Book 1 Chapter 206

Leo, who had been wandering through the ruins, found a place to shelter from the rain and laid Luna down there.

He then gathered some firewood and used the 'Fire' spell to light a bonfire.

Crackling- Crackling-

After confirming that warmth filled the abandoned building, Leo looked out the window.

Outside, the black rain was still falling.

As he gazed out the window, Leo suddenly felt a sense of doubt and stroked his face.

'If this is a possession-type world, I should definitely be in Kyle's form, shouldn't I?'

White hair and crimson eyes.

And the still young boy's face was Leo Flobe's.

'What's going on? Is this not a possession-type world? But Luna clearly recognized me as Kyle?'

Pondering, Leo came to a conclusion.

'Did Luna's page break and cause an error?'

A fragment of Erebus is sealed in Hero Record.

Erebus is a being that opposes the gods.

Even if Hero Record is an artifact created by a god, prolonged exposure to Erebus's power would cause an error.

'If that's the case… is there a fragment of Erebus in this world too?'

Leo's face hardened, and he looked up at the sky.

Then, he suddenly noticed something and flinched.

'A裂? What on earth is that?'

The moment Leo felt bewildered.

Kioooohhhhhh!

A roar that seemed to tear his ears struck Leo's eardrums.

"Gah?"

A headache-inducing pain enveloped his entire head.

'Fear!'

Along with intense fear, a huge gust of wind blew.

Leo's face hardened as he saw a gigantic dragon-like monster soaring high in the sky.

'Zeldiac!'

At the appearance of a formidable enemy he had defeated long ago, Leo gritted his teeth and looked behind him.

Luna was still unconscious due to Zeldiac's poison.

'It makes sense, considering she fought Zeldiac alone.'

-Come out! Luna Rubynance! Following Kyle, I'll finish you off too!

Zeldiac's roar echoed.

This world was different from actual history.

Zeldiac, who should have been vanquished by Kyle and Luna here.

But he had not been vanquished; he had escaped and survived.

'…Perhaps I fell first due to the interference of the traitors.'

Leo approached the unconscious Luna.

And with a pained expression, he wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and gave a bitter smile.

"Leave the rest to me."

Leaving those words, Leo stood up.

Groooooo-!

Particles of purple light were gathering in Zeldiac's mouth.

'It's Poison Breath.'

Kwagagagak!

The fearsome breath of death further devastated the crumbling interior.

Indiscriminate bombardment.

Fortunately, it didn't hit where Leo and Luna were.

But it would be soon.

Leo took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped outside.

'I don't have the strength to defeat a Legion Commander right now.'

Even if he possessed Kyle, he only took Kyle's form.

He didn't become Kyle.

Right now, Leo only had Leo Flobe's power.

'But I can fight him just once.'

Slam-

Leo opened the door and flew into the air using a Fly spell.

Zeldiac, reacting to the magic, looked towards Leo.

And twitched his eyes.

-Human?

"It's been a while, Zeldiac."

-You speak as if you know me well.

Zeldiac sneered at Leo with a grotesque smile.

-I don't know a pathetic human like you, do I?

Leo narrowed his eyes, looking at Zeldiac.

'This bastard recognizes me as Leo Flobe.'

"I know you well."

-Kekeke! Of course! I am a Legion Commander who will exterminate you humans, after all. Consider it an honor that I, Zeldiac, pronounce your death sentence.

Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.

"Honor? Don't make me laugh. I never wanted to see that hideous face of yours again, you know?"

Zeldiac's eyes flashed.

Whoosh-! Kwaang-!

A tail swung in an instant struck Leo's body.

Leo, sent flying at incredible speed, was slammed into the ground.

-You're a brat who doesn't value his life. How dare you speak such rude words to me, Zeldiac.

Leo, sprawled on the ground, groaned and stood up.

-Ho ho, are you alive?

If it had been the original Leo, he probably would have lost his life to that attack alone.

Zeldiac also curled up the corners of his mouth as if amused.

-It'll be good entertainment before I kill Luna Rubynance.

At those words, killing intent flared in Leo's eyes.

"You can't kill Luna."

-Hehe, you're an arrogant human. What do you think you can do?

"I can do a lot. For instance."

Groooooo-!

A fresh, light green glow shimmered from the Folium on Leo's arm.

Zeldiac's expression changed instantly when he saw it.

-This is… divine power?

"Like killing you."

-I didn't think there would be a human left with a god's blessing. But what do you intend to do with that? What do you intend to do with the power of a god who can't even set foot on this land anymore?

Zeldiac opened his mouth wide.

Groooooo-!

Watching Zeldiac gather his breath from the sky, Leo drew his sword.

-Perish, human!

Flash-!

A purple flash obscured Leo's vision.

Seeing that, Leo's eyes gleamed, and he swung his sword upwards from below.

A massive grey sword strike shot up into the sky like a wall.

Kwagagagang-!

The breath, precisely split in two in front of Leo, exploded into two separate streams.

Zeldiac looked at Leo, who was still holding his sword, with a shocked expression.

-This is… Kyle's power?

The divine power that Pibba had gifted, embedded in the Folium.

It was the power of a god that, for an instant, allowed him to regain his past strength, Kyle's strength.

-Impossible! He definitely died just a moment ago! But how…!

Leo hung his sword on his shoulder, looking at Zeldiac, whose eyes were wide open.

-You… What are you!

"Can't you tell by looking?"

Leo's red eyes flashed.

"I'm Kyle, aren't I?"

-Nonsense!

