Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
Holy Knight [4]

After jumping high into heaven, Shion observed the ground below.

His eyes sparkled with the light of a king who went hunting for precious prey.

A fearless smile appeared on his face and he released an ominous aura (haki).

After easily finding his prey, he came upon a small group of knights.

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Leonard is not a Knight Templar.

He was a genius who reached the peak of magic arts and was a Saint Wizard.

Only he who had mastered the Saint magic archive and the Elemental magic archive could call themselves by this title.

Saint Wizards were those who truly understood the laws of the world.

However, with the holy sword in hand, Leonard had engaged in many battles.

Even while hiding his identity as a Saint Wizard, his name was much more famous now as a templar.

And at some point he had become the vice-captain of the division.

Without question, that was the result of his strength.

What a beautiful sword. Where Arnaud's sword symbolizes strength, Leonard embodies harmony.

Although they had comparable strength, Arnaud was slightly stronger. In addition, Arnaud specialized in persistent combat.

That endurance raised Arnaud as the strongest among the knights.

But Leonard was actually a Magical Swordsman. That's how he fights now.

His sword skills would not lose to Arnaud, and his current fighting style would definitely not disappoint him.

No, Leonard must be stronger now.

However, the Templars did not base their evaluation on the archives of 〈Elemental Magic〉.

Although there were some of them who had an interest in Elemental Magic and used it, they secretly threw it during the battle.

So, Leonard convinced himself that true power consisted of reaching the peak of holy affinity.

If he wanted to achieve his goal, he would definitely have the strength to slash at any opponent.

It was his delusion born from being saved by a hero during his childhood.

Heroes are strong.

Simple, perfect power.

The attacking monster is destroyed with the hero's sword.

Even evil spirits that were much bigger than humans were obliterated with a single sword blow.

So his hidden village, which had resigned itself to death, was saved by a hero.

Since then, Leonard has been fascinated with the mystical sword.

And while mastering the magic way he imitates the hero's sword with a stick.

After becoming a Saint Wizard, he finally left for the Ingracia Kingdom.

There, he studied Sacred Magic and waited for his chance to travel to the Holy Ruberion Empire.

In order for an outsider to be allowed to make a pilgrimage, one had to achieve a certain proficiency with Sacrificial Magic.

In the end, Leonard reached the high-level Holy Magic archives and was allowed to become a disciple of the Knights Templar.

After that, during the spirit contract ceremony, he made a contract with the spirits of Light and Darkness.

With a serious expression, he was reported to have formed a contract with only light spirit. To him, the spirit of Darkness kept him away from “Hero” and hence was of no use.

Thus began the life of the Light Templar Leonard.

An incarnation of a nightmare descended from the sky.

Lightly landing on the ground, he stared at the knights.

Without panicking, Leonard had already started ordering his men.

He had a target surrounded by two knights from every direction.

And have the rest install a simple Sacred Barrier as quickly as possible.

He decided that they should end this fight quickly to focus on Hinata's orders.

Leonard's magic perception identified the monster before him as an extremely powerful monster. Even among A rank monsters, he was much stronger.

Perhaps he was the highest existence in this city. Maybe they were attacked by the Demon King himself.

On this battlefield, Leonard sensed a powerful existence in multiple directions through his perception magic.

He could not sense the other knights, but that was because magic power was extremely strong in this area.

There was only one enemy in front of them.

Negligence will result in death. He decided to throw it away immediately.

「Prepare barrier for target in front of us!」

He issued an order, judging that there was no time to analyze the enemy.

The knights surrounding him in the four directions immediately started to work.

This was an excellent barrier that might not be able to be destroyed from within.

But it's not perfect. After all, it was a simple barrier.

The space made narrow, so being able to block each attack was the question.

The space created was twenty meters in diameter, but if one immediately absorbed all the magic energy and fired a large-scale spell, then perhaps it would be broken.

That is why the barrier is usually made much larger.

First of all, although this barrier sealed an ability that he was very proud of, he could not complain in the present situation.

Just in case, he had the second army surround them all with defensive barriers.

They were unable to kill targets trapped in the purification barrier.

They can attack from the outside, but they have to make sure the target is before that.

If the enemy had a rare nearness of reflection, such recklessness would only lead to unnecessary casualties. He could barely make such a mistake.

As the dust settled, one monster stood in front of them.

She's slender, with purple-black hair.

It was long enough to flow into his back, and it suited him well. She has a pretty face. Two horns adorned his head.

His white skin peeked out from inside the kimono.

He was clad in jet-black armor. What a charming beauty.

His eyes, like two amethyst stones, focused on Leonard and he opened his mouth.

「My name is Shion. The first servant Rimuru-sama.

Now, Gentlemen. So said my lord.

“Outholding or death! ”

O wise knights, of course you can see which option is better.

Leave your weapons and join me! 」

He stated highly emphasizing the words “first servant”.

Leonard senses the power coming from a monster that introduces himself as Shion.

He was clearly unnaturally strong. The enemy may be an oni.

