“What a truly beautiful scene, wouldn't you say, Sally?”
High above what were once the Western Nations, now the Gluttony Kingdom, Lu Minghao, accompanied by his nine Great Demon Lord-level subordinates, including Sally, gazed at the land below, constantly being activated and distorted by the Gluttony Sin.
Every living thing that once inhabited the land was now being twisted by the Gluttony Sin: trees sprouting fangs and limbs, towns rising from the ground to become gluttonous monsters, various animals frantically devouring and merging into indescribable masses, and humans and monsters alike emitting meaningless wails after their transformations.
All of this formed Lu Minghao's exclusive kingdom, the Kingdom of Gluttony.
“Mmm, super beautiful!”
Beside him, Sally nodded her little head vigorously, her large purple eyes staring blankly at everything before her, eventually turning to the handsome young man beside her with a faint smile on his lips. As long as she was by his side, everything was so 'wonderful' to Sally.
“Master, shall we continue?”
At this moment, Angelica, standing to the side, looked at Lu Minghao with a fervent expression and asked. Now that the entire Western Nations had been completely destroyed, Angelica believed that the next step was to conquer the remaining kingdoms. This world would ultimately belong to her great master, and everything would be dedicated to her great god.
“Hmm…”
Lu Minghao turned to look at Angelica. For now, devouring the entire Western Nations was not a problem, but as for the other kingdoms, according to the map Lu Minghao found in the treasury of the Edoras Kingdom:
West of the Gluttony Kingdom was the Magic Dao Dynasty, while to the east was the Free Alliance, also known as the Ingrasia Kingdom where the Adventurer's Guild headquarters was located. To the south was the Jura Forest where Rimuru was, the central location of the entire continent.
And to the north was the Holy Empire of Ruberios, which was most hostile to the monster race, and also the kingdom of the hero's party that had supported the Western Nations this time. In addition to the Holy Empire of Ruberios, the north was also a barren land with no signs of life.
“Except for Sally, Nina, and Flora, launch a full-scale attack on the Magic Dao Dynasty and incorporate it into the Gluttony Kingdom.”
After analyzing the major kingdoms bordering the Gluttony Kingdom, Lu Minghao turned to look at his many Great Demon Lord-level subordinates and issued his order. Compared to the kingdoms in the other directions, the Magic Dao Dynasty, located west of the Gluttony Kingdom, was the weakest.
Most importantly, the Magic Dao Dynasty was located on the edge of the continent, bordered by the sea on three sides, with its only land connection being Lu Minghao's Gluttony Kingdom. In other words, the Magic Dao Dynasty was already surrounded. In that case, it was better to destroy it directly.
Otherwise, having a weak kingdom next to his own, surrounded by the sea on three sides and with its only exit blocked by his own Gluttony Kingdom, Lu Minghao would feel bad if he didn't destroy it. After all, there was no reason not to eat meat that was delivered to his door.
As for why he was only destroying the Magic Dao Dynasty, it could only be blamed on its poor location and lack of strength. In short, the weak were guilty in this world.
“Yes, Master.”
“Angelica will make the Magic Dao Dynasty know and understand the greatness of Master.”
Angelica's fervent face was filled with devout smiles. She bowed slightly to Lu Minghao and disappeared on the spot, along with several other subordinates.
“Minghao, aren't we going together?”
Sally watched Angelica and the others leave, raised her little head, and asked Lu Minghao curiously. Whether it was out of the Oni race's fervent desire for battle or Sally's own desire to become Lu Minghao's strength, she longed for battle and slaughter.
“No, we have more important things to do.”
Lu Minghao lowered his head and stroked Sally's little head. Compared to the Magic Dao Dynasty, which was destined to be destroyed, Lu Minghao was now more concerned about the fellow species in the Jura Forest. Moreover, according to Loyeena's information, Rimuru, with the help of the Treant Trainee, was forming an alliance with the other monsters in the Jura Forest and was about to go to war with the Orc Lord's army.
“...Minghao, are we going to find Loyeena?”
When Sally heard that there was something more important to do, she tilted her little head and thought for a moment, suddenly remembering the little girl with a human head and a monster's body, Lu Minghao's second subordinate, Loyeena.
She still remembered that Lu Minghao seemed to have entrusted Loyeena with something very important.
