Whoosh!
The next second, before the Lizardman guard could react, a transparent thread wrapped around its neck.
The incredibly sharp thread only contracted slightly, and the Lizardman guard felt a sharp pain, with bright red blood flowing down its neck.
Nearby, the other Lizardman guards raised their weapons towards Soka, but before they could act, a stinging sensation came from their necks, frightening them into stopping in their tracks.
"This is?"
The Lizardman guard who spoke first lowered his head slightly, looking at the transparent thread on his neck.
The fear of death enveloped his heart like a shadow, and on the opposite side, Soka expressionlessly hooked his fingers; the next second, those Lizardmen would be decapitated.
"Wait, I apologize for my clan's rudeness.
I wonder if you can forgive them.
You are proposing an equal request, right?"
Just then, the Lizardman chief sitting on the throne hurriedly spoke out to stop Soka.
"Excuse me, I didn't intend to coerce you.
I just didn't want my master to be slandered."
Looking at the Lizardman chief who stood up and looked at him, Soka paused for a second before slightly loosening his fingers, retracting the threads from all the Lizardmen's necks.
'He really dares to say that.
If I hadn't stopped him, he would have taken their heads without hesitation.'
Looking at the indifferent Soka in front of him, the Lizardman chief's eyes were full of gravity.
If he hadn't stopped him in time, those Lizardman guards would all have become decapitated corpses.
"Judging from your aura, you should be a member of the Hobgoblin clan living in the southern forest, right?"
"No, not anymore.
My master bestowed upon me the name [Soka], and now I have become a Goblin."
"A Goblin?
An upper race occasionally born among the Hobgoblin clan?"
The Lizardman chief's expression instantly became shocked when he heard Soka say that he was a Goblin.
It should be known that Goblins are powerful monsters far surpassing Lizardmen.
If it was just a Hobgoblin, then it would only be a monster similar to their Lizardmen, but Goblins are existences far surpassing them.
Even the powerful among them could easily slaughter the entire Lizardman race.
"Then, the master who gave you your name is an even higher existence, is that right?"
Looking at Soka, who didn't answer, the Lizardman chief knew that he had tacitly acknowledged that his master was an even higher existence.
Therefore, in his heart, he had already agreed to this alliance.
After all, facing the invasion of the Orcs, their Lizardman clan simply had no power to resist.
And now that a more powerful existence was seeking an alliance, then he had no reason to refuse, but....
"Soka, is it?
I want to meet your master, Rimuru."
"I understand.
Then, we will make preparations, and we will meet here again in seven days.
Before then, please do not start a war with the Orcs for the time being."
Faced with the Lizardman clan chief's request to meet Rimuru, Soka pondered slightly and then agreed to this matter.
As for why it was seven days later, it was because during this time they had to store enough food and weapons, and determine the personnel participating in the battle, and leave enough combat power to protect the village.
"Okay."
"Then, farewell."
After saying that, Soka directly turned around and disappeared in place.
The Lizardman chief above took a deep breath of relief after confirming that Soka had left, and sat weakly on the throne, looking at the stalactites hanging from the cave ceiling above.
"Finally, I see a glimmer of hope."
Muttering to himself, the Lizardman chief turned his head to look at the weapon representing the power of the Lizardman clan chief, directly stood up, picked up the weapon, and walked towards the outside of the cave, and the captain of the guard next to him hurriedly followed.
The sound of the Lizardman chief and the Lizardman guard captain's footsteps echoed in the dark passage.
After a while, a ball of light lit up in front of the passage.
When the two walked out of the passage, a huge underground cave appeared, with tens of thousands of Lizardman warriors gathered here.
"The Orc army is already approaching the Great Underground Cave, but there is no need to worry.
In seven days, powerful reinforcements will arrive.
Before then, we must hold the cave and preserve our combat power.
Don't rush to meet the enemy, if you die in battle, you will only become food to enhance their power!"
In front of tens of thousands of Lizardman warriors, the Lizardman chief raised the weapon in his hand and announced the alliance with Rimuru and the others, and ordered all the soldiers to wait until the reinforcements arrived in seven days before fully engaging the enemy, directly wiping out the Orcs in one fell swoop.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!"
A huge cheer rang out in the cave, and all the Lizardman soldiers became greatly boosted in morale after learning the news that powerful reinforcements would arrive in seven days.
"Are you having a banquet?
Can Shuna join?"
