Book 1 Chapter 627

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As the magic of the star, End, erupted, Silatuna's body disintegrated.

Silatuna, writhing in pain, instantly raised her arm.

The abnormal arm instantly transformed into a giant blade.

Thwack-!

Silatuna severed her own massive body without hesitation.

End rapidly disintegrated the severed parts of Silatuna's body.

Leo narrowed his eyes at the sight.

'As expected, I suppose.'

End is a magic of destruction that endlessly pulverizes objects directly hit by it.

Because of this characteristic, it had risen as Luna's symbolic magic.

In most cases, if one were directly hit by End, annihilation would be unavoidable.

However, even this absolute destruction magic had a drawback.

That was, its destructive power was extremely dependent on the user's mana.

If one were struck by End, perfected by a mana user of Luna's caliber, there would be no time to properly react, and one would be helpless.

But Leo's mana wasn't at Luna's level.

That's why he couldn't completely annihilate Silatuna.

Silatuna was a Legion Commander.

Moreover, she was a being who had survived the Age of Calamity and reigned as the world's terror for thousands of years.

During the Age of Calamity, the great heroes tried to subjugate all the Legion Commanders.

Thus, they engaged in continuous battles with the Legion Commanders.

Silatuna was the one who survived at the end of that struggle.

From Silatuna's perspective, she had been hit by an unknown magic, but she quickly grasped how to counter it.

'What the hell is this magic!'

A chilling murderous aura emanated from Silatuna's eyes.

It was a magic she had never seen before.

And it wasn't just a magic she had never seen.

Its power was utterly horrifying.

'There was an elf who could use such magic?'

An inexplicable chill ran through her.

'Is it that girl named Luna?'

Silatuna had heard of her.

Luna Rubinance.

A singularity who had appeared in a world recently heading towards destruction.

'The Surviving Hero, the Fool, and the God's Blacksmith, anomalies of an entirely different caliber.'

If it weren't for them, the world would have long since turned to ash in Erebus's flames and walked the path of destruction.

'Is this the final obstacle to interfere with the will of God?'

Silatuna's chilling eyes turned towards the direction from which the magic had come.

And she saw it.

A beautiful elf flying straight towards her.

Silatuna experienced a moment of cognitive dissonance as she watched her opponent, whose light silver eyes fluttered and whose gaze held a thick murderous intent unbefitting an elf.

Anyone could see that she was the one who had used the magic moments ago.

That mage was charging at her, alone.

Normally, she would have scoffed at such an obvious act of suicide.

But for some reason, Silatuna felt a simmering rage within her.

[This damned wench! Do you have a death wish!]

It was impossible for Luna, a mage, to win in a direct confrontation with her.

No matter what anyone said, the Monster Queen was a Legion Commander of Tartarus.

She was a despair-inducing being, a close subordinate of Erebus, who had plunged the world into terror.

And Luna's current actions were tantamount to looking down on her.

Indeed, a clear sneer was on the opponent's lips.

As if her victory was a foregone conclusion.

Eyes that looked upon an insect.

[Oh, really! If you want to die so badly, I'll tear you to pieces!]

Groooowwwl-!

Dark magic surged from Silatuna's body.

Along with it, a curse was quickly completed.

The Curse of Severance, which spatially isolated external connections.

With this, no one from outside could help Luna.

Not only that.

Now, escaping Silatuna was also impossible.

She was, quite literally, trapped in this world with a Legion Commander, 1:1.

[I'll make you regret challenging me!]

Kuga-ga-ga-ga-gang-!

The ground trembled from Silatuna's terrifying murderous intent and fighting spirit.

Silatuna charged at incredible speed, unbefitting her enormous size.

Whoosh-!

As she raised her arm, immense power shimmered.

An attack from a range that a mage could absolutely not avoid.

But sadly, the one before Silatuna now was not Luna, nor was she a mage.

Leo erupted all the aura in his body.

Flash-!

Golden aura glimmered at Leo's fingertips.

