Book 1 Chapter 962
962.
The Tartaros' attack on Leysar was largely carried out from four directions.
The ones leading them were four.
Elena, Agon, Kyle, and Lysinas.
Among the four directions, the most intense battlefield was, as expected, the area Lysinas was in charge of.
The part where the city wall protruded exceptionally, making it the most vulnerable point of defense.
As such, it was also the sector where Tartaros' concentrated offensive was taking place.
Lysinas calmly surveyed the situation on the battlefield.
The most noticeable among those she commanded were undoubtedly Runia, Ar, and Dryana.
These three people.
Whoosh-
‘White Flame.’
The Phoenix King's flame that Runia wielded.
The white flame, reminiscent of her covenant partner Kataliu, was enough to surprise Lysinas.
Moreover, Runia wasn't just wielding the Phoenix King's flame.
Woong-!
Flames ignited all over Runia's body.
Lysinas thought as she watched the flames burn like a sacred fire.
‘Star Magic.’
Its form was different from the Star Magic Luna used, but it was clearly Star Magic.
It wasn't just Runia.
Most of the elves from the future used Star Magic.
Lysinas knew after seeing them.
The fact that they were all descendants who inherited Luna's will.
‘Luna has become the being she dreamed of.’
The words Luna used to repeat, saying she wanted to be a star-like existence to countless people, like a star shining in the night sky, came to mind.
Kwagagagagagak-!
Runia swept away the demons with overwhelming destructive power.
In the middle of the space where the demons vanished as if evaporated, a white cat beast-man leaped down.
Kwaduk-!
The surrounding ground sank under the power contained in her tiptoes.
Ar, holding a sword, fixed her blue eyes intently forward.
What Ar stared at was a high-ranking demon that had blocked Runia's magic.
Area-of-effect magic is specialized in sweeping away numerous enemies.
However, it has the disadvantage that it is difficult to defeat strong enemies capable of blocking the magic.
Concentrating firepower could suppress them, but that method is inefficient.
No matter how overwhelming the magic power, there's a limit to its capacity.
But strong enemies cannot be left unattended.
If there were only a few such powerful beings, it would be one thing.
But there were many demons with such power in Tartaros.
High-ranking demons were threatening existences that could shake the initiative and atmosphere of the battlefield.
Therefore, someone capable of defeating such foes was needed.
Ar pointed the Braver in her hand at the high-ranking demon and kicked off the ground.
Kwagagagagak-!
A massive shockwave swept through the surroundings in its wake.
"Looks like you want to die!"
The high-ranking demon curled up the corners of its mouth as it watched Ar charge towards it.
"My name is Darkas! King of Destruction! Lord Decumus's trusted subordinate!"
Darkas raised his sword.
Kwaaang-!
Ar's Braver and Darkas's sword clashed.
Ar gave a fierce smile as she looked at Darkas.
"My name is Ar! The Brave! Successor to Lord Arion!"
"Hmph! Successor to such a coward! You're nothing special!"
"What?! Coward! How dare you insult Lord Arion! You're dead! You tin-head!"
Ar's blue eyes gleamed with killing intent.
Kwagagagagak-!
Sword energy raged.
Darkas's sword strikes destroyed everything they touched.
Overwhelming strength.
A battle that might seem reckless at first glance.
Yet, Ar did not back down.
Kwak-!
"Kuaaaak!"
Soon, Ar's sword sliced off Darkas's arm.
As a high-ranking demon, having an arm severed was not a fatal injury.
However, it was an injury that made immediate combat impossible.
"Uoooooohhhhhh!"
As Ar defeated Darkas, the morale of the allies soared once again.
That sight reminded them of Arion.
The Azonia students, led by Ar, bravely fended off the enemies.
Their appearance gave courage to those around them.
Kugugugugugung-!
Then, gigantic dark magic began to pour down from the sky.
As Lysinas tried to block it, Dryana ignited golden flames.
The golden flames, infused with Dryana's aura, blocked the pouring dark magic like a shield.
At that, Lysinas looked at Dryana with surprised eyes.
‘That child resembles Dweno.’
It was as if she was fighting alongside Luna, Arion, and Dweno.
A smile formed on Lysinas's lips.
‘Kyle… he said he was reincarnated in the future, didn't he?’
She thought she was fighting Tartaros alone again.
‘I see. These children are our successors, chosen by Kyle.’
Future Kyle was not alone.
That alone was enough to bring relief.
‘Future Kyle… what will he be like?’
Naturally, curiosity arose.
She felt she didn't have the face to see him, yet she wanted to.
What would future Kyle say to her?
What would he think of her?
Lysinas, recalling various thoughts, raised her hand.
Goooooooh-!
The immense magical power of a dragon stirred.
Dragonic spells adorned the sky.
Despite summoning spirits, a large-scale magic of absurd proportions unfolded.
Agon, watching from afar, muttered.
"Amazing."
Agon let out a wry laugh.
"Perhaps it was a good thing I didn't accept the request back then."
A long time ago.
Lysinas, who had extended her hand asking him to save the world with her, came to mind.
At that time, Agon refused the offer and had his disciple join Lysinas's journey.
But now, he felt his choice had been correct.
Because he wasn't suitable as a companion for a dragon of that caliber.
It would be a miracle if he wasn't a hindrance.
‘The era was steadily changing.’
Agon's eyes turned to the children fighting on the battlefield.
"B-Berkyah-nim! You're going too far."
"Yeah. You protect me."
Berkyah replied with an expressionless face to Aeyran's words and ran off.
"You said your name was Xia?"
"Yes, Bihal-nim."
"Have we met before? You seem familiar somehow?"
"Hmm? Perhaps?"
Chen Xia smiled at Bihal's question.
