Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 450
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450.
A single staff shone like starlight in Leo’s hand.
Cometes.
A staff bearing the name of comet.
A divine-grade staff created by Dweno and named by Luna, it could be called the strongest magical staff among those currently in existence.
Even when it was created, it contained tremendous magical power, as it was made by Dweno, called the Divine Blacksmith, who burned his craftsman’s soul while creating it.
‘Not stopping there, that Luna girl slathered all kinds of spells on it and completely modified it. Adding her own magical power was just a bonus.’
Furthermore, it passed through the hands of Seirun, Luna’s successor, adding Seirun’s magical power as well.
‘The problem is that it became a magical staff that’s just as difficult to handle.’
For ages, no family has properly handled Cometes.
Even in the Tingel family, which inherited Seirun’s blood.
The reason was simple.
‘Because the staff’s creator, the one who used it, and the one who inherited it were all unprecedented geniuses.’
Even Leo only recently became able to handle Cometes perfectly after receiving it from Seirun.
Leo, gripping Cometes, soared high into the sky.
Leo rose to a height where Erebos’s form was barely visible and unleashed his magical power.
Whooom-!
Cometes glowed in response to Leo’s magical power.
Leo’s red-glowing eyes changed to gray.
Gray magical power rippled from Leo’s body as he unleashed his magic.
A magic circle was drawn in the void.
A crystallization of magical formulas composed of geometric runic language.
Not simply magic, but an entire magical system.
In this world, only one person.
A magical system that only the Hero of the Beginning could use.
Leo completed the magic by quietly reciting the spell’s name.
“Bible.”
As the incantation was completed, the Bible’s magical formula rapidly changed.
New runic language was carved within the magic circle.
It was the magical formula of Star Magic.
Leo gripped Cometes and deployed the magic.
Flash-! Crackle crackle crackle-!
Beautiful magical formulas were generated around Leo.
Seeing this, Leo chanted the incantation.
The magical formulas glowed in various colors in tune with Leo’s magical chanting.
Along with this, the atmospheric mana began to vibrate.
A beautiful melody resonated throughout the entire battlefield.
It wasn’t a voice.
A sound created by the trembling of atmospheric mana.
“What on earth is this?”
Ulta made a surprised expression.
Torua, who had been holding a staff and chanting spells, opened her eyes wide.
“It’s magical chanting.”
Someone’s chanting resonated with the atmospheric magical power.
That resonance only sounded like a melody.
“Star Magic.”
Riennia, who recognized the magic’s identity, opened her eyes wide and looked up at the void.
“Leo Flobe?”
Her mouth fell open.
“Amazing, Leo-nim.”
Eiran also expressed admiration.
“Just how powerful is this magic?”
Runia also made a bewildered expression.
That’s when it happened.
[Everyone.]
Mellina’s voice reached their ears.
[From now on, I’ll take command. Ulta, take Riennia and attack Erebos.]
At those words, Ulta grabbed the reins of his Pegasus, Eirya.
Whoosh-!
Flying at tremendous speed, Eirya unleashed lightning.
Crackle crackle crackle-!
While flying at unimaginable speed, Riennia raised her body.
Whoosh-!
Tremendous speed could be felt.
But Riennia didn’t mind and pulled back her bowstring.
Grooooooo-!
While drawing the bowstring, she spoke an incantation.
As Riennia chanted the star spell, the atmospheric mana that had been resonating with Leo responded to Riennia’s incantation.
Riennia’s eyes widened slightly.
‘What is this?’
She had only chanted along with Leo’s magical incantation.
Yet she could feel the spell’s power becoming even stronger.
A force far beyond the maximum power Riennia could produce was imbued.
But even so, there was no feeling of instability.
‘Rather, it’s stabilized.’
Crack-!
Riennia pulled the bowstring even more forcefully.
‘As if this is the original power.’
With the extremely natural movement of magical power, Riennia finished her incantation.
“Terminus.”
Flash-!
As Riennia released the bowstring, the Terminus magic in arrow form flew toward Erebos.
Flash-! Boom-! Whoooosh-!
From the magic’s aftermath, trees and grass around Erebos were flattened in the opposite direction.
Flicker flicker-!
As black flames poured out, Mellina spoke.
[Torua, please block the flames with earth magic.]
Torua moved the earth with magical formulas.
Rumble rumble rumble-!
A massive earthen wall rose up and blocked the flames.
‘Torua’s magic shows no change in power.’
Riennia unleashed magical power and used magic.
Cold air swirled around her hand.
Magic deployed with ordinary magical formulas showed no change in power.
Riennia used Star Magic.
Then a clearly different magical reaction from usual occurred.
“Torua! Use Star Magic!”
“Star Magic is becoming more powerful than usual right now!”
At those words, Torua also hurriedly checked her magic.
And understanding Riennia’s meaning, she made a surprised expression.
Runia and Eiran also noticed the change.
“What’s happening?!”
When Eliza asked urgently, Runia replied.
“I don’t know. What’s certain is that the star magic formula is being influenced by Leo’s spell.”
Along with those words, Leo’s magic was completed.
Flash—!
A pillar of light struck down from the sky.
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Flash—!
Erebos’s eyes twitched at the radiance of starlight that covered the sky.
It was magic with power that even Erebos couldn’t easily dismiss.
As far as Erebos knew, there was only one person who could use magic of this caliber.
—Luna Rubinance?
KRAAAAAAASH—!
The pillar of light directly engulfed Erebos.
A massive explosion occurred along with the enormous flash.
Arron’s eyes widened at the sight.
“Luna?”
It looked just like seeing Luna.
But Arron knew.
That Luna didn’t exist in this era.
If not Luna, there was only one person who could wield star magic like this.
‘Kail!’
Arron smiled.
