The core members had been decided, but the problem had not been solved yet. In fact, the problems were still piling up. The members were changed, and the meeting continued. New members were Hinata and Masayuki. Those who left were Dagruel and his sons. The discussion was held in an empty conference room.
The conclusion was reached that even if the defense forces were reorganized with only the selected elite, there would not be enough strength at all. Judging from the enemy strength projected by Velgrynd, there are only a few who can be taken. Of course, they must be of A rank or higher, but they must be specialized in mobility. The reason is simple: to be able to protect themselves.
"Cryptids are self-regenerating, so it's hard to cut down their strength, but their offensive power is not that great," Velgrynd said. "If you know their habits, I think you can deal with them."
However, this was only her opinion because she is a transcendent, and the reality was very different. It is very difficult to reduce their physical strength, and a direct hit from an attack will kill them with a single blow. Even a single graze would seriously injure them. In other words, each and every one of them was as big a threat as a Charybdis. Moreover, they were surprisingly cunning and even swarmed together, depending on the situation. It was estimated that there were more than a thousand of such creatures stirring about. By any estimation, the world was in danger.
Since they could not take the strategy of setting a trap, driving them into a corner, surrounding them, and then killing them, as the Obera group, who had become the Four Heavenly Kings of Milim, had done, it seemed that they could not afford to rescue them even if there were casualties.
Based on this judgment, they had no choice but to limit the number of people they would take to the strong.
"I called Calgurio. Minits is coming too. We've brought back the Empire's 'Split Body' so they'll be less protected, but it's better than the world falling apart," Velgrynd said.
Masayuki nodded in agreement. He and Hinata had joined the meeting.
"You are very reliable. I'm just protected, but I don't think the attacks will reach around me, so I think I can manage," Masayuki said.
Recently, Masayuki had been open. He had given up on using his Ultimate Skill 'King of Heroes,' which is supposed to be his power, and had decided to let his luck take care of itself.
"I have realized for quite a while now that it would work out better for me. I had been trying to give the impression that I was 'doing it right,' but I realized that it was not the time to waste my time. The reason why I decided to participate this time is not a champion motive."
(If I didn't do anything, the world would be destroyed. It's no use if I'm the only one who survives; I might as well bet on the possibility of everyone else's survival...)
This was a very passive reason why he was there. However, it was true that it made everyone's mind relaxed. Regardless of Masayuki's motive, if they only looked at the result of his action, he was undoubtedly Hero himself. And Hinata was also there.
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Faced with this crisis, she left the Western Nations behind and rushed to the scene.
Hinata had been patient when she heard the report of Dagruel's advance, but this time was a different story. Rimuru was not there.
(I can't believe he lost...)
Rimuru was aloof no matter what happened. Just by being there, he made everyone feel secure. From now on, they could no longer be naive in thinking that he would take care of things. Therefore, Hinata had no choice but to act on her own.
"I have brought the best of the best with me, leaving the minimum defense forces of each country. If we can't rely on Rimuru, we have to do our best. If we can't protect the place he's coming back to, he'll definitely complain about it."
Hinata's expression was stern, even more cold and icy than usual. Rimuru's absence had caused her to lose her composure, reverting to her old ruthless self, to the extent that those who knew her in the past felt it.
(Well, it can't be helped.)
Luminas thought so too and did not dare to point it out. After Rimuru was gone, everyone was reminded again and again that they had relied on him too much. However, they couldn't bemoan all the time. The discussion focused on whether or not to announce this critical situation to the whole world. Since it was predicted that they did not have enough forces, they should call up the main warriors from all over the world.
"I understand the importance of self-defense, but it is meaningless if the world is destroyed," Luminas argued.
"To be honest, I don't care what happens to humans. I care only about those I protect, but I really don't care if the number of those who don't respect me will decrease. There will be more of them soon anyway, right?"
Yes, if they increase. But this crisis is different. The disaster that will come through Heaven's Tower will be the natural enemy of all life forms. If left unchecked, there is no guarantee that human beings will survive. Therefore, Luminas argued that this site should be protected. Regardless of what happens to other human spheres of existence, she believed that they should concentrate all their forces on the front line, which would be the source of the problem. However, the weak were not included in the forces here. She thought they should survive on their own.
In this way, Luminas made decisions not for the sake of mankind but for her own convenience. However, no one could argue against this. It was because things would not go well only with beautiful words. Since everyone understood this, they tried to cope with this crisis by placing importance on profit and loss and interests.
"So, what exactly are you going to do?" Hinata asked.
"Let's be honest here and tell the nations."
Luminas answered that they should inform the countries about the coming crisis. "If we just make people uneasy, we may not be able to maintain security," she said. But that was not Luminas' concern.
"It doesn't matter. If you don't trust me, then you're on your own."
It's a rhetorical question, but it's also a valid one. If they couldn't protect everyone, there was no point in making a fuss, so they should at least wait and see. This was the position of the protector. In reality, the human mind would be defeated by fear and anxiety, and a mob would be born. She was well aware of such a situation, but really could not afford to devote her valuable forces to such fools.
"Well, only a certain number of champions are of use to us, so all we have to do is to unite the people with the rest of the champions."
"That will be difficult, but we have no choice but to let them do it," Hinata agreed, and Luminas' opinion was adopted.
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