The crimson firelight illuminated the dim cavern. By the dark red lava lake, Sally swayed her little head, humming an unknown song. A long spear made entirely of refined iron was held in Sally's hand, occasionally inserting half of the spear into the lava to disinfect it.
"Okay!"
A few seconds later, Sally raised the long spear in her hand, which had been disinfected by the high temperature of the lava, and carefully examined it for a while. Her little face was full of happy nods. Then, she looked at Gaviru, who was looking at her with a horrified expression.
As for the original lizardman chief and his three lackeys, the benevolent Sally had just bestowed upon them the greatest happiness, which was roasted lizard and charcoal-grilled lizard. Moreover, because the three lackeys and the lizardman chief were all magical creatures, after roasting, not only was the meat firm and chewy, but the nutrients provided were also quite good.
"Cang Hua, you can start now."
"Yes, Master."
Beside her, Cang Hua, after hearing Sally's order, nodded expressionlessly and directly grabbed Gaviru from the ground. Her seemingly fair and tender palms easily tore off the scales on Gaviru's body. For a time, the intense pain caused Gaviru to let out miserable wails.
"Cang... Cang Hua, why?"
Gaviru, covered in blood, stared intently at Cang Hua, who was tearing off his scales, and questioned her. Just now, Cang Hua had personally killed their father, the lizardman chief, in front of him, and even roasted him until he was golden brown on both sides. The three lizardman lackeys who had been following him were also roasted with charcoal until they were tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Even now, Gaviru completely did not understand why Cang Hua had become like this. Clearly, she had once been the captain of the lizardman chief's personal guard, and her mission had always been to protect the lizardman chief, their father.
But now, Cang Hua had personally killed the lizardman chief and the three lizardman lackeys.
"Foolish brother, it seems you still don't understand. For the lizardman race to become Master's toys and backup food is the glory of our lizardman race, and I am only fulfilling the glory of the lizardmen."
Cang Hua raised her head and looked at Gaviru, who was being held in her hand. Her azure blue pupils carried a hint of fanaticism as she spoke. From the moment Sally bestowed her name, Cang Hua had been 100% loyal to Sally. Even if her memories had not changed, for the current Cang Hua, the ugly and weak lizardmen being able to become Master's toys and backup food was the greatest glory.
"Why is it the lizardman race?"
Looking at the almost fanatical Cang Hua in front of him, a trace of anger and sadness appeared in Gaviru's eyes. He directly turned his head to look at Sally, who was humming a song on the side, like a little girl waiting to be fed, and questioned her.
"Hmm... because Sally is very bored, and actually, Sally didn't think about ruining the lizardman race from the beginning, but you guys are so weak, and you are not willing to submit, so Sally had to use a little bit of force."
On the side, Sally casually waved the long spear in her hand, tilted her little head, thought for a while, and then looked at Gaviru with a serious face, saying that in fact, Sally really didn't think about destroying the lizardman race from the beginning, after all, she is a kind ogre now.
It was a pity that the lizardman race's attitude of courting death made Sally lose her patience. After she first killed those lizardman soldiers, Sally had already decided to completely ruin all the lizardmen. After all, what Lu Minghao taught Sally was that if you don't use your hands, that's fine, but once you do, you must be ruthless.
Besides, Sally killed so many lizardman soldiers when she first took action. Even if the remaining survivors submit, they will still have hatred in their hearts. Since there is hatred, then they are enemies. It is best to kill all the enemies.
"Alright, Sally has already told you the reason. This is already Sally's umpteenth act of kindness to you, so next... I'll leave it to Cang Hua."
After saying that, Sally stood up and stuffed the disinfected long spear into Cang Hua's hand, and hopped towards the distance. There, the ground began to shake continuously, and the hard ground was covered with cracks of various sizes in just a few seconds, as if there was a monster beneath the ground.
"Here it comes!"
Just as Sally's voice fell, the ground directly collapsed, and a large amount of underground water gushed out like a fountain. Along with the gushing water, tens of thousands of lizardman soldiers densely crawled out from it. In just a few minutes, the originally empty cave was already filled with lizardman soldiers disguised as clones.
"Minghao, is this Luo Yina's ability?"
Looking at the densely packed and neatly arranged lizardmen in front of her, Sally turned her head and blinked her big eyes as she looked at Lu Minghao, who had just walked out.
