Title: "The Nazarick Grand Prix."
Disclaimer: Overlord is owned, written and created by Kugane Maruyama.
I do not own Overlord and this literature is only and purely, a fan fiction take on Overlord.
Chapter 28: Where Epic begins: Part-2.
Back into the battle, Hamsuke was enjoying the power and destructive capabilities of the twin Gatling guns on her armor. All she had to do was just look at the target or think of where the guns should be pointed to and by her or the Orb's command, the big guns fired quick spits of light (Bullets) and the targets are all dead filled with holes about the size of an adult human's closed fists, the beastmen never even knew what hit them. And after about thirty minutes of continuous firing, Hamsuke had practically cleared up a fully visible line through the opposing masses. Then, the hyped-up giant hamster asked the Orb to watch her blind spot and use the guns as blunt weapons to hit any opponent that would try to sneak up on her or flank her from behind.
"Whaaa haaa ha ha haa aaa aaa…Hoo hoo! These things are really great, that they are!" Hamsuke cheered on happily as she watched the twin Gatling guns kill the beastmen, easily filling them with holes.
"Yeesss, a most impressive tool of death, truly only the master of death can make such a thing. Oh, what a great master we both serve. He has my utmost loyalty." The Orb of Death replied in agreement as the orb simultaneously absorbs the negative energy from the deaths in the battle.
"We have to save some bullets for later, so only shoot on those who would charge from behind or if they're getting too close to our range. And make sure not to shoot anyone from the Sorcerer Kingdom, alright." Hamsuke instructed the Orb.
"Such cautions are unnecessary, for I was already given my detailed instructions early on. Now, let us continue to put holes upon these fools." The Orb replied.
Still, the Orb of death obliged his former keeper and oddly enough they appear to make a good combination. Hamsuke focused on fighting those who are in front of her and at the sides, while the Orb uses the Gatling guns effectively and alerts the hamster on what's happening behind her; making her use her tail with effective coordination. Meanwhile, Momon's fighting was now looking a bit boring as he just effortlessly swings his swords at those within his range and every enemy cut was still left with some bits of burns and some smouldering light from his swords' blazing effects, as Nabe mainly uses her enhanced offensive attack spells to target long range capable opponents.
Following Team Darkness' lead, the other adventurer teams fought like well-oiled machines. Those who excel with close combat capabilities fought hard and skilfully at the frontlines, and even though many were hurt and injured, the casualties were minimized due to the support from the ranger and thief classes getting their injured comrades out of the field while providing covering attacks as the others carry the injured ones to the far back, where the medical teams are stationed.
In the medical stations, those that have good capabilities in healing; like the priest, clerics, magicians, doctors and nurses and so on; work tirelessly to perform their sworn duties. The first graduates of the Educational Institutions carefully and caringly put their knowledge into practical uses. Since the supply for healing potions, stamina potions, mana potions, etc. have its limits, they mostly perform first aid or immediate surgeries and then cast [Light Healing] or [Medium Healing] on the patients. They do it that way or the other way around, whichever was necessary to do to save their patients.
"Aaagh! Damn that hurts. Be gentle will you." Says one of the soldiers being operated on his leg.
"Oh, shut it will ya? You're a freakin' adult aren't ya? Man up cause others are dealing with worse cases than you right now. The latest one they've brought was messed up so bad, his lower extremities are really deformed by the beastmen horde, the nurse said even his boy was missing. Sheesh!" Says, the doctor treating the complaining soldier.
"Damn!" the Soldier replied.
"Damn is right. Now stop squirming, so I can get this stitched up and help over there." The Doctor answered.
On the back of the Beastmen army lines, the majority of the Beastman Tribal leaders looked on with hate at their enemy's progress in breaking through their battle lines. The look of worry was evident on most of them, for the others however; they were actually smiling. For the most noticeable aspect of the majority of the Beastmen's culture; was that they acknowledge wisdom, power and strength, the latter being the most easily appreciated within Beastmen cultures.
"Hmm… this is what I was worrying about. It is obvious that these opponents are way more cunning than we thought, we have to come up with a way to turn the tide or else we'll all fall for nothing." Chief Szaraffi of the Snakemen Clans stated his thoughts among his fellow leaders.
