Book 18 Chapter 30
Chapter 145
“Yes, that’s right. How many years ago was it that I first fought alongside all members of the Hero party? It must be a good 70 years now. It was during the fierce battle of <Orwarudan>.”
There are many aspects of the Hero party’s daily lives and their madness that cannot be encountered in historical records passed down to later generations, and many things were exaggerated or omitted for the purpose of heroization.
“In my youth, my nickname was Muchen. I was quite confident in my strength, you see. No, I thought I was the best. But fighting alongside them at that time completely changed my perspective. It was an occasion that made me humble.”
But their martial might!
That military power that actually quelled the extreme turmoil and restored the golden age is the truth, without any exaggeration or omission!
“Those foolish fellows… each and every one of them was a monster. But often, strong individuals don’t interact well with each other. Rather, due to their pride and their desire to be the main character, they often just trip each other up. But those guys were completely different.”
Mathematics learned in basic republican education, the multiplication dealt with there.
“If there was a formula of power that could explain those guys… it would be multiplication. Not addition. The power they wielded when those four came together was almost incalculable.”
Ryuminik Muchen, who responded to the enthusiastic young historian’s interview request, suddenly closed his eyes. To recall the events of that day, the fierce battle of <Orwarudan>.
‘The bloodline that eats human flesh and drinks human blood is, by its very racial characteristic, a natural enemy of humans.’
The pinnacle of that bloodline.
The Pale Baronet. At that time, as many as three of them appeared.
What those beings, each of whom could easily be called a ‘living disaster’, poured out was clearly a ‘barrage of blood’.
“But as you mentioned last time, wasn’t the battle with the first Pale Baronet much more intense? Even then, it was a fight against just one.”
“The reason Lista found it difficult to exert her full power then was because the Bloodfiend’s ability was extremely incompatible with Lista’s noble humanity. Most decisively, Frede and Kies weren’t there.”
That’s right. The entire Hero party had not yet gathered…
“Lista once told me that the Hero party is only truly the Hero party when every single member is present.”
Therefore…
The preliminary battle for the assault on <Orwarudan>, the result of the fight against the three Pale Baronets was…
“Swarms of blood-formed insects covered the entire horizon and attacked. It was the power of the Blood Mite Fiend.”
“There was a Blood Gem Fiend too, wasn’t there?”
“Yes, the blood that clung to the sand surged up like a prison, unleashing immense restraint. The Blood Brawl Fiend was the only pure martial artist among the three who didn’t use such sorcery, and his skill was even superior to mine at the time.”
“What? No way. At that time, Elder Muchen was in the prime of his physical life, wasn’t he?”
“Yes, I couldn’t admit it back then, but I’m being honest now in my old age.”
In that continuous series of disasters, what Ryuminik could see was… a literally overwhelming light that even dominated such darkness.
“Lista’s holy sword, Kies’s white spear bow, Frede’s flames, Rin’s lightning… I wondered if this wasn’t what it would have been like if we could have seen the Three Divine Dragons and the Hero fighting the Abyss in the age of myths. It was light. A barrage of light.”