Overlordly broken

by oblivon2991

"Everything has a beginning has an end" as the saying goes. In the last day of the popular VRMMO named YGGRADASIL in the notorious guild named Ainz Ooal Gown not only Momonga remained to upkeep and manage the guild. There was an another member who helped him and stayed with him until the very end. Let's find out what happens next. (Completed. Complete rewrite coming when ready)

14. Just Blow up the Forest(updated)

Thank you for reading my fanfic and giving me a chance.

My mother language is not English, so please be patient about the grammatical issues.

I don't own the Overlord(オーバーロードŌbārōdo?) novel or anime series created by Kugane Maruyama.

I would like to thank the excellent job what the Skythewood translator team done with the light novel translation.

Without their hard and persistent work, I surely couldn't write this story.

Please review it I know I will make mistakes what I will intend to correct and try to learn from my mistakes and improve myself.

Thank you!

Now let's continue our little story!

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A gate opened, and the fully armored Albedo stepped out from it. Behind her stepped out the avatar of death itself. Fully adorned with black academic robe what was trimmed with gold.

„I hope we did not make you wait for too long Esdeath-san." apologized Ainz „There were a few things what I had to take care before I left."

„"No problem Ainz-san. As you can see. There is plenty of time before our guest is arriving here." Esdeath pointed into the direction of the giant tree Monster.

„W-W-What is. An undead? AAAG." Perlia screamed because of the horror. Ainz turned his head towards her. Then turned back to Esdeath.

„Esdeath-san. Do you want to bring home an another pet? You know you had to feed and walk with her."

„Well…" Esdeath started to scratch the back of her head while she smirked.

„You know me Ainz-san. I am a hoarder just like you." she pointed to Momonga. Momonga only chuckled in this comment.

„Now that everyone is here, I will start explaining the mission." Esdeath raised her index finger before her. Then pointed to the giant tree what slowly approached them.

„That little fella named Xyltol Quwae."

„According to Aura measurement. It estimated level is 85. Its health is beyond the measuring range."

She clapped her hands together. „Well then. We will play a little game. The game name is…" she felt silent for a moment and smiled. Everybody looked at Esdeath with the eyes of curiosity. „…Capture the flag. You had to bring down that tree and bring me that plant at the top of its head." she pointed to the plant.

Esdeath turned to Momonga. „Of course, only if Ainz-san doesn't mind it."

Momonga nodded. „I am fine with it Esdeath-san. Do as you like."

Esdeath bowed to Momonga with an exaggerated manner. „Thank you oh great guild master!"

Momonga sweatdropped. „Please, Esdeath-san. Don't be like Pandora Actor. He is too much alone as it is. I don't want an another child in my household."

Cocytus turned to Esdeath „Esdeath-sama, I have a question."

„Shot Cocytus. Don't be afraid. I am not biting."

Cocytus cracked his mandibles as if he is laughing. „Yes." Cocytus nodded „If. That. Is. Our. Opponent. Then. I. Reckon. Any. One. Of. Us. Here. Is. Capable. Of. Defeating. It." he pointed into the direction of the tree monster.

„What. Is. The. Reason. For. Calling. Out. All. The. Guardians. And. Ainz-sama"

„Ainz-sama, Esdeath-sama." Shalltear looked both of them for a moment. „Is the first person to kill it the victor?"

„That is not it, Shalltear." answered Momonga. He realized what Esdeath planned all along when he heard the word Capture the Flag from Esdeath mouth. Esdeath wanted to assess the Floor Guardians teamwork. Because in the future maybe. There will be enemies emerge from another place whose they can't fight off individually. But had to work as a team to come out on the winner side.

„It is…" the tree roared

Demiurge frowned „How annoying."

„Be quiet." Demiurge raised his hand as if he wanted to stop an annoying child screaming.

„Skill activate: [Frost of Judecca]!"

Pinision panicked „Hey! What was that just now?! It was all bzzt bzzt!"

„Do be quiet!" Hamusuke quite at her.

„Not every one of them is so forgiving."

„But! Its movement stopped! That person just now, it's his power right?" asked Perlia

„Like I said, do be quiet! You might be the one getting frozen this time!"

Pinision sweatdropped and answered in a trembling tone. „Uugh. O-Okay…"

„Ainz-sama, Esdeath-sama what is that noisy thing?" Albedo looked at Perlia

„Is she a dryad?"

„She is Ainz-san new servant. Ignore her for now. She will be a great asset in the future." answered Esdeath.

„Then let's get back our little project. Shall we?" Esdeath clapped her hand together

„Everyone understood his/her task?" asked them Momonga.

„Yes!" They answered in unison. The will to act glittered from their eyes.

„We wish to check your combat capability as a team," informed them Momonga.

„A-As a team?" asked Mare timidly.

„Yes, Mare. You need experience from first hand how to fight together as a team. In chase of you need it in the future." Lectured them Esdeath.

„I see. I have understood your intent, Supreme Ones." Albedo bowed her head.

„Is that so?" asked Momonga

„Then we will be watching from the back."Momonga and Esdeath assessed them. „We leave the rest to you."

„Also, we want to see your powers, so do not fight too much with your battle gear."Momonga looked at Mare.

„Especially Mare, avoid wide-area attacks." Mare nodded timidly

„Aura."

„Yes, Esdeath-sama!" she straightened herself.

„Would you kindly explain everyone about the herb what will be their objective?"

„Ah-Yes! Understood!" she replied hastily.

„Well then… This should be a good practice for when we run into another YGGDRASIL player parties in the future. Good thinking Esdeath-san." Thought Momonga. Then he turned towards Esdeath who were watching the Floor Guardians jealously. It seemed she want to fight to.

„It seems I am not the only one who is looking forward to a proper match. Is that okay?"

[Message]: „Esdeath-san. Use your sensor abilities to search for unwanted spectators nearby. I will do the same."

[Message]: „Hay."

Esdeath caster her spells. „Activate Skill: Widen skill [Nephalem Perception], [Widen Magic: Hunter Pulse], [Maximize Magic: Energy Perception]!"

„First, [Sensor Boost]" Momonga started to cast his detection spells.

The evil tree broke free from the [Frost of Judecca]! what Demiurge cast

„Oh ho. I thought it was a total small fry without a time countermeasure in place," Demiurge said in an amused tone.

„But it seems to have removed Frost of Judecca with some method."

„I have misjudged a bit." Demiurge pushed his sunglasses upward in his nose bridge.

„It. Has. Also. Gotten. Faster." noted Cocytus

„There. Is. No. Choice. I. Will. Take. The. Vanguard!"

„Ah, Cocytus! That's unfair!" yelped Shalltear then rocketed after Cocytus.

„Hold up on a sec, Shalltear! I am going too!" yelled Aura desperately

„The three of you, stop!" shouted Albedo after them.

Momonga and Esdeath sweatdropped. „Where are they running? This is not a race," noted Esdeath

„Wh-Why are they doing something so rash!?" agape Demiurge

The evil tree roared furiously and lifted one of its branches.

„Oh my, it appears it is going to attack." Shalltear licked her lips and looked like a predator who is prepared to devour its victim.

„A. Downward. Smash. With. Its. Tentacles. Huh." noted Cocytus

„But. The. Attack. Doesn't. Look. That. Special."

„Nothing we can do. However, negligence will lead to failure." Shalltear warned Cocytus with a calm tone.

„First, it would be good to use my skill-„

„Yes, yes, good work." she nodded.

„Skill activate: [Blood Armament]" her eyes started to glow, and her Legendary Valkyrie Armor appeared on her body.

„If it is this level of attack, deflecting it is a child's play." she started to smirk madly.

The tentacle is fallen to Shalltear. But instead, of crushing her. She simply hit the falling branch with her lance leading to deflecting it to back to the evil tree.

Pinision eyes widened „Huh? Just now, that silver-haired girl, did she deflected the tentacle by hitting it?"

„Hm? I am sorry, but I did not see it. Did something happen?" asked Hamusuke innocently

Pinision words agape Then she looked downward „No, it 's nothing. Probably I just missaw because we are far away." she mumbled.

„Right, yeah," Hamusuke said sarcastically

„There is no way the tentacle would get deflected just because that small girl hit it."

„Yeah, hahaha. It walloped the ground and bounced off, That's probably what I saw!"

„I do not mind if that is how you convinced yourself, but…" Hamusuke inspected the battle from afar then turned to Pinision.

„If it is her, it would not be strange for her to deflect it by hitting it."

Shalltear, Cocytus, and Aura eyed and measured the tree. „Then shall we go?"

„Then. Let's. Go." Cocytus exhaled.

„Aah! What, you two, why are you advancing!?" shouted Aura in their direction

„I used [Rain Arrow], [Galactic Shot], [Shadow-piercing Arrow], so get out of there-„

The tree was hit by Aura abilities what nailed it in the location where it stood.

Shalltear looked back to Aura: „Why is she using her skills now, that Aura?"

Cocytus exhaled a gust of chilling air „A. Part. Of. My. Exoskeleton. Armor. Got. Cut."

„Not good. My. Defense. Has. Decreased."

„As for me, if you were not there, I would have deflected it with [Negative Shock Shield]."

Cocytus turned to Shalltear and bowed his head. „I apologize for that." then he turned back to the tree direction. What was still nailed on the place where Aura attack nailed it.

„Hmm, its movement seems to have stopped from the effect of Aura's [Shadow-piercing Arrow]."

Cocytus cracked his mandibles „Then I will blast away at least its lower half."

„Skill activate: [Achalanata]!"

„EH!" Shalltear eyes widened.

In the background with Pinision and Hamusuke. „That rain of arrows of light was beautiful. That's a dark elf for you."

„You do not seem surprised." Hamusuke turned to her.

„Yeah, if it's that much."

„But maybe it is better if I tell them," she said in a sad tone.

„There are many Plant-type monsters with resistance to arrows that you'd expect."

„So there shouldn't be much damage."

Hamusuke inspected the plant monster from afar. „Supposing it is, that monster is screaming, though…"

„Yeah, it was startled because the arrows landed at its base."

„As proof, its movement has stopped." Pinision pointed to the base of the tree.

„But is it …? It sounded like a scream of pain from a wounded being…"

„Maybe it has stopped moving because of the pain?"

Pinision looked thoughtful. „No, monsters are strong against pain."

„So, I don't think that's the case."

Albedo and Demiurge watched the events from the sidelines „This is not okay. Shalltear, Cocytus, and Aura as well. They have not realized Ainz-sama's real intention."

„Its health is outside the measuring range, so I do not think it will die that simply, but…" Demiurge looked to Albedo.

„Well, why not let them be until its health has been somewhat cut down?"

Albedo looked to Demiurge with a serious look. „Demiurge… Recall Ainz-sama's words once more, and try saying that again!" in the end, she almost yelled to Demiurge

Demiurge bowed his head „Excuse my rudeness."

„Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama wanted us to fight as a team."

„Yes. They are fighting with their individual power; it is not an overstatement to say that they are taking the Supreme Beings words lightly." Albedo sighed

„They are only acting without knowing their real intention, so I should not need to punish them, but…" Albedo looked towards her fighting fellow Guardians

Demiurge did the same. „It is becoming unpleasant."

„Mare!"

Mare looked at her with a terrified face and said timidly. „Y-Yes!"

„Cast an attack spell with Shalltear and Cocytus as the center," she commanded Mare

„Make it so that Xyltol Quwae does not take damage."

„Eh? Ehh?!" Mare agape. „Is that okay? Casting magic towards those two?"

„It does not matter. I have to call them back first anyway."

„Mm? Albedo! There's trouble!" Demiurge with a worried expression.

„Cocytus readying for a [Wisdom King Strike]"

„That's!" Demiurge crystal eyes widened. „[Immovable Wisdom King Strike]"

„Mare! Send me flying there! Quickly!" Albedo commanded Mare with a hasty tone.

