Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 673

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673.

Gooooooo-!

Massive magical power was swirling around Artion.

Artion’s eyes, which had been closed while chanting, soon opened.

“Flame Wave.”

Whooooosh-!

A massive tsunami of flames erupted from the fortress’s moat.

The Gigantes approaching to destroy the city wall screamed at the sight.

But the magic wasn’t over yet.

“-!”

A beautiful singing voice echoed across the middle of the battlefield.

The wind responded to the song composed in runic language.

Whoooooo-

Magical power shimmered around Chelsea’s body as she held her staff.

The area around Chelsea was so quiet it didn’t seem like the middle of a battlefield.

If not for the situation, the song was beautiful enough to be captivating.

But the scene created by the song was nothing short of ferocious.

Gooooooooooo-!

The tsunami of flames engulfing the Giant King’s legion became even more fierce.

Like waves swaying in the wind.

Instead of sweeping in one direction, it struck out in all directions.

Artion’s eyes sparkled.

“When did that little one become such an amazing mage?”

Though he was a professor from the Summoning Department teaching Hero Studies unrelated to magic.

Having contracted with mage spirits, Artion was also well-versed in magic.

Artion, who smiled broadly, raised even more magical power.

Accordingly, Flame Waves continued pouring out from the moat.

Due to Chelsea and Artion’s magic, the entire surrounding area of the fortress literally became the middle of a sea of fire.

“Haaaah!”

In the middle of that sea of fire, Dweno swung his battle axe.

“Perfect fighting environment!”

The magical combination of Chelsea and Artion was powerful enough to turn even allies to ash.

But it didn’t deal much damage to Dweno.

This was Dweno who had served as Arhee’s party’s shield against the most terrible flames, the Calamity Flame.

For Dweno, who could withstand even Luna’s flame magic, flames of this level posed no great threat.

Crack-!

“Graaaaaaah!”

“Where are you looking!”

Dweno, who had blown off the head of a Giant King’s subordinate demon writhing in pain wrapped in flames, looked up.

“Die! Dwarf!”

A massive demon holding a giant battle hammer in both hands was bringing the battle hammer down toward the dwarf.

The momentum of flying through the sea of flames was extraordinary.

Crash-! Crackle-!

Dweno’s battle axe, which blocked the battle hammer imbued with evil dark magic, cracked.

Seeing this, the giant demon laughed wickedly.

“This weapon was bestowed upon me by the great Giant King! There’s no way something made by a mere dwarf could block it…”

Grip-!

In an instant, Dweno’s fingers not holding the battle axe dug into the hammer’s head.

“Tell the Giant King.”

Dweno smiled coldly.

“With such a crude hammer, you couldn’t even drive a nail properly.”

Crackle-! Snap-!

The massive battle hammer that began spreading from Dweno’s fingertips shattered completely.

“No!”

The giant demon let out a cry of shock.

Dweno threw away his cracked battle axe and leaped while opening extradimensional space.

A massive greatsword revealed itself.

Dweno, who had jumped up to the giant demon’s face, said.

“Shall we test whether your hide is as tough as your weapon?”

Slash-!

The swung greatsword mercilessly severed the giant demon’s neck.

“Hmm, your bones aren’t very sturdy. Did you eat poorly?”

Dweno, who smiled broadly at the flying giant demon’s head, landed toward the ground.

“Kill the Iron-Blooded Gatekeeper!”

“No! Target the city wall!”

The Giant King’s legion was in chaos.

Luke, watching this scene from atop the city wall, trembled.

“Lord Dweno… is truly amazing.”

Aina also widened her eyes.

“He looks like he could block them all by himself.”

Watching this, Ennitha bit her lips tightly.

“No. No matter what, he can’t block them all alone.”

“Numbers are certainly unbeatable.”

Driana made a bitter expression.

“But now we’re here too!”

Arga puffed out his chest proudly.

“Right… you’re all here.”

There were many heroes on this city wall with stronger power than the current Ar.

But Dweno had never gone out alone like this while defending the castle until now.

‘It’s because of us.’

To protect them, Dweno always had to fight disadvantageous battles.

‘Because we’re nothing but burdens.’

