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Ainz did not rush forward.

From the beginning of the battle, he disguised himself as a skeleton wizard who was not good at close combat and was proficient in summoning various undead creatures. It would be better to say that he had been disguising himself since the Katz Plains.

However, even though the magic caster came to the front, Krillin did not put up any precautions. He did not think that Ainz would do anything, and silently closed the distance and attacked him.

Please bother me a little bit.

Ainz muttered to himself as he relied on the experience he gained from training with Albedo to block Krillin’s punches.

It was said that he was resisting, but he could only defend once out of five attacks. It was completely a one-sided attack.

In the tenth rank, there are three types of magic: [Radiant Green Body], [Radiant Blue Body], and [Radiant Red Body], which correspond to beating, stabbing, and slashing respectively. The effect is that when activated, they can completely invalidate the damage of the corresponding attack attribute.

However, Krillin was like he had invalidated your nullification, so no matter what type of defensive magic Ainz used, it had no effect, and the fists that landed on him were burning with pain.

What a joke!
Doesn't punching count as assault?
Although I had guessed it a long time ago, it was really fast. Maybe not to the extent of the floor guardians, but still pretty fast. Fortunately, Krillin's attack didn't seem to cause any substantial damage. If it really reduced his health by a large margin, Ainz might have fallen to the ground by now.

After seeing the battle of the Lord of Destruction, Ainz knew that he was not qualified to be a vanguard.

Of course, Ainz also had the option of using the [Perfect Warrior] and wearing his friend Takimi's World Champion Armor - a world-class item that would surely allow him to compete with him. But he couldn't do that. Right now, Krillin was best at hand-to-hand combat, and using his weakest side to fight would undoubtedly be a foolish choice.

Even so, the hard work of being forced to beat up the vanguard was worth it.

Magic flew in from behind.

It is the ninth-level [Scarlet Nova] released by the Elemental Skeleton, and is also the highest-level fire-type personal attack magic.

At the same time, Ainz also activated the ninth-level magic [Nuclear Explosion], which deals half of the fire attribute and half of the assault attribute, which is relatively weak among spells of the same level. However, it also has the highest range of effect among all magic spells, and can cause strong knockback effects and multiple abnormal states such as poisoning, blindness, and hearing loss.

Ainz sensed a strong water element during his battle with Krillin, so he wanted to test whether he could offset this aura. At the same time, he also roughly guessed the main reason why Cocytus was eliminated.

Krillin showed no sign of slowing down his attack, and his fists continued to strike at Ainz. Even though his entire body was bathed in flames, his attacks were not disordered.

If you have the resolve to be a warrior, this is natural, but it's too much! Weren't you originally a priest? You changed your profession too quickly!

In this case--

Ainz landed heavily on the ground with the guild staff in his hand, and a large crack appeared in the ground, trapping Krillin's movements like a trap.

The ninth-tier magic [Earth Fracture] has negative effects such as one-hit kill, continuous damage, and action hindrance, and most importantly, it is a magic of faith.

Who said the Skeleton Mage can’t use faith magic?
Although Krillin does not seem to suffer from negative effects such as poisoning, blindness, and weakness, as a physical body he will still be hindered by the terrain, so Ainz's choice is correct. He uses magic to curb Krillin's actions.

It's not over yet!
Since fire magic has no effect, let's switch to ice magic!
As the elemental skeleton finished its chant, sharp claws containing extremely cold air emerged around it, then fell fiercely on Xiaolin's body and pulled outwards, tearing the opponent apart like eating a steak.

Although this magic can only cause simple damage without any additional effects, the amount of damage is the highest among all ice magics.

how about it?
Ainz waited quietly for a while.

Since [Magic Essence] and [Life Essence] had no effect, he could only rely on his naked eyes or feelings to judge Xiaolin's condition.

The condensed frost turned into water after the breeze blew, and then gradually turned into water elements and merged into Xiaolin's body, actually replenishing his magic? !

Ainz smacked his lips secretly.

