Different from the peace and tranquility of ordinary businessmen and tourists in the town, in fact, in recent days, the senior officials of the Demon Federation, led by Benimaru, have felt a sense of urgency. The appearance of Ji Xing and Sivana has added a bit of pressure to them.
But for now, they can only hope that those two are just special travelers and focus more on other places.
That was the most important piece of information a few days ago. A well-organized and heavily armed human group was heading here. They sent people to inquire, but all they got was 'there's no need for lowly people to know', which sounded extremely unfriendly.
reply.
After investigation, it was confirmed that those people belonged to the Kingdom of Farmus, so Benimaru asked his friend Souei, the leader of the intelligence system, to investigate, and bad information was just sent back.
Not only the knights who came, but the entire Kingdom of Farmus was preparing for war!
The severity of the situation was beyond what Benimaru could handle, and he immediately contacted Rimuru, but this made him really panic.
Rimuru's side is disconnected!
The communication magic cannot be connected. This has never happened before!
And disasters always come one after another. At this moment, he received a message from his ally Alvis, the leader of the three beast warriors of the Beast Kingdom.
The Beast Kingdom will go to war with Milim, the tyrant of destruction, one of the oldest demon kings, in a week's time, and request the Demon Kingdom Federation to accept refugees.
The combination of these factors led Benimaru to immediately summon the officials of the Demon Country Federation.
"What?"
"Lord Rimuru lost contact? How could this happen?!"
"And why, Milim-sama..."
More than a dozen people attending the meeting expressed extreme shock. Rimuru's secretary Shion couldn't help but stand up and said: "What does losing contact mean? Rimuru-sama is so powerful, how could something happen?"
!”
"Calm down, Shion." Benimaru said solemnly: "I don't think anything will happen to Rimuru-sama. I think he was just tied up by something.
This timing is so coincidental that it makes me suspect what conspiracy the enemy is carrying out. I have asked Gavel to go guard the cave where Lord Veldora is sealed. What we have to do is to protect the town before Lord Rimuru returns!
"
Ziyuan took a deep breath and sat back slowly. Bai Lao, a swordsman from the Great Ghost Clan beside him, said: "I also believe that nothing will happen to Lord Rimuru, but young master..."
He looked at Benimaru and said: "I heard that two special visitors came to the town yesterday, one was a summoner from another world like Lord Rimuru, and the other was... the Flame Dragon? It happened to be at this time
appear, will they be related to this series of events?"
"Probably not." It was Zhu Cai who spoke, and she shook her head slightly: "Mr. Ji Xing seems to be a very gentle person, and he also very enthusiastically provided many suggestions for improving the catering."
"I think so too." Gad, who had always been very silent, said in a buzzing voice.
"Has Gade seen them too?" Bai Lao nodded gently: "This is the best."
Just when the topic was about to turn, Gobda suddenly stood up with a painful look on his face: "I think... we should pay more attention to those two people. In fact, I met them once at noon yesterday and once this morning. Yesterday
They asked me to recommend a restaurant today..."
"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at him.
"That human named Ji Xing sold me a skill." Gobda gritted his teeth.
"……ah?"
“What does it mean to sell skills?”
Two or three of the cadres made the connection and couldn't help but sit up straight. Gobda gestured and said: "Haven't you heard of that legend? Many adventurers who came to the town have told that story.
of!
In the wild, adventurers occasionally encounter a mysterious "wild skills merchant" who rides a dragon and descends from the sky. He will sell powerful skills to adventurers in a unique way. There are many adventurers who were originally D-level and C-level.
They have all been promoted to B-level or even A-level because of this kind of adventure!"
"Huh? I think I've heard of this story too," Ziyuan recalled.
"Wait? Riding a dragon?!" Someone caught the point of the story.
"Could it be that..."
"Isn't this a legend? The wild skills merchant in that story...is him?!"
"I originally listened to it as a story." Gobda said: "But he really sold me a very powerful skill that I can actually use."
Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, rolling in shock.
Skills that should be mastered by oneself, but some people are able to sell them out in batches?
As the teacher who trained Gobda, Bai Lao didn't say it, but he actually valued this kid very much. He said solemnly: "Gobda, look at the way you were in trouble just now, could it be that... you paid a high price for this?
?”
"That's not true. I just want to donate 100 gold coins to the nursing home established by Lord Rimuru in one year. It's indeed a lot, but it has a one-year deadline. I can borrow it from everyone to make it up."
Gobda said with regret on his face: "It's worth it to exchange for such a powerful skill. It's a pity that I originally wanted to teach you a lesson by sneak attack...ah, no!"
