As countless fragments of memory flowed through Rimuru's heart, she finally regained herself.
At the same time, the nest of the so-called Dark Devourer was destroyed instantly.
A girl with silver hair and golden eyes, like an Angel, broke free from the seal. Who else could she be but Ciel?
The moment Ciel reintegrated into Rimuru's soul, Rimuru comprehended everything within the illusion.
The so-called Dark Devourer was a "concept" from beginning to end, a deception all along.
And the Dark Devourer's nest was merely the sealed ground where the Mind Stone had sealed Ciel.
Rimuru couldn't help but feel emotional. The Mind Stone truly lived up to its reputation as a cosmic law that existed since the dawn of the Marvel Universe, capable of dragging her into an illusion and even temporarily sealing the King of Wisdom, Ciel.
However, as the King of Wisdom, Ciel was originally a part of the Dragon World's cosmic law. How could she be easily sealed completely?
This seal could only last for a very short period.
To completely obliterate Rimuru and Ciel, the Mind Stone meticulously wove an illusory deception called the "Slime Marvel Universe," using Rimuru's own memories as a prototype.
The goal was to use Rimuru's hand to, in turn, kill Ciel.
Thereby completely obliterating Rimuru, allowing Rimuru's mind to be lost forever and become a part of the Mind Stone.
But all of the Mind Stone's self-preservation efforts ultimately failed!
Just as Rimuru understood the entire sequence of events, the Slime Avengers also fully grasped the truth.
They hadn't expected that their most capable assistant, whom they had sought out, was the Dark Devourer itself.
Heaven had undoubtedly played a huge joke on them!
The truth is often cruel!
The Avengers had always held the belief of protecting their home and the Universe, but what they hadn't expected was that everything they protected was fake from beginning to end.
Perhaps due to everything being a replication of the Marvel Universe, Slime Captain America's belief remained the most steadfast.
Slime Captain America revealed the round shield he obtained after Predation of the Shield Bug and stepped forward immediately.
"What if the World we are in is an illusion? What if everything is fake? Even if it's fake, it's still our life!"
"Captain America is right!"
Clang, clang, clang!
Armor plates continuously covered him, and Slime Tony Stark's body was instantly covered in a "Slime Bio-Armor" completely different from the Mark series armors of the main Universe.
Slime Iron Man extended his hands, taking a firing stance, "If it's fake, then let us Avengers bear the burden. As long as this news is sealed forever, then this fake Universe is real!"
When the false is taken for true, the true is also false. When no one knows it's false, it's real.
Crackling!
Endless thunderous sounds arose, as if a thousand birds were chirping simultaneously.
Slime Thor also stepped forward, "Successfully Predation an S-Rank monster, the Giant Electric Eel Dragon, is the coolest thing I've ever done in my life. I don't want it to become meaningless!"
Slime Peter Parker also stepped forward, his body covered in a layer of black "armor."
"Slime Venom, I've decided to accept you!"
Slime Venom: "A wise choice!"
A great battle thus began.
The Avengers were strong, each possessing quite unique abilities, and they were even stronger when working together.
Moreover, they were created by the Mind Stone specifically to deal with Rimuru, essentially having the blessing of the Great Universe's will.
Their luck was incredibly good; whenever Rimuru intended to crush one of them with her own hand,
At crucial moments, there was always a hero who could resolve the calamity and help the endangered superhero turn peril into safety.
But no matter how powerful or strange the Mind Stone was, it was ultimately an inanimate object, only one.
The disparity between them could not be easily bridged.
After three hundred rounds of fighting, Rimuru obliterated most of Slime Natasha's cells, and she could no longer revive.
Slime Natasha, perished!
At four hundred rounds, Rimuru successfully used ultrasonic waves to expel the parasitic Venom from Slime Little Spider's body.
At four hundred and eleven rounds, Slime Little Spider was killed by Rimuru.
After five hundred rounds of fighting, Rimuru shattered Slime Captain America's round shield, successfully breaking Slime Captain America's fifty-fifty power.
In the five hundred and twenty-fifth round, Rimuru completely obliterated all of Slime Captain America's cells.
Slime Captain America lost his regeneration ability!
Slime Captain America died in battle!
In the eight hundredth round, Rimuru activated Predator and performed Predation on Slime Iron Man.
Iron Man fell!
In the eight hundred and eighty-eighth round, Rimuru successfully killed the completely enraged Slime Thor.
Even if Slime Thor completely abandoned his self-consciousness and allowed the Mind Stone's original will to descend, it was of no avail.
At this point, Rimuru had slaughtered the entire Slime Marvel Universe.
At the last moment, Slime Ancient One appeared.
Just like in the original Marvel Universe, Slime Ancient One's eyes remained deep and wise.
She asked Rimuru a very interesting question—if the Mind Stone were to be devoured, then who would protect the minds of the Universe's living beings in the future?
If it were an ordinary person, faced with this question, they might hesitate completely.
The Mind Stone, as a cosmic law born from the Big Bang, had existed for an immeasurably long time.
Existence is reasonable!
If the Mind Stone were devoured and completely disappeared from the Universe, then who would protect the minds of countless living beings in the future?
But for Rimuru, there was absolutely no problem.
Thanos, the director of the Universe's Family Planning Office, once told all life in the Universe that not only could the Mind Stone be destroyed, but all Infinity Stones in the Universe could be destroyed simultaneously.
Even if they were destroyed, this World would still continue to operate as usual!
Upon hearing Rimuru's answer, Slime Ancient One smiled. She chose not to fight Rimuru but instead dissipated on her own.
Rimuru knew that Slime Ancient One was the manifestation of the Mind Stone's will.
After Slime Ancient One dissipated, the entire illusory World began to crumble inch by inch, like shattered mirrors with countless human figures on them.
Each mirror shard represented a person, or even a family's "life"!
In the last mirror, Rimuru saw her parents from the illusion.
They were very anxious, seemingly having discovered Rimuru's disappearance, unable to find her, and had fallen into panic!
Looking at those familiar faces, Rimuru's beautiful eyes did not blink, completely imprinting their Shadow into her soul.
Although it was an illusion, even if it was false, Rimuru still re-experienced the Fire of parental love.
After her parents passed away, Rimuru had fantasized countless times.
Here, this false yet real dream allowed her to relive the beauty of family.
The illusion crumbled, all light vanished, leaving only darkness.
Soon after, a point of spiritual light re-ignited, like the only Fire in the endless darkness.
The Fire leaped, and the light continuously grew stronger, until eventually, the entire World was once again occupied by light.
"Confirmation complete. Mind Stone Predation successful. Evolved into, gained Mind Origin Law, immune to all mind control and illusions."
"Added additional skill: Can control the souls of anyone who submits to oneself."
"Integration, evolved into Ultimate Skill. Added additional effect: With the host as the apex, the abilities of all subordinate monsters are concentrated in the host, and subordinates can also correspondingly gain some of the host's abilities."