Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 634

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634.

Ain watched the screen unfolding before her with her arms crossed.

Beyond the screen, she could see the five students who had become gatekeepers.

Yura clicked her tongue as she watched Leo sitting there waiting for the 4th and 5th year students.

“That guy sometimes seems to have something wrong with his head beyond just being brave, you know?”

Ain sighed at Yura’s muttering.

“It is a necessary quality for a hero though.”

When enormous trials come.

There are things that cannot be resolved unless you’re not in your right mind.

The behavior of laughing even in crisis or jumping into situations where a single mistake could cost your life without hesitation.

‘Well. There are occasionally things that aren’t quite right in daily life either. Just look at these ones right now.’

Ain’s gaze briefly turned toward her two embarrassing juniors, Yura and Ren.

“That aspect is certainly necessary.”

Yura nodded.

“But Senior Yura, aren’t there sometimes people who aren’t in their right mind in daily life too?”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Yura nodded at Ren’s words.

The two professors’ gazes briefly glanced toward Ain.

Ain, who made eye contact with the two professors, grabbed both professors by the neck without hesitation.

“These guys, to their senior!”

“Why! Why! Senior thought that first!”

“Hmph- resorting to violence first. That’s just like Senior Ain with a brain full of muscles.”

Yura resisting and Ren sending cold glances.

Watching the three noisy professors today as well, Artion covered his mouth and smiled gently.

“It seems like there wasn’t a quiet day when you three professors were students. How was it? Professor Hallind.”

“They were embarrassing kids no matter where you put them.”

Hallind spoke mercilessly.

“By the way, I wonder if Student Leo will be okay without any preparations like that.”

Currently Leo was waiting for the 4th and 5th year students in a defenseless state.

The 4th and 5th year students were even already scouting Leo with magic or summoning techniques.

“Student Leo should be able to block such scouting sufficiently.”

“He’s probably thinking of simply crushing them with force.”

“That’s not like Student Leo though?”

It’s a well-known fact that Leo’s power is already strong compared to those who have risen to the ranks of heroes beyond being a student.

Just look at the Hero Slayer incident that became a hot topic during this winter break.

Ris, Ulta, and Jamua are already skilled enough that it wouldn’t be strange for them to rise to the ranks of heroes.

‘It’s true that those who accomplished great deeds and obtained hero qualifications are strong. But having hero qualifications isn’t a measure of strength.’

In reality, there are many who haven’t risen to the ranks of heroes but possess the power of heroes.

Or even greater power.

What such people lack compared to heroes is great deeds.

‘Ris, Ulta, Jamua. Even if those three combined their strength, they couldn’t defeat the Hero Slayer.’

That was literally a monster beyond specifications.

‘Even if Selia, Avad, and Chelsea added their strength, it would be the same. Moreover, what those kids faced weren’t the Hero Slayer but Hero Hunters who gained power through something called the Legion World.’

Recalling the report about the Hero Slayer, Hallind looked at Leo.

‘Raina borrowed the power of Istar the Purification Spirit to face him, but… it was still insufficient.’

Looking at the circumstances, it’s an obvious fact that Leo alone defeated the Hero Slayer.

‘If I were to gauge Leo’s current power… it would be comparable to Lord Kalian in his prime.’

Hallind assessed Leo’s pure strength.

Of course, this was only ‘strength.’

Literally pure mana capacity.

Leo’s experience and skills.

And considering his all-class application ability, there’s no telling how strong he could become.

‘Perhaps he possesses power that could rival the Giant King or Overlord King.’

In the history of the Age of Heroes, officially only five people could face legion commanders alone who had existed since the Age of Calamity.

The Heroes of the Cataclysm were all of them.

Of course, unofficially there were also Berkia and Bihar, but even for Hallind, it was difficult to know about those not recorded in history.

‘He was already complete mentally and in terms of skills and experience from the beginning.’

Recalling his first year, Hallind shook his head.

In all his life, this was the first student he had nothing to teach.