"And that Hobgoblin King and his entire clan actually went off to surrender to the enemies. I always knew he wasn't anywhere near our levels, but to actually consider surrendering just to live? How low can they go? Clearly, he has no honor as a native of this powerful nation. I swear if I make it through this, I'll hunt down that cowardly traitor and turn his entire clan into dishes for all of us to feast on." Says, a Racoon looking Beastman tribal leader.
"What the heck? Are you guys smiling right now? For real?! Do you not see our fellow warriors getting killed by these humans and their non human allies?" One of the leaders (A Rat-man) asked to some of their fellows.
"Ah, don't take our smiles for disrespect or anything like that Chief Touwil. It's just our warrior's blood pumping quickly out of excitement right now, seeing as we may have found some of our opponents to be worthy of giving it our all."
"You do realize that if we lose this battle, our clans and tribes are gone from history right?" Chief Touwil asked.
"Ah, but in this great battle lies our immortality. Even if we do somehow lose, these humans will be telling stories about this battle for a lifetime. And their descendants will be telling that same story to theirs and in those legends will be our immortality. As a proud warrior of my Race and Clan, I couldn't ask anything more in this battle. Besides, the way I see it. If we are all to end in this battle, might as well give it our all. no one can ask more of that from us." Says the Lion-man leader.
After some short talks about an improvised plan of attack, the Beastmen Leaders shouted the command for them and their elites to join the fray. The Draconic Kingdom's soldiers and the Sorcerer Kingdom's Adventurers all heard the thunderous roar of the Beastmen elite warriors as they charge in towards the center of the battlefield like new waves from the ocean heading towards the shore.
Even with Leinas' Knights and Lieutenant Saleenas Amorosa's Paladins already fighting alongside their Adventurer and Soldier counterparts, the Beastmen still has the overwhelming numbers advantage. They knew they should keep on fighting until the last fighter was standing. Some of the Draconic Kingdom soldiers were feeling the fear from the likely possibility of their lives ending soon, but then, they heard another loud roar seemingly from the same direction the Beastmen's charge came from.
Much to the Beastmen's surprise and to the Allied Forces' luck, the loud frightening roar seemed to have come from the sky. Upon hearing the loud roar, many from both sides momentarily stopped fighting as they were not sure whether the source of that sound was on their side or not. And after a few seconds, the loud roar was heard again. Then all of a sudden, the source of the terrifying roar swooped down from the clouds.
It was the Fire Dragon Lord in his true Dragon Lord form. As he swooped down to breath earth-scorching flames on the Beastmen's latest wave, many of the wildlings screamed in agony for a few seconds only; as their bodies were easily burned to specks of ash and evaporated blood. And as the Fire Dragon Lord rained down streams of flames, Neia Baraja, who was riding on the Fire Dragon Lord's neck was raining down arrows ensuring their trails only left dead enemies.
Despite the strong winds blowing on her direction, Neia still manages to stay mounted by tying a rope on one of the Dragon's spike on his back and tied to her waist. And she managed to steer clear from enemy projectiles by adjusting her position accordingly as she evades attacks and fire her own. The sight of the nimble archer firing arrows from atop a powerful ally was nothing short of inspiring to say the least.
The rest of the Allied forces from the Argland Republic and from the faithful warriors of Ainzism surged forth and rallied towards the beastman army with a loud battle cry of their own. Inspired by Neia and the Fire Dragon Lord's deadly combination, they charged on towards a full-on group of beastmen berserkers. After the archers and magic casters launched their projectile attacks, the warriors and other melee fighters clashed with the veterans from the Beastmen's side. The new group's arrival greatly lessened the burden on their already worn and tired comrades, and with some breathing room amidst the large battle field; the Allied forces even showed their opponents that this won't be an easy battle.
"Oh NO! That damn thing just had to get here too." Says, a Snakemen warrior.
"Well, it seems another group of opponents have arrived. A Dragon Lord, no less. Let's show them why we're called the scourge of the east, Attack! Give it your all lads, glory awaits us." Says, Chief Szaraffi as he led his tribe to attack against the Argland and Ainzist forces.
Though the Snakemen weren't as fast in terms of travel speed, the speed of their fluid movements and their coordination in battle isn't just due to their racial traits and features. But rather, due to their long history of fighting as a cohesive unit. Practically, the way they attack is pretty much like a rushing wave made of multiple Snakemen warriors that keeps on attacking with such pressure and ferocity.
