Shalltear repelled them with her Spuit Lance, as if telling them to stay out of her way. However, 「Obsidian Sword」 continued its assault. It was incredibly difficult to destroy a sword made of magic with a physical attack.
“「Magic Destruction」.”
Shalltear used what little MP she had left to cast a magic canceling spell. With her MP now completely gone, her magic destroyed two of the swords in midair. But with one left, the remaining sword continued to attack Shalltear. 「Magic Destruction」’s success rate varied depending on the ability of the user. The result simply showed which of the two was the stronger magic caster.
“Ahh, annoying!”
Shalltear ignored the blade heading in her direction and charged at Ainz. Magic of that level wouldn’t be able to damage her.
The blow from the Spuit Lance threw Ainz to the side. Ainz was weak to strike attacks. Unable to ignore the damage, he steadied himself in the air using his 「Flight」 magic. And—
“Damn it!”
— For the first time in this battle, he lost his calm and cursed.
It wasn’t that his HP had dropped enough to warrant such a reaction. The problem was the phenomenon that was occurring before his eyes. The health that he lost was absorbed by Shalltear and had healed her.
The speed of that restoration surpassed the damage from the 「Obsidian Sword」. In order to deal damage greater than her healing, Ainz immediately covered her with attack magic.
“「Triple Maximize Magic: Reality Slash」.”
One after another, three attacks that slashed space itself drew blood from Shalltear’s body. However, she ignored it and approached him to shorten the distance, bringing the 「Obsidian Sword」 on her back with her.
Without her MP, Shalltear has no choice but to close in and fight inside the range of her SpuitLance….. But that is not in my favor.
While retreating with 「Flight」, Ainz continued his barrage of attacks.
“「Triple Maximize Magic: Reality Slash」.”
Despite the fact that he was on the run, with every blink, the distance between them was shrinking. It was the difference between the flying speed strengthened by a skill and that of 「Flight」 magic.
With blood spilling from her body, Shalltear closed the distance until she was right in front of his eyes. Crouching forward, Shalltear released a shockwave with herself at its center.
It’s not 「Force Explosion」! Unholy Shield?!
The shockwave formed from her skill shattered the remaining 「Obsidian Sword」 and crashed into Ainz, blowing him back a great distance.
“Kuh! Gaah!”
There was no doubt that she had combined her Unholy Shield with another unknown skill. Ainz crashed into the ground and rolled twice, three times— and forcefully recovered his balance with the help of a magic item and his 「Flight」 magic.
Whether it was because he lacked a vestibular system or because it was a characteristic of being an undead, Ainz, who didn’t even feel dizzy, glared at Shalltear over the widened distance.
This was a stroke of good fortune. Ainz did not desire a close range fight. The fact that their distance increased meant that he had more time to use his magic
As he was about to cast his spell, Ainz spotted a gathering of bright light that appeared in front of Shalltear. As if to block the two, the light occupied the space between them and formed into a shape the size of a human.
He knew very well what that was.
Ainz twisted his unmoving face into a frown, while Shalltear wore a victorious smile.
“So it’s here… at last. I thought it would appear eventually, but to use it here…. ‘Einherjar’ — Shalltear’s greatest secret weapon.”
The white light took the shape of a complete human.
Its appearance was that of a figure wearing white armor. If you were to exclude the fact that its skin radiated a pale light, it would look almost identical to Shalltear, its summoner.
Ainz knew that the appearance wasn’t the only similarity the two shared.
It doesn’t have the ability to use magic or items, along with some of its skills. However, its equipment and stats are on par with Shalltear herself. Although the race was a construct similar to a golem, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that its resistances were nearly identical to those of an undead.
It could be considered as a second Shalltear that could only use regular attacks.
Although he had expected this to happen, the burden of fighting two level 100 enemies at once was huge.
On top of this, Shalltear raised a great number of her kin. Wolves, bats, rat swarms— and many more.
Although none were at the level of the Einherjar, the strength in numbers was not to be underestimated.
Assuming I take them out instantly with area of effect magic….. What should I do about the Einherjar?
While Ainz was exploring his options, the Einherjar charged in his direction. It was a situation that even he hadn’t predicted.
Why isn’t Shalltear making a move? Isn’t her plan to decide the fight with numbers?
The question was answered as soon as he shifted his eyes. At the same time, the flame inside his empty eye sockets flared greatly.
“Uwah! So unfair!!”
He accidently spoke as Suzuki Satoru, asking if something like that was allowed.
The scene that was reflected in Ainz’ vision; the summoned kin were being destroyed, pierced by the Spuit Lance.
Shalltear was attacking the creatures she herself summoned with her Spuit Lance and healing off of them.
The healing ability of the Spuit Lance, needless to say, depended on the amount of damage inflicted. Ainz, who was the same level with high defense, versus her weak kin. There was no need to state which side would give more health. Reflected in Ainz’ vision in real time was the image of Shalltear restoring great amounts of her health.
The summoned creatures soon vanished, pierced by the lance.
It was a truly cruel and unthinkable situation.
But since friendly fire exist in this world, it could be called an obvious strategy.
Ainz regained his composure and began to hatch a plan for this unexpected situation. But to witness a scene where one killed their own summoned creature to restore health, it was something that could never have been possible in YGGDRASIL. As if he couldn’t completely suppress his agitation, Ainz took the full brunt of the attack from the Einherjar that managed to close the distance right up to his face.
“Kuughh!”
Ainz was blown away with a scream; the Einherjar continued her attack with an expressionless face.
As Ainz continued to retreat while under attack, he decided that he too, will lift the seal on his secret weapon.