Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 323

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323

Kuguugugugugung-!

A pillar of flame shot up as if to pierce through the sky.

Chwaaaaak-!

Selia, who had been knocked back, hurriedly drove Flame Storm into the ground to regain her balance.

Seeing Leo approaching while gripping Ranchea properly, Selia gritted her teeth.

‘It hasn’t even been that long since he received Ranchea…’

Powerful weapons are difficult to handle.

If you’re not careful, you could end up being controlled by the weapon instead.

It had taken Selia a long time to properly master Flame Storm as well.

‘But Leo managed it in just a few days…’

Kkuuk-

Selia put strength into her sword.

‘Come to think of it… Leo has been like this since we first met.’

The swordsmanship skills that had overwhelmed Selia.

His powerful physical abilities.

Even the sense to enter aura mastery in the blink of an eye and use Jerdinger’s flames.

In a way, she had spent the longest time with Leo among the 2nd years.

‘We’ve had many training sessions together too.’

That’s why Selia was the person who knew the gap between herself and Leo better than anyone.

Selia gritted her teeth.

‘I’ve never once thought I wanted to properly fight Leo.’

Because she always became aware of the gap.

Because the more she tried to close it, the more painfully she felt it.

Except for when they first met, she had never burned with competitive spirit.

Though she had never given up on chasing after him.

On one hand, she had already been intimidated in front of Leo.

She was an honor student befitting her family name.

But that was all there was to it.

In such a situation.

In front of many watching eyes.

Leo had been the first to seriously challenge her to a fight.

‘I can’t back down.’

Hwaryuk-

Flames erupted from Selia’s body.

Fire gathered at the tip of her rapier-shaped sword.

‘Prominence.’

From the start, Selia drew out the maximum firepower she could produce.

Flame Storm spewed forth powerful flames.

A treasure of Jerdinger containing the will of Phoenix, the storm of flames.

It was a sword that would never break, rust, or chip as long as the user’s will burned.

Shik-!

A sharp sound rang out as the sword pierced through the air.

Along with it, a blade of flame flew to pierce through Leo.

Seeing this, Leo spun Ranchea.

Hung-! Hunghunghunghunghung! Kwaaaaak!

Ranchea, spinning at tremendous speed, swept up Selia’s flames entirely.

Hwarururuk-!

Ranchea blazed even more intensely.

Seeing this, Selia’s face hardened.

‘My maximum firepower…!’

“Flames are bound to be devoured by stronger flames, Selia.”

Selia clenched her teeth.

“Especially when handling the ‘same’ flames.”

Handling Jerdinger’s flames.

Moreover, as a Pact Maker of ‘Phoenix’, which could be called the source of those flames.

As Leo approached, Selia stepped backward.

“Well, the biggest reason is.”

Hwarururuk-

Flames erupted from Leo’s body.

“I think the biggest thing is thinking ‘I can’t win.'”

“Eek! Shut up! That’s not it!”

Selia, flaring up, gripped her sword properly and charged at Leo.

Shiik-!

Selia drew a small-sized dagger from her bosom.

A parrying dagger.

It was the weapon Selia had chosen as her secondary armament.

Selia, a knight with powerful firepower, was already a student with strong advantages in area attacks.

What Leo had recommended to such a Selia was precisely this parrying dagger that could enhance close-range swordsmanship.

Chaeng-!

Selia deflected Leo’s spear aimed at her with the parrying dagger and targeted Leo’s neck.

Hwak-!

Leo charged forward, evading Selia’s thrust and diving into her embrace.

Chaeng-!

Leo drew a parrying dagger from his bosom.

The small daggers crossed at close range.

“Kuk?”

Selia, who had allowed Leo to get to close range, gritted her teeth and gripped her rapier properly.

Leo, who had let go of Ranchea, grabbed Selia’s wrist holding the rapier.

“Giving up easily isn’t like you.”

“Who said I gave up?”

Selia flared up and released her aura.

Leo was knocked back by the aura released at maximum output in an instant.

Suddenly, blades of wind flew toward Leo.

Leo, who had ignited aura at his fingertips, spun his body.

Kwagagagagagagagagak-!

The wind blades struck Leo’s hands and scattered in all directions.

Hwaak-!

Leo, who had stopped spinning, turned around.

Tak-!

“Wow! Wow! As expected of Leo oppa! Amazing!”

Chelsea kept bursting out with exclamations of admiration.

Seeing such Chelsea, Selia gritted her teeth and shouted.

