The Fastest Evolution of the Unrivaled Slime: My Rejected Skill was a Cheat for Super Efficient Leveling, So I Trained 100 Times Faster to Become the World’s Strongest

200. The Hero Arrived Late

Using the Warp Slime, I teleported to Montrolia. As I passed through the gate, an unsettling sense of unease gripped me.

Through Mira-san’s abilities, I heard her voice when I woke up.

If I took it at face value, it was like a written message left for me. Yet—the more I thought about it, the more unnatural it felt.

The source of my discomfort was this: Mira-san had called for me.

Mira-san is the strongest there is. For someone like her to summon me, who she couldn’t even be sure would wake up, seemed almost impossible.

If the “enemy attacking the royal capital” she mentioned could be handled by her alone, there would be no need to involve me.

In other words, her calling me suggests that… the enemy we’re about to face might be someone Mira-san perceives as a threat. Or there’s something similar in play.

The fact that Raize isn’t home only adds to my apprehension.

“Please, let this just be a groundless fear…”

I passed through the gate and gasped at the scene before me.

“This… this is horrible…”

Collapsed buildings. Crying and screaming people.

The once-bustling royal capital was now filled with voices of despair instead.

“Everyone! Help evacuate the townsfolk!”

I mobilized the humanoid slimes to move people to safety.

“Slimes! Survey the surroundings!”

“Kyuu!”

Next, I sent the remaining slimes into the city, switching perspectives to assess the situation.

Through a hundred pairs of eyes, I saw the state of the royal capital: concentrated damage around the buildings.

…There! It’s Raize. Someone’s lying nearby—did she take them down?

Judging from the rough view through the slimes, that enemy might be around level 50. If Raize handled them alone, that’s impressive!

And then—I saw it. A massive black monster. It trampled buildings with its four legs, letting out a shriek that sounded more like a scream.

Its bizarre appearance was a cross between a spider and a frog, and its level was around 80.

The one confronting that monster was Laura. But with her abilities, this fight looked grim. She was clearly struggling.

However, neither a level 50 human nor a level 80 monster seems significant enough for Mira-san to be concerned about. The true threat must be elsewhere.

But—Mira-san herself was nowhere to be seen. Where could she have gone?

“Looks like I’d better ask directly!”

I had just come up with an idea—a perfect chance to test it.

“Teleport! To Raize!”

With that declaration, Raize suddenly appeared sitting on the ground in front of me.

—No, it was more accurate to say I teleported to Raize.

“Whoa!? Hey, where the hell did you pop out from!?”

“Is that your first reaction after I overcame a trial? How heartless…”

“You’re the one suddenly showing up out of nowhere! …But, well, I’m glad you’re okay.”

Raize let out a deep breath of relief. I noticed a cut on her shoulder, crimson blood staining her pale skin.

“Did you get hurt in battle? I’ll summon a healing slime right away!”

“Oh, this? It’s just a scratch. I can heal it myself.”

As I wondered if Raize could use healing magic, her body began to glow white.

“Wh-What the!?”

When the light faded, her outfit had changed to a white robe.

The fabric, white like her skin, had light blue accents. It resembled the attire of a celestial maiden, leaving me stunned.

“I wish you’d seen my earlier fight, but… oh well. This is my new ability: .”

“So you mastered this during training with Mira-san!”

“Exactly. This is the . Its effects include automatic healing while equipped and enhanced water-element magic.”

I focused on the wound on her shoulder. A white light surrounded it, gradually closing the cut.

“By the way! Do you know where Mira-san is?”

“Mira-san’s fighting someone named Shirayuki.”

Shirayuki… It’s a name I’ve never heard before. Most likely, this woman is the true reason Mira-san summoned me.

Perhaps Mira-san is currently inside some sort of barrier created by Shirayuki during their battle.

“I’ll join Mira-san as soon as my wounds heal. You go help Laura!”

“Got it!”

Questions remained, but—helping the struggling Laura took priority.

“Teleport! To Laura!”

“How the hell are you doing that!?”

Using the same method, I teleported to Laura’s side.

“Gahahahahahaha!!”

The moment I arrived, an ear-splitting laugh echoed.

The ground shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck. Was it that black monster!?

“Hey, Lloyd! Enough of this madness!”

Laura shouted as she ran alongside the black monster. Her armor bore the marks of battle.

Hmm…? Lloyd? That name sounds… familiar…

“Silence! None of you can defeat the God Lloyd! I will consume every human in this capital and ascend as king… no, as a god!!”

That monster… It can speak human language!? It’s not just any monster!

“Stop! Devouring humans won’t make you any stronger!”

“You’ve been chirping non-stop—enough!!”

Enraged, Lloyd turned toward Laura and raised a massive front leg to crush her.

Standing 16 meters tall, with a level difference on top of that, this attack would flatten Laura completely!

“Damn…!”

A shadow fell over Laura as Lloyd’s leg descended, ready to crush her.

“Well, I can’t just stand by and watch.”

I quickly moved beside Laura—and reached out toward Lloyd’s leg.

“Arks!?”

“Laura, hold on tight!”

I struck Lloyd’s leg with all my might. His massive body was launched into the air and slammed into a building.

“Gyaaaaaaaah!?”

Lloyd’s jet-black body crumpled, toppling over onto its back with a thunderous crash.