Several heroes exchanged glances.
That's her…?
That knight…?
From Lionia?
Their tone was still half-doubtful.
Hero Claire, seeing that, immediately thought to herself.
It's obvious… that's Anna..!!
I knew she would come!!!
Then the dragon tried to move again—especially by quickly swinging its head, where Anna was now standing on its nose.
Seeing that situation, Hero Anna immediately tried to step back, moving away from the dragon, while purple light particles surrounded her, following her movements.
And now Hero Anna was in the air.
Suddenly,
the dragon's roar echoed loudly.
Aaaaaaaa!!!!
Then quickly, while Hero Anna was still in the air,
the dragon's breath was released !!!!!
A blast of heat mixed with the smell of sulfur filled the air, shooting straight toward Anna… only Anna!!!
The heat blast didn't stop once, but was released repeatedly, even filling the surrounding area with thick black smoke, as if Anna had been burned by it.
Meanwhile, the other heroes couldn't react in time and could only watch how terrifying the dragon was...
Rena, watching that… was just stunned.
Is this the end…
Is this the reason Hero Ti—
Suddenly, before Rena could continue—
A light immediately appeared in the middle of the smoke fog, at the same spot where Hero Anna had been blasted by the dragon..
Then, loudly, Hero Anna shouted.
Deflect!!!
Instantly, the smoke fog disappeared suddenly, and now both the smoke and the fog—even the stench of the dragon's breath—truly vanished...
And now everything was clear.
The golden sword in Hero Anna's hand was glowing, filled with dense mana flow.
Seeing that, Rena was shocked.
This is the first time I've seen that weapon…
The golden sword at the Headmaster's right waist that requires mana flow to be useful—the one she rarely used, almost like a decorative weapon.
But this time, that weapon is truly being used…
And I'm seeing it now, directly.
Meanwhile, Hero Anna, right after that—
In one movement,
Anna swung her sword.
SHHHHahhhh!!!!!!
Not a hard impact.
Not an explosion.
Rather—
a cleaving.
Instantly, a thin line appeared on the dragon's throat, now encircling its neck—but strangely, its neck didn't split open…
Seeing that, Rena paused for a moment, then quickly said.
Don't tell me that's the same technique???
Razor slash???!!!!
Rena briefly flashed back to hearing Hero Anna's words when she was training her at school.
Listen, Rena…
Right now you only have two attack techniques.
Especially razor slash…
But razor slash isn't just one type—you can vary it according to its characteristics…
And sure enough, instead of severing the dragon's neck,
it made the dragon groan in pain, but this time, its voice was hard to produce…
Aahh...
Then calmly, while scratching her head and shifting her gaze from the dragon, Hero Anna looked toward the inter-kingdom heroes and briefly glanced at Tina, who had been standing frozen, unable to react.
Then loudly, she said.
Hey, heroes!!!
This is the moment!!!!
Now, please channel all your strength to me!!!
Let's not waste this!!
Instantly, all the heroes remained silent, even a little hesitant…
Suddenly, the healer from Calderia from earlier spoke firmly, their right hand on their chest.
Everyone, let's go!!!
Don't waste this!!!
Whatever you're thinking and feeling,
don't let it defeat the purpose of us being here.
Let's believe—we can win!!!
Hearing that, the heroes were once again slapped awake by the same mage. For a fraction of a second before deciding, the heroes thought about what they had done and what they were doing.
It all related to their attitudes, natures, behaviors, and the choices they made.
Several even thought to themselves.
Damn!!
What am I actually doing… I'm too—
Did I underestimate the Lionia hero?
Ah, now I feel so guilty…
I can't believe I'm seeing this level of power
For the second time, I've been truly awakened by a healer… I think I've been too arrogant.
Finally, the heroes from various kingdoms shouted.
Let's go, Hero Anna! I'll channel my strength to you!
Sorry, even if you don't know what I've done, please forgive me—I'll channel my strength!
Everyone, channel!!! I'll channel until that dragon is defeated!!!
Meanwhile, the dragon, still in pain from its throat, which made it difficult to release its fire breath,
With its monster instincts—seeing that Hero Anna was still looking at the kingdom heroes—
Quickly and as fast as possible, it moved its body and its head, mouth open.
Aaaaahhhhh!!!!!! Roarrrr!!!
But before it could actually eat Hero Anna,
Instantly, Hero Anna muttered, turning her face toward the dragon for a fraction of a second.
Seems like this is enough…
And this time—
The dragon's head
split open from the crown to the jaw,
separated,
leaving only the lower jaw intact, still attached to its body.
Meanwhile, the dragon, having already moved, made the head—split from crown to jaw—pass right through Anna's body without touching her, and it fell into the same trap pit where the rest of its body—
leaving the still-intact lower jaw and its body—lay collapsed in the same hole.
Instantly,
the air and ground shook violently.
Bammmm!!!!
Seeing that, the heroes and everyone else cheered joyfully.
Yay!!!
We did it!!!
Hooray!!!
Finally, we can go home!!!
Seeing that, Hero Claire was still questioning rather than reacting to what had happened.
Hmm… there's still no suspicious sign like Hero Tina mentioned…
I have to find out… I'm sure there's something strange in this memory that caused the male heroes to also become half-monsters…
Meanwhile, Hero Anna
still stood floating in the air, surrounded by purple light particles following her movements.
The golden sword in her hand still glowed.
The mana flow inside it was clearly visible—
dense, stable, and controlled with high precision.
That weapon indeed required mana to be used.
But in Anna's hands,
it wasn't a burden.
Rather, it was her main strength.
And now,
no one doubted Hero Anna anymore. Even the Lionia heroes smiled again seeing Anna…
The knight who had been doubted earlier
ended up being the first…
standing at the front line against the dragon.
But on the other hand, the problem wasn't truly over… Because everything happening now had already happened in Hero Tina's memory.
Both Hero Claire, who kept questioning what was happening—since that was their original purpose for being here—
Meanwhile, Rena, still immersed in Hero Anna's greatness—
The two were now truly opposite, and now only one of them could answer which was right and which was wrong.