Book 1 Chapter 646
646.
“He’s coming!”
“Both the barrier and traps are being breached at an incredible speed!”
At the shouts of the magic department students, the remaining 4th and 5th years wore grim expressions.
“Damn it! Aren’t we already in a state where we’ve summoned a bunch of summoned beasts to deal with the Great Spirit of Water?”
“Seriously, what sin did we commit in our previous lives for such a monster to come in as a junior?!”
Wails could be heard from everywhere.
These weren’t just playful words.
The 4th and 5th years truly felt like crying.
But unlike before, their morale didn't break.
It wasn't because they had renewed their determination compared to earlier.
Nor was it because they had firmly prepared themselves after experiencing overwhelming strength.
A fire had been ignited.
“That Runbar! He’s really trying to act all cool by himself!”
One of the 5th-year summoning department students shouted, sounding indignant.
The fire Leo had ignited in Runbar soon spread to the other 4th and 5th years.
Lil and Elena, who were leading the 4th and 5th years.
Their classmates would probably never be able to surpass the two of them, even if it took a lifetime.
The same was true for Leo.
“If we reincarnated about ten times, could we beat Leo?”
“Even ten reincarnations wouldn't be enough?!”
They keenly felt the gap.
Even now, they didn’t feel they could stand shoulder to shoulder with Leo.
But Runbar’s words created a huge ripple in the hearts of the 4th and 5th years.
‘At the very least, let's earn respect as seniors.’
This wasn’t merely about receiving respect from Leo.
At some point.
It also included the 3rd years who had caught up right behind them.
“Those guys have been getting their heads bashed in by Leo ever since they entered the academy!”
The 3rd years who had to compete directly with Leo.
But unlike themselves, who had set limits upon seeing Elena and Lil, the 3rd years showed no such signs.
Could they really face such juniors with pride if they stayed like this?
When such a question arose.
The 4th and 5th years changed their minds.
They abandoned the complacent thought that they might become heroes even if they just stayed put.
They also discarded the thought that they would follow in Elena and Lil’s footsteps for the rest of their lives.
Eren, serving as the strategist, shouted.
“No matter how much it’s Leo, Senior Runbar has even summoned a Great Spirit! It’s different from before!”
“Everyone, pull yourselves together!”
Tarkon also joined in.
The vanguards at the front glared.
They were filled with the thought that things would be different from before.
“Drain Leo’s mana as much as possible!”
“Anyway, if we just snatch the key, we win!”
“Let’s just clash with him!”
“Ooh!”
Morale surged.
Tarkon, who had emboldened the 4th and 5th years, stood at the front.
Just then, Eren approached Niel.
“Senior Niel, is there anything that could fluster Leo?”
“Something to fluster Young Master Leo?”
“Yes. Like how Leo flustered you earlier with strange words.”
Niel, who had been pondering Eren’s words, clenched his fist.
“It’s do or die anyway.”
“Oh? You have something?”
Eren’s face brightened.
Niel nodded.
“This, I think, will definitely fluster him.”
Niel, with a resolute expression, readjusted his grip on his sword and took a deep breath.
Just then, Leo appeared at the front.
*Whoosh-*
Golden flames erupted from Leo’s body, then seeped into him.
“It’s that strange aura armor!”
“Is he planning to clash head-on again!”
“He’s tough!”
“Mages! Ready your spells!”
At Tarkon’s words, the magic department students unleashed their spells all at once.
“Gravity!”
Leo, who had been charging at a fearsome speed, faltered.
Immense gravity crushed Leo.
‘Cooperative magic.’
Leo’s eyes narrowed.
The Gravity magic, cast simultaneously by all 4th and 5th years, was undeniably powerful.
Leo, who was rapidly reverse-calculating the magic formula, let out an exclamation of admiration.
The spell nullification code changed in real-time.
As if anticipating Leo’s spell calculation speed.
It barely dodged the spell’s counter.
Of course, normally he would have used his magic power to forcibly overwrite and nullify the spell.
But unfortunately, now he was in a situation where he had summoned high-level phantasmal beasts, so he was short on mana.
*Thud!*
Unable to bear the weight, Leo knelt.
*Kwagagagagang-!*
The floor dug inward as if an incredibly heavy object had slammed into it.
‘Excellent.’
Leo curled up the corners of his mouth and unleashed his aura.
An immense power overcame the gravity.
Seeing that, Eren’s face turned pale.
“No, what kind of barbarity is that!”
“Is that even possible?”
Screams also erupted among the magic department students.
Even though he was under pressure that would normally cause a person’s body to burst, or even be crushed, Leo moved.
