Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 781

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

781.

Whoooooosh—!

As the fierce black flames blazed, Demian’s students began forming their battle formation.

“Are there any students who couldn’t get out?”

“No sir! President!”

A male student answered Valhar’s question energetically.

Hearing this, Valhar nodded and said.

“Everyone prepare for battle.”

“Are we going to eliminate those black flames?”

“No. I’ll handle that. You all take care of the other side.”

“What?”

Valhar looked toward the back.

“Something else is coming.”

Grooooooooar!

The roar of monsters echoed through the air.

This place was the end of the Eastern Continent.

A land where monsters endlessly appeared.

Because of this, countless monsters inhabited the surrounding area.

Of course, Demian’s students had conducted large-scale monster subjugation for mine development, creating a safe zone.

But monsters were now swarming through that safe zone in large numbers.

“What is this!”

“There’s no way they could break through the safe zone!

Valhar spoke to the shocked dwarves.

“There’s no such thing as absolute in this world.”

At those words, Demian’s students trembled slightly.

“Don’t be scared just because hundreds of monsters are swarming. Aren’t you the ones carrying on the will of Demian, successor to Dweno? Sweep them away.”

At Valhar’s words, the eyes of Demian’s students changed.

“Vanguards! Forward!”

Clank—! Clank—! Clank—!

Demian’s students armed with heavy armor moved forward in perfect unison.

Dweno and Demian were the most reliable shields in the Great Hero and Hero of the Beginning’s party.

Demian’s students who followed in their footsteps were also famous for having the strongest guard among all academies.

A considerable number of the renowned guard heroes in history were dwarves.

Of course, that didn’t mean there were only outstanding warriors among Demian’s students.

Matching the vanguard’s movements, dwarf mages and summoners positioned in the rear were preparing to annihilate the enemies.

Amid the swirling powerful magic, Driana wielding a battle hammer shouted a battle cry and charged forward.

Seeing this, Valhar laughed heartily.

“You’ve grown so much! You youngsters!”

Saying this, Valhar looked at the black flames burning before his eyes.

Anyone could see it was the Calamity Flame.

Valhar, more than anyone else, could feel its presence most clearly.

‘But it’s not a proper Calamity Flame.’

It wasn’t Erebos.

If it had been Erebos itself, it would have emitted incomparably greater heat than now.

Moreover, it would have perfectly controlled the monsters in the surrounding area.

There was one reason why monsters were gathering by breaking through the safe zone.

They were simply reacting to the power of the black flames before him and rushing forward without thinking.

‘…A fragment of Erebos… No… perhaps it might be a lingering thought.’

Valhar easily saw through the identity of the black flames.

Valhar turned his head.

In the distance, a massive mountain was visible.

‘Erdien Mountain.’

The eastern end of the world.

This land in the heart of Dwarf’s Territory was a dream land for dwarves because countless rare resources lay dormant here.

But even after 5000 years had passed since the end of the Age of Calamity, it still remained unexplored territory.

It wasn’t because it was Tartaros Territory.

This place had been land untouched by Tartaros’s claws for 5000 years.

Yet the reason dwarves couldn’t develop this land was extremely simple.

‘Endlessly appearing monsters.’

No matter how much they were subjugated, the monster appearances never ceased.

Moreover, it was a cursed land where not just ordinary low-level monsters, but even top-tier monsters that could threaten heroes frequently appeared.

The reason the area around Erdien Mountain became such a land was simple.

‘Our intended final destination.’

But ultimately, land that Dweno himself couldn’t reach 5000 years ago.

Here, the primordial evil Erebos was subjugated by the Hero of the Beginning.

In that process, Erebos’s blood poured down like rain, and the land itself became cursed.

‘It’s land where Erebos’s resentment lingers.’

Being such land, it wouldn’t be strange for Erebos’s lingering thoughts to appear.

Evil god or not, Erebos was undeniably a divine being.

‘But why did it suddenly react?’

There were no records of such black flames suddenly appearing on this land during the past 5000 years.

While feeling puzzled, Valhar approached the burning Calamity Flame.

Whoooosh—!

Golden flames erupted from Valhar’s body.

The flames soon covered Valhar’s entire body.

Though reborn, Valhar was still beloved by flames.

In his previous life, this love was a curse, but this life was different.

And above all, these flames possessed resistance to the Calamity Flame.

Shing—!

Valhar pulled out a massive battle axe from extradimensional space.

“Should I say it’s been a while? Erebos. Though I don’t know if you can understand.”

Valhar spoke in a cold voice.

“Do you recognize me?”

Thud—!

He kicked off the ground and charged toward the black flames.

Whoooosh—!

Golden flames rippled along Valhar’s axe blade.

“It’ll be different from 5000 years ago!”

Valhar’s eyes flashed.

Crash—!

Black flames and golden flames intersected.

Along with that, a massive shockwave resonated through the surroundings.

Erebos’s lingering thought, having taken physical form, blocked Valhar’s axe with its arm.

Crack—!

As the battle of strength began, the surrounding ground started to cave in with a thud!

Erebos’s body swayed and bent.

Just as he was about to strike down at Erebos’s neck.