Just as all the Lizardman soldiers were cheering loudly, suddenly a black-haired, purple-eyed girl like a porcelain doll appeared next to the Lizardman chief, her watery eyes full of joy as she looked at the Lizardman chief next to her and asked.
"Who?"
"Chief!"
Upon hearing the voice coming from his ear, the Lizardman chief left the spot at the first moment, and the Lizardman guard captain next to him directly raised his weapon and aimed it at Shuna, his face full of vigilance as he asked, but when she saw Shuna's delicate and lovely face, a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes.
"Human, why would a human appear here?"
The Lizardman guard captain looked at Shuna's porcelain-like face and her aura like an ordinary person, and subconsciously asked, after all, this was the interior of the Jura Forest, and also the Lizardmen's territory, the 'Great Underground Cave'.
How could a human possibly appear here?
"Human?
Lizardman big sister, are you saying Shuna is a human?"
Next to her, Shuna tilted her small head, looking at the wary Lizardman captain with a confused expression on her delicate face, raising her small hand and pointing at herself as she asked.
From childhood to adulthood, Shuna had encountered someone saying she was a human for the first time, after all, those people in the past called her a monster, a mongrel, and the like.
Now, the Lizardman guard captain was calling her a human, and Shuna felt a sense of novelty.
"Wait!"
At this time, the Lizardman chief next to him reached out to stop the Lizardman guard captain, looking at the ice-crystal colored slime on top of Shuna's head with a serious expression.
Of course, what he cared about was not the mere low-level monster slime, but the pair of black demon horns he saw through the slime's body.
"Are you a Goblin sent by Lord Soka and the others?"
In the Lizardman chief's view, Shuna in front of him was most likely a Goblin sent by Soka, after all, they had already reached an alliance, so it was normal to send envoys for better cooperation between each other.
"Soka, who is that?"
However, to the Lizardman chief's surprise, Shuna tilted her small head, and a trace of confusion appeared on her delicate face, she had never heard of Soka.
"Could it be that you are not an envoy sent by Lord Soka?"
"Nope."
Shuna shook her small head, indicating that she was not an envoy sent by Soka, after all, Shuna didn't even know him.
"Then, what brings you here, Your Excellency?"
After confirming that Shuna really didn't know Soka, the Lizardman chief's eyes moved and he continued to ask.
He suspected that Shuna was sent by other monsters in the Jura Forest who wanted to form an alliance with the Lizardmen, after all, their Lizardman clan could be considered a powerful race within the entire Jura Forest.
"This ah, actually Shuna is here to rule you.
Although in Shuna's opinion you are very ugly, but don't worry, Shuna won't dislike you."
Facing the Lizardman leader's question, Sally revealed a big smile on her small face and directly stated her purpose. During the journey to the Lizardman tribe's territory, Sally had curiously asked Lu Minghao what he planned to do.
Lu Minghao simply told her that he intended to wait for his kind there, and also take a look at the Orc tribe in advance. As for anything else, Sally could do whatever she wanted.
Therefore, after a little thought, Sally decided to temporarily rule the Lizardman tribe as her toy.
"What! Rule the Lizardman tribe?"
Upon hearing Sally's words, the Lizardman leader showed a shocked expression. The Oni in front of him actually said she wanted to rule the Lizardman tribe?
"What's wrong with that?"
Sally tilted her small head, looking at the astonished Lizardman leader. In her opinion, it was just ruling them, treating them as toys. This was already very merciful. After all, she was now a kind Oni.
Otherwise, according to the methods in the Gluttony Kingdom, the entire Lizardman tribe would either have become Gluttony monsters or been eaten directly by her and Minghao, turning into nutrients.
"How dare you say you want to rule us! We are the noble Lizardmen! How could we be ruled by a mere Oni?"
"Where did this bastard come from? Kill her!"
"How dare she look down on the noble Lizardman tribe!"
Before the Lizardman leader could speak, tens of thousands of Lizardman warriors couldn't help but curse at Sally. They were the noble Lizardmen, the race that ruled the center of the Jura Forest. This suddenly appearing Oni girl actually wanted to rule them.
How could such a thing be possible!
"Huh? You guys actually don't want to? But Sally is already being very gentle?"
Looking at the Lizardmen below who wanted to rush up and attack her, Sally showed a puzzled expression on her small face. Where did they get the courage to reject her? Could they share some of that strong confidence with her?
