I am a god-slayer, not your hero.

Everyone sat in a circle, ready to enjoy the delicious meal that Asuna had carefully prepared.

"Wait a minute, Yuki hasn't come back yet," Asuna reminded her, waving her hand as a virtual window appeared.

Communication magic.

This ability, a combination of Falling Star Engineering, Projection Magic, and Divine Power, is a special magic belonging to Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, and Yuki, enabling long-distance communication.

Yuki's face appeared; she seemed to be in mid-air, gazing down.

"Yuki should be back for dinner by now. What happened?" Asuna's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Things are a little complicated."

Yuki waved her hand and used consultation magic to project the scene below into Asuna's eyes.

Zheng!

As Asuna was preparing food for the Blue Rose crew in the wild, a new virtual window appeared before her eyes, showing Shalltear and the Black Codex's team locked in a fierce battle.

"Asuna-neechan, what should I do?"

The questioning voice immediately caught Lajus's attention. She leaned closer and exclaimed, "This is the Dark Scripture, and they're fighting... vampires?"

The word "vampire" immediately caught the attention of Ivy Ai. She flashed to Asuna's side and looked at the virtual window at the same time.

The twins, Tia and Tina, exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with curiosity.

The Dark Scriptures are the strongest force among the Six Scriptures of the Slane Theocracy, the last and strongest guardians of humanity. All members are powerful individuals who have reached at least the "Hero" level (Lv.29 or above) and are equipped with magical artifacts left behind by the six great gods.

It's unbelievable that such a team is fighting vampires.

"Could it be the legendary 'annihilation of a nation'?"

Leafa poked her head out and asked curiously.

This was a story she heard during her travels. It was said that a single person possessed the power to destroy an entire country, and that the true form of this monster was a vampire king, hence the title "Destroyer of a Country."

"This is not [the destruction of a nation]." Yinwei'ai directly denied this statement, and at the same time, his expression was solemn. He lowered his voice to Laqiusi and said, "Could she be the undead player that General Xiang mentioned who has descended into this world this time?"

Lahoz: "Very likely."

The women exchanged information and finally gave a single sentence.

"Yuki, rescue the Dark Scripture first, we'll talk about the rest later."

Floating in the air, Yuuki made an "OK" gesture towards the virtual window while revealing a cheerful smile.

She is very familiar with saving people and has been doing this kind of thing frequently lately.

……

After some time, Ji Fei returned to the camp.

As soon as they landed, the women surrounded him, asking about what had happened.

Yuji briefly explained, recounting the whole story.

"...The Dark Scripture seems to have come to investigate the origins of the Sunlight Scripture's destruction and to pay the ransom." Yuki scratched her cheek somewhat embarrassedly; it was their job to do this.

how to say.

First, they were enemies of the Sunlight Scripture of the Slane Theocracy, and now they have saved the Dark Scripture.

The shift in stance was somewhat awkward.

“They brought with them the artifact left behind by the gods, the ‘Alluring Beauty,’ which can bewitch targets,” Yuki explained. “Their first seat wanted to use the ‘Alluring Beauty’ to control that vampire, but he was killed by the vampire before he could even control him halfway.”

"That vampire now..."

After a moment's consideration, Yuji said, "It looks somewhat like a wild monster."

In other words, neutral units on the game map will attack anyone who gets too close.

Having experience with video games, Shino immediately understood and said, "I remember the Six Gods are also players. [Alluring Beauty] is most likely an item in the game that can change the faction of players and NPCs. However, the vampire's faction was only changed by half, so it became a monster that will attack anyone who gets close."

Asuna asked, "What should we do?"

Leafa immediately said, "Of course we should go and defeat that vampire. Didn't Yuki say that when she met her, she had already killed many people?"

Shino replied, "But those people are most likely thieves, aren't they?"

"This..." Leafa was speechless.

Through this period of adventure, Leafa has also broken free from the concepts of modern society.

Yin Weier nodded. "That's right. We can't say that vampires are necessarily bad people and humans are necessarily good people."

Lajus's stern eyes turned to Asuna: "Asuna, only you and Iveria are here to fight that vampire. It's up to you to make the decision."

Asuna pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's go and see what's going on. We need to disperse the people around us and see if anyone else comes. If that vampire is the undead player the general mentioned before, then her accomplices are very likely to come."

……

In the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ainz and Albedo entered its fifth level, a frigid realm inspired by an endless glacier.

The blue and white icebergs stand majestically, like tombstones, shimmering in the swirling snow. Beneath the thick clouds on the horizon, snowflakes dance lightly, weaving a winter symphony with the biting wind.

