Book 1 Chapter 802

802.

Whoooosh-

As the wind blew, a pungent smell of burning stung their nostrils.

Leo, his white hair fluttering in the wind, stared at Erebus, who had taken on Kyle's appearance, with his red eyes.

For this moment, it felt as if time had stopped.

"The Hero of Beginning, Kyle? Impossible! Even if he existed, he's from 5,000 years ago. What on earth are you?"

"Who's pretending to be fake…"

The envoys dispatched from the Rodren Empire began to murmur.

Just then,

Flash-!

Run reached out and summoned a magic staff.

Clang-!

Run's eyes, pointing the staff at Erebus, glinted with killing intent.

Kwakakakakang-!

An immense magical bombardment erupted from Run's staff.

Though the magic was unleashed in a mere instant, its power was beyond imagination.

Everyone stared at Run in shock.

"Is it possible to unleash magic of this magnitude in such a short time?"

A mage dispatched from the Rodren Empire muttered with disbelief.

A realm of magic that literally surpassed common sense by leaps and bounds.

"Seirun Student Council President. Even so, attacking so suddenly…"

As Reyna spoke with a flustered expression, Leo said,

"That was a fragment of Erebus."

"What?!"

Seeing Leo, who spoke calmly while drawing his sword, Reyna glared at him.

"Hey! Leo! Are you sure?"

Kal asked in confusion, and Leo looked towards the smoke-filled area and said,

"I'm sure. The attack just now was enough to harm a Legion Commander."

Hwak-!

The wind blew, scattering dust.

As the dust cleared, the group's faces turned ashen.

They knew it was magic of extraordinary power.

But…

"A mountain…"

Kal's jaw dropped.

Nothing remained where Run had unleashed his magic.

It wasn't a matter of the terrain changing.

Literally, everything exposed to the magic had vanished without a trace.

Kal swallowed dryly, looking at the magic that had gouged out a massive hole.

Run, known as the genius of the century.

They knew that the title of genius was insufficient.

Run had overcome countless trials after making a name for himself as the reincarnation of the Progenitor of the Nebula.

Trials that would have killed others multiple times.

But Run had overcome them all with ease.

Even during that time, Kal vaguely thought that his capabilities were not his limit.

For Run…

No, he could see that Lea, who was in the same cohort as Run, was also hiding her true strength.

But he never imagined it would be to this extent.

'This is just a partial manifestation, isn't it?'

As Kal wore a weary expression.

Thump- thump-

Erebus emerged from the dense cloud of dust.

"Hmm?"

Erebus tilted his head slightly.

Swish-

Then he reached out his left hand.

Whoosh-

Black flames flickered, and at the same time, a greatsword appeared.

Leo and Run's eyes twitched.

'It's the same.'

The way he drew the sword from subspace.

Even the small habits were identical to the Hero of Beginning.

Thump-!

Erebus gripped the greatsword with both hands.

Seeing that, Leo clicked his tongue and rushed forward.

"Run!"

"Tch!"

Run unleashed his magic.

Instead of the longsword in his hand, Leo drew a greatsword identical to Erebus's from subspace.

Gooooo-! Whoosh-!

Seeing the black aura gathering on Erebus's greatsword, Leo gritted his teeth and brought forth a gray aura.

Hwak-!

As Erebus swung his greatsword, the air trembled.

Leo swung his greatsword, imbued with the gray aura, to meet Erebus's before it could land.

The gray aura and the black aura crossed.

Just before the greatswords collided.

Run unleashed shield magic.

A clash of power with immense force.

The collision distorted the air and cracked the surrounding ground.

Along with it, a tremendous shockwave swept over them.

"What? I can't hear anything…"

Lunia muttered to herself without realizing it, then flinched.

'I can't hear…'

He couldn't hear.

Looking at Eiran beside him with a bewildered expression, Eiran was speaking something with a flustered look.

But only his lips moved; no sound was heard.

Leo was thrown back, unable to withstand the shockwave.

Kieeeeeeeeeng- Kwakakakakang-!

Just then, a ringing filled his ears, and an enormous impact sound began to assault their hearing.

As their hearing returned, everyone instinctively covered their ears.

"Kuk! Just how much power was contained in that sword?!"

Reyna exclaimed with a horrified expression.

"Is Leo-nim okay? Run-senpai! Wouldn't it have been better to block it with magic…"

"No. That sword strike couldn't be blocked by magic."

"Huh?"

"It wasn't just aura in that sword strike."

Run glared at Erebus with cold eyes.

"Magic was also contained within it. Powerful dispel magic."

"What? Even so, it's unlikely that Run-senpai's magic could be easily dispelled…"

"It can be."

Run bit his lip.

'If the power of the magic can be weakened, then the aura can destroy the magic.'

As a mage, Run was a flawless, perfect mage.

