Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 10

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10

Gellibun was confident he would pass the test.

Because he had endured without being eliminated until now.

Moreover, he had a reliable party by his side.

The reason he hadn’t been eliminated so far was simple.

The first group of candidates he met were a bunch who cooperated to defeat monsters.

He had formed a party with them from then on and stuck to this party the whole time.

The party’s skills were outstanding.

They had even handled trolls with ease.

In the previous battle, a troll had died from the Fire Ball that Gellibun cast.

‘I really do have skill.’

He praised himself like that.

But his luck only went so far.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaak!”

Gellibun let out a scream.

The student who had been the party’s leader hastily crushed his orb and escaped Heroes’ World while his arm was being chewed.

Kieeeeeek!

The giant monster let out an ear-splitting shriek.

It was a monster he’d never seen before.

A monster shaped like a giant spider.

Of its ten legs, all except the front legs were grotesquely bent.

The body part that spun silk was grotesquely crushed and half its head was torn off.

Though it looked like little more than a half-corpse, that horrific creature was still alive.

Kieek! Kieeeeeek!

“F-Fire Ball!”

Gellibun hastily cast magic.

Whoooosh! Bang-!

The Fire Ball struck the spider’s face directly.

“Hahaha! H-how’s that! How does my Fire Ball taste!”

Gellibun clenched his fist.

But when the smoke from the Fire Ball cleared.

Gellibun’s face turned white as the spider revealed itself without taking any damage at all.

Kieeeeeeeeeek!

“Uh, uaaaaaaak!”

As the enraged spider charged at him, Gellibun screamed and ran away.

The knight candidates gripped their weapons to stop the spider.

Thwack-! Crack!

“Urgh!”

But they were sent flying in all directions by the spider’s strength.

The spider was a monster they simply couldn’t handle.

“H-how are we supposed to beat this thing!”

One student let out a scream bordering on desperation.

Gellibun took out a blue orb from his chest with trembling hands.

‘I-I have to escape! B-but if someone defeats that thing, I might be able to pass the test!’

Despite having no intention of defeating the spider himself, Gellibun wavered, hoping someone else would defeat it for him.

That’s when it happened.

“Wind Fang.”

Thunk-!

Kiaaaaak!

Wind fangs that fell from the sky pierced the spider’s back, spraying dark purple blood.

Hissssss-!

The wound healed instantly.

“…What a monster.”

Avad, floating in the air with Fly magic, frowned.

Whoooosh-!

This time flames fell.

The flames soon gathered into a single point.

Selia, who had concentrated a flame aura on her rapier, flashed her eyes and thrust the rapier forward.

Crack!

Kiaak!

The spider with its head pierced screamed and swung its front legs.

Selia hastily escaped the attack range and landed on the ground.

“Tch! This thing recovers from this too?”

Selia and Avad, who had rushed over immediately upon hearing the screams, attacked the spider right away.

But even though it took direct hits from magic and aura, the spider recovered completely.

“It’s a type of monster I’ve never seen before.”

“It might be a demon from Tartaros.”

At Avad’s muttering, Selia gripped Flame Storm tighter.

“And it seems to be the objective of this test too.”

“Hmm? Indeed. Was that thing the key to conquering this world?”

Avad’s lips curved into a smile.

Holding his staff, he began chanting in the runic language.

Wind mana rippled around him.

Seeing this, Selia flinched and activated her aura.

‘Like hell I’ll let you take the lead.’

If defeating the giant spider was the test objective, she had to defeat it before Avad to secure first place.

If it had been cooperation until now, from now on they were back to being competitors.

Whoooosh!

Selia’s red eyes flashed.

Along with that, flame aura gathered at the tip of Flame Storm.

Selia pulled back her left arm holding the sword and took a thrusting stance.

Crack-!

Both feet dug into the ground.

‘Prominence!’

The maximum attack power Selia could unleash.

A thrust that concentrated aura into a single point!

Whoosh-!

A crimson blade shot forth.

Kiaak?

The flame that pierced through the half-torn head penetrated the spider and came out through its rear.

“Good! No matter how great its recovery power, with this much…”!”

Thud-! Thud-!

Kieeeeeeeeeek!

“That’s impossible!”

The giant spider got back up and let out an ear-splitting scream.

“Excellent attack, but…!”

Avad, floating in the air, smiled smugly.

“There’s a clear difference in destructive power between knights and mages.”

Avad spread both hands and completed his spell.

“Rafale.”

The secret magic of the Rwallin Family.

A fierce gust of wind swirled around the spider.

“Uaaaaaaah?”

“T-this is a spell from a mage our age?”

The examinees caught in the gust cried out in shock.

‘It’s over.’

Avad wore a meaningful expression.

However.

“What?”

The magic cleared and the giant spider revealed itself.

Its entire body had been torn to rags by the gust.

But the giant spider’s body rapidly recovered.

Avad’s attack, which could be said to have the greatest offensive power among the examinees, had no effect.

A look of dismay appeared on Selia’s face.

‘How are we supposed to defeat something like this?’

***

“Truly worthy of the talents that Jerdinger and Rwallin boast! An attack of such power at that age!”

The aide exclaimed in admiration.

‘They chose competition over cooperation.’

Watching the two, Albi curled up the corners of his mouth.

The mindset of wanting to be the best wasn’t bad.

Selia and Avad had the skills to match it.

‘But can they really defeat that monster with their strength alone?’

A monster that recovered infinitely could only be defeated with a decisive blow.

Among the examinees, only Selia and Avad were capable of effective attacks against that monster.

But even their current abilities were insufficient.

‘If you are truly the makings of heroes, overcome that trial.’

***

‘As expected.’

Leo’s eyes flashed as he followed behind Selia and Avad.

