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

The scout swallowed hard before continuing his story.

"I just crept closer to investigate, and I discovered an even larger goblin village... no, it can no longer be called a village. Apart from lacking walls, its size is almost comparable to a town..."

"How is this possible?"

Kabaru and Eling shouted in unison, their faces showing strange expressions as they looked at the scout in the group with suspicion, wondering if he had misjudged him.

"How could I be wrong? Moreover, every goblin there exudes a chilling aura, incredibly powerful. Not only that, but goblins riding ice wolves patrol the area from time to time."

He quickly shook his head, anxiously denying that he had seen correctly, and described in detail everything he had seen.

Upon hearing these words, Kabaru and Elin's eyes widened in disbelief.

You should know that when they came here to scout last time, there was only a dilapidated and inconspicuous goblin village.

Now, however, someone is telling them that the place has turned into a huge city, and there are even goblins that can tame seemingly powerful ice wolves patrolling there. This is really hard to accept!

The masked woman listening nearby also looked puzzled, her beautiful eyes sparkling with confusion, as if she was full of questions and curiosity about the matter.

At this moment, Gransta, nestled in Ailing's arms, was looking at the three people in front of him with disdain, muttering to himself.

"It turns out they just discovered their village. I thought I'd found something amazing! What a disappointment..."

Granstas let out a disdainful "tsk," then continued to squint his eyes in Ailing's arms, as if everything outside was irrelevant to him.

Nevertheless, the group ultimately decided to go and see for themselves.

After all, seeing is believing. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would still be a little uneasy and wouldn't dare to believe it.

So, with hearts full of trepidation, the group headed towards the village where they had been discovered. They were extremely cautious the entire way, fearing they might be found out.

On the goblin side

"Lord Rimuru, something terrible has happened! Several humans have been sneaking around outside, and..."

Rimuru stopped making cement materials and looked at Riguru, who had come to report—he was Riguru's son and also an excellent warrior in the village.

"Humans? Why would they come to a place like this?"

They're human? That's great! I really need to get along with them!

Of course, if the other party is like those rude adventurers we've encountered before, then we can only deal with them discreetly and send them to the monsters as food.

"Their behavior is highly suspicious; they're brazenly loitering outside our village. They must be sent by some country to investigate our surrounding area. But..."

Liguru seemed to have other things to report, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Rimuru noticed this as well and asked curiously.

"What's wrong? Any new discoveries?"

"Yes, sir. We have found Lord Gransta, whom we have been searching for."

Liguru reported to his superior with a serious expression.

Rimuru was overjoyed; finding Gransta at this moment was the best thing ever! However, he noticed a strange expression on Riguru's face and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Lord Gransta is currently in the hands of those humans, but... it seems he has been taken hostage by a human mage."

Liguru's voice carried a hint of hesitation and disbelief.

Rimuru's face instantly froze, and the atmosphere around him suddenly became extremely strange.

"Liguru, are you kidding me? Gransta actually got taken hostage?"

Rimuru could hardly believe his ears.

He knew that Gransta was extremely powerful, and that ordinary people were no match for him. How could he be easily taken hostage?

"Lord Rimuru, I find it hard to believe as well, but Lord Gransta is indeed in their hands."

Riguru looked at Rimuru with a strange expression, appearing quite helpless.

Rimuru fell into deep thought, realizing that things might be far more complicated than he had imagined. What exactly had caused Gransta to fall into human hands?

Could it be a powerful figure sent by the human empire? Or am I just overthinking it?

"Let's go, take the Frost Wolf Riders with us, and go check it out."

"Yes, Lord Rimuru!"

After giving a solemn military salute, Liguru turned and left to begin gathering the Ice Wolf Riders.

"Lanya!"

Rimuru called softly. As soon as he finished speaking, a huge, snow-white wolf emerged from his shadow and landed gracefully beside Rimuru.

"Owner!"

Lan Ya lowered her head and responded softly.

Rimuru leaped and landed steadily on Ranga's head. In an instant, Ranga, like a dazzling shooting star, sped away from the village at an astonishing speed.

Outside the village

"Oh no! We've been discovered! They've sent ice wolves to chase us!"

"How did we get discovered? Let's run!"

Gransta looked at the group of people who were speaking with an expression of utter disbelief. It would be strange if they hadn't been discovered yet.

What kind of reconnaissance is this? You've circled someone else's village several times. It would be strange if you didn't get beaten up!

However, Rimuru must have known I was here, as he sent a large force to greet me.

that's nice!

Before they could run more than a few steps, a huge, snow-white ice wolf blocked their path with terrifying speed.

The faint magical pressure made them gasp for breath; what kind of terrifying monster was this? They had never seen anything like it before.

"Be careful, judging from the aura of this monster, it has at least A-rank strength."

Miss Mask stepped forward again, her expression more solemn than ever before.

"An A-rank monster? Don't be ridiculous, how could we possibly defeat it? We're only C-rank!"

The three of them swallowed hard, and what made them even more desperate was that the ice wolf riders behind them had already surrounded them, and the goblins on top were looking at them with strange eyes.

The giant white wolf that had blocked their way earlier slowly approached and came before them. The suffocating magic power made the three of them go blank.

Then the snow-white giant wolf lowered its head, and a round, blue slime slid down from it.

This bizarre scene.