Before they distanced themselves, Asia pointed at the female Lizardman, and a green healing light emerged from her hands, quickly surrounding and healing all of the female Lizardman's wounds.
"Thank you." The female Lizardman expressed her gratitude.
"It was nothing." Asia smiled gently.
"Is she an angel?" The female Lizardman murmured.
With super hearing, Asia was able to catch that and was overjoyed.
"Hehe. An angel, she says~" Asia murmured happily.
Meanwhile, Luna jumped into Asia's shadow.
Soon, they began flying ahead.
Telepathically, Zaydas said: "Group A, come with me."
Rimuru said: "Group B, come with me!"
Immediately, the groups split up and started marching toward the swamp at full speed.
"Zaydas-sama." Through the telepathic network, Benimaru asked, "Do you mind if we attack however we want this time?"
"I don't mind," Zaydas replied. "These Orcs aren't something you Onis need to fear."
"Yes, it will be annihilation!" He responded, full of confidence.
Two hours later.
From above, Zaydas observed the battle between the Orcs and the Lizardmen and Goblins.
There were Lizardmen attacking Orcs while crying, and Goblins trying to flee, but it was difficult for them to move in the swamp. On the other hand, the Orcs moved just as well as the Lizardmen, catching up to the Goblins and Lizardmen and devouring them.
*Guchaguchaguchagucha!*
Raising his hand, Zaydas controlled the Orcs that were eating the Goblins and Lizardmen through invisible threads, while magic circles appeared beneath the Lizardmen and Goblins being consumed.
"Gabil-sama!!" A desperate cry came from a Lizardman as he charged forward, attacking furiously toward an Orc.
That Lizardman attacked an Orc that was clearly different from the others, possessing power close to an A-.
'An Orc General,' Zaydas thought.
Standing 4 meters tall with a massive body, the Orc General simply swung his double axe, decapitating the Lizardman.
"What a fool. Jumping straight to death." Said the Orc General.
However, he suddenly began to writhe as invisible threads connected to him. When he tried to break free from their control, he found himself unable to do so. Then, a magic circle appeared beneath the Lizardman he had just killed, and he himself turned and began slaughtering his own people.
"Orc General, why are you attacking us!?"
The Orcs were confused. Though they had lost their sanity due to hunger, they still retained some reasoning and intelligence.
"I... urgh..."
The Orc General found himself unable to even speak as he started a massacre among his own kin. Being much stronger than common Orcs with his powerful weapon and armor, he tore through them effortlessly.
This scene repeated itself again with another Orc General.
In an instant, four of the Orc Generals were under control and were attacking the Orcs.
"Can I start now?" Rurushi could hardly wait to take action.
"Yes, do as you please," Zaydas replied.
"Yes~" Saying that, she flew down, hitting the ground like a meteor.
"Boom!"
"Zaydas, I'm going too." Tia gave him a slight bow, then shouted, "Rurushi, wait for me!"
Even fiercer than Rurushi, when Tia hit the ground, a shockwave spread out, knocking down several Orcs on impact.
"Wahh, wahhh, what should I do?" Asia asked.
"For now, heal the surviving Lizardmen and Goblins," Zaydas said. "But if someone on the communication network asks for help, prioritize them."
"Understood~" Saying this, she left.
"Zaydas-sama..."
"Yes, go and do as you please," Zaydas said, turning to Shion.
Smiling predatorily, she said, "Okay, here I go!"
Diving freely, she grabbed her sword and said, "Howl, my lovely Odachi!"
In an instant, the sword in her hand, which was already large at 160 cm, grew to 250 cm.
When her Odachi touched the ground, the earth began to split open.
"Boooom!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
The desperate screams of the Orcs echoed as many were caught in her attack or fell into the fissure that had opened in the ground.
Resting the Odachi on her shoulder, Shion had a glorified expression, as if she had just relieved herself…
Then she loudly declared, "Alright, you damn pigs, let's see where your courage is now!"
With a vertical slash, she swung forcefully, creating a blade-like wave that shot forward, cutting through everything in its path.
The sound of something being sliced echoed until an Orc shouted, "Get down on the…"
However, before he could finish, he was split in half instantly—the slash fired by Shion was anything but slow.
Some Orcs who understood the intent of the previous Orc lay flat on the ground and avoided the attack, but it didn't matter. Shion raised her Odachi high and then brought it down with all her strength.
"Boooom!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Elsewhere, Benimaru and the rest arrived at the battlefield.
Jumping off the back of his wolf, Benimaru created a black fireball with a red glow and hurled it toward a group of Orcs.
