Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 102

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102.

The audience held their breath at the Erek Training Ground.

What they saw was the first-year students beginning to attack the massive Gigantes.

“The first-years are amazing! Even if it’s not a full adult, to be able to fight a Gigantes like that!”

Elena smiled brightly as she watched Lil exclaim in amazement.

“Isn’t that right? Senior!”

“…”

“Senior Elena?”

Lil looked at Elena with a slightly puzzled expression.

Then her eyes widened.

Elena was staring intently at Leo on the screen with her mouth slightly open.

‘What was that called again?’

Just moments ago, there had been nothing but despair among the first-years.

It couldn’t be helped.

A Gigantes?

Even if it wasn’t a full adult, wasn’t it too great a trial for first-years to overcome?

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to feel overwhelming despair.

‘But when that kid appeared, the atmosphere changed.’

It wasn’t simply because their fighting power was strengthened.

Leo’s appearance changed everything.

‘There are many great heroes in this world.’

And among this year’s first-years, there were many who clearly showed the qualities of heroes.

But…

‘That kid is on a different level even among them.’

One who turns despair into hope.

An existence that illuminates the path in darkness.

There was a special word for such a person.

‘That’s right.’

Elena felt a thrill run down her spine.

In the eyes of the heir to a family that had long protected Hero Record, Leo resembled certain people.

‘Great Hero.’

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Whoosh-!

Avad, mounted on the Wind Wyvern, began chanting a spell.

Grwaaaaaaaar!

The Gigantes roared and swung its arm.

Whoosh-!

The massive forearm barely grazed past the Wind Wyvern.

A direct hit would probably mean instant death.

But Eliza, controlling the Wind Wyvern, didn’t waver and pulled the reins.

The heir of the Herginn Family.

Eliza Herginn had exceptional talent for handling magical beasts since childhood.

Eliza, who drew out the Wind Wyvern’s abilities to the maximum by channeling her spiritual power, was literally like the wind itself.

Avad, who instinctively felt this as a wind mage, smiled gently.

“Impressive.”

“If you’re going to compliment me, give that damn beast a big hit.”

“Alright. But can you get me near that thing’s mouth?”

“Are you crazy about dying?”

“Selia just blew off its head, didn’t she?”

Eliza frowned and looked back at Avad.

He was wearing the smile that made first-year female students swoon.

Of course, Eliza didn’t bat an eye.

“So what?”

“Rwallin’s wind can’t lose to Jerdinger’s flames.”

“Hmph!”

Eliza snorted and curled up the corner of her mouth.

“You know it would be incredibly embarrassing if a mage’s power is weaker than a knight’s, right?”

Saying that, Eliza pulled hard on the reins.

The Wind Wyvern spread its wings wide and soared into the sky.

Then it began descending at tremendous speed.

The Gigantes, sensing the massive magical power from the air, opened its mouth wide with gleaming eyes.

Flash!

Purple breath painted the sky.

Eliza avoided the attack with acrobatic movements and approached the Gigantes at high speed.

Woaaaaaaaar!

The Gigantes’ fist aimed for Eliza’s side.

‘Tch! I can’t get close…’

Just as Eliza, judging she couldn’t get closer, was about to look for an opening.

Swoosh-!

Chen Xia leaping through the air came into view.

Chen Xia pulled her right hand back.

Along with that, a massive water aura was generated in the air.

Thwack-!

When Chen Xia opened her palm and struck with her palm technique, a palm-shaped water aura knocked away the Gigantes’ arm.

“Excellent! Xia!”

“Young Master Leo gave me instructions!”

Eliza showed a surprised expression at the words shouted while falling down.

‘To predict my movements and give commands to Chen Xia…!’

Eliza, who had reached the Gigantes’ face, laughed softly.

“I have to acknowledge your command ability.”

Whooooooo-!

A mad whirlwind swirled around Avad.

Avad, wrapped in magical power visible to the naked eye, released his spell.

“Tempest.”

Whoosh-!

