Chapter 209

Volume 3

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN) Chapter 207

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Chapter 207 for you guys.

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Translator

Sushi

Editor

Lesari

Vs Dagruel Part 3

Dagruel’s forces continued marching forward.

Although the lines crumbled for a short period, by the time

they made contact with the Immortal Legion the lines had already reformed.

Accepting the deaths of their comrades as though nothing has

happened, they overcame the hurdle and continued moving onward.

Within their eyes, was their absolute faith and fealty to

Dagruel.

The giants marched onwards, embodying the statement

“There is nothing to fear!”.

2 hours after the battle

started.

The battlefield had fallen into a stalemate.

The majority of the giants were roughly 3~5m in height, among

them were also super big individuals towering at 10m in height.

At first the giants pushed against the Immortal Legion making

use of their size, crushing the skeletons as though twigs, but as time passed

the situation changed like the flip of a coin.

Because of Adalman’s usage of his Undead magic’s ultimate

arts.

Using the scattered bodies of the Skeletons, Giant Skeletons

were summoned. And what these huge bodies equipped, were Magic Weapons that are

made from fusing together heaps of magic steel weapons.

As the vessel was composed from the unity of many Grudges of

the Dead, the weapons that they previously wielded adapted and changed to suit

their present form.

With that, multiple Skeleton Giants at 7m in height were

created.

While the giants were making up for their handicap in numbers

with their combat prowess and size, they started to lose that advantage with

the emergence of the Giant Skeletons.

The Immortal Legion was clad in a holy aura, with Heal Rain

(Light of Recovery), which would normally burn them to cinders, being cast over

them by Adalman; this gave a new meaning to the word “undying”.

They would recover on the spot, no matter how much they get

battered and broken.

But, the giants weren’t losing out either.

Whatever injuries that are inflicted upon their bodies, as

long as it isn’t fatal damage, they will steadily regenerate and recover.

As neither side has been losing numbers, the situation was

just a back and forth of them trading blows.

‘So, what’s the plan

now.’

On the outer walls, which have been enchanted with a barrier

which prevents intrusion from monsters, was Shion, standing atop the highest

point and viewing the battlefield with a bird’s eye view.

Due to Adalman and Gadra’s great magic attack, their forces

now outnumber the enemy 3 to 1.

At first they thought they might be able to achieve an

overwhelming victory, but according to Adalman’s report, the giants showed no

fear.

Then he reported something even more troublesome, their Super

Regeneration.

Though the Immortal Legion has stopped getting knocked

around, the number of casualties for the giants was lower than expected.

While the Big Giants are busy fighting the Giant Skeletons, the

Death Knights would move in to finish a foe.

That was the plan of action they decided upon, but it was

still easier said than done.

Though Shion’s elite guard, the Terror Knights, were kept in

reserve, Shion came to the conclusion that even if they were to be mobilized,

they wouldn’t be able to make much of an impact on the battlefield with their

fear inducing abilities.

The reason was obviously because there won’t be much of an

effect, on enemies that don’t feel fear. Chances are the effects would be easily

Resisted.

This is troublesome…. Shion thought, as she bit her lip.

Shortly after the battle

started, they had a brief strategic meet with Adalman who just returned.

As they can’t count on their advantage in numbers, they

decided to probe the enemy for information by making use of the Immortal

Legion’s undead property.

It was a conservative move, but for the sake of discerning

the enemy’s capabilities, they reached the consensus of avoiding a full scale

clash at the very beginning.

In addition, there was a point of concern that Gadra spoke

of.

「

I found it to be a little perplexing, how did they disperse

the

“Nihilistic Hazard”

….?

To me, it looked

as though they were nullifying the magic――

」

That was what he said.

As he has spent all his Energy and was unable to cast another

volley of Great Magic, it was his intuition as a Great Magic User that gave him

the feeling that something was amiss.

The meteor attacks also didn’t cause as much damage as was

expected, but it was how unnaturally his

“Nihilistic Hazard”

was dispersed that really gave

rise to his suspicions.

It might just be him imagining things, but it’s better to

take note of this.

It’s not like Shion could use magic, but attacks that made

use of energy could be affected too. It was expected to at least be wary in

case it really happens.

Shion was observing the battlefield, as she thought of such

details.

Standing by behind her, were Dagura, Ryuura and Debura.

What they were looking at, was an individual who looks like a

commanding officer of Dagruel’s forces, who was locked in a duel with Albert.

The officer wielded a great sword like it was part of his

body, he showed great pride in his strength, setting him apart from his peers.

It looks like Albert is the only one able to stand up against him.

The man moved nimbly and skillfully, uncharacteristic of his

bulky build at 3m in height.

Seeing as he is up against the ultra first class

swordsmanship from Albert, him being able to battle toe to toe with Albert was

abnormal as it is.

