Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 40

The Chief of the Lizardmen had desperately tried to hold back the incoming attack from the orc soldiers.

He divided the troops and sends them forth to the 4 passageway, they will be supporting each other.

Since the passageway was not really that large, and the fact that only a few can fight, it was a relief.

If you considered the strength of the individuals, the small forces of Lizardmen had higher strength compared the Orc soldiers.

At the end of the chamber are the evacuated women and children, and those who can fight are protecting them in the front lines.

They were there in case that someone managed to break through from the passage.

The Chief observed the war situation and realized that they could not survive more than a day.

While he kept switching the troops to let them recover their fatigue, they are still managing to fight decently, even so, between the gap of switching the two teams, they were pushed back little by little.

Their current forces was less than 1,200.

Even without regrouping, he can see that there were some of the troops that died in battle.

Also, another nightmare struck the Chief. The Orc soldiers began to be shrouded in yellow aura.

What is this?

Was what he thought, but the answer was given immediately. The combat ability of the individual orc was increasing.

While they did not drastically grow stronger, they now posed the ability to win against a Lizardmen.

Until now, the individual ability of Lizardmen was able to hold them off, but now that advantage was lost.

This is it...The only fate remaining for them is a honorable death.

The Chief prepared his resolution.

Escaping would be useless, struggling any longer would be useless.

Even so.....

[ Listen!!! Women and children shall retreat from this place! Guards, Gather!

You guys shall escorts the women and children, keep protecting them to the very end, even if it's just 1 more person! I will not tolerate anyone who gave up! To obtain the new world (Alt: or to see the future), as many people as possible are needed to survive!!! ]

With all of the dignity he had, he spoke in a loud voice.

[Chief, are you going to do it?]

The Vice captain of the Guards come asking.

[ I know! I won't let the Orc do as they pleased!

I will show them the strength of Lizardmen !!! ]

Never show your weaknesses.

For him, it was the symbol of strength for the Lizardmens which bring him hope.

[Warriors! Prepare yourself to fight to the death against the Orc! Do not let a single one of them pass!

We will buy the woman and children the time they needed to escape!!! ]

And so, the warriors group becomes inspired.

There was no despair in the Lizardmen faces. Even if the opponent was stronger, if it possible for the women and children to escape, it's their victory.

Their future will not cease.

After this, it would be a difficult time for them, but that doesn't mean the end of their species.

[ [ [U~o o ooooo ! ! ! ] ] ]

They raise their voice to dispel their fear.

The cave interior was filled with the Lizardmen war cry and it reverberate with thunderous vibration.

Satisfied with the situation, a voice heard from the place where the women and children tried to escape.

[ That's going to be troubling. Chief-dono, the promise was still not fulfilled yet. Weren't you supposed to wait here?]

Quietly, there stood a man which nobody unawares of.

With darkish skin, bluish black hair. Blue eyes, a demon with height 190 cm.

Once, he and the demon had met, which he identified himself as Souei.

Have they arrived? No, the alliance was not formed yet. But....

[ Souei-dono... Have they arrived? But, we did not follow your advice, we have been disrespectful...]

[ Advice...? What you talking about? Such thing does not matter at all. All of you please stay in this place. The promise is tomorrow. Tomorrow, My Lord wish to come here personally.]

The promise for alliance, he doesn't know if it can protect them. But...

[However, we cannot stay here, the Orcs are here!]

Hearing the words, Souei glanced at the passages with the noisy Orc soldiers.

He look at them as if he was looking at trash.

[Those guys noisy stomach certainly can't calm down.... Very well. I suppose I have to clean them up first. Please wait here for a moment.]

After he said that, he started to calmly walk towards them.

Is it illusion? It's looks as if Souei body start blurring and overlapping.....No! It has divided into four clones.

Each of them went into the passage, they reached the place where the Lizardmen were devoting themselves to defense.

[Substitute]

Saying that word.

The 4 clones in each passage were facing the Orc soldiers.

Then the Lizardmen that were there saw the incredible spectacle.

