Have you ever heard the legend of the hero?
Legend has it that whenever the world is in crisis, a brave hero is summoned from another world. He unsheathes his holy sword and slashes through the thorns, destroying those who bring disaster upon the world and restoring peace and order to the world.
This is how the story should unfold.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Let me show you the power of the hero, holy sword! I command you, unleash your full might!"
In the forest, a black-haired man clutched a sword. His terrifying magic power was concentrated on the one-handed blade, as if suppressed to the utmost, but the man did not swing the sword immediately.
"Power up, power up, power up!"
As if issuing a command, each time he called out "Power up," the man's immense magic power intensified further, until the pure white magic completely enveloped the sword. At that moment, the man raised the sword with both hands and roared forward.
"It's time to pay for your sins! Begone!"
As if the finale had arrived, the hero pronounced his sentence upon the Demon King.
A sword slashed out, a roar of light enveloping the Demon King.
"Is it finally over?"
Just as the hero was about to celebrate, a crackling sound echoed beside him. The hero, horrified, left a word and fled.
"Fuck you! Even this won't kill you!"
The crackling sound continued behind the hero.
Behind him, a skeleton soldier, wielding a tattered greatsword, relentlessly pursued the hero.
This was the enemy the hero had fought so desperately against earlier.
A skeleton soldier.
"It's so sick! How am I going to get through this beginner level?"
The hero roared into the air, as if venting his inner frustration. The hero's name was Xiling, a time traveler who was instantly assigned to become a hero upon landing. This was a classic royal development.
The next step should have been a meeting with the king to select teammates, and then the start of a perfect life as a hero on a crusade. During this time, he would encounter all kinds of beautiful women, like saintesses, magicians, female warriors, assassins, female knights, and beast-eared girls. This was Xiling's idea at the time, but now... haha.
Hell, he hasn't even left the Novice Village yet.
That skeleton soldier had just blocked him for two whole years. Two years. If the hero didn't need to eat, he would have starved to death here.
Two years! Two years! Do you know how he's been living? He's been playing games every day... I'm talking about the chat group.
Two years ago, when he drew the Hero's Holy Sword, he unexpectedly obtained another time traveler's cheat: the chat group.
After running for who knows how long, he finally escaped the skeleton soldier's pursuit. Xiling sat down on a rock and opened his chat group.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: This rubbish Novice Village, I don't think I'll ever make it through.
[High School Student Kevin]: Is this a hero? How laughable.
[Great Magician Tarnished]: Is this hero? How laughable.
[Wheelchair Sniper]: You really don't need help? Xiling
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: No, this is a necessary test for me as a hero.
[High School Student Kevin]: So why are you still complaining?
Xiling wanted to cry. It wasn't that he wanted to complain; it was just too difficult. Even though he'd told everyone in the chat group many times, he felt like saying it again.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: That damn skeleton soldier doesn't act like a skeleton soldier at all. First of all, that defense is impenetrable, absolutely impenetrable. And then there's the fighting skills of a skeleton soldier. Holy crap, it beat me by a mile! I passed the Hero Trial.
Xiling was no small fry. Do you even know what a Hero's Trial is?
It was a test passed down by generations of heroes, 27 of them, and Xiling had survived them all.
However, just as he was about to leave the Novice Village, he was stopped by an ordinary skeleton soldier. How could he possibly seek justice?
A hero is stopped by a skeleton soldier. That's hilarious!
If it were a demon king blocking the Novice Village, Xiling wouldn't have felt so aggrieved, but that guy was just a skeleton soldier! He was blocked by a skeleton soldier!
[High School Student Kevin]: You're just a noob, after all.
[Great Magician Tarnished]: Indeed.
[Wheelchair Sniper]: Indeed.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: ?
[High School Student Kevin]: What's the question mark? You can't match a high school student's strength, you can't match Tarnished magic, and you can't match Lemuen's speed. Look at these comparisons, aren't you a complete loser?
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: I called you brother, but are you a high school student? That's called a life of cheating. And what's wrong with Tarnished magic being a little better than me? I'm not necessarily slower than Lemuen in a wheelchair.
Although Xiling had wanted to refute Kevin earlier, the truth was, he simply wasn't as strong as Kevin, his magic couldn't match the Fader, and he was even slower than Lemuen in a wheelchair.
[Wheelchair Sniper]: Haha, then, do you want to compete? Xiling, I'm still a little confident in my wheelchair skills.
Ahem, Xiling coughed slightly after seeing the message in the chat group. Well, even in a wheelchair, he couldn't match Lemuen. Her skills weren't something he could challenge. She could do so many tricks, while he could only push with his hands.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: I'm not going to brag online anymore. Leave me alone.
[High School Student Kevin]: You're such a useless hero!
At that moment, the boy blushed more deeply than any other sweet words could have said.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: Open the door immediately! I have to teach you a lesson.
[Great Magician Tarnished]: You're going to challenge Kevin again! You can't defeat him, Xiling.
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: What do you mean I can't beat him? I've made great progress now. Just wait and see whether I beat him or not.
[High School Student Kevin]: What should the loser do?
[I Don't Want to Be a Hero Anymore]: The loser pays.
[High School Student Kevin]: Come on then, you're on board for today.
Xiling frantically clicked on the application to enter Kevin's world. Meanwhile, Kevin, about to attend class, slipped away to a corner and approved someone's request.
Just like that, a door appeared before Kevin, and Xiling stepped out of it.
Xiling didn't immediately confront Kevin, but instead glanced around. Then, the school bell rang.
"Oh my god, you're skipping class again!"
"Can you please stop talking about this all the time?" Kevin glanced away guiltily.
Just as Xiling was about to point fingers at Kevin with moral high ground, footsteps were heard, and soon, a purple-haired girl came into view.
The purple-haired girl saw both Kevin and Xiling, and she extended her hand to greet them both.
"Xiling, long time no see. Kevin, why are you here?"
Someone raised their hand and shouted. "I'm reporting this guy! He's planning on skipping class!"
"You bastard, you actually backstabbed me!"
Under Kevin's incredulous gaze, Xiling's lips curled up.