Chapter 52: The Fate of Legends
In the empty hall, a fierce battle was underway.
…”Damn monster, to be so powerful…”
Elus frowned and looked at the humanoid monster before her.
He was about 3 meters tall, entirely covered in rugged and well-built muscles, with dark black skin like steel, reflecting an oily sheen under the torchlight.
But this wasn’t the most crucial aspect, as even Elus had defeated giant dragons… size doesn’t necessarily equate to strength; the true meaning of power lies in concentrating it at a single point.
What troubled Elus the most was…
This monster had no head.
His bear-like, well-built arms were smooth, with no head to be found.
Therefore,
Elus’s signature skill—Sensory Deprivation—could not be used.
This was a power derived from Yixiu, and a killer move for the black-haired girl. She could use this method to blur the opponent’s senses, achieving a deadly effect with every blow.
But what if the opponent had no senses?
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As she pondered, the monster raised the axe in its hand and swung horizontally at Elus.
That heavy axe probably weighed nearly a ton. If Elus were hit directly, even with her considerable strength, she would be directly sent flying by the law of conservation of mass. (Because the weight was there, friction was fixed.)
So, Elus could only dodge to the side, evading the giant axe.
However, the monster also reacted in time. Seeing that the giant axe had missed, it lifted its left foot and kicked.
Elus also raised her black sword and attacked the monster’s left knee.
Generally, the knee joint is very weak, and with the right angle, permanent damage could be inflicted on the monster, restricting its movement.
But…
Ding Dong!
The blade struck the skin, and surprisingly, there was a metallic collision sound.
Not only did Elus fail to harm the monster, but the phản lực from the sword made Elus retreat several steps, only stabilizing herself when she was close to the corner.
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(So strong, as expected of a demon in the ruins.)
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Gazing at the headless giant, Elus felt a sense of difficulty. Even the ferocious beasts in the Yixiu Abyss should have some weaknesses.
But this guy’s skin was like a seamless piece of steel, with no weaknesses visible.
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(I’ll drag this out into a prolonged battle. I absolutely cannot rush at this moment.)
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Meanwhile,
On the other side.
Facing the crystal head, Lonis trembled in surprise:
“Eh? You’re saying you’re… a wisp of the Fallen Hero’s soul?!”
“Yes, like you, I was also human in the previous epoch. My childhood dream was to save the world with unparalleled power, just like Ultraman in the anime.”
“Ah… Ultraman?”
“It seems you know him too. But before I was born, I witnessed many things: I knew how cruel this world truly is, and that an ideal without power is insufficient to save it all.”
“……”
Lonis fell silent. Although she couldn’t witness what the Magic Gemstone head had experienced, she could faintly feel a sense of desolation from its narration.
If she had fought with all her might and been defeated by the demon race, perhaps this would also be the outcome?
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“New Hero, you need not grieve for my fate, for we are two entirely different lives. You only need to be yourself.”
“Mm… thank you.”
Lonis nodded. She hadn’t expected that even after becoming a girl, she would still be addressed as a Hero.
This feeling of respect made her feel a flicker of nostalgia: it was as if she had returned to the time when she was dominating and completing missions.
So…
“Magic Gemstone head, do you have a commission to give me?”
“Destroy my body. Your partner may not be its opponent.”
“Eh?!”
Lonis froze and asked nervously, “Is Elus in danger now?”
“That’s right. When I designed my body back then, I allocated all my points to my physique, making myself impervious to blades and spears, and immune to any kind of injury. However, I overlooked a crucial problem.”
“What problem?”
“My own spirit was too fragile. Even though I possessed a strong body, my heart was always that of a child who hadn’t grown up… Perhaps only children would believe in heroes and such? That’s why I was tricked by the Trickster Demon.”
“!”
“Mutually assured destruction, you may have heard of it. As revived beings, our mission as Heroes is to save the world. This should have been our duty… but my duty was rewritten by the Trickster Demon to become the destruction of the world.”
“What?!”
“As long as I didn’t do anything to destroy the world, my body would suffer. To avoid pain, I cut off my own head… but I didn’t expect that even after doing so, Luna still died because of me.”
“Luna… What exactly happened to Miss Luna?”
Lonis was taken aback.
If the head before her was once a Hero, then Luna was…
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“Luna wanted to borrow my power to save her hometown. She prepared to purify my body and free me from the shackles of world destruction. But her plan was also tricked by the Trickster Demon.”
“!”
“She didn’t succeed and was finally burned to death by fiery flames. Until the very end, she still firmly believed she could save her hometown with me.”
As he spoke, the Magic Gemstone head’s voice was tinged with sorrow.
And Lonis, in a daze, didn’t know what to say… If it hadn’t been Luna who was burned to death, but Elus, how heartbroken would she be?
“That…”
“In any case, you don’t need to worry about me. I don’t want you all to repeat the same mistake, so I will tell you the only weakness of my body.”
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“This guy, does he truly have no weaknesses?”
Elus frowned. The reason she was sparring with the monster was not only to exhaust its energy but also to observe if it had any fatal weaknesses.
However, she found nothing.
This monster had no head, and thus no senses—it didn’t even need to eat, surviving solely on magic power.
“No wonder ordinary humans cannot enter here. This guy is indeed tricky, isn’t he?”
Elus chuckled coldly. Although the situation was difficult, the black-haired girl felt no fear.
Because she was Lonis’s master,
And because she had already been bullied by that submissive maid all the way.
Her body was now filled with Lonis’s magic power… Elus, full of energy, could naturally use that move.
“Since the external defenses cannot be breached, I’ll make you disintegrate from within.”
Black light emanated from Elus’s hands.
And at that moment…
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“Elus, please wait!”
“Huh?”
“I’ve found a way to defeat this monster. Leave the rest to me.”
Lonis ran over in a panic, her cheeks flushed as she said this.
