Chapter 173 Detonation
The greenskins retreated temporarily, and the city began to hold a festival at night. The greenskins attacked more than just this city. A total of three cities were successfully defended, and three were destroyed.

Tonight, the orcs were drinking mushroom wine and doing whatever they wanted on the ruins of the city, while the city that had survived was decorated with lights and colors amid the people’s celebration.

Everyone’s joys and sorrows are different. The Great Keeper only thinks they are noisy, but it doesn’t matter. The attack of the orcs and greenskins is the result of deliberate instigation by the Slaanesh demons.

It was not only to test the reaction of the Eldar, but also to leave a mark on this world. The demons of Slaanesh had long been lurking in the destroyed city, and they had secretly made blasphemous arrangements before the greenskins broke into the city.

All the mortals killed by the greenskins will become the aids to the revival of Slaanesh. The desire for life, the fear of death, the pain after being injured, these extreme emotions are the favorites of the demons of Paradise.

The cities that survived were even more mellow and delicious. The citizens who had escaped death in the city were celebrating when they suddenly encountered misfortune and fell into despair, and their emotional fluctuations were particularly strong.

The city that Ainz defended was of utmost importance.

The warehouses in the city have been opened, and large amounts of meat have been made into steaming dishes and distributed to every resident free of charge along with beer.

The families of those who died in defending the city received generous pensions, which were distributed personally by the mayor.

The respected mayor’s body trembled slightly when he handed over each pension. People naturally thought that this was a manifestation of the mayor’s love for his people.

But in fact, he had already thrown himself into the arms of Slaanesh and was suppressing his excitement. People’s pain and sorrow made him very happy, but he thought that those who admired him would soon die miserably.

The mayor was so excited just imagining the expressions on these people’s faces when they found out who killed them.

Time passed quickly, and the evening celebration was about to begin. Ainz was invited to the stage to give a speech.

Ainz had made careful preparations for his current appearance, even using a special insect prop to tune his voice into the most attractive sound he could find.

However, what Ainz didn’t know this time was that Albedo, who had always been doing her best, no longer cared about the effect of her speech.

Ainz personally changed Albedo’s character to “deeply in love with Momonga”.

NPCs will faithfully fulfill their character settings as long as they do not violate their loyalty to the player. Long before the human empire entered this universe, Albedo had actually begun to show signs of going berserk because of her extremely complex and contradictory character settings.

It secretly trampled on the flag of the guild and quietly formed a team to hunt down the Supreme Being (players). It can be said that from the day Ainz changed Albedo’s settings, it had already entered a crazy countdown.

In previous explorations of this area, Ainz had not found any other living players, and the Great Tomb of Nazarick had always been in an absolute dominant position, so Albedo’s madness had been suppressed.

But now Ainz is in danger of sudden death at any time, Slaanesh is the one pushing him from behind, and Albedo’s health has long been broken.

Now, its brain has no ability to think normally except to protect Lord Ainz (Flying Squirrel) and to be with Lord Momonga forever.

The remaining power of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, except for Ainz and the Golden Princess, will be offered to the Prince of Pleasure in this sacrifice as a unique offering.

Then Albedo could be with Ainz forever, forever and ever, and no one would disturb them anymore.

As Ainz prepared to go on stage, he felt a little scared when he saw Albedo.

“Hey, Albedo, is there anything wrong with my image?”

“Of course, Ainz-sama is perfect at all times. Of course, your original appearance is more perfect, but you are still perfect now.”

Ainz had no way to deal with Albedo’s eyes, which were full of stars. He could only sigh secretly and temporarily suppress his inner anxiety.

I must be overthinking it, but I don’t know why I always feel uneasy.

Although Ainz is a man without his own opinions and is completely pushed around by his subordinates, he still trusts his intuition, especially his premonition of danger.

“Albedo.”

Before going on stage, Ainz took Albedo’s shoulder, and this action immediately made Albedo’s cheeks blush.

“Lord Ainz…”

“It’s like this, Albedo, after my consideration, I think it would be better for you to give this speech instead of me.”

“what?”

“Yes, Albedo, you can take my place. I trust you.”

“Yes, Master Ainz.”

Albedo felt a little confused that Ainz had suddenly given her the task of giving a speech, but she still walked to the front of the stage and began her passionate speech.

Ainz quietly added several buffs to himself on the stage, and then cast all the detection magic he could on himself, observing his surroundings from a hidden position.

There is no problem, the people’s cheers are genuine. Some people lost relatives in the previous battle, and although they were also at the scene, it is okay for them to show sadness.

And there doesn’t seem to be a problem with creatures that look a lot like demons.

Wait, demon-like creature?

Ainz suddenly discovered that there was a devil-like monster with both male and female characteristics standing on the podium. Although this monster looked very grotesque, it had a unique charm.

Ainz found it difficult to look away after just one glance. At this moment, the monster was giving him a strange and terrifying smile.

As Ainz watched, he suddenly realized that his forced calmness had been triggered.

Although Ainz was now made of bones, he still felt all of his bones tremble.

The style of that thing is obviously completely different from the surrounding ones!

But everyone around seemed to have not seen the monster, and Ainz had seen a style similar to that monster before.

It was on a battlefield in another world, and they seemed to be called demons of the warp.

not good!

“Time stops!”

Without any hesitation, Ainz immediately used Time Stop. Although he knew from the previous battle that Time Stop would have very limited effect on the forces of the Warhammer Universe, it was still one of Ainz’s best auxiliary magics. It could effectively control the soldiers, and although the effect was limited, it was still effective compared to other magics.

