Reincarnated Hero System

Evan silently shook his head at the sight of the messages appearing in his field of vision, a casual revelation of something he had no intention of telling Arthur.

A glance in Arthur’s direction and the lack of any particular reaction allowed him to confirm he was the only one who could see the messages.

That was good since he wouldn’t have to explain anything to Arthur who was more focused on watching the cosmic energy flow around him that was changing due to the Devour Class System’s actions.

| Critical Error: Duplicate Hero detected in Slot #2. |

| Verifying Hero identities… |

| Verification complete: Both Heroes confirmed as ‘Real’ Heroes. |

| System conflict detected. Resolving… |

Evan was the true Hero #2 from the future, yet the current Hero #2, who existed elsewhere on Aidos, was also genuine. This anomaly left the system conflicted—there shouldn’t be two Heroes simultaneously occupying the same title.

| Attempting to contact Consciousness of Prime Planet ‘Aidos’… |

The moment Evan saw that, he nearly lost his composure. Luckily, Artemisia expected this, so when she was creating the Reincarnated Hero System years ago, she put in a few things to prevent such from happening.

| Interruption detected. |

[Reincarnated Hero System’ Authority Activated.]

[Isolating Host.]

The Authority of future god Queen Artemisia, even if only a shadow of the real thing, was powerful enough to interrupt the System and prevent it from contacting ‘Aidos’ to question why there were duplicate Heroes.

‘Come to think of it…it would be a really bad idea for me to go to Aidos, wouldn’t it?’

The thought crossed Evan’s mind and he sighed softly.

‘Bummer. I really wanted to see Aidos in its Prime as an Interstellar Hegemon.’

He had heard that Aidos and Gozon in the future he came from were far weaker than they were in their heyday, but that was something he could only truly understand if he saw how powerful they previously were.

Now that he was in the time of their heyday, he naturally had the desire to see what they were now.

While he thought about this little desire, the System messages continued appearing in his field of vision.

| Error cleared. Proceeding… |

| Transferring ‘Hero Authority’ from deceased Aramis Hero #9 Hero to the Killer, Aidos Hero #2… |

| Hero Title Damage Bonus now at 45% against Invaders and World Enemies. |

| Transferring 10% stat boost…Successful|

| Attempting to transfer Levelling Efficiency… |

| Error: Aidos Hero #2’s Levelling Efficiency exceeds Hero parameters. |

[Reincarnated Hero System falsifying parameter data…]

|Levelling Efficiency transfer successful. |

“This is diabolical…”

Evan’s jaw nearly hit the floor as he read through the notifications detailing the Transfers. The sheer magnitude of benefits gained from killing another Hero was staggering.

Originally, Evan’s Hero title granted him a 15% Damage Bonus against World Enemies, along with a 10% Stat boost and a 200% increase in Levelling Efficiency.

This was the default Hero Title Bonus all Heroes from all worlds enjoyed.

As the leader of the Heroes in future Aidos, he received an additional 10% Damage Bonus against World Enemies, while the RHS gave him an extra 5%, bringing his total to 35%.

His Levelling Efficiency was further enhanced by an additional 200% thanks to the RHS, and his stats were boosted by 22.5%. Adding the 15% stat increase from BoD, his total stat boost climbed to 37.5%.

These percentage boosts scaled off Evan’s base stats, hence why Evan was so much stronger than those on his level.

Take his Strength Stat as an example. His base Strength was ‘X-‘. With the 37.5% increase factored in, his effective Strength would be ‘X-‘ + X-(37.5%).

Correction, his effective Strength was ‘X-‘ + X-(37.5%).

Killing Tanyth transferred a portion of Tanyth’s base Hero Title Bonuses, bringing his total Stat boost to 47.5%.

His Damage Bonus against World Enemies became 45%, and his Levelling Efficiency was now 500%.

“I think I might go home as a Sovereign at this rate…”

Just as Evan said that, he shook his head and snapped back to reality. If it was that easy to become a Sovereign, there wouldn’t be over a thousand Level 799s in future Aidos who hadn’t yet made the jump even after centuries.

