The unique power 'Dragon Domination' obtained by absorbing Bahamut's heart has been activated.
[Do you want to subjugate the target species?]
"I don't know what it is, but just try it."
But soon a warning message appeared.
[The user does not have enough authority to subdue the fallen dragon.] [The subdue of the fallen dragon has failed.]
Even if you have the power, it seems that you can't force someone to submit unconditionally.
Then a thumping sound could be heard outside the door, as the Hydra abandoned its split head and fled.
Zeke looked at the Hydra's head left stuck in the door and wondered what to do, then used his Gluttony skill.
Kookookookook!
Zeke's shadow rippled and then spread out towards where the Hydra's head was.
The three split hydra heads were slowly absorbed as if sinking into a black swamp.
It took quite some time to absorb all three Hydra heads.
So the absorption was over and a message came to mind.
[You have consumed the severed head of a fallen dragon that has been corrupted by polluted energy.] [Your consumed stamina, mental power, and mana are restored.] [You have consumed a designated creature to be killed, and your Gluttony skill level increases as a reward.] [You have incompletely absorbed the bloodline abilities of the creature you have consumed, and have gained the constitution of being invulnerable to poison.]
As I gorged on the Hydra's head, my depleted energy was replenished.
Zig confirmed that the term 'impervious to poison' was added to the constitution category.
Additionally, the binge eating skill has also been raised from beginner to expert.
"It's a creature designated for slaughter. If you eliminate a dragon-like beast like a hydra, the reward is higher."
Zig lowered the status window and only after confirming that the door was completely closed could he enter the ruins.
The ruins were structured similar to a dragon slayer's resting place.
While the Dragon Slayer's Resting Place was mostly made of gray materials, the ruins of Caesar were made of a smooth white material.
According to legend, the hero king Caesar was a half-human, half-elf born from a wise sage and the king of the fairies.
However, due to the plot of an evil wizard, Caesar is separated from his parents and abandoned alone in the mountains.
The sacred wolf saved the young Caesar who was crying in the mountains, fed him with its milk, and raised him, allowing him to grow up safely.
Caesar saves the oppressed humans with a power stronger than anyone else's and establishes 'Cronus', a kingdom for humans only, in the central continent.
Of course, it is unknown whether the Kingdom of Kronos actually existed, as it was a legendary country.
However, for a long time, the royal family of the Roman Empire claimed that they were descendants of the heroic king Caesar.
The sacred wolf, the symbol of the Roman Empire, originated from here.
Although the Hero King and the Kingdom of Kronos remained only as legendary beings, this site was evidence that the Kingdom of Kronos actually existed.
Zeke was amazed at the solid structure with its huge ceilings.
It was surprising that a structure built over two thousand years ago still exists today.
He opened the minimap and entered the ruins.
There was a long corridor between the huge pillars that stretched out on both sides.
Zeke walked down the hallway, keeping a wary eye on his surroundings.
As I went into the hallway, a door appeared.
As Zeke reached out toward the door, a message appeared.
[Opens the resting place of King Hero Caesar.]
At the same time the door opened.
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The space inside the door was surprisingly not that large.
In the center of the circular space made entirely of white material was an altar-like object.
The map pointed to that altar as the target location.
Zeke walked across the space, cautiously looking around, up the stairs and onto the altar.
As I climbed up the altar, I saw a platform in the middle.
On the platform, a huge, sky-blue jewel was floating.
'A jewel? Not the Vision Swordsmanship Book of the King of Heroes?'
I had to find the swordsmanship book to complete the mission.
Zeke looked all over the stage, but the swordsmanship book was nowhere to be found.
It was then that Zeke's hand turned towards the jewel.
[You have found the permanent records left behind by King Caesar.] [The permanent records are being transferred and stored in the system.]
Seeing the system's message, Zig looked at the jewel placed on the stage.
[The message left by King Caesar of Heroes will be played automatically.]
At that moment, an image appeared before Zeke's eyes.
The face of a delicate young man with snow-white hair and eyebrows appeared on the screen.
The young man's eyes were shining beautifully, like the clear blue sky.
Her appearance was reminiscent of a fairy from a legend.
The young man on the screen started saying something.
But as a Zik, I couldn't understand a single word of what he was saying. At that moment, when I was frowning in frustration, a message came to mind.
[Ancient Chronos language detected. Automatically switching to Central Continent common language.]
At the same time, what the young man said began to be translated into the common language.
「That's why. I went up the mountain and said, "Hey, are you the Giant King?" And he immediately started yelling at me? In the past, I would've just grabbed him by the balls and cracked his head open! But back then, I had a family and I was pretty good at controlling the giants. So I asked him politely, "Why do you keep coming over to our territory?" And he rolled his eyes and started yelling. So I... ... Hey, hold on tight. The screen is shaking. Shaton, man! You keep acting like you're being a jerk? How far did you go? Miss, I forgot because of you!"
Zeke blinked.
I was confused as to what I had just heard.
The foul-mouthed man on the screen seemed to be the heroic king Caesar, but something seemed off.
"The face of Caesar is so different from what is recorded. Besides, Shaton is the most loyal knight of the Clock Tower and a symbol of nobility."
For the next thirty minutes or so, Caesar unleashed a torrent of colorful insults, self-praise, and crude criticism of Shatton.
