Book 1 Chapter 299

Leo summoned spiritual energy.

Woong-!

The spiritual energy of Lisinas, residing in the Orb of Spirits, reacted to Leo's spiritual energy.

Goooh-!

The immense spiritual energy of Lisinas began to obey Leo's control.

Whoosh!

Hwiooo-

Gurgle gurgle.

Kugugugugugung-!

Flames erupted, wind blew, water droplets formed, and the earth surged around Leo.

Eventually, four spirits appeared before Leo.

The four Great Spirits, who had been dormant in the orb, wore expressions of bewilderment upon seeing Leo's face.

"Who are you?"

Silesta frowned as she looked at Leo, the summoner.

"How did you summon us?"

Everyone stared at Leo, who had summoned the Great Spirits, with shocked eyes.

During the Age of Calamities.

There was only one Spirit Master who had formed a contract with the Great Spirits.

Only Lisinas.

Furthermore, due to the sealed form of the contract, other Spirit Masters could not summon the Great Spirits until Lisinas broke the contract.

Literally, Lisinas held an exclusive contract.

It was natural for them to be surprised that a human boy had summoned such Great Spirits.

And the most bewildered in this situation were, of course, the Great Spirits themselves.

Leo looked at Silesta and said.

"I am your contractor's proxy."

"Proxy?"

Ifta, the Great Spirit of Fire, crossed her arms.

"Yes, I have obtained the authority to use mana from him."

Erham, the Great Spirit of Water, wore a suspicious expression at Leo's answer.

"I've never heard of such a thing?"

"It would have been before we told you. Anyway, the important thing is that I have the contract seal between you and Lisinas, right?"

Leo showed the back of his hand.

A contract sigil, proving the contract between a Spirit Master and a spirit, was drawn there.

And the contracting party was undeniably Lisinas.

At those words, Darden, the Great Spirit of Earth, who had been observing Leo, spoke.

"What is your relationship with Lisinas?"

"……"

Leo closed his eyes at Darden's question.

"We are going to save the world."

The image of his friend, smiling confidently and extending his hand, vividly came to mind.

Recalling that moment he would never forget for the rest of his life, Leo opened his eyes and said.

"Partners."

Leo smiled.

"Partners who will save the world together."

Seeing Leo smile in a way that was somehow identical to their contractor, the Great Spirits decided to set aside their doubts.

"We will find out about this situation later."

Ifta laughed with a "hoo" and approached Aron.

"Hello, Aron."

"Ifta, let me explain the situation. Now, in Gardsuron…"

"Yes, I understand without you having to explain."

Ifta swept her red hair back and said.

"So, the Giant King has invaded to defeat Gardsuron."

"That's right."

"What about that perverted dwarf?"

"He's stopping another Giant King."

"What?"

Ifta wore a bewildered expression for a moment, unable to comprehend.

"It's complicated to explain, but right now, the priority is to cut off that guy's head."

Leo interjected.

"Yes."

Screech-

Aron drew Brave.

"I will deal with the Giant King."

Aron took a deep breath and bent his knees.

"You keep the army in check."

Bang-!

In an instant, Aron's body moved at an invisible speed.

Running across the sky using Aura Step, Aron readjusted his grip on his sword.

There was a vast distance between the walls of Gardsuron and the former Giath.

However, that distance was instantly closed as Aron began to run.

Golden aura erupted from Aron's body as he covered the distance at a speed close to lightning.

A brilliant golden flash shone.

Seeing that, Leo gripped the Orb of Wind.

Hwioooooo-

The wind howled.

"I understand that you are Lisinas's proxy."

Erham crossed his arms in front of Leo.

"I also understand that the situation is urgent, so we will gladly cooperate with you. The problem is you."

Erham looked at Leo with suspicion.

"You look like a young human. Can you handle our power well? Even one of us would seem overwhelming, let alone all four of us?"

Erham's doubt was natural.

Leo was only in his mid-teens.

