Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 696

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696.

[System Error: An unauthorized entity has invaded the world.]

“What?”

Gias could only freeze at the message that appeared before his eyes.

“What is this…!”

Gias could immediately understand that this place was no longer the Legion’s World.

He didn’t know what had been done, but just moments ago the world’s owner had changed.

It wasn’t difficult to guess who that owner was.

Gias’s face contorted.

‘Looking at the situation alone, nothing has changed.’

Even if it had become the Heroes’ World, the current rampage was still ongoing.

Even if perfect control like in the Legion’s World was impossible, since it had already gone berserk, the dungeon could be maintained indefinitely.

‘No, even if the plan has gone awry, I just need to kill Kail.’

That alone would be enough.

No, it wasn’t just enough.

That was Tartaros’s very desire itself.

“Uoooooooh!”

Gias let out a roar.

Gooooooo-! Whoooosh!

Dark magic power and Erebos’s flames swirled around his body.

‘First, I must finish off Kail!’

Soon Dweno would come.

In this moment when everything was uncertain.

The one fact that Dweno was coming was clear.

Clang clang clang clang-!

Gias, sword raised high, charged toward the city wall.

“Block him!”

“Concentrate fire on Gias!”

Isvaldi’s mages concentrated their magical bombardment on Gias.

“You think such inferior magic could work on me!”

Gias let out a roar.

The mages’ bombardment disappeared before reaching Gias.

Watching such a Gias, Leo closed his eyes.

“B-Black Rabbit! I’ll help too…”

“-.”

“Eeeek?!”

Ar’s eyes widened as she looked at Leo standing on the city wall.

Runic words began flowing from Leo’s mouth.

Gooooooo-!

Silver magic power surged from Leo’s body and his clothes began fluttering.

“M-magic in this situation?”

And it wasn’t just any magic.

It was definitely grand magic that would take a long time to complete.

Ar made a bewildered expression.

Gias also looked at Leo with widened eyes.

The sight of surging silver magic power reminded him of someone.

‘Luna Rubinance!’

The Witch who brings destruction.

The symbol of terror who had dealt impossible defeats to Tartaros countless times.

Gias knew all too well what awaited at the end of that.

A nightmarish scene came to mind.

‘Apocalypse.’

“Graaaaaaah!”

The terrifying killing intent and fighting spirit that Gias unleashed concentrated on Leo.

“—-.”

But Leo continued chanting without the slightest concern.

Even with the same magic, the longer a mage’s chanting time, the more the power multiplies.

Gias reached right up to the city wall where Leo was.

Ar, who had been restless, gritted her teeth and kicked off the city wall.

Leo’s chanting showed no signs of stopping.

Ar knew it too.

That this amount of chanting time alone wouldn’t be enough to defeat Gias.

Yet starting the chant meant he was confident he could defeat him once the magic was complete.

If so…

‘I’ll buy time!’

Golden aura surged from Ar’s body as she made a determined expression.

“Haaaah!”

She charged at Gias with a battle cry.

“Pathetic.”

Watching such an Ar, a sneer formed on Gias’s lips.

No matter how strong, she was still a wet-behind-the-ears brat.

Perhaps in the future?

In the current situation, the best Ar could do was buy a moment’s time against Gias.

For an instant, Gias’s eyes met with Ar’s.

And he felt a chill.

For a moment, he glimpsed a fragment of Arron in Ar.

Gias hesitated, overwhelmed by the killing intent and fighting spirit Ar emanated.

“This bitch!”

But soon Gias, feeling anger at being overwhelmed, raised his sword.

Ar looked at such a Gias and clenched her fist.

Just before Ar’s fist and Gias’s sword collided.

Whoooosh-!

Golden flames struck down from the sky like a meteor.

“Whoa?”

Dweno, flying toward Gias at tremendous speed, grabbed Ar’s scruff and threw her back.

Then he swung the battle hammer in his hand toward Gias’s sword.

-!

For an instant, a soundless shockwave occurred.

Kuwaaaaang-!

A shockwave similar to Leo and Gias’s earlier collision swept through the surrounding area.

“Huh?!”

Gias’s eyes widened.

Thud! Thud!

Gias, who had stepped back two paces, let out a “Graaaah!” battle cry.

