Book 1 Chapter 960

Under the dark red sky, the hero's howling echoed.

Those who heard the cry gained courage.

This was the true worth of the hero, Arion.

Just as fear spreads.

Courage also spreads quickly.

Azonya, watching the scene, bit her lip.

'Damn. He's so cool it makes me want to swear.'

Even though he was hailed as a great warrior and called the reincarnation of a hero.

Azonya knew.

She couldn't do what Arion could.

It made her so jealous it made her angry.

And he was so cool it made her angry.

No matter how much of a coward she was, that fact remained unchanged.

Azonya recalled the time when her own time had stopped.

The orphanage children and her master, Argon, whom she couldn't save no matter how hard she tried.

She desperately blamed Arion, who was afraid, for everything.

But Azonya also knew.

That Arion was also a victim.

"What are you staring at?"

Hearing the voice from behind, Azonya pouted.

"Because you're really cool."

"……."

"You said you fell for me earlier. Should I have just accepted it instead of being difficult?"

"Arion-nim is too good for you."

"Oh, how cruel."

Saying so, Azonya turned and hugged Demian tightly.

Demian, who would usually have been annoyed, sighed and patted Azonya's head without a word.

"Demian. No. Ren."

"……."

"What are you going to do?"

"As you think."

"……."

Demian replied calmly.

"You and I have both learned a lot from our juniors."

Demian, who doesn't pursue possibilities, and Azonya, who is held back by the past and cannot move forward.

"We established the school to teach, but it seems we're learning a lot from the children instead."

Azonya let go of Demian.

And she grabbed the hem of Demian's clothes.

"Kuhaha!"

"You damn beast!"

"Sniffle."

Azonya, blowing her nose, ignored Demian, who was swinging his fist at her, and got up from her seat.

"As expected, a wonderful woman like me is too good for Arion-nim."

"No. It's the opposite. You damn beast."

"As expected, I like you, Demian."

"Don't confess right before a fight. It's bad luck."

"Oh my? Would a worn-out confession bring new bad luck?"

"That's true too."

Azonya chuckled.

At that moment.

Leo approached the two.

"Get ready. We're moving outside."

"Yes?"

"Me, Arion, Dweno, Luna, and you two."

Leo glanced at the summoning circle outside the outer wall and said.

"We're going to disrupt Erebus's summoning."

"We cannot stop Erebus's summoning itself."

"I know. But we can prevent the summoning from being successful."

Leo glanced at Demian.

"Demian. While you've already made a complete summoning impossible, it's still not enough."

Even an incomplete summoning, fighting Erebus at full strength now would be suicide.

"Can Lysinas-nim and past Kyle-nim alone stop Tartarus's army?"

Azonya said.

"Even I can see that the scale is unprecedented."

"I've never seen such a scale either. That commander's son. He seems to have brought everything he could."

This is why Hell Kaiser is the supreme commander of Tartarus.

He foresaw the consequences if Rysar had not fallen.

The reason the great heroes were active and maintaining the status quo until now was likely to systematically lead the world to ruin.

'But if Rysar hadn't fallen, history would have changed drastically.'

A hopeful history from the world's perspective.

A desperate situation from Tartarus's perspective.

Hell Kaiser, who couldn't know the future, wouldn't be able to predict exactly what outcome would occur.

Despite that, Hell Kaiser rolled the dice without hesitation.

"He's an empty skull, but he sure thinks a lot."

Azonya grumbled.

"So? Can Lysinas-nim and past Kyle-nim, along with the students and soldiers, stop that quantity?"

"The two of them can't."

"Then isn't this a complete checkmate?"

Even in an incomplete state, if Erebus is summoned, the probability of defeat increases.

On the other hand, if the walls are left undefended to disrupt the summoning, the probability of the walls collapsing increases.

It's literally a desperate situation no matter which choice you make.

Leo grinned at Azonya's words.

"If it were just Lysinas and me, it would be."

Kyahahahahat-!

Countless flying beasts, Paffnir, adorned the sky.

One of the most threatening beasts of the age of calamity.

The moment the Paffnir swarm tried to infiltrate Rysar by crossing the walls.

Flash-!

Pillars of aura poured down from the sky.

Blue aura, reminiscent of a clear blue sky.

Azonya's eyes widened.

The people of Rysar, who were lamenting their desperate situation, also saw the light.

Thud-!

Someone appeared on the wall.

Seeing the wolf-beast with a black sword in his hand, the soldiers of Rysar's eyes widened.

"C-Guardian of the Azure Sky!"

"Argon-nim! Argon-nim has come!"

"Waaaaaaaah!"

The morale that had soared because of Arion now soared as if to pierce the sky.

To Rysar, Argon's existence was special.

Long ago.

The guardian who protected the blue sky until the last moment from countless Tartarus invasions.

Rysar's true hero, more trustworthy than the great heroes of Gardsron.

Lysinas's eyes widened.

"Argon-nim……."

"I refused to join you back then……."