Their united waves were met with a solid wall, a wall made up of shields and spears that struck many Snakemen dead. Though a lot of the Argland warriors were injured, they showed the beastmen armies that they were able to hold their own in such a grand scale of a battle such as this. Both sides went on back and forth for what seemed to be forever, though it was only five hours since the start of the battle.
The beastmen used their wyvern riders to try and fight against the Fire Dragon Lord, but the Dragon Lord's superior size and power was just too overwhelming for primitive combatants.
"Fuckin' losers can't even prick me. Hah." Says, the Fire Dragon Lord.
"You're truly mighty indeed. But, please don't get complacent. We don't want them getting us by a lucky shot now wouldn't we?" Neia caution her Dragon Lord ally.
"Don't worry Lady Neia I am aware of the dangers of a lucky shot. Why do you think you're still alive after all that enemy fire Hmm?" The giant dragon replied.
And like a flying harbinger of doom, the Fire Dragon Lord unleashed his flames on the enemy warriors below and on the aerial units sent against him. On the forefront of the battle, Momon was making his way towards the Beastmen leaders to end the war quickly. The enemy's numbers however, makes it quite difficult for the disguised guardian to do his thing as Pandora's Actor doesn't want to reveal his full strength out in display. This is in accordance with Ainz' instructions to every Guardian, as they were not fully sure if the one who brainwashed Shalltear might be observing them,
Of course, by now, Ainz already knew that it was the Slain theocracy that was responsible for Shalltear's brainwashing. And he has a surprise for the zealot nation, a Gargantuan surprise for the racist nation. As for Shalltear, she patiently waits for her chance to unleash her fury on those that made her go against her beloved master.
Meanwhile, in the midst of a bloody battle. Momon carved his way towards the Beastman army leaders, reaching them within twenty minutes of making the blood spray into something akin or close to an art form. An art form that requires the opponent to die and give off large amounts of blood as soon as their head or limbs leaves the rest of their body. His blazing swords kept on hacking and slashing their way through hordes of veteran beastmen soldiers, none of them even made him stop in his tracks. But this will now change.
A loud voice was heard and then the beastmen who were aiming to attack Momon, moved aside to make way for their leaders to engage the black clad human warrior. Even Momon himself was a bit surprised at such a sudden development.
"How considerate of you? letting me get to you with no hassle at all." Momon said out loud to the one who made the loud roar.
"It seems that Chief Skodda was right when he said that there would be a worthy opponent in this battle. I am Chief Rukan, the chief of the Lion-men's Arkan Tribe. Now tell me your name dark warrior." Chief Rukan said as he opened both arms in a welcoming gesture to the warrior.
"I am known as Momon of Team Darkness, an Adamantite-ranked Adventurer from the Sorcerer Kingdom." Momon replied.
"Ah good, good. I don't know about the rank thingy you just said. But I am pleased with what I've seen so far." Chief Rukan replied.
"We already told you, he's their top warrior. I mean, I've personally told you several times before (Sigh).You're just terrible with names. You don't even remember the names of your children and grand children, and my race has the highest number of pups per birth and I'm still able to keep track of my young ones." Chief Touwill commented on Rukan.
"Alright already. Here's the plan, I face against Mo…uh… this guy while you go slaughter the others." Chief Rukan instructed the others.
The muscular and tall Beastman leader walked towards Momon as he activated his magic items in preparation for battle. He first activated the circlet on his head which also doubles as his crown of sort; it is known as the 'Headband of the king' it enhances the wearer's courage, focus and mental fortitude. Next, he activated necklace underneath his armor. The 'Recurring life stone' this item helps to enhance the wearer's health and speed up the healing of their wounds. Third, he activated the belt he's wearing. It looked like a pro wrestling championship belt; the 'Resistance to resistance' this magic item makes the wearer weigh a quarter of their overall weight. The fourth and last magic item he activated is the 'Guards of the hunt' ornate designed shin guards that helps the wearer move in silence.
Chief Rukan moved cautiously towards Momon, observing his opponent from head to toe looking for any weakness or any opening for an attack. The dark warrior however, held his defensive pose and making sure not to let any opening slip through.