That’s how extraordinary Leo’s existence was.

But that didn’t mean the 4th and 5th year students would be swept away helplessly by Leo.

No, rather, if he exposed himself defenseless like that, even Leo would be in danger.

One person in a defenseless state versus many who were thoroughly prepared.

No matter how overwhelming his power, Leo’s current behavior was too reckless.

But Leo was waiting for his opponents to come thoroughly prepared.

Hallind, who had been silently watching Leo, spoke.

“He’s probably trying to clearly show them. What the current 4th and 5th year students are lacking.”

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Leo spent time balancing a palm-sized key that had been in his hand since coming to the uninhabited island, tossing it with a flick and catching it on his index finger.

Leo, who yawned and looked bored, caught the key with a snap and muttered to himself.

‘The weakness of the 4th and 5th year students. It’s that they lack a center of gravity.’

Leo didn’t think the 4th and 5th year students were lacking in skill.

They too had experienced all sorts of hardships in Lumern and survived until now.

But compared to graduates, they were 2% lacking in something.

‘Their unity is like a sandcastle.’

Leo clicked his tongue.

Lumern basically.

No, all Hero Academies basically educate students to be able to perform ‘giant killing.’

They teach how to fight against those overwhelmingly stronger than oneself.

Such education was natural.

Heroes are beings who must overcome trials, and trials mean things difficult to handle with one’s own power.

The most basic method of fighting someone stronger than yourself is to combine forces.

That’s why heroes basically become stronger the more they unite.

Strengthening bonds with those around you is also a virtue of heroes.

But the current 4th and 5th year students were weak in such unity.

‘The current 4th and 5th year students each have people they can just follow without thinking complicated thoughts.’

That person was Lil for the 4th years and Elena for the 5th years.

Especially Elena was absolute charisma for the 5th years.

Not only did she grasp and shake the entire grade as soon as she enrolled, she even showed charisma that overwhelmed previous classes.

In Lil’s case, she didn’t show overwhelming charisma like Elena.

But the current 4th years were a class that had been evaluated as relatively lacking compared to other classes.

In fact, during the Lusejeon, Seirun didn’t feel much threat from the current 4th years except for Lil.

Lil had been taking care of such classmates and helping them with all her might, coming together to the 4th year.

‘Sometimes I see something like absolute loyalty to Lil. Is it because Lil comes from a military family?’

While not absolute obedience, Lil was an absolute commander the 4th years had to follow.

‘When Lil and Elena command, they show greater unity than other classes. But without them, they play separately.’

Having an absolute leader was similar to Leo’s classmates, but there was a crucial difference.

‘I made sure those guys could walk on their own.’

It was different from Elena’s dictator style or Lil who had been a gentle pillar of support for her classmates with soft leadership.

Of course, this couldn’t be called the fault of those two people.

Leo was a Great Hero worn down to the core, while the two of them were still young no matter how outstanding they were.

‘Anyway, the professors want to make the 4th and 5th years realize. Their shortcomings. How much they’ve been relying on Elena and Lil without even realizing it.’

That’s why they had them face Leo.

‘When they meet an overwhelming powerhouse they need to join forces against. How poorly they unite when Elena and Lil aren’t there.’

Leo, who had accurately grasped the professors’ intentions, chuckled.

‘If that’s what the professors are thinking, then I should follow along.’

Leo extended his hand forward.

Kwang-!

A massive sphere of flames flying from the front exploded upon contact with Leo’s hand.

Hwaryureuk! Tadak- tadak-

The surrounding area was devastated and set ablaze.

However, only the spot where Leo sat remained intact.

Leo looked at the 5th Year Female Magic Student who had cast magic at him and smiled faintly.

“Tch!”

The Magic Studies female student clicked her tongue and concealed herself.

“Warp. You’ve come up with an interesting strategy.”

Leo chuckled and, while still seated, drew his sword with the hand not holding the key and deflected an aura arrow flying toward his back.