Evan snapped back to reality just in time to see the next System Message appear.

| Attempting to transfer Hero Skill: ‘Champion of Aether’… |

‘Oh…I don’t like that skill, though…’

Luckily for Evan, his soul capacity wasn’t going to be filled up with the Rune of a Unique Series Skill he didn’t like.

| Interference detected from Prime World Authority: Aramis. Transfer blocked. |

‘Aramis’ wasn’t gonna let a Hero Skill fall into the hands of one of its Hero’s killers so easily.

| Calculating Experience Points (EXP)… |

| Awarding EXP|

Aidos Hero #2: Level 717 -> Level 725 |

| System status: Normal. Proceeding with updated parameters… |

‘That’s a lot more EXP than I expected, especially considering he was lower-levelled. I guess the Existential Records of a Hero carry a lot more weight…’

Evan mused as the system messages faded from view. Turning to Arthur, he posed a question.

“Hey, Arthur. That Summit we’re going for next month. We need to leave the planet for it, right?”

“Yeah. It’s happening on Gozon, after all.”

At Arthur’s response, Evan nodded, gesturing toward Tanyth’s lifeless body at his feet before continuing.

“We’re not gonna be able to come back, right?”

“Probably.”

Arthur’s reply was matter-of-fact, both of them knowing full well that Aramis wouldn’t take kindly to the return of the two individuals who had just killed its Hero.

While the planet’s repulsion force couldn’t act on them as long as they remained on its surface, leaving would likely trigger barriers designed to keep them out permanently.

‘But Alvey and McEnda can enter and exit at will, so I’m guessing there’s a way to avoid it.

Maybe I can have an indigen of this planet summon me back into it…’

Arthur’s thoughts drifted to Romrintet, the dragon he had subjugated. He began formulating a plan to arrange his re-entry if the planet’s barriers tried to keep him out. After all, such barriers were usually designed to be sturdier on the outside but weaker from within. If someone on the inside tore a hole, re-entry would become possible.

Keeping these thoughts to himself, Arthur’s gaze shifted in the direction where he sensed an incoming powerful presence.

In less than a second, a radiant light erupted in the sky, heralding the arrival of a spear-wielding woman. Her very presence shimmered with divinity, distorting the air around her.

Her eyes scanned the battlefield in evident confusion before they locked onto the figures of Evan and Arthur standing near Tanyth’s lifeless body.

Her expression shifted, her eyes widening as realization struck.

“Evan…”

“She’s a Hero.”

Evan interjected before Arthur could even ask. He knew a Hero’s death wasn’t something that could be hidden from other Heroes, so he was expecting this.

The woman’s gaze narrowed as she locked onto Evan, quickly discerning his true nature. Moments later, the sky erupted with streaks of vibrant colours as more Transcendents from both sides arrived on the scene.

One Hero had suddenly abandoned her position, shoving back her opponent and dashing off in a seemingly random direction.

Her unexpected move caught the attention of everyone present, especially as they realsised her trajectory aligned perfectly with the surge of destructive energy they’d all sensed earlier.

As the Transcendents converged on the location, they were greeted by the sight of Arthur and Evan standing over a lifeless body, a sword still lodged in the corpse’s skull.

It was then that Evan pulled out the Unforged Vale and sheathed it, leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind as to who had delivered the fatal blow.

A moment later, another Transcendent Hero from Aramis appeared, his eyes widening in disbelief before turning bloodshot with rage at the sight of Tanyth’s corpse. His voice, laced with overwhelming magic power, thundered across the battlefield.

[WHO??!!]

Answering his question was his fellow Hero.

[…most likely that ‘Masked Rogue Hero’.]

Her words reverberated through the minds of all the Aramisian Transcendents, their surprise evident as Rogue Heroes were quite the rarity.

The ‘Silver Summoner’ was certainly no Hero, leaving Evan, standing beside him, as the one she referred to.

This, however, was where it all began.

