"Then let this farce end here."
The cold, clear voice reached their ears, startling everyone once again. Only Black Cat's entire body trembled as his mind shook violently.
"And who the hell are you—" The leader who had proposed buying Black Cat's life from Shadow Serpent for tens of thousands of Extraordinary Points instinctively spoke up. But halfway through, his voice abruptly stopped, and cold sweat instantly dripped down his forehead.
For a moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself across the mouth... Since when had he become an idiot whose mouth moved faster than his brain?
Oh? Rimuru narrowed his eyes. After Nine-Tailed Lilith, Ye Xiaoqian, and the rest stepped out of the wormhole behind him, Like a Dream emerged while holding his forehead, wearing an expression that said, There's no saving this. Just wait to die.
They could tell that Black Cat's actions had genuinely driven him to the brink of fury.
Otherwise, all they had to do was think for a moment. Anyone who dared appear at a time like this and speak in such a condescending tone had to be either that Excellency or someone from the Light Chasers or Dream Garden.
Sure enough, when they looked up and saw Dream Garden's leader standing slightly behind the person at the front, their faces immediately turned deathly pale and cold sweat poured down their backs. Rimuru, meanwhile, gave a frivolous smile. "Go on. Why did you stop?"
Idiot.
Shadow Serpent casually glanced at the pale-faced man who seemed to be leaving behind his last words and revealed a strange smile. Yet inwardly, he was somewhat uneasy—His Excellency had actually intervened? How was that possible... It was only a squabble on this level...
"Y-Your Excellency..."
At that moment, an exceedingly weak voice slowly came from behind