"It seems I must pull you out of that state."
"If this continues, you'll turn into a machine that only knows how to slaughter."
Draco's gaze suddenly sharpened, and a strong golden light erupted from his eyes.
He reached out to grab Rimuru's arm.
However, a black figure blocked Rimuru's path, raising a hand to collide violently with Draco.
Boom!
The violent collision shook space itself, and two terrifying energies annihilated each other, destroying all buildings within a dozens-of-meters radius.
In that instant, Draco's gaze fell upon this black figure.
He hadn't expected Diablo to appear ahead of schedule; it seemed his butterfly effect had completely disrupted the original storyline.
He glanced at the various demons around them; these subordinates should have all been killed by the Original Black, yet they were all present here.
After exchanging a palm strike with the Original Black, Draco retreated a few steps, thinking for a moment to sort out the various reasons.
The Falmuth Kingdom's invasion happened earlier, resulting in Rimuru not having time to save the children yet.
Rimuru's first demon summoning was in Ramiris's Fairy Labyrinth. The summoned demon was given the name 'Beretta' and stayed in the labyrinth to protect Ramiris.
This had made the Original Black, who desperately wanted to be by Rimuru's side, exceptionally furious.
He should have been the one summoned to the physical world, yet his subordinate had beaten him to it.
This was unforgivable.
To ensure it would be his turn for the next summoning, the Original Black killed all the selected subordinates during Rimuru's second demon summoning.
Furthermore, because the summoning ritual could only summon High-ranking Demons, the Original Black suppressed his own rank, deceiving the detection of the World's Laws.
Under these circumstances, the Original Black was able to come to Rimuru's side.
He possessed the strength of a High Demon General upon appearance, and after receiving a body and a name, he reclaimed most of the power that had been suppressed by the world.
Even after Rimuru's awakening, without the King of Wisdom Teacher Xia, he wouldn't even be as powerful as Diablo.
As for why the Original Black was so obsessed with Rimuru, it was because about thirty years ago, Black had accidentally come to this world.
He had met Shizue and they had a fight.
Just as Black was about to kill Shizue, the fatal blow was blocked by the 'Anti-Magic Mask' she wore, and the attack was reflected, directly cutting off one of Black's arms.
When Black discovered this mask bolstered by infinite temporal thickness, he knew that even if he regained his full strength, he wouldn't be able to pierce it.
Driven by intense curiosity, he had been silently watching Shizue's movements since that day.
Even after returning to the Underworld, it was no exception.
However, the mask that even he couldn't pierce actually cracked after meeting Rimuru.
At that moment, the Original Black deduced certain things.
Black: "As expected, that Slime... only that person could..."
Thus, Rimuru was targeted by the Original Black.
Now, due to the timeline shift, Black became the first target summoned by Rimuru. While feeling incredibly honored, he naturally saw no need to kill his subordinates... "Oh ho, Di— wait, given your strength, I should call you 'Black' for now?"
Draco asked the calm-faced Black.
The corners of Black's mouth curled into a smile, but he quickly restrained it.
"It seems you know quite a lot, sir." Black squinted his eyes at Draco.
He knew this man before him was not to be trifled with.
But in the Underworld, where he had been invincible without a rival for tens of thousands of years, how could Black fear any opponent?
"Rimuru—er, your master—his state has already encountered problems. I am here to help him."
As soon as Draco finished speaking, Rimuru let out a sneer.
"Hahaha, help me? How utterly ridiculous. Do you know what I hate most? It's others meddling in my business."
"Who do you think you are?"
Rimuru spoke with a voice full of contempt.
Draco: (▼ヘ▼#)
Rimuru's current personality caused the veins on Draco's forehead to bulge.
He suddenly missed the old Slime who was so easy to fool and innocent.
At this moment, Black also frowned slightly.
Having watched Rimuru for so long, he naturally saw that Rimuru's current personality was completely at odds with before.
But when he thought of this person's true identity, his furrowed brow relaxed.
"Sir, my master has said he does not need your help. Please leave!"
"And I believe this small problem is simply not worth mentioning for that person!"
Hearing Black's words, Draco's mouth twitched.
He really thinks the current Rimuru is that guy. Without having grown up, everything is just empty talk.
Otherwise, Chloe wouldn't have needed to reincarnate for a thousand years to seek a slim chance of survival for Rimuru.
"Talking more is useless. I advise you to move aside."
Draco snorted coldly. "Besides, how much strength can you, who doesn't even have a name, actually exert?"
"We'll only know after trying."
Black's body abruptly disappeared from the spot, appearing in front of Draco the next second.
Draco's pupils contracted sharply, and he retreated like lightning, narrowly dodging Black's demonic claws.
Draco then drew a long blade, stamped on the ground, and soared into the air, slashing towards Black.
Black was not to be outdone, his long black claws swiping at Draco.
Clang!
Sparks flew as Draco was sent flying back, and a sharp pain also came from Black's right claw.
"Hahaha, Draco, it seems you're not all that, unable to even beat my subordinate."
Black energy swirled in Rimuru's eyes as he made sarcastic remarks from the side.
"Asking a mage to fight in close combat is indeed a bit difficult for me."
Draco sighed softly.
Although this Demon Sealing Array countered mages, it was no longer very useful against an existence like Draco.
He was worried that if he used a big move, he would blow the Jura Tempest Federation out of existence.
The key was also the corpses of those monsters; if they were blown to ash, it would be quite troublesome later.
Since he wasn't good at close combat, he just needed to find someone who was.
Just as Draco was about to take action, a sudden inspiration struck him, and a strange idea formed.
"Hmph hmph hmph, Black, let me introduce a friend to you."
After saying that, Draco retreated a distance, and then the MP in his body was rapidly consumed, starting to convert into Magical Essence pouring out of his body.
A crimson magic circle subsequently lit up with a brilliant glow.
"Absolute Summon: Demiurge!"
The two Diablos are about to meet.
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