Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (LN) - Volume 20 Chapter 1.6

As soon as Phobio was rescued, Gobua was eager to rebuild the front.

Under Benimaru’s guidance, Gobua has developed into a first-rate commander. In the large-scale combat training in the labyrinth, he is able to train in all kinds of gruesome tactics, and is far more experienced than any tactician.

The three hundred “Kurenai” in Gobua’s charge are also veterans who grew up together with Gobua. They did not need to be ordered by Gobua to take the best course of action.

Although they were only a few reinforcements in number, the situation of the war was greatly improved.

And again, the presence or absence of a commander can affect the war situation by itself. With Phobio’s return to the front and his command, the “flying cavalry” regained its vigor.

Thus, the Milim forces gradually gained the upper hand…

In the midst of this turnaround, Gobta was dying.

Peliod, whom he faced, was an unbelievably bad guy.

The poisonous mist was a deadly poison that would kill even Gobta, who had a high level of resistance to poison. It was not a small level that you would die if you drank it, but one that melts your skin and burns your flesh just by touching it.

The slightest contact with the skin caused extreme pain. Thanks to this, Gobta realized the danger of the poisonous mist.

And then…

（Oh, no! Dying, you’ll be dead for sure ! )

), he decided within less than 30 seconds of the start of the battle.

So, without hesitation, I asked Ranga who came to support me, and decided to use my secret move.

Magic Wolf Unification!”

Without a moment’s delay, he ‘identified’ with Ranga.

Thus, Gobta and Ranga were transformed into a sinister two-horned humanoid black wolf, and it was the right decision. If they had been a little late in their decision, Gobta would have been killed in the battle, if not Ranga.

“Well, then, let’s do it!

‘Gobta, you can use my power to your heart’s content.

At first, the two men were excited, but their enthusiasm soon faded away.

The reason was simple: Peliod was too strong.

Gobta and Ranga’s ‘identification’ does not mean that their fighting ability increases that much. The combination of Ranga’s potential and Gobta’s fighting sense only makes them more powerful than the sum of their abilities.

In other words, since Gobta’s presence is not so large, it is almost as if there is no change in the numbers.

Peliod, on the other hand, is an eerie presence from the standpoint of its position.

Its existence value was 6.8 million, more than 15 times larger than that of ‘identical’ Gobta & Ranga, and was the second largest after Zess.

Not only that, he is an extraordinary spatialist who can reflect even Carrera’s “Abyss Annihilation”.

Even with his backhand, he was far superior to Carrera’s “Abyss Annihilation.

The reason why they were not defeated immediately was that Gobta and his team were good at physical close combat, while Peliod was good at magical mid-range and long-range combat.

Therefore, from the beginning of the battle until now, Gobta had been in a tense situation where they could not relax. Thanks to the fact that they barely maintained the distance that they were good at, they were able to play a reasonably close game.

However, this was about to end when Peliod changed his mind.

‘Gobta, have you noticed?

‘Oh no, Ranga-san, isn’t he getting stronger and stronger?

Gobta and Ranga are concerned about the state of Peliod, who is facing them right now. Compared to the beginning of the battle, there was a sign that her fighting ability was increasing.

As a proof, she was responding to the moves of the Gobtas more and more.

Her feints were no longer working, and she was losing the time to attack. Peliod’s sharp attacks were beginning to reach Gobta’s team, though not to the extent that they were on the defensive.

Peliod had changed from the monotonous attacks of the past to a more deadly one by one attack.

‘I think it’s a foul to grow during the battle, isn’t it?

‘It is a common thing. I’ve been there myself and I wouldn’t be surprised if the enemy is like that…”

‘Well, it is true, but I think it’s unreasonable when it happens to me…’.

But they have to be careful not to let it get to that point.

Gobta knows.

They are the reinforcements, and no more help will come.

Rimuru, whom Gobta respects and who is always there for him, is also fighting on a different battlefield. This time, the enemy was so powerful that we could not expect any help.

If anything, there is a possibility that Benimaru may come. However, Gobta would prefer not to do so, since it would put the home country at risk.

In other words.

‘Well, we have to do it by ourselves.

I agree. If the enemy is strong, we should be stronger than them!

And so they settled on the gut feeling in the end.

This was not good for a commander, but it was a reason for Gobta to push himself.

As the saying goes, “a backwater position,” and for Gobta, who was always on the run, a situation in which he could not run away helped him to push himself harder.

“From here on, I’m going to fight in the short term!

With such enthusiasm, he accelerated his attack.

However, all of them ended in a blank.

He even launched a two-stage attack, “Dance with Wolves” to taunt Peliod, and at the same time, he unleashed a special attack, “Apocalypse Howling”, in a desperate attempt to win. But even that was evaded.

（But even that was evaded. This was a secret training, a special one ! )

Gobta was also concerned about this.

Ranga felt the same way.

‘Gobta, shouldn’t you step back?

Gobta opposed to such a proposal.

Gobta opposed the proposal. If we leave now, Carrera-san will have to bear too much burden.

Ranga agreed with Gobta.

Since reinforcements were not expected, one option was to run away to regroup, but it was a last resort. This is not a duel but a war, and fleeing before the enemy would have too great an impact on the whole situation.

However, as long as they could not use the desperate move, they would be left with no choice but to lose the game. Gobta, who hates to lose as much as anyone else, tries to avoid such a situation.

But he could not come up with any good ideas.

“I’ll help you, Gobta.

Karion, who had defeated Insect General Abart, joined the battle because he saw that Gobta was at a disadvantage.

And that was not all.

“I’ll help you, too.

Even Frey, who saw the danger of Peliod, rushed to the scene and offered to fight with him.

It is not a fair fight, but this is not a one-on-one battle but a war. Victory should take precedence over honor, and Gobta welcomed the offer.

“Thank God!” he exclaimed happily.

he exclaimed happily, and the battle was now renewed.

-And everyone thought so.

“I’m so sad. Very, very sad. My children were so weak.”

The monster’s mutter was not loud, but it reached the ears of all those present on the battlefield.

Everyone present understood that this was the signal for the final round.