NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 124: Chapter 123: Summoning the Guardians
After Peroroncino confirmed CZ2128 Delta's location, he drew his bow and locked onto the target.
"Star Piercing Arrow Shun!"
The white arrow, moving at the speed of light, shot through the air and precisely hit the Doppelgängers.
The fragile body of the Doppelgängers couldn't withstand Peroroncino's strike and was instantly killed.
Meanwhile, Shalltear, due to the combined attacks from Albedo and Rubedo, was struggling to defend herself.
"Sonic Boom Punch!"
Rubedo delivered a heavy punch to Shalltear's stomach, shattering the armor in that area. The combined assault left Shalltear's armor in tatters, with no part of her armor intact.
"Dark Shield Strike!"
Albedo used her skill to summon a pitch-black shield, which she slammed heavily into Shalltear's head.
Shalltear instantly felt dizzy, her head spinning.
"Wind Tiger Fist!"
Rubedo followed up with another punch to Shalltear.
"Skill
Shalltear gave up on defending and instead focused on strengthening her attack power, preparing for a desperate fight.
Peroroncino noticed that both of them were not focused on him and intentionally started to distance himself.
"Special Skill"
"Instant Annihilation"
Albedo noticed Peroroncino.
"Rubedo, quickly interrupt this skill, it's extremely powerful."
Albedo remembered that Peroroncino had used this skill during his sparring with the Sorcerer King, and its power was immense.
However, what Albedo didn't know was that Peroroncino had enhanced the skill with several other abilities to make it so powerful.
"We're so close to killing Shalltear; I can't let that effort go to waste," Rubedo refused Albedo's suggestion.
Albedo wanted to go herself, but with her speed, it was difficult to get close to Peroroncino before he could use his skill.
Reluctantly, Albedo had to give up attacking Peroroncino and turned to focus all her efforts on attacking Shalltear.
Under the combined assault of Albedo and Rubedo, Shalltear's health rapidly plummeted.
"Spatial Wave Fist!"
Rubedo used an attack with a killing effect, instantly taking Shalltear's life.
As a member of the Undead, Shalltear turned to ashes and vanished upon death.
At this moment, Rubedo looked toward Peroroncino.
Peroroncino had also finished charging up his special skill.
In Albedo and Rubedo's line of sight, they saw an endless sky consumed by darkness sweeping toward them.
For such a large-scale damage skill, neither of them attempted to dodge, as it was clear they couldn't escape.
"Magic Shield Protection"
"War God's Guardian"
Both Albedo and Rubedo used defensive magic.
Albedo was surrounded by a dark spherical shield for protection.
Rubedo was protected by a red defensive shield.
The darkness consumed both of them.
Albedo sensed something was wrong. Her shield wasn't damaged, but her health was decreasing.
And it was decreasing without any pain.
Rubedo was in the same situation.
In frustration, Rubedo shattered her own shield and moved toward Peroroncino's direction.
Before the darkness arrived, she had remembered Peroroncino's location.
Rubedo had barely moved when she suddenly felt sharp pain throughout her body.
Albedo, inside her shield, also felt the same. Both of their healths began to drastically decrease.
Soon, the darkness dissipated, and the two were left gasping for air. The skill had made them feel as if they had aged many years, as though their life force was being drained like blood.
"Tell me, how can I bring Lord Tabula Smaragdina back to Nazarick, and I will spare you," Rubedo said, looking at Peroroncino.
"Are you telling the truth?" Peroroncino replied.
"Of course, as long as I get to see Lord Tabula Smaragdina, I can help you kill Albedo right now," Rubedo said.
"Rubedo, you!" Albedo glared at Rubedo, gritting her teeth.
"Don't look at me like that. We were originally in a cooperative relationship. Once I get what I want, this partnership will no longer be necessary," Rubedo replied.
"Fine, I'll tell you, but you must kill Albedo first," Peroroncino said.
"You said it, and I'll kill her," Rubedo responded.
"How do I know you won't go back on your word after I tell you? After all, you're both NPCs created by Tabula Smaragdina. You must have a good relationship," Peroroncino attempted to deceive Rubedo.