‘The Spider Princess, Tallatonia.’

He had suspected it when he saw the trolls’ corpses.

It was too similar to this monster’s feeding method.

A monster that ruled the cursed Monster Forest as the daughter of the Monster Queen Silatuna.

Originally, it was a terrible calamity that could destroy a nation single-handedly.

However, it wasn’t in perfect condition now.

Its body was crushed, barely maintaining its original form.

The head that once emanated terrifying magic power was half torn away.

Compared to its prime, it had fallen to the state of an insignificant monster.

‘As expected, what dwells in Albi’s left eye is the Fairy King’s magic power.’

Fairies.

High-ranking magical beasts that had been with elves since the distant past.

Palm-sized fairies with transparent wings were beings that possessed powerful magic.

Only elves could contract with fairies, so they were very rare to see in the human world.

5000 years ago, Tallatonia devoured the Fairy King’s right hand.

Luna could not forgive Tallatonia for ruining her homeland and devouring her covenant partner’s right hand.

The Spider Princess, who had single-handedly destroyed a nation, was killed by the [Progenitor of the Starry Skies].

But now, thousands of years later.

Tallatonia was alive.

The reason was simple.

‘It’s in her stomach.’

The Ring of Life, which could be called the Fairy King’s symbol.

The ring that granted infinite vitality had been devoured by Tallatonia along with the Fairy King’s hand.

Leo gripped his sword properly.

He took a throwing stance and hurled it.

Shriiiiek! Thunk!

Kiiiiaaak!

Tallatonia screamed as Leo’s sword pierced her head.

Then he stood beside Selia and said.

“You look like you’re having trouble?”

“Stand back, Leo. This isn’t an opponent you can handle without being able to use aura.”

Wind blades that swept down from the sky struck Tallatonia.

Tallatonia, who had been writhing in pain, glared at the sky and jumped with a roar.

Thanks to her tremendous jumping power, she reached Avad in an instant.

“Wind Break!”

Chelsea, who had hurriedly followed, activated the magic she had been casting.

Kwagagagagak-!

Swirling wind blades struck Tallatonia.

Tallatonia, who failed to attack Avad due to Chelsea’s interference, crashed to the ground.

Kuwoong-!

As Tallatonia hit the ground, the earth shook.

“Brother, are you okay?”

“Thank you, Chelsea.”

Avad smiled at his sister and descended to the ground.

He judged it was dangerous to stay in the air.

The other examinees who followed surrounded Tallatonia.

“How do we defeat that monster?”

As Avad muttered in a serious voice, Leo asked.

“Does it keep healing its wounds?”

“Yes. Even my strongest magic had no effect.”

“My attacks were the same.”

Selia sighed.

“Is that so? Then it’s simple.”

“What?”

“If we can’t defeat it, we need to join forces. It’s a simple story, isn’t it?”

“Leo, this butter and I are in competition.”

“Why is our brother butter!”

Chelsea, who was nearby, got angry.

“I also agree with Selia’s words this time. Whoever defeats that monster first will take first place, right?”

Leo looked pathetic after hearing Selia and Avad’s words.

“What if you can’t defeat it?”

“What?”

“What if that monster revives infinitely? What if your aura and magic run out first?”

Leo spoke coldly while looking at Tallatonia, who was beginning to show killing intent.

“If the test objective is to conquer the Heroes’ World, then all of us fail the moment we can’t defeat it.”

“That’s ridiculous! If brother and Selia Jerdinger can’t defeat it, then no one our age can defeat that monster. That would mean the test is wrong.”

Chelsea pouted and retorted.

But Selia and Avad couldn’t argue with Leo’s words.

Certainly, failing because they couldn’t defeat that monster would be absurd.

But the world was originally absurd.

“Even if we combine our strength, it’ll take time to complete an attack powerful enough to kill that monster in one blow.”

Despite receiving concentrated attacks from thirty examinees, Tallatonia showed no signs of damage whatsoever.

Rather, the examinees were being pushed back.

It was clear they wouldn’t last much longer before collapsing.

Watching this scene, Selia spoke with a serious voice.

“Who’s going to stop that monster during that time?”

Avad glanced at his younger sister Chelsea.

‘Chelsea won’t be enough either.’

One wrong move and she could lose her life.

The Heroes’ World was a virtual world.

But death here directly translated to real death in reality.

Watching the two people with serious expressions, Leo chuckled.

“I’ll block it.”

“What did you say?”

“I can hold it off for about 5 minutes.”

“That’s suicide! You can’t even use aura!”

“That’s exactly why 5 minutes is my limit.”

Leo turned his body.

“So you two gather as much power as you can in those 5 minutes.”

“What if the attack we gather for 5 minutes fails?”

Avad asked coldly.

Hearing those words, Leo chuckled.

“Then we all fail together. But I don’t think we won’t be able to bring it down.”

“Why?”

“Fire and wind have been friends for a very long time. Because they have good compatibility.”

Leo spoke leisurely as he walked toward Tallatonia.

Watching him, Selia said.

“Get ready, Avad.”

“Phew- I never thought we’d end up joining forces like this.”

Avad chuckled and began gathering his mana.

***

Thud- Thud-

“Ugh.”

“Are you okay?”

“B-barely! But how are you going to handle that monster…”

“I’m going to try blocking it for 5 minutes.”

“What?”

The fallen Knight Student looked up at Leo in surprise.

“Let me borrow this for a moment.”

Leo picked up the polearm the student was using.

He felt a different kind of weight compared to a sword.

Step- Step-!

Kieeeek-!

Tallatonia, now left with only primal hostility, let out a sharp scream toward Leo.

“This brings back old memories.”

Leo smiled coldly.

“It’s been a while since I’ve smashed that ugly mug of yours, you bug.”

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