After what happened in the night, Rimuru went to report it and gather as much information as possible while Naruto decided to stay in the room waiting for the human slime to arrive with enough information.
He waited for a few minutes until finally Rimuru entered the room.
"Well?" asked Naruto.
"Well, for starters, after what happened, I suggested to them to increase the security of this place in case something like this happens again. Also, we've inspected the whole place and there's no sign of anyone else coming in." said Rimuru.
"Okay. And did you know anything about that guy last night?" asked Naruto.
"Impossible to recognize since we couldn't see his face before he committed suicide. However, they were able to identify this" said Rimuru pulling out the dagger and pointing at the emblem.
"What is that emblem?" asked Naruto.
"From what I've been told, it belongs to a group known as AllHumanity. It is a religious cult that promotes that the world will be destroyed by those who are summoned from other worlds." said Rimuru.
"Right. They weren't after the children, they were after your students specifically." said Naruto realizing the intentions of the previous night's subject.
"Yes. They believe that the only way to save the world is to eliminate the summoned ones, so they decided to go after them since they are still children." said Rimuru.
"Are they crazy? How can they think they're going to save the world by killing some children?" asked Naruto with a frown.
"That's the thing about religious cults. They're true to their beliefs no matter how crazy they are." said Rimuru.
"In that case, I say we attack them. If they've attacked once, I'm sure they'll attack again." said Naruto.
"I agree with that. I'm not going to let them hurt my students." said Rimuru earnestly.
"I like that idea, but there's a problem. That we have no idea where they might be." said Kurama.
"Oh, that's right." said Naruto.
"What's wrong?" asked Rimuru.
"Kurama reminded me that we don't know where they are." said Naruto.
"For that there is no problem. Ranga has a great sense of smell. And if all the members have daggers like this…" began Rimuru.
"We can use it to trace their origin and track them down. Good thinking." said Naruto.
"Good. We'll leave right away, as soon as we take care of one last thing." said Rimuru.
"Of what?" asked Naruto confused.
Instead of answering, Rimuru went to the door of the room and when he opened it, the five children fell to the floor like dominoes.
"Of our little spies." said Rimuru.
"H-Hello, master Rimuru. Uh… How are you doing?" asked Kenya with a nervous smile.
"Don't try to excuse yourself. How much have you heard?" asked Rimuru.
"Pretty much everything." said Gale as he and the others stood up.
"Is it true that those guys are after us because we're summoned?" asked Chloe.
"I'm afraid so." said Naruto.
"Then let us come with you." said Alice.
"What?" asked the ninja and the human slime in unison.
"Not at all." said Rimuru.
"Why? Have we beaten a bunch of bandits before? We'll be able to take on anything that comes our way." said Ryota confidently.
"These aren't just bandits, they're a religious cult." said Rimuru.
"Besides, you are their target. It can be very dangerous." said Naruto.
"That's exactly why. If we are their target, then sooner or later, they will send someone else after us." said Kenya.
"So, instead of them coming at us, we'll be the ones going at them." said Chloe.
"Hmm. Actually, that doesn't sound like such a bad idea." said Naruto crossing his arms.
"You're not thinking of letting them come with us, are you?" asked Rimuru.
"Hey, I don't like the idea of putting them in danger either, but you think about it. Even if we don't take them with us, it's possible they'll follow us. I know because I went through something similar." said Naruto.
"Really?" asked Gale.
"Yes. It was at the beginning of the war. Since I was targeted by the bad guys, they decided to send me away to keep me safe, but as soon as I found out the truth, I decided to go help them despite what they told me." said Naruto.
"He is right, master Rimuru." said Kenya.
"We don't care if we get punished or locked up." said Alice.
"We want to go with you. We are no longer those children doomed to die." said Chloe.
Rimuru stopped to think about what the ninja said.
He didn't like the idea of his students going on a dangerous mission, but he had to admit he admired their determination for wanting to go with them despite the consequences.
