Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 379

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Counterattack

KWA-KWA-KWA-KWANG!―

A massive explosion erupted, spreading flames and heat in all directions.

Flames so immense that ordinary people, and even seasoned knights, couldn’t dare approach.

A man desperately ran through them.

“Damn it, damn it!”

Ryu believed he would be much more advantageous in a place like this, with alleys everywhere, rather than in an open space.

In narrow and winding passages, he could create flames of different sizes and intensities with the same power, making it very easy to set traps.

He thought he could defeat that monstrous woman using such methods!

“Crazy, crazy, crazy!”

But, as if mocking Ryu’s thoughts, Trisha broke through all of it.

It seemed like she was simply colliding with her body, but that wasn’t the case.

She endured the damage her body could handle and quickly evaded attacks that would inflict significant damage, or she offset them with her own flames.

And that’s not all?

The lightning that stretched out pierced through flames and buildings, heading straight for his heart like crazy.

No matter how much he released flames and caused explosions, she didn’t show any signs of stopping or even slowing down.

All Ryu could do was desperately move behind buildings and wait for the lightning to weaken.

The moment he realized that he, who thought he was hunting, was actually being hunted.

Clenching his teeth, Ryu tried to come up with a plan to overcome this situation.

Originally, he was planning to turn the royal castle into ruins, shake the position of the current queen, and instigate internal chaos by putting forward the ousted prince.

At the same time, he intended to tamper with the defense magic circle that the Celestial Race found most troublesome, preventing it from functioning properly at the most crucial moment, and then seize the opportunity to cut out the heart of Hispania [the kingdom] altogether.

‘But where the hell did this crazy woman come from!’

She even possessed the same Stigma as him.

The Celestial Race always said that the Stigma was a kind of symbol given by God for the light and justice of this land, but he was dismayed to see it moving not with him, but with someone who was trying to capture and kill him.

At first, he thought he could handle it.

Because the woman’s control over the Stigma was extremely weak in detail.

She was just spewing out power like an explosion and seemed completely unfamiliar with fine-tuning it.

‘Crazy bitch, but that’s not because she doesn’t know how to control her power, but because she was fighting someone she absolutely couldn’t win against, or what!’

After a few clashes, Ryu naturally realized it.

His opponent, this crazy woman, wasn’t lacking in ability, but she had been fighting against an enemy that she could never win against unless she drew out the power of the Stigma like crazy and launched a massive bombardment.

She had never fought against someone like him, so she just maintained that output and faced him as she always had!

KWA-A-A-A-A!

Ryu couldn’t understand how a flame could swallow other flames and increase its power, even though he had seen flames merging with other flames.

He thought it would be impossible to devour the flames evoked by the Stigma, which was called the evidence of God’s presence, but that woman was doing it very well.

‘What is it, what the hell is it!

They said all Stigma holders are the same!

They clearly said there’s no strong or weak among the Stigmas!’

WHIRR, WHIRR!―

The Stigma answers Ryu’s cry.

As you said, there is no difference in strength or weakness.

Like the weapons humans use, there may be differences, but you can’t say what is strong and what is weak.

So, in the end, all the difference lies in the one who wields the weapon.

That woman may be stronger than you, or she may be a crazier woman than you.

Whatever it was, the opponent was relentlessly pushing and pushing, as if she had been walking through a battlefield.

Ryu, who had only competed with other Stigma holders, or Celestial Race members, or fairies, had nothing to do when faced with true flames.

“KKEUGEUGEUK!”

Realizing that things couldn’t go on like this, Ryu looked around.

He found a narrow alley that split into two, and he wildly waved his hands, sending his flames there.

Stone buildings, not wooden ones, so if he adjusted the intensity appropriately, they could withstand it.

He was planning to continuously reverse the flames here, and at the very moment the opponent rushed at him, he would unleash all the flames he had gathered.

TA-TAK!―

The moment he spotted Trisha running towards him with her red hair flying in front of him, Ryu continued to push flames into the narrow path as if to welcome her.

Meanwhile, Trisha, who had spotted Ryu, increased her speed and approached him, so Ryu clenched his teeth and clapped his hands together as if applauding!