[Aura?! Was she a magic swordsman!]

But that wasn't the end of it.

Crack-crackle-crackle-!

Pure white lightning shimmered in Leo's hand.

It was the essence of lightning, imbued with the power of Pegasus King, Albus.

Silatuna's face was filled with shock at the surging wave of spiritual power from Leo's fingertips.

[Even spiritual power?!]

Leo, who had fused Arion's aura with his summoning magic, closed the distance with Silatuna at an astonishing speed.

"A big target, that's good."

Leo scoffed and then punched Silatuna squarely in the face.

Flash! Pop-pop-pop-pop!

A pure white flash and lightning surged.

The essence of lightning, the power of the Pegasus King, was an antithetical force for Silatuna.

Chiiiiiiik-!

Silatuna's massive body, its upper half blown away through its head, swayed and then toppled backward.

Kaaabang-!

With a deafening sound, the ground shook.

Leo, arms crossed, looked down at Silatuna.

At that moment.

Crunch- Crunch-! Thwack!

A horrifying sound of bones and flesh twisting was heard.

Silatuna's body, which had fallen to the ground, rippled and then began to shrink as if compressed.

Soon, Silatuna, now in human form, looked up at Leo.

Silatuna spoke as if spitting out words.

"I heard the Surviving Hero was human?"

The crazed appearance from moments ago was nowhere to be seen.

She was still consumed by rage, but she maintained her composure.

And she was somehow trying to gauge the unknown elf standing before her.

All-Class.

Silatuna, as a subordinate of Erebus, knew better than anyone what that meant to Erebus.

"Why? Are you scared? Scared that Erebus might have one more natural enemy?"

At Leo's words, Silatuna's face hardened.

'How does she know that?'

Silatuna gritted her teeth, looking at an opponent who knew what kind of power she possessed.

'I have to kill her somehow.'

Silatuna, glaring at Leo, felt an unusual murderous aura emanating from Leo's eyes.

Silatuna curled her lips at the ferocious killing intent.

"It seems you want to kill me. Well, I have devoured countless of your kin. Elves are delicious, you see."

She said something that would provoke an elf, known for strong kinship, to somehow agitate her opponent.

"Of course. If there's a bug crawling in your house, it's human nature to want to deal with it."

"This damned pointy-ear… did you swallow a rag!"

"Something like that, yeah."

But Leo did not lose his composure.

Instead, watching Leo mock her, Silatuna felt her stomach continuously churning for some reason.

"It's no use bluffing. The fact that you lot are going to perish remains unchanged anyway."

"Oh, that? I'll make a prophecy."

Leo smiled faintly.

"You won't destroy the world. In 20 years, Erebus will be subjugated by our hands."

"Nonsense."

"Does it sound like that? But it's true. The subjugation of the Glutton King recently was just the beginning."

"…"

For a moment, Silatuna's face hardened.

'How does she know that?'

Silatuna had also heard the news that the Glutton King, Jörmungandr, had been subjugated.

But not the elves.

There were only two survivors from that battle.

The Fool and the Surviving Hero.

And she had heard news that they were coming here.

Silatuna had launched today's attack to annihilate the elves before they arrived.

'The Fool and the Surviving Hero wouldn't have any means to transmit news, would they?'

Within the territories of the Legion Commanders, communication magic cannot be used due to the power of curses.

"The world will be saved, Monster Queen."

"The one who's going to die here has a long tongue."

Groooowwwl-

Dark magic began to surge from Silatuna's body.

"Stop bluffing and face reality. Killing a trivial pointy-ear like you is simple. One blow is enough. And you talk about saving the world?"

Leo nodded at Silatuna's words.

"Yes. Even one hit would be instant death."

Leo's eyes narrowed.

"If I get hit, that is."

Kagagagagak-!

Silatuna's hand stretched out and flew towards Leo.

Leo dodged Silatuna's attack.

"Where are you running to!"

Silatuna sneered at Leo and prepared her next attack.