"Yes."
Lu Minghao walked to Sally's side and touched her little head. Then, he turned his head to look at Cang Hua, who was not far away and had already skewered Gaviru with a long spear and was roasting it in the lava. The future 'Sky Dragon King' had now become lizardman barbecue.
Then, Lu Minghao, with a look of indifference, turned his head and glanced at the lizardman army in front of him, waving his hand to let them go to each entrance of the underground cave. Next, he only needed to wait for Limuru and the others to prepare to meet in a few days.
"I'm really looking forward to it, our first meeting, my future beloved friend, Limuru."
Looking at the lizardman army that was dispersing and leaving in front of him, a warm smile like the sun appeared on Lu Minghao's handsome face. Now, everything that needed to be prepared had already been prepared. Next, all that was left to do was to wait for Limuru and the others to arrive.
"By the way, Sally, did you ask Gaviru clearly about the goblin villages that it had allied with before?"
In the next second, Lu Minghao lowered his head and looked at Sally, asking. If he remembered correctly, before Gaviru went to the goblin village where Limuru and the others were, he had already united many goblin villages, and the total number was almost seven thousand.
Although Lu Minghao looked down on those goblins, they were still somewhat useful. It was better not to waste them. Moreover, with those goblins, Lu Minghao could better play his role as a kind slime when Limuru arrived.
"Does Minghao want those goblins?"
Sally raised her little head and looked at Lu Minghao with a curious face. Before roasting the lizardman chief, Sally had learned the addresses of those goblin villages that had been united by Gaviru from his mouth.
"Yes, they are somewhat useful."
Lu Minghao nodded and looked at Gaviru, who was not far away and had already been roasted until the outside was charred and oily. In the original story, after defeating the Pig Head Emperor, Limuru would become the leader of the Jura Forest Alliance, and those goblins would also join Limuru's village.
And what Lu Minghao had to do now was to ensure that Limuru would 100% become the leader of this alliance, while he would hide within the alliance. As for letting Lu Minghao himself become the leader of the alliance, he had no interest in it at all.
After all, the reason why Lu Minghao and Limuru became beloved friends was to plot other plane worlds, and Limuru, as the reincarnation of the Creation God Star Dragon King and the future leader of the Jura Forest Alliance, was destined to be noticed by the strong and kingdoms of the entire continent.
At that time, those powerhouses would definitely seek out Rimuru, who was the leader of the alliance, for any matters. Lu Minghao could then take the opportunity to plot to obtain the keys to other world planes from those powerhouses. Moreover, Lu Minghao hadn't forgotten about the Primordial Black, who always wanted to be Rimuru's lapdog.
In short, the idea was to let Rimuru take the blame in front, while he would suffer a little grievance in the back, secretly obtaining the keys to other world planes, and then devour those world planes completely.
"Shali understands."
Beside him, Shali obediently nodded her little head after hearing that the goblins were useful, planning to have Canghua inform the goblin villages to gather in the underground cave before the war began.
"Master, it's ready."
At this moment, Canghua's voice sounded behind Lu Minghao and Shali, followed by a strong fragrance. Canghua handed the charred, oily 'grilled meat' in his hand to Shali with a blank expression. Because it was freshly grilled, it was still sizzling with oil.
"Minghao, you eat."
Shali's big eyes lit up when she saw the fragrant grilled meat in front of her. She reached out her small hand and tore off a piece of grilled meat, handing it to Lu Minghao. Only after watching Lu Minghao eat the grilled meat in his hand did she happily take the remaining grilled meat from Canghua.
Looking at Shali, whose cheeks were bulging like a hamster, Lu Minghao smiled gently and touched Shali's little head. As for Shali's devouring of lizardmen, Lu Minghao didn't think much of it. After all, since Shali became his subordinate, they had devoured almost all life in the Western Nations.
As for Rimuru and the others not devouring humanoid monsters, Lu Minghao believed it was just Rimuru's former human mindset. In reality, the monsters they ate daily were no different from Gabiru and his kind. After all, in this world, except for slimes, all other monsters were intelligent life forms.
Compared to lizardmen, the only difference was their appearance.
"So, being a slime still requires a flexible moral bottom line."
