803.
“Kyle, the hero who survived. 5000 years ago, you sealed me.”
Erebos looked at Leo and smiled.
“Even if the power you possessed was the only power that could defeat me, it would be impossible.”
An absolute evil that swallowed up all the evil spirits that existed since the beginning and was reborn as a being that even the gods of heaven could not handle.
Even if he had all the power of a great hero in his hands, there was no way he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
“That’s why I thought. I should take on the appearance of the person who stopped me.”
“how?”
A malicious smile appeared on Erebos’ lips as he watched Leo ask with his arms crossed.
“Even if you have accomplished great feats, you are still just a human. It is not difficult to imitate your appearance.”
Divine being.
It wasn’t difficult for Erebos to perfectly recreate Kyle’s appearance with memories of the battle 5,000 years ago.
“It would be even more meaningful if I could destroy the world in the form of the one who saved the world.”
“Thinking is really unlucky.”
Leo revealed his hostility in a low voice.
The twisted malice he had toward the world was clear.
Leo adjusted his grip on the sword.
‘… … Can I knock him down here and now?’
If he takes the front and Luna takes the back, it might be possible to make an equal number.
But taking it down is another matter.
‘Decisively… … .’
Leo glanced at the place where the Plov mansion was.
A legion of monsters suddenly appeared.
They are the subordinates created by Erebos with the power of creation.
Those dispatched from Rodren, led by Reina, went to protect the territory.
but…….
‘It’s not enough.’
There is an overwhelming lack of power.
Even though he pretends to be calm in front of Erebos, the crisis situation remains the same.
‘We have to finish this as quickly as possible.’
Leo said after thinking about it that far.
“Luna.”
“huh?”
Rune was slightly embarrassed as she saw Leo calling her by her past life name instead of her current life name.
“Please give me a special room.”
Rune was embarrassed as she looked at Leo, who was smiling brightly as he looked back at himself.
“What? Then you have to stop that kid by yourself!”
oversize.
Rune knew all too well what that meant.
It literally meant that he was pouring all the magical power he had at his disposal into using magic of the highest power.
Magic becomes more powerful the more magical power is used and the longer it takes to perfect it.
But if that happens, there’s a problem.
During the time that the magic is being completed, the rune must focus solely on magic.
It would be impossible to support Leo at all.
Moreover, Rune’s magic, created solely with power in mind, poses a great threat to Erebos.
There was no way I could leave it alone until the magic was complete.
Ultimately, it meant that Leo had to fight Erebos while protecting the rune.
Leona Rune has yet to regain the power of her prime.
Even if it is a piece of Erebos, it is something that I cannot handle alone right now.
Rune urgently stopped Leo, who was claiming to be doing something close to impossible.
“It’s impossible! Instead, just hold out until the others come… … .”
“When we.”
Leo looked straight into Rune’s eyes and said.
“Have you done everything possible?”
“… … !”
Rune’s eyes opened wide.
“How many times have we overcome something as difficult as this?”
Rune bit her lip.
“Luna. Even when you closed your eyes, you trusted me absolutely?”
Leo looked at Erebos.
“I would have done the same.”
If the situation were the opposite.
Leo would never have doubted Luna.
“I trust you.”
“… … .”
“So, just like back then, trust me too.”
Strength entered Rune’s hand holding the staff.
“We have done the impossible over and over again.”
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After leaving those words, Leo stepped forward.
Rune, who was looking at the back of his head, put both hands on his head and shouted in annoyance.
“Ah! Seriously! Why are you getting excited and making a fuss in this urgent situation!”
Rune, who had grabbed his head once, glared at Leo’s back.
“It’s all that kid’s fault! Why are you acting all doggy for no reason! It’s bad for your heart!”
Rune, who had burst into inexplicable anger, took a deep breath.
And then he hit his cheeks with the palms of his hands with all his might.
slam-!
Rune turned his face away from his cold cheeks and grabbed his staff.
‘Okay, let’s give it a try.’
Rune’s eyes looked straight at Leo’s back.
A back view that I couldn’t keep up with in my previous life.
‘… … If I’m born again and I’m left to go on my own… … That’s really the worst!’
Gooooooooo-!
As a huge magical power surged, a chant flowed out from Rune’s mouth.
The strongest magic, the spell of the end.
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“Huh?”
Erebos looked at Leo with interest.
“Do you think you can handle me alone, you surviving hero? Don’t you know that it’s impossible to fight while protecting the progenitor of the nebula?”
A laughter full of mockery.
But Erebos never looked down on Leo and Rune.
It can never be underestimated.
