Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 287

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287

“Let’s escape.”

At Ar’s words, Cal showed the handcuffs on his wrist and said.

“How are we going to escape when our mana is suppressed?”

Arga raised her body.

“We’ll break free and escape.”

“That’s not as easy as it sounds.”

Cal showed his impatience.

Arga closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Whoosh-!

Ar’s atmosphere completely changed.

Her claws grew longer and her fangs became even sharper.

Ar opened her eyes with all the fur on her body standing on end.

Blue cat eyes sparkled in the darkness.

Rooooooo-!

Mana swirled around Ar’s body.

“Grrrrrowl-!”

A low cat growl flowed from Ar’s throat.

Cal made a shocked expression seeing this.

“Wh, what?”

Driana realized what the phenomenon before her eyes was and made a surprised expression.

“Beast transformation? But there’s no full moon?”

Kiiiiing-! Bang-!

The mana sealing device that was suppressing Ar’s power exploded and fragments scattered in all directions.

“It’s because I acted rashly that she got captured.”

Although Ar was damaged from the forced mana manipulation, she didn’t care.

“So I’ll save her no matter what it takes.”

Creeeeak-!

Cal’s mouth fell open watching Ar forcibly open the iron bars with strength.

Seeing such an Ar, Runia said.

“I’m going too.”

“Sorry, but I can’t take someone wearing a mana sealing device.”

The creator of the sealing devices that were currently sealing the party’s mana was none other than Dweno.

It was harder to break the sealing device with external force than to break the seal from inside with one’s own power.

Hearing Ar’s words, Runia raised her magical power.

Whoosh-!

Strong flames burst out from Runia’s entire body.

Boom-!

“You think I can’t do what you can do? Eiran is my friend. I’ll save her with my own hands.”

“Alright. Let’s go together.”

Runia looked at Cal and Driana.

“You two follow us after we subdue the guards.”

Ar cracked her knuckles while looking at the prison door.

“Then, let’s go.”

“Yeah.”

“Uryaaaaa!”

Crash!

“Wh, what!”

“It’s a jailbreak! They’re trying to escape!”

As Arga kicked and smashed the door, the guards rushed to subdue the two.

“Get out of the way! Move!”

Arga charged forward, sending the guards flying, and Runia followed behind her.

Whoosh-! Crash!

Fire magic swept through the interior of the prison.

Watching their retreating figures, Driana asked Cal.

“Those two are already monster-like enough, so just how much more of a monster is Leo Flobe?”

At Driana’s question, Cal sighed and answered.

“A monster beyond imagination.”

Cal recalled Leo’s appearance.

‘What is Leo doing right now?’

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Leo stared intently at Arron’s golden eyes that were looking at him.

He didn’t like sparring with anyone.

Beastmen are a race that reveres strength.

Therefore, many beastmen lived lives of struggle.

And such racial tendencies made beastmen a strong race.

But Arron was the most un-beastman-like beastman of all.

It wasn’t because Arron was a coward.

He hated both getting hurt himself and hurting others.

‘Too kind.’

Thinking about Arron, Leo smiled bitterly.

He was born too kind by nature.

A hero who fought only for the sake of others.

That was exactly who the Hero Arron was.

‘He doesn’t seem like a bad person.’

Arron’s senses were telling him that.

‘Though I don’t know his intentions.’

Since it was related to his student, he had no choice but to respond to that provocation.

Shing-

Arron drew his sword.

‘Brave.’

Seeing the sword, Leo also drew his sword.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never sparred with Arron.’

He had sparred with Luna and Dweno many times, but had never once sparred with Arron.

Arron, who hated fighting, was reluctant to spar even with his friends.

‘Rather than sparring with Arron, I was more on the side of stopping fights.’

Kail was on the side of stopping Luna, who was the most belligerent of the expedition force, from charging at Arron.

‘There was also the fact that we didn’t do it because the result was obvious.’

