629,
Kugugugugugug-!
The ground trembled.
Jorea, clad in an armor of rock all over his body, charged towards Reina.
Whirrr-!
Reina’s sword moved gracefully.
Whoosh-!
Following the trajectory of the swung sword, flames embroidered the air.
The scattered flames were abruptly compressed onto the blade, adhering to it.
A crimson Flame Storm blade ablaze.
Reina’s sharp gaze turned towards Jorea, who had now reached within her reach.
Sgeak-! Crack-!
With a heavy sound, Reina’s sword bounced off, unable to cut through Jorea.
Clenching her teeth, Reina used the recoil to pivot her body and deflect Jorea’s attack.
Kwagagagagang-!
A tremendous shockwave echoed along the straight line of Jorea’s charge.
Reina gritted her teeth against the tingling sensation running through her right hand holding the sword.
‘It’s broken.’
Her wrist was damaged from the previous collision.
[Hey! Reina Flob! This is really your limit!]
Ista urgently spoke to the gritting-teeth Reina.
Already, Reina’s body was full of large and small wounds.
Many of her joints were broken.
In a literal sense, she was barely evading fatal moves and continuing the fight by force.
She forced her immobilized body to move using flames.
But continuing the fight this way had now reached an impossible state.
‘If the body collapses, so will the spirit! My flames will devour you soon!’
Reina gripped her sword tighter.
[You are incredible! You surpass any hero I have ever seen in heroism!]
Ista was desperated to stop Reina at any cost.
[You’ve done enough!]
“No.”
Reina forced herself to ready her sword against Jorea.
“I can still fight.”
She had already surpassed her limits many times.
Moreover, the opponent was already weakened from the battle with Leo.
Even so, the power gap was apparent.
There are undoubtedly things that cannot be achieved by willpower alone.
The Jorea before her eyes was such an existence.
There was absolutely no way Reina could defeat Jorea.
“I have something to pass on to the next generation.”
But Reina wouldn’t give up.
“Fire blooms most splendidly at the last moment, you know.”
If she retreated here, the future generation who would proceed after her would d*e.
Reina glanced briefly at Celia.
“I haven’t yet passed on everything I have.”
At the very least, she must pass on whatever she can.
Thinking this way, Reina burned with determination.
“Then lend me your strength.”
[Iigh! Stubbornness personified! If that’s how it is, do as you wish!]
Kwaaaaa-!
The flames intensified.
A firepower so immense that even Reina was momentarily dazed.
In the midst of the burning pain throughout her body, Reina concentrated even more.
‘Just a bit longer! Please hold out just a little longer!’
“Annoying woman!”
Jorea’s voice filled with killing intent echoed.
If he could have maintained a bit of calm, perhaps he might have ended the fight long ago with the various abilities he had stolen.
But due to being thoroughly played by Leo and facing resistance from Reina whom he had confidently believed to be weaker than himself, Jorea was steadily losing his mind.
Hence, the method he chose was simply to overpower using overwhelming force.
The power disparity was evident.
But Jorea, who had boasted of controlling his power, was only being thrown around by it.
Jorea couldn’t maximize the use of his own abilities.
The limit of one who has stolen the power of others.
“This is the end!”
Kugugugugugug-!
Jorea, enveloped in the Aura of Earth which is the opposite attribute of fire, charged towards Reina at an incredible speed.
A force so potent that even a mere graze would leave no trace.
Reina took a deep breath.
The heat grew even more intense.
The scorching heat consuming her entire body and the intense heat making her consciousness dizzy.
But Reina did not lose consciousness.
‘Focus.’
She concentrated the flames into a single point.
‘Keep an eye on him with your sight.’
Reina’s crimson eyes locked onto Jorea.
‘Don’t retreat! Don’t be afraid!’
She steadied herself.
‘You can cut through. Go forward… advance!’
Jogek- Sgeak-!
Reina moved forward and swung her sword.
Pwhoosh-!
At that moment, Jorea’s body split into two right before Reina.
Thud- Whoosh-!
Reina collapsed on the spot.
The flames enveloping Reina disappeared.
Phlphlphlphl-
Reina’s body fell forward.
“Aunt!”
Celia rushed over with a pale face.
Breathing feebly, Reina painfully smiled.
“It seems… I managed to cut him…”
“Yes.”
Celia clenched her teeth and nodded.
“Celia, don’t forget… that strike just now. Got it?”
“Of course.”
Celia responded strongly, holding back the tears threatening to overflow.
Celia clearly knew what Reina was trying to pass on to her.
“This woman… till the end…”
From Jorea’s body, which had just been cut down by Reina again, a terrifying killing intent burst forth.
“But now, this is really the end! I’ll turn you into pulp!”
With an eerie voice, Jorea raised his hand.
As Celia prepared her aura upon seeing the sight,
Flash-!
“!”
A brilliant white light erupted behind Jorea.
“Wha?”
Reina’s eyes widened.
“Impossible! Leo Flove!”
Jorea, turning his head, let out a cry of shock.
There stood Leo, his back illuminated as if the dawn were breaking.
“Leo!”
Celia lit up with joy.
“Aunt! It’s Leo! Finally, Leo…!”
Celia, who was about to support Reina, wore a puzzled expression.
“Aunt?”
Reina, meanwhile, stared at Leo with an absent-minded gaze.
The sight of Leo illuminated by the bright light was familiar.
In the distant past,
It overlapped with the figure of a person within the glorious sunlight that appeared in the dark world.