He explained in a panic: "I wanted to give you a surprise, teacher, but now that they were mentioned in the meeting, I can only confess."
Although he didn't finish speaking, everyone could hear what he meant. Even though the occasion was inappropriate, Bai Lao's face still darkened.
Gobda felt cold all over his body.
The next moment, Bai Lao disappeared from where he originally stood, turning into an afterimage and appearing behind Gobda, slashing hard with his scabbard.
"It seems that I have allowed you to reserve too much energy. At this time, you still... huh?!"
The scabbard did not fall into place.
In other words, he broke it.
This thing that had never happened before made Bai Lao's eyes wide open, and the next moment crisis struck!
clang clang clang clang!
He instantly sheathed his sword to block, relying on his strong swordsmanship experience to block four consecutive sword blades that seemed to come from the void. It was even difficult to detect the traces left by Gobda with the naked eye!
Of course, it was not movement in space, but an extraordinary shuttle speed. At this moment, Gobda was actually moving faster than him, shuttling in all directions of his body, even making him unable to find and catch him, so he could only rely on instinct.
defense.
When the blade of the sword was placed on his neck from behind, the old man's eyes widened in disbelief. He also felt the blow and could dodge it, but he would definitely be seriously injured, so he stopped dodging.
For Gobda to be forced like this, he already lost in his heart, but this...
"This is the skill you bought?!"
The other cadres also stood up in shock.
Gobda laughed proudly: "How's it going? Isn't it awesome? This is called 'Alpha Raid'!"
Amazing...so amazing...that even Bai Lao would suffer in swordsmanship?
Does this really have no side effects?
Boom! As Bai Lao struck with his backhand, Gobda screamed in pain, and the theme of the meeting shifted slightly.
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At the same time, three uninvited guests from the Kingdom of Farmus disguised as businessmen had just arrived in the capital of the Monster Kingdom.
It was none other than Shogo Taguchi, Kyouya Tachibana and Nozoshi Mizutani, the trio of summoners.
The three of them were feeling very uncomfortable at this moment.
That's ridiculous. It's obviously a city built by some filthy monsters. Why does it look more advanced than the Kingdom of Farmus?!
These people and monsters all wear beautiful clothes, walk with their heads held high, and look perfect. They all have a better time than us!
Why?!
The flames of jealousy burned brightly, but they still managed to retain some composure.
The lessons learned a year ago taught them the truth that there are people outside the world and there is a world outside the world. The shadow of being defeated by Ji Xing's understatement was still vivid in their minds. Although they still considered themselves strong, they did not seem to be invincible.
After all, this is the enemy's base camp, and there may be two powerful guys among the monsters.
Be cautious!
"Well, there are so many adventurers here who are like idiots and live peacefully with monsters. If I use my ability, it will be very convenient, right?" Mizutani Nozuki suggested: "Is it really necessary for me to create riots?
"
Taguchi Shogo and Tachibana Kyouya nodded in agreement. The unique ability of the kyogen master is indeed a good hand in inciting chaos. Tachibana Kyouya squinted at this advanced town, with a dangerous light radiating from his eyes.
"Then let's choose a suitable target first, Miss Xixing."
"How about choosing me?" At this time, a slightly familiar voice sounded behind them.
The three of them froze and turned around cautiously. The figure they saw made them widen their eyes in horror.
"...It's you?!"
"Why are you here..."
Reflexively, they took a few steps back and looked at Ji Xing with fearful eyes, the man who had left a shadow on them a year ago.
Even Shyvana, who has an outstanding figure and appearance, was ignored by them when she stood next to Ji Xing.
"Wait!" Tachibana Kyouya suddenly thought: "Based on the investigation of Farmus Kingdom and the appearance here, it is certain that there is a summoner in this monster kingdom. Could it be you?
That's right, that's right, no wonder a broken slime can build such a city-state, it makes sense that you will be the one leading everything else!"
"Is this actually the case?" Shogo Taguchi also showed a look of surprise.
"Really? That's really... great!" Mizutani Xixing was startled, with surprise on his face, and said to Ji Xing: "Well... Oh, right, I don't know your name yet?
My name is Nozomi Mizutani, I am 18 years old, from Yokohama, Japan, and was summoned to this world three years ago. Well, we are also summoners, so we should help each other, right?"
She was a little tempted and said: "You shouldn't hold grudges about what happened a year ago, right? After all, it's us who suffered the loss. If we had known that you were so powerful and could not be controlled by the old man's spell, we would have followed you then.
Left together!
Since you built this town, you must be troubled that no one can communicate and cooperate, right? Some dirty monsters don’t understand the development of modern society at all, but we are different. The four of us can definitely unify the world by working together!
