No! Ari had provoked you like that, and none of you were going to argue back?
But when Rimuru saw the reverence and faith in their eyes, as if they were believers gazing upon a god, he understood.
Right! If someone else questioned their strength and said they were incapable, they might argue back!
But if it was Ari, no one could call themselves strong in front of him!
Because Ari was the strongest!
Showing off one's strength before the strongest was as foolish as competing with fish in swimming or birds in flight!
So only Ari could say such things about them!
If it had been anyone else, they would have long since been beaten into hero fragments.
Meanwhile, the sharp-minded Diablo had already begun considering the meaning behind Mo Li's words.
After all, Mo Li had not said that they were weak, only that they had certain shortcomings.
That meant they shared a common flaw, and it was a fatal one—enough to completely determine the course of battle and lay its very foundation!
Everyone here was an awakened being who had already undergone self-awakening. Even the weakest possessed strength comparable to, or even surpassing, a Human Saint.
The stronger ones, such as Benimaru and Diablo himself, could effortlessly massacre ordinary Awakened Demon King-class beings!
Yet even people like them had a shared flaw and... shortcoming!
Diablo felt as though he had already found the answer and uncovered the truth!
Ultimate Skill!
Those two words suddenly appeared in Diablo's mind.
There could be no other possibility.
Because he wanted to better share Lord Rimuru's burdens, Diablo had never slackened in improving his own strength!
At every moment, he had been enhancing his strength, techniques, and accumulated foundation.
And there was also the Ultimate Skill, the pinnacle ability of this