“Strong enemy, retreat!”

After the release time stopped, Ainz did not even bother to check whether the Slaanesh Archfiend was under control. He directly activated high-level teleportation magic and issued transfer orders to other NPCs in the Great Tomb through the team channel.

According to the previously simulated plan, these NPCs will immediately activate the transfer scroll and go to the pre-designed location after receiving the order.

The transfer location of each high-level NPC is different. Afterwards, they will gather at three different locations separately and then finally converge together.

Make sure you are not wiped out by the enemy.

But unfortunately, although Ainz’s idea was correct, the city had already been spatially blocked by the power of Slaanesh, and Ainz could not teleport out at all.

After his body flashed for a moment, Ainz was horrified to find that he was still in the same place.

At this moment, the Great Keeper of Slaanesh had stood up. It stretched its limbs and easily peeled off the skin of the three people around it. The speed was so fast that the three people did not even have time to react.

It was only after seeing the miserable plight of others that I realized what terrible things had happened.

Various hidden Slaanesh demons also emerged from the crowd. They hacked and killed indiscriminately, ravaging the crowd wantonly, and those who could die directly were happy.

Those who did not die immediately would be captured and then turned into sacrifices to the power of Slaanesh through the unimaginable vicious operations of the demons.

“Protect Ainz-sama!”

When the remaining NPCs in the Great Tomb of Nazarick realized that they could not move away, they immediately rushed to Ainz’s side under the leadership of Sebastian, surrounded him, and protected him as much as possible.

Looking at the few NPCs he had left, Ainz felt the discomfort brought about by his forced calm.

If it weren’t for this forced calmness, it would have been completely unable to move by now, but precisely because of this forced calmness, it couldn’t even escape.

And in the current situation, there is obviously only one answer.

Soon, Ainz fell to his knees under the half-smiling gaze of the Great Secret Keeper.

Ainz raised a golden staff with seven snakes entwined around it. Each snake held a gem of a different color in its mouth. He presented it to the other side respectfully.

That is the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown that represents the guild, a guild weapon created by all players of the Great Tomb of Nazarick during its heyday.

This weapon embodies the hard work of all the members of the guild. Its effect actually exceeds the highest-level artifact-level items in the game, and in some aspects it is comparable to world-class items.

And now, Ainz respectfully presented it to that enemy.

“Great being, please accept my allegiance.”

As Ainz spoke, he buried his head deeply in the ground, with only his hands raised high. His posture looked very funny.

“This is the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, which represents all my power. With this, you can fully command all the people in the current Great Tomb of Nazarick.”

But this is not important to Ainz. Forget the dignity of a strong man, he doesn’t even have the self-respect of a weak man. The most important thing for him is to stay alive. Only by staying alive can he have a chance.

The other NPCs in the Great Tomb saw their Supreme Beings kneeling like this, so they naturally followed suit. Albedo knelt there in surprise, her eyes constantly wandering between Ainz and the Great Keeper of Secrets.

It was great that Lord Momonga took the initiative to join Prince Pleasure’s army. This way, he and Lord Momonga would be together forever.

Ainz had seen how powerful those great demons were. In this situation where he was being plotted against by the other party, Ainz did not think he had any chance of defeating the enemy, so he might as well try to surrender from the beginning.

From what Ainz knew, such strong men would have meaningless pride. As long as he knelt down quickly enough, the opponent would not be able to kill him directly.

Ainz’s surrender did have a significant effect. The Great Secret Keeper on the opposite side was really stunned for a moment. It had considered various reactions of Ainz, but this kind of kneeling directly was obviously the most boring one.

Its interest in the game had been ruined, and it walked over in annoyance, ready to take the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown.

There was no surprise. Ainz had no intention of risking his life to see if he could defeat the Great Keeper of Secrets at this moment. He let the Great Keeper’s pincers take away the scepter in his hand.

The Great Secret Keeper carefully examined the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, feeling the power contained within, and knew that what Ainz said was true.

Its mood finally improved a little, so it was time to continue preparing for Slaanesh’s awakening.

The Great Secret Keeper thought about it, and then it discovered that there was something wrong with its perspective, its head was tilted.

It raised its left hand and tried to push its head back, but at this moment it saw dense single-molecule lines appearing in the air from nowhere, and its left hand was cut into countless pieces as soon as it was raised.

No! The information is false!

It opened its mouth, and there was another mouth on its long and thin tongue. This mouth was wide open, and ultrasonic waves that were inaudible to human ears were emitted from it, destroying the single molecular lines in the air.

But how can we make it happen?
Countless deadly weapons pierced its body in an instant, completely strangling the Slaanesh demon without leaving it any chance.

At some point, the clown troupe belonging to Xigochi appeared on the battlefield, and they seemed to be well prepared.

The Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown fell from the hands of the Grand Keeper and was taken directly by Ainz who was kneeling below. Because it touched the monomolecular wire, two of the snake heads on the staff were cut off.

But none of this mattered now. The city’s spatial blockade had been lifted due to the death of Slaanesh, and Ainz teleported away immediately after receiving the scepter.

This time, it completely ignored the other NPCs and launched multiple high-level teleportations in succession. It did not stop until it appeared on a mountain that it had no idea where it was.

It breathed a sigh of relief, finally escaping the crisis.

Then, a light brighter than a thousand suns appeared in front of it.

The Laughing God Xigochi detonated the incarnation of Kane at the portal, and the whole planet trembled because of the death of the Eldar God of War again.

(End of this chapter)