Thud—!

Erebos’s lingering thought thrust its other arm into the ground.

Crack! Grab—!

At that moment, Erebos’s hand burst through the ground that Valhar was standing on.

“Damn.”

The moment Valhar clicked his tongue.

Kugagagak-!

Erebos’s hand grabbed Valhar and pulled him down.

Valhar was sucked into the ground.

Kugagagagagagagak-!

A tremendous roar came from underground as the ground bulged and rose up!

Kwaaaaang-!

Finally, when Erebos pulled out his arm, Valhar came flying out with his ankle caught.

His clothes were a mess, but there wasn’t a single scratch on his body.

Valhar, gripping his Battle Axe, threw it straight at Erebos’s specter.

Kwagagagak-!

The Battle Axe, wrapped in golden flames, spun like a wheel as it flew.

Kwak-!

Gwoooooooo!

As the axe blade dug into his chest, Erebos’s specter let out a roar.

Seeing Erebos’s specter like that, Valhar was about to sneer when.

Hwaak-!

“…!”

Erebos’s specter irritably threw Valhar toward the mine entrance.

Kwagagagagagagagagagagang-!

The sound of the long mine interior being devastated echoed throughout.

Thud- Thud-

Erebos’s specter walked to the mine entrance and opened his mouth wide.

Kwaaaaaaa-!

Black flames poured from his mouth, burning the entire mine.

That wasn’t the end of it.

When Erebos’s specter stretched his hand into the void, it became enormous.

The hand, now as large as the mine that had been dug into the small mountain, struck down on the mine.

Kwagagagagagang-!

The mountain was half-destroyed and collapsed.

It was literally a fight that transcended common sense, as if the terrain itself was changing.

The Demian students who had been hunting monsters watched the fight that was far beyond common sense with terror-stricken faces.

Erebos’s specter turned toward the dwarves.

Thud- Thud-

As the specter approached, the dwarves showed tense expressions.

Kugugugugung-

Then part of the collapsed mine began to stir.

Keugeugeugeugeu-!

The ground began to rumble, and part of the collapsed mountain was lifted up.

Since it had been developed as a mine, part of the mountain was massive stone.

Thump-! Thump-!

Valhar, who had lifted both arms to raise part of the mountain, was grinning wickedly.

Veins bulged on his forehead and forearms.

The Demian students gaped at that terrifying strength.

Valhar, glaring at Erebos’s specter, looked at the Demian students in the distance and said.

“Take care of yourselves and dodge.”

Leaving those words, Valhar threw the mountain fragment straight at Erebos’s specter.

“D-dodgeeeeeee!”

“Run away!”

The Demian students fell into panic, screaming as they scattered.

Kwagagagagagagang-!

The aftermath of part of the mountain flying through the air and crashing into the ground was tremendous.

Literally tremendous physical force overturned the surrounding area.

In the situation where the terrain had changed, Valhar dusted off his hands and clicked his tongue.

“It’s a stalemate.”

Crack- Crack-

The rocks split as Erebos’s specter walked out.

There was a limit to the damage that could be dealt with physical attacks.

Conversely, Erebos’s specter also lacked a decisive blow and couldn’t bring him down.

Valhar extended his hand.

Then the Battle Axe buried in the rocks flew to his hand.

Thud- Thud-

Erebos’s specter walked toward Valhar.

Valhar stroked the axe blade and said.

“You know, since I was reborn, I haven’t been proud of myself at all. I was pathetic for having no choice but to pass the burden on.”

Valhar glared at Erebos’s specter with sharp eyes.

“Even when the world praised me, I wasn’t happy. I hated being called the savior who saved the world.”

“….”

“So pathetically, I wanted to forget. The fact that I was a Great Hero.”

He had enrolled in Demian simply because he wanted to prove Kail’s existence.

“In this life, I just wanted to finish my remaining years making pottery and painting.”

Valhar gripped the axe handle.

“But it wouldn’t work. I found myself only thinking about how I could kill you.”

He couldn’t do the things he loved anymore.

Not painting.

Not making pottery.

Not sculpting.

He didn’t have thoughts of wanting to spread beauty to the world.

He just found himself trapped in guilt toward his friend.

“Proving that guy’s existence isn’t the path for him.”

Golden light flashed in Valhar’s eyes.

“I realized that only by finishing it with our own hands this time will I have the face to meet that friend.”

Valhar readjusted his grip on the Battle Axe.

“If I can’t even handle a mere specter… it doesn’t make sense.”

An ominous killing intent burst forth.

As if resonating with it, the Battle Axe began to tremble.

Then Erebos’s specter, who had been closing the distance with Valhar, stopped.

Flicker-

The burning black flames gradually subsided.

Soon the black flames began to take the form of a human.

Seeing that sight, Valhar’s face hardened.

Kwak-!

Valhar immediately rushed forward and severed the neck of Erebos’s specter that had taken someone’s form.

The severed head flew through the air and rolled on the ground.

Hwaak-!

The specter began to disappear as if its strength was exhausted.

Valhar looked at Erebos’s specter in Kail’s form as it disappeared and twisted his face.

“How dare you pull such a stunt…”

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————