Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 510

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510.

 

“Hup!”

 

Metelar let out a battle cry as he quickly approached Mel.

 

Black haze rose around Mel.

 

Kwaaak-!

 

The haze bound Metelar’s body like threads.

 

Kuguugugung-!

 

At that moment, Metelar’s soles dug into the ground.

 

Metelar’s eyes twitched.

 

“Gravity magic.”

 

His eyes turned toward Mel.

 

“You’re planning to buy time.”

 

Metelar, a seasoned knight, easily grasped Mel’s intention.

 

This place was Lumern.

 

And Metelar, as the former headmaster, knew Lumern’s strength well.

 

Among the students, there were already those with power comparable to heroes.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

The professors who taught those students.

 

They were those who had their names inscribed in the Hero Record, or even if they hadn’t, possessed power equal to heroes.

 

The Hero Military Academies didn’t serve as one of the mighty forces suppressing Tartaros for nothing.

 

“How shallow.”

 

Metelar curled up the corner of his mouth.

 

“You should know better than anyone that we’re not ordinary heroes.”

 

Gooooo-!

 

Dark blue aura emanated from his body.

 

The aura soon became sharp sword energy that scattered in all directions.

 

Just as Metelar, having forcibly broken the magic, was about to charge at Mel.

 

Zzzzzzzzak-!

 

With an ominous sound, the ground began to freeze.

 

Metelar’s eyes twitched as he leaped high.

 

Tak-!

 

Saaaaaaa-!

 

The ground froze as powerful cold air scattered.

 

Metelar’s gaze turned to one side.

 

“Ho, still a 2nd year but using powerful magic.”

 

Clank-!

 

Chloe lifted the staff she had planted on the ground.

 

Then thin ice fell from her body.

 

Ice World.

 

Her unique magic had threatened a hero whose name was known throughout the previous generation.

 

‘A pure mage. It’s rare to see a mage who uses this level of ice magic, and at this age too.’

 

The power of magic wasn’t the same as combat ability.

 

No matter how mighty the magic used, if distance was allowed, they became powerless beings.

 

But even so, the magic used at this age was extraordinary.

 

‘A 2nd year using 5th year level magic.’

 

“The Knight Academy needs to step up.”

 

Just as Metelar muttered quietly and swung his sword at Chloe.

 

Kwagagagagagang-! Pazizizik-!

 

Golden aura blocked Metelar’s sword.

 

Metelar’s eyes twitched as he looked at the young knight who had blocked his path.

 

“What nonsense.”

 

Duran’s golden eyes flashed.

 

“Undead like you don’t need to worry about the Knight Academy.”

 

‘This one’s also a 2nd year?’

 

Seeing Duran block his sword, even if it was just one strike, Metelar furrowed his brow.

 

A 2nd year blocking his sword, when he had been exceptional even among heroes.

 

“I’ll praise you. For blocking my sword, even if just for an instant.”

 

Metelar put strength into his hand.

 

“But it’s reckless. Blame your own foolishness and die.”

 

Just as his sword was about to change, a small shadow dove into his embrace.

 

Kwaang-!

 

With a loud noise, Metelar’s body floated in the air.

 

Kwak-!

 

Metelar, who had been sent flying, landed on the ground and looked at the girl who had sent him flying.

 

Chen Xia, who had used water aura, fused her aura with Duran’s with an expressionless face and attacked Metelar directly.

 

“Another 2nd year?”

 

Just as Metelar grimaced and tried to subdue Chen Xia and Duran.

 

Kukugugugugung! Hwareureureuk-!

 

A massive pillar of fire poured down from the sky.

 

Selia, having maximized the power of flames with Avad’s magic, delivered a strike.

 

Metelar’s face gradually hardened.

 

‘Another 2nd year?’

 

Students with power far beyond 2nd year level appeared one after another.

 

‘Even so, there are only two in the front line. I can easily subdue them…’

 

The two people holding his ankles.

