Akatsuki Translations

Super gigantic creatures

Ur and the others found themselves frequently encountering such beings, and every time, what they always thought was how difficult it was to find a starting point to deal with them.

Well, after all, they were several to several dozen times larger than themselves. When faced with something that looked like a wall right in front of them, if told to do something about it, not many people would immediately come up with a solution. Most would be at a loss, and Ur had been at a loss countless times before.

『GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG！！！！』

Naturally, he was at a loss even now, facing the giant pseudo-dragon – the Slime King.

“Honestly, I’m getting really tired of this shitty series of battles.” -Ur

“The pseudo-dragon, Aesula-sama, and now this.” -Shizuku

“What sins did I commit in my previous life?” -Ur

“Ur-sama, you are kind, so you surely didn’t do anything bad in your previous life either.” -Shizuku

“Then this is purely a matter of my luck being so bad it’s killing me, isn’t it?” -Ur

“It seems so.” -Shizuku

“This sucks, doesn’t it?” -Ur

While having a silly conversation with Shizuku, Ur observed the monster in front of him.

Black, large, and huge. A giant body that must have been several dozen meters tall. The fleshy body that was still squirming was sickening. Beyond finding a solution, he was at a loss even for where to place his emotions. What kind of feeling should he face this with?

“Is it an option to just pass through and temporarily withdraw from here–” -Ur

『GGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA！！！！！』

“Guess not…!!” -Ur

The dragon moved. It distorted its short arm in a squishy manner and extended it toward them. Literally, its “arm stretched out” and flew toward them. Ur reflexively leaped back with Shizuku, whom he had been holding.

“Ur-sama!” -Shizuku

“……!!!!” -Ur

He evaded. At least it didn’t seem to have scored a direct hit, but the impact of being slammed into the ground was so great that even the shattered earth and rocks flew at them. He hardened his body to protect against it, but the attack didn’t stop there.

『ＧＡＧＡＡＡＡＡ『『『『『ＧＡＧＡＧＡ』』』』』

Arms sprouted from arms.

From the surface of the black dragon’s arm, which had been slammed into the ground like a giant tree, countless thin arms stretched out to capture Ur and the others. It seemed that although it imitated the form of a dragon, it was essentially a slime with no fixed shape. The numerous outstretched arms wriggled like snakes and headed toward Ur.

“【Degrading Creation – Blazing Sword】” -Diz

However, before the arms could capture Ur, the wall of flames created by Diz and Akane burned them away. Although he felt relieved by the dazzling brightness that made his eyes burn, that relief quickly vanished. After the flames disappeared, the countless arms were wriggling and scorched, but they were not burnt away. Instead, they were gradually regenerating.

“Now, Ur, just to be sure, a question. Is the White King Formation still active?” -Diz

Diz asked, readying Akane as a sword. It reminded him of when they had confronted the Dragon of Sin before, but the previous special situation was different from now.

“It’s gone. I used it, but it dissipated over time.” -Ur

“Retreat from this place immediately.” -Diz

“Wait a minute, Diz! Akane!!” -Ur

There was no room for argument. Diz pointed one hand toward them. The magic activated. The same wind magic that had transported the attendants earlier enveloped Ur and Shizuku. Without any time to resist, Ur and Shizuku were blown away from the spot and began to move.

“Fufu, ufufu, fufufufu! Hey, Hero! Can you defeat my children? Unlike the chimeras, they’re perfectly mixed together for a looong time, so they’re reeaally strong, you know?” -Yog

“Shut it. Let’s go, Akane.” -Diz

《Aye aye, ma’am!!! 》-Akane

As they got further and further away, Diz stored Yog’s severed head in her “cloak” and headed toward the Slime King with Akane. Without any time to stop them or say anything, the shadows of the two grew more and more distant.

『ＧＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡ』

The battle between the Hero and the Slime King had begun.

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“Ah, fuck… damn it.” -Ur

In the midst of being forcibly transported by wind magic, Ur cursed strongly. Cursing was about all he could do. The wind transportation magic was moving at a terrifying speed, and in no time, Diz’s figure had disappeared from sight.

