Published at 24th of July 2021 08:10:50 PM

391. Retreat

Let this go? After suddenly attacking me and accusing me out of nowhere? My name is being tarnished and you want me to just ignore it?

Thermal points his sword at Volk.

Alright, Ill oblige. But only after you beat me in a swordfight

Volk holds his sword tight.

H-Hey, stop already! Volk, dont let him talk you into this!

I said to Volk.

We may be in a less-populated street, but were still inside a big city.

MyPresence Senseis already detecting quite a few people on their way here to find out whats all the ruckus about.

We cant afford to be fighting now.

Besides, even if we beat him, itll only alert the Demon King.

Its true that I attacked him first and didnt look up his true identity until later, but thats actually a good thing.

If his true identity were to be revealed right now, itd only cause a panic.

And Im actually not sure if Volk can even beat Thermal.

Volk has greater physical stats than Thermal, but Thermal has a wider skillset of inflicting various status ailments which makes him more of a threat than Volk.

Since Volk has low magic stats, hell be easily inflicted by them.

If a fight starts, Ill have to leave Volk on his own for a while.

My top priority is to get Millia to safety.

But in the event that Thermal comes after us, Ill fight to buy some time.

I took a direct hit from hisPoison Touchskill, but because of our difference in status, his poison isnt dealing much damage on me.

In a fist fight, only difference in stats matter, and with my stats, it wont be too hard to at least buy some time.

During that time, Alo and Nightmare will have escaped with Millia.

He was able to slip free from my hold before, but that mustve been because of hisSlime Bodyskill.

Now that I know that, Ill be keeping an eye out for it.

Overall, hes not that hard of an opponent to fight against.

Im worried that the other head knights or more subordinates of the Demon King might arrive here for backup, but with a city this huge, I can only hope not.

It looked like it was Thermals decision to approach Millia.

I dont think he plans on regrouping with his pals yet.

I cannot back down from a challenge. Besides, Ive always wanted to cross swords against one of the three knights. If he wont yield, I see no reason why I should either. You did your best and fought valiantly, but you still werent able to win, so just leave this to me. Go take that girl someplace safe

Im grateful to Volk for fighting for my sake, but hell only beat himself up against someone like him, so I need him to stand down.

Im confident that I can take him now that Ive seen his status, he just caught me by surprise earlier!

Since I have high resistance and high HP, I should be far less at risk than Volk.

Now then, are you done discussing which one of you dies first?

Lord Thermal, are you causing trouble again!

A voice is heard from behind Thermal.

Several people dressed in a similar fashion as Thermal are seen approaching us.

There are six of them in total. They must be the subordinates of the head knights.

I fooled myself into thinking that no reinforcements would come, but it was all just assumptions based on Thermals personality.

Have you forgotten that Princess Chris told you to stop causing trouble! Youll make Lady Mephisto angry again!

The person in front said as he places his hand on the shoulder of the shortest one in the group with indigo hair. Its a girl.

She looks out of place when paired together with the other five who look like old men.

She glances her expressionless face at Thermal.

She then glances at Volk and tugs the sleeve of the man in front as she glances back at Thermal again.

The man lowers his body and lends his ear to the girl as she whispers an order to him. The man nods and stands back up.

Not to mention! That man before you is someone who was invited to Princess Chriss party, the dragon-slayer Volk! What were you thinking?! Lady Mephisto is very displeased!

M-Mephisto? That matches one of the names of the three head knights.

So that girl is the one who was scouted by Princess Chris to join the royal knights?

I wonder if shes a monster too

Mephisto-chan cant you, like, butt off for now? Im not stupid enough to do something so meaningless at an important like this, yknow

Thermal turns a slight glance at the unconscious Millia.

Mephisto responds by silently shaking her head.

Roguehale is angry too

Mephisto said in a soft tone.

Thermal began to shudder at the mention of the name.

Tsk, that old geezer, so bossy. Count yourselves lucky

Thermal puts his sword back in its sheath.

D-Does this mean the fights over?

Were sorry for the inconvenience, Volk-dono. We will leave Lord Thermals punishment to Master Roguehale, so wont you kindly look the other way?

The man in front of Mephisto bows apologetically.

I take this chance and check his status.

Species: Night Slime

Status: Normal

Lv: 49/60

HP: 317/317

MP: 266/266

Night Slime a rank+. And there are more of these guys roaming around the city?

Man, if the small fry soldiers are this strong, then this could prove troublesome on my end.

The palace is already crawling with monsters, isnt it?

The Saints fears have come true.

And here I thought Lilyxila was the one who had the advantage, but from the looks of it, the Demon Kings influence has already started to spread.

Since Thermal is rank+, the Demon King is definitely rank - or higher, or worse, Eldiclass.

But still, with all these slime-themed monsters about, I can only think of that slime I fought back in Noahs forest. The one who hadGods Voiceskill like me.

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But, I remember that slime being able to steal skills.

Even though he was only rank , he gave me, a rank-, a hard time in our fight. (Granted, I was exhausted after battling the Little Rock Dragon that time)

If that thing is rank now, I cant imagine how strong its gotten.

As for that Mephisto girl lets check what her species is.

Mephisto Mercalua

Species: Dual Slime

Lv: 71/85

HP: 584/584

MP: 427/427

Attack: 313

Defense: 326

Magic: 497

Speed: 511

Rank: B+

Characteristic Skills:

Slime Body: LvGlisha Language: Lv3Automatic HP Recovery: Lv4

Automatic MP Recovery: Lv5 Tentacle: Lv3Swordsmanship Talent: Lv5

Stealth Step: Lv7Presence Sense: Lv2Flight: Lv4

Double-Headed: Lv--Split Mind: Lv--Communication: Lv5

Resistances:

Poison Immunity: LvParalysis Resistance: Lv8Curse Resistance: Lv7

Confusion Resistance: Lv4Physical Resistance: Lv3Magic Resistance: Lv4

Normal Skills:

Camouflage: Lv7Poison: Lv3Gravidon: Lv6

High Rest: Lv3Death: Lv4Ooze Bomb: Lv7

Mirage: Lv5Confuse: Lv5Disease Breath: Lv4

Water Blade: Lv5Tentacle Whip: Lv5Mucus Cage: Lv4

Self-Regeneration: Lv4Division: Lv

Titles:

King's Fission: LvFinal Evolutionist: LvDemon Kings Subordinate: Lv

Three Head Knights: LvPhantom Butterfly Sword: Lv

So shes rank+ too

And, shes a Dual Slime?

I dont know what that is, but based on her skills, she seems to be the tricky type.

Shes not inferior compared to the Poison Ruler Thermal either.

Mephisto notices me looking at her.

I quickly look away. A look of suspicion is seen in her face, but she immediately shrugs it off and leaves, taking Thermal with them.

I hug Millia tight.

So theyre not even gonna apologize after seeing Millia unconscious?

They only apologized to Volk since he was invited by the princess and didnt even pay attention to me.

I cant useHigh Restwith my current humanized state.

Unless we find a healer who can detoxify her poison, Millia will die.

In the event that she enters critical condition, Ill leave the city as far away as possible and have Partner cure her. Ive gathered more than enough information already.

The Demon King and his cronies will not get away with this.

I look around us and notice that weve already attracted quite a few spectators.

When I face them, they promptly look away and leave the area. They were just enjoying the spectacle, werent they?

But then, a middle-aged man from the crowd comes walking to us.

Um if you dont mind, would you accept my help in treating her? I'm no white mage, but I used to run a pharmacy shop and am quite versed in medicines in exchange, wont you please come with me to my house? I want to talk to you