 

Just as he thought he could easily neutralize them by subduing only Duran and Chen Xia.

 

A massive rock flew at tremendous speed and slammed into Metelar.

 

Kwaang-!

 

At the dizzying power, Metelar grimaced as he looked at the large boy who had attacked him, Woreden.

 

‘Another 2nd year!’

 

Just as he was about to counterattack.

 

A small mage girl and an elf magic swordsman girl intervened between Woreden and Metelar, interfering with him.

 

“Woreden, that’s amazing!”

 

“Brutish.”

 

Eiran shouted in admiration while Chelsea stuck out her tongue as if fed up.

 

Chelsea used wind magic to assist Woreden and Eiran’s movements.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

‘Their movements are systematic. Who’s commanding them? The Dragon Lord?’

 

Not just their skill, but he kept being caught off guard by the formation organized to check him.

 

There was definitely someone watching his movements and predicting the next attack.

 

‘And these brats’ positioning is precise. I can only think it’s the Dragon Lord’s command…’

 

“Kyaaaaaaaaaak! How am I supposed to handle it when you suddenly fly weird!”

 

“Shut up! Who said you could touch strange places! I’ll kill you later… actually, should I just kill you now! Cal Thomas!”

 

“It’s because you’re being so fierce! This is force majeure!”

 

Cal’s agonized screams and Eliza’s venomous voice echoed through the sky.

 

“Excellent work, everyone.”

 

Mel smiled brightly as she looked at the 2nd years.

 

“What are these things?”

 

Metelar asked Mel.

 

At that question, Mel shrugged her shoulders.

 

“The future.”

 

“The future?”

 

“Yes. The future that will carry this world on their shoulders.”

 

At those words, Metelar let out a scornful laugh.

 

“Did you deceive these children with sweet words too? What lies did you tell them? That they could save the world? Hehehe. Like us? Hahahahahaha!”

 

Metelar burst into loud laughter and pointed at Mel with his hand.

 

“Foolish students of Lumern. Let me teach you the truth. I don’t know what this Dragon Lord told you, but you can never save the world. No, rather, you’ll be abandoned by this dragon!”

 

His eyes gleamed with hostility.

 

“You will never be given the chance to challenge the Cataclysm!”

 

Hearing those words, Selia furrowed her brow.

 

“Cataclysm? What the hell is that?”

 

“Maybe it’s related to the Heroes of Cataclysm?”

 

At Chen Xia’s answer, Chelsea put her hand on her waist.

 

“No, but saying we were abandoned and all that. Isn’t the former traitor principal’s persecution complex pretty severe?”

 

“Today was the first time I learned that Professor Mel is a Dragon Lord.”

 

Chloe made an expression showing she didn’t understand.

 

“What?”

 

At the 2nd Years’ confused reactions, Metelar showed a bewildered expression.

 

“There’s no need to listen to the words of a turncoat who sold his soul to Tartaros.”

 

Avad said with a smile.

 

“None of that matters. We just need to defeat him.”

 

Woreden clenched his fist while revealing his fighting spirit.

 

Kugugugugung-!

 

The earth’s axis shook due to the Great Fairy of the Land he had contracted with.

 

“You’re all so reliable.”

 

Mel smiled gently while looking at the 2nd Years, then stood before Metelar.

 

“I never once abandoned you. You simply went astray.”

 

Mel made a cold expression.

 

“Even I don’t know what will become of these children. But one thing is certain – it’s arrogance to think that just because you couldn’t accomplish it, these children can’t either. Most importantly.”

 

Mel paused, then looked back at the 2nd Years and said.

 

“I wasn’t the one who chose these children as the future of the world.”

 

“What?”

 

“It was someone far greater than me.”

 

Mel pointed at the sky with her finger and smiled slightly.

 

“Are you saying it was a god?”

 

“Hmm… In some sense, it might be similar. Since they’re the one who gifted us our current world.”

 

“Nonsense.”

 

Metelar’s face contorted.

 

Ignoring him, Mel spoke.

