Hero Of Harmony

Seeing that the large man actually stopped at my words, while it was slightly surprising, I didn't bother thinking about it and manifested two [Fire Balls] before hurling them toward him; yet the instant they landed upon him, creating a small explosion, though with my eyes, I was able to discern not so much as a burn mark appeared on his body. Frowning, I ran forward, tightly clutching my greatswords, and just when I was about to attack him, I noticed the tall, cloaked figure had vanished.

'Where did he go?' Thought Alexander as he continued running toward Simba while using [Heroes Gaze] to look at his surroundings, only to see he appeared directly behind him.

'H-How did he get there!?' Exclaimed Alexander internally as he used his eyes, causing his perception to be significantly heightened and allowing him to see everything happen in slow motion.

Despite using my ability, which is supposed to heighten my perception to the point where everything slows down, I was still barely able to see the man's movement as he pricked me in the neck with a weird-looking dagger covered in a viscous liquid. Once he retracted his weird-looking dagger, I attempted to turn around and slash at him, but I rapidly lost any sensation in my body, causing me to collapse onto the ground.

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"Tsk, meathead, can't even deal with one person; also, get up." Said Marlin in annoyance as he glanced at Alexander's motionless figure before approaching Simba and lightly kicking him in the back, causing him to fall over.

"Dammit! What did that bastard do!? I couldn't move!" Yelled Simba angrily as he quickly stood up and glared at Alexander, seemingly wishing to rip him to shreds.

"Tch, yeah, okay, whatever. Anyways, I've already poisoned him, so he won't be going anywhere; you can deal with him later; we've got a job to do." Remarked Marlin with a shake of his head as he sheathed his weird-looking dagger and reached down towards Lavender, only for him to suddenly disappear while a wind blade passed where he previously stood.

Appearing standing at a distance, I looked towards where the attack came from, only to spot Lavender's attacker calmly standing up despite me poisoning him, causing me to slightly frown as I used this chance to view his status panel, though what I saw surprised me.

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Name: Alexander

Species: High-Human

Age: 16 years

Tier: 0

Level: 49

Experience: [91%]

Class: (–Hidden–)

Sub-Class:

Sub-Class:

Sub-Class:

Title(s): (–Hidden–)

Lifeforce: 100%

Mana: 12,910/12,910

Vigor: 601

Endurance: 692

Agility: 455

Dexterity: 460

Intelligence: 1,174(1,291)

Perception: 734(807)

Traits: (–Hidden–)

Skills: (–Hidden–)

Condition: N/A

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'He's not even a Tier 1, yet I can hardly view his status panel, not to mention his absurd stats!' Mused Marlin with a frown as he gazed at Alexander, who scowled before doing the same thing to them, causing them all to feel uncomfortable.

"Marlin, I thought you said you poisoned him!? Why is he standing like everything is fine then!?" Exclaimed Simba angrily as he glanced at Marlin before eyeing Alexander, who was standing in between them and Lavender.

"I don't know, he must have a powerful resistance to poison; anyways, it doesn't matter, just kill him; he's a threat to Lavender." Said Marlin calmly as he glared at Alexander before lunging toward him at an unbelievable speed.

"Gladly!" Said Simba with a ruthless expression as he charged at Alexander while clenching his paw-like hands.

"Wait a second, Alexander, 16 years old? Don't tell me! Wait, you two stop! Don't kill him!" Muttered Lily as she viewed Alexander's status panel before suddenly widening her eyes as she attempted to stop them, though it was already too late as they were fighting Alexander.

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Feeling that uncomfortable sensation once more as those three read my status panel, I grunted before doing the same, yet what I saw was terrible; I would've felt better if I had seen nothing.

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Name: Simba Rey

Species: Lion Demi-human

Age: 2361 years

Tier: 7

Level: 4123

Experience: [32%]

Class: Frenzy Brawler(Epic)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Title(s):(–Hidden–)

Lifeforce: 100%

Mana: 63,430

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Vigor: 43,232

Endurance: 42,292

Agility: 27,0293

Dexterity: 26,933

Intelligence: 6,343

Perception: 28,333

Traits:(–Hidden–)

Skills:(–Hidden–)

Condition: N/A

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Name: Marlin Taly

Species: Dark-Elf

Age: 2359 years

Tier: 7

Level: 4120

Experience: [12%]

Class: Black Assassin(Epic)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Title(s):(–Hidden–)

Lifeforce: 100%

Mana: 100,232

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Vigor: 23,413

Endurance: 17,787

Agility: 60,484

Dexterity: 31,498

Intelligence: 10,232

Perception: 30,343

Traits:(–Hidden–)