"Good defensive posture you got there, human." Chief Rukan said to Momon. But Momon just stayed silent and observed his opponent in total vigilance.
Getting bored of waiting for the human to attack him, the Lion-man swiftly sprinted towards his opponent. He immediately swung his poison coated-bastard sword aimed at Momon's neck, but the Adventurer guarded against it with one of his sword. And as Momon's fiery sword clashes with the poisoned blade, they can both hear the poison on the blade making a hissing sound as the intense heat burns out some of the sword's poison. Realising that his own weapon was outclassed, Rukan quickly horizontally slashed his one-handed axe towards Momon's mid section. Momon guarded against it by using one of his sword, which slightly surprised Chief Rukan that there is someone that can match his fighting speed.
Momon immediately kicked the Lion-man's mid section to gain some preferred distance. Chief Rukan's face winced in pain as he definitely felt impact from the metal boot, now lightly engraved onto his armor's abdominal section. This was humiliating for him not just as a Beastman warrior, but most especially as the king of his tribe and even more so that it happened in front of his peers. With that in mind, he retaliated by making a low stance similar to that of Clementine's except that he didn't crouch down to the ground. With his legs in its sprinting posture, his speed will now almost be doubled with less strain to his body. He made a swift dash filled with killing intent, the first strike nearly grazed Momon's cape as he dodged the sprinting attack like a bull fighter dodging an angry bull's charge.
Rukan quickly stepped his right foot to shift his weight and made a quick turn to follow up his first strike all the while trying to keep his offensive momentum going. The two apex warriors exchanged hits and guards against each other and the fight itself was awesome enough, that those few fighting nearby from both sides would have agreed to stop fighting and just watch the two top warriors from their respective sides. However, the stakes in this fight were very large and the dangerous situations were very real. In their minds however, everyone agreed that Chief Rukan and Momon's one on one battle is probably what could be the greatest one on one battle that they'll ever see in their lives. Slowly, the fighting intensified as the heat of battle from Momon's fight seemed to have spread throughout the area surrounding Rukan and Momon's battle. And soon enough, most combatants just gave into the frenzy of battle giving it their all.
With Chief Rukan now clearly feeling the toll of fatigue in his body after most of his attacks missing their mark, he then noticed the ploy he was under this whole time. He couldn't get over the fact that his enemy was mostly dodging him to make him miss and therefore; making him exhaust himself needlessly. Thinking back to himself, Rukan realized that none of his fights ever lasted more than ten to twenty minutes before. But this Momon character, he managed to last over half an hour and worse, he got the feeling that his opponent wasn't even using his trump card yet. All of these thoughts just added to his anger and hate making him switch from a skilled warrior to a mad berserker.
As the battle went on between the Allied forces and the Beastmen army, nearly a quarter of the Beastmen's remaining numbers were either killed or have surrendered and gambled on their opponents being merciful. Those who have surrendered were put in restraints and both them, and the ones now guarding over them were both watching the spectacle not too far from them. At some point, after exhausting their stamina, mana, potions, skills, and other fighting tricks they could use on the field, both sides slowly gave in to fatigue and kept their distance and somehow agreed to watch their respective warriors fight it out. Even Nabe and Hamsuke stopped fighting to watch Momon's fight after hearing the crowd's chants slowly getting louder.
On one side, one can hear "Momon" being shouted out loud. On the other side, you can hear "Rukan" being chanted out louder due their being more of them. But still, none from both sides dared to break a silent agreement in not fighting and watching Momon's fight.
"It seems this has turned from a mere battle into a spectacle, let's put on a good show shall we?" Momon said to his opponent, quickly followed by him sprinting and making a vertical slash to his enemy.
"Yes, this is really getting good." Chief Rukan said as he blocked Momon's slash and used his sword to slash his opponent.
Momon blocked the sword's attack easily, and they continued to exchange attacks, blocks and even feints. At one point after kicking Momon in the gut to get some cautionary space for an attack, Chief Rukan activated several 'Martial Arts' namely; {Ability Boost}, {Fortress}, {Slash} and {Barrage}. The last being as its name implies (I know, lame naming sense), Rukan kept making swift slashes, thrusts and feints very fluidly. Unfortunately for him, Momon was able to see through his attacks easily adding to the Lion-man's frustrations and anger.
