Book 1 Chapter 953

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Azonia's fist aimed for Arheon's head.

A fist imbued with the force of a meteor striking down.

The fist, containing immense power, vanished for an instant.

Reacting to it, Arheon swung his hand at thin air.

Dudududududududu-!

Invisible punches rained down like a shower.

But Azonia's fist did not reach Arheon.

Seeing Arheon perfectly block his attacks, Azonia gritted his teeth.

'Right. My opponent is a Hero.'

Hero Arheon.

He wasn't merely the bravest person in the world.

From the distant past to the present.

A beastkin who ascended to the pinnacle of martial prowess.

A man truly worthy of being called a Martial God.

'Cheap tricks won't work.'

Azonia kicked off the air.

With him, an aura erupted, creating a massive storm.

Arheon was caught in it and was flung backward.

In terms of pure physical ability, Azonia held the upper hand over the current Arheon.

Hwaak-!

Azonia lunged at such an Arheon.

Woong-!

Light burst from Azonia's body, and with it, Azonia suddenly multiplied into four people.

Seeing that, Arheon flinched.

'Which one is real?'

He used his supersenses to find the real Azonia.

'All of them are real?'

They weren't illusions created by magic or summoning.

All four people were real Azonia.

Arheon's eyes widened.

'Did he create clones using aura?'

Arheon couldn't help but be surprised by Azonia's intricate use of aura.

"To think aura could be used in such a way."

"This isn't the time for admiration, is it?"

The four Azonias simultaneously gritted their teeth and surrounded Arheon.

And they began to attack at tremendous speed.

Pabababababat-!

Fists and kicks flew from all directions at an invisible speed.

Arheon sharpened his supersenses to dodge Azonia's attacks.

Seeing such an Arheon, Azonia gritted his teeth.

'He's gotten stronger!'

His body might not be complete yet, but his mind is Arheon from the final chapter era.

No.

He had experienced the future and even surpassed Arheon of the final chapter era.

Azonia realized that fact from their current exchange of blows.

'As expected, this person is…'

Azonia's body trembled.

'Amazing.'

It elicited admiration rather than jealousy.

'I thought he was already at the pinnacle.'

He had risen beyond that.

Witnessing him pioneering unknown territories, one couldn't help but respect him as a martial artist.

Because of that, in a way, he felt even more resentful.

'So strong… and with the courage to save the world!'

Why couldn't he muster the courage at that moment?

Rage flared in Azonia's eyes.

At that moment.

Golden aura erupted from Arheon's body.

With it, Arheon also multiplied into four people.

Seeing that, Azonia let out a hollow laugh.

The aura clone was an original aura skill created by Azonia.

It was a technique developed after long years of trial and error, just before entering the world of "Kai-byeok" (creation\/epoch-making).

A skill not recorded in history.

Yet, he had copied it after seeing it just once.

It no longer surprised him.

And Azonia also anticipated what Arheon would say.

"It works?"

"Right! I knew you'd say that!"

Azonia gritted his teeth and released his aura.

Just because it wasn't surprising didn't mean he wasn't infuriated.

Especially if he did it easily and then made an innocent, wondering expression.

"I'll knock you down! And save Leisarr!"

"No. I'm going back to Gadthron."

"Shut up!"

Arheon and Azonia's fists clashed in mid-air.

"Aargh! What do I do? What do I do?"

Watching them, Ar was at a loss.

He wanted to stop the two of them somehow, but they were too strong.

It was a situation where just approaching them could sweep him away and cause severe injury.

As people screamed and evacuated.

"Everyone, evacuate this way! This way!"

Ar hurriedly helped people evacuate.

The guards of Leisarr, who were supposed to maintain order, were the first to flee.

They even threatened those who blocked their way with weapons and shouted at them.

'Those damn bastards!'

Sparks flew from Ar's eyes.

At that moment.

Thud-!

A child, caught in the crowd fleeing, fell.

Seeing that, Ar rushed to the child.

Then.

Someone picked the child up.

"Th-thank you."

As the child gave thanks.

Someone who appeared to be the child's mother rushed over, brushed the man's hand away, and pulled the child along.

"You could at least say thank you."

Ar grumbled softly.

Then he saw the man about to disappear into the crowd.

Ar suddenly found the man's back familiar.

"Agon…-nim?"

At those words, the man stopped walking.

"Strange."

Agon muttered in a low voice and looked back.

"To think there are two beastkin who don't know me, who aren't in my memories."

Ar's eyes widened when he saw Agon's face as he turned his head.

Agon, with his hood pulled up, had a murderous look.

His once benevolent appearance was nowhere to be found.

Ar, momentarily flustered, said.

"Agon-nim! Arheon-nim is there! I came to Leisarr to meet you, Agon-nim."