‘As expected, Kail is amazing.’
He was clearly different from himself who had stopped progressing.
Even after reincarnation, Kail had continued to refine himself.
‘Now his magic has progressed to the point where one might mistake him for Luna. Though he hasn’t regained his prime power yet, once he does, he’ll surely become incomparably stronger than the Kail I knew.’
Arron clenched his fist.
Whoooosh—!
Then black flames emerged through the dust.
—What’s with that relieved expression?
“Erebos.”
Thud—!
Erebos took a step toward Arron.
Despite taking a direct hit from Leo’s magic, Erebos was still standing strong.
—Indeed, you’re not Luna Rubinance.
Erebos looked up at the sky.
—A surviving hero, is it.
Along with Erebos’s quiet murmur, Leo descended from the sky.
“Did you sleep well for 5000 years?”
—What’s with that appearance? Surviving hero.
“Since you’re still alive, I came back to life to finish you off completely.”
Leo’s lips curved.
Seeing Leo with clear mockery at the corners of his mouth, Erebos spoke.
—Having delayed the world’s end for 5000 years, you’ve done your part sufficiently.
Kuhung—
Erebos sneered at Leo.
—Unlike me, who won’t disappear until this world burns, you’re different. It’s only natural for a mortal like you to vanish. Yet here you stand before me, unable even to die. Kuhahahahahaha—!
Erebos’s mad laughter echoed.
—To defy even your given fate. Truly remarkable. You are more suited to the name of surviving hero than anyone else, Kail.
Whoosh—!
Intense black flames swirled accordingly.
Mellina urgently tried to approach to help the two.
Seeing Mellina, Erebos glared.
—How dare a mere lowly creation covet this place!
“Kugh?!”
Along with Erebos’s furious roar, a wall of black flames shot up.
Seeing this, Leo narrowed his eyes.
“You’re quite discriminatory, aren’t you?”
—Surviving hero, and the Hero. You are different from mere lowly creations.
“What’s different about us?”
—5000 years ago, when I burned the world. The detestable gods vanished from this world. My long-time nemeses became unable to set foot in this world again.
Whoooosh—!
Erebos’s body blazed with black flames.
—The world’s destruction became a foregone conclusion. In that situation, it was you who defied that fate.
Pure evil that had existed since the beginning.
A being of destruction that existed solely to burn the world.
The moment the gods disappeared and he revealed himself.
The world’s destruction was only natural.
But the Great Heroes ultimately defeated Erebos and prevented that destruction.
—You accomplished a feat that even the gods couldn’t achieve. To me, you are mightier nemeses than the gods themselves. I cannot place you on the same level as lowly creations. Be grateful. You have earned recognition from me, the primordial evil.
“How fucking honored I am that I could curse.”
Leo gritted his teeth.
—Kuhuhuh. So then.
Erebos’s gaze turned to Arron.
—You who persist through the gods’ Record System are quite relieved, aren’t you, Arron. When you were on the verge of death, you trembled with such fear.
“That doesn’t matter anymore.”
Arron gripped his sword tightly.
His face held an incomparably stronger resolve than before.
“I’m no longer afraid of death. Because the world has been saved.”
Arron pointed his sword at Erebos.
“I’m not afraid of disappearing either. Because I have no doubt that Kail will defeat you.”
—Huhuhuh. Kuhuhuhuhuh. Kuhahahahahaha!
Erebos burst into mad laughter.
Seeing this, Leo frowned.
“What’s so funny?”
—How could it not be funny! Kail! I cannot understand why you call this pitiful one a Hero!
Erebos looked at Arron.
—Listen well, cowardly Hero. The surviving hero is alone. Neither you, nor the Divine Blacksmith, nor the Progenitor of the Starry Skies, nor the Fool exist. He remains alone in this world!
“No! Kail has successors who carry on our spirit! He’s not alone!”
—Are those great successors the lowly creations over there?
Erebos’s gaze turned to Mellina and the Hero Candidates standing on the battlefield.
After a moment, Erebos looked at Arron as if pitying him.
—They cannot replace you, Hero.
“No! Those children will surely….”
—Even if they replace you, Hero… you’ve overlooked one fact.
“What?”
—That the surviving hero is fighting me once again.
Erebos lowered his body.
And spoke quietly.
-It means repeating that pain you experienced once more.
Arron’s face hardened.
“Arron, don’t mind it.”
Leo said with an expressionless face.
“I’m already prepared.”
-You may be prepared, but what about this cowardly Hero?
Erebos’s lips twisted.
-The only Great Hero who feared his friends’ deaths, sacrificed himself, yet still feared death and doubted the world’s salvation. Let me tell you about the final moments of the others I’ve seen.
Whoosh-!
Erebos’s body burst into flames.
-They selfishly dumped their ideals on the surviving hero. Dumping their unfulfilled dreams! Believing without doubt that the surviving hero would accomplish it, they were selfishly satisfied and closed their eyes! Yes! Their faith was right!
Leo hardened his face and raised his mana.
-In the end! The surviving hero saved the world! Saying he would fulfill you five’s wishes, he couldn’t even die and struggled to the very end! To a degree that amazed even me! Among you five, he met the most painful death! And now! He’s trying to repeat that pain once more!
Leo looked behind Arron’s back.
He could see his shoulders trembling faintly.
-How strange? Hero. Why do you make the same expression as when you died?
Seeing Arron’s face contorted as if about to cry, Erebos’s face was colored with ecstasy.
“You bastard…!”
Murderous intent dwelt in Leo’s eyes.
-Truly enjoyable, breaking down one’s nemesis.
The atmosphere of Erebos, who had been chuckling, suddenly changed.
-The small talk ends here.
Sinister killing intent poured from Erebos’s body.
-Now I shall burn you both.
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