Book 1 Chapter 628

628.

“Hang in there! Luna is still holding off the Demon Queen!”

Akint desperately shouted.

It had been close to half a day since the Demon Queen Sillatuna drew Leo into the Curse of Isolation.

After what seemed like an act of suicide,

Leo had held Sillatuna for a long time.

‘Was Luna’s skill this great?’

Akint clenched his fist, looking at the place where the Curse of Isolation had been cast.

Luna definitely had the power to defeat a Legion Commander.

But that was purely her power as a mage.

It didn't apply to fighting a Legion Commander single-handedly.

‘Today’s Luna was definitely unusual.’

She didn’t smile as usual, nor did she boast loudly, telling them to only trust her.

She simply conveyed calm words.

‘And that magic.’

A dazzling magic that had directly struck Sillatuna flashed in Akint’s mind.

A magic with immense power he had never seen before.

Akint knew of a similar form of magic.

‘Teacher Akint! Look at this! Isn’t it amazing?’

‘Yes! It’s truly amazing. When this magic is completed, the world will surely…’

‘Yes! I’ll be able to fill the world with flower fields! The magic to make flowers bloom will be complete!’

‘…Instead of creating magic to save the world?’

‘Oh, that’s just a secondary element that comes with the completion of the flower-blooming magic.’

The magical formula Luna had shown.

It was a brilliant magic that even he, who had studied magic his entire life, couldn’t easily understand.

‘Could it be that she completed it?’

He couldn’t think of anything else.

‘If Luna had comrades to protect her… perhaps there would be a chance to end this terrible era.’

Luna was a flower that had just begun to bloom.

If there were people like Luna with infinite potential, there was hope for this era too.

‘She was a child who had left my hands long ago.’

Recalling his disciple, Akint unleashed magic, looking at the approaching legion.

The legion’s offensive was ferocious.

Before that offensive, the elves were like lamps in the wind.

A situation where it wouldn’t be strange if they collapsed at any moment.

But the elves stubbornly repelled the legion.

Those here were also skilled individuals who would throw themselves into a battle for the fate of the world.

Of course, there were also those who were not yet qualified to stand here.

But there were also many strong individuals with power worthy of being called heroes.

Moreover, the legion currently had no commander.

While Sillatuna’s direct subordinates, terrifying and powerful demonkin, ran wild, they couldn’t control the entire legion.

A legion was literally the hands and feet of its commander.

Only with a commander did it truly show its worth.

‘If Luna defeats Sillatuna…! Winning this battle isn’t a dream!’

Thinking so, Akint gritted his teeth, looking at the darkness approaching from afar.

Night would soon come.

It was obvious that once night fell, the battle would become even harder.

It was then.

*Sizzzzzle-*!

Cracks began to form in the space in the air.

Akint’s gaze turned there.

*Fzzzt! Crackle-*!

Space shattered into pieces, and a gigantic demon appeared from it.

“Demon Queen!”

“Oh… my god…”

The elves’ faces instantly turned to despair upon seeing the Demon Queen, freed from the Curse of Isolation.

“The Queen has finally returned!”

“Victory will be with us!”

Conversely, the morale of the Demon Queen’s legion soared.

It was when Sillatuna’s legion was increasing its ferocity.

[Ahahahahahahaha-! I’m out! I’m finally free!]

Sillatuna’s desperate voice echoed.

Sillatuna’s appearance was a bit strange.

Blood flowed all over her body, pouring down to the ground like a waterfall.

As the blood hit the ground, a powerful toxic fog densely covered the surroundings.

At first glance, it looked threatening.

But to put it another way, it meant her body was in tatters, to the extent that so much blood was gushing out.

At her horrific appearance, the legion began to murmur.

“Luna?!”

Akint frantically searched for Leo’s whereabouts.

And he saw.

Leo standing in the sky, with the approaching darkness behind her.

A bright light formed in Leo’s hand.

Star Magic - End

Instantly, the light pushed back the darkness.

At that moment, Sillatuna’s legion clumped together into a mass of flesh, rising like a shield in front of Sillatuna.

Leo’s magic was instantly blocked by the demon shield.

The shield made of the demon legion vanished, but Sillatuna sustained no damage.

[Darkness is coming! Your time is up now!]

Joy appeared on Sillatuna’s face.

She had been trapped in the Curse of Isolation she herself cast, forced to feel endless terror.

But the elf before her, who had instilled such absolute fear, was now finished.

She now had the legion, and night was coming to the world.

Now, the one feeling terror was not her, but that elf.

