon as the two closed their eyes, Zeke used his flash bang skill.

The tattooed woman quickly turned her head to avoid the flash bang.

At the same time, the woman shouted to her subordinates.

“Shoot! Kill them!”

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

The members shot arrows at Zeke’s group even though they couldn’t see.

Zeke drew his modified Bahamut and deflected the arrows.

PING!

Then he immediately rushed toward the woman who appeared to be the leader.

The woman had already drawn a mace and was swinging it toward Zeke’s sword.

CLANG!

Sparks flew as Zeke’s sword and the woman’s mace collided.

Despite the woman’s build, the impact felt unusually heavy.

‘Magic?’

The tattooed woman readjusted her stance and swung the mace at Zeke.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

It wasn’t random swinging but properly trained movements.

Zeke realized those movements were similar to Paladin swordsmanship.

‘This must be the Rose Society.’

He watched for openings while avoiding the mace.

Since she wasn’t an enemy, he needed to subdue her without killing her.

Zeke created distance and threw a dagger from his chest toward the woman.

PING!

The dagger imbued with golden aura bounced off the mace.

It seemed the mace itself had strength enhancement magic cast on it, not just the aura.

‘This skill is wasted in the underworld.’

She was even more skilled than the Paladins of the Holy Kingdom.

As Zeke easily avoided and deflected her attacks, the woman readjusted her grip on the mace and stance.

“…You bastards. Who exactly are you?”

Zeke lowered his sword and said.

“I told you. We’re not enemies.”

“Bullshit. That guy in the back is clearly using Paladin swordsmanship but you say you’re not enemies? Cut the crap!”

Zeke clicked his tongue watching Felix earnestly displaying Paladin swordsmanship.

Things had gotten complicated because he hadn’t expected such a battle before they could even talk.

WHOOSH!

The tattooed woman raised her mace with a changed expression and warned.

“None of you will leave here alive.”

WHOOOM!

The mace began to vibrate.

At the same time, a strong light burst forth.

‘That is?’

It was a familiar light to Zeke.

It seemed like a skill similar to those obtained through Lubern’s artifacts.

When the light from the mace seeped into the woman’s body, her presence became completely different from before.

WHOOSH!

Not just her strength but her speed seemed to have increased several times.

“HAAH!”

The woman swung the mace down toward Zeke’s crown.

BOOM!

When Zeke dodged with Shadowless Step, the mace hit the warehouse floor.

CRACK CRACK CRACK!

The solid stone floor completely shattered and the impact transferred to nearby walls, creating cracks.

‘Brutal.’

Though similar to Paladin swordsmanship, the power was worlds apart.

Zeke spread his golden force field and clashed with the mace.

BOOM!

When sword and mace collided, an explosive sound rang out.

When Zeke parried her attack, the woman stepped back with a surprised expression.

“How did you block my attack?”

Zeke pressed in and swung his sword.

WHOOSH!

The sword imbued with golden aura grew heavier with each swing.

CREAK!

The woman who had been continuously blocking Zeke’s attacks gradually felt strain on her body.

‘Damn it.’

Zeke’s group was stronger than expected.

She looked for an opportunity to retreat.

Shortly after, she swung her mace toward boxes full of leather.

CRASH!

When the bottom box completely shattered, the stacked boxes collapsed and the leather inside spilled out.

The woman shouted to her members.

“Everyone scatter!”

Familiar with such situations, the members scattered in all directions, leaving their fallen comrades.

The woman who seemed to be the leader also tried to flee.

That’s when a hand shot out from the pile of leather.

GRAB!

Zeke’s arm wrapped around her neck.

“Ugh!”

Zeke said.

“Hey, calm down. I have no intention of interfering with your organization. Things got complicated, but look at this.”

Zeke gripped the orichalcon sword on his back and quickly used the Light Veil skill.

WHOOOM!

Suddenly, light began to spread around Zeke’s body.

The light seeped into not just Liam and Felix but also the Rose Society members.

The unconscious members woke up and their exhausted stamina recovered.

When the woman’s resistance subsided, he loosened his arm and released her.

“Insane, impossible.”

She wore an expression of disbelief seeing the Light Veil Zeke had spread.

Then she raised her mace and shouted.

“H-how can you use light magic?!”

“I came to find the bloodline of Lubern.”

When the word Lubern was mentioned, the tattooed woman’s expression noticeably hardened.

Zeke tried to talk calmly.

“The one who used Paladin swordsmanship earlier is Felix Valencia. He’s the grandson of Fab Valencia, the Arch Paladin who was excommunicated after rescuing the Lubern bloodline 50 years ago.”

The woman showed a shocked expression at Zeke’s words.

Then she frowned and said.

“Why should I believe that?”

Zeke showed the orichalcon sword he was holding and said.

“This is a sword forged by Golin Yobern from the orichalcon hammer that Fab Valencia had. The Holy Kingdom strictly prohibits the outflow of orichalcon. There hasn’t been such a large amount of orichalcon leaked outside since Fab Valencia.”

The woman thought Zeke’s words had some validity.

Above all, Fab Valencia’s matter was top secret even within the Rose Society.

Only then did she lower her guard and signaled her subordinates to lower their weapons.

Zeke also told Liam and Felix to lower their weapons.

The woman said to Zeke.

“If he’s Lord Fab’s grandson, who are you? Drop that nonsense about being with the Syndicate.”

Zeke sheathed his sword and opened his mouth toward her.

