We moved to the cave as soon as the Dark Elves took off their disguises and put on their usual gray uniforms. They were able to navigate the forest perfectly, and within a few hours we reached the cave where my subordinates lived.
We were met by a delegation consisting of Spiderman in human form, Gaki, a snail, and the elder of the tentacle monsters. A few orcs with halberds stood guard in the distance.
The entrance to the cave itself had been widened, allowing a group of riders to pass through. The area in front of the entrance, once littered with stones, had been carefully cleared. The only thing missing was a wide path through the forest to the cave. But here, on the contrary, the thicket around the cave had thickened, thanks to the efforts of the local people.
«Wow!» marveled the ogre. «You have a whole bestiary here.»
The dark elves did not comment, but hid behind my back, glancing warily at the tentacled monster, clearly ready to flee at the slightest danger.
«Don't worry, pointy ears,» the monster waved a tentacle at them. «Spiderman has found a way to satisfy our instincts enough to keep us sober when we see female members of the female sex.»
«Wow,» the ogre marveled, scratching the back of his head with his giant paw. «And my old mistresses couldn't find a way, even though they were the ones who created you. What method is that?»
«It's simple! I release them one by one to the succubus,» the flattered Spiderman grinned. «Succubus regenerate damage from sex, so they're quite capable of assuaging the lust of our tentacle allies. It takes a lot of time, though, so I gave them one of the succubus for permanent use. Now, the other one...»
«Let's discuss the details later, shall we?» I interrupted my allies. «Why don't you tell me how you found out about us and why you're here?»
«We found out thanks to the spirits of Gaki. I thought it would be nice for you to be greeted after such a long absence. After all, you are our supreme and permanent leader,» the orcs at the entrance raised their halberds in triumph, the tentacle monster waved its tentacles, and the slime muttered in agreement.
«My pleasure, of course,» I made no secret of it. «By the way, how did you get the goblins?»
«Another group of adventurers wanted to visit them. The spirits warned Gaki, and her whole tribe fled to us. It's good that we're fighting together again. But let's go in and see for ourselves.»
And so we went. The dark elves were still huddled around me, which was helped by the expressive looks of the cave-dwelling monsters. But when they saw that the sharp eared ones were with me, they limited themselves to glances.
By the way, the monsters had multiplied greatly, and the cave seemed to be densely populated. There was a whole arena near the underground lake, which had become a kind of central square.
As it turned out, thanks to the abundance of adventurous women who had fallen into the clutches of the locals, the locals now had plenty of women, and the enterprising Spiderman began to organize gladiatorial fights.
As an incentive for the captives to fight, the succubus acted - those who refused to obey were first locked in a cage with her, and then demonstrated to the others how she gave herself to the local bestiary. The adventurers were penetrated and fought with full dedication. Especially since the victors were not given to the monsters for reproduction, but were kept for the next fights.
As the leader, I got a room that I shared with the dark elves. And the ogre had his own room. Thanks to the Spiderman web, the presence of slime-cleaners and the abundance of trophies from the adventurers (the last large detachment managed to go directly to the attack on the cave in wagons, hoping to use it as a mobile fortress), there were no particular problems with comfort.
The only frustrating thing was that there was not a single light elf among the many prisoners. As it turned out, the sharp-eyed ones who were part of the troops, thanks to their high reaction and sensitivity, had time to realize that they were doomed and to commit suicide before the monsters got to them. Of course, there were a few well-preserved corpses left, but lately I've become very picky.
In the evening, the dark elves and I went to visit Spiderman. By this time, the ogre had mastered the caves quite well, and even managed to use his considerable knowledge and the alchemist's laboratory that had been stolen from the adventurers.
Unfortunately, he could not make advanced things like «Intelligence potions», but «Medium regeneration potions» and «Mana potions» were very good. Now it was possible to treat women without bothering me. Besides, as my master, I had replenished my supply of potions.
Spiderman met us, sitting in human form on a makeshift throne. At his feet was a sorceress I didn't recognize in a miniature dress, fishnet stockings and boots. She was selflessly sucking on his protruding cock, paying no attention to the guests.
«Have a seat,» the owner of the room waved us over to some nearby chairs. The woman still did not react to us in any way.
«What's wrong with her?» I asked, sitting down on the offered seat. The dark elven women followed.
«She was on gladiatorial combat,» Spiderman shrugged, grabbing the woman by her long hair and forcing her to slow down a bit. «To avoid going to the monsters, she agreed to work for me. As long as I will happy, she'll stay here. Then I'll let her go or poison her for rebirth.»
«Wow!» I marveled. «And before we met, you had no relations with the opposite sex at all...»
Envious of the struggling sorceress, I shifted my thoughtful gaze to the dark elves. They understood my idea and made a haughty face, showing that they would not give themselves to me in front of strangers.
«You want me to tame them? Just one day and they'll give themselves to you in any position you want?» suggested Spiderman.
«Just try it!» hissed Alaiss, giving his interlocutor a scornful look. Her younger sister, without getting up, defiantly grabbed the dagger and began to examine its blade.
«Hmmm,» I stopped the brewing conflict when I saw Spiderman reach for the amulet. «We're all allies here. Besides, the Dark Elves helped me a lot in the city.»
My words were heard and somehow calmed.
«Sorry,» Spiderman apologized. «It's just that lately I've been getting more and more worried that there's a serious force against us that we can't handle. After all, I've lived in a magical academy, and I have a rough idea of what we're up against. In fact, all of our victories are due to the fact that we're not yet considered a serious enough threat.»
«He's right,» Alaisse agreed, changing from anger to pity. «Of course, if we undermine the main entrance, we will delay the inevitable. But that many monsters can't hide indefinitely, even if we use the outside caves and don't capture prisoners near the cave. And there are still demons who will sooner or later recover from their recent defeat and try to get at us again.»
«So what do we do?» I asked. «Surely there must be a way out.»
«There is, of course,» the dark elf nodded. «We could...»