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Narration:  And when it dissipated, it couldn’t interact with the centaur in any way. The demon beast seemed put off by Subaru’s sudden change, but it unleashed a fireball to incinerate Subaru on the spot. The massive fireball robbed the cavern of its cold, heating the world around it. Just as it was about to turn Subaru Natsuki into ash—
human
Patlash:  “Giiiiiii!” A black land dragon charged ferociously, tearing off the centaur’s arm.
gpt
Patlash:  The dragon that merged into the shadows had silently sneaked up on the centaur and unleashed a painful strike. The demon beast lost its balance after losing its arm, and it dropped the fireball it had raised over its head. The centaur was caught up in the explosion from the fireball that had fallen at its feet, getting blown back by the close-range blast.
human
Narration:  The centaur spun as blood dripped from the wound on its arm. Paying it no heed, though, Patlash sprinted across the sand, biting Subaru’s clothes as he writhed on the ground, and immediately started to retreat.
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Subaru:  Subaru swung wildly as he was held up by the waist, still suffering from the splitting headache and struggling to understand what was happening as he looked back.
human
Narration:  Behind Patlash, the centaur stood on wobbly feet. He saw the wound where the humanoid left arm had been torn off bubble, and a new arm grew back almost immediately. Its monstrous regenerative ability worked on its other wounds, too. All of the wounds it had taken from the explosion quickly closed, and it was as good as new in just a few seconds. And once that happened, there wasn’t anything left stopping it.
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Narration:  A fireball welled up in its hand, and this time it stretched vertically. Looking closer, Subaru realized it had merged the fireball and the fire lance, creating a fiery weapon.
human
Centaur:  “Giiiiiii!” Raising the fire lance upward, it swung the point down at Patlash.
gpt
Narration:  Matching the timing of the swing, Patlash ducked—avoiding the attack by crouching low to the ground, just barely slipping beneath it before accelerating. But the moment the centaur saw it escape that attack, it kicked the land dragon in the side with one of its hooves. The force transmitted through Patlash’s sturdy scales, and she whinnied in pain at the internal damage. But even so, she didn’t let Subaru go.