Deep beneath the Yst Kingdom, within a cavern of flesh and blood, Lu Minghao, Sally, and Angelica suddenly appeared. Flora, Oz, and Chris, upon seeing Lu Minghao, rushed forward.
“Master, you’re back.”
Flora spoke, then tilted her head, curiously examining Angelica beside Lu Minghao. She felt Angelica's style was somewhat different from theirs, especially with that mix of sacred and sinister aura, which seemed rather odd.
“Mm.”
Lu Minghao glanced at Flora, then suddenly looked towards the cave entrance, a strange smile appearing on his face as a figure with a round body, handsome features, fiery red hair, and a pair of white demon horns on their head walked out.
“Master.”
Edras walked expressionlessly to Lu Minghao, kneeling on one knee. His cold voice echoed in the air, surprising Flora, Oz, and Chris. They had thought that Edras, with his personality, would choose to protect all his people until death, even after being infected by the Gluttony Sin.
“Have you cleaned everything up?”
“Yes.”
Edras nodded upon hearing Lu Minghao's words, then stood up and looked at Flora, Oz, and the others, a faint smile appearing on his cold face as a greeting. Seeing this, Flora, Oz, and the others smiled back.
Even though they had become Lu Minghao's familiars, their memories and personalities hadn't changed much. At least, to them, Edras was still a very close presence, especially since Edras had perfectly accepted the Gluttony Sin and become one of their own.
“Lord Edras, what about the remaining citizens in the royal capital?”
Flora stepped forward, walking to Edras's side and asking, her big eyes full of curiosity. Having grown up by Edras's side, she knew best about Edras's love and responsibility for the Edras Kingdom.
Therefore, Flora was now incredibly curious about how Edras had dealt with the demonic citizens in the royal capital after accepting the Gluttony Sin. As for those outside the capital... they had either become Gluttony monsters or been devoured long ago.
“I ate them, all of them!”
Edras turned to look at Flora, saying expressionlessly, his calm tone as if he were saying he had a bowl of rice today. Edras had done this as a final way to save all his people after Lu Minghao left the royal palace treasury.
Since they couldn't withstand the Gluttony Sin and didn't want to become those monsters, he would eat them all before they were completely twisted into Gluttony monsters, letting them live forever in his memories and body.
This was the final solution Edras, as king, had found, allowing his people to live forever in his body and memories, while he, alive, would forever protect them, leading them together to the peak... One person, one kingdom.
“So, this is your choice, Lord Edras... A good choice indeed.”
Flora looked at Edras, already guessing the reason for his actions. She could understand this choice. Truly, he was the king she once admired.
“Alright, save the reminiscing for later. I can’t hold on much longer.”
Lu Minghao interrupted Flora and Edras's conversation, his voice filled with exhaustion. He had started his awakening when the million souls were gathered, but had to temporarily stop due to Sally's sudden attack.
Now, Lu Minghao had reached his limit. After all, the [Gluttony] talent was constantly digesting and absorbing the souls and nutrients in Lu Minghao's body, only temporarily suppressed before.
“Yes.”
“Notification: Demon King evolution is about to begin. Reconstructing the body, evolving into a new race.”
The next second, the World's Voice echoed in everyone's ears, and Lu Minghao, above Sally's head, fell into a deep sleep. His body began to emit colorful light, the slime body constantly wriggling, beginning to reconstruct.
“Hm?”
Suddenly, Sally felt a wave of drowsiness rising, her body becoming uncontrollably shaky. Even Flora and the others were the same. Just as she was about to fall asleep, Sally forcibly resisted the drowsiness, pulling out the evolving Lu Minghao from her head and holding him in her arms.
Sally clearly remembered that since her Oni bloodline had evolved and her body had grown, Lu Minghao liked her holding him the most.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The next second, Sally, Flora, and the others all fell onto the flesh and blood earth, their eyes closed in slumber. The flesh and blood earth beneath them began to wriggle, swallowing their bodies, and a constant stream of nutrients began to flow in from all directions, sustaining the nutrients needed for their evolution.
Outside, Gluttony monsters were also prostrating on the ground. Among them, Gluttony monsters specifically evolved to collect nutrients began to melt, eventually turning into a pool of liquid concentrated with nutrients, absorbed by the flesh and blood earth and transported to Lu Minghao and the others' location.
......
Time rewinds to a few minutes ago, deep within the Jura Forest, inside the city being built by Rimuru and the others.
