"Ainz-sama!?"
Hearing Ainz's reply, the Guardian beside him all wanted to speak up and dissuade him. What a joke, how could the Supreme Beings suffer even a little harm in front of the Guardian!
"This is my decision!" Ainz waved his hand, saying in an undeniable tone, instantly silencing the Guardian.
With that, Ainz slowly walked forward from among the Guardian's escort, looking at Lock and Zesshi Zetsumei, who had also stepped forward.
Although he knew that Lock's request must involve a powerful means of attack, and most likely that move—the super-dreadnought ultimate skill, Dimensional Severance, usable only by World Champions!
Ainz wasn't too afraid, because his former guild member, Touch Me, had used this ultimate move in a battle against him. Although its power was immense, it wasn't enough to instantly kill him. Even if his HP had decreased in the previous exchange, he should still be able to withstand it.
Even if the person besides Lock had an attack comparable to Dimensional Severance, as long as he was careful, there would be no problem.
Rather, if the combined attack of these two had the potential to deplete his HP, then it was best for Ainz to take the attack.
If the target shifted to Demiurge and Aura, they didn't have the corresponding recovery or defensive means, and it would probably cost a lot of gold coins to revive them again.
Ainz wouldn't feel bad about those gold coins, after all, the value of the Guardian was definitely above that, but he absolutely did not want to see such a scene again.
The NPCs created by his companions, and the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he would protect them!
"Sir, then please allow me to use defensive measures," Ainz said, and without waiting for Lock's response, he cast various enhancement spells on himself.
Magic Caster's Blessing!
Greater Ability Boost!
Greater Resistance Boost!
Radiant Adamantite Body!
...
Lock watched the golden magical light covering Ainz's body, his lips slowly curving upwards. Could he guess?
Indeed, perhaps in other aspects, Ainz's strategic wisdom needed evaluation. However, as a player whose objective was information warfare, his judgment and decision-making in battle far surpassedthose of ordinary people.
But can you withstand my attack?
Lock was very curious about this.
Today was the first time he had attacked an enemy in this way, and if it succeeded, he would gain another trump card against the Great Tomb.
"I've kept you waiting, both of you. Please launch your attack on me!"
Ainz finally completed the stacking of various buffs, spread his hands in a welcoming gesture, the crimson light in his eye sockets shining brightly, ready to activate special skills at any moment.
"Alright!"
Lock didn't delay either. He took a disc from the void, and a huge magic circle immediately unfolded beneath his feet, directly covering an area of three hundred meters. The red gem in the center of the disc seemed to be pulled, and its energy continuously poured into the magic circle.
This strange action immediately put Ainz and the Guardian on alert.
What kind of attack is this?
In terms of the complexity of the magic circle's superposition, although it couldn't compare to Super-Tier Magic, it was more intricate and profound.
When the disc in Lock's hand activated these patterns, the entire magic circle emitted a strange fluctuation.
After about twenty seconds, as the channeling was completed, a red energy covered the bodies of Lock and Zesshi Zetsumei, and a special link seemed to form between the two.
"Use that!" Lock shouted, simultaneously raising his divine staff high, terrifying magical energy filling his entire body.
With their hearts and minds connected, their Auras linked, Zesshi Zetsumei immediately reacted, gripping her spear with both hands and activating her innate ability, a similar magical fluctuation rippling around her.
"Dimensional Severance!!!" * 2
Lock and Zesshi Zetsumei shouted the name of the move in unison, their voices forming a special fluctuation that instantly activated the entire magic circle.
Crack!
A sound like shattering glass shot into everyone's ears. At Ainz's location, the entire space was as if a hot knife had cut through grease, a huge rift revealing a deep, dark spatial void.
Ainz's upper body slowly separated from his lower body, the magical radiance on him completely dissipating.
"Ainz-sama!!!"
Demiurge and the other Guardian were instantly alarmed. The last of the Supreme Beings was about to die in front of them, and they could only watch helplessly?
"You trash!" Shalltear angrily raised her drop lance, aiming at Lock and the others, her expression twisted to the extreme.
Just as she was about to act, the gradually dimming crimson light in the eye sockets of Ainz's separated upper body flickered gently.
The magical light fixed the separated upper and lower parts, then returned them to their original positions. The severed cut was brushed by a mysterious force and immediately restored to its original state.
Seeing this, the Guardian immediately broke into joyful smiles. As expected, how could the Supreme Beings, who stood at the apex of Nazarick, be killed so easily?
They had been overthinking things; this was Ainz-sama after all!
"What a terrifying attack. If I had reacted even a moment slower, I probably would have died directly," Ainz said with lingering fear, his gaze towards Lock and the other filled with apprehension.
