Dragonslayer’s Class Regression 287

Chapter 287

‘What is this pattern?’

It was a pattern similar to the crest engraved on the Agamemnon mask.

Zeke approached and carefully examined the pattern carved on the door.

‘The same crest that was engraved on the Ark and the mask.’

Zeke believed that both the Ark and Agamemnon’s mask were created during the pre-Hero King era, also known as the Age of Constellations – an ultra-ancient civilization period.

If the same crest existed, there was a high possibility that this ancient ruin was also connected to the ultra-ancient civilization.

While Zeke was examining the door, Michel and Zeros approached from behind.

Zeros was also surprised to see the unusual door.

“Huh? There’s definitely something here!”

Michel exhaled sharply and spoke.

“See? I told you so. It took me over two years just to find this place.”

Zeke said while looking at Michel.

“So how do we open this door?”

Michel blinked twice and responded to Zeke’s question.

“That’s why I brought the knight and the mage.”

Michel had a shameless expression, taking an attitude that they should quickly open the door.

Zeke looked back at Michel with a dumbfounded expression.

“So you’ve only discovered this door in the last two years?”

“Isn’t it amazing? That I found this place all by myself.”

Zeros frowned while looking at the proud Michel and approached the door, releasing his magical power.

WHOOOOSH!

Zeros, who had read the door’s structure with magical power, tilted his head.

“Sir Zeke, something’s strange about this door.”

“What part?”

“There’s no magic on it.”

Michel slapped his chest at those words.

“That’s the problem! I brought mages to try something, but they only say there’s no magic. No matter how much I push or pull, the door won’t open!”

Zeke approached the door after hearing Zeros’ statement that no magic was applied.

‘If there’s no magic, it’s likely managed by a system.’

He extended his hand toward the door.

‘Please connect to the management system.’

The system determined whether accessing the ruin’s management system was possible.

[System Check]

[Access Code Mismatch]

[Would you like to force access?]

As Zeke commanded forced access, the ruin suddenly shook.

[Accessing with Kabbalah System Senior Administrator Rights]

[Obtaining Temporary Permissions]

[Failed to Obtain Security System Management Rights]

[Switching Entrance to Manual Open/Close]

With the system’s statement about switching to manual mode, Zeke grabbed the handle and spread his gold aura, beginning to push.

CRAAAACK!

After changing to SS-rank, the gold aura’s power became so strong that even without Zeke applying much force, the door handle seemed about to break.

‘I need to control my strength well.’

Zeke reduced his strength and pushed the door.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The firmly closed door opened.

Michel had a bewildered expression watching Zeke open the door with force.

“B-but when I tried, it definitely didn’t open…”

Zeke ignored Michel’s words and entered inside.

A dungeon appeared, made of old bricks on the floor, ceiling, and walls.

However, there was one different point from a typical dungeon.

‘What is this cold?’

A cold air was emanating from inside the dungeon, completely incompatible with Aten’s warm weather.

Michel, wearing thick leather clothes, was fine, but Zeros had quite thin clothing.

Zeke took out a thick coat from his inventory and handed it to Zeros.

“Put this on for now.”

“It’s okay. I can block the cold with magical power.”

To that, Zeke shook his head.

“You should save your magical power. In a dungeon, you never know what might happen.”

At Zeke’s resolute words, Zeros nodded and wore the coat.

Zeke entered the dungeon together with Zeros and Michel.

The colder it got as they went inside.

Michel shivered and spoke.

“SSSP. Knight, don’t you have more clothes? It’s so cold.”

“You’re already dressed warmly. Weren’t you from the North?”

“UGH. I’m a bit weak and get cold easily.”

Michel was talkative as always.

At that moment.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

A sound of something moving was heard from ahead.

Zeke signaled to stop with a hand signal.

However, Michel did not understand Zeke’s signal and quickly walked forward, complaining about the cold.

As Zeros tried to follow in panic, Zeke actually stopped him.

‘Let’s just use him as bait.’

Because Zeke had no expectations of Michel, he thought of the best way to utilize him.

“Ugh, it’s cold. So cold.”

Michel shivered, hanging his head low while walking forward, when he suddenly felt something strange.

Turning back, he saw that Zeke and Zeros were not following him.

“Huh? Where is everyone…”

At that moment, the THUMP THUMP sound ahead grew louder.

When Michel looked forward again, a long-limbed ice statue was approaching him.

“KYAAAAAAAK!”

Michel was terrified and ran backward.

Contrary to his bulky build, he could run quite fast.

Zeke hid himself and observed the statue chasing Michel.

‘What is that? An ice statue moving on its own.’

Zeros, standing behind, spoke in surprise.

“S-Sir Zeke. That’s an Ice Golem.”

“An Ice Golem? Its appearance is quite different from a regular golem.”

“This is my first time seeing one in person. I’ve read records that unlike normal golems, it has cold attributes added to its attacks, possessing both physical and magical power simultaneously.”

If each attack had additional cold attribute magic, it would be quite challenging to deal with.

But that would apply to ordinary knights, not Zeke.

Zeke grabbed Bahamut and charged toward the Ice Golem.

GROOOOOAR!

The Ice Golem made a strange sound and extended its hand.

SWOOOOOSH!

Ice spikes shot out from the golem’s body, flying toward Zeke.

WHOOOOSH!

Zeke swung his sword, shattering the ice spikes.

Then, a long ice spear suddenly protruded from the golem’s belly.

GROOOOOAR!

The golem detached the ice spear from its body and threw it at Zeke.

WHOOOOSH!

When Zeke knocked away the flying spear with his sword, the area froze and ice formed.

CRACK!

Zeke casually brushed off the frozen area.

