The Dwarven Kingdom That Nearly Faced Annihilation; Velgrend's Plan

"If we want to avoid the Demon Country Federation, we'll have to face either Gui Li Country or the Dwarven Kingdom. I needn't say whose territory Gui Li Country belongs to."

"And the Dwarven Kingdom formed an alliance with the Demon Country Federation when it was first founded. The Hero King is also a close friend of Rimuru, the 'Demon Lord' who leads the Demon Country Federation."

"So... we can't avoid them."

"If the Empire wants to unify the continent, the Demon Country Federation is an existence we cannot avoid."

After listening to Tatsuya Kondo's analysis, the entire hall fell silent once more.

The route through the Jura Great Forest was not worth considering. The Demon Country Federation's headquarters was located within the Jura Great Forest.

And Gui Li Country!?... What kind of joke was that?! Gui Li Country was the domain of Morax, the Geo Archon. They were taking a detour precisely to avoid Morax, yet now he was telling them that their marching route would pass through his territory.

Wasn't that just suicide?!

Even if they somehow managed to skirt around Gui Li Country, what force lay beyond it? The Dragon's Capital!

The territory of Milim Nava, the Tyrant of Destruction, one of the three oldest Demon Lords.

They did not believe they could possibly be a match for that "Tyrant"!

After all, ten thousand years ago, it was this "Tyrant" who had fought a world-shattering war against Guy, the Dark Emperor. Had Ramiris, the Elf Queen, not stepped forward in the end and mediated the war at the cost of her own power, then it would not have been only the western lands that became a Barren Land.

Therefore, this route was even less viable!

That left only the final option.

The Dwarven Kingdom!

Although the Dwarven