Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

732. The confrontation on five battlefields

“You—”

"Unable to bear seeing such a lowly creature defy the supreme Lord Ainz, Albedo's eyes widened in fury. Forgetting all caution, she roared and was about to step forward to challenge him."

"Don't be so angry. If you're this angry now, what will you do when you have to kneel before the millions of innocent people who died?"

"Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes were deep and serious as he said, 'With such low tolerance, it wouldn't be fun if you all fainted.'"

"You...!!" The NPCs, whose killing intent surged, could not tolerate anyone insulting their supreme ruler, Lord Ainz. Just as their eyes turned bloodshot and they were about to charge at Hachiman Hikigaya, they all looked at Lord Ainz, pleading with the supreme ruler to give them permission to act.

"Silently, the power was activated, space was cleaved, and in an instant, the battlefield was divided into five."

"The NPCs, who had been cut apart, stared wide-eyed, and suddenly their hearts stopped when they saw Lord Ainz disappear."

"Hachiman Hikigaya surveyed the undead he had left behind. As the strongest fighter, he naturally took on the most enemies."

"This includes Albedo, Demiurge, and Aura, the three floor guardians, as well as a dozen or so Pleiades maids."

"A mere human..." Albedo and the other undead grinned maliciously. After their initial surprise, they were actually pleased because they were convinced that Lord Ainz would be safe and sound.

"I was worried that if the ever-cautious Lord Ainz ordered us to retreat, what would we do? I could neither disobey Lord Ainz's orders nor allow the two-legged sheep who insulted Lord Ainz to live."

Demiurge grinned, revealing his toad-like true form, and ripped off his glasses. "But it doesn't matter now. Since we can't hear Lord Ainz's orders anymore, we absolutely will not retreat, hee hee hee hee hee hee."

"—We don't know who this suddenly appearing human is, but it doesn't matter. As members of the Great Tomb, they will make this two-legged sheep thoroughly experience the taste of hell!"

"If I had to say something, I have many more insults to Ainz Ooal Gown that would make you even angrier, more upset, and more ridiculous."

"Hachiman Hikigaya's expression was colder than ever before, even more so than when he confronted the Archbishops of Sins. 'But I've had enough of your existence. Every word I say to you makes me want to vomit; it's disgusting.'"

"so."

"clatter."

"Take a step."

"The power of authority," he chanted, "allows you who treat innocent residents like archbishops of great sin to truly understand what it feels like to encounter an archbishop of great sin."

"Snap!"

Starting with Naberal, one of the high-ranking undead members of the maid corps, without warning, the NPCs froze instantly, one after another, like shattered glass, shattering into pieces.

"In the very first second of the battle, apart from the three floor guardians carrying world items who were relatively lightly injured, all the other NPCs in the Great Tomb were seriously injured and on the verge of death, with half of them losing their lives completely."

"how is this possible?"

The harsh reality was staring him in disbelief, and all the NPCs were dumbfounded. Only Demiurge accelerated even faster amidst his shock, as he needed to reach Evilae's hometown as soon as possible to feel at ease with hostages in his hands.

"No...no, I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

Having just finished with her puppy, the Third Princess Lana is acting like a madwoman.

She herself was not afraid of death, but now that Clem had betrayed her, if the Great Tomb of Nazarick lost to the new helper brought by Kousaka Kyosuke, then neither she nor Clem would survive!

"Impossible, impossible, how could she be so strong... Right! Right! What else? What else! There's still a chance, there's still a chance, as long as everyone else loses to the Great Tomb of Nazarick—"

"Pandora, Shalltear, these are the enemies assigned to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji: two fully armed floor guardians and two world items."

""you.""

"Ayanokoji Kiyotaka smiled with interest, about to say something, when Pandora had already transformed into Ainz Ooal Gown's appearance and power, using the time-based magic that Lord Ainz possessed: Time Stop."

"Unlike Hikigaya, who was burdened with the ability to return from death and could completely ignore time stop, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was blatantly deprived of the right to act and think until a few seconds later, when time began to flow again."

""puff!""

"Shalltear's gun pierced through his heart, and Pandora's hand nearly crushed his entire head. Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was instantly killed, and his remaining body collapsed limply to the ground."

