Beside the lush green meadow, a clear lake rippled, its surface teeming with bizarre creatures, sometimes solidifying to gently touch the water, sometimes transforming into a breeze that swept across.
A blue-haired girl sat by the lake, her round, white legs gently swaying in the clear water. Small fish surrounded her legs, hunting insects that leaped from the surface, creating splashes.
Beside the girl, 'Wind Sprites' swirled around her like obedient puppies. Their well-behaved demeanor, coupled with their indescribable appearances, created an incongruous yet strangely harmonious scene.
Snap!
A crisp footstep drew the girl's attention. Turning, she saw a black-haired, black-eyed boy, his face so handsome it would make the gods jealous, standing beneath a distant tree, watching her with a gentle smile.
"Master, you're out!"
Yuli looked at Lu Minghao in the distance, a sweet smile gracing her face. She braced her hands on the grass and executed a neat backflip, landing gracefully on the soft grass and running towards Lu Minghao with her adorable bare feet.
"Yes, Yuli, are you the only one home? Where's Yusha?"
Lu Minghao smiled at Yuli as she ran to him, then looked around, not seeing Yusha in her usual maid outfit, silently watching him with a slight smile.
"Sister went to suppress those failures."
Upon hearing Lu Minghao's words, Yuli tilted her head and thought for a moment before replying. Yusha had told her about it a few days before she left. Originally, Yuli wanted to tell Lu Minghao about it, but Yusha said that Lu Minghao was busy modifying Clementine and that such a small matter didn't need to bother her.
"Failures? And Yusha had to go? Are there many?"
Hearing that Yusha had gone to suppress failures, Lu Minghao roughly understood what had happened. The so-called failures were the Primal Sin monsters who had completely lost their minds and intelligence during the process of being corrupted by forbidden knowledge, roughly similar to the Gluttony monsters in the Slime world.
However, Lu Minghao didn't plan to reveal his plan for the time being. After all, if the intelligent life of this world knew about Lu Minghao's plan, they would do everything in their power to stop him, although Lu Minghao didn't care about the intelligent life of the Bone King's world.
But Yusha, as Lu Minghao's subordinate, looked down on those who had completely lost their minds under the forbidden knowledge, considering them nothing more than failures.
During the process of Lu Minghao ruling Eight Fingers and taking Princess Renner as a subordinate, and the two began to spread forbidden knowledge widely within the kingdom, many similar failures were born. However, each time a failure was born, they were eliminated by Eight Fingers members or Yusha.
Of course, this so-called elimination was not physical elimination, but rather completely integrating them into the earth or the city, becoming nourishment in the process of eroding the world. Some Eight Fingers members would also devour those failures as nourishment in the process.
Lu Minghao didn't know the specifics. After all, as far as he was concerned, all he needed to care about was the final result. As for what happened in the process, he was too lazy to care. Even so far, Lu Minghao knew that nearly a million failures had been 'eliminated'.
Moreover, this was just what Lu Minghao knew; there was much more that he didn't know.
"Sister said that it seems that all the lives in that city have become failures and have merged together to become a huge monster. Before, members of Eight Fingers went to eliminate that monster, but they all failed, so Sister went to eliminate it."
As she spoke, Yuli casually stroked the 'Wind Sprites' flying around her. Yuli had previously observed the failure of the entire city merging into a monster through [Thought Connection] from Yusha's perspective.
It was a giant monster formed by nearly three hundred thousand humans, plus numerous livestock, beasts, and magical creatures. Mountains were like toys in front of it, and ordinary people were not even ants to that monster.
However, in the face of Yusha, who was Lu Minghao's subordinate, Yusha, as a higher being, could easily control everything of that monster. As for why Yusha hasn't returned yet, it's just because she thinks it would be too wasteful to eliminate that monster like that.
Therefore, she plans to spend some time sending it to a wilderness in the south of the kingdom, which is a forbidden area for humans and inhabited by a large number of magical creature races. Yusha plans to send that monster over to those magical creature races as a gift.
