131, Arsenal Nation, Destroyed

Warning, warning... Arsenal Nation permissions were being lost, Arsenal Nation permissions were being lost...

The suddenly manifested Arsenal Nation, which had completely corroded the world, showed everyone what a world of machinery truly was. Countless units capable of transforming into a mechanical army and fighting everywhere filled Ling Ling and the others' vision, forcing them to stand back-to-back and begin shrinking their defensive perimeter—

Meanwhile, the Mech Warrior wore a face full of terror, as though he were facing an abyss of utter despair.

The other party was frantically seizing the permissions to attack Arsenal Nation. He was certainly shocked by that, but not truly afraid. No matter how powerful Rimuru's offensive capabilities were, he was merely locked in a tug-of-war with Arsenal Nation's firewall, gaining the same authority to control Arsenal Nation as him. Even if the other party gained the upper hand, he could only temporarily block his permissions.

In other words, if this had been a fight to the death, he might already have started begging for mercy. The other party could paralyze Arsenal Nation and kill him at any time.

But the other party could not kill him. So even if he gained temporary control permissions, Arsenal Nation was still on his side. At worst, he could just run away or wait for Arsenal Nation to slowly reclaim the permissions. As half a mechanic himself, he knew perfectly well how much effort it took to maintain such a terrifying virtual attack. The other party could not possibly sustain it for long.

But!!

That was assuming he had not guessed what Rimuru intended to do!

The instant he saw Rimuru take control of Arsenal Nation and forcibly make it fully manifest, a trace of confusion first surfaced in his eyes. But it was immediately replaced by realization—then,