“Yes.”
Lu Minghao looked at Sally with a slight smile on his lips. Now that he had become a Demon Lord, it was indeed time for him to meet that monster princess, the reincarnation of the Creator God, Star-King Dragon! Of course, before that, Lu Minghao had given Rimuru a little surprise before their meeting, hoping he would like it.
“Oh right, Nina, this is for you.”
The next second, Lu Minghao turned to look at Nina, who was enveloped in black flames and had a pair of wings on her back, and handed her one of his clones. Lu Minghao had always been clear about Nina's purpose in becoming his subordinate.
That was to take revenge on the Eastern Empire. Coincidentally, Lu Minghao also remembered the experimental subject No. 4 who had chased him down. Anyway, Nina had now become his subordinate and was also a part of the Evil Abyss within the Ultimate Skill [King of Evil].
Lu Minghao was not worried that Nina would be killed by the strong of the Eastern Empire. After all, even if she died, she would be resurrected in Lu Minghao's Evil Abyss. So, he would give her a clone now and let her play freely in the Eastern Empire.
Even if Lu Minghao's strength as a Demon Lord was not enough to take revenge now, it was still no problem to disgust the Eastern Empire.
“Yes, Master.”
A cold, hollow, and seemingly emotionless voice sounded. Nina raised her hand and took the clone Lu Minghao handed her. The wings on her back spread out and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the Jura Forest, incidentally saying that the Eastern Empire was at the other end of the Jura Forest.
“Alright, next, it's time to feed and take care of him.”
Watching Nina disappear into the sky, Lu Minghao smiled slightly and looked down at the countless gluttonous monsters on the ground and the man standing on top of a gluttonous monster, his eyes filled with despair, Dilok, the former commander of the Western Nations' fortresses.
Lu Minghao had noticed Dilok, who commanded the entire Western Nations' army, long ago. Especially after he used the power of the gluttonous monsters to eliminate a large number of gluttonous monsters on the battlefield, directly changing the course of the war, Lu Minghao became even more fond of him.
Below, on the endless land of flesh and blood, Dilok's eyes were dull, his face filled with despair as he looked at the countless gluttonous monsters in front of him. Not long ago, they were still the soldiers he was proud of, each of them elite soldiers who had crawled out of a hellish battlefield.
However, such soldiers had turned into gluttonous monsters in front of him, and even the fortresses in the rear had all fallen. And there was another conjecture that filled Dilok with fear that had appeared in his mind, that the hero-sama and the others had already failed, and not only that, but even the rear of the Western Nations had all fallen.
Everyone had turned into these indescribable monsters.
“How is it? My Gluttony Kingdom is not bad, right?”
At this moment, a black-haired youth who looked about eighteen years old with a faint smile on his lips, appeared beside Diluke with a black-haired, purple-eyed girl. His voice, gentle as the sun, echoed in his ears, but the words he spoke plunged Diluke into even deeper despair.
“Did you do all of this?”
Diluke turned his head and stared blankly at Lu Minghao and Sally beside him. He had seen both of them in the fortress before, and he had even drunk with Lu Minghao at a previous banquet, entrusting him with the affairs of the entire Western nations.
But now, the man he had entrusted with saving the Western nations was standing before him, asking him how he liked this kingdom filled with indescribable monsters?
“Why? Why... Why the Western nations?”
In the next second, Diluke grabbed Lu Minghao's clothes, his bloodshot eyes staring intently at Lu Minghao as he asked. At this moment, this man, who had always been a figure of iron and blood, finally broke down. He didn't understand why Lu Minghao would choose the Western nations, why he would destroy everything.
“Hmm, why choose here? Perhaps it's because I awakened here and became a true Demon King. Besides, this place is closest to me, and there are no top experts. But if I had to say the most important reason, it's because you are too weak.”
Lu Minghao still wore a faint smile as he looked at Diluke, who was full of despair and questioning him. However, Lu Minghao's explanation plunged Diluke into even greater despair. Just because they were weak, they were destroyed, so they became like this?
“Sophie… Sophie… How is Sophie?”
A few seconds later, Diluke released Lu Minghao and looked up at him, asking in an almost pleading tone. Now, he only hoped that Lu Minghao, for the sake of Sophie being his former teammate, could at least spare her.
