Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 796

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796.

Rumble! Crash—!

“It’s going to rain.”

Valhar clicked his tongue and muttered as he looked up at the lightning-streaked sky.

The towering Erdien Mountain located at the eastern edge of the world.

A mysterious place where countless monsters appear.

5000 years ago.

This was the final destination of the Great Heroes and the place where Kail, the Hero of the Beginning, saved the world through his final battle with Erebos.

But now, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that no one knows this fact.

“The fact that the greatest history in this world has been forgotten… it really doesn’t sit well with me.”

Right in front of Erdien Mountain, Kar muttered with a bitter expression.

Kail’s history had been completely erased by Tartaros.

Now he was just a fake Great Hero who existed only in legends.

The Tartaros Demons would never mention that fact.

“Forgotten pasts can be restored. Don’t we exist in this era?”

Valhar spoke calmly.

The Great Heroes who lived in the same era as Kail and journeyed together had been reincarnated.

But even for the Great Heroes, immediately restoring Kail’s forgotten story to its original state was a difficult task.

To the four of them, Kail was a close friend and comrade who shared joys and sorrows together.

And he was the final Great Hero who ultimately accomplished what they had entrusted to him and saved the world.

But that was only by the four’s standards.

Already, a vast 5000 years had passed since that time.

Even considering the Age of Cataclysm when Kail’s records still remained, there were 3000 years.

What makes past events into history rather than simple stories are records and evidence.

No matter how much they talked about Kail, if they couldn’t find proof of his existence, anything about Kail would be nothing more than stories.

“It would be simple if we revealed that we were Great Heroes.”

When Kar pouted his lips, Valhar sighed.

“You know well that’s not feasible either, don’t you?”

Valhar looked up at the sky.

Not a single star was visible in the night sky shrouded with dark clouds.

“Our being born in this era is a miracle.”

The existence of reincarnation itself was surprising, but being born again into this world with memories was even more remarkable.

“Perhaps it’s fate’s will for us to fulfill the mission we couldn’t complete.”

“Not the gods’ will?”

“If those god fellows had been that competent, we wouldn’t have had to go through all that suffering.”

Valhar spoke sarcastically and continued.

“But unfortunately, the current world doesn’t possess the power to completely finish off Tartaros.”

Compared to 5000 years ago.

The current world’s power was incomparably mighty.

“From my memory, the current era is more prosperous than even the Age of Gods.”

The Age of Heroes.

Through the power of something called Hero Record, countless heroes had been born.

The accumulated power was passed down to future generations, and the power that continued this way became even stronger.

Truly a brilliant era.

“But even so, it’s not at a level that can completely overwhelm Tartaros.”

Valhar clicked his tongue.

The Great Heroes were gradually regaining their former power.

But even so, the Monster Queen, Giant King, and Overlord King called the Three Great Calamities who had survived from 5000 years ago were by no means easy opponents.

If they were determined to avoid fighting and hide in the world’s darkness, even the Great Heroes would find it difficult to subjugate them.

“Crucially, we still don’t have the means to subjugate Erebos.”

The primordial evil sealed somewhere in this world.

Even if Tartaros were completely subjugated in the current era, as long as the black ember remained, disaster would someday cast its shadow over this world again.

“Unfortunately, the world cannot achieve complete harmony.”

“I don’t understand that. 5000 years ago, everyone in Gardstron was united in heart and mind.”

“That was because the world was on the brink of destruction due to Erebos, an insurmountable common enemy.”

Valhar smiled bitterly.

“Interestingly, the era you were born and lived in was when the world was most harmonious. But even then, there were conflicts.”

It was Kail who acted as a problem-solver in the shadows to resolve those conflicts.

“If it’s difficult for even the same species to understand each other, what about different species?”

Valhar lit his pipe, put it in his mouth, and puffed out smoke.

“At least we are beings who can lead the world to harmony, even if briefly, as symbols. But that harmony won’t last long either. So we can only reveal our identities after we’ve obtained the power to completely destroy Erebos.”

“Then there’s not much left!”

“…You. You’re strangely enthusiastic. Is there really nothing going on?”

“Wh-what?”

Just as Valhar narrowed his eyes while looking at Kar, who had a startled expression—

Whoosh—

Rea descended from the sky and landed gracefully.

“Is there something at the peak of Erdien Mountain?”

“No. There isn’t. Kar. Did your super senses detect anything?”

“No.”

Kar shook his head at Rea’s question.

At that answer, Rea bit her nails.

“Erebos…”

She quietly spat out her enemy’s name.

Her voice was filled with deep hatred. Watching such Rea, Valhar spoke.

“Rea. The fact that Erebos’s thoughts exist… doesn’t that mean there’s a high probability that a fragment of Erebos has awakened?”

“…”

After remaining silent at Valhar’s question, Rea answered.

“There’s that possibility, but… the probability it’s not is also high.”

“Then why did Erebos’s thoughts suddenly reveal themselves?”

“Erebos itself is a being equivalent to a god. It’s not impossible that it left behind thoughts when it was subjugated by Kail. Those thoughts might have suddenly awakened.”

“Hmm…”

Valhar bit his pipe.

“If a fragment of Erebos has been revived… could we subjugate it with our current power?”

“…”

At Valhar’s question, Rea fell silent, then soon sighed.

“Overwhelming it would be possible. We haven’t regained our peak power yet, but… Erebos isn’t in a normal state either.”

“But subjugation is impossible?”

“Yes.”

“What about sealing?”

“Possible.”

“In the Hero Record?”

