Book 1 Chapter 209

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"Block!"

"Don't let the legion cross the defense line!"

The Hero Alliance desperately tried to stop the legion's advance.

Silatuna, victorious in his fight with the Sword Saint, was slowly approaching.

The walls of Sedjen, created through continuous attacks, were also reaching their limit.

"It's impossible to hold them off any longer! How about retreating to Seirun's walls?"

One of Seirun's teachers said to Halind.

At those words, Halind looked at the approaching monster queen.

"Then he and the unknown legion commander within Seirun will join forces."

At that, the Seirun teacher gasped.

"Are you confident you can stop that?"

It was as Halind said.

If the two legion commanders joined forces, that would be the end.

A predicament.

The word 'despair' began to clearly overwhelm the minds of the Hero Alliance.

*Fwaak! Tak!*

At that moment, someone appeared in the sky.

"Who are you?"

A hero of Seirun shouted at the gray-haired youth who appeared before him.

At the shout, the youth, Leo, glanced at the elf.

"Reinforcements."

"What?"

At the brief answer, the elf hero wore a perplexed expression.

It was then.

*Jiiing!*

A massive magic circle appeared above Silatuna.

The magic circle, emitting a dark red light, unleashed a flash imbued with the power of destruction.

*Flash!*

"Take cover!"

"Everyone, fall back!"

Silatuna's terrifying dark magic destroys everything.

Those who had witnessed the battle between the monster queen and the Sword Saint from afar knew all too well how powerful Silatuna's attack was.

As the Hero Alliance retreated, Leo drew his sword.

*Woong!*

Gray aura gathered at the tip of Leo's sword.

"What are you doing!"

"Get out of the way!"

Everyone looked on in horror as Leo prepared to face Silatuna's attack head-on.

'He's going to die!'

Everyone thought so upon seeing Leo.

As everyone froze, anticipating Leo's incineration without even a corpse left behind, it happened.

*Flash!*

A gray sword strike bisected Silatuna's magic.

*Kwagagagang!*

A massive explosion occurred in the air, sweeping through the legion.

Everyone in the Hero Alliance looked at Leo's back.

*Swoooooosh!*

As the downpour did not cease,

Leo opened his mouth.

"How long are you going to be scared?"

A small voice.

But the aura carried his voice to the ears of all the Hero Alliance.

"You are heroes."

Leo turned around.

"Didn't you obtain the title of hero by achieving great deeds recognized by the gods?"

"Who are you…?"

Sedjen asked in surprise.

The event from just moments ago.

'A sword strike comparable to the principal's… no, surpassing the principal's.'

"Who are you?"

To Sedjen's question, Leo lowered his sword and said calmly.

"My name is Kyle."

Leo's gaze turned forward.

"The being you call the Hero of the Beginning."

"What?"

"The Hero of the Beginning?"

"Impossible…!"

A being who had been treated as a mythical great hero for so long, never truly existing.

A mysterious great hero whose existence had only recently been revealed.

The Hero Alliance could not easily believe Leo's claim of being the Hero of the Beginning.

But Leo didn't care.

Whether they believed his existence or not.

It was not important.

What was important now was to defeat the Silatuna before them.

"If you are heroes, prove it."

Leo said to the frozen heroes with cold eyes.

"Show me your bravery, if you are heroes recognized by the gods."

The voice of the youth who called himself a great hero echoed in the heroes' ears.

"The monster queen will be defeated here today."

Leo raised his sword.

*Flash!*

*Kwagagagagang!*

Lightning struck his sword.

"Lightning Storm."

As Leo cast his spell, a storm of lightning raged.

*Pahajijijijik!*

"He's using magic of that power?"

"Wasn't he a knight?"

The heroes were shocked by the power of the magic, which far surpassed that of any great mage.

Ain clenched his fist.

"Could it be… the true Hero of the Beginning?"

According to legend, the Hero of the Beginning was all-class.

If that man was truly the Hero of the Beginning, it was not strange for him to wield both powerful aura and magic simultaneously.

Silatuna's legion was electrocuted by the lightning.

-Impossible. Impossible. Impossible!

Silatuna's face hardened as he watched from afar, away from the walls.

This is impossible.

Why is he, who disappeared 5000 years ago, here now?

'Zerdiak's resurrection in the mortal world was thanks to Lord Erebo's power!'

Thanks to that, I moved from the world of heroes to the mortal world.

If Zerdiak crossed over, then theoretically, Kyle could also cross over to the mortal world without it being strange.

But…

'Gods disappeared from the earth long ago!'

There is no one to lend the divine power to bring a great hero to the mortal world.

Then how could the Hero of the Beginning appear in the mortal world!

