Book 1 Chapter 1010

1010.

Goooh-!

"This…!"

Lunias made a shocked expression.

Chen Xia's complexion also hardened.

A terrible power that plunges the world, which cannot be forgotten, into disaster.

"Flames of disaster…!"

Lunias and Chen Xia, who let out exclamations of shock, quickly ran towards where the energy was felt.

Elena, Chelsea, and Eiran's complexions also changed drastically.

"Hmph? It's just like Leo said?"

Elena, with her eyes narrowed, looked towards where Erebus's power was felt.

"We have to evacuate people quickly!"

In response to Chelsea's urgent cry, Elena brought her index finger to her lips.

"Shh. Can you just wait a moment so I can figure out the situation?"

At Elena's words, Chelsea and Eiran faltered.

After briefly gauging Erebus's energy, Elena opened her mouth.

"It doesn't seem like a fragment of Erebus has revived."

"What?"

At that remark, Chelsea and Eiran wore bewildered expressions.

Seeing the two of them like that, Elena said,

"I cast exploration magic around where the energy is felt, but the energy is too weak. It's not even as much as the fragment I defeated before."

Elena recalled a part of Erebus that she had defeated in Luna's world.

A fragment of the Erebus piece sealed in the world of creation.

It didn't even have that much power.

"Eiran unnie said that Seirun-nim came to the mortal world? Did it come along then?"

"No. It wouldn't be like that. It's definitely one of the fragments."

Elena shrugged.

"Some bastard is using the power of an Erebus fragment."

"How do you know that?"

"I can see the situation over there with my own eyes right now."

Elena spoke while looking at the scene visible on her retinas.

Looking at Elena like that, Eiran was impressed.

"Can you see the situation in a distant place in real-time without magical tools or familiars?"

As a sword master, Eiran sensed that Elena was casting exploration magic.

However, exploration magic can only reveal the enemy's location and surrounding information; it cannot reveal visual information.

Therefore, magical tools and familiars are used as auxiliary tools to obtain visual information.

This is because transmitting video information falls under the domain of communication magic.

Of course, it is not impossible to obtain visual information through exploration magic, but it requires significant modification of the magic formation and takes too long, making it an extremely inefficient method.

However, Elena did it effortlessly.

"It takes too long if you use magical tools or familiars."

"Usually, that's faster…?"

As Eiran looked slightly embarrassed, Chelsea let out a small sigh.

"Eiran unnie. You shouldn't try to understand Elena sunbae when it comes to magic."

Like Abad, Chelsea was also a wizard who had been called a genius since childhood.

Her talent was so outstanding that it did not fade even in Lumen, where countless talents gathered.

In fact, with the help of complex situations and luck, Chelsea earned the epithet of Hero at a young age.

However, even Chelsea, with such talent, could not fathom Elena's genius.

Elena, who had smiled broadly at Chelsea's words, became serious.

"By the way, a human using Erebus's power… What is that?"

Its identity is unknown.

However, as it is related to Erebus, it is clearly a traitor.

'Is the reason this child came from the future to the past to stop that guy?'

Thinking that far, Elena said,

"Chelsea, first, inform the professor about the situation and evacuate people while minimizing chaos."

Evacuating them without warning would only increase the chaos, and people could get hurt in the process.

If it were the absolute worst situation, such a situation would be unavoidable, but.

In Elena's judgment, the current urgent situation was not that worst-case scenario.

"Yes!"

Chelsea, who replied, immediately ran off.

"Eiran, help me. As a wizard, I need a bodyguard."

Elena, who smiled brightly, linked arms with Eiran.

"I will protect you."

"Oh my! How reliable. Shall we go save my granddaughter then?"

"Granddaughter?"

"Yes. Lena is fighting the enemy right now."

"Excuse me…"

"Yes?"

"It might be my granddaughter too."

At that, Elena dragged Eiran along.

"Don't talk nonsense and let's move."

"No… it's not nonsense…"

"Come on, come on, let's hurry!"

***

Whoosh-!

Leo headed towards where Erebus's energy was detected at high speed.

His movements were faster than anyone else's.

Leo's eyes twitched as he ran across the rooftops of the school buildings at a terrifying speed.

-Leo!

Elsie shouted urgently.

"Tsk!"

A clicking sound came from Leo's lips.

At that moment, his vision went black.

For a fleeting moment.