Sillatuna’s face, twisted in a maniacal smile, then contorted.

It was due to Leo’s attitude, who was gazing intently in one direction, not even sparing Sillatuna a glance.

The direction where the setting sun brought darkness.

The west.

[Ignoring me until the very end…!]

Sillatuna, enraged by Leo’s attitude, suddenly recalled something.

The secret treasure of the Glutton King, Sillatuna’s comrade and the strongest Legion Commander, was said to be in the west.

[No way…!]

*Flash-*!

Suddenly, a brilliant light erupted from the west.

The light pushed back the world’s darkness.

Everyone, without realizing it, looked towards where the light had burst forth.

[This is…!]

Among all the magic Leo knew, the strongest in terms of pure power was End, created by Luna.

No magic surpassed End in power, versatility, or range.

However, there was one magic that, under specific conditions, boasted power comparable to or even greater than End.

Light-attribute magic of annihilation that judged evil beings.

“Punishment.”

It was Lisinas’s unique magic that had judged countless demonkin.

In the center of the light bursting from the west, a woman was seen.

The beautiful woman with black hair, Lisinas, met Leo’s eyes for a moment.

Her face held both surprise and relief.

Lisinas, who had been looking at Leo, then smiled softly.

Lisinas, who had drawn a light arrow on a bow made of light, aimed at Sillatuna and then released the bowstring.

*Flash-*!

[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]

A scream of pain burst from Sillatuna’s mouth.

In the original history, this battle had already been heavily tilted towards defeat.

‘But now it’s different.’

History had changed.

Leo summoned his magic staff.

And began to generate magic power.

The power of magic is directly proportional to the casting time.

Even for the same magic, the longer the casting time, the stronger its power becomes.

The problem is that the mage becomes defenseless during a long incantation.

And Leo was currently in the middle of a battlefield.

Even if directly hit by Lisinas’s magic, the Demon Queen was still alive, and the legion she led was also intact.

[This hideous bitch! How dare you in front of me!]

*Rumble-*!

Sillatuna raised her arm to crush Leo.

“Hideous? Are your eyes rotting?”

At that moment, a scoff was heard, and simultaneously, a gray aura flashed.

*Slash-slash-slash-slash-*!

In the instant storm of sword energy, Sillatuna’s arm was finely chopped into pieces, falling to the ground like a rain of blood.

“To call such a pretty elf hideous.”

The one who used the gray aura then simultaneously used magic and spirits, incinerating Sillatuna’s body.

*Boom! Whoosh-*!

Fire magic and fire spirits blazed fiercely.

[Kyaaaah!]

Sillatuna, who screamed in pain once more, glared with hateful eyes at the young man with gray hair.

[All-Class! Are you the hero who survives, you bastard?!]

“Yeah. It was a short meeting, but it was nasty. Let’s not meet again.”

Kyle gave Sillatuna the middle finger and then looked back at Leo.

“Hey, pretty. Finish it.”

‘…Did I really talk like that normally?’

Leo’s expression contorted for a moment, looking at Kyle, who was gesturing with his chin in an inexplicably arrogant voice.

“Tsk. Elves, really. What a pain.”

Kyle clicked his tongue, apparently misunderstanding Leo’s frown.

“Tsk.”

Leo, who likewise clicked his tongue at his past self, unleashed his magic.

“End.”

In the distant future,

The magic that would become a symbol of despair for Tartaros was once again cast by Leo.

This time, it was different from the previous magic.

Magic with the maximum power Leo could unleash exploded.

*BOOOOOOOOOOM-*

[Aaaaaaaah! My Goddddddddd!]

Sillatuna’s shriek echoed, having been directly hit by End.

After the massive storm of magic power, the Demon Queen’s form vanished without a trace.

“…Insane.”

Kyle exclaimed in shock at the sight.

He seemingly hadn’t imagined magic of such power.

Leo, who had squeezed out every last bit of magic power from his body, swayed.

*Thump-*!

As Leo lost his balance and was about to fall to the ground,

Someone grabbed Leo’s hand.

“Are you okay?”

Lisinas smiled softly and supported Leo.

“You’re Luna, right?”

At that question, Leo nodded and then asked,

“Do you know the name Rodia?”

“Huh? Who’s that?”

“…Never mind. It’s fine.”

‘…It seems Lisinas’s memories in this world aren’t connected.’

Perhaps it was because this wasn’t the world of heroes.

At Leo’s words, Lisinas spoke.

“Leave the rest to us. Kyle!”

At Lisinas’s words, Kyle nodded and headed to the ground to confront the Demon Queen’s legion.