In the distance, the ice forest is covered in snow, like a giant wearing a pure white cloak, hidden in the world of ice and snow.

The Frozen Prison stands out in this icy world, both whimsical and ominous due to its icy cover.

deep.

"Crystal screen".

As the magic was activated again, a crystal screen appeared, displaying a scene of a forest square, in which a person clad in armor stood amidst the trees.

The figure on the screen wore blood-stained crimson armor, with a large hole in its helmet, shaped like a swan's head, with bird feathers extending from both sides.

Her chest and shoulders were decorated with wing patterns, and her lower body was a bright red long skirt.

He tightly gripped a strangely shaped long spear in his hand, which resembled a dropper.

It was Shalltear Bloodfallen who entered full battle mode as a Valkyrie.

Her equipment—the dropper spear—was a divine magical artifact gifted to her by Peroroncino.

Although Ainz possesses many divine artifacts, their creation is not easy.

YGGDRASIL's magical items require the embedding of computer data crystals, and the performance of computer data crystals dropped by monsters varies greatly.

Crafting artifact-level items requires multiple "extremely rare drops," and the containers, such as weapons like swords, must also be made of ultra-rare metals.

Therefore, even if a player reaches level 100, there are still quite a few players who do not have any powerful artifacts.

Even members of the Ainz Ooal Gown guild couldn't equip all the NPCs with legendary items; at most, they could only equip one or two.

Shalltear's dropper spear may sound a bit silly, but its power is extremely vicious.

It can absorb a certain percentage of damage and restore the wearer's stamina, and the Dropper Spear further enhances this ability.

"Depart immediately," Ainz commanded.

"Huh? Ah, please wait! Shalltear is fully armed, and battle is about to break out. My lady, you need to select guards to accompany you," Albedo reminded anxiously.

"Time is of the essence. If negotiations fail, we must retreat immediately..."

Ainz stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, and the scene on the crystal screen changed; someone was approaching Shalltear.

It was a girl with long chestnut hair. She walked up to Shalltear and drew her rapier.

Zheng!

A magic circle appeared around her.

Shalltear reacted immediately, wielding her dropper spear and thrusting it at the girl, only to be met with the same thrust in return.

The sounds of clashing weapons rang out continuously as the two fought in the forest that had been transformed into a plain.

“It’s her…” Ainz’s expression turned serious, and doubt arose in his mind.

"It's someone I've seen before. Their power seems to be far greater than that of the natives of this world, and now they've suddenly reappeared."

"Could she be a player?"

"How about we get in touch?"

"No, that's not right. The elves in the game can't fly like that, and her magic, although somewhat similar, isn't rank magic."

Ainz kept thinking, standing still, constantly weighing the pros and cons.

Nicoled and Albedo stood beside him, barely daring to breathe, afraid of disturbing Ainz's train of thought.

After a long time, the girl was no match for Shalltear and fled in a disheveled state. Shalltear chased after her for a short distance before giving up and returning to her original position with her head down.

At that moment, Ainz also received the message.

"Lord Ainz, I apologize for disturbing you."

A woman's voice echoed in his mind; it was the voice of Naberal, who had remained in Ye Lantier.

Ainz immediately asked, "What's wrong, Narberal? Is there an emergency that's causing you to contact me via [message]?"

"Yes, actually it's the Adventurers' Guild that's looking for Lord Ainz."

"If it's about last night, ask them to wait a moment... no, wait! It must be something else, right?"

"Yes! Your Excellency is indeed very perceptive."

Naberal thought for a moment and then spoke again: "Actually, besides the previous matter, another problem has arisen, which concerns vampires."

"What? You mean vampires?" Ainz turned his gaze to the [Crystal Screen], where Shalltear had once again reverted to her indifferent state of friend or foe.

"Did they mention anything about that vampire? Like, silver hair, or wearing crimson armor?"

"No, I'm sorry, the person who came to see you was just a messenger. They only said that the details would be explained at the guild, and hoped you could go there as soon as possible. I heard that several adventurer teams have already arrived. The guild envoy is nearby; how should we convey the message to him?"

"I am going now."

After Ainz finished speaking, he immediately changed into full-body black armor, gave some instructions to the people around him, and left immediately.

Nicoled and Albedo exchanged a glance, as if about to say something, but suddenly stopped and looked at the [Crystal Screen]. A flying elf with long purple hair slowly landed in front of Shalltear and, like the chestnut-haired girl before, began fighting with Shalltear.

Nicoleid: "..."

Albedo: "..."

This situation looks familiar; it feels like when players in "YGGDRASIL" are testing their skills on wild monsters.