A 5th-year knight department student, seeing that, his eyes sparkled.
“As expected, it’s Leo! An overwhelmingly trained body can even overwhelm magic!”
“Is this the time for compliments?!”
“Hmph! Don’t get excited! Leo must be squeezing out all his strength right now! There probably won’t be any magic attacks or summoning spells! No area-of-effect attacks! Don’t worry!”
The club leader of the physical training club, The Power, said confidently.
*Thump, thump, thump, thump!*
Leo began to charge again.
Seeing that, Tarkon said.
“If he swings his fist in that state, won’t the impact on us be equivalent to the weight he’s enduring?”
“That’s right!”
“…Wouldn’t that be an area-of-effect attack?”
“…Is it?”
“Everyone, prepare yourselves!”
At the same time as those words, Leo drew his sword and swung it with all his might.
*Kwagagagagagang-!*
Leo’s immense sword attack, augmented by the weight of Gravity, swept over the 4th and 5th years.
Literally overwhelming physical power that transcended even magic.
“Block him!”
“Leo Flobe! I’m once again impressed by your trained body! But as the club leader of The Power, I, Halcan Lac, have also trained my body for a long time in Rumerun! The power of my trained body…”
*Thwack!*
“Squeak!”
Halcan, hit by Leo’s swinging arm, flew straight into the sky.
“Tarkon! Should we cancel the magic?”
When a 5th-year magic department student urgently asked, Tarkon shook his head.
“No! Keep suppressing Leo! Summoning department! Use your summoned beasts to target the key Leo has!”
At those words, the spirits tried to overwhelm Leo.
At that moment.
*Flash-*
Leo’s body became lighter.
Eren’s eyes widened.
“What is this?”
“The magic isn’t working!”
“Is it Dispel?”
“No! The magic is cast! But it’s not having an effect!”
“What do you mean!”
Gravity magic was still cast on Leo’s body.
But the magic’s effect itself was nullified.
‘Immunity.’
Immunity magic.
It was Luna’s magic that ignored specific magic effects themselves.
Leo, having analyzed the magic formula, had used Immunity magic to grant himself immunity to Gravity.
“Is it magic that makes one immune to the magic effect itself!”
Eren, analyzing Leo, bit her lip tightly.
‘Hoo? You figured that out with just one look?’
Leo let out an exclamation of admiration and glanced at Eren.
‘As expected, the potential of the 4th and 5th years is also formidable. So?’
Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.
‘How do you plan to respond?’
The summoned beasts that were trying to overwhelm Leo were stopped by the magic Leo used.
“Niel!”
Just then, Tarkon blocked Leo’s path and called out to Niel.
Tarkon, gripping his twin swords, wore a resolute expression.
“It won’t be as easy as before!”
“I’m looking forward to it, too. Your two’s coordination.”
It was when Leo smiled and looked at Niel.
Niel, taking a deep breath, pointed his sword at Leo.
“Senior Niel. You’re confident you won’t be flustered like before…”
“I don’t get flustered by methods like that anymore! If you’re going to say it, just say it!”
“Hoo? So, with Senior Marchel, you really…”
“Yes! I decided to date Marchel! Is that enough?”
“……”
Leo’s face instantly went blank.
He was momentarily flustered by Niel’s audacity, who declared it with anger.
‘Good! I bought time…’
Niel, who had been inwardly cheering, suddenly looked behind him.
And his face contorted.
“No! What are you doing, getting flustered too?!”
“No! How can we not be flustered! Is that real?”
“Weren’t you two mortal enemies?”
“You were fighting right up until last winter break!”
“What on earth happened during winter break!”
A commotion arose among the 4th and 5th years.
At that moment, Leo, regaining his composure, charged rapidly.
*Kwagagagak-!*
Just then, a gust-like sword energy blocked Leo.
Tarkon, wielding twin swords, was blocking Leo.
*Whoosh!*
Niel’s flame aura aided Tarkon.
Leo curled up the corners of his mouth and tried to swing his sword at the two of them.
At that moment.
*Swoosh!*
“……”
“……”
Confusion spread across Niel’s and Tarkon’s faces.
Leo furrowed his brows.
He clearly tried to swing his arm, but his foot moved instead.
Leo tensed the muscles throughout his body.
If he tried to swing his right arm, his right foot moved.
His left arm also moved differently from his left foot.
Besides that, if he tried to smell something, his vision moved.
*Thwack!*
*Goooooo-*
A fiery aura erupted from Leo’s sword.
A magic department student, seeing that, shrieked.
“What! Is the sensory distortion magic not working either?”
