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Chapter 502 This is my last ripple
A huge amount of magic power rose up, and a terrifying aura continued to burst out. Sebastian, Ainz, and Ibiruie, who were not far away, all noticed it.

"That person, is he going to fight to the death?"

Ibiruai was shocked.

Because of their race, she was at odds with Lin, but she never dared to underestimate the priest, otherwise she would not have been so comfortable handing the devil captain over to him. Being able to force him to this extent meant that he was extremely powerful, perhaps even at the level of a demon king.

"You... still have the time to care about others?"

Chu tu tu tu——

The machine guns fired at her at a high frequency, blocking her movement. The powerful fists hit her hard and landed on the magic barrier she had barely raised. However, due to the huge impact, the magic barrier cracked and collapsed, and she flew backwards. She rolled on the ground several times before she could barely get up. At the same time, the mask on her jaw also shattered.

Looking at the maid holding the machine gun and the maid who hammered her away.

Two against one.

The two were slightly weaker than she was, but she didn't dare to be careless at all, and she felt like she was walking on a tightrope at all times. What was particularly tricky was their tacit coordination of actions.

Even though she tried her best, she could only deal with the two of them and had no time to pay attention to Lin, Sebastian, and Momo's respective battlefields.

I really want to curse at a mere monster for actually cooperating, but this is reality. If I don't want to accept it, I can only fight back desperately.

Damn it, there's no use worrying about it.

The ground shook, and even though she didn't know what the battle was like, she knew it was the aftermath of the fight between those people. In other words, everyone had reached their climax.

"In that case, let me buy a little more time!"

After yelling, Ibiruai took the initiative to rush towards the attacking maid. This awareness facilitated her special attack. The maid who was attacking turned her hands around and took a stance of drawing a circle with both hands. Ibiruai suddenly felt like an impenetrable fortress standing in front of her, but she did not stop but continued to fight with it——

"Oh oh oh, the fight over there is fierce."

"Sister, please hide. If you are discovered..."

"It's okay, it's okay. Anyway, I have the ring given by Ainz-sama. I'm shocked."

The battlefield on the east side of the square.

Although there were constant rumbling sounds all around, the center of the battlefield was actually peaceful. The twin demons and the old butler sat on the ground, and there was no fighting as imagined.

“Haha, Demiurge is in trouble now.”

"elder sister!"

"I know, I know."

Perhaps annoyed by her brother's nagging, the sister shrank back and looked at the old butler who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stroking his beard, wondering what he was thinking.

“Ahh, I really want to go to Ainz-sama’s place. It’s all your fault, Sebastian. Why did you choose us?”

"Sorry. In order to avoid suspicion, I had to choose the most suitable opponent at the moment."

If Sebastian took the initiative to choose Cocytus, and if the unequipped human chose the fully armed Zerg demon, he would definitely be suspected if he was safe and sound after the battle without any injuries.

Of course, Aura knew this was the case, she just couldn't help but complain.

"So you two and Cocytus are the final members of this operation?"

"Yes, just the four of us. Albedo should have come as well, but the Great Tomb cannot function without her, so no matter how reluctant we are, we have no choice but to give up."

"I see."

The big tomb is their foundation. This time they are acting out to plunder all kinds of resources, whether it is humans or money, etc. So if they mobilize all their combat power for the sake of acting and cause their hometown to be stolen, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?

"That guy's face is scary."

Aura tried hard to imitate Albedo, wanting to make the other person's ferocious grin appear, but because of her petiteness, she looked very cute instead.

“Have you told this to Ainz-sama?”

“I think Lord Ainz must have foreseen this. After all, the main purpose of this trip besides plundering is—”

“…In order to make Jaldabaoth the Demon King?”

Ainz stroked the skull’s smooth chin.

Cocytus exhaled a breath of cold air and said in a muffled voice, "Yes. As expected, I can't hide it from Ainz-sama."

"No, this..."

In fact, it was not Ainz who thought of it, but Cocytus kept revealing information in his mind, and Ainz connected the pieces bit by bit.

First of all, their main purpose was to seize the money of Eight Fingers and various resources in the capital, and then, in order to cover up their actions and avoid suspicion, they staged a demon siege. Finally, they pinned all the bad reviews on Jaldabaoth - this fictitious demon king, and removed all of them.

Three birds with one stone.

“And this item was the excuse for the Demon Lord Jaldabaoth to invade the capital.”

Cocytus took out a demon statue. Each of its six arms held a gem, and from within it emanated an eerie glow like a beating heart.