„Y-Yes! [Woodkand Stride]!" he said in a panicked tone and used his spell on Albedo

„Destroy. The three. Poisons! [Kurikara Fist]!" Cocytus used his skill.

Albedo appeared before Cocytus under a moment.

„Cocytus, you idiot!" „[World of Jericho]! And [Aegis]!" she used her skills to block Cocytus attack.

Cocytus full powered strike collided with Albedo weapon. „HRRRRGGGGHHH! Hah!" Albedo gritted her teeth as she blocked and redirected the attack. The power behind the attack was so great it crashed Albedo left arm.

„Al-Albedo, are you all right? Your left hand is crushed." anxiously inquired Shalltear.

„Cocytus! Recall Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama words, and tell me why you activate [Immovable Wisdom King Strike]!"

Cocytus agape „I-I. Thought. I. Could. Kill. The. Monster. With. The. Strike. Just. Now…"

„What were you going to do if you did kill it?!" asked him Albedo with an angered tone.

„Were you planning on reporting"This is how we fight as a team" to Ainz-sama?"

Cocytus looked surprised. „Ugh." However, you could only tell he was surprised if you know him better because of his expressionless insectoid head.

„The three of you just charged in! You fools! Recall the Supreme Beings words!" Albedo lectured them with an angered tone.

Then she calmed herself somehow. „Well, it seems Shalltear didn't engage in actual combat, and you could say Aura only bound it down." She looked to Shalltear then Aura.

Then she turned to Cocytus. „However, Cocytus! You are different!"

„M-My. Apologies." Cocytus bowed his head shamefully

„Although the transgression of deserting Ainz-sama's will can't be forgiven with an apology…"

„I will back of for now."

„Cocytus, pick me up on your shoulder."

Albedo looked at her crushed arm. „In the meantime, I will be healing."

Meanwhile, the little dryad and Hamsuke watched all of this from the background.

„It looked like it was an excellent attack but why is that woman protecting Xyltol Quwae?!"

„Well… We cannot hear what they are saying from here at all, so…"

„What's more, that attack seemed like it would have done some damage to it!" she stated in an angered tone. Then she grabbed Hamusuke whiskers and started to pull it downward. „Just what are they thinking?!"

„Ahh, geesh! Ahh~geez!" she shouted in a frustrated tone

„Your opponent is an existence that's capable of destroying the world! Fight while helping each other!"

Meanwhile, Aura, Cocytus, Shalltear and Albedo conversed.

„Then. What. Is. It. That, Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama. Wants?" asked Cocytus „Was. It. Not. To. Demonstrate. Our. Individual .Power?

Albedo sighed then looked to Cocytus with a sad expression. „That's not it, Cocytus."

„You have got it completely wrong."

„I thought the one who does a lot of damage was going to receive high praise from Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama…" said Shalltear uncomprehendingly.

„Was that not the case?"

Albedo eyes widened suddenly. Then her face reddened and changed into a lustful expression.

„Ahhh, receive high praise… from Ainz-sama?"

„Receive recognition…"

„Ah, beautiful, how beautiful…"

„I am… Ainz-sama's number one." everyone looked at her with a look of uneasiness. Finally, Demiurge cleared his throat and spoke out first.

„Al-Albedo?"

Albedo was still in her dream world so she could not hear Demiurge.

Demiurge cleared his throat again. „It seems our Overseer of the Guardians is tired, so I shall tell you on her behalf."

Meanwhile, Albedo muttered on the background. „ …Ainz-sama…"

„Everyone, you have no…" Demiurge looked all of them then he continued.

„…objections, right?"

„Mm." Cocytus exhaled a gust of chilling air signing he has no objection.

„Yes."

„None."

„Y-Yes," they said after each other.

Demiurge nodded. „Good. Then Cocytus, Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama wishes for us to join forces and fight together."

„I surmise… this is probably on the premise that we encounter an opponent we cannot win against individually in the future." he raised his index finger in a lecturing position.

„An opponent that we, the Guardians, can't win against?" Aura said dumbfounded

„Is there such a being?"

Cocytus exhaled a breath of chilling air „I see. It was foolish of me." Cocytus turned to Aura and looked down at her. „Aura, such a being might exist."

„We are the creations of the Supreme Beings! That's-!"

„Onee-O-Onee-chan, c-calm down, okay?" Mare said with a higher uncharacteristic tone.

Shalltear looked shamefully. „My disgraceful act is at fault."

Cocytus turned to her and cracked his mandibles. „It. Is. Not. Really. Your. Fault. Shalltear."

„Ainz-sama. And. Esdeath-sama. Had. A. Group. Versus. Group. Battle. In. Mind. Did. They. Not?"

„That is not at all," Demiurge interjected.

„Aura, that scroll you possess, it is an item that you must never lose."

„As long as we have those articles, it may be necessary for the future to cooperate and carry out assignments."

„On the premise that we encounter a formidable foe, as well as to seek greater stability."

„I see… That explains it." Mare eyes sparkled because he finally comes to understand what his masters want.

„T-Think of it as a practice for that time, right, Demiurge-san?"

Demiurge nodded. „That is exactly right, Mare."

„Then what should we do hereafter?" asked Shalltear

„Let us divide up the roles and fight." offered Demiurge

„Please return from your delusion now, Albedo." Demiurge turned to Albedo

„Ahh~Ainz-sama. Ainz-sama," she said sensually

„Ainz-sama's number one. Ah,~."

Demiurge sighed. „You give me no choice."

„Ainz-sama's number one. Ah,~."

„A punch here should do it-!" he pulled backward his arm then threw a strong punch into Albedo's abdomen.

The blow shocked back Albedo to the reality. She looked around then Demiurge. „Hm? What is it, Demiurge?"

Demiurge sweatdropped. „Oh, nothing."

„Why are her abs so damn hard" he muttered under his nose."That was not I was thinking."

„Anyhow, I have finished explaining it to everyone."

Albedo nodded. „I see."

„Then lets us start our respective actions," she commanded the other Floor Guardians.

„I will take the role as our shield."

„Offensive will be Cocytus and Shalltear."

„Aura, you draw attention from the enemies."

„Demiurge will be our raider."

„Mare, I leave the rear support to you."

„Hey, Albedo. If I use that, do you think it will devour everything into the isolation space?" asked Aura curiously.

„I will not permit the use of World class items, Aura," Albedo said to her strictly

„The only time you may use that is if the opponent takes out an equivalent item."

„That reminds me. Shalltear, you have a World class item, right?" Albedo turned towards Shalltear.

„I do have it. Ainz-sama brought it from the eight floor," she said proudly

„Oh, my. It is her World class item. Then it shouldn't be a problem." she said calmly

„Now everyone, let us commence." everyone turned in the direction of Xyltol Quwae

They assembled into the groups where Albedo assigned them.

Cocytus exhaled his chilling breath. „However. This. Is. Difficult…"

„Is. It. Okay. If. I. Blow. It. Away. As. A . Counterattack?"

„Since we were told to take charge of the offense, perhaps stopping is the right answer." Shalltear lectured Cocytus.

„Even. Using. Skill. That. Imbues. Properties. To. Attacks. Like. [Aura of Cold] or [Cold Breath]?"

Shalltear looked thoughtful for a moment. „I don't think it was meant to be the extent of prohibiting offensive skills, but…"

Cocytus cracked his mandibles „There. Is. No. Way. of. Knowing. To. What. Extent. We. Are. Allowed. To. Attack."

„That's…" Shalltear looked downwards then strengthened herself. „Since we are showing our response to the Supreme Beings, wouldn't it be best to think about it with all your efforts?"

Cocytus cracked his mandibles and looked to the evil tree. „A. Sword. Does. Not. Think; It. Swung. To. The. Will. Of. Its. Master, It. Only. Cuts."

„That's not okay Cocytus." Shalltear looked at him. „Maybe if that was what the Supreme Beings told us to do."

„If not, it will lead to big failure unless you think clearly with your head."

„Probably… the result of acting carelessly will inconvenience Ainz or Esdeath-sama, is what I think." Shalltear said in a sad tone while looked downward.

„I am. Not. Confident. But. I. Will. Try. My. Hardest." replied Cocytus.

Shalltear heard as the tree slowly freed herself from Aura's nailing attack. „It started to move." the evil tree roared madly.

„But. How. Foolish. I can't. Even. Discern. The. Differences. In. Our. Abilities."

„Do. Plant-type. Monsters. Have. No. Intelligence?"

„T-That's n-not true. There are ones that are smart, too." Mare corrected him

Cocytus breathed slowly. „I. Stand. Corrected. There is. The. Sixth. Floor. That. You. Girls. Are Overseeing."

Cocytus bowed his head. „I am. Sorry. I. Owe. You. An. Apology."

„N-No, it is fine," Mare said in a panicked tone. „ you don't need to apologize."

„No. I. Am. The. One. Who. Made. The. Derisive. Remark."

„Do. Accept. My. Apology." Cocytus insisted to Mare accept his apology. Mare did not care what Cocytus said about the Plant-type monsters. He just wanted to correct him.

From afar Ainz and Esdeath watched and analyzed the Floor Guardians performance.

Esdeath shook her head and clicked her tongue. „ .Tch. They act like noobs while they are in a team. No coordination. No teamwork. They don't listen to their coordinator leader. Seriously if we acted like this back in YGGDRASIL, we would be dead under a second in a more serious raid."

Momonga nodded. „Still. Don't be so hard on them Esdeath-san. This is their first practice. We were beginners too."

„I know. I know. Momonga-san. I am just angry at myself. Because this does not come into my mind earlier. Who knows when a serious threat is appearing on our radar. What we can't fight off individually. And what then? Without coordinated teamwork, we are doomed. I am not angry at them. I am furious about our narrowness."

Momonga nodded again. „You are right Esdeath-san. We had to look into this weakness of ours and fix them."

While Momonga and Esdeath chatted the Floor Guardians, conversation shortly finished.

„You two, the battle is about to start now." Albedo words drew their attention.

„Certainly, it may be a weak monster from our point of view…"

„But look behind you, the two last Supreme Beings are watching us."

„To observe us cooperate and fight together."

„Yet, don't you think it had been embarrassing if we show such lax attitudes."

„You are right." nodded Shalltear expressing her agreement.

„I am ashamed, but it may be possible that my disgraceful act has depreciated the reputations of all Guardians…" Shalltear looked uneasy with a shameful expression.

„Hey, Shalltear, let's give that subject a rest." Aura tried to cheer up her fellow floor guardian.

„Ainz-sama even told us that he was at fault."

„Then obeying his words would be being loyal, right?"

„Do you intend to let Ainz-sama's kindness be in vain?"

Shalltear eyes widened and said hesitantly. „No! It is not like that, but…"

„Still…" Aura slapped Shalltear face. Reacting to this she started to massage her face to numb the sudden pain.

„Aura, w-what are you…"

„Mumble, mumble, it is pathetic! One more slap while I am at it!" Aura raised her hand to an another slap.

„Would you like me to inject some pep into that butt of yours?"

Shalltear glared at her with a mix of anger and shameful expression. „You will understand it if you put yourself in my shoes."

„Rebelling against the Supreme Beings…"

„Furthermore, it is unforgivable that I cannot even remember." she was on the edge of tears.

„Still, there is no point in just hanging your head!" Aura said to her with a high tone.

„You man-chest!"

Shalltear shocked back from her depressive demeanor and her eyes started to twitch.

„K-k-„ she gritted her teeth.

„Is there something wrong with that tree enemy?" asked Mare curiously.

„Haven't' you heard from the Supreme Beings that you shouldn't talk about physical characteristics!?" yelled Shalltear.

„What does man-chest, term mean exactly?" asked Mare innocently.

„Mm…" Demiurge though about how could he describe the word meaning correctly to Mare without rob him from his innocence. Of course, if he was not one of the denizens of Nazarick. Demiurge would gladly use his knowledge of this theme to corrupt the innocent victim.

