[Ryujin's POV]
I wonder why the old man was crying when I told him it was time to finish it. Maybe old age makes you emotional. If then I don't want to get old.
Oh wait!! Silly, I forgot I could at any time make myself younger anytime.
As I was thinking about that, every head of the Cerebretus shot
The last time I had blocked this attack, only one head was firing and Cerebretus had not reached its peak.
Tingggg!!!!! The
I was blocking the attack, but my hands were getting burned. The pain was so intense. I couldn't even scream. I bit my lips so hard that they started bleeding.
The old man looked worried"I will transfer some of my mana to"
I immediately shouted "No! Save your mana. My divine ability doesn't need mana. I swear on my name to stop this attack."
Even though I said that, pain was getting through to me. The attack was just not stopping. Both of my hands were already done.
Cerebretus did not stop the attack because he must have known instinctively that if it missed, it would be killed. Its attack power only increased.
The burning in my body started to get worse. I increased my divine ability's output. The attack went on for 5 minutes.
After the attacked stop, my vision got blurry. I saw Arthur activate his magic spell, but by the time I got to see him, I had already passed out.
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[Arthur's POV]
The boy's hand started to burn while blocking the attack. He was definitely blocking the attack but some of the attack was going through.
He has not had the time to replenish his divine capacity. His hands were burning, but still he held on. After five minutes Cerebretus attack stopped. The boy collapsed. He swore to stop the attack and he pulled it off. I felt proud of him. I felt pride in a kid I met 30 minutes ago.
I didn't retain that feeling long because now I was angry. I wanted Crebretus dead. I released all of my magic. Cerebretus tried to escape, but I had already frozen its legs.
I chanted < Ice sword> and soon a 50 meter long sword appeared in my hand.
I swung the sword with all my might.
Swish!! Swish!!
The sword struck Cerebretus head and its body was split apart in a blink of an eye.Blood was all over the field. Two of the Cerebretus head started screaming. They tried to regenreate but it was futile.
"Haaa! That's the end of it."
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I felt relief that the battle was over and felt an immense joy to be alive. If it wasn't for the boy I was done for.
"No no !! The boy. " I immediately rushed to Ryujin's side. I looked at his body and he looked miserable. His whole body was burnt. He was covered in blood.
He needed medical attention as soon as possible. I picked him up. He was very light. He was definitely well built, but he didn't have any weight.
"Mr Arthur" a voice came from behind. I looked behind to see a man with red hair and red eyes.
"And you are... " I forgot his name.
" I am Robert Ignis. I am sorry I couldn't help you in your battle, but still you managed to kill two S-rank monsters yourself. " The man said in an excited voice.
His gaze fell on Ryujin. He seemed to recognize Ryujin so I asked him " Do you know this boy?"
"No, but I met him half an hour ago. I asked him to run, but he ran towards the boss monsters. I tried to chase him, but other monsters blocked my way. It looks like you managed to save him. " Robert replied in a concerned voice.
Managed to save him. I wonder who saved who is what I thought to myself.
I asked Robert" Do you know about the boy with the divine ability to erase anything?"
Robert looked at me with a confused look.
"I didn't see his face, but I know his name." Robert then realized that the boy I was holding was the rumored boy.
He asked me " Did that boy helped you?"
I nodded.
Robert couldn't believe what had happened. "Rumor had it that all he could do was erase something of his own rank."
Robert said with a shocked face
Even I was shocked. " That is why you don't believe in rumors. I need you to keep a secret about this kid's ability for a while."
"I will report about the incident stating that it was you who helped me fight the bosses. Who knows what will happen to him if everybody knew the extent of his ability."
Robert shook his head
"But I don't wan.."
I cut him off mid sentence and said " I know you don't want credit for stuff you didn't do, but this is necessary for the boy's safety. This isn't a request, but an order do you understand?"
Robert got scared, so he nodded his head, but something was troubling him. He asked me
"Why are you going so far for this boy? He has a divine ability, but I still find it odd that Arthur Crystal, who is known to have a cold attitude, goes to great lengths to help a Stanger."
After listening to his question laughed
"Hahahahahahahaha"
Robert was taken back by my laughter.
"If you had seen what this boy had done, you would have scolded me for having done so little for the boy."
"Heroes think that saving a life is easy. You just kill the opponent in front of you."
"That is not a hero but a warrior. This kid over here fought those monsters to protect me. I see this child as my hero."
Robert was startled. He couldn't figure out how to react. He looked on Ryujin with awe. He said" I will help you protect this boy. I will keep this secret with me for as long as I live. Maybe I can't do a lot of stuff, but if there's something you think I can do please call me. "
As we were talking my butler, Zerox appeared behind me.
"Aren't you quite late?" I said to Zerox in a sarcastic tone.
Zerox was panting. He must have run as fast as he could to get here. He took a breath and said "I called every guild and the government within two minutes. Support arrived in five minutes. We killed all the monsters, but we couldn't help you kill the boss, or rather the bosses. The magic density was too high for anyone to get in. By the way, who is that kid your carrying."
I looked at Robert and smiled. Zerox noticed my smile and had a weird look on his face. I looked at Zerox and with a proud tone I said "First, let's get the boy to a hospital and its a long story, let's just say a legend was born today."