Editor : Amethyst00



When the star sorcery Extinction detonated, Sillatna's body began to collapse.

Wriggling in agony, Sillatna suddenly raised her arm.

Her distorted arm transformed into a massive blade.

Thud—!

Without hesitation, Sillatna sliced through her own massive body.

Extinction swiftly broke down the severed remains of her body.

Seeing this, Leo narrowed his eyes.

'As expected.'

Extinction is a spell of destruction that endlessly pulverizes anything it directly hits.

Because of that trait, it became synonymous with Luna.

In most cases, anything struck directly by Extinction cannot avoid annihilation.

But even this absolute magic has a weakness.

Its destructive power is drastically affected by the caster's mana.

If someone like Luna, with her immense mana, used Extinction, the target wouldn't even have time to react.

But Leo's mana wasn't on Luna's level.

That's why he failed to completely annihilate Sillatna.

Sillatna was a Legion Commander.

Additionally, she was not just any commander. She was a being who had survived the Age of Calamity and reigned over the world in terror for millennia.

Back then, the Great Heroes tried to exterminate all the Legion Commanders.

They fought countless battles against them.

Sillatna was the one who survived those struggles.

Though she had been struck by an unknown magic, Sillatna quickly figured out how to respond to it.

'What is this magic?!'

A chilling murderous aura radiated from Sillatna's eyes.

She had never seen a spell like this before.

And not only it was unfamiliar, but it was also terrifyingly powerful.

'An elf who can use this kind of magic?'

A strange dread crept over her.

'Is it that Luna woman?'

Sillatna had heard of her.

Luna Luminance. A singularity who had appeared in a world approaching ruin.

'A survivor, a fool, a divine blacksmith… all of them beyond classification.'

If it hadn't been for them, the world would've already become ashes in Erebos's flame.

'So they're the final obstacle in the way of the god's will?'

Sillatna's chilling eyes turned toward where the magic had come from.

Then she saw her.

A beautiful elf flying straight toward her.

With silver-glinting eyes filled with a dense bloodlust unbefitting of an elf, Sillatna experienced a moment of cognitive dissonance.

Anyone could see that this was the one who had cast the spell.

That mage was charging at her alone.

Normally, she would've laughed at such suicidal behavior.

But for some reason, Sillatna felt an uncontrollable rage boiling inside.

"You wretched girl! Are you so desperate to die?!"

There was no way Luna, a mage, could win against her in direct combat.

After all, Sillatna was a Legion Commander of Tartaros.

She was Erebos's right hand, and a harbinger of despair.

Luna's reckless charge was the same as mocking her.

Indeed, there was a clear smirk on Luna's lips.

As if victory was assured.

The eyes of someone looking at a bug.

"Fine! If you want to die so badly, I'll shred you to pieces!"

Woooosh—!

Dark mana surged around Sillatna.

A curse quickly took shape. It was the curse of Severance, spatially cutting off connection with the outside world.

Now, no one could aid Luna.

Nor could she escape.

It was a one-on-one battle with a Legion Commander, trapped in this world.

"I'll make you regret ever fighting me!"

Kugagagagagang—!

The ground shook from her overwhelming bloodlust and fighting spirit.

Sillatna charged with astonishing speed, unbefitting her enormous body.

Whoosh—!

As she raised her arm, potent power shimmered through it.

An unavoidable attack at point-blank range for a mage.

But unfortunately for Sillatna, the one standing before her was neither Luna nor a mage.

Leo exploded with aura from his entire body.

Flash—!

Golden aura burst from Leo's feet.

"Aura?! A magic swordsman?!"

But it didn't stop there.

Crackle—!

A pure white thunder sparkled in Leo's hand.

It was the Essence of Thunder, the power of Albus, the Pegasus King.

Sillatna's face twisted in shock at the spiritual energy raging from Leo's fingertips.

"Spirit power too?!"

Leo had fused Aaron's aura with his own summoning magic and closed the distance to Sillatna at incredible speed.

'Good—big targets are easy.'

Leo smirked and drove his fist into Sillatna's face.

Flash! BZZZZZZZ!

Pure white lightning and thunder burst forth.

To Sillatna, the Essence of Thunder was her natural enemy.

Ssssshh—!

Her upper body flew off from her head, and the giant form stumbled and fell backward.

Boom—!

The ground quaked with the crash.

Leo crossed his arms and looked down at Sillatna.

At that moment—

Crack—crunch—!

A chilling sounds of bones and flesh twisting echoed through the air.

Sillatna's body that was sprawled on the ground began to squelch and shrank as if she was being compressed.

Eventually, she returned to a humanoid form and looked up at Leo.

Sillatna spoke through gritted teeth.

"I heard The Surviving Hero is a human?"

The frenzied rage that seemed ready to erupt a moments ago had vanished.

She maintained her composure despite being consumed by anger.

She was trying to gauge the mysterious elf standing before her

'An All-Class.'

As the Erebos's close confidante, Sillatna knew better than anyone what that meant to him.

"What? Are you scared that Erebos might has another natural enemy?"

Leo's words made her face stiffen.

'How does she know about that?!'

Looking into the eyes of someone who knew the true nature of the power they possessed, Sillatna clenched her teeth.

'She must die no matter what.'

Sillatna, who was glaring at Leo, sensed an ominous bloodlust from Leo's eyes.

At that ferocious bloodlust, Sillatna curled up the corner of her lips.

"It seems like you want to kill me. Well, I've devoured your kin countless times. Elves are delicious, you know."

To unsettle her opponent, she uttered words that would provoke elves by exploiting their strong kinship.

