The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"The moment of decisive battle has arrived!"

A massive, fiery red blade streaked through the void, leaving trails of afterimages. It hovered in the air like a blazing sun, radiating intense heat.

Seeing this, Rimuru's lips curled slightly.

"act recklessly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black beam of light burst forth from his palm, shooting forward like lightning.

This beam of light contains extremely concentrated elemental energy.

In that instant, the surrounding air seemed to thin out considerably, and the entire world seemed to be nothing but darkness, with only its existence remaining.

"Boom!"

The two enormous beams of light collided violently, producing a series of loud noises, and exploded in mid-air.

"ah!!!"

Then, a miserable howl came from the mouths of the demon soldiers.

Before them, rows of demon soldiers were thrown out and crashed into a heap in mid-air.

Seeing this, Kiana's expression turned serious.

"This guy's strength is far greater than all the demons here!"

She muttered to herself, her expression turning somewhat grim.

Is this guy the Demon King? How can he possess such immense power?

"Before you die, you'd better surrender obediently."

Rimuru stared coldly at Kiana, his tone filled with disdain and contempt.

"Hmph, don't even think about it!"

Kiana snorted coldly and stared at Rimuru without fear.

"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Rimuru snorted coldly, a fierce expression on his face.

"Hmph, come on. Let's fight to the bitter end!"

Kiana showed no sign of backing down.

"court death!"

Seeing Kiana like this, Rimuru was furious.

He suddenly raised his foot. The ground trembled, and a massive surge of magical power erupted from the earth, quickly transforming into enormous black tornadoes that swept towards Kiana.

Kiana, undeterred, slowly raised her sword.

The next second, the two collided, creating a shocking wave...

Waves of energy burst forth in mid-air, causing the surrounding space to distort and shatter.

'Click, click...'

A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out in mid-air, like thunderclaps in a clear sky, sending chills down one's spine.

The surrounding demons retreated hastily, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire, since their strength was far inferior to that of these demon soldiers.

"Get out of my way!"

"Damn human, you dare harm us demons! You're dead!"

"You damned woman!"

"How dare you harm us demons?! Are you insane?!"

One angry voice after another rang out, and wave after wave of magical attacks relentlessly crashed down on Kiana.

Facing the onslaught of numerous demonic soldiers, Kiana calmly parried with her sword.

'Bang!'

'Bang!'

'Bang!'

......

A series of muffled, thunderous impacts echoed continuously.

The surrounding demon soldiers were all pale-faced, their eyes wide open, their pupils revealing disbelief.

Because they discovered that their attacks were completely ineffective, having no effect whatsoever, and were easily neutralized by the opponent, like a mere tickle.

How...how is this possible?

The group of demon soldiers couldn't help but show fear on their faces, and a deep sense of dread welled up in their hearts.

Only then did they realize that this seemingly petite woman actually possessed such formidable strength.

Their magical attacks were completely and easily blocked by the opponent, a strength that was far beyond their expectations.

"What, you want to continue?!"

Kiana raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding demons, her tone laced with undisguised sarcasm: "With such meager strength, you dare to come here to die? Truly absurd."

Upon hearing Kiana's words, the surrounding demon soldiers grew even paler.

This woman is terrifying.

Surprisingly, nothing happened to them.

Just how powerful has she become?!

The thought of this made the demon soldiers tremble, and their gazes toward Kiana turned fearful and terrified.

"Damn humans, prepare to die!"

A demon general shouted angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling purple light burst forth from his body.

Immediately afterwards, a giant purple axe, hundreds of meters long, burst forth from his body, carrying the power to destroy everything, and slashed towards Kiana with overwhelming force.

"Perfect timing!"

Seeing the giant purple axe coming down at her, Kiana didn't back down. She raised her longsword and went to meet it.

"clang!"

A sound like metal clashing resounded through the air, deafeningly loud.

Immediately afterwards, a visible energy ripple spread out in all directions from the point where the two longswords collided.

Cracks instantly spread across the entire mountain range, resembling a spider web, a shocking sight.

After just one move, the demon general's chest had caved in.

Kiana cleaved his sternum in two, sending his body flying like a cannonball. He crashed into a distant mountainside, creating a huge crater. Blood gushed out like it was free, staining the rocks red in a horrifying sight.

This move was so astonishing that it deeply shocked the demon warriors.

This made them only dare to watch from afar, and they didn't dare to go forward to fight.

From then on, no one dared to disturb Kiana during her battle with the Demon King Rimuru.

The two sides fought fiercely, back and forth, until time slowly passed and finally shocked the human forces.

What's it like to be human in a world where the Demon Lord is a slime? : Chapter Eleven: Is this cobbled-together monster the Demon Lord's true form?

On the grasslands several miles away from the battle site.

The troops of the Western allied forces are stationed here.

Originally, the entire army was prepared to continue advancing, but considering the news of the Demon King's army appearing at the front line, they decided to stop.

Therefore, the nobles in charge of leading this force chose to halt their troops and observe the situation.

However, on the ever-changing battlefield, stagnation cannot last; movement is the only true path.

Soon, the new information was relayed to the nobles by the scouts.

"Did you see that person fighting against the Demon King's army?"

"I saw that person fighting against the Demon King's army!"

"You see the Demon King is at a disadvantage?"

“That’s right, I see the Demon King is at a disadvantage. My lord!”

"Alright, let's go now and attack the Demon King from both sides!"

"A nobleman with a long beard said enthusiastically, then called on everyone to quickly lead the troops forward."

Unfortunately, despite his surging emotions and desire for honor, he did not receive a response from others.

Faced with the noble alliance's request for troops, the other nobles within the allied forces did not take a positive attitude.

"With so few of us, going would just be suicide, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, you have to understand, that's the Demon King. What if we can't kill him in one blow? What if the demon reinforcements arrive..."

"I think we need to take a longer-term view. How about we hold a meeting to discuss it?"

Faced with the great opportunity presented by the bearded nobleman, these nobles clearly lacked the conviction that they had to seize it.

They mostly held a "live and let live" mentality, seizing any opportunity to gain ground, and if all else failed, preserving their own forces while sending others to their deaths.

Only in this way can one's own interests be absolutely protected.

To be fair, the bearded nobleman actually held the same attitude.

Given the chance, he would definitely make these guys die for his soldiers.

Unfortunately, at this moment, he, who was trying to remain rational, needed to find a way to persuade his short-sighted comrades to lead troops to the rescue.

This is quite a difficult situation...

"No, we must leave quickly. If we don't seize the opportunity, that mysterious man will think we are untrustworthy."