Chapter 406: The Hero Battles the Demon Lord

No wonder...

Duke had heard Alleria's harp melodies more than once. Most of them seemed to celebrate the beautiful life of the elves in Quel'Thalas, reminiscing about the peaceful days of wandering in the forest.

Many times, he could hear Alleria's determination to risk her life to defend this beauty and tranquility. But now, the beautiful forest, along with her hometown, had been reduced to ashes, and her parents had died in battle...

Duke had never experienced the death of a loved one. He couldn't understand what it felt like to suddenly lose family members who had been with him for thousands of years.

At this moment, Duke was filled with regret and self-blame. He had never met Alleria's parents, nor had he imagined what it would be like to meet them. But the Alleria in front of him, drowned in tears and sorrow, was real.

Looking at her beautiful face, filled with extreme sorrow, Duke's guilt deepened.

If only I had taken more steps to ensure the safety of Alleria's parents, even if I had to force them.

If only I hadn't let the Horde attack Quel'Thalas, perhaps this tragedy wouldn't have happened.

If only...

Since coming to this world, especially after becoming the deputy commander of the Alliance, Duke had told himself more than once that he was a man of great importance. He couldn't afford to be merciful for the sake of his own future and that of Azeroth.

With this mindset, Duke could calmly face the life and death of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people. Because in Duke's heart, these people were supposed to die in history.

"I didn't kill these people, but saved many more who were supposed to die or suffer tragedy. Like Llane, who should have kneeled, or the fourth elder of the Windrunner family who would have been killed by Taron Bloodfiend..."

In the end, Duke was still that young man who had traveled through time. He often took pride in his achievements.

But now, when death truly happened to those around him, Duke found that he couldn't bear it.

Duke's mind was getting more and more chaotic. At this moment, a slender finger like a tender spring flow touched Duke's lips.

"I'm sorry, Duke. I've been too demanding of you. I wanted you, who bears the future of humans, elves, and dwarves, to accompany me in my madness. I knew you couldn't do it, but I still asked you to extinguish the forest fire..."

Tonight's Alleria was very weak. In front of Duke, she was no longer the sharp and capable Ranger General, not the Valkyrie on the battlefield, but a weak woman in need of comfort.

Her bright red lips opened and closed slightly, and Duke, as if possessed, kissed them.

The touch was soft, but there was a certain awkwardness. However, Alleria actively responded to Duke.

Duke suddenly felt that Alleria's body was a bit cold...

For some reason, knowing that he seemed to be taking advantage of the situation, Duke had a feeling that if he let go, he would regret it for the rest of his life. Slowly, Duke's hands began the ultimate exploration.

At this moment, Alleria, who was touched in a sensitive spot, suddenly tensed up. Then her eyes gradually brightened, brightened, and brightened again. It was a look that temporarily forgot about sorrow and confusion. She bit her lip hard, and then, somewhat abruptly, she laughed.

"Damn it, I really don't feel like myself right now..."

Even though she was still shedding tears, a sincere smile appeared on her face.

"My name is Alleria Windrunner, the head of the Windrunner family! The heroine of the Troll Wars! If I cry and seek comfort like a weakling, and then get taken advantage of by some villain, I would be too pathetic. Duke, don't you often secretly call me the Demon Lord?"

"Uh..." Duke shook his head decisively, refusing to admit it.

"Well, I'm giving Duke the Hero a chance to challenge the Demon Lord. Remember, the opportunity to challenge the Demon Lord doesn't come often. If you fail this time, you'll have to wait a thousand years for the next chance."

"Pfft—" A thousand years? The future Azeroth is a dangerous world where it's not uncommon for it to be destroyed a hundred times in a year! And yet a thousand years...

Duke decisively decided, let's do it!

Seeing Duke's determination, Alleria had a mixed expression of crying and laughing: "Looking at your small stature, I won't bully you in close combat. I won't attack you, nor will I leave this room. As long as you catch me, the Demon Lord will be at the mercy of the Hero."

"Let's settle it then."

The battle began.

At first, Alleria wondered if she should go easy on him. Then she realized she was overthinking. If she wasn't allowed to attack the mage's body, Duke had a thousand ways to defeat her!

The shameless Duke instantly froze the entire room.

The rapidly expanding ice blocks quickly reduced the space in the room. After dodging a few times, Alleria gave up. She stood with her hands on her hips, ready to face Duke head-on.

As the most charming of the Windrunner sisters, she had the most voluptuous figure. Her chest, like the peaks of Mount Hyjal, perfectly illustrated the beauty and force of a large curve. The curve gracefully narrowed at her waist, then drew another perfect arc downwards.

Alleria beckoned Duke with her finger.

******Translator here- hello everyone, I'm pretty sure this was the author's attempt at being cheeky and writing a pseudo sex scene with the MC being able to change his class to "perform" different moves and get the job done and not a serious and rather game breaking ability to change classes. He has shown the ability to pick up other class skills before and use them but never outright change classes like this which is why I think this is just for innuendo purposes and not just totally breaking down the narrative he's already invested in previously as this would just feel unearned.

Suddenly, a system prompt appeared.

"Alleria Windrunner has taunted you. Do you want to initiate boss battle mode?"

Duke hastily clicked "Yes!"

"You transformed, temporarily changing your class to Warrior. You charged at Alleria! You gained 10 rage points."

"Alleria tries to suppress you with her strength."

"You used Sunder Armor on Alleria!"

Even though Duke had only played as a warrior for a few days before crossing over, he knew that using Sunder Armor on a boss could quickly build aggro, making the boss only attack him.

"You used Sunder Armor on Alleria, destroying her outer armor."

"You used Sunder Armor on Alleria, destroying her chest armor."

"You used Sunder Armor on Alleria, destroying her groin armor."

After three Sunder Armors, Warrior Duke found that he couldn't use Sunder Armor anymore because there was nowhere left to use Sunder Armor. At this point, Duke's attacks seemed to falter.

Alleria chuckled.

"Your attack was parried by Alleria. She used Counterattack Storm on you. Your armor value has plummeted."

At this point, Duke shouted in his heart: "Hey, system spirit, is there any way to increase my strength? I want to crush this woman!"

"You can try to use the magic circuit to control your body, but this will..."

Duke didn't hesitate for half a second and did as suggested. Suddenly, Duke found that his strength was completely superior to Alleria's.

Facing the suddenly overpowered Duke, Alleria's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to retreat.

"The boss Alleria is trying to escape. Do you want to pursue?" the system spirit kindly asked.

Of course! Definitely pursue! But, he had never seen such a foolish boss! She actually exposed her back.

The next moment, Duke temporarily changed his class to Rogue, directly locked onto Alleria's waist, and launched the Rogue's signature skill, Backstab!

The system prompt came again: "Congratulations, you have achieved the First Blood of Demon Lord Alleria!"

"Ah! Duke, you bastard!" Alleria cursed.

Duke, with his temporarily gained strength, completely suppressed Alleria, and directly launched 998 consecutive Backstabs on Alleria...