Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
Agitation and Resolution

The war has begun.

It started earlier than I expected.

The last line of warning that Testarossa pointed out was crossed by the Imperial forces without hesitation.

At that moment, the Eastern Empire and the Monster’s Country Tempest fell into a state of war.

In direct response, Benimaru's instructions were sent to the first and third corps through the Thought Link.

The two forces of the Military Tempest began to move simultaneously.

Since the strength of the tank's cannon is unknown, it is suicide to remain in the same position carelessly.

There is still a distance to go before the two forces make contact, but we cannot be careless as the effective range of the enemy weapons is still unclear.

The most noticeable difference between the previous world tank and this world tank is probably its shorter barrel.

Inside the Jura Great Forest where trees grew densely, there were several trade routes.

The tank corps came attacking from the east, passing through the meadows and crossing the great river, but the length of the turret would not cause any problems while turning the cannon towers even within the dense forest of trees.

It could be questioned whether this had any effect on his accuracy and range, but judging from the performance of the weapons they carried like rifles some time ago, I think this situation is clearly problematic.

The rifle a moment ago had no sound and had no recoil.

I can't be sure of the silence because it's just a detail scene projected onto a big screen that can't reproduce the audio.

If there is someone on the actual site, they can use the video crystal to transmit the video on the monitor along with its audio, but I cannot reproduce the audio using surveillance magic.

Alright, since the magic of processing the wavelength of the image through the altitude light source, the slowness will definitely occur if I try to transmit the audio.

Merely, this was not at a level that Raphael could improve.

Is it easier to understand if I use the thunder analogy?

Since there is a pause of a few seconds from the light, it will not be able to transmit if it is also burdened with sound [1].

That is why I was unable to determine whether the previous rifle was silent or not from the big screen image, but it became clear that the rifle was silent after the Mind Report came from Testarossa.

In this case, it can be said that this weapon is a magic tool.

It replaces gunpowder with a magic formula.

Surely, the tank will have the same technology without recoil, high precision to some extent, and lack of sound.

What needs to be determined is its range and strength.

I didn't fight personally, but it was more worrying than I thought just from watching my comrades fight.

But, the only thing I can currently do is assess the situation.

Let's watch this fight closely.

Before the situation develops, I expressed my opinion to use the enhanced 〈Physical Magic〉 “Megiddo (God’s Wrath)”.

But, Benimaru rejected the idea of it ―― perhaps after he consulted with Raphael.

There seems to be some reason for this.

First, to start walking on the street as a country, they cannot always rely on the Demon King who is their king―― me.

If they are aware that this is his country and have no intention of defending his own country, then they do not have the qualifications to stay in this country.

That's the first reason.

The next one is weakness “Megiddo (God’s Wrath)”.

It was a great magic that I could activate while sitting inside the control room.

However, there will be some precautions taken once the material is open.

Since I exterminated everyone last time, no information leaked about “Megiddo (God’s Wrath)”.

But, Benimaru explained that in this kind of war, if I use it carelessly, there must be survivors, and it is certain that “Megiddo (God’s Wrath)” will be dealt with soon.

Its original identity was the high-temperature rays of a collection of sunlight, and avoidance with vision was almost impossible.

However, some degree of protection can be obtained if one is coated with a thdi material having a heat insulating effect.

I judge it is not easy to destroy a tank when a tank corps appears.

I might not be able to penetrate the tank if I don't raise the power and raise the temperature to 10,000 degrees.

Also, I can predict that there will be no blazing explosions due to not using fuel.

I might be able to penetrate it, but it might not stop the movement of the tank.

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I can say that its power is amazing for anti-personnel magic, but it is a different story when facing such a modern weapon.

Perhaps, it would be easier to blow them all up with ordinary nuclear attack magic.

In that case, it is necessary to deal with the witch who put up the barrier first, and in the end it will continue into a war where we will be dragged into the war swamp, he said, and this is ……

Not a story that ends well.

Then, should I just aim for the personnel? So I thought, but I can understand that this is impossible, even for Me.

I am unmatched by the Kingdom of Pharmas, it may be because I have confronted them on the site personally.

If I'm going to aim precisely, I need to set up various relay points to make use of the light reflections.

It was obviously impossible when looking through the big screen.