"Besides, won't they be safer with us than here alone waiting for another surprise attack?" asked Naruto.
Rimuru admitted that he was right, as they weren't sure if that group would make another attack while attacking their base.
"*Sigh* It's okay, you can come with us." said Rimuru.
The five children cheered in joy.
"BUT." began Rimuru stopping their celebration. "You will be by our side at all times. You aren't to separate and you will obey all of our orders and that includes retreating if the going gets tough, understood?"
"Yes!" said all five children at the same time.
"Let those AllHumanity guys get ready, because we're going to go beat the crap out of them." said Naruto with a toothy grin.
Meanwhile, in an unknown place, there was a subway chamber with several pillars and a tiled path.
That place was almost like a temple.
Inside that room, there were many people in white robes and hoods, kneeling in front of an altar where an older man with a beard and mustache stood and wore a white robe with golden patterns.
With a wave of the arm, those kneeling rose to see their leader.
"My brothers, my sisters. I have just been informed that our attempt to save mankind has been destroyed, as I could feel the death of our envoy." said the leader.
The others let out murmurs of sadness and surprise at the news.
"But don't be discouraged. His sacrifice won't be in vain. Soon, we will wipe out all summoned ones and mankind will be saved from destruction. All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the leader with open arms.
"All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the others at the same time.
After that, the leader left and as he walked through the subway corridors, a young black-haired man with glasses and a gray-colored robe approached him.
"Great Father. Regarding the spell you told me about… Are you sure?" asked the bespectacled man.
"I know it is hypocritical to use such spells given our message, but if it means salvation for mankind, it is a risk I must take." said the leader being firm in his decisions.
"As you say, Great Father. All be it for the salvation of mankind." said the bespectacled man.
"All be it for the salvation of mankind." said the leader before the bespectacled man went on his way, leaving the leader alone.
"Soon our task will be accomplished. You may brand us as terrorists, but what we do is for the survival of humans." said the leader as he sank into the shadows.
Once armed and ready, Rimuru, Naruto and the children went to the outskirts of the kingdom.
"Hey, why are we here? Shouldn't we go around city to investigate?" asked Kenya.
"When it comes to terrorist groups, they usually hide in secluded places in public areas." said Rimuru.
"That's right. In my world, there was an evil group called Akatsuki and we were never able to find their lair." said Naruto.
"So how are we going to find them if they are far away from everyone?" asked Alice.
"With his help." began Rimuru as Ranga stepped out of his shadow. "Ranga, can you locate the scent of this dagger?" asked Rimuru placing the dagger in front of the monstrous wolf.
"I'll try." said Ranga before sniffing the dagger.
He then proceeded to sniff the surroundings for a couple of minutes until…
"I've located a scent. It's faint, but it might do the trick." said Ranga.
"Good. Let's not waste any more time, let's go." began Rimuru as he and the others climbed onto the back of the monstrous wolf that took no time at all to get going. "Ranga, when we're halfway to them, stop."
"Understood." said Ranga as he continued running.
"What? Why do we have to stop when we're that far away?" asked Ryota.
"They probably have guards or some kind of intrusion detection system, so caution would be in order." said Naruto understanding the human slime's intentions.
"Wow. You know a lot about this." said Alice.
"Hehe. It's not the first time I've had to raid a place." said Naruto rubbing the back of his head.
Several minutes later, Ranga, who had been running the whole time, stopped.
"Master, the source of the smell is nearby by that direction." said Ranga pointing in a direction with his snout.
"Well done." said Rimuru as he and the others got off his back.
From there, they slowly walked to some bushes in which, they hid.
Peeking out a bit, they saw half a distance away from them the entrance to a cave.
"Master Rimuru, is that it?" asked Ryota.
"Analysis. Detected various presences inside the cave." said Raphael as it showed in a mental image that inside the cave were a series of corridors and rooms.
