Tensei Shitara Slime Datta
Chapter 182: Towards the Final Stage
Sitting cross-legged, Moss had secured a position in the air facing the battle from above.
His size was smaller than usual, it looked like a 10-year-old child.
He achieved this by activating his Unique Skill 『Kolektor』.
Its capabilities are extremely flexible, and it has practical applications in almost every scenario.
It was often used to make very small clones of him to spread calamities everywhere, the main thing was to reap life ……
But this time, he stopped only using it to monitor the situation within each individual Airship
Yet……
(Gosh, it seems like the strong ones are all concentrated in the main ship ……
How boring .
If it's like this, there's not a single person we (me) can fight.
Whatisthis? It seems that my Demon God friends are in a challenging fight.
However, it was a pretty big condo.
To make Carrera-sama to be serious, yet still fight on par with her..).
He monitored every battle that was going on, recording it without any omissions.
After all, what he gathered was intelligence.
At the same time, he did not forget to transfer the intelligence gathered to Diablo.
Although he did not notice that Diablo, acting as a relay point, further transmitted that information to a particular person …….
Zonda who was nearby just a moment ago, watched the battle of their Demon King Rimuru, was informed of the struggle of their comrade Veyron, and went to support him.
Watching Lord Rimuru-sama's extremely powerful Demon attack – "Veldora Sword" ―― had made him filled with excitement, and seemed to have awakened something within him, he said, but that seems like a good thing to be useful to Veyron.
When he thought of such things,
(Kufufufuf. Moss, we're progressing smoothly. What about "Rice"?
The message came from Diablo.
(No problem here.
It seemed to have moved several ships towards their transfer devices, but failed to teleport outside.
Thanks to the Spatial Interference Barrier set up by the Great Demon, teleportation was successfully prevented.
Looks like Cien has done a pretty good job)
(All right. Having it dart around is quite painful.
By the way, he'll probably show up on the flagship ship by bait (Emperor).
It seemed that some escape method was thought out, but all of it was useless.
Kufufu. Destroy everything other than the flagship)
(Roger it. Well, my clone will—)
(Wait. After hearing the words of contempt towards Rimuru-sama, your boss seems to be going berserk.
I think it's better if we leave this to Testa. This might help him vent his anger. )
(What ?! Didn't you hear what I just said about the Emperor?
Before "Rat" takes the bait (Emperor) we can't kill it. )
(Well, maybe it'll be okay.
It was impossible for Testa to destroy that "Castel Guard.
However, I fear this may lead to interference with "Mouse" surveillance".
Please calm him down, and help him get back the reason. )
(Who? You mean me? What the fuck, just not making sense!!)
(Yes I mean you! Kufufu. Then I leave this to you!)
(Ah, he hung up.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like Diablo-sama is not very good at handling Testarossa-sama.).
Thinking so in his mind, Moss let out a long sigh.
Calm yet cruel.
Even so, he was still lenient towards the other Demon Lords.
However, against Moss's master, Testarossa, he seemed to have actually acted cautiously.
Well, there's no particular reason, maybe it's just Moss' imagination.
Changing his thought trail with “Good sadness. ”, Moss contact Testarossa.
He asked her to destroy all other Airships aside from the aircraft carrier.
(Give it to me. Let's teach them what happens when they dare to insult Rimuru-sama!)
Sensing the wave of his anger, Moss's face stiffened.
Wasn't that "Rice" accidentally baked as well? He was worried for a moment, but even if that happened, there was no problem.
He judged so, and began to take out his clone.
Apart from the small amount left in the transfer device of each ship, all the other clones were successfully retrieved.
At the same time, the battle on the deck had already begun to reach their conclusion.
Zonda who cheerfully went to offer her support, had helped Veyron by utilizing her ability to turn herself into a weapon.
(Right, as expected.)
Accepting the victory of his comrades as a natural order, he returned to his own role of observing "The Mouse".
Incidentally, the remaining small number of clones were ordered to continue to obstruct the Magicians on board to interfere with their Defense Magic.
It may not be necessary for it, but weakening the multi-layered barrier even a little will act as support for Testarossa.