That last attack almost completely depleted his HP!
Although he had also prepared revival magic, so even if his HP was depleted, it wouldn't have been a problem.
Lock put the disc back into his storage space, glanced at him, and said indifferently, "The magical fluctuations before the attack were so strong, and the affected area was so large. Unless you're deaf and blind, how could you not react?"
Unfortunately, the commotion from this resonance ritual magic was always so great and impossible to conceal. Otherwise, Lock would have truly had the thought of quietly finishing off Ainz with one strike.
Moreover, even with the assistance of the caloric stone energy device, the consumption for Lock was considerable, and such an attack couldn't be performed again.
However, if he could find a way to restrain Ainz's actions and deplete his recovery methods like 'lock HP' or 'revival,' it might still be possible to eliminate him.
Speaking of which, Ainz's HP shouldn't be much now, right? If I strike again now, can I finish him off?
Lock's heart immediately darkened, and evil thoughts arose, thinking very immorally.
This malicious gaze immediately put Ainz on guard, but just as he was about to say something, a teleportation gate appeared beside him.
A woman in full armor with black feathered wings at her waist emerged from the teleportation gate.
"Ainz-sama, we are late, are you alright?" Albedo immediately approached, and even through the heavy armor, Ainz could feel her worried gaze.
"You worried me, Albedo. I'm fine," Ainz said reassuringly. In the brief pause during the previous battle, he had contacted Albedo for support, and considering the time, it was quite fast.
"The green mountains remain, and the green rivers flow. We shall meet again!" Lock left this message, scooped up Zesshi Zetsumei beside him, retracted his Guardian Spirit, and leaped onto Shivana's back.
Catherine and Vier hadn't even reacted before they were grabbed by Annea's two claws, and the two giant dragons flew rapidly out of the forest.
Are you kidding me!
The military-uniformed Doppelganger and the pink little waist that came through the teleportation gate behind Albedo were Pandora's Actor and Victim, right?
And there were still large numbers of the Great Tomb of Nazarick's army behind them. Only a fool would stay and fight them!
Pandora's Actor could transform into the forty-one former players of the Great Tomb. Although he only possessed eighty percent of their strength, he was still quite troublesome in this situation.
As for Victim, there was no need to say more. This sacrificial baby was an area-of-effect shock bomb. Once it exploded, everyone would be bound, and if they were even a little late, it would be very difficult to escape.
"Ainz-sama, do we need to pursue the enemy?" Albedo asked Ainz, looking at the gradually shrinking figures of the giant dragons in the sky.
"...No need. If we push them too hard, they might use some trump card. It's best not to act rashly when the situation is unclear," Ainz pondered for a moment, then rejected the suggestion.
Lock and Zesshi Zetsumei's attack just now far exceeded his expectations; he had never seen such an overpowered level in Yggdrasil.
Moreover, their unique magic also greatly concerned Ainz; it was as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"This operation was too reckless. If we encounter him again, we should try to avoid him and temporarily not conflict with him, focusing on gathering information."
"Yes!" The Guardian respectfully acknowledged the order.
Demiurge, on the other hand, raised his head. He bore the primary responsibility for this incident, especially for allowing Ainz-sama to suffer such an attack; it was a major blunder.
Thinking of this, Demiurge immediately knelt on one knee, his face filled with shame, and said, "Ainz-sama, this failure is entirely due to me. Please punish me!"
Ainz looked at Demiurge kneeling before him, reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Demiurge, I don't think you've done anything wrong. To be honest, I, who agreed to your proposal, bear the greatest responsibility. Moreover, this battle was not without Harvest; at least we know the true strength of Lock Kote Albert and others, and we know that besides the person who mind-controlled Shalltear, there are other powerful opponents in this world."
"Based on this, let's formulate a more perfect and thorough course of action. Otherwise, Nazarick might suffer even greater losses."
"Yes! Your subordinate will definitely learn from this lesson and will not let similar things happen again," Demiurge said heavily.
Ainz nodded, very satisfied with Demiurge's reaction. If the NPCs could continue to grow, experiencing some setbacks was not a bad thing.
"Ainz-sama, then about the plan to secretly control the Kingdom, do we need to make adjustments?"
Ainz thought for a moment and said, "Since the other party is targeting the Kingdom as their main objective, then we will shift our attention to other countries. Tell Sebas to just keep an eye on them and not make any unnecessary moves."
"I understand. I will send that human back to the Kingdom, and we'll pretend this never happened. I imagine they won't refuse our good intentions."
Human? Ainz's head felt a little itchy with confusion. Which human?
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