Book 1 Chapter 204

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"Why aren't you answering when I called you?"

Leo, who had been flustered, regained his composure at Luna's words.

'She's recognizing me as Kyle, isn't she? Then is this an possession-type world where the conqueror is recognized as one of the figures who existed in the past?'

It seemed clear that he was currently possessing his past self.

After quickly assessing the situation, Leo took a deep breath.

"Are you okay?"

Leo quickly acted out his past self.

If Leo's memory was correct, they were in the midst of battle with Zerdiac.

There was nothing strange about asking such a question.

"Yes. I'm okay. You protected me."

Luna asked with concern.

"You? You were hit directly by Zerdiac's attack a moment ago."

"I'm okay."

'Originally, I would have been a mess from Zerdiac's poison.'

But Leo had just entered the hero's world.

"When did you gain immunity to poison like that?"

Leo asked, seeing Luna's surprise.

"More importantly, what about Zerdiac?"

At those words, Luna's face hardened.

"He ran away."

"What?"

Leo feigned surprise at Luna's words.

'He ran away?'

It was impossible.

Zerdiac, even at the moment of his death, had spewed deadly poison to take Kyle and Luna with him.

For that monster, more belligerent than Silatuna, to run away?

'Something is indeed strange.'

"Where did he go?"

"That way."

Leo looked in the direction Luna pointed and tried to pursue Zerdiac.

To conquer the hero's world now, Zerdiac had to be subjugated.

However, Leo had to stop after checking Luna's condition.

Luna's hands were trembling faintly, and cold sweat was on her forehead.

"Luna, you… did you fight him alone?"

Luna managed a weak smile at Leo's question.

"Yes, while you were briefly unconscious…"

In an instant, Luna's body swayed.

Leo quickly supported her.

At this time, the subjugation force did not yet have the strength to defeat a legion commander alone.

In such a situation, for her to have stopped Zerdiac alone, it was natural that even Luna would have suffered considerable damage.

Just as Leo gritted his teeth.

"Kyle…"

Luna spoke with difficulty.

"While fighting Zerdiac… strange guys attacked."

"What?"

"They were elves… they suddenly appeared and attacked me. Do you know anything about them?"

'Elves?'

This was absurd.

At this time, there was no one else around except Kyle and Luna.

Yet there were elves?

"They attacked you?"

"Yes."

As Leo watched Luna nod with difficulty, his face hardened.

In fact, there were more than a few strange things about this hero's world.

'The fact that the Hero Record I touched a few days ago has been activated, and the fact that the hero's world is starting now, in the midst of the battle with Zerdiac, and finally…'

Leo's grip tightened.

'The fact that Seirun students have conquered this world.'

According to Nerjia, several Seirun students had already conquered this world.

However, the final boss of this world was none other than a legion commander.

Moreover, Zerdiac, the Poison King, comparable to Hell Kaiser, the Giant King, and the Monster Queen.

A conquest difficulty far exceeding the students' level.

Yet, there were those who had conquered it.

Tartarus was trying to erase the Hero Records of the Great Heroes.

He was preventing future heroes from inheriting the power of the Great Heroes.

'What if the Seirun students who entered this world are traitors?'

The fact that Zerdiac fled without fighting to the end, unlike in actual history, and the existence of elves who suddenly appeared and attacked Luna.

If Seirun traitors had entered this world as conquerors, everything would be vaguely explained.

Leo's grip tightened.

'Then, has the Lord of the Underworld been manipulating things until now to destroy Luna's Hero Record stored in Seirun?'

Swish-

The relentless black rain continued to pour.

'At any rate, the priority now is to heal Luna.'

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

Leo got up, supporting Luna.

Luna gritted her teeth as she looked at Leo.

"No, we must quickly subjugate Zerdiac…"

"If he ran away, we'll have some time to regroup."

Leo stated the situation calmly.

"It's not too late to subjugate him even after your stamina has recovered."

At those words, Luna looked up at Leo and managed a weak smile.

"Then Kyle… I'll sleep a little…"

Poisoned and having consumed an extreme amount of magic, Luna leaned against Leo's body.

Snore- Snore- As Leo watched the sleeping Luna, he looked around the ruined castle grounds.

'First, I need to find a place to avoid the rain.'

Rumble-!

Lightning echoed in the gloomy sky.

At that moment…

Crackle-

The sky began to crack.

However, Leo, supporting Luna, was unaware of this fact.

***

ROAR!

A giant clad in armor roared and charged towards the castle walls.

Groan-!

Black demonic energy erupted from the giant's body.

Seeing that, Lys quickly shouted.

"Lienia!"

At those words, Lienia, positioned on the highest part of the castle wall, drew her bowstring.

Creak-!

Lienia's great bow let out a scream.

Twang-! Whoosh-!

A giant arrow imbued with aura flew at tremendous speed.

KWA-GAA-GAA-! Crack!

"GWOOOOAR!"

The arrow pierced the giant's eye and burrowed in, piercing the back of its skull and embedding itself in the ground.

However, the giant, with its terrifying vitality, did not die despite its head being pierced.

Instead, it grabbed its face and began to thrash wildly.

The legion's forces were swept away by the giant's indiscriminate attacks, regardless of friend or foe.

Seizing the opportunity, Lys descended below the castle wall.

And as she landed, she severed the giant's ankle.

WHOOSH! SERECT!

Stagger- KABOOM-!

KIIIIIK!

KUUOOOH!

The giant fell.

As a consequence, monsters nearby were crushed by the giant, letting out dying cries and dying instantly.

Lys cleanly severed the neck of the struggling giant as it lay fallen and quickly returned to the castle wall.