Ennitha looked up at the sky.

Leo was there.

He was the reason Dweno could now fight at ease on the frontline.

‘If only there had been at least one reliable comrade like that… If I had been even a little more reliable, Dweno could have advanced with peace of mind.’

Ennitha gripped her weapon with a frustrated expression.

“They’re coming, get ready!”

The Giant King’s legion that had broken through the sea of flames struck the city wall.

Grip-!

‘I should head back soon.’

Dweno, who had blown off the head of the Gigantes before him, looked around the battlefield.

The legion’s offensive was endless.

‘…But… why isn’t he here?’

However, among them, the Giant King, who could be called the core of the legion, was nowhere to be seen.

‘This isn’t a full assault.’

Dweno saw through this in an instant.

‘What’s your scheme, you cunning bastard.’

*

Leo charged rapidly toward the swarm of Pafnir filling the sky.

Roooooar-!

Spiritual power swirled at the tip of Leo’s sword.

The sword in his grip, Posteritas, responded to Leo’s spiritual power.

Crackle- Crackle crackle-

Pure white lightning flowing from Leo’s body gathered at the sword’s tip.

“Are you ready?”

[Yes!]

The moment Ati’s answer ended.

Pure white light flashed in Leo’s eyes.

Flash!

The spiritual power swirling in Posteritas instantly became pure white lightning and shot up into the sky.

Rumble-!

The lightning that pierced through the clouds soon created thunderclouds.

Crash-! Crackle crackle-!

[Aaaaaaaah-!]

Ati’s scream filled with pain echoed in all directions.

The power Leo used was the essence of lightning.

The power of Albus, who was the last Pegasus King 5,000 years ago.

It was an ability inherited as a reward for conquering Risinass’ World last time.

The Phoenix’s Flame Emperor.

The Pegasus’s White King.

The Fairy’s Fairy King.

Even among mythical beasts, their power is special.

Only those who are qualified can handle it freely.

A power that brings tremendous pain the moment any being other than a mythical beast king or their successor tries to wield it.

‘Albus couldn’t leave behind a successor.’

That’s why there originally shouldn’t be any Pegasus in this era who could fully handle the essence of lightning.

‘Right. There originally shouldn’t be any.’

[Aaaahahahahahahaha!]

Ati, who had been screaming in pain, soon began bursting into laughter filled with ecstasy.

[I love it so much! I feel alive! Ahahahahaha!]

Ati spread her wings wide while continuously letting out mad laughter and flew up toward the sky at tremendous speed.

Whoooooosh-!

The Pafnirs in Ati’s path crumbled and scattered like powder.

‘First, I need to gain air superiority.’

Having lost the sky meant having to fight an unfavorable battle.

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason he took to the sky.

There was a more important reason here in this place.

‘That thing definitely participated in the Battle of Isvaldi, right?’

There’s a bitter connection remaining here.

Unfortunately, a bitter connection he couldn’t settle with his own hands.

Pafnir is definitely a high-grade demon beast.

It was also the mythical beast that made people tremble with the most fear during the Age of Calamity.

But there is a clear weakness.

‘The reason these things became high-grade mythical beasts isn’t because each individual is strong.’

Of course, even looking at just one Pafnir, it’s by no means a weak demon beast.

Each one is a considerably threatening demon beast.

But even so, compared to other high-grade demon beasts, their power is weak.

Considering that high-grade demon beasts are monsters that display power equal to high-grade mythical beasts, they seem even weaker.

Yet the reason Pafnirs are classified as high-grade demon beasts is just one thing.

‘Pack behavior.’

Pafnir’s most frightening weapon isn’t powerful physical abilities.

It’s their reproductive ability and growth speed.

And their nature of absolute obedience to the leader’s commands.

Demon Summoners can control an entire pack by taming just one leader Pafnir.

The day Dweno joined and the Arhee party was completed.

What Risinass first targeted was none other than a massive subjugation of Pafnirs.

Thus, Pafnirs went extinct during the Age of Calamity and disappeared without a trace.

‘Risinass believed the world couldn’t be saved as long as Pafnirs existed.’

