Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (LN) - Volume 21 - Chapter 1.11

"This is no time to enjoy the battle," Veldora finally thought.

The unexploded 'Split Body' had been recovered quickly. So, there was not much energy drain. He still had energy. If he fought at this pace, the recovery rate of the magicule was faster than that of the 'Split Body'. But it was the same for Dagruel. Half-hearted attacks would be meaningless to each other. He understood that and felt it firsthand—however, it was not possible to make a big move out of the blue.

Since they couldn’t expect their opponents to let their guard down, they needed to create an opening somehow. Just like "kuzushi" in judo, it was important to secure your own advantage first. It was a fool's errand to put forth one's best effort in the preliminaries. "Storm Dragon" and "God of Destruction"—they were evenly matched, and the one who was too hasty would be defeated.

But, however...

Veldora ignored all such theories and launched an attack on Dagruel.

"Kwah-ha-ha-ha! Let's go, Wingblade!"

Veldora created several 'clones'. Unlike the 'Split Body', they couldn’t synchronize their consciousness and act freely. However, they had been ordered to act in advance so that they were as powerful as the real 'Clone'. The 'Clones' swarmed around Dagruel in ultra-high-speed flight. Their wings vibrated, turning into high-frequency blades. The vibrations of the two pairs of wings, one large and one small, created a "blade world of death" that cut through molecular bonds. But Dagruel wasn’t panicked.

"Damn, he still can't read!" he said, but took appropriate actions on the spot. In other words, a sword to the blade. Instead of Dagruel, Glassord's face, which had been on the side, turned to the front. Then, he held up the greatsword with both hands and gave a flash of his spirit.

"Nope!"

Dagruel (Glassord) swatted away Veldora's 'clones' like flies. Even the continuous attack of the "Blade of Death" by multiple 'Clones' was just annoying child's play to Dagruel. The top speed of the sword, now more than ten meters long, easily surpassed the speed of sound, as befits a giant god. With the level of Glassord, who was a master of the sword, an invisible gap "absolute offensive and defensive sword area" was already formed. As soon as they entered the "absolute offensive and defensive sword zone," Veldora's 'Clones' were destroyed. Without any success, all of the Veldoras were intercepted.

Dagruel didn’t slow down his attack. Fenn's face turned to the front.

"Bind the chains!"

In Fenn's hand was the Gleipnir, which binds even the gods. With it, he tried to capture Veldora.

"Gee wha!"

Fenn released a chain, which bound Veldora in Dragon Mode. Several 'clones' disappeared, leaving only the bound Veldora.

"Too bad, Veldora, you tried to deceive me, but to no avail. It is easy for my 'true eye' to see through your true nature."

Dagruel's 'true eye' had found the one with the largest amount of energy among several 'clones' without any difficulty. No matter how many imposters (dummies) Veldora produced, they were meaningless in front of the 'true eye'. Veldora, bound with chains, vanished in a black mist. Immediately after that, a cheerful voice, not unlike those on the battlefield, echoed out.

"Alas! It was my imposter!"

Veldora shouted in a mocking manner, trying to rouse Dagruel. Dagruel was annoyed and surprised at the same time. He was annoyed and surprised because he had been so easily fooled by the 'true eye'.

"Really? You have deceived my eyes, haven't you? Isn’t that peculiar? What kind of trick did you do?"

"Hmmm. This, Dagruel, is the difference between you and me!" Veldora said with a smug look on his face that sounded like a sound effect. Veldora was beginning to get a bit carried away, though there was not such a big difference.

"Even if you unleash your true power, you can't beat me. There is a reason why I can't win!"

Veldora blurted out some mysterious statement at random. Although there was no solid basis for this statement, Dagruel was deceived. Dagruel was feared as the incarnation of tyranny, but he was an honest man at heart. This was evident in the fact that Dagruel had the strongest personality of all the members of the Octagram.

"The reason why you can't win, you say?"

"You're right. I'm growing up too. I don't want you to think I'm the same as before!"

Dagruel should have been thrilled that Veldora was letting his guard down. However, he didn’t do so, and that is why Veldora is Veldora. Veldora dodged Dagruel's question. However, Veldora really believed that he could beat Dagruel. Because he had grown up and gained new authority. He couldn’t explain more than that. Therefore, it was not certain, but for Dagruel, who didn’t know it, it was like a smoke screen.

Incidentally, the way Veldora misrepresented the 'true eye'... Normally, it was impossible to deceive the 'true eye. The trick that made it possible was in the power of Veldora's Ultimate Skill 'Chaos King Nyarlathotep'—'Probability Manipulation' of Veldora's Ultimate Skill 'Chaos King Nyarlathotep'.

Veldora changed the probability of his existence and switched the body and the 'Clone' in an instant. It was a kind of fraud. However, with 'Parallel Existence,' 'Probability Manipulation,' and even 'Spacetime Manipulation,' he could surely fool any 'Analyze and Assess' by any authority. It was one of Veldora's hidden gems, useful in every situation.

Veldora, as he boasted himself, had acquired a different kind of strength than in the past. Not only by the visible measure of magicule quantity, but also by daily effort. It seemed that he was always playing, but he was also training. For this reason, he instinctively knew how to use his powers, even if he did not understand the detailed principles of his powers. Veldora thought that this was not a problem, even though he could not explain it in words. Therefore, he could not explain it even if he wanted to. On the other hand, if he had understood it, he would have explained it proudly. It was fortunate for Veldora that he did not do so.

