Dragonslayer’s Class Regression 210

Chapter 210

‘Jiemens Apollion?’

Even for Zeke, this was a name he had never heard before.

That’s because no knight with such a name ever existed in the Clock Tower.

Seeing Zeke’s expression, Sethon nodded as if understanding.

“Seeing that you don’t know the name Jiemens Apollion, it seems my plan has succeeded.”

“What kind of plan do you mean?”

Sethon continued with a cold expression.

“I had all traces of Jiemens’ name erased from Chronos’ history.”

Zeke understood why Jiemens’ name had disappeared from among the Clock Tower knights.

“Jiemens Apollion, did he betray Chronos?”

Sethon nodded.

“He was the Great Sage’s disciple and Hero King Kaisir’s adopted son, his most beloved.”

“Hero King’s adopted son?”

He had no idea that the prickly Kaisir had an adopted son.

“After Kaisir left, Jiemens naturally thought the throne of Chronos would be passed to him. But the Hero King made a completely different choice.”

“He passed the throne to the Sword Saint.”

Sethon swallowed before continuing.

“Although it was difficult to understand his decision, I chose to follow his will. But… Jiemens couldn’t do that.”

“Did he try to steal the throne?”

“Yes, to become the king of Chronos, he betrayed his master, betrayed his comrades… and even betrayed his contracted dragon.”

“Is it possible to betray a contracted dragon, who is supposed to be a soul companion?”

Sethon frowned as he spoke.

“He forced the dragon to sacrifice itself for him. Jiemens committed the atrocity of imprisoning the dragon and transferring its heart into his own body.”

Sethon continued.

“Jiemens Apollion became an unprecedented being who could use both the Hero King’s sword and the Sage’s magic, while possessing a complete dragon’s heart.”

Hearing this, Zeke’s jaw dropped.

“When you say the Hero King’s sword, does that mean Jiemens Apollion could use the Elemental Sword?”

Sethon was surprised by this question instead.

“How do you know about the Elemental Sword?”

Zeke hesitated before slowly speaking.

“Actually… I inherited that legacy. Hero King Kaisir’s Elemental Sword, I mean.”

At those words, Sethon’s eyes widened.

“Is, is that true?”

Sethon was even more surprised than when he heard Zeke was the Sword Saint’s successor.

Zeke told him about finding Kaisir’s resting place and receiving the Elemental Sword directly from his spirit.

Sethon sighed and nodded.

“It was worth all the effort we put into creating that place with Chronos. To think the Hero King’s legacy would continue after two thousand years.”

“But according to what you said earlier, didn’t Jiemens Apollion also master the Elemental Sword?”

Sethon shook his head.

“No one could master the Elemental Sword. The same was true for Jiemens Apollion. He inherited all other secrets the Hero King possessed, but couldn’t master the Elemental Sword alone.”

Zeke somewhat understood why Kaisir was so particular about passing down the Elemental Sword.

He asked Sethon again.

“If Jiemens Apollion had such tremendous power, how did you stop him and drive him out of Chronos?”

Sethon gazed into the distance as if recalling the past, then spoke again.

“Actually, that was one of Jiemens’ downfalls. He was too overconfident in his abilities. His power was like a legendary constellation, freely wielding dragon power while using both the Hero King’s secrets and the Sage’s magic. Because of this, he didn’t hesitate to crush knights and soldiers with fear to advance on the castle, and point his sword at his former comrades.”

“All the heroes of Chronos must have fought against Jiemens Apollion.”

“Not only that, he earned the dragons’ wrath as well.”

Zeke nodded.

Having imprisoned his soul companion contracted dragon and stolen its heart, other dragons wouldn’t have left him alone.

Sethon’s explanation continued.

“After his attempt to usurp the throne failed and he was driven from Chronos, Jiemens fled to the Orc territory, which had been our enemy.”

“So he joined hands with the enemy.”

“Yes, there Jiemens dabbled in forbidden magic and found a way to defeat the dragons.”

“Was that why he summoned demons?”

“That’s right. The Orcs were servants of the ‘Heralds of Blood and Madness’ so they were more eager for the summoning ritual. Jiemens sacrificed the neutral Dark Elves to summon demons. Then he deceived them by claiming humans had killed the Dark Elves and drew them to his side.”

Zeke’s jaw dropped at Jiemens Apollion’s atrocities.

‘No, come to think of it, the current Jiemens isn’t much different.’

For their own desires, they deceive others, take from them, and reach for forbidden powers.

The only difference was that now Jiemens was doing these things secretly, in places unseen.

Sethon spoke while looking at Zeke.

“Jiemens Apollion’s ambition was endless, and he eventually summoned even the Demon King to the physical realm.”

In the end, human greed had triggered the invasion of the demon army that would destroy the world.

Sethon wore a grave expression.

“Many comrades were sacrificed in that war.”

Listening to Sethon’s words, Zeke realized how the war with the demon army had begun.

‘To think that the prophecy of destruction continues even now, two thousand years later, due to Jiemens Apollion’s ambition.’

However, judging from their earlier conversation, it seemed that Sethon, now in spirit form, had not yet heard about the prophecy of destruction that Chronos mentioned.

Then Sethon spoke again.

“There isn’t much time left.”

He said while looking at Zeke.

“Zeke Draker, your sword contains too many things.”

Sethon continued.

“Have you mastered all the verses of the True Dragon Sword Technique?”

“Yes. I’ve learned them all, but honestly, there was much I didn’t understand.”

Zeke answered somewhat embarrassedly and asked Sethon about terms like Lower diantan and Middle diantan.

Sethon stared at Zeke for a moment before shaking his head.

