Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 485
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485.
“Archer unit, prepare again.”
Lil gave orders to the knight beside her.
At that command, the knight urgently pointed his sword toward the archers.
“Archer unit! Prepare!”
The archers hurriedly nocked arrows to their bowstrings.
However, the loading speed of the archers, who were inadequately trained as the defense force of the Capital of the Border Kingdom, was noticeably slow.
“Can’t you hurry up! The enemies have entered our range!”
The knight shouted in frustration.
Seeing this, Lil let out a light sigh and raised her hand.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble-!
The earth spirits contracted with Lil shook the ground.
Tamus’s army, which had been advancing, lost their balance and fell due to the violently shaking earth.
In the meantime, the archers who had finished loading shot their arrows.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The sound of arrows cutting through the wind rang out.
In sync with this, Lil summoned wind spirits to increase the arrows’ speed.
Tamus’s soldiers fell as they were, struck by arrows whose power was enhanced by the wind’s force.
“Am, amazing.”
“Was a Spirit Mage such a tremendous being?”
The influence that Lil alone had on the battlefield was enormous.
Though still young, Lil, who was especially seasoned in this kind of warfare, had overwhelming command abilities as well.
She was literally a being whose mere existence influenced the tide of battle.
Other commanders who had been directing soldiers on the city wall couldn’t close their mouths.
“Lady Lil! You’re amazing! You’re like a goddess who brings victory!”
“I’m nothing special. My big brother is even more amazing. And he’s truly worthy of being called a god.”
“Bi, big brother?”
When Lil, who looked like a beautiful girl to anyone, mentioned ‘big brother,’ the knights showed bewildered expressions.
At that moment, a brilliant flash flickered in the sky.
Everyone was startled and looked up at the sky.
“Look.”
It was when Lil spoke calmly.
Ruga, one of the Orphan Soldiers, ran over and asked while saluting.
“Captain! When can we join the fight!”
Ruga seemed restless, wanting to defeat the enemy immediately.
Looking at such Ruga, Lil said.
“You all will not participate in this battle.”
“What? Why? We’re much stronger than these people.”
Ruga showed an expression of incomprehension.
Looking at such Ruga, Lil said.
“Certainly, you all are stronger than them. But you’re also at an age where you should be protected.”
There was a collapsed section on one side of the city wall.
There were also Tamus’s knights who had invaded the city through that area.
But regarding that part, she had received contact from Jeremyn.
‘The Shadow folks are helping people evacuate.’
The invading enemies were also being quickly dealt with.
Therefore, Lil could focus entirely on this battlefield.
“What is it that you all should do?”
“Defeat the enemy…”
“No. It’s finding what you want to do.”
Lil said firmly to Ruga.
At this, the Orphan Soldiers’ eyes widened.
“So leave such matters to the adults. Right? Knights?”
Everyone was at a loss for words seeing Lil wink as she asked.
Though it didn’t suit such an urgent situation, Lil captivated everyone around her in an instant.
Along with that, she gave them a sense of relief.
It was then.
“Are you the Lumern 3rd year representative commanding this battlefield?”
A voice came from the sky.
Everyone’s gaze turned toward it.
There was a man clutching one arm while contorting his face—Jerome.
“Are you the Guild Master of the Justice Guild?”
“You know well. Then hand over command to me. I will save you all on this battlefield.”
Jerome said through gritted teeth.
‘Hero qualification revoked? What’s the reason!’
Having conquered countless Heroes’ Worlds, Jerome knew that the message he saw wasn’t an illusion.
In history, no one had ever had their hero qualification revoked.
If this fact became known, Jerome would surely remain as a laughingstock of history.
‘I can’t accept this. I must quickly achieve great deeds and reclaim my position as a hero!’
Jerome’s mind was filled only with such thoughts.
Looking at such Jerome, Lil hesitated.
Even excluding his critically injured state, she wondered whether she should hand over command.
She knew well what kind of ideology he held.
However, since he was a man who had risen to the position of hero, he might be more suitable for commanding this battlefield than herself.
It was when Jerome was pondering this.
“Light Seeker. While we appreciate your offer to command the battlefield… the Justice Guild abandoned us. Therefore, following your command would greatly affect the soldiers’ morale.”
“Lady Lil is commanding this battlefield well enough.”
The knights of the Carnel Kingdom expressed their intention to follow Lil.
It was when Lil’s eyes widened at their reaction.
“How dare these ignorant fools.”
Jerome’s face turned menacing.
“When I offer to take command, you should bow and be grateful, yet you refuse?”
Whoooosh-!
Hero power swirled around his body.
In an instant, Lil’s eyes turned fierce.