"Raaargh! Stay still dammit! Quit doing those fancy moves human. You're making me look bad here!" Chief Rukan taunted Momon but the dark warrior kept silent and just focused on the battle.
It was then that Momon and Nabe got a [Message] telling them that their invisible units have detected something big and powerful slowly heading their direction. And from the looks of it, it might be another Dragon Lord or something similar to it in size at the very least.
'Too bad I have to end the fight right here, it was fun too, but I got to make the needed preparations for Ainz-sama's grand entrance.' Pandora's Actor thought to himself. And with that in mind, he improvised a scene on the fly.
"You show great battle prowess, but I have to end this fight to stop the needless deaths from both sides." Pandora's Actor said out loud.
"You got some mouth on you human, I'm gonna enjoy roasting that tongue of yours after I'm done with you." Chief Rukan boasted in reply.
Right after Rukan' prideful retort, Momon ran at high speeds that it even caught most of the spectators off guard. Chief Rukan however, was waiting for this opportunity to make his true specialty move; which was to counter his enemy's attack at a high speed move.
As Chief Rukan utilized his capable vision, he kept shifting his position and posture to time his attacks well against the tough warrior. And at a split second as Momon was going for a slashing movement, Rukan made a horizontal and vertical swing with each weapon in hand to increase the chances of getting a critical hit in, but to his pure surprise; Momon stopped and jumped back a bit then sprinted again towards him making high speed attacks that appeared like flashes of light. And in those split seconds that all these movements happened, many couldn't comprehend what just happened, while those who were either able to observe what really happened or just understood how things went, were somewhat less puzzled. For shortly after that quick exchange, Chief Rukan's body just spurted strong sprays of blood and fell into eight pieces all parts cleanly cut a block of butter by a hot knife.
"Eh? The fuck just happened?" asked one of Rukan's loyal subordinates. All these happened in just a few seconds, stunning most of the Beastmen army. This prompted Chief Skodda to have his magic casters summon Stone Golems and unleash their best hidden warriors which they intentionally decided to save for the last wave, this group of elite warriors were handpicked by their respective leaders and were trained for one week to work and fight together in unison when in battle.
As a result of Chief Skodda's desperation, many of the Draconic Kingdom's soldiers died from the surprise attacks of various veterans. But their leader's smiles were quickly erased as Nabe countered by ordering the undead warriors, including the Vengeance Ronin to reveal their unholy presence and to attack the beastmen army. Though they were few in numbers, the undead group's power and effectivity were very obvious. And as the battle went on; the numbers game slowly started to shift towards the Allied forces' side. This is due to the undead having the ability to turn their victims into Zombie Squires and other forms of undead minions.
"What madness is this? So they really did have control over the legendary undead. Aah, that's it I surrender. WE SURRENDER!" Chief Touwill shouted as he dropped his weapons and raised his arms as a gesture of surrender. And with his actions, the rest of his tribe followed his actions and upon ensuring that they were disarmed properly and safely, the undead warriors gathered to protect them while the adventurers and other soldiers moved in to restrain them and move them away from the battle.
Unlike the Rat-men's tribal leader, Chief Skodda was filled with so much anger from seeing his kind and fellow ally die all around him. Seeing their side slowly lose from all fronts triggered the madness in him, making him turn into a berserker on the battle field. He was now lashing at anyone around him; he was attacking both enemies and allies.
Seeing the Chief's madness; Momon moved in and split the mad tribal leader in two, saving an enemy Bafolk warrior in the process. The Bafolk was caught up in the bizarre happenings around him that he just stared at Momon dumbfounded.
"You, you saved me. Why?" The confused Bafolk warrior asked.
"Because this battle was over moments ago, all of you please drop your weapons. I assure you those who will surrender peacefully will be spared." Momon answered and made his announcement.
"Very well, I give up. It's pointless to keep this war going right now. Brothers and sisters, I implore you all to surrender as well. Preserving our lives is more important than some delusion of glory." One of the Beastmen lieutenants implored his fellows.
Even though there were many among the Beastmen that did surrendered peacefully afterwards, there were still about a few of the Beastmen army that tried their desperate attempt at avenging their fallen comrades. These efforts were sufficiently overpowered by the allied forces' warriors not to mention the carnage caused by the undead warriors helped to bring some of the beastmen to their senses.
