Book 1 Chapter 112

The entire Colosseum was thrown into chaos by the sudden incident.

"What is going on!"

"Instructor Berga! This is a big deal! Lord Arion's Heroic World has opened!"

"What?"

Berga's face hardened.

Berga knew that the phenomenon that had occurred a moment ago was a precursor to the construction of a Heroic World.

Even so, he had never imagined that a Heroic World would actually open.

What is needed to open a Heroic World is the hero themselves, or an object imbued with a strong connection.

In this era, it is a reality that not only are there no items related to great heroes, but there are hardly any pages of the great heroes left.

Therefore, most of the pages that had not yet been opened were expected to remain forever unopened.

But now, one of them had opened.

"Is it a rampage?"

"It seems so!"

For whatever reason, the opening of Arion's world was an encouraging event.

Even if it was a dungeonization due to rampage, if it could be conquered, Arion's power could be inherited.

The problem was the people who had entered Arion's world now.

His own daughter and the son of a long-time friend.

Mere fledglings, still young enough to be called babes.

'Can those children conquer Lord Arion's world?'

Clenching his trembling hands, Berga gritted his teeth.

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"If this is Lord Arion's world, then it means it's the Age of Calamity now, doesn't it?"

"It seems so."

Ar responded with a serious expression as Leo looked away from the sky.

"Why did the Heroic World suddenly activate?"

"I don't know. Let's try to communicate with the outside first."

At his words, Leo brought his index and middle fingers together to his temples.

As he concentrated, a faint blue light emanated.

"Leo… No. This is Kyle. Can you hear me?"

In a normal Heroic World, communication with the outside should be possible.

However, despite Leo's call, there was no response from the outside.

Leo glanced at Ar.

Ar also had a look of dismay, as if he had failed to communicate with the outside.

A hero dungeon due to rampage? If so, why all of a sudden? There has been no record of a prologue page being opened in the past thousands of years.

Seeing Ar with a serious expression, Leo looked down at his hands.

The sudden rampage of Arion's page.

He had an inkling about this situation.

'During the Heroic Studies class and when I touched my hero's page at Berkkia, the Heroic World opened.'

Leo, recalling when he met Lisinas and Luna, wore a confused expression.

'But those were my pages. This is clearly Arion's page, isn't it?'

[Objective: Find Arion in Leisarth.]

At that moment, a message appeared before Leo and Ar.

"Objective? Then this isn't a hero dungeon?"

Ar said in a bright voice.

Hero dungeons do not have objectives.

The appearance of an objective meant, as Ar said, that it was not a hero dungeon due to rampage.

"If it's a properly opened world, why can't we contact the outside?"

"W-Well?"

Ar couldn't provide a clear answer to this question.

"Perhaps it's because it opened so suddenly? To control a Heroic World, you need the key that was required to open the world, and they probably couldn't find that key."

"A key."

Leo narrowed his eyes.

"Anyway, if the objective is to find Lord Arion, it seems like it could end more simply than we thought?"

Ar said, and Leo let out a deep sigh.

"Will finding Arion in this Leisarth really be that easy?"

Leisarth.

A refugee city that existed during the Age of Calamity.

As it housed countless races, the city's scale was beyond imagination.

"Lord Arion is famous, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"Arion gained fame after participating in the Erebus Expeditionary Force and leaving Leisarth."

"Even so, he's Lord Arion, isn't he? Records state that he was incredibly famous even before joining the expeditionary force! Lisinas and Luna also came to Leisarth after hearing of Lord Arion's fame."

'I guess people of this era would think that.'

Recorded history and actual history are different.

Arion of this period was not famous at all.

However, only Leo, who lived in this era, knew that fact.

'For now, the conquest of the Heroic World can only rely on old records.'

Scratching his head, Leo sighed.

'From Ar's perspective, me acting like I know about this era wouldn't be very convincing. It would be easier for him to understand if he experienced it directly.'

"Let's split up and gather information about Lord Arion!"

"This is a Heroic World. We shouldn't split up carelessly."

"Uh! That's right! Then let's look together!"

Excited by the thought of meeting the Arion he admired, Ar enthusiastically began his inquiries.

"Hello! Do you happen to know Lord Arion?"

"Arion? Who's that? Don't bother me and get lost!"

"Excuse me. I'm looking for someone named Lord Arion?"

"How would I know some unknown guy like that?"

"Hey, beastkin! You've heard the name Arion, haven't you?"

"Not at all."

He spent all day asking people about Arion.

And as the sun began to set.