"Yes, it looks like this is it. There are a series of corridors and chambers circling inside the mountainous structure." said Rimuru.
"There's something I don't understand. If this is the bad guys' lair, why is there no one guarding the entrance?" asked Kenya.
"Because the fact that there are two people guarding the entrance of a 'cave' would be very suspicious." said Naruto.
"He's right. If there are no guards, they probably have some security system to alert in case of intruders." said Gale.
"Good thinking. I'll check it out." said Rimuru. "Raphael, take action."
"Analysis. Detected a device raising a magic detection barrier." said Raphael showing a mental image of the tunnel system with a blinking dot in a small room.
"Well done, Raphael." thought Rimuru. "It looks like they have a device that activates a barrier. If a magic user goes through there, the alarm will go off." said Rimuru.
"Dang. Just when we were so close and now we're in big trouble." said Alice.
"All of us are magic users. We can't get in without being detected." said Chloe.
"Not all of us." said Naruto drawing the attention of the others.
"What?" asked Ryota.
"I don't have magic, I have chakra. The alarm won't go off if I'm the one who gets past the barrier." said Naruto.
"Mmm. That's not a bad idea. All right, Naruto. Go in there and in case the alarm doesn't go off, go through the main hallway and then turn left. Once you find a fork, take the path to the right and you'll come to a room where the barrier device is located." said Rimuru.
"And when I find it, I will destroy it. Understood." said Naruto.
"Good luck." said Chloe.
After that, Naruto quickly ran towards the entrance, sticking to the wall next to the entrance.
He poked his head a bit out of the entrance and seeing that the coast was clear, he rushed inside, only to stop suddenly.
He looked around for guards or any sign of the alarm, but nothing happened.
"Good. The alarm hasn't been triggered. I've got a clear path." thought Naruto.
"Still, don't let your guard down. I sense there are a lot of them around the place." said Kurama.
"Don't worry. I have a plan." thought Naruto with a toothy grin.
Quickly and stealthily, Naruto went through the subway corridors following Rimuru's instructions.
Every time he moved, he stuck to the wall in case someone arrived unexpectedly.
As the human slime had said, he turned left the moment he found such a corridor and when he reached the junction, he stuck to the wall just as a couple of the group's followers in their robes and hoods passed by, unaware of the ninja's presence.
With a grin, Naruto waved his hands, causing a burst of smoke to cover him and when it dissipated, it was revealed that he was now in the same robe and hood they were wearing, completely camouflaging himself.
Seeing that he could now walk without any problems, he headed down the path to the right as Rimuru had explained to him.
Once he reached the room, he saw several of the group's followers around and in the center of the room, there was some sort of device with a large diamond on top.
Naruto approached the device and stared at it.
"Excuse me, is this the device that keeps the barrier activated?" asked Naruto to a follower in the group.
"Yes, why do you ask?" asked the follower.
"Because the intent to destroy it." said Naruto gesturing with his hands causing his disguise to unravel and several clones to appear around.
"Intruder!" exclaimed a follower urgently.
"How did he get through the barrier without us knowing?" asked another follower.
"That doesn't matter now! Go warn…!" began another follower.
"I'm sorry, but I can't allow you to warn anyone!" said Naruto before he and his clones went on the attack.
With quick movements, Naruto and his clones punched and kicked every follower in the room before they could do anything, knocking them all down in the process.
Now that all the followers were unconscious, Naruto turned his attention to the machine.
"Now, stop this thing…" began Naruto before extending his hand, palm up, towards a clone that began to rip through the air and that caused a sphere of blue energy to form in his hand. "Rasengan!" shouted Naruto impacting the sphere against the device, causing an explosion.
When the smoke cleared, it could be seen that the machine had been smashed to pieces, including the diamond in it.
"Mission accomplished. Now to meet up with the others." said Naruto making his clones disappear before leaving the way he came.
