CH : 11 Solving the Problems

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Xuldo, the second, had been fleeing from the Black Scripture in the Dragon Kingdom. In a moment of desperation, as he was about to be slain, Alzur intervened, dispatching three members of the Black Scripture and saving Xuldo, who then pledged his loyalty in gratitude and for the promise of greater magical knowledge.

Tanush, the third, had been cast out from his cave by a powerful magical beast in the Baharuth Empire. Desperate and on the run from the patrolling hippogriff riders, he encountered Alzur. After sharing his plight, Alzur helped him reclaim his home by grievously wounding the beast and allowing Tanush the honor of the final blow. Impressed by Alzur's power and wisdom, Tanush joined him.

The last was Bilis, a lich unlike the others. He had tried to befriend humans and trade with them, only to be betrayed when the village priest called the Sunlight Scripture to slay him. Escaping barely with his life, Bilis found himself shunned by his kind. When he encountered Alzur and his group, he bowed deeply, mistaking Alzur for an ancient and powerful lich. Alzur, recognizing Bilis's potential, offered him a place among his ranks, which Bilis accepted with gratitude.

Now, those loyal subordinates were gone, reduced to ashes by this enigmatic and monstrous adversary. Alzur's heart ached with a sorrow he had not felt in centuries. If he had been mortal, he would have wept.

"Wha- what are you?" Alzur choked out, his voice trembling with a mixture of grief and fear.

"Your death," Ainz replied coldly, his voice as chilling as the grave.

"Wh-what?" Alzur stammered, unable to comprehend the enormity of his fate.

"[Reality Slash]," Ainz intoned.

In an instant, the very fabric of reality seemed to shatter like glass. Alzur watched in disbelief as the world around him fractured. The last thing he saw was the god of death, Ainz Ooal Gown, turning his back on him, an act of finality and dismissal. Alzur's body fell to the ground slowly, his eyes fixed on the broken sky. His vision began to fade, the colors and shapes blurring into darkness.

The fearsome night lich Alzur... was no more.

Ainz swiftly moved to assess the condition of Blue Rose. The group had suffered severe injuries, their bodies battered and bruised. He lit a fire and gathered them around it, the flickering flames casting a warm glow in the otherwise cold, dark night. As he checked each member, he noticed Evileye's mask had slipped off, revealing something very expected. The mysterious girl beneath the mask was not human, but a vampire. Ainz regarded her for a moment, then gently placed the mask back over her face, deciding it wasn't the time to dwell on such a revelation.

Returning his attention to the night lich, Ainz's eyes fell upon the items they had used to summon the skeletal dragons. Intrigued, he collected the strange orbs and began examining them closely.

"Hmmm...how about..." he mused aloud, removing one of his gloves. He invoked a powerful spell, "[All Appraisal Magic Item]," to discern the nature of the orb. As the spell took effect, a voice resonated within his mind.

"Greetings to you, oh mighty God of Death."

"Huh?" Ainz blinked, momentarily taken aback by the unexpected communication. He scrutinized the orb more intently.

"So, you are an intelligent magic item, hmm." He rolled the orb in his skeletal fingers, his curiosity piqued.

"Speak, orb," he commanded.

"You have my deepest thanks, oh supreme overlord of Death," the voice within the orb intoned with reverence.

Ainz was reminded of the loyalty of his subordinates, like the Crypt Lord and Death Knights. This orb seemed to exude the same devotion.

"Please, oh mighty ruler of death, accept this one to serve you for eternity," the orb pleaded.

Ainz considered destroying it but recognized its potential value due to its intelligence and loyalty. He thought briefly about speaking with the other orbs but dismissed the idea, not wanting to deal with more sycophantic praise.

"All right, I accept you all as my subordinates," Ainz declared. "I will put you inside my inventory, so don't do anything strange in there, okay?"

"Thank you very much, oh Supreme One!" the orb responded gratefully.

Ainz tucked the orbs into his inventory, resolving to examine them more thoroughly when he was alone. The idea of having intelligent, loyal magical items intrigued him, and he was curious to see what secrets they might hold.

As the fire crackled and the night deepened, Ainz's mind raced with plans and possibilities. The battlefield had been a testament to his overwhelming power, but now, with these new additions, the potential for even greater feats lay before him.

'Maybe when I am alone, I will try to speak with him,' he thought, a faint smile crossing his skeletal visage.

***

After the fight with the night lich, the girls of Blue Rose didn't wake up for an entire day. At this time I went inside the old castle to find more valuable things. I killed some skeleton warriors that were wandering in the hallway of the castle. I felt bad that this castle would be returned to the nobles that rule the land.