***

As night fell.

The result of the battle was the recapture of the Elven Forest.

It was a natural outcome, if predictable.

‘Unlike last time, this time that Sillatuna was subjugated by me.’

Leo looked down at his hand.

‘In this case, I’m alone in this world, so I changed history like this… but what about worlds where demonkin have entered?’

Knowing the future itself was an enormous variable.

It was when Leo was lost in thought about what lay ahead.

“Luna!”

“Lady Luna!”

The elves, led by Akint, rushed towards Leo.

Seeing them, Lisinas stepped forward and smiled softly.

“You must be Sir Akint? It’s an honor to meet you. I am Lisinas. Thank you for leading us to this miraculous victory.”

At Lisinas’s words, Akint shook his head.

“No. We wouldn’t have been able to win without you. Thank you very much for your support.”

It was while Lisinas and Akint were talking.

“Lady Luna! Are you alright?”

Hirion rushed over frantically.

Seeing Hirion, Leo said,

“You survived.”

“Yes. Somehow…”

As Leo chuckled, seeing Hirion’s awkward smile,

“Are you okay?”

Kyle approached Leo.

Leo’s eyebrows furrowed for a moment, looking at Kyle, who was staring at her with an inexplicably arrogant expression.

‘Was my expression really that full of complaints?’

Leo felt an inexpressible feeling looking at his past self from a third-person perspective.

“Tsk. Elves, really. Does it bother you that I’m looking?”

“That’s not it.”

Feeling a strange sensation, Leo shook his head.

Seeing Leo, Kyle snickered.

“If not, then what? Did you fall for me?”

“What disrespectful thing are you saying to Lady Luna!”

Hirion flared up.

Seeing Hirion, Kyle merely wore a bored expression.

And Leo thought.

‘So that’s why Lisinas and Luna sometimes growled at me. I want to hit him.’

It was when Leo was making a serious face at his past self’s behavior.

[Failed to clear: The world collapses.]

Light burst forth with the message.

The light that erupted with the message obscured his vision.

When his vision returned, the scenery of Flobe Territory was visible.

Leo looked at the blackened piece of paper in his hand.

*Swoosh-*

The piece of paper turned to ash and disappeared.

‘Does the page also vanish as a result of the failed clear?’

Leo’s expression turned serious, looking at the legion’s record, which had completely turned to dust and scattered.

‘I should consult Melina.’

Leo glanced away.

‘Alright, then, shall I go finish things?’

As Leo headed towards where Zorua’s presence was felt, he felt a sudden question.

‘By the way, I thought I was insufferable, so why did those guys fall for me?’

It was certainly a question to which Lisinas and Luna would have answered, “Yeah, I know right.”

629.

*Rumble-rumble-rumble-*!

The ground shook.

Zorua, clad in rock armor, charged towards Reina.

*Whoosh-*!

Reina’s sword moved gracefully.

*Blaze-*!

Flames painted the air along the trajectory of her swung sword.

The scattered flames, instead of dispersing, were instantly compressed and embedded into the blade.

The crimson-burning blade of Flame Storm.

Reina’s sharp gaze fixed on Zorua, who had reached her immediate vicinity.

*Clang-! Crack-*!

With a heavy sound, Reina’s sword failed to cut Zorua and bounced off.

Reina gritted her teeth and used the recoil to spin her body, deflecting Zorua’s attack.

*CRASH-CRASH-CRASH-CRASH-*!

A tremendous shockwave echoed along the direct path of Zorua’s charge.

Reina gritted her teeth at the tingling sensation running up her right hand, which held the sword.

‘It’s broken.’

Her wrist was damaged in the recent collision.

[Hey! Reina Flobe! This is really the limit now!]

Ishta urgently spoke to Reina, who was gritting her teeth.

Reina’s body was already covered in large and small wounds.

Many of her bones were also broken.

She was barely continuing the fight, literally avoiding only fatal injuries that would prevent movement.

Her immobile body was forcibly moved using flames.

But continuing the fight in that manner had also reached a point of impossibility.

[If the body collapses, the mind will also collapse! Soon my flames will consume you!]

Reina tightened her grip.

[You’re amazing enough! You’re more heroic than any hero I’ve ever seen!]

Ishta was desperate to stop Reina.

[You’ve done enough!]

“No.”

Reina forcibly aimed her sword at Zorua.

“I can still fight more.”

She had already surpassed her limits many times over.

Moreover, the opponent’s strength was already weakened from the battle with Leo.

Even so, the difference in power was clear.