By the way, that is precisely the direction of the Lizardmen's territory ruled by the Bone King in the original story.
"Oh right, Master, Princess Renner recently plans to send some Eight Fingers members to the Holy Kingdom, intending to use it as a source of troops, eroding and distorting all the people of that kingdom."
Just after finishing talking about those failures, Yusha suddenly remembered a plan she had heard from Princess Renner in the royal palace before. After Princess Renner told her this plan, she asked her to tell Lu Minghao and let him make the decision.
After all, no matter what, the Holy Kingdom is a complete country, and Renner needs Lu Minghao's consent to completely erode and pollute it.
"Holy Kingdom..."
Across from her, Lu Minghao, who was just about to connect to Yusha through the subordinate connection to ask about something, was stunned after hearing Yuli's words, and then began to recall information about the Holy Kingdom. If he remembered correctly, the Holy Kingdom was a small kingdom located north of the kingdom.
Due to environmental factors, the entire country has been threatened by demihumans for a long time, so it has reached a state of universal conscription. The use of magic is also quite excellent. In addition, there are the so-called Nine Colors of Strength.
But in reality, the strength of the Holy Kingdom is just so-so, even worse than the kingdom. The entire country only has a adamantite-ranked team, and there isn't even a hero-class being. In the original story, it was even breached by a demihuman race, and the entire kingdom was invaded and turned into hell.
However, it is worth noting that there is a girl named Neia in the Holy Kingdom, who will be called the Bone King's second daughter in the future.
"Yuli, tell Princess Renner to do whatever she wants."
The next moment, Lu Minghao patted Yuli's head and said with a smile. Anyway, that Neia of the Holy Kingdom is called the Bone King's second daughter, not his Lu Minghao's second daughter. Whatever happens during Princess Renner's plan is none of his business.
"Yes, Master."
After receiving Lu Minghao's order, Yuli obediently nodded and flew towards the royal palace. In the sky, Yuli looked at the greatly changed royal capital below. The various luxurious houses of the nobles in the center of the royal capital had been completely demolished.
A massive plaza appeared in the center of the royal capital. Countless residents of the capital were gathered there, their faces filled with fanatical and crazed expressions, each holding a book seemingly made of flesh and blood.
An orderly, low, yet indescribable sound echoed above the plaza. Madness and distortion enveloped everyone. A closer look revealed things constantly wriggling beneath their clothes. Occasionally, pupils or tentacles would sprout from their faces, making it a large-scale, heretical cult ritual.
"Praise the great master!"
Yuri, watching all this from high above, spoke from the bottom of her heart. Then, she flew towards the royal palace to deliver Lu Minghao's orders to Princess Lana.
Meanwhile, inside the manor, Lu Minghao casually looked up at the plaza, sensing the increasing amount of Original Sin Power gathering there. He smiled and walked towards the nearby pavilion.
Soon after, 'Wind Spirits' brought up the prepared wine and food.
"What a wonderful world."
Lu Minghao picked up the wine in front of him and took a light sip. Then, he raised his hand, and viscous, pitch-black sludge continuously emerged from the center of his palm. Tangible 'evil' permeated the air. With the spread of forbidden knowledge, not only was the world gradually transforming into Lu Minghao's shape,
but also, a continuous stream of 'evil' and 'Original Sin' flowed into Lu Minghao's body, becoming the nourishment for his growth. The two ultimate skills, [King of Evil] and [King of Original Sin], were both significantly enhanced.
"How about playing a little game?"
The next moment, Lu Minghao's mind flickered, and a virtual screen appeared before him, displaying the whereabouts of Ainz Ooal Gown and his party. Seeing the Bone King, clad in black armor and disguised as an ordinary adventurer, Lu Minghao decided to find some amusement.
After all, with numerous members of Eight Fingers and several major familiars executing the plan to corrupt the world, Lu Minghao could finally relax for a while. So, of course, he had to find some entertainment to amuse himself.
"You're looking forward to it too, aren't you?"
