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“Yes,” Cangying said, “there are no corpses of our fallen comrades or even a single corpse of the Pig-Headed Clan.”

Hearing this, Benimaru closed his eyes, unable to bear it any longer, and said, "I have been thinking about what to do with the food supplies for an army of 20."

At this moment, the tree spirit said with a gloomy expression, "Unique skill {Hunger}, this is a skill for world chaos and calamity, a skill that the Orc Lord possessed at birth. It affects all creatures under the Orc Lord's rule, causing them to devour everything around them like locusts, gaining the power and abilities of what they devour and making it their own. It's very similar to Rimuru's Predator skill."

Looking at Rimuru, he continued, "The price of the hungry is an insatiable hunger. The Orcs will keep moving forward to satisfy their hunger and gain power, because that is also the only wish of their king."

Lu Tianyu then said, "So the Orcs' goal isn't to exterminate the races of the Jura Forest, but to seize power? In that case, Rimuru, you and your town aren't safe either."

"Yes, we have Oni, Big Goblins, and the Stormfang clan here. Regardless of the taste, they all possess the power they desire," Rimuru chuckled.

Benimaru, seeing Rimuru completely forgetting about him, smiled and reminded him, "You haven't forgotten what they wanted most, have you? The strongest slime is here."

"Sigh, so I'm being treated like food too. Oh, and you, Tenyu too," Rimuru teased.

"What are you afraid of? We still have you and me." Lu Tianyu glanced at Rimuru, who was pretending to be stupid, and thought, "Still pretending? He clearly already knows."

The tree spirit Torene finished drinking from the Fountain of Life and added, "Taking the birth of the Pig-Headed Emperor as an opportunity, I confirmed the existence of the Demon. I believe you wouldn't ignore him; he must be a subordinate of some Demon King."

"A demon and a demon king!" Lu Tianyu thought about whether he should beat the Orc Emperor to death after defeating him. However, since Rimuru had evolved into a human soul into a demon king because of him, he happily decided to wait until Rimuru lured a large human army before beating him. He would consider living a little longer as a reward for bringing bait to Rimuru. "I am such a forgiving dragon!"

Seeing that everyone had a good understanding, the tree spirit stood up and said, "Lord Rimuru Tempest and Lord Lu Tianyu, if you and Lord Lu Tianyu, who have received the protection of the Storm Dragon Veldora and accepted the protection of the Oni, are both beings no less powerful than the Orc Emperor."

Lu Tianyu and Rimuru exchanged a smile and said, "We've taken on the task of dealing with the Pig-Headed Emperor. Everyone, get ready."

Shuna ran over and hugged Rimuru, saying, "Yes, Lord Rimuru!"

Benimaru said confidently, "That was my original plan. The feud with the Great Demon Clan should be settled now."

Rigurd struck a pose similar to Billy King and said, "Let them see our power!"

Rimuru and Lu Tianyu, seeing the high morale of the crowd, said, "The problem is that the Orcs still have an army of 20. When Tianyu and I deal with the Orc Emperor, we'll still need the Lizardmen's help, but the envoy is still the same old story."

"Rimuru, hand over those 20 troops to me. Benimaru, you guys stay away, I'm afraid you might get caught in the crossfire," Lu Tianyu said calmly.

"I'll leave it to you. Tianyu, what are you planning to do?" Rimuru asked curiously.

"You'll definitely have to subdue these orcs, Rimuru, otherwise I'll just unleash a ten-hit meteor shower, and they'll all be wiped out. But since you're planning to subdue them, I'll just use my Dragon Might to stun them all," Lu Tianyu explained.

"Oh! That's a good idea!" Rimuru exclaimed excitedly, then turned to Benimaru and the others, asking, "Benimaru, what are your thoughts on my subjugation of the Orcs?"

"The law of the jungle is the rule of survival. Now, our clan's master is Lord Rimuru. Since it's your decision, we will not object," said Benimaru.

Rimuru looked at Benimaru and the others and explained, "I plan to devour the Orc Lord, including his and all the Orc Lords' sins. I want to build a monster nation, and I need them." Rimuru revealed his decision when he left the cave after joining the chat group.

"I've made up my mind," Lu Tianyu said, looking at Rimuru.

"Ah, it's decided. After all, I'm already a monster, and this is the Storm Dragon's territory. He definitely doesn't want this place to be in chaos. I also want to protect everyone, so I'll establish my own country," Rimuru said firmly.

Seeing Rimuru declare his desire to establish his own country, Benimaru and the others' initial dissatisfaction with Rimuru's decision to subdue the Orcs completely vanished. After all, how could they not fully support their master's ambition to establish a nation?

