Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 451

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451.

 

“What the hell is happening inside?”

 

Riennia shouted in frustration.

 

Due to the wall of black flames rising before their eyes, they couldn’t see what was happening beyond it at all.

 

Seeing this, Torua raised his staff.

 

Wooong-!

 

A massive spear of light was created by Torua’s magic.

 

Kwaaaaak-!

 

Torua launched his magic toward the wall.

 

Hwaak-!

 

But the black flames devoured Torua’s mana.

 

Torua’s eyes twitched at the sight.

 

“Let me try.”

 

Runia began chanting a spell.

 

Hwareureureuk-!

 

White flames erupted across her entire body.

 

Kwaaaaaa-!

 

The white flames wrapping around Runia’s body grew even more intense.

 

“Miss Runia?!”

 

Eiran called out to Runia urgently.

 

Hwareuk-!

 

Runia, whose blazing red hair had turned pure white, gritted her teeth.

 

The flames of the Flame Emperor that burned oneself to annihilate impure things.

 

The flames given to Runia by Katariou, the last Phoenix King, were the most noble flames in the world.

 

Runia completed her magic while suffering burns from the flames.

 

“Flame Emperor!”

 

Hwaak-!

 

As if a white sun had appeared.

 

A massive sphere of flames appeared above Runia’s outstretched palm.

 

Runia hurled that sphere of flames toward the wall of black fire.

 

Pajijijijijik!

 

The black flames and white flames mixed together.

 

But soon a tremendous repulsion occurred, pushing each other away.

 

Flames blazing fiercely as if opposing forces had met.

 

Hwaak-!

 

But soon the black flames devoured Runia’s flames.

 

Kwagagagagagagagang-!

 

An explosion incomparable to anything before occurred.

 

“Keuuk?!”

 

Everyone covered their eyes and lowered their heads at the tremendous flash and explosion’s aftershock.

 

Kuoooooong-!

 

The explosion’s sound echoed as reverberations.

 

But despite all this, the wall of black flames remained intact.

 

“Damn it!”

 

Runia, her hair returned to its original red color, clenched her fist and shouted roughly.

 

She gripped so tightly that her nails dug into her palm, causing blood to flow.

 

She felt burning pain throughout her body from the burns.

 

But Runia looked at the wall of flames with frustration.

 

‘What next student council president! What successor to Lady Luna!’

 

Recently, Runia had been elated.

 

As a member of the Runda Family that had contracted with phoenixes for generations, she had inherited the power of the Phoenix King that had disappeared long ago.

 

In addition, she had been evaluated as the successor to Luna, Progenitor of the Starry Skies, following the Comet Mage, and had even gained recognition from Dragon Lord Mellina.

 

So she thought she had gotten a little closer.

 

But she hadn’t.

 

‘So far away.’

 

The distance between her and Leo was still vast.

 

‘No, I already knew that!’

 

She knew there was a gap she couldn’t bridge no matter how strong she became.

 

That’s why she had run with all her might to chase after Leo.

 

What angered Runia wasn’t the distance between Leo and herself.

 

‘I’m incompetent!’

 

She knew what Leo’s goal was.

 

None other than the subjugation of Erebos.

 

A massive goal she couldn’t even imagine.

 

But having been praised so much by those around her, she had become confident.

 

She believed that in the battles ahead, she would surely be of help to Leo.

 

In fact, Runia had experienced combat with Erebos three times so far.

 

The first time was in Luna’s World.

 

The second time was in Dweno’s World.

 

The third time was in Seirun.

 

And she thought that by obtaining the flames of purification in the second and third encounters, she had gained the power to fight against Erebos.

 

‘It was a delusion…!’

 

What she had faced were merely fragments of Erebos.

 

Now she realized this fact painfully.

 

Seeing Runia trembling with her tightly clenched fist, Eiran urgently grasped her hand.

 

“Miss Runia, take care of your body! You’ll ruin yourself at this rate…!”

 

“Now is not the time to worry about my body…!”

 

“Listen to Miss Eiran, Miss Runia.”

 

Mellina appeared before Runia.

 

“If you ruin your body by using your power recklessly, you won’t be able to help. No, you’ll actually become a burden.”

