Misting Effort
This chapter starts from Reina's POV
『You darned lasssssssss!! Don't think you're gonna die easy, puny humaaan!!』
The dragons got mad after watching one of them dying.
Their roars almost made me stop in my track, but like I'd let them get the better of me.
I'm the one angry here!
『Die in agony!!』
"You will!"
They all shot breaths my way.
Fashioned like giant balls of flames. These breaths look similar to Alma-san's Offensive Magic but the firepower is on a whole other level.
I could have used my dagger to absorb lightning elemental breaths but against flame, my only choice is dodging.
Or so it was before my dagger evolved.
I swung my dagger at the giant flaming balls.
Once, twice, thrice, the balls turned smaller each time before vanishing entirely.
『...What!?』
『Our breaths, disap--』
"Haa!!"
As the dragons were all dumbfounded by the phenomenon, I shot 'Mana Blade Farslash'.
The dragon hit by it got cut in two just like that.
『B-bastaaaard!! What have you dooone!?』
"Figure it out yourself with that needlessly big head of yours!"
...This dagger's evolved ability is terrifyingly powerful.
Which is just an ability to absorb ranged elemental attacks other than lightning.
It's kinda like Hiyoko-chan's Eat Beak, but this dagger then converts the absorbed attack into lightning element.
Its only weakness is that it loses the added attack power if I don't attack within 10 seconds after absorbing an attack.
This ability should let me take on these dragons.
The more breaths they shoot the more I can absorb, simply perfect in this situation.
『Y'all, gather rouuuuuund!! Gang up on this darned braaaat!!』
『Gugaaaaa!!』
『Gegyaaaa!!』
"U, uwaaa...!"
...Yet there's only so much I can do by myself with this huge difference in number.
Hundreds of dragons have gathered here. This is the result of me coming to save a scared blond mage girl without thinking first.
Looking back, opting to abandon her and escape with the people I saved before regrouping would have been the sensible action.
It may sound heartless but this is war. You can't let your emotion overtake your decision.
And yet look at me now.
Plunging myself in this situation for the sake of someone I don't even know, so stupid.
"Well, I'll just do what I can. Mage onee-san, please cling to me if you don't wanna die."
"E, eh...?"
"Just do it!"
I Ground Shrink with the mage-san toward the building wreckage in order to Shadow Dive.
Dammit...! The buildings are all wrecked beyond belief I can't find a good shadow to hide into.
『You ain't goin' anywheeeeeere!!』
"Wappu!?"
"Hiyi!?"
The roaring dragon shot breaths all around us instead of directly at us.
Oh no, that blew away all the nearby wreckage.
I do know an ability, 'Ground Escape no Jutsu' that lets me slip underground but it only works on me. No no, where'd that put mage-san then.
I can't just abandon her after coming this far, what do I do.
Wait, mage-san seems to have fallen from that breath, and won't get up.
"Stand up! Go and run!"
"I-I can't do it...! Please just leave me be and run by yourself...!"
"What are you saying now! You're gonna die for real if you keep dawdling!"
She wouldn't budge despite me urging.
Show me your guts onee-san! ...Wait, is it just me or the ground around her seems wet?
A, aah... Yeah of course, she won't get up. Un... My back's gonna be a mess if I tried to piggyback her...
『Oho, you done running?』
『Time to die!』
"Shut up! You stupid lizards can kick the bucket yourself!"
『Bark all you want you lass bogohaa!!?』
Just before the angry dragon could shoot a breath at us, someone punched it hard from the side.
"Agreed. That was a nice bark ya let out, young lady."
I almost mistook him for Kajikawa-san for a moment.
A musclebound man with red fluttering hair and lion-like facial hair is standing there.
...W, who? The fact that he saved us and all, must be an ally at least.
Heck, I can feel incredible power from him. Kinda like Alma-san's parents.
"Ha, how could I keep sneaking around when these little ladies gave it their all out there. Nah that ain't me."
"Err, who might you be?"
"Hm, yer' askin me? I'm 'Jurou', just yer' average brawler. Lemme have at 'em now. You ladies can go find safety somewhere."
"T-that's absurd! I can tell you're strong but they've got the number on them!"
"Hahaha! Man, when was the last time anyone got worried over me. But you don't hafta help me or worry no more."
He looks fearless even in the faces of so many powerful dragons. Like this scene is nothing new to him.
That seemed to hit a nerve on the dragons as they changed their target to him.
『More moth to flame, annoying...!』
"Come at me. I'mma play with ya."
『Drop dead!!』
As Juurou-san beckoned the dragons with his fingers, they responded by swinging their claws at him.
Dragon claws have enough power to tear up mithril and adamantite lumps like a piece of paper. Human body can't take them on.
Yet, he did head-on, grabbed the dragons and supplexed them hard.
『Gohaa!!』
"Ooraaa!!"
『Gabyoo!!?』
He headbutted a dragon and crushed their face open.
What a battle of brute force. Kinda like Kajikawa-san when he snapped.
"Oy oy, that all ya got? What a letdown."
