21 Leona

"Also master, it seems like the kidnappers have managed to create a crack in the shield"

Hearing Leona say this, the air instantly became several degrees colder.

Leona the slime queen, a dependent which acquired a few years ago.

Three years ago when he was still fifteen, couldn't help but feel that he and his dependents since they were a group should have some sort of uniform or costume to symbolize their presence

Just thinking of the scene where people only saw their clothes, 15-year-old Arthur began to get goosebumps.

So with that in mind, Arthur who was excited at the thought quickly ran to his parents and told them what he was looking for

A fluid material, had great magic and physical resistance, and was extremely flexible. 

Listing all these conditions back then Arthur thought his request would be impossible or it would be outrageously difficult to acquire

However, Elias after hearing Arthur ask this didn't think too much about it before telling him his suggestions

'Slimes!'

Known as one if not the weakest monster in all of Elias, Slime are normally hunted down by beginner mercenaries and adventurers for their slime-condensed core, as for their skin for materials?

Unfortunately, once the slime dies it immediately dissolves making it impossible to make any sort of armor out of it

And since Arthur only asked for a material with those qualities and not what he wanted to use it for led Elias to suggest such an option

If not, Elias would have suggested something like mithril and orachrilum, famous armor materials to Arthur.

This in turn led Arthur to study about slimes and after months of searching, finally found one that reacted to the seeds

So, after his usual 'convincing' about them being demons, being hunted down and saving their kind, he successfully recruited another dependent under his belt

And just like he expected, Leona since she was alive was able to make splits of herself which in turn could easily be formed into all kinds of weapons, clothes, and armor

Not only that but she also gained a strong devouring ability and could gain the properties of items she devoured, the same ability of certain slime Arthur read about in his former world.

All in all, Arthur was completely satisfied with Leona as a dependent, and because of that he secretly placed small pieces of her slime on his parents and his sister to protect them if anything went wrong

So now hearing that the shield on his sister was not only activated but also cracked in the process of breaking? Arthur couldn't help but squeeze his fists angrily

"How long do we have until the shield completely breaks based on the rate of cracks"

Trying to calm himself, Arthur spoke to Leona while trying to figure out what to do next in this situation

Fortunately, it seemed there was still a bit of time before things made a turn for the worse.

12 hours, according to Leona, at the current rate there would be 12 hours until her shield completely broke leaving Sabrina in the hands of the enemy

Hearing this, Arthur knew he couldn't waste any more time.

"Anna, Mio, Ava, Leona, and Dalia you four follow me here, according to my calculations she should most likely be held here"

"As for Alucard, Arachne, and Kane, you three each lead some of our personnel and destroy all their bases, the other locations on the map are probably their other hideouts"

"Find out where they come from and what they stand for, I want to completely erase them from the world of Elias"

Saying this, although Arthur said all this was based on his calculations, only he knew that he hadn't calculated anything.

Rather, he was too angry and bored of sitting here so he decided to do something, and since Leona had already given an estimate then why not raze down the whole area?

If he did that, then without a doubt he would find them.

However, even though he was anxious to act, as their omnipotent leader, Arthur knew he still had to maintain some level of dignity and mystery

Hence why he decided to go about it like this.

"However, if we do this and those places aren't their hideouts and my sister wasn't being held in the place I chose, then what do I?"

Thinking to himself, Arthur couldn't help but wonder what would happen if such a situation arose

However, turning to look at his dependents in question, Arthur knew his worries were for naught

"haha amazing, just from the map alone the master has not only been able to find out where the young miss is being held but already devised an extermination strategy for them"

Clapping her hands, Ava was in complete awe of her lord

"Yeah, I'm sure even without the map, the master already knew where she was, rather he was just testing us to see where our abilities were" summed Arachne

"As mysterious as always milord, I Dalia will follow you forever!" murmured Dalia as a faint blush appeared on her face

Seeing all this, Arthur couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile on his face

"Haha yeah, what was I worried about, I'm sure these guys would probably make something up if things went wrong"

"Probably along the lines of I was testing them and gave them the wrong information to see if they could find the truth within it"

Laughing to himself, Arthur wondered why all his dependents seemed to be delusional. Fortunately, most times this delusion did more good than harm

"Sigh… anyway, it's time for us to move now"

"Don't worry Sabrina, big brother is coming!"

Clenching his fists, Arthur decided to use this as an opportunity to announce the coming of the demon king to the world.

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After hearing Arthur's orders, the others immediately began to move. All kinds of shadows began to emerge as for the first time Arthur decided to not hold back and deploy all his men since he began his road to becoming the demon king

Exiting the soul world, Alucard, Arachne, and Kane, immediately summoned all the second-generation dependents and headed toward the marked locations

And as For Arthur and his group, now dressed in an all-black hooded suit with gold edges, and an oni mask on their faces, the five of them had unknowingly arrived at the main cave where Arthur had pointed to back in the soul world.