A cross-shaped popping vein suddenly appeared on the Slime's body.
"Huh?"
"Black Thunder!"
A bolt of black lightning suddenly descended from the sky, striking directly in front of Gabiru.
If it had actually hit him, he would have been finished. Rimuru just wanted to teach him a little lesson.
"Boom!!"
A violent explosion rang out.
A powerful gust of wind blew Gabiru and his subordinates over a dozen meters away.
The dust settled.
Looking at Gabiru lying on the ground half-dead, Rimuru was stunned.
I didn't even use much force. This guy isn't trying to pull a scam on me, is he!?
Gabiru's subordinates also came to their senses at this time.
They knew the person before them was not someone to be trifled with, so... "We'll be back..."
They picked up the unconscious Gabiru and fled in a flash, leaving behind a speechless Rimuru.
"They really are just here for comic relief."
Rimuru murmured.
The group returned to the meeting room, and Rigurd asked at this time.
"Lord Rimuru, the Hoghead Army numbers two hundred thousand. With just our numbers, it seems the difficulty will not be small."
"Although the Lizardmen envoy was a bit... er, they are also preparing to fight the Hogheads. With the Lizardmen joining us, things might go much smoother."
At this point, Treyni also spoke up appropriately.
"As far as I know, the leader of the Lizardmen is quite a wise leader."
Hearing Treyni's words, Rimuru pondered for a moment.
"If we can unite, it will certainly lighten our burden significantly."
"Let's send someone to make contact first. Hopefully, they won't be like those guys just now."
"I'll go."
Souei stood up. "I have Space Magic; it's very convenient to go back and forth."
When naming a monster, there is a chance to inherit some of the namer's skills.
And Souei had inherited Draco's Space Magic.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Souei."
Rimuru knew that Souei and Benimaru were both sent by Draco to help him, so he didn't stand on ceremony.
With a "shua" sound, Souei left the meeting room.
Rimuru's meeting came to a temporary close as they began preparing for the upcoming great war... While the outside world was turbulent, Nazarick remained peaceful and serene.
Draco had been at the Sakura Sanctuary with Albedo and Shalltear for several days now.
During this time, Draco had been consulting Orel on matters regarding magic.
Orel's two attendants—the girl with the fox mask, Ukanomitama, and the boy with the sun mask, Dainen—had taken over Orel's duty of guarding the teleportation array.
Inside the shrine, Draco was discussing magic knowledge with Orel.
Sitting to the side, Albedo and Shalltear were a bit drowsy.
Listening to high-level theories for too long makes one prone to sleepiness; it was understandable.
"If you two can't hold on, you should go back."
Draco noticed their state and said to them.
"It's alright."
Albedo rubbed her eyes and shook her head, while Shalltear stretched, indicating she had no problem.
"Don't you two have any work now?"
"There are no intruders at all. As a Floor Guardian, I have absolutely nothing to do."
Albedo also nodded in deep agreement.
"Aura finished building her labyrinth and is back. Demiurge has handed over the intelligence work to his subordinate demons."
"Although I don't know what he's doing now, he probably doesn't have much to do either."
"Even Cocytus returned to the fifth floor early because he felt Hakurou was more suited to train the soldiers."
"It seems that except for Mare, we are all very idle~~"
As the Overseer of the Guardians, Albedo explained the situation of the others.
There was a bit of a complaining tone in her words.
Listening to her analysis, Draco realized it was indeed the case.
Sometimes when life is too comfortable, it does get boring.
"How about you two learn magic with me?"
"Eh!?"
"No way!"
The two of them shook their heads like rattles.
They definitely didn't want to.
Learning magic was so tiring, and as 'NPCs,' their skills and classes were fixed; learning more magic would be useless.
Just then, Demiurge sent a message.
(Is something the matter, Demiurge?)
(Lord Draco, the Puppet Nation of Kistav has recently been mobilizing its army.)
(According to information obtained from spies, they seem to be preparing to attack the Duchy of Nazarick.)
(Ah, this...)
To be honest, Draco hadn't even prepared to make a move on Clayman yet.
One reason was that whether Clayman was killed or not didn't have much of an impact on Nazarick.
Another was that his greatest use was to serve as a stepping stone for Rimuru, allowing Clayman to shine as a sacrifice for Rimuru's growth.
I just didn't expect this guy to insist on delivering himself to my doorstep; in that case, I won't be polite.
(I understand. Continue to have people investigate for information, and await my orders for the rest.)
(Understood, My Lord!)
After hanging up the communication, Draco stood up and stretched.
"You two have work to do."
"Hmm?" x2
Albedo and Shalltear looked at Draco with faces full of confusion.
"Prepare for battle. Nazarick is entering a state of war immediately!"
As Draco's words fell, Albedo and Shalltear stood up instantly.
Their previously drowsy appearance vanished, replaced by an excited glint in their eyes.
"Understood! Master!!" x2
"Orel, thank you for your help these past two days. I may have to trouble you for a long time after this."
"No problem."
Orel said with a faint smile, "If My Lord wishes to come, you are welcome anytime."
"Mm..."
Draco nodded slightly, then left the Eighth Floor with Albedo and Shalltear... As the order was issued, the originally silent Nazarick suddenly became bustling.
The Emperor Penguin Eclair began his duties as the butler's assistant, transporting the equipment forged by Kurobe and the smiths on the Seventh Floor to the training camp on the outskirts of the Duchy of Nazarick.
The training for the two hundred thousand soldiers in the camp was nearing its end.
After experiencing a real war, they would become qualified soldiers.
On the massive training square, many people wept with joy.
This meant they could finally escape Hakurou's hellish training.
"You lot! The war hasn't started yet, keep training!"
Hakurou stood on the high platform, red light flashing in his eyes, looking exceptionally terrifying.
"Yes! Sir!" xN
In an instant, the scene returned to silence.
Hakurou's deterrent power was indeed extraordinary.
"Mm~"
Nodding with satisfaction, Hakurou sat down and continued to drink tea calmly.
He missed Shuna a bit.
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