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The Hero of Regression – The Talentless Boy Vows to Protect His Childhood Friend, the Female Hero, This Time Around – Chapter 33

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

Dragburn initially targeted Blade, who was the closest to him.

With attack and defense stats that weren’t extraordinary, he still charged at Blade with a speed that surpassed most heroes.

“Me, really?!”

“Because you were close! 『Dragon Fist Strike』!”

“Blade-sama?! 『Holy Shield Barrier』!”

Dragburn’s chosen method of attack was a lariat using his powerful arm.

Rin activated a barrier to block it, but it was easily shattered by Dragburn’s magic-less attack.

However, it did manage to reduce the force, and Blade parried the attack with his greatsword.

“Raaaaaaaah!”

“Ugh?!”

But Dragburn increased his force from close range and sent Blade flying against his will.

Blade skidded across the ground, but at the level of a Sword Saint, it probably wasn’t a big deal.

Rin hurriedly ran over to him, but I wasn’t particularly worried.

Rather, to prevent a follow-up attack, I charged at Dragburn.

“『Heat Dragon Focused Cannon』!”

In response, Dragburn countered with a breath attack.

Not the flame breath he had used on Blade earlier, but a heat ray similar to the one that burned down the Divine Tree.

It had less power since he didn’t charge it up.

This was convenient.

“Fifth Strike━『Calamity Return』!”

“Ngh?!”

Guiding Kurotenmaru along with the heat ray, I allowed myself to be carried by the momentum and rotated my body.

I deflected his long-range attack mid-rotation and redirected it 180 degrees back towards Dragburn himself.

As expected, my empowered attack made an impact, and a sizzling sound was heard.

However, it only scorched the surface.

While Dragburn was busy eating his own attack, I closed the distance at full speed.

I aimed for his massive head by leaping up and striking at his eyeball, a vulnerable point for most creatures, with my darkness-infused Kurozuki.

“Graaaa!”

Did you dislike that, Dragburn tried to kill me with a fierce bite, baring its sharp fangs.

The fangs are also enveloped in flames.

Even just grazing them won’t be enough to avoid getting covered in blood.

However, I read its movements and changed my target from a thrust to one of its fangs, starting from the eyeball.

Taking advantage of the recoil from my attack being blocked and the momentum rushing towards his head, I activate Flowing Blade.

I tilt my body sideways and leap over Dragburn while rotating, and at that moment, I cut the right eye as originally planned with a slash from Flowing Blade.

“Ngh?!”

Good.

As I had hoped, my blade did penetrate his eyeball.

Feeling a small sense of relief, I stomped hard on Dragburn’s head using wind-generated armor on my legs, destabilizing him before leaving the next attack to Stella who was following me.

“Haaaa!”

“Nuh!”

First, a flash from her light-infused sword aimed at his neck.

He blocked it with his arm.

However, the damage from earlier attacks made blood splatter quite dramatically.

“『Holy Cross Slash』!”

“Grbl?!”

Next, exploiting the opening created when he raised his arm, she unleashed a double strike across his torso.

Apparently effective, Stella delivered her finishing move as Dragburn was immobilized by the pain.

“『Flash Sword』!”

“Noaaaa?!”

A torrent of light similar to the one that had severely damaged him earlier swallowed Dragburn and sent him flying at incredible speed.

Though less potent than the fully-charged attack earlier, it was clearly a higher-tier technique.

There’s no way it didn’t have an effect.

In fact, after the light dissipated, Dragburn appeared covered in even more horrific blood stains.

However,

“Haha! It hurts! Oh, it hurts!”

“Tch!”

Dragburn was still standing, firmly planting his two feet on the ground.

Moreover, the damage I had inflicted was rapidly healing.

Even his healing rate had increased. . . . . .!

What a monster.

“Cease not the attack! Keep inflicting damage! 『Judgment of all Attributes』!”

“Huh?!”

Auntie Elle, after a lengthy incantation, unleashed her ultimate technique, which decimated the horde of dragons in a single strike, leaving a clear mark of damage on Dragburn.

This time, the attack’s range has been narrowed, but its power has increased, dealing damage comparable to Stella’s previous attack.

However, it’s still not enough.

The damage inflicted is insufficient to take down this monster.

“RAAAAARGH! 『Great Destructive Sword』!”

Blade, who has returned to the front line thanks to Rin’s healing magic, raises his massive sword and takes a full swing at Dragburn.

Blood splatters.

However, an attack that relies on power rather than sharpness barely fazes Dragburn anymore.

“What?!”

“My turn! 『Fist of Flame』!”

A counterattack with a flaming fist approaches Blade, who can’t guard because he used his massive sword for the attack.

The ones who moved to help were Rin and I.

We leave the offensive roles to Stella and Auntie Elle.

We can’t afford to let the attack be interrupted.

“『Triple Holy Shield Barrier』!”

Rin’s activated triple barrier reduces the force and speed of Dragburn’s attack.

Taking this opportunity, I rush to Blade’s side and swing my blade at Dragburn’s incoming fist.

“『Distortion』!”

I chose Distortion, the most reliable defensive technique.

This deflects and diverts Dragburn’s attack.

As a result, Blade is saved.

However, I’m more terrified than ever.

“Huh?!”

Dragburn’s power is increasing.

The extent of the increase is extraordinary.

It’s at least 1.5 times stronger than the first time I felt it.

This is no joke.

