Dragonslayer’s Class Regression 229

Chapter 229

Zeke felt a sense similar to a dragon warrior as he looked at Cayman kneeling before him.

‘Are dragon warriors also a type of shadow spirit?’

He could sense that this was likely due to the influence of the newly acquired Bahamut ability of shadow dominion, but he couldn’t precisely understand what a shadow spirit was.

Zeke decided to ask the hermit of stories bout this when he meets him, and sent Cayman back into the shadows.

He examined the Damascus sword he was still holding in his hand.

‘It seems to be an artifact. Let me take a look at the information.’

―Sword Information―

Description: A Damascus sword crafted by an excellent artisan

Unique Ability: Chain of Sealing

Special Notes: Can summon chains that restrain souls.

“A chain of sealing. Could this be the black chain I saw earlier?”

Zeke activated a skill while holding the sword.

SWOOSH!

Black chains burst out from the Damascus sword, similar to the soul sealing technique on his left hand.

Zeke compared the black chains with the chains on his left arm.

“They’re almost the same… Did Terakan Draker bring the soul sealing technique from Eastern Continent’s sorcery?”

Zeke thought of someone who might know about Eastern Continent’s sorcery.

‘Aul Draker was knowledgeable about the Eastern Empire. I should meet him and ask.’

Zeke retracted the chains and put the sword in his inventory.

After confirming the sword, Zeke examined the fallen Captain Hook. He was already transformed into a mummy-like state.

When Zeke touched him, his body crumbled like sand and scattered in the wind.

‘Tsk tsk, they said using a demon sword doesn’t end well.’

Zeke approached the fallen Peter Pan.

“Are you okay?”

Only when Zeke approached did Peter Pan finally regain consciousness.

Wiping the blood flowing from her forehead, she shouted.

“Those damn crazy alligator ghost bastard! Where did he go?! I’ll catch him and tear him to pieces!”

She grumbled and grabbed the deck wall to stand up.

After hearing that Zeke had taken care of both Hook and Jini, she finally calmed down.

“Damn it. I should’ve been the one to finish it off.”

The pirate ships that had surrounded the boat had already fled after Hook’s defeat.

Zeke, thinking the situation was resolved, tried to steer the boat back towards the island.

But then Peter Pan suddenly staggered and looked beyond the deck.

Then she said to Zeke.

“Don’t you hear that strange sound?”

“What sound?”

“There’s been some sound over there this whole time.”

Since Zeke couldn’t hear anything, he looked puzzled.

Then Peter Pan turned her body and looked across the sea.

Zeke stared at her strangely, his expression becoming somewhat worried.

‘Did she hit her head hard?’

Zeke was contemplating whether the healing factor would cure her head injury.

At that moment, Peter Pan muttered while looking across the sea:

“Something… is calling me.”

Zeke was startled by her sudden statement and asked,

“What do you mean something is calling you?”

Peter Pan approached the sea and leaned her body outside the railing.

She was struggling and about to fall, but Zeke quickly grabbed her. At that moment, the blood on her forehead dripped down.

Zeke grabbed Peter Pan’s shoulders and shook her.

“Peter Pan! Get a hold of yourself! What’s suddenly wrong?”

Perhaps due to Zeke’s forceful shaking, Peter Pan suddenly came to her senses.

“Huh? What? What was I doing?”

“You were about to jump into the sea yourself.”

Peter Pan was shocked by this.

“Me? Why would I? I definitely heard a strange sound earlier…”

At that moment, the sea where Peter Pan’s blood had fallen began to bubble and boil.

Then suddenly, a vibration was felt as if the entire island was shaking.

‘What, what is this?’

GROOOOOAR!

A sound like the island was howling was heard.

Zeke doubted his own eyes.

The island was rising upward.

Seawater poured down like a waterfall, and an even more massive landmass was rising beneath the island.

‘What is that…?’

An unbelievably massive sea turtle raised its head.

