Excitement, elation, relief... anger and murderous intent – a myriad of emotions churned within Albedo's heart. No one knew the pressure and negativity she endured while forcefully maintaining composure and directing everything after learning of Ainz-sama's attack.
Now, finally, after learning of Ainz-sama's attack, she heard the most delightful news ever – they had successfully located Ainz-sama's position. Most importantly, the last Supreme Being of Nazarick, who hadn't abandoned them, was alive.
"Now, immediately pinpoint Ainz-sama's location and open a gate to support Ainz-sama!"
The next second, Albedo issued the order to the assembled Floor Guardians. Mare, one of the Dark Elf twins and the most magically adept among them, hurriedly raised his staff, almost as tall as himself, and began preparing the gate.
"By the way, Albedo, what should we do with those 'Two-Legs Sheep' below?"
Just as Mare was preparing the gate, Demiurge beside him suddenly looked down at the '漆黑圣剑' (Pitch Black Holy Sword) team members and their employer, Bareare, with a strange gaze. He lightly licked his lips with his thin tongue. Demiurge was very curious about these humans and how they differed from the humans when Nazarick was originally located.
After all, these humans felt too weak to him, so weak that even the weakest monsters within Nazarick were stronger than them, completely unlike the humans in the original world where Nazarick was located, those who could fight the Floor Guardians.
Demiurge was very curious as to why there was such a large gap between them. Were they merely races that shared the same appearance and species but were completely different internally, or were these humans just inherently weak?
"Bring them back to Nazarick. Let them live for now. They might be useful for Ainz-sama's plans."
Albedo glanced at Peter Mork and the others below, who were looking up at them. Nabe had already told her everything about the group and Ainz-sama's plans. These people were playing a role similar to witnesses and disseminators in Ainz-sama's plan.
As weak humans, they would witness the power of the adventurer Momonga, who was Ainz-sama in disguise, and spread this power, enhancing Ainz-sama's renown.
Therefore, these humans couldn't die for the time being, at least not until Ainz-sama decided their fate.
"What a pity."
After hearing Albedo's words, Demiurge looked at Peter Mork and the others with a hint of regret. However, since these people were still useful to the great Supreme Being, he could temporarily suppress his curiosity. After all, there were so many humans in this world.
"Cocytus, send one of your subordinates to bring them back to Nazarick and temporarily lock them in separate cells. Also, tell Kyouhukou that these people are still useful and shouldn't undergo 'Baptism'."
"Understood."
Cocytus nodded and flew down, randomly assigning a subordinate to take Peter Mork and the others away. He also relayed Albedo's message to Kyouhukou. After all, if he didn't say it in advance, everyone thrown into Nazarick's prison would undergo 'Baptism' from Kyouhukou.
In that room filled with cockroaches, they would be completely eroded and ravaged from the inside out by endless cockroaches, until their bodies and souls completely collapsed. So far, no one had been able to endure this 'Baptism'.
"Wait, where are you taking us?"
Watching the undead skeletons surround his group, Peter Mork stood in front of everyone, looking warily at Cocytus in the distance. He had vaguely heard some of what Cocytus was saying to the undead skeleton, but he was too far away and only heard the words 'take away,' 'prison,' and 'Baptism'.
Cocytus didn't answer Peter Mork's question because there were more important things to do than answer his boring questions. Through the residual aura of Ainz-sama, he had successfully opened the gate to his location.
"Let's go!"
Albedo's firm voice rang out as she was the first to step into the gate. The rest of Nazarick's members followed closely behind. On the other side, Peter Mork and the others were forcibly taken away by the undead skeletons and imprisoned in the cells of Nazarick.
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On the other side, in a wilderness tens of thousands of miles away from E-Rantel, the endless wilderness was covered with low, thorny bushes on gray-brown soil. The fierce northern winds constantly howled across the barren land, and low hills were scattered in various places.
The last ray of sunlight disappeared from the horizon, and night fell as a round, bright moon rose. On the highest point of a hill, shadows flickered, and the largest figure easily leaped onto the boulder at the top of the hill.
"Awoo!"
Under the silvery moonlight, a giant black wolf, nearly three meters tall and eight meters long, raised its head, bathed in the moonlight, and let out a long howl. Hundreds of wolves below also howled under the leadership of their leader, declaring their status as the kings of this wilderness.
For a time, countless monsters and beasts that heard the howling of the wolves began to flee in all directions, either away from this place or back to their caves hidden underground.
"Awoo?"
Suddenly, the giant wolf at the top of the hill raised its head and looked into the distance. Human-like puzzled eyes were revealed in its huge pupils, and it subconsciously howled softly. In the dark night not far behind the wolf pack, a dim light was gradually lighting up, and the light spot was still expanding.
The next second, a fatal sense of oppression suddenly appeared. The wild instinct sensed the shadow of death, and the wolves began to become uneasy, but because the leader of the wolf pack had not yet given an order, they could only stay in place.
"Awoo~!"
At this time, the wolf king on top of the boulder also reacted. Under the oppression of death, it howled to the sky. Immediately, many giant wolves below, under its leadership, rushed down the hill, but it was already too late.
Just as they had just run halfway down the hillside, the originally dim light spot suddenly began to spread rapidly. Wherever it passed, everything silently turned to ashes. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with the wolf pack halfway down the hillside. Many giant wolves at the rear of the pack didn't even have time to let out a wail before they disappeared cleanly, as if they had been erased by an eraser.
At the very front of the pack, the giant wolf, the Wolf King, turned its head to look at its disappearing kin. A human-like look of fear and anger appeared in its eyes, especially after witnessing several of its newborn pups, barely three months old, vanish.
