Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 225: The Defeat

The battle of Venom and Arios continued in the square outside the church. The outlook is bad for Venom. The difference in their strength could not be covered with luck, but it could be said that he had fought quite well. (Chih! As I thought, it's hard.) Venom thought so while regenerating the severed left arm. At this rate, his defeat was only a matter of time. It hasn't been three minutes since the fight started. However, he could sense that people had already started to evacuate from the place, Venom guessed that Masayuki had done well. He's stalling time seems to be going well. (Well now. To defeat this person, my strength is definitely not enough. If there was some sort of chance of ――） Although he knew that the situation was getting worse gradually, he had no other choice but to continue with an intense offense and To get away from this situation, he would have no choice but to continue with an intense offense, Venom need to think of a plan―― 「We are late, but we will help!」 「I will try my best not to hold you back!」

The arrival of Kenya and Ryouta changed the situation.

「You kids, I don't want to be hated by Agera, so don't die!」

Venom shouted while dealing with Arios's attack. To be honest, Venom was annoyed by the idea of borrowing the power of children. However, his defeat was only a matter of time, so this was not the time to complain. (Both strong! Well, I'll use it.) That's what Venom really thinks.

"I understand! Shishou had said it many times. 」「 Yes If we die here without his permission, Shishou will probably kill you .... 」.

Both said so. Then,

「For that reason, let's go all out!」 「Kenya, we use that?」 「Yes! Spiritual Armament ・ Updated―― Activate! 」

Shimmering lights wrapped around Kenya and Ryouta. And then, the arms they got from Rimuru were worn on their bodies. The armor that Rimuru made with Hinata's spiritual weapon as a reference. Its appearance was better than the unique grade spiritual weapon used by holy knights, but it had yet to reach the legend class. However, it could be said that the arm would grow according to the growth of the person wearing it, it was the latest product that should be referred to as Advanced Weapons (Evolving Type Arms). Above all, the equipment has good compatibility with children that integrates with the spirit in their body. Even though Rimuru had experimented and made many as a hobby and it would be useless lying around, that was the reason why he gave it to the children …… He would never have imagined that it would be useful in this place. Arios seemed to understand the danger, as there was a hint of impatience on her expressionless face. So does Venom. (Heh, those children ...... they have almost the same amount of energy as me!? I thought they might be strong, but so far ...) Venom was amazed. In fact, Ryouta is about half of Venom's. As for Kenya, Venom felt his energy was about the same as his. Their skills are trained by Agera. Venom found a good chance of winning with stronger reinforcement than he thought. And the fight will get even fiercer.

While watching the children's participation, Hinata muttered.

「No way, spiritual weaponry ……? It was a secret church arm that could not be used by holy knights unless they were loved by the spirits of ―― in order to be easily mass-produced, he said, as expected of the abnormal Demon Lord Rimuru ...

His impression was mixed with surprise and admiration. Everyone from the church had a similar expression to Hinata. Apart from Nicholas who is a magician, Leonard and Fritz are at a loss for words. Naturally, it was because seeing 12 or 13-year-old children showed more fighting strength than a holy knight. Above everything ――

「In addition, Elemental Knight (Spirit Knight), right? My master, Izawa Shizue has talked about the form of the perfect fusion between human and spirit form. Neither Shizu-san nor I can achieve it, the strongest knight. "Is the appearance of those who have Hero Eggs hatched?" "Beating the holy knight, the strongest knight of man" Elemental Knight …. . 」「 Good Masayuki-dono, you trained those children very well! 」「 Ehh !? A, uh. Rather than my training, I already said it is the power of those children .... 」.

When such a topic was suddenly brought up, Masayuki hurriedly denied it. (What I taught them was just a special movement pose that I saw in the manga! How can it be called training!?) Masayuki denied that while being tired of the same flow of events.

「Hahaha, don't be so humble! Even if you don't say it, everyone knows it! 」

Saying something was useless, so it was reflected on the faces of his friends as Masayuki tried to hide his embarrassment. And, the same excitement befell those who heard the conversation, quickly hope appeared within them. To the companions of the Hero Masayuki. For those who are displaced. For the knights and soldiers who guide the population.