The island had been sitting on the turtle’s shell all along.

As Zeke stood speechless at the scene he had never even imagined, a message appeared before his eyes.

[Discovered the incarnation of a forgotten sea god.]

[For quest progression, you will now be forcibly transported into the Avatar of the Forgotten Sea God.]

‘What? Forcibly transported?’

Suddenly, a portal opened in front of Zeke, and his body was automatically sucked in.

Peter Pan shouted seeing this.

“Huh? What, what’s happening?!”

Even as he was being sucked in, Zeke shouted towards Peter Pan.

“Find my colleagues on the island! They will help…”

ZIIING!

With a loud noise, the portal closed, and Zeke’s figure disappeared.

WOOOOSH!

As the portal opened, Zeke appeared.

Zeke landed on the ground with agile movement and quickly surveyed the surroundings.

‘Where am I?’

It seemed like a cave with a ceiling and floor made of solid stone.

Surprisingly, the stone walls were moving as if they were alive.

GROOOOOAR!

A loud sound echoed from inside the cave.

Zeke realized he was inside the body of a massive turtle.

The moment he realized this, a message appeared before his eyes.

―Intermediate Quest Achievement Mission (Information Update)―

[Find the Traces of the Forgotten Sea God. (No Time Limit)]

[Quest Mission Reward: Title of Sea God’s Blessing / Sea God’s Treasure]

‘The mission content has changed.’

The quest content had changed from finding the island of the forgotten sea god to finding the traces of the forgotten sea god.

Zeke understood the situation while reading the quest content.

He paid attention to the modifier ‘forgotten’ attached to the sea god.

“A ‘forgotten’ sea god. Perhaps this is related to the decline of the deep-sea tribe.”

The sanctuary and tomb of the deep-sea tribe had been destroyed by someone.

This seemed to be related to the traces of the forgotten sea god as well.

Zeke decided to go deeper to find the traces of the sea god.

Every time the turtle breathed, the stone cave wiggled and moved.

‘How long has this turtle been alive?’

Thinking it must have lived for at least thousands of years, Zeke moved forward.

Entering deeper into the cave, a massive stalactite cave appeared.

“How can there be such a cave inside a living creature?”

But the cave wasn’t the problem.

Something was attached behind the stalactite.

SKREEECH!

Monsters with bodies covered in stone flew towards Zeke.

KAAAAA!

Zeke drew Bahamut and swung it at the flying monsters.

CRACK!

As he swung his sword, the monsters’ bodies shattered like stones.

But something was strange.

“Why aren’t my karma points increasing?”

Normally, killing monsters would automatically grant karma points, but these monsters didn’t increase points at all.

Zeke examined the monsters.

“Could it be?”

The stone monsters were not living creatures but magical constructs created by magic.

‘Like those golems before… Is this the sea god’s magic?’

Zeke frowned and gripped his sword again, moving inward.

Although magical constructs continued to appear and block his path, he easily defeated them and passed through the stalactite cave.

After passing the cave, a massive door appeared.

‘How can something like this be inside a turtle?… It’s fascinating yet strange.’

Zeke stood before the door and reached out his hand.

[Advanced Management System attempting access.]

[Recognizing high-level administrator in secure area.]

[Granting temporary access code.]

[Temporarily releasing seal in secure area.]

BOOM!

The thick door split open in all directions.

The inner landscape was similar to the tomb of a dragon slayer or the sanctuary of the sky tribe.

‘A secure area… Is this also created by an Elder Dragon?’

Zeke slowly stepped into the secure area.

Massive statues mimicking the deep-sea tribe’s appearance were lined up on both sides of the entrance.

“Are these also magical constructs?”

Like the dragon tribe statues in the Elder Dragon’s ruins, these deep-sea tribe statues didn’t move or show any reaction.

As he slowly passed by and examined them, a circular space appeared.

In the center of the space, Zeke discovered a familiar device.

It was none other than a spirit regenerator.

A blue gemstone floated above the regenerator.

