I am the emperor of Mengwang

Chapter 887 Absolute Defense of the Royal Palace Fortress; Diablo and others are helpless

But how could Velgrynd give Xiao this opportunity? He directly blocked Xiao's path.

"Step aside!"

Xiao said coldly.

"Do you think I might let you get in trouble with Rudra?"

Velgrynd raised an eyebrow and said to Xiao with a chuckle.

The situation suddenly changed. Now it was no longer "Xiao" that was entangled with Velgrynd, but "Velgrynd" was stopping "Xiao".

The second round between the Demon-Slaying Sage Xiao and the Scorching Dragon Velgrind begins!

above the ground.

Rudra, who had completely controlled Rimuru through his [Archangel's Domination], also felt that the outcome was already decided.

Now he has got the trump card of this game!

In the ten-thousand-year bet between him and Guy, the one he feared most was Velzard, the White Ice Dragon, a Dragonborn.

However, after the appearance of Morax, the "oddity" in the Demonic Federation, Rudra's greatest fear became Morax!

As Guy's close friend and rival, Rudra clearly understood how powerful Guy was. Only then did he truly realize the unfathomable strength of Morax, who had defeated Guy.

Even he couldn't help but admire Guy's good luck for being able to find someone who could overturn the chessboard and even decide the outcome.

Originally, Rudra no longer had much hope of winning this gamble of ten thousand years.

After all, the gap in top combat power is too big!

Dark Emperor Guy, White Ice Dragon Velzard, War God Morax, Storm Dragon Veldora...

The Empire cannot contend with so many 'Catastrophe-grade' monsters.

But now he has seized the chips that can turn defeat into victory.

That is the 'Nova Demon Lord' Rimuru.

Among the information collected by the 'Imperial Intelligence Agency' about the 'God of War' Morax and the 'Demon Federation'.

He could deeply understand how deep the bond between 'Nova Demon Lord' Rimuru and 'God of War' Morax was.

That is probably a bond that cannot be described in words.

Therefore, as long as he has Rimuru as a bargaining chip, Rudra can make the God of War Morax feel helpless.

Let the 'Demon Federation' withdraw from this gamble, or even turn it into a chess piece in his hand.

However, Rudra would not be so foolish as to think that he could easily control the Martial God and the entire Demonic Federation.

After all, if the "God of War" is really pushed into a corner and he wants to die together with me, then everything will be more trouble than it is gained.

He wants to unify the continent, establish a new order in this world, and welcome the return of that adult!

Therefore, Rimuru can only be used as a chess piece to restrain the "God of War" and make the "Demon Federation" withdraw from this gamble.

This is its greatest value!

At this time, there were three other battlefields.

Benimaru has completely suppressed Kondo Tatsuya, the 'Director of the Imperial Intelligence Agency' and a First Sequence Knight, and even beat him back step by step!

But it was obvious that now was not the time to fight to the death with this human knight.

Benimaru also wanted to kill Kondo Tatsuya, the Empire's 'First Order Knight', but... it was difficult!

Even though Benimaru was able to suppress Kondo Tatsuya, killing an awakened being with an "ultimate skill" would not yield any results unless he risked his own life.

So after cutting off Kondo Tatsuya's left arm and severely injuring him, Benimaru didn't give up.

Because he really needs to preserve his strength to save his lord, Lord Rimuru.

The same thing happened to Diablo on the side. After using the 'Nuclear Strike Magic' to kill a Sequence Knight and crippled Damrada, he threw 'Damrada' aside like throwing away garbage and rushed towards where Rimuru was.

Compared to his lord, Rimuru-sama, these human bastards are not even garbage!

If Diablo wants to kill them, he always has time and plenty of opportunities!

The most urgent thing now is to rescue Lord Rimuru from that bastard called Rudra!

The same thing happened to Testarossa. If she really lost Lord Rimuru, she would not be able to face Lord Morax again.

It would be better to just find a piece of tofu and hit yourself to death, then reflect on your mistakes at the wall of the underworld and never come out again.

This is still the lightest.

If Lord Morax becomes disappointed in me because of this incident and even expels me from the Demonic Federation, then, then, then...

The thought of never being able to see Lord Morax again was terrifying.

It's simply an unbearable nightmare!

Don’t do that kind of thing!!!

In this case, it would be better for her to never be born into this world!

Just as Rudra was about to take Rimuru into the space, a dark red blade filled with endless murderous aura slashed towards Rudra fiercely.

However, facing this powerful attack, Rudra showed no concern at all and didn’t even try to dodge.

Just as the sharp blade was about to touch Rudra, it seemed to be blocked by some unknown barrier, unable to move forward even a little bit.

This is Rudra's biggest trump card that allows him to ignore attacks.

The ultimate skill - one of the abilities of 'Lord of Justice'.

[Royal Palace Fortress]: A proud ability, an iron wall-like defense. This defense is always activated, absolute, and cannot be destroyed by anyone. However, it must be powered by the loyalty of the ministers or the people. It is an ability that is particularly suitable for the status of a king.

It is a skill of absolute defense in the true sense.

This is also Rudra's biggest reliance that allows him to ignore attacks directly!

But this skill is not without weaknesses.

The energy source of this skill's defense is the loyalty of his subjects or subordinates. If no one is loyal to him, this skill will naturally not be activated.

Moreover, this skill has a disadvantage.

That is, although this ability is activated normally, it is a skill, but the user cannot make any movements while it is activated.

But it is precisely because of this that this skill is limited. Otherwise, 'Rudra' would be truly invincible.

The one who launched this attack was none other than Rimuru's second secretary, the 'Original Black' Diablo.