Even with immense talent and power.

Even if he obtained Lisinas's spiritual energy, which could draw out the power of the Great Spirits, there would still be limits for a young boy.

'Normally, that is.'

Leo smirked and summoned spiritual energy.

Woong-!

In an instant, Silesta's body transformed into a stream of wind and materialized at Leo's feet.

The Great Spirits' faces were filled with shock at the sight.

"Spirit Armored?"

A high-level spirit technique where one embodies a spirit and freely wields its power.

Spirit Armored itself is a high-level spirit technique with the highest difficulty.

Moreover, the difficulty of Spirit Armored doubles as the rank of the embodied spirit increases.

Being able to embody a Great Spirit would make him a top ten Spirit Master in the world.

Even embodying only a part of his body, not his entire body, was comparable to Lisinas, the contractor of the Great Spirits.

Whoosh-!

This time, Ifta transformed into a spear and settled in Leo's hand.

Kugugugugugung-!

Darden became armor and embodied Leo's body.

Finally, Erham took the form of a shield of water.

Zers, the young dragon standing on the castle wall, muttered blankly.

"Lord Lisinas?"

Leo, armed with Great Spirits all over his body, was like Lisinas himself, ready for battle.

"I just imitated it."

Leo replied to Zers's question with a bitter smile.

And he looked at his reflection in the shield of water in his hand.

'I miss this appearance too.'

"Who are you?"

Zers asked in a trembling voice.

Leo replied to Zers's question.

"The Hero of Beginning."

Leo became a stream of wind and followed behind Aron.

***

Whoosh-!

Black flames were burning.

The hero candidates, facing the will of Erebus head-on, were terrified.

Their opponent was none other than the primordial evil.

The Age of Calamities.

And during the Second Coming of Calamity.

The symbol of destruction that had nearly destroyed the world twice.

During the Age of Calamities, five great heroes.

During the Second Coming of Calamity, five heroes of genesis, carrying on the will of those great heroes, protected the world.

Even those considered the greatest in long history had barely achieved it.

The girls and boys who had to bear that burden were too young.

They stepped forward bravely, but the will of Erebus they faced was too powerful.

Lunia gritted her teeth.

'They…'

She thought of Luna, Dwenno, and Aron.

'Leo… did he overcome this fear and face the impossible?'

Previously, in Luna's world, there was someone to rely on when facing Erebus.

There was Luna, Harun, a senior from the same school, and Elena, known as the Queen of Lumern.

And there was Leo.

But not now.

'My role is the most important.'

Lunia was the one who could use the most powerful magic in this party.

Driana, in the front line, acted as a shield against the will of Erebus.

Ar, Eiran, and Berchia, positioned behind her, were irregular troops that flexibly supported Driana and attacked.

And Kal behind them was a supporter.

Finally, Lunia in the rear.

'Can I defeat that monster, which kept reviving with Aron's attacks?'

Lunia summoned a staff from subspace, gritted her teeth, and gripped it tightly.

'In the hero's world… can I, who gained nothing… do it?'

Lunia's eyes wavered.

Ar, who had inherited Aron's power and was said to be moving ahead of Leo, had shown improvement over the past ten days through his meeting with Aron.

Eiran, who met Berchia, also learned how to wield fairy power from Berchia.

As a result, she reached the level of using the basics of fairy magic, which she had been unable to use before.

According to Kal, Driana made weapons every day, holding Dwenno and making a sad face.

She kept hearing that Dwenno praised her skills.

In contrast, she felt like she was stagnating.

She still couldn't handle Dwenno's essence of flame, and she only received ridicule from Katariou.

It was when Lunia's body trembled.

"Why are you spacing out like that?"

Ar stood in front of Lunia.

"Hmph, scared?"

Ar provocatively asked Lunia, puffing out his chest.

Although they didn't show it, they had a strange sense of rivalry as the representatives of their respective schools.