If the weakening effect from the Divine Tree completely disappears, just how strong will he become?

Even in terms of overall power, he could surpass the Demon King in my dreams.

These are the Four Heavenly Kings.

Among the elite of the Demon King’s Army, one of the four formidable monsters.

They are on a different level than other demons, quite literally.

My understanding was still too shallow.

These guys are the. . . . . .true monsters.

“YAAAAAAA!”

The one who challenges such a monster, the hero Stella, leaped into action.

She danced towards Dragburn, the Holy Sword unable to unleash its true power, and with her own strength, she illuminated it with light. She swung her sword at Dragburn, missing her target and exposing herself.

Her aim was the neck.

If she could sever it, she could aim for instant death.

However, Dragburn only turned his face towards Stella and with fiery fangs, he bit down on the Holy Sword, stopping her.

“What?!”

“Grrrrrr!”

Dragburn shakes his head, swinging Stella and her Holy Sword around.

If Stella lets go of the Holy Sword here, she would be easily killed in an instant.

Knowing this, Stella instinctively clings to her Holy Sword.

Dragburn attempts to punch her.

“Stop it!”

I unleashed Distortion on the fist to protect Stella.

However, blocking this one attack only buys us a little time.

A follow-up attack is coming.

“RAAAAARGH!”

“Wha. . . . . .?!”

Blade swings his massive sword down on Dragburn’s head.

Though it barely leaves a visible wound, the impact seems to reach his brain, making Dragburn wobble slightly.

It’s working!

“『Iron Core Pillar』!”

“Ugh?!”

Next, Auntie Elle’s magic summons a steel pillar from the ground to strike Dragburn’s abdomen.

It cracks the scales that hadn’t fully healed, reverberates the impact into his stomach, and makes Dragburn groan.

“Ahhhhh!”

“Huh?!”

With all my strength, I thrust Kurozuki into it.

Normally, my feeble strength wouldn’t even leave a scratch.

But this time, I aimed for the crack in its scales and further stabbed my blade into the weakened flesh that had been softened by my consecutive attacks.

Doing so, my blade somehow reached its organs, loosening the grip of Dragburn’s jaw due to the pain.

“Let go already!”

“Huh?!”

Finally, Stella lands a powerful punch on Dragburn’s head, causing it to release its hold on the Holy Sword.

But it’s not over.

Taking advantage of our proximity, Dragburn makes its final move.

“『Explosive Flame Release』!”

“””What?!”””

At point-blank range, an explosive flame bursts forth from Dragburn’s body, aimed at the three of us who are in melee range.

I unsheathed Onryomaru from my waist to replace the unusable Kurotenmaru, pulling out Kurotenmaru from Dragburn’s body with one hand while swinging Onryomaru with the other to counter the attack.

I managed to avoid a fatal injury, but there wasn’t enough time to protect the others, and we were blown away by the residual shockwave.

Glancing around, it seemed Stella was also able to defend herself in the nick of time, sustaining only minor injuries.

I let out a sigh of relief.

On the contrary, Blade seemed to have suffered extensive burns and appeared quite seriously injured, but well, he should be okay.

It’s not a level of life-threatening condition, so if you’re a man, you can endure it with determination.

And then,

“『Advanced Healing』!”

High-level Healing Magic was cast on all of us by Rin.

Thanks to that, Stella and I were fully healed.

Blade, who had sustained full-body burns, had also recovered enough to continue fighting.

Meanwhile, Auntie Elle kept attacking Dragburn.

It’s time to resume our assault.

Stella and I immediately, and Blade a bit later, charged at Dragburn again.

“Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! This is fun! Truly fun! I haven’t had this much fun since battling the Demon King!”

Once again, Dragburn laughs.

Its healing rate had increased even further, already regenerating the eye that I had destroyed.

I have no idea how many more attacks it would take to defeat it.

But, we have no choice.

If it’s a dragon-like creature, taking off its head or slicing it in half should kill it.

I’ve already killed beings that don’t die even when sliced in half.

Thinking this would make me lose hope is a huge mistake.

However, the next moment, Dragburn did something unexpected.

“Hmm! I quit!”

Casually.

Very casually saying so, Dragburn took a giant leap and spread its wings, flying up into the sky to escape.

For the first time, Dragburn, who hadn’t even bothered to evade until now, ran away.

“Let’s call it a draw! This battle is too enjoyable! It’d be a waste to end it while I’m weakened! Hero and allies!”

Pointing at us from above, Dragburn unilaterally declares.

“The finale will have to wait! Once the remnants of that strange tree completely vanish, I’ll appear before you again! Then, let’s battle until one of us is completely dead!”

“Don’t be so selfish!”

Auntie Elle frantically unleashes her magic spells.

Dragburn is the culprit who shattered the Divine Tree.

From Auntie Elle’s perspective, he’s someone she’d want to kill at all costs.

Even with that aside, such a monster must be taken down while it’s weak.

We all understood that, which is why we tried to take down Dragburn with long-range attacks to the best of our ability.

Still, deep down, I think we all knew.

If that seemingly invincible beast seriously tried to escape, it would be impossible to stop it with our current capabilities.

“Hahaha! Well then, farewell! We shall meet again!”

Saying that, Dragburn vanished in a thick cloud of flames as a smokescreen.

Chasing him is out of the question.

And so, our first battle with the Four Heavenly Kings came to an abrupt end.

Leaving a seed of immense anxiety for the near future. . . . . .

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