A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Chapter 165: The Abandoned Hero [Subscription Request]

Serven was pushed backwards by the huge flaming spear and only stopped after crashing into several broken walls.

Even with the use of Armament Haki, it is impossible to block this red and black flame.

A small hole was drilled in Serven's body by the flaming spear just now, and the area around the wound was burned by the flames. Unlike the other four blood holes that were healing slowly, this blood hole could not heal on its own.

He walked out of the ruins and looked at Eaton and the four fire soldiers in the distance. His fighting spirit became more intense and his strength increased.

"Hah!" He roared and rushed forward quickly. Facing the attack of the fire soldier, he directly blocked its weapon with a knife, then turned around to avoid the attacks of other fire soldiers, and faced Eaton's attack directly.

In this collision, Serven was still at a disadvantage, but he only took a few steps back.

Eaton on the opposite side was obviously a little surprised, because Serven's strength and speed suddenly increased a lot.

Serven's gaze stopped on the weapon in his hand. He could keenly feel that the collision with this weapon would continue to consume his armament domineering, and it could also completely break his defense, so there must be something strange about the weapon in Eaton's hand!

As if noticing Serven's gaze, Eaton laughed, "Is it strange? The [Flame Eagle] in my hand is a [God-created Weapon]. I am a little interested in your weapon that can always compete with me."

[God-created weapon]! ? Divine weapon? ! !

Serwen gritted his teeth and looked at Ayton on the opposite side, dodging the attacks of several fire soldiers again. Ayton swung the flaming sword again and slashed at him. Serwen rolled on the ground and quickly avoided it. As expected, the fire soldiers also launched an attack. Serwen rolled on the ground to distance himself and jumped up quickly.

Ayton's attack came again, and he chose to take it head-on.

The huge force forced him back. When Ayton was about to kick him, Servin kicked the ground hard and rushed forward with the huge force, successfully blocking Ayton's attack for the first time.

His long knife suddenly chopped down on Ayton's thigh.

But it was blocked by the red and black [Heavenly Fire] and could not move forward.

"Interesting! Quite interesting!" Eaton continued to attack while laughing. Serven fell into a passive position again, and the fire soldiers also besieged him.

Serven's eyes swept across the huge flames of the Great Temple, and he made up his mind in an instant.

Facing Ayton's powerful downward strike, he fought back with all his might, slashing out several times in an instant.

The first strike was almost overwhelmed by Pang Pei's strength, the second strike barely supported it, the third strike stopped the decline, and the fourth strike -

By the fourth time, Ayton had already noticed something was wrong, and quickly slashed down several times—

Serven turned around at this moment, and took a step away from the collision range just now. When the other fire soldiers attacked, he did not dodge or avoid -

The fire soldier's attack hit the part of Serwen's body that was protected by his Armament Haki, but it had no effect. However, Serwen took this opportunity to behead a fire soldier with one strike.

"Not bad! It's been a long time since I last had such an interesting battle—" Eton praised after seeing this scene, "Swordsman—! I (ceda) Epimetheus recognize you!"

“…!? Epimetheus?”

"Yes, I am Epimetheus!" said the Speaker of the Gods, whose original name was Eaton, with a smile.

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Epimetheus was the first hero in human history, even earlier than the Argonauts.

He was just an ordinary priest at the beginning. In the desperate land ravaged by monsters, he could only try his best to comfort the victims who had lost their loved ones and pray to the gods in the sky day after day.

——Then, a miracle happened.

[Fire of Heaven] just happened to descend upon him, and he was granted [God-created Weapon] the Flame Sword, giving him the ability to fight monsters.

"Holding the flaming sword, I save the world and help others."

The "oracle" of the gods echoed in his mind, and shocked by the miracle, he followed the instructions and struggled desperately.

When he accidentally stopped swinging his sword, he turned back to look up -

Long known as the hometown of disaster, despair has been successfully sealed away by itself and has become a place of peace and happiness.

"Long live Lord Epimetheus!"

"May the glory belong to our hero forever!" People cheered and applauded him.

But he had no time to indulge in vanity. When he heard crying in the east, he moved forward, and when he heard sobbing in the west, he ran straight to the west.

Even though peace has returned to his hometown, there are still people who want him to keep fighting.

He fought monsters day after day and was always covered in wounds.

but--

He succeeded in making people smile again.

The rescued girl smiled and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you, hero!"

He succeeded in wiping away people's tears.

The rescued man cried with joy, "Thank you for helping us take back our homeland...!"

This also makes him feel honored -

——But the world responded to Epimetheus's ridicule with even more cruel facts.

The woman who was the only one saved tugged at his collar, “Give him back to me! Give him back to me, ahhhhh!”

Endless cries were heard from the broken town, "Why didn't you come earlier!?"

The people who lost their homes expressed endless resentment, "You can't protect anything, what kind of hero are you!"

No matter how many you save, you can never save them all.

More tragedies covered the fleeting happiness. No matter how hard he fought, people still couldn't stop crying.

The comrades around him also disappeared one after another. Many of them were hastily buried, and some did not even have time to be buried.

The ignorant king shouted at him, "Has the expedition failed again?"

The ferocious lord questioned him, "What do you mean fire is useless against black monsters! How much manpower and money do you think I invested in you!?"

Glory and decline are two sides of the same coin.

He was abused for his sacrifices that exceeded his results, and was stoned even though he saved more lives than the victims.

"He's not a real hero!"

"That guy is just a fake!"

"You loser!"