Immediately after, the sound of a huge explosion resounded. About half of the remaining airships around the ship ―― about 60 of which ―― have been lifted by the fire dragon. (TN: ⁇ ⁇ means it's a dragon composed of fire, not an actual fire dragon, so a fire dragon can cause confusion, especially with certain Mad Dragons around.)
This is because of the very high temperature of the wide area magic ―― "Chain Prominence".
The Airships whose defenses were weakened due to Moss' interference were unlikely to resist, and were all burned to the ground by a huge spell.
Thus, excluding the 200 captured airships, only the aircraft carriers, carrying the Emperor, were left in the air.
Moss had investigated the whereabouts of the "Mouse", confirming that he had been transferred to the main ship.
At the same time, the teleportation magic formations of the captured Airship had all been erased by its clones.
All according to instructions.
Thus, the battle plan had switched to its final phase.
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Ultima purely enjoyed his battle with Damrada.
Their strengths rivaled each other, a winner could not easily be determined.
Or so it seems at first but ……
When using magic, as a demon, he had full mastery, allowing him to use it as he pleased.
However, when it came to acquired abilities, in terms of proficiency, he was left behind by Damrada by a few steps.
The quality of where they were was different, but when it came to the amount of Energy, he should have an overwhelming advantage.
But Damrada was, by focusing his attack to a single point, he managed to compensate for all Ultima's attacks.
Because of this, a multi-pronged attack was attempted, but then several simultaneous attacks, all with the same force started as retaliation, and Alternative had activated all of them, offsetting the attack once more.
Its mastery is remarkable, the main definition of the use of the model.
However, Damrada was aware of the fact that he had been cornered.
Not wanting to show off his hand, every time he played a card, he clearly felt Ultima take it, and it got stronger.
(It's bad. If this continues I will be defeated.)
That's a bitter reality.
From a third-party point of view, they may think their abilities are balanced.
However, as it is currently balanced, as one side continues to grow, the scales will start to tilt.
then, then,
「Aha, I'm starting to understand now! 」(TN: Your daily reminder that Ultima is bokuko/tomboy.)
It was with great pleasure to shout to Ultima when 6 pairs of black 12 dark ―― individual wings spread out, and simultaneously started their attack against Damrada.
Attack through the wings.
It was, unlike the unstable Black Flame Whip until now, it was a severe attack with refined strength.
Damrada exerted his strength, and focused on subverting the attack.
Did it! And after he felt relieved for a moment,
「Poison Lunge Fist!」
The young woman (Ultima) has penetrated Damrada's abdomen.
His wrist was clad in magic, the Ultimate Skill of the Samael『 Poison King focused on the purple claws on his five fingers when activated.
His strength easily penetrated Damrada's defense, giving him the grip of victory.
「Ughf!」
Damrada started vomiting blood, and fainted on the spot.
However, it still exerted its will,
「You idiot, it's not a fist. It was a spear hand ……
But, the strike was perfect ... well done …
It could be called "Bloody Bite (Toxic Claw Crimson Serpent)" perhaps ...... 」(EN: Look at this person. Pronounce the name of the chuuni attack on his deathbed.)
And saying that, he fainted.
Gazing into the sky, he looked back on his entire life, and made a bitter smile with a hint of regret.
His Majesty――
「Damrada, this time may be the last.
I am more than tired.
Suppressing Justice King Michael from getting out of control has its limits.
When you think of this thoroughly, absolute "Justice" is not much different from "crime".
justice that everyone recognizes does not exist at all ……
Therefore, while I myself command you.
『Find him who can beat me !!』
If I were to lose the battle against Guy, there would probably be no one left with the ability to suppress the enraged Judge King Michael.
It hurts me to ask for your help.
It sucks not to be able to keep my promise with Veldanava's "Stellar Dragon King ……
That's something I'd apologize to her about on the other side.
This is an imperial order.
Find someone who can defeat me, and destroy Justice King Michael !! 」
My sincere apologist.
I cannot fulfill your imperial orders ……
However, there are also relief.
To find someone who could kill his master, for Damrada it was painful.
Guy won't budge.
The Demon King was stubborn about rules, he would never move of his own accord.
For that reason, after the Emperor's decree was issued, Damrada had left the Emperor's side and started his various activities around the world.
He has found several candidates.
