"Human, you've crossed the line."
The warrior wearing ice armor, exuding a cold killing intent, said in a muffled voice.
Roa looked at the people in front of him, these people were the 'old acquaintances' he had met some time ago.
It was laughable, the two sides were meeting for the second time, but the relationship was more tense each time. This time, it had even reached the point of drawing swords against each other.
"Albedo, Cocytus, Demiurge, and Shalltear over there, hmm, Ainz didn't come?"
Roa looked around, not seeing Ainz's figure.
However, as the words fell, a strange wave spread out, and a burly figure wearing a gorgeous black cloak appeared in front of Roa. He had no skin, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, or internal organs, only a skeleton. Ainz was huge, almost half a head taller than Roa.
He held the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, his fingers adorned with many item-type rings, looking at Roa with a serious expression.
It was at the moment when the many guardians and Ainz appeared that Zesshi Zetsumei, hiding in the corner, almost felt suffocated.
Not only Zesshi Zetsumei, but everyone in the field felt their hair stand on end, feeling that rashly intervening in this battle today was the stupidest thing to do.
"How, how can there be so many terrifying monsters all of a sudden."
The expression of the team leader of the Black Scripture became extremely pale, and he looked at Ainz's equipment, his eyes filled with bloodshot.
"These equipment, even in our country, are treasures, but the other party is fully equipped with such items."
Zesshi Zetsumei's right hand, holding the scythe, was covered in sweat. She said in a somewhat dry voice, "What to do? Should we retreat?"
The Black Scripture's eyes flickered, at this moment their team was completely unqualified to participate in the battle.
If it was the initial Shalltear, Zesshi Zetsumei was confident in exchanging blows with her, but when four guardians appeared in the field, the sense of oppression came over them.
She believed that even if she was wearing six god-tier equipment, she would not be able to withstand the opponent's first attack.
They were useless here.
However, if they retreated just like that
Zesshi Zetsumei's gaze turned to the young man surrounded by many guardians.
The young man's expression was still calm, one hand holding a long sword, his back straight, like a sharp blade about to be unsheathed.
Even surrounded by four level 100 guardians, even with a death-type archmage standing opposite him, Roa's expression had not changed from beginning to end.
The atmosphere became more silent, the oppressive atmosphere shrouded the entire sky, the outskirts of the Royal capital turned into a pile of ruins, and on this devastated land, a group of people looked at each other.
After a moment of silence, Ainz took the lead and said, "Roa, I have no intention of being your enemy. This incident is just our grudge with the Slane Theocracy."
The people hiding in the corner preparing to play dead were slightly stunned. Ainz's voice was loud, or rather, his statement was originally intended for the group of people hiding in the corner.
"Crap, we've been discovered!"
Large beads of sweat fell from Zesshi Zetsumei's forehead. This statement was equivalent to placing them directly on the stage.
"Retreat!"
"Dimensional Move!"
The Black Scripture didn't think, directly wanting to take everyone and run away.
As for whether doing so would be too immoral, after all, there was a senior being surrounded by a group of people in the front.
This was no longer something they should consider, they could only pray that Roa's strength was strong enough to escape the encirclement. As for completely killing the other side, no one had even thought about it.
Roa was strong, that's right, but the other side was not weak either. Judging from this situation, even a Dragon Lord would stumble here.
The figures of the crowd flickered with blue light, but just as they were about to disappear, Ainz chuckled, "Since you're here, why leave?"
"Dimensional Lock!"
After speaking, Ainz pointed his finger, and an invisible magic power spread out, enveloping everyone in the field.
The blue light dissipated, and everyone remained in place, their faces as pale as paper.
"We're done for!"
This was the thought in everyone's mind, and many people looked ashen.
Among them, there were many experts in the hero domain, and even those at the level of deviants, but these combat powers were like ants in front of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, easily crushed with a pinch.
But Ainz's gaze was not on Zesshi Zetsumei and others at this moment, his attention was mainly focused on Roa.
"How about you and I take a step back this time? I don't want to be enemies with you. This time, I'm just here to wipe out these people from the Slane Theocracy. If you can hand over the people from the Slane Theocracy to me, this matter will be settled."
Ainz still didn't want to fight Roa, he couldn't bear such a loss, and he didn't want to be enemies with the forces behind Roa so quickly.
This operation was initially aimed at the Slane Theocracy, there was no doubt about that. The Slane Theocracy had indeed touched his bottom line, and it could even be said that from the moment the Slane Theocracy used a world-class item on Shalltear, causing Shalltear to be mentally dominated, Ainz had already decided to fight them to the death.
But the Slane Theocracy was, after all, a country established by the Six Great Gods, and the Six Great Gods were players like him.
Since they even left behind world-class items, then this country might really have some trump card that could be activated in a crisis, just like Roa said.
This incident with Shalltear was undoubtedly a reminder to Ainz. If he rashly attacked, even with the strength of Nazarick, he would probably suffer unnecessary losses.
Ainz had already resurrected Shalltear once. With the wealth of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, resurrecting a few more guardians would not be a problem.
But no matter what, this was the foundation of a huge force, and 300 million gold coins were no joke. It was always good to be cautious, and that's why Ainz had this plan.
This plan was to secretly send out a flag on the surface, which was Shalltear, as bait, to invade the Royal capital and further erode the power of this country, all under the premise of not exposing the Great Tomb of Nazarick. At the same time, Ainz also deliberately spread some news, revealing it to this group of people from the Slane Theocracy.
