Dragonslayer’s Class Regression 277

Chapter 277

Zeke furrowed his brow and asked back.

“Are you saying the Empire is targeting the Bird tribe’s Ghetto again?”

Kali nodded her head.

She spread out the central continent map and pointed to the Bird tribe’s Ghetto region.

“Abel is trying to occupy the Ghetto alongside the Empire. It’s strategically important because it’s bordered by Delpoa and Troy above, and connected to Allensia on the side.”

Despite the Sky Tribe’s sanctuary being destroyed, the Empire seems to be aiming for the Bird tribe’s Ghetto again to lay the groundwork for the continental war.

The fact that Abel, who had been promoted to Black Knight, was targeting the Bird tribe’s Ghetto alongside the Empire was quite unexpected.

‘If it were me, I would have first controlled the internal forces of the Draker family to check Kali’s influence. But he’s specifically targeting the Bird tribe’s Ghetto. I can’t quite understand his purpose.’

Zeke sensed some rashness in Abel’s decision.

Perhaps after being promoted to Black Knight and receiving the Guardian Knight’s recommendation, he thought the check on the internal forces of the Draker family was already complete.

Zeke’s eyes glinted.

‘If Abel thinks that way, there might be a gap to exploit.’

At that moment, Kali spoke to Zeke.

“Due to the Empire’s movements, the Bird tribe is also showing different movements compared to before.”

A face flashed through Zeke’s mind upon hearing Kali’s words.

‘Song of the Crouching Flame of the Beastkin Alliance’s Western Revolutionary Army. Has he begun to move?’

The Song of the Crouching Flame of the Black Wing Tribe, who possessed black feathers, had hundreds of subordinates who followed him blindly.

Then, Kali looked at Zeke and said.

“The Bird tribe’s leader is attempting to contact the Beastkin organization Crosstel.”

Zeke fell into thought after hearing Kali’s words.

‘A meeting between the Bird tribe and Crosstel. The beginning of the Western Revolutionary Army.’

The central continent was controlled by the Nostra Family, the east and north by the vampire gang Red Eye, and the western region by the Beastkin organization Crosstel.

Initially, southern Beastkin who wandered like migrants gradually settled in the western continental region, forming their territorial boundaries.

Mainly settled in Delpoa and Allensia, these Beastkin lived in red-light districts or back alleys. As a result, many grew into criminals by selling soma brought from the south, becoming organization members.

Even if they didn’t commit crimes, they mostly became mercenaries or adventurers, hence mostly rough in nature. Crosstel was an organization formed by gathering such Beastkin.

Compared to the Nostra Family or Red Eye, their history was short, but under the leadership of the new Rat Beastman Bigjo, the organization was growing rapidly.

‘A meeting between Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo.’

In his previous life, the meeting of these two organizations was quite difficult.

This was because the values of Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo were different.

After confirming their differing values, the alliance was dissolved, and later, Bigjo was assassinated, which led to a reversal of the situation.

The Empire had assassinated Bigjo in an incredibly cruel manner to warn the Beastkin, leaving his body displayed on the street.

It was a fatal mistake by the Empire, who did not properly understand the Beastkin’s nature.

The Beastkin mourned and respected Bigjo, swearing loyalty to Song of the Crouching Flame to honor his memory, and joined the Western Revolutionary Army.

Even in his previous life, until Zeke was about to be killed by the hunting dogs, the Western Revolutionary Army showed strong actions against the Empire that invaded the continent.

‘If Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo had joined forces earlier, they could have wielded even greater power.’

Zeke looked at Kali and Helen and said.

“If the Bird tribe and Crosstel join forces, wouldn’t they be able to check Abel and the Empire?”

Kali nodded at Zeke’s words.

“Zeke, you’re right. But it won’t be easy given the nature of each leader.”

“You mean Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo?”

Seeing Zeke knowing the names of the two leaders, Kali was slightly surprised.

Then she nodded.

“Yes, Song of the Crouching Flame is a pure warrior type, while Bigjo is more of a tactician type. He’s a strategist who won’t hesitate to shake hands with an enemy if it’s beneficial. That’s why Crosstel grew so quickly.”

“Song of the Crouching Flame might rebel against Bigjo’s methods.”

Kali nodded.

“To bind these two, an extremely strong justification would be needed.”

As expected, the situation was not much different from his previous life.

In the previous life, that justification was Bigjo’s death, but this time, that couldn’t be the justification.

Zeke thought about a justification that could bind the two.

‘In the previous life, I couldn’t intervene, but this time is different.’

And Zeke could think of one thing that could serve as a justification.

‘The Empire’s biological experiment report from the Ghetto region.’

The report contained experiments not only on the Bird tribe but also on the Beastkin.

If they saw this report, Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo’s anger could be directed towards the Empire.

After pondering, Zeke said to Kali,

“Sister, would you like to take a look at this?”

Zeke took out the report he had stored in his inventory and passed it to Kali.

Kali’s expression changed as she quickly scanned the contents of the report.

“Where did you obtain these documents?”

“I raided a secret Imperial laboratory earlier and acquired them. Wouldn’t these documents be sufficient to provide justification to Song of the Crouching Flame and Bigjo?”

Kali nodded at Zeke’s words.

“Are you suggesting sending these documents to both organizations?”

“Yes. Then they would criticize the Empire for trying to occupy the Ghetto on their own and form a Beastkin alliance to check their power.”

If the Empire’s attempt to occupy the Bird tribe’s Ghetto failed, Abel would also return empty-handed after all his movements.

While Abel wastes time in the west, Kali can buy time to bring the flow within the Draker family back to her side.

