Editor : Amethyst00



Leo darted between the demons.

Demons, beings possessing powers far beyond human comprehension.

To charge into a place where thousands of such demons were gathered was nothing short of suicide.

But Leo did not hesitate.

After all, there wasn't a single high-ranking demon among these troops.

To put it simply: rocks and eggs.

No matter how many eggs you throw at a rock, it's the eggs that will break.

At that moment, demons from the rear began to generate black mana.

Hundreds of powerful dark magic spells containing destructive energy surged toward Leo.

BOOM!

Seeing this, the demons thought:

"That human is finished."

It was true—the man before them had awe-inspiring strength.

"But in the end, he's still a living creature."

Stamina and mana are not infinite.

Even someone overwhelmingly strong will eventually grow tired.

And if wounded, he will die.

If he were hit by hundreds of advanced dark magic spells, he would suffer tremendous damage.

Even if he could block them, it would consume an immense amount of energy.

"You'll regret standing against us alone, foolish human!"

One of the demons at the rear sneered.

Flash—!

At that moment, Leo's crimson eyes glowed.

Gray mana burst from his body, and a magic circle appeared.

It was Leo's unique magic—Bible's Magic Circle.

As he deployed Bible, Leo activated Hyper Sense.

This enhanced his vision beyond normal perception.

With his transcendent sight, he captured every dark spell in perfect clarity.

The dark magic seen through his eyes was instantly analyzed by Bible.

Admittedly, even for Leo, it was difficult to block hundreds of spells at once.

So—

"I just won't get hit."

In a fraction of a second, analyzing and forming dispel formulas for hundreds of spells would normally be impossible.

Especially in the middle of fierce movement.

But Leo made the impossible, possible.

He was, after all, the one who successfully defeated Erebos.

His combat capabilities had long since surpassed the boundaries of common sense.

In terms of analyzing enemy spells, Leo even outclassed Luna.

"Of course, Luna is faster when it comes to large-scale magic."

Leo's ability to swiftly analyze enemy magic came from Bible.

As long as Bible's capacity allowed, no separate calculations or formula construction were needed.

Unlike Leo, Luna calculated spells from scratch.

"What's frightening is that she's still fast even doing it that way."

Besides, Luna didn't even need to go through all that trouble.

"She has an absurdly massive mana pool. She just blocks everything directly."

Thinking about Luna's overwhelming capability as a mage, Leo's eyes flared.

If he could dispel the hundreds of spells raining down on him, he could defend himself with ease.

But—

"Might as well use them."

The magic circle of Bible surrounding Leo shone brighter.

Suddenly, the dark spells aimed at Leo froze in midair.

The demons' faces twisted with confusion.

"I don't need them—so I'll give them back."

Leo sneered.

The dark spells reversed direction and exploded outward.

BOOM!

"GYAAAAAH!"

"AARGH!"

"REEEEEAAAAH!"

Screams close to agony erupted among the demons.

The completely unexpected counterattack threw thousands of them into chaos.

"W-What is this…?!"

"What's so special about coming alone?"

The demon who had mocked Leo earlier froze in fear at the voice behind him.

He quickly turned to see Leo smirking—and swinging his hand.

Splat!

"GYAAAAAAH!"

Without hesitation, Leo gouged out one of the demon's eyes.

An attack that could have caused death or unconsciousness for most other beings.

But the demons' tenacious vitality rejected both death and unconsciousness.

Crack—Crack!

"GYAAAAAAH!"

Leo, now with the demon pinned to the ground, began slicing each finger joint one by one.

A torture-like act designed to inflict maximum pain.

Leo's combat philosophy was centered around efficiency.

Since the Age of Calamity, he had always fought outnumbered.

So he had no choice but to prioritize efficient annihilation.

He didn't believe in pointless cruelty or torture.

But even so, Leo sometimes resorted to such acts.

For one simple reason:

"Because I'm angry."

In the end, Leo didn't kill the demon or take his other eye.

Instead, he slaughtered the next demon trying to ambush him from behind.

Leo always maintained composure in battle.

Suppressing emotion to make optimal decisions—that was the foundation of how he alone had defeated Erebos in the Age of Calamity.

Even as Aaron, Dweno, Luna, and Lysinas—his comrades more precious than life—fell one by one, he remained calm.

But suppressing rage didn't mean it disappeared.

It just didn't show on the surface.

The searing rage and hatred always burned quietly within his chest.

That emotion—was what fueled Leo's actions.

"I'm not a saint like Lysinas."

Part of the reason he sought complete salvation for the world… was vengeance.

Thus, Leo was always merciless in battles against demons.

He mocked and ridiculed his enemies.

He crushed them—to instill fear and despair.

Just as Tartaros had done to them.

Leo never believed this was wrong.

"Fear and despair are effective too."

He smirked as he tore apart a necromancer demon's flesh and bone.

"Which is the real you? The flesh or the bones?"

"GYAAGH!"

"Shut up. You're noisy."

Crunch!

Leo smashed the demon's malformed head.