Meanwhile, outside the cave, Rimuru, Ranga and the kids were sitting in their hiding place, waiting for news of the ninja who was able to sneak in undetected.
"How long does it take to do that?" asked Kenya.
"Be patient, Kenya. I'm sure he's doing well." said Gale.
"Yes, Naruto is very strong." said Chloe with a smile.
It was then that Rimuru received a message from Raphael.
"Warning. Detector barrier has been removed." said Raphael.
"Kids, good news. It looks like Naruto has neutralized the barrier." said Rimuru getting up.
"Yes. I knew he could do it." said Alice.
"That means we have a clear way in." said Ryota.
"Okay, let's go in, but remember, don't separate from me and don't disobey me." said Rimuru receiving a nod from his students.
Wasting no time, they ran towards the cave, running into Naruto shortly after entering.
"Hey, guys. You took a while." said Naruto with a smile.
"It wasn't complicated, was it?" asked Rimuru with a smile.
"Not at all. It was just the day-to-day life of a ninja." said Naruto with a shrug.
"So what do we do now?" asked Ryota.
"When I analyzed the place, I detected a large number of individuals in another room." said Rimuru.
"Then, that's where we'll go." said Naruto.
In another room, the leader was kneeling on a rug in prayer position when suddenly, the bespectacled man suddenly entered the room, looking upset.
"Great Father, we have a problem. The detection barrier is down." said the bespectacled man, causing the leader's eyes to snap open.
"Is the cause known?" asked the leader.
"No. Even I don't know how it happened, but it's very likely that they were able to find our hideout and sent warriors to wipe us out." said the bespectacled man.
"It looks like a change of plans will have to be made." began the leader as he stood up and turned to look at the bespectacled man. "I will gather the strongest members of our group and we will leave for our second hideout to plan our next move. You will stay here with the others and try to stop or kill them."
"Understood, Great Father." said the bespectacled man before the leader approached him and placed his hands on his men.
"All be for the salvation of mankind." said the leader.
"All be for the salvation of mankind." said the bespectacled man.
Soon after, the group arrived at the entrance to the hall, where, sticking to the wall, they peered out to see a huge temple-like room, with various followers around, either chatting or praying.
"We found the jackpot." said Naruto.
"If that doesn't scream 'evil cult', I don't know what does." said Kurama.
"Okay, how do we proceed?" asked Ryota.
"For now, we'll wait to see what happens and in case we are discovered or the time is right, we'll attack." said Rimuru.
"Too late."
Everyone's eyes widened in horror as they saw the followers step aside to reveal the bespectacled man.
"We know you're here, so come out of your own free will and we'll force you out." said the bespectacled man as some of the followers pulled out daggers while the others created magic circles in their hands.
"It looks like it came first." said Naruto.
"What do we do?" asked Chloe nervously.
"There's no choice. Let's do as he says." said Rimuru.
Slowly, the group walked out into view of everyone and the bespectacled man arched his eyebrow when he saw them.
"Hmm. I was expecting a group of soldiers and mages, but you're just a bunch of kids and a couple of teenagers." said the bespectacled man.
"You're the AllHumanity group, right?" asked Rimuru.
"And who's asking?" asked the bespectacled man.
"It is asked by those you had killed last night!" exclaimed Kenya pointing the sword at him.
That took the bespectacled man aback.
"Wait, are you…?" asked the bespectacled man before laughing and covering his face with his hand. "This is unbelievable. Who knew it would be you coming at us. That will make our job easier."
"Your job is to kill some innocent children?" asked Naruto with a frown.
"Innocent? Those aren't children! They're a plague that will bring destruction to our world! Our only job is to save the mankind from that plague!" said the bespectacled man.
Naruto clenched his teeth and fists from the rage he felt, for that man reminded them of all the people who treated him badly simply for being a jinchuriki.
"We don't want to destroy the world!" said Chloe.
"Right! We didn't even want to be summoned in the first place!" said Kenya.
