Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 156: Meeting in the Labyrinth

The head of the Armored Corps of Calgurio advanced his troops with great confidence.

After consulting with his advisers, the magic tank army would advance as vanguard and decoy.

Even if the Storm Dragon Veldora appeared, the 100th fleet of Aerial Fighter Legion aircraft would deal with it perfectly.

That power was considered to be more than enough to conquer all of the western flanks.

After all, the 100 airships ensured full dominance by each carrying an elite mage with maximum capacity.

Moreover, even though the 300 airships carrying the Beast Corps did not have many invading witches, they specialized in logistical support so that was not a problem.

With both teams simultaneously attacking, the Calgurio Armored Army would achieve great success and honor.

Thus, Calgurio laughed out loud at the prospect of his strength increasing in the Empire.

When the enemy falls for the bait, the main force is to bravely appear and start the attack.

Even though they were at the borders of the Dwargon military state, their movements would not be detected.

It was also not guaranteed that this nation would contact its ally country, the Monster Country Tempest.

Anyway, it's too late.

Even if they had to send troops now, they were too far away, and in time, would not be able to succeed.

Even if they were too busy with their experiments and regretted it, it would be too late.

(TN: I don't know. Original: ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 。)

Plus, even if they were to guard all the routes, they would spread out too thin to truly become a hindrance.

Everything went according to plan, the victory was in the hands of Calgurio.

At that point, if the Dwargon military state tried to help the Monster Country Monsters, their neutrality was nullified.

If that happens, it will then flood and destroy both countries.

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Then, a long-awaited report came.

The vanguard troops were sent as bait reporting that, the Tempest monsters had come out.

Their number is not more than ten thousand.

The report verified that it was one of the main enemy forces.

I won!

Calgurio Gloated.

The enemy easily falls for the trap.

They seemed to be much less clever than he had thought, and, failing to guess the route of the invasion, split their forces.

Reconnaissance has determined that the Monster Country Tempest, has prepared 120,000 – 150,000 troops.

Among them, those who could be considered military units should not even be 50,000.

Therefore, since the number of enemies here was around 10,000, their plan would most likely close all routes and buy time.

With such pitiful strength, forget about stalling, even the vanguard can finish them off.

As expected of a savage, a monster that did not understand the importance of information gathering, this was their highest level of planning.

If Veldora doesn't show up, they're destined to lose.

Before the frontal troops came to trample them, Calgurio would quickly fall to the enemy base.

Calgurio ordered to stop the covert operation and advance his army towards the Monster Country Tempest capital.

Although there was a problem of dwarves who might take military action, it was certainly no longer a problem.

In fact, Calgurio was immersed in imagining the panicked faces of the enemy when they finally saw his army.

In the end, without any signs of strengthening from the Dwargon, they would head for the Labyrinth in the Monster Country Tempest satellite city.

Those ferocious beasts most likely gave up after seeing the power of the Empire, Calgurio thought.

It was clear, after all, the Empire offered a massive army of 700,000.

Moreover, despite being fully armed, those marching were an unprecedented speed.

These modern armies are at a power beyond the imagination of the dwarves with their outdated technology and weapons.

Magic and science.

With their fusion, based on the latest battle system, the strongest corps was born.

That was the Armored Corps led by Calgurio.

–

In the Monster Country Tempest, at the location of the Labyrinth city there was nothing to save for a single structure.

In fact, it was the entrance to the Labyrinth, and other than the stairs to its depths, there was nothing more around it.

This scene was different from the one originally reported, and it seemed, the merchants and adventurers on the west side all fled with the Empire approaching.

If that was the case, rather than letting the enemy use it, there was a possibility that the ferocious beasts wiped out everything.

They may fear possible looting.

This is in fact a clear strategy to injure the enemy by preventing the enemy from getting food.

(Smart!)

Calgurio.

For warriors who received additional operations from the 'Other World's' science and magic, it was possible to perform optimally without food or water for a week.

Food packages made taking into account energy balance are created to provide each unit of energy for one day.

Each unit, carrying a small storage package, is given 10 packages of food.

Considering the actions taken before arriving, there was no loss in the performance in the Armored Corps even if they could not gather food from this city.

Food intake is optimized by making food packages that are quite small and easy to use.

The problem of drinking water is easily solved by drawing water through magic.

Hoping that the supply chain was the weakness of this great army was too naive.

(Hhh! Demon master or not, in the end, thought they were only capable of such shallow thinking!)