Even with overwhelming strength, Leo's stamina wasn't infinite.

He couldn't keep up these absurd fights forever.

Yet he had to hold the enemy here.

So what was the most efficient way for one person to stall many enemies?

Fear.

Primitive emotion. Paralyzing. Contagious.

Demons thought fear was on their side.

But fear had no side.

It was a mere illusion.

Because of that, demons were vulnerable to it.

Gradually, they began to hesitate in attacking Leo.

They backed away from wherever he stepped.

It was true he had just slaughtered thousands.

But thousands still remained.

Yet in that short moment, Leo had seized control of the battlefield.

His overwhelming combat ability.

This was the true face of the great hero who saved the world.

Leo wiped blood and flesh from his sword.

He looked calm on the outside, but he had just used an explosive burst of power.

He needed a moment to catch his breath—and his enemies had frozen on their own.

Of course, Leo had predicted this too.

"Send in the monsters."

A demon commanded.

If there were thousands of demons, then there were tens of thousands of monsters.

"No matter how monstrous that human is, he's alone. And he's only targeting demons."

That demon spoke coolly.

"He's doing it on purpose—to collapse us, so the monster forces collapse too."

Even in fear, he kept a level head.

"Keep cursing him from afar!"

"Curses don't work on him, but unlike dark magic, they can't be bounced back!"

A tremendous number of curses poured toward Leo.

They didn't affect him—not because of immunity, but because he nullified them.

But even that nullification strained him when curses came en masse.

The demons retreated—and tens of thousands of beasts charged at Leo.

ROAAARR!

REEEEHHH!

With bloodthirst, the beasts swarmed him like a natural disaster.

Leo let out a soft sigh.

"This is ridiculous. One man holding all this off?"

Even as a hero who once saved the world, Leo had yet to fully regain his power.

His combat experience allowed him to overwhelm thousands—but defeating them all was impossible.

"The demons aren't stupid. They're choosing the fight they'll win."

For the demons, brute force through sheer numbers was the best tactic now.

If they kept letting themselves be toyed with, they'd never win.

If demons were truly brainless, the Age of Calamity wouldn't have existed.

Leo stared at the countless beasts.

"But I'm not alone."

There was a simple reason behind this reckless strategy.

Because behind him stood the world's most dependable mage.

And that mage wasn't alone either.

RUMMMBLE—!

Suddenly, thunder echoed across the sky.

Leo looked up—and let out a small chuckle.

At the same time, the demons turned pale.

Above the battlefield, a magic circle shimmered like a star.

The demons trembled.

"W-What is that…?"

One muttered with a trembling voice—not expecting an answer.

But Leo kindly gave one.

"The Extinction."

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WHOOOOOSH—!

Far beyond the battlefield where neither demons nor beasts could reach—

Luna stood in the center of a massive magic circle.

On either side of her were Lunia and Elena.

"You two can both use Extinction, right?"

Elena nodded as she studied Luna's magic circle.

"Yes. But… is this circle representing the universe?"

"Wow, you figured that out? Impressive."

Luna was amazed.

Lunia also analyzed the spell.

"Luna… won't this strain you too much if we cast it like this?"

The magic Luna drew resembled a miniature cosmos.

Lunia stood at the point symbolizing the sun.

Elena stood at the moon.

And Luna stood at the center—where stellar power converged.

Star Sorcery was crafted from Luna's observation of the cosmos.

And the universe is infinite.

Thus, the spell contained infinite potential.

But mages themselves were finite.

"Like Lunia said… I know combining our mana is meant to overcome that limit, but… this seems reckless."

In the Age of Calamity, only Luna and Kyle could use star sorcery.

But Kyle was always on the front lines.

So Luna had never crafted multi-user spells before.

But now, upon learning Lunia and Elena were also star sorcerer, she created a joint spell on the spot.

It was a display of genius.

However, as an improvised spell, the magical burden on Luna, the core, would be immense.

End was among the most difficult and powerful spells—and the caster bore enormous strain.

Now Luna would carry others' mana as well.

It was dangerously reckless.

Lunia and Elena looked at her with concern.

Luna smiled gently.

"Don't worry. It'll work out."

Confidently, she grinned.

Truthfully, even Luna was nervous.

But—

"I'll leave it to you."

She remembered Leo's words as he went to face the demons.

"So like his ancestor. Almost scary how similar they are."

It was amazing.

That one sentence made her feel like she could do anything.

"He even reminds me of Aaron."

That encouraging figure from behind also evoked Aaron's memory.

Luna took a deep breath and opened her eyes.

"Alright—let's begin."

Lunia and Elena channeled their mana.

"My heart's racing a little."

Luna's eyes sparkled.

To perform star sorcery in unison with others like her…

WHOOOOOSH—!

Luna's power began to surge.

A massive magic circle formed in the sky.

Even if unseen, the presence of monsters was undeniable.

Luna smirked.

"Let's wipe them all out."

FLASH—!

The light of Extinction swept through the monsters.