"The magic of this gem is [Final Battle: Evil], which was given to me by Demiurge. He said that this is a tool made by Ulbert-sama, and now is the time to use it."

“Ulbert…”

Indeed, considering the level of this world-class magic, it is not surprising that the demon Jaldabaoth would attack the capital for it.

But this is a tool made by Ulbert, the Supreme who created Demiurge and one of his good friends. Demiurge would surely be very reluctant to use it.

"Put that magic item away."

“Lord Ainz?”

"Use this. This is also a tool made by Ulbert. Of course, it is a failure."

The item Ainz took out was very similar to the demon statue that Demiurge had prepared, but it was missing three gems and its overall shape was slightly inferior.

call--

The cold air erupted again, and Cocytus could not help but hit the ground with his giant axe, causing the space to vibrate violently. He was very excited. How could he not be loyal to the Supreme Being who cared so much about them?

“Thank you very much, Ainz-sama! I’m sure Demiurge will be very pleased.”

"It's not a big deal."

Ainz waved his hand.

But Demiurge...

He didn't know how far his battle with Krillin had progressed. What if he failed... But in his heart, Ainz was actually hoping that Krillin would defeat Demiurge. He didn't know if it was the scum of humanity, Suzuki Satoru, that was influencing him, but he was looking forward to the moment when humans could create a miracle.

Sudden--

A beam of light shot up into the sky from the center of the square, accompanied by an aura that made humans feel relaxed and happy but made demons extremely uncomfortable, announcing that someone was going to go all out.

"Over there is..."

"Hey, hey, hey, it's true."

"Wow, Demiurge is going to be in trouble."

The three warring parties all looked towards the center, mumbling something and looking for fun. The humans who were struggling to resist the demons in the distance seemed to be given a shot of adrenaline after seeing the beam of light. They regained hope and mustered up their courage to roar and fight the demons.

In the center of the square.

Demiurge really appreciated it and couldn't help clapping his hands, praising, "This is really great! Knowing that he can't reach higher heights, he chooses to store his magic power and then burst it out in one breath. Although it hurts the body, it can also play a role in a Jedi counterattack at a critical moment. However, no matter how dazzling it is, it is only a flash in the pan. Well, what are you going to do, Lord Priest?"

In fact, this is not a difficult thing. As long as you use your brain and have a certain amount of financial resources or methods, you can do it. Lin subconsciously thought that the other party was being sarcastic to him.

"To be honest, I really want to rush up to you and beat you up. But... let's continue our conversation. I have more things to ask you."

"I couldn't ask for more. The priest is in danger now, and I hope to delay the time and gain a chance of winning."

The demon bowed gracefully.

He said he was afraid, but his actions seemed extremely relaxed. Was he bluffing or the composure of a strong man? Because his face was covered, Lin found it difficult to judge.

"First of all, what is your purpose here?"

"To find props."

"I see. I guess it's a tool that can summon demons. In fact, I was wondering from the beginning why we were not sniped or intercepted when we attacked from the sky. I thought we were underestimated. But in fact, it's not that you don't want to, but that you can't do it, right?"

"Smart. Since we can't control that magic item, we can only passively wait for you to challenge us."

This is a lie.

It's not that Demiurge can't. If he wants, he can fill the night sky with flying demons to stop them. If he doesn't do that, it's just to deliberately guide Lin to get the wrong answer. For example, now.

"Is that magic item very powerful?"

"Well...who knows."

There is no doubt that it must be very powerful, otherwise the other party would not send out four demons of the same level to retrieve the magic item.

The seventh... No, even the Crown of Wisdom is not that exaggerated. From this perspective, it might be a tenth-level magic item!

Really? That makes sense.

"You guys value that magic item so much that you even sent four high-level demons for it."

"That's right. The four of us have been having a hard time... Oh, I think I said something I shouldn't have."

Lin's exploration finally captured important information.

First of all, the demons that disturbed the capital this time, to be precise, were only four demons of the same level as Jaldabaoth. Secondly, the other party was the mastermind but not the mastermind. There was a mastermind standing behind and more hidden, and the other party's strength was stronger than these four demons!
Seeing Lin silent, Demiurge taunted, "What's wrong? Is the priest scared?"

"No, I'm just thinking, you four heavenly kings won't end up with five of them." After Lin finished speaking, he stared at the devil, as if he wanted to see through the face under the mask.

There was a pause.

The demon said respectfully but with disdain: "Well... I can only say that it's up to your imagination."

Worst case scenario?!

The ambiguous answer is already hinting that there are many people who are as strong as me, and the number... is at least twice as many!
"It seems that I have no choice but to let you reduce one of your members first."