Looking at the crowd supporting him, Rimuru secretly resolved that he would protect everyone this time and would not have to become the Demon King to revive Zifan and the others as before.

"Then, Souei, you go and scout the Orcs' movements. We'll all get ready and go to fight the Orc Emperor," Rimuru instructed.

"Yes," Cangying said, and immediately split into several parts to scout out the Pig-Headed Clan.

After everyone made their decisions and began preparations, Lu Tianyu, seeing that there was nothing for him to do, returned to his assigned room. He turned off the live stream, lay down, and started chatting in the group chat. (He couldn't exactly stream himself sleeping, could he? O(∩_∩)O)

"Rimuru has decided to establish a nation ahead of schedule," Daigo said, distracted by the three small monsters in front of him.

"I think it's a good idea. In the original story, Rimuru was only established at the suggestion of the dwarf king," said Spider.

"I want to come to the banquet too. I'm really envious watching you all eat so much, Tianyu!" Hestia

"I want to come too! How can a banquet be complete without me?" Reimu exclaimed.

"Welcome everyone, I'll definitely prepare well." - Rimuru

"Hey, Rimuru, weren't you preparing for the big battle? How come you still have time to chat in the group?" Lu Tianyu

"Zi Fan and the others said I was the main force against the Orc Emperor, and they made me conserve my energy, so they forced me to come and rest," Rimuru said.

Time passed slowly as everyone chatted.

Chapter Seventeen: Gavilu's Shocking Moves

The next day, Benimaru and the others began preparing the equipment they would need for the battle. The three Kaijin brothers prepared their own weapons, and Shuna began making their battle clothes.

Lu Tianyu had just finished breakfast and was inspecting (strolling around) the area with Rimuru.

When passing by the Kaijin brothers, Lu Tianyu was asked if they had any more mineral essence. He gave them the more than 1,000 jin he had brought. Then the three brothers turned around and took the mineral essence to forge weapons, leaving Lu Tianyu and Rimuru behind.

Old Bai is intensifying the training of the goblin squad, especially the little brother Gobuta who performed outstandingly last time.

The younger brother just felt that his master was extremely strict today, and he didn't know what he had done wrong to be tortured like this.

Seeing everyone diligently preparing, Lu Tianyu and Rimuru returned to their room and quietly made their own preparations. Lu Tianyu planned to seal several [Armor of Light] amulets for each member of the Oni race and the Goblin squad. Rimuru, meanwhile, was in the chat group evolving his Predator into a Devourer, slowly adapting to the new form.

Just then, Gabiru, who had been knocked unconscious by Gobta's little brother, woke up and looked at the three brothers in front of him who were concerned about him. Then he recalled how he had been instantly killed by that silly goblin.

While his three underlings, Gavilu, were wondering if they'd been kicked in the head, he suddenly said, "We've been completely fooled."

The younger brother looked at Gavilu and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's simple, defeating that goblin of mine is the true master of the village."

"I see, no wonder he's Lord Gabiru," the underling exclaimed in sudden realization. "Otherwise, how could Lord Gabiru have been defeated? That's despicable! They tricked Lord Gabiru into lowering his guard! How utterly despicable!"

"Calm down, this is the wisdom of the weak," Gavilu said with the air of a superior.

"Such magnanimity! No wonder he's Lord Gavilu, the next leader!" the underlings flattered.

"Slap slap slap" (Those who have dirty thoughts, go stand in the corner and reflect on your mistakes (￣￣)σ…(＿＿)ノ｜)

At that moment, a round of applause rang out, and a figure wearing a clown costume with a white mask tilted to one side clapped.

"Oh dear, I didn't say that!" Gavilu turned around and was startled to see the clapping figure. He asked, "Who is it?"

“You are just as I’ve heard, a remarkable man,” the man dressed as a clown said, bowing. “My name is Laplace.”

"Laplace?" Gavilu asked in confusion.

“I am an emissary of Lord Grumeid, here to warn you,” Laplace said, looking at Gavilu.

"Oh, Lord Grumeid!" Gavilu exclaimed excitedly.

The third brother, listening from behind, asked the person next to him in confusion, "Who is Grumid?"

“It’s that lord whose name was bestowed by Lord Gavil,” one of the underlings replied.

Gavilu walked up to Laplace and asked, "Thank you for your hard work. So, what was Lord Grumeid's warning?"

"It seems things have gotten complicated," he said, twirling comically. "This time, it seems the pig-headed army really is led by the Pig-Headed Emperor."

"Pig-Headed Emperor" Gavilu and his henchmen exclaimed in surprise.

Laplace continued to Gavilu, "While the lizardman leader is a formidable figure, he's getting on in years, and frankly, he's becoming too much of a threat to your father."