"All we want is to live quietly!" said Alice.
"Oh, I'll make sure you live peacefully, but in the afterlife." said the bespectacled man with an evil grin.
"It seems they can't be reasoned with." said Rimuru.
"Then all that's left for us to do is fight." said Naruto.
"All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the bespectacled man extending his hand forward.
"All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the followers before launching into an attack.
Some of the followers cast various spells towards them, but they dodged to the side to dodge it.
"Go, Beast Gnome!" shouted Gale summoning his beast which launched itself towards the followers, hitting and knocking down anyone in its path.
Ryota shot both normal arrows and energy arrows, managing to catch or knock down some followers.
Alice used her magic to manipulate the kunais and make them attack the sword-wielding followers.
They tried to defend themselves with their swords, but the kunais moved quickly and in the end, managed to hit and knock down the followers.
Kenya charged towards the swordsmen and began to strike them with his sword.
One tried to defend himself, but the boy's speed and strength overtook him and he ended up being knocked down as well.
Chloe rolled to the side to dodge incoming spells from several followers, but then, placing her hands on the ground, caused the ground to become wet, which caused the followers to quickly sink until only their heads were off the ground.
Rimuru moved at full speed to dodge the spells cast by the followers.
When he found the right moment, he shot spider threads from his hands that wrapped around them, enveloping them completely, causing them to fall to the ground.
Naruto nimbly dodged the spells before creating several clones and together, they knocked the followers down with fists and kicks.
The bespectacled man stared at it all with an annoyed expression, as he didn't expect a group of children to be able to take down several followers, not to mention he didn't expect those blue and yellow haired guys to be so strong either.
"Alright. Enough of this." began the bespectacled man before a large magic circle appeared behind him and in that circle huge balls of purple fire formed. "Die!" exclaimed the bespectacled man causing the fireballs to fly out towards them, causing huge explosions in the process.
The bespectacled man smiled cruelly at the thought that he had finished them off, but that smile was wiped away when, as the smoke cleared, he saw that Rimuru had erected a magical barrier that protected them all.
Once the attack was over, Rimuru undid the barrier.
"Do you think a simple barrier spell can with me? I am the Great Father's right-hand man! I won't be defeated so easily!" said the bespectacled man.
"Can you handle the rest of his followers?" asked Rimuru to the students.
"No problem." said Kenya with a confident smile.
"Compared to those bandits, they are nothing." said Ryota preparing more arrows.
"Good. In that case, I'll take care of him." said Rimuru.
"You mean we'll take care of him." said Naruto standing next to the human slime.
"I don't care if there are two of you against me. My power far surpasses yours." said the bespectacled man arrogantly.
"Why don't you prove it?" asked Naruto with a provocative smile.
"With pleasure." said the bespectacled man before shooting lightnings from his hands that headed straight for them, but they dodged it at the last second.
Rimuru countered by shooting his own black lightning, but the bespectacled man raised a magic shield that managed to block the attack.
Naruto charged towards him while gesturing with his hands.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" shouted Naruto causing several clones to appear around him through bursts of smoke.
Despite being slightly surprised by that, the bespectacled man made quick movements with his hand, thus launching waves of cutting wind.
The waves managed to hit several clones that disappeared in bursts of smoke.
But then, a kunai shot out of the smoke and the bespectacled man dodged to the side to easily avoid it.
However, the kunai bore a tag with a seal on it and as the kunai passed by him, it exploded, forcing him to back up a little.
Rimuru then pulled out a pair of wings to stand above him and began to hurl several icicles of ice at him, but the bespectacled man erected a dome of earth strong enough to cause the icicles to shatter on impact.
Rimuru plummeted towards the earth dome and, with one punch, destroyed it, just as Naruto appeared in front of the bespectacled man with a blue energy sphere in his hand.