Skills:(–Hidden–)

Condition: N/A

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Name: Lily Carnal

Species: Succubus

Age: 2357 years

Tier: 7

Level: 3789

Experience: [02%]

Class: Lustful Cleric (Epic)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Sub-Class: (–Hidden–)

Title(s):(–Hidden–)

Lifeforce: 100%

Mana: 51,584

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Vigor: 14,87

Endurance: 50,874

Agility: 13,847

Dexterity: 18,557

Intelligence: 51,584

Perception: 6,178

Traits:(–Hidden–)

Skills:(–Hidden–)

Condition: N/A

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I couldn't view their entire status panel, but honestly, I didn't need to; just their pure stats were more than enough for me to understand; beating them was wholly impossible.

'Even if I were to add all of my stats together, it still won't amount to their lowest.' Thought Alexander with gritted teeth as he tightened his grasp on his two greatswords, preparing to fight an unwinnable battle.

Knowing I couldn't win against even the weakest one, I started coming up with plans, but I wasn't given much time to think as Marlin and Simba dashed toward me at such speed that I could hardly make out their figure; this was with heightened perception, too. Although my heightened perception helped me keep track of them, my body wasn't anywhere fast enough to react, and before I could move, I was stabbed in the stomach with a different dagger, followed by another punch to the face, which flung me into the treehouse.

'F-Fuck!' Thought Alexander as he bled golden blood from his wound, though it was healing at a visible speed.

I was about to pull myself out of the tree I was somewhat embedded into, but before I could, I saw and felt Marlin stab me in the chest, his dagger penetrating deep into my heart.

"I don't know who sent you, but die a slow death for harming Lavender." Said Marlin as he plunged his dagger deep into Alexander, causing him to cough blood onto his cloak, though, to his surprise, Alexander grabbed his wrist.

"NOO!!"

"Heh, come along for the ride then." Remarked Alexander with a devilish smile as he tightly grabbed Marlin's wrist before using his skill, [Fire Blast], manifesting a large and incredibly dense ball of flames enhanced by his wind mana, making it a truly powerful spell.

'Hehe, it seems like it's time to truly test out my [Rebirth] skill.' Thought Alexander with a wicked grin as he and Marlin were suddenly engulfed in a giant fiery explosion that shook the tree.

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'No, I've got to quickly stop Marlin before he kills him; how am I supposed to tell Lavy that they killed her lover!?' Thought Lily as she tripped Simba, stopping him from attacking Alexander again, but she was too slow to stop Marlin, who lunged forward and stabbed Alexander in the heart.

"NO!!" Yelled Lily in slight fear as she ignored Simba and dashed toward the two as quickly as she could, though they were suddenly engulfed in a massive explosion before she could.

"Hmph, coward, tried to take me with him." Said Marlin with a frown as he exited the intense flames without so much as a scratch; not even his cloak was burnt.

"M-Marlin, p-please, tell me h-he's still alive?" Asked Lily as she grabbed Marlin and the collar of his cloak, surprising him, though he answered nonetheless.

"No, the explosion killed him in an instant; he's nothing but a pile of ash." Replied Marlin as he gave Lily, who lifelessly slumped to the ground, a weird look.

'N-No, I can't just give up; maybe I can save him!' Thought Lily as she swiftly stood up and ran into the raging flames, which, despite not being a fighter, didn't harm her thanks to her high endurance.

Looking around, I tried to find any semblance of body remains, but after searching around, I found nothing, causing me to slump again on the ground in defeat.

'W-What am I supposed to tell Lavy? We killed your lover by accident, oops?' Thought Lily as she mockingly chuckled to herself while amidst the burning flames, though suddenly, she felt someone aggressively grab her.

"Move a single muscle, and I'll kill you." Said Alexander as he positioned one of his greatswords right on Lily's neck, causing her to bleed slightly.

"A-Alexander is t-" Asked Lily in glee, though she was interrupted as she felt the greatsword dig into her neck.

"You open your mouth again, and I'm killing you." Stated Alexander angrily as he tightened his hold on Lily.

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Seeing that my hostage had finally shut up, I exited the fire while carrying her with me, making sure to keep my greatsword right on her neck, lest she tries to escape, as that'll be an easy thing for her to do; I just hope, I'm quick enough to kill her before then.

Once I exited the fire, I saw both Simba and Marlin approaching Master, though before they could harm her, I made my presence known first.

"Touch her, and I'm killing your friend!" Yelled Alexander as he eyed Simba and Marlin, who were utterly shocked to see him still alive.

"H-How, h-he turned himself into ash?" Muttered Marlin in disbelief as he observed Alexander, nearly believing he was hallucinating.