Knights with high mobility quickly stopped threats like giants and demons attacking the castle walls.

The defense line created by Sedzen was steadfastly withstanding the legion's attack.

The Monster Queen, watching from a distance, narrowed her eyes.

"The resistance is quite fierce."

It couldn't be helped.

There were countless heroes who brought about world change.

Even if it was the Monster Queen's legion, filled with monsters that could destroy nations single-handedly, it was not a wall that could be easily overcome.

Just as Silatuna, resting her chin on her hand, wore a bored expression.

Flash-!

Fragments of light rained down on Silatuna's head.

When Silatuna glanced, the falling light fragments stopped right in front of her nose.

"Just in time, I was bored."

Silatuna flicked her fingers lightly.

POW-!

The light fragments exploded with immense force.

As a result, the head of the giant Silatuna was riding on disappeared without a trace.

However, Silatuna stood in mid-air, completely unharmed.

Silatuna's eyes narrowed.

"The Sword Saint and the First Star. The owner of the Magic Eye Mage, Lundua and Rwalin. And a lizard… are those your comrades for the road to the underworld?"

"They are not comrades for the road to the underworld, but members who will see you off to your final destination?"

At Kalian's words, Silatuna smiled faintly.

Seeing Silatuna, Kalian lowered his stance.

WHOOSH-!

Kalian's body disappeared.

Silatuna's gaze shifted to the left.

Kalian, who had suddenly appeared to her left, was swinging his sword.

Flash-! THWACK-!

Kalian's sword was caught by Silatuna's hand.

"Is that damned sword made by a dwarf? It's unpleasant."

The Monster Queen swung her remaining arm and struck Kalian's head.

POW-!

As Kalian's head was thrown back.

KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GAAAAAA-!

THUMP! KUGUGUNG-!

Kalian, blown away by Silatuna's attack, crashed directly into the wall built by Sedzen.

As a result, a part of the wall collapsed.

Everyone who saw it wore expressions of horror.

"Pr-Principal!"

"Kalian-nim!"

The Lumerne professors urgently called out to Kalian and rushed towards the collapsing wall.

Thump- Thudududuk-

"Ugh- treating an old man so roughly."

However, Kalian emerged from the ruins unscathed.

Those around him felt a chill.

'To survive an attack of that magnitude head-on!'

'As expected of the Sword Saint…!'

Everyone looked at Kalian with awe-filled eyes.

"If I were just ten years younger, I wouldn't have flown this far."

Tsk-tsk- Kalian clicked his tongue and pointed his sword towards the Monster Queen who was watching him.

SWISH-!

Kalian swung his sword.

That simple act became a slash that cut through the world.

A giant, invisible slash cut through everything in a straight line between Kalian and Silatuna.

Demons dying, bleeding.

Silatuna, seeing the slash approaching her, swung her arm.

KWA-DUDUDUK-!

Silatuna's arm bent as if broken for an instant.

TWANG-!

And then, as if unable to withstand the force, she was flung away.

Over her, a terrifying attack rained down.

The magic of the fairy using the eye of magic.

The formidable flames of the phoenix.

The wind that tore through the heavens.

The attacks of the heroes chosen by the Sword Saint Kalian to face Silatuna painted the air.

Those fighting the legion's attack on the castle wall stared with their mouths agape at the overwhelming firepower.

KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GAAAAAA-!

The attacks of Alby, Ellen, and Chade struck directly, shaking the earth violently.

The area where Silatuna stood was utterly devastated without a trace.

Silatuna, directly hit by the attack, stiffened with her body tilted back.

"Did it hurt…!"

Just as a Seirun student clenched his fist.

"Hick!"

From Silatuna's lips, which were tilted back, came a burst of laughter.

"Heeheehee! Heheheh. Aha! Ahahahaha!"

Silatuna's eyes flashed as she burst into mad laughter.

"It hurt quite a bit, didn't it?!"

Silatuna raised her hand.

GOOOOO! KWA-JI-JI-JI-!

A giant black sphere was generated on Silatuna's hand.

Seeing that chilling demonic energy, the faces of those defending the castle wall turned white.

Some who had boldly shouted to subjugate Silatuna just moments ago realized.

How foolish their shouts had been.

And they realized.

The horror of a legion commander who existed before the age of calamity.

"Die! You maggots!"

Silatuna's demonic magic flew towards the castle wall.

At that moment.

"Apocalypse."

Flash-!

KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GAAAAAA-!

Along with golden starlight, Silatuna's magic exploded and vanished on the spot.

Silatuna looked at the elf, the principal of Seirun, who used the strongest spell of stellar magic, and smiled sinisterly.

"That's my least favorite magic."

"I don't know what your scheme is."

At that moment, Riven said to Silatuna.

"No matter how powerful a legion commander you are, you cannot cross this place. That's why the three of you legion commanders have remained silent until now, isn't it?"

Silatuna glanced at Riven and curled her lips.

"What do you want to ask, lizard?"

"What is your scheme?"

"Would it be an answer if I said I came to see off my former comrades?"

"Former… comrades?"

At those words, Riven's expression hardened.

Silatuna looked up at the sky.

Seeing Silatuna, Riven also looked up at the sky.

And his face hardened.

The sky was cracked.

'What is that…?'

At that moment.

THWACK-!

A hideous arm appeared from the cracked sky.

As if breaking through a wall.

The outstretched monster's arm carefully returned to its original place.

At that moment…

Grrrrr-

Riven felt as if he could hear a low growl in his ear.

And through the opened hole, a giant, horrifying purple eyeball could be seen.

Riven felt a shudder run through his entire body.

'Could it be… a legion commander of Tartarus?'