OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

"Maximize Magic radiant brilliance" — Shalltear was the first to use a holy magic attack against Albedo.

A massive burst of light energy descended from the sky.

"Black Shroud of Protection!"

A black shield appeared around Albedo, firmly protecting her and blocking the holy magic of Shalltear's unavoidable area attack.

"Piercing Arrow!"

A silent arrow struck Albedo's shield.

The shield shattered instantly.

The holy energy directly hit Albedo.

"Ah!" Albedo cried out in pain.

As a succubus, Albedo is also a type of demon, and holy magic is her weakness.

Originally, her skills could easily defend against holy magic, but the arrow that Peroroncino shot just now broke through her defense.

After being hit, this type of defensive skill cannot be used again within the same day.

"Maximize Magic—Serpent Chains!" Peroroncino cast his magic, and four serpentine chains, like arrows, quickly reached Albedo, tightly binding her.

"Break!" Albedo immediately used her skill to break the chains.

"Maximize Magic—Radiant Brilliance!"

Just after breaking free, she was met with Shalltear's holy magic.

"Ah~~!" This time, Albedo took the full damage from the holy magic and screamed in agony.

"Flash Holy Arrow!"

An arrow radiating with powerful holy energy shot toward Albedo.

"Clink!" A long leg clad in red leather pants kicked away the incoming arrow. A blonde-haired woman in a red outfit appeared in front of Albedo.

"Rubedo!" Peroroncino uttered the name of the newcomer.

Peroroncino was on high alert.

Rubedo was the strongest individual among the NPCs of Nazarick. Even the former guild's strongest member, Touch Me, once said that he might not be able to defeat Rubedo.

Whether that was modesty or not, Peroroncino didn't know, but Touch Me's words indicated Rubedo's formidable strength.

"Even Rubedo is here, but even you will not harm Lord Peroroncino," Shalltear said.

"Activate the Banner of Myriad Demons and Ghosts!"

Shalltear swung the ghost banner in her hand.

Hundreds of ghosts appeared on the battlefield.

"Let the ghosts attack Rubedo! Shalltear, you hold Albedo off!" Peroroncino commanded.

Hundreds of level 90 ghosts charged toward Rubedo.

"Get lost!" Rubedo gathered strength in her fist and struck a ghost, releasing a powerful sonic boom, causing the surrounding air to vibrate.

But the ghosts were unharmed, and one clawed at Rubedo. She was attacked by the ghost, but nothing happened to her.

"Spatial Distortion!"

Peroroncino cast his skill again. He wasn't sure about Rubedo's abilities, but he knew she was purely a warrior class.

She had powerful melee combat abilities and extremely high defense.

However, the disadvantage was that Rubedo lacked ranged attack capabilities, which was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

The skill Peroroncino had just used could prevent anyone from moving quickly near him. Once someone moved too fast, they would lose their sense of direction. If they tried to charge forward, they would be thrown off course.

Seeing that she couldn't attack the ghosts, Rubedo turned and charged toward Shalltear.

Rubedo was well aware that if she attacked Peroroncino, Shalltear would likely counter immediately. That would leave her in a disadvantageous two-on-one situation. The best strategy now was to eliminate Shalltear with the help of Albedo.

So, Rubedo charged toward Shalltear.

Rubedo's primary target was the summoning item that Shalltear held, which called forth the ghosts.

"Behind you, Shalltear!" Peroroncino shouted, firing three different magical arrows in quick succession.

Fire Arrow, Water Arrow, Lightning Arrow.

Shalltear turned and clashed fists with Rubedo.

The collision created a powerful shockwave.

"Demon Corruption!"

Albedo's axe in her hand struck Shalltear's wing with a mighty blow.

At the same time, the three arrows hit Rubedo. The three arrows, each with a different elemental attribute, struck the same spot, causing significant damage to Rubedo.

After losing her wings, Shalltear immediately began to fall, but she quickly spread her bat-like wings to maintain her balance.

"Kill Shalltear first!" Rubedo's voice barely finished when she suddenly appeared in front of Shalltear, delivering a powerful punch to the "Banner of Myriad Demons and Ghosts."

However, the flag remained completely unharmed.

"That's a World-Class Item!" Albedo exclaimed in astonishment.

"You actually kept a World-Class Item for yourself! All World-Class Items of Nazarick should be under Ainz-sama's control!"

Peroroncino exchanged words with Albedo, who was clearly acting a bit crazed now.

Peroroncino remembered Albedo's creator, Tabula Smaragdina. In his impression, Tabula Smaragdina was a strange person.

Everyone has a fixed personality, but Tabula Smaragdina was different. He didn't have a fixed personality, as if he had multiple personalities.

Peroroncino didn't know the person very well, even though they were acquainted.

After all, Peroroncino wasn't the guild leader, so it wasn't possible for him to understand everyone deeply.

