The Heroine Stole My Regression-Chapter 79

Students who were neither selected nor participating in the event gathered in small groups, chatting idly.

Some held popcorn, others drinks, enjoying the rare break.

The battles of the top students were always a spectacle for everyone.

But not everyone was enjoying the show.

"......"

"......"

Two women stared intently at the screen, as if trying to pierce it with their gaze.

It was Cheon Yeoul and Kang Arin.

Just moments ago, the battle between Jeong Haein and Ha Sion had officially begun.

-When did Sion get there?

-Seriously, she's so fast.

A murmur of admiration mixed with awe flowed from the surrounding students.

"Figured as much."

Cheon Yeoul muttered coldly under her breath.

If it had been any other time, she would have flatly refused to participate, but there was a reason why she had accepted the role of team leader.

-Wow!

-They're both so....

A few minutes into the battle, the students were captivated by the high-level combat.

But Cheon Yeoul and Kang Arin weren’t concerned with that.

Jeong Haein had finally pierced through the barrage of arrows and plunged into Sion's arms.

"...!"

Then, he shoved Sion into a tree, effectively pinning her down.

It seemed like a perfect, textbook example of subduing the opponent.

To anyone else, it probably looked flawless.

But for Cheon Yeoul and Kang Arin, their focus was on Ha Sion’s reaction.

And as expected...

"Ha, of course. It's like she's setting up the room."

Kang Arin, chewing popcorn, sneered.

-Suddenly.

Cheon Yeoul could no longer hold herself back and stood up sharply.

"Where are you going?"

Kang Arin spoke casually as she watched Cheon Yeoul rise from her seat.

"Anywhere."

Cheon Yeoul spat out coldly and turned away. Contrary to her icy gaze, the image on the screen of the two in battle was still heated and tense.

At that moment.

-Swush.

The angle of the camera, which had been flying through the air and filming, shifted beyond the trees, blocking the view.

The sight of the two of them slowly disappeared from view.

"What the... why did they disappear?"

Kang Arin, startled, stomped her foot in confusion as the two figures vanished from the screen.

Then.

-Ding.

[Ha Sion, opposing team leader, eliminated.]

The words appeared in the corner of the screen.

"Nice."

Kang Arin let out a short exclamation.

Cheon Yeoul, too, stopped in her tracks and cautiously turned around to sit back down.

Her expression softened slightly as she murmured quietly.

"As expected, Haein."

Meanwhile, on the main force’s side.

After defeating the golem, Yu Hana’s team rapidly approached the civilian rescue point. They received a radio transmission from Han Iri, who was on the right side.

-When we turn right, we’ll encounter the opposing team.

They had no choice but to face the opposing team on their path to rescue the civilians. It was part of the battle plan set up by Gaon from the start.

Without a fight, civilian rescue was impossible.

"If we break through fast enough, we’ll avoid combat," Yu Hana stated confidently.

"How should we handle this?" Kim Daehyun asked, looking back at Yu Hana for her opinion. He had been engaged in a rough battle and was clearly out of breath.

Currently, they hadn’t been able to reach Jeong Haein yet.

If the side team had lost, they risked being surrounded by the opposing side if they moved forward blindly.

"Move forward."

Yu Hana’s response came without hesitation.

"Um... but isn't this a bit dangerous?"

At that moment, Go Minjun, cautious, voiced his concerns.

For someone who didn’t know Jeong Haein’s strength, it was a reasonable question.

Yu Hana didn’t look back as she answered.

"It’s fine. He’s won, I’m sure."

"Well... if the leader says so..." Go Minjun nodded, not daring to argue further. He instinctively felt it was impossible to change Yu Hana’s mind.

Just then.

-Crackle.

-Can you hear me?

It was the familiar voice of Jeong Haein, coming through Yu Hana's radio.

Yu Hana ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) quickly grabbed the radio and lifted it to her lips.

"Yes, can you hear me...?"

-Tap!

Before she could finish, Yoon Chaeha reached out and snatched the radio from her.

"Can you hear me! Are you okay?"

Yu Hana’s eyes turned cold.

She walked over to Yoon Chaeha quietly and extended her hand.

"Give it back."

Her face was expressionless, her tone icy.

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However, Yoon Chaeha completely ignored Yu Hana, her eyes fixed on the radio.

-What’s up? Chaeha? I’m fine! I just took down their side team, and now I’m pushing forward on the left side.

It was a huge advantage.

Yoon Chaeha grinned slightly, satisfied. It was definitely Jeong Haein. He wouldn’t lose.

"We just need to turn the corner, and we’ll face the opposing team. I’ll cut the transmission."

-Really? Okay, I understand....

-Click.

Yoon Chaeha abruptly ended the communication, tossing the radio into Yu Hana’s hand.

Yu Hana locked eyes with her as Yoon Chaeha nonchalantly tilted her head.

"Shall we go? Leader?"

Yu Hana accepted the radio.

"Hah."

She let out a brief, almost amused sigh.

***

-BOOM!!!

-BOOM!!!

The continuous explosion sounds slammed into my ears. The main force was already locked in a fierce battle.

A typical 6v6 setup.

Usually, if a mage is included in the group, the strategy revolves around protecting the mage while focusing fire, as the destructive power and efficiency of the mage’s attacks are incomparable.

