508.
The sudden appearance of the Legion Commander made Lunia stiffen her face.
bl**d Queen Elgenie.
One of the terrifying existences that made the world tremble in fear.
“What the… a Legion Commander in this situation!”
Lunia bit her lip.
Memories of last year’s nightmare resurface.
The large-scale invasion by Demon Queen Silatuna.
On top of that, the reappearance of the Legion Commander, who had been defeated by the Great Heroes long ago.
The despair she felt back then comes flooding back.
If it weren’t for the Great Heroes back then, Seirun would have fallen.
While Lunia was stiffening her face,
Luna tilted her head in confusion.
“Legion Commander? You?”
A look of doubt appeared in Luna’s eyes.
“Powerful demon, sure, but are you really a Legion Commander?”
“Huh?”
Elgenie’s face immediately stiffened.
Lunia also turned to look at Luna with a bewildered expression.
“Lunia, is she really a Legion Commander?”
In response to Luna’s voice filled with disbelief, Lunia hesitantly answered.
“Yes, bl**d Queen Elgenie. She’s definitely a Legion Commander.”
“Hmm.”
Luna crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly before muttering.
“Are Legion Commanders these days just this weak…?”
“Y-you insolent elf woman! What did you say?!”
Elgenie’s eyes flared with anger.
Gooouuuuu!
A massive wave of dark magical power surged forth.
Flash! Whoosh!
Crimson flames enveloped Luna.
“Luna Lady!”
Lunia gasped in surprise and called out to Luna.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the crimson flames gathered in Luna’s palm.
Seeing this, Elgenie’s face stiffened.
Luna rolled the flames around in her palm a few times then grin and tossed them back at Elgenie.
“I don’t need it, so I’ll return it to you.”
Whoosh!
The flames were reabsorbed around her.
“You… what exactly are you?”
Elgenie asked with an expression filled with caution.
“Primordial of the Star Cloud, Luna.”
“Are you an elf gone mad?”
“Don’t talk nonsense with that holey mouth of yours.”
Luna grinned.
“O Demon Queen, did that wretched creature teach you to talk like that?”
Gooouuu-!
Magical power surged from Luna’s hand.
Flash!
Elgenie’s eyes widened in shock.
Kabooom!
A pillar of light descended from the sky.
‘To cast such a powerful magic instantly…!’
Chills ran down her spine.
At that moment, one human flashed through Elgenie’s mind.
‘Leo Flove…the reincarnation of the Hero of Survival, Kyle…!’
The image of that human overlapped with the elf before her, who possessed a terrifying power.
“Ah… yes… that’s right…”
Elgenie’s eyes went wide.
“Right… you girl… you really are Luna of the Star Cloud…!”
Elgenie’s body trembled.
Seeing this, Luna narrowed her eyes.
“Hmm…”
“What is the situation?”
Lunia quickly ran to Luna’s side.
“Something akin to divine possession, perhaps.”
“Divine possession?”
“Yes. They are receiving protection from their god Erebus. Demons gain enhancement effects from it.”
“But… the Primordial Evil was definitely sealed away, right…”
“Consider it a remnant thought of sorts.”
Luna recalled the story she had heard from Leo.
‘Erebus held strong enmity toward Leo, did he not? The same would apply to me then.’
“I may have died at the hands of Erebus, but I certainly didn’t go down easily.”
The wound Luna inflicted on Erebus while dying was what allowed Leo to triumph against Erebus.
‘That enmity toward me must be great.’
That enmity possessed by Erebus was emerging through the Legion Commander before her.
“Good. Let’s settle scores from 5,000 years ago.”
A chilling killing intent spread from Luna’s body.
Seeing this, Lunia took a sharp breath.
“Clearly different from Leo or Aron Lady.”
The momentum Leo exuded was like a fierce wind capable of tearing apart his enemies.
Aron exuded a sharp momentum as if ready to cut down the opponent at any moment.
In contrast, Luna’s momentum was like that of someone who would destroy everything blocking her path.
Watching the back of such Luna, Lunia reached out her hand without realizing.