“Chelsea! This isn’t the time to face Leo with a light heart! This is a test!”

At Selia’s words, Chelsea panicked and protested.

“I, I’ve never faced Leo oppa with a light heart!”

“Then be serious! Such shallow magic won’t work on Leo!”

“What? Sh, shallow? This is…!”

It was when Chelsea was flaring up at seeing Selia being much more irritable than usual.

Seuik-!

Leo’s fingertip pointed toward Chelsea.

Whooom-!

Powerful magical energy was released.

Hwaaaaaaang!

“Ugh?!”

As a powerful wind suddenly struck, Chelsea’s eyes squeezed shut.

‘Wind magic!’

Just as Chelsea frantically tried to counter Leo’s magic.

Kwagagagagagagaga-!

A whirlwind swept around Chelsea.

“Wind Storm.”

Watching Leo complete the spell in an instant, Chelsea felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

‘High-speed casting!’

High-speed casting was Chelsea’s specialty.

Moreover, the spell he completed was also high-level magic.

Chelsea hastily cast a dispel magic and flew up into the air to escape Leo’s spell.

“Chelsea!”

Selia, who had turned pale, frantically called out to Chelsea.

“…!”

Chelsea’s face also turned blue as she looked at Leo in front of her.

Leo launched a kick straight toward Chelsea.

“Wi, Wind Shield!”

Pweong-!

Wind clashed against wind, creating an ear-splitting sound that echoed through the air.

Hwaaaaaaak-!

The shockwave from Leo and Chelsea’s collision caused the surrounding grass to flatten in opposite directions.

The ground surface was torn up and sent flying.

“Uaaaah!”

“What is that!”

The students who had been attacking Glory’s walls screamed as the sudden storm struck them.

Kwang-!

“Something flew over here!”

“Is it artillery? What is it?”

When something came flying toward the walls, they showed confused reactions.

The thick dust cloud cleared.

Chelsea could be seen embedded in the wall.

“Hueok!”

“Che, Chelsea!”

The Harmony students frantically supported Chelsea.

At that moment.

“Kweeeek!”

“Leo is coming!”

Everyone showed horrified expressions as they spotted Leo flying toward Chelsea at tremendous speed.

That’s when it happened.

Shwiik-!

A spear flew in with a sharp sound and blocked Leo.

“Howl!”

Howl Nape, a top-tier student from the Knight Department, blocked Leo’s path.

Howl, using Poison Aura, threatened Leo with his characteristic snake-like spear techniques.

Leo smiled as he watched Howl.

“Nice! Just like a knight protecting his king.”

Howl made a stern expression and swung his spear.

Whiririik-!

“Selia is quite the strategist too.”

Literary and military arts combined.

This was the motto of an honor student befitting a direct descendant of Jerdinger that Selia aspired to be.

“Chloe told me.”

Leo grinned.

“She said Selia would choose Chelsea as king since she has the best mobility among the 2nd years and can escape even from chaotic battles.”

The reason for putting Chelsea at the front was to hide this fact.

“From your reaction, it seems to be true.”

Leo chuckled and swung Ranchea behind him.

Chaeng-!

Flame Storm and Ranchea crossed, spewing sparks.

Using that opening, Howl swung his spear toward Leo.

Shwiik-!

Like a snake biting its prey.

Howl’s spear aimed at Leo with unpredictable movements.

Kwang-!

Leo kicked away Howl’s spear.

“Kuk?”

Howl was sent flying.

At the same time, Leo used his bare hand to drive a punch into Selia’s abdomen.

Kwang!

“Kek?”

Selia’s body bent and flew away from the fist wrapped in flame aura.

Leo’s gaze turned to Chelsea.

The Harmony students supporting Chelsea screamed “Hiik-!”

“Run! Run!”

“Protect Chelsea!”

“Chelsea! Escape!”

The moment the king dies, Harmony would be eliminated.

Regular students rushed at Leo.

Selia, who had staggered to her feet, gritted her teeth.

‘To think we’d be pushed into a defensive position from the start of the exam.’

Normally, even if it was discovered that Chelsea was the king, they wouldn’t be driven into such a crisis situation.

The reason for making Chelsea the king was as Leo explained.

Mobility that doesn’t easily fall into a defensive position.

And even when crisis situations arose, she had the speed and combat ability to break through everything.

Even if Woreden and Selia attacked together, capturing Chelsea wouldn’t be easy.

That’s why they made Chelsea the king.

But….

‘What the hell is he!’

Selia gritted her teeth.

