Jotunheim.
An unprecedented slaughter, oh no, to be precise, it should be a massacre, was taking place in a tragic manner.
The pristine white snow had long been dyed red, and everything was a crimson hue.
The Chitauri, Outriders, Dark Elves, Fire Giants, Trolls, and Undead Warriors all converged on Jotunheim's royal city, working together to encircle and annihilate the Jotunheim people.
One might think Jotunheim had committed some heinous act, incurring the wrath of all!
The Jotunheim people felt a chill in their hearts.
Was the Jotunheim Giant civilization about to vanish with the wind?
At their most perilous moment, it was Veldora who had always stood in front of them, while Rimuru, their King, had not appeared from beginning to end.
To say they weren't resentful would be impossible!
The King is the spiritual belief of the people.
In a kingdom like Jotunheim, which values strength above all else, the King is even more like a leader.
But when Jotunheim needed its King the most, Rimuru never appeared.
It could be said that however much the Jotunheim people had once hoped for Rimuru, they were now equally disappointed, even hateful!
But what was the use of resentment?
At this moment, they could only hope that Veldora would remain undefeated, causing those powerful enemies to be wary and retreat.
But clearly, that possibility was too slim!
Veldora's power was undeniable, but it also depended on who he was facing!
Sindr, Father-level, even if Jotunheim's icy climate restricted her performance, she could still exert quasi-Father-level strength;
Thanos, extremely experienced in combat, a mad Titan with almost all resistances maxed out, peak quasi-Father-level, a universally renowned supreme expert;
Malekith, the King of the Dark Elves who controlled the Aether Particle, a quasi-Father-level expert;
Troll King Yurick, a veteran Father-level expert;
Due to the convergence of the Nine Realms, they all gathered together in a very short time, with the goal of killing Rimuru.
Even if they couldn't kill Rimuru, it would be best to eliminate Veldora.
This was already their consensus!
A kingdom with two Father-level experts was absolutely not allowed to exist; this had already broken the balance of the Nine Realms.
Even Thanos agreed with this combat objective.
Falling to Veldora once was enough!
As long as Veldora was eliminated, even if Rimuru wanted to settle accounts afterward, it would be too late.
If only half of the kingdoms outside Jotunheim united, Rimuru would absolutely not dare to act rashly!
The battle was too tragic, Veldora's dragon body was riddled with wounds, covered in bloodstains.
His beautiful blue-black dragon scales were gone, replaced by hideous, charred wounds, and dragon blood flowed profusely, a shocking sight.
If it weren't for Veldora's almost infinite magical energy, and skills like [Great Sage], [Great Demon Lord], and [Universal Sense], Veldora would probably have died in battle by now!
But resistance is ultimately only resistance, not complete immunity. The attacks launched by Sindr, Malekith, and even Thanos all contained energy attacks.
A large number of injuries accumulated continuously within Veldora's body.
Feeling the nearly half-dead Jotunheim people behind him, Veldora's heart was chillingly cold, and his eyes grew even colder.
Veldora regretted it deeply; if he had worked harder before and reached the level of his niece, Milim, he wouldn't be so powerless today.
But just then, Veldora's spirit suddenly trembled, and his dragon eyes instantly flashed with an endless stream of memory fragments.
These flashing memory fragments, some were his, but also those of the Star Dragon King, the creator god, and even Rimuru's!
In an instant, ten thousand years.
Veldora's soul seemed to have undergone ultimate refinement.
Those various combat methods that were once imprinted in his soul but he didn't quite understand, seemed to suddenly become clear.
The magic power usage techniques that he could never figure out before, he now understood completely!
"This…"
No one knew better than Storm Dragon Veldora what this meant!
As a Dragon Race, it was too difficult for Veldora to achieve any evolution; with his accumulation, he had not yet reached the point of evolution.
But his soul had evolved!
There was only one possibility: his changes were all brought about by Rimuru.
Rimuru had awakened, and his mental level had undergone a transformation!
It was truly wonderful to be friends with Rimuru!
"Kill!"
Storm Dragon Veldora was full of fighting spirit, and light emanated from each of his dragon scales; these scales instantly fell off, like ten thousand flying petals, instantly striking towards the powerful enemies surrounding him.
How sharp were Veldora's dragon scales?
Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff!
Thanos, Malekith, Sindr, and Yurick were all caught off guard.
Everyone was wounded!
The thick-skinned Thanos was fine, but the most fragile Malekith had half his face directly sliced off by Veldora's dragon scale blades.
All the Jotunheim people watching Veldora cheered, and their morale was greatly boosted!
And at the same time, every Jotunheim person suddenly felt as if time had slowed down.
In an instant, every Giant who had been given a name by Rimuru had an unprecedented clarity of mind.
An unknown number of souls were simultaneously elevated!
Some bloodline nobles with high aptitudes even directly gained some of Rimuru's skills through Rimuru's evolution.
"The King, the King has awakened!"
Feeling Rimuru's aura, all the Jotunheim people were reinvigorated.
In Jotunheim, Rimuru was a legend.
And the ability to remotely teach skills to Jotunheim warriors, which just happened, invisibly elevated Rimuru's position in the hearts of all Jotunheim people.
Most importantly, sensing Rimuru's presence completely calmed the wavering hearts of all Jotunheim people.
The great King possessed such magic!
Even if she hadn't appeared yet, merely letting her subordinates sense her presence could completely reassure all her citizens.
Puff, puff, puff!
Large numbers of Jotunheim people simultaneously released the skills they had inherited from Rimuru, and instantly, countless cannon fodder troops suffered heavy casualties.
The Dark Elf and Fire Giant warriors suffered even more severe casualties, causing Malekith and Queen Sindr a pang of pain.
"King!"
"Long live our King!"
"For Jotunheim!"
However much resentment they had felt before, the Jotunheim people's hearts were now equally surging.
Fighting spirit soared, and killing intent reached the heavens!
"Such a thing exists?"
Thanos, holding the Tyrant Blades, looked at everything before him, somewhat unable to believe it.
"Rimuru successfully devoured the Mind Stone?"
Malekith was completely panicked. Thinking about the heavy price the Dark Elves paid to pursue the Aether, one could imagine how sacred and powerful a treasure like the Infinity Stones was.
Why did the Dark Elves dare to do something like returning the Nine Realms to darkness, an act that would strike down all kingdoms in the Nine Realms?
The root cause was the Aether!
For the Aether, the Dark Elves slept for ten thousand years, including their trusted general Algrim, countless Dark Elves did not hesitate to become mindless Cursed Warriors, almost sacrificing everything for the Dark Elves!
And now you tell me that Rimuru successfully devoured the Mind Stone, which is equivalent to the Aether?
This blow to Malekith was simply too great, causing the belief he had held for ten thousand years to uncontrollably waver.
At this moment, the only one not panicking was probably Troll King Yurick!
Yurick wasn't panicking because he knew nothing about Rimuru!