(Outskirts of Karn Village)
After Momonga and Meilen crossed the Gateway. The scene before their eyes changed.
Mailena walked out of the Gate right behind Momong.
Before them, on the ground, were two frightened girls and frightened knights.
Enri covered Nemu with her body. In her thoughts, she hoped for a miracle or, at least, to take the blow and give time for Him.
One of the knights, a couple of seconds ago, was going to end the life of one of the girls with his sword. After all, what could seem easier? End these girls and go back to the village, but ...
Momonga looked coldly at the knight standing in front of the two girls.
They might have been shocked by their sudden appearance, but the knight just stared at Momonga, obviously forgetting to swing the sword in his hand.
This calmness allowed him to make a cold and cruel decision.
Momonga held out his empty hand and chanted a spell.
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This spell crushed the enemy's heart, and among the ten spell levels, it was a 9th-level instant death spell.
The feeling of something soft squeezing under Momonga's fingers rose up his hand, and the knight fell silently to the ground.
Momonga looked at the fallen knight.
It would seem that even killing someone does not cause any emotion in him.
His heart is not there was no guilt, no fear, no confusion.
Another knight saw what had happened to his comrade and began to retreat in fear.
Mailena saw that another knight was about to flee. She stretched out her right hand in front of her and a small red ball of energy began to form on her index finger.
"Sero," Mailena said, and the next moment, a red stream of energy destroyed everything within a radius of 100 meters.
Momonga approached the corpse of the knight he had killed earlier and activated one of his skills {{1 }} "
This was one of Momonga's skills that could create various undead.
He created the Death Knight.
In Yggdrasil, when he used his skills to create undead, they appeared from the sky in the immediate vicinity of his summoner. However, in this world, everything seemed different.
A cloud of black fog appeared. The cloud rushed straight towards the body of the knight, whose heart was crushed and then enveloped him.
The fog slowly expanded and merged with the body of the knight.
The black liquid flowed endlessly until it covered the entire body of the knight. Completely surrounded by black liquid, the knight's body began to wriggle and reshape.
After a few seconds, the black liquid fell from the body of what was now the Death Knight.
Now he was 2.3 meters high, and, accordingly, his body became larger.
In his left hand he held a large shield, and in his right - a wavy blade.
the massive body was covered in dark armor.
"Death Knight, kill the soldiers who attacked the village" - Momonga gave his order.
"ARRRRRRRRRRRR! The Death Knight roared.
The Death Knight the next moment went to the village to carry out his orders.
(What?) Momonga thought, looking at the Death Knight. when his silhouette began to diminish in the distance. He became acutely aware of the difference between this new world and Yggdrasil.
Initially, the Death Knight was supposed to stay close to the summoner, wait for his orders and attack any approaching enemy. However, he ignored this order and launched an attack of his own accord. This difference could be a fatal vulnerability in an unknown situation like this one.
It was "Freedom of Action."
Unable to find a word, Momonga scratched the back of his head and sighed.
"... .. What is the use of a defender? If he abandoned his master? ... Although, I gave him such an order myself. "
While Momonga was in his thoughts, a humanoid form emerged from the
At the same time, the Gate expired and slowly disappeared.
Before them stood a man dressed in full black plate armor.
"It took some time to get ready. Sorry to wait. "Albedo's melodious voice came from under the horned helmet.
Meanwhile, Meilena approached Enri and Him.
" Do you want to live? If not, can I spare you suffering? I see you are hurt. If the wound is not closed, then you will bleed and die, leaving your sister defenseless, but I can heal you, and in return, you will become my slaves, what do you say? " - Meilena turned with a smile on her face, to the two pressing sisters.
From what was said, the sisters turned pale and pressed each other even tighter.
Momonga, who pretended not to notice, opened his inventory and pulled a red healing potion out of it.
Momonga walked over and handed the potion to Enri.
"It looks like you're injured. Drink, "Momonga offered the red potion, holding out the potion towards the girls with his bone hand
. The older sister's face turned pale with fright as she replied:
"I, I will drink this! But my sister ... "Enri didn't say when she was interrupted by her sister.
" Sister! Don't! ", - began to persuade Nemu, tightly clinging to Enri.
(What's going on? Why don't they trust me? What's the matter?), Momonga thought, not understanding why they were behaving this way. { {1}} Momonga was embarrassed by their reaction.
In the end, he rescued them in a quandary and even offered them a potion. Why did they behave this way in front of him? What was going on here?
(Mailen's thoughts).
(Stop .. I seriously suggested that they become my slaves? This could be serious in the future. After all, under our rule, slaves will not be needed, thinking about it ... later.), Mailena mused.
"... Ahh, you insects!" Albedo said, raising her bardish, preparing to behead them on the spot.
Given that they treated him this way, despite how they risked themselves to save them, Momonga could understand Albedo's feelings. However, if he lets her go ahead and kill them, then there will be no point in saving her.
"Stop! Do not rush! Let go of your weapon! "Momonga began to calm down, turning towards Albedo. Momonga, meanwhile, turned to the sisters.
"This is a healing potion. Have a drink. "Still holding out his potion to Enri.
Enri no longer asked the question. She took the potion and drank it. From the potion she had drunk, surprise appeared on her face. She didn't feel the pain she had a few seconds ago.
