Clang Clang Clang

Two swords kept clashing before eventually one of them prevailed and sent the other one flying

"Damn old man, you are too good I want to punch you in the face" Said Yuki with an annoyed look on his face since he was defeated once more by Hakurou…

"Don't put yourself down Yuki-sama, you are improving at a terrifying speed" replied Hakurou with a wide a smile and Yuki couldn't help but glare at him "Yea sure, said the guy that easily copied my dark strike"

"Ha ha ha, what can I say, wielding the sword is my specialty after all"

'This guy is getting smug with me, let's give him a reminder of who's boss' Thought Yuki before he shot Hakurou a gentle smile but the latter instantly realized what was going on and made a run for it immediately…

"Tch, cunning old man" muttered Yuki before he suddenly crossed his hands in front of his chest, and right after, a small fist landed on him and created a terrifying shockwave that almost uprooted the trees around him

"Milim, can you stop sneak attacking me, you won't be able to harm me physically no matter what you try" Said Yuki to the little girl that found it hard to believe that she couldn't penetrate his defense without using her terrifying magic

"NOOO, what the hell is wrong with your body, aren't you human?" Asked Milim before she sniffed him slightly like a pervert and said "You are human, but I smell something else as well, it reminds me of that bull looking tribe a little bit"

"Don't use this as an excuse to smell me" Said Yuki which made Milim blush slightly as he thought 'Oh, it seems like there are minotaurs in this world huh?' Then, he smirked at her and said "I'm human that's for sure, anyways stop sneak attacking me or there will be no more snacks for you"

"Ehhh, sorry I won't do it again, don't take my snacks!" Milim instantly transformed into a cute little girl when threatened by her snacks 'Tch, little trickster…' Thought Yuki but his magic sense suddenly caught on something and it made the air around him turn extremely cold as he turned to look in a certain direction…

He noticed Souei was accompanied by Geld and the other orc general and they appeared to be carrying something, it looked like a bird but it simply had too many injuries to recognize it anymore, most of its feathers were burned, other feathers still had traces of ice on them and its body was punctured with so many weapons to count…

"Yuki, what's wrong?" Asked Milim who noticed Yuki's change and she felt a tremor coursing through her heart, the man in front of her suddenly transformed from a happy go lucky attitude into a ruthless attitude as he approached Souei and asked coldly

"What happened?"

Souei shivered slightly while staring at Yuki's face before he knelt and said "I was doing some reconnaissance and I noticed when Dariun fell from the sky to the west of our town, he's seriously injured so I rushed to get him here with Geld and Gerdal so that Rimuru-sama can treat him"

"You did well, go bring Rimuru here, don't move Dariun too much in his current state" Responded Yuki coldly and watched as Geld and Gerdal placed him gently on the ground while Souei said

"I already sent a clone to inform him, he should be on his way"

Yuki nodded at him with a grateful look before he knelt beside Dariun and said gently "Don't worry, everything is going to be okay right now"

Dariun responded in an intelligible sound, but Yuki still smiled widely at him and said "I know, you did great, I won't pluck any of your feathers don't worry"

Yuki noticed a few tears sliding from Dariun's eyes before he lost consciousness making him clench he hands tightly to the point that the air started vibrating around them and Milim also teared up slightly and said "Don't worry Yuki, your little birdy is going to be okay"

Yuki nodded at her and retrieved all the healing potions he traded from Rimuru and started pouring them on Dariun one after the other, andhis body begin to recover slowly although they weren't enough with how huge his body was…

However, not long after, Rimuru arrived along with the rest of the Kijin following after him and they had angry looks on their faces when they noticed the state Dariun was in, especially the girls who immediately started crying but Yuki didn't say anything and simply turned to Rimuru "Take him into your stomach and heal him to the best of your ability please"

"You don't need to ask me" Replied Rimuru before he directly devoured Dariun and started healing him inside his stomach, and great sage did an assessment of his condition that Rimuru relayed to Yuki "He will survive, although it's going to take a while for him to recover"

"I see, I'm glad… Take good care of him for me" Said Yuki before he suddenly recovered from his shock of seeing Dariun in that state so he thought 'If this is what ended up of Dariun, what's happening to Shizue right now?' Without another instant to waste, Yuki instantly activated his loyal servant ability and summoned Shizue to him through their link…

