overlord holy black dragon king

Melo took Lupus Regina back to Yelan Tier.

About half an hour later, Ainz brought Albedo, the chief guardian, to the place where Shalltear's accident occurred. In addition, Aura and Mare were guarding in the distance.

Since I don't know what happened now, considering the possibility of the enemy's conspiracy, this is a relatively safe method.

When he came to the clearing through the forest, Ainz's non-existent nose smelled something unusual.

"The smell of burning trees. Someone fought here?"

He has no sense of smell, but perceives the surrounding conditions with magic.

The bony palm grabbed the hanging tree trunk, and it was almost burnt from the inside to the outside, crushing it into crumbs with a light pinch.

Pushing away the remaining residue, the eyes fell on the deep pit Shalltear had sunk into.

The clearly visible gully was like a dividing line, dividing the open space into two halves, and the scattered rubble all told Ainz that a great battle had just happened here.

"Lord Ainz, could it be those who control Shalltear?"

Albedo also noticed this, and asked Ainz.

Looking at Shalltear's whole body from a distance, there was no sign of serious injury, but judging from the obvious battle marks on the surface and the degree of damage, the opponent was probably repelled by Shalltear.

But this does not mean that the strength of the opponent is much worse than Shalltear.

Ainz observed for a while, then nodded.

"It looks like this. It should have been a while since the battle ended, about an hour or two. And"

There was a pause in the middle of the speech, Ainz squatted down, scratched the ground full of burning residue with his bony fingers, and continued:
"Judging from the traces around, the fighting was very intense."

Looking at the gully across the open space, it is obviously a masterpiece left by destructive magic, and
The power is not low.

At least tenth-order magic!It may even have reached the level of super magic!

Of course, only Shalltear himself knows the specific power.

'Could it be.'

'The enemy is a player from YGGDRASIL? '

Ainz stood up again, he felt the need to take this possibility into consideration.

While walking towards Shalltear, he confirmed to Albedo in a questioning tone: "The enemy failed in their attempt to control Shalltear, was counterattacked by Shalltear, and finally retreated after being defeated. Is it possible to speculate like this?"

"Yes, Ainz-sama."

"Well, because of the failure of control, Shalltear fell into a chaotic state. No, it should be said to be in a neutral state."

Being able to agree with the Guardian Chief was enough for him to determine his own mind.

Then, after walking a similar distance, Ainz stretched out his right hand, revealing the shiny ring on his finger.

Albedo cast a puzzled look: "Is this...?"

Even if she didn't know what the item was that could be worn by Ainz-sama, it was enough to tell how precious it was.

"This is an ultra-rare item. It stores super-level magic that can be used three times, "Pray to the Stars". Using this item can eliminate Shalltear's mind control."

"What a merciful Supreme to actually use such a precious item on the Guardian."

Gladly accepting Albedo's appreciation, Ainz raised his right hand and pointed to the sky, a blue magic circle emerged from the bottom of his feet.

"Ring, I wish! Eliminate all negative states on Shalltear!"

Whoa-!
The instant the effect was activated, the magic circle shattered.

Startled, Ainz hurriedly led Albedo to the depths of the forest using "Spatial Movement".

'The magic worked, but it didn't work.'

'Could it be that? ! '

Ainz suddenly remembered the possibility he had been forgetting—

"World-class props"!
"Damn it!"

Dissatisfied, he hit the tree to vent his inner anger, and the green light that emerged from his body constantly tried to suppress the restless heart, but it was difficult to completely calm the rising self-blame and anger, and even Albedo beside him didn't dare to disturb her.

It wasn't until a communication voice sounded in his mind that Ainz, who was about to lose his mind, forcibly came back to his senses.

After trying to restore his tone to normal, he connected to the communication and asked:
"What's the matter, Nabe."

"The leader of the Adventurer's Guild is looking for you."

"Isn't it good to just shirk this kind of thing?"

There was some impatience in Ainz's tone. The matter of Shalltear had been lingering in his mind. Before this matter was resolved, other matters could be postponed until later.

However, Nabe's words forced him to temporarily suppress his inner anxiety.

"The content is related to Lord Shalltear. They are going to discuss how to deal with the sudden appearance of vampires."

".Has the news spread out yet?"

That's right, this is not a deserted place at all, and it's normal for other adventurers to discover it.

Although it is possible to expose the existence of the Great Tomb, it is not without benefits for him.

"I see, tell him I'll be there, then"

"Master Ainz, there is another urgent matter."

"Ok?"

"Apart from Lord Shalltear, a large number of undead appeared near the altar in the suburbs to the east of E-Rantel."

"A large number of undead?"

Ainz thought of the seventh-level magic that Clementine mentioned last night.

According to what the other party said, the seventh-level magic needs Nfirea to use the "Sage Crown" to summon it, and he sent Nfirea and his grandmother to Karn Village early in the morning
Have you found a new way to unleash the magic?

in other words
Something happened to Nfirea? !
Ainz frowned, it was a wave of ups and downs.

"Has anyone dealt with this matter?"

"Some adventurers have already gone to deal with it, but they have lost all news. The president of the Adventurer's Association hopes to form two teams of Mithril level and above, one to deal with Lord Shalltear's affairs, and the other to hunt down the undead at the eastern altar."

Are there two teams?
The adventurers in Yelan Tier were no more than orichalcum rank, and in Ainz's view, they were giving "rations" to the undead.

He had to deal with Shalltear's affairs first.

The only way is to let Nabe deal with those undead.

With Nabei's strength, seventh-level magic should not be enough to threaten her.

just
Could this be a conspiracy?

The timing of the occurrence was a bit of a coincidence, and it happened to be the time when he was not in E-Rantel. Was the other party eyeing him or Shalltear?
His whereabouts are secret, and it is believed that no one knows.
Maybe, it's really just a coincidence.

'Let's make sure first. '

Be careful sailing for thousands of years, because I ignored the existence of "world-class props", causing Shalltear to fall into mind control. Such mistakes must never happen again.

However, after thinking about it, this may be an opportunity to confirm whether it is a "coincidence".

If all these are related, and a certain person or organization is behind the manipulation, then Nabe may be able to lure them out as a bait.

Whether it's death or being controlled, Albedo will know immediately.

Even if there is no connection, Nabe can easily deal with the undead and Clementine.

Considering the loss of one of the maids in the "Pleiades" and the loss of the Great Tomb, Ainz decisively chose the former.

"I see, Nabe, let you deal with the undead side. I allow you to fight as Naberal Gamma, but try to choose a place where there are no people."