Kagurazaka Yuuki and Demon Lord Rimuru.
Their existence was a bud of chaos, but at the same time they were also rays of hope.
This battle had caused a decisive fight against Guy to become impossible.
At this point, it was already impossible to rebuild themselves. Emperor Rudra no longer had the spare energy to wait for another opportunity.
With his tenacious will, he has dominated and controlled the ultimate skill of 『Justice King Michael』.
For Rudra who bore human flesh, it must have been a painful burden beyond imagination. However, Rudra had endured until now.
He is idealistic, he wants to unite the world, he wants to build lasting peace.
A dream in which there is no conflict and poverty, in which humanity will flourish.
When Rudra's sister, Lucia, first met Veldanava, she made a promise; she had sworn to give everything to him along with Emperor Rudra to work towards "building a united country".
However, the dream will end in failure.
Therefore, they needed to stop the rampage of the Ultimate Skill given by "Stellar Dragon King" Veldanava, 『Justice King Michael King.
Destroyed by the ability given by a friend, it really is the greatest irony.
Before Rudra collapsed, Damrada had to fulfill the imperial decree, but ……
He seems to have failed in his duty.
Defeated by Ultima, his life begins to wane.
However, he believes this is not a worse case scenario.
「Yang Mulia .... Rudra the same, I hope he is killed (liberated) ……
can I ask you that ……? 」
「. I plan to kill him! 」
Hearing Ultima's reply, Damrada felt relieved, his heart liberated as he felt at peace.
「Your offering, is my soul ..... I will forward all“ techniques ”that I have forged ……
――Mu Your Majesty ..... I will join you now .......... 」..
Those were his last words.
Damrada, take his last breath and go down to eternal sleep.
He was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Nasca, and an sworn friend of Emperor Rudra who united ・ Nam ・ Ul iim Nasca.
The curtains were eventually drawn on the longevity of Damrada's "Fist Saint.
「A-ah, how boring. Heart disappeared.
Especially after I thought to present it to Rimuru alike .... 」.
Seeming uninterested, Ultima, absorbs Damrada's body which turns into energy, his own soul, with his black tentacles.
The skills and strength that Damrada forged were absorbed into his body.
Thus, the battle between Ultima and Damrada reached its end.
The life of "Saint Fist" ended, and that of the newborn "Saint Fist.
Damrada, in his final moments, has bestowed his greatest strength on one of the worst (strongest) of the demons.
Perhaps passing by without noticing this, to him, was a happy thing.
Or perhaps, he was happy with the fact that there was a successor to his skill.
Damrada died, and it is no longer possible to know the answer to this, because the method for doing so does not exist.
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Carrera, who had just lost her left arm, was bound.
With the ability to turn his violence from within into strength, he could show immense strength, but the man before him blocked his path like a wall.
Kondo too, had miscalculated.
Right from the start, justice belongs to the winner, and losing to an opponent while wearing his uniform is inexcusable.
Wearing it means he will give his all. Even if his opponent was a strong one, he would never wear his uniform unless he judged it necessary to immediately eliminate it.
However, even after firing a few Remove bullets to destroy the barrier and a few Necrosis bullets at him directly, he was still alive and kicking when he attacked Kondo.
In other words, he was a "threat" at a level that even Kondo could not handle easily.
(That hurts. If only I still had the bullet of Judgment left ..).
Or so he thought, but just thinking about this would not be good, and he fired Eraser bullets once again.
The Judgement Bullet, it was a trump card that could only be shot once a day, but it also meant that it was the strongest blow.
However he had used it before to weaken Veldora, he had to wait until the cooldown time was over, so there was no point in thinking about it.
Against Demon Carrera, Kondo was superior in terms of battle tactics and proficiency to his abilities, yet his overbearing Energy had forcefully leveled the playing field.
In this battle, multiple bullet shots caused Carrera's magic circuit to become tangled, and Kondo's Eraser bullet managed to wipe his left arm before it could regenerate.
Even now, Carrera received a blow from the maximum output Eraser bullet that managed to pierce the left side of his abdomen.
"You ……!!"
Carrera groaned as she used her right hand to fix a large hole in her wing.
Normally, this degree of injury was something he could passively heal, but due to the effects of the Necrosis bullet, his healing failed to function.
