Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Chapter 32

Stage Curtain Rises

Leveling the ground in their wake, the orc army advanced into the forest.

Trample them! Trample them! Trample them! Trample Them!

While lifting their voices, with a glow in their eyes, the orc army advanced into the forest.

Everything their eyes fell upon was food.
They forever hungered, and only the desire to eat pushed them forward.

Collapse.

Again, a comrade had fallen.

Normally, he was their dear comrade.

He was still breathing, but to them it meant the meat was fresh.

The liver was reserved for the squad leader, but the rest went to he who grabbed it first.

*Guchaguchaguchagucha*

A disgusting sound reverberated through the land.

And, their strength rises the hungrier they are.

As far as they eat their fallen comrades, as long as their hunger remains unfulfilled, their strength will continue to rise.

Under the control of the Orc Lord, an army that marches through the hell of starvation.

Just marching forward to satisfy their hunger. Never being able to satisfy it…
An endless hell.

Before them lay the Ogre village.

Normally, they could only feel fear towards the rank B ogres; directing killing intent at them would have been unthinkable.
However…

Trample them! Trample them! Trample them! Trample them!

Their feet would not stop.

Towards the rampaging ogres, their relentless strength!

However! That matter not to the orcs who saw the fallen as merely more food.

Perhaps they could satisfy their hunger, if a bit.

Immediately, the orcs crowded the corpse and began dismembering it.

But, the orcs bodies had changed–they absorbed the ogres’ strength.

Lamenting the weakness of their overwhelming power…
Gradually, those filled with power appeared from within the orcs.

Devour our comrades, and make their powers ours!
Devour our enemies, and make their powers ours!

And again they eat.

Their king.
The ultimate orc, the Orc Lord!

Their march continues.
And now again the prey has appeared before them.

The Lizardmen’s head paled upon hearing the report.

According to the report, the powerful Ogre village had disappeared after a single day.

There was no more room for suspicion.

If by numbers alone, 200,000 D-rank orcs against 10,000 C+ rank Lizardmen; that could have been an unexpectedly even fight.

It would be best to expect their abilities to have risen by 1-2 levels.

By numbers alone, relentless assault on our exhausted position would prove unbearable, and even a single loss could prove decisive.

Even if their numbers dwindle, their strength would instead increase.

They have no choice but to attack.
The head bitterly concludes.

Gabil, who he sent to gain the cooperation of the goblins, has yet to report.

In worst case scenario, he might just have to lead the troops into battle before Gabil’s return…

The head decided not to show any resistance to this being.

The lizardmen had previously collapsed some of the routes of their natural labyrinth, and having those cleared by someone would be unpleasant.

Now, all he had to do was wait.

Darkish skin, blue-black hair, blue eyes, and a height of 190 cm.

A being from whom he felt overwhelming power.

With a single word, he could command them all to arms… however, that would surely mean their deaths.
Upon seeing this demon, the Head felt that very fact.

「Pardon us, we are rather troubled at the moment, and cannot provide an adequate welcome. What business would You have with us today?」

The young lizardmen warriors got angry at those words.

The head would normally praise such thoughts, but now it would only bring misfortune.

The young ones have too little experience with the phenomenal. They do not have the ability to judge other’s power.
However, contrary to his fears,

「No serious business. Calm yourselves.

My master wishes to form a alliance with you.

Rejoice. My lord has refused to abandon you.
Moreover, he offers to become your allies. What be your response?」

Completely in contrast to his first statement, such a speech he delivered.

That is, the message was brief. However, he seems to demand an immediate decision.

Souei. So he called himself, this demon. A named monster with overwhelming power.

Moreover, they are offering an alliance and not servitude. That would mean that the lizardmen would be treated as equals.

But at that moment,

「Head! Why do you permit him to run his mouth thus?

「Exactly! Gabil-sama should soon return, and then we alone could handle the lowly orcs!」
「Right. Their master probably fears the orcs and came to cling onto us. Doesn’t he simply want us to save him? How charming!」

The ones who so shouted were Gabil’s subordinates.

Even if you idiots can’t understand the power of the man in front of you, to go and reject someone’s offer of an alliance…

Moreover, for someone of higher status to himself journey to us offsets any possible disrespect…

Have we angered him?

He had not averted his sight, but looked straight at the head. He seemed to have no intention of humoring the noisy idiots.

He could not let a group of ignorant people to ruin the conversation.

「Silence!」

With a single word, he shut that group up.
He then sent a signal to his bodyguards,

「I will decide what we do. You have no right to speak here! Reflect on your foolishness tonight!!!」

Gabil’s subordinates he had sent to prison.

And, to the messenger,

「I apologize for their rudeness. I intend to accept the alliance. However, I fear we must hurry. Normally, we would select a neutral zone to discuss the details, but this may be currently impossible. Could I ask you to come here, instead?」

Hiding his inner nervousness, the head asked that question.

However, the messenger, with no concern for the head’s worries, replied

「Understood. To have received such a quick decision, my master will be glad. We are pleased to fight along with you. Now then, after we finish our preparations we shall join up with you. Then, you shall be able to have an audience with our lord. Act as you see fit!」

As if completely natural, so Souei replied.

“Had I refused, would he simply destroy the lizardmen?” This thought filled the Head’s mind.

The demon before him had enough power to do so…

「We intend to join you in at most 5 days. Until then, do your best to survive. And, by no means should you attempt to attack alone!」

Leaving these words, the demon in front of him disappeared.

5 days…

The orcs may grow stronger, but they could now hope for reinforcement.

Clinging to this one hope and preserving one’s strength is surely the best decision here.
Having made his decision, the Head declared

「Hold the Castle! Until reinforcements arrive, hold it no matter what it takes!」

And, waiting for the decisive battle, the lizardmen hid in the labyrinth.

Gabil awoke.

And, filled with indignation, he jumped to his feet.

「You have come to, my lord!」

A worried subordinate had said.

「I caused you some worry. Seems like they set a trap ahead of time…」

「Yeah. Those fang wolves, used an ingenious trick…

Inviting me to lower my guard, such dirty trick. Rulers of the plains they called them, but they’re just beasts who employ cowardly and cheap tricks!

「I, I see… so it was like that. Were it not for their trick, Gabil-sama would certainly be victorious!」
「Is that how it was! Those dastardly wolves!!! To resort to such dirty trick!」

Gabil nodded to such a reaction.

However, for the proud and powerful race to employ such dirty tactics…
Gabil was disappointed in the wolves.

「However, it is also true that we would have no use to take such cowardly creatures as our comrades! With that in mind, this might actually have been for the best.」

「Right, right!」

Their group laughed loudly.

「By the way, this is just my personal thought, but I find it strange how Gabil-sama has always stayed as the raid leader.」

「No, I don’t mean that he is incapable. Rather, the opposite!

「Continue」

If he does, then the orcs would have no reason to look down on us.」

We should display Gabil-sama’s power before all the lizardmen, have him purge those who reject him, and start a new age for our race. What could bring our race greater joy!!!」

Gabil nodded.

「So you guys had thought the same thing, huh? I had just been thinking whether it was not a good time to make my move!
Would you fight alongside me?」

He looked around him.

They were certain that they would seize tremendous power…
And,

「Will you represent us?」

One of them asked.
Gabil lightly nodded.

「So the time has come… Very well! Let us fight together!!!」

He declared.
Surrounding him, cries of joy could be heard from the lizardmen.

Thus, the fool has taken the stage.
And thus, the curtain rises as chaos spreads on the stage.

Chapter end