The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

What's it like to be human in a world where a slime is the Demon Lord? : Chapter 10: A group of demons attacked together, but instead of taking him down, they were killed instead?

With the appearance of the demons, the entire forest was instantly filled with the glint of blades.

That was the light reflected from the firelight onto the shadow of the knife.

Although these lights were not particularly intense, their sheer number and clustered together illuminated the entire forest.

For a moment, the place was brightly lit, as if a huge fire had broken out...

Kiana, with her keen senses, knew very well that this was not a real forest fire, but rather because the demon army had invaded.

"You've come all this way here to assassinate me?"

Kiana knew she couldn't escape now, so she stopped wasting words and directly rebuked, "Come on then, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

However, after saying this, the demons did not react in any way.

The demons carrying torches slowly approached, but made no move to attack.

That makes sense; after all, they're just a bunch of rabble, and the Demon King has to give his approval before they can actually take action.

"Hahahaha!"

The blue-haired demon king leaped to the ground, and after landing steadily, he crossed his arms and said with great interest:

"Looks like an interesting guy, I like you. Interested in switching jobs and joining us?"

Upon hearing this, the demon generals behind Rimuru were all shocked.

"What? Let her join?"

"Demon Lord, please don't joke like that!"

"That's right. If we let this suspicious human join the demon race, we can't even imagine what will happen in the future!"

"We demons hate betrayal the most, especially since she's human. She'll definitely betray us in the future!"

"Yeah, humans are the most cunning. What if we get tricked? Maybe we should just kill her first."

"That's a good idea! Let's all go together now and settle the score with those humans!"

Rimuru raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

However, he didn't think these guys were right.

On the contrary, he felt that his subordinates...

You guys are absolutely lawless!

I just extended an invitation, and you all reacted so strongly. Do you not take me, the Demon King, seriously?

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head: "This woman is no ordinary human; her strength should not be underestimated. In any case, I think we can talk. If something goes wrong after we start fighting, it will be our demon race that loses face. Do you understand?"

After listening to Rimuru's words, the demon generals fell silent. They all understood that what Rimuru said made a lot of sense, but they still felt very frustrated. However, they could only endure it for the time being, because they had no way to deal with Kiana at the moment and could only retreat for the time being.

"Humph!"

Rimuru snorted coldly and turned to look at Kiana, saying:

"In that case, let's talk about the terms now! If you agree to join us, I will send someone to deliver 100,000 gold coins as a reward. If you don't agree to join us, then don't blame me for being impolite."

"Only 100,000 gold coins?"

For a fleeting moment, Kiana wondered if the blue-haired demon king in front of her was just playing a joke on her.

Are you kidding me? Ten thousand gold coins?

Are you really sure this little bit of money of yours will be of any use to me?

Kiana is not short of money, and that's no joke.

Because the system can extract money indefinitely, she can even take out tens of millions of gold coins in a short period of time if she has the idea.

Considering that the gold coins in this world are much larger than those in other modern worlds, if I were to take out all of this money, I could build several mountains of gold.

In this situation, do you really expect to bribe them?

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need the money."

Kiana shook her head, showing absolutely no interest in the Demon King's invitation, if not scoffing at it.

"Hahaha!"

Hearing Kiana's reply, Rimuru couldn't help but burst into unrestrained laughter: "You really are an interesting person. You don't want money? Then what do you want? You're not going to tell me you don't want anything, are you? You're lying to me."

“I told you, I don’t want anything.”

Kiana frowned and said somewhat displeased.

You said you didn't want it, what do you mean by saying this?

"Haha, you don't need to be so arrogant. I know you don't want to cooperate with us. But you don't have to be like this. Our demon race has already shown enough sincerity. Don't be too greedy, or the consequences will be severe."

Rimuru sneered.

His tone was flippant, as if he was quite dissatisfied with the attitude of the human in front of him.

"You talk too much. I don't like it when people talk to me in a commanding tone. Doing this will only make me hate you more."

Kiana said dismissively, then looked directly at the other person.

"Oh? You actually say that about me? Well then, I'll show you what's what!"

"Come on! If you've got the guts, come at me!"

After saying this, Kiana immediately drew her sword, ready to fight.

However, before Rimuru could act, his numerous demon soldiers swarmed forward.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, Kiana quickly brandished her greatsword and engaged the demon generals in battle.

These demon generals were not weak, but in her eyes they were only slightly stronger than ordinary demons.

Wielding the Blazing King Sword, she swept it across, instantly sending many demonic soldiers flying, splattering blood as they collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

"This human truly lives up to his reputation as a legendary powerhouse. His strength is so formidable that my subordinates will likely struggle to withstand him!"

Rimuru frowned slightly as he watched the scene unfold.

"All of you, charge!"

"Yes!"

As the Demon King commanded, numerous demons rushed forward, but Kiana snorted coldly and continued her counterattack.

"Since you want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

Immediately, Kiana narrowed her eyes and, moving like the wind, charged towards the demons once more.

"what!"

"what!"

...

With two screams, a demon's body was cleaved from mid-air and crashed heavily to the ground.

The other demon generals felt a chill run down their spines at the sight.

Although they tried to stop them, their demonic power was too weak, and they had no way to stop the other side.

"Damn it!"

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, the other demon generals gritted their teeth and cursed.

"You lot! Tsk..."

Just then, Rimuru turned around and roared angrily.

A whole group of people, all attacking at once.

Not only did he fail to subdue her, but he also got completely humiliated by her!

The demons have truly lost all face today!

"Follow me!"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing Rimuru's roar, the demon generals reacted quickly and drew their weapons, thrusting them towards Kiana.

"what!"

However, their attack was intercepted by Kiana long before it was launched.

In an instant, several ink-stained swords appeared in the air, their blades pointing directly at the demons!

With a whoosh, several swords flew out, and three demons were immediately stabbed in vital areas, howling in pain.

The demon soldiers not far away dared not hesitate any longer and drew their weapons to fight Kiana.

"Damn it, this human is really strong. We are no match for him at all."

"That's right. But I don't believe it. Her stamina will eventually run out. If she can hold on, she's bound to lose!"

Several demons gritted their teeth and roared angrily.

"Hmm, what you say makes a lot of sense. It seems this woman is indeed very strong. It's just a pity that you've encountered our demon race. I am one of the best among the demons. These trash are not worthy to oppose me."

"Don't be arrogant, help me subdue her!"

Rimuru commanded through gritted teeth.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. All of you, come at me together. Remember, don't hold back and torture her to your heart's content."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Rimuru's words, the demon soldiers quickly and respectfully responded, then brandished their weapons and charged towards Kiana once again.

This time, they were smarter.

"act recklessly!"

Kiana's face darkened as she looked at the demonic soldiers.