"[Eighth Tier Magic · Death]!"
Wielding the scythe left by the God of Death, Zesshi Zetsumei activated the highest-tier magic loaded into the weapon, and a fatal radiance successfully enveloped Ainz. Seeing this, despite her body still throbbing with pain, a crazy, eerie smile appeared on her face.
Activating her innate ability to mimic the supreme power of the God of Death, and then using [Charon's Guidance] to inflict instant-death magic on her opponent—this combination attack was unbeatable. The only thing to watch out for was whether the opponent had the ability to avoid the magic mark when activating [Death].
Clearly, this Undead named Ainz Ooal Gown did not avoid the [Death] attack. Thus, her victory was destined.
Click!
The hands of the Roman clock behind her began to rotate, requiring twelve seconds to complete one rotation, at which point [The Goal of All Life is Death] would take effect. Before that, she was in no hurry; she just needed to bide her time. With her mindset, Zesshi Zetsumei brandished the scythe in her hand, cutting the giant bone ribs that had bound her one by one.
And the moment her feet touched the ground, a blazing flame instantly engulfed her!
"[Maximize Magic · Crimson Nova]!"
Ainz continued to launch offensive magic at Zesshi Zetsumei as if nothing had happened, but internally, his mind was in turmoil.
[The Goal of All Life is Death]—this was a great skill that could only be acquired by having the [Eclipse] class and raising its level to Level 5.
The acquisition condition for the [Eclipse] class was to raise the [Lord of Death] level to Level 5, and have a total Level 95 in specialized [Necromancy] magic class levels. Such a stringent acquisition method, let alone for humanoids, was even difficult for an Undead to obtain.
However, regardless of how absurd it was, the human girl before him had used this [Eclipse] class special skill.
Combined with the Blue Rose leader Shalltear encountered in E-Rantel, who could use [Dimensional Severance], Ainz was now completely certain that the Church of Destiny had mastered some way to break through the limitations of the Yggdrasil game to acquire special classes or special skills.
What a pity!
During a lull in the attack, Ainz couldn't help but glance at Kael and Leinas, who were observing the battle from a distance. Since such a method of becoming stronger existed, it was impossible that Kael wouldn't have used it on himself. This meant that it was entirely possible for Kael to use [The Goal of All Life is Death] or [Dimensional Severance] in the next second, just like the human girl before him.
Adding Leinas beside him, that would be two absolute curses that guaranteed death.
Such an attack intensity, even if Ainz himself had known the information beforehand, would have been too difficult to resist. Because even if such a combination had never been encountered before, an experienced player could think of using instant-death curses to form a continuous attack with a very short interval. Even a delayed resurrection magic like [Mercy of Sharas Twin Blossom] could not withstand two absolute instant-death effects.
"Forget it, I'm already prepared to die; the outcome of this battle won't be much different."
Raising his hand to cast the attack magic [Thousand Bone Spears], Ainz gave a somewhat self-deprecating laugh. Of course, with his skeletal face devoid of flesh, others couldn't discern his expression.
A large number of bone spears flew towards her. Zesshi Zetsumei gritted her teeth, enduring the stinging pain after being scorched by flames, and slammed the ground with [Charon's Guidance]. "[Holy Beast Summon]!"
A powerful, light-infused Holy Beast Lion leaped out from the magic circle, completely protecting Zesshi Zetsumei behind it with its body. Although it was continuously pushed back by this wave of attacks and was covered in wounds, it successfully held out against Ainz's assault.
"[Greater Heal]!" *2
Green healing light enveloped Zesshi Zetsumei. The wounds on her body that were scorched by the [Scarlet Nova] vanished in the blink of an eye, and she returned to a pristine state. This was not something that could be achieved just through [Charon's Guidance] or innate abilities; Zesshi Zetsumei herself could be considered a religion-based Magic Chanter. After acquiring the [Holy Beast Knight] and [Battle Saintess] classes bestowed by Kael, her faith-based magic ability was enhanced. She could now reluctantly use faith-based magic up to the fourth tier. [Greater Heal] belonged to the third tier, a spell she already knew how to use.
Click!
The death countdown reached its final three seconds. Zesshi Zetsumei stared intensely at Ainz, not urging the Holy Beast Lion forward to interfere, but instead having it protect her.
Three, two, one!
Explode, normie!
Although she wasn't aware of modern internet memes, Zesshi Zetsumei screamed loudly in her heart with such a feeling, her face full of excitement.
So what if you're stronger than me? In the face of absolute death, you still have to kneel!
Eh~
Her excited expression turned to confusion a second later. Zesshi Zetsumei stared blankly at Ainz's composure, surprised that he was still able to stand upright.
Did she miscalculate the time?
No, that must be it. She would just wait a few more seconds.
Five, four, three...
Zesshi Zetsumei began to silently count down again, using this absurd method to deny the possibility of [The Goal of All Life is Death] failing, completely unaware that the pendulum that symbolized the skill's effect behind her had long vanished.
"That move is useless against me."
A layer of shimmering light scattered from Ainz's body as he spoke. His voice was extremely natural, as if he were just stating a fact, without the slightest bit of mockery or self-satisfaction.
Such an attitude clearly caused Zesshi Zetsumei to lose her composure, so she retorted passionately, "The God of Death-sama's ultimate skill is absolutely invincible! You can't break my resolve!"
"Oh my, there's no such thing as an absolute skill in this world. As long as it exists, there will always be a way to counter it."
Ainz shook his head with a hint of disappointment. He had thought this girl was a formidable enemy, but Zesshi Zetsumei's current performance was not what an adult should be like.
If he hadn't used [The Goal of All Life is Death] during the previous battle with Leinas, causing the skill to be on cooldown, he would have wanted to activate it to prove his words were true.
"If someone were to use that move on you, you'd also have plenty of ways to deal with it, wouldn't you?"
Ainz's gaze shifted from Zesshi Zetsumei to Kael, who was right behind her.
With a desire for confirmation, Zesshi Zetsumei couldn't help but turn her head, staring curiously at Kael.
Noticing that their attention had shifted to him, Kael paused slightly, then smiled at Zesshi Zetsumei. "If the enemy isn't familiar enough with the effect, this move is still very powerful, but you were indeed unlucky to use it on this person."
"After all, he himself knows this move."
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