"
"That's right." Tachibana Kyouya came back to his senses and showed a harmless smile: "I am Tachibana Kyouya, and I will be your assistant. Of course, the premise is that you have to help us deal with the curse.
I'm tired of the days when the old man controls me."
Only Taguchi Shogo was a little hesitant. This was equivalent to "begging for help." Whether as the delinquent high school student's campus "overlord" before being summoned or as a summoner with powerful and unique skills, he was somewhat reluctant to serve others as his master.
.
But even though he had not practiced lightly over the past year, and injured too many knights, even drawing a warning from Razan, but thinking about the battle a year ago, he still felt that his winning rate was close to zero.
It is better to surrender first, get rid of the control of old man Razana, and then find an opportunity to replace him!
We are all modern people, so it will be easier to talk to them, right?
"Okay, since both Kyouya and Xixing have expressed their opinions like this." He spread his hands and said in a way of saving face: "Then I will do the same."
Ji Xing smiled and said: "I still appreciate your unruly appearance, and you seem to have misunderstood. I am not the owner of this town. I am just here for tourism. I just arrived yesterday."
"……ha?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment. Mizutani Xixing slowly squeezed out a smile and walked towards Ji Xing: "We are all summoners. Don't be so cold. Please help me. It's okay even if I become your subordinate."
It's better to listen to a handsome guy from the same place than to listen to an old man. You don't even know that since I turned 18, that Razan always looked at me with disgusting eyes, which often gave me goosebumps.
Afraid..."
Before she was summoned here, she was a 15-year-old little girl with dyed hair. She knew how to win over men with both hands, but she was still limited to a junior level.
She herself felt that it was disgusting to speak like this, but in order to gain freedom, it didn't matter if she sacrificed a little bit. At worst, in the future... she would find an opportunity to take revenge on this guy!
With this thought, before she could reach Ji Xing, she was blocked by a figure.
Taller than her, bigger than her, and more beautiful than her.
She looked at Shyvana, dazed for a moment, and gritted her teeth in jealousy: "Get away! You are a monster, right, his slave? I am your master's fellow villager, he didn't speak, how dare you stop me?!"
Snap——
The crisp big bag and the flying body.
Shyvana was not polite at all, and let Mizutani Kiseki spin five and a half times and land at the feet of Taguchi Shogo and Tachibana Kyouya. When she landed, her cute face was swollen to the point of being swollen and she lost consciousness!
Taguchi Shogo and Tachibana Kyouya tensed up nervously and started to take action? And... they couldn't see clearly? They couldn't even see the woman's movements clearly?!
They glanced around, hoping that the tourists and residents of the Monster Kingdom would notice what was happening here, which made Ji Xing worry.
But this attention made them even more horrified.
Monsters and adventurers walked past them, but they regarded them as nothing, paying no attention to the conflict or the unconscious Xixing.
What's even more terrifying is that when the monsters and adventurers opened and closed their mouths and chatted with each other, they couldn't even hear a sound!
At some point, they seemed to be exiled to another space!
"Do you know why I didn't kill you a year ago?" Ji Xing asked.
Shogo and Tachibana Kyouya looked nervous.
"You, what did you do?!"
"Both summoners? It doesn't count. I didn't kill you just because you haven't committed a damn crime yet and you can get a chance." Ji Xing smiled and said: "To be suddenly summoned from a harmonious society to this world of the jungle, no
At a mature age, you suddenly gain the power to dominate other people's lives, and Farmus, who regards you as a weapon, continues to guide you in a cold direction.
So I plan to give you a chance to survive...if you can change after seeing the wider world."
He stretched his right hand forward and squeezed hard.
The invisible network condensed towards the middle, like a space barrier squeezing and shrinking towards the three people.
Shogo and Tachibana Kyouya noticed something and showed horrified expressions. Shogo punched violently and Tachibana Kyouya cut it off with his sword, but it had no effect.
In the end, it was squeezed into nothingness, as if disappearing from the world, entering a different space!
Unique skills from the forbidden world.
Shaper!
With Ji Xing's current power, he can cover the entire town in an instant, banishing everything to the alien space he created and carry it with him.
People in different dimensions can see the outside world, but it is difficult for the outside world to see and find the different dimensions.
But after all, it's just a unique skill. It's okay to think of it as a special barrier ability. If Ji Xing doesn't continue to patch it up, has a special A-level, or multiple A-levels attack together, there's a chance that the 'different space'
Make a gap.
It's a pity that those three people are not the same. If Ji Xing doesn't care, no one will know whether they are rotten or not.