Thwack-!

Dweno, who was sent flying, headed toward the city wall.

Bang-! Kwaaaaang-!

Dweno’s body, bouncing like a bullet, struck the city wall.

The section of the city wall where Dweno flew and crashed crumbled down.

“Uaaaah!”

Arga, who had been below in that area, let out a scream.

“Kehehehe. Even if you call yourself Dweno, you’re just from a past time period.”

It was when Arga, who had barely managed to break through the castle wall debris, gritted his teeth.

Crack! Thud! Thudthudthudthud! Thump-!

Dweno, who had barely broken through the castle wall debris that had crushed him, dusted himself off.

“Are, are you alright? Lord Dweno! Are you injured anywhere… Ow ow ow ow ow! It hurts!”

“What the hell! Your personalities are complete opposites, but why do you act exactly the same! Charging out recklessly when things don’t go your way! You almost died! Really! There’s a limit to how much you can resemble someone!”

“Ehehehehe. I do resemble Lord Arron a bit…”

“That’s not a compliment!”

“Aaaaah!”

Arga let out a scream as Dweno grabbed his ear.

“If you act so recklessly again, I’ll fold your waist backwards!”

“Yes, yes sir!”

Arga shrank his shoulders and answered hastily.

“Phew… Right. It’s mostly my fault for being an idiot.”

Dweno let out a deep sigh and handed Brave to Arga.

“Take it.”

Arga received Brave with trembling hands.

And he drew the sword.

Arga’s mouth fell open when he saw the blade.

“This is… Brave!”

“That’s right. It’s Brave.”

The sword that symbolized the Hero.

“It’s my third work. It probably will never break again.”

Dweno spoke firmly and stepped forward.

Thump- Thump-

Dweno, carrying his battle hammer, walked toward Gias.

Arga gripped the sword and followed behind Dweno.

“Huhuhuh… Have you come to die? Dweno.”

“No. I’ve come to kill you. Gias.”

Dweno curled up the corner of his mouth.

“Your head seems to be attached properly.”

“You bastard… do you have your memories?”

“Oh yes. I certainly do. I have all my memories up until the moment I died.”

At Dweno’s words, Gias’s face hardened.

But after a moment.

Gias returned to his original expression and curled up the corner of his mouth.

“It seems you only have the memories.”

Dweno’s power wasn’t at the level of his prime.

Though he had the memories and experience, the time period the world had manifested was the past.

Therefore, his power itself couldn’t return to its complete state.

“Then this will be easy.”

“Huhuhuh. Huhahahahahaha!”

At Gias’s words, Dweno burst into loud laughter.

“What’s so funny?”

“You seem to be afraid of me. Gias.”

“What nonsense are you spouting.”

“You, who usually survey your surroundings first, seem to have completely failed to assess the situation because you’re so concerned about me.”

“What?”

At Dweno’s words, Gias hastily looked around.

And his face hardened.

When he had clashed with Leo earlier, the entire surrounding area had been devastated with just a single strike.

The recent exchange with Dweno had also been a collision between similar forces.

But the only thing damaged in the surroundings was the castle wall that Dweno had crashed into and destroyed.

Even that, the place where Leo was standing remained intact.

And even at this very moment, Leo hadn’t stopped his incantation.

He had definitely fulfilled his role as a vanguard protecting the mage.

“Certainly, compared to my power in my prime, I’m clearly weaker now.”

Dweno’s cold gaze turned toward Gias.

“But you see. I can buy enough time for that friend to kill you.”

“Don’t make me laugh!”

Gias let out a roar and charged.

Dweno gripped his battle hammer and charged toward Gias.

Bang-!

Dweno’s battle hammer and Gias’s sword clashed.

Claaaaaaaaaang-!

“How is it! Dweno! The sword I made!”

Tendons bulged from Gias’s forearm as he gripped the sword.

“Hngh!”

For a moment, Dweno lost his balance and staggered.

Gritting his teeth, Dweno swung his battle hammer upward and deflected Gias’s sword.

“Hahaha! As expected, the weapon you made is solid! But!”

Whoosh-!

Gias’s massive sword swung toward Dweno again like a guillotine.

Crash-!

