The Hero Disciple Is Back - Chapter 108



107. A trap that even gods cannot avoid

Dragons are a perfect species.

That meant that the dragon was the only race that could escape the limitations of time and the realm of time that no other race could do anything about. In other words, even if they were hatchlings, if they wanted to, they could easily transcend the limitations of that delicate youngling. Of course, there was a limit.

-Kuaaahh …

That is why it was possible for the ‘dragon’ to appear in this world at this very moment.

A huge presence like the sun fills the world. The powerful pure white presence that seems to dispel all the darkness that has closed off this world with its one presence is the very same pure white ruler, Baekje (白帝).

Kwaaang!!!!!!

It was just a big swing of the arm, but the enormous energy contained in it left a scar on the world as if it were enough to blow away a mountain. It was such a ruthless attack that it wouldn’t be surprising at all if it were said that an entire human army was blown away with just one swing.

It was a literal bombing-like attack… .

Even in the midst of huge traces

【It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced the dragon’s awesome strength.】

They say that even mountains and rivers can change in 10 years, but the dragon’s incredible strength, which was enough to accomplish such a thing in just a few seconds without even needing 10 years, could not shake the composure of the Demon King, a being who had reached the realm of a god.

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【So is it my turn this time?】

The Demon King said this while gathering his magic energy into his fist.

“There’s no way I’m going to give you your turn.”

There was no way the warrior would have been playing around behind her back. She was neither so clumsy nor so inexperienced as to let slip away the opportunity her daughter had created. After all, she was the warrior of infinite recurrence.

but

on the other way

The problem was that this was the Demon King of Infinite Regression.

Teeing!

“… … ?!”

【You shouldn’t be surprised to this extent.】

I thought I had completely taken control of the rear, but as if he had known this would happen, the Demon King summoned his sword and blocked the Hero’s holy sword without even looking back. It was as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

【It’s so obvious that it makes me sigh.】

“… … .”

【When humans get tired, their thought patterns become too obvious. Are they already tired?】

“…Do you know how to fool someone who seems absolutely unlikely to be fooled?”

【Well… What could it be?】

“It’s simple. Just fool them until they fool you. There’s no need for just one trap.”

【no way….】

The moment he heard those words, the Demon King realized that he had been tricked. When he turned his head and looked at the dragon in front of him… . He was able to realize the answer by experiencing it firsthand.

-Die.

【Do something reckless…】

Dragon magic is definitely a fraud. It is a symbol that shows that dragons are a special race close to gods. However, that does not mean that dragons are gods, and dragon magic is by no means absolute. In other words, it is bound to have limitations.

That limitation is the Demon King.

He was not a being close to a god, but a being who had truly reached the realm of a god in terms of power. Therefore, even if Leah had increased her output to an incomparable degree compared to when she was a hatchling by taking on the form of an adult, it would have been reckless to try to invade his realm of existence with her dragon magic.

-Kuaaahhh!!!

Leah screamed. And that was because her body was covered in wounds and blood was flowing out. No matter how much she increased her output, she could not avoid paying the price for trespassing on the realm of the gods. However, she was able to receive a reward that was certainly proportional to the price paid.

【Coolook!】

Because he succeeded in killing the Demon King once. Of course, since the core was not destroyed, it would be restored quickly… . What was important was that the absolute realm he had surrounded was broken with an instantaneous death.

‘I wanted to use the expression ‘destroy the nuke’, but… .’

That was absolutely not possible because Sera had warned her. The dragon word that brought death to the Demon King and the dragon word that destroyed the Demon King’s essence, the core, were completely different issues. If she had used the dragon word to destroy the core, Leah would have died and the Demon King would have been fine. The dragon word that destroyed the Demon King’s core was something she couldn’t handle to that extent.

Phew!

dump!

Leah, who had returned to her form as a small human girl, knelt on the ground. This was the result of choosing a form that consumed less energy.

‘…I need to recover as quickly as possible.’

The dragon’s dimensionally different recovery power was recovering at a fast rate, but the damage was overwhelmingly too great to be able to do anything about that fast recovery speed. To invade the realm of the gods directly to that extent required too great a price. The damage was so great that it wouldn’t have been strange if she lost consciousness and was on the verge of death, but Leah gritted her teeth and endured.