Still this is because I cannot accurately understand the space with 『Magic Power Perception』 because there is space between Me and the battlefield.

So for long-range attacks, it would always descend from the sky.

I definitely understand Benimaru's argument, as it can be expected that they will take action against him if I use it in a hurry. Looks like I need to ascertain the situation before I use it.

Then, my job is to watch, because I gave Benimaru the right to rule.

For that reason, I was watching the battlefield.

The Gobuta Corps moved into the wings seamlessly with perfectly coordinated movements.

Most likely, the Royal troops would try to understand their position with monster detection magic.

From this moment on, it was a match of skill and speed.

Gobuta went as Benimaru wished, attacking the side of the tank corps at the speed of thunder.

They are faster than the rotation of the tank tower, and their goal is to sneak into the tank from the front.

They retreated after delivering a blow to an infantry unit stationed to protect the blind spot of the tank tower.

Their beautifully smooth movements are projected on the big screen.

I can clearly say that their mobility is high, even from the images sent by Souei's intelligence photography corps.

Like a huge monster that ran through the battlefield at will.

At the same time, a battle also began in the sky.

A third corps led by Gabil, who was hiding in the sky, attacked the airship.

The enemy seemed very surprised by this and was unable to deal with them immediately. As a result, they managed to drown around three of them in an instant.

It was the result of the attack and run tactics used by all the members to attack surgingly without becoming greedy.

Even Gabil had handled the training of his subordinates very well, and he seemed to have incredible aerial combat power.

There wasn't much power in the fireballs being exhaled by the wyverns.

But, perhaps thanks to everyone concentrating their attacks in one place, the many fireballs they exhaled pierced through the magical barrier of that plane.

However, his original strategy was to attack the ground from the sky.

Although they never assumed that the battle would be an air-to-air battle, the so-called great effort had paid off tremendously.

Gobuta and Gabil.

Both of them showed incredible results from their training and achieved results in their first actual fight.

However, not everything went well.

That will be proven soon.

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Lieutenant General Gastar, bitterly gazed at the approaching cavalry.

(These damned ones are getting cocky!!)

He cleared his mind filled with anger as the monster approached from the front. It reminded him of the orderly appearance by a demon named Testarossa with deep red hair not long ago.

Monsters that can only hit and run may not be able to damage tanks no matter how fast they move.

He quickly ordered his subordinates to prepare a tank cannon.

Along with the type of shell that packed magic essence and increased the destructive power, the tanks contained another attack that shot out the accumulated magic essence gathered from the air like rays.

If it was a shell, it was possible to achieve a quick shot even if the number was limited.

Had it been a beam, the energy charge would have taken a little over three minutes but there was no quantity limit to it.

The preparation of the tank gun was completed in accordance with the orders of Lieutenant General Gastar.

(First of all, what the people in the sky are doing. They should have started bombarding them from the sky to sweep the ground!)

Gastar ordered the tanks in the corps' outer ring to aim and fire cannons at the surrounding trees while angry at the carelessness of his comrades.

The tank corps began to expand the battlefield by cutting the surrounding trees while alternating between the two types of bullets.

First of all, regardless of how big the trade line is, it will be very narrow if three tanks form a line.

Because they were in an unfavorable position as the enemy prepared a surprise attack at a much higher speed than the wild animals from the crowded tree fissures.

First of all, they began to create a favorable situation by changing the battlefield.

Subordinates who receive orders handle tasks well without being confused. The neighboring trees were trimmed without taking up much time and enough space to operate the tanks had been created.

As a result, the superiority of the first corps led by Gobuta was lost when the obstacles they covered and hid were removed.

A fierce battle also started in the sky.

At first, they were caught off guard and suffered some losses but Major General Faraga who led the 100 airships of the Air Fighters Legion was a capable man.

In the current mission, the cornerstone of the anti-Veldora containment strategy is an aircraft that can be called an air fortress that has the largest magic-canceling device installed.

The one driving it was a member of the elite magician class who commanded the magicians.

The adjustment of the magic amplification cannon was very important. Also, a magic barrier was put in place to always protect that plane.

Furthermore, the Shield (Wall Shield), which was magic to deal physical attacks, was strengthened to prevent attacks on such aircraft.

The shallow attack would not go beyond it, actually after the first wave of attacks, the plane did not suffer any damage from the wyvern fireball.

