The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#198 - The Magic Lord in Good Times, the Explosive Lord in Bad Times, and the Red Demon Lord in Desp

“Speaking of which, that thing… it couldn’t be human, could it…?”

Megumin seemed hesitant to speak.

Following the direction she was pointing, Kazuma and the others saw a human skeleton within Hans’s massive body. Because the slime’s body was semi-transparent, and because it was so conspicuous, it was immediately noticeable.

“Ah, it’s probably what you think it is.”

Kazuma nodded.

Hans was a slime, and eating was his instinct. Furthermore, if he wanted to mimic someone, the only option was to eat them.

It wasn't hard to guess.

“That guy…”

Darkness clenched her fists, saying very seriously: “He harmed ordinary people, we absolutely must punish him!”

The Demon King’s army had once signed a treaty stating that they could not harm ordinary people, and Hans had violated this rule. Even if they had no personal grudge against him, they had to take action.

“Don’t worry, isn’t that exactly what we’re going to do?”

Kazuma patted her on the shoulder.

Under Megumin's reluctant gaze as she bit her finger, Yunyun and Kazuma held hands, simultaneously aiming their other hands at the unsuspecting Hans, their magical power surging at that moment.

“Light of Saber!” x2

With the massive amplification of magical power, an electric-type spell ten times stronger than before struck the slime's massive body fiercely, causing it to cry out in pain.

Even the highest magic resistance has its limits. If Megumin had known electric-type advanced magic, their power might have been even greater.

“Roar roar roar—”

Hans also noticed the returning group, but whether it was because revealing his true slime form had caused him to lose the ability to speak, he angrily wriggled towards them after ‘seeing’ them.

Perhaps transforming back into a slime had caused Hans's intelligence to decrease significantly. Acting solely on instinct, he didn't even notice being lured into the deep pit by the group.

“So fast! Aqua, it’s your turn!”

“W-wait! That slime is way too fast! Slimes are supposed to be soft and cute, or slimy and sluggish, right? Why is it so fast?!”

Aqua wailed.

Her impression of slimes was probably the same as Kazuma's, but now the other world was already hundreds of years ahead of the industry. Those outdated slimes were not qualified to survive, let alone Hans, who was a Demon King's general!

“In any case, hurry up and do something!”

“Kazuma, you haven’t even said anything, why are you forcing people to do things?!”

The idiot goddess, having been yelled at, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised both hands, and a magic circle appeared beneath her feet, then—

“Sacred Create Water!”

A massive amount of water appeared in the open space, roaring as it surged forward.

“Enough! Don’t summon any more… glub glub glub~~~”

Kazuma wanted to stop Aqua from summoning more water, but he didn’t know if she didn’t hear him or was too eager. In any case, she used too much force and dragged Kazuma in as well.

“Ah ah… I also want to be watered.”

“Darkness, it’s better if you don’t go down there. Your mission is to protect me.”

“I know. So Megumin, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“Don’t worry! Darker than black, darker than darkness, let my crimson gold light be entrusted here…”

Standing on the wall, Megumin raised her staff, aiming it at the slime Hans below. She was going to use the powerful Explosion magic.

The reason she couldn't use Explosion magic before was because Hans would be blown into pieces, contaminating all the hot springs, but with Aqua's powerful summoning, Hans was already surrounded by a large amount of water. Even if he was blown to pieces, he would only be absorbed into the water flow created by Aqua.

Although it would still pollute the hot springs, they could just purify it after it was over.

“In any case, Explosion!”

Boom——

A huge nuclear bomb descended from the sky, landing on Hans, who didn't have time to react, and blew the mountainside, which was already a deep pit, into an even bigger mess.

Hans's fragments fell from the sky with the rain, landing on everyone.

“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!”

Kazuma wailed.

The Demon King army general's poison was no joke. He was poisoned by the rain full of poison and shouted loudly, but he still braced himself and shouted to the somewhat panting idiot goddess.

“Aqua, quickly use your water control ability from when you purified the water source to collect this rainwater!”

“I-I know… Kazuma, you really know how to order people around!”

“Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!”

Aqua was the Goddess of Water, she was naturally connected to water. In addition to purifying water sources, she could also control the flow of water. When Yunyun had her stomach filled with water, it was her doing.

As the rainwater was constantly collected and guided to another deep pit, the group kept observing.

Aqua healed everyone.

If Hans had been killed like that, then everything would be fine, but considering that the opponent was a Demon King's general… as the water was constantly drained away, a figure appeared in the deep pit.

It was Hans!

“Tch, couldn’t even kill him with that?”

“After all, slimes are the standard tank-type monsters. They are known as the cockroaches of the other world.”

“Yeah.”

Slimes are easy to deal with when they are weak, but few people can defeat them when they are strong. In addition, slimes can survive as long as their core is not destroyed, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the cockroaches of the other world.

“But he’s turned back into human form, so there shouldn’t be any problems, right?”

“…But why do I feel like this is just the beginning?”

Kazuma felt that something was wrong.

Thinking about it carefully, Hans wasn't undergoing a transformation with a huge boost just now, it should be a manifestation of his original form.

“Y-you guys…!”

Hans, who had been blasted into a daze by the Explosion magic, struggled to climb out of the pit. He was still the third being to have taken a full-force Explosion magic and not died.

