The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 539: Rescue at the right time is the protagonist's patent

Rimuru is a little panicked now.

[Answer: Not a little bit. Judging from the heart rate, blood flow, rapid breathing and sweaty palms, the host has entered a state of preparation for battle. And based on the difference in strength between the two sides, it is obvious that he is extremely panicked.]

…Thanks for your explanation, but now you can shut up.

Rimuru pursed his lips.

A month had passed since he returned from the Elf Realm. He had originally planned to return directly to the Jura Forest, but the children felt lonely because of Zun Zun's departure, so he delayed for a while.

It was not until he felt an inexplicable palpitation that he wanted to go back and take a look.

However, while he was eating potato chips and singing a song, planning to use teleportation magic to go back, he was suddenly intercepted by someone.

[Warning. Imprisoned by a large-scale barrier. Space interference skills outside the barrier are sealed, and skills inside the barrier are disabled... The seal is successfully resisted, but all magic skills are restricted.]

In other words, there is no escape.

I have never felt that I was in a desperate situation.

When Milim attacked, his killing intent was not directed at him, and Zun Zun even treated him in a friendly manner, so he had no sense of crisis. Now, the alarm bells that foresee the crisis are ringing like crazy.

Especially what Souei said just now made Rimuru feel uneasy.

You have to know that ever since he learned that there was no way for him to learn martial arts from Zun Zun, he has been frantically improving his skills, surviving as a monster... no, a magician, using his varied and flexible skills to deal with all kinds of powerful enemies.

Now that all the skills are sealed, doesn't it mean... that they are targeting him?
The hours passed in anxiety.

"It's our first meeting, right? We'll be saying goodbye soon though."

A woman showed up.

He looks to be around 20 years old, with cold, emotionless eyes that are intimidating, yet reveal a glimmer of rationality.

The woman had a pretty face, which made the coldness in her eyes particularly striking.

He was wearing a snow-white robe of a clergyman with a cross emblem engraved on the collar. It was the highest-level certification of the Western Holy Church - the Paladin, the defender of law and order, and also the natural enemy of monsters.

Rimuru naturally showed weakness to the enemy, which was his usual practice. However, the other party did not listen at all and was clearly looking for trouble.

There is absolutely no room for communication.

The rapier at the woman's waist was as fast as lightning. Rimuru tried his best to parry but was still hit three times, and the burning pain spread.

Even though the pain sensation is ineffective, I still feel the pain.

The reason is that the damage caused by this weapon is not to the body, but to the mind.

If they were hit seven times, even a god would die. In addition, the woman had already planned to set up a barrier nearby to weaken their strength, so there was really no way to organize an effective attack.

"I don't know who the monster is all of a sudden."

"…Are you trying to say that I'm despicable? I have nothing to say about monsters, not to mention that you killed Teacher Jing. I want to avenge her. I want to kill you."

The woman snorted and raised the rapier in her hand.

"Give up. If I hit you one more time, you will die."

“Ah, I have to admit that’s true.”

Rimuru wiped the corner of his mouth.

The woman in front of him had no emotions in her eyes, she didn't even see him as prey, her attitude was relaxed and she just stood there, as if waiting for him to make his final struggle.

This man dared to come alone because he was confident that he could take his own life.

That confidence did not come from the barrier.

It may be due to her still unfathomable fighting ability. From the opponent's point of view, perhaps her fighting power alone is enough.

He was totally underestimated, but the current situation made it impossible for Rimuru to refute. His chances of winning in the barrier were slim, and if he continued to be suppressed by her, he would definitely lose.

"That look...are you planning on making one last struggle? I don't care."

"Hehehe, don't underestimate me! Even though I'm weak, I just need to call for someone who can defeat you!"

Rimuru took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"——Zun Zun, help me!"

The voice was loud and clear and could be heard from far away. He assured me that this was the loudest voice he had ever heard since he came to this other world.

The woman was startled.

She took several steps back, holding the rapier tightly in her hand while looking around constantly, as if she was worried that someone was lying in ambush here.

A one-on-one fight can guarantee victory, but a group attack may not be the case. After all, this barrier was specially designed to restrain Rimuru.

However, nothing happened.

No suspicious people appeared, and nothing strange happened. The magic power was still blocked, and Rimuru was still standing in front of her.

then--

“Waaaaa, I forgot! It takes half a day to get to the Elf Realm from here, so doesn’t that mean it will take the same amount of time to get back? After all, it’s impossible to call for help just by shouting! Damn it, if I think about it carefully, wasn’t what I did just now really stupid!?”

Rimuru held his head and screamed.

He definitely looks like an idiot.

"It seems like you didn't do anything? ... Never mind, I was just too nervous. But it's fine if I kill you like this, so -"

The rapier stabbed at lightning speed.