"Why does no one know about Lord Arion! Wasn't Lord Arion already famous before joining the Erebus Expeditionary Force!?"

Seeing Ar screaming "Ugh!", Leo crossed his arms and said.

"It seems real history and recorded history are different."

"Ugh!"

Ar flinched at Leo's answer.

Meanwhile, Leo organized the information he had gathered during his inquiries in his mind.

'This era is the year 1462 in the Althegra calendar.'

It was 20 years after the start of the Age of Calamity.

'At this time, we don't have to find Arion from scratch.'

"Let's find a place to rest first."

"Will there be a place to rest in a city like this?"

Ar said with a worried expression.

He had learned one thing by walking the streets of Leisarth for a day.

The fact that his era and the Age of Calamity were fundamentally different.

People were generally unfriendly and rough, and fights occurred everywhere as a matter of course.

It wasn't simply a matter of good or bad security.

Everyone was gripped by a primal fear that the world might end.

They lived in a different world, quite literally.

"We need to find a decent place. Sleeping on the street is dangerous."

"Then let's find an inn."

'An inn won't work.'

Leo gave a wry smile.

In the past, even Kyle had considerable difficulty finding lodging when he came to Leisarth.

'There wasn't a single proper inn.'

As the world's largest refugee city, countless people flocked to Leisarth.

Among them were wicked individuals who committed crimes as naturally as breathing.

Of course, such criminals did not operate during the day.

The city guards tried their best to maintain security with vigilance.

But not at night.

As soon as the sun set, the streets were filled with terror.

Crime occurred in every alley, and murders were frequent in areas with poor security.

Kyle and his party, who wandered around this city in the past, finally found a safe place after a month.

'We have to go there.'

Moreover, that place was not just safe.

"Let's go there."

Ar pointed to an inn nearby.

Leo followed behind Ar.

Jingle- jingle-

As the door opened, the first floor was full of customers.

For a moment, their gazes were fixed on Ar.

Ar, who had been nervous, let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the owner sitting at the counter.

Although his face was covered in scars, the owner was an elf.

Seeing that, Ar was slightly relieved.

Elves were proud but fundamentally good-natured.

As such, he thought they wouldn't do anything reckless.

"Excuse me, do you have a room for tonight?"

"No. There are no rooms left today. Well, if my room is okay, I suppose."

Seeing the owner with a sly smile, Ar was taken aback.

He never expected an elf to make such an overt pass.

Seeing Ar's face grow cold, Leo took Ar's hand and left the inn.

"It seems difficult to find a decent place."

"I agree."

Ar's face darkened.

'The common sense of our era and this era is completely different.'

Afterward, Leo and Ar continued to search for a place to sleep.

However, there was nowhere that seemed safe.

'Will we really find a place to stay?'

Ar followed Leo with a dark expression.

Meanwhile, Leo pretended to wander while guiding Ar to a place he knew.

'We're here.'

Leo stopped walking.

Ar, lost in thought, stopped upon seeing Leo and looked around in confusion.

'When did we get to a place like this?'

Leo had arrived in the middle of a desolate street where no footsteps could be heard.

Whoosh-!

At that moment, a sound of wind cutting through the air was heard.

Sensing killing intent right beside him, Ar opened his eyes sharply and swung his fist.

Thwack-!

However, Ar's attack was easily blocked by the opponent.

Despite his attack being blocked, Ar was not flustered and sharpened his nails, imbuing them with aura.

Seeing that, Leo hurriedly shouted.

"Wait, Ar! Don't fight!"

However, it was too late to stop the fight from escalating.

Thwack-!

Ar's sharp nails imbued with aura dug into the opponent's chest.

However, Ar's attack was ineffective. It was blocked by the opponent's aura armor.

Gritting his teeth, Ar urgently tried to shake off the opponent's hand.

But before that, the opponent was faster, grabbing Ar by the scruff of his neck.

"Gasp?"

"Who are you people? Why have you intruded here?"

Gritting his teeth, Ar unleashed his aura for a counterattack.

Seeing Ar like that, the cat beastkin, with a narrowed brow, slammed Ar to the ground.

"Gasp?"

Feeling his consciousness fading, Ar said with difficulty just before losing consciousness.

"Black Rabbit, you at least run…!"

Leaving the unconscious Ar behind, he looked at Leo with a murderous gaze.

"Why did you come into this area?"

"We were told to come here."

"Who told you? This is a restricted area."

It was true.

This was a cursed land, abandoned and forsaken.

Leo took a deep breath to calm the opponent and raised both hands, speaking seriously.

"The cowardly Arion sent us here."

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