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Shuna answered:

"To be honest, every Orc King that has appeared in the past has been vanquished by humans. Their unique skill, 'Hungerer,' is powerful, but, frankly, it's nothing more than taking away the enemy's unique traits and using them to strengthen themselves. This is precisely the main reason humans can defeat them. Monsters are born with various inherent skills that can be restored through magic essence to become the power of the Orc King, but humans have nothing to steal. The skills that humans excel at are different from skills; they are the result of personal effort or innate talent. Therefore, human nations can defeat the Orc King simply by mobilizing..."

I see. Without a source, there's no way to grow. The reason it's so hard to bring this up is probably because it's inconvenient for monsters to ask humans for help.

Now that we know what abilities he will seize, there are ways to deal with the Orc King. The shorter the Orc King's appearance, the less of a threat he poses...

Does that mean this guy isn't that dangerous? However, this time the Orc King has evolved to the point where he's even formed a Knight Order and has an army of 200,000...

In addition, there is the suspicion of the existence of unknown forces preparing equipment for them.

After all, it is inappropriate to be too optimistic.

If he accidentally grows wiser, he might even rise to the level of "Demon King".

What a tricky monster.

It would be great if someone could come out and deal with this troublemaker sooner rather than later.

Complaining here is not the answer.

It's times like these when the hero should step in, but I don't even know where he is.

"Anyway, let's first confirm that there really is such a person as the Orc King before making any plans. If he does appear, we'll send someone to tell the three adventurers, the Cabal."

"As ordered!"

Rigurd obeyed.

The trio mentioned that adventurers have their own organization—the Free Guild. Let's have someone pass the word to Cabal. He should be able to help us.

I originally thought that everyone would be against asking the Free Guild for help, but it turns out that I was overthinking it.

Perhaps it was because he had become acquainted with adventurers like Kabal before, so he didn't feel any taboo.

This time, I'm going to entrust the Free Guild with a mission. Selling some "magic steel blocks" will raise some money. As long as there's money, they won't use the monsters as an excuse to refuse the case. At worst, I can just send the dwarf brothers over to negotiate.

Most importantly, if left unchecked, it would pose a threat to humanity. Proper negotiation should resolve the issue.

That being said...

If you want to find humans to kill the Orc King, it would be better to send someone to pass on the message first and give them some time to prepare.

If the Lizardmen were defeated, the human nation would likely become the next target of the Orc King.

At that time, it will not be a question of whether humans are eaten or not. The attack of an army of 200,000 pigs will be enough to cause a huge disaster and affect the survival of the country.

In short, we need to collect intelligence first.

We do not rule out the possibility of the Orc King appearing, and will continue the meeting, but—

Suddenly, Souei's expression froze and he froze in place.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

When I asked, Souei immediately replied:

“Actually, someone has contacted one of the ‘clones’… and asked me to help introduce him to Rimuru-sama, no matter what. What do you think…?”

"Contact? And specifically mention me? Who is it..."

Very few people know me. Is it the Cabal trio I mentioned earlier? But they said it would take weeks to get here from town. A round trip would take more than a month, so it's impossible for them to be the Cabal trio.

"The other party didn't mention anything by name, only that he wanted to see my master. The person who came was... a dryad."

Souei's words made everyone present exclaim in surprise.

It looks like a very famous monster.

"How is that possible! Wasn't it decades ago that the last dryad appeared?"

"I haven't seen them lately. What happened?"

To the Hob Goblins, Dryads seemed unattainable. Seeing Souei, who was originally an ogre, react like this, it was clear they were a very advanced species.

If you think about it carefully, even though he is a "clone", Souei is very good at hiding his voice. He was able to find him and even make contact with him, which means that the other party's skills are far superior to his.

To sum up, it doesn't seem wise to provoke a monster like the Dryad.

"I see. I'll see you. Bring it here."

My idea seems to be correct.

Not long after agreeing, someone was led into the temporary hut.

The "Shadow Flash", whose speed was no less than that of Souei's "clone", followed closely behind perfectly.

The other person was a beautiful woman with beautiful green hair.

She looks very Nordic, with fair skin and deep features. Her pale blue lips are thick and complement her blue eyes beautifully. She appears to be no more than twenty years old in human form.

However, her figure was somewhat transparent, and it was obvious at a glance that she had no physical body.

Indeed, dryads, as their name suggests, are descendants of fairies, close to spiritual life forms.

I later learned that they were the guardians of the high-end forest race, the Tree People. As far as monsters are concerned, they're in the upper A tier.

Being on the same level as the Flame Giant, no wonder the Knife Goblins, led by Rigurd, both respect and fear them.

What exactly is her purpose?

The conference room was silent.

They are a long-lived species and rarely leave the sanctuary where they live.

Their status is equivalent to that of the Jura Forest's managers, and few people have the privilege of glimpsing their true identities. They are responsible for punishing evildoers and those who seek to harm the forest.

Benimaru and the others, originally ogres, were not much different from Rigurdo and his companions, and their reactions were very similar. It seemed that the power of this green-haired beauty should not be underestimated.

The dryad looked around at everyone and stopped looking when he saw me.

"Nice to meet you, 'Monster Commander' and his servants. I am the dryad Delanie. Please be kind and attentive."

She smiled like a bud blooming and greeted us.

This alone makes me wonder if I'm being too cautious.

