In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Granstas shrugged helplessly at Gazel, giving him an expression that said, "This isn't my fault."

You really can't blame him. Who told Gazel to provoke Long Xueqing? Dragon demons with dragon blood are all temperamental. Who told you to have such a bad temper?

Gazel's face twitched at Granstas's perfunctory attitude, but luckily a bottle of magic potion was tossed to him.

"This is... a mana restoration potion?"

"Yes, it has a healing effect."

His eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took it and, without saying a word, smacked his lips.

cluck cluck

A green light flashed across Gazel's body, and the injuries on his face healed at a visible speed.

"This effect..."

It feels so damn good. I slowly exhaled a long breath.

Gazeel was the king of a nation; how could he speak his mind? Didn't he have any pride? But he gripped the empty bottle tightly in his hand.

Seeing that Gazel had almost recovered, Gransta spoke up.

"Now that you've almost fully recovered, it's time to talk about the Dwarf Kingdom's attitude towards our country."

Unexpectedly, Gazel shook his head, staring intently into Gransta's eyes with an unusually serious expression.

"No, now is not the time to talk about serious matters."

"Oh?"

Gransta looked at Gazel in surprise, really wondering what this guy was up to.

"Don't forget, I'm here specifically to challenge you."

Gazel was very serious.

Gulansta stared strangely at Gazel's dark and resolute face.

This guy, I bet he's developed some kind of fetish after being beaten by Xueqing!

Long Xueqing couldn't help but step out from behind Gulansta, her face showing displeasure.

"Hmph, you can't even beat me, yet you want to challenge Lord Gransta? If it weren't for your status as the Dwarf King, I would have beaten you to a pulp."

His tone was tinged with indifference and a hint of disdain.

Gazel seemed not to have heard Long Xueqing's words, and just kept staring at Gransta's reaction.

Unable to bear being stared at by the big man Gazel, Gransta waved to Xueqing.

"Xueqing, Gazel is, after all, the ruler of a country; we should treat him with respect."

Gazel's expression softened a bit. He had indeed lost to the female guard in the previous duel, and his old face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

"Gazelle, are you really sure you want to challenge me?"

Gransta turned to confirm with the dwarf king this time.

Those outside the barrier watched the events unfolding inside with some confusion, unable to hear the conversations taking place within.

The Ice Guardians' barrier skill is not canceled, so they can't get close. Only Gransta can freely enter and exit.

However, there was one exception.

Rimuru was intently watching Gazel and Gransta's conversation, even using his [Lip Reading Analysis] skill.

When Rimuru heard that Gazel was still determined to challenge Gransta, his expression immediately became quite interesting.

"Heh heh, the fight can't stop until the man falls!"

Rimuru's lips curled into an excited smile, and he shouted in his heart, "Senior, I'll support you this time..."

...

Seeing this, Gulansta could only sigh inwardly.

"All right."

A hint of joy flashed across Gazel's face, but he quickly fell silent.

"But I won't fight you in public. You can fight me however you want in private."

"Now?"

Gransta raised an eyebrow and gave Gazel a subtle look.

"If you can break free from my skills, I'll consider you the winner, okay?"

Gazel remained silent for a while, then looked at the Flying Knight Legion he had brought outside the barrier. He had originally brought them to make a big show of force, but unexpectedly, he had not only failed to establish any momentum, but had also lost face in front of his subordinates.

Next time, it's better to sneak out alone; it's better not to bring these people along.

Gazet returned to his senses and looked away, then nodded.

"Okay, but..."

"But what?"

Gazel grinned mischievously and said something to Gransta.

"If I win, you'll have to acknowledge me as your elder brother."

Upon hearing this, Gulansta remained surprisingly silent for a long while before finally nodding in agreement.

"Holy crap, how brave is my senior brother? He's a role model for us all!"

Rimuru's mouth dropped open.

If Granstas is made a subordinate while the dwarf king aspires to be the boss, wouldn't the Storm Dragon be so angry that it would jump out of its stomach and slap the dwarf king across the face?

Let's begin!

Gazel looked very confident. A saint-level strength couldn't break free from a single skill? Only an ultimate skill could have such power.

Gulansta smiled and hummed in agreement, silently repeating it in his mind.

"Dominator, use your control abilities directly, target Gazel!"

A gentle female voice, tinged with joy, rang out, as if she had been waiting for this moment.

"Roger! Lord Gransta is locking onto Gazel, successful!"

"Activating the power of control, initiating the invasion... Warning: Encountering strong resistance from the special skill [King of the Dwarves]..."

Gazel sensed an aura locking onto him and guessed that it was Gransta's skill that had been activated, but he wasn't worried at all.

But in an instant, Gazel's expression changed...

"Resistance failed... The [Imprisonment] spell has been used to seal the [King of Dwarves]'s skills... Beginning to [Imprison] magic..."

Gazel's expression changed again. Without the support of magic, his armor began to become incredibly heavy, and he started breathing heavily through his nostrils.

Gransta smiled at Gazel and put his arm around Gazel's shoulder, causing Gazel to almost stumble and fall to the ground.

"Let your performance begin!"

"I....."

Gazel felt a slight chill; his trump card, [King of the Dwarves], was unusable. It was a sealing skill, so why could even his high-level skills be used...?

Moreover, his magic seemed to have completely vanished, and without magic, all his attack skills would lose their power.

Gazel felt inexplicably uneasy about this ability.

"Announcement: The target has developed fear of Lord Gransta, thus fulfilling the conditions for the [Retribution] skill. Please select either [Death Sentence] or [Domination] effect."

Gulansta looked at Gazel's slightly sweaty forehead with surprise.

"Forehead...."

So that's how you broke through their psychological defenses? He thought Gazel would hold out for a long time.

But in Gazel's view, Gransta seemed to have transformed into Death. A hand rested on his shoulder, a scythe held kindly against his neck.

Gazel's fear began to grow infinitely larger, the scythe drawing ever closer...

Just as Gransta was about to take a look at how thick Gazel's lifeline was, he heard a loud shout.

"I...I've already behaved, please...please stop!"

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