Kali nodded at Zeke’s words.

“That’s a good idea.”

Helen, who was standing nearby, picked up the documents and spoke.

“I’ll deliver these documents.”

Kali was surprised by Helen’s words.

“Helen, you’ll do it yourself?”

“Yes, if the documents are this significant, they might be suspicious. As a pure-blooded awakener and direct descendant, I can provide credibility.”

Zeke also nodded.

“I think the same as Helen. If Helen delivers the documents in Kali’s name and promises support for alliance formation later, they won’t refuse as they can secure both justification and practical benefits.”

Kali nodded at Zeke’s words and looked at Helen.

“Helen, I’m reluctant to entrust you with such a dangerous mission. But no one other than a knight like you could accomplish this task.”

Helen stood up, nodded, and spoke in a resolute voice.

“I will definitely complete the mission.”

She turned to Zeke again.

“Zeke, I’m really sorry I couldn’t attend your senior knight appointment ceremony. I wanted to congratulate you and have a sparring match, but given the urgent situation, we’ll postpone that.”

Zeke felt Helen’s regret within her rigid tone and smiled, nodding.

“Anytime is fine, sister.”

Helen smiled subtly and grabbed the Dragon Buster leaning against the wall.

As she infused power into the sword, it vibrated.

WHOOOOOM!

The sword sheaths instantly disintegrated and began attaching to Helen’s body.

The steel was responding to Helen Draker’s blood-line ability of ‘magnetism’.

‘So this is Helen Draker’s blood-line ability.’

He knew she had this ability, but seeing it directly was fascinating.

Instantly equipped in full plate armor, Helen became the ‘Steel Knight’ and bowed to the two.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

After Helen left to deliver the documents, Zeke looked at Kali and asked.

“Sister, how are you feeling?”

Kali smiled at Zeke.

“Now I can swing a sword without any issues. Maybe we can have the sparring match Helen couldn’t.”

Zeke shook his head.

“I’ll postpone the sparring for later.”

Then Zeke’s gaze changed.

“What happened to Bacchus?”

Bacchus Draker was one of the key figures who had trapped Kali with information about the Pirate King.

Kali pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

“Carmilla is dead.”

Zeke frowned at this unexpected statement and asked.

“Did you punish her?”

Kali shook her head.

“If I had, it would have been clearer. Carmilla was killed by none other than Bacchus himself.”

Zeke looked confused.

“Wasn’t he bringing information to protect his mother all this time? Why suddenly…?”

“I don’t know the details either. What’s certain is that Carmilla, whom I was protecting, was killed by Bacchus, and he has now disappeared.”

Zeke furrowed his brow and asked Kali.

“Could Jiemens be involved?”

“That’s possible. But without remaining evidence, we can’t confirm it.”

Her plan to control Bacchus by holding his mother Carmilla hostage had been a miscalculation.

Kali looked at Zeke and spoke.

“Bacchus is still being tracked, so don’t worry too much. I’ll share information as soon as his movements are detected.”

“Understood, sister. And…”

Zeke broached another topic with Kali.

“While you’re consolidating the family’s internal forces, I plan to visit Aten.”

“Aten? Don’t tell me…”

Zeke nodded.

“Yes, I want to meet with the Nirvana family.”

While going to Aten to find the Druid, Zeke intended to contact the Nirvana side as well.

‘Ishtar has been loosening the shackles of the covenant while maintaining alliance threads. If I can elicit a favorable response from Nirvana, it would be a great help in checking Jiemens.’

Even if Nirvana doesn’t offer direct help, if Zeke could secure a promise of neutrality, he would be in a much more advantageous position to draw the power of Ishtar, one of the three transcendent families.

After hearing Zeke’s plan to contact the Nirvana family, Kali pondered for a moment before nodding.

She brought paper and pen, writing a letter herself and handing it to Zeke.

“This is a letter expressing the intention of exchange under my name. Using the name of the Draker family’s Guardian Knight, they won’t be able to avoid responding.”

For a knight of Kali’s caliber, her name itself was an important diplomatic strategic weapon.

Zeke nodded and carefully tucked the letter into his clothes.

“Thank you, sister.”

“Be careful. Nirvana has many unusual people.”

Having experienced them in his previous life, Zeke fully understood Kali’s words and nodded.

Zeke stayed one night at the  Silver Palace and the next morning, rode Bucephalus towards Aten.

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BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

A well-armed carriage escorted by knights raced across the western continental wasteland.

Inside the carriage, Abel and William sat facing each other.

William called out to Abel, who was staring out the window.

“Abel.”

Abel continued staring silently.

William called his name again in a low voice.

“Abel, are you going to continue like this?”

Only then did Abel turn towards William.

“You’re being more persistent today. What do you want from me, William?”

William spoke calmly.

“I can only think that the Empire is using your name as a Black Knight in the Ghetto matter.”

William hoped Abel would not get involved in this Bird tribe Ghetto dispute.

He believed Abel would gain little by going and occupying the Ghetto.

Looking at William, Abel spoke.

“William, I know what you’re thinking. From the perspective of the Draker family, it’s understandable to think that way.”

William furrowed his brow.

“Are you saying you didn’t make this decision centered on the Draker family?”

Abel nodded.

Simultaneously, he looked at William and asked.

“William, do you know what I first thought after becoming a Black Knight?”

“I don’t know.”

Abel smiled and said.

“I realized the Draker family is too small and narrow to contain me.”

Suddenly, his eyes turned blood red.

With a glint of madness, he said.

“I will become the Empire’s emperor and unify this continent, William.”

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