Chapter 450

450.

In Leo’s hand, a staff shone brilliantly, like starlight.

Cotemest.

The staff named Comet.

It was a divine-level staff made by Dwenno and named by Luna, and it could be called the strongest magical staff among the existing ones. When it was created, Dwenno, known as God’s Blacksmith, poured his entire soul into its creation, imbuing it with an immense amount of mana.

‘Not only that, but Luna added all sorts of magical inscriptions, extensively modifying it. Adding her mana was just an extra.’

Later, it was handled by Seirun, Luna’s heir, and her mana was further added to it.

‘The problem is that it has become incredibly difficult to handle as a result.’

No family has been able to properly wield Cotemest over a long period.

Not even the Tingel family, who inherited Seirun’s bloodline.

The reason was simple.

‘The creators of the staff, the guy who used it, and the person who inherited it later were all legendary geniuses.’

It wasn’t until recently that Leo, after receiving Cotemest from Seirun, finally mastered how to wield it perfectly.

With Cotemest in hand, Leo soared high into the sky.

Leo ascended to a height where Erebus was barely visible and unleashed his mana.

Woom-!

Responding to Leo’s mana, Cotemest emitted a bright light.

Leo’s crimson eyes turned gray.

Gray mana flowed around Leo’s body.

A magical array appeared in the air.

It was a magical formula made up of geometric runes, a crystallization of magical inscriptions.

This wasn’t simply magic; it was a magic system.

In the world, only one person could use this magic system.

The Hero of Beginning.

Leo quietly repeated the name of the spell, completing the magic.

“Bible.”

As the spell was completed, the magical formula of the Bible rapidly underwent transformation.

New runes were engraved onto the magic circle.

It was the magic formula of the Magic of the Stars.

Holding Cotemest, Leo deployed the magic.

Flash-! Zzzzap-!

Beautiful magical inscriptions formed around Leo.

Seeing this, Leo began chanting the incantation.

In sync with Leo’s magical chant, the magical inscriptions shimmered in various colors.

Together with this, the mana in the atmosphere began to resonate.

A beautiful melody spread across the entire battlefield.

It wasn’t a voice.

It was the sound created by the trembling of the atmospheric mana.

“What in the world is this?”

Ulta’s face was filled with surprise.

Looking at this, Toluah, who was holding her staff and chanting her incantation, opened her eyes wide.

“It’s magical chanting.”

When someone chants an incantation, the mana in the atmosphere resonates.

That resonance merely sounds like a melody.

“Magic of the Stars.”

Lienia opened her eyes wide and looked up at the sky, having recognized the magic.

“Leo Flove?”

Her mouth dropped open.

“Amazing, Mr. Leo,” Eiran marveled.

“Exactly how powerful is this magic?”

Lunia also looked perplexed.

At that moment,

[Everyone.]

Melina’s voice echoed in their ears.

[From now on, I’ll take command. Ulta, take Lienia and attack Erebus.]

At this, Ulta grabbed the reins of his Pegasi Aria.

Whoosh-!

While flying at an incredible speed, Aria discharged lightning.

Zzzzap-!

In the midst of flying at an unimaginable speed, Lienia stood up.

Whoosh-!

An overwhelming sense of speed was felt.

But Lienia paid no mind and pulled the bowstring.

Gooo-!

While pulling the bowstring, Lienia recited a spell.

As Lienia recited the star spell, the atmospheric mana, which had been resonating with Leo, reacted to her spell.

Lienia’s eyes slightly widened.

‘What is this?’

She had simply chanted in harmony with Leo’s magical incantation.

Still, she could feel the magic’s power becoming even stronger.

It was far beyond the maximum power Lienia could usually produce.

But there was no sense of instability.

‘Rather, it feels quite stable.’

Grrr-!

Lienia pulled the bowstring even tighter.

‘As if this is the original power it’s supposed to have.’

With the extremely natural flow of mana, Lienia completed her spell.

