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Chapter 517: Ainz finally makes up his mind after battling the air
how can that be!

The guardians of the big tomb all looked at Xiao Lin in the light curtain with horrifying expressions, veins bulging on their foreheads and grimacing as if they wished they could eat him alive.

Ainz’s dark eyes glowed red, and he also looked furious.

boom!
The skeleton arm slammed down hard on the armrest of the throne, causing an explosion that caused the Guardians to quickly kneel in front of Ainz.

Fortunately, the throne of the Great Tomb - [Throne of Kings] is also one of the twenty world-class items. The huge throne located in the hall of the tenth floor of the Great Tomb is the reward obtained by the guild when it first successfully attacked the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The conditions for obtaining it are to be above level 80 and have a good understanding of various hidden information about the attack on the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Otherwise, with that blow just now, the ordinary chair would not even be left with powder.

But even with such rage, [Forced Calmness] allowed Ainz to instantly enter Saint Mode, calm as if he had just finished smoking a cigarette.

Ainz was unable to vent his anger, and his subordinates were killed without a care in the world by Krillin. In addition, the other guardians looked on in fear. With these three factors, Ainz's mood was tangled and extremely complicated.

But thanks to this, he was able to calm down and let his IQ take the upper hand again.

Now let’s reorganize the information.

First of all, Cocytus' overall strength is actually not that strong. Although he is one of the full-level guardians, Cocytus' combat power is in the third echelon among the guardians, on par with the guardian general Albedo and butler Sebastian.

But even so, Cocytus is a warrior created by Takehito Takemurai, not to mention that Cocytus also possesses the [Hundred Million Blades] bestowed by him. With the enhancement of world-class items, his current attack power ranks first among the guardians!
Moreover, Cocytus did not choose the person to destroy the royal capital casually.

Ainz already attaches great importance to Krillin's combat power. After all, he is a priest and has an attack attribute bonus against the undead.

Among the Guardians, Albedo is a succubus, Demiurge is a demon prince, Shalltear is a vampire, Aura and Mare are dark elves, and the low-level Victim is not a good duelist. Apart from the dragon-man Sebastian, there is only the warrior with the strongest attack power and who is best at dueling - Cocytus, who is a Zerg.

But did we still underestimate the other party?
Damn!

Ainz’s skeleton arm hit the armrest of the throne again, and the green light enveloped him again, stabilizing his emotions.

To be honest, Ainz was not as angry as he had imagined.

Unlike the first time when he didn't know whether Shalltear would be resurrected, this time Ainz accepted the result very easily.

This may become a psychological expectation, and it is also the reason why Cocytus was able to be resurrected.

But this doesn't mean that Ainz just remained silent. On the contrary, after Krillin killed Cocytus, they were in a fight to the death... and it was already a fight to the death before that.

Think carefully, what should we do?
Here I must solemnly state again that he, Ainz Ooal Gown... no, Momo is not good at PVP!

Even though his PK win rate remains high and he has always been at the top of the rankings, due to his personality, he always likes to collect enough intelligence before counterattacking, so he will basically be killed on the first sight every time he duels with the enemy.

Once he has thoroughly understood the enemy's capabilities, the balance of victory will gradually tilt towards him, and his winning rate will also be increased.

Well, the best solution now is to let the guardians on each floor fight with Xiaolin one by one, find out Xiaolin's cards, and then let him finish the job.

Ainz was certain that even if he told his subordinates to die so bluntly, Demiurge and Albedo would willingly do so without hesitation!

But, he can't do that!
Even though the floor guardians can be resurrected, resurrection requires a lot of money, so even a large tomb with enough storage cannot use resurrection magic frequently. (By the way, there is a donation box in the large tomb that converts game coins, the ratio is 1:1)

The most important thing is that he doesn't know what Kobayashi's current condition is, and how many times he can use the moves just now.

That magic that is comparable to super-level magic...

Super-level magic can only be learned by players, NPCs cannot learn it. People like Demiurge, Albedo and Cocytus do not know super-level magic.

Even if they use it, they use props, such as the Final War: Evil that Demiurge used when he invaded the capital. However, that is not super-level magic, but tenth-level magic.

To learn super-level magic, one needs to be at least level 70, and then you can learn one for every level up. After every ten levels up, the daily limit increases by one, which means that at level 100 you can learn thirty super-level magics, and use four super-level magics per day.

