第４４５堀：我儘姫今までと始まり (Part2)
True to his parting words, I successfully established contact with Lord Nogosh and secured his cooperation. Furthermore, I managed to gain the support of Lord Nonoa, the head of the Magic Kingdom and a god of the same rank as Lord Nogosh.
I suppose one could call this good fortune. After all, it turns out that the one who created Weed is none other than an otherworlder—the very same hateful Taiki. When I explained that I was merely exploiting the connections between dungeons and high-ranking gods, both of them readily agreed to assist me. It was as if they were confirming that I am the one destined to lead the world.
Since then, I have spent my days quietly accumulating power without cooperating with Weed, but this day has finally arrived. I have assembled enough military strength to annihilate Ranks. With this, I can set everything into motion at once.
First, I will offer Ranks and Taiki—the ones who drove me away—as a blood sacrifice, followed by the surrounding nations. I will pin the blame for being the root of all evil on Weed, have Lord Nogosh and Lord Nonoa declare an alliance, and then, with the power of my Dungeon Master abilities, I will swallow all my enemies whole!
And when the time is ripe, I shall have the incompetent gods step down as well... Yes, the world will achieve its first unification through my power.
Admittedly, my heart aches slightly at the thought of slaughtering innocent people to gain DP, but as long as Weed exists, the lives of countless innocents are being lost anyway. If that is the case, it is for their own good that they sacrifice their lives for my unification. Besides, the common folk exist for the sake of the royalty; that is only natural.
"Is something the matter?"
"Oh, no. I was just reflecting on everything up to this point. Thinking that it is finally beginning."
"Ah, it feels long when I think about it now. I leave it to you, future Queen of the World."
"Yes. Leave it to me, future King of the World. I shall decorate our first battle with a magnificent victory."
I said this while gazing at the fierce monsters lined up before me. From Blood Minotaurs to Orc Kings and Liches—there are fifteen hundred monsters standing there, each one a creature that would force even the strongest of the Adventurer Guild to struggle for their lives. It would be impossible for Taiki, that hero from another world, to stop this. Even Lord Nogosh said that if they were all to attack at once, he would have no choice but to flee. Ranks' soldiers may be strong, but they are not on this level, and I have no need for soldiers who serve usurpers. From now on, I only need monsters who will listen to me faithfully.
"Will the advance route go as planned?"
"Yes. Even though they are strong, if they scatter, Taiki will surely fight back and defeat them one by one. And if I expand the dungeon too much, I will consume a massive amount of DP, making it difficult to recover. As Lord Nogosh suggested, we shall attack the Royal Capital from a single point at once. That way, the dungeon expansion will be contained to one area. Besides, I look forward to the look of panic on Taiki's face. I will behead those very people he claimed to put first, right before his eyes."
"Heh. That sounds good. It is fitting for that brat who knows nothing of what it means to be nobility."
The only inconvenience is that I must advance while expanding the dungeon, but in a sense, it is killing two birds with one stone, as supplies and DP can be easily obtained. It would be nice if I could construct a new dungeon on the spot, but I cannot do that, and there is danger in me venturing out myself. Even if I could, I would not do so unless it were absolutely necessary.
"Now, march forth to Ranks!!"
"GGOAAAAAA..."
With that roar, they began to advance through the underground tunnels I had extended toward Ranks. In three days' time, Ranks will be submerged in a sea of blood, and everyone will be begging me for their lives. However, as royalty, I cannot leave rebels alive. After I cut off all their heads and convert them into DP, I will bring in commoners from elsewhere and rebuild Ranks. Commoners are the sort of thing that multiply on their own, after all. Using them, I shall build a magnificent city for the King of the World to reside in. With the power of this Dungeon Master, I can create an invincible army.
And this is the salvation of the world, granted by the high-ranking gods. I, Bitz Ranks, shall bring it to fruition.
"This is truly my real beginning."