The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

The bearded nobleman began urging his companions to set off:

"At that time, in addition to the potential risks we may face, we may also lose a powerful ally. This is a matter of utmost importance for the entire parliament, and we cannot be short-sighted."

"...this?"

The other nobles exchanged glances, scoffing at this short-sightedness.

What, you want us to take a long-term view and then go to our deaths with you?

Just because of one of your sudden whims?

Think beautiful!

"No! We can't go. We need to reconsider this matter!"

With the nobles' unanimous vote, the entire legion came to an instant halt; no one wanted to be the first to try something new.

The characteristics of the superstructure resulted in these nobles being extremely shrewd.

Being too clever makes him seem foolish at this moment.

However, it's not a big problem.

While they were arguing fiercely about whether or not to send troops, a half-human, half-spider girl had already quietly appeared behind them.

In her hand... she held an extremely sharp sickle.

"Weak humans should at least do their part."

Solia murmured these words, then suddenly ripped the tent curtain apart with a wave of her hand.

Next, she had a bold idea she was ready to put into practice.

And this requires these people, each with their own ulterior motives, to contribute a share of their own strength.

...

At this moment, the battle in the woods had reached a fever pitch.

Numerous demon warriors, along with their demon king, engaged Kiana in a decisive battle within this forest.

Although they outnumbered their opponents and had the home advantage.

And it was an ambush.

However, even with such a significant advantage from her opponent, Kiana showed no sign of backing down.

"Ready, ignite!"

Amidst the flashing blades, Kiana swung her sword forward, swiftly severing the strange afterimage left by the Demon King.

As the light and shadow shattered, countless demon warriors sprang into action, rushing behind Kiana with the intention of killing her on the spot.

However, before these guys could even launch their attack, Kiana noticed it instead.

Instantly, powerful sword energies surged forth.

With a few soft thuds, countless people were sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, spitting blood, their fates unknown.

Kiana, holding a longsword, stood proudly in place, looking down at everyone like a goddess reigning over the world.

"Demon King, stop fighting like a cornered beast and surrender!" Kiana raised her longsword high, pointing it at the Demon King opposite her, and said coldly.

"Hehehehe..." Upon hearing Kiana's words, the Demon King Rimuru let out an unpredictable laugh, seemingly quite surprised by the situation before him.

Come to think of it...

Why did a perfectly good ambush turn out like this?

What I thought would be a quick battle has dragged on for so long!

It's bad enough that this has dragged on for so long, but this woman actually killed so many of my men?!

"Terrible humans..."

After a long while, a sentence flashed through Rimuru's mind.

"Heh, surrender? I've never even considered it."

Although surprised by the current situation, Rimuru did not lose out in a verbal exchange.

Upon hearing the Demon King's arrogant laughter, a cold glint flashed in Kiana's beautiful eyes.

"So you still want to fight, is that it?" Kiana narrowed her eyes, a deep hatred flashing in them. "Then I'll personally send you to hell!"

As Kiana spoke, she slowly walked towards the Demon King. With a flick of her wrist, her longsword drew several sword shadows, directly piercing into the bodies of those demon soldiers, killing them instantly!

Then Kiana wielded her longsword and swung it forward again, and the demon soldiers in front of her fell like scarecrows.

Kiana's swordsmanship is truly amazing.

They had absolutely no ability to resist her.

In less than ten seconds, Kiana had wiped out all the demons.

At this moment, Demon King Rimuru finally panicked, and his face turned extremely ugly.

In this situation, he still dared to be stubborn.

Kiana's eyes widened, and she thrust her longsword forward.

*Pfft!*

Rimuru had a deep wound in his throat, but even after such a heavy fall, Kiana vaguely noticed that he wasn't bleeding. Instead, his body flew several meters away and crashed to the ground like a pile of mud.

"Hmph! You asked for this!" Kiana snorted as she looked at the Demon King lying dead on the ground.

She did not stop walking, but continued towards the Demon King, plunged the sword into Rimuru's heart, and then forcefully pulled the sword out.

Unfortunately, the next second, something unexpected happened to her.

The corpse, which should have been gushing blood, had at this moment transformed into a blob of blue, unidentified gelatinous substance.

Upon closer inspection of its appearance, Kiana suddenly realized...

"Is this a slime?"

"You found out?"

Forced to reveal his true form, Rimuru shuddered before returning to normal under Kiana's astonished gaze.

Once he looked like a normal person again, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and remarked with considerable emotion:

"I never expected you to be so capable. I really hope you can become my subordinate more and more."

As Rimuru spoke, an invisible sense of oppression suddenly erupted from him.

Kiana sensed something was wrong and immediately drew her sword to meet the attack.

It seemed as if to confirm her conjecture.

The next second, something happened that no one could have imagined.

Rimuru spread his arms and slowly transformed in the golden aura, eventually growing wings and dragon scales. His size also increased to about three times, and he exuded an incomparably powerful majesty.

"What kind of creature is it? A half-dragon? That shouldn't be... and it's emanating an aura that only other creatures possess. What exactly are you...?"

Kiana silently muttered to herself, a serious expression on her face.

How should we describe this demon king?

He has dragon scales and claws, but he also retains the general physique of a human, while also possessing many characteristics that only other creatures have.

All of this is held together by the slime's unique sticky slime.

"Is this your true form? Your aura is much stronger than before."

Kiana gripped her longsword tightly and stared at Rimuru as she spoke.

Hearing Kiana's question, Rimuru ignored it, instead raising his arm with his palm facing upwards, where a huge fireball condensed. As it rotated, the huge fireball continued to expand, growing larger and larger, eventually forming a giant disc with a diameter of over two hundred meters, occupying half of the sky.

This disc, like a giant sun, floats in the sky, radiating terrifying heat.

"Tsk!"

Kiana's expression turned extremely serious.

This is a threat, and an extremely dangerous one at that!

Her heart raced at that moment, and she stared nervously at Rimuru.

"Now it's time for the next round!"

Rimuru gazed up at the giant disc in the sky, looking quite pleased with himself.

"I'm sorry, just disappear!"

"Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~"

After saying that, the disc began to spin, making a series of booming sounds, and a huge tornado swept out from the disc.

In this hurricane, everything seemed fragile and vulnerable.

"Boom!"

A massive hurricane swept through, carrying mud and debris from trees, and with destructive, violent energy, it hurtled towards Kiana.

Upon seeing this, Kiana's expression changed drastically, and she quickly retreated.

The hurricane is so powerful that it's clearly not advisable to confront it head-on. If we insist on fighting it head-on, we will definitely suffer losses.

"Whizzing!"

The powerful hurricane carved two huge trenches into the ground.

Kiana dodged the onslaught of the gale once again, but this time she was more cautious and did not rashly provoke Rimuru.

In Kiana's mind, Rimuru's strength was no longer that of an ordinary otherworldly demon lord.

Although Rimuru is currently weaker than her, she doesn't think she can be his match if he fights with all his might.

Therefore, Kiana simply tried her best to avoid Rimuru's attacks.

Moreover, in her view, Rimuru, though powerful, lacked intelligence and did not know how to use his abilities to fight her.

As long as Rimuru uses this large-scale spell, he will inevitably suffer a backlash.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"