The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet

Chapter 204 Battle of Tania

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

Gossas, utilizing its massive body, charged forward.

It shattered the stone pavement and swept away the surrounding buildings as it attacked Tania.

Tania glanced behind her for a moment and hesitated.

Behind Tania was a residential area with countless houses lined up.

Given the commotion, it's likely that the evacuation has already taken place, but she wanted to avoid further destruction of homes.

"Take this!!"

Tania gathered all her strength...

and intercepted Gossas head-on.

Gwoaa!!

A thunderous roar echoed as if a siege weapon had exploded.

"Mugugugu...!!"

Tania braced herself against the charge of the gigantic Gossas.

She wasn't thrown back, but merely pushed backward.

"Take thiiiis!!"

"Uoooh!?"

Tania grabbed hold of Gossas tail and swung it, hurling him toward the plaza.

Gossas, caught off guard, flew through the air...

without taking any defensive measures, and crashed onto the plaza.

"Ugh, you're so heaaavy, seriously... You should go on a diet."

Even Tania was breathing heavily.

She had expended a considerable amount of energy with that last blow.

Nevertheless, she had succeeded in moving Gossas to the plaza.

Here, the damage would be minimal.

Well, the benches and fountains were already in a sorry state...

It's best to just accept that there's nothing that can be done about it.

"Here I go!"

Tania focused her magical power and launched a fireball.

The fireball arced through the air and hit Gossas.

Gossas was engulfed in flames...

but his sturdy scales prevented any harm to his body.

However, Tania had already anticipated that.

As fellow dragonkin, she didn't expect to inflict significant damage with that attack.

It was just a diversion.

Taking advantage of the confusion caused by the explosion, she closed the distance.

She slipped into Gossas' flank...

and struck his unprotected belly with her fist.

"Guaah!?"

Tania's fist sank deep, causing Gossas to writhe in pain.

She followed up with a swift kick to his chin as he struggled in agony.

It was a sharp uppercut-like strike from below.

Gossas, who was preparing to counterattack despite the pain, received a devastating blow and involuntarily retreated.

However, Gossas is a dragon who has lived for 100 years.

He couldn't allow himself to lose to Tania, who hadn't even lived for 20 years. His pride wouldn't allow it.

Ignoring the pain, Gossas rotated his body and slammed his tail.

"Kuuu!?"

Tania was sent flying.

She crashed into a nearby building...

The impact forced the air out of her lungs.

Struggling to breathe, she found herself immobilized.

It was a momentary state, almost fleeting...

But it was enough time for Gossas.

He lifted his foreleg and slammed it against the building's wall, leaving Tania helpless underneath.

"You... You're terrible at handling a girl!"

Tania resisted with all her might against Gossas, who was attempting to crush her.

However, in a simple contest of strength, Tania was at a disadvantage.

It was evident that as a dragon who had lived for 100 years, Gossas possessed more power than Tania.

Tania contemplated.

What should she do?

Should she transform into a dragon herself?

That way, she could turn the tables in this situation...

However, if she were to do that, the surrounding damage would be unimaginable.

As she hesitated...

"Dragoon Howling!"

Magic was released from an unknown source, striking Gossas' colossal body.

Completely defenseless, Gossas couldn't withstand the blow and stumbled.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tania escaped and put some distance between them.

"What was that just now..."

"Are you alright!?"

"We'll lend our aid too!"

They were the adventurers of Horizon City.

Until now, their priority had been evacuating the residents.

But witnessing Tania in a disadvantaged state, they couldn't bear it and joined the battle.

"We're here too!"

"Everyone, let's go!"

The knight order also arrived to support them.

Each armed with their weapons, they attacked Gossas.

Gossas had high defense, and the attacks couldn't reach him.

But still, not a single person stopped their assault.

They couldn't leave everything to Tania alone.

They would fight as well.

That determination was conveyed.

"Hmph, how boring... You humans are so foolish!"

"After seeing these people... witnessing everyone lending their strength in this spectacle, do you still think they're foolish? Truly... you're the foolish one!"

Due to Gossas' attacks, Tania had suffered considerable damage...

Yet, a strange power welled up within her.

Seeing the fighting adventurers, the pain somehow faded away.