5000 years ago.
In the end, didn’t their obsession tear their own bodies and desires to pieces?
Leo said to Erebos’ smile.
“Don’t smile with that unlucky expression. I don’t smile like that.”
“Hmm. I just tried to perfectly recreate your smile?”
Erebos stroked his lips.
Leo was impressed as he looked at Erebos like that.
“I don’t laugh like that?”
“You laugh like that?!”
“Whose side are you on?”
Leo glared back in annoyance as he heard Rune’s voice chanting from behind.
“Kekekeke… … . Indeed, your mental strength is truly amazing. To think that such a conversation is possible even in this situation.”
A situation where the era of disaster may return.
The absolute evil couldn’t help but feel pure admiration at the sight of the two of them talking so calmly in front of him.
“So? A surviving hero. How do you plan on stopping me by yourself?”
Interesting… … And Leo answered calmly while looking at Erebos who was asking with caution.
“I’ll show you.”
Gooooooooooo-!
Gray mana flowed out from Leo’s body, blazing like a flame.
Erebos frowned when he saw that.
‘The power of purity.’
Ashen.
It was a color very familiar to Erebos, who was also the incarnation of flame.
And it was also his favorite color.
Because in the end, this world will turn into ashes and fall apart.
But now, it is the color I hate the most and fear the most.
Because it symbolizes the enemy who defeated you.
‘The power of purity is ashen… … how ironic.’
Hwaruk-!
Black flames erupted from Erebos’ body.
A catastrophic flame that will burn the world to the ground, leaving no trace behind.
The flames grew even more intense.
“You can’t stop me now, you surviving hero.”
“I heard that saying 5,000 years ago. And the result of this fight will be similar to that of 5,000 years ago. You will be defeated by us.”
“Isn’t it impossible with your current strength?”
Leo laughed at Erebos’ taunt.
“Shall I tell you a fun fact?”
“… … ?”
“When I first awakened mana.”
Leo opened his palm.
Gray mana began to condense there.
Leo continued, looking at his own mana.
“My mana color wasn’t originally gray.”
Erebos’ eyes twitched.
The only time Leo had checked his mana color in his previous life was when he awakened.
The color of mana is the color of the soul that person possesses.
And surprisingly, it wasn’t that uncommon for mana to change color.
Mana’s color changes for a number of reasons.
“5000 years ago, the four flames that burned the world swept away me back then.”
The age of calamity burned around young Kyle.
“A lot of things burned.”
After losing my first comrades.
Leo’s mana color became gray.
“Why are you suddenly telling me a meaningless old story?”
“After I was reincarnated, I thought endlessly about how I could completely destroy you.”
Leo took his eyes off his palm and looked at Erebos.
“I am neither Lisinas nor Luna. I am neither Aron nor Dweno. I lack the ability to pioneer and advance like those guys.”
During the final battle, Kyle used the essence of power accumulated by his comrades.
The power of five people, not just one person.
But in this life, Leo was alone.
So, the answer to defeating Erebos had to be found in past memories.
A conversation I had with my colleagues.
I’ve been chewing over the past several times to find clues to develop my own strengths in the work we did together.
It was painful, but I didn’t stop.
The words his friends threw out in passing gave Leo insight several times.
“Then I remembered the memories I had forgotten.”
I wanted to forget.
So, that’s when I awakened to my forgotten powers.
“The starting point, that’s where I found my way.”
Leo clenched his fist.
The blazing gray mana subsided.
At that moment.
Erebos felt goosebumps run down his body.
Leo’s mana color changes.
It gradually became hazy as the gray color faded away.
“I have purified my mana over and over again.”
So that pure power can become purer.
It is different from condensation and compression.
Removing impurities mixed in mana.
It was a matter of repeatedly encountering and overcoming the terrible memories that were imprinted on my soul.
To purify mana and return it to its original point.
Leo vividly recalled the memory he had experienced over and over again.
Even the pain that I will never get used to.
I recalled the vivid pain that made me feel like my mind was going to break.
Hwaak-
Soon, pure white mana began to shine from Leo’s hands.
“You… … . What on earth are you, a surviving hero?”
Erebos’ face was filled with fear.
That whiteness wasn’t just something that was obtained for free.
A product of suffering on a level that even Erebos could not imagine.
“How is that possible… …?”
Leo smiled as he looked at Erebos who asked with a shocked face.
“It’s all thanks to you.”
“What?”
“I knew it when I burned you.”
Leo’s eyes glowed with murder and venom.
“It’s worth enduring the pain of the past that you wanted to forget.”
