Unlike Kobayashi, who had someone who knew everything, so he didn't panic at all, Ainz had been running back and forth restlessly for the past two days.
After all, Shalltear is very strong.
If we compare purely in terms of guardians, she is the one with the strongest overall strength without taking into account Gao Kangda (a large strategic siege golem).
Therefore, if you want to be absolutely sure that you can defeat her, you must send Albedo and other carefully selected members to deal with it, otherwise it will be very difficult. And now that Shalltear is fully armed, how can she defeat her?
Looking at the bloody Valkyrie on the screen, Ainz's muscleless face showed an obvious expression of sadness.
"Lord Ainz, excuse me."
A woman's voice sounded in his mind. It was the voice of Narberal who stayed in [E-Rantel]. The abrupt call at this extremely bad time made Ainz a little angry.
"What's wrong, Narberal, I am now..."
busy right now.
...Ainz, who wanted to say this, stopped mid-sentence.
The NPC regards him as the supreme being, so even if it is a wrong judgment, it is easy to regard Ainz's words as the first priority. Because of this, he must stay calm and act as carefully as possible to avoid making mistakes.
Take a deep breath and calm down.
"What's wrong? You only use [message] to contact me if there is an emergency, right?"
"Yes, people from the Adventurer's Guild are looking for you."
"...If it happened last night, please ask them to wait...No, it should be something else."
"Your Excellency is indeed aware of everything."
The transformed Narberal spoke vaguely, expressing confusion with silence. Soon she seemed to have found a conclusion in her heart, and spoke again: "Actually, in addition to the previous things, another thing happened, which is... about vampires. .”
"What, you mean vampire?"
Ainz turned his attention to Shalltear, who was still standing upright on the screen, and continued to ask, "Did the other party mention anything about that vampire? For example, he had silver hair or was wearing crimson armor."
"Unfortunately, no. The person who came here was just an errand boy. He only said that the details would be explained to the guild. I hope you can come over as soon as possible."
"I see."
Ainz cut off contact with Narberal, and after communicating with Albedo, decided to send someone to monitor Shalltear first, and then he would go there in person after the incident was over.
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"Come on, Mr. Momo, please find an empty seat and sit down."
When Ainz arrived at the Adventurer's Guild, there were already many people in the room, including Kobayashi.
It's right to think about it. After all, he is the key figure in defeating the undead army together. He is already here, so how could Xiaolin not come.
No, Xiao Lin cannot be involved.
Ainz already knew that the matter he came to discuss this time was how to deal with the vampire in the suburbs, that is, Shalltear.
Even though Xiaolin is an outstanding priest, he doesn't think that the other party has the strength to kill Shalltear, who has the strongest overall strength in the Great Tomb, but what if? What if Xiaolin had some trump card and happened to kill Shalltear?
What he hated most was the unknown, especially not knowing whether Shalltear could be resurrected after death. If Shalltear, who is an undead, is purified and cannot be resurrected, he will really go crazy, so Xiaolin must not be allowed to participate!
After making up his mind, Ainz sat down under everyone's gaze and began to look at the people in the room.
In addition to the familiar Krillin, three of them were heavily armed and tough men. The other man who greeted Ainz was also majestic but unarmed. There was also a thin man in a robe who looked a little nervous, and finally The obese man at the far end of the room.
The standing man spoke again:
"Let me introduce you to you first. I am the president of the Adventurer's Guild, this is the mayor, this is the president of the Magician's Guild, and you should know Mr. Xiaolin, and the other three are invited by us just like you. Come, we are all a team of adventurers that the town is proud of."
The three people who were introduced complemented each other perfectly with the color of the metal plaque hanging around their necks - mithril. Their postures were majestic and even gave people a powerful feeling.
Although the equipment he was wearing was rubbish to Ainz, it was much better than the adventurers he encountered in this town.
Then one of them said with a hostile tone in his eyes: "Before I do this, I have something to ask you. I have never heard of the name Momo. Since he is at the Mithril level, he should have had some great achievements, right?"
Adventurers are a group of bad-tempered people, and those with strength will be respected. Naturally, some people will dislike a guy like Ainz who appears out of nowhere.
The president was not upset and told Ainz about his subjugation of the Wise King of the Forest and the incident in the cemetery.
