Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

"What is that?"

In the rear of the battlefield's center, several high-ranking demons raised their heads to look towards the Ister Kingdom's main camp.

The terrifying magical power fluctuations could be easily sensed even from dozens of miles away, especially since the battlefield, already shrouded in night, was once again illuminated, as if a sun had risen into the sky.

"It's forbidden magic! Damn it, is Celaena out of her mind?"

A red-haired ogre with a sturdy build and a white demon horn on his head looked solemnly at the golden fireball gradually rising in the sky.

Once it landed in the center of the battlefield, the million demons and nearly ten thousand humans engaged in combat would be instantly evaporated.

Even the entire Crimson Plains would be destroyed.

In other words, Celaena on the opposite side was prepared to sacrifice nearly ten thousand human soldiers, bearing the weight of their lives to forcibly obliterate the remaining demon army, including the high-ranking demons among them.

"It's a barrier, when did this happen?"

At that moment, a wolf-shaped high-ranking demon raised its head and looked around.

A deep blue barrier was rapidly rising from all sides of the battlefield, completely enveloping it in a mere ten seconds.

At this moment, the entire battlefield was completely sealed off, becoming a closed space.

Under such circumstances, even if they wanted to escape, they would have to shatter the barrier first, otherwise, with the power of that forbidden magic, coupled with the enclosed state... certain death was assured.

"What should we do? Should we retreat?"

The red-haired ogre looked at the foremost wyvern, the strongest among the five high-ranking demons present.

Rumor had it that its strength was infinitely close to the Demon Lord class, making it one of the three strongest combatants in the Edoras Kingdom.

"It's too late."

The wyvern stared at the increasingly chaotic battle ahead, its vertical pupils filled with anger and unwillingness.

The moment the magic barrier rose, all the human soldiers on the battlefield began desperately trying to hold onto the demons around them.

Even in death, they would cling to the demons that killed them, preventing them from escaping.

From this, it was clear that those human soldiers had long known about their commander Celaena's plan, even willing to sacrifice their own lives for it.

Because of this, it was now impossible for those demons to retreat.

Not to mention that even without the obstruction of the human soldiers, it would take a considerable amount of time for a million-strong army to retreat, let alone with nearly ten thousand human soldiers recklessly blocking them and the magic barrier enveloping the entire battlefield.

"Then let's fight! Even if I die, I will die on the battlefield."

After saying that, the red-haired ogre raised his head and glared fiercely at the golden sun directly above the battlefield.

Even though he knew that whoever could use such forbidden magic must be a human hero, an existence on par with a Demon Lord-level powerhouse, as a high-ranking race among the demons, he would never allow himself to quietly await death like this!

"Fight? What's the point of fighting?

If you die, the kingdom will lose a large number of high-level combatants.

How will we face the invasion of the Ister Kingdom then?"

The wyvern turned its head and glanced at the four high-ranking demons behind it.

The red-haired ogre was the youngest among them, and his strength was only second to it.

In the future, he might have the opportunity to break through two hundred thousand magic essence, becoming a brand new Demon Lord for the kingdom.

Therefore, it had already decided that even if all the demons present died, the red-haired ogre must survive.

He was the future hope of the Edoras Kingdom!

Moreover, they could not lose too many high-level combatants in this battle, otherwise, facing the subsequent invasion of the Ister Kingdom, the Edoras Kingdom would have no resistance.

Even though as demons they could reproduce quickly, allowing their kingdom to gather a large number of low-level and subordinate demons.

But this level of demon was completely useless when facing high-end combat power, and would be easily slaughtered.

In this world, the strong have always decided everything.

"But..."

The red-haired ogre looked at the wyvern in front of him and wanted to say something, but having spent so much time together, even if the wyvern hadn't spoken its mind, he had already guessed it.

The wyvern planned to sacrifice itself and a million demons in exchange for the opportunity for the remaining four high-ranking demons to escape.

Although the red-haired ogre knew that this was the best option at present, his heart could not agree.

Even demons... they also had a 'heart'.

How could his heart be without waves when facing the idea of a close friend choosing to sacrifice himself?

"Alright, don't say anymore, Olis, you should understand that this is the best choice.

The task of protecting Edoras, our kingdom, will be entrusted to you next."

The wyvern turned around and raised its dragon claw, placing it on top of the red-haired ogre Olis's head.

The huge dragon claw completely enveloped his body, and the wyvern's vertical pupils were filled with human-like kindness and expectation.

Having lived for over a thousand years, it understood that it had no potential to become a Demon Lord.

That one point of magic essence representing qualitative change was something it could never reach.

So, rather than abandoning his companions to survive, it was more willing to sacrifice itself, allowing the four high-ranking demons with greater potential to live.

That's right, with the strength of the wyvern, a high-ranking demon with one hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine magic essence, even facing the Ister Kingdom's forbidden magic and the magic barrier blocking it, it had enough power to escape.

It just gave up, for the 'home' it deeply loved, the Edoras Kingdom...

"Thereselister, I..."

The red-haired ogre Olis raised his head and looked at the wyvern in front of him, wanting to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the dragon claw on top of his head suddenly exerted force.

Because of his one hundred percent trust in his companion, Olis was directly knocked unconscious without warning.

Pa!

The next second, Thereselister threw Olis, who was tightly held in the dragon claw, onto the back of the wolf-shaped high-ranking demon, then silently raised his head and looked at the golden sun falling in the sky.

The ferocious dragon wings spread open and flew directly up.

"Let's go!"

The wolf-shaped high-ranking demon took one last look at Thereselister's resolute figure, turned around, and ran towards the nearest magic barrier.

The remaining two high-ranking demons followed closely behind, and after they left, drops of crystal-clear tears fell from mid-air.

"Roar!!!!"

In the sky, a terrifying dragon roar sounded, and shockwaves visible to the naked eye swept across the entire Crimson Plains, centered on the wyvern Thereselister.

The numerous demons below who heard the dragon's roar raised their heads, the fear of death in their eyes slowly disappearing.

They all roared to the sky, frantically killing the human soldiers in front of them.

At this moment, all the demons understood their commander's meaning, and they all made the same choice as Thereselister.

For their kingdom, for their families, they were willing to die here.

Leaving hope for the kingdom and family.

In the sky, Thereselister looked at Oster and the others, who had already reached the edge of the battlefield and successfully torn a crack in the magic barrier to escape, a smile appearing on his ferocious dragon face.

Then, without hesitation, he mobilized all the magic essence in his body.

The dragon breath, condensing all his power, directly冲向the falling golden sun in front, and Thereselister's body also crashed into it.