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Chapter 651
KUNG KUNG KUNG KUNG!
Zeke’s heart pounded wildly as he stared at the Sun Sword Gram that had shot out from the tentacle.
‘How is this possible…?’
After regressing, Zeke had wanted to meet Gelion and recreate the Sun Sword Gram.
However, unlike his previous life, in this life Gelion ended up creating Bahamut instead of Gram.
Seeing the sword from his previous life that only existed in his memories left Zeke’s mind in confusion.
‘Could this be a mental attack… a hallucination?’
Thinking there was no way the Sun Sword Gram before his eyes could be real, Zeke tried to make a more rational deduction.
But then, just before being sealed, the tentacle that had spat out Gram left one final message in Zeke’s mind.
“Remember… our… will… Child of Chaos.”
TUNG!
The tentacle vanished as if being sucked into the sword statue, and Gram fell to the floor with a thud.
As Zeke’s authority completed the reconstruction, the sword statue returned to its original form, and the aura of the ‘unspeakable darkness’ that had tried to break free vanished without a trace.
But Zeke’s mind was in utter confusion.
‘So it wasn’t an illusion.’
He landed below the sword statue and picked up the Gram that the tentacle had spat out.
The moment he grasped it, Zeke could be certain.
This was definitely the same sword he had used in his previous life.
“I never thought I’d see this again.”
In his previous life, Zeke couldn’t use his lower diantan and was unable to create aura.
That’s why this sword, which could convert mana from the middle diantan into aura, had been as important as his life.
The master craftsman Gelion, who owed Zeke his life, had made him the sword he needed most.
Zeke recalled memories of the past as he looked at the sword from his previous life.
The events from the pre-regression timeline, which no longer existed, felt as vivid as if they had just happened.
He grew even more suspicious about the Foreign Species that had spat out the Sun Sword Gram, which couldn’t possibly exist in the current timeline.
‘Child of Chaos who came against the flow of time.’
That’s what the unspeakable darkness had called him.
The title ‘Child of Chaos’ bothered Zeke.
‘The God of Chaos, the deity trapped in the name of Goddess Theia, and the being who made King Solomon the first Irregular.’
The Sun God Apollion, the God of Chaos, and the Outer beings.
There was clearly something Zeke didn’t know connecting these entities.
‘Arthur Draker must hold the answer to this mystery.’
Zeke thought he needed to find Arthur Draker as soon as possible.
After organizing his thoughts and looking back, he saw that Hera had swept away all the other Foreign Species beasts, leaving only scorch marks and flames scattered throughout the cavern.
“Good work, Hera.”
After sending Hera back, he tried to search for traces Arthur Draker might have left behind.
But then.
“Zeke Draker.”
Suddenly, a voice called out to him from a place where there had been no presence at all.
Startled, Zeke quickly turned around while gripping Leviathan.
There stood an unfamiliar figure before him.
‘That is…?’
A young knight with gray hair wearing a pure white Draker uniform.
‘What’s this?’
Though he had never seen this person before, their attire and presence felt familiar.
The knight spoke while looking at Zeke with cold eyes.
“In the name of my father, I command you. Die now.”
The knight drew his sword as he finished speaking.
WOOOONG!
A sword light rose from the blade as the knight took his stance.
Zeke couldn’t help but be surprised at the knight’s familiar sword form.
‘Dragon Slaying Technique?’
In that instant, the knight lunged forward and swung his sword at Zeke.
CHWAAAK!
The terrifying sword strike clashed with Zeke’s Leviathan.
JJEOENG!
Though sword met sword, the impact created a shockwave as if two massive pieces of iron had collided.
Gripping Leviathan, Zeke glared at the knight in the white Draker uniform and spoke.
“Who are you?”
The knight replied to his words.
“My name is Rivein Apollion.”
He raised his sword again and said.
“I am father’s true son, not a fake like you.”
Zeke frowned at the knight’s words.
‘Apollion?’
Apollion, the name of the Sun God ,the only person who had used this as a family name was Jiemens Apollion, the adopted son of the Hero King and disciple of the Great Sage.
Zeke asked the knight who had identified himself as Rivein Apollion:
“True son of your father, you say. Just who is this being you call father?”
“Do not mention the great father with that worthless mouth. You and the name Draker are nothing but complete falsehoods.”
Zeke tried to guess who this ‘father’ was that Rivein spoke of while denying the Draker name.
"Could this great father you speak of be Arthur Draker?"
Rivein frowned at his words and said:
"The name Draker is false, merely a relic of the old era. My father will become the king and god of the new world, breaking free from human constraints."
As Zeke suspected, he appeared to be one of Arthur Draker's followers.
Shaking his head once, Zeke glared at Rivein and said.
"Arthur Draker being a king and god? What ridiculous nonsense."
When Zeke mentioned the name Draker again, Rivein's expression hardened.
"For the sin of blasphemy against god. You shall be punished with death."
As he spoke, Rivein turned the bracelet on his wrist sideways.
KIIIING!
A sharp sound rang out as an ominous energy erupted from Rivein's body.
Zeke raised his sword at the familiar energy he felt from Rivein.
'This is?'
Surprisingly, the energy flowing from Rivein’s body was the distinctive wave of a martial technique.
The martial energy gathered in Rivein's sword, causing the blade to hum and vibrate.
WHIIIK!
Rivein took a Dragon Slaying stance and swung his sword at Zeke.
A crescent-shaped sword strike imbued with Fighting Spirit waves flew toward Zeke.
KWA! KWA! KWA! KWA!
Zeke swung Leviathan to deflect Rivein's sword strike.
While a normal knight would have been flustered by the Fighting Spirit waves that disrupted aura, Zeke was different.
He could handle this level of attack easily.