"The cemetery incident? Could it be the incident where a large number of undead appeared a few days ago?"
"That's right. But you are really well-informed about the information. Because it is quite difficult information, you have been given instructions to keep it as secret as possible and not to leak it. Where did you hear it?"
"Sorry, I just heard a little bit about it."
Facing the mayor's question, the questioning adventurer answered so lightly, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Compared to the adventurer's perfunctory attitude, the mayor smiled helplessly.
"But is this the only thing?"
"Isn't it enough? With only three people, Mr. Momo broke through thousands of undead and defeated the characters who were performing evil rituals on the spot. You must know that Mr. Momo also killed the terrifying undead with absolute magic defense-the Bone Dragon. , to be honest, it’s okay to upgrade to orichalcum level.”
"This, this! The bone dragon is indeed very strong! But as long as you are a Mithril-level adventurer, you can still..."
"Can you defeat two at the same time?"
"What?!"
He was not the only one who screamed in exclamation, others also followed him. Everyone looked at Ainz with a subtle change in their gaze, as if he was an investigator trying to investigate the depth of the lake.
"What were left at the scene were the remains of two bone dragons. Can your team break through thousands of undead in a very short period of time and eliminate the two bone dragons to kill the mastermind behind the attempt to cause an unknown phenomenon? The adventurers heading to the cemetery Among them, there are still people who have witnessed the soul-twisting undead and other powerful undead, can you conquer such a dangerous place?"
"I-if we had a powerful priest like Lord Lin..."
He was slightly arrogant and unwilling to do so.
Xiaolin's identity has been exposed since he rescued Nfilia, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the cause and result of this incident.
But it doesn't matter even if he is exposed. Anyway, his goal of getting rid of Clementine has been achieved, and there is no need to continue to hide his identity.
Krillin looked at Ainz with some apologies. It was because of his status as a priest that his achievements were divided, otherwise Ainz would definitely have reached the orichalcum level.
Ainz shook his head to show that he didn't care.
"Then let's get to the point."
After reestablishing the authenticity of Ainz's mithril-level adventurers, the leader of the Adventurer's Guild began to tell them the purpose of summoning them.
"Let me briefly report that about two nights ago, the adventurers patrolling the streets in the suburbs encountered a vampire. Five of the adventurers were killed. We are called here this time because of the vampire."
After hearing the description of the vampire's appearance, Ainz's expectations were easily shattered.
According to the descriptions of adventurers who survived the disaster, although they could only vaguely remember the vampire's clothing, hair color, etc. because they were too scared, they also left a strong impression of the silver-haired big mouth.
Even if she only remembers her vague appearance, anyone who knows Shalltear will quickly associate her with her.
"Where are the so-called suburbs?"
"About three hours' walk from the North Gate, there is a large forest nearby, right inside that forest."
"What level was the adventurer who was killed?"
"Iron level."
Xiao Lin had collected this information a long time ago, but he did not say anything but listened silently, and was always paying attention to the situation of the dark warrior sitting diagonally opposite.
I don't know why, but the other party's breath fluctuated greatly after hearing the silver-haired vampire with a big mouth, something was not right.
Excited, angry, panic, scared
Very faint, but very clear.
"Well... may I ask, are you planning to use a bidding method to summon so many adventurers just for the sake of vampires?"
"That's it. As for vampires, platinum-level adventurers are enough to deal with them, right?"
"I don't understand at all why so many mithril-level adventurers are being recruited."
The three adventurers spoke one after another.
The guild leader said helplessly: "The reason is very simple, because that vampire is very strong."
"A very strong vampire? Do you mean that the other party is a high-level vampire... the famous vampire [Destroy the Nation] who appears in Thirteen Heroes?"
"I don't know if it's that person, but when the adventurers met that vampire, the other party used the third-level magic [Create the Undead]. What does this mean? I don't need to explain it to the adventurers, right?"
"Well."
Nothing to say.
The expressions of the adventurers were stiff.
Being able to use magic in that field, if you simply evaluate it, you can regard the opponent as having platinum level abilities.
platinum……
It is generally believed that platinum level adventurers account for about 20% of the country's adventurers.
