The First Battle After Advancing

"Minghao, watch out!"

Seeing Lu Minghao's round body about to be swallowed by the gaping maw, Sally hurled the fruit in her hand straight at it and sprinted over, hoping to draw the monster's attention. By then, Sally had completely forgotten that Lu Minghao had used magic earlier. Her mind was filled with only one thought: she had to save Lu Minghao. Even if she were injured or died, it would be worth it.

Bang!

The next second, the head of the monster that had opened its mouth behind Lu Minghao exploded like a firework. Fresh blood mixed with chunks of flesh splattered across the ground, while Lu Minghao casually caught the fruit Sally had thrown.

"Sally, don't waste food."

As he spoke, Lu Minghao stretched out his arm, stuffed the fruit into Sally's wide-open mouth, and lightly patted her little head afterward.

"Mmph... mmph!"

Sally's eyes lit up as she stared at the monster lying beside Lu Minghao. She had even forgotten about the fruit stuffed in her mouth. Running over to Lu Minghao, she looked at him excitedly while muffled, unintelligible sounds came from her blocked mouth. Her puffed-up cheeks made her look as adorable as a little hamster.

Just then, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up in the dim forest ahead. Their bodies resembled wild wolves and were covered in black fur, with strong, powerful limbs. Their sharp fangs and claws reflected the sunlight with dazzling brilliance. Groups of monsters emerged from the forest and surrounded Lu Minghao and Sally.

"A slime?"

Amid the slightly puzzled and disdainful voice, the monsters surrounding Lu Minghao and Sally parted to form a path. A monster noticeably larger than the others of its kind walked out, looking at Lu Minghao and Sally with a hint of mockery in its eyes.

"The Fang Wolf Tribe?"

Lu Minghao sized up the many monsters before him. He knew a little about the Fang Wolf Tribe. How should he put it? They were one of the most common types of Lower Demons in this world, roughly equivalent to goblins. Their way of fighting was nothing more than relying on their fangs and claws.

However, the entire tribe acted as a group, and their inherent racial skill was 'The Tribe Is the Individual.' As long as the leader of a Fang Wolf Tribe pack evolved, the entire tribe would evolve along with it.

Incidentally, Lu Minghao's fellow kin, Rimuru, had once subdued a group of Fang Wolf Tribe members and given one of them the name Ranga. Afterward, the entire Fang Wolf Tribe evolved into the Ranga Wolf Tribe.

"Sally, what do you think about having wolf meat for dinner tonight?"

The next second, Lu Minghao turned his head and asked Sally. He honestly had not expected the 'Illusory Dream Lure' to bring him a group of Fang Wolf Tribe members. But since they were already here, and these Fang Wolf Tribe members looked quite meaty, they should taste pretty good.

As for having Lu Minghao subdue the Fang Wolf Tribe like Rimuru had, not only did Lu Minghao possess merely the strength of a Middle Demon, but these Fang Wolf Tribe members might not evolve after being named. Besides, it was too troublesome. He might as well just eat them.

If Lu Minghao truly needed subordinates, he would simply activate his passive ability, 'Gluttony,' and directly pollute all the lifeforms in the surrounding area, granting them 'The Original Sin of Gluttony.' That way, he could immediately obtain a group of subordinates who, under the control of the Original Sin, would become utterly crazed and devour everything.

Moreover, such subordinates had another advantage: Lu Minghao would not need to worry about them. Like the devil ray from before, they would carry out a command without hesitation until their deaths. And whenever Lu Minghao needed food, he could simply eat them.

In short, Lu Minghao did not need subordinates. Even if he did, he only needed tools and food controlled by 'The Original Sin of Gluttony.'

"Gulp! So much meat!"

After hearing Lu Minghao's words, Sally nodded her little head vigorously. Drool uncontrollably trickled from the corner of her mouth as she stared fixedly at the many Fang Wolf Tribe members nearby. In her eyes, they had all already turned into fragrant chunks of meat.

As for whether Lu Minghao could defeat so many Fang Wolf Tribe members, Sally was not worried in the slightest. If they succeeded, they would get to eat meat. If they failed and died here together with Lu Minghao, that would be fine too. To Sally now, a world without Lu Minghao was an endless despair, so living would be meaningless.

Thus, dying together with Lu Minghao was not a bad choice either.

"Damn you! You're nothing but a mere slime, yet you dare look down on our Fang Wolf Tribe? Our claws can tear apart any monster, and our fangs can bite through any monster."

Pfft!

The Fang Wolf Tribe leader had only just spoken halfway when it suddenly noticed its field of vision changing. Its fellow tribesmen ahead were staring at it with fear and disbelief, their bodies instinctively retreating from it in terror.

Seeing its fellow tribesmen display fear over a mere slime, the Fang Wolf Tribe leader was just about to roar when it suddenly saw a familiar body before it. However, the head of that body had vanished, and scarlet blood looked dazzling beneath the sunlight.

So I'm already dead.

Smack!

The Fang Wolf Tribe leader's head crashed heavily onto the grass and rolled away. The emerald blades of grass were dyed red by the flowing blood. The surrounding Fang Wolf Tribe members stared at their leader, who had been suddenly killed, and were left at a loss for what to do.

"Awoooooo!!!"

Suddenly, one Fang Wolf threw back its head and howled. In an instant, the Fang Wolf Tribe members that had still been hesitating raised their heads one after another. Their scarlet eyes fixedly stared at the slime and the human girl in the center. Their savage mouths opened slightly, and viscous liquid dripped from their fangs.

"Awoo!"

The next second, amid the endless howls, hundreds of Fang Wolf Tribe members launched an attack on Lu Minghao and Sally. The Fang Wolf closest to them had already seen Sally's delicate neck. Its slightly trembling tongue seemed to have already tasted her sweet blood.

"Water Prison!"

Suddenly, the air grew damp as a huge amount of liquid appeared out of thin air. The Fang Wolf Tribe member closest to Sally was trapped inside it. The intense suffocation and agony of liquid rushing into its mouth and nostrils sent its body thrashing wildly.

"Water Blade!"

Immediately afterward, countless water blades formed around Lu Minghao. Their surfaces vibrated rapidly. The next second, they shot out like a torrential rain. In an instant, countless Fang Wolf Tribe members were sliced in two, their blood and organs spilling from their bodies and scattering across the ground. The air was saturated with the stench of blood.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Lu Minghao looked toward the few Fang Wolf Tribe members that had luckily survived. With their fellow tribesmen slaughtered in an instant, those few Fang Wolf Tribe members turned around without hesitation and ran toward the depths of the forest, driven by fear. But they had barely taken a few steps when the shadows beneath them twisted rapidly, and black spears pierced through their bodies one after another.

"Done!"

Looking at the scene around him, which resembled a slaughterhouse, Lu Minghao nodded in satisfaction. This was his first battle since advancing into a Middle Demon. He had to say that he was quite satisfied with his current strength. A few Water Blades had easily dealt with so many Fang Wolf Tribe members.

Although they were only Lower Demons, this was still far better than before. Before advancing, Lu Minghao could never have killed so many Fang Wolves at once without using poison. After all, the Fang Wolf Tribe members were not idiots who would stand around and wait for him to kill them.

Once they realized the disparity in strength, they would definitely flee. And when Lu Minghao had only been a Lower Demon, his range of shadow control and amount of magic essence had both been far from sufficient.