『Kuh... This guy's pretty good...!』
『No choice, call Leader!!』
Is this 'Leader' like the boss that rules over this dragon swarm?
...! Uwah, yeah there is one individual with much stronger mana than other dragons. It's at least 2-3 times as strong.
This strong mana seems to perceive its subordinates' trouble and started heading here.
『Hwo, I see someone worth a salt here.』
The owner of that presence is a white dragon several times larger than other dragons.
It's so clearly on a whole different level. Way above Black Dragon-san before he switched over to Demon King's side!
...I, I think not even Juurou-san can handle that...!
『Leader! We need your help with this one!』
『Please lend us your claws, White-aniki!』
『Say no more, he is a dead man walking. Prepare yourself, o red-haired male.』
"Ha, quit yapping and bring it on!"
『You guys clean up this area with breaths in the meantime. Do not miss a grass.』
『『『Ha!』』』
Oh no, oh no no!
Even if that white dragon got beaten, the people I saved would get killed by these dragons!
『Let's do... th?』
"...Eh?"
"...There he goes."
Just as the dragons were about to shoot out breaths, they started falling down in quick succession.
Upon a closer inspection, their heads have been cut off.
Someone is flying in the sky and reaping those necks...!?
I was sure it's Kajikawa-san for sure, but nope.
Checking the person flying in the air with Clairvoyance, it's a small yet boing boing girl with a mix of red and silver colored bangs and blond long back hair. She's swinging around a weirdly shaped sword.
Feels like I've seen that face somewhere before... Kinda look like Neora-san...?
Ah, maybe that's...
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~~~~~~~~~Boing boing TS Hero's POV~~~~~~~~
『Wh, whaggoha!?』
『Too fast! The hell's her deal!?』
『Darn it! Take this gyabaa!』
These dragons are full of openings whenever they're charging for Breath. I wouldn't miss the chance to cut them with my Katana.
Slow, too slow. I can get five, to six slashes in the time span they're charging.
These dragons are way weak. Wait no, my Brave Fusion self is just too strong.
...Fufufu, I'm finally experiencing this sense of OP-ness like a hero should for once.
I don't feel like losing to anyone now.
Most of my Attributes are around 6000-7000 since it's a combination of my, Levia's and Olivie's Status.
I can double that with Energy Control Buff, and Kajikawa-san has taught me Mana Flight which makes me way more agile than these dragons.
Eh, am I getting ahead of myself?
My life here has been nothing but deaths and barely any feat worth mentioning. At least let me have this one...
...But man, I like being strong and all but I can never get used to this body.
They keep swaying everywhere whenever I make any move and my body's got a weird balance to boot.
There's nothing fun about groping my own breasts too.
...Rather, Levia would beat me up once I undo our Fusion if I tried to even touch it once. Yep.
It'd be like I'm groping Levia and Olivie too after all, understandable...
I responded Kajikawa-san chat message asking for my help to save Reina who was in a dire strait since I was close by and all.
Thankfully I managed to reunite with Levia and Olivie pretty early. Would have been a toughie to deal with this many dragons at my base spec.
『Don't let her get close! Shoot 'em down with breaths!』
『Haha, dunno how strong you are, ain't no way you survive us all!』
Oops, I guess swords won't reach them now.
Well, nothin' to it tho'.
"【Saint Laser】!!"
An Advanced Spell of Light Elemental magic shot out of my finger.
A super heated laser mowed down the dragons one after another.
My magic saw a huge firepower boost too. I'm not just about close quarter combat.
Heck, dragon slaying sure nets you lotsa exp.
I'm Lv80 now. Ah, got a new Feature. Fast Travel's Expansion? Looks pretty handy, but I'm gonna save it for later.
Kajikawa-san told me to level up as much as I could during the war and all. Might as well exterminate every last dragon here.
『Oh crap, gal's real bad news! She must be the so-called humans trump card, hero or somethin', ain't no way!』
『How the hell she's so strong...!』
Fuhahaha, these dragons are akin to garbage!
I fear no one besides Kajikawa-san and instructors now! Also, Levia when she's mad and drunk Olivie.
<<...So like, the whole gang.>>
Chut up. I mean can you blame me? Those people aren't normal in all senses of the word.
Now then, time to beat the pulp outta the remaining dragons--
"U, uooooooooo!! Hero-chaaaaaaaaaaaan!! It's meeeeeeeee!! Marry meeeeeee!!"
....
Oh darn, I must've gotten hit with a mind attack. I'm hearing things.
Menu, fetch me a Status Abnormal Cure from Item Screen.
"You kept saying you were a man, but you really were a woman all along!! No, that's good too!! I love you either waaaaay!!"
Menu, what are you doing! Get to it, now! The symptoms' getting worse!
<<The cure will do nothing. Let's look at reality... I do wonder how come that bald old man is here...>>
"L.O.V.E!! HE.RO!! Hero-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!"
"Shut the hell uuuuuuuuuuuup!!! Get lost you baldieeee!!
I don't want this. I don't wanna be here anymore. I wanna go home.
Oy, you dragons, feel free to burn that one down. Actually, do it. Right here, right now!
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