The chain reaction caused by Demon Lord Rimuru's actions this time was far-reaching.
There's no need to mention the various races in the Jura Great Forest; by now, they had already become Demon Lord Rimuru's most steadfast supporters.
However, the clowns of the Moderate Clown Troupe were all horrified.
Demon Lord Clayman's injuries weren't severe, but according to his description, everyone felt a deep trepidation originating from their very souls.
A giant hand reached down from the sky and effortlessly snatched away Laplace and Gelmud.
This was simply too terrifying!
Tear, the little girl with pigtails and a crying clown mask, said, "To provoke such a strong individual, what about our plan?"
President Fitz, the angry clown, was also completely flustered, "What kind of joke is this? Our plan was clearly about to succeed!"
Here, it's necessary to mention the Moderate Clown Troupe's past. The Moderate Clown Troupe originally had a president named Kazaream.
He was among the Ten Great Demon Lords and was known as the "Curse Lord"!
But unfortunately, this Curse Lord chose the wrong person to recruit, intending to make Leon Cromwell his subordinate.
Not only was he instantly killed by Leon's single attack, but even his Demon Lord seat was taken by Leon!
The core objective of establishing the Moderate Clown Troupe was to resurrect their president, Kazaream.
And resurrecting the dead, which is a legendary ultimate magic in the Cardinal World, requires an unimaginably vast amount of magicules.
They caused trouble everywhere, essentially to collect the immense amount of magicules needed for Kazaream's resurrection.
And now, an almost insurmountable mountain appeared before them.
"How can we just give up like this? I must make her pay the price!"
Clayman was filled with extreme hatred.
No one had ever dared to look down on him like this, never!
Tear, the crying clown, asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Clayman: "..."
What to do?
The more Clayman thought about it, the more he despaired.
An Awakened Demon Lord, even among the Ten Great Demon Lords, is a high-ranking existence.
Unlike others, Demon Lord Rimuru knew of their existence.
If they dared to act rashly, Clayman had no doubt that Demon Lord Rimuru would repeat the same trick.
A giant hand would descend, and they would be directly flattened into a World-famous painting.
Silence.
The usually boisterous clowns all fell into a deathly silence.
"There is a way..."
Just then, a weak voice spoke.
"Laplace! Laplace! You're still alive?!"
Tear was incredibly excited and leaped directly to Laplace's side, "You actually managed to escape! Demon Lord Rimuru isn't as exaggerated as Clayman said, is she!"
the angry clown, also jumped up and down, "Clayman, you're scared witless, but don't exaggerate too much. Seriously, you almost made me think Demon Lord Rimuru was invincible and our plan was completely ruined!"
Clayman opened his mouth, unsure how to refute at that moment.
However, he didn't need to refute, as Laplace answered for him first.
"No. Demon Lord Rimuru might be several times stronger than Clayman imagined. The fundamental reason I was able to escape this time is that Demon Lord Rimuru didn't even make a move!"
Tear: "..."
Clayman: "..."
The few of them were a bit dumbfounded. Demon Lord Rimuru hadn't even made a move, and you were already in such a state.
So, what did you mean by having a way?
Laplace: "In the Jura Great Forest, I heard the demons calling her a Demon Lord!"
So what if everyone called Demon Lord Rimuru a Demon Lord?
Not just anyone can call themselves a Demon Lord; they need to gain recognition from other Demon Lords.
But with Demon Lord Rimuru's strength, as long as she wasn't an Awakened Demon Lord, it would be easy for her to replace anyone.
Conversely, the most dangerous one might not be Demon Lord Rimuru, but Clayman himself.
"Laplace, what do you mean?"
Clayman couldn't help but suspect that Laplace was intentionally setting a trap for him.
Captured by an existence like Demon Lord Rimuru and still returning alive?
Who knew if there was a trick involved?
Clayman didn't believe such a coincidence existed in the World.