Argon smiled wryly.

"May I fight alongside you even now?"

"Of course!"

Lysinas smiled brightly.

With this, the hand was complete.

The strongest hand that could be formed in this situation.

But it wasn't the end.

"Ar!"

"Yes!"

Ar replied forcefully to Arion's call and took a breath.

Kuhuhuhuhong-!

Ar's howling echoed.

The beastmen who heard the howling began to transform as if resonating.

Azonya was the same.

"This…?"

"It's Ar's ability. By the way, was your hair color originally golden?"

During the transformation, Azonya's hair, which had been dyed a dull brown, returned to its original color.

Azonya sighed, looking at Leo, who asked with a puzzled expression.

"I dyed it for some reason."

"You just didn't like gold."

"Shut up! You damn little runt!"

Azonya replied irritably to Demian's words.

At that moment, Arion, Dweno, and Luna approached.

"Are these the special forces?"

Luna looked at Azonya and Demian and was surprised.

Dweno's eyes widened as he looked at Demian.

"You! Are you the artist Drianna mentioned?!"

"…… Yes."

"After this fight, would you be interested in being a nude model……."

"Enough, you damn perverted old man."

Luna hit Dweno on the back of the head with her staff.

Then, looking at Demian, she said.

"You can just pretend you didn't hear this idiot."

Demian smiled wryly at those words.

"It's okay. I'm used to Dweno-nim's behavior."

"You're used to this perverted old man?"

"I've even been a real nude model……."

"Shut up!"

Azonya, who was hit in the side by Demian's fist, rolled on the ground.

"Kyle! Everything is ready!"

At that moment, Arion said forcefully.

"Kyle? He's over there. This is Leo, Kyle's descendant and mine."

Arion blinked at those words.

Dweno said.

"You've gotten good at lying, just like Lysinas."

Leo feigned ignorance and said.

"Arion and Azonya will take the front lines. Break through using mobility."

Poke- poke-

"Hey, Leo. What did Arion and Dweno mean?"

Luna poked Leo's back and asked.

Leo ignored it and continued.

"Dweno will take the next front lines. Block the enemies targeting the rear."

"Leave it to me."

Slap- Slap-

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

Now Luna began to slap Leo's back with her palm.

Her face was slightly flushed with anger.

"Demian, you support Dweno in the middle."

Thump- Thump-

"Hey! You're not Kyle's descendant, are you?! You lied to me! No! What are you in the first place! Are you Kyle? Are you future Kyle?"

Luna, who had roughly figured out Leo's identity, began to hit Leo's head repeatedly with her fists.

"The rear is this damn elf."

"Kyahahahahat! You damn bastard, you really are Kyle!"

Luna, whose eyes were rolling, wildly swung her staff at Leo.

Leo, who dodly dodged the staff, said.

"I'll take the very rear."

Saying so, Leo grabbed Luna by the side like a sack of luggage.

Luna struggled wildly even in that situation.

"Why? Do you have something to ask?"

"No. I'm just surprised you're calmly giving orders in this situation."

Leo said calmly, watching Luna gnawing on Leo's forearm.

"This much is basic. Let's move."

At those words, Arion and Azonya jumped off the wall,

Dweno and Demian followed behind them.

Leo, who had climbed onto the wall, called out to Luna, who was biting his forearm.

"Luna."

"Why! You damn human!"

Luna shouted with a venomous look.

Looking at Luna like that, Leo said.

"I missed you."

"……."

Luna's eyes widened.

Luna couldn't grasp how much emotion was contained in those few words.

Luna, who silently looked up at Leo, swung her fist.

Thump-!

"You damn elf……."

"I missed you, but this is punishment for deceiving and mocking me!"

Luna, who punched Leo in the eye, snorted.

Luna, who had to get revenge no matter the situation.

***

Kyle stood on the wall and looked at the hero candidates.

"You said your name was Cal? Now……."

"Yes! Kyle-nim! Chloe! Magic launch on the left!"

"…… Have you fought me before?"

"Uh…… Um……. I don't think so?"

Kyle looked at Cal, who was assisting him, with a curious expression.

Kyle, who was usually indifferent, was surprised by Cal, who understood his intentions like a ghost and gave instructions.

It was like they were close friends.

Kyle, who was protecting the wall, looked at the approaching Tartarus army with a grim expression.

'Still, this is too endless.'

They were barely holding on.

But they couldn't guarantee how long they could hold on.

'We're too outnumbered.'

Kyle bit his lip tightly.

At this situation, he desperately thought of a sworn ally.

"If Elsi were here……."

Elsi, the shadow spirit.

The dark great spirit, who was his sworn ally for a short time.

He missed her, who had a sad expression now more than ever.

-Did you call me?

Kyle flinched at the voice from beside him.

A small dark spirit, who had suddenly sat on Kyle's shoulder, was happily dangling its feet.

"You… are you Elsi?"

-Yes! It's me!

Kyle was stunned by Elsi's bright smile.