It took some time to properly secure every beastman, nearly two hours and gaining useful information from them like their names, position, etc. And much later, everyone heard a loud roar coming from the direction of the Beastmen Nation's deeper recesses; it's as if a small volcano just erupted in the distance. The dark clouds gave them all an ominous feeling; one that
This prompted Nabe to use a [Message] spell contacting Ainz secretly, especially after they observed the Beastmen's reactions to said roaring noise. They were clearly worried and disturbed and many of them suddenly begged to be taken away far from their current location.
"It's the abomination! We should all leave this place now or else we'll all die, please take us away from here." Chief Touwill begged in absolute fear.
"That abomination was the main reason we all started invading the Draconic Kingdom, because that thing brings death wherever it goes. It destroyed every living creature from the edge of our nation, even the plant life that our usual prey feeds on. Why else do you think we bothered to invade the human nation? It's mainly because we don't have any means of food, and we needed to get away from that monster. Please, we already lost, we're no longer a real threat, but that abomination will kill ALL of us for sure." Chief Touwill added.
"Very well, everyone I recommend we leave as soon as possible." Momon shouted out loud and was met with agreement from everyone present. Following his instructions, everyone made haste into getting out of the former battlefield for obvious reasons. After securing the dead and the wounded (separately of course), the numerous prisoners were made to walk following the mounted soldiers of the Draconic Kingdom as they were also assisted by the members of the allied forces.
As far that part of the battle's unexpected and abrupt ending goes, thing seemed to have progressed well for now. The worried looks upon the Beastmen's faces were still quite evident and understandably so. They've just lost in a battle where they were with the higher chances of winning, but all of that changed as soon as each group from the allied forces arrived on the scene. Not to mention, the Fire Dragon Lord and Neia Baraja's amazing tandem. Then, there was also team Darkness that was there at the beginning of the battle. But, it was the undead forces joining the fray that sealed the Beastmen's fate in losing said battle. And there was still the unknown fate that lies for them and their kins respectively; they were not sure of what would happen to them now.
Upon Ainz' instructions, the undead forces remained on the battle field hiding their presence through different magic spells casted upon them. They were meant to provide support and protection for the upcoming showdown. Among those who chose to stay behind to help fight against the so-called abomination, are the Fire Dragon Lord and some of his chosen warriors, Neia Baraja, Momon and Nabe of team Darkness. Hamsuke was ordered to help with the Adventurers and assist them with the wounded and whatever they may need help with. And in charge of the Adventurers were Moknak and his fellow Adamantite adventurers.
After a few hours, when all of the former participants in the previous battle were a few miles away; a [Gate] opened a few meters before those that chosen to remain. And the first one to step out of the black portal was a pink-haired girl with an eye-patch on one eye and wearing a camouflage-themed maid uniform. She was known to many as Shizu Delta of the Pleiades Battle Maids. However, Neia noticed that she was carrying a different type of weapon on her person. Neia Baraja was already familiar with the appearance of her hand held pistol and the rifle that she usually carries on her missions, but the ones she has on her now were very different and in her own opinion; much scary looking.
The next ones to step out of the [Gate] were the twin Dark Elf Guardians Aura and Mare. Both were carrying large metal boxes as if they were nothing. Other than team darkness, the rest of the group were confused as to what these boxes were. And finally, the last person to come out of the dark hole in reality was Ainz himself carrying the fake Staff of Ainz Ooal gown. And upon his arrival, the rest of the Group greeted him accordingly.
"Sempai, what is that thing you're carrying? Seems like a much, much bigger and longer version of your usual weapon." Neia asked Shizu Delta discreetly. In which the Pleiades Maid just stuck a 1 Yen sticker on her forehead, followed by her "Uwah".
"Good to see you too Neia, yes, this is indeed my new magic sniper rifle. It's called 'The kilometre shot' this thing has numerous types of ammunition for various types of opponents. And these tube-like things are called rocket launchers, the magical kind. Looks cool right?" Shizu said in her usual deadpanned tone.
"Yeah it does look cool". Neia replied. As she looked at the new weapons in front of her, her curiosity and amazement was through the roof.
