Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 641

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641.

“….”

The problem with the 4th and 5th years wasn’t simply a matter of unity.

There was a decisive difference between the current 3rd years and the 4th and 5th years.

‘These guys don’t have the obsession to reach the top.’

Just as the 3rd years had Leo.

The 4th and 5th years had Elena and Lil.

The difference was that Leo initially walked in step with his peers.

So they could always keep looking at his back.

So they wouldn’t lose sight of their goal no matter how far apart they became.

That’s why even now, when the distance had become so vast they could no longer see him, the 3rd years didn’t give up.

Right now.

Even in the distant future, they might never catch up.

‘But you never know.’

There was no law saying they couldn’t someday stick close behind him and grab onto his back.

But Elena and Lil didn’t walk in step with them.

That’s why the 4th and 5th years gave up chasing Elena and Lil.

‘It’s not that they stopped moving forward.’

But when Elena and Lil stopped, they stopped too.

Unconsciously, they couldn’t even think of reaching those two.

Elena and Lil. It wasn’t the fault of those two.

Unlike Leo, those two were too young to care about their surroundings.

“They could probably become Heroes as they are now.”

Getting their names recorded in the Hero Record.

That was the goal of all Hero Candidates.

But….

“That would be their limit.”

‘The outcome is obvious if things continue like this.’

Leo knew.

That they were excellent Hero Candidates.

His seniors would never turn their eyes away from the calamity that would come in the future.

‘They would stake everything and fight for the future.’

But could they survive that chaos?

‘Like us… they’d likely end up being sacrificed for their era like the Heroes of the Cataclysm.’

That wasn’t wrong.

No, it was actually something extremely noble and honorable.

But….

‘If possible, they should live to see the future.’

During the Age of Calamity, Leo had never once dreamed of the future.

Even someone like him found this current era enjoyable and happy.

That’s why his heart felt even heavier.

If they had been together, it would have been even more enjoyable and happy….

‘Even if it had been them who came back to life instead of me, they would have thought the same thing.’

That’s why Leo hoped the future generations would be different from them.

He sincerely hoped that precious people could move forward into the future together.

The heart that wished for future generations to live a better future.

‘That’s what it means to be an adult.’

That’s why Leo decided to be cold.

‘From the moment you set your own limits… it’s truly over.’

But the future that was coming.

The battlefield these people would stand on wasn’t gentle enough for those who had set Elena and Lil as their limits to survive.

People become as strong as what they see.

The higher the goal, the better.

Even if it’s so dizzyingly high that it can’t be seen, only when people reach toward that goal can they finally surpass their limits.

‘The seniors have already become too difficult to overcome on their own.’

They had already set their own limits.

After graduation, the limits they set for themselves would become even clearer and bind them.

Even if they surpassed their limits, it would take a long time, and they might never overcome them in their lifetime.

‘And it doesn’t seem like there will be time to wait that long.’

Then….

“You… just what kind of future are you seeing?”

Leo smiled at Runba’s question.

“Do you want to know?”

“….”

“Then I’ll tell you.”

Whooooo-

Gray mana flowed out from Leo’s body.

He couldn’t take people who knew they would obviously die to the battlefield.

‘Then the answer is to thoroughly crush them. To the point where they can’t recover.’

To break the shell called limits, that was the only way.

If they got back up even after being crushed like that… only then would they finally be qualified.

“Prove it.”

“What?”

“That you too are Heroes worthy of the new era.”

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Luke was closing his eyes and concentrating his mind.

Whirrr-! Bang!

“Argh!”

The agonized scream of a Knight Department classmate could be heard.

Luke gripped the swords in both hands tightly and recalled Chen Xia’s words from earlier.

‘You know, in the darkness, I’m the strongest among the 3rd years except for one person?’

As if proving that those words weren’t lies.

Chen Xia began hunting the 2nd years one by one.

‘What’s scary about Sia-senpai is… that she can’t be found in the darkness.’

