Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 173
That battle had affected the surrounding topology, and caused great change to the ecosystem.
A calamity' which was later named The Scorching Tempest' had occurred.
No matter the conclusion, it was definitely a battle that surpassed human understanding.
The only silver lining was that the it had taken place over the ocean.
The heat had caused the seawater to evaporate, which formed clouds that brought forth heavy rain to the surrounding areas, but there was no major impact on land.
If it had been over land, or worse, in close vicinity of a country, the scale of damage would have been catastrophic.
But, there definitely was some damage.
The marine life which inhibited that ocean region had been significantly affected, and as a result, the already huge sea creatures ended up evolving into even bigger, more terrifying sea monsters.
With the creation of these sea monsters, this ocean region had become an untraversable region.
As a result, the sea route was closed off, and even the airspace above that ocean region was deemed unsafe.
This was the reality of the great damage that The Scorching Tempest' had brought about.
Among the central islands of the Continent of Eternal Ice', was an area of sea that lay in permafrost.
The surrounding skies were controlled by aerial demons that had become more savage due to being bathed Demon Lord Guy Crimson's magic.
Because of that, and because one of the sea routes had ended up being closed off because of the calamity', there was a need to accelerate the establishment of a railway network and of Transit Gates for travel over the main land.
As this was part of Demon Lord Rimuru's motives, it was debated whether the events were part of the Demon Lord's strategy;
Whether he wanted to gain total control of the land transport routes. (TN: it was stated that Rimuru intended to spread his rail network in an older chapter)
It was a fact that the transport network prepared by the Demon Lord contributed to the advance of human technology.
But was the calamity' purposefully caused by the Demon Lord?
This would become a hot topic of debate for historians of the future.
But that this calamity was simply an amusing twist of fate; no historian could have predicted this culmination of events.
The phrase "reality is often stranger than fiction", couldn't have suited these string of events better.
Putting the debate aside, the cause of this calamity' being a battle among True Dragons' would be made an undeniable fact by future historians.
Veldora, comfortably soaring through the skies, tried increasing his speed slightly.
Compared to when he was sealed, having better control of his magic now, his flying speed has increased.
Kuahahahaha! Superb. This is a superb speed!
He said, getting carried away.
It felt comfortable.
With the knowledge attained from the scriptures (manga) that Rimuru possessed, Veldora tweaked around with the logic here and there and produced good results.
His magic circulated within his body, with no leakages.
It was now possible to utilize magic of a much higher quality.
Better results, with less work.
Learning beside Rimuru, there were many things he wanted to try out.
Doing as he pleased in his true form was prohibited, so he played around with Rimuru's followers while in his human form.
It was a pretty interesting experience, being taught the logic of skills... from the old man called Hakurou. (TN: izzit ok to just use old man for è人? lol)
Power, was not to be simply released.
Molding it, increase the concentration through focus, and then explosively releasing it on a single point.
The true nature of Veldora's power was Chaos'. (TN: can also be "spreading" but that doesn't seem right)
It was to release that near limitless magic into the surroundings, and attack with all his might.
Even at just this level, it was possible to destroy just about anything; it was also possible to do almost anything.
But, just that wasn't good enough.
As it stands, there was a limit to how much power that could be released; it became impossible to accomplish more whilst wielding limited amounts of power.
Which was why, suppressing power and living in human form, was the most effective form of training.
And through that, Veldora learned how to use his power efficiently.
Similar to the logic in moving arms and legs while in human form, there was also a set flow to control power while in dragon form, thus proficiency increased with better concentration. (TN: THIS was hard to make sense of)
For Veldora, whose total energy levels are actually much higher than either of his 2 elder sisters, not needing to be conscious of the fact was impossible.
And that, was the gist of putting effort into combat styles, the reason to search for the efficient use of power.
It wouldn't be something to be conscious of for beings that wield great power.
Unconsciously learning how to control magic while playing around in human form, this resulted in Veldora gaining combat power incomparable to his past self.