“That’s all! I’ve honed my skills for the past 5,000 years! And after visiting your world last time! I’ve reached a level that surpasses you! And this sword made from the finest materials is that very sword!”

Thud-!

One of Dweno’s knees bent.

“Your weapon! And you! It’s over now!”

“Impressive.”

“Hahahahahaha!”

“How exactly does one manage to develop so little over 5,000 years?”

“What?”

“Remarkably crude workmanship. What a waste of materials.”

A sneer appeared on Dweno’s face.

“You bastard…!”

“Take a good look at your weapon.”

“What…”

Gias’s face, which had been contorting, hardened.

The part that had collided with Dweno’s battle hammer was chipped.

‘As expected of Kail.’

Dweno glanced back at Leo behind him.

He must have concentrated impact on one part of the sword during the fight with Gias.

Of course, it was a sword made from Gias’s spine bone.

Moreover, it was a sword that Gias had poured all his skills into making.

In this world, except for one thing, there probably wasn’t anything harder than Gias’s sword.

Except for just one thing.

‘Posteritas.’

The smithing techniques of Dweno that Gias knew were from before he made Posteritas.

And.

The moment he created his work as a Smith.

Dweno’s technique advanced one step further.

In the end, despite pouring 5,000 years of effort into it, Gias’s abilities could not reach Dweno.

As a result.

Now there were three weapons more solid than Gias’s sword.

Posteritas.

Brave, which Dweno had reforged.

And….

Dweno gripped the battle hammer in his hand tightly.

“Hup!”

He squeezed out all his strength and pushed Gias back.

“Haaaaaaah!”

Clang-!

Dweno’s second creation struck Gias’s sword.

It delivered the finishing blow to the impact dealt by Posteritas.

Crack-!

“This is impossible…!”

“You worked hard for nothing for 5,000 years.”

“You bastaaaaaaaard!”

Snap-!

Gias’s sword shattered and fragments swirled around.

“But the fact that you will be defeated remains unchangeeeeed!”

Gias’s massive hand struck down at Dweno directly.

Bang-!

“The apocalypse of a surviving hero cannot bring down the current me!”

The incantation had stopped at some point.

The spell was complete as Leo’s mana had reached its peak.

Seeing this, Gias realized.

Leo is not Luna.

Likewise, that magic is not Luna’s apocalypse either.

Therefore, it contained insufficient power to bring him down.

Ecstasy rose on Gias’s face.

He had been afraid for nothing.

“In the end, it’s my victory!”

The moment Gias was certain.

“-.”

Leo’s incantation began again.

The moment he finished the apocalypse incantation using Luna’s mana.

Leo was certain that his apocalypse alone could not bring down Gias.

Gias, who had received authority and Erebos’s protection, had obtained the strongest defensive power.

Through battle, he had seen through the fact that while his destructive ability might fall behind Jormungandr, his defensive ability surpassed Jormungandr’s level.

But he didn’t mind.

He had known from the beginning that the apocalypse alone could not bring him down.

Leo chanted the incantation again.

Gray mana swirled from Leo’s body in tune with the runic words.

The name of the magic was….

‘Innocent.’

The magic that the Progenitor of the Starry Skies had given him.

The only magic that could bring down Erebos.

But even this could not bring down Gias.

Innocent was ultimately magic meant to bring down Erebos.

Apocalypse and Innocence were merely ingredients.

‘A world where everything has met its end would have nothing existing in it.’

Perhaps that might be the landscape Erebos desires most.

An empty landscape.

‘But perhaps because nothing exists, it would be the purest state.’

Until he met Risinass and Luna, Arron and Dweno.

He had desired nothing and was only empty.

Thanks to that emptiness, he could fill it with what he received from his friends.

Magic was said to be a way of expressing mental imagery, wasn’t it?

‘Then this might be the mental imagery that suits me best.’

Beyond the apocalypse.

That pure moment when nothing exists.

‘A state where one can become anything.’

The silver starlight mana and the gray pure mana fuse together.

The power of absolute destruction and the simply endlessly pure power meet to create colorless, odorless absolute emptiness.

Leo, who had completed the magic, spoke its name.

A word meaning the moment just before the beginning.

“Zero.”

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