Peroroncino had seen Albedo's setup, and it was as if Albedo had multiple personalities mixed together.

Such people were very prone to becoming insane. Now, Albedo seemed like a paranoid individual.

Numerous ghosts launched attacks against Rubedo. These ghosts couldn't deal much damage to Rubedo, but over time, it could become troublesome if left unchecked.

Albedo wanted to attack these ghosts, but with Shalltear's interference, she had no chance.

"Albedo, aren't you going to use your trump card?" Rubedo shouted.

Albedo gave a signal, and a ghost appeared.

"Spirit Demon!"

The ghost looked like a person draped in a white cloth, simple and unadorned, level 85, a monster from the 10th floor of Nazarick. Its intelligence was not very high.

"Spirit Demon! Are you sure you want to attack me, one of the forty-one Supreme Beings?"

Peroroncino wasn't saying this because he was afraid of the creature, but because the Spirit Demon could see the true form of these ghosts. As another spirit-type monster, it could distinguish the differences between the ghosts.

"Lady Albedo said that eliminating you is Lord Ainz's order. As a member of Nazarick, Lord Ainz's commands are absolute."

"You didn't hear Lord Ainz's command with your own ears, did you?"

Peroroncino's words made the Spirit Demon waver.

"No, I saw Lord Ainz personally give me this order."

"It must have been a Doppelgängers!" Peroroncino deduced how Albedo had deceived the Spirit Demon.

"Ridiculous, how dare a Doppelgängers impersonate Lord Ainz!" Albedo laughed.

Seeing that Doppelgängers had completely sided with Albedo, Peroroncino had his answer.

"Shalltear, use the Pure Throwing Spear to attack the Spirit Demon."

Shalltear just threw a Pure Throwing Spear, dealing massive damage to the Spirit Demon. Albedo charged forward to restrain Shalltear.

After issuing the command to Shalltear, Peroroncino immediately used his skill.

"Special skill, Divine Light Cloak

＜Light will destroy all darkness＞

Corona of the Sun descends!"

A throne appeared behind Perorochino, and light gradually gathered on the throne, slowly forming a goddess from the light.

"Stop him!" Albedo shouted.

Albedo knew very well that the special skill Peroroncino was using had damage comparable to that of supreme magic.

"Path of Fear!" The Spirit Demon used its skill to carve a path through the ghosts.

The ghosts summoned by the Banner of Myriad Demons and Ghosts could only deal physical-type damage, and lacked any usable skills, so they couldn't inflict any meaningful damage on normal spirits.

Rubedo charged toward Peroroncino.

Peroroncino remained unfazed and continued to cast his skills.

"Shattered Star" Rubedo also used her special skill.

If this skill hit Peroroncino, it would definitely take half of his life.

Just as Rubedo was about to reach Peroroncino, Shalltear charged forward. Due to the distraction caused by the ghosts, Albedo could not stop Shalltear.

Shalltear, unable to defend herself in time, used her body to block Rubedo's attack.

Shalltear was struck through, and her stomach was pierced.

Rubedo ignored Shalltear and, deciding to spare her, attempted to continue attacking Perorochino.

However, the severely injured Shalltear grabbed her from behind.

"Summon Minions!"

Countless bat-like dark creatures appeared and surrounded Rubedo.

"Boom!"

A shockwave radiated from Rubedo's body, destroying all the minions summoned by Shalltear.

Shalltear clung tightly to Rubedo, flapping her wings to force Rubedo away from Peroroncino.

Shalltear knew well that her offensive power would be unable to stop Rubedo. She had no choice but to resort to this desperate method. For the most important person in her life, she was willing to sacrifice everything. What if she had to act shamelessly?

"Since you want to die so badly, I'll grant your wish!"

Rubedo punched Shalltear's head again and again.

"As long as I'm alive, you won't be able to get near my master!" Shalltear shouted.

This moment even moved Perorochino, but he still made up his mind. If he didn't attack, everything Shalltear had done would be in vain.

Peroroncino adjusted his attack angle.

Albedo noticed what Peroroncino was about to do. He wanted to eliminate the Spirit Demon. After thinking for a moment, Albedo realized the reason and immediately asked:

"Spirit Demon, which one is the main body?"

Spirit Demon didn't respond.

The next moment, a divine beam of light tore through the sky.

As the beam of light shot out, it struck both Shalltear and Rubedo. Shalltear was instantly obliterated by the light.

Rubedo was injured to varying degrees, but it didn't affect her combat ability.

"Curse!"

Spirit Demon cast a spell on one of the ghosts as it was struck, and then was turned to ash by the attack.

Almost half of the ghosts were also hit and died. The remaining ghosts leveled up by 1 (Ghosts can only level up when another ghost dies, and there is a cooldown period, with the second level up being available only after a minute).

"Your turn!" Rubedo looked at Peroroncino.

End of chapter

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