 

“How unfortunate, though.”

 

Mel sighed softly and raised her hand.

 

“Not only did the hero I chose in the past fall and sell his soul to the Overlord King… but he can only serve as a disposable card meant to buy time.”

 

“What?”

 

“The Overlord King won’t invade Lumern.”

 

Mel’s eyes narrowed.

 

Former heroes turned Undead and countless Demons were invading Lumern.

 

It was certainly the Overlord King’s legion.

 

‘But it’s only a fraction.’

 

Mel had remained silent for long years and earned the title of Silent Dragon, but she had never simply turned away from the world.

 

In that silence, she had served as a massive restraining force against Tartaros.

 

Mel, who had endlessly fought the Overlord King from unseen places, recognized it immediately.

 

‘This is merely stalling for time to tie up my forces and Lumern’s. What he’s really after… must be Lord Leo in Lumeria City.’

 

Then Leo might be in crisis.

 

The Overlord King wouldn’t deploy such tactics unless victory was certain.

 

‘…It’s not just his authority that was strengthened by Erebos’s fragment. His power has grown stronger too.’

 

Even though the Overlord King’s main body wasn’t here, breaking through the curse of severance he had cast wasn’t easy.

 

Mel clenched her fist.

 

‘But right now we have a variable the Overlord King never considered.’

 

Mel clenched her fist.

 

‘Lady Luna.’

 

***

 

Crack-!

 

Seeing cracks appear in the void like a mirror breaking, the Overlord King narrowed his eyes.

 

“Indeed, the Mirror Queen’s ability doesn’t work on the current ‘Surviving Hero.'”

 

Even with his authority strengthened by the power of Erebos’s fragment, he couldn’t revive the old legion commanders infinitely.

 

He could only revive a single legion commander.

 

‘And all legion commanders would escape my control.’

 

The resentment of the dead legion commanders ran deep.

 

As such, the moment they were revived, they would certainly lose their reason, go berserk, and attack the world.

 

As the Overlord King, this was unwelcome.

 

No matter how overwhelmingly powerful he was, attacking beyond Tartaros’s domain in this era where multiple heroes existed was suicide.

 

‘The other side would suffer damage too… but this side would take considerable damage as well.’

 

In such a situation, he had revived the Mirror Queen, who could maintain her reason and had inflicted massive damage on the great heroes of the past.

 

Of course, the Overlord King knew that the Mirror Queen’s ability wouldn’t work on the current Leo.

 

In the past, the Mirror Queen had been defeated pathetically by Luna.

 

‘And the Surviving Hero has overcome countless trials. It would be strange if the Mirror Queen’s ability caused massive damage to him, who even defeated a god.’

 

Crack crack crack-!

 

More cracks appeared in the void.

 

‘But even so, he’ll certainly suffer mental damage.’

 

The Mirror Queen’s illusions were vicious.

 

When one illusion was overcome, another would appear.

 

Even if she couldn’t collapse his mind, she could deliver powerful blows.

 

‘Can he truly stop me even in a weakened state? Surviving Hero?’

 

It didn’t matter if he couldn’t be defeated.

 

‘I’ve been thinking for a long time. How the Surviving Hero could have defeated Lord Erebos.’

 

In a desperate situation, the Surviving Hero had defeated a god alone.

 

Not simply by inheriting all the power of other great heroes.

 

Not because other comrades had dealt damage to Erebos.

 

‘After long thought, I realized that his mental strength surpasses even a god’s will.’

 

Then it was necessary to crack that mental strength.

 

The Overlord King’s purpose was ultimately to wear down Leo’s mental strength.

 

‘I pray that you suffer, Surviving Hero.’

 

The Overlord King curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

Then he looked at the people of Lumeria City who were evacuating.

 

“There are things that cannot be protected.”

 

Whirrr-!

 

A summoning circle spread in the void and Undead legions began pouring out.

 

“Until you subdue the Mirror Queen and emerge. I wonder how many people will die.”

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