Book 1 Chapter 395

395.

-Who are you?

This was the first thing Elsi said when she was summoned beyond the summoning circle.

The young Arch-Spirit of Darkness wore a look of utter bewilderment.

It was only natural.

Elsi, who had not been born long ago, had never made a single contract.

Being forcibly summoned by a contract she hadn't made naturally led to shock.

The same was true for Silode, the heir to the Fairy King.

-H-how did you kidnap me?

Silode looked terrified.

5000 years later.

Known as the undisputed strongest beast, having experienced everything from the Age of Calamity to the Age of Genesis as the sole remaining Beast King, Fairy King Silode.

However, Leo was much more accustomed to this Silode than his dignified appearance.

-I've never made a contract with someone like you!

-M-me neither! Let me go!

Leo reached out to Elsi and Silode, who were flying around him like moths.

*Snap-*

"I need your strength."

Leo said in a low voice.

"To reclaim the starlight in the night sky."

-Stars?

"To nurture a forest that shines green once more."

-A forest?

Leo told them a story that would pique the interest of a young spirit and a fairy.

"To do that, you have to fight him and me right now."

-Him?

-What in the world…

*ROOOOOOAR!*

Jormungandr roared at Leo, who had soared high into the sky.

*VROOOOM-*

In response to the roar, a massive dark magic formed around Leo.

'Curse of Binding.'

Leo's eyes gleamed.

Analyzing the curse's pattern, Leo quickly devised a dispelling ritual.

*CRACKLE-*

Albus looked surprised as Leo instantly dispelled the curse.

-To dispel a Commander's curse so quickly.

-Commander? Is that giant snake a Commander?

-Could it be the Glutton King Jormungandr?!

Elsi and Silode were startled by Albus's words.

"I'll explain in detail later how you were summoned. For now…"

Leo ignited his spiritual energy.

Elsi and Silode resonated with his spiritual energy.

"Focus on defeating that guy!"

Leo roughly yanked Albus's reins.

*CRACKLE-CRACKLE-CRACKLE-*

In response, pure white lightning surged.

Jormungandr opened its maw and lunged.

*KA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA!*

Albus dodged the attack and dashed as lightning.

Seeing Leo and Albus quickly move away, Jormungandr bellowed.

-Foolish one! Do you think you can escape me!

*KA-GA-GA-GA!*

Jormungandr rapidly pursued.

Pegasus boasts the fastest speed among all mythical beasts.

And the pure white king is the fastest among those Pegasi.

An astounding speed that befits the word 'swiftness.'

Yet, Jormungandr pursued with a speed unfitting its massive size.

Although fast, it couldn't match Albus's speed.

Still, the distance between them gradually narrowed.

*WOOOOOM-*

Dark magic swirled, targeting Albus.

Albus flew up, avoiding the dark magic.

As if predicting Albus's movements, Jormungandr cut through the shortest distance, gradually closing the gap.

Jormungandr's nostrils flared continuously.

'I smell it. The scent of your hateful movement!'

Its highly developed sense of smell not only tracked Leo but also indicated the direction he was heading.

It was a skill that could truly be called prophecy.

The Glutton King Jormungandr.

Possessing overwhelming power, but not as cunning as other commanders, and without an army.

Yet, this was why he reigned as the most feared demon of this era.

It was due to his overwhelmingly developed sense of smell, akin to future prediction.

With that ability, Jormungandr devoured everything that stood in his way.

The Hero Devourer, who had consumed countless heroes who tried to protect the world.

Jormungandr intended to devour the hero before him, just as he had always done.

*CRUNCH-*

-I'll chew you up!

Jormungandr opened its maw wide.

At the same time, Leo unleashed his aura.

Hyper-sense.

Sharpening all his senses.

A hero's technique that always stood on the front lines during the most critical moments.

His sharpened senses detected danger.

*FLASH-*

Jormungandr's eyes twitched at Leo's unpredictable movement.

-He! He's playing tricks! But it's impossible to escape my sight! The ability granted to me by the great god! In battle, I predict the future!

"I know. I suffered greatly because of that ability."

Leo said coldly.

"But predicting the future in battle isn't an ability only you possess."

Leo knows.

Of another who predicts the future in battle.

'Arion.'

The hero's hyper-sense transcends even time.

Even Leo, who learned hyper-sense from Arion, could never reach Arion's unique domain.

Even after Arion passed on Aura to Kyle, the hero of the beginning could not reach the hero's realm of hyper-sense.

However, there was a moment when Kyle stepped into Arion's domain.

'The final battle.'

Leo's eyes flashed.

Aura burned.

All his senses were sharpened.

*Thump-thump-thump-*

The sound of his heart beating furiously could be heard loudly.

The moment he heard that sound, everything in his vision began to slow down.

More precisely, Kyle's perception transcended time.

'It's impossible for me to step into Arion's domain again now.'

Leo's gaze caught Jormungandr overtaking him.

'But…'

Veins bulged around Leo's eyes.

*Thump- thump- thump-*

Along with it, Leo's heartbeat gradually slowed.

'For a moment, to surpass Jormungandr…'

*Thump-*

'It's possible.'

His heart stopped.

No, that's what it felt like.

At that moment.