"Help me set up these weapons and other items all around the place." Shizu commanded her human friend, and then they both set to make their preparations as Neia followed Shizu's instructions as did the Death Knights and the Vengeance Ronin that helped to carry large cases of varied weapons for testing.
"Excuse me your majesty, but may I ask you a question?" The Fire Dragon Lord asked Ainz.
"Please do, Fire Dragon Lord. What is it?" Ainz replied.
"I, nay, we understand that you are working hard to bring forth your vision for a utopia in this world. But why would you risk your safety by coming here your majesty? I can understand about making an allied forces consisting of the volunteers from willing nations, with the camaraderie and bonds sharing such experiences will make and all that. But, I still feel like I'm still missing something here." The Fire Dragon Lord asked in his armored humanoid form.
"Very well, I shall tell you. I have several reasons, first; I want to know first-hand just who or what are we really dealing with here. Second, is to defeat it and save both nations that will be integral for the future of my grand vision as well for the maintenance of the survival and natural balance of life within this world. The last one is to take the opportunity to test some new tactics and weapons against our opponent; thus, we can evaluate their power and effectivity or at the very least find any potential flaws in them." Ainz replied.
'Duh, I'm just really interested in gaining some more Dragon Lord parts for my experiments and collections. But no one really needs to know that… well… those other reasons are true anyway.' Ainz said mentally.
"Unless I'm mistaken, according to the Intel reports shared to us by the Beastmen that have already surrendered before; it's most likely a Dragon Lord from the old age. Possibly even from my father's time but, something doesn't seem to be right with the reports." The Fire Dragon Lord said in a concerned tone.
"What do you mean? Could you please explain your thoughts?" Ainz asked.
"According to Tsar's information, there were very few Dragon Lords that survived the great wars against the eight greed kings. Some of them survived because they did not fight or because they were already far away from the battle in the first place, as for those that survived the battle; among them is the one known as the Catastrophe Dragon Lord, the Worm Dragon Lord, and Cure Elim Los Malvar who resided in Mount Keitenias which is located near the southern eastern region of the continent, not too far from where the unfortunate ancient Kingdom of Inveria was located. But according to the reports, the so-called abomination was known to refer to itself as a Dragon Lord and is also an undead. And that's what's bothering me. Has Cure Elim become an undead somehow? Or was he killed by something else? Aah… too many questions in my head right now, how bothersome. Anyway, I think you can understand why my concerns should be the same as yours?" The Fire Dragon Lord shared.
"Umu, such thoughts are reason for concerns indeed. But it doesn't matter, we're here now and we will adapt against our opponent accordingly. I have already made my preparations according to the information provided to me. Now, we get ready to end this threat once and for all." Ainz said with determination.
After a nearly half an hour, Shizu Delta informed Ainz that all of the new weapons and traps were set to be tested against their upcoming opponent. And with that, Ainz gathered those that remained to inform them of the initial tactics that will be used against the said abomination.
Southern Roble Holy Kingdom.
Inside the biggest mansion within the kingdom's southern half, numerous people were gathered in its large ballroom. These people; both men and women all wore fancy clothes which easily reveal their noble status. Many of these people knew each other already as they all lived and interacted with each other since they all lived in the Holy Kingdom's southern half, the rest of the room's occupants however; were new faces to them but, they still treated them with the courtesy required of a fellow noble.
On the tables were various kinds of fancy meals deserving of a noble's stature, and was a good way of getting the inhabitants of such area to mingle and get familiar with each other. Many talked about their experiences of having their families stripped off of their noble status and most of their assets seized by the new government and was auctioned or sold to other rich people and the profits used to fund new government projects like building hospitals, schools, orphanages, banks, etc. news of such kind were appalling to those who heard of it.
"How outrageous! We are glad that you all have made it here and are welcome our nation. Fear not, for we will destroy this malicious undead that dared to call himself a king." One of the nobles passionately cried out.
