The moment the subjugation battle began, the outcome was already obvious.
Even though the giant sharks were A-rank monsters, they were no match for Benimaru and the others.
Against these enemies, Benimaru's side felt almost relaxed.
The reason was simple.
Just like the Calamity-class Beast, these airborne giant sharks possessed no intelligence at all. They were nothing more than massive, instinct-driven entities. As long as their speed did not exceed everyone's reaction limits, their powerful attack and defense meant very little.
In front of Benimaru and the others, they were merely moving targets.
After luring the airborne giant sharks down with ground-based attacks, everyone split up and entered individual combat.
One of the sharks was drawn in by the Rolling Goblin riders.
Hakurou watched calmly.
He placed his hand gently on the treasured katana at his waist.
It was a weapon personally forged by Emiya Shirou.
In fact, all of the Monster Federation's executives wielded weapons made by Emiya Shirou. Kaijin and Kurobe were both excellent blacksmiths, but even so, they could not reach Emiya Shirou's level.
The gap was unavoidable.
Emiya Shirou had absorbed their forging experience long ago. On top of that, he had also absorbed the forging experience of Tsubaki, the strongest blacksmith in Orario. Combined with projection magic and his own unique root, he understood the composition of weapons as if they were part of his own body.
Add to that the enhancement from the Divine Blessing forging ability.
The result was inevitable.
The weapons Emiya Shirou created surpassed what Kaijin and Kurobe could produce.
Because of this, the two often went to him to learn techniques, continuously refining their skills. Later, after the birth of Little Rimuru and Little Emiya, all of the Monster Federation's executives wanted a weapon personally forged by Emiya Shirou.
They pleaded with him for a long time.
In the end, he still made the time.
Each of them received a unique weapon.
Even Shuna, who disliked fighting, had one.
"Hmph."
Hakurou exhaled lightly.
"How pitiful."
"Brainless creatures are truly the most pitiful."
As the airborne giant shark descended, Hakurou drew his blade.
There was a flash.
In an instant, the giant shark was struck.
Its massive body was cleanly severed, falling apart mid-air.
"Perhaps it would make a good dinner."
"As expected of Master!"
The surrounding goblins erupted into cheers.
Although Emiya Shirou now served as the general instructor for all monsters, Hakurou continued to shine in his role as a teacher. He was, after all, a master swordsman who had once taught the Dwarf King Gazel.
There was no way Emiya Shirou would leave him idle.
Outside of his usual sparring sessions with Rimuru, Hakurou also taught swordsmanship to those who came seeking guidance.
Much like Hakurou's side, Orc Lord Geld also relied on luring tactics.
By throwing flying axes, he drew an airborne giant shark down from the sky. Once it descended, Geld and his subordinates immediately pinned it to the ground and launched a relentless assault.
Since joining the Monster Federation, Geld's strength had increased rapidly.
Rimuru's naming was one reason.
The sword techniques taught by Emiya Shirou were another.
Monsters were born with powerful abilities and unique growth systems. Because of that, they rarely trained themselves in a structured way. This often caused them to be looked down upon by those who had climbed from weakness to strength through discipline.
But monsters possessed overwhelming physical foundations.
Once properly trained, their growth was explosive.
The problem was method.
Human training systems were built around human bodies. They were systematic techniques developed through long refinement, something monsters could not replicate. Innately powerful and bound by the law of the jungle, monsters had neither the patience nor the foundation to develop such systems themselves.
Emiya Shirou was the exception.
He tailored sword techniques specifically for the Orc race.
Under those techniques, Orc Lord Geld's strength soared.
Even an A-rank airborne giant shark, enhanced by the Calamity-class Beast's abilities, could not struggle in his grasp.
A single flash of his blade was enough.
The giant shark was cut down.
"Don't stop," Geld ordered calmly.
"Move on to the next phase."
"Continue luring the airborne giant sharks down."
"Yes!"
At his command, the Orc soldiers once again swung their axes and hurled them skyward.
Souei fought in a completely different manner.
Unlike Hakurou and Geld, he dealt with the airborne giant sharks while staying in the air.
He couldn't fly close to the Calamity-class Beast due to its interference abilities. However, Souei didn't rely on brute force.
He had other methods.
Leading Soka, Gabiru's sister, and several other Dragonoids, he ascended high into the sky, staying just outside the Calamity-class Beast's interference range.
From there, Souei projected his shadow onto the back of an airborne giant shark.
Then-
Shadow Step.
His body appeared instantly atop the shark's back.
At the same time, four clones emerged beside him.
Five Soueis.
Each one landed on the back of a different airborne giant shark.
"Spirit Puppet Strings."
The main body and four clones activated the skill simultaneously.
This secret art allowed the user to control unintelligent monsters. Using demon threads, Souei connected directly to the neural network within the airborne giant sharks' brains, feeding them false commands.
The effect was immediate.
All five giant sharks fell under his control.
In this battle, the sharks' greatest weakness lay in their structure. Formed from stitched corpses, they lacked complexity and resistance to mental interference.
Souei moved calmly.
Under his manipulation, the four controlled sharks split into two groups.
They turned on each other.
Massive bodies collided.
Teeth tore into flesh.
Blood and fragments scattered through the air.
Because he lacked a personal flying ability without magic, Souei did not immediately kill the shark beneath his main body. Instead, he used it as a platform, directing it toward the Calamity-class Beast.
"Clean up the remnants," Souei said coldly.
Looking toward Soka and the other Dragonoids capable of flight.
"Yes!"
In the next moment, Soka and the others surged forward, attacking the manipulated airborne giant sharks without hesitation.
Elsewhere in the sky, other battles raged.
Gabiru led the elite Dragonoids, coordinating with precision. Together with his subordinates, he bombarded the airborne giant sharks with relentless mid-air attacks.
Under their concentrated firepower, one of the sharks lost stability.
Its massive body plummeted toward the ground.
On another side of the battlefield, Ranga was running through the sky.
He wasn't flying.
He was treading on air.
By manipulating wind, Ranga continuously created footholds beneath his paws, stepping forward as if the sky itself were solid ground.
Standing on his back was Shion.
The two shared a single thought.
They wanted to stand out.
As members of the loyal dog faction, neither of them intended to be overshadowed in this battle. Without needing to speak, Ranga and Shion naturally synchronized.
"Watch my Decapitating Oni Blade!"
Shion raised her great sword.
With one clean swing, she split the airborne giant shark in front of her straight down the middle.
Its body separated cleanly before falling apart.
"So what if it's an airborne giant shark?"
"It's nothing special!"
"Indeed!"
After slaying their enemy, Shion and Ranga laughed loudly, exhilaration clear in their voices.
"If it weren't for Lord Benimaru's orders," Shion said, gripping her sword tightly, "I'd really want to charge straight at the Calamity-class Beast and test its mettle!"
After witnessing the battle between Emiya Shirou and Rimuru, everyone had come to understand Shirou Emiya's overwhelming strength. Rimuru's explanation afterward only reinforced it.
Especially that single line.
Let me test its mettle.
The impact had been profound.
Now, it had become a shared phrase.
A declaration.
Whenever they faced a powerful enemy, the monsters would say it.
Let me test its mettle.
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