Rimuru is indeed a Demon Lord, but how could she, alone and single-handedly, subjugate the Orc lord's army of over two hundred thousand?
This was the common thought of anyone with even a little common sense!
Even a Demon Lord has a limited amount of magicules.
Quantity causes a qualitative change; even two hundred thousand pigs with no resistance would take a very, very long time to kill.
And the Orc lord's army was not a flock of lambs that wouldn't resist!
They were well-disciplined, wore armor, possessed a large quantity of weapons, understood battle formations, and even had unique magic.
How could one person single-handedly defeat them?!
Even if Rimuru was a Demon Lord, what brilliant strategies could she possess?
But now, they knew.
How to subjugate?
Rimuru told them with her actions—
A plan? Non-existent! Just walk right through!
Wherever her feet trod, that was the territory of her demon country.
Feeling Rimuru's overwhelming Demon Lord aura, which shot straight into the sky, all the humans in the royal city were completely subdued.
Even powerful adventurers were no exception.
One must know, Rimuru hadn't even targeted them.
And those monsters locked onto by Rimuru's aura immediately prostrated themselves on the ground.
Trembling with fear, not a single monster dared to make any further move.
Not only the weak Goblins, but even the Six Great Ogres, renowned for their combat prowess, immediately prostrated themselves.
Instantly, an infinite dread rose in their hearts!
This was simply unheard of!
A Demon Lord, this was the might only a true Demon Lord possessed.
To make all monsters dare not cross the line, was this a powerful Demon Lord?!
Which of the Ten Great Demon Lords was it?
Why was there a Demon Lord here, and why did it emerge from a human city?
Was that human nation its captive breeding ground?
All the monsters trembled with fear.
Even weak monsters with extremely low intelligence, acting only on instinct, were no exception.
Demon Lords are Demon Lords because they stand at the very top of the food chain.
They possess absolute power over life and death for any monster!
If their temper was relatively gentle—no, no, among the Ten Great Demon Lords, are there any with good tempers?
The answer is no!
It's over, it's completely over!
In just a few breaths, any monster with slightly higher intelligence had beads of sweat the size of soybeans oozing from their foreheads.
Great Ogre.
"To encounter a Demon Lord, this is truly…" the white-haired Elder chuckled bitterly.
Before his death, the old clan leader entrusted the young Master and princess to him, which showed his trust in his strength.
But at this moment, he didn't even have the courage to draw his sword!
"You Six, rise!"
A sweet voice, devoid of any malevolence, echoed in the hearts of the Six.
The Six were extremely surprised; was the owner of the voice truly a Demon Lord?
How could she be so gentle?
She seemed to have no ill will towards the Six of them, and even seemed to have a good impression!
Was it an illusion?
An illusion, or a test?
Before this incredibly powerful Demon Lord, they were trembling and walking on thin ice, not daring to overstep in the slightest.
"We dare not!"
The Six lowered their heads even further.
"Honestly, what a bother!"
As soon as Rimuru's words fell, the Six were surprised to find that their bodies were no longer under their control and stood up on their own.
When they saw the true face of the Demon Lord, the Six were extremely surprised.
A completely unfamiliar face, not any of the Ten Great Demon Lords recorded—how could this be?!
"What are you afraid of? I won't eat you!"
She smiled, a genuine Demon Lord actually smiled at them—what kind of joke was this?
But, it was so bright, so sunny!
If they hadn't personally experienced that terrifying and boundless Demon Lord aura, the Six would even suspect that this person in front of them wasn't a Demon Lord at all, but a kind girl next door!
"A Dryad oracle once told me that you Six are my fated subordinates. Are you willing to submit?"
Nani?
The remaining Six Great Ogres felt as if they were instantly overwhelmed by endless joy.
The Dryad had prophesied that the Six of them were this Demon Lord's fated subordinates?!
Is it true or false?
They hit the jackpot, truly hit the jackpot!
Just moments ago, they thought they would be casually crushed to death by the Demon Lord, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, they went from hell to heaven, clinging to the golden thigh of a genuine Demon Lord.
This luck was invincible!
Without any hesitation, the Six immediately prostrated themselves before Rimuru, swearing their loyalty to Rimuru.
"Then, I shall give you Six names first!"
Although they were Great Ogres, a renowned combat race, they actually didn't have names.
To become a named monster, that was the common dream of all monsters!
But what they never expected was that after swearing their loyalty, their new Master would immediately announce that she would bestow names upon them.
Heavens!
One must know that they hadn't accomplished anything yet!
If it were a normal existence offering to name them, they might still hesitate.
After all, even a high-ranking Demon, bestowing a name upon a monster, was accompanied by danger.
But Rimuru was different; she was a Demon Lord!
An existence standing at the very pinnacle of all monsters!
The young Master showed a devout expression, "Thank you, My Lord, for this generous gift. I will accept it with gratitude, and henceforth, I wish to follow My Lord's lead!"
The white-haired Elder said, "Since the young Master has said so, then this old man will also accept it with shame!"
Seeing the Six Great Ogres, Rimuru couldn't help but smile faintly.
Unlike humans, monsters were tens of thousands of times more devout in this regard.
If they swore loyalty, then they would be absolutely loyal!
"Good, then let's begin!"