But his hands did not stop, and he used the ninth-level magic [Ten Thousand Thunders] again, while the elemental skeleton activated the tenth-level magic [Super Acid Mist]. By the way, this was a magic that Ainz had not learned, and it was because he could use it that he summoned the elemental skeleton.

The mist contains a strong acid, which not only causes damage but also slightly damages the target's equipped weapons.

Ainz was still unsure whether Krillin's status was a result of his own change or a change in his equipment, so he added another [Higher Item Destruction] out of concern.

Obviously, weapons that were a little further away were all affected, but Ainz who was in close combat was not affected at all. This was also due to the benefit brought by the special law of magic.

Kobayashi stopped and shook his body as if he was feeling uncomfortable.

Ainz couldn't tell with magic, but he felt that among the four types of damage, acid caused the greatest damage.

But even so, the damage was minimal.

Xiao Lin just waved his hand, and the acid mist that enveloped him was completely purified - was it really the water element?

At the same time, [Higher-level Item Destruction] has no effect. It can be considered that it is a certain state, not an effect brought by world-class items.

The fire attribute has no effect, the thunder attribute has no effect, the ice attribute is restrained, the acid attribute has little effect, the necromancy attribute is restrained, and the faith attribute and the sacred attribute have an effect.

This was the information Ainz had gathered.

He is not doing useless work!
In short, it is best to repeat the acid properties first, and then delay time, etc...

"It hurts!"

Ainz was thinking when he was hit by Krillin again. The burning sensation made his brain tremble again. At this moment, he hoped that the [Forced Calmness] that he had previously despised and thought was useless could drive away the pain.

However, thanks to Xiaolin ignoring his summons and running straight towards him, the elemental skeleton in the distance finally prepared the tenth-level magic [Seven Holy Envoys].

This is faith magic.

The effect is that the seven attributes are combined into one to increase the damage by the percentage of injected magic power, and the attack will be strengthened according to the justice value of both parties. Note that it does not depend on whether the justice value of the caster is positive, but only on the difference in the justice value of both parties - this is also one of the counterattack methods designed by the game for the Skeleton Master to deal with the magic caster of the Faith Department.

Ainz's justice value is -500, and Krillin's justice value is about +500. How can this 1000 value gap be filled?

Come on, let me see!

The huge magic cannon converged and fell fiercely on Xiaolin's position. The powerful light wave even broke a big hole in the snow mountain connecting the kingdom and the dragon's nest. This can undoubtedly be called a great power, and it is not wrong to say that it is a miracle.

Ainz did not dare to take it lightly despite causing such a large-scale destruction.

Before it was clear whether the opponent had been defeated, any cheering would be a sign of death, so Ainz, who liked to compete with the air, silently cast several defensive spells on himself.

Ainz was cautious and did not act carelessly. As he thought, Krillin would not die easily.

There was a slight sound of breaking air from behind him, and the next second a fist landed hard on his lower back - fortunately he had strong bones, otherwise this blow would definitely have dislocated his lumbar disc. He could also guess why Xiaolin aimed at this position, because in front of him was his flying squirrel ball.

However, the Momongadama was a trap, disguised as a weakness, and Ainz was eager for Krillin's attack to land on it.

But the question now is how Kobayashi resisted or dodges.

"I have a question, can you tell me..."

Before Ainz could finish his words, he saw Krillin approaching as if gliding towards him. He raised his fist without saying a word, apparently not intending to engage in conversation.

Ainz secretly clicked his tongue when he saw Krillin attacking without making a sound.

It was natural to regard the enemy's chatter as buying time, and it was foolish to respond to the enemy, so he apologized for Kobayashi's strategic exploration. However, not talking at all made Ainz very uncomfortable because he could not gather any information.

Ainz stepped back as the Elemental Skeleton rushed in and took the blow.

This is an effective use of summons. It is better to say that the elemental skeleton is no longer useful, so this is the correct way to use it. If a priest magic caster wants to kill the elemental skeleton, he can only use the corresponding purification magic, even Xiaolin in his current state is the same.

Of course, if he was facing Shalltear's dropper spear, he wouldn't do this, but Krillin obviously didn't have that kind of recovery method. His recovery method was water and ice attribute attacks, so he could do this without hesitation.

