Book 1 Chapter 955

955.

Leo cut through the demons.

Demons with power far surpassing humans.

Leaping into a place where thousands of such demons gathered was tantamount to suicide.

But Leo did not hesitate.

After all, there wasn't a single high-ranking demon in this demon squad.

A simple example would be a rock and an egg.

No matter how many thousands of eggs are thrown at a rock, it's ultimately the eggs that break.

Then, demons in the rear unleashed dark magic.

Hundreds of dark magic spells, imbued with powerful destructive force, rained down on Leo.

Ku-ga-ga-ga-ga-gak-!

Seeing that, the demons thought.

That human is finished.

It was true that the human before them possessed terrifying power.

'But he is, after all, a living creature.'

Stamina and mana are not infinite.

Even with overwhelming strength, one eventually gets tired.

And if wounded, one dies.

If hit by hundreds of high-level dark magic spells, he would suffer immense damage.

Even if he managed to block them, a vast amount of power would be consumed.

"Regret standing against us alone! Foolish human!"

One of the demons in the rear scoffed.

Flash-!

At that moment, Leo's red eyes emitted a gleam.

Gray magical power erupted from his body, and a magic circle appeared.

What appeared on Leo's body was his unique magic, the magic circle of the Bible.

As he deployed the Bible, Leo activated his supersenses.

Through his supersenses, his vision transcended normal perception.

With that transcendent vision, he precisely observed all the dark magic.

The dark magic observed was instantly analyzed by the activated Bible.

Indeed, blocking hundreds of dark magic spells was a daunting task even for Leo.

In that case.

'If I don't get hit, that's that.'

It was nearly impossible to analyze hundreds of spells and weave a dispel incantation in a fleeting moment.

Even more so in a situation of intense movement.

But Leo made the impossible possible.

From the start, Leo was the one who had successfully subjugated Erebus.

It was only natural that his combat abilities far exceeded the realm of common sense.

In terms of ability to analyze enemy magic, Leo was superior even to Luna.

'Of course, Luna is faster with large-scale magic.'

The reason Leo could quickly analyze enemy magic was solely because of the Bible.

As long as the Bible's capacity allowed, calculation and spell formula computation themselves were unnecessary.

Unlike Leo, Luna literally calculates the enemy's spell formulas from beginning to end.

'What's scary is that she uses such a brute-force method and is still fast.'

In the first place, Luna doesn't need to defend against enemy magic using such cumbersome methods.

'Because Luna has an absurd amount of mana capacity even before her absurd magic analysis ability. She can just block it.'

Recalling Luna's immense capabilities as a magician, Leo's eyes gleamed.

If he dispelled the hundreds of incoming spells, he could easily block the attack.

However.

'I should use them.'

The Bible's magic circle, covering Leo's body, shone even more brightly.

The dark magic pouring down on Leo suddenly stopped in mid-air.

At this sudden turn of events, the demons' faces were colored with bewilderment.

"I don't need them, so I'll give them back."

The moment Leo scoffed and spoke, the dark magic spells began to fly in all directions.

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

"Kuaaaak!"

"Aaaak!"

"Kyaaaak!"

Screams akin to shrieks erupted among the demons.

Thousands of demons plunged into chaos due to the utterly unexpected counterattack.

"W-what is this…!"

"What's wrong with coming alone?"

The demon in the rear who had scoffed at Leo felt his entire body freeze at the voice from behind.

He hastily turned around, only to see Leo, with a sneer, swing his hand.

Kwadeuk-!

"Kuaaaak!"

Leo, without hesitation, gouged out one of the demon's eyes.

Had it been a human or another race, such an attack might have caused them to faint or die from shock.

But unfortunately, the demon's tenacious vitality rejected both fainting and death.

Kwak-! Kwak! Kwak-!

"Kyaaaak!"

Leo severed the arm of the fallen demon on the floor, joint by joint, from the fingertips.

An act akin to torture, designed to inflict maximum pain.

The fundamental core of Leo's combat was efficiency.

Since the Age of Calamity, Leo had always fought battles with numerical disadvantages.

Thus, Leo had no choice but to pursue efficiency in combat.

Annihilating enemies efficiently using minimal force.

Not cruelly torturing and killing enemies did not fit Leo's combat style.

Nevertheless, Leo insisted on this method when fighting against many demons.

The reason was simple.

'Because I'm angry.'

Leo, without ultimately taking the demon's eye or life, continued to slaughter the demons who were aiming for his back.

Leo always maintained his composure in battle.

He always suppressed his emotions and made the optimal choice.

That was also the foundation that allowed Leo, as the last survivor of the Age of Calamity, to subjugate Erebus.

Arion, Dweno, Luna, Licinas.

He did not lose his composure even when his comrades, dearer than life, met their ends one by one.

But suppressing anger didn't make it disappear.

It just wasn't outwardly visible.

Rage and hatred that felt like they were burning him from within always resided in a corner of Leo's heart.

From the start, that was the driving force behind Leo.

'Because I'm not a saint like Licinas.'

One of the reasons he wished for complete salvation for the world was revenge.

That's why Leo was always cruel in battles against demons.

He mocked, ridiculed, and trampled his enemies.

He deliberated on how to instill fear and despair.

Just as Tartarus had done to them.

Leo never thought this was wrong.

'Because instilling fear and despair is also efficient in the first place.'

Leo scoffed as he separated the bones and flesh of the necromancer before him.

"Are your flesh the main body? Or your bones the main body?"

"Kyaaaak!"

"Be quiet, it's noisy."

Kwak-!

Leo, having crushed its mouth, then smashed the head of a demon that had the appearance of a grotesque monster.