「

What

a strength. To think there would be a warrior who lives by the sword among the

giants.

」

「

Right.

That’s our old man’s adjutant,

uncle Grasword

.

」

Dagura answered, from

hearing what Shion muttered.

Grasword. An ultra first rate two handed sword user. And, the

second-in-command of the giant forces.

Though his total Energy levels are lower than Dagruel, it is

said that his swordsmanship is at a higher level instead.

If you look at it from another perspective, it might be

Albert who is the abnormal one, being able to cross swords with such an

individual.

He was parrying heavy attacks that would normally crush

opponents as though a flowing willow, he’s even adding in counterattacks.

It was a feat possible only due to the full set of Gods class

equipment he was bestowed with. That was because if it was equipment of Legend

class or below, it would have shattered from receiving the first attack.

Due to Grasword’s

abilities

『

Magic

Immunity

』

and

『

Weapon Destruction

』

.

Normal equipment would be destroyed the moment they made contact.

Armor would also be destroyed, and his opponent would then have to receive his

killer attacks “naked”.

That, was knowledge that was known to only Dagura and his

brothers at that moment, and Albert being the only one able to put up a proper

fight against him was a coincidence that was nothing short of a miracle.

But, it was ironic that nobody knew, the fact that this

coincidence has been narrowly preventing the collapse of the front lines, if

you can call it irony that is.

Though the threat was there, as there was someone who was

able to stand against and hold back the threat, the danger the threat posed was

not noticed by the others.

However, all that was irrelevant to the 2 persons in

question. Such things were the least of their worries, as they duked it out

ever more intensely.

「

Hmm,

our old man ain’t making his move. Should we move in the face him, if he

actually shows movement?

」

「

Don’t

be getting excited just yet. It’s obvious, but I’ll be the one to face him. You

boys lead the Terror Knights and prevent any potential interruptions.

」

「

Roger

that. But, it’s better to not underestimate our old man.

Though Nee-san might

be pretty powerful, our old man’s a real monster.

」

Shion and co. had such exchanges, while they turned their

attention to the main enemy encampment.

There were no signs of movement. But, that instead gave off

an extremely ominous atmosphere.

It felt dangerous to make the first move, as there is no

movement from the main enemy encampment.

It still didn’t feel like the proper opportunity to move her

elite forces yet, but the present situation isn’t going to change from them

just staring at it.

The frustration was starting to set in on Shion.

(Should I just go with an all out attack?)

Right as Shion was contemplating such thoughts.

Suddenly, a change to the situation occurred.

The change was as intense as it was sudden.

「

That’s….

」

Hearing Ryura’s muttering, Shion, who was looking at Albert

and Grasword’s battle, diverted her attention.

A certain individual, was walking out from Dagruel’s main

encampment.

Wrapped in layer upon layer of chains, was a man who looks

like he lost too much weight.

At a height of 2.5m, he was of a smaller frame than what you

would expect of the giants.

But, despite being chained all over, the intense presence

coming from him drew more attention than any other giant could.

Their natural instincts were appealing desperately, at how

dangerous that man is.

「

T-that’s….

Is that, our uncle that has been sealed for the longest time?

」

「

So

that’s…. Feared and known as the War God, the Rampaging Kishin

[1]

…. Uncle

Fenn

!?

」

「

Fue

ー

fue fue fue. I’m gettin’ hungry!

」

Without saying anything,

another corkscrew punch made its way to Debura’s gut.

And,

「

You had your fill with that? Next time you say something as

irrelevant as that, don’t think you’re gonna survive!

」

Shion angrily sad her piece.

But, the tension was broken thanks to Debura’s dumb

interjection.

They began observing that individual, now that they have

calmed down.

The chains were writhing and pulsing. There was a smile on

the man’s face, even though he looked like he was heavily restricted by the

weird chains.

The kind of smile, that show just how elated a person is.

A simple probe, showed that his predicted Energy levels

surpassed Dagruel.

Shion was surprised.

Though there were many beings that had high Energy levels

among her comrades, this made them look like children in comparison.

This, to Shion’s knowledge, was at the highest level――it was

at the class of the True Dragons, he was comparable to Veldora or Velgrind.

「

No shit…. That guy is one heck of a beast! Isn’t it

pretty much impossible for you boys to face “That”!?

」

Shion exclaimed.

It was unexpected that there would be another monster of this

level besides Dagruel.

She thought it was excessive, to have 2 members of the 12

Guardians here.

As Demon Lord Ruminas was also here.

No matter how “big” Demon Lord Dagruel was, it

shouldn’t be too difficult to handle as there was 3 awakened demon lord class

beings here, were her thoughts.

But having reached this point, she recognizes how naive that

thought was.

She has also noticed, that it was just really good luck, that

Albert is able to keep the second-in-command in check all by himself.