"BOOOOM!"
An explosion erupted.
And then, as the blast dissipated, nothing remained. Everything had been obliterated by his attack.
"Take that, you damn pigs."
Saying this, he continued firing destruction fireballs.
Hakurou chuckled, "Ho ho ho, the Young Master seems excited."
Then, he moved.
It was as if he were a professional skater—he slid across the ground in such an elegant and swift manner that he appeared on the other side of the Orcs before they even realized they were already dead.
The sound of blood spraying echoed the moment Hakurou returned his sword to its sheath.
The two continued advancing.
On Rimuru's side, the Goblins and Wolves also arrived at the battlefield, accompanied by the Elves and Infernal Demon Wolves.
Flying, Ria spoke loudly using the ability given to her by Zaydas: [Ultrasonic Wave]: "You, Orcs, look at me!"
The moment approximately a thousand Orcs looked at her, Ria said with a stunningly beautiful smile, "Die for me, alright?"
""""""""YES!""""""""
They all responded firmly and, with their weapons, committed seppuku.
Gobta, who saw this scene, shuddered from head to toe: "Ugh… I must never anger this beautiful elf…"
Meanwhile, the Elves touched the bracelets on their wrists, which transformed into bows. In an instant, they drew the strings, and wind arrows with swirling spheres at the tips were created and fired.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Each shot, upon hitting its target, created a cutting whirlwind, striking everyone in the surrounding area.
Meanwhile, Zaydas, who was flying in the sky, now controlling 10,000 Orcs with invisible threads, used them to attack other Orcs.
'Ten thousand is my limit for now…'
Although, if he so wished, he could control a few more Orcs, he did not have full control.
Not wanting to continue with this, he made all ten thousand Orcs kill themselves, leaving only the four Orc Generals.
[+59,994 AP!]
Seeing this, he let out a chuckle.
He then made magic circles appear beneath the corpses of the Orcs while the Orc Generals under his control—he sent two toward Rurushi and Tia.
As for the other two, he descended and stood before them.
In front of Zaydas were two Orc Generals. One he recognized from the anime—Rimuru had named him Gerd, the son of the Orc Lord.
The other was likely someone who had died in the original storyline.
Pointing his finger at the Orc General—
"Bang!"
A sphere of light shot from Zaydas' fingertip, piercing through the Orc General's head.
Zaydas used [Shadow Predator], making his shadow devour the Orc General before he could even hit the ground.
Zaydas closed his eyes for a moment as he noticed his Magículas had increased to Special Rank A+.
At the same time, his Corrosion skill had risen to Rank B+.
Looking at the remaining Orc General, whose eyes were trembling, he made him faint.
Stepping back, Zaydas created several runes in the air, forming a barrier around himself.
Then, he seemed to ascend.
"Zaydas-sama?" Shion, who had been paying attention to him, called out, concerned.
"It's fine." Zaydas responded. "I'm inside a barrier I created myself."
"I see." She didn't ask any further questions, only seeming happy that he was safe.
Meanwhile, before Zaydas lay piles and piles of corpses—mostly Orcs. Some were Lizardmen.
Although 'few,' there were at least a thousand Lizardmen.
Zaydas looked at the pile of Lizardman corpses and used [Shadow Predator] on all of them at once, wanting to test something.
In an instant, they were all devoured and began dissolving as he absorbed them.
[Announcement...]
[Announcement...]
[Announcement...]
[Announcement...]
Multiple announcements appeared at once, but soon after, he said: 'Great Sage, just summarize the final form.'
[Understood!]
Seconds later...
[Announcement. Extra Skills: [Dragon Scales (Rank B+)], [Dragon Eye (Rank B+)], [Dragon Shift (Rank B+)], [Dragon Body (Rank B+)], and [Magic Resistance (Rank B)] acquired!]
[Announcement. It is now possible to mimic the [Dragonewt]!]
'Just as I expected...'
That wasn't all—his Magículas seemed close to ranking up again.
Looking at the Orc corpses, he also used [Shadow Predator] on all of them.
[Announcement...]
[Announcement...]
[Announcement...]
Several notifications started appearing, but he had no time for them now.
Because when he used [Shadow Predator], he began to feel strange as he dissolved and absorbed the Orcs…
His body started to swell while his Magículas shot up directly to Rank S.
That wasn't all—his Demonic Power began to surge, and soon he roared:
"URGAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
The moment he did, his previously restrained aura exploded into the sky, shattering the barrier he had created before.
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