Oni are powerful creatures from the ogre family that have evolved over the years.

Sometimes called divine, there is an oni that has brought a lot of havoc to the world.

Yet he was a monster named in addition to being an oni.

At this point, it might be more accurate to refer to him as a land god than a monster.

But the Holy Ruberion Empire only acknowledged the existence of one god-Ruminas *.

Giving happiness to heroes with a kiss, this heavenly child can give sacred blessings to them.

So, the god of the land, the god who protects people, and the like are completely unrecognizable.

“Shut! Evil monsters. We'll rid the world of your unclean presence! 」

Leonard called out and ordered the people to fire the Holy Cannon at him.

This attack would mean nothing to those with resistance to holy attacks, but monsters should not be able to block it.

Unlike the resistance of Earth, Water, Fire, or Wind, the Holy and Dark attacks were irrevocable.

Other than monsters with angel affinity, the Holy Cannon was not an attack that could be blocked.

On Leonard's orders, the knights began their assault.

Thus, an unrelenting rain of attacks befell Shion.

「Is that your answer? I'll kill you?”

He said with a face “Why don't these people listen to other people's words?”

And as he asked the question, an odachi appeared in his hand, stopping every flash of energy coming towards him.

However, that would not make him a threat.

Even if he was recognized as a Land God class, he was already trapped within the sacred field.

They only had to keep the shield long enough to make it weaken.

But .. Leonard was only impressed that he could still display the speed of a master's sword.

The sword that had received so many Holy Affinity attacks showed no signs of breaking — so it could also be called abnormal.

And then one of the knights shouted.

Looks like one of the assault knights has got their bullets back.

He had absorbed the holy magic with his sword and sent the attack towards them.

Which is usually impossible.

That is, it requires proper timing so it requires godly skills.

Panicked, Leonard ordered the onslaught to stop.

The knight who was hit earlier was not seriously injured and escaped with fear.

But being able to avenge their attacks from within the sacred terrain far exceeded Leonard's expectations.

Not a single knight could hide his shock.

While suppressing his shock, Leonard clicked his tongue thinking of his next move.

Shion who becomes Shion is only upset that his attack is not going as it should.

First of all, the attack would only pass through the barrier but would not come out.

While this barrier allowed holy magic to pass through, another attack it blocked. In addition, he tried this before, but it seems that 『Spatial』 Journey has been sealed.

Shion's irritation reaches its peak. He was not a patient person, but he had decided to endure it for as long as possible.

Now, the rampage is near.

「Hey ... hey, guys. I'll ask you nicely, how about you throw the bulldozer, hmm?

I promise I won't kill you and will even let you eat the special food I made?

How about that? Isn't that a good proposal? That's the last warning I'm gonna give you, so what? 」

He tried to contain his anger and asked them with a forced smile.

He had completely underestimated the knights he thought could not even scratch him, but was very confident they could accept the offer.

“Shut! Stuck in the barrier, how dare you act so high and mighty?! 」

One of the knights answered.

Yes, monsters are indeed very weak within the sacred field.

It was only due to the fact that magical energy disappeared within it.

And monsters that were masses of magic energy had to avoid using skills to maintain their existence.

That was why they limited themselves to using only the simplest of skills.

Let's say he created a huge explosion inside the barrier. Shrapnel will pass through the barrier and hit the knights.

So, to be safe, Leonard had them put up a physical attack barrier. Setting up a barrier with respect to a certain type of attack is the norm.

Although he had made it this far, Leonard was still anxious.

He saw Shion take a fist-sized stone from the ground.

He soon found out what he was going to do.

So he had the knights, especially the close ones, on guard from the attack.

A roar boomed, and an explosion appeared in front of one of the knights.

Shion had thrown a stone at the knight. The stone was reflected on the physical attack barrier.

What an incredible power.

And that was his strength in a weak state, with his strength sealed.

How bad it would be if they did not set up the holy field in time.

The Oni in front of him looked annoyed and stomped his feet.

His steps created cracks in the earth, so how much power did he …

Even though she looked like an intellectual young girl, how cruel the lie was!

「Preserve the barrier with your life if you have to! Those who are free, align your spirit power with mine.

I'll use Disintegration.

Combine the barrier on him to seal his movements! We can't let him live !! 」

When Disintegration captures its target, it never releases it.

It was a spell that could vaporize all kinds of enemies. But, using it in a large area would cause it to spread.

Moreover, this was not a skill that every knight could use.

This time, it was only possible by using the energy of another knight. By using it simultaneously from all directions, you can enable Area Disintegration.

“Thank God I'm here” thought Leonard was relieved.

First of all, only he and Hinata could use this spell. Moreover, the Disintegration Area was a high-level forbidden spell that even Hinata was unable to use.

It uses up a lot of energy thus threatening the life of the caster.

But.

Consider the demon rampaging before him.

He could not possibly let this demon escape from the world.

After deciding so, Leonard gave the order.

The other knight, as if reading his thoughts, had already started working.

They all found the thought of this monster, exerting so much power within the barrier, rampaging freely too terrifying.