The swirling wind disappeared and silence fell for a moment.

The Gigantes’ face had completely vanished.

“With this…!”

As Avad clenched his fist.

Squelch–!

Flesh began sprouting from the Gigantes’ head.

Eliza quickly distanced herself from the Gigantes.

“This is ridiculous! How exactly are we supposed to kill that monster!”

Blowing off its head was useless.

Even inflicting major wounds, it recovered instantly.

Just how were they supposed to attack it?

“Get out of the way!”

Then Selia’s voice was heard from the air.

Avad, seeing the air, spread both arms to catch Selia.

Seeing that, Selia made a ‘no way!’ expression and turned her body.

And fell on top of Eliza.

“Kyaah!”

“Sorry!”

“You could have fallen on Avad, so why did you have to fall on me!”

“Like I’d want to be caught by that Rwallin guy!”

“This isn’t the time to be arguing about that!”

“Selia. What brings you here too. Even for a Wind Wyvern, carrying three people will reduce its mobility.”

“That’s right! Get off!”

“Leo told me to come this way!”

Selia readjusted her grip on her sword.

“Avad, get ready. Chloe says she’s finished preparing.”

At those words, Avad smiled.

“I see.”

“We need to hit that big guy with something major to stop him until the magic is complete.”

Avad raised his staff and gathered his mana.

At the same time, the sound of chanting runes could be heard.

It wasn’t because he was chanting loudly.

It was a natural phenomenon that occurred as the mana in the surrounding area began to resonate with ‘one mage’.

Kwagagagak-!

Leo, who had swung his sword to send flames toward Gigantes, looked toward the Inner Castle.

“It’s begun.”

“Wow! Wow! I’m feeling motivated somehow!”

Chelsea, hearing Chloe’s incantation, shouted with an enthusiastic voice.

Charrrreuk! Pajijijik!

Duran and Chen Xia joined forces.

Since water and lightning had good compatibility, their efficiency was maximized when they coordinated their breathing.

Lightning’s weakness was that it was hard to concentrate power in one place, but following Chen Xia’s water path, Duran’s lightning converged to a single point.

Gwoooooooo!

Sensing Chloe’s ominous mana, Gigantes roared and began charging toward the Inner Castle.

Duran and Chen Xia’s attack struck Gigantes’ back.

Kwadeuk! Pajijijijik!

Uoooooooooo!

Even while being electrocuted and bouncing around, Gigantes didn’t stop its charge.

Charrrrrreuk! Kwak-! Kugoong-!

Then massive earthen chains wrapped around Gigantes’ neck.

Woreden, who had created chains using Spirit Armor with earth spirits, was pulling on Gigantes’ neck.

Kugugugugugu!

Woreden, whose strength had explosively increased momentarily due to his contract with the earth spirits, held Gigantes’ body with physical force.

Tudeuk! Tuk!

The chains made from earth spirits began to break.

Peoook! Charreuk!

Having broken the chains, Gigantes sprinted toward the Inner Castle.

At that moment, the magic Chelsea had prepared activated.

“Gale Harpoon.”

A gale harpoon struck Gigantes’ left eye.

Peoook-!

Gwoooooooo!

The eye burst and blood poured out.

Gigantes staggered while clutching its face, but even while bleeding, it didn’t stop running.

Even this terrifying creature at the pinnacle of magical beasts instinctively felt it.

If it didn’t stop the attack, it would die!

Ignoring the continuous barrage of powerful attacks, it ran straight toward only the Inner Castle.

Then, Hwarrrrrreuk!

A massive storm of flames swirled.

Selia, holding a sword wrapped in a storm of flames, blocked Gigantes’ path.

“Just die already, you monster!”

The towering storm of flames poured down toward Gigantes like a death sentence.

Kwagagagagak-!

Starting from Gigantes’ left shoulder, the storm of flames burrowed in.

Gwoooooooooo!

Gigantes let out a roar.

“Haaaaaaaa!”

Eyes flashing, Selia shouted with fighting spirit and put strength into her hands.

