Metal Slime 250
Chapter 250: Firekin TL : Cnine ED/PF : Part 1 Darsha, who was running desperately, was nearly blown away by the blast. In addition, the h
Chapter 250: Firekin TL : Cnine ED/PF : Part 1 Darsha, who was running desperately, was nearly blown away by the blast. In addition, the h
Chapter 250: Firekin
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
Darsha, who was running desperately, was nearly blown away by the blast.
In addition, the heatwave and sparks rained down from above, accompanied by screams from the surrounding Indian seekers.
Darsha raised her head to look at the sky while suppressing her fear.
「What... What is that dragon!? Why is it fighting the 【Green King】?」
Akito, who was standing right next to her, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky.
「That might be the form Yuuma transformed into!」
「That red dragon is Mitaka!? 」
Unable to believe Akito's words, Darsha furrowed her brow in confusion.
The explosions and howling winds repeated time and time again. When she turned her eyes to the sky, she could catch glimpses of the dragon’s form through the gaps between the blazing flames.
And then, the massive moth, the 【Green King】 appeared on the other side.
It was hard to tell from a distance, but the red dragon was definitely fighting the 【Green King】. Darsha started to believe that Mitaka might really be the giant dragon.
Darsha was confused, but the red dragon was clearly overpowering the Green King. The insect monsters that filled the sky were also caught in the flames and winds, many of them perishing in the process.
A giant hole opened up in the insect canopy, and sunlight poured through it.
It looked like a ray of hope that had never been felt before.
Seeing that spectacle, Darsha couldn't help but think that perhaps by defeating the Green King, Yuuma could change this hopeless world.
At the same time, she started to wonder who Mitaka Yuuma really was.
Alas, she shook her head and dismissed such thoughts immediately.
Darsha murmured as she endured the wind, almost as if praying.
「Please... Please save our India...」
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Rui, Kayla, and many other seekers were also captivated by the battle in the sky.
「That is... The 【Red King】...」
Kayla stared at the giant dragon with a dumbfounded face. Until now, all she had known was information about the 【Green King】, and she had believed that the Green King was the strongest and one-of-a-kind monster.
But that wasn't the case. The giant dragon wreaking havoc now was setting ablaze the surrounding area, causing unimaginable explosions over and over again.
It could match or even surpass the Green King... A monster whose caliber surpassed human understanding.
Kayla glanced at Rui briefly. "Had they been fighting that monster?" she asked herself.
And Mitaka Yuuma had actually defeated the 【Red King】 and obtained its power. It was something akin to a fantasy story that's hard to believe at first, but when witnessing the reality unfolding before her, she couldn't help but believe it.
「Let's go, Kayla-san! Don't worry, the 【Green King】 will be subjugated by Yuuma. Let's focus on surviving this disaster first.」
Kayla, though confused, nodded and said, before running ahead.
The Indian seekers were also staring blankly at the sky, but noticing that Kayla had started running, they hurriedly followed behind.
Everyone was so focused on escaping from this "Calamity".
However, despair stood before them.
「Eh!? That's――」
Rui stopped in his tracks and glared ahead. In response, Kayla and the Indian seekers also halted their movements.
A faint rumble from the ground and the sound of wings echoing in the sky.
An overwhelming number of insect monsters were approaching from the eastern sky and the plains.
「As expected... There is no escape for us.」
Kayla muttered in resignation and knelt on the spot.
It wasn't just Kayla. The Indian seekers had also twisted their faces in fear, one by one, kneeling and hanging their heads.
The unavoidable "death" was approaching.
The monsters in the western sky and on the ground had suffered devastating losses due to the battle between the 【Green King】 and the 【Red King】, significantly reducing their number.
However, the monsters in the east had suffered little damage and many remained unharmed. Their numbers had hardly decreased.
The sky ahead was covered by insects, still engulfed in darkness. From the ground, monsters were approaching in hordes to the point that they covered the ground.
Moreover, countless monsters were gathering from both sides as well.
If they were all combined, their numbers could easily reach tens of millions. Rui felt the strength drain from his body.
There’s no way we can defeat this many. But there’s nowhere to escape to either. Even if we try to go back west, we’ll just end up getting burnt to a crisp or chopped to pieces.
As Rui and Kayla stood frozen, unable to do anything, Akito and Darsha caught up to them.
