Chương 182: The First Encounter with the Rimuru

"I have been sealed here by the hero for three hundred years. Humans cannot possibly live that long. The hero of the past may have already turned to dust. How could he possibly have sealed other monsters here?"

That burst of magical energy was sudden; perhaps someone used a special method to enter this place, or perhaps some special monster appeared in the cave.

The cave where Veldora was sealed was surrounded by a special sealing barrier, preventing people from entering or leaving.

Veldora was actually quite interested in the monster that had just emitted a powerful magical energy, but unfortunately, he was unable to move at all because of the hero's barrier.

"My dearest friend Rimuru, although your magic power and level are now sufficient to defeat most of the monsters in this cave."

However, if you encounter the monster that emitted that magical energy in the cave, it's best to avoid a direct confrontation.

"Being sealed away, I can't support you, and if the seal remains, you'll likely have a hard time leaving this cave."

Upon hearing Veldora's words, Rimuru swallowed hard. Not only the "Great Sage," but even Veldora felt that he couldn't defeat the other party.

After being reincarnated into this world, he had already explored the area around the cave.

The monsters that inhabit this place are generally ferocious and impossible to communicate with. Veldora is the only creature he can communicate with after his reincarnation.

If that monster is the same type as the other monsters in the area, then wouldn't he be in considerable danger right now?

If he couldn't leave the cave, then this place would be like a huge hunting ground, and he would have to fight to the death with the other party sooner or later.

Although he can use his unique skill "Predator" to hunt other monsters and strengthen himself, the key question is whether the other side will give him a chance to grow stronger.

Rimuru has just been reborn and doesn't want to die so soon. He also wants to see the outside world and doesn't want to stay in the dark underground cave forever.

So after much deliberation, he concluded that finding a way to break the seal on Veldora was the optimal solution.

According to the "Great Sage's" analysis, Veldora's seal can be broken, but it will take a considerable amount of time.

So after communicating with Veldora, Rimuru finally used his stomach to swallow Veldora along with the seal "Infinite Prison" on his body.

The disappearance of the Storm Dragon Veldora caused the amount of magic energy in the air to drop rapidly.

Furthermore, because the seal on the "Infinite Prison" had disappeared, the "Great Sage" informed Rimuru that he could now leave the underground cave and even thoughtfully provided him with a map.

Just as Rimuru was excitedly preparing to set off, the "Great Sage" in his mind issued a series of high-energy warnings, indicating that a powerful Demon Lord-type monster with the strength to threaten his life was rapidly approaching him!

Although Veldora had told him a lot about this world during their previous conversation.

However, Rimuru, who is still a newbie, obviously doesn't know much about what level of monster a "Demon Lord" is.

However, as a reincarnated person from modern society who had been exposed to many comics and novels, he knew that any character who could be associated with the "Demon King" was definitely not an ordinary person.

[Explanation: Demon King-type monsters refer to monsters whose magical energy and strength have already reached the level of becoming a Demon King.] If certain awakening conditions are met, then a demon of the Demon King species will become a true Demon King.

Upon hearing the "Great Sage's" thoughtful explanation, Rimuru immediately retorted, "So you're the so-called candidate for Demon Lord, right?"

I can't beat this kind of character right now. Instead of explaining anything, the most important thing right now is for them to help me figure out the optimal escape route, right?

[Analyzing the best escape route at present — Analysis failed. At the current movement speed, the host cannot escape the target's pursuit.] The unknown demon king-type monster is currently 3, 000 meters away, 2, 000 meters away, and 500 meters away.

Rimuru was dumbfounded as he watched the distance shrinking. After Veldora gave him a name, he inexplicably evolved and became stronger.

He originally thought that with his current strength, escaping the pursuit would be no problem, but he never expected that in just a few minutes, he would be caught up!

[A crisis has been detected in the host. The following solutions can be used immediately:] Before the "Great Sage" could finish speaking, Rimuru interrupted him.

"Now that the other side has caught up with us, there are only two options left."

You can either fight the opponent with all your might, or if you are no match for them, you can choose a suitable opportunity to escape.

But I just thought of an even better way: to disguise myself!

You should know that I am currently a slime, one of the three most common monsters in this other world.

As long as I don't show anything unusual, the other person shouldn't care about a weak slime on the roadside, right?

[Answer: Most monsters possess a sense of magic —]

"Great Sage, just watch and see how I use my wisdom to get out of this crisis!"

"" 【————】 The wise and understanding man fell silent after hearing Rimuru's words.

And it was when Rimuru disguised himself as an ordinary, weak slime that he finally saw the true face of that unknown Demon Lord monster!

"Humans?!"

Upon seeing Yang Cheng, Rimuru was undoubtedly quite surprised and shocked.

Having wandered in the cave for so long, he had never seen a human being other than a monster.

Wasn't it said that those who pursued him were of some kind of demon lord race? Can humans also become demon lords?

[Solution: By analyzing the magical energy and aura that have diffused into the air, it can be determined that the individual is an undead.] Because they are a high-ranking, superior race, they possess a form remarkably similar to that of humans.

"The Undead Race—" Because he was human in his previous life, Rimuru has a better feeling towards humans. He originally wanted to try to communicate with them, but when he heard the Great Sage say that the other party was a ghost, he gave up the idea.

In many comics and novels, undead and similar creatures are usually villains.

If the other party is as easy to talk to as Veldora, that's fine. But if the other party is the kind of irrational, undead spirit that only attacks living beings, wouldn't I be in great danger?

Rimuru was still putting on what he thought was a perfect disguise when he discovered that the undead monster that had stopped had immediately focused its gaze on him.

There were no other monsters around, so it's normal that the other party looked at me first, but he would probably soon think it was just a slime and never look away.

Rimuru was thinking this, but the other party looked at him with a smile and said, "It's no use pretending to be an ordinary slime. After all, the magical energy emanating from you can't fool anyone."

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