Gaon’s decision to mix some members from Gaon and Kalos was intentional, aimed at fostering cooperation and tactical decision-making.

Some members became shields for the mages, while others engaged their respective opponents to maintain the front lines.

However, despite the asymmetric strength between Yoon Chaeha and Yu Hana, the battlefield was surprisingly even.

The reason for that lay in the nature of magic.

Magic heavily depends on elemental affinities.

Unless there’s an overwhelming difference in strength, the side with the elemental advantage is always at an advantage.

“It’s going to be tough.”

From a distance, Yoon Chaeha could be seen breathing heavily, struggling.

The element Yoon Chaeha was most proficient in was the Fire element.

The issue, however, was that the two mages on the opposing team both wielded the Water element.

Jo Yuri, also a mage, used the Ice element, so she wasn’t much of a help either.

Of course, if it were anyone else, they might have used a different elemental approach to easily overwhelm the enemies.

But right now, it seemed that Yoon Chaeha wasn’t considering such options.

-SHHHHH!

A fierce fire erupted from the red magic circle Yoon Chaeha created, clashing head-on with the blue stream of water from the enemy’s mages.

The air thickened with hot steam due to the intense magical collision.

Drops of sweat slid down Yoon Chaeha’s forehead.

It was the fourth time—her characteristic stubbornness had kicked in.

Her relentless determination to pierce through the persistent water barrier with nothing but fire.

“Yoon Chaeha, this isn’t going to work.”

I murmured quietly.

If the enemy had been just one person, her sheer skill could have broken through, but now, there were two.

Both mages were simultaneously using their element, making it much more difficult.

Fireballs were not going to work.

-GOOOORRRRR...

I was in the back, cleaning up the monsters that were advancing from the side.

I also wanted to keep an eye on the main force’s situation. If I left them unchecked, the main force would quickly be thrown into disarray.

Like just now.

A golem had reached the rear of the enemy’s main force.

For a moment, the attention of the front-line team was diverted to the golem.

"—!"

Yoon Chaeha fired a powerful fireball with a brief incantation.

Like it was waiting for this moment, the flames hit the enemy warrior directly.

"Ugh!"

The painful groan from the enemy, as their figure blurred and began to fade away.

Slowly disappearing—another elimination.

"Ugh..."

However, not long after, Kim Daehyun, who had been holding the line in the front, also allowed a spear strike from an enemy student.

The enemy was a top-ranked Gaon student.

Now, the battle was back to a tense 5v5.

But another misfortune came.

Someone who had been hiding their presence on the right side suddenly dashed toward the main force.

‘Ju Han-gang.’

The winner of the opposing team’s right side.

Instead of protecting his team’s rear, he chose to attack the main force’s rear.

I immediately bent my body to the limit. My muscles tensed, and mana sharply concentrated at the tip of my spear.

With that posture, I threw my spear.

-SSHHHH!

The spear shot forward, piercing through Ju Han-gang’s body with pinpoint accuracy.

“Ugh!”

With a small groan, his figure blurred and began to fade, slowly disappearing.

Yoon Chaeha quickly turned her head, looking in the direction the spear had flown.

For a moment, her eyes trembled slightly, then slowly shimmered with a deep crimson glow.

I whispered softly into the radio.

"Learn to use it."

I hoped she would understand the meaning of my words.

As soon as Yoon Chaeha heard my voice, her lips stopped moving.

She paused her incantation and slowly turned her head in my direction.

A few seconds later, she turned back and raised her hand toward the sky.

Her crimson eyes burned fiercely.

With a longer incantation, enormous red magic circles stacked upon each other in the air above her head.

"———!!"

‘Not the same as before.’

I muttered to myself.

At that moment, the magic circles began to spin simultaneously and grew larger.

And then, the magic activated.

-WHIRRR...

What emerged from the magic circle wasn’t just a fireball.

From the center, countless spears made of fire appeared.

Dozens of fire-spears formed in the sky.

"What is that!?"

The opposing mages, in panic, quickly formed a water barrier.

The sky became filled with fiery spears.

This formation, this setup—it felt familiar.

‘Catenaccio.’

Yoon Chaeha had perfectly reinterpreted and executed the technique I had shown her, making it her own.

“It was worth showing her.”

I smiled.

-SSHHH!

-SSHHH!

-SSHH!

The fiery spears rained down from the sky.

The fiery downpour pounded against the wall of water, tearing through the defense with explosive sounds.

-KA-BOOM!

As the flame-spears pierced through the water barrier like paper, a massive explosion followed.

The enemy’s main force was completely engulfed in flames.

When the dust cloud and smoke cleared, there were no traces left of the enemy.

Even the golem that had been attacking the rear was reduced to ash.

In an instant, the battle had been turned around by a game-changing move.

My judgment was right.

-Hah... Hah...

Yoon Chaeha, kneeling, breathed heavily as she caught her breath.

Through the radio, I could hear her panting.

I brought the radio close to my lips again.

"Well done."

I was proud of her.

Did she hear my words?

Yoon Chaeha, still panting, paused for a moment before a bright smile slowly spread across her lips.

Joy seemed to radiate from the corners of her upturned mouth.