Arron was a genius born with natural talent in martial arts.

Although Kail skillfully handled all weapons at a master’s level, he knew all too well that no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t beat Arron.

One who had reached the ultimate in martial arts.

That was exactly who the Hero Arron was.

‘It’s not for nothing that he’s worshipped as a god of war by later generations.’

In Leo’s view, Arron was truly like a god of war.

Leo drew his sword.

Shing-

‘Because it’s that Arron.’

Whoosh-!

A flame aura was generated on Leo’s sword.

Arron made a tense expression.

‘I can go all out now.’

Kwagagagagang-!

As Leo swung his sword, a wall of flames shot up high into the sky.

Hwaak-!

Arron swung his sword and deflected Leo’s sword strike.

Though his attack was neutralized so easily, Leo didn’t mind and closed the distance with Arron.

Pababat-!

Watching Leo approach while stepping with Aura Step, Arron raised his left hand that wasn’t holding a sword.

Seeing Arron like that, Leo exploded all the aura in his body to accelerate himself.

Kwaak-!

Leo jumped and used Arron’s left hand, which was trying to grab him, as a support to launch his body.

Chaeng-!

Leo, who instantly got behind Arron, swung his sword.

Leo’s sword was blocked by Arron.

Arron doesn’t know Leo.

Conversely, Leo knows Arron all too well.

Arron’s breathing and habits in battle.

And even his openings.

Leo, who had fought alongside Arron countless times on the battlefield, saw through everything about Arron.

That’s why the attack just now was one that perfectly caught Arron off guard.

His breathing was disrupted and the timing was completely stolen by Leo.

Yet Arron blocked Leo’s attack without much difficulty.

It wasn’t simply because Arron was overwhelmingly stronger than Leo.

‘Supersense.’

Arron’s technique of finely controlling aura to heighten all bodily senses to the extreme.

It was a technique Leo also used.

‘As expected, the original is on a different level.’

For Leo to use supersense, he needed to sharpen his senses keenly.

But Arron was different.

As naturally as breathing.

He used supersense as if replacing his original senses.

A realm beyond the domain of technique.

On top of that, his sixth sense was sharpened to the point where he could move his body at a level that predicted the future.

‘He’s not the strongest warrior for nothing.’

Leo also opened his supersense.

Along with that, he deflected Arron’s sword that was moving to subdue him.

Seeing this, Arron showed a surprised expression.

Tak-!

Leo, who landed on the ground, chuckled at the stinging sensation he felt on his cheek.

‘I’m reminded once again, but he’s a monster.’

16 years since his reincarnation.

During that time, Leo had worked hard to grow the vessel of his body.

Leo’s vessel was too small to contain Kail’s power.

Fortunately, it was a superior vessel compared to his previous life, so his growth was unhindered.

‘But that doesn’t mean I neglected technique.’

He continued to hone his martial arts through training and constantly researched new spells for magic.

For summoning, he continuously thought of techniques to better utilize his summons.

If he returned to his previous life’s body, the current Leo would probably be stronger than Kail from his previous life.

But despite pouring such effort, he couldn’t surpass Arron in swordsmanship.

‘Equal level. No, is Arron slightly above?’

Leo gripped his sword firmly.

The current Arron wasn’t even in his prime, nor was he in his awakened state.

Yet he couldn’t catch up to Arron in swordsmanship.

The pinnacle reached as the ultimate warrior.

Looking at Hero Arron, Leo gripped his sword firmly.

‘Well, I never intended to fight this guy with swordsmanship alone anyway.’

“A magic swordsman?”

Arron showed a surprised expression.

‘He looks about the same age as Berkia at most.’

Berkia was also a skilled fighter incomparable to his peers.

Judging by his swordsmanship, Leo’s skill far surpassed such Berkia.

And on top of that, magic too?

Hwareureuk-!

Aura flames and mana flames wrapped around Leo’s sword.