「

This, is way nastier than what was expected. So that, is

our other uncle――Fenn, huh.

」

「

You

don’t say, a monster of that level was unexpected, even for me….

Uncle Grasword was

bad enough already, uncle Fenn is on a whole other level――

」

「

Fue

ー

fue fue. That skinny bones, Imma bet I can beat him easily

if it’s weight we’re talking about!

」

‘Maybe I should really kill this fatso.’

As Shion was thinking that, something happened to the chained

man.

The chains, were being released.

「

Those

chains, is that Gleipnir!? If that’s the case, this would be pretty dangerous

yes?

」

Gadra-roushi who has

been standing by behind them, spoke up to Shion.

As he has used all his Energy earlier, Gadra-roushi has been

resting after the end of their meeting, but has woken up from noticing the

changes in the battlefield’s atmosphere.

「

Oh,

it’s Gadra huh. So, what’s that Gleipnir?

」

「

Right.

This is something that has only been passed down in ancient texts….

It is said, that during the age of gods, the dragon emperor

sealed an evil god

[2]

.

2 of the 3 brothers turned over a new leaf, but as the remaining

sibling chose to retain his brutal nature, he was sealed with the Chains of

God.

Gleipnir, are the

names of the Chains of God.

」

Gleipnir.

Chains that sealed an evil god who emitted immense amounts of

Energy.

If the legends are true, the chains will have been absorbing

the Energy emitted from the evil god, and have “evolved”.

During that time period, these chains were said to be the

possession of the dragon emperor, and was able to seal both divine and demonic

beings. In the current era, it wouldn’t be surprising if it had properties on

par with God class artifacts.

But, what was truly terrifying, was not the chains.

The evil god which was sealed by those very chains, was what

they needed to be wary of.

「

Do you think the

stories are true?

」

「

I’m afraid so….

My advice for the best course of action, would be to retreat.

」

Shion frowned, at Gadra’s submissive view.

But, it wasn’t out of anger.

For someone as aged and knowledgeable as Gadra, there was a

certain “weight” for him to give such advice to Shion, whom he is

fully aware of her aggressive nature.

That, was a warning, coming from someone who knows how

capable the 12 guardians are.

「

We will not retreat.

We,

have been given orders from Rimuru-sama to defend these lands.

To

retreat, would be to go against Rimuru-sama’s will.

As

of now, as Rimuru-sama is concealing himself, that means we have been given the

reins on how we intend to end this great war.

But!

That will only happen after we manage the problem that we have here at this

location.

We

have our orders, and we shall not fail to execute them.

This

represents our faith in Rimuru-sama, and also serves to prove that

Rimuru-sama’s strategies are the proper answer.

Any

objections?

」

「

――There are none.

」

「

Alright.

」

That’s right, retreat was out of the question.

To them, retreating would be the same as saying Rimuru’s

strategy was mistaken, as he was the one who judged that Shion and co. would be

able to successfully defend this land.

Such thoughts will never be acknowledged

On the off chance that defeat actually occurs…. That defeat

too, would have been accepted as Orders from Rimuru.

Having received Shion’s intense will, the disposition of

Shion’s elite guard changed.

The elite guard standing by at the outer peripheral walls

overheard the conversation between Gadra and Shion.

If a conversation isn’t conducted privately, the contents are

usually transmitted to the vicinity. The elite guard made their preparations,

having received Shion’s will.

Meanwhile

――

Fenn makes his move.

He traverses the battlefield at incredible speeds, moving as

though he was the wind itself.

And finishes his sprint by launching an offensive against

Adalman, who was at the rear lines supporting his allies with magic.

Adalman, who was supposed to be protected by many layers of

magic barriers, was knocked onto the ground in a single blow.

Fenn grasps the initiative of their battle in an instant.

The battlefield was visited by a terrifying silence

「

Im, impossible-!!

What speed, no, power!?

Adalman constantly

protects himself with a myriad of magic barriers, how did he―!?

」

Shion shouted.

Such bewildering power. Adalman was brought to the ground,

from an attack that was simply a punch brimming with fighting spirit, without

the use of any abilities.

Though Death Dragon Wenti immediately went to Adalman’s aid,

she too was sent flying from a simple Aura Bullet released from Fenn’s palm.

After seeing this unreal combat power, Shion wasn’t even

trying to hide her surprise.

Adalman looks like a rear support type, so it is assumed that

he isn’t suited to close quarters battles.

Even if that was the case, he still is one of the 12

guardians, evasion via teleporting should have been possible after using high

speed cognition.

As he wasn’t able to do that, the chances of the opponent

having some kind of cognition obstruction effect or ability are now very high.

What an enemy, I need to head to his aid soon――

Just as Shion was thinking about that,

「

Fumu. To still

spectating

,

in front of me…. That’s some composure you got there, hmm?

」

Shion hears a voice

behind her.