Seeing that Ji Xing had finished handling the matter, Sivana lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, Master. I knocked the woman unconscious without asking for your instructions."
"It's okay. It's just a whim to correct their personality. After all, they provided me with the starting capital for my career." Ji Xing joked: "When you encounter someone who deserves to be beaten, you can make your own judgment."
Shyvana nodded: "Judging from their talk, they are just the advance team. It seems that a country wants to take action here. What do you think?"
"I... eat hot pot and watch at the same time?"
Shyvana was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
…
A few minutes later, the wild mushroom soup pot restaurant.
The clerk looked at the menu handed over by Ji Xing and showed a somewhat apologetic expression: "Sorry, these two types of mushrooms require intermediate toxin resistance to enjoy, and these four types also require primary toxin resistance. I don't know...
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"Just serve the dishes as ordered by the two guests." A sweet voice came from behind, and the fair-skinned and beautiful ghost girl Zhu Cai appeared again: "You two should be fine."
"Ah, Lord Zhuna." The clerk was stunned for a moment, then he quickly saluted and went to prepare the dishes.
Ji Xing smiled and said: "Miss Zhucai came early this time, and we haven't started eating yet. And in terms of mushrooms, Jula Forest has too many varieties that I can't eat in the original world. I'm afraid I can't eat them like barbecue."
He also made so many suggestions.”
Zhu Cai smiled: "No, I just wanted to ask the 'wild skills merchant' if he has cooking-related skills? I want to buy them too."
"Cooking skills? Hmm... let me think about it, arson feast, constant temperature burning?" Ji Xing said: "It is usually used to roast enemies. When cooking, I am afraid it must be controlled very carefully."
Zhu Cai smiled and said softly: "I'm joking, Mr. Ji Xing. According to the rumors, there seems to be no reason for you to choose the adventurer to sell your skills. It just depends on your mood. Gobda should also have something that satisfies you. I
I'm just a little curious about this.
In addition, I would like to remind you that the Kingdom of Farmus seems to be showing hostility towards our Demon Kingdom Federation, and a battle may break out here in the next period of time, but I think your safety does not need to worry us."
She bowed slightly to Shyvana.
"That's all. I won't disturb you two any more. I hope you enjoy your meal."
After saying this, she was about to say goodbye and retreat, but at this moment, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, and the magic that distorted the rules spread to the entire town!
"A setting-type great magic, a barrier specializing in magic defense." Ji Xing said: "Someone has activated this in the town, which means that ordinary magicians and combatants will no longer be able to use the power of magic in the next three to five days."
Zhu Cai was shocked and tried it, and found that she was unfortunately among the "ordinary magicians" that Ji Xing said.
Who did it?!
She looked at Ji Xing and Shyvana, hesitated for a moment, and still felt embarrassed to ask these two "passing travelers" for help. She thought that the Demon Federation had a way to solve the problem on its own, so she resigned.
Shyvana asked casually: "Master, is this also done by the Kingdom of Farmus? The caster is a powerful magician, Demon Razan?"
"No, this was done by Demon King Clayman's subordinate Miao Lan." Ji Xing said.
Although Taguchi Shogo and the other three were captured by him into a different space, Myoran, who was controlled by Clayman, still activated this magic. The subsequent plot should not change too much.
Sure enough, when the mushroom pot in front of Ji Xing and Shyvana was boiling, the Archbishop of Farmus Kingdom activated the barrier even though he had not been able to get the signal from Shogo Taguchi and the others.
Its name is ‘Four Directions Seal Demonic Barrier’!
As its name suggests, this is a barrier for special attacks against monsters. The entire Demon Kingdom Federation is enclosed within it, and low-level monsters instantly kneel down and lie on the ground, losing their strength in pain.
The high-level monsters also felt the steady loss of power and looked shocked.
Shyvana, who was serving soup for Ji Xing, frowned slightly, then returned to normal and said:
"This barrier is probably a heavy load on the monsters in the town. Even the strongest red-haired one we saw last night would probably be weakened by at least half."
"And you?"
"About less than one tenth, but this feeling is very annoying." Shyvana said.
"Resisting negative states is also a kind of practice." Ji Xing smiled and said: "Eat, eat."
Shyvana felt that a force had spread out from Ji Xing's body and knew that Ji Xing knew what was going on, so she enjoyed the mushroom soup with peace of mind.
While the two were eating, hundreds of elite knights from the Kingdom of Farmus took advantage of the weakened monsters and launched a massacre-like attack on the town from all sides.
The battle lasted exactly as long as a meal.
The battle loss ratio was completely unexpected by the knights of Farmus Kingdom.