Jormungandr's astonished scream was heard.

-Impossible! Someone who surpasses my perception!

"That proud future prediction. It's useless against someone who sees one step ahead of you!"

-Do you think such an absurd monster exists!

"Isn't he right in front of you?"

Leo scoffed at Jormungandr.

"And if he's faster than you, it's impossible for the likes of you to catch up."

Leo's red eyes flashed.

"Struggle and crawl on the ground while trying to catch up, Glutton King."

-Yooooooou!

Jormungandr's enraged roar echoed.

*KU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU!*

Coiling like a snake, Jormungandr began to spin.

*ZIIIIING-*

Along with it, dark magic began to flicker from its body.

-I'll sweep this entire area away!

*KA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA!*

A massive vortex of dark magic formed around Jormungandr.

A disaster that literally pulverized everything around it.

Leo felt the surrounding air being sucked into Jormungandr.

Leo ignited his spiritual energy and pulled Albus's reins.

*CRACKLE-CRACKLE-CRACKLE-CRACKLE-*

Albus, cloaked in pure white lightning, was enveloped by crimson flames.

-Phoenix flames?

Albus looked surprised.

The white Pegasus's wings began to burn fiercely.

They were like phoenix wings.

Albus, whose power was amplified by Leo, was engulfed by Zerdinger's flames.

As if strengthening a weapon with aura.

Albus gained the power of the formidable phoenix flames.

-Good heavens!

Albus looked astonished.

"I told you you could handle it roughly, didn't I?"

-Ugh?!

The flames burned his wings.

The phoenix is a mythical beast that immolates itself to annihilate evil enemies.

The phoenix flames caused Albus pain.

"I'm sorry, but please bear with it."

-I've made a contract with an outrageous contractor!

Albus flapped his flaming wings.

"It's not over yet. Silode! Reinforcement magic!"

-Yes, yes!

A fairy magic circle appeared on Albus's white body.

*POW-*

Leo's forehead, where veins bulged even further as he gathered all his aura and spiritual energy while maintaining hyper-sense.

-Amazing.

Silode looked astonished as he watched Leo continuously strengthen Albus.

But Leo wasn't done yet.

"Elsi."

*GOOOOOO-*

At Leo's call, black mana erupted from Elsi's body.

"Crush him."

-Yes.

Elsi spread her arms.

*THWACK-*

-Hah?!

At that moment, Jormungandr's body stopped.

Something was restraining Jormungandr's body.

-What ridiculous act is this!

Jormungandr twisted its body to break free from the restraint.

But despite the overwhelming force, Jormungandr's body didn't budge.

'He! What in the world is he doing!'

Jormungandr's eyes, which were wide open, momentarily shifted to his shadow.

*CRUNCH- CRUNCH- CRUNCH-*

The shadow began to contort.

As if someone was carelessly manipulating the shadow.

Jormungandr's shadow began to coalesce into one spot.

As a result, Jormungandr's body also coalesced.

'Shadow!'

Realizing that his shadow was restraining him, Jormungandr turned his gaze to Leo, who was riding on the back of the lightning Pegasus spewing flames.

'Pegasus and a fairy! And even an Arch-Spirit of Darkness! What in the world is his identity!'

Meanwhile.

*DRIP-*

Blood flowed from Leo's eyes.

-Kyle! Are you okay?

Albus asked urgently.

"I'm fine, just."

Leo pulled on the reins.

"I've gone slightly beyond my limit."

*CRACKLE-CRACKLE! ROOOOAR! GOOOOOO-*

Leaving trails of lightning and flames, Leo, with Albus, charged forward.

*WHOOSH!*

As darkness descended, Leo charging at the colossal Jormungandr appeared as a minuscule, fragile light.

The moment that thread of light pierced the darkness and struck Jormungandr.

*FLASH-* *KA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA!*

A colossal crater was created simultaneously with a blinding flash.

*KU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU!*

A massive shockwave swept in all directions.

Giant trees fell away from the direction of the flash and were uprooted.

Devastating destructive power.

A single blow squeezed to the limit from the Beast King.

As flames and lightning soared into the sky, Leo flew up into the sky.

-It's incredible.

"Yes."

Leo replied to Elsi's murmur, tightening his grip on the reins.

-But it's not over.

Albus said coldly.

*KU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-GU-*

-Kuhahaha-ha-ha-ha.

A low chuckle was heard from the center of the explosion.

-Kyahahahaha-ha-ha-ha!

A mad laughter erupted.

Jormungandr's eyes rolled back as his body surged upwards.

His body was melted and fused, and his face was grotesquely distorted.

Despite the Commander's formidable regenerative power, the wounds left by the Pegasus's lightning and the Phoenix's flames hindered his recovery.

Yet, Jormungandr remained.

The blow Leo had wrung out and squeezed was indeed immense.

However, it was far from enough to defeat Jormungandr.

-I will devour you, no matter what it takes!

Jormungandr's eyes flashed.

He glared at his target with hateful eyes.

Nothing else mattered.

His eyes were set on annihilating Leo as the top priority, no matter the cost.

"The first condition has been met."

Jormungandr, with his eyes wild, would attack until Leo died.

"I leave the rest to you, Lisinas."