Chapter 210

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Tense muscles bulged in Leo’s arm.

With a gritted jaw, Leo swung his arm, exclaiming “Hup!” as he did so.

Ssak-!

A sharp sound pierced the air as the thrust from the sword’s tip shot towards Silatuna.

Seeing this, Silatuna spread her arms wide.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gang-!

A massive crimson barrier blocked Leo’s thrust.

Once the attack was defended, Silatuna’s arms transformed into massive snakes.

Cceo-eok-!

As the snakes opened their mouths, crimson light particles began to gather.

“Breath.”

Leo pulled on Arti’s reins, charging towards Silatuna.

As Leo’s hero power surged through Arti, her body began to glow white.

Pa-chi-chi-chik-!

White sparks began to fly from Arti’s body.

Pa-chi-chi-chi-chik-!

Powerful electrical energy began to form around Arti’s horn.

Blik-! Kwaga-ga-ga-gang-!

Before Silatuna’s arm could unleash its breath, it was swept away by a storm of lightning, reduced to ash.

-Kk!

Seeing her own flesh crumble away, Silatuna’s eyes flashed with malice.

She pointed her remaining arm at Leo.

The destructive breath spewed from the snake’s mouth and engulfed Leo.

At that moment-!

Blik-!

A silvery gray barrier spread out in front of Leo, deflecting Silatuna’s breath.

The destructive breath that passed by Silatuna struck a distant mountain.

Blik- Kwa-ang-!

A powerful flare of light was accompanied by a mushroom cloud that ascended into the sky.

The storm from the explosion swept over Seirun.

Watching this, Herdium from Seirun muttered quietly.

“Is this what the fight between a Great Hero and a Legion Commander is…?”

It was an incomprehensible battle of immense proportions.

Shivers ran down his spine.

“Phiora!”

Hwa-rul-rul-!

At the call, Phiora appeared before him, breathing out flames.

“Reduce her to ashes.”

Blik-!

Phiora’s crimson eyes flashed.

Hwa-rul-lul-lul-!

With her powers heightened by Leo’s hero power, Phiora spun and rose high into the sky.

Pal-lul-!

An attack maximizing the phoenix’s firepower.

Prominence Wing.

Along with Phiora’s wing beats, a massive storm of flames swept over Silatuna.

-You d*mn familiar bastards!

Silatuna’s voice, filled with rage, echoed.

[Hmph! Is that all you’ve got?! My power!]

Kirin crossed his arms and burst into laughter: “Hahaha!”

“That’s not your power but Master’s,” Arti said.

“Not true! Leo merely drew out my latent power! So it’s my power!” Kiran declared confidently.

Watching Kiran’s confident stance, Arti shook her head.

Now that the divine power had channeled Kyle’s strength, the ever-lingering issue of insufficient hero power was resolved.

Thanks to this, the three familiars, with all their latent powers unleashed, were truly showcasing their grandeur as the three great familiars.

‘Without them, I wouldn’t have been able to hold out this long.’

As Leo gathered Phiora and held Arti’s reins, he ascended into the sky.

The deranged magic of Silatuna relentlessly pursued Leo.

Each time, Arti’s movements, akin to divine artistry, allowed them to evade all of Silatuna’s attacks.

-Huhuhu.

Watching this, Silatuna let out a low laugh.

-Right! Now I get it!

Silatuna’s eyes gleamed.

-You are not the Hero of Beginning! You are the Hero of Survival!

Silatuna vividly remembered the force of Kyle at the peak of his power, the man modern people called the Hero of Beginning.

And the power of the detested Great Hero who saved the world and eventually defeated Erebus.

Though forgotten by people now, she, who had repeatedly fought against Kyle, knew better than anyone else.

-Right! You don’t have the power to defeat me yet! That’s why you’re stalling!

With certainty, a fierce killing intent surged out of Silatuna’s body.

-I don’t care how you ended up in this era, Kyle!

Massive dark power began to swirl.

Go-oo-oo-oo-oo-!

Crimson dark power gathered into one hand.

‘This is where it gets serious.’

Leo tightened his grip on the sword.

The land around the Demon Queen began to turn pitch black.

The potent dark power had transformed the surrounding area into a land of d*ath.

After the Era of Catastrophe ended.

The power of the Legion Commander, who had reigned supreme as the mightiest calamity, was truly terrifying.

Hwa-aek-!

Silatuna swung her arm.

A massive chunk of dark power hurtled towards Leo.

There was no way to evade.

Determining this, Leo concentrated all his mana and unleashed a barrier spell.

Kwa-ang-!

The dark power struck Leo directly.

As Leo was hurled back, he crashed into the ground.

Just like a comet that fell, a massive crater formed on the ground.

[Auuuuu!]

[She’s completely monstrous!]

[Beep- Beep!]

Arti, Kirin, and Phiora, who were also slammed into the ground, groaned in pain.

‘The barrier didn’t break.’

Leo stood back up.

