The chaotic battlefield was utterly one-sided.
From Charlie, Ye Qiyan had gained some understanding of this world.
So the quest was to protect this Empire?
That was much simpler than he had imagined.
"The Goblin Grand Duke? And he's very strong?"
The corners of Ye Qiyan's mouth curved upward.
"So where is this Grand Duke you mentioned now?"
Charlie hesitated before answering:
"Somewhere on the Western Continent. We don't know exactly where. Lord Hero, are you...?"
"If you can find him, or lure him out, I'll deal with that Goblin, just like this."
He pointed toward the battlefield outside the city.
Violent explosions sent waves of heat rolling outward.
The Mechanical Legion methodically crushed the cabbages to pieces.
Ye Qiyan had not used Gluttony.
Nor had he let it out to eat.
Ever since the number of monsters it had eaten back in Uto City exceeded a certain threshold, it had fallen briefly silent.
It no longer complained incessantly of hunger.
Instead, it had begun a lengthy digestion.
Ye Qiyan could see many weak creatures gradually disappearing from Gluttony's transformation list.
As for some of the special transformed life-forms...
The names of frequently used transformations such as the Steam King, Cerberus, Mogrus, and the Goblin Hero King were gradually turning from white to deep black.
Meanwhile, some False Gods' Apostles, high-level monsters, and the Goblin Mecha legion had turned pale purple.
The changes in the names' colors seemed to indicate some kind of enhancement.
There was no telling what would happen once Gluttony finished digesting this time.
Ye Qiyan looked forward to it.
Charlie, the commander of a thousand, watched everything happening on the battlefield, joy and envy flickering in his eyes. But he quickly concealed those emotions, replacing them with deep regret.
"I'm sorry, Lord Hero. His Majesty the