"Do you know what magic is?" Momonga asked his question.
"Yes, I know one Alchemist, he sometimes comes to the village and uses magic," Enri said without taking her eyes off Momonga.
"... Then it's simple, I'm a spellcaster," Momonga said, and the next moment he began to cast spells.
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The sisters were surrounded by a dome of light with a radius of about three meters. The second spell was not visible to the naked eye, but there was a slight change in the air. He originally planned to use an anti-magic spell as well, but he did not know what kind of magic exists in this world, so he did not do it at the present time. If the enemy had magic casters, they were just out of luck.
"I used defensive magic. Under the dome, you're safe, "Momonga said, pulling out a pair of unremarkable horns and throwing them towards the sisters.
" If you blow in them, a group of goblins will appear. Order them to protect you, "Momonga said.
He and Meilena turned to leave, taking Albedo with them, heading for the village. However, after taking a few steps, several voices called out to him.
"… Sorry! thanks for saving us! "
" Thanks a lot! " then Enri asked,
"Can we get your name ...?"
Momonga almost reflexively replied, but in the end did not give his name.
The name "Momonga" was the name of the former Ainz Ooal Gown's guildmaster. Then what should he call himself now? What was the name of the last person left in the Great Tomb of Nazarick?
"... Remember my name. My name is Ainz Ooal Gown. "
(Scene Change: Carne Village)
Londes Di Jelanpo has probably cursed his luck more times in the last ten seconds than he has in the rest of his life.
In response, he took two steps back, trying to get away from it.
A piercing creak sounded from his armor, and the sword he held in both hands trembled uncontrollably. He was not the only one; the rest of the knights surrounding the Death Knight acted the same way.
Although they were filled with fear, none of them escaped. This was not courage - the creak of their teeth could testify to it. If they could, they would run as fast and as far as they could.
Because they knew there was no way out.
Londes's eyes moved, begging for help.
This the square was in the center of the village, where Lones and his people gathered about 60 villagers. They looked with fear at Lones and his men.
During Lones' attack on the village, they drove the inhabitants to the central square. They ransacked the houses and then poured alchemical oils on them and set them on fire to root out all those hiding in the basements.
A black storm swept past London's field of view.
The Death Knight's body was larger than that of a regular man, but his agile grace exceeded all expectations.
The death knight massacred Everyone who saw it just shivered, both the villagers and the knights. Their breath stopped, and they all prayed to any existing gods.
However, there were knights who remained in a fighting stance and did not give in to panic.
No one even dared to attack, although they had swords in their hands.
At first they tried to attack, although they were afraid. But even those blades that went past the enemy's defenses could not deliver a significant blow through the Death Knight's armor, their swords just snapped.
(It's just .... insane), that's what Londes thought. {{1 }} To the veteran soldier, this was quite obvious. Their movements, their attacks. Everything was well coordinated. No flaws, no weaknesses, no openings.
"Oh Lord, save us ..."
"Lord ..."
You can only hear the knights praying to their gods, but apparently .... God decided to take the day off.
Hearing these screams for salvation, the power left Lonedes's legs, and he almost fell to his knees, but still resisted.
There was no way out. A retreat order should have been given.
"Idiots! Finish this monster! ..... I cannot die in some wretched village! Soldiers distract him! Protect me with the whole squad! " - said their captain Belius.
"... Captain Belius", - said Londes, looking at his captain.
Meanwhile, the "Death Knight" began to get closer to Belius. He, in turn, lost consciousness for a moment and fell on his back, but the Death Knight didn't care, he thrust his blade straight into his chest.
"Aaaa! .. No! Save! I beg you! ... "Belius said, and the Death Knight continued to strike with his sword.
Londes could only look at the death of his captain. He decided to gather his thoughts and give the order to retreat:
"Don't panic! Retreat! At my signal, all the arrows on the horses! We and the others will secure the retreat! Regroup! And Go! ", Said Londes, holding his sword tighter with both hands, heading towards the Death Knight.
When Londes reached the Death Knight and intended to strike with his sword with all his determination, but in an instant, he saw an upside down world, and meanwhile his head flew off his shoulders.
(Karne Village. Meilena, Momonga (Ainz) and Albedo).
The area around them was covered with the corpses of the knights who stood guard here. There was a heavy smell of blood in the air, but Ainz paid no attention to it while conducting his experiments. It was then that he chided himself for wrong priorities.
"Congratulations on your new name," said Meilena, activating the
Ainz just rubbed his hand around the back of his head in embarrassment. < I like it too>. Ainz finished "... Albedo, what do you think of my chosen name?" "I think that this name suits you very well. It suits my ... beloved, "Albedo said the last word, blushing slightly. Ainz decided not to pay attention to Albedo's last words, and before he set off he realized that he needed to do something first. Then he removed the Envy mask and metal gloves from his inventory. ... He put them on while they were still in the air, thus already flying up to the village. "Death knight. Enough, "Ainz gave his order. They slowly descended to the ground. The remaining knights stared at Ainz and his two comrades with open mouths. They hoped for salvation, but the man responsible for everything came and his arrival ruined their hopes. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Ainz Ooal Gown. "