A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression

Chapter 102

"Abel."

Sieg was confused as to how Abel was there. However, such questions did not aid in escaping from the situation.

First and foremost, he needed to get out of there.

Sieg stood in front of Carus and aimed his sword toward Abel and the Crimson Lion Order.

He quickly surveyed his surroundings.

'I need to find a way out.'

At that moment, Abel stepped forward in front of Sieg.

"I am arresting you for the abduction of the prince. Drop your weapon immediately."

Abel did not recognize Sieg, who was wearing a helmet.

'So, they're accusing me of being a prince kidnapper.'

Sieg realized Abel's plan while looking at the fierce knights.

They intended to frame him for killing Carus, claiming that the prince kidnapper resisted capture when the escape route was blocked.

Sieg steadied his breathing as he pointed his sword at them.

Then, Abel made a gesture, and one of the knights from the rear advanced.

Whoosh!

Being a full-fledged knight of Draker, his movements were extraordinary.

The advancing knight swung his sword at Sieg.

Clang!

Sieg blocked the knight's sword using the style he had employed in his previous life by wielding the Uncheolgum sword.

Abel watched Sieg's fighting style keenly.

It seemed he was trying to gather information on how Sieg had abducted Carus.

Sieg executed the rough northern swordsmanship style typically used by northern mercenaries as he faced the knight.

Swish!

Sieg dodged the knight's sword and immediately extended his fist toward the abdomen.

The knight was bewildered by the northern style technique that freely blended martial arts and swordsmanship.

Crack!

An enormous sound came from the knight's abdomen.

"Ugh!"

Sieg's fist, enhanced with the Energy of Metal, was comparable to an ogre's punch.

Strong physical power, surpassing the enhancement of aura, had its advantages.

The knight retreated, clutching his ruptured abdomen.

Seeing this, Abel nodded once again.

This time, four knights approached Sieg from within the encirclement.

'You want to keep testing me, I see.'

Abel seemed to think he had already captured both Sieg and Carus.

He seemed bent on getting to the bottom of who orchestrated Carus's abduction.

Sieg assumed the opening stance of the northern swordsmanship style, raising his sword high above his head.

Four knights charged toward Sieg.

"Hah!"

Their swords, brimming with aura, flew at Sieg from all directions.

With his sword imbued with the Energy of Metal, Sieg deflected the knights' swords and, displaying the rough and bold movements unique to northern swordsmanship, cut down Abel's knights one by one.

Swish!

Sieg's swift blade sliced through a knight's leg with precision.

"Argh!"

Sieg subdued the four knights in an instant.

Abel pondered over Sieg, who was unfazed and not even panting.

Soon after, he raised his hand and ordered the knights surrounding the portal shuttle station.

"Capture him alive. We need to find out where his backers are."

Dozens of knights brandished their swords and gradually approached Sieg.

Carus, who had just come to his senses after retching, stood up and shouted with difficulty.

"You insolent fools! Back off immediately! Abel Draker! I trusted you as a friend, yet you conspire with the regent to kill me! Are you not afraid of the gods?"

Despite Carus's shout, the knights did not stop.

Sieg steadied his breathing with his sword at the ready.

Rumble!

He maximized his energy.

One of the knights charged at Sieg.

Sieg swung his sword at him.

Crash!

The knight's sword shattered, and he was pushed back by the force, slamming into the wall.

Normal knights would have been startled, but Draker's knights were certainly different.

Unfazed and without hesitation, they rushed toward Sieg.

Swish!

Dozens of blades fell toward Sieg.

Sieg deflected all the approaching swords using his sword infused with energy.

Crash!

The swords of the knights clashing with Sieg's blade were all bent or broken.

Without stopping there, Sieg directly collided with the knights.

Bang!

By merely pushing with his body without using any special techniques, the knights could not withstand it and were knocked back.

Watching this, William spoke to Abel.