KWA-KA-KA-KAK!

Then, the flames that had been going along the narrow path turned their heads and flowed out into the wide area again.

The crimson things surged and exploded here and there, unleashing madness, and then recognized the enemy and flew straight towards Trisha.

“Burn to death, no!

Melt away without a trace!”

No matter how strong a Stigma holder is, there is a limit to what the body can withstand.

No matter how strong a spear is, it cannot be fired if the body collapses first, so Ryu intended to turn this entire area into a hell of fire and melt it all away.

But Trisha smirked and soared into the air.

Then, as if brushing away something annoying, she waved her hand, and bright yellow lightning bolts lashed out like whips, brutally cutting through the flames and passing by.

“HUP!”

This is no ordinary lightning.

The terrifying lightning that sparks and rises in all directions is a separate existence from what strikes from the sky.

If I had to compare it, it would be a volcanic eruption?

No, that would be wrong too.

Like the saying that it is the trace of God’s presence, the power of the Stigma was very difficult to fill with explanation.

KWA-GA-GA-GA!

Two streams of crimson flames rushed to devour Trisha.

However, Trisha grabbed them one by one in each hand, as if grabbing the heads of snakes, and rushed towards Ryu.

Ryu, in great shock, desperately scattered fireflies [small bursts of flame] to cause an explosion and tried to escape, but to Trisha, who had always been beaten by Kim Yu-hyun during sparring, Ryu’s struggle was too slow, just child’s play.

WHIIK―KWAAK!

Ryu’s arm was grabbed by the flames and lightning that were thrown with all their might.

Soon, CHIIIIK!

A chilling sound and the smell of flesh burning and completely disappearing spread in all directions.

Ryu struggled to escape, but Trisha was not a soft woman who would miss the trophy to bring to Zion.

She doesn’t have a clear sense of justice like someone else, and she doesn’t value good and evil.

What is important to Trisha is how to get into Zion’s eyes more.

Only that, only that was important and the most concerning thing.

In that sense, this man was the best gift to receive Zion’s attention.

It was proof that she, like other women, could stand proudly by his side, and at the same time, it was a trophy that she had achieved that position herself.

CHWA-AAK!

This time, Trisha’s fire and lightning dug into his legs and gradually penetrated his body.

Every single cell in his body was burned away by the flames and lightning, and even the man’s will, which had been resisting and resisting, was instantly turned to ashes.

“KEEOK!

KKEU-AAK!”

If she had melted his head first, or pierced his heart, this wouldn’t have happened.

Trisha smiled at Ryu’s screams, as if she were watching a rather satisfying work while looking at the other person’s reaction, and nodded.

“How could there be such a shitty situation.”

“KKEUEOK!

KEU-AA-AAK!”

“Zion-nim left me here on purpose, worried that you guys would do this kind of thing, worried that you would do something strange while he was out.

So I thought you were incredibly great guys.”

PA-JI-JI-JIK!

KWA-JIK!

A stream of crimson fire and lightning struck Ryu’s back.

The man’s body, which was instantly penetrated from his back to his abdomen, twisted grotesquely, indicating that the pain he was enduring had already reached its limit.

“So I was afraid that I might cause trouble for that person, that I might disappoint him.

So I was beaten so badly by that monstrous man, and I suffered so much.

In the end, I reached the realm I wanted.

What the hell are you guys?”

“KKEUK, KKEUHEUEK!”

“This shouldn’t be happening.

You should have been stronger.

You should have deliberately taken the hits, you should have pushed me to the brink of death.

So I could have told Zion-nim that I almost died, and he would have stroked me with a worried face and whispered, ‘Be careful, Trisha.'”

It was only for a moment, but Ryu thought that flames had soared in the woman’s eyes.

Trisha’s two eyes, which seemed crimson at first glance, and then flashed yellow at some point.

Looking at them, Ryu finally realized what kind of crazy woman he had been fighting.

“I can’t help it.

Now that it’s come to this, I have to get even more praise.

Ah, should I do this?

I’ll tear it into about 6 pieces and take it with me, and then tell Zion-nim.

I fought with six people and had a fierce battle, so I killed them all, and all that was left was part of the corpse.”