"If you can do it, try it."

The conversation ends here.

No matter how many questions the demon asked, he would not answer them, and Lin's magic power was decreasing rapidly, so he had to at least ensure that he could kill the opponent.

There's no time to dawdle!

A man and a demon, running towards each other in perfect tacit understanding, they wrestled together again in the blink of an eye. Their strength, speed, and instantaneous explosive power were several levels stronger than before.

"Oh, this doesn't seem to be any different from before?"

The devil's frivolous words continued to stimulate the priest, but he seemed to be able to handle it with ease.

"Although the various attributes have increased, it is still not a big deal for me. At most, it will increase my strength from the third level to the fifth level. If that's all..."

Suddenly, black flames erupted and sharp claws flew straight towards Lin's face.

"I will have no choice but to accept your head."

"How can I let you succeed?"

Lin's left hand changed from a fist to a palm, blocking the devil's attack. The blue light extinguished the devil's flames like water, and even climbed onto the opponent's arm to devour it.

"The magic of trouble."

The demon was somewhat unhappy and shook his hands as if to shake off the magic power, but it was the more intense flames that made the enchanted attack ineffective.

"The battle between the magic flame and the holy water. I see. Has it become a tug-of-war? But the priest seems to have forgotten that I am the one with the greater advantage. Your magic power has increased to the same level as mine, but can your body still support it? Delaying time is also a way to win."

Lin exploded the stored magic power, became fat in one bite, and reached a new height. Before this, it was something that anyone could do.

The trouble comes after that.

In addition to the body turning into a funnel, one also has to face the collapse of the body.

To obtain huge amount of magic power, even if the origin of the magic power belongs to oneself, the body will not be able to bear it in a very short time. It is very good that Lin can control it and not be blown up on the spot. After all, that is the total amount of magic power from level 30 to level 100 in one breath!

Not to mention, Lin is just a human being - the lowest level of the race, so Demiurge couldn't help but praise Lin.

"It's disgusting to be cared for by a demon. But it's okay, at least... until I kill you."

Lin pulled the blue ribbon behind him and rushed towards the devil on the square floor.

Demiurge scratched his head and said helplessly, "Want to fight to the death? That's why I said human..."

Lin didn't yell about friendship or bonds, but his determined look with his brows furrowed and lips pursed showed that he was obviously holding on to some kind of belief.

However, none of this had anything to do with Demiurge. All he had to do was complete his mission.

Yes, same as before.

But as the two met again, Demiurge clearly felt something was wrong.

It's not that Lin has become stronger, but that he has become weaker.

In the previous fight between the two, in addition to the competition of strength and speed, there was also a contest between magic flames and holy water, just like evil and justice eroding and devouring each other, and now he seemed to be able to burn Lin's body easily.

This is the best time to defeat Lin!

But why…where does this inexplicable danger come from?

Demiurge felt something was wrong and subconsciously tried to get away. Ironically, the demon who chose close combat against the magic chanter actually wanted to distance himself. However, there was no chance. Lin Ru was like a thorn in his flesh, spreading upward and sticking to him.

No, it’s not good. It feels dangerous.

Demiurge swung his claws even more fiercely, trying to force Lin back as if he could tear through space, and he did not hold back at all. Ainz-sama had told them that they should put their lives first, so they must not hold back at this time.

The magic power was constantly condensed, and even the ribbon behind him that was used to dispel negative influences disappeared. All the magic power gathered at one point, which was the fist of his right hand!
"How can I let you do that!"

Demiurge's body gradually grew larger, and his suit was torn, revealing his true form. At this time, his strength, speed, and magic power were once again improved, enough to easily control the priest who was gathering strength in front of him.

However, it was too late, and he was destined to pay the price for his arrogance.

Lin's pupils contracted to the extreme, and the fist of his right hand burst out with dazzling light, even the blue light was like a small sun, and the terrifying magic power gathered together even distorted the space, as if it was burned by blue flames.

"Take that, this is my last ripple!"

Gather your own magic power at one point, use all your strength to swing your fist in the way of an ordinary sword, and instantly gain an attack as powerful as explosion magic. This super special move at close range is called——

--boom!

But just when he was about to kill the devil, Momo's cold but angry voice came from behind him.

"——Ice explosion!"

Varied……?!

Lin's eyes widened. The sudden chill and the icicles protruding from his feet made him unstable. His fist, which could have landed firmly on the demon, accidentally missed and only destroyed the opponent's left side of the body!
Lin’s first reaction was——

It actually missed, damn it!

(End of this chapter)