Even Dagruel did not expect an answer. He did not mind and continued.

"I don't know what you are boasting of, but it seems to be true that you are growing up. Certainly, you are not the same as you used to be."

In the past, Veldora was just a forceful fighter. Now, however, he fought with his head. He was using his authority to gain an advantage in the battle against Dagruel. Dagruel praised him, saying that he should admit this. However, this did not mean that he admitted defeat.

While conversing, Dagruel created a favorable situation for himself. This was also one of the skills of combat. Even a man as strong as Dagruel did not disregard the art of small tricks. Rather, he believed that it was important to gain even a slight advantage through such small tricks.

Dagruel had a singular goal from the beginning. Instead of building up small moves like Veldora, Dagruel was trying to win the game at once with a big move.

"Your power is real. Then I will finish you with my strongest move!"

Dagruel silently grasped the space and expanded the range of the interference wave. After checking the interior of the space with his "true eye" and confirming that Veldora's "Clone" was not hiding in the space, he cut off the dimensions and formed an isolated space.

In the isolated space, only Veldora and Dagruel existed.

"What?"

Veldora noticed something unusual. But it was already too late.

"I've got you, Veldora! Now is the time to break the karma! Destroy, Quasar Break!"

Dagruel's Quasar Break filled the cut-off space without any space between the two. A tremor shook the space. Starting from Dagruel, an invisible super space-time vibration wave was generated. As they filled the interior of the space, irreversible destructive interference waves were generated. The space, which had been compressed by the containment of expansion, was screaming. This was the destructive absorption ray that Dagruel had created by consuming 60% of his own Energy. Dagruel transformed himself into a pseudo-black hole, destroying and engulfing all the matter inside the space at will. The friction created by the creaking of the space caused a dazzling light to flood out from beyond the separated dimensions. It was a fantastic and terrifying sight. If subjected to the interference of this overwhelmingly high density of energy, any life form would not be able to survive. It would only be decomposed and become food for Dagruel.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha! You are so proud of yourself, Veldora! Even if I can't see the main body, I can just eliminate all of its multiple alter egos at the same time!"

Dagruel laughed. This technique, which combined offense and defense, was an excellent technique for recovering energy at the same time. However, most of the energy absorbed was used to maintain his own existence, which was depleted by this technique. Otherwise, Dagruel himself would be blown away. Quasar Break generated unimaginably huge Energy through repeated expansion and compression. It was a dangerous technique that could be a double-edged sword for Dagruel if it was not controlled properly. Of course, it was a means of attack for insta-kill, which could not be used continuously, and victory was guaranteed as soon as it was used.

Veldora's plan was brilliant, but it would be powerless in the face of absolute violence. Dagruel was confident that he had defeated Veldora and was ready to see the result. The damage caused by the Quasar Break had destroyed the isolated dimensional space. Dagruel absorbed the damage and returned to his original dimension. We could see that the space was distorted only by the remnants of the powerful Energy flow. This would harmonize with the passage of time, assimilate with its surroundings, and return to its original state, but it was indescribable as a mark of extreme destruction. Just by looking at this, we could understand how dangerous this technique was.

There was no one in the world who could withstand such an attack. Veldora must have collapsed into existence together with him, and it was thought that they were caught up in the dimensional collapse and disappeared together.

If it was a "True Dragon," it might be resurrected sooner or later. However, there was no near future in which Veldora would be resurrected, and the winner here was Dagruel.

As it should be, however, a cheerful voice echoed in the battlefield.

"That was a close one, wasn't it?"

Dagruel's eyes widened in shock. He doubted his own ears, thinking he must be hearing things.

"But, you idiot! You ate it and you're still alive?"

Dagruel exclaimed in surprise. The Quasar Break had not been used against Veldanava either. It was a trump card that Dagruel was now able to use only because he had grown up, since he could not control it before. It was the most powerful technique he had ever used with the intention of completely annihilating Veldora. It was natural that Dagruel was upset– a direct hit would surely annihilate him. There was no escape because of the limited space. It was impossible to imagine that Veldora would be safe in such a situation.

However, Veldora had somehow survived.

"What the hell did you do?"

"This is nothing to me!"

This was the end of his patience. On closer inspection, Veldora was not all right. His two pairs of wings, one large and one small, were battered and bruised, and a black mist was rising from his body. The magicule had begun to leak out because it did not have enough energy to sustain its existence. This was a fatal symptom for a spiritual life form, which is often the case with demons and other such creatures. In fact, Veldora was almost dead.

By making full use of 'Probability Manipulation' of the Ultimate Skill 'Chaos King Nyarlathotep,' he was able to reduce the probability of his existence to the utmost limit. By making use of the Ultimate Skill 'Probability Manipulation' of 'Chaos King Nyarlathotep,' he could barely escape from the interference waves of Destructive Energy. By allowing it to pass through his own body, he was able to avoid the Energy wave of destruction. However, he was not unharmed. All of the 'clones' were obliterated, and the body was also damaged by the interference wave.

How terrible was the Quasar Break that Veldora, the "True Dragon," could be driven into such a corner? At least, the old Veldora would have been destroyed for sure.

"Then, let's take another hit, shall we?"

"What?"

Even though Veldora knew that this was a threat, he was still a little scared.