There were certainly things in the world that couldn’t be achieved by will alone.

Zorua, before her eyes, was such a being.

Reina could never defeat Zorua.

“There’s something I need to pass on to future generations.”

But Reina did not give up.

“Flames are meant to bloom most brilliantly at the very last moment.”

If she retreated here, the future generations who would follow her would die.

Reina glanced at Celia.

“I haven’t passed on everything yet.”

She had to pass on at least what she could.

Thinking so, Reina’s will blazed.

“So, lend me your strength.”

[Argh! Stubborn! Then do as you wish!]

*WHOOSH-*!

The flames grew even stronger.

A firepower so intense that even Reina felt her mind momentarily dazed.

In the pain of her body burning, Reina further composed herself.

‘Just a little! Just hold on a little longer!’

“You annoying bitch!”

Zorua’s murderous voice echoed.

If he had maintained even a little composure, perhaps he would have ended the fight much sooner, leveraging the various abilities he had stolen.

But thanks to being thoroughly toyed with by Leo and struggling even against Reina, whom he was certain was weaker than him, Zorua was steadily losing his sanity.

That’s why he chose the method of simply overpowering her with overwhelming strength.

The difference in power was clear.

But Zorua, who prided himself on controlling his own power, was merely being swayed by it.

Zorua could not wield his abilities to their fullest extent.

It was the limit of one who had stolen the power of others.

“This is the end!”

*Rumble-rumble-rumble-*!

Zorua, enveloped in an earth aura, an attribute antagonistic to flames, charged towards Reina at tremendous speed.

A power infused with immense physical force that would erase any trace if it merely grazed her.

Reina took a deep breath.

The heat grew more intense.

The pain of her entire body burning and the intense heat that made her mind dizzy.

But Reina did not lose consciousness.

‘Focus.’

She concentrated the flames into a single point.

‘Follow him with your eyes.’

Reina’s red eyes locked onto Zorua.

‘Don’t retreat! Don’t be afraid!’

She steeled herself.

‘I can cut him. Go… forward!’

*Step- Slash-*!

Reina stepped forward and swung her sword.

*Splurt-*!

At that moment, Zorua’s body, which had reached Reina’s immediate vicinity, was split in two.

*Thud- Whoosh-*!

Reina collapsed to the ground.

The flames that enveloped Reina disappeared.

*Plop-*

Reina’s body fell forward.

“Aunt!”

Celia rushed over, her face pale.

Breathing faintly, Reina smiled with difficulty.

“It seems… I succeeded in cutting him…”

“Yes.”

Celia gritted her teeth and nodded.

“Celia, that sword just now… you must not forget it. Understood?”

“Of course.”

Suppressing tears that threatened to burst, Celia answered firmly.

Celia also knew well what Reina had tried to convey to her.

“This bitch… until the very end…”

A terrifying surge of killing intent erupted from Zorua’s body, having been killed by Reina once more.

“But now, this is truly the end! I’ll turn you into a bloody mess!”

Zorua shouted with a chilling voice and raised his hand.

The moment Celia saw that and generated her aura.

*Flash-*!

“…!”

A pure white light burst forth from behind Zorua.

“Huh?”

Reina’s eyes widened.

“This can’t be! Leo Flobe!”

Zorua turned his head and cried out in shock.

There stood Leo, bathed in pure white light as if dawn was breaking.

“Leo!”

Celia’s face brightened.

“Aunt! It’s Leo! Finally, Leo is…!”

Celia, who was about to help Reina, made a puzzled expression.

“Aunt?”

Reina was now staring at Leo, her eyes lost in thought.

Leo, with the bright light behind him, looked familiar.

Long ago.

He overlapped with the image of a person who had been in the brilliant sunlight that came into a dark world.

Reina unconsciously uttered that name.

“Hero of Beginnings…”

***

Leo’s eyes twitched as he rushed to where Zorua’s presence was felt.

He saw demonkin using special abilities.

Chelsea, who was fighting an ogre, found Leo and her face brightened.

“Brother Leo!”

“What’s that?”

“I don’t know the details! But they’re using special abilities! And they’re intelligent!”

“Really?”

He had a hunch.

‘World of Legions.’

If one clears a Hero’s World, power is given as a clear reward.

The same would probably be true for the World of Legions.

‘Are these guys the traitors who cleared the World of Legions?’

The clear reward seemed to be the power of demonkin.

‘More like a curse than a reward. Well, it suits a traitor’s end.’

Having thought that far, Leo looked at Jamua.

“Do you need help?”