Gavilu watched Laplace ponder Laplace's words and found them quite insightful.

He then replied, "I originally planned to inherit the leadership after defeating the pig-headed army, but it seems that won't work."

“Yes, yes,” Laplace agreed.

At this moment, Gavilu decided to return and seize the leadership immediately. He mounted the earth dragon beside him and said to the clown, "Lord Laplace is afraid he doesn't have time to talk with you anymore, I..."

"It's alright, it's alright, you want to go back to the wetlands, right? Go ahead," Laparas said, clutching the back of his head, his unseen eyes filled with mockery.

"Thank you very much," Gavilu said, then turned to the soldiers and said, "Let's go."

"Oh oh oh"

The lizardmen soldiers followed Gavilu and set off.

In the lizardman leader's hall, Soukage, who was scouting the enemy situation, said to the lizardmen, "I have ordered my master, Rimuru Tempest, to inform the lizardmen that we will be attacking the orcs in seven days. During this time, you must guard this place well."

Because Lu Tianyu was present this time, and Rimuru was even stronger than in the original story, Rimuru only told Soei to inform the lizardmen. Therefore, Soei exuded a powerful aura that suppressed the lizardmen.

The lizardman chieftain looked at the imposing Cangying, but for the sake of his tribe, he still asked, "Judging from your aura, you belong to the Great Demon Clan from the south of the forest. Does your current master intend for the lizardmen to submit, or is it merely an alliance?"

"I am now a member of the Oni race, given the name 'Azure Shadow' by my master. I'm here simply to inform you," Azure Shadow explained calmly to the leader.

“Okay, I understand. We will be prepared and meet here in seven days. We will not rush to declare war before then,” the lizardman leader agreed.

"Then, seeing that the lizardman leader agreed, Cangying withdrew his imposing aura and disappeared."

The lizardman chieftain watched Cangying leave, then leaned back in his chair with a sigh of relief and said to his daughter, who also served as his bodyguard chief, "There's finally hope. Go and summon all the tribesmen to the main hall."

After a while, seeing his tribesmen gathering, and once almost everyone was present, he stood up and addressed them, "The Pig-Headed Clan army has reached the wetlands near the underground cavern, but don't be afraid. Strong reinforcements will arrive in seven days. Until then, we must defend the cave and preserve our strength. Do not launch an attack; dying in battle will only make us food." This was the situation during the battle with the Pig-Headed Emperor, so after joining forces with reinforcements, we will launch a counterattack. Hold out until then; don't let a single one die.

"Oh oh oh, oh oh oh"

Four days later, the lizardmen guards who had been desperately defending the cave discussed the orc soldiers they had just painstakingly killed: "Were these really orcs? It felt like we were fighting a great demon. It's terrifying. There are still 20 of them. Can we really hold out for three more days?"

"Just defending will lead to exhaustion," a voice came from behind.

"Oh, it's Lord Gavil! You're back!" the guard exclaimed excitedly, looking at Gavil.

“We should take the initiative and utilize our race’s speed advantage,” Gaviru said, then turned and walked towards the chief’s hall.

The leader, who was discussing countermeasures with his daughter, saw Gavil enter and said, "You're back? Did you get the goblins' help?"

"Yes," Gavilu replied, kneeling on one knee. "Seven thousand in total. Have them stand by outside. However, do you intend to defend the city against the pig-headed tribe? That's not the noble way of fighting for the lizardmen."

In response to Gavilu's questioning, the chieftain explained, "Someone came to form an alliance before you returned, and this is the best course of action until we reunite with them."

Gavilu stood up, looked at his father, and said, "You're old."

After waving his hand, Gavilu's soldiers entered and arrested the hall guards, as well as his father and sister.

“Using the natural maze to fight against a large army might be a good idea, but it would scatter too many forces. So I will gather my troops and fight the pig-headed tribe in the wetlands.” After saying this, he snatched his father’s weapon and ordered his men to take them away.

As soon as he picked up the weapon, Gavilu felt his strength greatly enhanced and couldn't help but call out to the trident, "You think so too?"

Sensing his increased strength, Gaviru confidently ordered his underlings, "Gather our forces and show the orcs what the noble lizardmen are really like in battle!"

"Lord Gavilu is so handsome!"

"Gavilu, Gavilu, Gavilu"

The chief's henchmen escorted Gavilu out of the hall to begin assembling the army.

Chapter 18: Deployment Commences the War

Location: Wetland

Gavilu, along with the seven thousand he had recruited for assistance and the lizardmen who were there to fight alongside him, used his familiarity with the terrain and his speed, far exceeding that of the orcs, to achieve impressive victories in his first few encounters.