8 Defense of Carne Village (PT-2)
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Alex took a deep breath and turned the mechs back into drawings. Since they were so large he had only given them about 5 to 10 minutes worth of mana and if the time went over that then they would explode making him have to draw them again.
He looked around trying to find the location of Ainz but all he saw was an outline of a portal at the edge of the forest. Seconds later he heard a metallic sound as something hit and broke a clay tile from the roof.
Alex deactivated his Dragonic eyes and turned around just in time to see the skeletal body of Ainz emerge from the strange portal.
"Greetings, I'd like it if you answer some of my questions?"
Before he even had time to respond the skeleton began speaking once more, "Tell me that magic that you used just now, is it common to be able to use such magic? Do you know anything about DMMO-RPGs?"
'Oh straight to the point huh. If I let him know that I'm from earth then I might be able to count on his support if I ever need it. The thing is that unlike him I'm not a player and I have very limited info on Yggdrasil. Not to mention that I'll have to explain my future abilities, might as well tell this dude a part of the truth. But I have to show that I'm not making it up, what I'm going to tell him, later on, is hard to believe after all.'
"If I remember correctly it's Momonga right? I was going to try to find you but looks like you beat me to it. I'm in the same situation as you, well not the same exact situation but close enough, I am stuck here after all."
The red glow of Ainz eyes increased but after a few seconds a green glow came out of his body and everything returned to the way it was.
'Oh damn, I can actually see it just like in the anime. I wonder if I was a little too forward.'
"May I ask how you know my name?"
Alex gave him a short nod but he noticed that there were some men from the village coming back from the forest.
"About that, umm I can explain it to you after all this is over. Would you happen to have a mask or something on you? I'm sure that the villagers won't be too thrilled about having an undead in the village. Since I helped protect their village I'm sure that we might be able to get some information from them."
Ainz nodded and reached out into a small portal and pulled out the red mask and gloves that he had from the anime. "Lead the way"
Alex turned around and jumped off the roof, since he was still wearing the armor he was able to gently float to the ground. He looked back at Ainz and found that the large skeleton was also on the ground but that's not what got his attention.
The portal that Ainz had used to sneak behind him was now gone and Ainz was still alone, 'Did he not bring Abledo along because he wants to talk to me about getting sent here, or is it because the soldiers have already been taken care of? I guess that it's alright if things don't stay the same as in the story. I'm sure that hades would be bored if it did."
As they walked towards the 6 men from the village Alex noticed that they were the village hunters. When they were in speaking range some of the men raised their bows and pointed them at Alex and Ainz.
"Easy, I can imagine how you feel after what just happened but we don't mean any harm. My friend and I were in the area when the enemy soldiers came, I was the one that sent the warnings. We have taken care of the enemy, sadly I had to dirty some homes with ink but I figure it's better than having everything burned. It's now safe for everyone to come back."
Leon, one of the hunters that helped him with his archery practice, sighed and put down his bow, "You have our thanks. Ummm sorry may I ask your names?"
"Of course, you can call me Max."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Ainz"
Leon nodded and gave two of the men a signal to bring the villagers.
Not much time passed before the villagers had returned and began inspecting the damage. While they were returning Alex looked at the green screen notification he had ignored due to having Ainz next to him.
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Mission : [First Kill]
Reward:20 points
Description: Get your first human kill
Note: Hey kid, nice job, being able to kill those men without much thought. I have to say I was a bit impressed, didn't expect you to be capable of doing it. Then again they were killing innocent people so I guess that's what made it manageable.
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Mission : [10 Kills]
Reward:25 points
Description: Kill 10 times
Note: Congrats, if you ever want to stop all of this then you now have a home in Tartarus :-)
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Mission : [50 Kills]
Reward:30 points
Description: Kill 50 times
Note: Umm not much to say, good job I guess. Man, I would have been able to come up with something good if you hadn't killed so many at once. Well let's see, you've just left 28 wives, 33 mothers, and 47 kids without their family members.
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'Tartarus huh, well sounds to me like I better start getting used to traveling through these stories. Better these places than hell. Still I'm impressed that I got 75 points from this, with the other 20 points i've gotten from hunting wolves and the goblin I almost have the 100 points that I need for the 11 rolls. It might be easy to get the points now but it'll get harder later on."
The corpses of the soldiers were thrown aside while the dead villagers were lined up in the center of the village. While he was looking around he found that Enri, her sister, and her mother were crying over a corpse.
'Ah, man don't tell me.'
He got closer and his assumption was proven true, the body of her father was laying among the line of corpses.
'Dude come on, how the hell did you die? I gave you a warning and my summons were summoned near your house. Well, I guess that Enri won't become a strong person with you here so it works out for me but still it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.'
"Is there anything wrong?"
Alex turned around and found Ainz looking at him.
"No, I'll explain it later when there aren't so many ears around us."
After waiting for a few minutes the village chief took them to his house and asked Alex and Ainz the reason that they decided to help.
Just like in the anime they received information and some coins as a reward for saving the village. Ainz took a small portion of the money since even though he had stolen the kill he still ended up killing the archer.
"Chief! Chief! There's an emergency, we just spotted more soldiers coming this way."