At that, Jamua curled up the corners of his mouth.

“Do I look like I need it? Hyaaaah!”

*Crash-*!

Jamua charged at the ogre and body-slammed it.

The ogre, hit with tremendous impact, bounced away.

“Chelsea!”

“Yes!”

“That’s right! Energetic! Just like the Knight Department!”

“I’m from the Magic Department!”

“But you take Knight Department classes too!”

“Because I’m a Battle Mage, I take it as a minor!”

‘No worries then.’

Seeing the two bickering and working well together, Leo turned his head to another direction.

There, Lis and Avad were overwhelming the Gigantes.

In the air, Ulta was massacring demon beasts.

Others too, their morale boosted by Leo’s appearance.

Leo’s mere appearance changed the flow of the battle.

Finally, Leo arrived at Zorua’s location and generated his aura.

‘He must have re-awakened his abilities with the Necromancer King’s authority as he was resurrected, right?’

That newly awakened ability was the power to replenish his life by stealing special abilities.

‘Killing him multiple times is annoying. If that’s the case…’

Leo’s red eyes gleamed.

‘I’ll destroy the authority itself.’

The Necromancer King’s authority was a power obtained through Erebus’s blessing.

The Necromancer King, having obtained a fragment of Erebus, had gained a more powerful authority than 5000 years ago.

But if that was an authority based on Erebus’s power…

‘I can destroy it with the power of purity.’

A gray aura flickered at the tip of Leo’s sword.

The gray aura soon began to transform into a pure white light.

Along with it, a bright light burst forth, as if dawn had arrived.

Aura of Purity.

The power Leo obtained in this life after endless training.

Leo looked at Reina, who was confronting Zorua.

‘Did she borrow Ishta’s power…?’

Leo let out a wry chuckle.

‘Reckless.’

But if it was Reina, it was just like Reina.

Reina, who sometimes had a childlike side.

But…

‘She’s a respectable adult… and a respectable mother.’

Leo took a step.

*Whoosh-*!

Reaching Zorua in an instant, Leo spoke.

“Didn’t I tell you?”

What came from Leo’s mouth was clear mockery.

“You’re just letting the power you stole go to waste.”

Leo smiled coldly and then cut Zorua down.

*Splurt-*!

“Ugh!”

Zorua’s body crumbled.

Leo lightly flicked his sword and sheathed it.

*Step- step-*

Then, without glancing at Zorua, he walked towards Reina.

“Just! I’ve only died once!”

At that moment, Zorua stood up, as if screaming in defiance.

Zorua was now in Reina’s form.

But then his flesh began to melt.

“What?”

Within, Torua revealed himself.

“What is this…!”

No matter how many other forms he transformed into, they quickly melted away.

“This can’t be! I’m dying!”

Zorua’s face turned pale as he understood the situation that had befallen him.

“N-no! I’m going to be a perfect! A perfect being! I’m the man who will become a god! But! To die so senselessly like this!”

*Thud-*!

“Aaaah!”

Zorua, who had turned into a skeleton, knelt down.

He frantically fumbled at his face.

“I can’t die like this…”

*Swoosh-*!

Zorua’s body, which had been denying his death, soon turned to dust and disappeared.

***

*Step- step-*

Reina, supported by Celia, silently watched Leo, who had walked up to her.

“Are you alright?”

At Leo’s indifferent question, Reina smiled and nodded.

“Of course.”

“That’s good to hear.”

At Leo’s dry words, Reina pouted.

And, as if sulking, she said,

“Aren’t you going to tell me not to do that again?”

“Would Mother listen if I did?”

Seeing Leo snicker, Reina grumbled softly.

“Such an uncharming fellow. Is he usually like that with other girls too?”

“Somewhat.”

Celia gave a wry smile.

It was then.

-Ahem! Lie down here!

Kirian appeared before Reina.

-Leo said! To heal the old lady somehow!

Fairies can use powerful healing magic.

-Lady Reina. My name is Elsi. Leo is very worried about you. Do you need anything?

*Chirp- chirp-*

Elsi and Piora even clung to Reina, showing worried reactions.

“…”

Reina let out a hollow laugh.

“He hasn’t changed since he was little, has he?”

“In what way?”

“On the surface, he’s indifferent and snarky.”

“That’s true.”

“But behind the scenes, he cares a lot?”

“Ah.”

Celia nodded as if she understood.

Indeed, Leo had such a side.

Reina clicked her tongue, looking at Leo, who was standing with his back turned far away.

“I’m not saying this because he’s my son, but there must be a lot of girls who have fallen for him.”