In a situation where his left arm would not regenerate, Carrera was made aware of the gloom of the situation.
The stronger the mind can defeat the stronger the power.
At this point, Carrera, whose body was tormented by pain, understood this very well.
There is no point in having them.
When fighting with a true elite, similar to using magic naturally like breathing air, one must also have full mastery over their own abilities.
In the contest of power, Carrera had an overwhelming advantage.
However, he suffered greatly in terms of willpower.
(If this continues, I will lose ……?
In other words ..... Will I die?
We are the strongest …
I, the Demon Lord, will!?)
This is something he won't admit.
Above all, this would be against the orders of Carrera's beloved master, Demon Lord Rimuru.
If something like that happened, Carrera was afraid that even if she could not make up for this disgrace even if she killed herself 10,000-fold.
Rather than die, he was worried about not being able to follow Rimuru's orders.
「Such things are unacceptable!」
Shouting loudly, he braced himself as he forcefully tried to regenerate his left abdomen and left arm.
Activating the Highest Skill 『King Abaddon』 Extinction in both his hands, black and white lights filled the space around Kondo and Carrera.
A large amount of magic essence was converted into energy, and the aftershocks had enough power to blow away Carrera and Kondo.
Carrera focused his will, and gained control over Energy.
As for Kondo, he wanted to say 'you're joking with me'. (TN: I'm not kidding here .. well, this is funny, but this is actually what it says ..)
At this moment, if he were to attack Carrera and disturb his concentration, he was afraid that the uncontrolled burst of energy concentrated on his hand would blow away the entire Airship.
Perhaps, if he did not survive the blow, he was afraid that the Emperor would get involved in it.
Due to the fact that the surrounding Airships had been annihilated, with the main ship as the only remaining ship, he could not ignore the risks.
His teeth wriggled in frustration, as if the table had changed in an instant.
Kondo is not wrong in this.
It is commendable, to be able to instantly suppress the mana that swelled out of nowhere, and led to its current state, reflecting the precision of the Mana Carr Mana Manipulation from Carrera.
This was something that could be achieved precisely because he was Carrera, who, among the 4 Demon Lords, boasted about the second level of Energy after Diablo, and prided himself on the accuracy of his control.
「I give you destruction. Just go! "Annihilation Abyss" !! 」(TN: You really have to admire Chunnibyou in the author to make all these names ..)
A substance called from the abyss, the flow of Anti-Spirit Energy.
This is Ultimate Carrera Magic.
Realized through the use of the Highest Skills 『King Abaddon』 Extinction, this is the greatest, best Attack Magic.
Kondo quickly analyzed the situation and took action, using his Ultimate Skill 『Sandalphon the Executer er.
With Kondo as the target, this was a spell that would destroy anything in its path.
He understands it that way.
At this rate, it would directly hit the bridge of the ship behind Kondo.
Therefore, in order to avoid affecting the bridge he had to fight, and suppress the Energy.
He defined it that way.
Emperor Rudra who was on the deck would probably be safe even if he was hit by a direct blow. Therefore, protecting the ship would be identical to protecting the Emperor.
And thus, Kondo, utilizing Sandalphon, seeks to overcome the forces of extinction but ……
"Abyss annihilation" was Carrera's strongest magic, and his war of power was also extremely overwhelming.
Despite being protected from head to toe by the God-level armor used to its full potential, Kondo felt a strong pain permeate through his entire body.
But thanks to that, Kondo survived.
It was the result of protection from the God-level armor in addition to using Sandalphon the executioner.
Yet he was unharmed, wounded all over his body, he was in a state where he barely stood.
But, as a result of his actions, the bridge was very well protected.
He feels relieved.
The battered Kondo turned towards Carrera,
「You, unfair――」
He expressed his emotions for the first time.
Carrera seemed satisfied with his words,
「Ah, that's reasonable. After all, we are the strongest race.
But are you not being too unfair yourself? 」
He responded with a smile while laughing fearlessly.
For Carrera, this is the biggest compliment.
And then, he prepared himself vigilantly.
Kondo was injured everywhere.
However, Carrera also suffered more damage than her appearance.
While the two acknowledged each other, they began to gather their final strength for the final fight.