"Abel, it seems like that's a magic sword and armor."

Even with aura enhancement, exerting such tremendous physical power was impossible.

If it were possible, only those blessed with physical prowess, like the Turunn family or the Agamemnon family, could achieve it.

Hearing William's words, Abel slowly removed his gloves.

Crackle!

As Abel took off his gloves, the surrounding magic lights flickered, and sparks flew from the grand magic array.

Sieg realized that Abel was disrupting the magic.

"I see."

The elemental sword was not magic; it relied on elemental energy, unaffected by the disruption caused by Draker's pureblood awakeners.

But if he revealed this, they would become more desperate to capture him, so Sieg deliberately acted somewhat flustered.

Seeing this, Abel shouted.

"The magic effect has disappeared! Capture him alive!"

The knights surged toward Sieg.

Feigning distress, Sieg moved toward where Carus was standing.

Then he grabbed onto Carus firmly.

At the moment the knights were closing in, he used the Dragon's Majesty, Flash Bomb, and Discord skills consecutively.

Flash!

As the bright flash exploded and discord erupted, the charging knights were bewildered.

Taking advantage of the confusion, Sieg utilized the Energy of Wind to leap toward the lounge.

Crash!

Breaking through the reinforced glass and rolling inside, Sieg immediately rose and secured Carus.

"Carus, get yourself together! We need to escape from here!"

If he managed to get outside the terminal, he could summon Buchephalus and fly away.

Just then, the knights ran towards Sieg and Carus.

They seemed to be knights from the Empire rather than the Crimson Lion Order.

Sieg swung his sword with the Energy of Fire toward the imperial knights.

Whoosh!

A fierce flame rushed toward the knights.

After tangling the knights' feet with flames, he rushed toward the terminal's exit with Carus.

At that moment, knights from the portal shuttle station ran toward Sieg.

"Catch him!"

Sieg was about to change direction to escape.

At that moment, other knights were also approaching from the opposite side.

"Damn it."

But there was something different about the knights coming from the opposite direction.

They wore armor that sparkled with a golden hue and entered with precise postures, aligned in rows and columns.

"The Graham family's Golden Knights?"

Previously, during the Draker's martial tournament, they had protected Sieg.

The sudden appearance of the Golden Knights also caused the Crimson Lion Order to panic.

With Sieg and Carus between them, the Golden Knights and the Crimson Lion Order reached a standoff.

The captain of the Golden Knights stepped forward and shouted at the Crimson Lion Order.

"You are currently trespassing on the Panstas Terminal, owned by the Graham family, without permission and causing significant damage to private property."

The deputy captain of the Crimson Lion Order stepped forward, shouting in response.

"We are currently executing a mission for Draker! Step back immediately!"

However, the Golden Knights did not back down.

"We have received no official notice of any mission being conducted by Draker. If you occupy the private assets of the Graham family without an official mission notice, you will have to bear the consequences."

A tense atmosphere settled between the Golden Knights and the Crimson Lion Order.

At that moment, Abel appeared.

The presence of the famed Lion Sword instantly heightened the tension among the Golden Knights.

Abel glared at them and spoke.

"The Draker knights are known to execute missions in the Central Continent without needing a cooperative notice."

The captain of the Golden Knights retorted to his words.

"This place belongs to the Graham family. You should have sent a cooperative notice to the family and sought an agreement."

Hearing this, Abel curled his lips into a smirk.

"I don't want to hear such sophistry anymore. Step aside or face the consequences of obstructing a mission of Draker."

As Abel attempted to forcefully proceed, the Golden Knights, too, tensed up and drew their weapons.

A battle was on the verge of breaking out.

At that moment, something appeared from behind the Golden Knights.

Whoosh!

The sight of a massive platinum hawk emblem shocked both the Golden Knights and the Crimson Lion Order.

Abel bit his lips tightly.

"The Platinum Knights...."