"Of course. When a bug crawls into your house, people naturally want to squash it."

"You damned pointy-eared freak… did you shove a rag in your mouth?"

"Well, I supposed that's true."

But Leo remained calm.

Instead, it was Sillatna who felt more unease in her gut as Leo kept mocking her for some reason.

"It's useless to put on airs. It won't change the fact that you lot are doomed."

"Oh, that? I'll make a prophecy."

Leo grinned.

"You all won't destroy the world. In 20 years, Erebos will be subjugated by our hands."

"Nonsense."

"Does it sound like that? But it's true. The fact that subjugation of the Gluttony King not too long ago was only the beginning."

"….."

For a moment, Sillatna's face stiffened.

*'How could she know that?'

Sillatna too had heard of the Subjugation of Jormungandr, the Gluttony King.

But not the elves.

In that battle, there were only two survivors.

The Fool and the Surviving Hero.

And she also heard the news they were on their way here.

Sillatna had attacked today to wipe out the elves before their arrival.

'But the fool and surviving hero should have no way to relay the news!'

Communication magic cannot be used within the Legion's territory due to their power of curses.

"The world will be saved, Monster Queen."

"The one dying here has quite a long tongue."

Woooooo—!

Dark mana began to surge from Sillatna's body.

"Enough with your bluffing and face reality. It is simple enough to kill a worthless elf like you. One hit is all it takes. And yet, you of all people claim to save the world?"

At Sillatna's word, Leo nodded.

"Yeah. Just one hit would kill me instantly."

His eyes narrowed.

"That is, if even one hit connects."

CRASH—!

Sillatna's hand stretched out and lunged toward Leo.

Leo dodged it.

"Where are you running?!"

Sillatna sneered at Leo and prepared her next attack.

From her outstretched arm, more arms began sprouting.

As he looked at the feast of flesh covering him like a spiderweb, Leo smirked.

'I can see it.'

The pattern of Sillatna's attacks will make.

If one were to compare the pure strength of Sillatna now and Sillatna 5000 years later, the overwhelmingly stronger one is the current Sillatna.

The future Sillatna had lost her Authority.

And now, Leo's strength was slightly below that of the future Sillatna.

Under normal circumstances, it would not be a fight.

But…

'Hyper-Sense.'

Leo's senses sharpened to the extreme.

Combat prowess isn't decided by strength alone.

While this Sillatna was physically stronger than the future version, the future Sillatna was more dangerous in battle.

In the fierce war that would continue for the next 20 years between the one who sought to save the world and the one who sought to destroy it, it was not only the Great Heroes who survived.

She too had been forced to hone herself to survive that war.

She developed endless variations of attacks and ceaselessly modified her dark magic patterns.

To avoid being defeated by heroes.

To slaughter heroes.

Ultimately, to destroy the world.

It wasn't only the heroes who grew stronger through experiences.

The Legion Commanders had as well.

'That's what made them truly terrifying.'

The fact that they survived.

Compared to the three great Legion Commanders of 5000 years later, even if she was the Monster Queen, the Sillatna before his eyes was nothing more than a rookie that only strong in power.

'She not nearly as cunning or vicious as her future self.'

Just a brute swinging her strength around.

'And brutes like that are the easiest to deal with.'

That's why, to Leo's eyes, Sillatna's attacks were plainly visible.

To someone like him, who had endlessly thought about how to kill Sillatna, the current Sillatna posed no great threat.

Even this Curse of Severance was useless.

'The future Sillatna wouldn't even have considered rashly unfolding the Curse of Severance.'

To Leo, the most dangerous thing about current Sillatna was her Legion she commanded.

They were the tremendous force that would act as variable.

But she hadn't brought them into the Curse of Severance.

The Sillatna of the past would surely have tried to tear him apart with her own hands.

Even one mistake would mean death.

But the time and experience Leo had built allowed no such mistakes.

'A Legion without Sillatna is just half the threat.'

If Leo kept her trapped here, the elves outside could hold out.

Of course, holding out doesn't mean victory.

On the contrary, as time passes, only despair would loom heavier.

But Leo knew.

Who was coming now to the Elven Forest.

'History won't repeat itself.'

Leo smirked.

'Feel the terror of the Monster Queen?'

Thinking of Zorua, who had sent him here, Leo sneered.

'This fight isn't even count as trial for me.'

To Leo, this battle was nothing more than a review of past battles.

'Wait your turn. You're next.'

Leo's sword swung, tracing a gray arc.

Thwack—!

Sillatna's head flew through the air.

Her face contorted in disbelief.

'Why?! Why can't I hit her?!'

She could feel that the elf before her was toying with her.

As if she knew her better than she did.

Her opponent could see right through her.

'Impossible! I'm a…. Legion Commander! The Monster Queen Sillatna!'

Dark magic surged from her.

It was one of the demon race's strongest power; a curse.

Snap—!

But the spell that formed the curse was instantly dismantled.

Sillatna's face hardened.

"How…?"

"I saw how to break it."

Leo answered coldly and sliced her airborne head in half.

'Legion! I need my Legion!'

She didn't know why, but her opponent saw through her completely.

She realized it was a mistake to trap such an opponent in the Curse of Severance. With a pale face, Sillatna tried to release the severed world.

But Leo anticipated that too.

His sword destroyed the release spell before it could be activated.

Leo spoke chillingly.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Wooooosh—!

At the surging killing intent, Sillatna’s face was dyed with fear.

"Spare me…!"

Thud—!

Her plea vainly torn apart.

Leo looked at her and declared.

"You die here."