Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 162 The Days I Was Slayed by Heroes (Part 6)

Bruce, unconvinced, said, "Someday someone will surpass him; no one is invincible forever."

Ganon chuckled and said, "I was just as naive and innocent as you back then. Your words are correct when used to describe those strong individuals who can no longer advance and have no room for improvement, but when used to describe him... they are utterly wrong."

Bruce stood up, shook his head, and said, "You've lost the heart of a hero you once had, and you've lost your unwavering will. Just watch, I'll prove you wrong!" With that, Bruce turned and walked towards his residence without looking back.

Canon watched his retreating figure and muttered to himself, "I wish I were wrong, so that at least I wouldn't feel so insignificant."

the next morning

Bruce, with his hundreds of followers, was preparing to head to Agreed's castle under the guidance of the second generation of heroes. However, to Bruce's surprise, just as they were about to leave the town, all the previous heroes except for Canon and their followers caught up with them on their steeds.

Bruce, looking at this scene with surprise, said, "Everyone, what's going on here...?"

The fourth-generation hero, 'Kare,' explained: 'This is a rule established by the Shadow King. He allows the defeated hero to team up with the new hero to challenge him again. I have basically participated in every battle with him since then, and this time will be no exception. You are the last hero, so we can't afford to miss this final battle.'

Bruce shouted with satisfaction, "Then let's defeat the Shadow King together! This time, light will triumph over evil!"

So, led by the last hero, the crowd, filled with righteous indignation, spurred their horses and galloped toward Agreed's castle.

On the rooftop of the tallest building in Hero Town, Agreed and Ganon sat watching them disappear into the distance.

Agreed advised, "It's not too late for you to go and bring them back now. I warned you, he has something I want on him and I can't let them go. Sending them there now is just suicide."

Ganon said as if relieved, "I have done everything I should have done, but they are still going their own way. Since that's the case, why bother trying to persuade them anymore? They are like me, they won't turn back until they hit a brick wall."

Agreed continued to persuade him, "Call him back; perhaps there's hope if we hone his skills for a few more years."

Ganon finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Years! What good is it if he trains for decades or even centuries! Are you going to stop and wait for him to catch up with you?!"

Agreed shook his head as he looked at the out-of-control Ganon and said, "I will not stop moving forward."

Ganon clutched his head in anguish, cursing, "You bastard, you know you're a complete bastard, you hypocrite! I almost believed your lies! I almost really thought I had a chance!! But these past few days have shown me clearly, the gap is too wide, whether it's talent or effort, experience or knowledge, there's simply no hope! You devil, why do you give me hope only to leave me in despair!!!"

Agreed gently placed his hand on Ganon's shoulder and confessed, "Because of my old friend, at least this way you won't lose hope of living, at least this way Hero's Town can continue, and the hero can still live in the ideal of one day defeating the Shadow King. I thank you all; you helped me make this country a better place. I hope you live happily, which is what you deserve. But I'm also afraid that you'll suddenly realize that all of this is a nightmare. Ganon, you should know very well that you won't live after you wake up from this dream, because in my calculations, your suicidal tendencies are very high, so high that I have to constantly monitor your mental state."

Ganon lowered his head and said, "I died just because I woke up. I'm sorry, Agreed, I can't hold on any longer." With that, Ganon pulled out the runic sword that Agreed had given him and plunged it into his chest. The runes on the sword began to work and quickly took Ganon's life.

Agreed watched this scene without stopping him. He knew he couldn't persuade him to come out of it. When a person is so desperate that they want to die, you can no longer stop them from passing away.

Argreed stood up, tidied Ganon's body, summoned some undead minions to bury him, and then disappeared back to his castle, awaiting the end of this story.

Bruce's army of heroes quickly arrived at Agreed's castle, and Agreed opened the castle gates to personally greet the visitors.

Upon seeing Agreed appear, Bruce immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Shadow King, Bruce Wayne Paradis, the last hero of the Empire of Light, challenges you!"

Agreed slowly opened his arms; his terrifying bone hands gave him an evil yet uniquely charming appearance. Agreed shouted, "My last guests! Today, we will draw a line under our story. I am sorry that I have insulted your noble courage and character. Just now, an old friend gave me one last lesson, telling me what human dignity is."

So I've made up my mind! This time I won't hold back anymore. I'll show you all the utmost respect I, Agreed, have for heroes!

Having said that, he activated the power of space, and in the blink of an eye, Agreed and his legion of tens of thousands of warriors disappeared from the western swamp and reappeared in a star system six light-years away.

The harsh space conditions instantly killed all humans below the legendary level, and in the blink of an eye, only the eighty-odd heroes remained alive in front of Agred.

At this moment, mysterious energy arrays began to appear on Agreed's body. The heroes tried to interrupt them, but being in space, they were not used to this environment and their frantic attacks could not even reach Agreed.

Argreed quickly finished chanting and announced loudly through telepathic communication: "This beautiful star is the final resting place I have chosen for you. The glory of your deaths will be witnessed by countless planets, and your immortality will be seen by all. Accept my highest respect, twelfth-order destruction magic 'Stellar Annihilation'!"

At the same time, the small star in front of them suddenly erupted with devastating energy, the powerful force turning all life except Agred into ashes. This explosion will continue for many years, until the star becomes a black dwarf, at which point the region will return to peace.

However, to Agreed's surprise, Bruce did not die immediately. The fragments of his divine power then exerted their power, and the energy that the star had released in a short period of time was returned to Agreed himself.

Unfortunately, Agreed discovered this ability during his fight with Canon, so Agreed was only briefly surprised before immediately using his backup plan to unleash the twelfth-order destruction magic 'Reflection'. As a result, the energy that Bruce had attacked was completely returned to Bruce by Agreed's magic. Bruce was overwhelmed by this counterattack and exploded, turning into dust in the universe. The fragments of his divine essence also appeared in front of Agreed.