An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

"Oh? Sorry, sorry!"

"Hmm~ So wet and sticky, so disgusting."

Kouki and Shizuku protested Ryuutarou's aggressive fighting style that affected others, and Rin, who was splashed with slime, was almost crying.

"Oh my god, are you okay, Shizuku—"

"Yeah, I'm fine, Kouki. These guys are surprisingly easy to kill... What's wrong?"

"Eh, no, it's nothing! Yeah, it's nothing!"

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Slimes were quite fragile compared to the monsters in the Great Labyrinth. Although Shizuku felt something was amiss and was on guard, she was also puzzled by Kouki's panic.

Kouki looked away, not towards Shizuku, and not towards Suzu either. Even as milky white slimes emerged from the ground everywhere, he stared only ahead.

Shizuku felt that Kouki's attitude was more suspicious than the slime's, but she didn't have time to dwell on it. She skillfully used the black sword's lightning ability, "Thunder Flash," to drive away the milky white slime.

Furthermore, the reason for the radiance's shakiness was the milky white slime—or rather, the thick milky white mucus that made up the slime's body.

Shizuku and Ling were both covered in a lot of slime.

So it's self-evident what Kouki was reacting to. Shizuku and Suzu's appearances were already very ominous, though they themselves didn't seem to notice...

As Yue unleashed her "Holy Slash", she also burned the attacking milky white slimes. Although the defeated slimes did not splash spray onto her, the first raindrops were clinging to her cheeks and neck.

Like Ryuutarou, Shia used Druken's "Magic Blast Wave" to blast the milky white slime that was approaching, so the flying slime also stuck to her body.

The one who looked the worst was Tio, as the milky white slime spray from Shia's explosion poured down on her like a shower.

Actually, Shia hadn't targeted Tio; it was just bad luck. Tio was like someone on a variety show getting hit with a pie, getting splashed with slime from the front.

Tio's gorgeous black hair and her black-based kimono-style clothing were now stained with the sticky milky white slime, a state that completely violated good morals on the screen.

The one who suffered the least was Kaori, as she had the skill "Decomposition", so she didn't have to worry about the liquid droplets flying towards her.

However, because of the initial rain and the liquid sprayed from the ground, her body was also covered in some slime, which was not much different from the other members.

Facing the incoming milky white slime, Hajime deployed "Thunder Wrap" to cover his entire body, quickly entering a slime-only invincibility state. A terrifying thought raced through his mind, intending to pierce Yue and the others' eyes before Kouki and Ryuutarou saw their appearance.

However, since the milky white slime's fragility was suspicious, there was no telling what might happen next, so Hajime restrained his impulse. After all, in this situation, he couldn't take away the vision of his two companions.

(If they see me, I can just beat them up until they lose their memory afterwards.)

Perhaps instinctively sensing danger, Kouki and Ryuutarou shuddered. So far, they showed no sign of turning to look at Yue and the others.

Not long after, the milky white slime in the barrier was easily cleared away.

After confirming that there were no slimes inside the barrier, Hajime's gaze shifted to the milky white slime now coating the outside of the Holy Zetsu. He approached the inner wall and teleported the Cross Floater and the Crescent Moon Wheel outside the barrier.

"This is truly astonishing..."

Hajime peered outside with his Demonic Eye Stone through the cross-shaped floater. Just as he'd said, the outside was filled with a staggering number of milky white slimes. Even now, a vast mass of slimes was pouring down from the ceiling like a torrential downpour, and the waves of slimes on the ground resembled a milky white sea.

If there weren't people like Yue who could instantly cast advanced defensive magic, he would probably be devoured by the slime and die in the blink of an eye.

"Yue, I'll leave the barrier to you. I want to burn everything down."

"...Yeah, leave it to me."

After receiving Yue's powerful response, Hajime simultaneously controlled seven cross-shaped floaters and seven crescent moon wheels, and flew into the sky in one breath.

"Ahhh~ Damn it, hell is coming again!"

“That’s coming again…”

"Wow, if it weren't for Xiang Xiang's regeneration magic, Suzu's barrier would have been destroyed. Suzu really thought she was going to die? Not at the hands of the enemy, but from Nagumo-san's attack!"

Ryutaro had a look of annoyance, Shizuku had dull eyes, and Suzu seemed to have been traumatized by that scorching hell, with tears welling up in her eyes.

By the way, Guanghui has been looking up since just now, probably because he doesn't want to be poked in the eye again.

As for Ryutaro... he was beyond help. Although he didn't seem to realize the urgency of the situation, the implementation of the Hajime-style memory erasure procedure was confirmed.

"Kaori, use decomposition to remove the slime from everyone, because it doesn't look good on the screen."

