"Next, hey hey, I'm very forgiving. I can still forgive you now. Move aside immediately!" Leaping lightly beside the two, Rimuru spoke seriously to them.
"Damn lesser monster, you're pretty cocky. Don't underestimate us!" Hearing Rimuru's words, the blond-haired man said angrily.
"You're going to die. I was trying to spare your little life, but since you've angered us, don't expect to live!" The bald man also spoke indignantly.
"Damn lesser monster? Are you talking about me?" Hearing their words, Rimuru said calmly.
"Of course it's you, punk!"
"Oh, do I look like a slime to you? Hehehe. When exactly did you mistake me for a slime? Let me show you my true form!"
Using his mimicry skill, Rimuru's form was directly enveloped in thick black smoke. Then, as the smoke dissipated, the slime had directly transformed into a Black Tempest Star Wolf, with a massive frame and a very ferocious appearance.
'Huh? It seems mimicry has evolved?' Noticing the change in himself, Rimuru was a bit bewildered.
"Takeru, do we need to intervene?" Because of the commotion at the city wall, Takeru and Tsumugi, who had been planning to leave the city, had come outside and witnessed the entire scene.
"No, no need. That slime, although a monster, is not a being without any rationality. Moreover, it doesn't seem like the type to indiscriminately kill the innocent. Besides, its strength is no joke." Hearing Tsumugi's words, Takeru directly shook his head and spoke.
"Eh, even you, Takeru, think it's not simple?" Hearing Takeru's words, Tsumugi's expression paused, and then she spoke in surprise.
"Yes. I can sense how powerful its life force is. Although its original form is a slime, it has evolved many times." Hearing her words, Takeru spoke calmly.
Hearing Takeru's words, Tsumugi looked at Rimuru and no longer prepared to attack. Instead, she stood beside Takeru, watching the group provoke Rimuru.
"Hmph, this appearance is probably just for show. You think you can scare us away?" Looking at Rimuru, who had transformed into the Black Tempest Star Wolf, the blond-haired man said confidently.
'Really, just run away already. How troublesome!' Hearing his words, Rimuru felt speechless. He hadn't had many battles since coming to this world, and being a peace lover himself, he really didn't want to fight humans.
"Well, that's enough. You guys, come on!" Looking at the two, the slime stopped hesitating and directly spoke to them.
"Hey, you guys attack too!" Hearing the slime's words, the bald man directly addressed the five people behind him.
"More allies have appeared!" Hearing his words, Rimuru finally noticed the five people behind.
Takeru was also watching the group with interest. Among them, the two extra people compared to the original work were Maekawa Tomoya and Urabe Yuya.
Last night, they had intended to subdue some local thugs to obtain some initial capital, but instead ended up being subdued themselves.
However, since both were quite capable, the blond-haired man had invited them to join. Tomoya and Yuya, thinking discretion was the better part of valor, decided to go along with them.
"That wolf looks very formidable. Do we really have to fight?" Tomoya looked at Yuya beside him and asked worriedly.
"Hmph, there's no turning back now. If we don't attack, they won't let us off the hook later!" Hearing Tomoya's words, Yuya frowned and replied.
Compared to Tomoya, Yuya had experienced two more worlds, but his strength was only marginally better. If it were one-on-one, he was confident he could beat one of the five adventurers. But two against five, they were no match.
"Take this!" At this moment, the blond-haired man launched the first attack.
"Slash!" The bald man used a skill.
"Break Slash!"
"Flame Ball!"
"Ice Arrow!"
"Magic Missile!"
"Magic Wall!"
...
These flashy but ineffective skills hit Rimuru, who had transformed into the Black Tempest Star Wolf. But Rimuru didn't even dodge, he simply deflected all the attacks.
"Damn it, how is this possible?"
"Ah, my Flame Ball, why did it do no damage?!"
"What sturdy fur!" Looking at the completely unharmed Rimuru, the group was stunned.
"Did you guys do something just now?" Looking at them, Rimuru said calmly.