At that moment, Lu Minghao suddenly felt a roar coming from the demons within the 'Abyss of Evil'. Since coming to this world and absorbing a large amount of 'evil', a large number of demons had been born in Lu Minghao's 'Abyss of Evil'.
Compared to when he had just awakened in the Slime world and the 'Abyss of Evil' was empty, tens of thousands of demons were now slumbering within. Sensing the thoughts of their master, Lu Minghao, their warlike and murderous instincts began to stir.
"Then go play with him."
With that, Lu Minghao tapped his toes lightly, and endless black mud surged from the point of contact, instantly forming a lake of churning black mud beneath his feet. Demons, born entirely for slaughter, emerged from it. Even the weakest among them possessed the strength of an upper-tier demon capable of destroying a city single-handedly, and the nine leading demons were each at the peak of the Demon Lord class.
It could be said that each of these nine demons was a powerhouse comparable to the Floor Guardians under the Bone King, and they were completely fearless of death. Even if they died, they could be reborn in Lu Minghao's 'Abyss of Evil' in a matter of days.
"Yes!"
A shrill voice filled with malice echoed, and then the nine leading demons led the numerous upper-tier demons and disappeared, heading towards the location of the Bone King and his party.
"Let the show begin."
Lu Minghao watched the departing demons, then looked up at the Bone King on the virtual screen in front of him, picked up the wine glass, and drank. Next up was the fun-loving time, welcome to the large-scale drama, Bone King versus the Demons of the Abyss of Evil.
"Hmm?"
On the other side, Ainz Ooal Gown, who had just stopped to rest by a river, suddenly felt uneasy. He subconsciously looked around, feeling a faint sense of being watched since just now.
But no matter what reconnaissance magic or tools he used, there was no reaction.
"Momon-san, what's wrong?"
Peter Mork, the leader of the 'Dark Hero' party, immediately noticed Ainz Ooal Gown's strange behavior and asked out of concern.
"Peter, do you have a feeling of being watched?"
Looking at Peter Mork, who was looking at him, Ainz Ooal Gown asked cautiously.
"A feeling of being watched? So that's it. Momon-san, you're a foreigner, so it's normal that you don't know about it."
Hearing Ainz Ooal Gown's words, Peter Mork showed a look of understanding, then pointed to the swirling breeze on the river surface not far away and began to explain.
"Momon-san, do you see that? Actually, the feeling of being watched you mentioned comes from them."
"Them?"
Ainz Ooal Gown curiously looked at the swirling breeze on the river surface. The next moment, two points of scarlet light lit up in the eye sockets hidden inside Ainz Ooal Gown's helmet. The originally swirling breeze on the river surface condensed into entities, turning into monsters of indescribable appearance.
"These are new monsters that appeared not long ago, called 'Wind Spirits'. Don't be fooled by their appearance, but in reality, they don't have any harm. Their strength is even less than a slime. They are a very common monster, and their favorite thing is to observe passing travelers."
Looking at Ainz Ooal Gown's slightly shocked expression, Peter Mork smiled and began to explain. The other teammates of the 'Dark Hero' party and the client, Bareare, also had a look of being accustomed to this kind of monster.
After all, every day, different monsters are discovered by adventurers all over the world. For such harmless and worthless monsters, no one would care at all.
"I see."
After hearing everyone's explanation, Ainz Ooal Gown looked at those 'Wind Spirits' again. The more he understood this world, the more doubts he had, such as the 'Wind Spirits' that appeared in front of him.
What Peter Mork and the others thought was normal, Ainz Ooal Gown knew nothing about. And most importantly, he had never seen this kind of monster in 《YGGDRASIL》. Is it a monster unique to this world?
"Wait, there's movement!"
At this time, the scout of the team, Lukrut, suddenly looked towards the distant forest, raised his hand to signal everyone to be on guard. Instantly, everyone's expressions became serious, looking in the direction Lukrut pointed. A group of goblins and hobgoblins were attacking towards them.
