"It seemed some uninvited guests had arrived."
Upon hearing Rudra's words, Velgrend's expression froze.
How could she not understand what Rudra meant?
It meant enemies had infiltrated the Imperial Capital.
"Rudra, I'll go wipe out those fools who don't know their place!"
As Velgrend spoke, she was about to extend her senses and flush out those hiding in the shadows.
"No need. I happen to want to have a chat with these guests who came from afar."
Rudra stopped Velgrend and spoke with a meaningful smile.
At that moment, inside one of the Empire's lavish rooms.
A man dressed in knightly attire sat slumped motionlessly on a sofa, his entire body giving off an utterly lifeless air.
Looking carefully upward from his feet, one could spot an almost invisible crack across the man's neck.
A figure in a black robe silently appeared within the room. He was not particularly tall—in fact, he was somewhat short. The only thing worth noting was his pair of golden eyes.
Looking at the thoroughly dead knight before him, the black-robed figure nodded in satisfaction.
This person was none other than Rimuru, who had infiltrated the Empire to carry out the "Hunting Plan"!
"That makes four. I'm exhausted!"
Rimuru wiped away imaginary sweat from her forehead and complained.
Just as it sounded, this was already the fourth Sequence Knight from the Emperor's Royal Guard Knights that Rimuru had assassinated.
"I wonder how many Diablo and the others have killed!"
Rimuru muttered as if asking herself.
Because these were Sequence Knights with relatively low sequence numbers, Rimuru's assassinations had been particularly easy.
Still, it had to be said that even these knights with lower sequence numbers were not to be underestimated!
Every Sequence Knight Rimuru had killed possessed almost Immortal-level strength.
Among those four was even