[Would you like to absorb the heart of the cursed dragon Bahamut?]
'Absorbing Bahamut's heart?'
It wasn't the heart of any other dragon, but rather the heart of Bahamut.
Since dragon hearts are usually used by alchemists and magicians to create magical tools, it was questionable whether humans could absorb them.
If it was Ishtar, a family of mystics, then it would be possible to melt it into the body in a bizarre way, but to Sieg, the idea of absorbing a dragon's heart felt strange.
'If I absorb it, won't there be any side effects?'
Perhaps because he had suffered so much in his past life, Zeke was suspicious from the start.
Then the text popped up in the system again.
[Would you like to absorb the heart of the cursed dragon Bahamut?]
Zik looked at the text that had come back to him and thought about it.
It was a legacy and arrangement left by the founder, Terracan Draker.
Since he had blocked the curse that was trying to contaminate his mind with his mental defense and had inherited the legacy through his mind, there didn't seem to be any particular risk factors.
Zig nodded after looking at the system's text.
"Absorb."
Woohoo!
As Zeke made his decision, the glass tube containing Bahamut's heart began to vibrate.
At the same time, an even brighter light poured out from the heart that had been emitting a brilliant light.
"What, what is it?"
Soon, the light emanating from Bahamut's heart merged into one and pierced Zeke's psyche.
"Ugh!"
Zeke felt concentrated mana flowing into his body.
I almost lost consciousness for a moment when I was struck by an unexpectedly strong force.
'No, no.'
He unconsciously used the skill he had learned from his master to spread the highly concentrated mana flowing into his entire body.
Mana started from the middle of the fight, circled around the body, and then returned to the middle of the fight.
"Ugh."
Zeke clenched his teeth and focused on controlling his highly concentrated mana.
Before I knew it, his body was floating into the air.
A halo of light was constantly flowing out from Bahamut's heart.
Wooooow!
Now the entire glass case began to shake, and soon cracks began to appear on its surface.
Tsk tsk tsk!
As the amount of mana flowing into Zeke's body increased, the glass tube was also on the verge of breaking.
Even at that moment, the highly concentrated mana circled around Zig's body several times and accumulated in the middle of the battle.
And as he accepted the pure energy itself, Mana, with his whole body, the impure energy and waste within Zig's body were purified.
Every time Zeke breathed, black smoke containing unclean energy poured out from his nose and mouth.
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At the same time, changes occurred in Zeke's body.
Boom boom!
His muscles and bones changed on their own to find the optimal balance.
Muscle fibers become tougher and bones become denser and harder.
Dduk dduk!
"Eww!"
Zeke clenched his molars so hard that his jaw felt like it was breaking, as if every bone in his body was being torn to pieces.
But he didn't scream, and just focused on controlling his mana with all his might.
This was because I remembered my teacher's warning from my previous life that I should never make a sound when making a jangjeon.
Wooooow!
The halo was at its peak.
Zeke, floating in the air with his arms outstretched, sucked up all the mana flowing out of Bahamut's heart.
Kookookookookook!
There was a tremendous vibration in the glass chamber.
The glass tube exploded and shattered as the halo of light was completely absorbed by Zig.
Pachiiiiiing!
The force of the impact pushed Zeke's body through the air and threw him to the ground.
"Ugh!"
Zig, who had rolled around on the floor several times and barely regained his balance, was breathing heavily.
"Fuck… I thought I was going to die from the pain."
Even for Zeke, who had experienced everything from birth to death to aerial combat in his previous life, the pain was too much to bear.
He looked down at the area near his forehead that had absorbed the halo of light.
The clothes in the vicinity where the halo passed through were burned and disappeared.
However, there was a strange pattern engraved near Zeke's forehead.
It was a pattern I had never seen before, looking like a painting or runes.
"Is it like a tattoo? Why did it look like this?"