It was none other than the knights led by the Knight of Platinum Kali Draker.

Among the knights, donned in platinum armor, stood a woman.

She called out to Abel Draker.

"Lion Sword! Thank you for your assistance in the mission to rescue Prince Carus!"

She unfolded a document and held it up.

"This is an official document appointing me, Kali Draker, and the Platinum Knights as the rescuers and escorts of the Empire's 4th prince, Carus Nerva Constantinus!"

Kali Draker presented the document to the captain of the Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights immediately paid their respects and bowed toward Kali Draker.

"In accordance with the cooperation agreement, we will follow the orders of Dame Kali Draker."

Abel realized that something had gone awry.

He slowly approached Kali.

"It's been a while, sister."

"We are in a formal setting. Use the proper titles."

Biting his lips, Abel spoke again.

"Dame Kali. I will take charge of escorting Prince Carus, so you need not worry."

Kali shook her head.

"The decision has already been made by the family. The Lion Sword must comply with the decision."

Abel looked at Carus, who was glaring defensively from behind Sieg.

'Damn, I just needed one more step.'

He felt it had been a waste to delay earlier. But he couldn't just give up here.

Glaring at Kali, Abel spoke.

"Dame Kali. This is a blatant overreach. Matters related to the Empire are certainly under my jurisdiction..."

"That's nonsense. I have never heard that only Abel Draker is responsible for all matters with the Empire."

Abel clenched his teeth tightly.

Simultaneously, an ominous aura emanated from his body.

As Abel heightened his energy instead of sheathing his sword, the Platinum Knights and even the Golden Knights drew their weapons nervously.

Kali, observing Abel, stepped forward decisively.

"Are you defying the orders of a Guardian Knight?"

Abel, too, stepped forward and spoke.

"In the process of rescuing Prince Carus, my knights lost their lives. As the head of the Crimson Lion Order, I am exercising my rightful authority."

At that moment, Abel redirected his sword away from Kali toward Sieg.

Boom!

A powerful sword strike was unleashed on Sieg.

Sieg blocked Abel's sword with the northern swordsmanship style.

Clang!

Abel raised his sword and unleashed an aura blade when Sieg parried his surprise attack.

Buzzz!

He shouted toward Sieg.

"No reparation can repay the crime of harming a Draker knight!"

Abel latched onto Sieg, who was hiding his identity, under the pretense of a legitimate reason.

Boom!

The clash of Sieg's sword and Abel's sword created a gigantic explosion of sound.

"Ugh!"

Despite using the Energy of Metal, it was not enough to block Abel's sword imbued with the aura blade.

Simultaneously, flames seemed to ignite from Abel's sword.

Abel thrust his sword enveloped in flames toward Sieg.

"Die!"

The flames Abel unleashed engulfed not only Sieg but also extended toward Carus in the back.

"This can't be!"

Kali, seeing this situation unfold, hurried toward Carus.

She hadn't anticipated Abel would try to openly kill Carus.

Whoosh!

Just as the massive flames were about to engulf Carus, a sudden gust of sword wind neutralized the blazes from Abel's sword.

"What?"

Even Abel was astonished at how easily his flames vanished.

It was then that someone began walking casually between the two factions.

It was an elderly man with white hair and a beard, dressed in a thick leather outfit, and carrying a sword on his back. A long scar ran across his face from his forehead to his chin.

The moment the old man appeared, the knights of the Draker family were stunned into silence.

Even Abel wore a frozen expression.

The old man approached Sieg and Carus.

He looked down at them and spoke.

"Which one of you is the prince?"

Carus raised his hand slowly, with a frightened expression.

The old man then drew his sword and swept through the space between Carus and Sieg.

"I will take the prince with me."

Kali and Abel were equally shocked by his words.

But none dared to stop the old man.

He was Vernas Draker, the Sword King.

One of Draker's Black Knights and a man known for reaching the pinnacle of swordsmanship.