Kaori was surprised by Hajime's sudden telepathic communication. She wondered, "Why did you send telepathic communication to me alone?" But when Hajime said, "It wouldn't look good on screen," she immediately understood his intention.

Then, Kaori re-examined herself and the others, blushing and muttering, "This is indeed a bit..."

The reason why Hajime sent telepathy to her was out of consideration for Shizuku and the others who hadn't yet realized their appearance was inappropriate. As a man, it was not a good idea for Hajime to criticize them in many ways.

"Thank you, Hajime-kun. I'll remove the slime right away. Also, please don't hurt Ryuutarou-kun too much, okay?"

"...I'll consider it carefully."

Kaori had foreseen Ryuutarou's fate, and after receiving Hajime's answer, she quickly dealt with the remains of the milky white slime, a wry smile on her face.

(…The slime rain shows no signs of letting up. Will it ever stop? If so, I have to deal with the ceiling first, otherwise there’s no point.)

Watching the sea of ​​slimes below grow in size with every passing second, Hajime manipulated the moon wheel hovering overhead, accelerating towards the ceiling. The high-speed rotation of the moon wheel spun at high speed, deflecting the torrential downpour of slimes with its force, sending them flying towards the ceiling one after another.

Half of the crescent moon was neatly embedded in the ceiling, creating countless arched holes in the bedrock of the ceiling, formed by the hole in the center of the crescent moon. That was the arch in the center of the crescent moon, which had the function of a "portal" that transcended space.

Then, Hajime took out a large number of additional crescent moons and Arachnes from the "treasure box".

Shizuku, Suzu, and Kaori's cheeks twitched when they saw a large number of spiders appear out of nowhere.

Ignoring the feelings of the Earth girls, Arachne continued to pour out, passing through the moon wheel on the ground and gradually teleporting to the moon wheel on the ceiling. After teleporting, Arachne directly climbed onto the ceiling, then moved with its long legs, dispersing together.

If it is non-combat operation, Hajime can now control hundreds of Arachnes at the same time.

As a result, hundreds of Arachnes emerged, glowing red as they crisscrossed the ceiling, continuously initiating "Alchemy."

Hajime's intention was to use alchemy to reinforce the wall and block the milky white slime from overflowing from the small holes or cracks in the wall.

It seemed that Hajime's speculation was correct. The refined part no longer flowed out of the slime, and the rain had obviously weakened.

"Alright, that's about it for the ceiling. The only thing left is the ground... Anyway, let's burn the surface first."

Hearing Hajime's words, "burn the surface," which might be mistaken for terrorists, Kouki and the others all showed fear. However, Hajime didn't care and flew the full moon disk inserted in the ceiling, circling in the sky.

Then, Hajime opened the 'teleport' on the Crescent Moon Wheel beside him, and this time, he took out tar from the 'treasure vault' and began teleporting.

"Damn it! How dare you spray Yue and the others with that filth? I'm going to reward you handsomely."

This kind of slime seems to have the intention of spraying people from the beginning, so why is its color milky white?

Hajime sensed the malicious intent of the "Liberator" (?), the same malicious intent that had plagued him in the "Lesin Great Labyrinth" (?).

The malice (?) that befell Yue, Shia, and the others actually seemed to make Hajime quite angry, and no matter how you looked at it, he was silently mad.

I just said I wouldn't act impulsively again, but have you forgotten all those words of self-reflection?

"Devil, there's a devil, Shizuku-chan! It's so scary~"

Suzu was frightened by Hajime's calm anger and hugged Shizuku tightly. Shizuku patted Suzuku's back soothingly, looking like a motherly woman...

"This isn't good, Kouki. That Nagumo guy is definitely going to break the law sooner or later."

"What a coincidence, Ryuutarou! I'm also thinking of that guy making his criminal statement on the TV news."

Hajime is viewed by his classmates as a future terrorist. Because he smiles and seems ready to burn the surrounding area to ashes, he might be more sinister than a terrorist in some ways.

Hajime's cheeks twitched as he heard what they said. Was his expression that ferocious? Hajime didn't care what Kouki and the others thought, but if Yue and the others were frightened, that would be a headache.

Hajime glanced at Yue.

"...Hmm? I actually like it."

The Moon Goddess can always understand her lover's feelings.

Hajime's fierce expression shone brighter—in other words, his expression became even more ferocious.

"As expected of Miss Yue, your affection for Hajime has clearly reached its peak, even breaking through, yet you still continue to increase it, and you act so naturally. I can't lose this time!"

After Shia said this, she yelled at Hajime, "Mr. Hajime, you are the epitome of cruelty and inhumanity. You are so handsome!" Even Tio and Kaori started to support Hajime as if they were supporting a terrorist.

"Shut up, all of you."