At Ar's words, Agon turned without hesitation.

"Ah! Wait a minute!"

Ar hurriedly followed behind Agon.

"What's going on?"

"Why are Arheon-nim and Azonia-nim…?"

The shadows moving in the back alleys looked at the chaotic city center of Leisarr with perplexed expressions.

It was when Damian narrowed his eyes and gazed at the spot.

"Damian-nim."

The beastkin Shadow Lord Kirin cautiously said.

"Shouldn't we stop the two of them?"

The sudden clash between the Hero and the Great Warrior.

Due to it, the entire city fell into chaos.

The battle between the Hero and the Great Warrior was enough to make the surrounding area a mess.

Perhaps if they fought seriously, Leisarr itself might collapse.

'Though it seems they are restraining their power, knowing that.'

At this rate, the center of Leisarr will be disrupted.

There's nothing good about internal chaos from the perspective of protecting Leisarr.

Damian said in response to Kirin's question.

"Leave them be."

"Yes? But…"

"Azonia must have her reasons."

Damian had known Azonia for a long time.

Normally, she was endlessly frivolous and unnecessarily boisterous.

She even had a bad drinking habit and was quite promiscuous.

But whatever else, in battle, Azonia was more dependable than anyone.

If Azonia asked for his life, Damian would offer it to her without a moment's hesitation.

That's how much Damian trusted Azonia.

"Actually, it's a good thing."

Damian glanced at Leisarr's main castle visible in the distance.

"Thanks to this, we'll be able to infiltrate the main castle easily."

***

"So, you're building this warp gate to prepare to save Leisarr?"

"That's right."

"…"

Lysinas pressed his temples hard.

"Mobilize all of Gadthron's forces and head for Leisarr?"

"Yes."

"Dweno. Do you know how preposterous that sounds?"

"Lysinas."

"Why?"

"Trust me."

"…"

Lysinas fell silent at Dweno's words.

Then, he sighed deeply and clutched his head.

Just then, Luniar, who had been watching nervously, spoke up.

"Um… Lysinas-nim."

"Hm? Why are you calling me?"

"I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Luniar thought she had to persuade Lysinas.

So she said.

"In our era, the Hero of Beginnings, Kyle-nim, is reincarnated. Dweno-nim knows this, which is why he's doing such a reckless thing."

Lysinas's eyes widened.

Dweno silently continued building the warp gate.

"Right. I see. Then this ridiculous act makes sense."

Lysinas nodded.

Luniar cautiously spoke, watching Lysinas.

"Would you… like to meet him?"

"…No."

"What?"

Luniar's eyes widened.

Seeing such a Luniar, Lysinas gave a wry smile and said.

"I don't want to meet him. No, I'm afraid to meet him."

How could he face him, having failed to keep his promise?

And after hearing that Kyle had reincarnated, Lysinas realized something else.

'Kyle… is fighting alone again.'

Kyle kept his promise to save the world.

But unlike Kyle, Lysinas failed to keep his promise not to leave him alone.

"Don't tell me who Kyle is."

"…"

"Kyle probably doesn't want me to know he's reincarnated either."

Having said that, Lysinas took a deep breath.

"Alright, I understand for now. I'll consider an all-out war."

After saying that, Lysinas left Dweno's workshop.

"Kyle-nim… Does Leo not want to reveal his identity to Lysinas-nim?"

When Luniar asked with a bewildered expression, Dweno stroked his beard.

"He gives that impression."

"What kind of promise could it be…"

As someone who knew how precious Lysinas was to Leo, Luniar couldn't help but be perplexed.

Dweno said in response to Luniar's mumble.

"Lysinas not wanting to see Kyle might be because of the promise. But Kyle, that idiot, not revealing his identity to Lysinas is likely for a different reason."

"What is that?"

"I don't know. But what's clear is that that blockhead did something that deserves a beating."

It was as Dweno, keenly grasping the situation, immersed himself in warp gate production.

"Luniar-yang! Leo-nim has arrived!"

"Luniar, get ready. We're going into battle."

"Huh? Alright."

Luniar looked puzzled as she prepared for battle.

"Take anything you need from the workshop storage."

"That's good."

Leo grinned and headed towards the workshop.

Luniar, staring intently at Leo, said.

"Hey, Leo."

"Why?"

"Did you do something wrong to Lysinas-nim?"

"No. Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering."

Luniar tilted her head at Leo's brazen reaction.

"Oh. I told Luna that I'm Kyle and Luna's descendant."

"Why?"

"So she won't suspect me even if I'm an all-class."

"…"

Luniar gave a suspicious look.

Dweno, who had been listening to their conversation, muttered.

"He definitely did something that deserves a beating."