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

After resolutely shaking her head, Torene explained to everyone present at the meeting, "I have always been the guardian of the forest, and over the centuries, I have come to know very well the base nature of humanity."

"Moreover, we are a nation, and essentially a neutral monster nation. If we directly wage war in retaliation against a human nation, we are very likely to stand against all of humanity, and all the efforts of the two lords will have been in vain..."

After carefully listening to Torene's explanation, the intelligent Julai and Whitebeard nodded in deep agreement, followed by Kejin, who belatedly realized what was going on.

"Huh?" Gavilu and Gobuta exchanged a blank stare, clearly not understanding what to do...

They almost forgot the original intentions of the two adults in establishing the Tempest Federation, and that they had instructed them to treat humanity with kindness as much as possible.

Moreover, the Tempest Federation has developed to the point where there are many humans and adventurers and merchants from various countries in the Holy City. If they were to openly wage war against the Kingdom of Falmus, they might really be standing against all of humanity.

"In that case... we might not be able to take revenge directly." Old Bai's eyes were slightly unfriendly, his brows furrowed, and his left hand gripped the thin sword at his waist tightly.

Upon hearing this, Gobuta and Gavilu immediately became anxious.

"Old Bai, are we just supposed to suffer this humiliation?" Gavilu shouted anxiously, his eyes wide.

Gobuta keenly noticed the expression on the teacher's face; he seemed to have realized something and began to hang his head dejectedly.

Then Gobuta suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with intense light.

"Teacher, I remember Lord Gransta said that when humans intentionally harm us, we can retaliate. The human assassination of Rigurd is our reason for fighting back!"

Everyone looked at Gobuta in surprise, especially Gaviru, who looked at his good friend who was always on the same wavelength as him and mentally gave Gobuta a thumbs up.

The old man's expression softened, and he smiled slightly as he looked at his disciple, "Choosing to directly attack the Human Empire was indeed too reckless... but we can play it safe."

"Hmm?" The reactions of the crowd to Elder Bai varied, but all of them showed curiosity.

at this time,

"boom--"

The meeting room door was suddenly pushed open with tremendous force, and a strong smell of blood wafted out.

"Oh, how could we miss out on a meeting like this?"

Two familiar figures appeared outside the door, accompanied by an extremely calm voice.

Then I saw,

He wore a fiery red robe, a long sword hanging at his waist, and black flames occasionally flickered around him. His devilishly handsome face was now smiling gently.

Behind him stood a tall, voluptuous woman in a business suit with a purple ponytail. Her wild lips curled into a smirk, and the machete she carried on her shoulder was stained with blood.

"Brother Benimaru?" "Elder brother!"

Bai Lao and Zhu Lai were both surprised. They had returned too quickly. Were the enemies weak?

"I've overheard what you're discussing outside. You don't mind if I join the meeting as the commander-in-chief, do you?"

Benimaru, speaking in a joking tone, skillfully moved to his seat.

Ziyuan went to where Zhu Lai and Long Xueqing were.

"Old Bai, tell me about your reliable method first. I'm quite curious about it too."

Old Bai glanced helplessly at Hong Wan.

......

Kingdom of Ingracia

Rimuru had just left Freedom Academy and, after saying goodbye to the lovely students, embarked on his journey home.

"No...no, no, no, something's not right. Stop Ranga, something's not right." Rimuru touched the speeding Ranga beneath him with his outstretched soft tentacle, signaling it to stop.

"Yes, my master!"

Upon hearing the order, Lan Ya immediately slammed on the brakes, leaving several meters-long tracks on the ground.

"Master, what's wrong?" Ranga asked Rimuru, sticking out his tongue. His keen senses hadn't yet noticed anything amiss.

Rimuru leaped down from Ranga's head, his soft body twisting in mid-air before landing as a stunningly beautiful blue-haired boy.

"Ranga, something's not right in this space. I sense a strong sense of danger." After saying that, Leon drew her sword from her waist and looked around warily.

"Awooo—"

Upon hearing the warning, Lan Ya's fur bristled, and he pawed the ground, growling as a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

"Over there, Ranga, be careful and don't make a move. The opponent seems quite strong." Rimuru, guided by the Great Sage's advice, discovered the source of the danger.

Ranga immediately bared his teeth in the direction Rimuru-sama was pointing, revealing his menacing fangs.

There was a tree several meters tall in front of them, but after Rimuru noticed something was wrong, the space under the tree shook and a figure sitting cross-legged under the tree gradually appeared.

"Not bad, as expected of someone who can command monsters, he was able to detect that something was wrong."

The seated figure slowly stood up, revealing its full form from the shadows beneath the tree.

Bathed in sunlight, her neat short hair and upright posture exuded a cool and aloof aura, especially her incredibly sharp eyes.

When she saw Rimuru's incredibly familiar face, her expression froze for a moment before turning cold, a flash of icy light passing through her eyes.

"Tsk, just as the intelligence indicated, an evil monster."

Rimuru narrowed his eyes. That extremely dangerous aura was emanating from the woman in front of him, dressed in a paladin's robe. The pressure was immense.

"Um... judging from your eyes, have you mistaken me for someone else? I'm a kind slime, you know."

Rimuru struck a cute pose, unleashing his ultimate cuteness technique.

"Tsk, I have absolutely no mistake for this face. You killed her, so prepare to go to hell."

The paladin in front of him wasn't buying it at all. He looked at Rimuru as if he were trash, drew his jeweled longsword from his waist, and slashed at Rimuru with incredible speed.

"Ha, you must have misunderstood something. Quick... quick, Ranga, hide in my shadow."

Rimuru, no longer bothered to wonder why his ever-effective cute skill had stopped working, hurriedly instructed Ranga to safely hide in the shadows.

He quickly raised his dagger and slashed at the paladin's jeweled longsword.

"boom--"

Rimuru's eyes widened in disbelief as he was sent flying backward by the impact.

"Who are you, such a powerful human? Why did you attack me?"

After his body was sent flying far away, he originally wanted to use his ability to devour this strange power, but the Great Sage told him that he was currently in a barrier that restricted his abilities.

The paladin opposite him brandished his longsword with a puzzled look. The feeling of being hit just now was a bit off, but after hearing Rimuru's question, he snorted coldly.

"Itaguchi·Hinata"