Dispute

A voice rang out.

"Hey, boss, look! There are a few monsters here?"

Mo Li looked up and saw a strangely dressed man holding a dagger, a man with a tongue piercing, speaking to another man beside him.

"There really are. A talking Slime—that's a rare breed. And there's a monster beside him that looks like an Earth Dragon. They should fetch quite a bit of money."

The speaker was a sharp-eared, monkey-faced man who looked like trouble at first glance.

Mo Li narrowed his eyes at those words.

"These guys really don't know what's good for them. Just anyone dares covet us."

"Ari, I seriously suspect these guys are up to no good."

Rimuru moved closer to Mo Li as he spoke.

"Let's keep watching. I want to see just how little they value their lives."

Mo Li said with narrowed eyes.

"Boss, how about we capture them and sell them on the black market? We should make a fortune."

The tongue-pierced man said to their boss.

"Good idea. You two, make your move quickly. Don't cause any trouble."

The man called boss spoke then.

"Got it, leave it to us. Boss, you can rest assured when I'm handling things."

The sharp-eared, monkey-faced man patted his chest and promised.

Rimuru was dumbfounded.

"What's going on? Didn't they say the Dwarf Kingdom didn't allow disputes? How do they still dare make a move?"

Rimuru asked uncertainly.

"They haven't broken any rules. We haven't entered the city yet, so we haven't entered the Dwarf Kingdom. The Dwarf Kingdom won't concern itself with this."

Mo Li's tone was somewhat low.

At that moment, the villainous duo walked up to Mo Li and Rimuru.

"Hey, you monsters. If you know what's good for you, kneel and surrender. Hand over all your luggage, submit obediently, and make us happy. Even if we can't spare your lives, we can at least give you a quick death."

Their voices were full of threats and provocation.

"Ari, they look just like those minor villain characters from novels. They have the exact look of cannon fodder villains. This is my first time seeing them in person."

Rather than being afraid, Rimuru's eyes lit up as he excitedly spoke to Mo Li.

"By universal reason, they don't merely look like them. They are them."

Mo Li stroked his chin in agreement.

"What are you lowly monsters talking about? Not only are you lowly, you're useless trash. You dare look down on us? You're dead!"

One of the villainous duo said.

A cold glint flashed through Mo Li's eyes upon hearing those words.

"These people really are courting death."

Originally, Mo Li had only intended to teach them a lesson so they would not dare offend him again, but they had said something they should not have.

"Ari, I'm going to kill them."

Even normally good-tempered Rimuru was angered.

"No need. I'll do it. Killing this lot might dirty your hands."

Mo Li's voice was filled with icy killing intent.

"Damn, you lowly monsters sure are arrogant. You want to kill us? I'm standing right here. Let's see how you're going to kill me."

The skinny man with the tongue piercing continued to speak arrogantly.

"You brought this upon yourselves. Don't blame me."

Mo Li said coldly.

As Mo Li spoke, an immensely powerful aura erupted from him. Like a Demon Lord, he instantly forced everyone present to the ground.

Only then did they realize they had provoked the wrong person. Just as they wanted to beg for mercy, they somehow found themselves unable to speak.

Then, a majestic voice sounded in his mind.

"Confused about why you can't speak? I sealed your mouth because it reeks too badly. I was afraid it would foul my ears."

This Silence Spell is quite useful. Immortal Arts Control seems pretty good too.

Mo Li muttered inwardly.

"In your next life, keep your eyes open and try to be a good person."

Mo Li said coldly afterward.

Then he conjured dozens of Rock Spears and fired them at the men.

Under the barrage of Rock Spears, the men were quickly riddled full of holes and died instantly.

Everyone present was shocked by Mo Li's actions.

That level of strength was definitely no ordinary matter.

"Those Rock Spears he condensed are so cool."

"Not only are they cool, they're powerful too."

"What race do you think he is?"

"From his appearance, he looks like a dragonkin."

"I think so too."

"Enough talking. Can't you see he's looking this way?"

The people around them discussed in hushed voices.

"Ari, are you all right?"

Only then did Rimuru recover his senses. He hurriedly ran up to Mo Li and asked with concern.

"What could possibly happen to me? They're the ones who had something happen to them."

Mo Li replied calmly.

"Ari, we won't get into trouble, will we?"

Seeing the looks around them, Rimuru asked worriedly.

"It's fine. They were the ones looking for trouble."

Mo Li said calmly.

"And just as I said earlier, we haven't reached the Dwarf Kingdom yet. The Dwarf Kingdom's rules can't govern us."

Mo Li explained to Rimuru.

"Besides, the other side was in the wrong this time. We were only acting in self-defense, and I don't believe the Dwarf Kingdom would offend the two of us over a few ants."

Mo Li's tone was full of confidence.

"But..."

Rimuru still wanted to say something.

"All right, no more buts. Hurry up and get in line. Don't forget our mission."

Mo Li reminded him.

Several dwarves approached at that moment.

"May we ask what happened here?"

The leading dwarven soldier asked.

"Gobta, I'll leave the explanation to you."

Mo Li said to Gobta beside him.

"Yes, Lord Morax."

Gobta hurried forward to explain.

"All right, Rimuru, let's continue lining up. Leave the rest to Gobta."

Mo Li said as he picked Rimuru up.

"Okay, Ari."

Rimuru answered.

"My lord, we understand the situation. To express our apologies, please come with me. I will guide you."

The dwarven soldier from earlier said.

"Oh, so we don't need to line up?"

Mo Li asked with a raised brow.

"No need. Please follow me."

The dwarven soldier said respectfully.

Sure enough, no matter which world one was in, the strong received preferential treatment. Mo Li had no doubt that if he had not been stronger than those men, the dwarven soldiers would never have concerned themselves with the matter. Now that they knew Mo Li's strength, they had immediately come to curry favor with him.

"Fine, lead the way."

Mo Li remained calm.

The dwarven soldier then led Mo Li and the others through the line toward the Dwarf Kingdom.

"Hey, why don't they have to line up?"

A Pig-headed Demi-human who had just arrived and was still waiting in line spoke up.

"Shut your mouth. See those human sieves on the ground? If you want to become one too, I won't stop you."

A tiger-headed demi-human in front of him said.