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Atkan, Grand Duke of Jangson.
He is a confidant of the Demon King Hell Kaiser.
A monster that survived several decisive battles with great heroes.
Leo also had a fight with Atkan.
‘Was he alive?’
However, Leo could not hide his surprise at the fact that he appeared before his eyes.
He is clearly a notorious demon.
However, Leo did not expect that he would still be alive thousands of years later.
Leo identified the high-ranking demons of Tartarus recorded after his reincarnation.
Atkan’s name was not among them.
Even if he had survived the Age of Disaster, he had not even appeared in records for thousands of years, so Leo thought he must have been subdued by others a long time ago.
But now it is in front of you.
Leo broke into a cold sweat and was wary of Artkan.
‘In some ways, they are more troublesome opponents than the new corps commanders.’
The experience and technology accumulated over 5,000 years of living is clearly a threat.
‘This guy has power comparable to the top heroes of today’s era.’
Right now, Leo was a difficult opponent to deal with.
In addition, Artkan knows Kyle, the hero of the beginning.
‘If they even find out that I’m Kyle, things get complicated.’
Even with that thought in mind, Leo did not let down his guard.
Fortunately, this is the home of the Shan Empire.
This place has the power to stop Atkan if he is aware of his presence.
It was a time when Leo was alert and alert to Artkan.
“Hoo. indeed.”
Artkan’s eyes lit up as he looked at Leo.
“He deserves to be called the greatest hero candidate of his time. Plus all class. is it so. It’s like watching Kyle, the hero from the beginning. “Hehehe.”
Artkan burst out laughing.
Leo said while looking at Artkan.
“The Grand Duke of Zhangsong? If you look at the name, it’s clear that he’s a high-ranking demon, but I’ve never heard of a name like that before?”
I made a fool of myself and asked about his identity.
“Hehehe. “They are insignificant demons who go around picking up corpses.”
One of the sources of Hell Kaiser’s great power is corpses.
And Artkan is in charge of collecting the body.
At first glance, it may seem like a trivial task.
But his mission is by no means light.
The more powerful the corpse of a person was when alive, the more powerful undead can be created.
Therefore, the corpses he collects include the corpses of heroes.
In some cases, a corpse is created by ‘killing’ it.
“Recently, I have also been tasked with assisting the helpers who are helping Tartarus.”
Leo’s eyes twitched at those words.
“In that sense, Leo Plov.”
Artkan politely took something out of his pocket and threw it at Leo.
Whirling-! Pick-!
Leo spread his index and middle fingers and picked up what Artkan had thrown.
It was ordinary paper.
‘Business card?’
“How about accepting our support? I am confident that I will be able to support Leo better than the Hero Academy. “If you are an all-class Leo, you will definitely rise to the rank of hero in an instant.”
Leo checked the contents of the business card.
‘Hero supporter? Are we collecting hero records influenced by Erebos to develop usable chess pieces? Looks like my guess was right.’
And it seemed like Artkan was in charge of it all.
‘He’s still good at manipulating things behind his back.’
The reason why the Hero Academy exerts such a strong influence in today’s era is because it holds the Hero Record.
The King of Death was doing this in the shadows.
Of course, it would not have as extensive a hero record as the hero academies.
However, even so, it was clear that there would be many people like Xian who would fall for the temptation of allowing them to conquer the world of heroes.
Grumbling-
Leo burned the business card without hesitation.
“Oh my. “It’s a shame.”
Artkan looked regretful.
‘Why are you giving me this information? Does this mean that even if you refuse, you can kill me as much as you want?’
However, it was clear that if Atkan failed to kill Leo, this story would become known to the world.
‘Right. ‘So it doesn’t matter if it’s known?’
Currently, Tartarus has lost its demon queen.
This is clearly the biggest loss of power in Tartarus since the end of the Age of Calamity.
On the contrary, the world shows greater unity than ever due to the second coming of a great hero and the disappearance of one of its old fears.
In such a situation, what if it became known that Tartarus could use Hero Records to open the world of heroes and provide rewards?
There will definitely be people who want that.
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And there will be a large-scale movement to hunt down traitors who collaborated with Tartarus in secret.