"Rasengan!" shouted Naruto impacting the sphere into the chest of the bespectacled man who was thrown backwards while spinning as if in a whirlwind until it impacted the wall with such force that it left a crater.
"No matter how many times I see it. That technique impresses me quite a bit." thought Rimuru.
Soon after, the two heard a groan and turned their gaze forward to see the bespectacled man getting up with a groan of pain and exertion.
"You!" began the bespectacled man pointing at the ninja and the human slime. "Who the hell are you? Neither of you are human! And for some reason…" said the bespectacled man pointing his finger at the jinchuriki. "I didn't sense any magic in that attack earlier!"
"It's a long story and I don't feel like telling a guy like you." said Rimuru.
"Give up right now. Your ridiculous mission is over." said Naruto.
"Never! I'll make sure to kill you and those summoned pests! All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the bespectacled man before pulling out a sword with glowing engravings on it.
"Warning. Dark magic detected in weapon. Result. Instant death." said Raphael.
"Naruto, watch out for that sword." said Rimuru.
"Too late." said the bespectacled man charging towards them at full speed, stopping in front of the human slime in less than a second.
However, Rimuru managed to avoid the sword by turning into a slime and moving out of the way.
"What? A slime?!" asked the bespectacled man in shock. "You're…"
"Hey!"
The bespectacled man turned to see Naruto, who had stood far behind him.
"Here's your punishment." began Naruto before crouching down and clasping both hands together with his index and middle fingers extended. Once ready, he launched himself like a bullet towards him. "Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu: One Thousand Years of Death!" shouted Naruto inserting his fingers into the…
"AAAHH!" shouted the bespectacled man jumping up and down with his hands on his butt due to the immense pain he was in.
The children, who had seen it all and had finished off all the followers, were wide-eyed at the sight.
Kenya, Ryota and Gale soon burst out laughing.
"Hahaha. He nailed it good! Literally! Hahaha." said Kenya.
While the guys were laughing, Alice and Chloe were blushing at the sight of that kind of attack.
Rimuru couldn't help but shudder as she imagined the tremendous pain the bespectacled man was in.
"Wow. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that attack." thought Rimuru.
The bespectacled man was lying on the ground with his butt raised and his hands on it as he groaned from the pain.
"Now it's really over." said Naruto standing next to the human slime.
The bespectacled man went from groaning to laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Rimuru.
"Haha. Do you really think you're done with AllHumanity? We are but a small squadron. Our holy leader left with our strongest followers. I can assure you that they won't let this go. They will strike back and when they do, you will wish you hadn't interfered in saving the mankind." said the bespectacled man.
"If that is true, then, I can assure you that we will respond and being my students…" began Rimuru causing an aura to surround him, startling the jinchuriki.
"My goodness. How much power." thought Naruto with surprise.
"Yes. I may have been wrong in thinking he was so powerful with a bijuu. He might even be more powerful than Hagoromo." said Kurama in surprise.
"We will respond in a big way." said Rimuru in a very serious voice, making the bespectacled man tremble with fear.
Before anything else could be said, Rimuru punched him in the face that knocked him unconscious.
"So, are we done?" asked Chloe.
"No. As he said, his leader and some of his followers are still on the loose and it's possible they'll counterattack." said Rimuru.
"Tsk. Let them do so. We'll beat them up in response." said Naruto with a toothy grin as he pounded his fist with his palm.
"In the end, it wasn't such a bad idea for us to come, was it?" asked Alice.
"No. You truly have grown stronger. I'm proud to be your teacher." said Rimuru with a smile, which made the children very happy.
"So what do we do with them?" asked Gale pointing to the followers and the man with glasses.
"I'll alert the authorities and let them handle it." said Rimuru.
"Hey, Naruto, can I ask you a favor?" asked Kenya.
"Sure. Anything." said Naruto.
"Could you teach me that ninja technique you did earlier?" asked Kenya.
"Teach it to me, too, please." said Ryota.
