After the sword in the sky gathered its power, it fell with a force to destroy the world! The terrifying sword edge easily pierced the dome of the tomb's central temple. The energy that made up the giant sword touched the entity and began to become extremely unstable, finally turning into a shocking explosion!
Boom!
The roar was like thunder, and the air waves it stirred up were like a hurricane, making the church army floating in the air unable to control their bodies and retreat backward. At the same time, the huge vibration also penetrated the lower floors of the Nazarick building, allowing the monsters in the great tomb to sense the presence of the invaders.
After receiving an urgent notification from Albedo, Ainz immediately used the power of his Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown to teleport to the Throne Room. Due to the special defense mechanism of the guild headquarters, the large-scale blockade of the surface layer could not affect the tomb's interior.
"Albedo, what happened?"
Ainz quickly stepped onto the Throne of Kings, turned, and sat upon it, making use of the throne's built-in surveillance function. Unfortunately, this function could only see the situation inside the tomb. If the enemy hadn't entered, the defense system wouldn't be able to spy on them.
However, since Ainz had been warned, Albedo naturally investigated. She reported to Ainz-sama with a serious face, "Ainz-sama, Shalltear just sent an urgent message, saying that the Church of Destiny's army has suddenly attacked us and has now surrounded the surface of Nazarick."
"..."
The Church of Destiny had been harassing Nazarick so often recently that Ainz had become somewhat accustomed to it. However, since this was reported by Albedo, the enemy was unlikely to be bluffing.
With a hint of seriousness in his heart, Ainz took out a magic mirror that could peek outside the Great Tomb. After activating the item, he saw the Church of Destiny's army surrounding the Great Tomb.
There were over three thousand mages flying in the sky, but they were not destroying the Nazarick building as Albedo had predicted. Instead, they were using magic to pull away the soil near the tomb. In just a blink of an eye, Nazarick emerged from underground, and the building's walls from the first to the fourth floor were exposed, no longer having any cover.
Is this happening again!?
Ainz couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. In YGGDRASIL, forest priests or earth mages could control the ground, but it was more like a special effect of virtual energy, and the scenery of the ground itself didn't change at all. Such a map had an automatic recovery effect.
Therefore, even though the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick had been attacked by a 1,500-man coalition army before, Ainz had never encountered a situation like this.
Since when did breaking into a guild headquarters no longer require entering the facility itself? This is so unfair!!!
As a result, Nazarick's proud defense mechanism was almost useless. Once the defense wall was breached, the enemy's collective attack magic would mercilessly destroy everything in Nazarick.
Nazarick... might be conquered!
Thinking of this possibility, Ainz clenched his fists. "Albedo, do you think this enemy attack will be harassment like before, or a warning to us?"
Albedo understood what Ainz meant. Her expression immediately straightened, and she said, "Ainz-sama, with all due respect, the enemy seems to be serious this time. Several key members of the Church of Destiny have already arrived. This does not seem to be a simple demonstration."
Ainz slightly adjusted the angle of the magic mirror's surveillance, and the figures of Fluder, Enri, Leinas, and others immediately appeared on the screen, which indirectly confirmed Albedo's statement.
This time, the other party is serious!
In a daze, the magic mirror's surveillance image stopped on Lakyus, and she raised her head as if looking at something.
In the next second, an invisible force of impact hit the magic mirror, and its entire surface quickly cracked like a spider web, and finally shattered into ashes with a bang!
"Ainz-sama!"
Albedo nervously stepped forward to block Ainz.
"Ainz, don't be nervous. The enemy didn't use any anti-detection attacks." Ainz patted Albedo's shoulder, signaling her to relax.
"I apologize."
After confirming that they were safe, Albedo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to apologize.
At this moment, a message magic connected to her brain, causing her expression, which had just relaxed, to become serious again. "Ainz-sama, Shalltear reports that the enemy has begun attacking Nazarick."
"Serangan mereka sangat sengit. Tingkat pertama telah hancur total, dan dinding tingkat kedua telah ditembus. Shalltear meminta izin untuk memimpin tentara untuk menghadapi musuh."
After hearing this terrible news, Ainz paused before replying, "Now that we have confirmed the enemy's true intention to annihilate us, we naturally cannot just sit and wait for death. Let's do this: ask Shalltear and the others to retreat to the Fifth Floor. Then, order all the Guardians, Domain Guardians, and Pleiades to assemble there."
"We will fight the enemy to the death and defend the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick!"
"Yes!" Albedo accepted the order.
Then, she asked a question, "Ainz-sama, will you also go out to meet the enemy?"
"Of course. This is a battle concerning the survival of Nazarick. As your master, I must lead the charge." Ainz nodded without hesitation.
"Pardon me, everyone else must go to the battlefield, but you must not go to the battlefield!"
"Hmm? Why?" Ainz looked at Albedo with a hint of confusion.
"Ainz-sama, I'm afraid this battle will be very difficult for us, and the casualty rate for each of us will be high. I suggest you stay in the Throne Room. If we fall, you can resurrect us here as needed to ensure the battle line doesn't collapse easily."
"That is your duty as the Supreme One, isn't it?" Albedo suddenly smiled and presented Ainz with an offer he couldn't refuse.