Under the [Demon Lord's Aura], the entire royal palace was constantly shaking and collapsing. The terrifying magical power even affected the sky, with countless clouds gathering into a giant vortex, slowly rotating above the entire Kalandur.
At this moment, upon hearing Sally say that she had never agreed to save the Edras Kingdom, and even intended to destroy it with her own hands, Edras's inner rage had reached its peak. The violent magical power poured out without reservation, and her crimson eyes stared at Sally in front of her with endless killing intent.
"Sally, I'll give you one more chance. Become the king of the Edras Kingdom, wear the crown and become the hope of the Edras Kingdom. If you do, I might be able to forgive you!"
The gloomy, hoarse voice sounded again, and Edras slowly raised her head to aim at Sally. Golden light enveloped Edras's body, and her aura had been elevated to a terrifying level. Just the magical power she emitted was enough to raze the entire kingdom to the ground.
However, even so, Edras had not yet made a move. She still hoped that Sally, the ten-year-old Demon Lord species in front of her, who had the potential to awaken into a True Demon Lord, would become the king of the Edras Kingdom.
"Uncle, has no one ever told you that you are disgusting, and your kingdom is disgusting?"
Opposite her, Sally tilted her little head and looked at Edras in front of her, asking with a mocking smile on her lips. Facing Sally's question, Edras was stunned for a moment, looking at Sally with a hint of doubt on her face, not understanding why she said that.
"It seems you still don't understand! Don't you know that it's disgusting for you to forcibly make someone unrelated bear the so-called savior and hope of the kingdom? And to say that saving this kingdom is my mission is so disgusting that Sally almost threw up."
The smile on Sally's lips became even more mocking as she looked at Edras. Just because she had talent and strength, did she have to save them?
And to say something like becoming the king to protect all the citizens from all disasters, then why didn't they come to save Sally in the first place? Now they want Sally to save them. Is it just because they have a larger number?
"...... But, I have already given you the accumulation of the Edras Kingdom for hundreds of years. Without these, Sally, you wouldn't have been able to become a Demon Lord species in such a short time. Moreover, Sally, don't you want to save your compatriots from the hands of those monsters and humans?"
Opposite her, Edras fell silent for a few seconds in the face of Sally's questioning. It was true that they had forcibly made Sally the next ruler of the Edras Kingdom, but they had also paid the price of the Edras Kingdom's accumulation of hundreds of years.
Besides, Sally was also a Oni, so she must have family. Didn't she want to save her family?
"Indeed, if it weren't for the Edras Kingdom's accumulation of hundreds of years, Sally wouldn't have become a Demon Lord species so quickly, but this was Sally's to begin with, it was just a matter of time."
Sally nodded her little head after hearing Edras's words, and Edras, who saw Sally agreeing with this matter, also showed a smile, but the next second, Sally's words made Edras freeze in place, her crimson pupils completely turning blood-colored, and the tyrannical aura raged like a storm.
"Sally, what do you mean by that? The accumulation of the Edras Kingdom, why would it be yours sooner or later?"
"Of course, it's because I did everything within Edras. Destroying the Edras Kingdom was originally something I planned, and now it's just harvesting a portion of the spoils in advance."
The next second, Lu Minghao gently moved his body and flew out of Sally's arms, hovering in front of Edras, a big smile on his round body as he looked at her.
"You did all of this... Whether it's the monsters that suddenly appeared in the Edras Kingdom, or everything in Kalandur?"
Edras stared at Lu Minghao in front of her with blood-red eyes. At this moment, the anger and killing intent in her heart had almost devoured her remaining sanity. She had never thought that the culprit behind everything that was happening in the Edras Kingdom was actually right next to her, and it was still a low-level monster slime that she had never taken seriously.
"Yes, because I need a lot of nutrients and souls to awaken and become a True Demon Lord."
As Lu Minghao said this, the magical power hidden in his body was released without reservation. In an instant, the entire Kalandur began to shake, and the entire royal palace directly turned into a bottomless sinkhole. The vortex clouds that were originally slowly rotating in the sky were directly shattered by the soaring magical power.
Even the magical barrier that enveloped the entire Kalandur began to tremble constantly, and a large number of cracks began to appear little by little.
"Demon Lord!"
Edras trembled and raised her head to look at Lu Minghao in front of her. Under the powerful pressure, she couldn't even stand steady at this moment. At this moment, she was like a small boat sailing in the sea, facing the raging ocean and could capsize at any time.
"No, not quite yet, after all, I haven't completely awakened yet."
Lu Minghao lowered his head to look at Edras in front of him and smiled gently, then the huge magical power he emitted instantly disappeared, and the surroundings returned to calm again, but as a price, the original location of the royal palace had become a bottomless sinkhole.