Their teamwork was perfect, they first created a light of twenty square meters around him.

Tearing down the barrier on top of it, it turned into a pyramid-shaped cage.

Shion looked at the cage of light.

It looks dangerous, he thought. But, he could not break through the barrier nor did he have the skills to protect himself.

Humans underestimate him too much, Shion thought, and

「Go devil! We can't let such a dangerous creature live!

The world needs only one God! Destruction!”

The strongest of them were crying.

At the same time, from the four corners and the zenix pyramid he was in a harsh light attacking Shion.

「Don't underestimate me, man! Rimuru-sama, protect me !! 」

Shion wrapped herself in all her magical energy, and prepared for the attack.

In an instant,

Without explosion or heat, light consumes it.

The knights thought that power was the highest. But they were still not negligent to guard the barrier.

Although the monster's death was certain, they would continue to do so until ordered otherwise.

As for those supporting Leonard's spell, they all fainted where they stood. After using such an extreme spell, their fatigue was exhausted.

Even the tempering knight could not avoid exhaustion. The fact that none of them died proves how great they are.

Leonard turned around and heaved a sigh of relief, making sure that everyone was still alive.

But, he sighed too early. He should have done so after making sure that the monster was dead.

He had used supreme anti-personnel skills, and the impossibility of what he saw caused his legs to become unstable.

He had looked up to confirm the state of the target.

In the middle, the rest of the oni, no, the burning thing began to move.

They could not burn everything; some remained.

But it can't possibly hold. A monster without legs, a mere body, could only crawl into a hole waiting for death.

Leonard sighed again, preparing to destroy the target.

It was a terrifying monster, but they managed to defeat it.

They were really lucky to be able to destroy it without a single casualty. Had they not taken the first step, they might have all been killed.

But, their goal was not to kill these monsters. Leonard remembered, changing his mood.

And he began to consider his mission.

Right now, he should have set up one corner of the large-scale Holy Square.

That is to support Hinata — important missions. However, the oni attack had left his men exhausted.

Fulfilling the mission may prove difficult. He thought, and finally realized something was wrong.

He did not feel that even one division was successful.

If he was attacked, were other groups attacked as well? But even so, it was impossible for them to be attacked by an equally powerful monster, so they were only late.

(Lazing isn't .. a good opportunity. I'll just forge it again when we get back)

Leonard thought, and intended to contact Arnaud, but …

「B-b-bastard…. U-unforgivable. I will never forgive you, scum of man !! 」

He felt an evil presence behind him, and turned around.

An unbelievable sight unfolded before him.

In the middle of the sacred field, like zombies or ghosts, there was something gathering together.

The knights, their faces pale blue, looked at Leonard.

「A-impossible! How can you still live after being exposed to disintegration?! 」

He could not help but exclaim.

A rare mistake for a calm and composed Leonard.

But, how else. If anything, it was a monster that had survived the Disintegration that exceeded the laws of the world.

And before him, the zombie-like oni began to regenerate into its beautiful original form. That only adds to their fear.

Returning to his original form in less than a minute, this was what he said.

「I will show the same level of pain, the same level of suffering, and double the fear, man !!」

An ominous deep red light shone in his eyes, Shion shouted.

And charging forward he struck the barrier with his sword.

It's not only effective. And the faces of the relieved knights were covered in fear.

The crack flowed across the entire barrier. And…

「Hmph, as I thought. This was not a barrier with high density, but one that slightly damaged the laws of the world.

Well, such a thing can be changed with one of the effects of the skill 『Cook』 I 」

He said and cut off the surprised knight standing in front of Leonard.

Even though he should have lost his mind, that's not what happened. Only his limbs fell to the ground.

Did he surpass his sight that much? While feeling the increased fear, he cast a full recovery magic on the knight.

But…

It's not active.

Which caused Leonard to tremble,

「My nails, you're stupid. I made the situation without human legs the norm.

What is recovery magic? He's all right! 」

Shion happily explained.

Leonard understood what he meant that caused his heart to tremble in fear.

In fact, he had realized it, but was unwilling to accept it, when he had rewritten the effects of the Holy Field.

And, now before him, there was irrefutable evidence.

He overrides the nature of the object itself. He had a skill that allowed him to obtain the desired effect.

In front of a skill that must meet the user's wishes, defense may be completely impossible.

Even if you try to oppose him, he will only befall him with a stronger will. Only those with similar skills could fight against him.

Because Leonard was a genius, he noticed this, and was desperate.

He thought there was no way he could oppose it.

So he thought. The devil has been released into the world.

“It is impossible.... it is impossible .. this kind of demon is impossible .. 」

Fearful.

As he stated, Leonard was overcome with fear.

Leaving Leonard for later, he first went to meet the desperate and exhausted knights who could no longer escape.

And before Leonard's eyes, his men, who now had no legs, were carefully arranged in a few moments.

Leonard felt as if he was going crazy from fear.

And in his ears, though,

「So you're next?」

A sweet voice whispered.

Now Leonard will know the real fear.