Major General Faraga involuntarily grew a smile and regained his composure. After becoming calm, he felt annoyed that three planes had sunk after being startled by people like Wyvern.

The Shield's deployment was not completed in time and the attack surpassed the magic barrier, and became evidence of his recklessness.

With such fury he faced the approaching Wyvern,

“Backback attack! For the magician standing at the magic amplification cannon station, start the spell! 」

So, he issued an order.

The magician spell that normally fired it was amplified up to 20 times its power by the magic amplification cannon.

It was a cannon just in name, actually it was just a pedestal with the ability to amplify the magic used.

A large spell control ball is made with high purity magic stone ――At first, the ball attached to a stick as big as a fist ―― due to the effect of spell amplification, various large scale magic can be cast.

On the sky battlefield, the dazzling light of magic spells danced wildly with illumination, snowstorms, fire and wind.

Of course, Gabil and his corps that were targeted could not be said to be safe from it.

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I, witnessing the progress, rose from my seat.

Some of Gobuta's subordinates were thrown out after receiving a tank cannon blast.

Attacked by large-scale magic, the Wyverns fell along with the Lizardmen who were riding them.

Casualties began to emerge along with the loss of initial advantage.

Victim estimated.

No, I expected it, but I might be optimistic.

I will win without any big problems.

Since Raphael didn't say anything, I was naive to think there would be no problem.

But, the reality is different.

Well, it is because this is a war.

It is unnatural to win without the damage this party received.

I felt anger and anxiety to the point that I could not say anything because I clearly saw My naivety.

「Please sit down, Rimuru-sama. It's in the prediction. No problems”

Benimaru said to me with a calm aura.

To his words, I reacted as if something was exploding within Me.

「You, can't you see that a cause has appeared! Therefore, I will go out and use “Megiddo (God’s Wrath)” ―― 」

But, my words were cut off in the middle.

“It's not good. As the supreme commander, I cannot allow the king to be exposed to danger.

Above all, the enemy side had a dangerous person named Yuuki.

Besides, I heard that the Imperial Guards Emperor is strong.

There might be other strong people in the Empire.

Without knowing the enemy's war potential, getting the king in front was impossible.

Please trust us. 」

I weakly sat on the chair because of his words.

Unpleasant feelings that are not anger or anxiety do not fade away.

There's nothing I can do, because Benimaru's words are true.

Shion who was standing behind me, Souei who was standing at the side as well.

There was nothing to say about Diablo, Shuna who was looking at me anxiously, I realized that everyone was already preparing the victim to appear.

Besides, it's not just the people in this room――

Perhaps, everyone who was fighting in front was as well.

With their determination to be bait to lure strong people, they would stand on the battlefield.

I'm the only one who doesn't have a resolution.

And then at that moment,

――Therefore, I must be perfect――

So, I think I heard that voice somewhere.

Even you, are you worried about me?

But, now it's okay.

I grieved the whole time about being disrespectful to those people.

「Sorry, I didn't calm down for a moment....」.

When I apologized to Benimaru, he nodded.

“Convinced. Victory will definitely be yours 」

So, he promised me.

The carefree face was usually absent, now I This is the solemn expression of a great general holding the life of a soldier in his hands.

At his words, I felt my uneasiness, trouble, and unpleasant feelings disappear.

I've prepared to kill my enemy even if I have to die with him.

But for someone who died for Me, I did not think too deeply.

I need to take it.

The act was done not only for Me, but for their families and the country that protects them, for an existence that symbolizes them all. And that's me.

For this reason, as my compensation for their actions, defeat is not allowed.

“Of course. Say my words to everyone. Okay?”

“Iya! By all means 」

I obtained Benimaru's approval and showed maximum ability 『Mind Control』, and gave orders to all subordinates who joined the My soul lineage while putting forward all of My emotions, and giving orders to all of the subordinates who joined My soul lineage,

『Listen to this! Defeat the enemy with all your strength.

There is no need to show mercy and it does not need to be easy.

With all the power you have, immediately annihilate the enemy !! 』

Benimaru nodded at my words and a smile appeared on the faces of the executives.

That commandment means one thing.

‘Release retained strength.’

Properly understanding the meaning of my words, the monster continued its action.

Then……

My words will greatly change the state of war.