“End.”

Flash-!

As Lienia released the bowstring, an arrow-shaped End magic flew towards Erebus.

Flash-! Boom-! Whoosh-!

The aftermath of the magic caused the trees and grass around Erebus to be flattened in the opposite direction.

Swishhh-!

Black flames erupted, and Melina said,

[Toruah, use earth magic to block the flames.]

Toruah used magical inscriptions to move the earth.

Koo-ooong-!

A massive wall of earth rose up and blocked the flames.

‘Toruah’s magic still has no change in power.’

Lienia used her mana to cast a spell.

Cold swept through her hands.

The magic deployed with normal magical inscriptions showed no change in power.

Lienia used the Magic of the Stars.

As a result, a clearly different reaction of mana occurred compared to usual.

“Toruah! Use the Magic of the Stars!”

“The Magic of the Stars is becoming more powerful than usual right now!”

Hearing this, Toruah urgently checked the magic.

Upon understanding Lienia’s meaning, Toruah had a surprised look.

Lunia and Eiran also noticed the change.

“What’s going on?!”

When Eliza asked urgently, Lunia replied.

“I don’t know. The clear thing is that the Magic of the Stars’ magical inscriptions are being influenced by Leo’s incantation.”

With that, Leo’s magic was completed.

Flash-!

A pillar of light descended from the sky.

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Flash-!

The brilliant radiance of starlight that enveloped the sky made Erebus’s eyes twitch.

Even the great Erebus found it hard to overlook the power of this magic.

According to Erebus’s knowledge, there was only one person capable of using such magic.

-Luna Rubiness?

Koo-ooong-!

The pillar of light swept towards Erebus and swallowed him whole.

A massive flash and a tremendous explosion occurred simultaneously.

Seeing this scene, Aron’s eyes opened wide.

“Luna?”

It was as if she was looking at Luna herself.

But Aron knew that Luna didn’t exist in this era.

If not Luna, then there was only one person who could wield the Magic of the Stars like this.

‘Kyle!’

Aron smiled.

‘Sure enough, Kyle is incredible.’

He was evidently different from his halted progression.

Even after reincarnating, Kyle continued to refine himself.

‘He has advanced to such an extent that his magic now resembles Luna’s so much. Although he hasn’t regained the full force of his prime, once he regains his powers, he will undoubtedly surpass the Kyle I know in strength.’

Aron clenched his hand.

Swishhh-!

At that moment, black flames pierced through the dust and appeared.

-What’s with that smug look on your face?

“Erebus.”

Boom-!

Erebus took a step toward Aron.

Even though Leo’s magic had struck him directly, Erebus was still standing.

-Indeed, you are not Luna Rubiness.

Erebus looked up at the sky.

-Hero of Survival, is it?

As Erebus muttered quietly, Leo descended from the sky.

“Did you sleep well for 5000 years?”

-What’s with that appearance, Hero of Survival?

“If you’re still alive, I returned to finish you off completely, that’s all.”

Leo’s lips curled.

Looking at Leo’s unmistakably mocking grin, Erebus spoke.

-With your magic, you delayed the end of the world for 5000 years. I’d say you’ve fulfilled your role quite sufficiently.

The rumbling sounds,

Erebus mocked Leo.

-I am unlike you, who are bound to perish. You mortals disappearing is a perfectly natural occurrence. Yet here you are, standing before me without even being able to d*e. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Erebus’s loud laughter echoed.

-Defying your given destiny, indeed remarkable. You, Kyle, are the most fitting person to bear the title of the Hero of Survival.

Whoosh-!

In response, fierce black flames surged.

Seeing this, Melina tried to approach to help the two.

With this, Erebus narrowed his eyes.

-How dare you wretched creation aspire to interfere here!

“Grungh?!”

Together with Erebus’s furious shout, a wall of black flames shot up.

Seeing this, Leo narrowed his eyes.

“Your bias is quite extreme.”