Tak-

Leo stopped walking.

Whooooosh-!

A cold, northern wind blew.

A fierce, cold wind.

It was a stark contrast to the warm weather just moments before.

But the location hadn't changed.

Leo was still standing in the same spot.

The rooftop of the Seirun building.

Leo's eyes narrowed.

'It's not the place that changed… but the time.'

"It's still amazing no matter how many times I see it. You're not surprised at all."

Leo's gaze went straight ahead.

A man stood there.

A man with bright blonde hair and golden eyes.

Looking at him, Leo tilted his head askew.

"A dragon?"

"Yes. It's tiresome to greet you again… but I can't help it. It is an honor to meet you, King of the Great Beginning, Leo Flobsy."

Leo, ignoring the man who bowed respectfully, looked around and said,

"Lord?"

"Hah."

"And you've come from the future?"

"My, my…"

"And this time period is the future."

"I have a question… where does that insight of yours come from?"

"Experience."

Leo said calmly.

The place had not changed.

Only the time period had changed.

However, the buildings of Seirun, the center of the elves, were in ruins.

Since Seirun was founded, it had always been the center of elven society.

It had never been neglected like this, untouched by elven hands.

If so, there was only one answer.

'It's the future state.'

It wouldn't be too far in the future.

A near future, at most a hundred years.

'It doesn't seem like a simple illusion.'

Leo's red eyes slowly took in the desolate scenery of Seirun.

And he easily realized that this was the 'future' that would happen.

'More precisely, it must be the Seirun that this guy saw.'

"I am curious."

"About Seirun, which was so glorious, falling into ruin like this?"

"No."

Leo chuckled.

"After all the hard work I went through to save the world, why are you looking at me with such dissatisfaction and hostility?"

Leo felt genuine curiosity.

"Well, I'm not bragging, but… I did defeat Erebus in the end, didn't I?"

"…"

"And I dealt with Tartarus too."

Annoyance appeared on Leo's face.

"This time, I completely defeated Erebus, right?"

Leo found the behavior of the future Dragon Lord, who was glaring at him, truly absurd.

"I created an era of peace, didn't I?"

As he spoke, he observed the aura of the Dragon from the future.

There was no sign of denial.

"I did everything for you."

Leo, uncharacteristically, revealed his irritation.

"What more do you want me to do?"

Leo asked fiercely.

The reason he was angry was very simple.

From the era of disaster to the present.

Many people risked their lives.

No, they gave their lives to achieve the world's ultimate wish.

Some collapsed in despair, while others died with a heavy sense of debt, and some dedicated themselves to the world for nearly thousands of years, trusting future generations.

Leo is by no means a saint.

He had no intention of saving the world and sacrificing himself for strangers he didn't know.

Leo's driving force was solely for his precious people.

It was for his precious people that he bore all of that.

He didn't even expect them to feel grateful for the era of peace he achieved.

However, he was infuriated to see a person from the future looking at it as if 'that was wrong,' let alone gratitude.

Leo, who had no intention of showing off to future generations, was angry and, at the same time, genuinely curious about the dragon in front of him who had come to the past to express his dissatisfaction.

"What on earth is this about?"

At Leo's question, the dragon's lips curled into a smile.

"This is the first time you've asked a question like this."

Seeing the dragon with an amused expression, Leo's eyes narrowed.

'He's been talking like he's seen me multiple times since a while ago.'

"No matter what I say, you will never understand. After all, the King of the Beginning will end the 'Heroic Age,' according to your beliefs."

Swoosh-!

The dragon drew his sword.

"I am the Dragon Lord, tasked with selecting heroes and guiding the world on the right path."

"It seems there aren't many dragons capable of being a Lord in the future."

"I apologize, but it seems the King of the Beginning thinks only of himself as special…"

Swish-!

Leo swung his sword at the sword energy that was flying towards his neck.

At that moment.

Clang-! Shh-!

"……?"

The sword deviated from the path Leo predicted, knocked away Leo's sword, and grazed his cheek.

'What the?'

Was he overwhelmed by his swordsmanship?

No.

'He knows my movements perfectly.'

Leo's red eyes fixed on the enemy in front of him.

"Don't worry. I won't kill you."

The Dragon Lord's lips curled into a smile.

"No matter what anyone says, the King of the Beginning is a precious individual who will defeat Erebus."