Starting from Ainz Ooal Gown, simultaneously traveling through time

Chapter 148 Raylin punches and shatters the time-travel portal

After delivering the message, Lei Lin began to wait.

No one can give an exact time when the aftershocks will strike again, but Lei Lin has a good idea.

According to the information he knew, those players must have crossed over after midnight.

The reason is simple: the game YGGDRASIL shuts down at midnight. Players who don't log off after the server closes find themselves in another world the moment they open their eyes.

This is how Ainz Ooal Gown came about, both in the main series and the spin-offs.

Before he was transported, the scene was a dark night after midnight; after he was transported, it was still night.

Therefore, Leylin deduced that all the players and game monsters must have crossed over after midnight.

He waited quietly.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Leylin sat atop the highest tower of the palace, gazing at the bright moon on the horizon.

Midnight.

The space trembled slightly.

The feeling was so subtle that ordinary people couldn't even perceive it, but Leylin's perception had long surpassed the limits of this world.

In that instant, he clearly felt something was squeezing towards him from the other side of the world.

A slight smile appeared on Lei Lin's lips.

Come and go as you please?

He stood up, faced that direction, and threw a punch.

boom-!!!

A fist shadow larger than a mountain shot into the sky and slammed heavily into that distorted space.

Heavens, it's been breached.

Large swathes of space shattered like glass, revealing the pitch-black void behind it. The fist shadow disappeared into the void, hurtling deeper into the void.

The deafening roar woke everyone in the capital. Countless people opened their windows and looked at the long-standing crack in the sky.

Leylin withdrew his fist and patted off non-existent dust from his hands.

That punch probably won't hurt the person in the other space.

He did not continue the pursuit.

He always had to leave something for the soldiers to practice with. He would personally deal with those who were too strong, and let the people practice with the weaker ones who were of moderate strength.

After all, without monsters to fight, where will you get experience to level up?

Leylin suddenly thought of a question.

If the Dragon Emperor was able to attract players and monsters back then, could I try it too?

There's no need to summon players; just summon some monsters of moderate strength and let them roam the continent, serving as mobile experience packs for humans.

Of course, this matter needs careful consideration. If it doesn't work, then forget it; if it does—

Lei Lin stroked his chin, thinking that this matter had potential.

As for the other side of the space, the situation is not so good at the moment.

Some players are waiting for the game to shut down.

Some were chatting, some were studying equipment, and some simply didn't want to log off. At midnight, the game officially shut down the server, and everything went black before their eyes.

Then-

A massive fist-shaped shadow slammed towards us.

Players who didn't experience the teleportation phenomenon were forcibly kicked out of the game. They lay in their virtual pods, completely bewildered: What was that? Is there a bug in the game?

Players who are traveling to another world are not so lucky.

With a single punch, some non-human players had their accounts deleted on the spot.

Only the human players, and a few low-level, newly created accounts, were not targeted by the fist shadows because they were too small. Although they were caught off guard by the sudden fist shadows, they still managed to cross over successfully.

The situation is similar on the monsters' side.

Those high-level, powerful monsters were targeted by the fist shadow and blasted to pieces with a single punch. What remained were the weaker and moderately strong ones, who hurriedly squeezed through the spatial rift and descended into this world.

After this night, both sides will discover some problems.

The game company will find that a major incident occurred when the server was shut down, and many players complained that they saw strange things at the last moment.

The people on this continent will find that overnight, many strange creatures they have never seen before have appeared on the ground.

The Kingdom of Dwarves.

The Dwarf King has been pondering something these past few days.

What gift should I bring when I visit Her Majesty the God-King of Inberia? What should I say? What attitude should I adopt?

He was a little nervous.

After all, the other party is the supreme ruler of a powerful country. Wouldn't it seem too shabby for a mere dwarf king to go there?

As he was thinking, suddenly—

Boom!!!

A loud bang came from overhead.

Something smashed through the mountain, through the top floor of the mine, and directly into the city of the dwarf kingdom.

Pebbles flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

The dwarf king jumped to his feet, grabbed his weapon, and charged outside.

When he arrived at the scene, the sight before him made him gasp in shock.

A gigantic demon is wreaking havoc in the city.

It stands nearly three meters tall, its body covered in jet-black scales, with a pair of ferocious fleshy wings on its back, two long, curved horns on its head, and sulfurous smoke spewing from its mouth.

With a casual wave of its hand, it smashed a dwarf's house into pieces, and several dwarves who couldn't escape in time were crushed by its claws.

The dwarf soldiers charged forward, but they were no match for the demon. The battle axes that could usually split rocks only left shallow white marks on the demon. With a casual swing of the demon's hand, several soldiers were sent flying, crashing into the wall and falling silent.

"Damn it!"

A dwarf figure rushed forward.

It's Toronto.

Although the old dwarf was very old, he was still agile. He wielded two hand axes and fought with the demon, barely managing to slow it down.

Upon seeing this, the Dwarf King, without saying a word, grabbed his weapon and charged forward.

The national treasure of the Dwarf Kingdom – the Earth Hammer.

This hammer is said to contain the power of the earth, and each strike is as heavy as a mountain.

"Teacher, let me help you!"

The two of them worked together and finally managed to barely suppress the demon.

The demon clearly hadn't expected these two dwarves to be so troublesome. It growled irritably, and a strange black light emanated from its right claw.

【The Claws of Greed】

That claw lashed out fiercely at Toronto.

Toronto had no time to dodge and was about to be hit.

"Teacher, watch out!"

The Dwarf King stepped forward abruptly, snatched the Earth Hammer, and unleashed his martial skill.