Grip!
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Lunia?”
Seeing Lunia holding onto her clothing, Luna wore an expression of surprise.
“Previously… Lady Aron… disappeared after using great power.”
Lunia’s words made Luna’s eyes slightly widen.
“When you defeated the Demon Queen last time, you disappeared after using the End, did you not? The situation is the same as that time, is it not?”
Becoming the student council president of Seirun in her second year was not simply because she possessed great power.
Though her personality was rough, fundamentally, she possessed leadership skills and was an exceptional student.
It was not difficult for the insightful Lunia to discern Luna’s situation.
Instinctively, she felt:
‘If Lady Luna uses her power… she will disappear.’
Surely, there was no way the existence of a Great Hero would reside in this world without any cost.
The current Luna is not staying in the mortal realm through the power of the Hero Record, but through a spirit contract with Leo.
However, the foundation of that spirit contract is the magical power Luna entrusted to Cometes.
If that magical power were to be depleted, Luna would not be able to remain in this world as a spirit.
Whether or not Luna had attachment to this world would not matter.
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“I… would like Lady Luna to remain in this mortal realm for longer.”
Lunia said with a trembling voice.
“I want to learn more from Lady Luna and spend more time with her.”
Lunia clenched her teeth.
“I wish Lady Luna could enjoy this peace she has created for longer.”
“…”
Luna’s eyes wavered.
The words of the young elf moved her heart.
It was something Luna herself greatly desired.
“But if I don’t stop that person now, many people will d*e.”
Luna said while looking at Elgenie exuding a formidable aura.
“Then please don’t worry about that.”
Lunia said strongly.
“We have heroes in this present era as well.”
Whooosh! Kaboooom!
“Screeeech!”
A dwarf warrior’s greatsword split through crimson flames.
“Aqua Will.”
Sshhhhh!
The magic conjured by the human magician protected the people from the flames that sought to turn the area into ashes.
“O Spirits of Wind, lead the people to safety.”
The beastman spirit master summoned countless spirits to evacuate the unconscious people to safety.
Luna immediately realized.
They were all heroes whose names were engraved in the Hero Record.
Lunia stretched out her hand.
“Renea.”
With fierce flames, a beautiful Phoenix appeared.
Whoosh!
Lunia’s hair turned into white flames.
Seeing this, Luna slightly opened her mouth.
‘The first time I saw this child… was about a year in the current timeline.’
At that time, they combined their powers to defeat a fragment of Erebus.
She also remembered the struggle against Zerdiaq.
‘While I knew she grew stronger compared to that time, I didn’t expect her to have grown this much.’
“Don’t worry.”
Lunia said strongly.
“Please believe in us. Although we may be insufficient, we are the ones who inherit the path of Lady Luna and the Great Heroes.”
Lunia moved toward Elgenie.
“Lady Luna, please watch from over there.”
Currently, with the Festival of Twilight underway, countless people from all over have gathered in Lumeria City.
Among them, many whose names were engraved in the Hero Record.
Luna’s eyes wavered.
“Is it alright to entrust this and step back?”
“Of course! Lady Luna, please watch from a safe place!”
Lunia ran forward with a bright smile and shouted.
“I am Lunia El Rundah of Seirun! That demon is the bl**d Commander, Elgenie!”
“How dare they invade Lumeria City during the Festival of Twilight without fear!”
An outraged human knight hero.
Heroes continued to gather to block Elgenie.
At that moment,
“Kin, please retreat. This place is dangerous!”
Elf sword magicians guided Luna to the rear.
“You do not belong here!”
Thinking of her as a regular person, they urgently evacuated her along with others.
“Ah…”
Not just the heroes,
Countless people tried to protect others.
Luna stepped back from the battlefield and muttered to herself.
‘Is it alright to entrust this?’
Luna’s eyes wavered.
‘Can I remain in this era a bit more?’
Luna bit her lip.
‘Is it alright to enjoy this happiness a bit longer?’
Gooouuuuu!
In the middle of the vast Lumeria Lake, located the island of Lumeran.
