Chapter 17
[Would you like to absorb the heart of the cursed light dragon Bahamut?]
‘Absorb Bahamut’s heart?’
This wasn’t just any dragon’s heart, ‘but Bahamut’s heart’.
Typically, dragon hearts were used by alchemists and mages to create magical tools, so it was questionable whether a person could even absorb one.
While the ‘Ishtar family of Secret arts’ might be able to dissolve it into their body through bizarre methods, the very concept of absorbing a dragon’s heart felt foreign to Zeke’s common sense.
‘What if there are side effects from absorbing it?’
Having suffered so much in his previous life, Zeke was naturally suspicious.
The system text appeared again.
[Would you like to absorb the heart of the cursed light dragon Bahamut?]
Zeke contemplated the reappearing text.
This was the legacy and preparation left by the ancestor Terakan Draker.
Since he had blocked the curse that tried to corrupt his mind with mental defense and inherited the legacy through his spirit, there shouldn’t be any particular risks.
Zeke nodded at the system text.
“I’ll absorb it.”
Woong!
When Zeke made his decision, the glass container holding Bahamut’s heart began to vibrate.
Simultaneously, an even brighter light poured out from the heart that had been emitting an ethereal glow.
“W-what?”
The light that burst from Bahamut’s heart concentrated into a single beam and pierced through Zeke’s solar plexus.
Kugh!
Zeke felt highly concentrated mana flowing into his body.
The unexpected powerful force nearly made Zeke lose consciousness.
“N-no.”
He instinctively used the soul technique learned from his master to spread the incoming concentrated mana throughout his entire body.
The mana circulated from his middle Diantan point throughout his body before returning to the center.
“Urgh.”
Zeke clenched his teeth and focused on controlling the concentrated mana.
His body had floated up into the air.
Light continued to pour endlessly from Bahamut’s heart.
Woong!
Now the entire glass container shook and began to crack.
Crack!
As more mana flowed into Zeke’s body, the glass container was on the verge of shattering.
Even then, the concentrated mana circulated through Zeke’s body several times, accumulating in his middle diantan.
As his body accepted the pure energy mana, it purified all impure energy and waste within Zeke.
Black smoke containing negative energy poured from his nose and mouth with each breath.
Simultaneously, changes occurred in Zeke’s body.
Crack!
His muscles and bones adjusted themselves to find optimal balance.
Muscle fibers became tougher, and bones increased in density becoming harder.
Crack!
“Urgh!”
Zeke bit down so hard his jaw nearly broke from the pain that felt like his entire skeleton was being shattered.
But he didn’t scream, focusing only on controlling the mana with his soul technique .
He remembered his master’s warning from his previous life to never make a sound while forming the middle Diantan energy point.
Woong!
The light reached its peak.
Floating in the air with arms spread, Zeke absorbed all the mana flowing from Bahamut’s heart through sheer willpower.
Rumble!
Tremendous vibrations came from the glass container.
As the light was completely absorbed into Zeke, the container exploded into pieces.
Crash!
The recoil threw Zeke’s floating body to the ground.
Kugh!
After rolling several times on the ground before finally regaining balance, Zeke breathed heavily.
“Damn… thought I was going to die from pain.”
The pain was almost unbearable even for Zeke who had been through everything in his previous life.
He looked down at his solar plexus where he had absorbed the light.
The clothes around where the light had penetrated were burnt away.
But there was a strange marking on Zeke’s solar plexus.
It was an unfamiliar pattern that looked both like a picture and a rune character.
“Is this like a tattoo? Why did this appear?”
Then a text appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
[You have absorbed the heart of the cursed light dragon Bahamut.]
[Detecting mana power beyond user’s capacity, 95% will be compressed and sealed.]
[The absorbed mana power has transformed the user’s physical body.]
[User’s constitution has changed to ‘Heavenly Bone Body’.]
[Creating the cursed light dragon Bahamut’s unique authority Dragon Race Domination.]