Although they show strong unity on the outside, each race has experienced long-standing conflicts internally.
It’s not just a problem between races.
There is factional strife within the same race.
‘There are plenty of people who will use this fact as a means of eliminating political opponents.’
Enormous social chaos could result.
But even so, I couldn’t help but tell them.
‘Are we going to destroy it from the inside? ‘You insidious bastard.’
Leo, who was forced to do this while thinking of Hell Kaiser, the Demon King, raised an auror.
Grumbling!
Looking at Leo, Atkan raised his hand.
“Then, shall we take a look at the skills of this class?”
Skeletons began pouring in from all directions with gentle smiles.
This was no ordinary undead.
Each one was an undead strengthened by Atkan’s dark magic.
While Leo was stranded by the undead, Atkan approached Sian with light steps.
“Wow, you messed up. “Sian.”
Xian looked up at Artkan with trembling eyes.
Artkan smiled as he looked at the Xian and stretched out his hand.
The right arm that had been cut off by Leo flew out and was caught in his hand.
“Thank goodness. Leo’s swordsmanship was excellent and he was cut cleanly. “It looks like it can be attached without difficulty.”
After saying that, Atkan used black magic to heal Xian’s arm.
Xian gritted his teeth when he saw that his fallen arm had recovered.
‘Leo Plov.’
“Currently, Leo-sama easily overpowers Xian-sama.”
“what?”
Life flashed in Xian’s eyes.
Artkan laughed as he looked at such a draft.
“It has to be that way. Although the two have comparable talents, Leo is a hero candidate who was purposefully raised in Lumern. We also conquered the world of great heroes. “Isn’t there bound to be a difference with Xian?”
“Tsk!”
“If you obtain the sword of Kyle, the hero of the beginning, who is sleeping in Shan, and attack Kyle’s world that we keep, you will definitely be able to surpass Leo.”
“okay. “I guess so.”
Xian stood up.
“If only I could inherit the power of the hero of the beginning… … .”
‘I’ll take you down too.’
Xian looked at Artkan with disdain and then disappeared into the darkness.
Artkan, who was watching the scene, laughed.
‘I’m no match for Leo Plov. I can’t possibly inherit his world in the first place.’
Artkan’s eyes turned to Leo.
‘It’s a monster.’
If he had been a decent hero candidate, he would have been killed right away by the reinforced undead.
However, Leo instantly reduced the reinforced undead to ashes.
He shattered the Skeleton Knight’s sword and neutralized the Skeleton Mage’s magic with a dispel.
Sigh-! Tuk- stomp- stomp-
The moment Artkan thought so.
A skeleton’s head rolled to Atkan’s feet.
Leo, who was not even out of breath despite moving violently, aimed his sword at Artkan.
“indeed. “You’re on a different level from other hero candidates.”
Atkan clapped his hands.
“I want to keep watching your tricks, but unfortunately, I have work to do.”
It was clear that the shadows of the emperor and Shan would soon notice the strange event that had occurred in the imperial palace and move.
Strong people that are difficult for Xi’an to handle.
We must stop them from processing the draft.
‘Only members of the imperial family can enter the basement of the imperial palace.’
From the time of Shan’s founding, Tartarus knew that the descendants of Bihar had founded Shan.
Tartarus, who also knew that Vihar was Kyle’s disciple, had been targeting items related to Kyle that Shan may have kept for a long time.
The opportunity finally came. She couldn’t miss it.
‘Leo Plov is clearly a dangerous molecule for us. But it’s still just a baby.’
Artkan organized his priorities in his head.
His priority now was dealing with Shan’s shadows.
“Still, rest assured. I will definitely leave a gift for you.”
Artkan pulled at the air as if to open a door.
Sigh-!
A huge stone gate was created in the air.
With that, a dark red space opened.
People walked out from there.
pale skin.
Eyes that feel lifeless.
Artkan laughed, pointing at them as if they were puppets.
“The shadow is the hero killer’s natural enemy, but on the other hand, it is also the hero’s natural enemy. And these are all shadows.”
He bowed his head politely to Leo.