"Of course. When we come back, I'll gladly teach it to you." said Naruto with a smile.
"Don't even think about showing that to my students!" said Rimuru, which made the others laugh.
In some unknown location, the leader stood with his remaining followers kneeling and in a position of prayer.
All was calm until someone rushed into the place.
"Great Father! Great Father! Bad news! They have captured our people!" said the follower.
"Do you know who it could have been?" asked the leader.
"Yes, I managed to get the information about it. It seems that the group that raided our lair consisted of a boy with some abilities of unknown origin and the group of summoned children we were trying to eliminate" said the follower.
Hearing that, the leader's eyes snapped open.
"What?!" asked the leader standing up and turning to look at him. "Are you saying that those filthy pests have decided to ruin everything!"
"Y-Yes, Great Father and not only that, but it also seems that with them was Rimuru Tempest." said the follower.
"Wait a minute, are you talking about the Demon Lord, Rimuru Tempest? The leader of the monster nation?" asked the leader.
"I've checked a couple of times and there's no mistake." said the follower.
"Those summoned ones… Not only did they dare to mess up our plans, but they have the help of a Demon Lord!" said the pissed off leader.
"What do we do then, Great Father? Do we cancel our plans for the time being?" asked the follower.
The leader took a deep breath to relax.
"No. It is too late to back out now. We won't stop our ambition to save mankind. If those monsters have decided to get involved, then we will show them the extent of our power. We will make them regret messing with AllHumanity! All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed the leader.
"All be for the salvation of mankind!" exclaimed all the followers in the room.
With Ranga's help, the group began their journey back to the academy.
"Wait until the other teachers hear what we have done. We will be heroes." said Kenya.
"Don't overdo it. Hopefully, with that, they'll let us off some test or give us some extra passes." said Alice.
"That sounds like a good prize to me." commented Naruto.
"I don't think that's possible." said Gale.
"He's right. If it were me one of the other teachers, I'd punish you with extra homework for going on a dangerous mission." said Rimuru.
"Huh? That's not fair!" said Ryota.
"Yes, master Rimuru. Don't be cruel." said Chloe with a pout, which made the human slime laugh.
"Uh… Hey, I may be new to this world, but is that normal?" asked Naruto pointing forward.
Hearing that, Ranga suddenly stopped, allowing the others to be able to see a large plume of smoke in the distance.
"What's going on?" asked Kenya.
"Is it a fire?" asked Gale.
"That doesn't worry me much. What worries me is where the smoke is coming from. It's coming from Freedom Academy." said Rimuru with seriousness and concern.
"We have to get back as soon as possible!" said Naruto.
"Pick up the pace, Ranga." said Rimuru.
"Right away." said Ranga before running off at full speed.
In just a matter of a couple of minutes, they reached their destination, but the moment they stopped, they were in shock at what they saw in front of them.
The prestigious Freedom Academy was partially ablaze and destroyed, as if it had suffered a huge explosion.
"Oh, no!" said Ryota in horror.
"A-Are they all…?" began Chloe imagining the worst-case scenario.
"Raphael, locate possible survivors immediately!" thought Rimuru.
"Analysis. No dead or alive presence detected on site." said Raphael, causing Rimuru to sigh in relief.
"Calm down. Looks like there was no one inside when it happened." said Rimuru.
"They probably fled before the thing ended like this." said Gale.
"But what happened here?" asked Alice.
"My conclusion? AllHumanity attacked shortly after we took care of their own. Those cowards… Attacking us while we were gone." said Naruto angrily.
"It wasn't an attack." said Rimuru.
"Why do you say that?" asked Naruto.
"If it was an attack, they would have done it when the place was full, but they waited until it was empty to attack without any injuries." said Rimuru.
"So what were they trying to do with that?" asked Naruto.
"I think this was a declaration of war and I have a feeling that the next time they attack, it will be in a big way." said Rimuru very seriously.