At that moment, letters appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[Absorbed the heart of the Cursed Dragon Bahamut.] [Detects a power of mana that the user cannot handle and compresses and seals 95% of it.] [The power of the absorbed mana has changed the user's body.] [The user's constitution has changed to 'Sacral Body'.] [The Cursed Dragon Bahamut's unique ability, Dragon Species Domination, is created.] [The dragon skill, Incantation, is created due to the influence of the absorbed power.] [Inherited the legacy of Administrator Terracan Draker.] [Acquire the title, Heir of Terracan Draker.] [As an heir, you are granted the right to view Terracan Draker's security vault.]
Zeke was startled when he saw the floating letters.
"What is this? A sacral sacrum? A Terracan Draker's security vault?"
The system notifications didn't end there.
[As the soul grows, the functions of the administrator system are activated.] [The beginner quest book is activated.] [The tutorial for junior administrators begins.] [After the tutorial ends, a quest for administrator growth begins.] [A reward is given when the quest is successful.]
Zeke looked puzzled as he looked at the floating letters.
"Tutorial? What is this?"
There was so much content coming up at once that my head started spinning.
Zig closed the message window and took a deep breath.
I had to get out of here first because if I stayed here too long I might get caught.
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Zeke got up and walked towards the glass chamber where Bahamut's heart was.
The glass tube was completely shattered.
The heart of Bahamut that had been floating inside it was now nowhere to be found.
"Has it all been absorbed into my body?"
That's when Zeke discovered something.
An ominous energy was felt from the bottom of the glass chamber where Bahamut's heart was.
Zeke unconsciously focused his mana on the capital.
The energy enveloped my hand as naturally as if I was breathing.
"Cut."
A sharp will has taken hold in the capital.
At that moment, Zick felt something strange.
"Aren't you dizzy?"
In my previous life, I used the Honshinki, and it gave me a severe headache as a side effect. And it was the same in my current life after I returned.
So, it was necessary to use it only to the extent of strengthening movements with mana, and to refrain from using the Honshinki unless it was a crisis situation.
However, perhaps due to the effects of absorbing Bahamut's heart, the side effects of feeling dizzy or having a headache even when using the skill have been significantly reduced.
"What an unexpected harvest."
Zeke cut the floor of the glass chamber with the sharp energy that was in the capital.
Bam!
The floor cracked open, revealing what was hidden inside.
"What is this?"
What was hidden was none other than a giant tooth.
Zeke activated his dragon's eye and examined the information on the teeth.
[The Hardest Fang of the Cursed Dragon Bahamut]
"The Fangs of Bahamut?"
I don't know why Bahamut's fang was placed together with the heart, but the dragon's tooth was a precious material that could not be obtained even if you tried to obtain it.
Zeke picked up a tooth the size of a grown man's forearm and smirked.
"There are still intact dragon teeth left. Gellion might be able to make a sword out of them."
Zeke cleared the space in his inventory and put the Fang of Bahamut in it.
He took a quick look around the dragon slayer's haven and then packed his bags.
"Let's slowly take out what's left."
He came out of the Dragon Slayer's Tomb and headed towards the library.
When I safely exited the library, it was already dark outside.
It was hard, but I gained a lot.
Zeke went straight back to the platinum floor.
Then I went to my personal training ground and organized the artifacts I had brought into my inventory, separating the ones I needed right away from the ones I needed to keep.
"At this point, everything is pretty much done. Before checking the messages… … open the status window."
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Name: Zeek Draker
Class: Immortal (Unique Grade)
Title: Blessed by the Elder Dragon, Heir of Terracan Draker
Power: Dragon Ruler
Constitution: Sacral body type
System Functions: Inventory (65 slots) / Minimap / Beginner Quest Book
Passive Skills: Healing Factor / Strong Mental Defense / Infinite Stamina / Battle Sense
Active Skills: Vital Stab [E-Class (Expert)] / Consecutive Slash [D-Class (Beginner)] / One-Hit Kill [D-Class (Expert)] / High-Speed Movement [C-Class (Beginner)] / Magic Reflection [A-Class (Beginner)] / Area Buff [A-Class (Beginner)]
Dragon Skills (Unlocked at Level 1): Dragon Eyes (Beginner) / Dragon Majesty (Beginner) / Spirituality (Locked)
Karma Points Held: 0
Zig clicked on the newly created power and constitution to bring up the description window.
