Hero
Volume 1
Chapter 3 – The Invasion of the Calamities
As I jumped towards the battlefield, I could sense the disaster the calamities have done. With my
I can see the wounded civilians, with the
ir limbs unattached. Blood soaked the Kingdom’s road and the houses burning to crisp. Despair can be seen everywhere. The Knights defending the citizens with all they could, but one could see that they were not even scratching the health of the Calamities.
While I was in mid-air, I used
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Name: Kelthazud Profession: Supreme Necromancer
Origin: Great Evil Catacombs Title: Lord of Dark Magic
Age: ?? Race: Lich
Level: 898 Rank: SSS
Name: Dragovus Profession: Dragon Knight
Origin: Dragon’s Nest Title: Ruler of the Skies
Age: ?? Race: Dragon
Level: 877 Rank: SSS
Name: Vairdun Profession: ??
Origin: Frostbite Mountain Title: The Unstoppable
Age: ?? Race: Mountain Giant
Level: 889 Rank: SSS
Name: Gal`Gazur Profession: ??
Origin: Desert of Abyss Title: The Devourer of All
Age: ?? Race: Abyss Worm
Level: 899 Rank: SSS
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Oh how I wish I could end this battle all at once by using
Seeing that the dragon was the one dealing most damage by burning the Empire to ashes, I figured I should deal with it first. I hid behind one of the houses and waited for the dragon to swing by. It was circling around the Giant to provide cover while the Giant wreck havoc.
The dragon was coming near me. I jumped with all my might and reached the skies. The Heaven’s Steel shone brightly with the sun’s light. With this, the dragon noticed my presence. I could sense that it accumulated mana in its throat to cast
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Multiple thunderbolts jolted out of the magic circle. It hit the dragon directly seeing that the scales were smoking and one of its wings was no more.
Sensing that the dragon was in critical situation, the Giant grabbed two or three houses and threw it at me. At the same time, around ten abyss cores were flung at my location. They are more coordinated than I thought.
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The houses bounced off the barrier while the abyss cores exploded upon impact. I see no crack in my barrier and felt that it only absorbed the damage it took.
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I directed the chain skill towards the Giant but it was more intelligent than I thought. It summoned a
However, I failed to account Gal`Gazur which was underground. It showed itself underneath and casted
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I took full damage upon its skill. I failed to fully comprehend the situation and forgot Gal`Gazur. This was the result of my lack of awareness. Thanks to my equipment and Heroic stats, I only took 64,487 damage. Imagine if I was hit by a skill like that with only the clothes I wore initially. I would be mincemeat.
I landed on the Castle’s courtyard. Upon on impact, a large crater was formed below me. The full plate was still undamaged upon receiving direct hit of the skill, truly amazing indeed.
I only have around 42,000 hp left with two calamities critically wounded and two calamities still at full health, this is bad. The Darwinius Kingdom’ supreme holy knights are no use. Even though they are at S rank, they can’t do shit to the calamities.
I stood up and mustered my strength. I rushed to the battlefield again. The Lich was now inside the Kingdom and the Giant is almost near the Castle. Gal`Gazur is nowhere to be found even if I used
I leaped towards the Giant and slashed my sword overhead. The [Godlike] Heaven’s Wrath Long Sword was brimming with power; I used my momentum to strike the Giant with full strength.
The Giant was fully aware of my presence and blocked my attack with his mace. I continued striking the Giant with the sword and he kept blocking it. The sound of the two weapons clashing created small shockwaves around us. I backed off a few steps and casted a spell.
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The Giant blocked the skill with his mace. He staggered after blocking the skill; I used this opportunity to follow up another skill.
I dashed forward and used, “
Instead of my fists, the skill activated on the sword. I leaped forward and stabbed the Giant’s belly.
Smoke surrounded me as the aftermath of the skill was explosive in nature. After the smoke subsided, the Giant was torn to half with its hp depleted.
I looked up and the Dragon casted a skill,
My instincts kicked in and I unconsciously casted a defensive barrier in response.