„A man like a chest is what it would mean."

„What are you saying! You call me pipsqueak too!"

„Pipsqueak" is a nickname!"

„Then flat-chest is a nickname, too!" both Aura and Shalltear glared at each other while gritted their teeth. The tension vibrated around them.

„How is that a nickname!?"

„A nickname is something you use with intimacy!" yelled Shalltear

„If that's what pipsqueak is then no chest would be too!"

Mare realized finally what the two girls are arguing about. „Huh. Pipsqueak was a nickname for my sister."

„A. Nickname. Indeed." Cocytus said in his usual tone and nodded.

Demiurge nodded too. „Indeed, a nickname. Judging by how those two are getting along."

„Give it a rest, you girls," Albedo said them softly

„Ainz-sama is watching," Albedo said softly

„If you fool around any further…" she waited for a moment to continue. Then her face changed into an insane one. „I will break you!"

Both Shalltear and Aura gulped. „Y-Yes." They said timidly in unison.

„Albedo, be gentler with your…" Demiurge tried to warn Albedo. Then he realized it is pointless and sighed. „Hah… Telling you is pointless." then he turned to Aura

„And Aura, it is admirable of you to worry about your friend, but leave that for later."

Aura gasped. „W-What do you mean „friend"? Demiurge-„ the roaring of the evil tree interrupted what she wanted to say.

Demiurge turned to the tree direction. „It is making its way here."

„Then shall we begin?" Albedo asked everyone

The evil tree raised one of its branches and tried to squish Albedo. Albedo is countering this activated her skill.

„Skill activate. [Parry]"

In the background, the little dryad watched with horror what the floor guardians are doing.

„Huh." she gasped. „That woman, she is dead!"

„With a small axe like that!"

„Why aren't they running away?! Why didn't anyone stop her!"

„It is because they do not think she is going to die," said Hamusuke calmly.

„No, look! She is dead! No matter how…" she grabbed Hamusuke whiskers while pointed into the floor guardians direction. Then she noticed something from the corner of her eye.

„Huh?"

Albedo chuckled. „Kukukuku… I will have to count that as an attack."

Cocytus breathed deeply. „Hm. Albedo. You. Seem. Okay."

Cocytus turned to Shalltear. „Then. Let's. Go. Shalltear."

„Roger, First. We. Shall. Procure. The. Herb." the tree increased its speed.

„My. If it supports that you require, I shall take care of it." offered Demiurge.

„Leave one of the tentacles in the way to me." he raised his right hand before his face.

„Skill activate: [Devil's Diversiform: Stout Demon's Gigantic Arms]" his hand grown. His skin turned to metallic gray and the fingers on his hands become sharper.

„HAHH." Demiurge strikes on the attacking tentacle.

„As I thought, a mere ability is no match for it even with skill." he turned to Aura and Mare.

„Aura, Mare, may I ask for support?"

„Yes~" chirped Aura. „Let's see, physical reinforcement skill…"

„Demiurge may have resistance to it, so…" she looked thoughtful.

„Ah, y-yes understood." Said Mare signing he is known Demiurge request

„[Power of Gaia]" Mare cast his buff on Demiurge

„As for me, [Immovable Binding Force]!" after Demiurge received the buff he felt himself stronger instantly

„Let's battle and see who is stronger!" shouted Aura. The evil tree roared in response.

„What is that?" asked Pinision in an uneasy tone.

„How is she standing against the monster with that size of hers?" a look of horror could be read from Perlia's face.

„Are the branches hollow?"

Hamusuke looked at her. „No, I do not think that is the case."

„I don't sleep since I am a spirit but… This is what they call a dream, right?" she said in an agape expression.

„This is impossible." she sunken into the ground.

„I just see my wishful thinking through some sort of unique ability, right?"

„No, it is the reality." Hamusuke broke her illusion.

„But, it is not possible! Based on common sense, it is impossible!" she shouted to Hamusuke

„That is a monster capable of destroying the world. It is having a straight contest with a girl!"

„In other words, it means they are stronger than that foe." informed her Hamusuke.

„No, no, no, no, that is impossible." Pinision tried to deny what she sees at the moment because she is too afraid to accept the reality.

„Where are those two running off to?!"

Hamusuke looked to the two running figure direction. „Above the tentacles, it seems, They are quite fast, indeed."

„Run after thinking about common sense!" the dryad grabbed Hamusuke whiskers again because of her nervousness.

The evil tree roared viciously.

Cocytus breathed out a small amount of his chilling breath. „Shalltear. What. Should. We. Do?"

„I think those three tentacles that Aura and Mare missed are meant for us to do as we please."

„Well, we were anticipating that as well, thus we ran at a moderate pace."

„Just, As. I. Thought." nodded Cocytus „Then. I. Will. Also. Draw. My. Weapon."

„Here. It. Comes."

Cocytus breathed deeply then activated his skill. „[Smite Frostburn]!" a chilling cold wave of air froze the tentacle branch solidly what approached them. Then with a solid strike, he shattered them.

„Two. More. To. Go."

„It. Is. Not. Over. " he activated another two of his skills. „[Laser Edge]! [Rakshasa]!"

Shalltear eyes widened. „Wait a moment! If you are using multi-targeting skills, let me have a go as well!"

„Oh. Shoot. I am. Sorry." Cocytus breathed deeply.

„Why are you apologizing?" Shalltear asked quizically while she tilted her head.

„I am. Already. Activated. My. Skills."

Cocytus continued. „[Asomatous Cut]! [Macabre Smite Frostburn]!" the two devastating attack completely ripped apart the two remaining tentacle branch what was before them.

„Ahhh… Both tentacles are…" Shalltear said with a depressive tone.

„My part has been…" she looked at the ground.

„Sorry." Cocytus said shamefully.

„I thought it was a good chance to be of service to Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama.

„And. Besides. That… I. had. To. Make. Up. For. My. Disgrace. Earlier." said Cocytus with a regretful tone.

„Until. Now. I had. No. Chance. To. Show. My . Strength. To. The. Supreme. Beings ."

„Even. Of. Everyone. Were. To. Concede. To. Me. I wouldn't. Be. Punished." Cocytus looked in the direction of the evil tree.

„That is because you are tasked with the vital role of defending. Nazarick." Shalltear tried to comfort Cocytus.

„Even. Though. I. Know. Well. That. Wishing. For. Invaders. To. Come. Is. Blasphemy. Against. The Supreme Beings,"

„I. Still. Want. To. Be. Of. Service. And . I. Find. Myself. Wishing. „Come. On. Invaders!" Cocytus looked shamefully before his insectoid legs.

„For. The. Sake. Of. Venting. That. Felling. I feel. Bad. About. It. While. We. Trained. Frequently. With. Esdeath-sama. It. Was. Not. The. Case . But. Now. She. Is. Always. Out. To Work. For. Nazarick. So…"

„Cocytus! It is my turn now!" said Shalltear excitedly.

„Shalltear. I am. Sorr-„ But Shalltear already started her attack

„[Transposition]." she used her skill to get near her opponent.

„Ahh, I thought she was gone, but she showed up beside Xyltol Quwae. That woman." Pinision pointed to Shalltear from afar.

„So she wasn't smashed by the tentacle earlier."

„Conversely, that big insect-like person is now where that woman was just earlier."

„Yep, that makes total sense." Hamusuke said with a bored tone while he looked to the sidelines.

„This girl is perplexed. She saw what the milord and the Milady subordinates are capable of. But she still doesn't want to believe her own eyes. Ignorance." Hamusuke shook his head.

Hamusuke turned back to her. „It seems you get used to it."

The little dryad looked downward. „I didn't want to get used to it, though…"

„That aside…" she slumped to the ground and started to cackle insanely. „Ahaha, there is nothing they can't do."

„What's more, how is that insect person able to blow away two tentacles at once with only a single sword?"

„The group of seven that came here a long time ago, were they not able to do this much?" asked her Hamusuke.

„Did they not defeat that monster?"

„They defeated only a part of it, and they weren't as strong as those guys." Pinision pointed her index finger toward the fighting floor guardians.

„The way they fought was more ordinary."

Hamusuke hummed and said. „Ordinary, you say."

„Then again, I may have become accustomed to their fights."

„Furthermore, Milord and the Milady are stronger than them."

Pinision dumbfounded. „For real, it is..."

Albedo inspected how Shalltear and Cocytus fight against the plant monster. „Cocytus is trying too hard to himself."

„Xyltol Quwae movement is slowing." the tree monster closed its mouth and prepared its missile attack.

„It is trying to shoot something. Seeds!" Albedo realizing this activated her counter missile skills.

„Skill activate. [Missile Parry], [Counter Arrow ]!" when the incoming seeds meet Albedo weapon. They only repelled back to the evil tree. You could say the monster tree were not very satisfied with its attack result.

It is started to roar madly in response.

„Projectile interception complete," Albedo stated in a happy tone. Then she began to smirk evilly. „My, I guess it hurts getting hit by the very seeds you shot."

„Well then, this should be enough." she turned to Demiurge. „Demiurge!"

„Albedo, you called me for?"

„I will have Shalltear reduce its health." she said calmly „You procure the herb."

„Understood." he bowed his head. „Then I shall go ahead first. [Devil's Diversiform: Arachnid Cereity]" with that he rocketed towards the top of the tree.

„At that speed, the herb should be procured in no time," Albedo said with a satisfied tone.

„Then Shalltear, go." She commanded Shalltear who stood beside her.

Suddenly Shalltear did not understand why Albedo is so sweet with her. „Th…Thanks, Albedo."

„Since the Supreme Beings told us to fight as a team, doing so is the duty of a Floor Guardian." Albedo looked at her while smiled.

„It should take precedence over our dispute who gets to be the first wife and it may be a seed of a future alliance to eject Esdeath-sama from that place."

Shalltear smiled back to her. „Nevertheless, thank you, Albedo."

„Then I will be off," she said cheerfully. „Divine item. [Spuit Lance]." her Divine-class weapon suddenly appeared in her hand.

The evil tree roared.

Shalltear licked her lips. „I will drain you nonstop~!"

„Even for Spuit Lance, it is going to take a while," said Albedo after Shalltear rocketed into the battlefield.

„But it is enough to buy us time for Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama to finish searching for observers."

Albedo activated her [Message]

„Then is it okay for me to deliver the final blow?" asked Ainz

[Message]: If we can watch Ainz-sama's fight, for us there is no greater joy than that."

„Since they seem to be looking forward to this, I should put on a little show." thought Momonga

Ainz looked to Esdeath. „Esdeath-san. Do you mind if I will be the one who will finish this fight?"

Esdeath turned to him and smiled. „I don't mind Ainz-san. The little plant is all yours."

„Giant tree…" said Momonga

"Ok. Ok. Have it your way." said Esdeath in an annoyed tone.

Ainz turned back to the tree direction.

„It used to be a laughing stock in the days of YGGDRASIL."

Esdeath laughed and wiped a little tear of joy from the corner of her eyes. „Yeah. Good times. Good times." she nodded.

„I have sufficiently finished surveying the perimeter, and there was no problem with Nigredo's report." declared Momonga with a commanding tone. „What about you Esdeath-san?"

„I found nothing Momonga-san. We can start. Oh if you allow me I will change something more comfortable."

Esdeath started to grow a little to her adult form. She changed her clothes into her white military uniform. Her eyes changed.

The sclera of her eyes become black. Her heteromorphic eyes color changed from purplish blue and emerald green. To blood red and snow white. Her skin color becomes pale white.

As the last step, she placed her military cap what adorned with the symbol of Ainz Ooal Gown on the top of her head.

Momonga looked her and started to snicker.

Esdeath looked at him. „What?"

„You look adorable in that military uniform."