And in front of everyone appeared a very old woman with white hair that they didn't even recognize, she had multiple injuries all over her body and she appeared to be on the verge of death…

Yuki felt his heart clenched tightly and Rimuru instantly jumped at her and devoured her without wasting any time…

"Was that S-Shizue-san?" spoke Shion with her voice trembling slightly, but no one responded to her as they all were either gritting their teeth or sobbing silently

"Who would be cruel enough to do such a thing?" Asked Rimuru who transformed into a human and had a terrifying look on his face

Yuki didn't say anything, he just remained standing still even after he received a notification from the system. However, It reminded him that he could check the status of his servants and after he did, he noticed that Shizue only had 6 hours more to live, and this is only thanks to Rimuru doing his best to extend her life…

"Yuki…" Muttered Milim who noticed the eerie look on Yuki's face, but he simply turned to Rimuru and the others and said "Go back to the town, all of you"

"What are you planning?" Asked Rimuru but Yuki simply shook his head at him and said "Try your best to find a way to extend Shizue's life as much as possible, even if we need to get her a new body"

Rimuru nodded at him reluctantly and immediately instructed great sage to drop all other tasks and start working only on this mission.

Seeing Rimuru following his order, Yuki instantly disappeared from their vision and started moving at top speed, his destination was none other than Ingrassia, and his wicked thought ability was already activated to its peak 'You better not be behind all of this Yuuki or I will make sure to rip your head off your body with my own hands'

Meanwhile, no one noticed that Milim had also disappeared…

….

After Yuki left, Benimaru was the first to calm down and speak "What should we do now, Rimuru-sama?"

"We should prepare to go and assist Yuki, we can't let our friend fight on his own" replied Rimuru with a confident look and the other Kijin smiled at him

"As expected of our lord…"

However, their hopes of helping Yuki would soon get squashed by the armies that were heading toward them and containing many terrifying figures…

….

While running at top speed, Yuki decided to glance at the notification he received from the system, and without any surprise, it was a quest…

[Quest: A lord's duty]

[Quest Description: Following your orders, two of your followers Dariun and Shizue ended up suffering deadly injuries that almost resulted in their deaths. As their lord, how can you stand still and do nothing to take revenge for them and bring them justice?]

[Quest Task: Inflict similar damage or more on those that harmed your followers]

[Quest Reward: 2 item upgrade points| Additional rewards can be rewarded]

[Quest Punishment: Lose two random abilities]

[Quest Note: The system suggests you kill all of them directly]

'The system didn't provide me any information on who harmed them huh… Well, those that could harm disaster level individuals are very few and there's no chance Yuuki isn't involved in this' thought Yuki while moving rapidly and with his wicked thought active he instantly deduced many things…

'Dariun escaping is definitely not a coincidence, It's most likely something planned to draw me out to them, however they probably didn't expect I can directly summon Shizue which will mess their plans slightly… However, this means that the town might be in danger as well… If I were in their place, why would I make a move at this point?'

Yuki's thoughts moved at a terrifying speed before he was hit by a sudden realization 'They probably think I'm weak from my fight with the orc lord which is why they are making their move now huh… and knowing Yuuki, he will definitely try and push all my enemies to attack us at once I need to be quick with this one otherwise deaths are going to be unavoidable…'

Yuki increased his speed even further after deducing this much, and just as he thought, Many kingdoms were marching at them, most notably of them all were the kingdom of Falmuth and three other kingdoms from the western alliance including the Doran kingdom…

And there was also Hinata and her gathered army of holy knights that were preparing to surround their town and cast a magicules purifying barrier over it.

As for the sorcerer's dynasty Sarion, they actually extended an offer to Dwargon to help them in the attack since they were close to them but Gazel instantly declined and tried to convince Elmesia to change her mind and they were currently arguing with each other…

He also sent a few of his men to inform Rimuru to prepare their defenses for the approaching armies but he said that he will be forced to remain neutral if Sarion decided to attack since they were on close terms with them as well which Rimuru was quite understanding of…

….

Inside the free guild of Ingrassia, Yuuki was informed of Shizue's disappearance and he couldn't help but smile and think "Oh, not bad, but they still have no other choice but to walk into our trap" Then he stood up and left the guild to make a few preparations for the upcoming fight…