- Silas -
Now, how did that work?
I first analysed its healing and defence and found out that he was using his magicules as a layer on his body to stop the attacks. This is what caused my own Demonic Power to be unable to freeze the liquid in his eyes and even my Ice Devil Slayer could barely pass through his defences and that too in the eye.
I did notice that his magicules focused on healing and the defence broke for a very short while when he was injured.
Thus I created a moment where he could be showered with a ton of magic attacks by everyone around us. This in turn created a moment where his magicules were truly focused on healing and attack and gave up all his defence. And that's what I needed.
When the ogres attacked the place, they also evaporated all the ice which was stopping it as well as the ice around the area. I controlled the water vapour and guided it inside his body. This vapour was infused with my Demonic Power and the moment he became a rolling ball, I froze everything, shredding him from inside out.
The dodged areas were taken care of by my Chef Skill. I kept this Skill on hold all this time to prevent the guy from doing anything too desperate or just running away. It needed to be used on the killer move and it did. If he survived from a scrambled brain, I didn't know what would be needed to keep him down.
And if all else went to hell, I was ready to summon my knives and use my Cursed Techniques. The only reason I didn't use it was because of the distance and the speed of the clown.
If he got hit by the attack and understood what it did, he could easily dodge the attacks with his high speed.
That's why I was keeping that as the last trump card to use in case all else failed and he got close.
I was breathing heavily due to the exertion. Using Chef always took a lot out of me and while I could regain lost magic with the Ice Devil Slayer Magic, it did nothing about stamina and mental exhaustion.
"Good job. Let me take care of the rest." Ainz's voice sounded behind me. Several Magic Circles lit up all around us at the moment. "The Goal of All Life is Death."
"Grasp Heart."
The golden clock-like magic circle that had formed behind Ainz reached twelve. A phantom hand appeared behind the clown, crushing its heart and its lifeless body fell down to the ground.
"Is it dead?" I asked but soon my attention was captured by something else.
A ball of bluish white light came forward towards me.
Normally, I should have been wary but here I wasn't. In fact, I almost instinctively knew what it was. As if there was an innate part of me which knew.
A soul.
Almost in a daze, I extended my hand and….gulped down the soul.
And then I fainted.
- Ainz -
"Silas!" He quickly reached beside him and caught him before he could fall.
The Goal of All Life is Death is a spell which had a one hundred hour cooldown time and bypassed all the immunities and defences against instant death spells. The only way to survive was to use a resurrection spell within twelve seconds….or at least that's how it worked in YGGDRASIL and the New World. In this world, he had to use some time to prepare the spell. He guessed that it had something to do with the different laws of this world? Perhaps things might change if he got connected to this world's system.
Apparently, according to Rimuru, there was another System governing this world so it might have something to do with it.
Still, even the slight nerf didn't make this Skill any less dangerous.
He knew that the monster was stronger than him in raw stats, a boss level monster. It was easily stronger than many floor guardians combined and thus he didn't even hesitate before using his trump card. He even used everything he could to buff his base stats and reduce the monster's stats in case the different laws of this world affected his magic. Thankfully, all of it was just useless worry.
Still, the way Silas handled the fight was really masterful.
Bringing him out to train was the best decision for him. In the past two weeks, he had seen the progress made was incredible. Maybe it was his inborn instinct as a Devil.
As much as he tried to brush it off, it was a fact that he was a natural born devil and did inherit the powers of one and was now training a Devil based magic as well.
His personality might not be like one, and in fact, Ainz might not have been surprised if he were actually an Angel but he wasn't and it showed when he got lost in fighting.
Each one of his attacks hit where it hurts.
When he had asked him how he knew about where to hit, he had replied that as a Chef, he must know his ingredients.
That Chef Skill was cheating.
The only problem was that he often got lost in fighting. Just like now and didn't realise that he was getting tired from fighting.
On the other side, the enemies fighting Rimuru had risen up. The orc had lost an arm but now it looked like it was eating birdface and regenerating.
He checked his mana and it would take a while to recover. Not to mention the cooldown on his spells.
