Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it.
Shalltear roared in her heart, but her anger quickly turned into rampant killing intent, and it was indiscriminate killing intent. She possessed a skill called [Blood Frenzy], which was not a buff skill but a passive penalty of her class.
It was a penalty skill bestowed due to the power of her class, thereby proving the class's might. The more blood she got on her, the greater her urge to kill became. Although her combat power would increase, the cost was that she would enter a state where she couldn't control her mind.
She didn't know where that Vampire got information about her skills, or perhaps that Vampire didn't know at all. Because even if she wasn't controlled by the killing impulse and went berserk, she would never let this group of people go. Because they had seen her true form, and they were the unit of the Slane Theocracy, which Ainz-sama had specifically warned her about. So, even falling into Blood Frenzy was no big deal, because she only needed to kill all these people, and this matter was not irreversible.
The moment Shalltear looked up at the Theocracy's unit, the First Seat felt her power. Gride's previous words echoed in his ears: this monster was indeed a Dragon Lord! He understood without even engaging in combat; this was undoubtedly a true Dragon Lord. Although his mood was tense, having experienced countless battles, the First Seat quickly made the correct judgment. He spoke to the old man behind him, who was wearing inappropriate clothing:
"Use it!"
Shalltear's emotions instantly surged. Although she didn't know what the other party wanted to 'use,' she knew it was undoubtedly these people's counterattack.
Her mood was very bad right now, and under the effect of Blood Frenzy, it became even worse.
She only wanted to kill these humans who had seen her ugly state as quickly as possible. She pounced forward with lightning speed, like a Predator in the animal kingdom. But her attack was blocked, blocked by that long-haired human whose gender was unknown! After a slight stunned, a thought actually arose in her mind that the opponent might be very strong. Because compared to everyone she had seen in this world, the First Seat's strength was indeed worthy of being called powerful.
Although she was in a berserk state and not using skills, merely brute force, for a mere lower creature to block one of her attacks was already enough to be considered very strong. Shalltear even momentarily thought about whether to bring this lower creature back alive to Ainz-sama, but just in that brief distraction, the item the opponent wanted to use was already prepared. Shalltear's half-baked berserk state caused her immense trouble, and in that instant, she deeply regretted her action.
But there was no opportunity left, for her mind went blank at that moment.
She, who had complete resistance to mental control, was actually subjected to mental control. She desperately tried to leave a trace of hatred in her gradually blank mind, while countless terrible images flashed through her brain.
"Aaaah—!"
She let out a wail.
Her eyes glared with hatred at these humans.
Even with desperate resistance, she couldn't break free from the influence; she couldn't even escape.
So she decided to kill the human who used the item to control her before her mind was completely taken over! This was the only way she could think of to break the situation. She summoned a spear using a class skill and made a throwing motion towards the old woman protected by the First Seat.
As her consciousness gradually faded, she unleashed a special skill with full power, delivering a reinforced, desperate strike!
The shield that the First Seat had brought out was directly pierced by the spear, along with the item user behind it, impaling them together. Had his reaction not been swift, he would likely have met the same fate. However, the worst thing currently was that the user of beauty that topples cities and nations had been severely wounded. Although they desperately wanted to control this True Ancestor Dragon Lord, they no longer had the means to do so. Before the True Ancestor Dragon Lord recovered, they had to retreat from here!
The First Seat took out a demon-sealing crystal, intending to use the teleportation magic within it, but just then, his internal organs were suddenly incinerated. The demon-sealing crystal in his hand immediately fell to the ground, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. While using healing skills to suppress his injuries, he vigilantly watched the Bishop of Twilight who appeared from the forest. Gride hadn't left earlier; instead, he had used the Shadow Demon's inherent stealth skill to hide nearby. If the True Ancestor's mental state had been intact, her skill level would naturally have allowed her to detect his presence. But unfortunately, First Seat-sama had very decisively used beauty that topples cities and nations on this True Ancestor.
And besides this True Ancestor.
No one else could discover his presence.
"Gride, what do you want to do!?"
The First Seat was furious. Because the moment Nigun appeared, he immediately incinerated the wielder of beauty that topples cities and nations. Only this true artifact remained, and Nigun stepped forward to take it. Although the First Seat's subordinates wanted to intervene, they hadn't even gotten close to this traitor before their bodies were instantly burned to ashes by internal flames. That move could even catch the First Seat off guard, let alone these weaker soldiers. Nigun, as planned, obtained the true artifact, beauty that topples cities and nations.
"Thank you very much for your generosity, Lord First Seat."
"You!"
The First Seat had healed his internal injuries and was about to draw his spear when he saw Gride had already escaped via teleportation magic. Simultaneously, the Twilight Cultists near the forest received the signal from the Archbishop and activated the restrictions set up here; the First Seat would now be unable to leave this place through teleportation magic. Nigun would never let the First Seat leave alive; he didn't want the people of the Theocracy to know that he was the one who took the artifact, beauty that topples cities and nations, so the First Seat and his unit had to die here.
Because Nigun killed the user of beauty that topples cities and nations and took the artifact, its subsequent effects were terminated, and Shalltear, whose mind had been wiped clean, entered a 'wild monster' state.
Furthermore, since her Blood Frenzy skill hadn't ended yet, the moment Shalltear regained consciousness, she lunged at the First Seat and the others to slaughter them. Seeing that the used demon-sealing crystal had no reaction, the First Seat immediately understood that someone nearby was preventing them from using teleportation magic to leave. He instantly thought of Gride's face.
"Gride!!!"
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