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

"For the sake of both of you, victory in this battle is assured!"

"Victory is assured!"

...

The sound drifted into the ice-sculpted castle, and Gransta and Rimuru turned their gaze to the ice platform in the plaza outside.

"That Benimaru is really something, pulling this stunt before the battle, everyone's so enthusiastic!"

Rimuru looked a little helpless, but after all, he had to face an army of 200,000 pig heads, so he could understand Benimaru's actions.

"Haha, Benimaru did a pretty good job this time."

Gransta looked at Benimaru on the ice platform with satisfaction. He believed that after this battle, Benimaru's name would spread throughout the Jura Great Forest.

"Rimuru, now it's our turn. They're all waiting for us."

Gransta turned to Rimuru and said something.

"Um."

Rimuru summoned Ranga from his shadow, mounted Ranga's back, and darted out like lightning.

Gransta used magic to create wings, which turned into blue light with a slight tremor.

Benimaru seemed to sense the two adults approaching and turned his gaze in one direction.

Two figures slowly appeared on the ice platform. When the crowd saw the two adults appear, they all stared at them with burning, quiet eyes, and fell silent for a moment.

Seeing that the goblin cavalry legion below had quieted down, Gransta turned to look at Benimaru beside him.

"Red Pill, you did a great job. You'll have to keep up the good work as commander."

He patted Benimaru on the shoulder.

An excited look flashed in Benimaru's heterochromatic eyes as he bowed to Gransta. A gentle breeze ruffled Benimaru's hair, revealing a handsome face.

"Thank you for your trust, sirs. Red Pill will certainly not let you down."

Benimaru watched Gransta's retreating figure and secretly made a decision in his heart.

"Rimuru, it's your turn, the head of the household, to say a few words."

Gransta then spoke seriously to Rimuru, who was standing to the side.

"Ah! It's me! Isn't it you?"

Rimuru was a little surprised. When he stood there just now, he suddenly felt like a gangster boss looking at his underlings.

Do you want him to say a few more words?

Rimuru looked at the eager eyes of the goblins and frost wolves below and couldn't refuse for a moment.

"Remember, everyone, this is our first battle. I have only one request for you: survive. So..."

Gransta knew that Rimuru was a kind-hearted guy who valued his comrades.

"However, with the Ice Guards present this time, the casualties are practically zero..."

Liguru stepped out from the formation below and looked up at the two adults.

"Lord Rimuru, don't worry about us, we're very strong!"

Gobuta chuckled foolishly.

"That's right! I'm the kind of man that despicable old man trained, so let them taste my swordsmanship!"

But as soon as Gobuta finished speaking, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up behind him.

"Old man? Heh, little brat Gobuta, that's quite an adorable nickname..."

Gobuta felt himself being locked onto by a familiar killing intent and turned around with difficulty.

"You old geezer, when did you appear behind me? Huh~"

Gobuta screamed in agony.

Rimuru watched this amusing teacher-student relationship, and his initial worry vanished.

"Gransta, Old Man Bai seems quite worried about Gobuta too. He even gave him a 'ghostly lecture' before the battle."

Benimaru smiled wryly as he looked down at the two fighting. These two were too presumptuous, but thankfully, the two lords didn't seem to care.

Gransta glanced down and shook his head. He had handed over the position of military instructor to Old Man White, and countless goblins had been rigorously trained by Old Man White, the devil.

"Rimuru, I'll go wake up the Ice Guardians, then we can set off for our destination."

Rimuru nodded in agreement.

Gransta's figure vanished instantly, reappearing atop a large snow-capped mountain he had arrived at.

This entire snow mountain can be considered the body of the Ice Guardian, with the head located in front of Gransta.

The Ice Guard seemed to sense its master's presence; the snow-capped rocks rolled, and its two enormous eyes lit up.

"Owner!"

The sound of the old man echoed continuously.

"Ice Guard, I have received your request. I grant you permission to participate in this operation!"

Gransta looked at his first subordinate, who had been protecting the village all along; it was time to let him get some action.

Upon hearing Gransta's words, the entire snow mountain began to tremble. Benimaru and the others noticed the commotion and turned their gazes over.

"Could it be that, sir, you intend to...?"

A giant a hundred feet tall slowly stood up and knelt on one knee in front of Gransta.

"Thank you for your permission, Master. With the Ice Guards here, we can protect this region. Victory in this battle is assured!"

The enormous sound was like rolling thunder, but Gransta landed on the head of the Ice Guard.

[Rimuru, bring everyone to the Ice Guardian and let him lead us there.]

Rimuru heard Gransta's voice in his mind, and his face lit up with joy as he looked at the hundred-meter-tall giant.

"Red Maru, order the entire army to move out. Everyone, follow me and climb onto the shoulders of the Ice Guards."

Rimuru flipped onto Ranga's back, and Ranga leaped forward, landing directly on the Ice Guard's shoulder.

Upon hearing Lord Rimuru's command, Benimaru dared not delay and immediately ordered the goblin cavalry to mount their frost wolves. Hundreds of goblins leaped onto their steeds.

They moved across the ground in an orderly fashion, like a white torrent.

The Ice Guard's shoulders were like a plaza made of ice and rock, and hundreds of goblin cavalrymen stood on them without feeling crowded at all.

At the village entrance, Ligurud led his group, looked up into the distance, and shouted at the Ice Guards.

"My lords, you will surely be able to defeat the Pig-Headed Emperor. Rest assured, we will protect the village."

Ligurud also showed off his bulging muscles.

Rimuru also heard Rigurd's words, and he still trusted this man he regarded as the prime minister.

He waved to the crowd below.

"Ligurd, the village is in your hands now!"

Seeing that everyone was ready, Gransta gave orders to the Ice Guards.

"Ice Guards, let's go! Target: Lizardman Tribe."

"Yes."

As the Ice Guardian's giant-like body stepped out, a layer of ice crystals immediately condensed on the ground it left behind.

The earth trembled, and from a distance, a hundred-foot-tall ice giant could be seen running wildly through the forest, leaving a long trail of ice crystals in its wake.

A terrifying aura emanated from the ice giant, terrifying the surrounding monsters.

On a tree in the forest, a little girl covered her mouth in astonishment as she watched the charging giant.

"Sisters, what kind of monster is this?! It's terrifying!"

Torene and the other twin tree spirits watched this scene in astonishment.

"Oh, isn't that Lord Gransta up there...?"