1:167! The number of deaths in the Demonic Federation was 1, but a total of 167 of these elite knights were killed under favorable circumstances!
The only one who died in the Demonic Federation was a very important person—Rimuru’s trusted secretary, Shion!
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"how so?"
The square that was full of singing and dancing last night turned into a place of mourning today. People formed a circle on the outside and looked at the lifeless figure in the center covered with white cloth with tears in their eyes.
Ziyuan's originally vibrant face was now filled with lifelessness and paleness.
Benimaru and other cadres gathered around the inner circle with their heads lowered, some of them were injured, and their faces were particularly ugly.
"Ziyuan..."
"Wow, Lord Ziyon is so brave and kind!" Gobjie, who was usually dull, wiped his tears and burst into tears: "Obviously she was also affected by that barrier and was powerless, but she still charged among those humans!
Seeing that she had killed too many knights, the man who looked like the captain of the knights despicably attacked a child! Even though he couldn't hurt the child, Master Shion still had a conditioned reflex to save him even though he was injured. As a result, the result was...
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From his crying, everyone roughly knew what happened, and they couldn't help but secretly curse human beings for being despicable.
I also lamented that Zi Yuan was too stupid.
Yes, obviously those knights can't hurt the children in the town.
This is a supernatural thing that they haven't understood until now - weakened by the barrier, they shouldn't have to fight like this with those elite knights who have reached B level. Even if they can win, it will be a miserable victory, and it's easy.
It's hard to keep track of each other.
But for some reason, the ordinary people in the town seemed to have been protected by gods during the previous period. They could not be hurt by swords or touched by fists and feet, which made those knights dumbfounded.
What exactly is that...
"It's my unique skill, Guardian."
Ji Xing's voice came from the outside. People were startled and naturally made way for him and Shyvana. Benimaru quickly stepped forward to greet them.
"Mr. Ji Xing, you mean..."
"The effect of the skill is to select a guard target. The guard target will be protected by absolute defense before I am defeated. However, when the target is attacked, it will consume a lot of my magic power."
Ji Xing continued: "The losses incurred by protecting ordinary people and protecting high-ranking cadres like you are not the same concept, so I'm sorry that I didn't use this skill on you."
"So...that's it."
"You actually have such a skill?!"
"No, no, no, Mr. Ji Xing, you don't need to apologize, it's us who should thank you!" Benimaru said quickly: "Without your skills, I don't know how many people in the town would have been killed by those human knights today.
You saved them!"
Other cadres also expressed their gratitude profusely, and the surrounding people even aroused an uproar of gratitude.
After half a minute of this, the square became quiet again. People turned their eyes to Ziyuan again, showing sadness again, not wanting to disturb her peace.
Zhu Na gently covered her mouth,
"If Rimuru-sama knew about Shion... I don't know how sad he would be."
"Yes." Benimaru looked up at the sky: "I really don't know how to explain this to the adults."
"Speaking of this, it's a bit too early to be sad now." Ji Xing smiled.
Everyone's eyes instantly converged again, and someone asked in surprise: "Could it be...could it be said that you have the ability to resurrect the dead?!"
"No, that's not true."
Everyone looked disappointed, Ji Xing said: "But there is also a unique skill, Soul Buryer."
Bury...soul?
call--
The invisible breeze blew, and a chill appeared on everyone's body. The whispers of the dead that seemed to be hallucinations echoed in the ears, and the invisible light converged on Ziyuan's body.
Gradually, a transparent body condensed next to Ziyuan's body. Its shape and appearance were exactly the same as Ziyuan's!
"This, is this..."
The transparent Ziyuan opened her eyes blankly and sat up: "Everyone, I..."
Her eyes fell on her own body lying next to her, and she was stunned: "Huh?!!"
"I called her soul back, but she couldn't enter her body." Ji Xing said, "This state can last for seven days."
"..."
There was an eerie silence.
Shion's soul and his friends looked at each other. After a long time, Gobda broke the silence: "So... the ghost man really turned into a ghost?"
So the atmosphere became lively again amid the screams of Gobda being beaten and beaten by a group of people.
Recommend a book - Mi Zhiji's new work, "Reigniting the Green Age"
Li Luo is a 35-year-old unemployed...flexibly employed person.
After graduation, I wrote novels, filmed short plays, played music, delivered takeaways, sold roadside food stalls, and even worked as a customer service officer for a Taobao underwear store.
And now, Li Luo is reborn and returns to the early summer when he was 15 years old.
What's most important in reviving your life?
Make money! Make money! Make money!
But now that the high school entrance examination is just around the corner, let’s study hard first.