 

At Mellina’s words, Runia hung her head low.

 

Seeing such Runia, Mellina smiled bitterly.

 

“I’m not expecting great things from you all right now. Just lend a little strength to Lord Arron’s fight. The same goes for you graduates.”

 

“Are you saying we’re not yet qualified to stand on this battlefield?”

 

At Torua’s question, Mellina nodded.

 

“To put it coldly, yes. When I recommended you all to Lord Arron, I only hoped for a little support.”

 

At Mellina’s words, everyone hung their heads low.

 

Seeing this, Mellina said,

 

“Don’t be discouraged. Rather, I’m the one who should apologize to you all.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“You’re all still young.”

 

Mellina said firmly.

 

“Even if you’ve graduated. Even if you’re the best students. You’re all still bound to be inexperienced. You’re not heroes, but hero candidates.”

 

Mellina took a deep breath.

 

“Putting you all, who aren’t ready yet, on the battlefield just to raise our chances of victory even a little is entirely my responsibility.”

 

Mellina spun around.

 

“So it’s not your fault. Rather, you’ve all done very well. From now on, leave it to me, an adult.”

 

Mellina brought her hands together.

 

Silver mana began surging from Mellina’s body.

 

Seeing this, the hero candidates flinched and trembled.

 

Silver and black hair rippled in the wind.

 

Soon the silver magical power turned black.

 

Mellina chanted a magic spell.

 

“Nihil.”

 

Whoosh-!

 

In an instant, the wall of black flames vanished without a trace.

 

“Amazing.”

 

Torua’s mouth fell open.

 

Risinass’s magic.

 

In this world right now, only two people could use this magic.

 

Leo, the Hero of the Beginning, was the first, and Mellina, who inherited her magical power, was the second.

 

The black flames disappeared.

 

Erebos’s gaze, which had been confronting Leo and Arron, turned toward Mellina.

 

-So you’re not just another insignificant creature. Did you inherit that fool’s power through the Record System?

 

Rumble-!

 

Erebos’s gaze turned to Mellina and the other Hero Candidates.

 

And then to the other candidates in the distance who were blocking the assault of his creatures at the castle.

 

-Indeed, it seems many have been deceived by that fool’s honeyed words over 5000 years and harbor useless hope.

 

“Risinass is not a fool, Erebos.”

 

Mellina spoke in a cold voice.

 

It was a frosty demeanor she had never shown before.

 

“Risinass is the great King of Wisdom who led the world to salvation.”

 

-Nothing but a useless grandiose title. Both King of Wisdom and Hero of the Beginning.

 

Erebos spoke in an emotionless voice.

 

-They are merely a fool and a surviving hero, nothing more.

 

Roooooar-!

 

Terrifying flames flickered in Erebos’s hand.

 

As if all the attacks until now had been mere games.

 

A mass of flames containing unimaginable destructive power writhed.

 

-Hero, if those insignificant creatures are the hope you speak of, let me remind you how worthless that hope is.

 

Kwaaaaaaak-!

 

Erebos slammed the fireball into the ground.

 

Kugugugugugugugugugu-

 

An earthquake occurred along with it.

 

The ground shook violently.

 

Crack- Crackcrackcrack-!

 

The ground split apart.

 

Kuwhaaaak-!

 

Kroooooooo!

 

Endless monsters burst forth from the cracked ground.

 

Grotesque monsters with only the will to kill remaining in their eyes shrieked as they charged toward the castle.

 

Ulta made a shocked expression seeing the endless march of monsters emerging from the cracks.

 

“What is this?”

 

“It’s almost legion-level!”

 

Riennia shouted with a pale face.

 

The current monster advance was similar in scale to the Monster Queen’s legion they had seen in Seirun last year.

 

“It seems he’s created legion-level forces.”

 

Mellina said calmly.

 

The Hero Candidates made disgusted expressions at the sight that transcended common sense.

 

The scale of monsters that had just appeared was on par with Silatuna’s legion.

 

Of course, since Silatuna’s legion had many high-ranking demons deployed, it wouldn’t be superior in terms of quality.

 

But creating legion-level forces led by a legion commander on the spot was a chilling thing.

 

Moreover, the number of monsters was still continuously increasing.

