Alliance

In front of Dino was an enormous crater created recently and a bunch of Lizardmen cowering in fear as Artoria summoned a Light Spirit that manifested as a sword. At the same time, she looks down on a particular Lizardman with her cold eyes.

"Please stop. It was a joke! right, everyone!?"

A panicking Lizardman questioned his fellow Lizardman as they also nodded their heads hurriedly.

"Indeed"

"As Gabil-sama said"

"I see, but for insulting my Master as a lazy incompetent that only knows to sleep, you deserve a punishment of Death!"

(Hoy, hoy, hoy, how could something like this happen!?)

Dino could not help but become shocked at the current situation as Artoria was already readying her sword with Light Spirit to kill Gabil.

"Stop it, Artoria, your just wasting your Magicules on him."

"Still, No as you command, Master."

Artoria complies with Dino's orders while glaring at Gabil and his cronies.

"Then, Lizardman, what do you need?"

Dino said as he unleashed his Demon Lords Haki, making almost all Lizardman faint. While Gabil was the only one who remained standing, his shaking body proved that he was also affected due to the intense force of Demon Lords Haki.

"Please forgive my rudeness Demon Lord Dino-sama, for an abrupt visit and insulting you as an Incompetent Demon Lord who only knows how to Sleep."

(This guy has guts but also makes me want to punch his face, did the original Dino already has a bad reputation on Monsters? or Just because of his title: Sleeping Ruler?)

Dino thought as he could help but twitch his mouth due to his bad reputation and idiot Gabil confessing his sins as he bowed to him at 90 degrees.

"Forget about it. Do you need something from us, Lizardman?"

"Ahh, Dino-sama, we are recruiting some Goblins to defeat the upcoming Orcs in the Great Forest of Jura. We heard that some Goblins come to this place, but..."

"It looks like I won't need to worry about them if there are already in your protection."

Gabil said to Dino while still bowing to him, looking very nervous.

"Hmm, Is that it?"

"Yes"

"Then Begone, and don't tell anyone I'm here also; tell that to your subordinates."

"Yes, Dino-sama"

"And one more thing, Don't trust those clowns."

Dino told Gabil as he decided to retreat to his base while Artoria and Jeff followed him, leaving Gabil with a puzzled-looking face.

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"Ruler of the monster, and those loyal to him, forgive me for this unannounced visit."

"I am Treyni, a Dryad, and it is a pleasure to meet you."

"..."

"Rimuru Tempest, ruler of the monsters, I want you to defeat the Orc Lord."

A Beautiful Dryad said to the group of monsters as she slightly floated in the air."

"Defeat the Orc Lord? Um... You're asking me?"

Rimuru said to Dryad as he brought his hand on his head, still quite puzzled because of his abrupt request of Dryad.

"Yes, that's right."

"That's quite a selfish request from someone who just appeared out of nowhere, Treyni the Dryad."

It was said of a handsome man with red hair and horns on his forehead.

"Why have you come to this place? There are races far stronger than Goblins."

"Yes, that is true. Perhaps I would have gone there if the Ogre's homeland had been at full strength. Even if I had done that, I still could not have ignored this individual's existence."

"..."

"And... requesting those knights who come out of nowhere may poke some certain beehive."

Treyni hesitated to say those words but still told them to Rimuru.

"Knights?"

"Yes, there are Knights who started creating their base between the Great Forest of Jura and Orcish Kingdom Orbic,"

"Ehh, maybe they are the culprit in this situation?"

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy while some Kijins started letting out their bloodlust.

"No, that place is not the one who instigated this event. After all, with their strength alone, they could conquer the Great Forest of Jura if they wish to, and I see some of them evacuating some goblins to their base."

Treyni denied Rimuru's assumption and explained it to him.

"Then why do they come here? hmmm"

(Even though I only see it for a minute, I'm sure that was Demon Lord Dino-sama and Elemental Lord, whose existence was very close to Elemental Queen)

Treyni thought as she started to worship the Elemental Queen candidate.

"And... Dryads could not hope to fight them alone, and This is why I have come to request assistance from someone strong aside from those Knights."

"But the idea of an Orc Lord was still just a theory to us."

"We, Dryads, know essentially everything that happens in this forest."

".."

"The Orc Lord does exist."

Treyni said as she ate the potato chip on the table while everyone became nervous because of the news.

"If a Dryad acknowledges it..."

"Then it must be true."

A Muscular goblin and dwarf comment on Treyni's statement, further acknowledging the existence of Orc Lord.

"Hmmm... Give me some time to answer, I will back up the Kijin, but I don't want to go poking at a hornet's nest for no reason; let me take stock of the information we have before I answer."

"Despite my appearance, I'm the leader here, after all."

Rimuru said to Treyni, full of confidence, as they started their meeting again, including the knowledge of some knights that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

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"Dino-sama, another envoy, came to our base. They said that Rimuru requested our help with the upcoming battle with Orcs. What should we do?"

Jeff said to Dino as Dino started lazying around his bed.

"Let them come in and let Artoria do the talking, accept their request, but only you and Artoria would come to aid them."

"Then how about Master?"

"Well, I'm going to enjoy my nap. I believe in you guys."

(Well, I'm going to harvest some Orc souls and Magicules after you guys finish the Orc Lord)

Dino thought as he started sleeping again while Jeff could not help but have a goosebump because of what Dino said to him.

(Dino-sama believe in us, we shall not waste that expectation)

Jeff left the camp together with Artoria as they started wreaking havoc upon those Orcs behind the scene, and Dino, whose still sleeping to recover some Magicules, would only find those things later on.