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The Seed of Heroes, having regained its strength and courage, roars once more against the Overlord!

"This time, I'm definitely going to kill you!"

Chapter 213 Finana's Expedition

Let's go back to just before Finn was knocked down.

As Valetta stared wide-eyed at the battlefield, a smile involuntarily spread across her face. Her breathing was excited, and even her shorts were soaked with sweat.

"Ah—Finn! You've finally met your match!? Hahahaha, kill him, kill him! Well done, Chardo!"

The surge of adrenaline made her completely disregard her injuries, raise her head, and forcefully reach towards Finn's location.

She desperately wanted to kill that bastard Palum herself, but she couldn't.

Her severe injuries left her completely immobile.

"It's better to save your energy."

A soft, sweet moan came from behind her, followed by something soft enveloping her body.

The broken bones twisted violently as it slowly stood up.

Valetta let out a painful howl and angrily turned her gaze away.

What came into view was a familiar face.

"Vina Dis!"

No.

Valetta stared at the blue slime seeping from the dark elf's neck, and the strange substance that enveloped her and manipulated her body.

"Is it... a puppet?"

"Listen to me, let's go." Rimuru used his extended body to control Valetta's broken arms and legs, forcibly pulling her away with him.

"Wait, where are we going? Why aren't we joining the battle?! Let's go over there and stab that damn hero! Bombard him with magic!"

"No, no, I'll die." Rimuru slowly uttered a weak voice through Vina's mouth.

"Damn it, Finn—"

Valetta roared as she was forcibly removed from the battlefield.

……

Inside the deserted sewer.

Valeta retorted indignantly, "Why don't you fight! You're a level one adventurer too!"

Rimuru shrugged: "Sorry, this body is already dead. And I'm not good at fighting either."

Immediately afterwards, Vina's body and head separated, and a round, blue monster emerged from her split heart.

Its body extended two tentacles that touched each other, and it twisted its body shyly.

“Slime…?” Valeta asked in astonishment.

"Damn it, they actually tricked me with a worthless monster!"

She twisted her upper body in agitation, but waves of intense pain instantly calmed her down.

"What are Joker's plans?"

Knowing full well how badly she was at the game, Valetta gave up on shifting the blame. Since they'd sent this slime, they must have something to tell her.

Did you bring any recovery medicine?

The slime shrugged: "No, we don't have any reserves of that kind of thing. Merchants can't get their hands on panaceas; they're specifically for high-level adventurers. Buying back large quantities of them would only arouse suspicion in the city."

It recalled Charles's instructions and repeated each word: "Now the man-made labyrinth has been discovered by the enemy. In order to avoid defeat in the war, we don't even have a cowardly rat's nest. So he said... if you fall into the trap, you will be sent to guard Knossos."

“How could this war be lost?” Valeta retorted instinctively, but quickly realized something…

"That bastard Joker knew I'd fall for it?"

Rimuru puffed out his chest: "That's the wisdom of Lord Joker! Also, the failed prediction was just in case."

"I don't need any 'what ifs'. Since there's still a one in ten thousand chance of failure, I'll fill that gap!" Valeta glared. "You can control Vina, right? Try controlling me too! Go back and fight our way back!"

Rimuru shook his head frantically: "Dameyo, dame dame~~. I'm not a bad slime."

"You son of a bitch!" Valeta was about to swear, but then she said...

"Are you still going to go against Lord Joker's wishes?"

Valetta's breath hitched, and she broke out in a cold sweat in response to the stress.

Once, twice, three times, four times...

"Damn it, if I fall for this again, I'm a complete idiot!" Valeta cursed herself, staring at the unknown creature. "Send me back to Knossos!"

……

Guild Building.

"The vibration... has weakened?" Raul stared at Central Park, which was surrounded by flames in the distance.

"Finn and the others, did they lose?" Royman struggled to pull his bulky body out from under the table.

“Impossible,” Raul said firmly.

How could the leader, who planned everything, possibly lose? After all, it's all a stage woven by the gods, and everyone is just an actor.