-Both the Hero of Survival and the Brave are different from those insignificant creations.

“What’s the difference?”

-5000 years ago, when I was burning this world. The abhorrent gods disappeared from this world. My long-time adversaries were barred from stepping into this world again.

Whoosh-!

Erebus’s body burned with black flames.

-The world’s destruction had become a fact. However, it was you who defied that fate.

The pure evil that existed since the beginning of time.

An entity that existed solely to burn the world.

With the disappearance of the gods, the moment he revealed himself,

It was only natural that the world would meet its destruction.

However, the Great Heroes ultimately defeated Erebus and prevented the destruction.

-Even the gods couldn’t have achieved what you did. For me, you are adversaries more formidable than the gods. You should be grateful; you are recognized by the primal evil.

“Wow, so honored, I might curse myself.”

Leo clenched his teeth.

-Ho ho ho. Therefore.

Erebus’s gaze turned toward Aron.

-Through the gods’ Record system, you seem quite at ease, don’t you? Lord Aron. Despite trembling with fear at the moment of your imminent d*ath.

“That’s no longer relevant.”

Aron gripped his sword firmly.

His face bore a dignity that was incomparable to his former self.

“d*ath doesn’t frighten me anymore. The world has been saved now.”

Aron pointed his sword at Erebus.

“Neither does disappearing scare me. I unshakably believe that Kyle will defeat you.”

-Ho ho ho. Hahahahahaha!

Erebus burst into laughter.

Seeing this, Leo frowned.

“What’s so amusing?”

-How can it not be amusing! Kyle! I cannot comprehend why you call that pitiful one a brave hero!

Erebus looked at Aron.

-Listen well, cowardly hero. The Hero of Survival is alone. Neither you nor God’s Blacksmith, nor the patriarch of the Star Cloud, nor the foolish ones remain. Only you are left alone in this world.

“No! Kyle has successors who carry our spirit! He’s not alone!”

-Are those so-called superior successors those insignificant creations standing over there on the battlefield?

Erebus’s gaze turned toward Melina and the Hero Candidates lined up on the battlefield.

After a moment, Erebus looked sympathetically at Aron.

-They cannot replace you, brave hero.

“No! Those children are surely…”

-Even if they replace you, hero… You have overlooked a fact.

“What?”

-That the Hero of Survival will fight me again.

Erebus bent down slightly,

And quietly said,

-It means that you will relive the torment you once endured.

Aron’s face stiffened.

“Aron, don’t mind him.”

Leo said expressionlessly.

“I’m already prepared.”

-It might be the same with you, but are you really ready?

Erebus’s lips twisted slightly.

-Of all the Great Heroes, you were the only one who feared d*ath even while sacrificing yourself because you were afraid of your friends dying, and doubting whether the world could be saved. Let me tell you what I saw about the rest of their ends.

Swishh-!

Erebus’s body burned with flames.

-They arbitrarily dumped their unfulfilled ideals onto the Hero of Survival. Believing without a doubt that the Hero of Survival would achieve what they couldn’t! They were arbitrarily satisfied and closed their eyes! So! Their belief was correct!

Leo stiffened his face and unleashed his mana.

-In the end! The Hero of Survival saved the world! Declaring to fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of you five while not even being able to d*e, he struggled until the very end! It was incredible! He suffered the most painful d*ath among you five! And now! You plan to relive that pain once more!

Leo looked at Aron’s back.

He could faintly see his shoulders trembling.

-Don’t you find it odd? Brave hero. Why do you make the same expression as when you were about to d*e?

Seeing Aron’s twisted face, like someone on the verge of tears, Erebus’s face was flooded with ecstasy.

“You …!”

Killing intent flickered in Leo’s eyes.

-Indeed delightful, isn’t it, destroying our adversary.

Krk- The mood of the laughing Erebus suddenly changed.

-Enough of this idle chatter.

A menacing killing intent erupted from Erebus’s body.

-Now, it’s time to burn you all.