Dreadful Tempest

Prelude to Great War

In the Holy spring sect, the matter regarding the death of the inner disciples and the grand elder is being brought up as the main topic of the meeting.

"For grand elder who is at the stage of Soul-Wandering to meet his demise there, it seems the rumour about a hidden expert at the Inspiration Peak is true.."

One of the elder said while frowning.

"The young lady also is in no condition to provide us with a useful information. To think she would be traumatized to that extend.."

It's been over a few months since the grand elder died, and yet these people who seem to have a weird time perspective from the mortals only find out about this matter now.

To them, it is indeed just 'a while ago'.

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Meanwhile, at the inspiration peak.

More than three hundreds peoples is bowing in front of rimuru.

Rimuru couldn't help but let out a long sigh before he ask them to rise up their heads with gentle tone.

The first one to rise up is naturally Zilong as it's seem that he is their leader, following him is mulan as she have a cold expression on her.

And just after her, the rest also put their head up while giving rimuru a gaze that full of gratitude and admiration

"As i said before, sir rimuru, i hope you can fulfill this last wish of mine and the rest before we head out."

Zilong tone is stern when he said this. As if he woulnd't receive a no as an answer.

"I will. But just let me remind you guys, the act you are about to do is foolish. When you have this power of 'world', should all of you went for revenge? You guys can stay still and use that power to maintain the comfortable live in this village."

Rimuru already know what they were gonna say, but still, he give them a warning since he has developed a bond with this village.

Shinsha who is standing right beside rimuru also has a solemn expression as she didn't mutter a single word.

"We can. But we don't want that, sir rimuru, for hundreds of years our ancestors has been oppressed by this so called cultivators, for hundreds of years our ancestor suffered due to they tyrannical rule, and for hundreds of years they see us as nothing more than an insects."

Hearing this rimuru went silent as he give them a pity look.

"And now we have the power to end this. Our purpose is not solely for revenge, but to end this cycle of suffering so that our future descendants would not have to suffer this same fate!! If by all mean to achieve that is at the price of our live, then so be it."

"""WE WOULDN'T BACK DOWN!!""'

The youths full of vigor, and a burning will for a noble goal. Facing this, rimuru couldn't help but let out a wide smile.

His golden eyes sweep across the young soldiers one by one while muttering their names in his heart.

Rimuru is proudful, but not heartless, he is cruel, but not evil. He is someone who above reason.

But at this scene, he felt the common feel that even an ordinary people can guesss.

"What a bunch of fools. Yet, it's not like i hate it. The total forces of Holy Spring sect is around 2000 cultivators including the maids and janitors, the strongest is at the Soul-Ensoulment realm, the average is Qi Refining realm, while the weakest is just an ordinary mortals."