This single event would set in motion the legend of Evan being known on the Interstellar Stage as the ‘Masked Rogue Hero’. Since his origins were unknown, with only the world of his first appearance identified, the name Masked Rogue Hero of Aramis became etched into history.

It would also explain why, 10,000 years in the future, ‘Death Celestial’ Mortis found the mask-wearing Evan familiar. (Refer to Chapter 805).

In the future, the ‘Masked Rogue Hero’ would be immortalized in Gozon’s historical records and Roselia’s suspicions about Evan being that Rogue Hero would arise the moment she first witnessed Mesarthim in action.

In Gozon’s chronicles of that distant future, the Masked Rogue Hero was always mentioned alongside two other infamous figures: Lucifer’s Descendant and Demon King Westley.

The latter title was self-evident, while the Masked Rogue Hero was none other than Evan. But that left one question: who was Lucifer’s Descendant?

According to future Conroe, Evan would find himself alongside them in the Infernal Dimension.

Perhaps, when that time arrived, the answer would finally reveal itself.

But for now, Evan had no time to ponder the mysteries of future lore.

After all, he had an enraged Transcendent Hero who had locked onto him, charging forward with every intention to avenge Tanyth.

[DIE!!!]

However, his vengeance was interrupted.

[Hold up there, brother…we’re not done with our fight!]

McEnda’s voice thundered as tendrils of darkness erupted from the ground, surging toward the furious Hero. Forced to abandon his charge, the Transcendent veered away, narrowly avoiding the attack.

At the same time, the female Hero spun on her heel, raising her spear just as a streak of white light collided with it. The sky trembled as the impact sent shockwaves rippling outward, clearing the clouds for miles and scattering the surrounding Transcendents.

The source of the white light revealed itself to be Alvey, wielding his Rule Breaker, the Morphic Edge.

With sub-relativistic speed, he unleashed a flurry of strikes against the spear-wielding Hero, while McEnda brandished his staff, summoning corrosive darkness to assail the male Hero.

Above, the sky became a battlefield of divine and demonic energy.

High-Rank Demons, Divine Human Transcendents and Mid-Rank gods resumed their battles, engaging in explosive combat, their collisions illuminating the skies with dazzling bursts of light and destruction.

Arthur’s presence dampened the power of the divines and some attempted to attack him as they recognized him as the source of this dampening effect, but High-Rank Demons stepped in to protect him, unaware that Arthur was looking to catch a Transcendent off guard for a fatal blow.

‘Maybe if I use mum’s grenade launcher… But that’d affect Alvey and the others.

I should try using that flame spear Uncle Creusery gave me. Or perhaps one of…’

As his mind scanned his options, his eyes suddenly flashed with a Memory of the Future.

Just like multiple times in the past, Arthur had seen a grim future, and he didn’t hesitate to warn his nearby comrades about it.

|¬ALVEY!!!!!! MCENDA!!!!!!! MAXIMUM DEFENCE, NORTH-EAST NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¬|

Arthur’s Faux True voice boomed throughout the Plomux-High Command and beyond, echoing across the entire Khever Region.

Due to the cosmic and law energy within it, the ears and souls of those who were within this range were affected in various ways.

Every existence below Level 700 covered their ears and dropped to their knees as they were all afflicted with migraines.

Those between Levels 700-899, including Evan, winced in pain, while Transcendents merely furrowed their brows, mildly perturbed.

However, the true source of concern for most was not the Faux-True Voice’s effect, but the message it carried.

Evan was confused, wondering what Arthur was suddenly shouting about…until Danger Sense nearly turned him deaf, that is.

|Threat of Imminent Death to Host Detected ⚠|

|Reincarnated Hero System Stored Authority Consumed|

|Activating ‘Survival Enhancement Mode’|

|Host is advised to FLEE!!|

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|Threat Classification: Higher Existential|

|Drawing in ambient energy to supplement ‘Survival Enhancement Mode’|

|Host is advised to exit Current Planetary Landmass IMMEDIATELY|