Pafnirs that had multiplied in such numbers were more threatening than any other demon beast.

But even these Pafnirs weren’t originally high-grade demon beasts.

Originally they were mid-grade demon beasts.

‘These things became high-grade demon beasts only after the Age of Calamity began.’

Pafnir’s abnormal reproductive ability and growth speed weren’t originally their characteristics.

“Eliza!”

“Why are you calling me!”

“Can you handle these things alone for a moment!”

“What’s going on?”

Leo looked up at the sky.

“There’s something up there.”

At those words, Eliza looked up at the sky.

Then she soon curled up the corners of her mouth.

“It’s possible.”

“Will you be okay?”

“Surpass your limits, that’s our Academy’s motto, isn’t it? And…”

Eliza slightly furrowed her brow.

“I also hate seeing that human subtly showing off about being a hero.”

Eliza, revealing a strange competitive spirit, raised her spiritual power.

Influenced by that spiritual power, Pegasus Ruga emitted even more intense lightning.

“How reliable.”

“Hmph.”

Eliza snorted at Leo’s words and summoned mythical beasts.

Led by Wind Wyverns, countless flying mythical beasts were summoned.

“Everyone.”

Eliza smiled brightly.

“Let’s hunt those ugly lizards.”

Crackle-!

Pegasus’s blessing was bestowed upon the mythical beasts Eliza summoned.

Seeing that, Leo was inwardly amazed.

‘She only recently succeeded in summoning Pegasus, yet she has such application skills.’

Leo, amazed while watching Eliza, grabbed Ati’s reins and said.

“Ati. As high as possible.”

[Yes! Master!]

Ati’s eyes flashed as she soared into the sky.

Screeeeech!

An enormous number of Pafnirs blocked Leo’s path like clouds.

As if they couldn’t let Leo pass.

Leo held out his palm.

Crackle crackle crack-!

The essence of lightning began gathering above Leo’s hand.

Crack-! Crackle-!

As he clenched his fist, a pure white spear revealed itself.

Whoosh-!

When he launched the pure white spear, the Pafnirs were incinerated.

As if a massive hole had been torn in the clouds.

An empty space was created among the swarm of Pafnirs that had been densely gathered in black.

The acrid smell of burning protein vibrated through his nostrils, but Leo didn’t care and charged through the gap.

Whoosh-!

Ati, who had soared above the clouds, discovered something.

[Master, that is…?]

“A Dragon.”

Leo said calmly.

The white-haired man standing above the clouds looked noble at first glance.

It was as if silence flowed around him.

A beautiful man who seemed detached from the world.

Leo approached the man who stood quietly with his eyes closed.

“Hello?”

“Not only do you invade my domain, but a lowly human dares to speak to me?”

The man opened his eyes with a serene expression.

“You must want to die.”

At those words, Leo smiled.

“I wanted to meet you. Gimeion.”

“Oh? There are still humans left who remember this Lord Gimeion? But your manner of speech is rude.”

Black sword light flashed momentarily in Leo’s eyes.

At that, Gimeion’s eyes stirred.

“That spiritual power is… Risinass?”

“It really bothered me that I couldn’t tear you apart with my own hands.”

Leo’s eyes curved gently.

But an eerie killing intent was swirling in those eyes.

“Now that irritation will be resolved.”

“Haha, what an amusing human. A lowly creature like you would kill me, a Dragon? What an amusing joke.”

Gimeion burst into laughter as if he had heard an amusing joke.

“I don’t know how you obtained Risinass’s power. But it seems you’re under the delusion that having a Dragon’s power means you can fight me.”

Gimeion sneered.

“Just as you humans have social ranks. Dragons also have ranks. The power of Risinass, who merely had to serve me in the darkness, could never be a match for me, the Dragon King.”

Gimeion declared with a clearly condescending gaze.

“A Dragon King is literally the strongest Dragon.”

“Talking about being the strongest, you traitorous lizard.”

“What?”

Gimeion’s complexion changed drastically.

“And I’d appreciate it if you didn’t casually use the title of Dragon King… Dragon Lord.”

Leo’s voice turned cold.

“The only Dragon Lord of this era is that guy, Risinass.”

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