"Red-haired young Master, by the name of Demon Lord Rimuru Tempest, I grant you the name 'Benimaru'!"
As Rimuru's words fell, Benimaru was swiftly enveloped by a large amount of magicules.
His transformation was even visible to the naked eye.
His body visibly shrunk by a circle, but the amount of magicules within him increased to a terrifying degree, officially evolving from a Great Ogre into a Kijin.
The current Rimuru was countless times more powerful than the Rimuru in the original work.
Her blessing was already incomparable to that of Rimuru in the original work.
In just a moment, Benimaru felt the overflowing magicules within his body, evolving from a Great Ogre into a Kijin.
This was a leap in life-form!
"The young Master has evolved into a Kijin!"
The other five Great Ogres, who had not yet been named, were all incredibly excited.
A Kijin, that was a legend among the Great Ogres; since historical records began, only a few had evolved to such a degree.
Almost every Kijin had left a significant mark in the history of the Great Ogres.
Benimaru never expected his luck to be so good, reaching the heavens in one step, directly evolving to a level countless predecessors had yearned for.
Benimaru was about to kneel in gratitude, but at this moment, Benimaru felt the magicules in his body double again!
In just an instant, Benimaru's life-form experienced another leap.
"This, this is…"
The white-haired Elder's body trembled uncontrollably.
He thought of the clan's ancient legend: if a Great Ogre were to undergo further evolution after becoming a Kijin, they might evolve into an Ogre Mage, a being whose existence was unknown!
Heavens!
Rimuru merely bestowed a name upon the young Master, and it allowed the young Master to evolve into the legendary form of the Great Ogres, an "Ogre Mage"?
How could this be?
As for Benimaru himself, he was completely stunned at this moment.
Evolving from a Great Ogre to a Kijin was still within Benimaru's expectations.
After all, Benimaru was the young Master of the Great Ogres, and his strength was quite formidable.
If classified according to human standards, he would be equivalent to a B-Rank monster.
Evolving into a Kijin would roughly give him S-Rank strength.
Although S-Rank strength also varied in power, and could be further subdivided into S-, S, and S+ tiers, it was still an S-Rank monster!
A Demon Lord was only S-Rank, an existence worthy of being called a Demon Lord.
A Demon Lord, an existence standing at the pinnacle of all monsters.
And now, My Lord Rimuru merely bestowed a name upon him, and it actually allowed him to surpass S-Rank and evolve into a Demon Lord.
Heavens!
Could My Lord Rimuru be an Awakened Demon Lord, a legendarily higher tier than ordinary Demon Lords?
An Awakened Demon Lord, were they swearing allegiance to such a great existence just now?!
Benimaru prostrated himself before Rimuru, extremely excited.
"My Lord, from now on, everything Benimaru owns is yours!"
Rimuru waved her hand, "Why so serious? A Kijin is just a Demon Lord; you're still far from awakening. Keep working hard!"
Uh...
Benimaru and all the Great Ogre members broke into a cold sweat.
She still considered a Demon Lord weak—just how high were her standards!
Rimuru looked at Benimaru and said, "After evolving into an Ogre Mage, what abilities did you gain?"
"Reporting to My Lord…"
Benimaru was about to kneel again as he spoke, but Rimuru immediately interrupted him.
"Stop, stop, stop. A man's knees are worth gold, and you're not a Orc Tribe, so why kneel? Stand and speak!"
What is Orc Tribe?
All the Great Ogres, including Benimaru, were puzzled. Was she disparaging that rampaging Orc Tribe?
However, this did not prevent them from strictly following My Lord Rimuru's teachings.
"Understood!"
Benimaru: "After evolving into an Ogre Mage, I gained the Unique skill, with effects of Accelerated Thought, Thought Domination, Prediction Calculation, and Army Encouragement."
"Additional abilities: magic Sense, Source Sense, Multiple Barriers, Spatial Movement, Flame Domination, Black Flame, Demonic Flame, and Aura."
"Resistances: Status Anomaly Nullification, Pain Nullification, Physical Attack Nullification, Natural Influence Nullification, Mental Attack Resistance, and Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance."
Hearing Benimaru's narration, Rimuru nodded. It was indeed as she had expected.
Although her evolution process was different from Rimuru's in the original work, because she had already surpassed awakening and become a single Universe-level entity, she already possessed all the effects of Rimuru's Lord of Gluttony.
Rimuru: "Very good, very good. You haven't disappointed my expectations!"
Even though Benimaru was very composed, he was now overjoyed.
This represented My Lord Rimuru's approval!
"Alright, I'll give you all names too!"
Rimuru looked at the remaining Great Ogre members, and they immediately became excited.
Benimaru's growth showed them a miracle!
"By the name of Rimuru Tempest, I grant you the name Shuna!"
Shuna, Shion, Souei, Kurobe, and Hakuro, successively received names from Rimuru.
And they also successively evolved into the legendary Ogre Mages of the Great Ogres!
Their strengths, of course, varied. For example, Benimaru ascended to the heavens in one step, gaining S-Rank strength.
But Shuna and Kurobe were relatively weaker, only possessing S-Rank strength.
However, compared to before they received their names, the difference was absolutely enormous.
In a very short time, they had become Rimuru's most steadfast supporters!
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