"Rimuru, do you need help?"
"No." A very fast answer. "This fight, don't interfere."
The answer was brief but this was probably the first time Ainz had sensed this level of seriousness from Rimuru.
The orc walked ahead and ate the remains of the clown but Rimuru didn't interfere and just kept on watching. Even when the orc changed and looked like it was evolving, he didn't interfere.
Well… if he was so serious about this, let him be. He will smash that orc with one of his one time usable items if push came to shove.
He checked on Silas and found that his Magic Power was rising at a very fast pace. Was it because of the white light he ate?
A soul.
Yes, he had heard that he had digested that bad guy who had tried possessing his body so there was a precedent for this.
It was quite similar to what that orc had done on the other side and looking at it, it seemed as if it was done evolving, so maybe Silas was also in the process of evolving.
So he did the only thing he could and sat beside him to protect him while he completed his transformation.
- Rimuru -
"I take all your sins, Geld. Rest in Peace."
His mood right now was quite difficult to describe. The memories of the Orc Lord… no, it was the Orc Disaster now, was heavy for someone like him who had lived a normal life till now. How could he bear to hate someone like him?… He could only hate the circumstances and the ones who took advantage of innocent people in bad circumstances.
"What is Silas' condition, Great Sage?"
'The individual, Silas, is undergoing an evolution. His original power was just a step below a Greater Demon but the soul he consumed was of a Demon Lord Seed level being. This has caused him to gain more energy than his body can handle even with a single evolution. Moreover, the evolution to an Archdaemon is not possible with the energy since the Individual Silas is not a Spiritual Being.'
He observed Silas' power as it continued increasing until a black cocoon of magicules formed around him.
"What is happening, Great Sage?"
'The individual Silas' body has reached its limit. The energy is trying to change it.'
"Assist it in any way possible and see that Silas isn't in any danger."
'Establishing connection to the Sage.'
'Connection Established.'
'Guiding excessive energy to find an alternate evolution route.'
'Alternate Evolutionary Route found. Initiating Evolution to Daemon Chevalier.'
Unique Skill Gained: Amplifier
Evolution to Daemon Chevalier completed.
'Individual Silas has gained a Demon Lord Seed.'
'Excess energy found in the body.'
'A second incomplete Demon Lord Seed found in the body of the individual.'
'Attempting to evolve the incomplete Demon Lord Seed.'
'Energy Insufficient.'
'Sacrificing Unique Skill: Amplifier.'
'Guiding the excess energy to evolve the incomplete Demon Lord Seed.'
'... Evolution Successful'
Unique Skill: Chef has evolved into the Unique Skill: Masterchef.
'Evolution Completed.'
The black cocoon burst and what was revealed was the body of Silas who seemed to have grown a few inches and now looked to be in his early twenties.
"Was the process successful? Is he alright?" Ainz asked.
"What happened, Great Sage?"
'Great Sage found an alternate evolution route to a Daemon Chevalier. When a powerful Greater Daemon gains a material body, they can evolve into a Daemon Chavalier who is much stronger than normal Greater Daemons. They can kill a Greater Daemon with a single attack. Great Sage then noticed an incomplete Demon Lord Seed inside the Individual Silas and guided the excessive energy to evolve it into a complete Demon Lord Seed. The individual Silas now holds two Demon Lord Seeds in his body which is only possible because of a Daemon Chevalier's body and the unique race of the Individual Silas.'
"He got a Demon Lord Seed and that too two of them. Wasn't that cheating?" Damn, Silas seemed to have become some kind of mini boss all of a sudden.
"Host also gained a Demon Lord Seed from consuming Orc Disaster Geld
"Wait what, I did?" He asked, shocked.
'Yes, host.'
The orcs had stopped fighting and with his order, even the ogres had stopped fighting.
He looked at Ainz and he nodded as if understanding what to do already. He brought out a robe from one of his rings and covered Silas while Rimuru left towards the orcs and ogres.
Since he promised to take all of Geld's sins, he will not break his word and take care of his people as his own.