Threatened by Tempest&;s rapid expansion, the Eastern Empire finally begins to strike back. According to Chloe, the time-traveling Hero, there exists a timeline in which the Empire defeats Rimuru and Tempest subsequently collapses. While Rimuru&;s doom isn&;t set in stone, his victory isn&;t a foregone conclusion either. And to make matters worse, an Empire spy seems to have infiltrated Tempest...