Kazuma wouldn't give him a chance to catch his breath, and Yunyun worked with him in tacit understanding to attack again.

“Light of Saber!” x2

“Ugh ah ah ah—”

Perhaps due to being weakened by Aqua's divine water, Hans, who originally wouldn't have been harmed by magic, cried out in pain.

But it didn't have much effect.

It was damaging, but not enough to completely eliminate the opponent.

"As expected, still a little short, huh…?"

"You guys are the ones who brought me so much trouble… but it's useless! This is the only hot spring that hasn't been contaminated, but I still have tricks like this!"

Hans, in a frenzy, tore off his right hand and threw it towards the source.

"Ah!" X4

Aqua and the others watched the arm draw a beautiful parabola as it fell towards the source, and they all screamed.

And Kazuma Satou—

"Snipe!"

He had anticipated this move, so he took out his bow and used the skill, shooting down the arm that was flying in mid-air.

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"What!?"

Hans widened his eyes in surprise, looking back and forth between Kazuma Satou and the source. Then, he gritted his teeth and tore his body apart again, tearing it into pieces and throwing them towards the source one after another.

Kazuma Satou, as if accepting a challenge, transformed into Arash and shot out arrows one after another, hitting and knocking down the large fragments of Hans that were thrown out without fail.

"Too, too exaggerated—! What are you kidding me? How can the hit rate be so ridiculously high!?"

Hans scolded angrily.

Yunyun said, "Don't underestimate this man's good luck! His abilities are lower than even a magic instructor, yet he has been able to fight against many strong enemies until now relying only on luck!"

"That's true compared to you, a close-combat archmage! Also, if you want to praise me, just praise me. Don't take the opportunity to subtly mock me!"

Kazuma Satou rolled his eyes.

Aqua, seeing how capable he was, put her hands on her hips and smiled calmly, saying, "Kazuma, you can shoot down as many of those things as he throws, right!"

"Leave it to m… ah."

Just as Kazuma Satou confidently agreed, he realized that his quiver was empty. Not only that, but Hans's body fragments fell into the hot spring with a plop.

"…No more arrows."

"Ehh—!" xN

Even Hans screamed this time.

Aqua screamed and rushed towards another source, ignoring Yunyun's dissuasion and sticking her hand in, enduring the pain to purify the water while healing her burns.

Seeing this, Yunyun, in order to prevent the last source from being completely contaminated, used magic to cut off the metal pipe. But just as everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief—

That day, they remembered the fear of being dominated by giant slimes.

In another deep pit, a super large slime slowly crawled out of the pit, overlooking their small figures.

"Ehh—!"

"Hey, hey… how could this be!?"

"Wasn't Hans purified by Aqua's water? How could he become so big! The one in the back is Hans's main body, so what's going on with the one in the front!?"

Kazuma Satou was frightened and panicked.

"It's division, I used division!"

Hans spread his arms and shouted triumphantly, "Slimes are creatures that can divide infinitely. So what if they're blown to pieces? They're not as fragile as you humans, who die when they lose their bodies! After dividing, you can just fuse again, right! Hahaha—"

The arrogant laughter echoed through the night sky.

Yunyun finally understood at this moment why Hans appeared in human form.

His true form would only act on instinct. He appeared in human form to attract their attention, while secretly controlling his clones to re-fuse. He even devoured the water created by Aqua during this time, instead benefiting him!

The pitch-black, giant jelly-like transparent object wriggled like mucus, not only devouring a large amount of water and trees, but also greedily sucking in the surrounding soil and rocks.

This big guy didn't attack them, but instead sucked up the surrounding things while slowly moving towards the source.

"Hahaha—"

Hans laughed loudly and said, "Too bad! Even if you kill me now, that big guy won't stop. I'm determined to contaminate the last hot spring. I said it!"

"Hey, hey, hey… Yunyun, Yunyun! What should we do? Do you still have confidence now?"

"I don't know, but I have to use it now."

Kazuma Satou asked hesitantly, but received an uncertain shake of the head from Yunyun.

All the efforts they had made before were aimed at weakening Hans, in order for Yunyun to use the final move. But now, not only had they not weakened him, but they had made the enemy even stronger than before.

"Hahaha! Whatever methods you have, just use them! Although the final result has long been destined!"

Hans arrogantly provoked them.

Kazuma Satou looked worried, but Yunyun slowly stretched out her right hand and held it out in front of her, an inexplicable aura constantly gathering, and a gust of wind howled, transforming into an invisible sword.

"That's right, with normal methods, we definitely wouldn't be able to defeat you, right? But, I still have a trump card…"

"If you can do it, feel free to try!"

"Then—"

Yunyun's eyes were scarlet red.

The result of his first time using this move in this world was not good. Honestly, he didn't know if it was because he was unaccustomed to the environment, or if it wouldn't work in this world. Now, he had no room to retreat. As a Crimson Demon, as someone who aims to become the Demon King, how could he not give it a try at this time!?

"This, this is…!?"

He didn't know what Hans felt, but his face suddenly twisted, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat and distance himself.

But it was too late.

Yunyun's ability ignores distance, and once locked on, there is no way to avoid it.

"Take this! Let's see who's tougher!"

The invisible sword in his hand fell fiercely.