Section 25 Subordinate

At this time, the summoned Calamity Lord has fully formed. Whoever it is, from the soldiers of the Saiji clan who are close to the Calamity Lord, to the Landa who is farther away, can already clearly see the true face of the Calamity Lord.

Even by the standards of the nezumi, this alien behemoth is disgusting and unnatural. Its gigantic body was disgustingly dirty. This also explains the origin of its name, which is a concrete symbol of the word "calamity". Its body swelled with a powerful aura of evil, slowly corroding everything around it in an unbelievable way—above its head, the moss that grew in the underground tunnels turned from green to black, and beneath its feet, the corpses of its recently dead had begun to rot and grow worms.

In the Nezumen's point of view, the mortal world is repulsive to a powerful demon like the Calamity Lord, and the entire world does not seem to allow this creature to exist. But the Calamity Lord's body contains a great evil power, allowing it to resist the repulsion of the mortal world and maintain its existence.

Landa shuddered as she looked at the Abyss Lord behind her. The rats know that only the Grey Prophet has the knowledge to summon the Calamity Lord, and they have always kept the secrets of the summoning ritual hidden. It was only in the most compelled circumstances, under the stern orders of a nezumi lord as his boss, that the Grey Prophet would reluctantly summon the twisted creature, for even the Grey Prophet was afraid of the monster over which they had no control. And as we all know, summoning the Calamity Lord seems to require a mysterious and complex ritual, and while the process is not particularly cumbersome (of course, because no one knows the details of the path), it is by no means such a snap of a finger.

Ashruphat didn't look at all frightened by the Calamity Lord. As soon as his hand was forced, Randa was pushed a few steps back to the side. The black-clad assassin of the Ethin clan was horrified to see the Calamity Lord turn his head, meeting the fiery red-furred fur nezumi who summoned him behind him.

The gaze from this ancient monster was enough to stop a mortal's heart, but it didn't change Eshufat's expression even the slightest.

The next thing is even more incredible. In the eyes of the black-clad assassin, Ashrufat raised his hand, the fiery red fur on his arm standing out. The hand made a gesture as simple, direct, and without any superfluous politeness as commanding a dog—he was gesturing the monster to attack.

The black-clad assassin felt his heart almost stop beating. In fact, this is not the first time Randa has met the Calamity Lord, so he is well aware that the Calamity Lord has been weaving countless cunning schemes, constantly searching for the best means to achieve it. And this demon is omniscient, and any attempt to deceive the Calamity Lord is futile—supernatural powers can make the Calamity Lord aware of any lies. All nezumi leaders fear this creature and consider it to be the embodiment of the rat god on earth. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful to the Calamity Lord, if such a person exists, will disappear from this realm in a way they simply don't want.

But this time, things seem to be completely different. The demon made a respectful gesture of obedience to Ashrufat—like a pet following its master's orders—and then turned around and charged toward the Seji clan's position.

"Inform the guys in the back. Ashrufat ordered Landa in a nonchalant tone. "It's time to attack. ”

The black-clad assassin nodded in extreme fear and shock, and then immediately ran back in the way he came. One instinct in his heart had the overwhelming upper hand at the moment, and that was to get as far away from that demon as possible. But as he ran, he couldn't help but glance back.

Things follow normal logic: at this moment, the soldiers of the Saiji clan have been frightened by the wrath of the Calamity Lord. Despite the Calamity Lord's unusually tall body, its movements were still nimble and swift, smooth and fast, like a sprinting mouse, rushing to the enemy's position at once. By this time, the demon had summoned a magic sword, and it swung it towards the Saiji soldiers who were too frightened to flee or brave enough to stay and fight it. Landa could be sure that the battle had been won, even if there were no troops in the rear.

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Ashrufat and his small party walked into the now disheveled lair of the Saiji clan. Not far away, a group of victorious nezumi were collecting captives - punching, kicking, scolding, and threatening death against them. Their tattered and dirty armor was already stained with blood, but that didn't stop them from venting their sense of superiority as victors. The nezumi have always had cruel rules of war, and the loser has no concept of "having the right to be a prisoner of war", let alone talking nonsense like "ransacking the prisoners".

Today they were a big winner. With a single charge, the coalition forces captured the positions of the Saiji clan, which had already been battered and battered by the Calamity Lord. What followed was a one-sided massacre and torture. When doing this kind of thing, the nezumi are all elated. Thankfully, slave plundering was the main theme of the clan's civil war, so the leaders of the coalition forces, including Ashrufat, stopped the senseless slaughter as quickly as possible, and instead divided into small teams to attack the survivors of the Saiji clan, dividing up the already vulnerable clan.

As the privilege of the victors, they discussed how to divide the Saiji clan in the lair of the Saiji clan.