"Well done, Pandora, hurry and find an exit, we must help Anne immediately... How is this possible!" Her voice trailed off, and the next second, the composure vanished from her face. Shalltear and Pandora looked as if they had seen a ghost and immediately retreated.

"Under their gaze, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's tattered body suddenly trembled, then instantly returned to its original state, and he stood up indifferently."

Shalltear and Pandora exchanged bewildered glances: "In that situation, there shouldn't have been enough time to cast a resurrection spell on themselves, and they didn't have any special equipment... What on earth happened?"

"What a coincidence, you lot." Without anger or emotion, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stretched slightly and said coldly, "If it were someone else, they might be dead."

"However, for Ayanokouji, who has already pushed the healing abilities of a regeneration mage to their limit and has laid dozens of layers of pre-emptive automatic healing on himself before the battle, which he can use automatically whenever he is injured, what is a mere fatal wound?"

"At this moment, he is only interested in one thing."

"Time will stop," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka genuinely retorted, "and after this battle ends, will my body evolve to the point where you can only stop me for a few seconds? I'm really curious about that."

"Monsters! They're all monsters! Monsters like this, monsters like this... Ahh, I want to, I want to, I want to become one of these monsters!"

At the Royal Capital Training Grounds, Brian and Warrior Captain Gazef were already mesmerized, their hearts captivated, their minds filled with longing. "So, humans can also be strong enough to become monsters in the eyes of monsters."

However, no matter how you look at it, the abilities of Hachiman Hikigaya and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji don't seem like they can be acquired through practice.

Then...

What about the last of the three, Miyuki Shirogane?

Brian and Gazef swallowed hard, hoping that this Silver Lord was someone they could reach through training, but still stronger than the Floor Guardian.

733. The confrontation on five battlefields

"Sebastian."

"The third battlefield is a true one-on-one duel between real men. Having absorbed the blood of the dragon's heart and other blood, Shirogane Miyuki's hidden power has been unleashed, allowing him to reach a level he could have achieved through hard work decades ahead of schedule."

"He has undergone a complete transformation, and his strength is now far beyond what it used to be. He is even stronger than the strongest demon dog general in the Inuyasha world at his peak."

"He is not as good as Hachiman Hikigaya and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, but when he stands here, Sebastian's warrior radar will warn him - this man in front of him is a powerful enemy who is capable of fighting against him, or even defeating and killing him."

Even if Sebastian is fully armed and carries the World Item in one hand, he is still in danger of being defeated.

“I don’t actually hate you,” Shirogane Miyuki sighed. “Although you’re hypocritical, at least you haven’t done anything truly heinous. Hypocrisy is better than pure evil… But unless you surrender immediately, I’ll be the only one to leave here alive today.”

Sebastian paused for a moment, then said, "If I had known this day would come, twenty years ago I would have risked my life to stop Albedo and the others from their reckless behavior, so as to prevent them from bringing disaster upon Lord Ainz."

"Could it be that disaster will follow?"

Upon hearing this phrase, Shirogane Miyuki shook his head. He understood; there was no need for any more daydreams of persuasion or mutual respect.

"At this moment, there's only one thing Shirogane Miyuki should do: mercilessly kill this pathetic old gentleman before him, and then smash Ainz's dog head in one punch!"

"Anything that attempts to harm Lord Ainz is an enemy that must be dealt with!"

"Sebastian's loyalty remained unwavering. He was eager to help the Supreme Being and went all out from the start, unleashing his dragon blood and unleashing his most powerful skills with a force far greater than before."

"In the blink of an eye, it manifested as a dragon tens of meters tall."

"Under normal circumstances, Sebastian is just an insignificant floor guardian; but when he truly unleashes his full power, absolutely no NPC in the Great Tomb of Nazarick can defeat him. Shalltear and Cocytus are all his defeated opponents!"

"The Silver Mage's spiritual power surged and soared into the sky, merging and intertwining with the residual aura of Inuyasha, Inu no Taisho, Sesshomaru, the dragon, Pakkun, and many other beings."

"A tangible monster materialized behind him, possessing all the characteristics of the powerful beings whose blood he had devoured."

