The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Kiana kept running, dodging the hurricane's attacks, constantly shifting her position to prevent Rimuru from hitting her.

Unfortunately, Rimuru seemed to have great confidence in his abilities. He relentlessly attacked Kiana, constantly unleashing spells. Each attack caused Kiana's defenses to crumble, and she was nearly severely injured several times.

Seeing Kiana's increasingly disheveled appearance, Rimuru couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.

Amid Rimuru's mocking laughter, Kiana gritted her teeth, hardened her resolve, and thrust her longsword fiercely towards Rimuru.

"Pfft!"

Rimuru was stabbed in the chest, and bright red blood spurted out, staining Rimuru's clothes red. At the same time, his body trembled violently.

Suddenly, Rimuru's body transformed into light and disappeared into mid-air.

"Again!" Rimuru's arrogant voice rang out.

Upon hearing Rimuru's words, Kiana's pretty face was filled with anger.

"You're more like an unkillable zombie than a slime."

"Since that's the case!"

As her shout fell, Kiana's aura suddenly surged, unleashing a power surpassing even that of the Demon King.

"With this raging fire, I will slay—!"

Wang Jian ignited a dazzling flame, but it didn't last long because...

"Here, all of you, get up here!"

As the sounds of war drums and shouts rang out, the demons surrounding the duel arena realized a particularly serious problem.

The enemy's reinforcements have arrived!

All the demons turned their gazes toward the Demon King without prior agreement.

"Cough! Retreat!"

After suffering setbacks one after another, Rimuru gradually realized that Kiana was not an opponent he could easily defeat.

"Judging from her appearance, she seems to still have room for maneuver? What a terrifying enemy."

Rimuru gave Kiana one last fierce look before leading his army away from the forest, still shaken.

He knew very well that he was no match for this woman now, and if he continued to entangle with her, he would only face certain death.

"Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh!"

Kiana breathed a sigh of relief after they left, then collapsed to the ground.

"call..."

She was panting heavily, her body exhausted from what she had just done.

"Is this the combat power of a Demon King? No... he seemed to have displayed power beyond that just now."

She murmured something, then stood up and looked around. She found the area in complete disarray. The once lush green ground was now stained red with blood, and much of the vegetation had withered, creating a scene of utter devastation.

"This guy is really a freak!"

After saying this, Kiana turned around and looked at Soria, whom she had been searching for.

At this very moment, beside this spider girl...

A group of richly dressed nobles were standing there?

"Welcome back in triumph!"

Whether they had been threatened or not, these nobles were sweating profusely as they congratulated Kiana on defeating the Demon King.

Many people turned their gazes toward Solia, as if they were afraid of something...

What's it like to be human in a world where the Demon Lord is a slime?: Chapter Twelve: The Demon Lord invited me to dinner? Is this a trap?

Although she was surprised, Kiana could tell at a glance that these nobles were under Soria's control, otherwise they wouldn't have shown such fear.

I don't know what they're afraid of Solia for. Maybe it's her appearance, or maybe it's her strength.

In short...

"It can't be called a triumph. He retreated from this battle because he knew it was difficult. I know very well how things would have turned out if this demon king had stayed."

Although the fight with his true form didn't last very long, Kiana could sense that the Demon King was no ordinary being.

He does not seem to be a single individual, but rather the ultimate form that combines the power of many powerful individuals.

Simply put, I'm not fighting alone...

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to suddenly develop dragon-like characteristics at the end.

All signs indicate that if this demon king continues to fight, he will inevitably reveal more mutated forms.

If he suddenly unleashes even more powerful stages one after another, like leveling up in a game, then it's hard to say who will win or lose this battle, and it's even harder to say whether it will be exhausting.

"You must not be modest!"

"Indeed, if it weren't for your intervention, how would we have had the chance to defeat the Demon King!"

"This victory must be proclaimed! Hahaha! The entire continent will then know that the Demon King is nothing but a threat to us!"

As the saying goes, "Go with the wind, or go against the wind."

The nobles, who had previously been so demoralized that they had nothing to say, were now spouting nonsense about the Demon King Rimuru's strategic retreat.

Obviously, it's difficult to expect these guys to be humble and to understand that pride comes before a fall.

Kiana wasn't in the mood to lecture them either.

Having dealt with these otherworldly nobles quite a bit in Spider-Man's world before.

Therefore, Kiana is well aware of how stubborn they are, and the best outcome would be for both sides to keep to themselves and not interfere with each other.

"Do whatever you want."

Kiana didn't have much of an opinion about publicizing her war achievements.

After all, fame and fortune are dispensable to her. As long as it can speed up the completion of the mission, she doesn't care if more people know about it.

For me personally, the Herrscher Points reward is the most tangible benefit.

"The battle just now actually gave me so many honor points... It's true that the benefits of fighting strong enemies are great."

Kiana quickly checked her stats and found that she had gained nearly twenty honor points in this battle.

We've taken another big step closer to reaching the 100 honor points mark!

It seems that the saying "risk and reward go hand in hand" is really not wrong.

Kiana nodded to herself, then turned around to leave.

However, she was stopped by those richly dressed and obese nobles as soon as she took a step.

"Hehehe...you're just leaving like that?"

"What? Is there anything else you want to say to me?" Kiana frowned, looking at the nobles with some annoyance.

noble...

In this type of Western fantasy world, they are the most distinguished group of people.

Centered around their king, they possessed the vast majority of the land and enjoyed the worship and offerings of their subjects.

However, this class, which enjoys the vast majority of privileges, is quite despicable.

Kiana had seen many nobles who were arrogant and disdainful of others, seemingly fearless of anyone except their superiors.

Although a few of them could be called 'nobles', Kiana saw more of a 'clan' and a tyrant who relied on power to ride roughshod over the common people.

For these reasons, she disliked these guys quite a bit.

Unless it's something particularly important, Kiana wouldn't even bother to say a few words to him.

"Your achievements are enough to be remembered in history and admired by the world."

The leading, rather young, plump nobleman bowed deeply, then removed his hat: "Though it is a small token of our appreciation, we hope Your Excellency will accept the territory we have jointly chosen and become a member of the Western Nations Parliament..."

"Western countries...parliaments?"

Kiana was visibly taken aback upon hearing the name.

Huh? These guys are from the parliaments of Western countries?

Tsk... I actually ran into a group of people like this...

"Should I be happy, or lament my bad luck?"

Kiana glanced sideways at the nobles, her disdain growing stronger.

Although she doesn't have much information at the moment, she has learned about it by catching clues and referring to rumors being discussed by people.

It turns out that this war was initiated by the parliaments of Western countries...

However, these hypocrites claimed that the instigators of the war were actually the demons.

Is this rumor true or false?

Kiana couldn't draw a conclusion on this yet, but she had received confirmation from others.

This is just how outrageous the behavior of Western parliaments is...

How could Kiana possibly accept this under such circumstances?

So she refused outright.

"You've probably misunderstood me. I'm not interested in such things, and I have no idea what your council is trying to do, so let's go our separate ways."

After saying that, Kiana immediately took a step forward.

"Hmph, you really don't know what's good for you."

"That's right. Since you're so ungrateful, then don't blame us for being impolite to you."

Kiana's refusal drew the ire of the nobles.

However, these guys were still quite restrained. They knew that Kiana was not a simple person, and that it would not do them any good to really anger her.

"You refuse our invitation?"