Therefore, Ar thought that Lunia would get angry if he provoked her like this.

However, Lunia answered with a calm gaze.

"I'm scared."

Lunia, who admitted it honestly, gritted her teeth.

"What about you?"

"Of course, as a descendant of the great hero Aron!"

Ar smiled brightly.

"I'm scared."

Lunia's eyes widened.

Ar reached out and held Lunia's hand.

Ar's trembling was transmitted through their hands.

"Until now, even if I was scared, I'd laugh foolishly and think I wasn't scared, thinking that a descendant of Aron knows no fear."

Ar said, still with a smile.

"But I realized that wasn't courage, but rather avoiding fear. So!"

Ar snorted, "Heugh-!"

"I will play the role of Aron! You play the role of Luna!"

"…What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

Lunia asked, completely dumbfounded, forgetting the situation.

"I asked Aron a while ago! How can you be so courageous? And he said…"

'I'm not brave. I can be courageous because I have friends. Kyle's back, moving forward when I can't, leads me. Luna's rune magic pushes my hesitant back.'

'Then what gives Aron the most courage?'

'Luna's rune magic.'

"So, from now on, Aron is me! And Luna is you!"

Ar's eyes sparkled.

"There's nothing that gives a warrior more courage than a wizard's rune magic!"

Ar's words made Lunia let out a hollow laugh.

She gained courage from Ar, who was asking for courage.

'Yes, now is not the time to be depressed.'

Lunia slapped her own cheek.

'Snap out of it! Lunia El Lundia!'

"Okay. I'll try my best…"

Woooooooooooooooooooooo-!

A wolf's roar echoed throughout Gardsuron.

Fear vanished from the hearts of the hero candidates, and courage arose.

"Aron's howling…!"

Eiran's eyes widened.

Ar, with his cat ears twitching, wore an excited expression.

Then he said to Lunia.

"Yes. Aron gave me courage. I don't think you need it anymore."

"Do you want to die, you damn cat!"

Seeing Ar, who had instantly switched gears, Lunia, enraged, grabbed Ar by the collar.

"Hey, fighting is fine, but that guy is starting to move?"

Just then, Kal said with a tense expression.

At the same time, a magic circle appeared above the head of Erebus's will.

Woong-!

"Star magic?"

Lunia's expression was one of shock.

Whoosh-!

Seeing that, Ar charged at an incredible speed.

"Opening!"

Aura materialized at the feet of the transformed Ar.

Bang-!

Ar, who broke through the air, became a projectile and kicked Erebus's will in the abdomen.

Thwack-!

Erebus's will bent and flew away.

"Where are you sending him!"

Driana protested, hastily dodging.

"Sorry!"

Kwagagagagang-!

As Ar apologized, Erebus's will crashed into a building.

Ar stomped his foot, watching Erebus's will, which had destroyed several buildings and barely stopped.

"How's that!"

Whoosh-!

"Huh?"

"Don't let your guard down, you stupid cat. Your opponent is a monster imitating Master Kyle."

Berchia kicked Ar in the side, sending him flying, and then drew Erquinte and slashed at Erebus's will.

But while retreating, he got entangled with Eiran.

"Why are you here?"

"S-sorry!"

Eiran apologized quickly.

"Hmm! Our coordination is terrible!"

Driana wore a troubled expression.

Meanwhile, Erebus's will, which had gotten up, reached out towards the party.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzing-!

As a magic circle appeared, Lunia hastily invoked her mana.

Crackle!

Whoosh-!

A giant ice shard shot up from the ground.

Lunia's fire magic melted the ice shard.

Crack!

However, the ice shard pierced through the flames and threatened the party members.

'Its output is stronger than my magic.'

In terms of attributes, fire magic overwhelms ice-based magic.

But the ice magic did not lose its power even against Lunia's fire magic.

Looking at the magic, it was high-speed casting performed instantaneously.

In Lunia's case, she merely released pre-cast magic.