No matter how much the 2nd years used detection magic, utilized spirits and summoning arts, and sharpened their senses, it was impossible to find Chen Xia who had hidden herself in the veil of darkness.

But….

“Haaah!”

Swoooosh-!

Havedon swung his sword toward Chen Xia who was targeting him.

Chen Xia dodged Havedon’s attack with fluid movements.

Whiiing-! Boom-!

With a massive explosion sound, Juwen, who had been protected by the Knight Department students, fired a magic bullet.

Shasha’s summoned beasts surrounded Chen Xia and launched an attack.

Summoners, before being divided into spirit mages and beast summoners, were largely divided into two categories.

Combat-type summoners who summon powerful summons and strengthen those summons.

And commander-type summoners who summon countless numbers of summons.

And Shasha was clearly the latter.

Based on overwhelming spiritual power, Shasha summoned nearly a hundred summons and commanded her beasts.

A tight encirclement like an inescapable net.

But Chen Xia fluidly slipped through that encirclement like flowing water, then soon hid herself in the darkness again.

“Like a water fairy!”

“Beautiful….”

“Is this really the time to be admiring her?!”

Juwen gritted his teeth and shouted.

But Chen Xia’s appearance was beautiful enough to make the situation seem trivial.

The water clothing draped over Chen Xia’s body like silk fluttered beautifully each time she revealed herself.

When she stepped barefoot with Aura Step, she glided across the ground like a water fairy running across a lake.

When attacking, her movements were like gentle, flowing touches.

Honestly, even Luke found it beautiful.

It was elegant and beautiful enough to draw admiration from any man.

However….

Crash-!

“Urgh!”

The power of the attacks unleashed from her fingertips was devastatingly fierce.

Chen Xia appeared behind Aina and struck her back with an open palm.

Like a water bomb exploding.

Under the tremendous water pressure, Aina fell to her knees and gritted her teeth.

They couldn’t attack Chen Xia when she disappeared into the darkness.

Even using Light magic was useless since darkness shrouded this entire forest, and that darkness was Chen Xia’s world.

But even Chen Xia had to reveal herself when attacking.

And the 2nd years tried to catch Chen Xia without missing that moment.

However, Chen Xia gracefully evaded any attack.

Though they were being hunted one-sidedly, the 2nd years showed no signs of impatience.

“Time is on our side!”

Shasha said, covering her mouth with her fan.

She was right.

Time was on the 2nd years’ side.

They had been helplessly beaten until now.

But Chen Xia was still consuming mana.

Concealing her presence in the darkness inevitably consumed aura.

Naturally, the same applied when attacking.

The number of 2nd years Chen Xia had to face wasn’t in the dozens but in the hundreds.

In a prolonged battle, Chen Xia would tire too.

When that time came, they could win.

While the 2nd years focused on defense with this thought, silver aura began rippling from Luke’s body as he closed his eyes and concentrated.

‘Transcendence.’

Luke’s unique magic that allowed him to step beyond his limits.

Luke, transformed into a silver flash, charged toward Shasha.

“Eh? Eeh? Kyaaaah!”

“Sorry!”

Shasha screamed in terror at the flash bursting from Luke’s sword.

Luke sincerely apologized as he narrowly sliced past Shasha’s side.

“At least you’re better than Aina! She didn’t even apologize to me!”

Startled Shasha shrieked loudly.

Understanding that meant she was okay, Luke chuckled softly and pursued Chen Xia as she revealed herself.

“Impressive concentration.”

Chen Xia smiled and performed Aura Step.

Her white sole splashed against the water as she glided forward.

Tremendous speed.

But Luke was confident in his speed too.

‘Got it! I caught….’

Luke’s eyes gleamed as he tried to slash Chen Xia’s hem.

At that moment, Chen Xia evaded Luke’s sword strike.

‘Huh?’

The reason Luke’s sword didn’t reach Chen Xia was simple.