The village chief became pale once more as he sighed and then looked at them.
"I know that I'm asking for too much but could you two help us again? Though we don't have much to repay you as village chief you have my promise that we will do everything in our power to make sure that you don't regret providing us with aid."
Alex expected Ainz to say something but the dude just stood there. Alex was at a loss and so he just repeated what he remembered Ainz saying in the anime.
"Don't worry as long as we are here you won't have to worry. You have my word."
The chief nodded and ushered the villagers to his house.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't include me in your affairs. I have nothing to do with this village and neither do you."
Alex looked at Ainz and sighed, "Well what did you want me to do? I told them that we are friends. I have my own reasons to help the village if I stay and fight doesn't that mean that my friend would help too?"
When the chief's assignment was finished he returned and stood in between Alex and Ainz. As the thundering of horse hooves got louder he could see the armor of the warriors more clearly.
When Gazef was about 5 feet away he came to a halt, "I'm the chief royal warrior Gazef Stronoff, the king has ordered me to hunt down the knights that have been attacking surrounding villages. Your village is safe now, we will do all we can to protect you."
Under his mask, a smile formed on Alex's face, "Hello general, my name is Max and this is my friend Ainz, we are both magic casters. We came upon the knights who were terrorizing this village and disposed of them. You can find their corpse right over there. I understand that it might be hard to trust a pair of strangers so our friend the village chief can confirm what I just said "
The chief warrior looked at where Alex was pointing and he looked at Ainz and him with surprise. The bodies of the men formed a large pile, due to the ink one didn't know where one body began and the other ended so it looked more terrifying than it was.
Gazef looked at the village chief and when the chief gave a short nod he looked at the two of them and jumped down from his horse "I see, Sr Aiz and Sir Max, you both have my thanks. If not for the both of you then this village would have been lost."
"General we have detected an army of unknown origin and they are surrounding the village as we speak."
The general followed the soldier to see the army, Ainz and Alex also followed behind him. They entered a house and looked out the window where they could see a robed man with an angel above him.
"Does that angel look familiar to you?"
Alex turned around and found Ainz looking at him, "No I've never seen anything like them before, have you?"
He expected Ainz to reply but all he got was a short nod.
"Sr. Ainz and Sir. Max I would like to request your services, name your price and they will be met."
Alex waited for Ainz to say something but nothing happened and there was an awkward silence.
'Oh no'
He looked at the general and shook his head, " Sorry but we must refuse. We have our own reasons.
The general looked at Ainz but after seeing a small nod affirming that he also wouldn't participate the general sighed sadly and nodded. "I see, I respect your choice but I still have to ask. If we fail to lure the enemy away can I count on you two to protect this town? I know that ...'
"You have my word."
Gazef froze and was about to bow but since Alex knew what was going to happen he stopped the general. "No need for any of that."
Once he and Ainz were alone the overlord walked closer to him, "Why did you deny to help them?"
'Seriously, you son of a gun, where the hell is that doll that you were supposed to give him.'
"Because I'm pretty sure that I'm not strong enough to help them. Unlike you, I wasn't sent here with crazy strong subordinates or anything else that you had like that crazy cute Al..."
'Ah, shit....'
Ainz put his hand on Alex's arm and spoke in a threatening voice, "And how do you know all that?"
Alex stepped away and walked towards the door, "I'll explain everything after this is all over. Though I rejected Gazef's offer it doesn't mean I don't want to help."
When Gazef was about to ride out with his men, Alex came up to him and gave petted the warrior's horse.
'Wish I knew how to ride a horse, looks like I have to add it to my bucket list.'
He looked at all 50 men and spoke to them loudly, "I'm glad to have been given the privilege to meet such good and loyal men like all of you. I actually have a small gift that I want to give you all but I need you to promise me not to freak out okay."
Alex raised his hands and supplied mana to three parchments that he had.
The second that he did 60 horsemen carrying machine guns appeared in front of the warriors. All the men struggled to keep their horses under control as they started at the strange horsemen that appeared from nowhere.
"Listen this is my magic, now I need you to understand this, I don't know how efficient they will be against the enemy but at least I know that they will be able to give you some cover and increase your chances of breaking out."
After a few seconds Gazef who was in shock, looked at him and put his hand on his chest to show his thanks.
He gave the general a short nod and gave his awaiting summons a mental order, "(Charge and kill enemies)"
The summons did as they were told and the horses began to run out of the village, the warriors followed the summons and together they charged towards the enemy.
A green notification appeared at the corner of his sight.
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Mission : [Become Pals with Gazef]
Reward:10 points
Description: Gain the respect of Gazef
Note: Hmm you really fucked up with your little slip-up. If things end up the way that I think they will then this is really going to cost you, one way or the other.
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He was about to turn around and order the chief to take everyone to the storage house but before he could do anything a portal opened below him and sucked him in.
He landed on a hard surface, when he looked up he found himself in a bedroom. To be precise it was the bedroom he had seen several times in the anime.
"Alright now, you and I have to have a very serious talk."
He turned around and found Ainz taking off his mask and showing his skeletal face.
"Who are you and more importantly how do you know so much about me?