But the overwhelming shock had shaken his entire being.

Shaking his head, Leo stood back up.

Kung-! Kung-!

Without hesitation, Silatuna charged at Leo.

“Huip!”

Leo activated his oera throughout his body.

Kwa-ang-!

Kwa-ga-gak-!

And thus Leo blocked Silatuna’s physical attack with his hand.

Jur-rul-rul-rul-! Leo’s body was dragged backward as his foot scraped the ground.

-If it’d been Aron or Dwenno, they could’ve easily handled this level of physical attack!

With a sneer, Silatuna struck Leo with her remaining hand.

Pae-ug-!

With a sense of impact reverberating through his body, Leo was flung back once again.

Jol-leok-!

Gaining his balance, Leo glared at Silatuna.

‘Her attacks have become relentless.’

The probing battle had ended, and in the moment it was determined that Leo could fully engage Silatuna, her passive stance disappeared.

Up until now, Silatuna had fought with the idea of escape in mind, but now, she was unmistakably aiming to completely eradicate Leo.

The difference was immense.

‘I’ve already fought against Zerdiaq once.’

The divine power that manifested the power of the past was not infinite.

With every little bit of it being consumed now, there wasn’t much left.

It felt as though it was gradually fading, like a lamp about to be extinguished by the wind.

Leo readjusted his grip on the sword.

But even then, Leo didn’t feel any sense of uneasiness.

The reason was simple.

The courage provided by the companions behind him gave Leo the strength to move forward.

‘Soon I will subdue Zerdiaq and return.’

A steadfast belief and trust.

Silatuna’s face became contorted.

‘Those eyes.’

The eyes of the Great Heroes, which never lost hope in any situation.

To the Legion Commanders, who had opposed the Great Heroes since the Era of Catastrophe, those eyes were like a nightmare.

-Today, I shall finally end that nightmare!

Go-oo-oo-oo-oo-!

A terrifying killing intent surged out from Silatuna’s body.

-…!

Silatuna, who had relentlessly pressured Leo without rest, lifted her head upon hearing the spell that was shaking the battlefield.

Then, seeing the elf proudly casting a spell on the castle wall, her eyes widened in shock.

-This is… impossible!

She shook her head as if denying this situation.

-How… why is she here!

Silatuna’s face turned pale with fear.

The beautiful melody flowing from Luna’s lips felt like a d*ath sentence to the Demon Queen.

She must stop it!

If this spell were completed, she’d d*e!

Judging so, Silatuna prepared to launch an attack towards Luna.

Ssak-!

But at that moment, a tremendous force was felt under her feet.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

-Kyle!

Silatuna spat out the name as she glared at Leo, who jeered at her.

-This is impossible! How could the ghost of the past like you end up in the present era!

“And does it make sense for Zerdiaq to appear in the present?”

Leo swung his sword.

Kwa-ga-ga-gak-!

-Kuh…!

Leo’s sword left a massive slash mark on Silatuna’s body.

“And… I’m not from the past.”

-What…!?

“One last thing I’ll tell you before we part ways.”

Leo ran his hand over his face, momentarily dissolving the magic spell Luna had placed on him.

-…!

Realizing Leo’s true appearance, Silatuna’s eyes widened.

-Leo… Flob!

She thought of him as a future enemy in her mind.

Judging the young man as still a wet-behind-the-ears whelp,

-You… you’ve been…!

The new full-class enemy she’d been dreading turned out to be this whelp, who was her greatest despair.

-It’s you, you b*stard!

A deep crimson darkness erupted from Silatuna’s body.

But Leo severed the dark power with a gray oera.

“Five thousand years of tiresome enmity has an end.”

Leo could sense the incantation coming to an end.

Silatuna hurriedly constructed a magical teleportation.

A last-ditch attempt to escape.

However, Leo poured oera and mana into his sword.

Puchi-chi-chi-chik-!

The sword, overloaded with oera and mana, developed cracks.

But Leo didn’t care.

Though it was indeed a precious sword, the price of defeating the Demon Queen seemed like a bargain.

Kwa-ga-ga-gak-!

Leo’s sword shattered the teleportation magic sigil.

The way out was perfectly blocked.

“Pleased to meet you, but let’s never meet again.”

-Kaaiil! Luuunaaaa!

With a scream filled with hatred that verged on despair, Leo grinned.

And then,

“End.”

A cold gleam of morning starlight flashed in front of Silatuna.

As if the lone star glowing amidst a long night rejoiced at the coming dawn.

That light wrapped around Silatuna.

-Aaahhhhhhhhhhh!

Silatuna’s scream filled with pain reverberated through the air.

Then, after a while…

Poof-!

The light of the end disappeared, leaving behind nothing.

Only one person remained,

Leo, who had taken the form of the Hero of Beginning.

Leo turned his head and looked towards the castle wall.

Seeing his friends there, he smiled.

Luna, too, greeted him with a bright smile.

A moment when one of the 5000 years of tiresome enmity came to an end.