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

Hinata Itaguchi's eyes twitched involuntarily, a feeling of being mocked welling up inside him. He raised his longsword and attacked fiercely.

"Damn it, I was forced to. Looks like I have no choice but to use that move." Rimuru frantically dodged to avoid being hit by the opponent's weapon again.

Just as Rimuru was about to unleash the full power of Gluttony, a familiar figure suddenly blocked his way.

"Lord Rimuru, please be careful."

"Azure Shadow?"

Rimuru gasped as he looked at the figure in front of him, carrying a crossed sword and wearing the distinctive Shadow Attire.

"Souei, how did you sneak in? And you're no match for that woman!" Rimuru shouted anxiously.

However, the figure standing before him remained unmoved, and calmly replied:

"Lord Rimuru, I can help you buy some time."

Hinata Itaguchi frowned as he looked at the demon that had appeared. The demon was actually able to break through his [Holy Purification Barrier], and the target's strength was unknown.

The more she thought about it, the more determined she became to eliminate the slime. Its potential was too great; she absolutely could not let it escape.

Hinata Itaguchi first launched a probing attack on Soei, with several seven-colored sword blades converging together and surging forward in a spiral.

"rise--"

Cangying clasped his hands together, and countless lines of ice shot out from his feet. These thin lines formed a natural-colored ice sphere around his center in a specific way.

"Ding ding ding"

The spiraling sword blade struck the surface of the natural-colored ice ball as if hitting millennia-old solid ice, sending sparks and ice shards flying everywhere.

"This defensive power?" Hinata couldn't help but frown. What was going on with this strange skill?

If the other party just stays huddled in the puck, then she really can't do anything about it for the time being. Her cold eyes began to search for the slime's whereabouts.

"Shadow Clone"

Cangying gave a low shout in his mind, and his true form, hidden inside the ice ball, unleashed this special skill.

Six "Azure Shadows" rose simultaneously from the six shadowy locations in the six directions around Hinata Itaguchi, enveloping her. These clones moved in unison, using the [Thread Control] ability.

A deluge of fine threads swept towards Hinata Itaguchi. Her eyes narrowed, her sharp gaze noticing the barbs that gleamed coldly on the threads.

She dared not gamble on what would happen if she were cut by these threads, so she brandished her longsword to create an impenetrable defense around herself.

"[Ice Explosion]"

A glint flashed in Cangying's eyes as he changed the movement of his hands. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for. He lowered his head, knelt on one knee, and placed his palms on the ground.

With the combined output of the six "Azure Shadows" and the main body, the magic circle took only eight seconds from formation to activation.

Hinata Itaguchi looked down at the ground in shock, where a three-meter-diameter ice-blue magic circle appeared. She knew she had been tricked and had to react immediately.

"boom--"

The blinding white light tore through space, briefly plunging this area into daylight, and ice crystals continued to grow from the ground into the distance.

Soue looked hopefully toward Hinata Itaguchi's location. Due to the violent surge of magic energy at the center of the explosion, magic perception was ineffective in this space.

Rimuru's voice sounded a little surprised, reminding Souei in his mind. Souei nodded, picked up Rimuru who had emerged from the Shadow Dimension, and ran away.

"[Spiritual Collapse]"

Before Kolimuru and the others had run far, Hinata Itaguchi's cold voice rang out behind them.

Rimuru felt a strong sense of crisis immediately and shoved Souei away.

"Quick, hide in the shadow space!"

"Great Sage, completely liberate the glutton!"

Rimuru turned to face the attack directly, and the liquid all over his body began to writhe irregularly, with a half-dragon, half-monster shape emerging on his body surface.

Hinata Itaguchi's eyes were sharp as an eagle's, and mysterious spiritual power surged deep within his icy blue eyes, resonating strongly with the chaotic spiritual energy around him.

Hinata Itaguchi bit her lower lip, a resolute look on her face, and shouted, "Show yourself!"

The once clear air had become murky and filled with tiny sparks from the collision of spiritual particles, producing a crackling sound like a dense drumbeat, heralding the prelude to destruction.

Layers of spirit particle magic arrays appeared above Rimuru, and all the collected spirit particles began to shrink and collapse into a beam of light that struck the target below.

"Whoosh—Boom—"

...

Hinata Itaguchi frowned as she looked at the huge crater in front of her, created by the ultimate skill Spirit Collapse, and could no longer sense any life.

"Perhaps it has already turned to dust?"

Hinata Itaguchi sheathed her longsword, her fingers tracing the cracks in her armor, she plucked a frost flower from the end of her hair, and murmured:

"This great demon's skill attributes don't match the information at all?"

She straightened her clothes, a sacred teleportation circle appeared beneath her feet, and with one step, she disappeared from the spot.

......

The outskirts of the Jhula Great Forest

"Lord Rimuru, are you alright?"

Soue looked at the limp Rimuru in her hand with some concern, even hefting the statue in her hand, and asked in a worried tone.

"Haha, it's okay~, we have to thank you this time."

Rimuru gave Soukei a thumbs-up with his soft, sticky tentacles. "Truly worthy of being a shadow guard trained by that guy Gransta."

"But...you're so light right now."

"Haha, it's nothing, I'm just a little depleted of magic energy. Give me some time to recover."

"By the way, what's been happening in Tempest lately?" Rimuru asked anxiously, still worried about what had happened at home.

"I only know what happened before I left..." Souei recounted what happened before he left the Demon Holy City, and Rimuru's expression grew increasingly grim as he spoke.

Rimuru's face remained somber throughout the journey, and Souei had no idea what his master was thinking until he escorted him all the way to the Demon Capital.

...

Monster Holy City

Everyone in the meeting room fell silent. After hearing Elder Bai's suggestion, the meeting room fell into a deathly silence.

"If the king of the Kingdom of Falmus is assassinated, the nobles within their country will fall into chaos and will have no time to continue waging war against the Great Forest of Jura."

After listening, the Ice Guard nodded and analyzed the situation. He also thought the plan was feasible. Only by delaying the enemy's military actions could they hold out until the two lords returned.

"But... without the adults' approval, this would be considered acting on our own..." Benimaru said with slight concern.

It was Benimaru's words that silenced the entire conference room.

"Benimaru, you should chair this meeting!"

Old Bai glanced helplessly at Hongwan.

Seeing Bai Lao's helpless look, Hong Wan scratched his head awkwardly.

"Haha, actually I am too..."