[You have finished watching Part 1 of the 546 total episodes of The Chronicles of King Caesar. Would you like to continue watching?]
Finally, when the video ended and the message that appeared appeared, Zeke was shocked to find that there were over five hundred videos like this.
Besides, something was so different from the Caesar he had imagined that he couldn't come to his senses.
Whatever the circumstances, what mattered was Caesar's vision of swordsmanship.
Zeke spoke to the system, clutching his pounding head.
"Here, find something about Caesar's vision swordsmanship."
Now, Zigg had learned to handle the system to some extent.
Then a message came to mind.
[Search for videos about Vision Swordsmanship in the Chronicles of 546 videos.] [12 videos found.]
Zigg was shocked when he saw the search results.
"No, there are over five hundred videos, but there are only twelve about vision swordsmanship?"
My already throbbing head started to hurt even more.
I started playing it because I thought I had to watch at least the twelve I searched for.
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Soon Caesar appeared on the screen again.
Unlike before, he was holding a sword.
He stared at the screen and raised his sword.
"What is a sword? A sword is a sword, what else is there to say? It's because old farts who don't even know how to swing a sword keep talking nonsense that the kids get confused. A sword is just something that can stab and cut well. There's no need to overthink it. Hey, this was good. Shatton, write this down in the Annals later. What? Annals aren't autobiographies? If you tell me to, I'll do it. Why are you talking so much? If you tell me to, I'll do it, man!"
Caesar cursed at Shatton for a long time, and then, as if he had let out all the anger he could muster, he stood up with his sword again.
"So, you can think of it like that. Then, how do you use a sword well? Just swing it hard and a lot. There's nothing else. Just swing it. Like this!"
Caesar suddenly took up his sword and took up a stance.
Woohoo!
Something like azaleas extended from his body.
The azalea wrapped around Caesar's body and sword.
In that state he swung his sword.
Whoosh!
For a moment, Zeke felt as if he had been decapitated by Caesar's sword in the video.
"omg!"
Zig unconsciously stepped on the stepping stone and stepped back.
Caesar's sword had that much momentum.
Zik paused the video.
"What, what is it? That thing just now… … didn't seem to use an aura."
Zeke rewinded the video and looked at Caesar's outstretched sword again.
It was a creepy move even when I saw it again.
Then a system message popped up.
―Sudden Linkage Mission―
[Acquire the vision swordsmanship left behind by King of Heroes, Kaisir. No time limit.] [Special mission reward: Tears of the Fairy King] [Caution: You cannot leave Kaisir's Resting Place until you acquire it.]
"what's this?"
Zig looked dumbfounded at the sudden appearance of the surprise link mission.
There was a condition attached that you had to acquire the vision swordsmanship of Caesar to be able to leave this place.
"What the hell! How can I learn Kaiser's vision swordsmanship just by watching that video!"
Even though no one was listening, Zeke shouted in frustration.
He first turned off the video and tried to control the system to open the door.
[The mission is currently in progress. You cannot open the door until the mission is cleared.]
"I'm going crazy."
It was a desperate situation, but I couldn't stay frustrated forever.
Zik decided to get down from the stage and assess the space first.
There were three doors on the circular wall of the space, which opened automatically as Zeke approached.
The first one seemed to be a food warehouse, with thousands of preservation boxes containing a variety of foods.
The second room was a space for sleeping and washing.
The last room contained various weapons and armor used during the Cronus era, as well as books on various subjects.
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Each one had his name written on it, indicating that it was something Caesar had used and read.
The book was written in ancient Chronos, but fortunately, it was automatically translated through a system correction, so I was able to read it.
It was as if they had prepared in advance for us to practice closed doors here.
In the end, I was stuck here and had to train.
Zig took a deep breath and turned the video back on.
Zeke, holding a sword, copied Caesar's movements one by one while appropriately omitting useless curses in the video.
It was possible because he was a sacral bodybuilder.
After watching all twelve videos and learning the basics of swordsmanship to some extent, Zeke swung his sword as he had learned from beginning to end.
But no matter how much I swung it, it didn't feel like Caesar in the video.
Then the text came to mind again.
[You have acquired the basic form of the Elemental Sword left behind by the King of Heroes, Caesar.] [You have finished the basic stage and are now moving on to the actual stage.] [You have summoned the spirit of the King of Heroes.]
Kookookookook!
Suddenly, the altar in the middle of the space began to descend.
When the altar was completely lowered, only a platform with sky-blue jewels floating in the middle of the space remained.
Soon, light began to flicker from the sky blue jewel, and something appeared in front of me.
"What, what is it?"
A human figure gradually took shape in the light.
To my surprise, Caesar suddenly appeared on the screen.
Zeke was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and looked at Caesar in front of him.
"Is this really Caesar?"
Then, Caesar frowned gently, drew his sword from its scabbard, and swung it at Zig.
Phew!
Zeke quickly grabbed Bahamut and blocked Kaiser's sword.
Pachin!
The power contained in Caesar's sword was so strong that Zig flew away and was slammed into the wall.
Kwakwakwang!
Caesar spoke to the fallen Zeke, his sword resting on his shoulder.
"Get up right now."
A stern rebuke was leveled at Zeke.
"You plan on learning my swordsmanship with that kind of skill? If the old knights see that, they'll beat the ground and lament."