Diablo's icy expression remained unchanged as he watched Rudra block his attack. After all, this 'Rudra' was a force capable of competing against Guy, so Diablo was surprised that he failed to block it.

"You damned bastard, keep your filthy hands away from Lord Rimuru!"

At this moment, Diablo's face was grim, and his whole body exuded a murderous intent.

Along with Diablo came Benimaru, who was in a furious state. Like Diablo, Benimaru had a cold and ruthless expression.

His whole body was wrapped in a blazing black flame, and the black flame wrapped around the 'Red Flame' in his hand had been compressed to the extreme by 'Hongwan'. Just one glance could tell how terrifying the 'Red Flame' in Hongwan's hand was!

It was obvious that Hong Wan was now completely out of control and was only one step away from going crazy.

"Human, hand over Lord Rimuru!"

Benimaru in this state did not care at all about the identity of the Emperor of the Rudra Empire, nor his Calamity-level strength. They only had one thought in their minds.

That is to rescue Lord Rimuru, even at the cost of his own life!

Looking at Diablo and Benimaru, who were emitting an indescribable murderous intent, Rudra narrowed his eyes slightly and did not respond immediately.

But the majesty was already evident in his expression.

As the three of them were facing each other, Testarossa rushed over and stood beside Benimaru and Diablo.

Looking at the three people who came to him, Rudra looked at the battlefield not far away, where Tatsuya Kondo had his left arm chopped off, Damrada had a pierced chest, and the Royal Guards Knights had almost lost their combat effectiveness. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He really didn't expect that the elite of his 'Royal Guard Knights' could be crippled so easily by three people!

"As expected of a 'primordial demon' of the same rank as that 'Guy,' he managed to dispatch my Royal Guards so quickly."

"A 'Demon King'-level 'Original Demon' is indeed not something that ordinary people can match."

Rudra's words were calm yet dignified, and he didn't show the slightest bit of surprise at the defeat of the Royal Guards Knights.

The 'Original Demon' of the 'Demon King' level has, to some extent, recovered its peak strength in the underworld. This monster that has lived for endless years is certainly not something the Guards Knights can match.

After all, Rudra was well aware of the power of the Primordial Demons, even though the two Primordial Demons before him were far less powerful than Guy.

He then cast his gaze on Hong Wan, who was now filled with murderous intent, and praised him as if in admiration.

"The General-in-Chief of the Demonic Federation, huh? I've read your profile and you're a rare talent. However, I didn't expect that even 'Kondo Tatsuya' wouldn't be your match."

"You are a strong man."

Rudra's words were filled with admiration and boasting for Benimaru's strength.

The power of the 'original demons' is understandable. After all, they have been born since the beginning of the world.

From the moment it was born, it stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Even in the present world, it is just to break through the shackles set by this world and restore one's own strength.

But 'Hongwan' is different. Hongwan has definitely gone from being weak to this situation step by step.

That's why Rudra admires Benimaru so much.

Moreover, Hong Wan is also the general commander and commander-in-chief of the 'Demon Federation', which means that Hong Wan is also a military genius.

How could Rudra not like such a talented person who is both civil and military?

And it cannot be confirmed yet.

However, the empire's defeat in this "war" was probably partly due to the general of the Demon Kingdom.

If I had to pick out a flaw, it would be that he was a monster.

"court death."

Seeing Rudra ignoring his words, Diablo's eyes glared, and he swung his sharp black claws towards Rudra.

Benimaru, who was standing beside Diablo, could no longer hold back and swung the 'Red Flame' that he had suppressed for who knows how long, slashing towards Rudra.

The cold black claws and the sword emitting black flames were blocked by an unknown barrier before they could even touch Rudra's body.

Diablo looked at his attack that was blocked by this unknown barrier, and his eyes changed slightly.

Then, Diablo seemed to have realized something and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Seeing that Rudra had blocked his sword, Benimaru wanted to use all his strength to strike Rudra again.

However, he was stopped by Diablo who was standing by.

"We can't break that barrier. There's something wrong with that barrier."

Diablo stared intently at Rudra, who stood motionless, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

Only Diablo himself knew how powerful his attack was, but it was blocked so easily.

And he even blocked the slash from General Benimaru at the same time. This... is a big problem.

If the two's attacks were combined, even a normal 'Catastrophe Grade' wouldn't be able to withstand it, but such a powerful attack had no effect on the barrier at all. Something was wrong!?

Twelve out of ten points wrong!

"Did 'Original Black' notice something was wrong? Hehe~~, as expected of a being that once rivaled 'Guy' in the underworld. You three are no match for me. Admit defeat."

"Besides, Demon Lord Rimuru is already under my control. Are you sure you still want to go against me?"

Rudra looked at the moody Diablo, raised an eyebrow, and spoke calmly.

As a close friend of Guy, he knew the cunning nature of Diablo, the Original Black.

So, he didn't want to engage in meaningless fighting.

Facing Rudra's persuasion to surrender, the faces of Diablo, Benimaru, and the others grew even darker.

Because what Rudra said was not wrong. Now that Rimuru was in Rudra’s hands, they really had no other options.

lovely!

At this time, we are in an unknown space.

A man exuding a powerful aura, wearing a white hooded robe and with an unclear face, watched the scene silently.

The man exuded an indescribable terrifying aura, as majestic and vast as the earth.

"It seems it's my turn to take action."

PS: Here is a chapter.

This chapter is a transition. Tomorrow will be the story of conquering the empire.

Also, in response to the readers' requests, I need to think carefully about having Rimuru swallow Velgrynd.

So, sorry, my dear readers. (Sorry, sorry, sorry)