Whoosh-!
She swung her battle hammer directly at Jerome.
“Hmph-! What a crude attack!”
Jerome’s eyes flashed.
Though he had already expended much strength in the fight with Tamus and even lost an arm, the fact that he was one of the top skilled among the current generation of heroes remained unchanged.
Lil, who was still just a Hero Candidate, wasn’t an opponent he couldn’t handle.
However, Lil gripping the battle hammer put even more strength into her hands.
If she backed down here, all of Carnel’s knights would die.
Lil instinctively knew this fact and gritted her teeth.
“You try to kill people just because they don’t follow your will! You! What do you think human lives are!”
“Are you lecturing me right now! What do you know about heroes to be spouting off? Heroes are special humans who will lead the era! Other humans are merely expendable items that just need to follow the hero’s will!”
At Jerome’s words, Lil’s shoulders trembled.
“I’m truly curious to see what will happen with such a weak mindset!”
“At least I won’t become like you! You bastard!”
“What?”
Lil’s power momentarily exceeded its limits as she spat out curses.
Crack-!
The barrier of light Jerome had created with spirits began to fracture.
“What?!”
Crunch-!
“Guhk?!”
The battle hammer struck Jerome squarely in the chest.
His body was sent flying.
“Huff. Huff. How?”
[Impressive.]
Someone gently patted Lil’s head as if pressing down on it.
“Larel-nim?”
What Lil had used was none other than Larel’s power.
She had momentarily deployed the Spirit Armored power that Leo had placed on Lil for training.
[Well, using my power was purely thanks to Leo-nim’s help.]
When Leo had deployed Spirit Armored on Lil, Larel had briefly resided within Lil’s body.
This had formed a kind of temporary contract.
However, using Larel’s power was entirely Lil’s own ability.
[If it weren’t for Leo-nim, you might have been the one to contract with me.]
Lil’s expression twisted as she looked at Larel, who wore a proud expression.
“Urp?!”
She covered her mouth and ran to a corner of the city wall.
“Ugh.”
It was the price for using power beyond her allowed limits.
Larel patted Lil’s back with a peculiar expression as she watched Lil suffer from the twisting pain in her head and stomach.
“Waaaah!”
“Long live Lil-nim!”
“The goddess of victory protects us!”
The knights and soldiers cheered loudly, knowing that Lil had saved them.
[Since they’re calling for you so enthusiastically, why don’t you wave at them?]
“If I vomit… urk! Stop? Bleh!”
[…That wouldn’t look very good. Do it when you feel better.]
***
With a tremendous flash of light, Tamus crashed to the ground.
[That’s incredible.]
Ati let out an exclamation of admiration.
“Well, I just unleashed overwhelming firepower momentarily.”
Even for Leo now, maintaining this level of attack power continuously would be difficult.
If the opponent dodged, it would be useless.
No matter how powerful an attack is, it’s meaningless unless it hits.
Kirran asked with apparent interest.
[How does the current Leo compare to your previous life?]
“In terms of attack power alone, it’s similar to when I first met Risinass. I’m still far from catching up in overall aspects though.”
After answering, Leo pursued Tamus.
‘He’s not completely dead yet.’
Befitting someone with great power, he had survived even after taking that blow.
Whoosh-! Crash-!
Just then, Jerome, who had been struck by Lil, came flying and crashed in front of Leo.
“Guhk! Cough! Damn bitch!”
Jerome got up and shouted with murderous eyes.
Looking at Jerome, Leo said.
“Did you get beaten by Lil?”
“Leo Flobe?”
Jerome’s body trembled slightly.
Leo, who had noticed that Lil had summoned Larel, curled up the corners of his mouth.
“How does it feel to see a real hero?”
“Was it you… Are you connected to me being stripped of my hero qualification!”
“Think whatever makes you comfortable.”
Jerome’s body trembled with rage as he watched Leo sneer at him.
Seeing that attitude, he was certain.
His expulsion from the hero position was connected to Leo.
“Why.”
Jerome muttered quietly.
“Why?! Heroes are chosen beings! And I am a chosen human! I was always the best! I’ve been executing justice for the world! So why must I be driven from the hero’s position! Why must I, who achieved great deeds!”
Looking at Jerome, who was screaming as if in agony, Leo said indifferently.
“I don’t think you’re such a great person at all.”
“What?”
“In my eyes, you’re nothing but an idiot who thinks having some power means you can do whatever you want with the world.”
Jerome’s face hardened at Leo’s cold words.
“Isn’t the title of hero too precious for such an idiot?”
“Graaaaaaah!”
Jerome, his eyes rolled back, charged at Leo.
Leo dodged such Jerome.