“These are people who lived their lives as insignificant people who served heroes all their lives but were never recognized and died in vain. Although they denied it, they died blaming the hero. So it became a perfect corpse to use like this. “I have a very big grudge against you, the best hero candidate.”
At the same time as those words were said, the shadows charged towards Leo.
Chaejaejaejaeng-!
The sharp sound of weapons crossing each other rang out.
Shadows appeared endlessly from the open door.
They were all dead without will.
Retaining only the skills they had in life, they sharpened their blades to slaughter Leo.
Grumble-!
A flame aura erupted from Leo’s entire body.
“I hope you have a good time.”
Artkan smiled and turned around.
Leo said while looking at Artkan’s back.
“I mean. “Of all the corps commanders, I hate Commander King the most.”
“Usually it is. “He is the most feared corps commander.”
“That’s not why.”
Leo ignited his aura even more strongly with his low voice.
“Because he makes fun of the dead.”
It is natural for demons to regard life as insignificant.
However, Hell Kaiser, the Demon King who rules over death, had even worse tendencies.
They do their best to deny, ridicule, and ridicule the lives of the living.
The same goes for the demons under him.
That’s why Leo hated the Demon King the most.
Hwaak-
“The lives of these people are not insignificant.”
Even if it’s not recognized.
Even if you are pessimistic about your own life.
There is only one reason why they fought until the end.
“These are people who, in their own way, fought for the peace that our ancestors preserved. “He deserves to be called a hero.”
“Does anything change if you just support those who even the gods turn away from?”
“What do you know about the approval of the gods?”
Grumbling-
Even more fierce flames erupted from Leo’s body.
The movement of the shadows that touched the fire stopped.
He was freed from the spell of necromancy.
Atkan’s eyes narrowed as he watched them rest.
‘Is it indeed the flame of the Phoenix?’
Grumbling-
Suddenly, a pair of wings unfolded behind Leo’s back.
“Whether you become a hero or a shadow. “The will they cherished has not changed and has been passed down to future generations.”
Hope to restore peace.
The hope that Lisinas wanted to convey passed on to Kyle.
And that hope continued from Luna to Aron… … And again to Dweno.
Eventually, Kyle achieved results by defeating Erebos.
The great heroes disappeared 5,000 years ago.
However, the will of the great heroes continues even now.
‘The feelings we received from Rishinas remain unchanged even now.’
The desire to restore peace. The desire to protect peace. In the end it’s the same.
From Leo’s perspective, both heroes and shadows are people who want to carry on their will.
‘That will one day bore fruit in the subjugation of Tartarus.’
However, the Four Lords are the ones who laugh at and ridicule their lives.
That’s why Leo hated him the most.
Sigh-
Leo lowered his posture.
Seeing Leo like that, Artkan unleashed dark magic.
‘Anyway, you’re a kid. Leo Plov’s sword can’t reach me… … .’
Grumbling!
Quack!
“… … !”
Atkan’s eyes widened as he saw Leo breaking through his barrier and piercing his neck.
Ssaaaa-
Atkan’s body collapsed into black sand.
Tup-!
Artkan grabbed Leo’s neck.
But soon even that hand turned into sand and disappeared.
“you… … “What is it?”
For the first time, Artkan lost his composure and asked with a white face.
Because I felt fear.
“me?”
Leo’s red eyes flashed as he looked at the disappearing Artkan.
Leo spoke as if declaring war to the being beyond Atkan’s dark red eyes.
“The person who will subdue you.”
Wow!
Leo strengthened his hand and cut off Atkan’s head.
Push-!
Artkan’s body fell to the ground and scattered.
‘Was it really an alter ego?’
The main body may have taken a hit as well, but it won’t die to this extent.
‘If he were to die like this, we could have killed him 5,000 years ago.’
Leo dragged his burned body and looked at the Gate of the Dead, which continued to summon the dead.
Kill with one blow.
It was aimed at a small gap in Artkan’s carelessness and struck him with a blow.
His main body is probably blocking Shan’s shadows.
‘You may not recognize it as me, but I think you will be more wary in the future.’
Leo took a deep breath and looked at the undead.
‘First of all, let’s give these people rest… … Dealing with that guy named Xian comes first.’
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