Leo’s ability far exceeded expectations.

‘Am I thinking that I can’t win?’

Selia’s hand trembled.

‘No! I never thought that… never….’

Just as Selia’s eyes wavered.

“Selia!”

Howl urgently called out to Selia.

At that, Selia snapped back to her senses with a start.

“Leo is chasing Chelsea! We have to stop him!”

“Got it!”

Shaking off the pain she felt in her abdomen, Selia urgently got up and chased after Leo.

The Harmony students rushing at Leo to protect Chelsea were being swept away.

Chelsea gritted her teeth and raised her mana as she watched Leo pursuing her.

‘You think I’m taking Leo lightly?! I’m not! I’m just…! I mean…’

Chelsea, who had been inwardly rebelling against Selia’s words, was swept up in the storm that struck.

Leo was completely overwhelming Chelsea with wind magic.

Chelsea, who had been rolling on the ground, looked up at Leo.

Seeing Leo’s expressionless face as he approached with his spear slung over his shoulder, Chelsea felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

She realized what Selia had meant by ‘taking it lightly.’

Along with that, Hallind’s words came to mind.

‘Will you chase after those two from behind? Or will you walk your own path?’

Hallind’s words came back to her.

Kwagagagagagak-!

Once again, a storm swept before Chelsea’s eyes.

Chelsea, who barely dodged it, looked at Leo approaching her with emotionless eyes.

Seeing the object of her admiration looking at her as a target to be defeated, Chelsea gritted her teeth.

Except for the moment they first met, she had never once seen Leo as a rival or target to defeat.

With his hero-like appearance from a fairy tale, he was simply an object of admiration…

Simply someone she wanted to watch.

Without thinking of walking beside him or standing behind him.

Just vaguely like a girl reading a fairy tale.

Chelsea, who had harbored the wish to watch his exploits with a fluttering heart, felt the distance between Leo and herself for the first time today.

She didn’t think she could win.

Chelsea was someone who knew the gap between herself and Leo as well as Selia did.

She thought she could be satisfied just watching from afar…

‘I can’t see him.’

She realized it now.

The fact that he had become so distant that even reaching out wouldn’t be enough to touch him.

‘How on earth should I…’

Chelsea’s eyes trembled.

“Chelsea?”

Then a familiar voice reached her.

“Brother.”

She looked at another object of admiration.

Seeing Chelsea looking at him with eyes that somehow seemed to be seeking help, Avad made a stern expression and raised his mana.

Kwagagagagagak!

Avad, who had deflected Leo’s magic, shouted.

“Selia!”

Selia, who had somehow reached Leo’s back, was raising her flame aura.

“I don’t like joining forces with you.”

Sparks flew from Selia’s eyes.

“But right now, this is the only way!”

Hwareureureuk-!

Fire and wind.

Among the 2nd years.

The combination that could produce the most powerful force joined together.

“Prominence.”

“Tempest.”

Selia’s aura and Avad’s mana fused together, creating a massive storm of flames.

Selia, raising her sword, shouted.

“Prepare yourself! Leo!”

Seeing this, Leo raised his aura and mana.

Hwareureureuk! Hwioooo!

A storm of flames was generated in Leo’s hands as well.

“Haaaaaaap!”

Selia let out a battle cry as she swung Flame Storm toward Leo.

Kwaaaaang-!

The storms of flames collided and swept through the surrounding area.

***

The flames cleared.

Chelsea stared blankly ahead of her.

“Chelsea.”

Avad smiled bitterly as he reached out to pat his sister’s head.

“Brother…”

“Now… isn’t it time for you to take flight too?”

Avad, who smiled bitterly, received a death judgment and disappeared.

Thunk-!

Ranchea, which had been embedded in Avad’s back, stuck into the ground.

Selia’s hands trembled as she had squeezed out all her strength.

She looked at the hands that firmly gripped the blade of Flame Storm in both hands.

Blood flowed from the hands and they were burned.

But those hands were firmly blocking Selia’s attack.

“You said you never thought you couldn’t win, right?”

Leo put strength into his hands.

A sword that remains unchanged as long as its master’s will burns.

Kwajik-! Hwareureuk-

The blade of Flame Storm, broken by Leo, scattered as flames.

Selia’s face contorted.

“Even like this?”

At Leo’s cruelly cold question, the battered Selia stepped back.

The light on the bracelet indicating her life went out.

Chelsea.”

Selia turned to look at Chelsea.

Run away.”

Hwaak-!

Selia also received a death judgment and was transferred.

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