Naturally, she smiled...

And Tania charged forward!

"Now it's my turn!"

She partially released her transformation, sprouting wings.

Soaring high into the sky...

Then she cloaked herself in magic and descended rapidly.

Her strike was akin to the wrath of heaven.

A divine blow that punished the arrogant belief of being the strongest.

Slashing through the air, Tania delivered a powerful kick from directly above!

"Guaaaa!!?"

She shattered the scales harder than steel.

Tania's blow reached deep into the core of Gossas' body.

A solid impact that shattered bones was felt.

"Guh... What kind of power is this..."

Gossas barely managed to remain standing, avoiding collapse.

However, it seemed that he had lost strength, stumbling unsteadily.

Tania glanced at the adventurers...

"The source of my power? Well... it's something you'll never understand."

With a defiant smile, she declared,

"Kuh..."

"Now then... Shall we continue? We both seem capable of more, but... if we go any further, holding back becomes difficult, right? We're both dragonkin, and ideally, I'd like to

finish it here."

"Don't mock me! I won't retreat in a place like this... I absolutely won't admit my mistakes! I won't acknowledge your words!"

Gossas bellowed in anger.

For him, this was a battle that staked the pride of dragonkin.

Retreating meant admitting his own mistakes.

It meant acknowledging the truth in Tania's words.

There's no way I can do such a thing.

Even if I were to fall, there is no other path than to press forward.

However, merely falling down is not permissible.

To condemn the foolish Tania, who stands by the side of humans, is a task that I must fulfill. Even if it means dying, I cannot die satisfied.

...What Gossas holds within his heart is not pride, as it were.

It has become an obsession, something that can only be described as such.

In search of an opportunity, Gossas quickly scanned the surroundings, analyzing the current situation.

And then...

"Don't move."

"Eek!?"

Gossas extended his tail and caught hold of a child who had been secretly watching the situation.

It was the girl whom Tania had helped earlier.

Tania was astonished.

"Why are you...!?"

"I... I was worried about big sister... I-I'm sorry... Huuuh!?"

The girl's voice trembled with fear as Gossas tightened his grip with his tail.

"Do you know what will happen if you move?"

"...How cliché. What happened to the so-called pride of dragonkin you spoke of?"

"Hmph. Say what you want. All that matters is winning. If we win."

"You...!"

"I told you not to move."

"A-uuuh..."

With the girl giving out a pained cry, Tania halted her attempt to intervene.

Immediately after...

Gossas lifted his foreleg and crushed Tania.

"Kaah...!?"

Struck head-on, Tania let out an voiceless scream of agony.

"Tania!?"

"You bastard!!!"

The knights and adventurers prepared their weapons...

But Gossas moved his tail, tightening his grip on the child, deliberately flaunting it.

Tania had to save her.

However, she couldn't abandon the child to her fate either.

The knights and adventurers found their feet frozen in place.

"Kuh, you...!"

"It is because dragonkin like you exist that humans become arrogant."

"Aah...!?"

Gossas exerted force in his foreleg.

In a trampled position, Tania's whole body was subjected to pressure.

The sound of her bones creaking echoed, as if grinding.

"I could crush you like this."

"Come, tssuu...!"

"But I can't bring myself to harm my kin. This is your last chance. Abandon your foolish thoughts and submit to me. If you do, I will save you."

"Declined, thank you!"

Without hesitation.

Without even a thought.

Tania firmly declared.

"I won't follow you here! Unlike a blockhead like you, I like humans...? That's why I'll stay by their side... That's my 'pride'!"

Even while coughing up blood, Tania glared at Gossas and spoke with strength in her voice.

In her eyes shone a powerful determination that could not be compared to Gossas.

Gossas, unconsciously, seemed to take a step back.

The dragon who had lived for a hundred years was being overwhelmed by a mere girl who hadn't even lived for twenty years.

"Kuh... Fine then. If you're so eager to die, go ahead and die with the humans you like!"

Gossas bellowed.

In the next moment...

"It is you who shall die."

A cold voice, akin to that of a Grim Reaper, resounded as Gossas' tail was severed.

The one who had severed Gossas' tail was... Rain.

TL Note- Hero comes to save the damsel nah the good dragon from the evil one.

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