Leo, who repositioned his sword, gripped it firmly.

Tak-!

Hwareureuk

“Fiora.”

At Leo’s murmur, Fiora, who had been curled up in his uniform’s inner pocket, poked her head out with a “Ppiyak-!”

Though she looked like a fat chick, she was still a Phoenix.

Uwoong-!

As Leo activated his spiritual power, Fiora’s contract mark appeared on the back of his hand.

Hwareurereuk-!

The contract mark that devoured Leo’s spiritual power soon spat out flames.

They were Fiora’s flames.

Seeing this, Arron’s eyes widened.

‘Summoning too?’

“All-Class?”

Arron showed an expression of shock.

“Another All-Class besides Kail?”

He couldn’t help but be surprised.

Arron knew better than anyone how special the power of All-Class was.

In fact, throughout long history, there had been only one All-Class.

Only Kail.

But a new All-Class had appeared.

And with a Phoenix at that!

It was when Arron was showing an expression of disbelief.

Hwareureuk!

Fiora transformed into flame form and dwelt in Leo’s sword.

Kwaaaaaaaaa-!

Fiora, dwelling in the sword, devoured the aura and mana flames.

Kwaaaaa-!

Phoenix wings were generated from Leo’s sword.

It was the technique with the strongest power among the attack methods Leo could currently use.

“Here I come.”

As Leo raised his sword, golden aura shot up from Arron’s sword.

Kwagagagagang-!

A massive pillar of flames and a pillar of golden aura collided and swept the surroundings.

Hwaryeok-!

The surrounding forest caught fire.

Leo controlled that flame and gathered it into his sword.

Then he looked at Arron, who was standing unharmed with his sword pointed at him, and chuckled.

The hem of Arron’s clothes was slightly singed.

“Terrifying power.”

Arron broke out in a cold sweat.

“For something like that, you seem pretty fine though?”

Leo drew up more firepower from the flames dwelling in his sword.

“Going once more.”

Kwagagagak-!

Watching Leo’s figure spewing flames, Arron felt a strange emotion.

Arron was someone who disliked fighting.

But right now, he felt his heart racing.

Not because fighting was enjoyable.

It was because he glimpsed someone’s shadow in Leo’s appearance.

‘Kail.’

Though their appearances were completely different, the boy before his eyes reminded him of his friend.

Seeing such an Arron, Leo unleashed even more firepower.

This attack would be the last.

‘This fight wasn’t in vain.’

The technique he was using now was a fusion skill of three abilities based on summoning magic.

It was a new technique he had created after his reincarnation.

Because of that, there were points that needed refinement, and he had found those points through this battle.

‘I could probably handle drawing up more of the Phoenix’s power, couldn’t I?’

Leo felt the Phoenix’s power on the back of his hand.

Leo poured even stronger spiritual power into the contract mark.

In that moment-

Hwareureuk!

White flames blazed up.

Leo’s eyes trembled.

Arron also showed a surprised expression.

Pure white flames blazed from Leo’s hand.

‘What is… this?’

Leo made a stiff expression.

Peep-?

He could feel that Fiora dwelling in the sword was also confused.

Anyone could see these weren’t Fiora’s flames.

Fiora couldn’t emit pure white flames.

But they were definitely Phoenix flames.

And… as far as Leo remembered, there was only one pure white Phoenix.

‘The royal bloodline that disappeared at the end of the Age of Calamity.’

The moment his thoughts reached that point.

Hwareureureuruk-!

White flames shot up from the back of Leo’s hand, and a bird with white feathers tinged with red aura revealed itself.

“Katariou!”

Arron showed a shocked expression upon seeing his friend’s Pact Maker.

Leo also looked with disbelieving eyes at Risinass’s Pact Maker who had responded to his summoning.

[… What are you, human.]

Katariou narrowed his eyes.

[Why do you have my contract mark? I’ve never made a contract with someone like you, you know?]

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