“My name is Zeke Draker.”

At the word Draker, the woman momentarily held her breath.

Not just her, but cold sweat ran down the foreheads of the other members as well.

She slowly opened her mouth.

“…Is Tourn making a move?”

Zeke shook his head.

“This has nothing to do with Tourn. I’m here for personal reasons.”

At Zeke’s words, the woman showed signs of lowering her guard, but she couldn’t help still being tense.

There was no one who could be at ease in front of a Draker in any situation.

She said to Zeke.

“Damn, we need to talk in private.”

She told her subordinates to clean up the warehouse and led Zeke’s group to another place.

They left the building and went through several alleys and building basements to enter a secretly prepared hideout.

Zeke thought the Syndicate and underground organizations were all similar in nature.

The woman entered the hideout’s office and offered seats to Zeke’s group.

Zeke sat facing her, while Liam and Felix sat in corners on either side securing escape routes.

Seeing this, the woman smirked.

“Your subordinates’ loyalty is impressive.”

“It’s nothing compared to the Rose Society’s loyalty to Lubern. Or should I say, the Rose Knights.”

At Zeke’s words, the tattooed woman shook her head as if she couldn’t stand it.

“I didn’t know the Drakers had so much information about us. No, I suppose it’s possible because you’re a Draker.”

“I don’t know how much the Black Corps knows about the Rose Society either. As I said before, I came here for personal business.”

“What personal business ?”

“I can’t say right here. I’ll just say that I have something to deliver to the Lubern bloodline.”

At those words, the woman thought for a moment and glanced at Felix behind her.

“Lord Fab’s grandson.”

“You still don’t believe it?”

“No, I confirmed that part when I saw the orichalcon sword. Hmm.”

Soon she nodded.

“Alright. I’ll guide you to headquarters. First, I need to send someone ahead to talk, so let’s move together when we get contact. My name is Clonne. You can call me Sister Clonne.”

At those words, Felix behind them was shocked.

“Si-Sister? You’re a nun?”

Clonne glared at Felix and said.

“This bastard. You want to get hit by a nun? Is this kid really Lord Fab’s grandson? He’s so naive.”

Zeke could only nod at Clonne’s words, unable to refute them.

Clonne shook her head and opened a jar on the desk, taking something out to eat.

Looking closely, it was dried scorpion.

Feeling their gaze, she held out the scorpion to Zeke and asked.

“Want some? It gets nutty as you chew.”

Zeke declined with a wave of his hand.

Clonne spoke while crunching on the scorpion.

“How did you do that earlier? The flashing light thing.”

“You mean the Light Veil? There was magic engraved on the sword Lord Fab left behind.”

Clonne shook her head.

“No, that’s not what’s important. How did you use the magic contained in that sword?”

“…Huh? I just used it.”

At those words, Clonne’s expression became even more dumbfounded.

Then she took out her mace.

“Can you use the magic contained in this too?”

Zeke grabbed the mace Clonne handed over and checked its information with Dragon Eye.

―Mace Information―

Description: A holy mace containing the power of light made during the Lubern dynasty

Unique Ability: Light Breath

Special Feature: Light is absorbed into the body and can increase strength more than threefold.

‘Indeed, it has strength enhancement magic.’

Zeke gripped the mace and used the Light Breath skill.

WHOOOM!

Zeke’s body was enveloped in light.

He swung the mace around.

WHOOSH WHOOSH!

The sound of cutting through air was clearly different.

Seeing Zeke casually use the Light Breath skill, Clonne’s jaw dropped.

“N-no. H-how… Without holy power, l-light magic…?”

Zeke tilted his head at Clonne’s words.

“You need holy power to use this?”

Clonne frowned and exclaimed.

“Of course! You think we’re holy knights for nothing? We’re holy knights because we use light magic through holy power.”

Though it was obvious, it felt fresh to Zeke as he was hearing it for the first time.

‘Come to think of it, I could just use other skills too without learning any magic.’

With the help of the System, Zeke could freely use magic-like skills including dragon race skills and active skills.

It seemed he could use light magic that required holy power without restrictions as well.

Clonne stared intently at Zeke and shook her head.

“No way… it couldn’t be.”

“What do you mean?”

She said with an expression of disbelief.

“There’s only one way to freely use holy magic without holy power.”

Clonne spat out the scorpion shell and said.

“It’s possible if you’re a Healer class.”

When the unexpected words ‘Healer class’ came from Clonne’s mouth, Zeke was momentarily flustered.

Clonne noticed Zeke’s subtle change that passed in an instant.

“Don’t tell me you know what a Healer class is? Are you a Healer class?”

Zeke maintained his poker face and said.

“I’m a pure-blooded awakened Draker. I can’t be a Healer class.”

Nevertheless, she looked at Zeke with suspicion and said.

“Hmm, but how do you know about the Healer class? Most people wouldn’t even know the term ‘class’ itself.”

‘She’s annoyingly suspicious.’

Still, thinking this was a chance to get clues about the Healer class, Zeke worked his brain to match his words.

“My mother was a Healer class.”

This time Clonne was surprised at those words.

“Your mother was a Healer class? Could she be of Lubern’s bloodline?”

Zeke shook his head. At that response, Clonne reacted even more intensely.

“Are you saying there were Healer classes besides Lubern?”

“What do you mean Healer classes besides Lubern? What are you talking about..?”

Just then, the door suddenly burst open.

“Sister! The Paladins found us!”