The orcs, who have tormenting us as if hungry ghosts from hell, could not break through Souei's stoic defense.

At each passage stand a single person.

[Misaitoayazanjin! (Beheading Formation of Restraining String!) ]

It was a slaughter dance of glittering string.

Steel thread spreading around the passage instantly, and it move freely according to Souei˜s command.

As soon as he executes the technique in the passage, the Orc soldier's body was cut down.

For those who come to invade, they think it will be a massacre without any resistance.

It was unfortunate for those Orc soldiers. At each and every passage, every one of them got killed by the skill that Souei's clones used.

Without their sense of self, only following simple order, therefore they cannot feel fear.

One by one, they march forward as if to let themselves be trapped in the stretched spider thread. However, this thread is terrible trap that instantly reap life itself.

They happily devoured the corpse that has been chopped to pieces, continuing their advance, and get killed.

The scene repeated endlessly, the Lizardman can't let out any sounds.

The battlefield with structure like labyrinth is a stage for Souei.

The spread sharp trap had many varieties; he can change it according to the situation. This time, Souei focused his interest in elimination of the Orc soldiers.

He didn't show any mercy, he carry out the slaughter without even batting an eyelids.

The Lizarmen didn't let any sound in astonishment.

After witnessing the strength from a different dimension. It's become the embodiment of fear.

Overwhelming and surpassing them all, it was the figure of the strong.

The situation has changed; 2 hours has passed since then.

Until now, the Orc soldiers that had come to invade were easily killed and they suddenly begun to withdraw.

Has something occurred that it changed the war situation?

Souei intuitively think.

The amount of clones that he can use at the same time is 6. Because the first two clones went out, only four clones left to protect the chamber.

The main body was lurking in the shadow while controlling the clones.

Everything is all right now. He decides to entrust the rest to his clones.

Souei's main body begun to move without anyone noticing.

He returned back to his Lord's side, Rimuru.

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The Demon Lord Orc Disaster had identifies himself as a Demon Lord. Moreover, the name was someone else's. Or in this case, it would be correct if I say that hestole it?

The Demon Lord Orc Disaster fulfilled Gelmudo's ambition to become a Demon Lord, but it just that.

The one who really desire to become Demon Lord was Gelmudo.

The Orc Lord without self-awareness wasloyal to him. Of course, I was not aware of such thing, it don't have any relation with them.

Self-awareness begun to appear, his eyes become intelligent.

Declaring himself the Demon Lord, as the Demon Lord Orc Disaster Gelmudo, he has evolved with strength beyond comparison of an Orc Lord.

Behind me, Benimaru was in a battle stance.

He probably recognized the Demon Lord Orc Disaster Gelmudo as a threat.

The smile he showed up until now had disappeared, it has become a serious expression.

[Rimuru-sama! I will handle it!]

So he says, he used the Black Flame Prison (Hellflare).

I receive the signal by telepathy; I proceed to fly into the sky. It's good to have the wings.

The Demon Lord Orc Disaster Gelmudo is in the center of the formed black sphere (dome). Inside it raged a high temperature storm that burn the Demon Lord. However....

After about ten seconds, the Demon Lord Orc Disaster calmly stands in the location of the disappeared sphere (Dome).

It's not that it doesn't effective. He doesn't seem to have any heat resistance ability, his skin is completely burnt.

But it's not a mortal wound, because he clad himself in his aura, it seems to had similar effect with Heat resistance (resist).

Moreover, the burnt skins are starting to regenerate.It's the same as Gelmudo, he also had regeneration ability.

The magical energy is now overwhelmingly different from just. Heis now a self-proclaimed Demon Lord.

Rather, "Voice of the World" said it before; this guy had the "Demon Lord Quality". He evolved, and truly become a Demon Lord.

This guy must be killed now, or he will become a real disaster. I'm convinced so.

Benimaru is frowning, because it managed to withstand his deadly attack.

Indeed, Black Flame Prison (Hellflare) is powerful. However, it is an AoE skill that weak if used against an individual.