"Good relationship? Are you blind? If it weren't for needing her combat power, I'd want her dead. Nigredo can go die too. Lord Tabula Smaragdina's masterpiece only needs me," Albedo thought to herself.
Of course, she couldn't say this out loud, considering she and Rubedo were currently in a cooperative relationship.
"Hmph! If you don't tell me, I'll kill you right now," Rubedo threatened, looking at Peroroncino.
"Fine! I'll tell you. The method to bring Tabula Smaragdina back to Nazarick is simple. It requires the sacrifice of a World-Class Item and someone to voluntarily offer their life to activate the Origin Magic," Peroroncino replied.
"It seems like you're not planning to tell the truth!" Rubedo couldn't tell if Peroroncino was lying. But based on what Peroroncino said, both she and Albedo would definitely need someone to sacrifice themselves. And it had to be a voluntary sacrifice.
In other words, the person sacrificing wouldn't be able to see Tabula Smaragdina, while the one who didn't sacrifice could.
"If it's true, I'll make Albedo willingly sacrifice herself," Rubedo thought to herself.
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Nazarick, Level 9
Ainz was enjoying a slime bath.
"Bathing feels so comfortable~"
"But something seems to be missing."
Ainz looked around the empty bathhouse and remembered how he usually bathed with Peroroncino. He would use slimes to scrub himself while Peroroncino would use water spirits to scrub him, and during that time, they would chat about recent events.
"I wonder where he is now," Ainz thought for a moment before deciding to contact Peroroncino.
Beep beep beep...
"What's going on?!"
Beep beep beep...
Ainz's gaze instantly became sharp.
"Is there something you need, Lord Ainz?" Demiurge's voice came through.
"Demiurge, do you know where Albedo is right now?" Ainz asked.
"Albedo mentioned that she went to rest as per your instructions..." Demiurge replied.
"Can you contact her?" Ainz asked. (Albedo should not have left the Sorcerer Kingdom, her disappearance puzzled Ainz.)
"Please wait a moment, Lord Ainz. I will try to contact her."
Beep beep beep...
"Lord Ainz, I am also unable to contact Albedo."
Ainz stood up from the hot spring.
"Demiurge, contact all the guardians and have them come to the Throne Room of Level 10 of Nazarick immediately! As quickly as possible."
"Understood!"
Demiurge hung up the call.
Ainz put on his robe and teleported to the Throne Room.
Beep beep beep...
Perorochino opened the guardian panel in the Throne Room.
Albedo was in a normal state. As Ainz scrolled down, Shalltear was marked as being in a death state.
Boom! Ainz clenched his fist and slammed it heavily onto the armrest of the throne.
Ainz teleported to the third level of Nazarick.
"Who can tell me where Shalltear went?!" Ainz shouted with magic amplification.
Immediately, many Vampire Brides ran to him from the third level.
One of the Vampire Brides came before Ainz and spoke:
"Lord Ainz, Shalltear-sama went out with Lord Peroroncino."
"Where did they go?"
"I'm terribly sorry, but I do not know."
Boom! Ainz slammed his Ainz Ooal Gown staff onto the ground, causing cracks to appear on the floor.
Ainz teleported back to the Throne Room.
Demiurge, Aura, Cocytus, Mare, Pandora, Viktim, and Sebas were all waiting for Ainz there. They had all been granted the
"Lord Ainz, may I ask what urgent matter has occurred?" Demiurge spoke up.
"Peroroncino is in danger. Shalltear is dead. And Albedo is missing, I can't reach her through
Ainz opened the guardian panel.
Shalltear's name had not disappeared.
"Shalltear has been revived!" Ainz instantly understood the situation.
"Demiurge, gather all the flying or fast-moving members of Nazarick and conduct a carpet search in the Holy Kingdom, where I and Peroroncino had our earlier spar.
Report anything you find immediately. We must locate Peroroncino as quickly as possible."
"Understood!" Demiurge responded.
"Then, all guardians, come with me to search for Peroroncino."
"Understood!" The guardians responded in unison.
End of chapter
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