In the next second, Lu Minghao smiled gently as he looked at the grilled meat that Shali had already eaten completely. Then, he turned around and returned to the cave where the lizardmen leader had been staying. Shali told Canghua something and followed him up, skipping and jumping, while Canghua left the underground cave to go to the goblin villages previously united by Gabiru.
In the following days, goblins continuously entered the underground cave, preparing to fight the orc tribe. By the way, in the eyes of these goblins, the leader of the lizardman tribe had now become Canghua.
On the other side, Rimuru and the others were also fully prepared and began to advance towards the underground cave where the lizardman tribe was located.
.........
At the same time, in the Magic Dynasty, which was an unknown distance from the Jura Forest.
The roars of Gluttony monsters, the shouts of soldiers, and the booming of magic resounded throughout the battlefield. Countless Gluttony monsters flooded the soldiers of the Magic Dynasty like a tide. Wherever they passed, all life was devoured. The earth was transformed into an indescribable land of flesh and blood under the erosion of the Gluttony Sin.
In the short few days that Lu Minghao and Shali had been traveling to the Jura Forest, under the leadership of Angelica and the others, endless Gluttony monsters had destroyed most of the Magic Kingdom. As of today, only the Royal Capital, the Capital of the Divine Tree, built on the Divine Tree, had not yet been destroyed.
"Are you the ones who destroyed the entire Western Nations?"
In the sky, Almin Sarion, the king of the Magic Dynasty, looked solemnly at the seven Demon Lord seeds floating in the air. Just a few days ago, shortly after receiving the news of the destruction of the Western Nations, their kingdom began to be invaded by endless Gluttony monsters.
Even though their Magic Dynasty had a population of 100 million, 20 million freemen, and most of the kingdom's citizens had elven bloodlines, possessing the aptitude to use magic and powerful elven engineering.
It could be said that the strength of their Magic Dynasty alone was comparable to most of the Western Nations.
However, in the face of the endless Gluttony monsters and the seven Demon Lord seeds, they were still like mantises trying to stop a chariot. In just a few days, most of the Magic Dynasty had been destroyed, and tens of millions of citizens had either been distorted into monsters by the Gluttony Sin or torn apart and devoured.
Fortunately, the Magic Dynasty had far surpassed the Western Nations in strength, and most of its citizens had successfully evacuated.
"Why are you attacking our Magic Dynasty? There should be no hatred or conflict of interest between us."
Looking at the silent Angelica and the others, Almin Sarion had no choice but to ask again after a few seconds. After all, behind him were most of the surviving citizens of the entire Magic Dynasty. For their sake, Almin Sarion had to find out why Angelica and the others were attacking.
Almin Sarion had even prepared to call out a certain noble in the kingdom who had provoked them, hoping to appease Angelica and the others.
"There is no why."
"It's just that our master needs it, so we've come to take it."
"The important thing is not why we are destroying the Magic Dynasty, but that our master needs it."
On the opposite side, Lu Minghao's seven Demon Lord seed subordinates looked at Almin Sarion with faint smiles on their faces. Indeed, their Gluttony Kingdom had no hatred or conflict of interest with the Magic Dynasty, but their master needed the Magic Dynasty, needed this kingdom and all the life above it.
Then, all they had to do was one thing: destroy the entire Magic Dynasty and make it a part of the Gluttony Kingdom.
"......The Magic Dynasty can choose to submit."
Almin Sarion was slightly stunned after hearing Angelica's words. A trace of loneliness and unwillingness appeared on his handsome face, but he understood that in this world of the strong preying on the weak, their Magic Dynasty had no choice but to submit.
Even if the other party was unwilling to accept their submission and insisted on destroying the entire Magic Dynasty, all they could do was put up a desperate fight before being destroyed.
"Submit? No, what our master needs is only destruction, to turn your souls and flesh into nourishment..."
When Oz heard Almin Sarion say he wanted to submit, a cold, merciless smile appeared on the silver-white giant wolf's head. The order he had received was only to destroy the entire Magic Dynasty and make them Lu Minghao's nourishment.
"Wait a moment, Oz."
At this moment, Angelica, whose temperament was both holy and evil, raised her hand to stop Oz, then looked at the many Magic Dynasty citizens in the Capital of the Divine Tree behind Almin Sarion, and thought of those citizens in the Gluttony Kingdom who had gained new power after being eroded by the Gluttony Sin.