Esdeath smirked. „I know. I am a cute little monster doesn't I?" she pointed to her face with her two index finger.

Pinision frightened out. „Haah~So she wasn't an elf at all."

„Hmm~ I see. Amazin~."

She started to laugh madly. „Haha, hahaha!"

„You seem to have adjusted completely." noticed Hamusuke.

„Then you will fare well in milord's and milady's abode, as well."

„If it is monsters like that on, they have quite a few of them."

Pinision makes a step backward. „They have quite… a few like that one, you say?"

„Haha, hahaha! Aha, haha! Ahaha, haha-„ she started to laugh maniacally.

Hamusuke sweatdropped. „Oh, as I thought, you have not gotten used to it yet."

The evil tree roared because of the pain.

„The whole world stops in motion," Momonga commanded. „[Extend Magic: Time Stop]!"

The time stopped around them. „Now then…" Momonga turned to the Floor Guardians.

„Do you guys know what a Christmas tree is?"

„Yes. We have not seen it the actual thing, but we are aware the word," answered Albedo respectfully.

„Ainz-san. Do you want to make Christmas tree? Can I decorate it?"

Momonga looked to Esdeath. „We will see."

„Even during the time stop magic's duration, you can invoke certain magic that does not inflict direct damage." enlightened them Momonga.

„[Triple Magic]! and [Drifting Master Mine!]" Momonga raised his hand and caster his spells

„Another magic targeting the giant tree frozen in time…?" asked Mare timidly

Momonga looked at him from the corner of his eyes. „Well, just watch."

„Now, the time stop is about to end…" the time started to flow again.

„And once more…" Momonga cast his time-related spell again. „[Extend Magic: Time Stop]!"

„Ohh. Time stop at the moment of magic's activation!" noted Demiurge

„Stopping time with the invoked magic shining as if they were stars."

„We are truly grateful, Ainz-sama." Demiurge bowed.

„This is… How beautiful!"

„How embarassing~, "Momonga thought in himself. „Among my comrades, it wasn't called Christmas tree but Christ- it-hurts tree" for the alliance of unpopular men spending the holy night inside the game."

Momonga looked to the guardians. „This is what you call a Christmas tree."

„Ainz-san," Esdeath said sadly.

„What is it Esdeath-san?"

"You made me remember sad memories. And they are…. " everyone looked at Esdeath

„Christ-it-hurts tree," she smirked to Momonga.

Momonga sweatdropped and swore inwardly. "Ahh, what a lame joke!"

Then he looked back to the three.

„Do you not think it is surprisingly similar?"

„It is true as you say," Albedo said with glittering eyes while her hands were in praying position. „It is magnificent, Ainz-sama!"

„No, it is still missing something." Ainz fondled his skeletal chin with his skeletal hand.

„It needs a star tree-topper," said Esdeath.

„However, there is no…" he suddenly turned his head into Esdeath direction

„Then le's do this. Esdeath-san do you want the honor?"

„If you allow me Ainz-san. I gladly accept it." Momonga nodded to her to start.

She raised her hand. „[Delay Magic: Falling Star]" A sun-like energy ball appeared above the tree monster. But it does not move because it was still in the time lock.

Aura eyes glittered because of her happiness. „Ah! There is a Mr. Star on the top of the tree!"

„The preparations are complete. Well then, let's wait until time moves again."

The time started to flow again regularly and the small sun what Esdeath summoned hit the tree.

The evil tree roared painfully. After that, it becomes deadly quiet. There were nothing more remained from the tree than a burning husk.

„So this is a Christmas tree," noted Shalltear

„As expected of the Supreme Beings."

„An impossible deed without an insight into the timing of magic!"

Mare gasped. „Waah~."

Cocytus breathed deeply. „It is magnificent."

„So cute~!" exclaimed Aura.

„Ah… Only if this was alone with Ainz-sama…" muttered Albedo under her nose.

„Perhaps the view would have been better if it was nighttime," noted Momonga with a regret of his tone.

Esdeath smelled into the air then exhaled. "Ahh. I love the smell of the napalm in the morning."

„Just how did they do that, I wonder!?" mused Hamusuke in the background.

He looked at Pinision with A worried expression. „…Do you think about something?"

„Hamusuke-san," Pinision said quitely while she looked downward.

„It seems the only world I knew was a boring one."

She looked towards Momonga, Esdeath and the little group of Floor Guardians. „Yes. My eyes have been opened wide today."

„Monsters capable of destroying the world are all over the place."

„Throw a stone, and you will hit one."

„If you think of it that way, it is not surprising."

Hamusuke thought about what he heard just a moment ago from his new dryad friend: „Hm~This change… Is it good, I wonder."

„What do you think of this, orb?" Hamusuke showed him the Orb of Death what Esdeath looted from Khazit' body in the cemetery.

Pinision inspected the ball. „Oho!"

„Those who possess intellect undergo change every day."

„What splendid words!"

Momonga and Esdeath turned to the Floor Guardians. „Now then, I have observed your exploits from the rear."

„I am content with the result. But…"

Esdeath continued Momonga sentence. „… But you need more practice. So we have to organize team games. So you can improve your teamwork."

Momonga nodded. „As Esdeath-san said."

Albedo bowed her head. „Thank you. We will not let you down."

„Although there were a few unsightly moments, we will strive to show a perfect display next time."

Momonga nodded and hummed in agreement. „Mmm."

„I look forward to that day."

Esdeath turned to Demiurge. „Then Demiurge. Did you brought me the flag?"

„Yes, Esdeath-sama." he presented the herb to Esdeath. „This is the herb."

Esdeath grabbed it and inspected it. „Good. Thank you. Everyone." She smiled at them brightly. Then placed it into her inventory.

„You did an excellent job!" she smiled at Demiurge.

Suddenly Aura sensed something. „Ainz-sama, Esdeath-sama. I sense something from the direction of the tree husk."

A lone humanoid figure started to emerge from the burned out shell. Then it began to float. First, it seemed a person with black armor. But if you inspected it better. The armor was made from organic material.

„Aura measures its power level," Momonga commanded Aura.

„Hay!" replied Aura and started to measure its standard. Her eyes widened. „I can't measure it. Its stats and level are too high for my measuring abilities.

But it seems it is on a raid boss level and highly aggressive. If we leave it there, it will go on a rampage. My measurement also revealed it is a plant type monster too and it is attack everyone in sight."

The humanoid plant roared furiously as it started to float from the ground towards the sky.

Momonga nodded then turned to Esdeath. „What do you think Esdeath-san? Can you tank it with the help of Albedo?"

Esdeath thought about it for a moment. „I can certainly try. Of course, only if Albedo-san is healed already." she turned to Albedo.

„I am fine Esdeath-sama. Thank you." she bowed.

„In the worst case of scenario, I will go into Super Sayan God mode." Esdeath chuckled.

Momonga knows what Esdeath meant nodded.

„What do you say Ainz-san do you want to dance with it?" Esdeath stretched her hands towards Momonga in an open position. „It seems like a plant type monster. They are especially weak against your death magic. What do you say? Shall we dance?"

Momonga chuckled. „We will dance. Like in old times."

Esdeath turned towards Demiurge. „Demiurge call a few vassals and transport back Perlia-san with her tree and Hamusuke to the sixth floor."

Demiurge bowed „Allow me to disagree Esdeath-sama. I can't let you and Ainz-sama fight. The two of you security is the most important thing. Please allow us to compete with that thing instead of you."

Every Floor Guardian nodded. Esdeath and Momonga turned to Demiurge direction. „We appreciate your concern Demiurge. But it is not necessary." Momonga tried to convince them.

„We are in control of the situation Demiurge-san," said Esdeath. „Besides that. Think about this as an opportunity where the floor guardians could show us their real strength. But this time, please follow our orders. Don't run into the battle without preparation."

Momonga nodded. „Esdeath-san and I have the experience what needed to win battles like this."

„B-But Ainz-sama…" Ainz glared at Albedo. „You defy my order Albedo?" a spine of chill ran through everyone's spine. „N-No Ainz-sama." Albedo looked downward shamefully.

„I thought so," said Momonga calmly.

Meanwhile, Demiurge called a few vassals to transport back Perlia, her tree, and Hamusuke to the sixth floor.

„Now." Momonga turned to the Floor Guardians and Esdeath. „Let's start the team subdivision. Albedo and Esdeath will be our shields."

„Hay!" they both responded.

Momonga head turned to Shalltear and Cocytus. „Cocytus and Shalltear will be our close range damage dealer." they nodded in unison.

„Aura and I will be the ranged damage dealers while Aura using her animals to overwhelm the opponent."

„Mare will be our healer and the one who gives us buffs and support us from afar."

Mare nodded timidly „I-I understand."

Finally, Momonga turned to Demiurge. „Finally. Demiurge will be our rapid response support unit. He will help out whoever need it."
Demiurge bowed deeply. „I understood Ainz-sama."

„Well then its time to me for change into my divine-class gear," said Esdeath.

She used her reequip magic to change into her Divine-class gear.

Instead of her casual military uniform, an exquisite runed armor made from glittering metals appeared on her.

Its color always changed and it seemed it's made from liquid instead of solid metal. It emitted a strange twilight Aura of power.

She wore a closed helmet. It seemed its eye holes are emitting some strange energy fog. One of its eye holes emitted vicious blood red colored fog outlined with swirling black energy fog. The other one were emitted pure light energy described with prismatic colored energy. Two vicious looking horn sprouted from the two sides of the helmet forehead and an angelic Halo of pure black energy outlined with pure white holy power floated above her helmet. And a third eye looking gem adorned the middle of the helmet forehead.

The helmet horn and halo part looked similar to that when she change into her awakened form. But without aether wings and aether tail.

Her armored gloves and boots were similarly designed. Emitting pure dark and light energy and adorned with vicious looking sharp edges.

Her chest plate was looked like it shattered. Light and dark energy run through on the cracks on her chest and the abs on her armor.

In her hands appeared two exquisite katana. One of them seemed made of pure darkness. And it emitted an aura of blood red and black energy what caused uneasiness for everyone around it. When she lowered it towards the ground, the ground beneath it died even more. Its guard designed to look like a swastika and from the end of its pommel a long black chain what emitted pure darkness connected to it. It was long enough to embrace Esdeath arm fully up to her shoulder.

Unlike the Katana in Esdeath left hand. In her right hand, she held a sword what seemed made of pure light energy. Always swirling always changing. Just like the sun. Just as the sword before in her left hand. At the end of its pommel, there was a chain to what ran up to Esdeath shoulder. But the chain instead of made from the solid material it's made of pure energy.

It was no question. She wore her full Divine-class equipment.

Momonga too equipped his Divine-class staff. He does not need to provide his gear because he already wore it when he arrived in the area.

His staff has resembled a black scythe what emitted black fog from itself. It was adorned with purple glowing runes. Everyone who was near it. Could feel the pure dread what the staff emitted from itself. The feeling of hopelessness and death who was near him. Of course, the guild weapon was stronger than his Divine-class weapon, but he could not allow to bring it out to an open field. In a battle like this. It is possible for someone to destroy it if it was not in the heavily guarded eight floor in Nazarick.

As they equipped their gear, they felt their stats increased. Momonga turned to Demiurge then Esdeath.

Esdeath used her skill and sprouted two aether wings from her back. One of them was full black like the darkest night. The another one was constructed from pure light energy, and it was outlined with an aura what was so dark. It seemed like it sucks all life from its surrounding.

Esdeath aether wings looked like an always changing liquid. Sometimes multi-colored force lighting struck her surrounding from her armor towards her surrounding.

Momonga chuckled. „Long time I did not see that armor and those weapons. They brings back wonderful memories," exclaimed Momonga then chuckled.

Every Floor Guardians even Albedo agape. „Truly Esdeath-sama and Ainz-sama equipment is the evidence the Supreme Beings omnipotence," said Demiurge with a broad smile

„It is pretty~" exclaimed Aura and Mare in unison.