As her name suggests, this beauty is like a fairy from heaven. You can't blame me for having such thoughts.

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Rimuru. I'm not the 'Monster Commander'; that's too exaggerated. Please treat me normally."

I hope this embarrassing nickname won’t become known to everyone.

As this thought was swirling in my mind, everyone's self-introductions were finished.

"By the way, you said you wanted to see me, what's going on?"

To shake off the awkward feeling, I asked her if she had anything important to say.

"Yes. As you all know, I'm here today to discuss the recent changes in the forest. As one of the forest managers, I can't ignore this incident, so I'm here to meet with you. I hope you'll allow me to participate in the meeting."

She looked around at everyone again, greeted them, and then her eyes fell on me again.

This dryad seemed to be called Delanie. In other words, she was a named monster. Indeed, a high-end species.

"Why are you here? There must be a race stronger than goblins, right?"

Benimaru asked her.

"This town is the biggest power in this area right now. All other forces have joined forces with the lizardman Gabil, leaving no other power. Treemen can't move on their own, which is why they rarely interact with other races. In the event of an invasion or a natural disaster, they'd be helpless. We dryads can still release our spirit bodies, allowing us to move around to some extent, but our numbers are too few... The culprit behind this incident is directly targeting the treeman colony, and we, the few remaining dryads, simply can't resist. That's why we're seeking your help."

She said with a hearty laugh.

His tone was different from what he let on, and he sounded quite calm.

As expected of a long-lived person, he is no longer surprised by this.

The question is how much credibility her words have.

It sounds like there are still a few comrades left in the settlement who are strong enough to rival the Flame Giant. They should be able to deal with most external threats...

Is she trying to use us as bait? Or does she have some other motive...?

"You mentioned the culprit of this incident just now. Do you know what happened in the forest?"

Mr. Bai asked directly.

"Yes. The Orc King is leading his army in attack."

The dryad who called herself Delanie responded without a second thought.

The forest managers simply admitted it, and the meeting room suddenly fell silent. Everyone fell into silence.

"Could this be interpreted as the Orc King actually existing?"

After a long while, Benimaru finally asked this question.

"That's right. Therefore, if the Orc King sets his sights on the Ent settlement, they will sit back and wait for death. The Ents cannot move. Even if we use magic to fight, the Orc army is not afraid of death, and "Illusion Magic" will have little effect. Fire magic, which can even reduce corpses to ash, is like a double-edged sword for the Ents. No one will use it. Using powerful magic against the army may also devour us. Besides—"

Miss Delaney paused, looking from one of us to the next. Finally, her eyes fell on me, and she continued.

"Besides, this time, there are high-level demons secretly plotting behind the Orc King. We, the Dryads, must deal with them. We're not sure which demon king's minions they are, but we, the Dryads, will never allow them to run wild in this forest."

When she said this, the gleam in her eyes became brighter.

As expected of the most powerful being in the forest, not only his words but also his entire body exuded a sense of dominance.

"You said you wanted to borrow our power. What exactly do you want to do?"

"I hope you can help me defeat the Orc King."

Miss Delaney answered without hesitation.

Now it was my turn to be dumbfounded.

"Hey, hey, hey, that monster sounds powerful. Why do I have to deal with such a tough guy?"

After hearing this, Miss Delaney tilted her head, looking incredulous.

"Even though you say that, they were originally ogres and were planning to fight the Orc army, right? Aren't you going to help them? You even saved the humble goblins. With such compassion, you will definitely save us dryads and treants. I have every confidence in that."

Miss Delanie put on an innocent smile and said greedily.

I don't know how she did it, but she seems to have a remarkable ability to gather intelligence. She knows a lot about what's going on in this forest.

She seemed to trust me and thought I was helping others out of pure kindness.

My thoughts and ulterior motives were probably all categorized as my eagerness to help others in her eyes.

Because she had never interacted with other people, she didn't know how to doubt them? Or was it that she didn't know how sinister people could be...

Aren’t you afraid of us? No—aren’t you afraid that I might go back on my word?

You can't tell what she's thinking from that smiling face.

However, after meeting her eyes, I subconsciously had a hunch that this person was not someone who could lie.

In that case, I will trust my intuition and take action.

From what she said, the Orc King has been born. A high-ranking demon is behind him, manipulating him. I'm not sure how much I can do to help, but since this lady has asked me for a favor, I'll just answer her call.

I just made up my mind—

"You're not even saying that! With our master, Rimuru-sama, here, the Orc King is no match for us!"

Ziyuan suddenly appeared, put on a smug expression without permission, and spoke nonsense.

No matter how much I help, there's a limit. Why are you talking nonsense...

Wait, are you just going to push me onto the court like this?

I panicked, but it was too late.

"Well! I was right. Then I'll trouble you with the matter of the Orc King!"

Under the smiles of Shion and Miss Delanie, the matter was settled.

Because Shion was too talkative, I was half-heartedly forced to take on the task of exterminating the Orc King. However, the meeting was not over yet.

Miss Delaney was also invited to attend the follow-up meeting.

There are also pieces with the word Lizardman written on them placed in the wetland areas of the map.

In the back is the Goblin chess piece.

The Orc army detachments and main force were placed in front of the Lizardmen, forming a pincer attack.

Placing the forces of all parties on a map, the strangeness of the Orc army immediately becomes apparent...