"How long until Rimuru meets the Storm Dragon?"
"At least a month."
"That long?"
Rin was a bit surprised.
However, considering the size of the Sealed Cave and the travel speed of a hopping slime.
It wasn't strange that it would take that long.
"Hmm."
Rin said, "When I go back this time, it's also time to visit the Sealed Cave."
Yes, Rin also had ideas about the Storm Dragon.
He hadn't approached it before because, with his magicules, it was impossible to transform the Storm Dragon into a subordinate.
Even if the other party willingly accepted, it still couldn't be done.
But now…
As long as Rin completed the awakening ceremony, he would have his True Demon Lord status and Ultimate Skills.
Forcibly subjugating it, though, was still impossible.
But would the Chuunibyou Dragon truly resist?
Rin was the successor of the Star King Dragon, and thus a relative of the Storm Dragon by blood.
Moreover, Rin would also unseal him, and afterward, he could enjoy various delicacies, games, comics, and other entertainment in the town.
To put it plainly, the Storm Dragon was essentially a humanoid husky.
Rin could completely raise him as a pet dog.
"This way, I'll have both Rimuru and the Storm Dragon as my gold-medal enforcers."
Thinking this, Rin had even more confidence in his future journey through the new world.
"I will continue to monitor them."
"Okay, thank you, Violet."
Having finished arranging for the Storm Dragon and Rimuru, Rin looked at the new world he had reincarnated into.
The sky was gloomy, and the surroundings were a scene of desolation.
The ruins left by modern society were overgrown with weeds, and broken walls, charred marks were everywhere, appearing bleak and lonely.
"Although I was already prepared when I watched the anime…"
"But really descending into the real world still makes one feel very oppressed."
The world Rin chose came from a light novel he had read in his previous life called "Black Bullet."
"What a gloomy sky."
"Is this the new world?"
Through Rin's eyes, Snow Empress, Artoria, Ice Empress, and Ogerpon, among others, also saw the surrounding landscape.
"Are there really still humans here?"
To Artoria's question, Rin gave a positive answer, "Yes, and quite a few."
"This world probably still has 750 million humans."
"750 million?!"
This number truly exceeded Artoria's expectations.
She had thought that in an apocalyptic world, humans should be on the verge of extinction.
She never expected there to be so many!
"Actually, it's not that many."
"Compared to the original 8 billion, less than a tenth remains."
Rin walked through the ruins. He looked up, gazing at the giant monument standing like a mountain in the distance.
"What is that?"
"So big!"
"It looks like a stone monument…"
The girls followed Rin's gaze, saw the giant stone monument in the distance, and asked curiously.
"That thing is called a Monolith. When built in a circle, it creates a special magnetic field that prevents Gastrea from entering."
The humans of this world had a major war with Gastrea in 2021.
Ultimately, humanity was defeated, and 90% of the population was devoured by Gastrea.
The remaining survivors could only hide behind the Monoliths, using the magnetic field to secure footholds in the world of Gastrea.
"So, like protected zones?"
"Yes."
Rin introduced to the girls, "'Black Bullet's' story begins in 2021 of this parallel Earth."
"For some unknown reason, perhaps genetic mutation, or perhaps evil experiments by certain organizations."
"In short, monsters called Gastrea suddenly appeared before the world."
"According to the local statement, Gastrea originated from a virus called Gastrea, let's call it G-virus for short."
"The G-virus not only devours humans but also injects its bodily fluids into human flesh to infect it."
"Its powerful DNA modification ability greatly enhances the virus's inherent tenacity and adaptability."
"The G-virus kills humans and uses human flesh and blood as a breeding ground to give birth to terrifying-looking monsters."
"These monsters don't just look like simple insects or reptiles, they are hybrids of various creatures."
Gastrea, if nothing else, just their appearance, really lowers one's sanity.
"Are these monsters very strong?"
More than the monsters' origins, Snow Empress wanted to know their strength.
"How to put it?"
Rin said, "The powerful aspects of Gastrea, besides their strength, speed, and defense, are most notably their terrifying regenerative abilities."
"And according to their regeneration level, Gastrea are divided into 5 levels."
"Similar to how vampires fear silver, Gastrea have an allergic reaction to a metal called Varanium."
"Level one can be restrained and killed by special metals specifically designed to suppress the Gastrea virus."
"Level two can resist ordinary Varanium weapons and requires decapitation or dousing with fuel and burning to be defeated."
"By level three, even if an arm is cut off, it can regenerate or return to the original body, and cells will respond to each other, making them unkillable even if decapitated."
"Level four, even if most of its internal organs are lost, it can regenerate, to kill it, it needs to be annihilated without a trace."
"When the regeneration level reaches five, even if it's thrown into extremely low temperatures, or a vacuum, or magma at several thousand degrees, it can regenerate once it adapts to the environment, and it's molecular-level regeneration."
"Hmm…"
Listening to Rin's description, Artoria expressed that she couldn't quite understand.
She belonged to the practical combat faction.
Whether it worked or not, she'd have to fight to find out.
However, according to Rin's description, these monsters called Gastrea didn't seem to be very strong.
"It's just molecular level, that's nothing much."
Ice Empress was the first to speak, "My Ice Blast can destroy at the microscopic particle level."
"Indeed."
Rin nodded, "The molecular-level eradication that is difficult to achieve in this world is not difficult for us."
Not only is it not difficult, but almost all A-rank and above monsters possess the ability to destroy microscopic particles.
(To be continued.)
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