Poking fun at his enemy's plans, Calgurio is convinced of victory in this battle.

First he would lay a foothold in the satellite city of Monster Country Tempest.

Building a base there, he would conquer the west side with a smooth flow.

If he did not hurry, the Beast Corps advancing from the north would reduce the scale of his achievements.

If Veldora were to come out, there would be a need to stop him, but the Storm Dragon showed no signs of appearing.

Speaking of……

When Calgurio rested in the tent of the temporary headquarters, he was surprised not to receive the report from the vanguard.

After the first time, there was no more communication.

According to the communication magician, the concentration of magic in the Jura Great Forest seemed to be disrupting the wave of magic communication.

Since this was the demon lord's territory, much could be expected.

The remaining enemy troops might even have returned and the battle had already broken out.

(Although, judging from the first troops we encountered, reinforcements must also be fodder.)

There was no need to worry about the vanguard, so Calgurio would stop thinking about it.

Just in case, he ordered the Reconnaissance to investigate the matter and dropped the thought.

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The problem now: Whether to advance to the capital or the labyrinth.

Usually, cutting down capital will be given priority.

It was close, so first was to defeat the demon lord and then, defeat the labyrinth.

Even if Veldora appears, it's a simple matter of summoning an Airship fleet.

Although communication was impossible for now, they could easily signal them using magic bullets.

Unlike on land, the air speed was so high that the waiting time would be ignored, so there was no need to fear the Storm Dragon that was supposedly weakening.

The magician reported that, the capital of the Monster Country Tempest had a defensive barrier erected around it.

Even using the Magic Canceller Device to break through the barrier, it would be updated immediately, so it was useless.

Seems pretty strong. Rather than barging in, it seemed that it would be easier to destroy it from within.

Although the Magic Canceller Device was very good against offensive magic, it was rather weak in defeating the barrier.

Therefore, it was time for the renovated Armored Corps to take center stage.

Reconnaissance reported that an army of monsters was stationed right in front of the capital.

They were the main force of 20,000 high orcs.

No problem at all.

Calgurio and his advisers never doubted their victory.

After all, they had a formidable army of 700,000.

Victory is usually guaranteed with 3 times strength, with more than 30 times more troops, they have no doubt at all.

"Can't we attack both places simultaneously?"

The advisers who were Imperial nobles expressed their opinions.

There's no objection.

There is no need to disagree aimlessly and create anxiety, because there is no rush.

Instead, Calgurio was equally interested in the treasures that were within the labyrinth.

In the end, sending 200,000 troops to seize the capital, he, with 350,000 would head to the Labyrinth.

After all, it was a simple strategy to conquer the labyrinth by an enormous amount.

Since there are no objections, there is really no doubt that what they are most interested in is short-term profits, rather than capital capture but ……

Thus, in the Monster Country Tempest, 200,000 troops would advance towards the capital, and 350,000 would focus on capturing the Labyrinth.

Then……

These foolish souls will go down the stairs that they cannot climb anymore.

With absolute confidence filling their pockets to the brim with Labyrinth treasures, they advanced.

The labyrinth gives way to all.

But, with Safe Mode now turned off, there will be an unprecedented inferno befalling its visitors.

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One of the deepest rooms of the Labyrinth.

A place where a secret meeting room could be found, which even Rimuru did not know.

For the first time, due to the Master of the Labyrinth, Ramiris's emergency renovation, the Labyrinth's most powerful inhabitants gather.

The reason: the meeting about the destruction of the fools who dared to storm the labyrinth.

But in reality, the purpose of the meeting was very different.

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The ones gathered, they were those called the 10 Lords of the Labyrinth.

Adjutant Ramiris, Labyrinth janitor, dungeon master Beretta.

4 Groups of the Gods.

The 90th floor guardian, the nine heads of the kumara.

Guardian of the 80th floor, Insect Emperor Kaiser Zegion.

Boss 79th floor, Insect Queen Apito.

The Guardian of the 70th Floor, the Ghost King, the Eternal King Adalman.

The 70th floor pioneer, the Ghost Knight, Death Paladin Albert.

And finally, the,

The Guardian alternates the 50th floor, Gozurl and Mezurl.

Both of them also participated for several reasons.

Realizing the strength of their fellow Master, it felt as if they were shrinking.

They, who thought they could win against anyone, now faced reality as they acknowledged the obvious level difference.

As for Beretta, even though she was only assigned to the tasks of saying – Then, Rune Master Gadra will be one of the 10 Lords of – but ……

After all, those who were sitting at the moment were the 10 Master of the Labyrinth.