「Did you hear it? They seem to be stronger than Hinata-sama who is the strongest holy knight! 」「 Heroes? Are those kids heroes too? 」「 They are students of Hero Masayuki…. . So apprentice Hero is also a Hero ―― 」「 Then there's no need to be afraid of just one angel right? 」「 What, it's not a big deal, right? 」Up Stupid! It was wrong . The hero Masayuki-sama is amazing! 」「 So yes, right. As expected of Masayuki-sama! 」

So, like this, people's anxiety dissolves very quickly. As a result, the trembling and agitated people had calmed down, and they continued the evacuation smoothly without any problems. Masayuki knew that whatever he said was useless. (That's enough, if with that .... if with the restlessness of everyone gone, I'm fine with that!) Afterwards, Masayuki concluded that his task was to stand up with a confident face, and so he took a stand to watch the fight attentively. . For this reason, there was something that only Masayuki noticed. (Eh? Isn't the Kenyan group a group of five?) So, one of them disappeared from the group. (They are Kenya, Ryouta, Gale, Alice. Eh? Who the hell is the other? Umm, maybe I was wrong. I only know 4 people.) Although he had paid attention to her with great difficulty, Masayuki concluded that it was just a misunderstanding. Since those children who were influenced by Masayuki were only four people, it was the truth in a certain way. Masayuki quickly turned his mind around and prayed for Venom's victory.

So, about the fight ―― Venom was in a one-sided fight until the situation changed completely with the participation of the children. Venom created a gap in Arios' defence which then attacked Kenya. It was a coordinated attack. The secret is 『Telepati』. Venom allocates multiple computational processes and activates 『Telepati』 with kids. With this, it was possible for them to communicate with super high speed thinking. While the three were fighting, they were at a conference at the same time. 『Listen to children. You can fight, but you're still weak. Therefore, do not be overconfident in your power, do only what you can do. 』『 Roger it! 』『 Understood! 』

Kenya and Ryouta happily replied, Venom began to instruct the strategy.

『Ryouta, you will be our defense. We're lucky your attributes are water and wind. While healing me and Kenya when we are injured with the water attribute, devote ourselves in defense with the help of the wind attribute. Look, the strategy's fucked up if you get hurt. Be carefull! 』『 Yes! 』『 I will attack assuming injured. I'm expecting your recovery. However, the holy system healing magic that would damage the demons was not good. I'll kill you if you make a mistake! 』『 Don't, don't worry. I've learned, I won't make mistakes! 』『 Alright! Prioritize your own safety. Don't make mistakes, okay? 』

"Good!"

The key to this strategy is Ryouta's healing. Like this, Venom did not need to worry about healing himself as he continued to attack. Well, even if Ryouta fails, Venom thinks that he will succeed somehow due to Masayuki's luck. It was because he could not win against Arios unless he took a drastic strategy. Next, Venom instructed Kenya.

『Kenya, you will focus on offensive. Although there is healing from Ryouta, I want healing to be focused on me. So, I want you to use your strongest attack at the time it will definitely hit. Understood it? No need to do the impossible. If you eat too much, Ryouta's healing won't follow. Since I'm going to desperately close the man's movements, you should think of a way to make him collect the damage without panicking. ""I understand! In short, Venom-san will become a Tank, right? 』

Venom nodded to the Kenyan question. He often heard that term during training in the labyrinth, Tank was a pioneer that resisted the powerful attacks of melee-type monsters alone. Judging that Kenya had understood his strategy, Venom continued his explanation.

『Fast. So, listen! The man seemed to be a former human, he still relied on his eyes when fighting. That's his weakness, okay? 』『 Yes! We have been taught by Hakurou-Shishou and Agera-Shishou. Or rather, when I relied too much on my eyes, my eyes were shattered, you know? That makes sense! 』

Venom nodded at those words. Using the Full Potion, any loss of body parts can be recovered. With such a reason, Hakurou and Agera seemed to calmly crush the eyes of the clueless children and train them. (They are both, they are the Demon ...) Kenya and his partner seem to receive training without any problems. “They become stronger…. . "So Venom was convincing in his mind.