“You probably don’t need to worry about such terms.”

“Is that really okay?”

“For a swordsman of your level, basic aura manipulation methods are meaningless. Moreover, it seems incorrect for you to manipulate aura through the lower diantan after opening the middle diantan.”

Zeke’s jaw dropped in surprise at Sethon’s immediate understanding of his condition.

“That’s right. Unable to open the lower diantan, I learned the True Dragon Sword Technique through alternative methods.”

Sethon nodded.

“The convergence of all paths. Eventually, everything becomes one. I referenced many things to create the True Dragon Sword Technique. The endless wisdom of dragons, the secret arts of elves, and even help from mysterious successors from the Eastern Continent. I didn’t mind incorporating demon powers as well.”

Zeke nodded and said.

“You referenced the demons’ Aura techniques?”

Sethon expressed surprise and admiration at Zeke’s words.

“You know about aura techniques. Remarkable.”

Zeke lightly activated Strong wave resonance, spreading the waves.

Sethon looked at Zeke with an intrigued expression.

“To recreate it exactly as the demons do. As a human, I couldn’t handle mana in that way, so I had to find another method.”

“Is that why you created the aura Awakening method?”

“Yes. Even before that, humans naturally accumulated mana in their bodies to exert transcendent power. Tyr was such a case. I observed heroes like Tyr who displayed transcendent power and tried to find their commonalities. I wanted to find a way for everyone to learn such power through effort after discovering it. That became the aura cultivation method through the lower diantan.”

“But isn’t it still limited since non-swordsman classes can’t awaken aura, and without opening the lower diantan , they can’t awaken aura?”

Sethon frowned at those words and looked at Zeke.

“Awaken aura and open the lower gate? What do you mean?”

“Huh? That’s how we’ve been taught all this time…”

Zeke explained how knights of the current era awakened aura.

Sethon’s face contorted after hearing the story.

“That’s completely backwards! No, you should first accumulate energy in the lower gate through breathing, and gradually circulate the energy to let the body sense aura. Good heavens, recite the verses of the True Dragon Sword Technique you learned.”

Zeke recited the verses of the True Dragon Sword Technique passed down to Terakan Draker.

After listening, Sethon’s body trembled.

“That Bahamut! He completely skipped the beginning part! Ugh… well… I suppose dragons can accumulate mana in their bodies just by breathing, so they probably thought the beginning wasn’t necessary and skipped it. Dragons are the wisest beings, but sometimes they make mistakes like this because they’re too exceptional.”

Sethon rambled for a while, then clicked his tongue before looking at Zeke with a calm expression. Then he explained the original principles of the aura awakening method he had created.

The problem was that since Zeke also couldn’t open the lower gate, he could only listen to Sethon’s explanation without being able to try it himself.

‘I’ll have to remember this and test it with the Black Sword Knights.’

After passing down the proper aura awakening method to Zeke, Sethon asked.

“How many people have reached the Sword Master level these days?”

“We don’t use the term Sword Master anymore, but rather Black Knight. There are fewer than twenty throughout the continent.”

“Black Knight? That’s unfamiliar. Twenty Sword Masters… how many Grand Masters are there?”

“Well, we only have up to Black Knights. There are differences among Black Knights… but no one has reached the Grand Master level.”

Sethon’s expression turned grave as he spoke to Zeke.

“Zeke Draker, I have a request for you.”

“Please tell me.”

“Find the place where my original body left behind the insights of the True Dragon Sword Technique. It won’t be a loss as it can help when you surpass the Sword Master level and reach Grand Master. And pass these insights on to others.”

Just then, a message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.

—Achievement Quest—

[Find the secret chamber containing Sword Saint Sethon Draker’s insights.]

[Quest Mission Reward: Sword Saint’s Final Insights]

The quest window suddenly appeared.

Zeke was shocked when he checked the location of the Sword Saint’s secret chamber on the map.

‘This is… the Forest of the Forgotten.’

The Sword Saint’s insights were hidden in the Forest of the Forgotten, where Nigel, his previous life’s master, resided.

As Zeke pondered what to do, the Sword Saint spoke to him.

“It seems my time is up. Let me tell you one last thing.”

His body began to gradually become transparent.

Sethon left his final words.

“Always be wary of dragon power. It’s too dangerous for humans to wield. Humans must rise with human power.”

With those words, Sethon slowly disappeared.

Like with Hoshgar, the spirit form recording had ended.

Then a message appeared.

[You have received recognition from Sword Saint Sethon Draker, the administrator of the 99th floor.]

[Your understanding of aura manipulation has improved through the aura cultivation method directly taught by Sword Saint Sethon Draker.]

[A constitution will be granted to the user as a reward.]

[Acquired constitution ‘Sword Soul Body.’]

“Sword Soul Body?”

It had been a while since he acquired a new constitution.

Zeke checked the information of the Sword Soul Body with anticipation.

—Constitution Information—

Sword Soul Body: Increases understanding of swords themselves. Can understand the will contained within swords, and achieves sword techniques quickly.

Simultaneously, messages appeared.

[Due to the influence of Sword Soul Body, the proficiency of special skill Wind Storm has increased.]

[Due to the influence of Sword Soul Body, the proficiency of special skill Infinite Chain technique has increased.]

[Special skill Wind Storm combines with special skill True Dragon Sword Technique.]

[The proficiency of special skill True Dragon Sword Technique has increased.]

[Special skill True Dragon Sword Technique has reached Expert level.]

[As the user gains enlightenment, True Dragon Sword Technique can evolve into a higher-grade special skill.]

‘Skill evolution?’

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