Rimuru's eyes widened. He knew that he would die if hit by this sword, so he must find a way to avoid such an outcome.

Just use glutton...

No, it's too late!
The rapier was about to hit his body, and even if he used Gluttony, it would be too late. Could it be that his already short second life would end here? Such a thing——

"It's impossible."

"……What!?"

As a figure intervened, the woman's rapier was held between two fingers, less than a centimeter away from Rimuru's body. "I never thought that one day I would be able to save people."

The visitor's black and red mage robe fluttered in the wind, his black wolf-tail mullet hair floated slightly, and his red eyes shone brightly.

When he saw this man, Rimuru knelt down on the spot.

“Zun, Zun, you’re finally here! You scared me to death!”

This shameless slime transformed into its original form and held onto Zun Zun's thigh and refused to let go. It had none of the dignity of a leader of the Jura Forest and seemed more like it was crying poor.

"Okay, okay, don't do such a shameful thing."

Zun Zun threw him off.

"……Um?"

I wanted to break the rapier between my fingers, but I failed even though I tried hard. It seems that this rapier is not an ordinary one.

It seems to be at the artifact level.

“You…!”

"Yes, yes, don't be impulsive."

Zun Zun didn't know what was going on. He had never seen the short-haired woman in front of him before, and he didn't recognize the clothes she was wearing. In other words, the two were enemies.

"Then I don't have to hold back, right? Light of...!"

"Wait, wait a minute, my dear. Her name is Sakaguchi Hinata, and she is Jing's student! So please don't kill her!"

"...That's right."

Zun Zun nodded.

He didn't know Jing, and the only connection between them was that they were both teachers of the five little ones. Judging from this, she should also be the teacher of the girl in front of him... ?
"Are you a monster?"

"How rude. I am a human. If I must say, I am a Crimson Demon."

As the other party was Jing's student, Zun Zun forgave her for her impoliteness. And the girl... no, Sakaguchi Hinata nodded, with a look of realization on her face.

"So it's not a monster. No wonder the barrier has no effect on you."

"No, no. Your idea is wrong. It's not that my human barrier has no effect on me, but that I am not affected by the barrier."

Subconsciously, I preached as a teacher.

I thought Sakaguchi Hinata would be angry, but she wasn't. Instead, she looked like she was humbly seeking advice.

“Normally, your barrier will make Rimuru consume a lot of magic power to maintain his vitality. It may not have much effect on humans, but it still has a certain impact. But it has no effect on me, and the reason is…”

As he spoke, lightning wrapped around Zun Zun's fingers.

"I can use magic."

"……Um!?"

Sakaguchi Hinata frowned.

With this barrier in place, no one, including herself, should be able to use magic, but Zun Zun used magic.

“It’s power.”

As if answering her thoughts.

Not only that—

"Ah, don't bother, you can't usurp my skills." Zun Zun waved his hand again and said, "Your usurper can usurp most of the skills, including those of the upper elves. To be honest, it's actually quite troublesome. But unfortunately, my skills are ultimate skills."

He seemed to finally understand why his skills were integrated after he came to this world.

The purpose is to divide classes.

Of course, this doesn't mean that unique skills like the Usurper's aren't powerful, there are also very useless abilities among the Ultimate Skills, and the division of classes is to some extent to protect the Zun Zun.

"Light of Saber!"

Lightning shot out from between his fingers. The power was not strong, but it was enough to make Hinata Sakaguchi panic.

Since she couldn't use holy magic and couldn't usurp the opponent's skills, the barrier became a hindrance. But she couldn't remove the barrier, after all, Rimuru was still watching her closely.

"No way! Spirit summons!"

In the blink of an eye, several elves emerged from the magic circle. Although magic was restricted, the elves were not, and if someone mistakenly thought that they could also summon elves, they would be taken away by the usurper and fall into the trap.

"A great chain of tricks, but it didn't work."

Zun Zun just waved his finger and the elves were scattered.

"Sakaguchi Hinata, you don't seem to understand why I keep talking to you. This is not out of arrogance, but to buy time. Ah, don't get me wrong, the most important thing is to educate."

He said this, but Hinata Sakaguchi didn't react.

“Rimuru, although you are trapped by the barrier and your magic power has been greatly reduced, you are not helpless. In my opinion, you have at least three solutions, and the simplest one is to condense your own magic power.”

"Condensing magic power?"

"That's right. In the final analysis, this barrier is to prevent the flow of magic power, so we can't use magic, but as long as we gather enough magic power, there will be no obstacles..."

Zun Zun's red eyes flashed dangerously.

"Don't die, Sakaguchi Hinata."

In this barrier where magic power was contained, a huge amount of magic power contracted at an extremely fast speed and then suddenly released.

"I... am... atomic!"

The next moment.

Magic power gushed out.

(End of this chapter)