Silatuna raised his massive arm.

*Pahajijijijik!*

Dark red sparks flew.

Along with them, a javelin made of powerful dark magic was formed in his hand.

-Disappear! Ghost of the past!

With a roar filled with killing intent, the spear of destruction flew towards where Leo's power could be felt.

*Kwaang!*

A clash of power against power.

Gray aura and dark red magic mixed, and a pillar of light shot up into the sky.

*Fwaak!*

The surrounding rain clouds were instantly blown away.

The rain stopped, and sunlight, hidden behind dark clouds, shone down.

Coincidentally, Leo stood in the spot where the sunlight poured down.

Silatuna's face trembled.

-Kyle!

As Silatuna spat out his name, Leo readjusted his grip on his sword.

"I have come to sever the grudges that have continued since the past. Monster Queen."

At those words, three summoning circles appeared around Leo.

"Summoning magic?"

"Wait! This power is…!"

The summoners' eyes widened.

Scarlet red, pure white, and a verdant green that felt alive.

The summoners knew all too well what those colors meant.

Three mythical beasts appeared, breaking through the summoning circles.

A phoenix with vast wings perched on Leo's forearm.

A small fairy on Leo's shoulder.

Finally, a beautiful Pegasus carried Leo.

[Peep?]

[Huh? Who are you?]

[Are you Master?]

Fiora, Kirian, and Atti reacted with confusion upon confirming their sworn ally.

Leo said to the three of them.

"I'll explain in detail later. For now, we need to fight that."

The three mythical beasts' gazes turned towards Silatuna.

[What is that ugly monster?]

[It's the Monster Queen.]

[Peep! Peep!]

Kirian made a disgusted face, and Atti's eyes sharpened.

Lastly, Fiora flapped her wings aggressively.

"I need your strength."

Leo's current strength was the power of the past, temporarily borrowed with divine power.

He could fight Silatuna alone, but not enough to defeat her alone.

'It's not the power of my prime.'

Moreover, Leo had a time limit now.

To completely defeat Silatuna, he needed to join forces with Luna.

But Luna was currently off to defeat Zerdiak.

'Even if he was resurrected with Erebo's power, he died once. So he wouldn't be in perfect condition.'

Until then, Leo needed to use all his strength to stop Silatuna.

"Fiora, Kirian. Grant your blessings to the heroes."

At those words, Fiora and Kirian flapped their wings and flew towards the walls.

"Atti, you and I will deal with that."

Saying so, Leo pulled the reins.

[This feeling! Ah! You really are Master!]

At Leo's touch, Atti cried out in joy.

And then, they flew towards Silatuna at tremendous speed.

[How can you be in the mortal world!]

"If Zerdiak came to the mortal world, what's to stop us from coming too?"

[Tsk!]

At Silatuna's cry, Leo sneered and swung his sword.

*Flash! Kwagagagagag!*

Leo's massive gray aura attempted to sever Silatuna's neck.

But a barrier that had formed around Silatuna activated.

[I will kill you again!]

A mass of flesh from Silatuna's body transformed into the form of a giant snake.

With its jaws wide open like a Hydra, the snake's head flew to swallow Leo whole.

Leo pulled the reins and soared into the sky at high speed.

And began to chant.

The strongest magic created by Luna.

*Woong!*

A complex magic formation appeared on Leo's palm.

Having completed the magic, Leo chanted the spell.

"End."

*Flash!*

Cold starlight swept through.

Along with it, the giant snake monster created by Silatuna turned to dust.

[Tsk!]

Silatuna's eyes widened.

Looking down at Silatuna, Leo said.

"Monster Queen."

Leo spoke to the legion commander as if delivering a verdict.

"Your time ends today."

*Sreeng!*

Leo readjusted his grip on his sword.

"I will bury you in the past, like your companion Zerdiak, as a disaster of the past."

***

*Thump- thump- *

Luna walked through the middle of the battlefield with light footsteps, unbecoming of the urgent situation.

At Luna's appearance, everyone's eyes widened.

No one was unaware of Luna's existence.

In textbooks, in literature.

They had encountered her beautiful form countless times.

The admiration of all.

The hope that brought peace to this world.

The greatest elf in this world.

Luna was such a being.

Zerdiak's mindless legion attacked from all directions.

But Luna didn't even spare them a glance, generating mana.

*Flash!*

Hundreds of magic circles appeared, glowing golden.

She was Luna, known as the strongest mage in history.

Although she did not possess the full power of her prime, she was a being that the mindless legion could not stop.

*Kwagagagag!*

Needles of light formed around Luna and rained down like the sky.

*Swoooooosh!*

Luna looked at the rain that dampened her hair.