Dark and ominous clouds loomed over it.
Kaboom!
An ominous thunderous sound spread.
Students who had finished their classes and were about to head to Lumeria City for the Festival of Twilight burst out of the buildings, chattering nervously.
“What… is this?”
Kal muttered in a bewildered tone.
Then, the nearby Eiran said in a slightly frightened voice:
“It’s like… last year’s Celestial War.”
Her words, said with a shrunk neck, stiffened the faces of those around her.
“It’s the Curse of Severance.”
“Wha? Teacher Mel?!”
Kal was surprised.
During the summer break, when hunting one of Erebus’s fragments, Kal noticed that Mel was actually Melina.
Mel smiled slightly at Kal and spoke:
“This energy… it seems to be the Demon King’s.”
“Demon King!”
At the mention of the actual ruler of Tartarus, Kal let out a cry of astonishment.
‘I did hear from Lord Leo that the Demon King’s power was growing…’
Flash! Boom!
Then something fell from the sky.
Landing were three people.
“What, what are they?”
“Who are those people!”
The students who had gathered around looked baffled.
But the momentum they exuded immediately changed everyone’s complexion.
“Undead?”
While everyone was showing hostility, the three calmly approached someone.
“Long time no see, Dragon Lord.”
At the words from the man in the middle, everyone gasped, looking at Mel.
“What did you say?”
“Teacher Mel is what?”
Revealing the secrets of this opponent, Mel sighed deeply.
“Long time no see, Sir Metallar.”
“Metallar? Wait! Isn’t Metallar the former principal of Lumeran?!”
“Indeed, I saw his portrait on the wall…!”
At the arrival of the hero from a few generations ago, everyone looked surprised.
However, the strong killing intent emanating from his body made their faces stiffen gradually.
It wasn’t just Metallar.
The others standing beside him were also famous heroes from a few generations ago, whose names were inscribed in the Hero Record.
As everyone wore startled expressions, Mel spoke:
“Did you all feel so wronged?”
With a blank expression, Mel continued:
“For not being able to challenge the world of breakthrough?”
At Mel’s words, the faces of the three resurrected heroes distorted.
“How could you not choose us? I had to ask!”
Metallar’s words filled Mel with disdain as she responded:
“It wasn’t that I didn’t choose you. I was merely protecting you. Heroes who had accomplished great deeds weren’t something to be thrown carelessly into a d*ath trap.”
“To surpass limits. That is the teaching of Lumeran. We were merely following it.”
“At that time, it seemed reckless. But now I see; it was merely blind vanity.”
Once, Mel selected the heroes before her as candidates to challenge the world of breakthrough together.
However, the heroes in front of her eyes had not grown enough to challenge that world.
Yet, they wanted to challenge it, and Mel refused in the end.
And… that refusal became the resentment that led them to make a pact with the Demon King.
A look of contempt entered Mel’s eyes.
“To discuss the teachings of Lumeran while choosing to become a slave to the Demon King… doesn’t this seem contradictory to you?”
“It’s because of you.”
Hatred filled Metallar’s face.
“Because you didn’t make the proper choice. It’s because of you!”
While Metallar charged in anger, Mel swung her palm.
Huge magical power pushed Metallar back.
Kabooom!
Metallar was driven into the surrounding buildings.
From there, countless undead began to emerge from the ground.
Accordingly, the students of Lumeran took up their battle stances.
Mel looked up at the sky and narrowed her eyes.
“So, this is what you want, Demon King?”
Leo opened his eyes.
“In the Queen of Mirrors’ illusion.”
It was the street of Lumeria City.
But Leo knew this was an illusion.
Just as Leo was moving his fingers, a voice came from behind.
“Kyle.”
Leo turned his head at the familiar voice.
“Rishinas?”
Leo narrowed his eyebrows at the familiar face.
In the previous Queen of Mirrors’ illusion, Leo had faced Rishinas.
As Leo tensed up,
“How does it feel to have saved the world twice?”
“Wha?”
Confusion appeared on Leo’s face at Rishinas’ cheerful question.
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