“KKEUHEUEHEU··· KKEUEUE···.”

You can roughly tell whether the other person is lying or telling the truth by looking at their eyes.

In that sense, when Ryu looked at Trisha, he knew that she was not just saying those words to mock him.

She was really thinking of tearing him to pieces right now in order to brag and receive 6 praises with one trophy.

“Huh?

He’s crying.

Hey, are you crying?

Wow, he’s really crying?”

Trisha, who had been cackling, smiled as she recalled the words her older brother used to say to her when she was young and crying.

Then, she raised her index finger and brought it to her lips.

“Shh.”

If you keep crying, I’ll want to tear you apart even more.

―

What the hell is going on?

Damn it, damn it.

Baron Keodran muttered like that, watching the commotion in the royal castle with an anxious look.

On one side, buildings were collapsing as if there had been an earthquake, and on the other side, everything was burning and blazing in a huge fire.

The scale of the royal castle is so large that it cannot be compared to an ordinary city, so the damage is not that great if you look at it strictly.

But this place is none other than the royal castle of Hispania.

It was the sound of the king, who is the center of the kingdom, staying directly, the heart of the country.

If something happened in that heart, it could never be overlooked, whether it was a small matter or a big one.

Today’s events will surely continue in some direction.

Baron Keodran bit his nails anxiously, but he couldn’t stand it because he was so uneasy, so he decided to visit Erader again to inform him of the current situation.

In addition, he wanted to tell him to stand up again for Hispania, for the country and the people, to remove the current queen, his sister, who had made a foolish choice, and to sit in that place.

“···?”

However, Baron Keodran had no choice but to tilt his head when he arrived at the mansion where Erader was staying.

Most of the people who were supposed to be constantly monitoring him to see if any strange people were gathering were not visible.

“···It seems like the number of guards has decreased a lot.”

Did a commotion break out in the royal castle and even the soldiers here were dispatched to resolve the situation?

Or did they move to protect the queen, who is relatively much more important?

Baron Keodran, who had confirmed that the people he usually saw were not visible, moved with the feeling of what to do if Erader refused to the end now that the situation had already occurred.

“Erader Wang [Prince]··· nim?”

He headed to the library where he often spent time when he had nothing to do, but he was not there.

Then, the place where Erader would be was his room.

Baron Keodran moved and headed to the second floor.

There, he confirmed that the door was slightly open, knocked a couple of times, and carefully entered.

“···.”

Erader was sitting silently in a chair, looking out the window with his back turned.

Following the previous royal palace attack, he must have been quite shocked by the moment the royal castle was attacked again, as he did not turn around even when Baron Keodran came, but only looked at the royal castle beyond the window.

“Now it’s impossible to turn back.

I didn’t want things to turn out this way, but I couldn’t help it.

If we continue like this, this country will surely perish.

What kind of being in the world rejects the light and tries to crawl into the darkness?”

“···.”

“I beg you to think about it again.

If we continue like this, we will never get a chance to be forgiven again, and everyone will be forced to kneel before the light and burned without leaving even a handful of ashes.

Darkness can never defeat light.

Push out the current queen who has made a foolish decision and take the position that should have been yours from the beginning.”

“···.”

“Your Highness···.

You didn’t like being called by this title.

But you have to get used to it.

Because that position is rightfully Your Highness’s···.”

“I don’t hate that title.”

Baron Keodran, who was unconsciously about to answer, ‘Is that so?’ froze at that voice.

That’s not Erader’s voice.

The voice I just heard in my ear, that voice is definitely···.

“Why would I hate such a title?

From the beginning, that title is only for me, the king.”

“Th, A, AAA···!”

Baron Keodran could not even scream and could only let out a sigh.

It’s not a man’s voice, it’s a complete woman’s voice.

And there is only one woman in the world who calls herself a queen.

The one sitting in the chair and looking out the window, the one who answered my words.

“Tonight will be a long one.

Because there are many stories to share with you.

Right?

Baron Keodran?”

The woman who slowly turned her body and looked at the one who dared to plot nonsense in the royal castle with the most arrogant expression in the world was the monarch of Hispania, Queen Vanessa.

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

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