No matter how overwhelmingly powerful Leo was, his stamina had limits.

He couldn't repeat such an absurd battle endlessly.

Yet Leo had to tie down the enemy.

So, what was the most efficient way for a small number to tie down an enemy?

'Fear.'

A primal emotion that makes them cower and feel dread.

Demons believe fear is on their side.

But fear has no side.

They are just mistaken.

Therefore, demons are vulnerable to fear.

From a certain moment, the demons began to hesitate to attack Leo.

The demons retreated in the opposite direction from where Leo stepped.

It was true that a massive number of demons were annihilated in an instant, but there were still thousands of demons.

But in that short moment, Leo seized control of the battlefield.

Overwhelming combat capability.

It was the true nature of the great hero who had saved the world.

Leo shook off the blood and flesh clinging to his sword.

On the surface, he pretended to be calm, but he was exhausted from using explosive power in an instant.

He needed a little time to catch his breath, but the enemies had cowered on their own.

Of course, this was also a situation Leo had predicted.

"Let's send in the monsters."

At that moment, a demon spoke.

If there are thousands of demons, there are tens of thousands of monsters.

"No matter how much of a monster that human is, he's alone. And he's thoroughly targeting only the demons."

The demon spoke calmly.

"He's aiming for that. His scheme is to break us down and then break down the monster unit as well."

Even while terrified, he calmly analyzed the situation.

"Keep casting curses from a distance!"

"Curses don't work, but they can't be reflected back like dark magic!"

An enormous amount of curses poured down on Leo.

The fact that curses didn't affect him wasn't due to immunity but neutralization, so merely the concentration of curses was a burden on Leo.

The demons retreated, and tens of thousands of monsters began to charge towards Leo.

Kuooooo!

Kyaaaaaa!

The monsters revealed their murderous intent and lunged at Leo.

It was as if facing a natural disaster.

Seeing that, Leo let out a light sigh.

'It's absurd from the start. To think of stopping all of these alone.'

No matter that Leo was the hero who saved the world, he had not yet fully recovered his strength.

Based on combat experience that transcended common sense, he could overwhelm thousands of demons, but defeating them all was impossible.

'The demons aren't fools. It's only natural for them to fight a battle where they have the advantage.'

Currently, the most advantageous battle for the demons was to push with sheer numbers.

It makes no sense to be constantly swayed by him.

If the demons were ignorant beings from the start, there would have been no Age of Calamity.

Leo looked at the tens of thousands of monsters.

'But I'm not alone.'

The reason for thinking of such a reckless strategy was simple.

Because the most reliable magician in the world was behind him.

Furthermore, that reliable magician wasn't alone.

Ku-gu-gu-gung-!

Suddenly, thunder roared in the sky.

Leo, looking up at the sky, let out a chuckle.

Accordingly, the faces of the demons who looked at the sky turned pale.

A magic circle, shining brilliantly like a star, twinkled in the sky above.

The demons gaped and trembled in fear.

"W-what in the world is that?"

A demon muttered in a trembling voice.

It wasn't a question expecting an answer.

But Leo kindly answered it.

"Annihilation."

***

Goooooo-!

The very rear, where demons and monsters were not visible.

Luna drew a massive magic circle and stood in its center.

Lunia and Elena were positioned on Luna's left and right, respectively.

"So both of you can use Annihilation?"

To that question, Elena nodded, looking at the magic circle Luna had drawn.

"Yes. But this magic circle, is it a manifestation of the universe?"

"Wow, that's impressive? You recognized it?"

Luna exclaimed in admiration.

Lunia also asked, interpreting Luna's magic circle.

"Lady Luna. If we cast the spell like this, won't it put too much strain on you?"

The magic Luna had drawn was like a small microcosm.

Lunia was positioned at the place symbolizing the sun, and where Elena stood was the position of the moon.

In the center, where the power of the stars converged, was Luna.

Star Magic was magic Luna created by observing the universe.

And the universe is infinite.

As such, it contained infinite possibilities.

But the magic users are finite.

"Lunia is right. I understand that we're combining three people's mana to remove the limits of that finiteness. But this seems too reckless."

In the Age of Calamity, only Luna and Kyle could use Star Magic.

Even then, Kyle always had to be at the front.

Because of that, Luna couldn't create cooperative magic formulas used by multiple people.

But upon hearing that Lunia and Elena were Star Magic users, she instantly created cooperative magic.

While her genius was astonishing once again, as it was a magic created on the spot, Luna, as the center of the magic, had to bear all the magical power.

Annihilation is a magic of the highest difficulty, commensurate with its power.

As such, the burden on the magician is also great.

But bearing the magic of others as well was too reckless.

Seeing Lunia and Elena's worried expressions, Luna smiled gently.

"Don't worry. It'll be fine."

Luna, smiling confidently.

In truth, Luna was also worried.

But.

'I'll leave it to you.'

Leo's image, saying those words and going to block the demons, came to mind.

'Is it because he's a descendant? He really resembles him.'

It was astonishing.

That one phrase made her feel like she could accomplish anything.

'He also resembled Arion.'

That encouraging sight from behind also reminded her of Arion.

Luna closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them.

"Alright, then, let's begin."

At her words, Lunia and Elena unleashed their magical power.

"It feels exciting somehow."

Luna's eyes sparkled.

To cast cooperative magic with Star Magic users other than herself.

Goooooo-!

Luna's magical power began to surge.

A colossal magic circle was generated in the sky.

Although unseen, the presence of monsters was clearly felt.

Luna grinned.

"I'll sweep them all away."

Flash-!

The light of Annihilation swept through the monsters.