Ting-! Pibibibibing-!

The aura arrows split into hundreds of fragments and bounced away, then shot straight up into the sky.

That wasn’t all.

All kinds of aura, magic, and summoning arts attacked Leo from all directions.

“You came thoroughly prepared without letting your guard down.”

Leo stood up from his seat.

His red eyes flashed.

“Now then. What shortcomings my dear seniors have… this junior will engrave it into your bones.”

If the professors had heard this, they would have said that simply letting them know would be sufficient, but unfortunately there wasn’t a single professor here to say that.

In fact, the professors didn’t know either.

That Leo was someone who could educate students even more harshly than Lumern’s professors.

‘Super Sense.’

Leo’s senses sharpened to a razor’s edge.

As Leo prepared to move, those who had been attacking from long range all warped away simultaneously.

‘A large-scale warp gate magic circle. Those capable of ranged attacks will hit and run while wearing down my stamina? I’m certainly weak in prolonged battles. They’ve planned well.’

Leo lowered his stance.

‘Of course, that’s only if they can buy time.’

Kwak-! Paang-!

Stepping with Aura Step, he shot out like a bullet.

He ran in a straight line toward where the warp gate magic circle was deployed.

“He found the gate location!”

“How? There was no sign of him using detection at all?!”

“How should I know!”

“Kugh! Frontliners block Leo! Mages prepare to move!”

4th and 5th year Knight Department students stood in Leo’s way.

Hwaryureuk-!

Kwagagagagang!

Five swords barely managed to block Leo’s swinging sword.

The Knight Department students’ faces turned pale at the destructive power contained in that sword.

Especially the 5th Year Male Student who was right in front of Leo had to make eye contact with him.

‘Huh? Wait a minute. This guy looks like he’s really going to beat me to death?’

Leo had never openly caused friction with his Academy seniors.

And even after becoming Student Council President and rising to the position of Hero, he had never acted arrogantly in front of his seniors.

While there were certainly those who viewed Leo unfavorably, the reason most upperclassmen acknowledged Leo was.

Because Leo had definitely treated his seniors with proper respect.

For such a Leo to suddenly be radiating fierce killing intent from both eyes, from his senior’s perspective, he couldn’t help but be flustered.

Moreover, since he was in the Student Council, he had sometimes exchanged light jokes with Leo in the Student Council room.

And the current Leo was not the Leo he knew.

A ferocious momentum as if he would destroy everything before his eyes.

He was like a wild beast.

“Hey hey hey! Leo! It’s me! Me! Belgus! I’m your senior…”

Kwak-

Leo’s hand grabbed Belgus’s face and slammed him straight into the ground.

Kwang-!

A massive explosion of flames erupted from Leo’s hand.

Belgus, who had been trembling, was immediately processed as dead and warped away.

“What about being a senior?”

At Leo’s eerie voice, the 4th and 5th years realized what nickname Leo was called by among the 2nd and 3rd years.

‘Demon King.’

“Come at me prepared to die.”

Leo spoke eerily while radiating a ferocious aura.

“I won’t go easy on you for being seniors. I’ll tear you all apart.”

“L-let’s retreat for now and regroup!”

“Why are his eyes rolled back?”

“You, you didn’t do anything wrong to Leo, right? Right! I’ve been super nice to him since his first year!”

“Is this the time to argue about that! For now! Run! Run!”

The Knight Department students tasked with stopping Leo were completely overwhelmed by Leo’s completely different aura than usual.

“Kuheoeoeoeng!”

Leo roared like a beast.

The Suin’s howling.

Howling is a power that gives courage to allies while instilling fear in enemies.

The Knight Department students who were exposed to the howling defensively staggered for a moment.

Leo had no strategy today.

He would simply hunt the seniors with overwhelming power.

Red light flowed from Leo’s eyes and howling continued to burst from his mouth.

Seeing this sight, one Female Student muttered with a terrified face.

“Th-this isn’t a Demon King, it’s a boss monster…”

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