Whoosh-!
The flame aura incinerated the demons targeting Chen Xia and Bihal.
"Celia-yang! Thank you!"
Chen Xia smiled brightly and waved her hand.
Watching that scene, Agon looked at Leo's party, who were charging towards the legion commanders in the distance.
‘I wanted to show you all this sight too.’
Agon gripped Schatten.
The faces of the orphanage children who had left flashed through his mind.
The word that resonated in Agon's heart was hope.
The terrible age of calamity.
In this most despairing battlefield he had experienced.
Ironically, he saw hope.
Agon faintly smiled, looking at his disciple in the middle of Tartaros' legion far away.
‘Arion. I am proud of you.’
***
Golden aura burst from Arion's body.
With it, Arion multiplied into four.
"Azonia! Don't use clones, cover me!"
The Arions shouted and quickly began to cut down the surrounding demons.
Azonia, positioned in the center of the Arions, calmly covered them.
‘Their teamwork is perfect.’
Even though four clones moved complexly, their movements didn't tangle.
‘What on earth is he seeing with his super-senses?’
Azonia, feeling a thrill, soon realized that Arion was briefly predicting the future and let out a wry laugh.
‘This person really is…!’
She couldn't dislike him even if she tried, and she couldn't help but respect him.
Quite literally, a god of war who reached the peak of martial arts.
Azonia swung her fist.
Kwang-!
A demon aiming for the back of Arion's clone had its head explode and flew away.
Arion admired Azonia as he watched her.
‘Amazing.’
Just as Azonia admired Arion.
Arion, too, couldn't help but admire Azonia.
Each of Azonia's techniques contained a complexity Arion couldn't imagine.
Each punch carried meaning and intent.
It was the result of Azonia following Arion in her own way.
What Azonia had built up was enough to make even Arion admire it.
Leo, standing at the very rear, clicked his tongue as he watched the two beast-men active at the front.
‘What is that? That aura clone? Is it a technique Azonia created?’
It wasn't Arion's style.
He also used aura clones, but he couldn't create clones that were indistinguishable from the real thing to that extent.
"What? It looks completely like magic!"
Luna also gasped in admiration.
Above Luna's head, the gigantic forearm of a giant appeared.
"Ah!"
Luna, who had been distracted by Arion's aura clone, hastily tried to cast a spell.
At that moment-
Leo embraced Luna and moved out of the attack range.
Currently, Leo's party was charging directly towards the summoning magic circle.
Therefore, there was no time to delay, even for a moment.
If their advance slowed down, it would be dangerous.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah… Th-thank you."
"This is why I took the rear. Don't worry about the surroundings and please use your magic."
"Okay."
Luna nodded in Leo's arms.
Her heart pounded.
Though his face was different, this indifferent yet caring attitude was clearly Kyle.
‘No, he might even be kinder…’
The current Kyle would have grumbled and pushed her away after saving her.
But Leo held Luna even closer, as if handling something precious.
Luna buried her face in Leo's chest and muttered to herself.
‘I see. Future Kyle was reincarnated alone.’
Luna made a bitter expression as she realized a fact.
Luna closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
A moment later, when Luna opened her eyes, magic glowed fiercely within them.
‘For some reason, I'm angry.’
The fact that she wouldn't be with Leo in the future stimulated Luna's rebellious spirit.
Rather than being intimidated or sad, she was annoyed and angry.
‘Should I just try to seduce him after the battle? Even if it's Kyle, he might give in if I openly tempt him, right?’
Huge magic power stirred within Luna's body as her ears twitched.
‘I'll think about that later. For now.’
A fierce smile appeared on Luna's lips.
"Arion! Azonia! Get back! Luna is going to use magic!"
Leo shouted urgently.
With that, Arion and Azonia quickly retreated.
Then, without delay, Luna's enraged magic began to sweep away the demons.
***
Hel Kaiser, who was drawing the summoning circle, twitched his eyes as he discovered those charging towards him.
‘Arion, Dweno, Luna…’
They were truly annoying pests.
‘And… what about the other three?’
Annoyance appeared on Hel Kaiser's face as he saw Azonia, Damian, and Leo.
‘Where did those things come from?’
The unexpected variable made the Necromancer King feel enraged.
But that rage was only for a moment.
‘After all, unless they are heroes who survive, they cannot stop Lord Erebus's summoning.’
The legion commanders were spreading the summoning circle, but its power belonged to Erebus.
No matter how strong Luna's magic was, it was impossible to stop a summoning circle powered by Erebus's authority.
Just then, Leo's party reached the summoning circle.
"It's useless."
As Hel Kaiser sneered.
Leo, holding Luna in his arms, leaped.
And he said to Luna.
"Luna, want to see something cool?"
"What is it?"
Luna, who had her arms wrapped around Leo's neck and her body pressed against him as much as possible, asked with a puzzled expression.
Leo smiled faintly and unleashed his magic power.
Pure white magic raged.
Luna's eyes widened.
Hel Kaiser's face, having seen through Leo's power, distorted in shock.
"This is…!"
Luna was spellbound.
The magical spell Leo was manifesting with pure magic power.
It was magic Luna had created.
One was the destructive magic, End of Days.
And the other was the unique magic, Innocent, which Luna had gifted to Kyle.
But manifesting the two spells was not the end.
He combined the two magical spell formations into one.
If End of Days was the ultimate destruction Luna created, Innocent was the crystallization of purity Luna created.
She had never even considered that the two spells could be merged.
No, Luna thought it was impossible.
Yet, those two incompatible spells achieved harmony before Luna's eyes.
Leo, who completed the spell formation, spoke the name of the magic.
"Zero."
The empty destruction brightly illuminated the world.