Zeke approached the spirit regenerator.

“Will the spirit of the forgotten sea god emerge?”

He didn’t know if a constellation could exist as a spirit, but he decided to activate it first.

Zeke placed his hand on the crystal and infused mana.

At that moment, a message appeared before his eyes.

[The Trial of the Forgotten Sea God Begins.]

“What? The Trial of the Forgotten Sea God?”

Before Zeke could do anything, the spirit regenerator activated.

WOOOOSH!

A blue shape appeared and soon transformed into a human silhouette.

THUD!

It was a warrior wearing a trident, a round shield, and a blue armor covered in scales.

The warrior wore a helmet molded after the face of a deep-sea tribe member.

Without a word, he pointed the trident at Zeke.

Zeke drew Bahamut and steadied his breathing, understanding the situation.

‘A sea god’s trial. The Inverted Tower comes to mind.’

As if determining Zeke was ready, the warrior gestured for him to come.

‘If he’s showing off his leisure, I’ll gladly oblige!’

Zeke’s new form quickly leaped out.

He swung a sword strike infused with gold power.

KWANG!

The warrior easily deflected Zeke’s sword strike by raising his trident.

Zeke looked at the warrior with surprised eyes while trying to assess his skills.

‘He’s no ordinary opponent. In that case…’

Zeke activated the Strong Wave Resonance, expanding the range of vibrations.

WOOOOSH!

Simultaneously, he summoned the will of the river, transforming into a river body and deploying the Infinite Chain Technique.

The solar swordsmanship and golden swordsmanship mixed brilliantly, probing for gaps in the warrior’s defense.

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

The warrior smoothly rotated his trident, skillfully blocking Zeke’s attacks.

Zeke was even getting pulled into the flow of the spear.

Gritting his teeth, Zeke first broke the flow and stepped back.

‘That’s no ordinary spear technique. Just who is he?’

Realizing there was no room for hesitation, Zeke focused all his energy on his sword.

WOOOOSH!

The sword’s name roared low.

At that moment.

SWOOSH!

The stationary warrior seized Zeke’s opening and thrust his trident.

KWANG!

Zeke quickly raised his sword to block the warrior’s spear and stepped back, launching a sword strike.

KWAK KWANG!

The warrior easily deflected Zeke’s sword strike by sweeping his spear. Then quickly thrust the spear towards Zeke again.

SWISH!  SWISH!

The spear softly yet heavily probed Zeke’s vulnerabilities.

Zeke activated his soul technique ‘Will of Speed’ to block the warrior’s spear.

PATING!

After striking away the spear and stepping back, Zeke felt an unusually draining sensation.

‘It’s not a stamina issue. This… I’m completely being drawn into the spear’s flow.’

None of Zeke’s attacks could penetrate the trident.

As Zeke tried to lift his sword and concentrate, the warrior’s body suddenly vanished.

‘Where?’

WHOOSH!

The trident emerged from a blind spot.

Zeke deployed the Dragon Armor to protect himself and stepped back.

Then he launched the dragon’s claws towards the warrior.

KAGA GAK!

The dragon’s claws struck the warrior’s blue armor.

The warrior stopped, holding his trident.

Standing still, he looked at Zeke and slowly removed his helmet.

Zeke was startled by the warrior’s face.

‘A dragon tribe member?’

The warrior’s eyes were blue dragon eyes.

But something felt different.

He felt different from Hoshgar, the dragon tribe member.

The warrior spoke to Zeke

“You do not fully wield the strength of a human, nor do you properly utilize the power of a dragon. Strange. What are you?”

Zeke answered confidently.

“My name is Zeke Draker. I am one who carries the soul of an Elder Dragon.”

The warrior looked surprised by Zeke’s words.

“The soul of an Elder Dragon…”

After a moment of silence, the warrior spoke to Zeke:

“I am Poseidon, the incarnation of the forgotten sea god and guardian of the southern sea.”

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