“Sophie? Isn't she coming?”
Looking at Diluke, who was pleading with him, Lu Minghao raised his hand and pointed behind Diluke. There, Sophie, a burly woman wearing bright red armor with a rugged face, was walking step by step, countless Gluttony monsters prostrating beside her.
“Uncle Diluke, were you looking for me?”
Sophie stepped on the head of a Gluttony monster and came before Diluke, gently taking Diluke's hand with a smile, just like when they first met.
“Sophie, are you really still alive?”
Diluke looked up at Sophie in disbelief, looking at his only true relative in this world.
“That depends on you, Uncle Diluke.”
After saying that, Sophie walked to Lu Minghao's side in Diluke's puzzled gaze, kneeling on one knee as a sign of submission.
“Sophie, what is this?”
“You'll understand soon, Uncle Diluke.”
Just as Sophie finished speaking, viscous, pitch-black mud exuding pure evil instantly swallowed Diluke whole. When the black mud completely merged into Diluke's body and soul a few seconds later, a completely new Diluke was born.
“Master.”
“Go, Nina needs you there.”
Lu Minghao looked at Sophie and Diluke, who were kneeling before him, and with a gentle wave of his hand, the two transformed into a pool of black mud and disappeared on the spot. Then, Lu Minghao looked at the countless Gluttony monsters in front of him and subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth.
After obtaining the new unique skill [Evolver], these backup rations finally had the best way to be utilized.
“Gluttony!”
In the next second, Lu Minghao's indifferent voice rang out, and instantly, endless Gluttony power engulfed the countless Gluttony monsters in front of him. As for the remaining Gluttony monsters, besides those following Angelica and the others to the Magic Guidance Kingdom, all of them began to converge towards the direction where Lu Minghao was.
At this time, if someone looked down from the sky, they would see countless Gluttony monsters converging into a boundless ocean, advancing towards a certain direction in the Gluttony Kingdom, and at the end of the monsters' advance, there was a black abyss-like existence.
Countless Gluttony monsters were devoured by it, but that abyss showed no signs of being satisfied, as if it could never be filled.
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On the other side, inside the Goblin Village in the Jura Forest.
Rimuru and his group looked at the monster in front of them with incomparable solemnity. The constantly distorting body and the indescribable power emanating from it made everyone present feel a burst of discomfort and nausea from the depths of their souls.
“What exactly is going on? How did Eren suddenly become like this?”
Rimuru looked at Eren, who had already distorted into a half-human, half-monster, and immediately began to ask [Great Sage]. Just a few minutes ago, while Rimuru and his group were discussing the specific plan to face the Orc Lord.
Suddenly, Eren, who had come not long ago to tell them about the events in the Western nations, revealed a strange smile, and a twisted, indescribable power emanated from her body. Then, in their incredible gazes, Eren's skin began to wriggle strangely, and a large number of flesh buds emerged from her skin, as if every part of her body had its own self-awareness.
Just as Rimuru and the others reacted, Eren's body began to undergo uncontrollable distortion. A large number of distorted body tissues grew out of every corner of her body, and tentacles covered in mucus emerged from her clothes. The originally fair skin grew mouths full of fangs and pupils.
The sudden change instantly attracted everyone's attention. Just as the tentacles that Eren had distorted opened their chrysanthemum-shaped mouths and wanted to devour the little brother Gobta beside her, Rimuru quickly took action to block the tentacles' attack and used a water prison to control Eren.
“This power is somewhat similar to those monsters that appeared in the forest not long ago.”
On the side, the treant Trainee looked at Eren, who was constantly struggling inside the water prison and whose body was still constantly distorting, with a solemn expression. At this time, she sensed a similar aura to the monster she had encountered in the forest not long ago on Eren.
“Those monsters!”
When Rimuru heard the treant Trainee's words, he suddenly remembered the twisted, chaotic magical aura he had sensed before. Now, recalling it carefully, it was exactly the same as the one emanating from Eren's body.
“Rim… Rimuru… Western… nations.”
At this time, Eren's head, which had been distorted to the point where it was almost unrecognizable, turned around in the water prison and said to Rimuru intermittently.
“The Western nations, could it be those monsters that Eren mentioned before?”
