Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 688 The Story of a Hero

Upon hearing the sudden sound, Li Miao and the two who went ashore immediately became alert.

After glancing at the other person, Li Miao noticed that even in his soul form, the other person's body was quite robust.

A Strange Soul

[Note: A stranger, but seemingly arriving with goodwill.]

"You are……"

Li Miao sensed that the soul in front of him was indeed not malicious, and judging from its behavior, its self-awareness should be at the same level as Lanloto's.

"My name is Alluka the Hero."

He smiled and responded to Li Miao in a kind and gentle manner.

Alucard the Hero?!

Upon hearing his words, the two were immediately astonished.

They had followed the other party's direction of travel all the way and had heard many stories about the other party along the way, so they were naturally familiar with this name.

I never expected to meet in this way.

"Did you leave behind the guiding clam and the stone tablet inscribed with combat techniques in the Soul Cleansing Night Pool?" he couldn't help but ask as he went ashore.

"Yes, it seems you've already met."

"I would be happy if this could be of any help to your trial journey."

Aluga the hero smiled from the bottom of his heart.

After hearing this, the two remained silent for a moment.

Upon reaching the shore, he couldn't help but speak up: "Do you know that your guiding clam was destroyed by a selfish fellow? That person not only stole the pearl, but also changed the direction of the guiding clam."

He was curious about how the other person would react to this.

After a moment of silence, Aluga smiled and did not curse the man: "...No one can control these things, but before him, the Guiding Clam may have already helped many people, and that's enough."

Looking at his current state, Li Miao had a vague, unpleasant feeling.

His attitude impressed everyone who came ashore, but he was more curious about something else: "Why do you call yourself Alluk the Hero? Is it a title?"

“No.” Alluka the Hero shook his head: “This is my name… a name to constantly remind myself.”

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and then tacitly waited for the other to explain the reason.

However, the hero Alucard didn't seem to have any intention of telling his story; instead, he looked at the two of them seriously.
"You probably need some help, right?"

"Is there anything else I can help you with?"

He seemed to think that his own affairs were not important.

Compared to that, he was more inclined to offer help to the two people in front of him.

This attitude made Li Miao feel somewhat strange.

Compared to this cold, long night realm of the gods, the hero Alga before them seemed to belong to nowhere, completely out of place.

His selfless dedication makes him seem like a character from a fairy tale, both dreamlike and unreal.

"We do need some help."

"However, before that, we would like to hear your story as a hero... if possible."

Li Miao said.

Upon hearing his words, Alucard the Hero suddenly paused in surprise.

"The story of a hero..."

"A hero..."

After muttering to himself twice, Alucard nodded slowly.

"……sure."

……

The hero Aluga is neither an ordinary human nor from a powerful race.

He comes from a fairy tale.

To be precise, it's the protagonist of a fairy tale on a parchment. A passionate young man from a village, who always wore his own hero's helmet, saved the entire village from a flood through his perseverance and resilience—that's his story.

But this is not the end of the story.

On the contrary, this is only the beginning of the story.

After the fairy tales of Alucard ended, he felt a strange calling.

As the divine power gathered and then dissipated, he was summoned in a divine ritual and descended into this burning world.

A child, with tears streaming down his face, found him and begged him to save his hometown, which was being ravaged by monsters.

You are a hero, you will definitely find a way, you will definitely win.

That's what the child said.

Alucard resolutely accepted this dangerous mission, following the child back to his hometown to confront the terrifying man-eating monster.

But he underestimated this bloody world.

They also overestimated their own abilities.

As the protagonist of a fairy tale, his story does not grant him the power to move mountains and fill seas, nor does it bestow upon him any unpredictable magic.

He only had his own handmade "hero's helmet".

He was unable to defeat the monster, nor could he save the villagers tormented by it, nor could he even save the child who had summoned him.

He could only watch helplessly as everything was destroyed...

The long night enveloped the world, its coldness suppressing the light of everyone's fire.

Aluga encountered many things.

There are good things, bad things, and things that are hard to distinguish between good and bad.

Despite his lack of ability, he still tried his best to do many things that belong to "heroes" in order to prove himself.

But reality is often cruel.

Heroes who lack ability often seem to cause bad things that are not of their own volition.

Just as he stood up for the peasants who were being exploited by the lord, he ended up angering the lord and causing many people to be implicated.

His efforts and perseverance were not even as effective as a casual remark from a passing powerful figure.

This left Alucard somewhat bewildered.

hero.

In people's minds, they are usually brave and fearless, possessing extraordinary martial arts skills and a spirit of selflessness.

But, is ability or spirit more important in a hero?

Can a hero without ability be called a hero?
Alucard was unaware of this, but he felt that he was not yet worthy of the title of "hero," so he changed it into part of his name to remind himself of this.

The hero's helmet that came into this world with him also became his weapon.

He became determined.

Next, he will go to find power.

Seek the power that belongs to heroes.

So, after a long journey.

He stepped into the realm of the long night gods...

Just as legend has it, this place offers the potential to gain power even amidst danger.

Although he is still not strong enough, he has learned to help others to the best of his ability.

So he left behind the guiding clam and the combat skill stele he had obtained from the statue of the Long Night...

After passing Lirmi's trial and helping a fellow trial participant, he entered the Long Night Oasis and encountered another trial participant in need of help.

That is, the mountain tribe trial participant who was on the verge of death due to poisoning.

In an effort to save his opponent, he sought help from other trial participants, but when he received no assistance, he did not give up and resolutely set off to find the Oasis Raiders.

The other party, of course, refused his request, stole much of his equipment, and mockingly told him that if he wanted the antidote, he should defeat the monsters ahead and bring back the treasure...

(End of this chapter)