“My turn!”
Iguvua used his staff to parry Frost Pain that was coming at him.
“Ku ku ku… I am the Lich Iguvua, don’t look down on me just because I am not proficient in melee combat!”
Although he said that, Iguvua could tell his chance of winning was low.
In a one on one fight, Iguvua could win with superior physical attributes. But the white lizardman behind kept healing the lizardman before him, turning the tables in terms of health left.
Only one out of three blows was deflected. The other two tore at Iguvua’s body. Even though he had resistance toward slashing weapons like skeletons and the additional ice damage was negated, the situation was dire.
Iguvua was panicking.
I am the creation of the Supreme Being Ainz Ooal Gown, the commander of this army. I can not fail!
He wanted to summon undead soldiers to act as meat shields, but Iguvua would be attacked whenever he tried to cast spells. It was tough to do so with an enemy right before his eyes.
He would lose if this went on.
Iguvua decided to show his final hand. It wasn’t a great plan— Depending on the circumstances, this might doom him, but that was the only choice he had left.
He suddenly turned around and ran. While Zaryusu was surprised, but he still took the chance to cleave at Iguvua’s back. Iguvua who took a hit on the back staggered, but did not fall. Zaryusu clicked his tongue at Iguvua’s seemingly endless health, and sprinted to catch up with Iguvua who was pulling away.
Iguvua turned back to show his undead face filled with wrath, but seemed to be elated about something.
A red sphere of light appeared in Iguvua’s hand. It was ‘Fireball’.
Using wide area spell at such a range? He wants to kill himself— No!
Realizing Iguvua wasn’t looking at him, Zaryusu was filled with fear. Iguvua was looking behind Zaryusu. He was focusing on Crusch and Zenberu who were lying on the ground.
— What should I do!?
Zaryusu thought frantically.
This was a major lapse. He could give Iguvua the final blow by sacrificing the both of them. If he didn’t do that, there would be no telling how the battle would turn. With both parties low on health, any mistake would be fatal.
To defeat Iguvua— Didn’t they fight through all this while in order to do that? So many lizardmen had given their lives for this goal.
Then he should sacrifice the two of them. They will definitely forgive him with a smile. If he was in their shoes, Zaryusu would want the other party to do so too.
— Even so.
Zaryusu wasn’t someone who would abandon the comrades fighting alongside him.
Only one way was left— Save the two of them and then destroy Iguvua.
Things were simple once he made up his mind.
“—「Icy Burst」!”
Zaryusu created a barrier of cold air on the ground near his feet.
“Gaarrgghh!”
Zaryusu’s body was chilled by the cold air bursting forth, pain that could only be described as intense spread through his entire being.
He glared at Iguvua with sharp eyes even though he was about to lose consciousness. Zaryusu endured this numbing pain.
He couldn’t help but scream despite his best efforts as the cold fog dominated the surrounding.
The white cold air covered everything and Iguvua laughed sinisterly when his scheme succeeded.
Ku ku, you could have won if you had abandoned your comrades.
Iguvua was completely immune to cold and electricity. He who was totally fine inside the cold gush of air crushed the ‘fireball’ spell in his hands. If he casted it, it would collide with the white fog around Iguvua and cause an explosion.
He could deal the final blow to the other two after the fog dissipated. More importantly, he needed to put down the lizardman that was still standing. As he looked around, Iguvua’s face scowled. He miscalculated something.
“Well then, where is he?”
This was a fog that concealed everything from sight.
Iguvua had the ability to see through the darkness with his eyes, but couldn’t see through objects that obscured his sight like this. He had no idea where the enemy was.
But that wasn’t a big problem. With how the lizardman was shrieking just now, he seemed to have suffered great injuries. He shot out the cold air to counter the ‘fireball’, so he must have suffered damage on the same level as taking a ‘fireball’ hit.
Suffering this injury on top of his already heavy wounds, it might had been fatal. What’s left was to crush him slowly.
Leave this foggy place first?
After considering it, Iguvua decided not to.
— If he moved now, he would be giving his position away.
The important thing was to summon undead guards. With a meat shield, victory will be his even if that lizardman was still alive.
Iguvua who was about to cast his spell heard the sound of water rippling.
— One of the four treasures of the lizardmen, Frost Pain.
A weapon made from ice extracted from the lake when it froze that one and only time. It harboured three magical powers.
Number one, the sword was imbued with cold energy, dealing additional ice damage to the enemy it attacks.
Number two, the powerful skill that could only be used thrice a day, Icy Burst.
Number three—
The sound of air being sliced echoed out.
Before understanding what was happening, Iguvua saw the tip of a sharp object.
Iguvua’s head was hit by a powerful strike.
The sword lodged into Iguvua’s right eye rattled wildly. Iguvua who finally understood what was happening screamed.
“Hyaaa! Why! Why are you not dead!”
Frost Pain pierced deep into Iguvua’s right eye socket, he could feel his health falling drastically—
In front of Iguvua who was standing unsteadily with a sword lodged in his head was Zaryusu who was covered in frost.
Iguvua couldn’t understand why Zaryusu was still standing after taking such a powerful ice attack.