There are about 3,000 adventurers in the kingdom, so among the total population of more than 8 million in the kingdom, there are only about 600 platinum-level adventurers.
That's right, adventurers above platinum level are so rare. Because it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, Xiaolin is unwilling to continue to increase the adventurer level.
But some idiot got involved.
It was the adventurer who had been causing trouble for Ainz before. He shouted enthusiastically: "That is to say. Guild Master, what you mean is that if you can defeat that vampire, you will admit that his team is platinum level... right?" ?”
"You can think so."
Seemingly seeing that he was a little too excited, the president said: "Please don't forget that the other party will create the undead. The undead will not be tired and do not need to eat. Barely speaking, it is equivalent to an army of about ten thousand people."
"What……?"
The president's words extinguished all his passion.
Comparable to an army of ten thousand people, a mere Mithril level can't defeat the opponent. Is that why they gathered so many people?
The adventurers fell silent.
Seeing their completely different reactions from before, the mayor said: "Although I don't want to understand, I already understand. So, in response to this situation, I would like to ask all the adventurers, are you confident that you can go to crusade? If there is no way ...Well, how about asking Soldier Captain Gazef-san for help?”
Gazef is a man who has half a foot in the realm of heroes. He is an adventurer whose strength exceeds the level of steel. He can be called the last king of the kingdom.
However, this proposal was rejected.
Gazef is indeed strong, but he cannot defeat a team of experienced and cooperative adventurers. After all, a team of four can use four times more martial arts and magic than Gazef. When dealing with monsters with special abilities, such The difference can be said to be quite huge.
Then everyone began to discuss.
Some people suggested calling in adamantine-level and orichalcum-level adventurers, some suggested seeking help from the Theocracy, others suggested setting up a defense circle, and so on.
finally……
"Master Lin, is there anything you can do?"
As the mayor spoke, everyone turned their attention to the man who had been quietly listening to their argument since before the meeting began.
To be honest, in terms of status, Xiao Lin is nobler than anyone present, not even the mayor can compare to Xiao Lin.
Not only because the other party is the second son of the Marquis family, but also because he is the leader of the Axis Cult. Basically, the adventurers present have received favors from the Axis Cult. In addition, they are very powerful, so they respect Xiaolin.
"Yeah, well..."
"I'll take care of her."
Plain, but decisive.
It was Ainz himself who rushed before Xiao Lin to speak. He absolutely couldn't make Xiao Lin agree, so he spoke first.
"I know the name of that vampire, because that vampire is the one I have been hunting for."
"What?"
The air at the scene vibrated.
Ainz quickly turned his head, and the main event was about to begin.
"Those are very powerful vampires. I will become an adventurer. The purpose is actually to collect information about them."
"Them? Mr. Momo means them?"
The information he deliberately spread made the guild leader immediately take the bait.
"Yes, there are two vampires, and the name of the silver-haired female vampire is...Henu Peyote."
"What?"
This name made everyone stunned.
The name alone was enough to make people suspicious, but Ainz continued with a bit of anger that would never allow anyone to interfere: "Our team will be responsible for the reconnaissance. If a vampire is found there, we will eliminate it on the spot."
He declared so unruly.
Although you can't see his face, you can clearly feel the confidence and determination in his voice.
The pressure made people mistakenly think that the air was vibrating, and people made a gasping sound. Everyone at the scene even thought that the sound was made by themselves.
This man is definitely not human.
"But Mr. Lin..."
"It doesn't matter. I believe Mr. Momo, since you are so determined, then just go ahead and do it. It's also very Axisian, isn't it?"
Xiao Lin believed it just as he did at the cemetery.
"But don't worry. If Mr. Momo dies accidentally, the resurrection magic I promised you will come in handy."
However, the guild president was a little uneasy and couldn't help but ask: "Although I really want to support him, can Mr. Momo win?"
"I will win."
Such an attitude definitely does not come from arrogance, narcissism and pride, but from calm calculation, and at the same time from his strength to be able to make such an assertion.
It was like the black armor was swelling in front of my eyes, and I felt like I was being oppressed. I even had the illusion that the room was getting narrower. From this man, you can feel the feeling of someone you have seen before and can never match, such as an adamantium-level adventurer.
This guy can be called a hero.
(End of chapter)