"Well, I might be a little different from the Kyle you know."

Leo lowered his stance.

Whoosh-!

A grey aura shimmered around Leo's body.

"Because I came from a future much farther than you know."

Kwaang-!

As Leo stomped the ground, the earth beneath him caved in, creating a massive crater.

He used Argon's Breath to its limit, explosively increasing the power of his aura.

Right now, Leo had regained Kyle's power from his prime.

Of course, not when he had the power of all his companions during the subjugation of Erebus.

'If I brought forth that power, the god's blessing wouldn't last long.'

Pibba's blessing to Leo was to manifest past power for a short time.

If Leo manifested the power he had when he vanquished Erebus, the god's blessing wouldn't last long.

What Leo needed right now was not the power to defeat the Flame of Calamity, but the power to defeat a Legion Commander.

'If that's the case, Kyle's power from this era alone is enough!'

Leo, with his red eyes flashing, appeared before Zeldiac.

Seeing this, Zeldiac opened his mouth wide to devour Leo.

Whoosh-! Kwaang-!

-GULP?

Leo, who had instantly burrowed under Zeldiac's chin, kicked him.

Due to the explosive power of the aura, Zeldiac's body shot high into the air.

Despite killing Kyle and inflicting a fatal wound on Luna, he fled.

That meant Zeldiac also suffered significant damage.

He probably disappeared after realizing Luna was afflicted by his poison.

True to his name, Poison King, the longer the fight, the more advantageous it would be for Zeldiac.

'He's not in perfect condition!'

Therefore, in this battle, for a brief moment, Leo, who had regained his power from his prime, had an overwhelming advantage.

Watching the swaying Zeldiac, Leo ignited a flame aura.

Whoosh-!

The flames of Zeldinger flickered.

Zeldiac's attribute was poison.

And flames are an opposing force with the power to burn poison.

Leo's power was maximized by the Hero's Breath.

-You!

Seeing that, Zeldiac reached out his hand.

Groooooo-!

A gigantic purple greatsword appeared.

It was Venom, Zeldiac's weapon that melted everything it touched.

Countless heroes met their demise by merely touching that sword.

One of the most terrifying horrors of the Age of Calamity.

However…

"It's useless."

Whoosh-!

A star magic circle appeared above Leo's palm.

It was magic that did not exist in this era.

In the distant future.

Magic created by elves who respected Luna, to follow in her footsteps.

'Let's use it a bit, Lunia.'

Leo smiled, recalling the elf girl.

"Scorching Flame."

Whoosh-!

The flames of the Lundia family flared from Leo's hand.

"Crimson Blaze."

And the flames of Zeldinger bloomed on his sword.

The ultimate flames of the two families, inherited from the power of the Phoenix, blazed fiercely.

Soon, the fused flames of the two families created Phoenix wings.

-Phoenix… Flames!

"If I could have wielded such flames back then… I might have suffered a little less to vanquish you."

-You…! You! What are you!

"I told you, didn't I?"

Leo gave a chilling smile.

"I'm Kyle."

Kwagagagagak-!

-Kiyaaaaaahhh-!

The Phoenix wings, like blades, sliced through Zeldiac's massive wings.

The heavy and enormous body plummeted to the ground.

Leo flew down towards the ground with Zeldiac, to finish him off.

Towards Leo, Zeldiac swung Venom.

Whoosh-!

Leo swung his sword imbued with the Phoenix flames.

Crunch-!

-Impo…ssible…!

Zeldiac, eyes wide open and bisected along with Venom, spewed poisonous blood and plummeted to the ground.

Thud! Splat! Splatter-! Sizzzzzle-!

His massive body and the blood gushing from it melted the ruins.

Thump-!

Leo, landing on the ground, held his breath.

Zeldiac's blood was, quite literally, lethal venom.

'Did I manage to defeat him with this?'

Leo quickly moved away from Zeldiac's corpse and took a deep breath.

Normally, defeating Zeldiac alone might have been close to impossible.

'The blessing is also coming to an end.'

Leo looked down at his palm.

He felt Kyle's power, which had been burning like flames, slowly fading.

"By the way, what on earth is that crack in the sky…?"

Leo looked at the crack he had noticed in the sky earlier.

Creeeaak-

He felt the crack in the sky growing larger.

Suddenly…

Creeeak-! Snap-!

He felt the crack breaking apart.

As a bright light poured out from within, Leo's expression turned to shock.

"What is that…?"

At that moment…

Grooooooohhhh-!

A chilling heat was felt.

Leo, eyes wide, turned his head and looked straight ahead.

Zeldiac's melting corpse was burning with black flames.

Zeldiac stood up his massive body.

Kioooohhhhh-!

As Zeldiac roared, a powerful toxic gas blew out.

"Gah?"

Leo's eyes widened.

Zeldiac, madly flapping his somehow recovered wings, charged straight towards the crack in the sky.

Kwaang-! Kwa-ching-!

Zeldiac's huge body shattered the crack in the sky.

Clang!

Zeldiac, who had thrust his hand into the widened crack, began to frantically dig through it.

"Erebus's power? No, before that, that bastard! What on earth is he trying to do!"

Leo gasped and tried to fly towards Zeldiac.

He didn't know what was happening, but his instinct told him he had to stop Zeldiac.

At that moment.

Leo's face hardened at the sight through the crack that Zeldiac had widened.

"Sei… rune?"

Leo's face stiffened.

Elsie's presence flashed through his mind.

And he realized what Zeldiac was aiming for.

"He's going outside?"