Cocytus breathed out a gust of chilling air and nodded. „Truly. This equipment is worthy for the Ruler and Enforcer of the Supreme Beings."

Shalltear looked Esdeath armor with glittering eyes. But Albedo was just a little jealous about Esdeath armor. She only said. „Truly magnificent equipment." then nodded.

Momonga shook them back from their trance of awareness. „Demiurge, Esdeath-san. Please made it impossible to our guest to Escape."

Both of them nodded. Demiurge raised his hand. „Activate skill[Dimensional Lock]"

The Dimensional Lock was an ability what only the highest level of angels and devils could use. It made it impossible to the enemy to use teleportation spells.

Esdeath started to lock the time and space to them. „[Combine Magic], [Supercharge Magic: Time Space Dome], [Supercharge Magic: Spatial-Temporal Lock], [Supercharge Magic: Reality Warp]"

With that, a time space dome appeared around the withered area.

Esdeath activated her defensive battle stance. "[Sword Art: Royalguard Style]"

The lone humanoid looking plant realized this and turned towards the group. It roared furiously.

„The young princess serves at the master's table. Three lies will she offer you."

All of them heard a distorted male voice in their head.

„Ainz-sama…?" everyone turned to Ainz.

„Don't listen to the sound. This is a mind trick what does not directly affect your thoughts. It can only hurt you verbally." informed them Momonga

This was true. Many NPC in the game used similar methods to disrupt the player's concentration in the middle of the battle. The whispers what they heard from the NPC-s like these. Usually, they were only very annoying and disrupting.

„Hay!" all of them said in unison.

Momonga turned to Mare. „Mare please buff us."

„Y-Yes, Ainz-sama." with that she started to cast her buffs on everyone.

„[Group Cast: Might of Gaia], [Group Cast: Blessing of the Nature], [Group Cast: Thorns], [Group Cast: Blessing of the Magic Caster]…"

Momonga turned to Aura. „Aura use your skills what increase our attack success chance and what's reduce our threat generation."

„Right!" Aura nodded.

Immediately after that, the lone plant humanoid rocketed towards them. Below it the withered ground started to glitter with life again. But instead of healthy plant life. The field becomes twisted and dark.

It transformed one of its hand into a long blade, but its other hand turned into a vicious metallic looking claw. Its body was full of throbbing veins what's pumped blood red looking liquid in its body. The monster body was covered with full black tissue, and it has no mouth only two holes in its head. On the top of its head, there was a metallic looking flipper looking blade.

For a moment it was before them. Esdeath intercepted it and blocked its strike with her skill.

„[Greater Block]" she blocked the attack with one of her katana with the other one she hit the plant monster.

„Her heart is a crater, and we filled it." as Esdeath blocked the attack they heard the annoying distorted voice again.

Albedo started to attack the monster too with her weapon. They played with the creature. Where the other needed support the, another one drew the monster attention with her skill.

It looked like a deadly dance between the two girls and the plant monster. However, no one could see this who do not have that high-level perception to detect such thing.

Momonga looked to Shalltear and Cocytus. „Shalltear, Cocytus. Help them. Only attack it if you see an opening. Work together. This is not a race. This is teamwork."

„And Shalltear." Ainz looked to Shalltear.

„Yes, Ainz-sama."

„Suck it dry. Anyone who dares to question the rule of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick is deserving such punishment."

„Hay!" she smiled because firstly dirty things appeared in her mind when Momonga said. „Suck it dry." then she bowed

„Cocytus. Do not use area of effect attacks if it's not necessary. That might damage the others.

„We understood Ainz-sama." they both said in unison and bowed their head.

Momonga nodded. „Good. Now go. Made me proud."

Then they rocketed into the battlefield. „Well, it seems there is our chance Cocytus. Finally, we can prove ourselves for the Supreme Ones."

Cocytus breathed out a gust of cold wind. „True. But. Be. Careful. Shalltear. Don't. Be So. Hasty. If. Anything. I. Learned . From. Esdeath-sama. And. Ainz-sama. Is. That. Do. Not. Underestimate. Your. Opponent."

Shalltear looked forward and smiled sadistically. „Don't worry I will not."

Ainz turned to Demiurge. „Demiurge help out whoever needs it. I trust your judgment."

Demiurge bowed deeply. „I appreciate your kindness Ainz-sama."

Momonga nodded then turned to Mare. „Mare, as I said before, support them with your spell and attacks. Don't use area effect attacks if it's not necessary."

„R-Right!"

„And lastly Aura. Don't use area effect attacks as I said to the others."

Momonga turned forward and looked the already fighting close range fighters. It seemed Albedo and Esdeath held themselves quite good against the humanoid plant.

„Let's begin our game," he commanded

„The king of diamonds has been made a pawn." the voice said in a calm tone.

Aura commanded a few of her animals to remain beside them to protect them if the enemy summons backup. But she sent the three strongest of them to help out the close range fighters.

Ainz could summon high tier undead. But he wanted to reserve his daily summon limit for the times of need. Of course, he could even create an Overlord Wiseman or a Grimm Reaper Thanatos, but it cost XP for him. And his other summons were weak against a raid boss. So he had to rely on his death magic what was effective against the plant type monsters. It caused them 200% damage.

Still, he summoned a Death Emperor and a Death Empress just in case if they need backup against appearing adds.

Momonga and Aura took a fighting stance. Aura raised her bow and started shooting a different type of ranged projectiles. Almost all of them hit the target. Some of them do not hit the monster. Not because Aura aim was bad. No, she was the best sniper in all of the Nazarick. But because the raid bosses of YGGDRASIL had a trait what made them possible to bypass resistances and avoid a certain percent of attacks passively.

Aura used her battle breaths to made Ainz, her own and her twin brother attacks and support activities less threatening and raising their hit chance.

She summoned and shot arrow after arrow. Her arrows were so fast sometimes even Momonga could not see them. Her beasts who does not guard the ranged fighters. Attacked the plant monster when they saw an opening in the middle of the vicious spar between the close ranged fighters and the monster.

They tore pieces of it. But it seemed it simply does not bother by it. It just regenerated from it. Instead, it focused its defense and attacks to Albedo and Esdeath. Sometimes struck Cocytus and Shalltear too.

„[Galactic Arrow], [Aimed Shoot], [Corrosive Shoot], [Anti Matter Shoot],[Mend Beast],[Beastial Wrath]"

„At the hour of her true death, she ushers in our coming." the distorted voice tried to divert their attention, but they did not listen to it.

Momonga too took apart from the battle. He cast much different death related spell to weaken the enemy resistances and increase the chance of instant death.

He used his scythe like Divine-class staff as a focus point to further strengthen his spells successfulness and power and with his staff equipped he could decrease his spell cost too. It seemed his spells are useful because each time they hit the target, the monster started to roar viciously. Besides that. Because he is almost entirely specialized to death magic, he could cast even the highest ranked death spells with a minimal cost.

Of course, all of them mostly used spells from the eight, nine and tenth tier. Because back in YGGDRASIL these tiered spells were only strong enough to damage the opponent. However, Momonga was a strong magic caster. So the most what the passive nullifications could nullify from his attacks was the tier one spells for players and level 100 elite NPC-s like Shalltear.

„[Maximize Magic: True Death],[Maximize Magic: Grasp Hearth] [Maximize Magic: Call of the Grave], [Triple Maximize Magic: Scythe of the Death], [Curse of Undeath]…!"

He shouted his spells name further increasing their powers.

Mare used mostly nature based spells to support his comrades and improve their health and resource regeneration from afar. However, it was a little tricky because of Momonga and Shalltear undead characteristic.

Nature-based spells used positive energy to increase recovery and achieve buff and debuff effects. However, Mare creator Bukabukachagama prepared him for such circumstances too. She equipped him with such spell repertoire what can support allied undead guild members and NPC-s too.

Instead of his timid posture, he stood on the ground with a determined look on his face. Helping his fellow floor Guardians and the last two remaining Supreme Beings from the back.

Sometimes using nature leech and other similar spells what damaged the opponent and drew away its nature-based life force for his use. Further strengthening him and quickening his resource regeneration.

„From the earth, he draws strength…" a voice said in its distorted voice.

Demiurge analyzed the battle from afar. Waiting the right moment when he could support his fellow Floor Guardians and Ainz and Esdeath. He prepared his Aspect of the Devil abilities, so if he needs it, he can use them.

„Our earth…"

The battle raged between the Floor Guardians, Esdeath, and the plant monster. Each of their strikes caused shockwaves what strength you could compare to the shockwaves what the atomic bombs caused. Simple mortals die at the moment when the shockwave reached them. But they were not mortals. Not anymore.

„Our strength…" this words echoed in their minds.

Demiurge saw the opportunity, and he plunged himself into the action. He used his skill. [Greater Teleportation] to get closer to the battle.

„[Aspect of the Devil: Avatar of Inferno]!" Black and red super hot flames danced around him.

It caused the effect. If anyone gets close to him in this Aspect that inevitably will be damaged. Beside its damaging effect. In this aspect. His hellfire based abilities drastically strengthened. However, he can't use another Aspect in this from beside his tentacle wings. Without deactivating it first. So it was a double edged sword.

„[Hellfire Bolt], [Hellfire Wall], [Flames of Faust], [Incinrate], [Soul Mutilation], [Flames of Judecai]…"

The furious battle raged, and it seemed they can't do any remaining injury to the humanoid plant because it regenerates its body after each attack.

Cocytus just cut and cut the plant creature with all of his swords. He even used his Divine-class weapon what his creator Warrior Takemikazichi gave him in one of his hand.

His strikes were deadly precise. Strike after strike he hit where he wanted and cut out a good portion of the plant monster body. However, after each attack, it seemed the plant monster resistance is rising, and it becomes harder and harder to hurt it physically and magically.

„It surface blazes bright, masking shadow below." the thoughts of the monster echoed in their head.

„[Frost Breath]" he froze to solid the creature arm then cut it with a diagonal strike. „[Kulikula Blade]"

He hit when he saw an opening as they previously discussed. However, the monster sometimes hit back to him what sometimes he could not block in time and caused his exoskeleton to be damaged what lowered his overall defense.

However, it seemed Cocytus are quite enjoying their battle with the plant monster because sometimes. Before a strike, he cracked his mandibles. It was like he is laughing because of the joy.

Before an another strike could hit Cocytus. The small silver haired vampire. Shalltear blocked the attack with her Divine-class weapon the Spuit Lance and hit back immediately. It seemed the monster does not like Shalltear life draining attacks because. After each strike, it roared furiously and struck into Shalltear direction more often after each strike. Where Shalltear hit the monster with her lance, the area around the attack is withered and transferred the health points to Shalltear. Strengthening her and making her the third tank in the group. However, Esdeath and Albedo took more attention from the monster she was the third of the monster threat list. Closely followed her Momonga with his death magic.

Where Shalltear hit the monster with her lance, the area around the attack is withered and transferred the health points to Shalltear. Strengthening her and making her the third tank in the group. However, Esdeath and Albedo took more attention from the monster she was the third of the monster threat list. Closely followed her Momonga with his death magic.

„To find, him, drown yourself in the circle of stars." echoed the distorted voice. It started to annoy them.

„Shut up!" roared Shalltear.

Shalltear used her Cleric and Cursed Knight abilities to keep herself in good condition in the whole battle. She seemed quite fresh compared she is an undead vampire. And you could see her happy face under her blood red Valkyrie helmet. Of course, she was annoyed because of the sound in her head. But she does not let it rob her this joy.

The plant monster carapace seemed to lose its color and started to turn more and more withered white after each attack. However, its armor began to become more resistant to the physical and magical attacks.

Albedo kept herself well too. As it was expected from the Guardian Overseer of the Floor Guardians and the one who has the highest defensive stats and specialized to the tanking role among the Floor Guardians.