[Dragon clan skill Incantation is created from the absorbed power’s influence.]
[You have inherited Administrator Terakan Draker’s legacy.]
[Obtained the title ‘Terakan Draker’s Successor’.]
[As successor, you are granted access to view Terakan Draker’s secure archives.]
Zeke was shocked at the text that appeared.
“What is all this? Heavenly Bone Body? The Terakan Draker’s secure archive?”
The system notifications weren’t over yet.
[Administrator system functions have been activated along with soul growth.]
[Beginner Quest Book has been activated.]
[Starting tutorial for junior administrator.]
[After the tutorial, quests for administrator growth will begin.]
[Rewards will be given upon quest completion.]
Zeke showed a bewildered expression at the floating text.
“Tutorial? What’s this now?”
His head was spinning from too much information appearing at once.
Zeke closed the message window and took a deep breath.
He needed to leave this place first since staying too long could lead to being tracked.
Zeke got up and approached the glass container where Bahamut’s heart had been.
The glass container was completely shattered.
Bahamut’s heart that had been floating inside was now nowhere to be found.
“Did it all get absorbed into my body?”
That’s when Zeke noticed something.
He sensed an unusual energy from the bottom of the glass container where Bahamut’s heart had been.
Zeke unconsciously focused mana into his sword technique.
The energy wrapped around his hand as naturally as breathing.
“Cut.”
Sharp will dwelled in his sword technique.
At that moment, Zeke noticed something strange.
“I’m not dizzy?”
In his past life, using Incantations caused severe headaches as a side effect. And that was also true in the current regressed timeline.
So he could only use mana to enhance movements and had to refrain from using Incantations unless in crisis situations.
But perhaps due to absorbing Bahamut’s heart, the side effects of dizziness and headaches from using Incantations had significantly decreased.
“An unexpected harvest.”
Zeke cut the bottom of the glass container with the sharp energy in his sword technique.
Crack!
The floor split and what was hidden inside was revealed.
“What’s this?”
What was hidden was none other than a massive tooth.
Zeke activated ‘Dragon Eye’ to examine the tooth’s information.
[The strongest fang of the cursed light dragon Bahamut]
“Bahamut’s fang?”
Though he didn’t know why they kept Bahamut’s fang with the heart, a dragon’s tooth was a rare material impossible to obtain otherwise.
Zeke picked up the tooth, which was as thick as an adult man’s forearm, and grinned.
“To think such an intact dragon tooth remains. Gelion might be able to make a sword with this.”
Zeke organized his inventory space and put in Bahamut’s fang.
He looked around the Dragon Slayer’s tomb once more and gathered his belongings.
“Let’s slowly smuggle out what’s left.”
He left the Dragon Slayer’s tomb and went up towards the library.
When he safely exited the library, it was already dark outside.
Though it was difficult, he had gained much.
Zeke returned straight to the Platinum Floor.
He went to his personal training room to organize the relics he had brought in his inventory, separating what he needed immediately from what needed to be stored.
“This should about do it for organizing. Before checking messages… open status window.”
[Junior Administrator Status Window]
Name: Zeke Draker
Class: Immortal (Unique Grade)
Titles: One Blessed by the Great Dragon, Heir of Terakan Draker
Authority: Dragon Race domination
Constitution: Heavenly Bone Body
System Functions: Inventory(65 slots) / Mini-map / Beginner Quest Book
Passive Skills: Healing Factor / Sturdy Mental Defense / Infinite Stamina / Combat Sense
Active Skills: Vital Strike[E-rank (Expert)] / Consecutive cut[D-rank (Beginner)] / Fatal Strike[D-rank (Skill)] / High Speed Movement[C-rank (Beginner)] / Magic Reflection[A-rank (Beginner)] / Area Buff[A-rank (Beginner)]
Dragon Race Skills(Level 1 Released): Dragon Eye (Beginner) / Dragon’s Dignity (Beginner) / Incantation (Locked)] [TL/N: Gluttony should be here but maybe author left it out for a reason]
Karma Points: 0
Zeke opened the description window for the newly acquired skill and Constitution.
