Ruler of the skies.
That epithet, Heavenly Sovereign, was one even Frey—the queen of the Harpies and a [Demon Lord] of the current age—had never obtained, nor had even the [Sky Dragon], one of the highest-ranking flying monsters.
Many wondered why [Charybdis], not a king, was called the "ruler of the skies," but almost no one knew the real reason in any detail.
"...Then all that's left now—"
"—is Veldora's bastard child."
"Then let's charge in right now, Ranga. This is the perfect chance to show Lord Rimuru and Lord Adelio the full extent of our strength!"
Not only Rimuru, but most of the monsters—including the [Dryad]s—had no idea that [Charybdis]'s title was connected to its "true weapon." Among them, the only ones who actually knew what that weapon was were Adelio and Ria, at best.
"Now! Everyone, charge!"
"Yes!!"
The [Pegasus Knights] from [Dwargo] were no different. They didn't know either.
Grrrk... grrrrkk... grrrrk!
Once Adelio cut down the leader and it was confirmed that every last [Megalodon] had been exterminated, several of them immediately leaped onto [Charybdis]'s back.
"Ranga, Souei!"
"Mm!"
"I know!"
And just like that, they drove their weapons into [Charybdis].
Spears and greatswords, needles and thread, claws and fangs—everything they had.
Grrrrkk... grrrrrk... grrrrrrrk!!
Naturally, having lost all its summons and then come under attack as well, [Charybdis] seethed at the monsters as if it could no longer endure it.
Fwaaaaash...!!
Then, at last, magic power began pouring out from its entire body.
An unsettling power that formed from the skin outward, hard as crystal and carrying a force like telekinesis.
"...?! Everyone, get away from there, now! [Charybdis]'s magic power just turned violent!"
While quietly observing the battle, Rimuru noticed [Charybdis]'s magic power spreading across the surface of its entire body and immediately ordered the monsters to retreat.
Even though it still hadn't fully drawn out all of its power, a monstrous amount of energy already equal to Rimuru's own total reserves had activated in an instant.
"......"
And just before Rimuru's order came down, in that fleeting instant, Adelio transferred beneath [Charybdis] and drew the second sword at his waist with an expressionless face.
"Adelio?! Why all of a sud—"
Rimuru had been watching the monsters retreat from [Charybdis], then suddenly noticed that Adelio had approached it and stared in shock, about to tell him to get away too—but—
Grrrrrrrrk!!
—[Charybdis]'s attack was a little faster than she was.
Ddddddddt...!
The scales that had sprouted like armor protecting its entire body became sharp weapons and shot high into the sky. Whether they moved in obedience to their master's rage or like beasts with instincts of their own, they all flew toward the nearest target: Adelio.
Grrrrrk... grrrk!!
"Adel... io...! Die...!!"
There were well over hundreds of thousands of them—an absurd number.
Even among demons on the level of an [Arch Demon], only a tiny handful of titled nobles could use magic over an area this vast.
[Charybdis]... no, Phobio clinging to that body was certain that this time, at last, he would be able to take revenge on Adelio.
No matter how strong Adelio was as a demon, Phobio couldn't imagine someone as insignificant as an ant before an elephant surviving all of those attacks.
"......"
But there was one thing Phobio had overlooked.
A wide-area attack that only a tiny few among [Arch Demon]s could use also meant, conversely, that any demon who had already surpassed the level of an [Arch Demon] possessed attacks on at least this scale.
Which meant that for Adelio, this was already the kind of attack he had experienced too many times to count.
[Report. The attack pattern of the individual [Charybdis] has been fully calculated.]
"...Roughly around five hundred thirty thousand."
Using [Thought Acceleration] and [Odin] to count every last one of [Charybdis]'s scales, Adelio slowly moved his lips as he raised the coldly gleaming ash-gray sword, [Fragarach], above his head.
Erasing that giant body as it was would have been far too easy, but it would have been a waste to let such a good practice opportunity slip away.
This time as well, he intended to use the same method as Noir.
A truly demonic method—one that filled the opponent with overwhelming terror, while to him it was little more than a way to pass the time.
[Arts].
Then, in an instant, his first supreme technique unfolded, creating a void like the night sky and stealing life away.
"Black Heaven, Nether's End."
And just like that, it came to an end.
————!!!
Swordsmanship imbued with the aura of a God-grade weapon tore across the sky of the great forest and cut down every one of the calamity's attacks.
Without touching a single other living being or even the terrain, it precisely severed only the five hundred thirty thousand scales.
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