"What a shame, It could have been a nice base."

I checked every room to find interesting stuff, but I found nothing.

"These guys were deadass broke."

There was a room that I had not checked yet. I entered the room and I saw there was a sack that was above a table. I approached slowly and touched the bag, it made a sound of small iron things. I opened it and…

"Ouuuuu, what do we have here fufu?"

The reason why I was happy was because the bag was full of gold and valuable jewels. It must have been the money of the citizens that Alzur and his subordinates had killed. I look around to see if someone was spying on me then I grab the bag.

"Ima just put this bag inside my inventory for research purposes."

I approached the window and saw that Evileye was waking up. I checked if other things interested me in this room, but there was nothing, so I went outside to greet Evileye and the others.

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She had been hit by a 5th tier spell and It left her in really bad condition. She was rolling on her bed for some moments and then she woke up.

"Teh, my head hurts."

She rubbed her head, there was no problem because of her nature being an undead vampire, the headache would go away immediately, but still, some moment before she felt like she was a human again.

Evileye observed around and saw her friends that were all sleeping. She was trying to remember what happened and why she was asleep. The last moment she tries to remember was the battle with the night lich Alzur.

The battle with the night lich…

"THE NIGHT LICH!"

She jumped off the bed real quick and went to Lakyus to wake her up. Lakyus was a really important person in the Kingdom because she can use resurrection magic and she must be protected at all costs.

LAKYUS!

LAKYUS!

LAKYUS!

"Wake up, It's very dangerous staying here!"

Lakyus slowly opened her eyes and turned them were Evileye was shouting. Lakyus tried to rise from her bed.

"Argh, my body hurts...Evileye you are alive?"

"Of course I am, idiot. We need to leave this cursed place NOW!

Again Lakyus tried to rise from her bed but her body was numb.

"Evileye where is Ma…"

"Hello, girls." greeted the dark warrior that was coming out from the castle.

Evileye runs fast to the warrior. Mark was confused at the short masked girl that was coming towards him fast.

"Mark, Mark we must run away now!"

I did not understood, why the girl was acting like this.

"Calm down Evileye."

"No, no we must leave, the night lich..."

"Calm the fuck down damn it!"

I smacked her head with my hand. She started to rub her head fast. Her head started to hurt again like before when she woke up. Evileye looked at me, her face could not be seen but she was angry.

"What was that for!"

"Shut up!"

Evileye froze on the spot. Why was Mark acting like that?

"Look, I'm sorry that I hit you, but the battle is over and Alzur with his minions are dead...well, they already were dead but I mean destroyed."

Lakyus and Evileye were looking at me dumbfounded.

"Did you really...kill them."

"Look over there."

I pointed at the skeleton that was on the ground some meters away. His bones were cut to pieces and his skull was divided into 3 parts, his gown too, that protected him from fire damage.

"Wow, that's so cool."

It was Gagaran who spooked. Nobody noticed when she woke up. Even the twins were awake.

"I'm so glad you are all fine," I said.

"Thank you, Mark, if you would not have been here, we would have been walking corpses right now."

"What are you saying? We are all fellow adventurers, so we should protect each other and the innocent people at all costs."

Truly, this man was a hero. Every word that came out of his mouth sounded like the verses of a fairy tale.

"How did you defeat all of them, Mark?" asked Evileye.

I brought out from my cape a shining crystal.

"This little boy right here. He destroyed the elder liches and the skeletal dragons, and it did a lot of damage to Alzur.

"Ah, the spell-sealing crystals, I really wanted to see its power. Damn it, that dragon lightning was really powerful."

Evileye keeps blaming herself about her carelessness. What was more shameful, was the fact that she was the first that was defeated and with a single spell.

She, the one who was known as The Vampire Lord, Landfall that destroys an entire kingdom alone, and the one who fought the Demon Gods alongside the 13 heroes… fell to the ground from a 5th tier spell.

"And how did you slay that undead freak Mark?" asked Gagaran while rising from her bed.

"Go find it out yourself."

Gagaran and the twins went where the skeleton body of Alzor was. They were surprised because the skull of Alzor was not cracked but it was cut into three pieces. They thought that Mark must have used a powerful Martial Art. But still, those cuts were way to clean, like the slash of a hot razor blade.

"Daaaamn Mark, you beat the hell out of this guy really bad."

"Well, I have to say, this guy was really tough."

"Yeah yeah, now let's return to Re-Lytos guild and tell them that we eliminated the danger."

"Yes, yes, let's have a triumphant return." said Gagaran cheerfully.