The instantaneous magical output was comparable to magic prepared with effort.

"Form a formation."

At Lunia's words, the hero candidates drew their weapons.

"Let's defeat that guy."

***

Kwagagagang-!

Fire swept through the surroundings with Lunia's magic.

Ar and Berchia cut down the monsters summoned by Erebus's will and approached.

However, Erebus's will easily defended against their close-range attacks.

"Kal! Give me a potion!"

At Driana's urgent cry, Kal took a potion bottle from his pocket and threw it to Driana.

Driana sprayed the potion on her sword and charged again.

Woong-!

"Lunia! You're in danger!"

As a blizzard generated by wind magic blew in, Eiran hastily protected Lunia.

"Eiran! Potion here!"

Kal threw a potion to the injured Eiran.

"Thank you! Kal!"

'Thank you… this is all I can do. Haha.'

Kal let out a weak laugh.

'What party leader am I?'

Leo had entrusted the party leadership to Kal.

However, in this situation, Kal could do nothing.

'What kind of aspiring supporter am I?'

Kal's eyes darkened.

Against a monster that surpassed Kal's common sense, all Kal could do as a supporter was give potions.

He couldn't control the enemy. Nor could he deliver a surprise blow.

'Damn it…'

Kal gritted his teeth.

The limit was clear.

Kal knew that best.

'What kind of hero candidate am I?'

Overcoming limits is the lesson of Lumern.

But…

'Even if someone like me overcomes my limits, I hit new limits quickly. Even if I overcome those, I'm still at a standstill compared to others.'

He was once again realizing his position, something he had consistently done since admission.

It was nothing new.

But the powerlessness of being unable to do anything in a life-or-death situation made him grit his teeth.

Kal's eyes turned to Erebus's will.

'That monster… is a complete upper version of Leo.'

The Leo Kal had seen had almost no weaknesses in combat.

A combat style that perfectly compensated for the weaknesses of each class with all-class abilities.

The term "flawless" suited the Leo that Kal knew perfectly.

If there was a weakness, it was that he couldn't use many mana-consuming attacks.

But the monster before him didn't even have that weakness.

Indeed, the front-liners blocking Erebus's will were frantically swinging their weapons against its endlessly varied attacks.

Kal gritted his teeth and glared at Erebus's will as it swung its sword.

'If it were Leo… he'd use a summon.'

Woong-! Erebus's will, attacking Ar, used a summon.

'And then evade and counter with his sword…'

Scratch-!

"It's too unpredictable!"

Ar screamed.

Ar, who had no experience fighting against all-classes, was overwhelmed by Erebus's will's attacks.

"Huh?"

Kal let out a surprised exclamation.

And hastily shouted.

"Driana! Don't approach! Magic is coming!"

"Huh?!"

Driana hastily retreated.

And along with that, a spike made of earth shot up from the place Driana had been charging.

"Lunia! Don't cast magic! Berchia-nim will pass through the direction you're about to cast magic!"

Kal shouted again.

"Ah?"

Lunia hastily retracted her magic.

And Berchia passed in front of her.

Lunia looked at Kal with surprised eyes.

"Kal, you… can you predict that monster's movements?"

"Uh… I could predict it by thinking of Leo, who is also all-classes?"

"…What about our team's movements getting tangled?"

"…I could tell by observing that too."

"Then you can command us?"

"…That's right."

As soon as Kal finished speaking, the angry voices of the party members erupted.

"Hey! Why are you saying that now!"

"Nyaaaaaak! I'm gonna beat you up later!"

"You should have said that sooner!"

"Why are you only saying that now!"

"Uh… um…"

Kal, who had been crouching alone, feeling pessimistic, crouched down even further.

Lunia grabbed Kal by the scruff of his neck and pulled him up, saying.

"We're all preoccupied right now! So you command us!"

"What?!"

"You're the party leader! If you're the leader, lead like a leader!"

"Ah, alright."

Kal replied, shrinking his neck.