'I should capture him and interrogate him about Arthur Draker's whereabouts.'
Just as Zeke was about to quickly rush at Rivein after easily countering!
TSUTSUTSUTSUTSU!
Surprisingly, Rivein's body suddenly blurred and vanished without a trace.
Then he suddenly emerged from a blind spot and swung his sword at Zeke again.
CHWAAAK!
At the sudden surprise attack, Zeke stepped back while deflecting his sword strike.
Zeke realized that the technique Rivein used to suddenly disappear wasn't a knight's footwork.
'Spatial movement... a Bloodline ability?'
Rahim, who had been the leader of The Six belonging to the Nostra Family.
Rivein had used the spatial movement Bloodline ability that Rahim had wielded.
‘Martial techniques and Bloodline abilities combined? Could it be...?’
Rivein disappeared again through spatial movement and appeared in a blind spot.
He immediately swung his sword using Dragon Slaying technique imbued with his martial technique, but that wasn't all.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
While executing his swordplay, he simultaneously attacked Zeke using telekinesis.
The ability to freely traverse space while swinging a sword and wielding telekinesis at the same time.
It was undeniably an amazing power that far surpassed an ordinary knight.
TSUTSUTSUTSUTSU!
Though Rivein broke Zeke's arm with telekinesis, his Immortal Body instantly healed such injuries.
Seeing this, Rivein glared sharply at Zeke, and with a face that suddenly couldn't contain his anger, he unexpectedly slashed his own wrist with his sword.
TSUTSUTSUTSUTSU!
Surprisingly, Rivein's wound also healed rapidly and closed up.
Not only did he have martial techniques and Bloodline abilities, but he also possessed self-healing abilities like Zeke.
Seeing Rivein's various abilities, Zeke realized his true identity.
'Is he the comprehensive result of all the experiments conducted by the abyss, the Nostra Family, Jiemens, and Draker?'
The idea of the new humanity that Arthur Draker wanted to create.
This might be what he envisioned as the true form of a pureblood Draker.
Rivein raised his sword while glaring at Zeke.
"I can no longer watch a fake like you tarnish father's name."
He snapped his fingers.
Surprisingly, dozens of knights in similar attire appeared behind Rivein.
They all had gray hair and wore white uniforms like Rivein.
Though their appearances differed, they shared a similar unique presence and feeling.
The blind fanaticism Zeke felt from these knights reminded him of the Drakers from his previous life.
'He abandoned the existing Drakers and created entirely new fanatics. This is exactly something Arthur Draker would do.'
Rivein shouted toward the other knights.
"Unleash your power! Kill this fake and protect father's honor!"
The knights turned their bracelets sideways like Rivein had done earlier.
CHEOLKEOK!
Simultaneously, powerful Martial energy flowed from them as well.
The knights raised their swords concentrated with energy and vanished all at once.
WHIIIK!
In an instant, the knights appeared in the air and simultaneously swung their sword strikes at Zeke.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Modified Dragon Slaying special techniques imbued with Martial energy was unleashed from the knights' swords.
Zeke raised his Shadow Armor to block the knights' swords.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
But it wasn't over.
Another group of knights revealed themselves and extended their hands, unleashing telekinesis toward Zeke.
KIIIING!
Surprisingly, the telekinetic force of the knights scattered the Shadow Armor, making it unable to maintain its proper form.
Then, other knights rushed in through the gaps and swung their swords at Zeke.
CLANG!
Zeke calmly swung Leviathan to deflect the knights' swords.
'It's fascinating, but each one has power comparable to a Red Knight.'
Their attacks were diverse but not impossible to handle.
Zeke finished analyzing the knights' attack patterns and jumped into the air.
WHOOSH!
The knights pursued him into the air, rising even higher than Zeke.
Zeke pointed his sword at the Knights of Apollion who had jumped above him.
"This is what real Dragon Slaying technique looks like."
RUMBLE!
Thunder roared from Leviathan
Zeke raised his sword and took his stance.
The stance that every Draker must learn first when mastering Dragon Slaying technique.
Dragon Slaying Basic Form
Chapter 1 Verse 1
Sky Slash
The purest form of Dragon Slaying technique unfolded from Zeke's sword.
SLASH!
As space split from Zeke's Sky Slash, the Knights of Apollion within its range froze in place.
THUD!
Their swords split and fell below.
Simultaneously, their bodies were also split in half along with space.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Dozens of knights fell to the ground, cut in two.
With a single sword strike, he had completely cut down all the knights who had rushed at him.
After landing, Zeke spoke to Rivein.
"With such trivial tricks you call yourselves the new humanity of the new world. Perhaps Arthur Draker has gone senile."
Rivein furrowed his brow at Zeke's words.
But then.
TSTSTSTS!
The severed bodies of the Apollion knights began sticking together and returning to their original form.
Soon they regained their original appearance, their pure white uniforms without a single drop of blood.
Seeing this, Zeke said to Rivein.
"Self-regeneration... Was this what you were counting on?"
Suddenly, white flames erupted from Zeke's body.
WHOOSH!
Elemental Sword Fire field.
The purest flames could burn not only the flesh of regenerators but even their false souls.
As Zeke unleashed the Fire field and approached Rivein and the knights, he said.
"Puppets of Arthur Draker. I'll burn you all."
Just as he was about to unleash the power of the Elemental Sword.
WHOOSH!
Surprisingly, white flames also erupted from Rivein's sword.
Seeing this, Zeke's eyes widened.
'That's...'
The flames that burst from Rivein's sword.
It was the same pure flame created by the Elemental Sword Fire field that Zeke had summoned.
Rivein opened his mouth to speak to Zeke.
"False spirits. Vanish along with the end of the old era."