If it were a regular knight instead of Zeke, the attacked area would have necrotized from freezing.

At that moment, Zeros behind him took out his staff and used magic.

WHOOOOSH!

He created a massive fireball to counter the cold-attributed Ice Golem.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The fireball Zeros created directly hit the Ice Golem.

SCREEEEECH!

The golem’s body vaporized and stepped back.

GROOOOOAR!

After stepping back, the Ice Golem suddenly opened its mouth and absorbed the evaporated vapor.

TSSS! TSSS! TSSS!

The melted body quickly began to refill.

KUUUUU!

Suddenly, sharp ice blades formed all over the Ice Golem’s body.

Zeke shouted to Zeros.

“Shield!”

Zeros quickly deployed a shield spell.

Simultaneously, the Ice Golem launched the ice blades covering its entire body.

SWOOOOOSH!

Dozens of rotating ice blades flew toward Zeke and Zeros.

TING! TING!

Most were deflected by Zeros’ shield and stuck into the wall.

The wall where ice blades stuck became covered in frost and quickly froze.

Right after Zeros deflected the ice blades, Zeke immediately jumped forward without missing the opportunity.

WHOOOOSH!

An aura blade rose from his sword.

Zeke’s sword quickly pierced the Ice Golem’s heart area.

CRACKLE!

Because the core’s location was briefly revealed when the body melted from Zeros’ fireball, Zeke could directly stab his sword there.

SCREECH!

Receiving a direct shock to its core, the Ice Golem staggered backward.

Zeke swung his sword, cutting off its arms and legs.

The Ice Golem fell backward with its limbs severed, and Zeke approached, stabbing the heart area with his sword.

POP!

The hidden golem core was revealed.

Zeke extended his hand and removed the Ice Golem’s core.

TSSS! TSSS! TSSS!

As soon as the core was removed, the golem’s body vaporized into white steam.

Zeke stored the Ice Golem’s core in his inventory.

Then he approached Zeros.

“Are you okay?”

Zeros, experiencing a proper battle for the first time, seemed to have exhausted a lot of energy and was sweating nervously.

“Phew, I’m fine.”

Zeke took a potion from his inventory and handed it to Zeros.

“Drinking this will help you recover.”

At that moment, Michel, who had been hiding, awkwardly revealed himself.

“PHEW, I’m also okay.”

Michel wiped away sweat despite having done nothing.

Zeros, having regained his senses after drinking the potion, spoke while catching his breath.

“I didn’t know the Ice Golem could perform attacks similar to ice magic, not just simple cold attribute attacks. I should update the information.”

“Since an Ice Golem appeared, this seems to be a high-level dungeon. We should be careful.”

Zeros nodded, and Zeke looked at Michel.

“By the way, Michel, don’t you have any usable skills? You’re supposed to be a druid, after all.”

At Zeke’s words, Zeros was shocked.

“S-Sir Zeke, what did you just say? This person is a druid?”

Zeros looked disbelieving at the mention of Michel being a druid.

It was natural for Zeros to be surprised, as druids were a mysterious race that hadn’t shown themselves for hundreds of years.

Zeros opened his eyes wide and looked Michel up and down.

No matter how he looked, he couldn’t find any of the mystical feeling of the legendary druids.

Michel spoke with an embarrassed expression.

“Uh… well, the spells I can use require animals to be around, you know?”

“Can’t you use spirit magic?”

“Oh, that’s not my field…”

In other words, he was currently completely useless.

‘I’ll continue to use him as bait.’

Zeke led Zeros and Michel deeper into the dungeon.

The colder and darker it became as they went further inside.

‘It seems we’re continuously descending underground.’

Though it looked like flat ground, it was actually a gentle spiral structure continuously going downward.

While descending, Zeke’s senses caught something.

‘Is this… a demon?’

It was a different reaction from the Ice Golem.

When Zeke stopped, Michel quickly stopped and hid behind.

Zeros whispered to Zeke.

“Sir Zeke, I’ll deploy magic immediately if you say the word.”

Though lacking practical experience, Zeros was a reliable colleague.

He was an all-round mage who could cast spells quickly and use magic without attribute restrictions.

‘If he were just refined a bit more, he’d be incredibly useful.’

For Zeke, who needed skilled magicians, Zeros was quite a promising talent.

At that moment, something jumped out from ahead.

GRRRR!

Something was rapidly crawling across the floor, walls, and ceiling.

Zeke shouted to Zeros.

“Flash!”

Zeros quickly deployed a flash spell.

A blindingly bright light burst forth.

“KYAAAAAAK!”

Meant to disorient the demons, Michel instead fell, grabbing his eyes.

The demons revealed in the flash were grotesquely bizarre.

They looked like transparent-skinned mummies with ice-like bones.

“Sir Zeke! I’ve never seen such demons before!”

Unlike Zeros, Zeke knew the identity of these demons.

‘Why are they here?’

The demon on the ceiling was an ‘Ice Bone’, an undead with ice attributes.

These were the same ones he’d encountered while seeking the Elder Dragon’s relic in the Ice Mountains.

‘Undead with ice attributes are quite challenging to deal with.’

The presence of Ice Bones meant there was someone controlling them.

SCREECH!

One of the Ice Bones charged toward Zeke.

Zeke put away his sword and pulled out the Giant Hunter from his inventory.

Ice Bones needed to be completely shattered, so blunt weapons were more suitable than swords.

WHOOSH!

Zeke swung the Giant Hunter at the charging Ice Bone.

BOOM!

The Ice Bone hit by the Giant Hunter shattered against the wall.

Zeros gaped at the sight.

Then a sharp, cold wind began to blow.

Zeke’s eyes turned sharp.

Something appeared, bringing powerful cold and cutting winds.

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