This is Shion’s main camp, so having multiple defensive

barriers in place is a no brainer.

It is possible, to ignore all of those barriers, and in

addition, to be able to stand behind Shion without her even realizing it?

There’s no way that’s possible! As Shion thought, and she

turns around.

There stood a towering giant.

Standing right on the peripheral wall, right behind Shion.

With his sturdy 3m tall build, it was Demon Lord Dagruel.

She had met him once during Walpurgis, but the King’s Haki he

is exuding now was incomparable to when she met him in the past.

「

You, when did

you!?

」

「

Fumu. I have

arrived here, just moments earlier. Could it be, that you didn’t see me arrive?

If that’s the

case, this won’t even be a fight. It’s starting to feel like a joke trying to

take this seriously.

」

「

This can’t be! I’m

not believing this!!

」

Shion drew her sword as she shouted.

“Impossible”. Shion was trying to calm herself down by

telling herself “He must be bluffing.”.

There was no way she was going to accept the fact that a

giant just moved to such close proximity of herself without her even managing

to see it happen.

Accepting this fact, was almost equal to accepting her

defeat.

Shion activates

her Unique Skill

『

Chef

』

,

and using it’s matter altering properties, she boosts her own stats.

With her body which has high immortal properties, Shion

manages to contain the power which surpasses the limits of what normal beings

can handle.

Having reached the output range of an ultimate skill, Shion

unleashes a single attack with everything she had.

Shion was planning to defeat Dagruel with this very attack.

「

This

is bad! The anti-monster barrier on this peripheral wall is going to get blown

away with that attack!

」

Gadra shouted, as he gets the elite guard to retreat.

Even as she was confirming what was happening at the corner

of her vision, Shion went ahead with her slash unto Dagruel.

Dagruel didn’t even move.

And, at the very moment Shion’s blade was about to make

contact with his head――

「

HOW NAIVE!!

」

He roared.

With enough

fighting spirit to shake his surroundings, that pressure alone stopped Shion’s

swing.

Because of his

incredibly dense fighting spirit, Shion’s attack didn’t even manage to so much

as touch Dagruel’s skin.

He was every bit of the monster the rumors made him out to

be.

「

Wha-!?

」

Shion’s eyes were wide

open due to how surprised she was, and she stopped moving for a brief moment.

And, Dagruel wasn’t so kind as to miss out on such a critical

opening.

「

It looks like it’s

still too early, for someone of your caliber to stand before me.

」

With that as his final words for her, he moved towards Shion

at speeds she could not perceive and swung his fist down on her.

The peripheral wall crumbles, to the might of his violence.

What happened to Shion, who took a direct hit, was

obvious….

This was not something that could be called a

“fight”.

This was what could be seen as, an absolute being making use

of his strength to sweep away an annoyance.

But, at that moment――

「

Looks

like you’re the one who is naive!

」

With the sweet scent of roses, a red streak of light flashes

and makes contact with Dagruel’s head.

From there, descended a silver haired girl.

Wearing a jet black dress, with gold and silver heterochromic

eyes which show her shining resolve.

Demon Lord Ruminas.

This was the very moment the ruler of these lands joined the

battle.

「

Hmph. People like

you, usually show openings at the moment of triumph.

As it was a problem for me to break through your defenses, I

was observing the situation and letting it pan out waiting for my opportunity.

Looks like you were careless, Dagruel.

Don’t think too

badly of me, and take a little nap there for the moment.

」

As she has said herself,

Ruminas has been observing the situation from the very beginning.

She understood that her chances of victory were low, if she

were to face Dagruel head on.

Ruminas properly understood the limit of her own abilities,

so she didn’t think her actions were underhanded.

To fight the battle which she knew she could win. That was

her way of life.

She unleashed her most devastating attack, on the careless

Dagruel.

As Ruminas was someone who had access to an ability which

controlled life and death, it was an attack that had the full intention of

slaying her foe.

Which was also why――

「

Fumu. So it’s

Ruminas, huh. And you are right, that I had been careless.

But, could you

really say that has been a problem? Did that attack actually damage me?

」

Those words caused her to freeze up.

Ruminas was a knowledgeable being, she properly understood

what those preposterous words meant.

Which was that Dagruel was unharmed. This event, manages to

prove a single fact. That――

「

Are you all done

now? Now then, it’s my turn next.

Brace yourselves!

Or it will be over in an instant!!

」

As they have not been

able to defeat him even with Ruminas’ attack, it was a fact that Ruminas’

forces would be unable to attain the victory.

A period of despair was

beginning.

On these lands, the absolute tyranny of Demon Lord Dagruel

was about to sweep across the battlefield.

[1]

Kishin means Fierce God/Oni God, a term for wrathful deities

[2]

Akujin (

悪神

) with

Kanji of Evil and God/Deity.