"Why, as a monster yourself, why would you target the Edras Kingdom?"
In mid-air, Edras stared intently at Lu Minghao, unable to understand why he, a demon, would do this. Clearly, with his strength, he could slaughter human kingdoms and obtain enough souls.
“Of course, it’s because I’m closest to the Edras Kingdom. Another reason is that I don’t want to expose myself. After all, there are meddlesome heroes among humans. If I encounter a powerful hero, I’m dead. So, I chose the Edras Kingdom. The fundamental reason is that you are too weak.”
Lu Minghao moved and skillfully flew above Sally, looking at Edras, who was filled with unwillingness and anger. He chose the Edras Kingdom precisely because it was too weak, and it was also a kingdom of demons. Even if he used the entire kingdom as nourishment,
it wouldn’t attract too much attention from powerful individuals. But human kingdoms are different; there are many meddlesome heroes among humans, especially those summoned from other worlds. They all take saving the world and killing the Demon King as their mission, especially that Western Holy Kingdom that hates demons to the extreme.
If Lu Minghao went to hunt humans in large numbers, it wouldn't be long before a bunch of human heroes came to chop him up and make a name for themselves. So, Lu Minghao chose the demon kingdom of Edras.
Moreover, Lu Minghao's creation of a large number of Gluttony Monsters was not just to destroy the Edras Kingdom and obtain enough souls and nourishment. It was also to prepare for the future invasion of human kingdoms. When the time comes, a tide of Gluttony Monsters will serve as cannon fodder to attack all the kingdoms of the Western nations.
Lu Minghao only needs to hide behind the scenes. Plus, with the current [Space Teleportation] skill, using clones as positioning, Lu Minghao can completely collect enough souls and nourishment silently.
As for heroes coming to讨伐(tǎo fá - condemn and punish), what does their 讨伐(tǎo fá - condemn and punish) of Gluttony Monsters have to do with a slime like him?
“We are too weak…”
After hearing Lu Minghao's explanation, Edras initially felt extremely angry, but after a few seconds, he revealed a helpless bitter smile. Indeed, Lu Minghao was right. This world is inherently like this, the strong prey on the weak. Everything happening in the Edras Kingdom now is only because the Edras Kingdom and its king are too weak.
“What, planning to give up?”
Lu Minghao looked at Edras, who had lost all momentum and had a bitter smile on his face, and asked. His answer would determine his consequences. Lu Minghao didn't need a 'tool' without fighting spirit.
“No! As the king of the Edras Kingdom, I indeed have many shortcomings, but I am not dead yet. The enemy is right in front of me. Even if I know I am no match, as the king, I will never give up. Even if the Edras Kingdom is to be destroyed, it will be after I, the king, am dead!”
Facing Lu Minghao's questioning, Edras slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with determination. He was already prepared to die, but Edras had no fear of this, because he was the king, and the king should die in battle, even if the enemy was far stronger than himself.
But as the king, he would never give up. Even if the Edras Kingdom was destined to be destroyed in the end, it would be after he died. As long as he was alive, no one could destroy Edras before he died!
“Very good, that's a bit more interesting.”
Lu Minghao looked at Edras, who was ready to die, and nodded in satisfaction. Without such willpower, how could he maintain himself under the erosion of the Gluttony Sin, and how could he become his qualified tool?
“Come on!”
“Wait, you just said you’d give Sally a chance, so now I’ll give you a chance too, a chance to save the Edras Kingdom, even to make it a top-tier kingdom?”
Just as Edras was about to burn everything and launch a final battle against Lu Minghao, Lu Minghao stretched out an arm and waved his hand, indicating that he could give him a chance, a chance to obtain something he had always longed for.
“What do you mean?”
Across from him, Andras stopped in place after hearing Lu Minghao's words, his handsome face showing a hint of doubt. He didn't think Lu Minghao was lying to him either. After all, even though he was a Demon Lord, Edras clearly knew the difference in strength between himself and this slime in front of him, who was about to awaken into a True Demon Lord. As long as the slime was willing, he could easily kill him.
So, Lu Minghao had no reason to deceive him, just as no one would deceive a low-level demon slime that didn't even have the ability to think, of course, that slime had to exclude the monster in front of him.
“See her, a brand new and perfect masterpiece, completely adapted to my Gluttony Sin, and become a new existence. As long as there is any demon in the Edras Kingdom that can be like her, then I can let them live, and even bestow upon you the power you have dreamed of, including you, the king of the Edras Kingdom. As long as you succeed, then letting you awaken into a True Demon Lord is not impossible.”
As he spoke, Lu Minghao brought the silent Oni Flora behind him to Edras. For this first being who had adapted to the Gluttony Sin, and even perfectly adapted, Lu Minghao was extremely interested.