―Power Information―
Dragon Ruler: Gain control over dragons. You can summon subordinate dragons and issue commands to them.
-Constitution Information-
Sacral Body: Demonstrates the best physical abilities and learns martial arts quickly. The body has high mana conductivity.
"Dominance over dragons. I wonder if it would be effective against dragon monsters like wyverns and basilisks."
After checking the contents of the Dragon King Domination, Zeke read the description of the sacral body below.
"It's the first time I've heard of the term 'sacral sacrum.' Well, it sounds good just from the explanation."
It was worth enduring the pain of absorbing Bahamut's heart.
The newly acquired Dragon skill, Spiritualism, has an entry, but it is still locked, so information cannot be confirmed.
It seemed like it could only be used if you raised the level of the Dragon Clan skill.
Zeke confirmed the following information:
I clicked on the description that said that as the heir of Terracan Draker, I could access the security vault.
[Information refresh is required to view Terracan Draker's secure vault in the system.] [Please move to a location where information can be refreshed.]
At the same time, a picture of the continent appeared before my eyes.
The continental evangelism gradually expanded and began to point to one place.
The place the system designated was a place that Zig also knew well.
"Valhalla?"
It was a completely unexpected place.
In fact, Zeke had no intention of going to Valhalla after graduating from the academy.
Knowing what would happen in the future, he planned to build his own power outside of the family after regaining some of his strength.
That's why Zeke was troubled as he looked at the map showing Valhalla.
'Well, just like there was a legacy left by Terrakan Draker in the Academy, there might be something similar in Valhalla.'
If Valhalla also had a legacy like the Heart of Bahamut, it would be worth modifying the plan.
Zig, who remembered the location marked on the map, checked the following message.
It was about the newly activated beginner quest book.
"What is a tutorial?"
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As soon as Zeke spoke, the tutorial started running.
[Starting the tutorial for junior managers.]
At the same time, Zeke's eyes suddenly turned black and the space around him suddenly began to change.
"What, what is it?"
Then something appeared in front of Zeke.
"Kaaaak!"
To his surprise, three orcs were running towards Zeke.
Zeke was startled by the sudden appearance of the monster, but soon regained his composure and grabbed the claymore.
A letter appeared before his eyes.
―Tutorial Mission―
[You must eliminate the appearing monsters using two or more active skills within the time limit. (Time limit: 60 minutes)]
"what?"
Zeke was confused when he saw the floating text.
"Kaaaah!"
Meanwhile, three orcs came running madly, shouting battle cries.
Orcs wielding sharp glaives and nailed clubs were threatening enough.
But soon, Zeke regained his composure and easily deflected the orc's attack with a claymore.
Kuung!
The orc's attacks felt much lighter than expected.
'Weaker than a normal orc?'
Zeke took up his sword and dug into the orc's blind spot.
My body felt lighter than usual and my field of vision seemed wider.
The orcs' swinging of their weapons felt so slow.
Zeke slowly knocked away the flying glaive and cut off the orc's head with his sword.
Then, he used his high-speed movement skill to glide towards the other orcs.
Zigg, who moved so quickly, cut off the orcs' heads with his club and consecutive slash skills.
thud!
In an instant, three orcs fell.
Zeke looked at his sword.
He swung the sword so cleanly and quickly that there wasn't a single drop of blood on the blade.
"At this level, he's almost at the level of a Purple Knight. Did he grow rapidly by absorbing Bahamut's heart?"
Suddenly, the dark background surrounding the area disappeared and the original training ground scenery appeared.
The corpse of the orc that Zeke had killed was also nowhere to be found.
'Was that just an illusion? It seemed completely real.'
A letter appeared before Zeke's surprised eyes.
[You have completed the tutorial mission.] [Critical points are added to the reward.] [Time reduction points are added to the reward.] [50 Karma points are awarded as a reward.] [The 'Shop' category is unlocked upon completing the first tutorial.]