The Wolf King let out a piercing, mournful roar. Then, its massive body abruptly halted in place, its sharp claws easily leaving long scratches on the earth. The Wolf King turned, its towering form facing the approaching light head-on.
Beside it, the remaining dozen or so giant wolves, upon seeing the Wolf King stop, the adult males also came to a halt. Only the mothers carrying their pups ran past them, continuing to flee into the distance.
“Awoo!”
The next second, the Wolf King glanced back at the departing pups and mothers. It raised its head and howled, and silvery moonlight, like flowing water, wrapped around it and the several male wolves beside it. The Wolf King's already enormous body expanded once more.
Then, led by the Wolf King, they charged towards the light ahead. But the moment they touched it, several male wolves instantly died. The Wolf King, who lasted barely a second longer, managed to glimpse at the center of the light—a stark white skeleton floating in mid-air, two points of scarlet light in its empty eye sockets staring back at it.
When everything returned to calm, the hill that had been nearly a hundred meters high had vanished without a trace. A bottomless sinkhole appeared in its place. At the edge of the sinkhole, several mother wolves paced back and forth with their surviving pups, their tender howls calling out to the Wolf King.
Only several minutes later, led by the mother wolves, did the pups reluctantly leave the place.
At the same time, at the bottom of the sinkhole, Ainz Ooal Gown lay upon a bed of fine, broken earth, his scarlet eyes silently watching the starlit sky above. In the empty eye sockets, two points of scarlet light flickered with the stars, like burning crimson flames.
“Damn it!”
The next second, Ainz Ooal Gown abruptly raised his arm and slammed it heavily against the ground beside him. A tremendous boom erupted, and countless dust particles were thrown into the air, completely enveloping Ainz Ooal Gown's body. But at this moment, Ainz Ooal Gown paid no attention to any of it.
Images of the demon army and the scenes of him being besieged and even ambushed constantly flashed through his mind. Endless rage transformed into flames, as if igniting his very soul. Even as the emerald green light on his body continued to shine, the fire in his heart still couldn't be suppressed.
“Although I don't know who you are, I will definitely not let this go! I will absolutely make you regret your foolishness! I swear on the name of Ainz Ooal Gown, I will make you experience the ultimate despair for your foolishness!”
In the dust, Ainz Ooal Gown's deep, chilling voice echoed. This sudden attack had completely enraged him. He had only wanted to find companions who might have come to this world, disguising himself as the adventurer Momon to make a name for himself and gather information, preparing to make the name of Ainz Ooal Gown resonate throughout the world.
At the same time, he had been acting discreetly to avoid unnecessary trouble, but even so, this kind of thing still happened. Those guys... simply... simply unforgivable!
“Foolish fellows, prepare to face the revenge of Ainz Ooal Gown!”
Saying this, Ainz Ooal Gown slowly sat up. The crisp sound of cracking bones echoed continuously. A wave of weakness that Ainz Ooal Gown had never experienced before filled his body and soul. His stark white skeletal frame was covered in cracks of all sizes. As he sat up, small fragments of bone fell from his body.
At this moment, Ainz Ooal Gown's body was like a cracked porcelain vase, giving the impression that it would shatter with the slightest touch.
“This time was truly a profound lesson.”
Ainz Ooal Gown looked at his broken body. He had anticipated being seriously injured, but he hadn't imagined it would be this severe. In the last second before the explosion of the previous attack, Ainz Ooal Gown used a top-tier cash shop item, not only successfully faking his death but also successfully teleporting away.
And the reason Ainz Ooal Gown didn't escape immediately after Nabe teleported away was for one thing.
Thinking of this, Ainz Ooal Gown raised his hand and gently tapped in the air. Then, he reached into a pitch-black space, pulled out a healing potion, and drank it. Following that, he took out a crystal clear vial, inside which a wisp of purplish-black aura was floating.
This was the reason Ainz Ooal Gown risked staying behind after Nabe left. Relying on the brief contact during the battle, he successfully extracted a trace of aura from those guys. With it, Ainz Ooal Gown could later successfully locate them and begin his revenge.
“Are you ready to welcome the revenge from Ainz Ooal Gown!”
In the roar filled with violent malice, the two points of scarlet light in Ainz Ooal Gown's empty eye sockets flickered with a ferocious aura. Tangible despair aura spread from Ainz Ooal Gown's body like a tide. In an instant, the beasts and monsters that had not yet escaped and were hiding in the caves nearby died simultaneously, their souls crushed under the pressure of the despair aura.
“However, where is this?”
The next second, Ainz Ooal Gown, whose appearance had at least returned to normal under the top-tier cash shop healing potion, flew into the sky. He looked at the unfamiliar wilderness around him and subconsciously said. Because the situation was too dangerous before, he had chosen a random teleport, so he didn't know where he was currently.
“I don't know if there are any traces of humans nearby. I have to quickly return to the Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
Saying this, Ainz Ooal Gown used magic to begin surveying the surrounding area. After all, Nabe must have returned to the Great Tomb of Nazarick by now, and Albedo and the others must already know about his attack. The more Ainz Ooal Gown thought about what Albedo and the others would do after learning about his attack, the more anxious he became.
In addition, even with the top-tier cash shop healing potion, the injuries to his body and soul were only barely suppressed. He still needed some time to recover. To prevent another attack, he needed to return to the Great Tomb of Nazarick as quickly as possible.
“Hmm? This feeling is, I'm being locked on.”
Suddenly, Ainz Ooal Gown, who was surveying the surrounding area, changed his expression. A feeling of being locked on appeared in his heart. Following that, a huge gate appeared in the distant wilderness, and a figure completely clad in armor, wielding a giant axe, walked out.
And behind her, the guardians of each floor and the densely packed army of the Great Tomb of Nazarick appeared simultaneously.