His expression was serious and earnest: "Quickly, get the adventurers moving. Without the deterrent of the overlord, the dark faction and monsters will attack again."

Raul's decision was supported by three veterans.

They looked at the younger generation with satisfaction: "He's showing some of Finn's style."

however……

Da da da--

Hurried footsteps came from below, and a blond man named Palum, wearing an eye patch and a suit of bright silver armor, walked up.

"Raul, get ready, we're about to launch a counterattack."

"Commander?" Raul stared in surprise at Finn, who had returned to command post. "Weren't you supposed to be fighting? How's the situation there? And what about your equipment...?"

"A feint to the east while attacking the west." Finn explained simply: "The situation has been basically brought under control. We are evenly matched. What we need to do now is to annihilate the Dark Faction's soldiers in one fell swoop."

"As for the equipment, it's obviously damaged. This outfit is a knight's uniform modeled after our goddess Fenyana."

Raul's breath hitched.

He was able to extricate himself from that battlefield, completely handing over the Freya Familia to the Overlords and letting the two sides fight to the death. Conversely, he led the adventurer army to overthrow the Dark Faction's attack in one fell swoop, while also promoting his own race.

As expected of the troupe leader, the performance was so well-structured that it left everyone speechless.

This world is too fake.

If he hadn't known the whole truth, he would never have believed there were so many conspiracies involved.

"Raul, what are you standing there for? Quickly pass on the order."

“But, Commander, we don’t have any extra troops. You can’t turn the tide of the battle in an instant.” Raul tried to find a loophole.

Finn... what other tricks does the captain have up his sleeve?

"This little bit..."

Finn looked up.

"Roar——————" In the sky, a terrifying stone dragon soared and roared, plunging into the monster army led by the Dark Faction. Its sharp claws tore the beasts apart in an instant, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

On the other side, soaring birds dropped their feather blades, and swarms of monsters perished under the barrage of bullets.

“Ah, this…” Raul’s eyes widened.

"Captain, what about these monsters?"

“They are heretics…” Finn said solemnly, “We have Uranus’ support! With the city in dire straits, we should try our best to win over all available forces!”

He sighed, "Raul, you may not understand them yet, but please believe me, Raul, this is all for the city!"

I trusted it too much.

Raul's expression was complicated, but he simply asked, "When did you get in touch with these strange... no, heretics?"

Finn's lips curled into a smile: "Of course, it's about the previous merman incident. Because of this, I specifically contacted Hermes and learned that the Jester is connected to these anomalous monsters. Therefore, I specifically asked the Hermes Familia to investigate the most serious evil movement and seek their support!"

"Alright, Raul. Command is still your responsibility!"

With that, Finn flipped and jumped off the high building. A jet-black demonic bear, enveloped in lightning, caught him below. The man and the bear, along with a large group of heretics, broke through the enemy ranks and began a massacre.

"Adventurers! Follow Finana's banner... Charge!"

Raul stared at the receding Finana banner, his expression complex.

Commander, was all of this part of your plan?

When will I be able to surpass you and save humanity?

Chapter 214 Hell Battlefield

Stone dragons and songbirds soaring through the air, elite lizardmen charging across the ground, and reinforcements exceeding all expectations threw the adventurers guarding the fortress into chaos.

But soon, as the monsters that were wreaking havoc throughout the city were eliminated, they also realized the fact that these heretics were on the same side.

Reinforcements...

Although it's hard to accept, in the face of the overwhelming firepower from the dark faction, at this moment, the identity of the reinforcements is no longer important.

High atop the tower, Fels, witnessing everything, gazed upon this extraordinary battlefield.

Will this be a turning point in history?

The task assigned to the heretic is to eliminate the monsters manipulated by the Dark Clan. If we want to completely change humanity's impression of monsters, now is the best opportunity.

Faced with a powerful overlord and the absolute evil that inspires despair, Orario, for the first time since the fall of the Zeus and Hera Familia, has united as one.