“No! He just got used to the distorted senses!”
“He’s truly a monster!”
‘Sensory Distortion Magic.’
Normally, it would be blocked by anti-magic power before it could infiltrate the sensory system.
But this magic worked on Leo.
‘The effect is sensory distortion magic… but the form of the magic is Gravity.’
He was merely perfectly immune.
Gravity magic was still cast on Leo.
The 4th and 5th years had cleverly inverted this, keeping the form of the Gravity spell formula while only changing its effect.
It was magic that accurately pierced the loophole of Immunity magic.
Furthermore, their ability to modify the cooperative magic’s spell formula itself was excellent.
‘Right. No matter how powerful the magic, it’s 5000-year-old magic. If you want to create a strategy against it, you can definitely do it.’
But those who had despaired over the overwhelming and unreasonable gap would have found it hard to find a countermeasure this quickly.
‘It seems they’re truly fired up.’
Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.
A small opening was created by his distorted senses.
Niel and Tarkon didn’t miss that small opening and dove in.
*Snip!*
The string holding the key on Leo’s waist was cut.
*Clink!*
“We got it! We got it!”
Resian, a 5th-year magic department student on a broom, shouted as he snatched the key that had floated into the air.
“Resian! Get out of here!”
“We’ll hold Leo back!”
The 4th and 5th years blocked Leo’s path.
Runbar summoned Undine to hold Leo back.
The remaining 4th and 5th years devised a plan and achieved what they wanted.
‘Should I chase?’
The moment Leo thought that.
All the 4th and 5th years were warped away.
It was as if the faculty had declared the test passed.
Seeing that, Leo nodded.
‘Considering they realized their shortcomings and pushed me this far, I guess the test should be considered passed.’
Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.
“Excellent.”
Praising his juniors’ progress as a great senior, Leo turned his body.
***
“You guys! I won’t let you get away with this!”
*Peck- peck- peck-*
Undine, tightly bound in darkness, muttered in a resentful voice.
Piora, perched on her head, pecked mercilessly at Undine’s head with her beak.
Laruel sighed, a club slung over his shoulder.
“This one. She’s persistent.”
“Clearly, she hasn’t been beaten enough.”
Ista said, flexing his muscles.
“Still yapping? Your pride is quite something.”
Leo, arriving at the scene, chuckled and said.
“I’ll make you regret it! I am the ruler of the great ocean! Undine, the spirit of the deep sea! Soon, my subordinate spirits, who have subdued the fire spirits, will come to punish you! It’ll be too late to regret it then!”
It was when Undine was shrieking.
An immense number of water droplets began to form around Undine, then soon transformed into supreme spirits of water.
Seeing that, Undine cheered.
“Ahahahahaha! My subordinates have arrived! Prepare yourself! Leo Flobe!”
-Why is that spirit getting into such a bad situation again?
Suddenly, Elsi appeared above Leo’s head.
Seeing Elsi, Undine shouted.
“What?! You! A mere low-level spirit, looking down on me?!”
Undine reacted sharply.
She showed a reaction as if she couldn’t tolerate a low-level spirit interfering between the Great Spirits and the Three Great Phantasmal Beasts.
At that reaction, Elsi made a serious face.
-Are Great Spirits usually so obsessed with rank? It would be nice if everyone could get along.
Elsi, who had been an outcast since birth, wanted to get along with spirits of all ranks.
-Spirit of the Deep Sea. That’s why you’re disliked, treating lower spirits so poorly.
“A mere low-level spirit lecturing me?! What are you all doing! Give that low-level spirit a taste of…”
*Thwack!*
“……”
A club swung by one of the supreme spirits of water struck Undine on the head.
Undine, unable to understand the situation for a moment, wore a dumbfounded expression.
“What just…”
*Thwack!*
“Ugh?!”
*Thwack! Whump-whump-whump! Thwack! Thwack!*
“Aaaaargh!”
The water spirits did not utter words of anger.
As if even speaking was a waste of time.
They just silently did their best to beat their former master with clubs.
Seeing that, Elsi made a troubled expression.
-Both Ista and Undine. How badly must they have treated the lower spirits for even gentle spirits to turn out like that?
Kirwan mumbled, watching Elsi, who had succeeded in bringing both fire and water spirits under her command.
-I feel incredibly grateful to my father.
“Suddenly?”
-Yeah. If I hadn’t been kicked out of Fairy Land, I think I would have ended up like that.
Kirwan, who had been banished from Fairy Land for his misdeeds, seriously reflected on himself.
Seeing that, Leo chuckled.
“He’s matured.”