If Xiaolin's current status is regarded as that of a full-level player, it means that Xiaolin can use it at least three more times!
By the way, will Xiaolin also have a cooldown time for super-level magic like the players?
In the game, because super-level magic is so powerful, it not only has a special cooldown time, but also a team-shared cooldown time, and it cannot be eliminated with any kryptonite items. The only thing that can be eliminated with kryptonite items is the super-long preparation time of super-level magic.

Moreover, we don't know whether that was a super-level magic or not? Cocytus didn't bring back any information except knowing that the opponent was very powerful? Is that true?!

Ainz’s thoughts were in a mess.

As the green [Forced Calmness] descended again, his chaotic and impetuous emotions calmed down again.

Reorganize it.

Just in case, let's assume that Xiaolin knows super-level magic, and can use it unlimitedly... No, no, no, that's too much of a bug. The law of conservation of energy is enough to show that even if it can be used, it won't be used too many times. In other words, there is no problem for the guardians to attack one by one, which is enough to wear Xiaolin out.

Okay, let’s do it!

Although the brainstorming took a long time, in reality only a few minutes had passed. When he looked up, he saw the guardians' furious expressions.

Ainz was startled.

“Lord Ainz!”

“Yes, yes?”

Ainz's voice was a little off-tune.

Demiurge, however, did not notice Ainz's abnormality. There was a flickering light black flame around him. He spoke with anger and shame in his tone, "Lord Ainz! Please let me deal with him! I have a grudge against him, and I will settle both the old and new grudges! I will definitely bring his head back and present it to you!"

After saying this, Demiurge's right hand unconsciously stroked his left shoulder.

That was the part that was destroyed by Xiaolin during the invasion of the capital. Although it has been healed with the potion produced by the Cup of Hygieia, the part that represented the loss of composure is still hurting. As the military strategist among the Guardians and the NPC commander who defends against foreign enemies, Demiurge must erase his own stain!
He was careless last time, but this time he will attack with the undefeated posture of a devil, not to mention the Cup of Hygieia bestowed by Ainz, he will definitely be able to defeat Krillin!
However, his loyalty was also disapproved by Shalltear, Albedo, and the Dark Twins.

"Wait, Demiurge, I can do it too!"

"I am the strongest person in the Great Tomb, so I should be the one to go, right?"

“No, no, no, Shalltear, your mind gets confused when you get excited. Mare and I have two items given by Ainz-sama, so there will be no problem.”

"Yes, yes...I think my sister is right."

“I’m so angry! Listen carefully, little dwarf, don’t get carried away just because you have the tools given by Ainz-sama!”

“What are you talking about, Shalltear? You’re shorter than me, okay? And it seems like you’re the only one among the Guardians who hasn’t been given a tool by Ainz-sama? Maybe it’s because you’re always messing around that Ainz-sama doesn’t trust you.”

“What did you say?!…Ainz-sama, look at her!”

Except for Shalltear, they each have a world-class item bestowed by Ainz.

But honestly, it's useless.

Cocytus, who possessed the [Hundreds of Millions of Blades], was easily eliminated by Krillin. Even if Albedo and the others had more world-class items, they would only be seeking their own deaths.

...He still softened his heart.

Cocytus was unexpected, but Albedo, Shalltear, Demiurge, Mare, and Aura were the hard work of his guild mates, and Ainz looked after them like his own children.

How can parents bear to let their children die when they know that they are going to die?
Ainz had been able to hold on until now, and everything he had done was for the benefit of the Great Tomb, so that when his companions descended, they would hear the name of Ainz Ooal Gown. But now it seemed that it would not be as easy as he had imagined.

“Lord Ainz, please allow me to test it out.”

The one who spoke was Pandora's Actor.

Granted, his actions and personality were flawed, but that was also Ainz’s fault.

There is no denying that he is Ainz's biological son.

The double-layered phantom race specializes in a myriad of ways and can transform into a variety of target characters, including the forty-one Supremes of Nazarick. After the transformation, it possesses eighty percent of the target's strength.

Functionally speaking, he can replace any character in the Great Tomb of Nazarick and is the Great Tomb's strongest trump card.

"Wait a minute, I don't agree!"

Albedo said unhappily, "You are fighting that fellow in white armor. It's already embarrassing enough for the Great Tomb! Indeed, Lord Ainz didn't blame you and even thought you did a good job, but I really can't stand you using Lord Ainz's face to do such a humble thing. Or do you plan to kneel down to that human again?!"

"This, this..."

Pandora's Actor couldn't refute it.

He really has such a plan.