Laplace: "Clayman, calm down. Demon Lord Rimuru is indeed not to be provoked. We, the Moderate Clown Troupe, must keep a low profile and absolutely not attract Demon Lord Rimuru's attention again. But if we can't act, can we stop other Demon Lords from acting?"
"You mean?"
Laplace: "The Ten Great Demon Lords are vastly different. Milim is ridiculously strong but simply likes to fight; Leon Cromwell is reclusive, but his trajectory isn't untraceable. He travels around, collecting various summoning magic, probably looking for someone; Valentine, the Bloodlust Lord, and Dagruel, the Rage of the Earth—what do you think their respective personality flaws are?"
Hearing Laplace's words, everyone fell silent.
Milim was easy to talk about, being quite single-minded.
But did they dare to provoke the other Demon Lords?
Especially Leon Cromwell, who was the executioner who killed their president, but did they have any plans to seek revenge on Leon all these years?
Laplace was undoubtedly playing with Fire!
Laplace: "Leon is looking for someone, and Demon Lord Rimuru's space magic is unprecedented. Don't you think she might know something? Valentine, the Bloodlust Lord, is ostensibly a Demon Lord, but in reality, he has unclear ties with the Holy Empire of Ruberios..."
The clowns hesitated but ultimately gritted their teeth and decided to go for it.
As for Clayman, his eyes burned with hatred like Fire.
"Perhaps, it's time to meet that human!"
Just as the Moderate Clown Troupe was deciding their future course of action.
The Blumund Kingdom also welcomed a group of powerful adventurers.
And leading them was none other than Kagurazaka Yuuki, the Grandmaster of the Freedom Association!
Hearing the report from President Fitz, the branch president, Kagurazaka Yuuki's eyes immediately became serious.
Just one magic had frozen tens of thousands of monsters; this was too terrifying.
Demon Lord Rimuru, where did she come from?
Yuuki was confident that no one knew more about Demon Lords than him.
Because one of the Demon Lords was someone he had personally supported.
Kagurazaka Yuuki was certain that he had never heard of a high-level monster named Demon Lord Rimuru, or even one with the potential to evolve into a Demon Lord, before this.
Where did she come from?
Is she a summoner?
A Reincarnator?
Or a pawn of some existence?
If it came to close combat...
Kagurazaka Yuuki pondered the possibilities but then shook his head, becoming even more wary.
As a summoner, Yuuki's way of thinking was very different from ordinary people.
Coming from Earth, an era of information explosion, he was never short on imaginative ideas.
As the saying goes, every mage has a close-combat dream, and he might be able to make Demon Lord Rimuru engage him in close combat.
But without enough information, he couldn't be sure if Demon Lord Rimuru was a close-combat mage.
The reason Demon Lords are Demon Lords is, first and foremost, because they are high-level demons.
They are all very powerful!
In close combat, he might not necessarily win steadily.
This is truly troublesome!
Such an uncontrollable existence, it's better to deal with it early.
However, rushing in recklessly was not his style either.
He still needed to find a few pawns to test her out first!
Yuuki: "How long has it been since Demon Lord Rimuru was invited to subjugate the Orc lord?"
President Fitz: "In half a day, it will be five days. I wonder if she has encountered the Orc lord yet!"
Has it been almost five days?
If he could get firsthand information about Demon Lord Rimuru's subjugation of the Orc lord, he might have a clearer understanding of Demon Lord Rimuru's strength.
Half a day later.
Kagurazaka Yuuki led his most elite adventurers into the Jura Great Forest.
One day later.
Yuuki noticed the abnormality of the monsters in the Great Forest—the monsters no longer fled in panic!
This gave Yuuki a very bad premonition.
Two days later.
The human party discovered the existence of a monster town.
Yuuki and the others immediately became vigilant!
And just as Yuuki and the others discovered the town's existence, Miss Shizue, who had a good dream, also woke up.
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