Epimetheus could not deny the facts that the masses had recognized. So no matter how much abuse he suffered or how many stones he was thrown at, he could only keep his head down and apologize.

until one day--

He wanted to build a tomb for his recently deceased comrade, but even this simple request was rejected by everyone.

"Why...why can't we even build a grave for them!?"

Epimetheus could no longer maintain his composure. He felt indignant and disgusted with his comrades who had been abandoned. When he came to his senses, he realized that he was no longer a "hero".

"—You don't have to fight anymore. Leave the world, build a holy place, and manage the flames."

Epimetheus received a new "oracle". The god seemed to be completely disappointed with his defeat. So, the former hero lived an empty life on the Hill of the Beginning, which was renamed Olympia.

Time flies, and he, the walking dead, accidentally learns something -

The history of the world has stigmatized Epimetheus' deeds and called him a "fool."

What a joke! How can such "despair" be resolved with just one word "fool"?

Aren't it the people of the world who killed the heroes?

The ridicule of the world easily ignited the anger that had settled in his heart. This emotion, which had not yet weathered after so many years, had turned into a "monster".

The flames gradually became stained with dirt, and as if reflecting his emotions, they became dark and turbid.

then……

The Great Fire Disaster occurred.

The head priestess Leia cried and accused him, "...Why? ...Why didn't you...didn't you protect my daughters! ——Aren't you a [Hero]!!"

Hero? Hero!?

It was as if a mirror had shattered.

"…When exactly did I start to be cursed with the title of 『Hero』?"

Leia looked at him in shock. This mild-tempered Speaker of God looked particularly twisted at this moment.

"People only seek out heroes and call on us when they need us. What a twisted and ugly thing this is!"

"But you're right. I didn't save anyone this time either. So I am indeed a Fool as you said."

So that should be enough, right?

Let me secretly pray for the destruction of the world that laughs at me.

It would be better if this world was destroyed! Epimetheus thought of his comrades who had no graves, and cursed with gnashing teeth.

It’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the world!

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"Mr. Adonis!"

"Brother Serven!"

"Mr. Serven!" Liu, Asfi and members of the Hestia Family all rushed over.

Serven looked to the side and saw that even the sun god Apollo, members of the Apollo family including Hyacinthus, and the goddess of beauty Aphrodite had come.

"Lord Apollo and Lady Aphrodite are here too." Serven greeted, "It's very dangerous here, try to stay away from the battlefield."

"Hahaha, long time no see, Serven-kun." Apollo looked at Bell, "The lovely Bell-kun is here, of course I won't be absent."

"We rushed here immediately after we knocked down those warriors and priestesses." Ming said to Serven.

Bell looked at Epimetheus in the distance, his expression unable to hide his excitement, "You said you are Epimetheus? [Hero] Epimetheus!?"

“Tsk.” Epimetheus spat, “Don’t stare at me with those childish eyes! And you, your chattering is killing me! [Soldiers of the Flame Conquest]——!”

Seven fire soldiers were summoned out, and together with the previous three fire soldiers, they attacked everyone without saying a word.

Aphrodite and Apollo quickly dodged -

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“【Mountain of Flame Slaying】!!!”

The floor exploded, and purple flames gushed out. Even the two gods on the edge were thrown away by the aftermath.

The members of the Apollo Family and Aphrodite Family in the center lost their combat effectiveness in this attack. Only the members of the Hestia Family were unscathed, and Liu, Asphi, Hyacinthus, and Lithos retained their combat effectiveness.

"Ryu, I'll give you this weapon first." Serven saw that Ryu's wooden sword was inconvenient to use in combat, so he pulled out the short sword [Sword of the Night Sky] that he had commissioned Hephaestus to make from his foot and threw it over.

"...Thank you." Liu nodded, and thought of the fact that he did not accept the new weapon made by Goddess Astraea last time, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"That's all for the weak." Epimetheus looked at Bell and the others in surprise, "...Oh, is it the "Protection of Flame"? You have been protected by the "Heavenly Fire" with the "Grace of God."

"Bell, you guys go to the Great Temple and rescue Hestia first, leave this to me."

"What nonsense are you talking about--" Epimetheus sneered, and jumped towards Lily who was closest to him. Serven also rushed over and blocked Lily with his sword. The huge difference in power made him retreat again and again.

At the same time, under the attack of the powerful fire soldiers, Welf, Ming, Lily, Bell, Hyacinthus and Lissus, who were not strong enough, were unable to fight back.

After just one round, only Seven, Liu and Yasfi were still standing. Bell, unwilling to give up, was struggling to support his body.

"You're just trash!" Epimetheus taunted mercilessly. He launched continuous attacks on Serven, who gritted his teeth and tried to hold on.

The enemy has an overwhelming advantage in strength.

Even the combat skills and tactics have the upper hand——

This was natural. No matter how untalented he was, the man in front of Serven was still a hero who had lived for three thousand years.

Just counting the numbers, the gap is definitely not something that can be easily made up by his mere sixteen years of experience.

What's more troublesome is that Serven is not like Bell and others who have the protection of [Heavenly Fire]. Epimetheus's attack with [Heavenly Fire] can break through his defense of Armament Haki and leave wounds on his body with burning effects that cannot be healed in a short time.

On the other side, Yasfi could no longer hold on under the siege of the fire soldiers and fell to the ground.

Only Liu was left. Relying on his years of combat experience, he retreated and kept his distance while fighting with gritted teeth.

“Haha!” Bell stood up again with his willpower, grasped the Goddess Blade tightly, jumped like a tiger pouncing on its prey, and launched an attack on a flame soldier——

The fire soldier paused in his attack on Ryu, then turned around and chopped Bell away with a sword.