Book 1 Chapter 770

770.

The elf, walking through the alleyways of Deang, furrowed her delicate brow.

"What a vulgar city."

What reflected in the elf's narrowed eyes was the residential area of Deang's common folk.

"I don't know how much time has passed, but… slaves never improve. It's unpleasant."

As if she couldn't tolerate breathing in the same space as them.

It was when Enishilia was making an annoyed smile.

"Have you awakened from eternal slumber, Enishilia?"

At the voice from behind her, Enishilia removed the handkerchief she was using to cover her nose.

And she elegantly greeted the two men and women with pale blue skin.

"I greet the Third Saint and Saintess."

"You are still beautiful."

"Isn't it thanks to the great goddess's grace that I can maintain my beauty?"

Enishilia smiled beautifully.

"Enishilia, do you know why you awakened from your long slumber?"

"I understand that I was awakened from my long slumber to once again declare the goddess's will to the world."

"That is correct. But there is more you must do."

"What is it?"

"Do you know what the residents of the surface call this era?"

"Well… I haven't been awake for long, so I don't quite…"

"They call it the Age of Heroes."

"The Age of… Heroes?"

Enishilia made a peculiar expression.

"Indeed. The foolish celestial gods have vanished from the surface. And the heroes recognized by those celestial gods are said to be leading the age."

"How arrogant. How can ignorant surface dwellers lead the world?"

"Indeed. That is why the surface dwellers have lost their way."

Said Plegton, the Third Saint.

"Enishilia. The ignorant surface dwellers need a guiding light. First, the humans."

"We need to show humans what true heroes are."

Pyri, the Saintess of Fire, curled up the corners of her lips.

"Let them see how futile an illusion those they call heroes truly are."

"I shall obey your will. But are those who are revered as heroes in this city?"

"No. They are not here. But this city is said to be the capital of this country. If we 'purify' the filthy things, they will surely come."

"That makes sense."

Enishilia, with a deep smile, unleashed her magic.

"I had to deal with that human, the Second Prince, anyway."

Gooooooo-

Destructive magic surged.

"I can just clean this filthy place along with him."

Flash! Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-gang-!

Indiscriminate magical bombardment.

"Kyaaaah!"

"M-magic!"

"Save me!"

In an instant, the streets turned into pandemonium.

"Such vulgar noise."

Enishilia frowned, as if displeased by the sound, and began to unleash magic indiscriminately.

An indiscriminate terror, close to a massacre.

Enishilia walked with an expressionless face.

Thump- thump-

"Uwaaaah!"

In front of Enishilia, a young boy who had lost his parents sat down and cried.

"Quiet, slave."

Woosh-!

Just as destructive magic surged from Enishilia's fingertips.

Whoosh-!

A rapier imbued with a fire aura was swung, aiming for Enishilia's neck.

At the sudden attack, Enishilia retracted her magic and deployed a barrier using a spell.

Crash-!

The fire aura in the rapier struck Enishilia's barrier.

A sword strike imbued with immense power.

Enishilia's golden eyes turned towards Celia, who had swung the sword.

"Ooh?"

Enishilia's eyes were filled with interest at the appearance of the beautiful girl.

Meanwhile, Chen Xia quickly embraced the boy and retreated.

"I never miss what I aim for."

Enishilia curled up the corners of her lips and swung her palm.

Then the ground, as if alive, tried to grab Chen Xia.

But Chen Xia used an aura step, avoiding Enishilia's attack like flowing water.

As soon as Chen Xia moved out of range, Celia shouted towards the sky.

"Now!"

At that command, Chloe, who was flying in the sky with Fly, completed her magic.

"Ice Blast."

A spherical orb imbued with cold energy flew towards Enishilia.

Swaaaaah-!

For a moment, Celia, having maximized the explosive power of her fire aura, pressed down on Enishilia.

And taking advantage of Enishilia's hesitation, she quickly distanced herself.

Bang-!

As Celia performed an aura step, an explosion occurred at her soles, accelerating her body.

Whoosh! Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gak-!

Meanwhile, the Ice Blast, which exploded right in front of Enishilia, created a massive storm of cold energy.

Crrrack-crack-crack-!

The cold explosion did not spread to the surroundings but was concentrated around Enishilia.

Swaaaaah-!

For a moment, cold frost obscured the view.

Crunch-crunch-

Enishilia, breaking through the frost, curled up the corners of her lips.

"Remarkable. They are only young human girls… yet capable of this."

Enishilia narrowed her eyes.

"I see. Are you the ones called heroes in this age? Excellent."

Along with that, students from Seyrun also appeared from a distance.

"An elf?"

"What kind of crazy woman is that again!"

Eiran looked surprised, and Lunia clutched her face.

"Oho? Are these the elves of the current age?"

Enishilia spotted the Seyrun students and curled up the corners of her lips.

"Kneel and worship. My name is Enishilia. I am the First Elf King."

Eiran looked surprised, seeing Enishilia speak with her chin raised.

"Enishilia, you say… Isn't she the ancient hero who was the inspiration for the Queen in chess?"

"Why is that ancient hero appearing in the present and committing acts of terror? I've never heard of ancient heroes being recorded in hero records!"

Among the heroes recorded in the Hero Records, the oldest heroes are only those from the Age of Calamity who were active in the same era as the Great Heroes.

There are no records of heroes from earlier eras.

As Lunia frowned, Enishilia spoke.

"I awakened from an eternal slumber in ice, thanks to the grace of the great Nix, the Freezing of Death."

"Freezing of Death? Nix? Eternal ice? What is that?"

"Is she Erebus's cousin, the Calamity Flame? What is it?"

As Lunia spoke irritably, following Eiran's puzzled expression, Enishilia's eyes flashed.

Flash-! Crash-!