Because Chen Xia was faster than Luke.

But….

‘Why?’

Luke’s face filled with bewilderment.

Luke was one of the fastest students among the 2nd years.

In pure speed, he was evaluated as superior to Chen Xia.

Unless he couldn’t predict her movements in advance?

Until now, he couldn’t pursue Chen Xia because he couldn’t grasp the path of her movements.

But now was different.

He had predicted Chen Xia’s movements in advance and blocked her attack.

Then it should have been possible to catch up to Chen Xia.

Yet now he had fallen behind Chen Xia in speed.

‘Was Senior Sia hiding her strength?’

As Luke’s face filled with bewilderment, Aina and Havedon were already swinging their swords from both sides of Chen Xia.

Chen Xia extended her palms to both sides.

Crash-!

The water aura she unleashed collided with Aina and Havedon’s aura.

Under the tremendous impact, Aina and Havedon were sent flying.

“Urgh?!”

“Wait! The power just increased…?”

Aina and Havedon’s eyes widened.

Chen Xia had already concealed herself again.

‘She got faster… and stronger?’

Luke stared blankly at where Chen Xia had disappeared.

Her appearance flowing like water, leisurely and graceful.

‘Flowing like water…?’

“Ah…!”

Suddenly Luke let out a scream filled with shock.

“What’s wrong, Luke?”

When Aina asked with a puzzled face, Luke urgently shouted.

“Flow! It’s the flow!”

“What are you talking about?”

When Shasha tilted her head, Luke said frantically.

“Look around! Even though Senior Sia attacked, there’s no wet spots!”

Just as places swept by fire aura burn.

Places swept by water aura are soaked with water.

But there was nothing like that around them.

“Senior Sia’s aura never scattered! It’s flowing around Senior Sia as it is!”

Everyone’s faces hardened as they understood his words.

If flames grow stronger as they blaze, if wind grows faster, if earth grows stronger as it hardens.

Similarly, water grows stronger as it gathers.

But water aura doesn’t flow around its user.

Once used, water spreads in all directions.

That’s why water aura users had weaker attack power compared to other attributes.

That’s why water aura users had weaker attack power compared to other attributes.

But what if that water continuously flows around the user?

The flow would become more intense, faster, and heavier.

“Time wasn’t on our side!”

The longer time passed, the more rapidly the destructive power of the aura increased.

As soon as Luke finished speaking.

“Correct.”

Chen Xia emerged from the darkness with both arms spread wide.

“Making water flow around me, that’s my aura characteristic.”

Chen Xia smiled gently.

“But if the water’s flow is interrupted, the water simply scatters away.”

The water’s flow being interrupted.

That meant an opponent’s attack reaching the water.

But in the darkness, opponents’ attacks couldn’t reach her.

That’s why Chen Xia could declare with certainty.

‘Except for Lord Leo, I’m the strongest in the darkness.’

Chen Xia clenched her fist.

Kuguguooo-!

The massive water aura gathered around Chen Xia’s fist began raging like angry waves.

“You never know what beings in the darkness might do. They could set cowardly traps, or prepare trump cards like now. They’ll ruthlessly commit acts beyond your common sense.”

Chen Xia walked forward slowly.

“That’s why countless Heroes have been hunted by traitors living in the darkness, and why the Shadows have protected the Heroes.”

Chen Xia smiled slyly.

“If this were real combat, I could have killed you all.”

Those words didn’t sound like empty boasts at all.

Chen Xia’s current appearance was literally shattering the 2nd Years’ common sense with ease.

“So now you need to be punished, our juniors?”

The 2nd Years were completely annihilated by Chen Xia in an instant.

Sitting alone on a rock, flap flap- brushing the muddy water off her clothes, Chen Xia smiled slyly.

“Should I try digging traps next time?”

In the forest that had been devastated as if swept by a tsunami.

Chen Xia’s innocently smiling figure looked somewhat eerie.

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