“We have no choice but to leave it to her, but… will she be okay?” -Ur

Ur knew about the 【Slime King.

The strength of 【Slimes】 was inconsistent. It was said that unique individuals with strength up to 6th rank could appear, but such individuals rarely showed up. Most were in the lowest 13th rank, and even the strong ones were usually limited to around 9th rank.

In contrast, the giant variant, the 【Slime King】, was “3rd rank.” It was a dangerous existence capable of destroying cities.

The drastic jump in strength was largely due to the “increased threat level to cities.” Its body, mostly composed of an aqueous nature, was said to have the ability to lurk in any place from the beginning, and that ability remained unchanged even for the giant-bodied 【Slime King】.

As a result, the risk of it penetrating even the barrier of the Sun God increased. Even the barrier of the Sun God that covered an entire city could not perfectly protect everything, including the sky, the castle walls, and the underground. Although the barrier itself was the work of God, the city itself was created by human technology. There were always tiny gaps and tears.

If the Slime King found even the slightest gap, it would invade. And then it would overflow inside the barrier. There were cases where one of the satellite cities was filled to the brim with a Slime King inside the barrier and was completely annihilated. It was a truly frightening threat to humanity.

Moreover, the Slime King that appeared this time was not a natural occurrence. It was a special creation produced by heretics. In that case, its abilities were likely to be even more different from what Ur knew.

What was clear was that it would be difficult for the current exhausted Ur and the others to match that Slime King. In that case, leaving it to Diz was not a wrong choice, but he was still worried.

“It may not be alright, Ur-sama.” -Shizuku

“I want to tell you not to say ominous things, but why do you say that…?” -Ur

When Ur asked, she simply pointed straight at the sky. The direction Shizuku indicated. In the clear blue sky that seemed unfitting for this situation, Ur could also see several black dots scattered about.

At first, he thought they were birds or something, but they weren’t. It was a flock of dragons. Ur held his head.

“Coming for seconds, aren’t they?”  -Shizuku

“…Where did they come from?” -Ur

“Probably from Gradol. If we believe what that green-haired girl said.” -Shizuku

“Is he going to get even bigger? Echelle’s brother.” -Ur

“Perhaps other blood relatives might also be mixed in there.” -Shizuku

“This is hell. Definitely don’t tell Echelle that.” -Ur

Even with a considerable distance, the Slime King was still clearly visible. That’s how gigantic it was. And it would likely grow even larger. It was probably the largest in scale that Ur had ever encountered.

“And one more thing.” -Shizuku

“There’s more ominous information? I’m already full, no, I’m about to burst.” -Ur

“Do you remember how slimes multiply?” -Shizuku

“…Hm?” -Ur

“Parthenogenesis.” -Shizuku

Ur felt a chill run down his spine. Among all the ominous information he had heard so far, this was one of the most unpleasant.

“It likely possesses not only the attribute of 【Gluttony】 but also 【Lust】. It probably won’t start multiplying immediately after birth, but given time, who knows what will happen.” -Shizuku

“But even so, now that it’s come to this, what can we even do–” -Ur

The wind magic was interrupted. Ur and Shizuku landed and looked around.

『………』

“…Huge.” -Ur

When Ur looked up, it seemed they had been transported to a spot in the shadow of the head of the newly born giant familiar, Uuga. The wind magic was Diz’s will. In other words, it meant to escape into Uuga.

If Echelle had listened to his instructions, she should be here too. There was probably no safer place to hide than here.

But how to get inside–

“There is a boarding entrance this way, Ur-sama, Shizuku-sama.” -Jenna

“J-Jenna, you scared me.” -Ur

At some point, Jenna had appeared. Even in this situation, she was wearing her usual maid outfit and standing as if she had anticipated where Ur and the others would arrive. Moreover, Dāru and Sūru were nearby as well.

“The tip of Uuga’s tail has become a ramp for boarding. Please hurry.” -Jenna

“That’s a relief… but I want to help Diz if possible. Jenna, is there anything we can do?” -Ur

When asked, Jenna nodded and urged the two toward Dāru and Sūru.

“That’s precisely why we must hurry to Uuga. Echelle-sama is already prepared.” -Jenna