"Bang!"
The sound of shattering rock rang out like breaking glass, sending countless fragments and clouds of dust scattering like mist.
The hero wielding the Cross Spear slammed heavily into the boulder, nearly embedding his entire body within it as stone chips flew everywhere.
Yet before long, he tore himself free through sheer brute force, ignoring the rubble and dust falling over him as he stared fixedly ahead.
Only then did the completely unscathed hero shout at Fang Li.
"Who are you?!"
At this point, the look in Rider's eyes as he regarded Fang Li was no longer as composed as before.
That speed.
That skill.
That strength.
Even when he had been alive, Rider had not seen many people who could reach such a level.
"Someone like you can't possibly be unknown in this era, can you?!"
Rider raised his Cross Spear and demanded loudly.
"State your name!"
That stance was indeed one he would only assume when facing an enemy.
In other words, Rider had no choice but to acknowledge it.
To acknowledge that the man before him could not be ignored.
However, Rider had still gotten one thing wrong.
"In this era, I truly have no reputation. There aren't even ten people in this world who know my name."
Fang Li glanced at Rider and suddenly smiled.
"I can't compare to you."
"The great hero of Greek mythology, Achilles."
—Achilles.
When that name reached Rider's ears, the hero's eyes suddenly trembled.
"...So you already know my True Name?"
The hero named Achilles spoke with a click of his tongue.
However, if anyone else had been present and heard that name, they would have been utterly shocked.
Achilles.
A great hero of ancient Greek mythology, the demigod son of the human hero Peleus and the sea Goddess Thetis.