“ The barrier was faced towards the sky to block the The Lich casted (A/N: If I lower my barrier to block the However, this too was accounted by the calamities. Gal`Gazur rose from the ground and casted This is it, I’m dead. I’m mincemeat. Then suddently, a white shield shaped like a Kite appeared beside me. It completely blocked the “Are you okay, Aerius?” “I’m fine.” Definitely not fine. My ass is being kicked right now. “The army saw your valiant fight against the calamities. It is sad that we can’t help you, we’re too occupied fighting the small enemy units attacking the capital.” There were also skeleton knights, skeleton mages, bone wolves and other dark units that accompanied the calamities. “That is fine. Thank you for your assistance. If your shield wasn’t there, I would have died.” “You are worth more than the whole army, please take care of yourself.” After that small conversation, Braun went back to command his men. “ Power surged through my body. I felt like the most powerful entity in this world right now. I kicked the ground and flew through the battlefield. The Lich was completely taken off-guard by my speed. Our distance was 10 kilometers or so, but I appeared behind him mid-air after 3 or 4 seconds after. I swung my sword to the Lich’s back. The sword penetrated through the Lich’s defensive barrier, I could feel it slicing many layers. It finally connected to the Lich but his staff already blocked my sword. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. The Lich was flung few meters away. “ Due to the Lich’s state, he took full direct contact of the skill. The Lich wailed in pain. Gal`Gazur appeared behind me, few kilometers away and used the same skill. “ “Not this time, you fucking worm. As soon as the skill hit the barrier, I immediately used the chain skill. “TAKE THIS! Gal`Gazur was smarter than I thought. After using the skill, he immediately burrowed underground to evade the chain skill. During that time, the Lich casted an offensive spell. “ The staff transformed into a large scythe with a skull on the tip, it brims with deathly aura. Just by seeing it, my danger senses spiked up. “I must not be hit by that scythe…” The Lich swung the scythe with incredible speed. I parried the scythe with my sword. However, I was pushed a few steps behind. And like the Lich’s new skill was not enough, the Dragon regenerated the lost wing and is now flying towards us. It casted another spell in its arsenal. “ I figured that it was similar to my skill because this calamity’s profession was the same as mine. As to defend it, I used The Lich also attacked from the other side. It swept the scythe sideways. In this case, on my left is the Dragon Calamity’s Such a perfect scenario, isn’t it? The I seized this opportunity to execute the Lich with one last strike. “ With these two combination skills, I intend to deliver a fatal blow to end the Lich’s existence. In split second, I appeared beside the Lich. I swung it horizontally to slice the Lich in half. I felt the lightning penetrate to the Lich’s armor. The sword sliced through the calamity’s body. The Lich wailed more in pain. It swung the The Lich was gone. Out of the four calamities that attacked the Kingdom, only two remained. Behind me, the Dragon Calamity transformed into a human-like figure. He became a draconian wearing crimson red armor and a sword that resembles a dragon’s tail. (A/N: A Draconian is a being that is similar to humans. Retaining a dragon’s head, the wings disappear and the dragon’s tail becomes the weapon.) I gazed my sight upon the calamity in front of me. “It is I, Dragovus the Fire Dragon Calamity, Ruler of the Skies, surrender and your death shall be quick.” His aura seemed to change. I used --- Name: Dragovus Profession: Dragon Knight Origin: Dragon’s Nest Title: Ruler of the Sky Age: ?? Race: Dragon Level: 915 Rank: SSS+ --- My eyes widened in disbelief. Just by transforming into a draconian form, his level changed and his rank increased! It also appears that Dragovus has his health at full again. With my current health at around 42,000, I may have difficulty in engaging him. “Kneel before me, puny human. I may consider and make you my servant.” I raised my eyebrow. That’s it, this guy is definitely going to die. “ Without any hesitation, I appeared behind him and swung my sword overhead, down to the ground. Surprisingly, Dragovus evaded it by tumbling forward. The sword hit the ground and a fissure about 10 meters long was made. Without stopping my assault, I continued to attack. I dashed forward and slashed Dragovus vertically from the leg up to his chest. He parried my attack by striking downwards. I used the momentum to flip my body and launched a kick towards his face. “ I thought it will be a full direct hit, judging from the speed my kick was delivered, but it was not. Dragovus blocked my kick with his folded arm. The damage was lessened but he still obtained damage. He may have thought that it was just a simple kick but he didn’t expect that it would release an enormous lightning bolt upon impact. Dragovus was blown about three miles away, his right left arm was gone, and he was bleeding profusely. His morale was unwavered, and continued to fight. Two overlapping magic circles formed in front of him. “ As per usual, I casted my defensive spell. “ Dragovus continuously casted both of his skills. I can feel the barrier vibrating upon receiving damage. However, it will not falter. The dual-cast lasted for about 10 seconds. As soon it was done, I casted The ground in front of me was scraped off by a large amount. A large crater was made on where Dragovus was. I thought he was disintegrated by my skill but thanks to my I immediately casted another “ As Dragovus was in mid-air, I dispelled my barrier and quickly appeared above him. My sword enveloped in lightning, swung down to his body. I could see his flesh ripping apart as the lightning bolts tear his body completely. I landed safely on the ground. With my health remaining at around 42,000 and my mana almost depleted, I search for the remaining calamity, Gal`Gazur. I felt the ground shake and concluded immediately that it was none other than that worm. I leaped above and decided to kill it. Gal`Gazur popped out of the ground covered in whirling sands. “ As the shield receive the full impact of Gal`Gazur, I quickly used my trump card. “ Golden light exploded in front of Gal`Gazur. The skill directly hit the worm. I was flung away by a few meters due to the explosion. Gal`Gazur curled itself into a circle on the ground. I checked my status window. My mana was now depleted. I intend to chop off this stupid worm’s head to ensure death. I walked towards it and a bewitching aura struck my skin. As the black magic circle formed beneath me, I fell to my knees in despair. The circle was so large; it might surpass the size of a baseball stadium. I looked above and saw the one responsible for the summoning of this circle. It was the Demon Lord Kaibaruth. “ Chains surrounded me and restricted my whole body. “It is a pity that you killed four of my allies. Now you shall reap what you sow” I could do nothing but glare at him. Due to the battle earlier, my strength was completely lost and my mana depleted. “I was planning to use this to the goddess but nonetheless, you are a hindrance like her.” The black magic circle beneath me glowed with more intensity. “Rejoice, oh great Hero. You shall now experience firsthand a forbidden spell used to kill a goddess itself.” “ Shadows forming thousands of tentacles dragged me down. I could feel my vision dimming. What a joy, I get to experience death two times. But before I was completely submerged, a golden bright light came down from the sky.