―Skill Information―
Dragon Race domination : Gains dominion over dragon races. Can summon and command subjugated dragon races.
―Constitution Information―
Heavenly Bone Body: Exhibits supreme physical abilities and quick mastery of martial arts. High mana conductivity in the body.
“Control over dragon races. Wonder if it works on dragon-type monsters like wyverns or basilisks.”
After checking the Dragon Race domination description, Zeke read the explanation for Heavenly Bone Body below.
“Never heard of Heavenly Bone Body before. Well, going by the description, it seems good.”
The pain of enduring Bahamut’s heart absorption was worth it.
The newly acquired Dragon Race Skill, incantation, had an entry but was still locked so the information couldn’t be checked.
It seemed he would need to raise his Dragon Race Skill level to use it.
Zeke checked the next information.
He clicked on the explanation about being able to access the secure archives as the heir of Terakan Draker
[System requires information update to access Terakan Draker’s secure archives.]
[Please move to a location where information updates are possible.]
At the same time, a continental map appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
The continental map gradually expanded and began pointing to one location.
The system-designated place was somewhere Zeke knew well.
‘Valhalla?’
It was a completely unexpected location.
In fact, Zeke had no plans to go to Valhalla after graduating from the academy.
Knowing the future events, he planned to build his own power base outside the family once he regained some strength.
That’s why Zeke fell into contemplation looking at the map marking Valhalla.
“Well, just as there was Terakan Draker’s legacy at the academy, there might be something similar in Valhalla.’’
If Valhalla had a legacy like Bahamut’s Heart, it was worth modifying his plans.
After memorizing the location marked on the map, Zeke checked the next message.
It was about a newly activated beginner’s quest book.
“What’s this tutorial thing?”
As soon as Zeke spoke, the tutorial began.
[Starting tutorial for Junior administrators.]
Simultaneously, Zeke’s vision went black and the surrounding space suddenly began to change.
“W-what?”
Then something appeared in front of Zeke.
Kaaark!
Surprisingly, three orcs were charging toward Zeke.
Though startled by the sudden appearance of monsters, Zeke quickly regained his composure and gripped his claymore.
Text appeared before his eyes.
―Tutorial Mission―
[You must eliminate the appearing monsters using more than two active skills within the time limit. (Time limit: 60 minutes)]
“What?”
Zeke was bewildered by the floating text.
Kaaaark!
Meanwhile, the three orcs continued charging while letting out battle cries.
The orcs wielding sharp glaives and spiked clubs were sufficiently threatening.
However, Zeke quickly regained his composure and easily deflected the orcs’ attacks with his claymore.
Kuung!
The orcs’ attacks felt much lighter than expected.
‘Are they weaker than normal orcs?’
Zeke moved in with his sword toward the orcs’ blind spots.
His body felt lighter than usual and his field of vision seemed wider.
The orcs’ weapon swings appeared slow.
Zeke deflected the slowly approaching glaive and instantly beheaded the orc with his sword.
Then using his high-speed movement skill, he glided toward the other orcs.
Moving so quickly, Zeke used his consecutive cut skill to cut through both the club and the orcs’ necks.
Thud!
The three orcs fell in an instant.
Zeke looked at his sword.
He had swung it so cleanly and quickly that there wasn’t even a trace of blood on the blade.
“This level is almost that of a purple knight. Did I grow this much from absorbing Bahamut’s Heart?”
Suddenly the dark background surrounding him disappeared and the original training ground scenery reappeared.
The corpses of the orcs he had killed were nowhere to be found.
‘’So that was an illusion? It felt completely real.’’
Text appeared before the amazed Zeke’s eyes.
[You have passed the tutorial mission.]
[ Critical points added to reward.]
[Time reduction point added to reward.]
[50 Karma points awarded as reward.]
[First tutorial completion unlocks ‘Shop’ category.]
Chapters cost 15 coins to unlock each.
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