She as well Esdeath took an enough number of hits, but they held themselves steadily against the monster. Thanks to Mare who supported them from the back.

Albedo wore her special World Item. Hermes Trismegistus. She equipped it before the battle. It was a full plate armor with three layers of armor what specialized against physical damage, and the layers could be sacrificed to nullify otherwise deadly attacks.

Her combat capabilities were lower than Shalltear's, but she does not have to be ashamed because of her abilities. She fought for her only true love Momonga. The determination what she drew from the simple, though. was enough for her to keep up with everyone.

She wanted to be useful for her master. This was sufficient to her to keep her going even in the brink of defeat.

The monster used mostly its body to attack them. Transformed its limbs to various weapons strengthening its outer carapace to increase its resistance and used wide area attacks to strike its foes around it. Sometimes it even applied to projectiles against Mare, Aura, and Momonga. But Demiurge intercepted them while he bombed the monster with his hellfire type attacks.

Esdeath used her wide variety of defensive skills to keep the monster attacking the other members of a group.

She took out four another sword from her inventory and used her esper abilities to use them against the monster.

The four weapons floated beside her. Sometimes they struck the monster or blocked its attack.

She enchanted them to be more durable and cause leech and more damage against Plant type monsters. Their leech was not as strong as Shalltear Spuit Lance, but it was better than nothing.

Beside this. Thanks to her Knight Enchanter job. She could do the enchantments without problem in the middle of the battle.

Esdeath passive vector shield even caused additional damage for the boss. However, some attack went through her passive defense. But a certain percent reflected back to the attacker right away.

„Nine keys open our way. Nine torches to light our path." the voice whispered to them

The monster suddenly roared pushing them away from itself and rocketed towards the ground where it cut into the withered ground with its clawed hand.

Its claw cut through quickly the hard dead ground. The close range fighters of the group rocketed in its direction to cut it down before the monster uses its ability.

But it was too late. The ground started to shake. The ground what before was entirely withered become full of life and a wild, untamed jungle began to grow out from the new fertile land rapidly.

In the ground among the trees of the newly grown forest. Strange looking pods started to sprout from the fertile ground, and they began to produce high level flying NPC-s what began to bombard them right after the appeared.

In the land of the newly fertilized soil. Humanoid like plant monsters began to emerge. Their sizes and forms were very distinct it ranged from child sized plant monsters to building-sized monsters. But instead of a natural looking jungle and plant monsters. The monsters and the forest seemed corrupted and twisted. Multiple eyes adorned the trees and the monsters.

After they had appeared, they headed towards Mare, Momonga, and Aura. Esdeath used a quick teleport and chopped down the monster arm who were still busy to raise the little jungle around them. After the arm were separated from its body. It's dissolved onto the ground accelerating the growth.

Momonga decided to act as the primary group leader.

He turned to Mare. „Mare could you choke down the jungle growth with one of your druidic spells?"

„I-I will try. Ainz-sama." with that he raised his Divine-class black staff. The Shadow of YGGDRASIL. He swung into the air and activated his spell. „[Nature Control]" The end of the twisted black wooden stick in his hand started to glow in the eerie green light.

It seemed his spell working because the suddenly appeared corrupted forest growth significantly reduced. It almost seemed it stopped.

Then Momonga turned calmly to Aura. „Aura. Call back your beasts and command them to intercept the arriving enemy. And focus your fire on the flying units on the air. Bring them down."

„Hay!" Aura bowed hastily and through her mental link what connected her to her pets. She commanded her animal companions to protect them from the suddenly appeared new enemy fighters.

„It is not okay. We never encountered an enemy in Yggdrasil what was capable of keeping up this good with Esdeath-san. While it's been attacked from multiple fronts. I only hope it's regenerating power will soon burn out or I might have to call back Zero from outside and deploy Rubedo to help out the others.

Or in the worst case of the scenario using a world class item. Ahh. Who thought this simple practice course would end like this." thought Momonga while he analyzed the battlefield.

[Message]: „Demiurge."

[Message]: „Yes, Ainz-sama! How can I serve you?"

[Message]: „Destroy those pods whats produce those flying creatures."

[Message]: „As you wish Ainz-sama."

Demiurge nodded from afar signing he understood what Ainz said to him through the [Message] spell.

„Your existence is his gift, He is your true creator." they heard the voice in their head.

Demiurge dispelled his inferno mantle and changed to Aspect of the Devil: Razor Sharp Claw.

This was a spell that causes the devil's claws to become elongated, stretching beyond eighty centimeters.

He combined this with Aspect of the Devil: Arachnid Celerity so he grows much faster than before. Combined this with his previously used Aspect of the Devil: Tentacle Wings what caused him to get too capable of flight.

Combined with his two previous abilities, he becomes a deadly suited sky predator who tears its opponents to pieces in the close range.

It was not too hard because the highest level flying unit was around level 80, so they were only a minor annoyance for him. When he was forced to fight with them.

The real threat from the appearing new enemy was that. Their number seemed endless. If you cut, one down another appeared from the ground.

Aura shots were deadly precise she hit every target which came to her crosshair. No enemy could escape from her accurate shots. It only took maximum two or three shoots from her to take down a flying creature.

Meanwhile, the close ranged fighters. Cocytus, Shalltear, Albedo and Esdeath danced viciously in the air with the monster.

Esdeath blocked a strike from one of the monster tentacle arms. I say one of because after the decapitation of its arm it started to grow more arms from the different region of its body and they began to change shape into different kind of weapons.

For example, blades, whiplashes or mere fists. Its carapace armor changed. Instead of still features its become adorned with sharp edges.

The previously pure black armor changed color and become a little withered coloration. But as I wrote before after each successful strike it became more resistant to physical and magical damage.

Esdeath blocked an attack with her double katana then answered it wit a quick kick for the monster abdomen. The monster flew aback because of the strength of the kick.

„The talented child will turn the key." whispered the distorted voice in their minds

She looked towards Momonga, Mare, and Aura. The various monsters what sprouted out from the ground started to overwhelm them. In vain of Aura many beasts. If they tore one monster apart. Two grew from the ground to replace it.

Esdeath called for Shalltear. „Shalltear!"

„Yes, Esdeath-sama." Shalltear flew near her with her snow white Valkyrie wings.

„Go help out Ainz-san and his group. They are almost overwhelmed by the attackers. You are allowed to use Einherjar if it is neccesary."

„As you wish!" she bowed her armored head. Then turned towards the ranged fighters and rocketed towards in their direction.

In that moment when she rocketed towards Ainz. She got the mental command from him to come and help them to halt the enemy spore troops advancement.

It seemed the monster regeneration does not want to slow down. Moreover, it is sometimes accelerated even more. The three remaining close ranged fighter battle with the plant monster become more and faster paced and vicious.

After each strike, it becomes faster and hit harder than before.

Meanwhile, Mare tried his best to keep the growing corrupted jungle in check and keep his comrades in line. And it seemed he is succeeding with his task.

The damaged forest started to recede, and the appearing abomination numbers began to deplete slowly as well.

Demiurge used his great speed and his sharp claws to destroy the pods what seemingly produced an endless number of flying creatures. New seeds sprouted from the ground of course. But their numbers started to decrease drastically.

It seemed the jungle is starting to exhaust itself with the act to create cheap plant soldiers.

„A presence, something new, yet familiar. Yes." whispered the voice.

„Just keep talking, Smiley." thought Esdeath and smirked the monster useless speech in their head.

Esdeath keeps herself in line, but Cocytus and Albedo was a little strained from the long fight.

Cocytus almost used all of his skills to damage the plant abomination. But it was in vain. Albedo mostly used her defensive skills in the fight. But she too like Cocytus started to run out from her practical high tiered skills.

The evil plant monster sensing its freshly sprouted jungle starting to fade away and its soldiers dying in an acceleratingly fast rate.

It kicked the three members of the close ranged fighting group who still fought with him.

Then jumped back and roared viciously. From the strength of the kick. The air shuddered and from the force of the kick Cocytus, Albedo, and Esdeath weapons started to glow white for a moment because of the heat what the pressure caused.

They flew a few meters back while they held their arms before them in a defensive position.

„Your coming was foretold in the rings. The extended circle is nearly complete." the distorted male voice whispered.

Few crack appeared in the space-time dome what was around the battlefield. Signing the force what the fighting sides throw at each other and the power what they emitted will soon make collapse the seemingly invincible powerful force field.

The force field served two purposes.

One it made almost impossible the escape of the enemy from the battlefield if it wanted to flee.

Two, it prevented to damage the surrounding area further. Because Momonga and Esdeath do not want to someone come here later and start to investigate the fight. That may lead to unnecessary inconveniences.

After the monster roared. They started to feel something strange. Reacting to the vicious roar from the plant monster. The plant soldiers from the ground, the air and the corrupted jungle itself started to wither away.

„Come, little ones, savor your fear as we feast upon it," said the voice

The minions as they withered fallen to the ground one by one. From their corpse, a strange dirty black and venom green energy started to flow towards the plant monster. Every member of the group looked at the event with wide eyes.

„At, last, the feeding hour…"

Multiple eyes appeared and opened on the twisted plant monster body.

„Esdeath-san! Stop it!" yelled Momonga. Momonga and Esdeath knew what the monster is doing.

It tried to regenerate its health from its soldiers. It was a desperate act. The only time when you did something like this when your health was small.

Momonga turned to Aura. „Aura could you esteem its health now?"

„Hay! I am working on it Ainz-sama!" she said in a worried tone while she used her skill to measure the monster stats.

„I got it!" she announced. „The monster health points dropped below the maximum measurable point. But it's rapidly growing."

„Everyone! Attack it with all your power. It can't escape from the might of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick!"

Before Momonga yelled. Esdeath and Albedo already rocketed in the direction of the plant monster who floated high in the air.

Everyone bowed their head to Momonga and rocketed back into the fight. To help out the Already fighting Albedo and Esdeath.

After this Aura, Demiurge and Momonga continued their ranged support while Mare used her druidic skills and spells to help Momonga and the others.

„Rejoice, the end comes soon." whispered the voice.

The monster carapace color changed from the starting black to an almost withered white, and its eyeholes started to glow in a blood bright red color. Strange venom green markings outlined with black lines began to appear in its body.

It began to fight more desperately.

It fought more like a berserk. It used its limbs to strike its enemies viciously.

When the battle began its attacks were precisely calculated. But now. It looked like a cornered injured animal fighting for survival.

That makes this enemy more dangerous than before because you does not know its next step.

Its body started to mutate massively. In the process. Growing new limbs and starting to shoot volatile magical energy towards its enemies.

Now its carapace hardened to that point it becomes almost unpenetrable even for Esdeath and Shalltear and Cocytus Divine-class weapons.

„Oblivion offers solace. Take the gift! Take it!" it tried to convince the Floor Guardians and the Two remaining Supreme Beings to give up.

But they are not made of sterner stuff. So they fought with all their willpower.

With one last strike, Shalltear made the monster lost its balance while they fought in the air and from Albedo strong attack what come from above her head.

Her attack contained so great force. It slammed the monster into the ground and left a huge crater after its collision with the soil.

All of them floated down to the ground looking the panting monster who started to stand its feet after the battle.

The monster roared one last time. Its cry was so strong it's caused them to fly back a few meters.

A strange glowing aura surrounded their bodies what made them unable to move.

The abomination who grew quite a lot of extra limbs with various weapons. Started to emanate a strange aura of power.

Strong force lighting began to emanate from it and strike its surroundings leaving big craters where it's hit the environment.

„You have failed those who needed you." the monster whispered this only Momonga and Esdeath.

It's rocketed towards Albedo who were tried to break the forced prison what surrounded all of them.

„Your light sputters out…" it whispered to Albedo with a satisfied tone. Albedo eyes widened seeing she could not possibly do anything to save herself.