‘You can’t collapse. You have to hold on somehow… .’

Because your mother will be in pain just as much as you are… .

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My whole body screams.

Phew!

Every time she cut down the Demon King’s body, the mass of magical energy that flowed out would try to destroy her whenever it touched her. Despite the countless times she had experienced it through infinite regression, despite all the research she had done… . She was unable to deal with it perfectly, and could only continue to accumulate internal injuries.

That’s why she was swinging her sword as fast as she could, with all her might, as if her soul was on fire.

‘Faster! Faster! More! More! More quickly! And yet more accurately!’

We must not miss the gap that Leah created through sacrifice.

Thinking about that, Sera the warrior clenched her teeth even more and swung her sword. It was a realm that was absolutely impossible to follow with both eyes, beyond the speed of light… It was as if the sword god had descended, something that even sound could not chase.

The Demon King’s body was literally torn to pieces.

But despite that, the warrior’s sword was unable to destroy the Demon King’s core, and as a result, the Demon King’s body was regenerating at lightning speed as if it had never been torn apart, and was trying to return to its original state.

‘I expected you wouldn’t be able to kill me easily!’

It was the Demon King’s core. It was so hard to cut down the cores of the Four Heavenly Kings, so it was only natural that cutting down the Demon King’s core would be even harder. It wasn’t for nothing that she had to repeat endless failures. That meant that her sword had never reached the Demon King’s core.

That’s why she pulled out the ‘treasure trove’.

‘Now is the time!’

She sent a ‘signal’ according to plan.

It was a signal to use the ‘secret move’ that had been thoroughly prepared for this moment.

however….

“… … ?!”

Nothing happened.

【Surprised that nothing happened?】

The Demon King’s eerie voice was heard.

【You haven’t forgotten, have you? That I still have the last of the Four Heavenly Kings left.】

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t the Four Heavenly Kings.

Once the name of King was given, the Demon King could give it away and take it away as needed. It was a being without personality in the first place. Therefore, once it was released, it could not be controlled. That is why, even though it was the most powerful and certain card, the Demon King did not use it well in the infinite recurrence.

The Overlord, the Fighting King, and the Four Heavenly Kings have always firmly maintained their positions as the Four Heavenly Kings, but the last of the Four Heavenly Kings has sometimes been excluded from his position or taken away by other demons.

“The Dark King… .”

The first and last being created by the Demon King solely with his own power.

And the reason why the Demon King did not want to become a creator god even though he reached the realm of god

【The heavens must have already been covered in darkness.】

The warrior of the Infinite Regression could fully understand why the ‘secret move’ he had prepared with great care had been frozen. No, he had no choice but to understand it.

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Archangel Lyella felt like she was having a nightmare. Seeing with her own eyes that her hometown, which had always been beautiful and beautiful since she was born, was being ruined and dyed in darkness… It was a problem that was more shocking than she could have imagined.

The arrogant author who boasted that he was not even afraid of death because he knew everything, shed tears and said that he did not want to die when he was actually facing death. At this moment, Archangel Lyella seemed to be able to vaguely understand that feeling.

At that moment, Archangel Lyella remembered what the warrior had said.

-The method of deceiving someone who seems unlikely to be deceived is surprisingly simple.

The warrior spoke thus, and told a well-known legend. It was the story of the first time a human surpassed a god… or more precisely, of a trick that made the god believe, “I have won,” and of taking advantage of the god’s arrogance to achieve victory… It was the story of how, in order for a human to defeat a god, he needed not strength, talent, or effort, but a single weapon: a trick. The warrior laughed as he told the story.

-No matter how careful you are, if you think, ‘Ah, everything went according to my plan,’ there will inevitably be gaps.

Just as the god who fell for the tricks of humans and lost his victory

-Because that is a ‘pleasure’ that even gods cannot avoid.

With those words in mind, Archangel Lyella began her ‘real plan’.

“… not ready.”

Operation Name: ‘Noah’

An operation named after a human who, in a legend passed down from the distant past, made the gods indulge in the pleasure of victory and ultimately achieved victory, was now beginning in heaven at this very moment.

Considering that they were once the celestials who hated that legend more than anyone else… it was truly a strange and ironic sight.