Slice-!
With an eerie sound, Jerome’s movement stopped.
Splurt-! Thud-!
Jerome’s headless body collapsed.
With an expressionless face, Leo shook the blood off Nox and pursued Tamus without even glancing at Jerome.
Currently, the interior of Kanel’s capital was in chaos due to Tamus’s army.
‘Unless I eliminate him, they’ll keep pouring in endlessly.’
Leo pursued Tamus.
And shortly after.
He found him standing in the middle of the ruins.
Realizing Leo had come, Tamus glared at Leo with his headless form and shouted.
“It’s not over yet!”
Tamus shouted fiercely.
“I haven’t regained my power from my prime! If I regain my power as a Spiritualist, killing you wouldn’t be impossible!”
Tamus burned with murderous intent.
He had dealt a fatal wound, but hadn’t completely brought him down.
“Stop struggling pathetically and accept death with dignity.”
Just as Leo irritably raised Nox.
Flash-!
Light erupted from the ground where Tamus stood.
“This place is the land I ruled 3000 years ago.”
Tamus’s eyes gleamed.
“Isn’t it natural that I would remember the location of my treasure vault?”
Tamus, curling up the corners of his mouth, extended his hand.
Along with it, a door was created.
“Wouldn’t you need a key to open it?”
“Heh. Do you think a key is needed to enter my treasure vault!”
Tamus sneered as he opened the treasure vault door.
Flash-!
Along with a brilliant light, the surrounding scenery changed.
When Leo opened his eyes, a massive armory revealed itself.
In the center, Tamus stood beside a throne.
Tamus lifted the skull head placed on the throne and placed it upon his own neck.
Flash-!
The skull’s eye sockets gleamed.
“With this, I have regained my complete power! Hero of the Beginning! Uhahahahahaha!”
Tamus burst into mad laughter as he raised his hand.
“I shall show you! The power of my proud Hero Legion!”
Whooooo-!
The spiritual power emanating from Tamus’s body seeped into the weapons filling the armory.
Flash-!
The spiritual power soon manifested the living forms of the weapons’ former owners.
“I remember how you all defied my commands 3000 years ago! But I shall forgive you! Foolish spirits! You shall become my slaves and rule this world once more!”
Tamus’s eyes gleamed.
“Drive out the fake heroes who rose to heroic positions through Hero Record’s power! Let us show these fools what a true hero is! Follow my command and kill him!”
At the mad Tamus’s command, the spirits began approaching Leo.
Tamus’s spiritualism, revived by the Overlord King’s power, was closer to necromancy.
It forcibly dominated others and reduced them to the dead.
Leo’s face hardened as he watched the spirits approaching him.
It wasn’t hardened from fear or anxiety.
He could hear the anguished voices of countless spirits.
‘I see.’
Leo looked down at his hands.
‘I had awakened spiritualism.’
He heard the sorrowful voices of the spirits.
Just like Risinass had been.
Flash-!
Pure white spiritual power flowed from Leo’s hands.
The spirits’ movements stopped at that light.
“You can do as you wish.”
Leo said.
“You are free. No one can bind you.”
Clang-!
The spirits touched by the pure white light trembled, then one by one began to disappear.
The weapons they had been holding rolled helplessly on the ground.
Seeing this, Tamus’s eyes widened.
“H-how!”
“I just pretended to be a better spiritualist than you.”
Leo said as he approached Tamus.
Whooooooo-!
An ominous killing intent flowed from Leo’s body.
Seeing such a Leo, Tamus spoke with a trembling voice.
“S-spare me.”
He had been completely defeated both as a knight and as a spiritualist.
Now only two options remained.
Accepting death or begging for his life.
“Hero of the Beginning! I can… No! I can resist the Overlord King’s power! That detestable Overlord King said so! That another fragment of Erebos has been revived! And that he possesses a fragment of Erebos! In this era, I will be of great help! Please spare me! As a great hero! Please show mercy to your junior!”
Looking down at Tamus who knelt and rubbed his hands together obsequiously, Leo said.
“Certainly, a hero with power like yours would be of great help.”
“Y-yes, that’s right…”
“If you were a hero, that is.”
Leo raised Nox.
Tamus’s face hardened.
“But you’re not a hero, are you?”
“S-spare me! Someone like me will surely never exist again!”
“There are more than enough people in this era who will become stronger than you.”
“Kraaaah!”
Tamus, who had been kneeling, made a final desperate attack as he lunged at Leo.
Thunk-!
At that moment.
Tamus’s head flew through the air.
3000 years ago.
His neck was severed by the exact same sword trajectory that had beheaded him before.
Tamus’s body crumbled helplessly.
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