[Major Bombardment]!

boom!

The hammer slammed into the demon's claws, deflecting them. The demon's claws grazed Toronto's shoulder, leaving several deep scratches on his leather armor.

That was close.

Toronto broke out in a cold sweat, but his hands didn't stop. Taking advantage of the moment when the demon was knocked back, he swung his axe at the demon's leg.

[Heavy Chop]!

The axe blade cleaved deep into the demon's calf, blood spurting out. The demon let out a painful roar, staggered, and its movements became sluggish.

The demon was enraged, and its fleshy wings suddenly spread open and flapped forcefully.

It took flight.

【flight】.

The dwarf king looked up at the demon that had flown into the air, his brow furrowed.

They are dwarfs and cannot fly, so once their opponents take to the skies, they can only passively endure the attacks.

But he quickly came up with a solution.

He raised the [Earth Hammer], activating the runes on its surface. The ancient runes glowed with golden light, and a powerful wave surged from the hammer.

【earthquake】.

This is not sending vibrations toward the ground, but rather into the air.

boom-!!!

An invisible shockwave erupted from the hammer, heading straight for the demon in the air. The air trembled violently, producing a deafening roar. The shockwave slammed into the demon, knocking it down from the sky.

boom!

The demon crashed heavily to the ground, creating a large crater.

Toronto seized the opportunity and shot off like an arrow, unleashing multiple martial arts techniques as he charged.

[Power Enhancement]! [Battle Aura Concentration]! [Weakness Detection]!

A glint flashed in his eyes as he spotted the demon's weak point: its neck.

Once you cut off its head, it's over.

He leaped high into the air, gripped the axe in both hands, and brought it down fiercely on the demon's neck.

[Super Heavy Chop]!

However, at that very moment, a cunning glint flashed in the demon's eyes.

It suddenly opened its mouth and let out a piercing shriek.

That wasn't an ordinary roar; it was demonic magic.

[Distracting thoughts].

In an instant, countless noisy voices flooded Toronto's mind. The voices were like a million people whispering in his ear at the same time, saying things he couldn't understand, but every word made him feel disturbed.

I started to see hallucinations.

He saw the mistakes he made in his youth, saw his dead teammates waving to him, and saw countless distorted faces smiling at him.

Toronto gritted his teeth and let out a loud roar.

[Stay calm]! [See through]!

He suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, and the illusions before his eyes began to blur, but in that moment of delay, the axe he swung veered off course.

puff!

The axe missed the demon's neck and struck its wing instead.

The demon's right wing was severed cleanly, black blood gushing out. The demon let out a scream, but a hint of relief flashed in its eyes; at least its life had been saved.

It had no time to catch its breath, for the dwarf king had already rushed close.

The Dwarf King raised the Earth Hammer, ready to deliver the final blow.

The demon panicked.

It opened its mouth and suddenly spewed out a large mouthful of flames.

[Sulfur fire].

The flames were no ordinary fire, but rather a sulfurous fire infused with deadly poison. The demon spewed its venom wildly in all directions, not only at the Dwarf King and Toronto, but also at the surrounding houses.

If it can't beat those two dwarves, it'll take them down with it.

The flames fell on the houses, and many houses instantly burst into flames. Several dwarves who couldn't escape in time were covered in sulfur fire, and their bodies were engulfed in flames as they screamed and rolled on the ground.

Toronto was moved to tears upon witnessing this scene.

"brute!"

He completely disregarded the fact that he was also covered in sulfur fire and rushed straight over.

Sulfur fire burned on his body, scorching his beard and burning his skin, but he seemed to feel no pain as he charged forward, frantically unleashing his martial arts techniques.

[Power Enhancement]! [Super Power Enhancement]! [Ultimate Power Enhancement]! [Battle Aura Concentration]! [Weakness Detection]!

The combination of multiple martial arts techniques put a huge strain on his body; his eyes were bloodshot, his nose started bleeding, and his veins throbbed under his skin.

But he didn't care.

All he could see was that demon.

When he was close enough, he suddenly threw the axe in his hand.

[Throwing axe]!

The axe, imbued with all his strength, struck like lightning, aiming straight for the demon's head.

The demon hastily activated the magic [Twisting Power], attempting to alter the axe's trajectory.

But it didn't work.

That axe was imbued with all of Toronto's battle aura, making it impossible for ordinary magic to interfere with it.

The demon could only raise both hands to block its path.

puff!

The axe slammed into its left arm, severing its forearm. The demon screamed in agony, but at least it managed to protect its vital organs.

It was still shaken and dared not linger in the fight, so it turned around and tried to run away.

However, as soon as it turned around, it saw a dwarf standing in front of it.

The Dwarf King.

He used the cover of Toronto's frontal assault to flank them from the side.

The demon's pupils constricted sharply, and it instinctively tried to unleash a spell.

But it was too late.

The Dwarf King raised the Earth Hammer high, and all the runes on the hammer lit up simultaneously.

Martial skill: Earth Hammer!

This is the ultimate strike named after this national treasure.

boom!!!

With a loud bang, a large crater was smashed into the ground.

The demon's head was smashed to pieces.

The headless corpse swayed twice and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Toronto staggered over, looked at the corpse, and then at the Dwarf King.

"Dead?"

"He's dead."

Toronto plopped down on the ground, panting heavily. His burns still ached, but he grinned.

The dwarf king laughed too.

The two looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter at the same time.

Amidst the laughter, the dwarves around them emerged from their hiding places and began to fight the fire, treat the wounded, and clean up the enormous demon corpse.

That night, the dwarf kingdom suffered heavy losses.

But they won.

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