Sensing the strike power, Esdeath gathered all of her strength and activated her skill what she could only use once every day.

To clear herself any adverse effects. Be it. Movement-impairing effects, debuffs or negative status effects, etc.

She did this because she sensed the strike specialized in breaking through Albedo World class item armor and killing her instantly.

Esdeath intercepted the rapidly approaching monster. She tried to block its strike with her two katana and used all of her possible damage reducing ability even to have the chance to survive the hit.

But it pushed aside her katanas like they were not even there with its clawed hands.

„Welcome death. Do not fight it," it said in a distorted tempting voice in their head.

Then the abomination dug into its claws deeply into Esdeath abdomen. Cutting through her liquid Divine-class armor.

Esdeath coughed up a few drop of her Nephalem blood. Then the monster roared again surrounding them with a smaller dome of bright orange energy shield.

„Release your grip on hope." its whispered only to Esdeath

It started to leech Esdeath life energy from her. Esdeath was immune such effects, but somehow this monster managed to bypass her passive immunity.

The force field what makes the others impossible to move ceased to exist and they regained the control over their body.

Esdeath looked the beast clawed hands in her stomach. It hurt her immeasurably, but she smiled wildly. „As if I will lose against parasites like you. Smily." she glared the monster before her.

„Esdeath-saaan!" Ainz roared. He was very concerned about his friend safety.

However, he knows. She does not use either her awakened form or transcended stance because they were only usable after she dropped below 35% of her total health.

„The pain of flesh is fleeting… „ it whispered in Esdeath mind in a tempting voice.

„Everyone attack that force field with all of your power!" he commanded the Floor Guardians.

The Floor Guardians bowed except Albedo who still slumped to the ground because she does not understand why Esdeath saved her from the positively deadly strike from that monster.

„Albedo." Albedo slowly looked to Ainz. She does not wear her full faced helmet anymore because it flew down when she tried to block one strike from the abomination.

„Join them. They need all of the help what they can get." Albedo slowly nodded. Equipped her helmet and joined to her fellow Floor Guardians.

„…Real torment lasts forever," it whispered in Esdeath mind.

Esdeath looked its dry glowing eyes. What glowed in a bright blood red color. „Then show me what you got. I want to see what you got! Show me your real power! Only real monsters can kill a monster." she roared at the monster.

Everyone outside of the force field started to attack it with all their might.

Inside the force field, Esdeath tried to force out the monster clawed hand from her abdomen. In the end, she simply blew down the monster arm simply by reversing the energy and fluid flow in it. Causing to a monster to roar viciously.

„Argh! What pointless impudence! We share a master!"

She ripped out the monster arm stump from her abdomen.

Thanks to her exceptional passive regeneration. Her wound on her stomach started to close automatically.

If you looked more carefully, you could see her completely crushed intestines and stomach in the hole what the monster clawed hand left on her abs. You could only see this because she was not in her true form what constructed entirely from aether energy.

Esdeath looked in its eyes.

„Master? What master? I have only one master. The only one who can decide my fate is me. Because such things do not bind me, like fate. Because I am the master of my destiny. No one else!" Esdeath used her magic to disintegrate the stump what was in her hand.

After this. The monster and Esdeath started to a vicious fist fight to decide who will be the victor of the match.

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Insert Music: Mob Spycho 100 Opening through the fist fight.

"If Everyone's not special then"

"Maybe you can be what you what you want to be"

"you are searching for the answers"

"you will find them all"

"int time!"

1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 11%, 12%,

13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%,25%

"looking' for trouble so let's pump it up!"

26%, 27%,28%, 29%, 30%

"look inside yourself with telepathy"

31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%

"asking for too much a psycho showdown"

36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%

"a salty splash of younger days"

"MOB! MOB! WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

"MOB! MOB! DO YOU WANT?"

"MOB! MOB! WHO DO YOU WANT?"

"MOB! MOB! MOVE JUST LIKE MOB!"

"If everyone's not special then"

"maybe you can be what you want to be"

"I know that you will suffer through the joy and pain"

"your life is yours so live each day"

"but if you are not different, then that's okay"

"you are searching for the answers"

"you will find them all"

"in time!"

41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%,

51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%,

60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%

"Fake smiles and laser beams"

66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%

"Socially Struggling... Demon Rush!"

71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%

"Losing confidence now, psycho wave!"

76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%

"Graphic Exorcism Love"

"MOB! MOB! WHERE DO YOU GO?"

"MOB! MOB! WHICH DO YOU GOT?"

"MOB! MOB! HOW DO YOU GO?"

"LOVE! LOVE! JUST LIKE MOB!"

"if everyone's so special then"

"maybe you can't be what you want to be"

"even through the falseness and contempt breed"

"your life is yours so live each day"

"do you need to be special to feel okay?"

"you are searching for the answers"

"you will find them all"

"in time!"

"MOB! MOB! WHATEVER YOU WANT"

"MOB! MOB! WHATEVER YOU WANT"

"MOB! MOB! WHATEVER YOU WANT"

"MOVE! MOVE! JUST LIKE MOB!"

"if you can't see that you are alone"

"the answers you might one day know"

"I know that you will suffer through the strife and hate"

"your life is yours so live each day"

"and it's okay if you run away"

"as long as you are capable"

"it's no mistake"

"if everyone's not special then"

"maybe you can be what you want to be"

"I know that you will suffer through the joy and pain"

"your life is yours so live each day"

"but if you are no different, then that's okay"

"you are searching for the answers"

"you will find them all"

"in time!"

81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%,

91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%

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The monster looked thoroughly strained because of its previous injuries and because Esdeath ruined its fluid and energy circulation irreversibly when she blew down its hand.

After minutes of hitting each other with their fist. Esdeath smiled the panting monster with a happy look. While a vein of multi-colored blood dripped down from the corner of her mouth.

She is no longer wore her helmet.

„Aghh! Every blow struck at our heart will be repaid a thousand-fold!" whispered the monster.

„A fight worthy to me at last!" she thought while she smirked with a happy face. Then she straightened herself. "Maybe this monster is worthy to the next level."

„Still, here I am. Still standing and you seems to be a worse shape than me. So don't make threats without you could back them up little Alex Mercer." she pointed to the plant monster.

The monster sequined its glowing eyes and started a terrifyingly fast and vigorous hit combo.

In the end, the monster hit Esdeath so hard.

It knocked her to the walls of the force field. The force field cracked a little where Esdeath collided with it. Then she started to slip down to the ground where she moved into a laying position. The abomination panted while looked Esdeath body.

„Still. You were the one whose mouth was great. Still, you laid before our legs. You will serve the masters like the rest of them!" it whispered in Esdeath mind.

Suddenly, Esdeath eyes popped open with an unnaturally fast movement, and she started to stand up from the ground with an abnormal movement.

It was like someone starting to pull her up with an invisible string.

The monster began to step back. Because of the sudden surge of power what, Esdeath emitted.

Momonga raised his hand and waved in a stopping motion. Then commanded the Floor Guardians.

„Everyone stop. This is over."

Everyone looked towards Momonga. „B-But, Ainz-sama! Esdeath-sama is still within that force field we have to…" said Demiurge while he hyperventilated.

„Look and watch, Demiurge," said Ainz calmly. „I know what will come after this. And it will not be pretty for that abomination."

Esdeath finally stood up completely. Then leaned forward while her hand was tilted freely without she holding them.

The energy around her started to swirl, and it seemed the power what she emitted starting to distort and fracture the reality around her.

The abomination stepped multiple times back. It reached the border of its force field and disabled it.

But it was too late. On the two side of Esdeath forehead two horn sprout out from the nothingness.

Above her head, a black halo appeared what outlined with chaotic white holy energy. The aether wings on her back changed.

Her dragon like aether wings changed and similarly shaped tentacle wings appeared on her back.

( It looked like Imperius wings from the Diablo 3. )

They emitted both light and dark as before but with a much greater intensity.

The light and the dark force battled behind her back and started to fight for dominance. Causing various colored lighting strikes her surrounding. Destroying everything that they hit.

One the middle of her forehead a third eye opened. Its sclera was black as usually. But the eye contained three ripples around the pupil. Each ripple contained three tomoe. Each ripple bordered different color of Esdeath third eye.

Blood Red, Pure white, blood red. Her other two eyes went through the same transformation, but in her left eye, there was more white than red inside the ripples border.

(Imagine her eyes like the Rinne Sharingan)

An aura of twilight started to emitting from her. And from her lower back hip a long two and a half meter long bladed tail sprouted. Constructed from pure energy. (imagine it like Diablo tail, from the Diablo 3)

Estimated Power Level: ? ? ?%

She raised her hand slowly. „[Complete Isolation Dome]" A dome appeared around them again. But this new dome master was Esdeath not the monster.

Momonga chuckled. „It is not every day when you see go Esdeath-san into her awakened form. That monster could be glad for her."

Albedo looked to Momonga with a curious expression. „Why is that Ainz-sama?"

Momonga looked to Albedo. „Esdeath-san does not often use this form. And when she does. She does it because she recognizes you as an enemy in her fighting level. So she can go to the next stage in the fight."

The monster started to hit the force field with all of its strength. But it doesn't even budge. Esdeath began to walk towards it calmly. While the reality began to fragment around her.

„Out! OUT! You are not worth it!" it roared in Esdeath head.

„Come one kitty-kat. You wanted to fight with us! You wanted us to show the power of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick! I expect a good fight! So come on! I thirst for it!"

The monster is seeing it can't get out the force field. Turned to her then rocketed towards her.

Her Aether wing tentacles grabbed the abomination arms crushed them inwardly back to the monster body then ripped them from their place.

The monster stepped back because of the sudden pain.

Its regeneration power reduced so dramatically it could barely regenerate its two central hands.

„Come on show me what you got! I want to see what you got!"

The monster started to hit Esdeath with all of its strength but its power reduced so drastically because of their brawl contest and because of the numerous regeneration what it needed to use the fight before.

It could not even hurt Esdeath anymore. Its strength reduced around a stronger level 75 NPC power.

Esdeath looked downward with a sad expression. „I hoped more. Being the strongest is utterly boring. One question before I end you."

She pointed to the creature.

The monster looked her with wide eyes. „You or your master was who brainwashed Shalltear?"

„We don't know what are you speaking about." the monster whispered in her head.

„As I thought. Well, then. Time to end this little game."

She grabbed the monster face with one of her hand and looked at it with a sad expression.

The monster struggled in her grip. It does not have enough power anymore even to regenerate or send whispers to her head.

Esdeath showed it a horizontal thumb. Looked at it then the monster. Then she rotated downward her thumb.

The monster tried to hit her face two more last time. Then Esdeath shook her head and said in a little robotic tone.

„Boo. Not cool." the monster glowing eyes widened because it knew what will come. Then Esdeath said the last words what the monster ever heard.

„No! It can't be. We can't be defeated the likes of them. We can't end like this!" thought the monster desperately

„Disqualified." Esdeath stabbed her index and middle finger into the monster forehead.

„[Combine Magic: Silent Cast: Triple maximizes Magic: Reverse Flow, Supercharge Magic: Reality Wipe]."

The monster first blew to pieces. Then its pieces started to evaporate into the nothingness.

Lastly, all of them heard the monster voice in their head. "We are free at last... Thank yo..."

She dispelled her [Complete Isolation Dome] and her awakened form. Then turned towards the others. Whose patiently waited for her.

„Well then. This is over. I hope everyone enjoyed it as I am!" she raised her index finger lecturing.

Momonga chuckled. „Indeed. It was an enjoyable little practice."

Suddenly blood sprouted from Esdeath mouth. Then she started to fall to her back where she stood.

„I think I went a little overdrive," she said with a barely audible tone. While she felt to her back.