“No. We have Roon.”

“Roon?”

“She’s definitely lost her passion for magic. But the fact that she’s Luna Rubinance remains unchanged.”

“True… she is the greatest genius since magic came into existence.”

Valhar nodded.

“She said she’s creating magic that can seal Erebos fragments just in case. However…”

“However?”

“Even with Roon as she is now, it’s only for one fragment.”

“Hmm.”

Valhar nodded his head.

“So you’re saying there’s a way to put out the fire when it’s urgent.”

“Yeah.”

“I understand. I’ll also try to make a weapon that can defeat Erebos as quickly as possible.”

Valhar nodded his head.

Drip- Pitter-patter-

Then raindrops began to fall.

Rea and Valhar opened extradimensional spaces and took out umbrellas.

“Kar, catch.”

Rea handed an umbrella to Kar, who was blankly looking up at the sky.

“Kar?”

But Kar only stared up at the night sky where rain was pouring down with a hardened expression.

“The smell of rain… is strange.”

“What?”

At Kar’s sudden words, Rea made a puzzled expression.

“The rain smells burnt.”

Kar’s face hardened.

“Just like 5000 years ago.”

At those words, Rea and Valhar’s faces hardened.

Whoooosh-!

The color of the rain began to gradually change.

Though it was night, even if they didn’t have Kar’s level of vision, Rea and Valhar, who had vision close to transcendent beings, could confirm the color change with their eyes.

“Black rain…”

To people of this era, black rain might be something very unfamiliar.

But to the three people here, it was more familiar than anything else.

Then Kar’s eyes sharpened.

“…It’s coming.”

KRAAAAAAASH-!

“GROOOOOOOOOOOOAR!”

A roar echoed from somewhere on Erdien Mountain.

At the same time, a massive arm shot up as if piercing through the sky.

Seeing that, Valhar’s eyes widened greatly.

“…Giant King?”

“GRAAAAAAAAAAA!”

KRAAAASH-!

The Giant King’s arm swung and destroyed the surrounding area.

Rea, who had escaped the attack range, floated gently in the air while holding her umbrella.

And she narrowed her eyes.

“…Authority?”

The Giant King was not the usual Giant King.

A body larger than usual, bulging blood vessels, and on top of that, an appearance that had lost all reason.

Rea knew well what that was.

It was the authority that Erebos had bestowed upon Gias the Giant King – Berserker.

‘The Legion Commanders should have lost their authorities after Erebos was defeated, yet he’s using his authority?’

Moreover, the Giant King using his authority was different from what the Great Heroes knew.

‘His reason has completely disappeared. Only destructive instinct remains.’

Confirming Gias’s flashing eyes, Rea analyzed the situation with cold eyes.

Gias the Giant King.

He possessed the largest build among the Legion Commanders and was a being who styled himself as the assault captain.

But his personality and prudence were the best even among all Legion Commanders in history.

If asked to name the most difficult Legion Commander to defeat, Rea would choose the Giant King rather than the Overlord King who was Tartaros’s supreme commander, or Jormungandr who was one of the worst enemies.

Even when using Berserker, he wouldn’t lose his reason to this extent.

Rea, who had been narrowing her eyes, suddenly realized there was something on top of Gias’s head and her eyes twitched.

A demon wrapped in Black Flame was stabbing what appeared to be a sword into the Giant King’s head.

‘…Erebos’s obsession.’

It was definitely the obsession that had fought with Valhar.

Having thought that far, Rea spread the hand that wasn’t holding the umbrella.

“GROOOOOOAR!”

Gias roared and charged toward Rea.

“Titaum.”

KRUUUUUSH-!

When Rea called her Pact Maker, a massive rocky hand shot up through the ground.

BANG-!

A rock giant that rose from the ground blocked Gias.

KRAAAASH-!

The terrain began to change due to the power struggle between the Giant King and the great earth spirit.

“Valhar.”

Rea, who had blocked the Giant King’s charge, quietly called Valhar’s name.

WHOOOOSH-!

Along with that, Valhar flew toward Gias like a comet from the sky, wielding a massive golden axe.

Flicker-

Golden flames blazed from Valhar’s body.

“HAAAAH!”

THWACK-!

With Valhar’s battle cry, the Battle Axe blew off Gias’s head completely.

SPLASH-!

Blood poured out.

But that wasn’t the end.

FLASH-!

A golden flash flickered.

A feast of golden lines decorating the void.

Kar’s sword strikes chopped Gias’s body into pieces without leaving any form behind.

SPLASH-!

Blood and flesh poured out like waves.

No matter how much of a Giant King he was, a power-drunk charge before three Great Heroes was nothing more than a suicidal act.

‘But this is too easy.’

Rea made a perplexed expression.

Then.

“Rea! Valhar! This Gias! Something’s strange!”

Kar shouted urgently.

“This Gias doesn’t seem to be the Gias of this era!”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s the Gias from 5000 years ago! The smell is different!”

Kar’s urgent voice.

Rea quickly turned her gaze to look for the Black Flame demon.

Something was visible in the Black Flame demon’s hand.

‘Hero Record?’

The moment Rea’s eyes widened.

The flames cleared.

At the same time, Rea’s face hardened at the familiar face that revealed itself.

Erebos’s thought form in Kail’s appearance soon let out a sneer and gripped the Hero Record fragment.

At the same time, the Hero Record glowed and once again the Giant King burst forth.

Seeing this, Rea’s face contorted.

‘Pulling beings from the past out of the Hero Record?!’

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