'Ah, I thought I was going to be finished. Mimicry is amazing!' It turned out Rimuru hadn't dodged because he was too nervous and forgot to move. Now, knowing their attacks were ineffective, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"My turn now, awoo~!" The relieved slime directly roared fiercely at them, releasing his Fear skill. The resulting air current easily shattered the Magic Wall released by the mage and inflicted considerable damage on everyone inside.
Not just the seven troublemakers, but even the ordinary citizens queuing behind were affected by the Fear skill's wave, causing chaos, loss of consciousness, and even some cases of incontinence...
As for Takeru and Tsumugi, they also felt the effects of the Fear skill, but it couldn't cause them any harm or pressure.
"Indeed, he really is not simple." Watching the disaster Rimuru had caused, Tsumugi spoke with understanding.
"Ah, crap!" Over there, Rimuru noticed the huge impact he had caused and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Damn it, that wolf over there!" At this moment, the dwarven guard from inside the wall came outside and directly spotted Rimuru, who had transformed into the giant wolf.
Noticing the guard's arrival, Rimuru quickly transformed back, reverting to his slime form.
"A slime?" Watching the giant wolf turn into a slime, the guard Kaidou was stunned.
But looking at the surrounding situation, he detained Rimuru, the prime suspect.
Then, looking around, he noticed Takeru with his calm expression and Tsumugi, who seemed deep in thought.
"Excuse me, would you mind coming with us? We need witness testimony." Looking at Takeru and Tsumugi, Kaidou spoke politely.
"That's fine." Hearing his words, Takeru gave Rimuru a meaningful glance and then readily nodded.
'Hmm, did he just look at me? He's not going to badmouth me, is he?' Because of Kaidou, Rimuru noticed Takeru and Tsumugi's presence and felt a bit nervous.
Subsequently, Rimuru and Gobuta were directly taken away by the guard, while Takeru was also brought by Kaidou to give a statement.
In response to Kaidou's questions, Takeru truthfully recounted what he had witnessed.
"I see. So it was a case of provocation, and he was just defending himself? I understand. Thank you very much for your cooperation." After hearing the descriptions from Takeru and Tsumugi, Kaidou said gratefully.
"You're welcome. If there's nothing else, we'll be going now." Waving his hand, Takeru prepared to take his leave.
"Alright, please take care." Hearing Takeru's statement, Kaidou said politely.
Leaving the guardhouse, Takeru looked at Tsumugi beside him. "Tsumugi, it seems we'll need to stay here a couple more days."
"Eh, why?" Hearing Takeru's words, Tsumugi was puzzled.
"Because of that slime just now. I can tell it's no ordinary monster. And did you notice the other monster, the goblin beside him? He completely defers to the slime. A lower-class monster becoming the leader of other monsters, and possessing such formidable strength... I'm quite interested."
Seeing the puzzled Tsumugi, Takeru explained simply.
"I see." Upon hearing this, Tsumugi directly nodded and had no further questions.
…
Meanwhile, Kaidou, after questioning the two witnesses, returned to the cell. After speaking with the slime, he confirmed the whole story.
Just as he was about to release the slime, other guards informed him that an Armorosaurus had appeared at the mine, severely injuring several people. Due to the ongoing battle preparations, there were no spare recovery potions.
Seeing this, the slime contributed a bucket of ultra-high-grade recovery potion. With nothing to lose, Kaidou didn't have time to be suspicious and directly carried the potion to treat the injured.
He found the recovery potion worked incredibly well, fully healing everyone without leaving any trace of injury.
Subsequently, Rimuru was immediately released and even treated as a guest by Kaidou. Rimuru, naturally, conveniently forgot about Gobuta, who was still hung up.
Afterwards, led by Kaidou, Rimuru met Kaijin. Learning of Kaijin's difficulties, he took out a large stockpile of magic ore he had previously stored and even helped Kaijin replicate nineteen high-grade longswords, helping him overcome his predicament...
Later, to express his gratitude to Rimuru, Kaijin took him to the Night Butterfly, and Rimuru finally got to see the elf girl he had been longing for.