『Alright, good if you guys understand. The man had not lost his habit since he was human, he had unconsciously protected his eyes and important organs. We use it to fight and attack. And yet! Watch sword. Defending it is useless, do not think to stop the sword with the weapon 』『 Understand! It feels more dangerous than 『Absolute Severance Z from Zegion-san. 』

Venom smiled and laughed when he heard Kenya's reply. In fact, Arios' sword force was above the Absolute Severance Z Zegion's. Although, even though the two are the same in that you cannot defend against him, Venom thinks that Zegion's unnecessary abilities rely on a sword-like medium to be more troublesome. After all, Venom could only praise Kenya for being able to accurately see the opponent's strength. As expected of Hakurou and Agera training, Venom raised the assessment of Kenya. Thus, with confidence in the success of the strategy, he was eager to put it into practice.

"Good! Well, you guys don't make any sense okay. All right, Game Start! 』

Through such an exchange, the fight against Arios began.

With Ryouta as support, Venom attacks Arios with all he can to break through his defenses, Kenya then attacks Arios in the cracks. Arios who received the attack, showed a hint of uneasiness on her face, but she immediately handled it calmly as she did not get any fatal injuries. Although, by subconsciously avoiding the unnecessary attacks he avoided because Arios was a spiritual life form, he did not realize that he was receiving an attack that should not have hit. Arios falls completely into Venom's plan. There was a reason why Arios did not pay attention to Venom's plan. The first was that he should have already defeated an opponent ranked lower than him, which made him feel annoyed. But the problem was that his original strength was sealed. On Velda's orders, he was forbidden to attack the downtown area. For Arios to break orders and act individually, breaking more orders than this is taboo. Therefore, he is restricted in using his Ultimate Skill 『Weapon Lord (Sword Weapon)』. As Venom and his partner felt, if Arios unleashed sword force, he could unleash a "Severance Wave" that cut through everything. However, its power was too great and it would affect the city as well. Arios was placed in a situation where she could do nothing but fight Venom and come with such restrictions. This is all due to the effects of 『Lucky Field』 created by Masayuki. Arios who looked down on her lower ranked opponent, but was not aware she was caught in a dilemma. (No way, for these obnoxious people ..... They stood in front of me with their half-baked ability ――) While being exasperated, they were, only time had passed since he would not receive a decisive attack. Impatient about it, Arios does not realize that she is gradually losing her composure.

If he calmed down, he would give up killing Hinata and immediately retreat. However, Arios did not make such a choice. It seemed like his mind was distracted and could not make a clear decision. Results from–

"Now! Spend this guy with me! 」

So Venom shouted. The sword Arios that pierced through Venom's stomach could not be pulled out as it had been entangled by Venom's magic power. He has no problem removing the sword once, but he will receive a direct Kenyan attack in that case—

One flash. Arios whose decision was swayed by doubt momentarily received a direct hit from Kenya's strongest attack. Even Venom who was suppressing Arios, was split in two by the terrifying sword attack. The increase in Kenya's spiritual power may exceed the limit for a moment. It was because of the heavenly protection of the spirit of light that fused with Kenya Orthis done as a future Hero, he reached a level where he could destroy even an awakened demon king. In other words……

「I, can't be――」

With that as his last words, Arios was swallowed by a burst of light and disappeared.

"They succeeded!" That was Masayuki's impression. The Kenyan technique is admirable, but its accumulated power poses are very similar to the special moves of the manga Masayuki taught. (Ehh !? It became a truly incredible power ―― he Although he was astonished by many things, he could only accept reality.

「Yes, as I expected. Kenya, you seem to have mastered the techniques I taught you perfectly! 」

Masayuki praised Kenya with a refreshing smile ―― Putting aside his inner――

「Masayuki an-chan, did you see it? I did!"