"Esteemed guest, please don't joke. Our Lizardman tribe can absolutely not be ruled by you."
At this moment, the Lizardman leader stepped forward, enduring his anger as he looked at Sally. If it weren't for the powerful strength of that Oni named Cang Ying, he would have killed Sally the moment she said she wanted to rule the Lizardmen, and turned her corpse into food.
"Really, Sally is clearly..."
Across from him, Sally looked at the Lizardman leader in front of her, then turned her head to look at the many angry Lizardman warriors below. After sighing slightly, substantial magic essence began to emanate from her body bit by bit. Under the powerful pressure, the entire underground cave began to shake, and the air was condensed into a solid form.
A tyrannical, bloody, and indescribable aura, like a tide, instantly submerged the entire cave. All the Lizardmen, who were still extremely angry a second ago, were now in a state of deathly silence, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their eyes filled with despair as they looked at the smiling Oni girl above.
In their eyes, the entire world had turned black and white. In the endless darkness behind Sally, a hideous, terrifying, and indescribable monster was crouching, countless tentacles enveloping everything. In the despairing gazes of all the Lizardmen, that indescribable monster slowly opened its mouth.
"Please... please... wait a moment... The Lizardman tribe... is willing to submit!"
Just then, the Lizardman leader, who had been pressed to the ground by Sally's aura and was covered in blood, struggled to raise his head and said intermittently as he looked at Sally. He knew that if they didn't submit, the Lizardman tribe would be destroyed now, even before the Orcs arrived.
"But didn't you say that the noble Lizardmen would never submit?"
Beside him, Sally, who had just raised her small hand, put it down after hearing the Lizardman leader's words. She squatted down in front of the Lizardman leader, her pair of large purple eyes looking at the Lizardman leader with confusion. Why did they suddenly submit? Didn't they say before that the noble Lizardmen would never submit?
"Respected powerhouse, we... we Lizardmen are willing to submit."
Looking at Sally, who was close at hand, the Lizardman leader, whose eyes were filled with fear and despair, quickly expressed his willingness to submit again. After all, if they didn't submit, the Lizardman tribe would be finished, and who knew that Sally, who looked like just a girl, would be so powerful.
In fact, the Lizardman leader suspected that Sally in front of him was a Demon Lord.
"Oh, so you want to submit?"
Sally let out a boring "Oh" and then stood up, trotting to the edge of the high platform with her short legs. She lowered her head and looked at the Lizardman warriors below who had just shouted about killing Sally and that the noble Lizardman tribe would never submit.
"We... we are willing..."
"I know, you are all noble Lizardmen who won't submit!"
Before those Lizardmen could finish speaking, Sally directly interrupted them, happily saying it on their behalf. Then, before those Lizardmen could react, Sally directly raised a finger and pointed it at them.
In the next second, in the terrified and desperate eyes of the Lizardmen below, a point of light lit up on Sally's fingertip, and substantial magic essence continuously gathered and compressed.
"Then, farewell, noble Lizardmen."
Sally raised her other small hand and waved goodbye to the Lizardmen below, then the magic cannon the size of a grain of rice on her fingertip flew out directly.
Boom!
In an instant, a round of crimson sun rose in the cave, illuminating all the Lizardmen in the originally dark cave. Immediately afterward, a huge explosion sounded, and countless Lizardman warriors screamed as they were blown away by the shockwave. Even the Lizardman soldiers closest to the center of the explosion were directly turned into fragments under the impact.
When everything was over, a huge lava lake nearly a kilometer in size appeared in the center of the dark cave. The pungent burnt and bloody smell filled the air, and countless Lizardman soldiers around the lava lake were constantly wailing.
In just an instant, nearly five thousand Lizardman soldiers had all turned to ashes, and the remaining Lizardman soldiers were all seriously injured. And this was even with Sally holding back a sea of water.
After all, she was now a kind Oni, so she had to be gentle and kind. So, she couldn't kill all these Lizardmen just because they were ugly and refused to let her rule them.
"Ah~, Minghao, do you think Sally is too kind?"
In the next second, Sally hugged Lu Minghao, who was on her head, and looked at him, asking. After all, when the Gluttony Kingdom destroyed the western countries, Sally had destroyed one kingdom after another. Now, wanting to rule a Lizardman tribe was rejected. It must be because she was too kind.
Because of her kindness, these Lizardmen felt that she was weak and that they could resist her.
