“Is it support?”
“That’s right.”
Leo gave a short answer to the brown-haired schoolgirl’s question and kicked the ground.
Then, he charged at the nearest demon.
The demon quickly spread its palm toward Leo.
Woof! – Fuugagagagagagak-!
A black summoning circle appeared in front of Leo, and dark red leeches the size of a human head poured out from within it.
“Ouch! That’s dangerous!”
The schoolgirl shouted urgently.
‘Gorgoroth leech.’
It was a beast that was not a good match for a knight who relied on close-range attacks, as it attached to the body and sucked blood.
However, if cut carelessly, its acidic blood would pour out.
‘If it’s normal, it’s difficult to deal with. If it’s normal, then yes.’
Whoosh whoosh-!
A fiercely burning aura of flame erupted from Leo’s sword.
Jerdinger’s flames instantly reduced the Gorgoroth leech to ash.
The female student who had warned of the danger was amazed.
“Wow, that’s awesome!”
‘It seems that you are not a very high-ranking demon, considering you’re using the Gorgoroth leech.’
For demons, one could determine their class by looking at the techniques they used.
Nowadays, lower-level demon tribes preferred to use demon weapons.
‘There is no great danger. It is better to attack quickly for now.’
Leo quickly analyzed the situation and closed the distance without delay.
Crunch-!
The magician’s head flew into the air.
“You took care of two people in an instant!”
The brown-haired schoolgirl clenched her fists.
Woof-!
Chloe, who was in the sky at that moment, also completed her magic.
“Ice Bullet.”
A large number of ice bullets rained down on the demons.
Pavabavabavabat-!
The demons hurriedly moved to avoid the barrage of ice bullets, but their formation was disrupted as a result.
“Okay! I’ll go too!”
This time, one of the male students who had been confronting them grabbed his spear and charged.
“Keep up the pressure!”
Crunch!
“Cough!”
The demon, with its heart pierced, turned to ash and disappeared.
‘You’re good.’
Leo, impressed by the sight, turned his gaze toward the brown-haired female student.
She was reciting a spell with her hands clasped together.
Jiing-!
As she removed her hands, several small beads of light appeared.
“Ah, crap!”
Ki-gi-gi-gi-ging!
As the magic completed, orbs of light poured down toward the demons, tracing noisy trajectories in all directions.
Leo was amazed as he recognized the magic.
‘The magic of the stars.’
Even though they were first-year students, Leo and the female student, who had memories of their past lives, were completely different.
‘What a great sense of magic.’
While Leo admired her, one of the demons was hit directly by a light orb and torn apart without a trace.
The number of remaining demons was six.
The demons, having lost their comrades, began to regroup.
‘Demon soldiers are weak in strength, but they have good coordination.’
At first, they had destroyed their formation by surprise, but if the demons managed to reestablish their formation, they would be difficult to handle.
Leo took out four daggers from his bosom, his spare weapons, and held them in his right hand.
Then, he charged at the demons.
“Fool.”
The demons laughed at Leo, who attacked without any apparent preparation.
Woof-!
However, the moment a magic circle appeared in his right hand, their expressions changed.
“Are you a magician?”
While the demons were on guard, Leo threw the daggers he was holding.
The demons dodged the daggers and prepared for a magical attack.
But when there was no sign of magic, they immediately switched to the offensive.
“Was it meant to be a threat?”
“You’re using shallow tricks.”
The four leading demons surrounded Leo.
But their nimble movements suddenly stopped as if caught by something.
“No?”
The demons looked back urgently.
The daggers Leo had thrown had landed squarely in their shadows.
It was a magic that captured shadows—Shadow Hold.
Dark attribute magic had its power halved against demons.
In reality, the moment the demons became aware of it, the magic would immediately be lifted.
But that brief moment was enough time for Leo.
Hwaruk-! Boom! Crunch! Phuwak!
“Whoa?!”
“Cough!”
Leo’s sword drew a trail of flames, slaughtering the demons.
Shuack-!
Then, a black blade rose from the ground and struck toward Leo.
It was black magic cast by the demons in the rear.
In an instant, runes flowed from Leo’s mouth.
Then, the black magic lost its power and dispersed.
“Dispel black magic?”
The brown-haired schoolgirl was startled.
Kwagagagagak-!
A cold icy wind swept over the defenseless demons.
Tsk tsk tsk-!
Leo approached the frozen demons and pushed them away.
Chaeng-grang-!
The demons’ bodies shattered like broken glass and disappeared into ash.
“That was great, Chloe.”
“……”
“Why? Do you have something to say?”
“Why did you use dark attribute magic on the demons?”
“Oh, that?”
Leo laughed as if it was nothing.
“The demons are hardly prepared for dark magic. So even simple magic can catch them off guard.”
“You dispelled the black magic instead of avoiding it? It could have been dangerous if you had done it wrong.”
“That’s true. But it’s safer to dispel that level of black magic than to avoid it. Black magic, even if it’s a different system, is ultimately made up of spells. If it’s simple black magic, you can dispel it quickly. It’s a technique you can use too.”
‘It’s a different story to be able to do that quickly in real life!’