Hajime's ferocious expression broke, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes at them. He sighed softly, focusing his attention on the scorched earth war, and after a while—

“…That’s enough.”

Hajime grinned. This was the signal to launch a counterattack and launch a war of annihilation.

All that was heard was a series of explosions, and even through the barrier, the ground could be felt shaking, and then the space also shook as if it was trembling.

The cross-shaped floating guns began to carry out carpet bombing.

The warhead dropped was a so-called incendiary bomb. The tar it was loaded with splashed as it hit the ground and burned instantly, creating an inferno at 3,000 degrees Celsius.

Plus, it was raining, so Hajime, as if to return the favor, caused black rain to fall from the sky—a torrential downpour of tar transferred from the full moon. Every time the ocean of milky white slime stirred and formed waves, it would blend the black rain into its body like a blender.

Of course, the flames of the incendiary bombs could not help but spread.

The milky white sea of ​​slime turned into a sea of ​​fire in the blink of an eye. The high-scaling flames spread throughout the entire space along with the sea of ​​trees, and the resulting updrafts built a crimson spire.

Hajime's murderous intent seemed to transform directly into waves of fire, burning the flowers, plants and trees to ashes, turning the ground into molten lava, and even burning the air, swallowing up the entire sea of ​​trees.

They didn't know if it was an illusion, but Guanghui and the others seemed to hear the milky white slime's dying screams through the barrier.

This is the manifestation of hell—a fiery hell filled with flames and wailing.

Finally, from the cracks in the milky white slime covering the barrier, the burning red began to peek out.

The scene outside the barrier was already a sea of ​​fire...

The expressions of Guanghui and others were like those of old men who had suddenly gained enlightenment.

Then, after all the tar burned out, the terrorists confirmed that the ground had partially turned to molten lava, the sea of ​​trees had burned to ash, and an unidentified charred object was smoking.

"I burned it really well."

Facing the traces of hell he had created, Hajime showed a refreshed expression, as if he had completed a task.

Seeing Hajime's satisfied look, Yue smiled sweetly and asked calmly:

"...Can I remove the barrier now?"

"No, let's hold on a little longer. There might be enemies lurking underground."

Hajime's induction stone ring glowed, and countless black objects instantly descended from the ceiling at a certain speed - they were the Aracheni swarms descending from the ceiling.

“Huh~!?”

Seeing the shocking sight of a huge number of spiders falling from the sky, Shizuku couldn't help but let out a cry of grief.

However, everyone ignored it perfectly. They didn't even look at Shizuku, whose face was reddening due to their own screams, although a few people couldn't help but smile.

After landing, the group of Archenes dispersed together, just like they had just done to the ceiling, forming a path leading to the giant tree.

Hajime closed his eyes and concentrated on controlling Arachne while explaining the reason for maintaining the barrier.

"It will take some time to build the path to the giant tree. Without knowing the total amount of slimes, it would be more convenient to take a little longer and prepare countermeasures against attacks rather than destroy them immediately. Yue, I'm sorry, but for safety's sake, I'd like you to maintain the barrier while I build it."

"……Um."

As Yue readily agreed, Guanghui and the others clearly felt that they had temporarily overcome the crisis, and the strength in their shoulders suddenly relaxed.

In addition, the milky white slime that stained the female members has been removed by Kaori, so everyone's bodies have returned to their original clean state, although the fate of Ryutaro's memory has not changed.

"Take this opportunity to rest well."

After saying that, Hajime sat down cross-legged on the spot.

It would take some time to build the path to the giant tree. Although Hajime had no physical problems, it was an iron rule of adventure to rest whenever possible.

Seeing Shi sitting down, everyone also took a short break.

After a while, the light of "Holy Absolute" suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, a soft weight pressed on Hajime's back.

Hajime was surprised and turned around to see Yue. It seemed that Yue was hugging him from behind. Hajime was confused by Yue's sudden action and her unauthorized removal of the barrier...

“Fufu… Hajime, something seems off with me… I want Hajime so badly.”

"Hey, Yue, what are you talking about in this situation... Yue? What's wrong with you?"

Yue's breathing was heavy, and the breath was so hot that it seemed to burn people, and her moist eyes were filled with affection.

If they were at the inn at night, Hajime would have gladly responded to Yue's request, but he didn't have the leisure to do so now. Yue's sudden estrus in this situation was impossible, so it was obvious that something was wrong with Yue's body.

Hajime put on a serious expression, turned to Yue, and hugged her tightly.

Just like that, Yue trembled in agony, her body burning even more. And as if unable to endure any longer, she kept pressing against Hajime.

Although Hajime was filled with questions, he continued to investigate Yue's condition. Before he knew it, a figure approached them. Hajime looked up and saw it was Shia.