Ainz didn't care. Kneeling down to the enemy in order to obtain information was a good strategy. However, Ainz was afraid that Krillin would not give him a chance to beg for mercy... or rather, he might not even listen to his beg.

Unlike the unknown enemy in armor, that person didn't seem to care much about the destruction of the kingdom.

Unlike Xiaolin, the other party only came out to stop him because he was unhappy with what he did. Otherwise, he would not have waited until he had entered the capital before coming out. Ainz even suspected that the other party - the [Platinum Armor] of the Thirteen Heroes was not human.

Why not just send out all the guardians? Xiaolin can't kill all the guardians on all the floors, right?
Ainz developed a shameful mentality of tanking.

The Guardians, noticing that the Supreme One remained silent, thought that he was completely disappointed in them. They were afraid that Ainz would abandon them like the other Supreme Ones, and so they frantically expressed their loyalty.

“Lord Ainz! Please let me go! I will definitely win!”

“Lord Ainz! I am the strongest person in the Great Tomb, and I also have the professions of Valkyrie and Priest. I will definitely not be restrained by the enemy!”

“Forget it, Shalltear. Don’t forget that your race is vampires and True Ancestors, and they were eliminated from the beginning. It should be me and Mare—the dark elves (in the game, elves, dwarves, etc. are all human races)—who should be in charge here.”

“No, I, the Prime Minister of the Sorcerous Kingdom and Ainz-sama’s personal steward, Albedo, will be the one to take action. After all, in addition to the [Hell’s Abyss] bestowed upon me by the Supreme Being, Emerald Lord, I also possess a divine weapon—Hermes Triss Magistus.”

Albedo's armor can be used with skills to transfer the opponent's attacks to the armor, and can even withstand damage from super-powerful magic such as the super-level magic [Sky Fall] without being injured three times a day.

If Krillin can really only use 4 (currently 3 times) super-level magics, then Albedo plus Pandora's Actor are undoubtedly the best solution to this difficulty.

“Lord Ainz!”

“Lord Ainz!”

……

The Guardians were all talking and expressing their loyalty. Ainz, who had calmed down, became uncalm again. However, before the green light enveloped him this time, Demiurge suddenly shouted:
“——Silence! How can you make such a fuss in front of Ainz-sama?!”

"Tsk, you were just like that."

"That's it."

Unfortunately, the other guardians didn't give him any face at all.

Demiurge pushed his glasses and said, wagging his tail, "How can we be so flustered in front of the enemy? What you are discussing here was actually already planned by the far-sighted Ainz-sama. Ainz-sama, who has already predicted the future of the Sorcerous Kingdom for ten thousand years, must have expected such a situation! Therefore, we should not disrupt the order and say these words now, but listen to Ainz-sama's arrangements!"

Dihua thinking is not acceptable!
Besides, predicting the future of the Sorcerous Kingdom for ten thousand years was just a casual remark made in line with the mood.

Ainz sighed inwardly.

But thanks to their argument, Ainz finally understood what to do next.

Let Albedo and Pandora's Actor spy on Krillin's true strength, and he will be the one to clean up the mess in the end.

But when he was about to speak, he saw Kobayashi still standing quietly on the light curtain, isolated from time and space, as if nothing could affect him.

Ainz suddenly remembered what Krillin said during his duel with Cocytus.

——Don't get me wrong. I'm not looking down on you. I'm just repaying you for agreeing to a duel with Gazef at the Katze Plains.

In other words, Xiaolin didn't take these guardians seriously at all. If Albedo and Pandora's Actor went, they would just die. They might not be able to find out any information like Cocytus! In that case, Albedo and her equipment would be reduced to ashes just like Cocytus and the [Hundred Million Blades].

Rather than letting the guild's hard work, his and his companions' children, die, it would be better for him to go on the field himself!

Besides, he wanted to know.

Since floor guardians can be resurrected, what about players? Can they also be resurrected?
Ainz slowly spoke under the gaze of all the Guardians, “—I will personally take charge of this!”

“Lord Ainz!”

“Lord Ainz, no!”

“Lord Ainz!”

As he thought, the Guardians would never allow him to go to the battlefield easily. But Ainz knew that no matter how many Guardians went, they would just die in vain. If he wanted to defeat Krillin, he could only do it himself... or simply avoid the battle.

But this is also impossible.

Ainz finally made up his mind after battling with the air.

He looked at Xiao Lin in the light curtain, and Xiao Lin also looked up at him behind the light curtain. The two were clearly far apart, but they knew from a distance that this fierce battle was inevitable.

(End of this chapter)