'We almost died and she says "let's have a triumphant return". If it wasn't for this great man, we would have been skeletons right now.' thought Evileye, while staring at Mark.

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Kami Miyako, Slane Theocracy

In a large dark room with decorated pillars and statues, stood six figures. All of them were standing in line and in front of them was a young man with long black hair and he was wearing an ornate armor. He has put his humble spear on the floor because he was on his knees and bowing deeply in front of the six old figures.

These six figures that were wearing a robe that cover their entire body, are the highest appointment holders of the six sects that are devoted to the Six Great Gods.

"Captain, we have an important mission for the Black Scripture." spoke of the cardinals.

Black Scripture was a special forces unit composed of individuals with heroic level abilities. They were the strongest among the six scriptures and the trump card of the Slane Theocracy.

"Yes, Your Holiness."

The captain of the Black Scripture lifts his head and opens his sharp red eyes.

"Captain, have you been informed of what happened to the Sunlight Scripture?" Asked the only woman in the room.

"No, Your Holiness, we were on a mission in the Dragon Kingdom to drove away from the beastmen." replied the young captain.

"They have been massacred, captain, every single one of them, and the treasure that the Gods left behind to protect humanity, has been stolen."

The captain's red eyes went wide from what he heard. The Sunlight Scripture was one of the strongest of the six scriptures. To be massacred and let not a single survivor, was truly unbelievable. And what was more terrifying was that they had a powerful item of the Gods.

"But-But how?"

"We don't know who or what killed them, but we all know that the one who did this, is a dangerous threat for our nation and we must eliminate it at all cost."

The captain bowed again. "In the name of the Six Great Gods, we will destroy this threat." he proudly declared.

"The extra seat will be coming too." said one of the cardinals.

He lifted his head quickly. " Your Holiness… she is the trump card of humanity, she must not leave the cathedral. The treasures of the Gods will be in danger."

She was the guardian of the artifacts that the Six Gods left behind to protect humanity. If she leaves the Slane Theocracy, the entire nation might be in mortal danger… even humanity.

"Captain, the water-miko that was using divination magic to observe the Sunlight Scripture died in a horrifying way. Blood came out from her mouth, nose, eyes and ears, may the Gods lift her poor soul up to the six havens, and Thousand Leagues Astrologer has predicted the revival of the Catastrophe Dragon Lord… Do you understand the danger now, Captain Angelos Arianiti?"

The cardinals were right, someone that can kill a Miko Princess that can use divine magic of the highest level in a really large distance is a real danger.

The captain bowed his head again. "Yes, Your Holiness, the Black Scripture will do everything to eliminate the one that has caused all this.

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It was a bright day, Ainz and Blue Rose were heading inside the city of Re-Lytos. The citizens were watching the adamantite adventurers with shocked eyes and the reason why was because the dark warrior was holding on his two armored hands a skeleton that was enrobed with a red and dark gown. So terrifying this undead was that it made the mothers close the eyes of their children.

The guildmaster of the guild of this city was staying in the middle of the road with some adventurers and a priest. They saw that the dark warrior and Blue Rose were approaching. When they were close, the dark warrior dropped the skeleton that he was holding to the ground in front of the guildmaster.

"By the gods, what did you people bring in this city?" said the priest who was looking at the skeleton with a disgusted expression.

"Well, this is the one who has been kidnapping the people of this city. There were 4 elder liches too, but I used a powerful item and they got annihilated."

All the people around looked stunned at the warrior with their mouth open. To kill so many undead magic casters that can destroy this kingdom was never seen before, only in the tales of the 13 heroes. This was the power of an adamantite adventurer, the pinnacle of human strength.

"Thank you, thank you all for everything, the lives of the people of this city are safe!"

The words of the guildmaster came out from the depth of his heart. All the citizens had a relief expression. The tragedy that happened to them now was no more, and all this thanks to these great young heroes.

"Blue Rose, Sir Mark, you saved us all."

"You should not thank us."

The one who spoke was the short masked girl.

Wh-Why?

"We Blue Rose did nothing. The only one you should thank is the dark hero, Lord Mark!"

The short masked girl declared with a firm tone.

"He defeated all the undead magic casters and the skeletal dragons. We were all unconscious on the ground because we were hit by the powerful spells of the undead magic casters. They declared that they will turn the Kingdom into a land of the undead and Lord Mark stopped them. If he wasn't there with us, we would not be here right now, so he is the one who should be praised."

Evileye shouted, her voice echoed through everyone's ear like lightning.

Oooh

The citizens were all surprised by the words of the masked girl.

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