Golden nutrients shone upon the earth, and many goblins were constantly building their homes under the guidance of the Cain brothers. Among the goblins, a little girl skipped around, hands behind her back, curiously watching what each goblin was doing.
“Luo Yina, do you want to learn this?”
Cain looked at Luo Yina, who was next to a goblin, with doting eyes. Several days had passed since Luo Yina joined them. In these few days, all the monsters in the city had come to like this little girl, who was clearly transformed into a half-human, half-monster by her own father, but remained pure, innocent, and lovable.
“Is it okay, Grandpa Cain?”
Luo Yina turned her head, looking at Cain with a happy face. To Luo Yina, who had been experimented on by her father since she could remember and had been in the lab since becoming a monster, everything before her was so curious. It could be said that apart from her status as a familiar of Lu Minghao, Luo Yina was still a pure and innocent little girl, both in appearance and mental age.
She would laugh when happy, cry when sad, be greedy for delicious things, and yearn for her relatives to stay by her side, just like an ordinary little girl.
Of course, this was just one side of Luo Yina as an ordinary little girl... She was also Lu Minghao's familiar, the Flesh Lord Luo Yina... and had a cold, ruthless, and bloodthirsty side.
However, the two personalities were not opposed, because it was these personalities that made up the current Luo Yina.
“Of course, if Luo Yina likes it, Grandpa Cain can teach you everything.”
Cain looked at Luo Yina, who had a happy face like an angel, and nodded vigorously, his doting eyes completely unhidden. The other monsters nearby smiled at this scene.
“It seems Luo Yina has integrated into everyone.”
Not far away, Shion, holding Rimuru, watched Luo Yina with a faint smile. Whether it was Shion or Benimaru, they all felt like they were treating this little girl, who had joined Rimuru's city at the same time as them, as a younger sister.
By the way, they were the former ogre tribe. After swearing allegiance to Rimuru, they were given their respective names by Rimuru and evolved from ogres into ogrekins.
“Notification: The amount of magic essence in individual Luo Yina's body is rapidly increasing.”
Just then, the voice of [Great Sage] suddenly echoed in Rimuru's mind. Before Rimuru could figure out what was happening, Luo Yina, who had just been smiling happily in the distance, suddenly fell to the ground. The sudden change startled Cain and the others, who quickly surrounded Luo Yina to check on her.
“What's going on, Great Sage?”
After discovering that Luo Yina had fallen, Shion, who was holding Rimuru, also rushed over. Even Benimaru and the others, who had just returned from hunting, noticed the situation and hurried over.
“Lord Rimuru, what happened?”
Benimaru, who had just arrived at Rimuru's side, noticed Luo Yina, who was being held in the arms of a goblin beauty with her eyes closed. His crimson eyes instantly filled with killing intent and anger, thinking that Luo Yina had been attacked.
“Benimaru, calm down.”
Seeing Benimaru's murderous eyes, Rimuru quickly jumped down from Shion's body, transformed into a human, and stood in front of him, waving his hand to indicate that he was fine. Then, he turned around, squatted in front of Luo Yina, and looked at her sleeping.
In his magic perception, the amount of magic essence in Luo Yina's body was rapidly increasing, even far exceeding Benimaru and the others.
“Great Sage, what exactly happened?”
“Notification: Individual Luo Yina is receiving a blessing.”
“Blessing?”
Rimuru was stunned after hearing the voice of [Great Sage]. He couldn't understand what was happening.
“Notification: It should be that the superior individual who bestowed the name upon individual Luo Yina has evolved into a Demon Lord, and Luo Yina, as part of the lineage, has received a blessing.”
“Demon Lord, blessing!”
After hearing [Great Sage]'s explanation, Rimuru lowered his head and looked at Luo Yina again, the worry in his eyes gradually disappearing. After all, he had seen similar things many times, such as Benimaru and Rigurd, who had evolved after being named by him. Luo Yina was probably the same.
However... was the being who named Luo Yina a Demon Lord?
Before, when Luo Yina told them about her background, she also said that a certain being had rescued her from the lab and given her a name. Now it seemed that the being who rescued Luo Yina and gave her a name had evolved into a Demon Lord...
He really wanted to meet him. After all, in Rimuru's opinion, the being who would save Luo Yina and give her a name would be a nice and even kind person. Maybe they could even become good friends.