In order to hinder Krillin's actions, Ainz even used another magic, [Skeleton Barrier], trying to reduce Krillin's magic power - let's call it magic power.

It now seems that we have entered a tug-of-war and a war of attrition.

Krillin continued to dissolve the wall of skeletons. The powerful attack seemed to be condemning Ainz for not daring to fight head-on.

But it didn't matter to Ainz. If a magic caster didn't hide behind someone but stood out without any strategy, it would be the same as committing suicide. It could be even worse.

Ainz was sure that Krillin's physical strength had been weakened during this period of fighting, but it was still too difficult to defeat him.

Maybe it's because he changed his job to a warrior, or maybe it's because of his current abnormal state, Xiaolin's resistance to magic is very high, and it seems as if it has no effect on him.

In that case, Ainz cast a spell on Krillin.

[Time Stop]

It was not the ninth level of [Time Stagnation], but the tenth level of [Time Stop]. Ainz showed enough respect to Krillin who was in an unknown state.

Compared to [Time Stasis] which does not cause any damage to the opponent who has stopped moving, [Time Stop] is a magic that stops time. Magic that causes damage cannot be cast during time stop, and magic delay is used at the same time. Magic can be cast immediately after time stop is released.

Most importantly, some magic that would not cause damage during time stop can be activated, giving Ainz enough room to maneuver.

However, even though everything had stopped, not only the dust floating in the air, but also the water flowing on the ground, Ainz could guarantee that his magic was successful. But Xiaolin's movements did not slow down at all, and he still flew straight towards him.

This magic wasn't even a matter of being resisted; it was simply invalidated.

I remembered.

In the Katze Plains, Ainz used this magic to restrict Gazef's actions, so it is understandable that Krillin is on guard against time magic.

No, maybe Xiaolin is now completely immune to magic like time.

He did not use the time-stop magic again like Cocytus did. Not only because of Ainz's fighting style, but also because Krillin had already completely arrived in front of him. Using the time-stop magic again, which he was not sure would succeed, would only put himself in a passive position.

The best way now is to keep your distance!

【Upper Transmission】

The magic circle under Ainz's feet unfolded, and in just a second he disappeared from where he was and reappeared on the other side. Although the upper teleportation could not leave this space, it was not a problem for him to get around it.

But what he didn't expect was that Xiaolin also appeared in front of him in an instant, and his fist landed hard on Momongadama.

It hurts! ! !

Ainz was sure that he was lucky that he didn't have a face to see his expression, otherwise he would have been grinning and twisting his face into a shameful expression.

Isn't the Flying Squirrel Ball able to resist damage from any weapon? Why does it still hurt so much?
And Xiao Lin actually knew how to use the upper teleport! He had never used it before! Was he hiding it on purpose, or was there some condition that triggered him to be able to teleport?
Ainz was a little confused.

But it was at this opportunity that Ainz grabbed Krillin's arm - a slender shadow, his mouth slightly opened as he uttered a cold sentence.

"Break now!"

This is the world champion's ultimate skill at the super crossbow level, a degraded version of [Dimension Cut]. It can completely invalidate almost all magical defenses, and is an offensive magic with top-level destructive power in the tenth tier. The disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of mana.

However, what Ainz lacks the most is mana. If he only uses this magic, he can use it 10 times! With the recovery potion, he can use it countless times!

Ainz is not superstitious about magic, but he needs to understand Krillin's current condition, so he uses [Current Judgment] to see if he can completely invalidate Krillin's magical defense.

A huge amount of magic power surged out, and Ainz felt noticeably weak, but he still held on to the slender shadow tightly, allowing Krillin to absorb the magic.

But before he could react, Krillin seemed unaffected and his fist landed on the Momongadama in his abdomen again.

Ainz finally understood.

Magic doesn't work on Xiaolin!

At the same time, the other party's words came to my ears.

“Sir Ainz, you seem to believe in magic too much. My current state is not that of a character who can be defeated by constantly accumulating magic power from 1 to 100. I have now broken through from 0 to 1.”

(End of this chapter)