At night, the Goblins hid behind the fence, ready for battle. As the moon appeared, the Goblin on guard in the tree heard a wolf howl. A pack of tall wolves was galloping towards the Goblin village. In front of the open entrance to the village, a water-blue Slime stood calmly at the entrance. Behind him were two figures that looked like human females; no trace of demonic aura related to monsters could be felt from them.
One of the wolves in the pack shouted: "Dad, he's that guy I told you about before..."
Before, when it was patrolling the vicinity with its troops, it had seen this Slime. At that time, this Slime was emitting an incredibly terrifying demonic aura.
The Wolf King heard his son's words and looked at the Slime at the village entrance. Feeling not much demonic aura from this Slime, he disdainfully said: "Is this the monster with the strange demonic aura you saw? Utterly boring! Isn't it just a Slime?"
Yes, it is indeed a Slime.
But Dad, that Slime at the time indeed emitted demonic aura comparable to that of the Storm Dragon!
The Wolf King's son stopped his charge.
Rimuru looked at the Direwolf Clan in front of him. Not wanting to kill, he spoke to persuade them: "If you turn around and leave now, I won't do anything. Hurry and leave this place."
However, the Wolf King seemed to take Rimuru's words as a provocation. He led his subordinates in a charge, completely disregarding his son's dissuasion from behind, and roared viciously: "Just a mere Slime being so arrogant, do you think these human village fences can stop us?!"
"Charge!"
The Wolf King's guards charged without hesitation. The hastily constructed fence probably wouldn't stop them, but before these Direwolf Clan members could even get close to the fence, their bodies suddenly split into four, meeting their demise.
The Wolf King, startled, slammed on the brakes, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground in disbelief, and roared loudly: "This is impossible! What happened? This is...?"
Some steel wires, stained with blood, faintly revealed their traces. It was these steel wires that had taken the lives of those Direwolf Clan members. At this moment, the Goblin archers hiding in the trees on both sides seemed to receive a signal and began to shoot arrows and throw stones at the Direwolf Clan. For a time, the Direwolf Clan fell into chaos, suffering heavy casualties under the fierce assault.
Rimuru merely watched this scene calmly. Little Tsukasa and Shiro also showed no expression, because such a result was natural. The moment Rimuru decided to intervene, the outcome was already decided.
However, the Wolf King seemed to be provoked. Even in this situation, he charged towards Rimuru's position. For a wild monster, such a mindless act could be fatal.
The Wolf King tore through the steel wires with his claws and teeth. This kind of trap had little effect once its concealment was lost. Soon, he rushed close to Rimuru.
"Just a mere Slime! Don't get too carried away!"
"Watch me bite you to pieces!"
The Wolf King leaped high, wanting to break through the last steel wires and attack this Slime, but his claws and teeth suddenly lost their function, and his entire body was suspended in mid-air, completely unable to move.
The Goblins in the village just wanted
to rush out and protect their lord, but this was clearly their overthinking. The Direwolf Clan's Wolf King, such a minor character, had no chance of harming Rimuru from the start.
Facing the Wolf King, who was suspended in mid-air and unable to move, with a look of disbelief on his face, Rimuru said: "Too naive. I didn't just set up steel wires; I also set up sticky threads nearby. It's truly regrettable."
After speaking, Rimuru showed no mercy. He spat out a [Water Blade], severing the Wolf King's head. He had already given the Direwolf Clan a chance, yet even so, the Direwolf Clan chose to fight.
Little Tsukasa was a little surprised to see such a decisive Rimuru. Although Mr. Slime seemed like a good-natured person, he never hesitated when it was time to act. It was the same with the monsters they encountered blocking their way earlier; he was truly swift and decisive.
It seems that Mr. Slime still has some qualifications to be a king. She doesn't need to worry too much about this matter, which is great.
Rimuru used his vocalization skill to amplify his voice and said to all the remaining Direwolf Clan members: "Listen! Direwolf Clan! Your leader is dead! Choose to obey or die, it's up to you!"
Behind him, Little Tsukasa's gaze became even more satisfied. She hadn't expected Mr. Slime to be quite knowledgeable! That's right, continue to conquer monsters and become the King of the Forest!
However, at this moment, Rimuru, who had just finished speaking, already regretted it, because he had just remembered a cool line from a manga and blurted it out without thinking. He originally just wanted to scare the Direwolf Clan away, but now he was forcing them to make a choice. If the Direwolf Clan chose to fight to the death, such an extreme situation was not what he wanted to see.
He looked at the Wolf King's corpse.
There was no other way.
Since the words had been spoken, they couldn't be taken back; this wasn't a chat app. So, he had to continue to make the Direwolf Clan feel more pressure. For this, he needed to prey on the Wolf King's corpse.
Along with the completion of predation.
A puff of black smoke rose.
The Slime transformed into a giant Direwolf Clan member, much more imposing than the previous Wolf King.
This imposing Direwolf laughed aloud: "Hahaha, there's nothing for it. I'll let you off this time. If you don't wish to obey me, I permit you to leave this place on your own. Alright, go quickly."
Little Tsukasa, behind him, couldn't help but roll her eyes at Rimuru's redundant actions.
Sure enough, this Slime was still too soft-hearted!
However, just when Rimuru and Little Tsukasa both thought that these Direwolf Clan members would choose to flee, they saw the Wolf King's son leading the way. The entire clan bowed low to the Direwolf that Rimuru had mimicked, showing their submission, and said to Rimuru: "We will all obey you!"
Rimuru's wolf head showed a bewildered expression; this was not what he had expected.
Just like that.
After the Goblins, Rimuru subdued the Direwolf Clan, and his group suddenly expanded significantly.
He was going further and further down the path of becoming a king.
Afterward, although Rimuru had no idea why things turned out this way, since the Direwolf Clan had already chosen to submit, his personality wouldn't allow him to ignore them. So, he had to find a way to settle this pack of wolves, but the Goblin village clearly no longer had enough space. Next, he had to expand the village's scale.
He found Little Tsukasa.
Little Tsukasa righteously refused: "This is something you, as the leader, must consider. Even if I can temporarily help you, I can't handle all the village construction by myself. You should find a way to recruit talent in this area next."
Then Rimuru was thrown out.
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