Without realizing it, Reina murmured his name.
“Hero of Beginning…”
Leo’s eyes twitched as he dashed towards the direction Jorea’s presence was felt.
Monsters were using abilities.
Chelsea, fighting against an Ogre, looked cheerful upon spotting Leo.
“Brother Leo!”
“What’s that?”
“Not sure exactly! They’re using abilities! Very intelligent!”
“Ah.”
Leo had a suspicion.
‘The World of the Legion.’
The Hero’s World grants power as a reward for successful conquest.
The World of the Legion would be the same.
‘These guys are traitors who have conquered the World of the Legion?’
The reward seemingly amounts to the power of monsters.
‘Rather than a reward, it’s closer to a curse. But fitting as the end of a traitor.’
Having thought this far, Leo turned to Jamua.
“Do you need help?”
Upon hearing this, Jamua quirked an amused smile.
“Does it seem like I need help? Hroarrr!”
Kabang-!
Jamua charged at the Ogre and headbutted it straight on.
With a tremendous impact, the Ogre was thrown back.
“Chelsea!”
“Yessir!”
“That’s right! Keep your energy up! That’s the spirit of the Department of Knights!”
“I’m from the Department of Magic!”
“You’re also taking the Department of Knights’ classes right?”
“Because I am a Battle Mage, it’s my minor!”
‘They’ll be fine.’
Watching the pair bicker and yet coordinate well, Leo looked around.
There, Ris and Abad were overwhelming a Gigantes.
In the skies, Ulta was slaughtering monsters.
The arrival of Leo also boosted the morale of the others.
The flow of the battlefield had shifted solely because of Leo’s entrance.
Finally, Leo arrived where Jorea was and summoned his aura.
‘That guy must have revived through the Demon King’s power and awakened his abilities anew.’
The newly awakened power was to replenish his life using stolen abilities.
‘I’m tired of killing him multiple times. Then,’
Leo’s crimson eyes flashed.
‘I will destroy the power itself.’
The Demon King’s power was granted by Erebus’s favor.
A Demon King possessing a piece of Erebus had obtained much stronger powers than five thousand years ago.
But if this power was by the grace of Erebus…
‘Then I can destroy it with pure power.’
A gray aura enveloped the tip of Leo’s sword.
The gray aura soon began transforming into a brilliant white light.
Together with it, a bright light as if dawn had arrived erupted.
Pure aura.
The endless training of this life finally bore fruit for Leo.
Leo gazed at Reina who was confronting Jorea.
‘Is she borrowing the power of Ista…?’
Leo snorted.
‘Foolhardy it is.’
But it was Reina-like.
Reina sometimes had a little bit of childishness.
But…
‘A person worthy of respect… and a mother worthy of respect.’
Leo moved his steps.
Whoosh-!
Arriving in front of Jorea in an instant, Leo spoke.
“I told you, didn’t I?”
There was evident mockery in Leo’s words.
“You’re merely wasting the power you have stolen.”
With a cold laugh, Leo simply sliced Jorea down.
Pwhooosh-!
“Kuhk!”
Jorea’s body crumbled.
Leo lightly shook off his sword and returned it to its sheath.
Tububub- Tububub-
And, without even a glance at Jorea, Leo walked towards Reina.
“Merely! Merely being killed once!”
At that moment, Jorea, cursing loudly, stood up.
He had now assumed the form of Reina.
But soon, his flesh began melting away.
“What?”
Inside, Toluah revealed herself.
“What in the…!”
No matter how many forms he transformed into, they would dissolve away shortly.
“Impossible! This can’t be happening!”
Jorea’s face, now understanding the situation he was in, turned pale.
“Ah, no! I am perfect! I am to be a body of perfection! I am a man to be a god! And yet! To d*e so futilely!”
Tububub-!
“AAAAAAAA!”
In no time, Jorea, reduced to a skeleton, kneeled down.
He wildly stroked his own face.
“I can’t d*e this way…!”
Sweeeshhh-!
And the body of Jorea, denying his own d*ath, was soon reduced to powder and vanished.
Tububub- Tububub-
Reina, supported by Celia, silently stared at Leo who had approached her.
“Are you alright?”
To Leo’s indifferent question, Reina smiled and nodded.
“Of course.”
“What a relief.”
To Leo’s bland words, Reina pouted her lips.
“And you’re not going to repeat the lecture?”
“Even if I do, would you ever listen, Mother?”
Seeing Leo smirk slightly, Reina made a small cooing sound.
“Cheeky boy. Do you act like this with other kids too?”
“I guess so.”
Celia chuckled wryly.
It was at that moment.
– Hem! Lie down!
Kiran appeared in front of Reina.
– Leo asked me! To heal the aunty in any way!
Fairies can use powerful healing magic.
– Miss Reina. I’m Elshi. Leo is very worried about you, Miss Reina. Do you need anything?
Pipip- Pipip-
Even Elsi and Fiora stuck closely to Reina, reacting worriedly.
“…”
Reina couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.
“You don’t change from how you were when you were younger, do you?”
“In what way?”
“You seem uncaring and irritable on the outside.”
“Yeah?”
“But you’re extremely thoughtful behind the scenes?”
“Ah.”
Celia nodded in understanding.
Indeed, Leo was like that.
Reina glanced at Leo, standing a distance away, and clicked her tongue.
“I’m saying this not because he’s my son, but Leo will surely have a lot of girls charmed.”
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