A massive explosion occurred where Lunia was.

Whoosh-!

Soon, the smoke cleared, and Eiran, holding a shield, glared at Enishilia with cold eyes.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"How dare you compare Nix to such a hideous creature… It's a sin worthy of death! How dare you protect that unholy red-haired girl!"

Seeing Enishilia's outburst of anger, Lunia clicked her tongue.

"Now that the Pureblood Society is gone, is it a crazy elf who fell into a cult? Elves are a lost cause, I tell you."

"Miss Lunia. That's a racially discriminatory remark."

"It doesn't matter. I'm an elf, so what's the problem?"

Lunia snorted, crossing her arms.

Enishilia's eyes flashed as she looked at Lunia.

"You wench! I'll tear you to pieces!"

Flash-!

A golden flash erupted from Enishilia's hand.

At that moment.

Whoosh-whoosh-! Crash-!

The crimson flame spewing from Lunia's hand clashed with the golden flash, causing an explosion.

"Tear to pieces? Who? Whom?"

Lunia curled up the corners of her lips.

"With such skill, you'd try to tear me to pieces?"

Enishilia's face hardened at Lunia's clear mockery.

'What is this girl?'

She wasn't an elf who looked old at first glance.

But the power revealed in an instant was overwhelming.

"You… who are you?"

"My name is Lunia El Rundua."

Whoosh-

Lunia's red hair fluttered in the wind.

"The one who chases the nebula."

It was then that Enishilia, unknowingly, stepped back at her overwhelming presence.

"Wow, she stated her title with her own name."

"Isn't that a bit embarrassing?"

"I'm a little envious. It means she has a hero's name to reveal to someone."

"So? If you become a hero, will you do that?"

"Oh, come on, no way. How could I do something like that, I'd be too embarrassed?"

Celia, Chloe, and Chen Xia whispered.

At those words, Lunia's shoulders flinched, and her ears twitched incessantly.

"Miss Lunia! That was so cool! It seems like your practice paid off!"

Then Eiran shouted from behind in an excited voice.

"Oh my, she practiced."

"Lunia had a cute side too."

"Though her actions are unmistakably those of a female gangster."

Hearing that and seeing the Lumern students whispering again, Lunia's face turned red, and she shouted.

"These brats!"

It was when Lunia was about to retort.

Flash-!

A golden pillar of light descended from the sky, and various races emerged, piercing through the pillar of light.

"What are those again?"

As Lunia frowned, Enishilia said.

"It is only natural for a queen like myself to have escorts."

They were an elf, a human, a beastman, and a dwarf man, respectively.

Chloe mumbled, looking at the dazzling warriors in golden armor.

"That woman called herself Enishilia, didn't she? So if she's the Queen… are those the King, Knight, Bishop, and Rook?"

Celia nodded at Chloe's deduction.

"That makes sense."

"Are those people really heroes from the ancient era?"

"Wouldn't we know if we asked Lord Leo?"

Eiran answered Chen Xia's question.

"How can we ask Leo now? Anyway, ancient heroes or whatever… do we need to ask Leo for help to defeat these things?"

Lunia cracked her knuckles- crack-crack-

"We can handle it ourselves."

Grin- Lunia showed a belligerent smile.

***

"Beautiful girls. If Nix were to see them, they possess special souls that would promise eternity."

"Yes. But their ideology is irreverent. In that state, they are not worthy of receiving grace."

On the roof of a tall building overlooking the battle.

Pyri shook her head at Plegton's words.

"Yes, so first they must know of the goddess's existence and hold a reverent heart towards her…"

"In this day and age, only ugly traitors would worship such a filthy evil god, wouldn't they?"

Plegton and Pyri flinched and turned their heads.

Leo, sitting cross-legged between the two demons, was looking at his friends, resting his chin on his hand.

"Who are you?"

"Leo Plov."

"Leo Plov? Are you the impious one who assassinated the Second Saintess?"

"That's right."

Leo smiled faintly and looked up at Plegton on his right.

Plegton scoffed, looking at Leo.

"I hear you're called an unnamed hero? I heard that foolish gods praise heroes who achieve great deeds and bestow great names upon them. But it seems you didn't have a great name to be given."

"I don't care. About great names bestowed by gods."

Despite the scoff, Leo only showed an indifferent reaction.

"All I care about is dealing with the resurrected fragment of Erebus."

"Silence… Restrain your impious words. That person is not a fragment of the Calamity Flame but the Freezing of Death."

"I know. Nix or whatever she's called, a loser who lost to Erebus and vanished into the annals of history."

At Leo's words, a murderous glint flashed in Plegton's and Pyri's eyes.

"A human who has lost all fear."

"The sin of disrespecting a god is great!"

Plegton and Pyri revealed a chilling murderous intent.

Even amidst the storm-like killing intent, Leo merely sat in silence.

Misunderstanding his demeanor, Pyri's lips twisted.

"He seems to be frozen in fear. It's useless to regret now…"

"Who would be scared of mere nobodies like you?"

The moment Leo spoke nonchalantly.

"Found you. You damn demons."

Thump- thump-

With an eerie voice, someone placed their hands on the back of Plegton's and Pyri's heads.

At that intense murderous aura, Plegton and Pyri froze, unable to react in time.

Crash-! Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-gang!

Licinas slammed both of their faces into the ground.

The building collapsed from the immense impact.

Leo, suspended in the air by magic, looked at the wreckage of the half-destroyed building.

There, Licinas, with a face full of fury, was looking down at Plegton and Pyri, who were slammed at his feet.

Licinas, enraged to this extent, was something Leo had rarely seen.

The King of Wisdom's eyes shone chillingly.

"Choose."

Licinas gnashed his teeth.

"Do you want to be torn to pieces and die? Or be crushed to death?"