„Self-note. Never go into transcended or awakened form without first activated your pure aether form. The organics bodies do not make to withstand this kind of stress." she thought to herself.

Everyone even Momonga rushed to her side and looked at her.

She started to smile then began to laugh. While everyone was above her. „Hahahaha. This was the third best fight of my life!" she said with her bloodied mouth.

Everyone sighed because of the relief.

Momonga and Albedo stretched their hands towards her to help her to get up. Before that Momonga deactivated his [Negative Touch] passive skill to not hurt his friend.

She got up with the help of Albedo and Momonga and asked. „Well, who is up for an another round?" she smirked.

Every Floor Guardians smiled at this comment. Even Momonga smiled in himself then shook his head.

„Ah, Esdeath-san. It seems you are still the battle maniac. Who you were previously back in the good old days in YGGDRASIL." he thought softly.

Then his inner tone turned in a more serious tone. „There are much stronger enemies in this world than us. We had to be more cautious than ever before. We can't let down our defenses. We will triumph no matter how! And we will use everything to spread our name in this world and find our lost comrades. No matter the cost!"

Momonga turned to the Floor Guardians „Every floor guardian!

I command you search for any useful loot what the monster left behind after its defeat. If you encounter an another intruder. Retreat immediately back to this position!"

„Hay~!" they said in unison and left for their search.

Not long after they went on their search. They returned with the loot what they presented to Momonga and Esdeath.

Momonga evaluated the loot what the Floor Guardians brought to them.

„Hmm." Momonga looked to the data crystals what remained after they defeated the enemy.

„Good job everyone! It seems we got a rich loot." every floor guardians smiled with a relieved face.

Albedo and Shalltear looked at Ainz like two lovebirds.

„Two Divine-class and five Legendary-class data crystals. Besides these, we acquired a new world item in our collection!" Momonga raised the new world item what they looted. „The Fang of the World Devourer!"

Every Floor Guardian gasped because of the look of the world item. It seemed like a huge fang what adorned with cracks. From the cracks seemingly endless strange liquid has flown downward.

„After we arrive back to Nazarick. We will feast celebrating our great success here!" announced Momonga

„Yeah, food ~! Thank you Ainz-sama!" chirped Aura

„T-Thank you Ainz-sama!" said Mare timidly then bowed his head.

„Thank you oh Supreme Being. We are not worthy such honor! We could not imagine any better reward than the consumption of our modest meal within the two last Supreme Being presence!" Demiurge bowed deeply but elegantly.

His suit was heavily torn, but it does not take anything out from his elegant style.

Momonga and Esdeath sweatdropped.

„Why are they overacting everything!?" said Momonga in his inner world

Cocytus breathed a significant amount from his chilling breath and said. „Truly. Marvelous. Gift."

His exoskeleton was damaged in various places. However, he still stood proudly on his insectoid legs.

„To think about Ainz-sama and Esdeath-sama let us eat our meals with them. I-I can't even imagine a better gift!" Shalltear said with marvelously glittering blood red eyes and with a large joy in her face and her voice tone.

Albedo could not hold herself any longer and jump in Ainz's neck. „Ainz-sama! I can't contain myself any longer. Please take me yours here and now!"

„A-Albedo! Calm down!" he said.

The Floor Guardians jumped and restrained her. They managed to hold back Albedo.

„Albedo. If I offer you the seat beside me. Could you contain yourself?"

The lights on Albedo eyes lighted up like the candles. „Hay! Ainz-sama! I will do my best!"

„Is that so?" he turned to the former battlefield.

„Ainz-sama! What about me?" inquired Shalltear

„I will give you my seat beside Ainz-san if you want it Shalltear," said Esdeath.

„Truly? Oh thank you Esdeath-sama~!" she looked to Esdeath then Ainz with sparkling eyes.

Momonga turned to Esdeath and thought.

„Esdeath-san how could you give me away like this?! You traitor!"

Momonga said in a desperately angry tone in his head. Esdeath just chuckled as she imagined Momonga inner struggle.

Momonga shook himself back in reality and continued.

„But before the feast. Please, Albedo. Send a few vassals who will remove the damage what we caused into the environment, hide our tracks and collect every valuable material from the surrounding withered place."

„Hay!" Albedo bowed deeply. „I will take care of it immediately after I returned to my post!"

Momonga nodded. „Then let's return to Nazarick."

[Message]: „Pandora Actor. Open us a gate." he commanded his creation.

[Message]: „Wie ihr wollt, mein Schöpfer!( As you wish, my creator!)" he replied with an exaggerated tone.

Momonga sweatdropped inwardly. „Is he speaking in the German language again?"

[Message]:"Pandora Actor. We spoke about this. No German language in my presence!"

[Message]: „I am deeply sorry my creator! But the fight was so magnificent! I could not contain myself! I know my task was to keep an eye on Zero-san. But I could not let out the chance to see my creator in action. Besides that, I kept my eye on Zero-san all along. He is completely fine! I swear my existence on it!"

[Message]: „Is that so. Then I will forgive you this time. But next time, please concentrate to that what I asked you."

[Message]:"Of course my creator! I will open the gate for you and Esdeath sama!"

A black oval looking gate appeared before them. The two player and the Floor Guardians left the place through it.

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Scene Change: Fortress City of E-Rantel: Adventurer's guild meeting room: Two Days later:

Esdeath entered the room where the Adventurer's guild leader Pluton Ainzack and the head of the Magical Association in E-Rantel Theo Lachesil conversed with each other. As Esdeath entered the room, Ainzach welcomed her.

„Ooh, Raidyn-chan! Have you finally made up your mind about forming an adventurer team?"

„Why does he thinks I did not leave already? I said him doesn't I?" Mused Esdeath in her head.

„No Ainzach-san, that is-„ but before she could finish her sentence Ainzach interrupted her.

„To tell the truth, we have handpicked excellent teams of adventurers," he said with a happy expression.

„Ah, of course, it wasn't because we thought it was impossible for you, but so that we can back you if immediately when support is required." Lachesil nodded to reinforce what his friend said.

„Also, this is obvious, but the Guild will pay for the adventurer team rewards,"

„Why did he speak so much?" Esdeath sweatdropped.

„So you needn't worry about-„

Esdeath raised her hand. „No, Ainzach-san. That's not the case." both Laceshil and Ainzack looked at her.

„You don't need to worry about it anymore."

„Please wait for a second Ainzack-san," she said to Ainzack. Then she started to search the herb what she previously collected with Ainz and the Floor Guardians in her pouch. After a few second of searching, she found it.

„What is it Raidyn-chan?" inquired Laceshil

„ I have already collected the herb." she pulled out the grass from her pouch and showed to the two gentlemen in the room.

„No, even with your superhuman abilities and magic, we have predicted it will be quite challenging." continued Ainzack without realizing what Esdeath held in her hand.

„So we decided to pick about three teams this time." Esdeath started to scratch her face. Because she does not know. They either does not listened what she said or become deaf while she was away.

„Consisting of Mithril, Platinum- „ Ainzach words stalled when he realized what Esdeath said.

„Wh-what did you say just now?"

„Like I said, I have already collected the herb." she pointed the grass what she held in her other hand.

Laceshil and Ainzack looked at each other than the grass in her hand. Again each other than the herb.

„Eh?" they said in unison „Ehh!?"

„B-but it's been only three days-„

„I was in a hurry." Esdeath started to scratch the back of her head.

„You mean the round trip only took three days?"

„One day to fighting the tree monster what appeared near the forest and tried to eat me," said Esdeath with an embarrassed tone.

"I may accidentally be destroyed a big patch of the woods because of it. I apologize retrospectively." she bowed to them

„You mean then the whole trip only took two days then?" inquired Ainzack.

„I said that." she looked at them calmly while scratched her face. „Is that long?"

„N-No. Not that Raidyn-chan. You were faster than anyone else before."

Raidyn nodded. „Then please confirm the requested item." she walked to them and gave them the herb.

„No no, no no, no. It is only three days!" hyperventilated Laceshil.

„Just the one way in a straight line would have taken at least three days!"

Esdeath turned to Laceshil and said calmly. „As I said before I was in a hurry."

Ainzack and Laceshil looked at each other with a dumbfounded expression. Then back to Esdeath.

„You were… In a hurry?" Ainzack eyes widened then he made himself to calm dow and closed his eyes for a moment. „Then, well, let's leave it at that!"

„A-As expected of Raidyn-so." Ainzack cleared his throat. „No, I mean, Raidyn-chan."

The adventurers guild leader closed his eyes and nodded while smiled „Truly a strength worthy of the Adamantine emblem, the proof of a master adventurer."

„You can pay later if that's better for you. I will be around in the city. If you need me, please leave a message in the hotel where I am staying."

„Thank you for your hard work," Ainzack said timidly.

„Then if you excuse me." She bowed her head to Ainzack and Laceshil then she turned around and left the meeting room.

Right after Ainzach shouted. „This is weeeird!"

„Even if you say that" Laceshil sighed because of his friend reaction.

„It seems the bait was not very efficient. However, we have one less enemy who is hiding in the shadow. And we acquired a new world item in our collection. Anyway, we have to look behind our back more often after this." thought Esdeath while she left the Adventurer's Guild.

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Omake: Scene Change: Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick: Sixth Floor:

Hamusuke ran for his life through the sixth floor large forest. Something chased the former Wise King of the woods. He ran and ran without looking back to his pursuer.

Suddenly he saw Perlia in the middle of the forest near her tree. She waved to him.

"Hello, Hamusuke-san! How can I help you?"

Hamusuke barely could stop his fast movement before he collided with the little dryad. He dug into its paws into the soft fertile ground to stop himself. A high amount of dust bounced in the air off the ground.

Perlia barely could see anything from the enormous amount of dust. She coughed.

"Perlia-san! Help me please!" Hamusuke threw himself before Perlia legs.

"What's the problem Hamusuke-san?" asked Perlia while she scratched her head.

"That crazy woman. To whom said the Milady to teach me some manners. She is pursuing and torturing me! Please hide me away!"

"Ehh!?" Perlia looked dumbfounded.

"Please!" Hamusuke looked to perlia with his adorable Hamster look.

Perlia scratched her face. "O-Ok."

"Thank you very much!" Hamusuke thanked her.

"There is a cave deep in the forest in that way." Perlia pointed the direction of the cave. "You can hide there."

"Thank you very much Perlia-san." he bowed before Perlia then rocketed in the direction of the cave.

Not soon later. Perlia heard a fast movement. She knew it was Hamusuke pursuer, so she retreated into her tree.

The strange woman stopped for a moment to inspect the track on the ground. Then nodded.

After this, she started to sprint again in the direction of the cave.

Perlia came out from her hiding place then sighed. "This place is crazier and crazier day after day. Why I accepted that offer? Oh, I know I have no other choice." she said sadly. "Well, then back to work. The forest will not mend itself."

Hamusuke arrived into the cave what Perlia showed him. Then exhaled a significant amount of his breath. Signing he is relieved. He headed deeper and deeper into the cave.

Suddenly he heard footsteps behind his back. He fastened his movement. The footsteps behind him fastened too. He started to sprint. The footsteps behind his back fastened further.

Then he arrived in a big oval hall in the middle of the cave. On of the corner sat Momonga while he read a book. Hamusuke saw him and ran towards him.

"Milord! Help me!" realizing Hamusuke sprinting towards him Momonga activated his guild ring and teleported away.

"Milord?" he looked left and right with a panicked expression. "Where are you milord?" he looked around then he heard the footsteps again behind his back.

He tremblingly turned around. Behind him stood a battle maid. She was Yuri Alpha. The vice-captain of the Pleiades. She looked at him with her always strict expression. Then she pushed her glasses upward in the bridge of her nose.

"Young gentleman. It is time for a bath. You can't stain Esdeath-sama reputation with your filthy appearance."

"Nooo... Please, Yuri-dono! I hate bathing!" he protested.