Arms began to sprout from Silatuna's extended arm.

Leo curled his lips, watching the feast of flesh that covered him like a spiderweb.

'I see it.'

Silatuna's attack pattern.

If one were to compare the pure power of the current Silatuna with that of Silatuna 5000 years later, the current Silatuna was overwhelmingly stronger.

Silatuna 5000 years later had lost her Authority.

And Leo's power at the moment was slightly inferior to Silatuna 5000 years later.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a fight.

However…

'Super-senses.'

Leo's senses became acutely sharp.

Combat ability isn't determined by power alone.

Even though the current Silatuna possessed stronger physical abilities than the future Silatuna, the Silatuna of 5000 years later was more threatening in battle.

It wasn't just the great heroes who survived the fierce war that would continue for the next 20 years, between those who sought to save the world and those who sought to destroy it.

Silatuna, too, had no choice but to hone herself to survive that war.

She constantly created irregular attacks and endlessly changed her dark magic patterns.

To avoid being defeated by heroes.

To strike down heroes.

Ultimately, to destroy the world.

It wasn't just them who gained experience and grew stronger.

The Legion Commanders were also the same.

'Their true terror lies in that.'

The fact that they survived.

Compared to the three great Legion Commanders of 5000 years later, the Silatuna before him, though also the Monster Queen, was merely a powerful but naive brat.

'She's not as cunning or malicious as the future one.'

Just a mass busy wielding her own power.

'There's nothing easier to deal with than a brat who overestimates her own power.'

That's why Leo could clearly see Silatuna's attacks.

For Leo, who had endlessly pondered how to kill Silatuna, the current Silatuna posed no great threat.

The Curse of Severance was also the same.

'The Silatuna of the future wouldn't rashly unfold the Curse of Severance.'

From Leo's perspective, the most threatening power Silatuna currently possessed was the legion she commanded.

Quite literally, a massive force that could act as a variable.

But Silatuna did not bring her legion into this Curse of Severance.

The Silatuna of the past would undoubtedly try to tear him apart directly.

One small mistake, and he would die.

But the time and experience Leo had accumulated allowed him no room for error.

'A legion without Silatuna is only half.'

If he could hold Silatuna here, the elves outside could endure.

Of course, enduring alone would not bring victory.

Rather, as time passed, only despair would loom.

But Leo knew.

Who those coming to the Elf Forest now were.

'History will not repeat itself.'

Leo curled his lips.

'You want me to feel the terror of the Monster Queen?'

Recalling Zora, who had sent him here, Leo scoffed.

'For me, this fight doesn't even qualify as a trial.'

To Leo, this fight was merely a review of past battles.

'Wait, you. You're next.'

Leo's sword swung, drawing a gray trajectory.

Thwack-!

Silatuna's head flew into the air.

Silatuna's face was filled with shock.

'Why! Why can't I hit her!'

She felt as if the elf before her was toying with her.

As if she knew more about her than she did herself.

The opponent saw right through her.

'Impossible! I am… a Legion Commander! I am the Monster Queen, Lady Silatuna!'

Dark magic surged from Silatuna's body.

It was a curse, one of the most powerful forces of the demon race.

Crack-!

The spell formation of the curse was instantly broken.

Silatuna's face hardened.

"How…"

"I could see how to break it."

Leo said coldly and sliced the floating head of Silatuna in half.

'Legion! I need the legion!'

She didn't know why, but the opponent saw right through her.

Silatuna, realizing it was a mistake to rashly draw such an opponent into the Curse of Severance, turned pale and tried to release the Severance World.

But Leo had seen through that too.

Leo's sword destroyed the release incantation faster than it could be activated.

Leo spoke chillingly.

"Where are you running to?"

Groooowwwl-!

Silatuna's face was filled with terror from the boiling murderous intent.

"Save me…!"

Thwack-!

Silatuna's plea was vainly cut short.

Watching Silatuna, Leo declared.

"You die here."