「OI, RUI!!」
「AKITO!」
Rui turned around, looking at Akito with a pale face.
「Stop making that kind of face!! You're going to die if you just stand still!!」
Akito also looked around and quickly grasped the situation. The monsters coming from both sides increased their speed, trying to circle around and cut off their escape route.
Rui and Akito scanned around.
They were surrounded. The monsters slowly closed in from all directions.
The moths above were also spiraling in the air, ready to attack at any moment. They were definitely aiming to kill Rui and co.
Rui, who knew that he couldn't escape death this time, could only grit his teeth in frustration.
At this point, there was nothing that could be done. Even if he fought, it would only prolong the time until death by a little.
Even though Yuuma was holding back the most powerful and unique monster, 【Green King】, Rui himself could do nothing at all...
When Rui was gritting his teeth in frustration, Akito spoke up.
「O-Oi... What's that?」
Rui raised his face. Then, a mysterious sight spread across the eastern sky.
In the sky that had turned dark due to swarming insects, tiny lights began to flicker here and there. Very small points of light.
For a moment, he almost mistook it for sunlight breaking through a gap in the darkness, but it wasn’t.
It was a glow akin to red lanterns, and their numbers gradually increased. Dozens... No, nearly a hundred of them.
The Indian seekers also started to notice that phenomenon, raising their faces one by one.
Kayla, Darsha, and Anik also looked up at the sky with puzzled expressions. They didn’t understand what was happening, but the small lights were approaching them.
When Rui strained his eyes, he gradually realized the true nature of those light spots.
They were――
「The Ancient Dragon!!!」
Akito's eyes also opened wide in shock as he looked up at the sky.
「Is that the dragon that was spotted back then!? Why is it here---」
Akito suddenly paused.
「Are they by chance... Chasing after Yuuma who inherited the power of the 【Red King】!」
「That's...」
Rui gasped. It wasn't an impossible situation. Yuuma had swallowed the magic gem and could even transform into the 【Red King】.
It wouldn’t be strange for him to release mana that closely resembled the real 【Red King】 from his body.
―― However, why did it have to be now of all times!?
「You must be kidding me? Hordes of insect-like monsters, and now dozens of Ancient Dragons on top of that! No matter how many lives we had, it won’t be enough!!」
Akito frowned and clicked his tongue as he cursed loudly. Rui agreed with him.
As if the situation wasn’t already hopeless enough, an even greater despair came crashing down right before them.
It’s over. Yūuma had already fully occupied with the battle against the 【Green King】; there was no way he had the luxury to come and save the seekers. Even if the seekers were fighting against that many monsters, it would only buy them a few more minutes before they died.
It was a futile resistance. Nevertheless――
Rui touched the hilt of the sword strapped on his waist.
Being killed without doing anything was something he could never accept.
He would struggle desperately until the bitter end. Just as he was about to draw his sword with determination to fight till the end, a voice rose from the Indian seekers.
「L-Look over there!!」
Hearing that voice, Rui turned his gaze to the sky.
There, an unbelievable sight unfolded before them.
Multiple flashes of light streaked across the sky, incinerating the winged insects above. Countless red flashes rained down onto the ground as well.
The Ancient Dragons unleashed their fire breath. The scorching torrents, stretching hundreds of meters, mercilessly engulfed and eradicated the insect-like monsters.
The winged insects caught in the scorching flames fell one after another, while the monsters on the ground were consumed by the raging inferno.
The insect-like monsters were helpless against the flames, slaughtered one after another, scrambling to escape from the fire dragons. The massive swarm that had surrounded Rui and co. was also struck by the fire, completely breaking their encirclement.
「Could it be that they... Helping us?」
In response to the confused words of Rui, Akito calmly replied, "No".
「They're heading towards the 【Red King】. They're just killing the pesky insect monsters that were in their way. Apparently, monsters from different-colored dungeons don’t get along. They're not saving us.」
Rui reconsidered and thought for a while. He had heard that story before.
Monsters from the same dungeon did not fight against each other, but the same couldn't be said when it came to monsters from different dungeons.
But that didn't really matter.
「Akito, let's escape while we can! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance!!」
「Yeah, that's right! This is our only chance to escape!!」
Rui and Akito called out to Kayla, Darsha, and the Indian seekers, and together, they all started running in the direction with fewer insects.