"True, we were lucky enough to escape that pathetic and ungrateful nation. We would have died, all of us, if it weren't for warning of some of our loyal allies. And to think that after we have graciously helped the peasants by giving them the privilege of serving the nobility; they dared to turn their arms on us and support that damned undead and his cohorts, those Bastards!" Replied one of the noble refugees from the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Such topics went on and as these people waited for their host to arrive. And after a few more minutes, the large double doors on the second floor's balcony opened, revealing the one that they were all waiting for; Duke Derwenze Coultrenas Fiat. The man of the hour was wearing a silk white, knee-high coat that has gold designs plated on it and has jewels for buttons. Inside his coat is a blue shirt covered by a silver and shiny vest, sparkling with the diamonds encrusted on the entire vest itself. In short, the man knew how to dress and how to make an entrance. Such intricacies and luxuries upon his clothing were surely noticed by the former nobles from the Re-Estize Kingdom, and somehow this made them think that this man couldn't have gotten this rich if he wasn't competent. Some of them even thought for a second that this was the king of the Holy Kingdom, even though none of them have even seen King Caspond's face.
The host looked around and observed those below him, both literally and figuratively. And as he saw that his appearance have impressed the nobles' taste and gained their confidence one way or another, he raised his high glass half empty and tapped a silver spoon on it as he began to speak to them.
"Good day everyone, I hope you have enjoyed our humble appetizers thus far. I am Duke Derwenze Coultrenas Fiat, the one who invited you all to this gathering, also your host. If everyone would be so kind to follow my good butler, we will now head to a location more suitable for serious topics." The young duke said as he gestured to his butler, who was standing by the door that is now in another hallway leading to the meeting room.
Following his lead, the guests all walked towards the designated room. Within the meeting room were arranged seats on a set of tables and some empty glasses and a few pitchers filled with cold water. Said room was quite as one would expect from a rich noble. Eventually, their meeting started off by certain members reporting the status of their respective works and after that is when the Duke started to speak again.
"Everyone, in about two weeks time we will attack the northern half's defences and from there; we begin our proper rescue of the Northern Roble Holy Kingdom from their strayed paths from the light! After we destroy their border's defences, they will all know of our strength and that will send a message to that weakling of a king to fear real warriors." Duke Derwenze said with a bit of disgust and hate, captivating his like-minded audience.
Many of the nobles from the Re-Estize Kingdom invested their last ounce of wealth into supporting the Southern Holy Kingdom's war efforts for invading their northern half, this was done as a form of revenge as wel form of desperation. Of course, these people wouldn't just pour out their own wealth just out of spite for anyone allied to the Sorcerer Kingdom. As part of them putting their own resources, it was included in their deal that after they've taken over the Northern Roble Holy Kingdom, they will then move to invade the Re-Estize Kingdom and once they've taken it over; divide the lands and riches among themselves. Their ultimate target is the undead King that changed everything and humiliated them.
Deep within the Beastman Nation, Ainz and company were now waiting for the arrival of what the Beastmen referred to as "The Abomination". With the traps and new weapons already set, Ainz listened to the reports coming from the Hanzo units that were secretly sent out to get immediate information on their upcoming opponent.
And with the initial information analyzed by Ainz's gamer mind, he flew up to the sky and there, he made his personal preparation and changed gears according to the information he has gathered. After his gear change, Ainz summoned his Death Knights and the Vengeance Ronin and attached some items to them and gave them their instructions mentally. Afterwards, he gave his orders to his comrades and they moved to do their agreed plan.
It didn't take long for them to get a view of their expected guest, as its form became more visible the more it got closer to their location. Neia broke into sweat after just getting a glimpse of the walking mass of flesh the same went for Hamsuke as well.
"That's gross! Yes it is." Hamsuke yelped.
"Shhh! Stay quiet will you. We're supposed to stay hidden to spring the trap, remember?" Neia cautioned the nervous Hamster.
Both Neia and Hamsuke were instructed to stay hidden behind some rocks on top of a few small hills, having the trees there to provide natural cover. Ainz had Nabe used some scrolls on them buffing them and keeping them undetected, even by magical means. For Nabe, Momon and the undead summons; they were meant to spring the traps and use the new weapons against the enemy should the Fire Dragon Lord's attempt at a peaceful means of settling things down. On the other hand; Neia and Hamsuke were only supposed to activate some traps once given the signal for their part, in which they are instructed to escape via a [Gate] spell after they've done their parts; the same goes for the others. This was to insure their safety and to allow Ainz to fight at his best with lesser things to worry about, should it come to that point.
Not much longer and they say the beast in its entirety.