 

Mellina, who had been pondering while watching that scene, looked at Leo.

 

When Leo nodded as their eyes met, Mellina spoke.

 

“Everyone, return to the castle and prepare to block the monster advance.”

 

“Yes!”

 

“Then what about Erebos…?!”

 

“Let’s leave him to Arron and Leo Flobe.”

 

Mellina answered the Hero Candidates’ question with a slight smile.

 

As the Hero Candidates nodded and tried to leave, Erebos sneered.

 

-Insignificant creatures without qualification, pay the price!

 

Kwaaaaaaak-!

 

When Erebos swung his arm, the void split apart.

 

Countless black hands stretched out from there and attacked the candidates.

 

Seeing this, Mellina waved her hand.

 

Flash-!

 

Light generated from a silver magic circle blew away the black hands Erebos had summoned.

 

However, she couldn’t block all of Erebos’s attacks.

 

The black hands that survived the attack persistently targeted the candidates.

 

Ulta used Pegasus’s power to eliminate all those hands.

 

Torua blew them away with magic, and in Runia and Eliza’s case, Eiran repelled Erebos’s attacks with Animus’s sword.

 

Seeing this, Erebos’s eyes twitched.

 

“Don’t underestimate those kids too much.”

 

Leo sneered at Erebos.

 

“They’re the children chosen by me, who personally cut you into six pieces.”

 

Whoosh-!

 

Leo increased the distance from Erebos.

 

“Do you think your crude attacks would work?”

 

-How dare you call this body’s power crude?

 

“That’s right. Through our brief fight, I’ve learned quite a lot about you.”

 

Leo’s red eyes gleamed.

 

“First. You’ve been revived, but you’re not in perfect condition. You’re even cut off from the first revived fragment. You don’t know the first fragment’s memories at all.”

 

This was significant.

 

5000 years since Erebos was sealed.

 

And 3000 years since the first fragment was sealed.

 

During all this time, the world had continuously built up power to oppose Erebos.

 

That didn’t simply mean the development of aura, magic, and summoning arts.

 

Erebos was ignorant about the potential the world possessed.

 

“If you had memories from 3000 years ago, you wouldn’t have attacked so recklessly.”

 

Leo mocked Erebos.

 

“Second. You possess power specialized in the authority to create demons and monsters.”

 

He was certain after seeing the legion created moments ago.

 

That authority alone wasn’t much different from Erebos in his complete state.

 

What this meant was one thing.

 

“Your combat power is inferior compared to other fragments.”

 

Of course, you’re only weak compared to other fragments.

 

The combat power you possess as a fragment of primordial evil is at a terrifying level.

 

‘Without Arron, it would have been difficult to handle with just my current power.’

 

Therefore, this fragment had to be subjugated here and now by any means necessary.

 

The moment the fragment before his eyes gains control of Tartaros.

 

Powerful Legion Commanders will be created.

 

“Third. Your power is not in a complete state.”

 

Fire grows stronger the more it burns.

 

And the Erebos before his eyes is a flame that has just begun to burn.

 

As such, its firepower is weak.

 

To Erebos, this world is like firewood.

 

The more it burns the world, the stronger Erebos’s power becomes.

 

‘The fragment that revived 3000 years ago burned for a long time.’

 

And it’s still burning even now.

 

Leo narrowed his eyes.

 

Seeing Leo like that, Erebos laughed.

 

-Don’t worry, it’s enough to finish you off.

 

“Is that so?”

 

-That’s right. If the companion you summoned with the Record System had been someone else, you would have subjugated me again. But since he’s a Hero, you will die.

 

“Nonsense.”

 

Leo answered coldly.

 

-You overestimate Heroes too much. Isn’t that right, Hero?

 

“Don’t make me laugh! Kail won’t die. You… I’ll definitely take you down!”

 

-Yes, go ahead and struggle!

 

Gooooooo-!

 

Black flames erupted from Erebos’s body.

 

Arron gritted his teeth and activated his super senses as he watched the flames rushing toward him.

 

At that moment.

 

Kwagagagagang-!

 

Erebos’s black fire struck Arron.

 

Arron’s face turned pale within the black flames.

 

‘…Super senses…!’

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