"What Sebastian considered a monster was actually the Gundam that made Miyuki Shirogane feel most at ease. He leaped into the chest of this Susanoo-like monster, using himself as the center. The monster's appearance then kept changing, eventually becoming a gigantic version of Miyuki Shirogane."

"Using external forces and consuming demon blood are just superficial. The most important thing is not to enhance oneself with external forces—although there is indeed such an effect—but to use these external forces to tap into the powerful spiritual potential within oneself."

"The root and key to this strength is ultimately Shirogane Miyuki himself. He took the shortcut not out of greed for quick success, but so that he could help sooner."

"With a will that is in no way inferior to anyone else's, Shirogane Miyuki's power is equally solid, equally self-reliant, and equally..."

"Something sufficient to achieve the goal!"

"boom!!"

"Two enormous creatures, each tens of meters tall, stood firmly on the ground, shaking the air, and without leaning or dodging, they struck each other head-on."

"Whoosh..."

"Shirogane Miyuki remained almost motionless. Sebastian staggered backward."

The difference in quality is immediately apparent.

He would never say "How could that be?" again. Faced with reality, such refusing-to-acknowledge statements would only diminish his own prestige. A dark cloud hung over the top of the Great Tomb, and he gritted his teeth in frustration.

The moving tomb was nearing its destination, Iberia, but the commotion coming from the native inhabitants below only fueled Ainz Ooal Gown's growing rage.

From all directions, from all directions.

Everywhere you look, the native inhabitants of the Evilua world are filled with confidence, excitement for the future, and curses against their Great Tomb.

Normally, some NPCs would have already taken action, but not this time; everyone just wanted to reach their destination as quickly as possible.

Because their confidence wavered.

True strength lies in facing even stronger opponents. Even back in the game, the Great Tomb was the strongest guild, and it also had the strongest player in the entire server.

In other words, this is the first time in the history of the Great Tomb of Nazarick that they have encountered an enemy stronger than themselves... Even Demiurge is temporarily at a loss as to what to do.

“It’s alright, it’s okay,” Albedo murmured. “There’s still Mare, and there’s Lord Ainz. Yes, that’s right, Lord Ainz will definitely be able to defeat these mere humans. As long as Lord Ainz wins, everything will be alright!”

Their faith in the Great Tomb of Nazarick wavered, but they still firmly believed in Lord Ainz. At Albedo's whisper, the NPCs nodded vigorously.

He then finally mustered the courage to continue looking up at the battle.

"Mare, Idoma?"

"On the fourth battlefield, looking at their opponents, Zetsu Zetsumei and Ibiruai had an epiphany."

"It's no longer time to dig deeper and investigate the affairs of those three new people. What they should do now is take advantage of this rare opportunity to avenge a grudge that has lasted for thirty years."

"Thirty years ago, Mare defeated Zesshi Zesshi, making her a slave to the Great Tomb of Nazarick; Entoma, unable to defeat Evilue in a one-on-one fight, obtained her life and voice with the help of the floor guardians."

"This time, no other undead will come to your aid." Evilue's eyes were sharp. Killing Entoma one-on-one would give her more satisfaction than teaming up with Kyosuke to kill him.

"Mare had no time to protect Entoma, nor even to feign emotion, and stared blankly at Zetsumei: 'Thirty years ago I could kill you, and thirty years later I can still do it.'"

"Arrogance is no good habit," Zetsumei said, narrowing her eyes slightly.

"It contains a portion of the Gluttony Power Shield of Hachiman Hikigaya, the spell enhancement of Miyuki Shirogane, and the preparatory recovery applied by Kiyotaka Ayanokoji just before the battlefield was divided."

"And World Items - if you wear a World Item, you will not be affected by the effects of World Items other than [20], but her Alluring Beauty is still on cooldown, and World Items on cooldown will not have this effect."

"When the battlefield was separated just now, Kyosuke gave his World Item to Evilue, and Evilue lent it to her in exchange for Zetsu Zetsumei, to guard against Mare's World Item."

"If she is still defeated by Mare, then she might as well just commit suicide. What face would she have to face Kyosuke?"

"I'll spare your breath, you worthless elf, so you can see for yourself how your favorite Ainz Ooal Gown kneels at my Kyosuke's feet."