Knowing that irresponsible Ramiris, the name will not stick.

Normally, they would not all gather here, but since this was an emergency situation, Ramiris asked for his authority, and as a result, for the first time, the entire team gathered.

Well, Veldora was sitting casually in the middle seat but, the other Gods were gathered for the only reason.

Who among them, other than Beretta and the Storm Dragon, was the strongest.

This rivalry burned even stronger when Demon Lord Rimuru personally praised Alderman and ranked him higher.

Every one of them wants to prove to be the most useful.

With the lower floors not receiving much action, the Lords were the most affected.

So there's a reaction.

Especially the 2 women, Apito and Kumara, have a dangerous relationship.

Zegion was calm, and Alderman was burning with ambition.

However, they did not really hate each other despite their poisonous auras.

In the end, even though they were all aiming to prove themselves, they would not go around sabotaging each other's efforts.

These people gathered for the first time, but it turned out to be very quiet.

Facing the Empire's invasion of the Labyrinth, their enmity towards the enemy took precedence over their rivalry.

"Gentlemen, you've managed to collect!

Today, this Labyrinth is facing its biggest crisis since its opening!

With that, let me hear your thoughts! ”

My Ramiris words signify the beginning of the meeting.

"Fuck? Isn't that obvious - ”(TN: kumara ended her dialogue in -orin su)

“-Castruction of course. ”

Cutting Kumara, Apito continued.

"This time, can't you send action to my floor?

Lately, Apito was happy to play around with the Holy Knights, right? ”

"Say what! It's weak, again and I'll die of boredom! "

As they glared at each other, different tensions filled the room.

“Kuhahahaha! Let's stop the fight. And calm.

This time, everyone will get a chance to fight!

First, I think anyone can get past the 60th floor

will be a worthy enemy but ……

It sucks so I quit. ”

“Yes that's right! As Shishou (TN: Master) said, waiting for them to cross all 50 floors is really annoying - isn't it?

Usually it would be fine, but with their numbers, it seemed like it would take some time.

So, let you know, send 10,000 of them to each floor from the beginning.

If you're lucky, someone strong might come with you know? "

With the words of Veldora and Ramiris, the others showed flashes in their eyes.

“So you mean ...... everyone gets a chance?”

Ask Alderman, where, where,

"Composed!"

Ramiris nodded excessively, and continued his explanation.

Each Master will receive 10,000 troops at a time.

Floor 61 – 70, 71 – 80 and 81-90 will each be filled 100,000.

And the rest will be sent to the 51st floor – 60.

There were about 350,000 soldiers heading to the Labyrinth, so they would be distributed this way.

“And then, Gozurl and Mezurl are on standby on the 30th floor to eat people who can run that far?

And even if you wake up and die, you can always come back to life, work hard - Ne! "

Ramiris concluded.

With that, the Gods became extremely motivated.

"So, does Rimuru-sama know about this?"

Zegion broke the silence and spoke.

And Apito was surprised.

The Insect Emperor Kaiser Zegion was a quiet person, he never really had much to talk about.

he seems to be receiving combat training from Veldora for a while, and recently it seems they are almost on balance.

Veldora was indeed admittedly extremely strong, and other than his loyalty to Demon Lord Rimuru, He was a person who only cared for strength.

"Ehehe, we kept it a secret! So, let's surprise everyone – yes! ”

Ramiris said with a plain smile.

But in reality, together with Veldora both hatched a devious plot – especially to surprise Rimuru –

It was always like that, and the people involved suffered.

"Oi oi, Rimuru-sama will not be angry later right?"

Albert asked, worried.

"No problem!"

Veldora and Ramiris convinced him.

Seeing Beretta take her eyes off, Albert gave up.

Well, maybe it's no big deal, he thought.

I just need to defeat the enemy.

In theory, battered enemies are easier to defeat, but we can bounce back.

There was no need to wait for them to get tired of fighting monsters fighting on weaker floors.

“Alright, I agree that we just need to win. ”

Zegion said with a nod, and the matter was resolved.

Ramiris and Veldora looked at each other with evil smiles, and the others pretended not to notice.

After all, it was the first real battle at full strength.

Whatever the case may be, in fact, none of them will let go of this opportunity.

In order to unleash the true horror of the Labyrinth upon its invaders, the ten Gods returned to their respective floors.

So, these hell dwellers waited patiently for their soon-to-be-arriving guests.