Buwaaaak!

From the left shoulder to the right side.

The severed upper body flew through the air.

Everyone thought it was over with that fatal wound.

Kung-! Kung-! Kung-!

“Th-that’s impossible!”

Its shocking vitality remained intact even though about half its upper body had been blown away.

With its remaining left arm dangling, Gigantes ran.

Toward Chloe, who stood on the Inner Castle wall holding her staff.

Leo blocked the path of such Gigantes.

Cheolkeok-

Leo readjusted his grip on his sword.

Then a magic formula appeared above it.

‘Magic Sword.’

The technique of a magic swordsman that imbues mana into the sword.

Hwarreuk-!

Flames swirled across the sword’s surface.

The magic reacted to the aura and fused.

Gooooooo-!

“Inferno Blade.”

A massive flame blade was generated by magic.

Leo thrust the blade into Gigantes’ chest.

Meomchit-!

Gigantes’ movement stopped.

‘Got it!’

When everyone clenched their fists inwardly, Leo frowned.

Kung-!

Gigantes began moving again.

Leo pursued from behind.

Having exhausted all his mana, only aura remained.

The students watching anxiously from the wall hurriedly fled when Gigantes came charging.

“Uaaaah!”

“It-it’s coming!”

“Get away!”

But Chloe didn’t stop her incantation.

“Chloe! Get away! At this rate it’ll be too late!”

Cal shouted in shock, but Chloe, with her eyes closed in concentration, didn’t stop.

Cal gritted his teeth and chanted magic to protect Chloe.

“Hey! You guys! Don’t run away and stop that monster!”

Then Iliana growled and chanted magic.

Howl gripped his spear tighter and charged at the Gigantes, shouting.

“It’s half dead! If we can’t even stop something like that, are we really hero candidates?!”

Other students tried to stop the Gigantes to buy time for Chloe to complete her magic.

Magic exploded, aura slashed through the Gigantes’ body, and concentrated attacks from spirits and familiars followed.

As a result, the Gigantes’ charge gradually—gradually—slowed down.

Finally….

Thud-!

The Gigantes knelt right in front of Chloe.

Twitch- Twitch-

The Gigantes’ body trembled finely.

The wounded areas that had fallen off were recovering.

Whoosh-!

The moment the unyielding Gigantes raised its left arm to stop Chloe’s magic.

“What should we do? You can’t touch a single hair on our mage, can you?”

Leo reached Chloe’s front.

Flare-!

Flames of aura flickered.

To maximize power, he needed Fiora, but Leo didn’t have enough spiritual power left to summon Fiora now.

This was because he had used most of his spiritual power on Kirran to support his allies.

‘Still, I should be able to block one attack from a dying Gigantes.’

Leo’s red eyes flashed.

Whoosh-!

A flaming sword strike surged upward.

Leo’s left arm burned from the recoil of using the Hero’s Breath.

The moment the Gigantes’ remaining left arm shot up into the air, Chloe’s blue eyes opened.

“Ice World.”

Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-!

Ice spread out with the ground Chloe stood on as the center.

Crack! Snap! Crackle! Freeze-!

Absolute frigid cold struck the Gigantes’ body.

Leo stared at the frozen Gigantes’ body and lightly pushed the giant figure right in front of him.

Wobble-! Crash! Shatter-!

All the first-years held their breath as they watched the Gigantes fall to the ground and shatter into pieces from Leo’s light gesture.

And….

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

“We won!”

“We really defeated the Gigantes!”

Cheers poured out.

Chloe collapsed from exhaustion.

“Haha… You guys really… are amazing.”

Cal approached with trembling legs and handed Chloe a mana potion.

Then he looked toward Leo and shouted.

“You really looked like a hero from Hero Record! Leo! This is practically a great achievement…!”

“….”

Leo, who had been on the city wall, was nowhere to be found.

“Where’s Leo?”

When Chloe asked in confusion, Cal shook his head.

“Well, I don’t know.”

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