However, Ashrufat was not really interested in loot or anything like that, because he didn't care about the power and interests of this underground realm. He was now thinking wholeheartedly about the future war against Karak-Grom. Finish the agreement with the Rat God, and hurry back to see how Mimilu is doing (although Carrie assures him that Mimilu must have recovered), as well as the other two women.

Something that is really interested in how to make the most of the Baku people is Carrie. may be because Carrie has decided to "remotely control" the Baku tribe's plan from the beginning, so she is quite concerned about the internal interests of the Baku tribe at the moment. This is also exactly in line with the requirements of Ashrufat. When they were talking, Ashrufat could be said to be completely absent-minded, and Carrie told him to say whatever he wanted. He didn't even think about the words that came out of his mouth.

In fact, no amount of force could prevent Carrie from getting the biggest share of the spoils of this victory. After hearing that Ashruphat had summoned the Calamity Lord and used his power to destroy the resistance of the Saiji clan, the leaders of the other clans became more obedient one by one. If they had only been servile and courting Ashrufat before, now they had developed to a state of nervousness.

The discussion was quickly concluded. With the exception of Ashrufat, the leaders of the other clans took their respectful farewells and went out to harvest and count their share of the spoils. Each nezumi seemed contented - they paid almost nothing, but they were given a pretty good amount of loot. Although Carrie unceremoniously took the lion's share, the other clans were content as well. This is because the harvest of this war is indeed abundant, and the Saiji clan is a rich clan, like a piece of fat, which can drip fat with a light twist.

"It's not bad to look at these stupid rats nodding their heads. Carrie chuckled in her head. She seemed happy.

When Ashrufat first woke up, he could clearly feel that Carrie was not a "human", because although she possessed unimaginable knowledge and wisdom, she had no real joys and sorrows, no attachment and no faith, and everything was about survival and self-interest. Later, slowly, Carrie began to change, becoming more like a "person", and seemed to have joys and sorrows. But to be honest, Ashrufat couldn't tell if she really felt these feelings, or if she was just "pretending" to have them. Especially in those critical moments, Carrie is always very realistic and makes the most rational choices.

But now, Ashrufat could vaguely feel that Carrie was indeed very happy at the moment, and this was not a disguise. Of course, the idea of Ashruphat didn't stay in his head for long. Because Carrie has always been in the same weal and woe with Ashrufat. Carrie was in his head after all. From this point of view, Carrie may have deceived him, but it was definitely out of "good intentions", at least objectively in his favor.

"Alright, master, now all three goals have been achieved. The Saiji clan that dared to resist the decision of the Abyss Council was completely wiped out. The Baku have greatly increased their influence through this battle, and we have mastered the use of the Abyss Magic Stone. The suspicions of the four major clans have also been alleviated with the attrition of our war beast troops. When it came to the last point, Carrie seemed to giggle. "If I let the Baku people create a war beast that is not inferior to them in the slightest, I don't know what they will think. I'd love to see for myself the expressions of those stupid rats when they got the news. That's right......"

Carrie seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Master, what do you think of the Assassin of the Essien clan...... He was the one who led the way, and I remember his name was Randa ...... How?"

"How's that?"

"I think that guy has a lot of potential. By the standards of those rats, he should be considered an extremely powerful warrior. And how he behaved when you summoned the Calamity Lord...... Gee...... I guess this hand may be the killer weapon that the Rat God originally planned to give you, so that you can rely on this to deter those rats...... In short, on the one hand, Randa has great combat power, and on the other hand, he is now deeply in awe of your strength. This type is a good chess piece for our remote control. Anyway, master, I strongly recommend that you take Landa under your command at once. Shaka can meet the requirements in all aspects, but in case we are not there for a long time, he may also breed ambitions. But if there is a containment of Landa...... It's a different story. This is the key to power, and it is necessary to form a situation between subordinates to contain each other and maintain balance. Shaka has mastered the key life-prolonging potion technique and has the name of being your agent. And although Landa has no skills and no name, he has the power of force. The containment of the two is an ideal situation. ”

"But that is a man from the Esin clan, he is a black-clad assassin, and this time he was only sent to be my subordinate because of the needs of war. It should be difficult to buy him. "And even if the purchase of Landa is successful, the Esin clan will definitely not give up. If they ignore this, it will be tantamount to showing weakness to the entire nezumi society, indicating that they are not capable of controlling their subordinates.

"Master, anything in this world can be bought. If it is not bought, it means that either the price offered is not good. In short, such a manufacturable material should not be let go easily...... As for the Essien Clan, well, since they can sell the assassination of the Black Assassin as a commodity, they will certainly agree to deliver him to your command as long as the price is right. No matter what they have behind them, as long as you have a firm grip on Landa itself, the Essien clan can't do anything. ”

Carrie...... You seem to ...... Do you care about the Baku clan?"

"Hah, master, I'm afraid you're mistaken. I just thought it was fun to manipulate these self-proclaimed cunning rats in the palm of my hand.