Not only in magic research and development, but in combat magic, his skills were unmatched.

In the field of magic research and development, the only person comparable to Run among those he had seen was Lisinas.

'And when it comes to combat magic…'

Thump- thump-

Run gritted his teeth as he looked at Erebus approaching him in Kyle's form.

'It's Kyle.'

His sense of utilizing magic in combat.

And his versatility in applying magic to martial arts and summoning.

Kyle is a great mage who even impresses Run.

And Kyle combines the spell of dispel with aura when destroying an opponent's barrier magic.

This is easier said than done; it's an absurd technique only possible for a sword saint like Kyle.

'It means he's not just mimicking Kyle's appearance.'

Run clenched his fist.

'Furthermore, judging by the power of the sword strike… it's close to Kyle in his prime.'

Power close to Kyle when he embarked on the final expedition.

It would be difficult for him alone to handle it with his current strength.

"That Leo… is he okay?"

At that moment, Kal spoke with a worried voice.

At his words, Run's lips curled upward.

'Of course, I'm not alone now.'

"He's not the type to be defeated by just that. That guy… he's tenacious."

"Does it hurt you to worry about me?"

Just then, Leo appeared beside Run using teleportation magic.

He seemed fine, brushing off the dust that clung to his body nonchalantly.

Seeing that, Kal's eyes widened.

"Wh-what? Leo! You can use magic too?"

"Is there a problem?"

"You used aura and summoning! Then how can you use magic?"

Leo chuckled at Kal's shocked expression.

"Didn't I tell you? I'm an all-rounder."

"What?"

Kal's expression was dumbfounded.

The others also looked at Leo with surprised eyes.

Leaving behind the astonished gazes, Leo looked at Erebus and said,

"Reina-nim."

"Yes?"

"Please take the investigation team and the children to Flov Manor."

"What? We're going to fight too!"

"Th-that's right. We can't leave just the two of you to fight!"

Lunia and Eiran said indignantly, but Leo replied,

"I'm sorry, but this battlefield is still too early for you."

A year ago, his power had not been as recovered as it was now.

That's why he had received help from the students.

But not now.

Leo had regained more power than he had then.

'And Luna is here too.'

When facing the battle, the two of them.

The most synergistic companion was none other than Luna.

Though Luna now, unlike the Arion of the past, was a reincarnator and hadn't fully regained her strength, it was still fine, their compatibility would be good.

'Crucially…'

"The enemy isn't just that one."

"Huh?"

Kugugugugugugu-

Just then, the ground began to rumble.

At the sound, Run perked up his ears.

"Leo, could that be…"

"It is."

Leo glared at Erebus, who had taken on Kyle's appearance, with sharp eyes.

"It's the right hand."

"…This is troublesome."

Run reached out with annoyance.

"R-Reina-nim!"

Just then, a summoner with an eyepatch urgently called out to Reina.

"Why?"

"Uh, an enormous army of monsters is heading towards Flov Manor!"

"What? Where did the monsters come from all of a sudden?"

"I-I don't know! But there are a huge number of them!"

Reina bit her lip tightly.

Leo said to Reina.

"We'll handle this, so please take care of Flov Manor."

"…Alright. Kids, follow me."

At Reina's words, Eiran and Kal quickly prepared to move.

"Run-senpai…"

Lunia, left alone, called out to Run with a worried expression.

Seeing Lunia like that, Run winked.

"Don't worry, Lunia. Trust this older sister."

"…"

"Don't worry."

Run said, putting his arm around Leo's neck.

"With this guy, Run is invincible!"

Seeing Run smiling brightly, Lunia nodded heavily and headed towards Flov Manor.

As Lunia disappeared, Leo said casually,

"Aren't you not invincible?"

"Do you want to say that in this atmosphere?"

Run glared at Leo, who broke the mood, and removed his arm from his shoulder.

"Hey, damn fireball. Why are you acting so annoying?"

"Indeed. Luna Rubinus, is it?"

Erebus, in Kyle's form, wore an intrigued expression.

"Reincarnation, you say. How curious. Then…"

Erebus stroked his chin and looked at Leo.

"Are you a surviving hero?"

"Pleased to meet you, damn it?"

Leo glared at Erebus with a murderous smile.

Erebus, looking at Leo, wore an amused expression.

"Interesting. To be blessed with the 'Ice of Death'."

Leo's eyes twitched.

"Your presence here… means you are not in your world at this moment."

"…"

"Indeed. How interesting. How interesting."

Erebus hummed as if he were enjoying himself.

'This guy…'

Leo gritted his teeth.

"More importantly, I asked why you were acting so annoying!"

Run growled ferociously.

He wanted to smash Erebus's face in front of him right away.

"The reason I'm in this form? Why are you asking the obvious?"

Erebus said as if it were natural.

"Because it's the form of the strongest being I know."