It was not the tiresome black rain.

It was clear, pure rain.

For Lumern and Seirun, this rain was like the advent of a disaster.

Silatuna's existence, which altered the climate simply by its presence.

But to Luna, this rain was very welcome.

'How many years has it been… since I've seen clear rain?'

At that moment,

*Flash!*

A pillar of light shot up from afar, scattering the rain clouds.

Along with it, sunlight, hidden by the clouds, poured down.

Luna looked up at the sky.

The clear, pure sky was reflected in her large golden eyes.

*Squeeze-*

Luna's grip tightened on Polyum.

'We… really saved the world.'

Tears welled up as if she were going to cry.

How much despair had she felt?

She had comforted people by saying there was hope while fighting against Erebo and Tartarus.

But even while saying so, she trembled with fear.

The thought that she might not be able to save the world broke her countless times.

She had said she would die.

She would not be able to see the world that had regained its peace with her own eyes.

That's why this sky was special to Luna.

It felt like compensation for all the pain and despair she had endured.

*Thump!*

Luna stopped walking.

'The time I can stay here is short.'

The more she used her power, the more her divine power dwindled.

The allowed time was extremely short.

But in that short time, much could be done.

Luna looked at the old elf who used star magic.

She was amazed to see an elf she had never seen before using star magic as if she had learned it from her.

It was at that moment she realized this was the future.

*Tzerk!*

Zerdiak opened his mouth.

Along with it, a venomous breath was spewed out.

"Tsk!"

Bennet tried to block the attack by squeezing out his mana.

Seeing that, Luna gripped Polyum.

*Flash! Kwagagagagag!*

A curtain of light repelled the breath.

"……!"

The gazes of the heroes fighting against Zerdiak were all fixed on Luna.

And their eyes widened.

"Don't despair."

Luna smiled softly.

"And don't let this light be taken away again."

*Woong!*

Luna's vast mana stirred.

*Gugugugugugu-*

The ground began to shake due to Luna's mana.

"Don't repeat the same misfortune as us."

A hexagram magic circle appeared on Luna's palm.

Bennet's hand trembled.

He, known as the first star of creation, knew what this magic was.

Because he had used this magic himself.

But… it was incomparable to his.

'The original.'

Bennet called out the name in a trembling voice, looking at the elf emitting golden mana.

"Lady Luna?"

As if responding to the call, Luna smiled and completed the spell.

"Starlight."

The starlight that poured from her hand engulfed Zerdiak.

-Kiiiaaaaaaaak!

Zerdiak's mindless body was torn apart, writhing in pain.

'He died once by Kyle's hand and was resurrected. Zerdiak is not in perfect condition.'

Moreover, he had lost his reason and had already taken considerable damage from the heroes.

In Luna's eyes, Zerdiak was not a legion commander.

He was merely a monster consumed by the instinct of destruction.

Zerdiak's eyes flashed, and he summoned his greatsword, Venom.

-Kuooooooo!

*Thump thump thump thump!*

With a roar, he charged towards Luna.

Bennet urgently deployed magic.

"Chain Stellar!"

*Kwajijijijijig!*

Chains of light extended from the magic circle and wrapped around Zerdiak's body.

*Kuung!*

*Kugugugugugu!*

Zerdiak's muscles twitched as he was held back by the chains of light.

"Beings of the past should not exist in the mortal world."

Luna aimed Polyum at Zerdiak.

"They only cause chaos."

*Woong!*

A massive magic circle was created.

"So disappear."

*Flash!*

"Stella Radius."

A flash of starlight, a magic that left no name in history.

A magic that even Leo's Bible could not contain, a magic only Luna could use, erupted from Polyum.

*Kwagagagagang!*

The flash of starlight, emanating with the force to pierce the sky, soon vanished into the heavens.

Zerdiak's body, with its upper half blown away, began to crumble.

*Swoooooosh-*

It disintegrated into dust, like sand.

The legion summoned by Zerdiak met the same fate.

Luna, putting away her staff, looked around.

Students from Lumern and Seirun gathered around.

"Ancestor…?"

An elf asked with disbelief.

To the question, Luna smiled without answering.

"Ancestor!"

"Ah! O, Great Ancestor of the Nebula!"

The students of Seirun knelt and bowed their heads.

Not only the students of Seirun.

There were even students from Lumern who offered the salutations of a great hero to Luna.

"Lady Luna."

Bennet approached with a trembling voice.

Seeing Bennet, Luna said.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have time."

"Yes?"

*Woong!*

Luna used magic to open a warp gate.

"I have to go."

"Where are you going?"

Ellen asked urgently, and Luna smiled as if it were obvious.

"To Kyle."