This was both a test of this world by Ainz, and an attempt to take all the high-end combat power of the Slane Theocracy in one fell swoop.
The actual plan was also very successful. As soon as the news of Shalltear spread, it attracted all the members of the Black Scripture from thousands of miles away, and when Roa and Shalltear fought, they planned to cooperate with Roa to directly solve the trouble of Shalltear.
It could be said that if it wasn't for Roa interfering, Ainz and his group would have been quite satisfied with this plan.
But the key was that Roa still came out to interfere.
In fact, Ainz had also thought about this situation, but it was unavoidable.
The reason was simple.
Ainz was not alone, he came to this world with a super force.
The Great Tomb of Nazarick was more powerful than any country or force in this world, and Ainz, who possessed such a powerful force, could not limit himself to one place if he wanted to develop.
However, the resources in this world were limited. If one party wanted to obtain more, it would inevitably infringe on the interests of the other party, and those who were infringed upon would naturally not be willing to hand over what originally belonged to them. This was how contradictions and conflicts arose.
It could be said that if Ainz wanted to develop, launching a war was necessary, and there was no way to avoid it. In this world, only powerful strength was the only truth.
And coincidentally, Ainz possessed this powerful strength, this strength was enough to challenge anyone. How could he be willing to give up the vast prospects for development and be subservient to others just because of a few words from Roa?
So even if Roa was bluffing, weaving a non-existent force, when it really came to interests, they would have to exchange a few moves to see the outcome.
But Ainz really didn't want to be enemies with Roa now, so he would say those words just now.
However, Roa's answer was very calm.
"That won't do. I said before, I hope you can be low-key, but obviously you didn't listen to my words. Recently, your actions have become bigger and bigger, and, do you think I don't know your little tricks behind your back?"
"Ainz, think carefully about what you've done recently. If you were the you who was once human, would you let your subordinates do these things? Like Demiurge's Ranch."
"Ainz, your personality seems to be growing increasingly indifferent."
Speaking up to this point, Roa meaningfully gazed at Demiurge and Ainz.
Demiurge's expression shifted, and he glared at Roa with hostility.
Ainz's expression darkened. What Roa said was not without reason. He was not unaware of Demiurge's actions, but he had turned a blind eye and let Demiurge continue.
The guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick inherently possessed very distinct personalities, and forcibly restraining them was impossible.
Demiurge, for example, was clearly standing on the opposite side of humanity.
If it were the former human youth, he might have intervened.
However, as time passed, Ainz's temperament became increasingly cold, even to the point of indifference.
In fact, he was keenly aware of his own situation.
But what could he do? What's done is done.
He was already the King of the Undead, and he was now the leader of the entire Great Tomb of Nazarick. To Ainz, the members of the Great Tomb of Nazarick were more like children, children he had watched grow up.
He no longer cared about humanity; he was now more concerned about the people around him.
Ainz did not want to dwell on this topic. The soul fire in his eye sockets flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "In other words, Your Excellency is rejecting this negotiation and intends to wage a full-scale war against us?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the four guardians surrounding Roa emanated a terrifying aura.
Roa did not speak, but his expression revealed his attitude.
Ainz finally gave up the last bit of hope in his heart and looked at Roa with a gloomy expression.
"If that's the case, then there's no other way."
Ainz let out a deep sigh, a sigh that seemed full of helplessness.
Ainz's robes fluttered in the wind, and a black aura spread around him, mainly converging on Roa.
Roa was quickly enveloped in this black mist. Within the mist, Roa could clearly feel his life force being eroded and devoured.
This was one of Ainz's special abilities, capable of inflicting terrifying effects on external targets while reducing their abilities—Despair Aura.
The effect of Despair Aura was extremely terrifying and had an area-of-effect. If someone's level was not high enough or they did not have corresponding resistance, it could even trigger an instant death effect, causing them to die on the spot.
And when Ainz used this skill, its effect was greatly enhanced.
First, Ainz's passive skills provided attribute bonuses for this type of necromantic skill. Finally, after this ability was enhanced by Ainz's staff, it could even affect level 100 NPCs.
However, such a skill was useless against Roa.
"Life Drain."
A golden light appeared, enveloping Albedo, who was closest to him.
Albedo was unable to dodge, and the golden light was like a maggot attached to a bone, constantly stealing Albedo's life force to replenish Roa's own, despite emitting a gentle light.
The effect of Despair Aura was directly negated. Albedo's expression became very unpleasant; she could feel her power constantly draining away.
Albedo was about to attack, but Ainz secretly stopped her.
"Leave it to me."
Ainz walked towards Roa, his gaze cold. Although he was an enemy, he was exceptionally calm at this moment.
"If that's the case, then let me eliminate you here."
As soon as the words fell, time froze.
The world stood still.
The four guardians, the distant Zesshi Zetsumei and the others, and even Roa, remained frozen in place.
This was Ainz's magic, the tenth-tier time-based magic—Time Stop!
In theory, casting magic required incantations. Even tenth-tier magic only required saying the name of the spell to activate it.
But even this small utterance would reveal the magic Ainz was about to cast, giving his opponent information.
To counter this, Ainz had made special preparations. Before coming, he had secretly used another skill.
Chantless Magic!
This was to instantly release this skill, catching Roa off guard.
And as it turned out, Ainz's plan was indeed successful. At this moment, he was the only one who could move.