Masayuki nodded to the smiling Kenya. The cheers of those delayed in the evacuation began to echo, announcing the end of the fight. (Like this, Kenya might stand out as a Hero more than I am from now on, I think that's a good thing!) While thinking it was comfortable for him and smiling, Masayuki did not realize that his smiling face captivated everyone. Meanwhile

「Hey, please heal me quickly!」

Despite being cut in half, Venom seemed to have escaped from the burst of light somehow and made a fuss. Ryouta, Alice, Hinata and also Nicholas came running, everyone used healing magic and hence Venom was reborn without any problems.

"of course! Sacrificing myself, it was simply no match for me! 」

Venom hid his embarrassment while saying such a thing. However, Venom secretly obtains the source of the Ultimate Skill 『God Weapon (Gunner)』 as he cleverly steals Arios' energy. Just like the Venom calculation. Usually it was a strategy with a low chance of succeeding when put into action, but his decision that it was worth trying was right thanks to Masayuki's presence. Venom wins the bet and gains more power.

When Venom is healed and everything calms down.

"Huh? Where is Kuu-chan? 」

Ryouta looked around and asked such a question. Seeing the same, Kenya also searched around restlessly.

「Ah, Kuu-chan is gone. She comes out as she pleases again ..... 」「 Kuu-chan likes unusual things! 」

Gale and Alice sighed, they replied like they were giving up on the matter.

"About? It can't help then ..... Since we sneaked to come here, it would be very bad if he didn't come back soon ..... 」.

Kenya's concern isn't about the person named Kuu-chan who seems to be their friend, it's a fact that if they don't return quickly, their absence will be discovered and scolded.

「Who's Kuu-chan?」

To Masayuki's question, the children answered together 『A friend!』.

“Ah, they did have five members from the start. 'While thinking so, Masayuki stopped thinking again by understanding that it was another child he did not know. There was no need to worry now that the enemy was beaten. The kids start looking for their friends to come back quickly. So, Masayuki and co were busy with the cleanup afterwards to dispel the anxiety of the people from the royal capital as they had intended at first.

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In the sky above the royal capital of the Ingrassia Kingdom. 'Shit!' While shouting so, Arios let out a rough sigh. Arios managed to escape from the worst situation thanks to the 『Duplicate Body』 she prepared just in case. (It's not time to get confused. If I think calmly, I can understand that the fighting strength of the enemy is very important. The boy had enormous power. But, knowing now there is ――） But――

「Fumufumu. As expected, everyone thought the same. It was like Rimuru-sama said. [2] 」

Arios's mind is disturbed when she hears the voice of an innocent child. Not to be noticed by Arios who specializes in stealth, "who is this guy !?" with that in his mind, Arios turned around in astonishment. A young girl with black hair was standing there. No, it's not a young girl. It was a very bewitching and beautiful woman that made him wonder why he mistakenly saw her as a young girl for some reason. A beautiful mix of her silvery and golden hair gently flowed down her back. Looking into his eyes, Arios was shocked to the point that he could not breathe.

「I Kumara. [3] Master of mystical beasts, loyal servant of the Great Demon King Rimuru-sama. "Chimeric Lord" Kumara, it's me. Well now, the introduction is over, it's time to split up. 」

After saying those words, Kumara grew a charming smile. 「Don't underestimate me! I don't care who you are. This place is far from the city area. Do you know what that means? It means in this place I'm this 」「 Very noisy. Please quiet! 」

Without time for Arios to react his neck was in Kumara's hands. Kumara's expression was disappointed. And then, a sad expression appeared on his face ……

「I never thought that you [4] would be weak like this. This was because of Venom's efforts, but it was disappointing. 」

Kumaru sighed listlessly while saying that. He wanted to do a great job and be praised by Rimuru, but it couldn't help as there was almost no chance for him. What's more problematic than that…. .

「Now, I want to know what reason I told those children ......」

How will he explain it to the children? That's what occupies his head. And then, he returned to his son form again and flew towards the royal capital while being worried.