The thought echoed in the monster's head as it looked at the being in front of him with disbelief. As an A-rank monster, the Troll Overlord has its own pride, and normally would not bow down to any being.
However, the stack here is its life. If it refuses to, it's likely the spear will thrust into its eyes, killing it.
Meanwhile, Alros watched calmly. If the Troll Overlord did not agree to submit, he had to kill him. It is an unfortunate thing to do but he could not keep such a dangerous wild card with him.
He already did the same mistake before, allowing a Goblin King to enter without making it submit. The end result, deaths of several Demon Goblins and the entire Goblin King's tribe as it tried to perform an uprising.
He personally handled the execution of the Goblin King himself, and it is satisfying to watch. So, he did not plan on letting the Troll Overlord joined without submitting, as he would be able to subdue it only when it does that.
"What is your choice?" he asked again, the spear getting closer to the monster's forehead. The large monster gulped before it lowered its head, or trying to, with a single telepathic, message,
"I. Submit."
The Archdemon nodded as he quickly subdued the monster. Seeing this, the other members of the Fiend Race threw their weapons, all bowing in his direction. For they have submitted under the Archdemon.
-x
As the entire Fiend Camp submitted, Alros had to handle the task of subduing them all. Thankfully, there is a way to make it easy for him. Namely, the use of clones. His greatest fear of allowing his clones to subdue his foe is that they will slowly get smarter and then overthrow him, though it is unlikely due to their short lifespan.
His other fear is that when they died, the monsters will no longer be subdued, which will be annoying to deal with. However, he found a solution to that.
Namely, his clones, after subduing them, could change the ownership of the subdued being to him. It can only be done when trust and strength is taken into account.
They hope the mistress send others, because they did not think they could continue this hunt.
-x-
The figure look with a frown at what message it receive from its strongest guardian. Their injured state will prevent them from heading towards the Spirit Tree, as they would likely succumb to the fire or be killed during then trip.
Thankfully, they could hide themselves, so the being will not be able to tale the opportunity to attack them when they are vulnerable. However, it also mean it could send the other guardians to deal with the being.
With how it is able to create powerful creatures, one that look similar to it while being suicidal loyal, it would only lead to the other guardians' injury something it could not have.
If it is stupid enough to do so, then it's likely the Spirit Tree will be defenseless. While there will still be B-rank guardians, without A-rank guardians, the defense would not be enough to handle any attack of A-rank monsters.
And if they sense the absence of A-rank guardians, then they will attack. After all, the Spirit Tree is the best location in the entire Lunos Forest, and many creatures vied for it. If it send more guardians, the other monsters will attack, and it would be bad time for it.
It then turned to search for any powerful tribes around them. When it see none, it let out a breath of relief. With no tribes insight, it could rest easy, as it lied its eyes on the other A-rank guardians, the other guardians, and beasts that become the protectors of the Spirit Tree.
As it walked back into its abode, satisfied with what it see, it overlook one thing.
Namely, why does the monster tribes, which never move, suddenly did so. If it had done a more thorough inspection as well as deeply thinking of it, it might have avoided what will happen.
Unfortunately, it does not, and the rest will be history of the Lunos Forest.