For Leo, who had fought so many demons in his past life that he was sick of them, these things were as natural as breathing. But for a 15-year-old girl, they were overwhelming experiences she could never have obtained.
‘How many moves ahead did you anticipate?’
Chloe’s eyes wavered.
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“Thank you for your help!”
The brown-haired girl greeted me with a cheerful smile.
“Are you rescue team members?”
“Okay.”
“I was worried because the demons suddenly appeared, but I’m relieved to hear that the rescue team has arrived!”
Chloe’s face hardened as she saw the smiling face of the schoolgirl.
Chloe said urgently, “I’m sorry. I’d like to talk to a colleague for a moment.”
“Huh? Oh, yes.”
At Chloe’s words, the girl looked embarrassed and returned to where her assistants were.
“What’s the matter?”
“That girl is Alia Jerone!”
“Could it be Alia Jerone?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
The world of heroes is something that happened in the past.
However, depending on how the attacker acts, the result may be different from actual history.
During the incident 30 years ago, several first-year parties were deployed to subdue monsters.
The first-year midterm exam assignment is to rescue those parties.
“As you know, the party that Alia Jerone belongs to is…”
Chloe swallowed hard.
“This is a party that can never be saved from the Cheddar Mothers incident.”
“Why did I have to meet Alia Patti?”
Chloe stomped her feet.
There was an absolute reason why the Alia Party could not avoid annihilation.
“Dark Warrior Chubarn. He never changes his target.”
Chubarn.
He was a demon who single-handedly annihilated four out of the seven parties that had been given the mission before being subdued by Alby during the incident 30 years ago.
The first party that Chubarn targeted was Alia’s party.
To be exact, he was targeting Alia Jerone.
Chloe glanced at Alia, who was talking with her friends.
Alia Jerone.
She was a direct descendant of the famous Jerone family, one of the three great heroes of Lumeria, and was the representative of her class at the time.
And she was also the younger sister of Alby, the wizard of Maan.
Thanks to her outstanding talent, she is still often mentioned among professors even after 30 years.
But that extraordinary talent ended up costing her her life.
The reason the Chadmothers incident occurred in Tartarus was to eliminate the buds of future heroes.
So the first target was Alia Jerone.
This is why the Alia Party could not avoid annihilation.
In any situation, when the world of heroes begins, Chubarn will first annihilate the Alia Party.
“Do you remember what your homeroom teacher said when he announced the exam assignment?”
Chloe’s words reminded Leo of Harlind’s words.
‘With your current skills, you will never be able to defeat a knight-class demon. If you meet Chubarn, run away unconditionally. If running away is not possible, give up the test. In that case, I will at least consider your situation. If there is a fool who disobeys this order and fights…’
At the end, Harlind made a bold statement with a sincere desire to live.
‘Whoever it is, I’ll expel them immediately.’
“With our current level of skill, there is no way we can beat this opponent.”
“Are you saying we should leave them alone?”
“I feel uneasy too! But Leo! Now is the time to think calmly. This is the world of heroes, and in reality, those people…”
Chloe, who had been hesitating, opened her mouth.
“Those people are dead. We are not in a position to help the dead people right now.”
“That’s true. But Chloe.”
“Leo! Come on! Yeah! You’re great! You’re great! I admit it!”
Leo’s eyes opened wide at the sudden shout.
Chloe said, glaring at Leo with all her might.
“But now is not the time to do anything reckless! So listen to me! You can act like a hero later…!”
Chloe, who had been shouting as if she was frustrated, stopped talking.
Before she knew it, Leo’s index finger was touching Chloe’s lips.
“Don’t say that lightly, Chloe.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
“You shouldn’t say things like ‘acting like a hero.’”
“Why?”
“Because you are a hero candidate.”
Chloe took a deep breath.
“You came to Lumeren because you dreamed of becoming a hero, right? So this isn’t about pretending to be a hero.”
Leo smiled broadly.
“It’s the process of becoming a hero.”
It was just as Leo said.
A hero is someone who makes the impossible possible.
But at some point, I forgot that goal.
‘I was so busy keeping up… I didn’t have time to think about things like that.’
A dark emotion burned within my heart.
“And history has already been distorted.”
“What?”
“It means there is a way to save those kids who could never be saved.”
“Is there a way to save them?”
“Think about it, Chloe. The sun is already setting. Don’t you think that’s strange?”
“The sun is setting? Ah!”
Chloe’s eyes widened as she realized something.
“Yes. If it were true, Alia’s party would have already fallen to Chubarn’s hands.”
The gears of history were already out of sync.
“We’ve already been in the Hero World for three hours. If Chubarn had attacked another party, it would have been enough time for them to be wiped out.”
If you fail to achieve the conditions for conquering the Hero Dungeon, you will be isolated in the Hero World.
It was a crossroads.
An option to escape the forest with Alia’s party, who had deviated from Chubarn’s goal, and achieve the [Safety Guaranteed] condition.
Or, you can choose to find another party by following the existing strategy route.
Chloe gritted her teeth as she struggled.
“I’ll leave it to your discretion.”
“Okay.”
Leo looked at Alia’s party.
“Let’s escape with Alia’s Party.”
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