Veldora himself only felt lighter somewhat, being unaware of the difference.
Concentrating, Veldora attempted to fly at full power.
At that moment, his body started to adopt a form that was more suitable, and he easily surpasses the speed of sound.
The fastest among the 4 existing True Dragons', was Scorch Dragon' Velgrynd.
But at present, Veldora could attain speed which could rival the fastest.
Due to reaching this speed that he had never reached before, unknowingly, he was fast approaching the Empire's Aerial Fleet.
(Hey, Veldora! The Empire's straight ahead. You're gonna run right into them if you keep going like that!)
He was already within one hour away from contact, when he received Rimuru's message through Telepathy.
Seeing the slightly panicking Rimuru, Veldora's thoughts became composed.
Wait a sec. The Empire was headed for Ruminas but, Couldn't this be his time to shine?
Having finally gotten something of a powerup, wouldn't this be fitting opportunity to test things out?
Even if I defeated all the enemies here without working together with Ruminas, it wouldn't be a problem right?
Such thoughts went through his mind.
Kuahahaha! Be at ease, Rimuru.
Leave it to me. I'll repel that Imperial army!
(Wha-! Will that be alright!?)
"Yeah, no problem! This is a long awaited chance to go all out. Don't worry, just watch!"
Saying that, he ended the Telepathy message with Rimuru.
From Veldora's perspective, Rimuru was always cautious.
Even if he had a definite chance of victory, he always only started a fight when he was certain that there was no chance of defeat.
That itself wasn't a bad thing, but it was also important to have more confidence in himself.
Yes, he should be like his Ultimate Skill, Raphael.
With the resolve to fight, now it was only a matter of time till the battle.
To Veldora, the Imperial troops were nothing to be afraid of.
Aiming to end the battle instantly, he increased his flight speed even more.
The Empire's Aerial Legion came into view ahead.
They numbered 300 ships. Not much of a problem.
Maintaining his current speed, it felt like he could win just by ramming into the opposition while cloaked in Hyper Energy.
But, it's probably better to tell them to surrender first, so he stopped right before contact.
Just the aftershock of him stopping mid flight caused the Airships at the front of the fleet to jolt immensely. Destroying the fleet seemed to be an easy task.
Kuahahahaha! Fools of the empire!
I am Veldora! Storm Dragon' Veldora!
If you stop your invasion now, I will let you retreat peacefully.
You may respond now!
Veldora loudly proclaimed to the Empire through Telepathy.
This act of warning was something that would have never crossed Veldora's mind in the past.
Living alongside Rimuru, not only his power but even his concept of thinking had changed.
Well, the scriptures (manga) knowledge probably had more of an influence.
On the other hand, the circumstances for the Empire differed significantly.
The higher ranking officers had already been informed of the fact that the entire army that was sent to subjugate the Great Jura Forest had been wiped out.
As for the regular soldiers, they couldn't contain their restlessness after seeing Veldora who wasn't supposed to be there.
Despite that, none of them left their designated posts, set the defense barriers to the highest output, and awaited further orders from their superiors; it was a show of great discipline.
As for their superiors, the Beast Corps commander, Gradim, and major-general Xam'd were located on the same Airship in the middle of the fleet.
This ship had a more luxurious build compared to the others, and had 300 of the remaining elite mages on board, which meant their defense barriers were of a higher quality.
This much was expected for the ship of the leaders of the expeditionary forces.
In addition, Velgrynd was on board as well.
As proxy for the emperor, she was highest in the chain of command.
To Gradim who had no idea who she was, it wasn't an amusing proposition, but he nonetheless could feel that she was not to be underestimated.
Xam'd spoke up in place of Gradim.
The woman who called herself Grynd Velgrynd took on that pseudonym was the person of highest authority right now. (TN: repetitive..)
Although slightly displeasing, it was necessary to inquire about her opinion.
Grynd-dono, what shall be our course of action?
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