Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

As he said this, Yan Ming looked at Enferea beside him.

"Clementine".

"Huh...huh?"

"That's that woman's name. Besides that... has she mentioned anyone else's name?"

Enferea tried her best to recall.

"I think... I called her 'Kaj-chan' before?"

That was certainly not their real name; both Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown knew this.

"At least it can be confirmed that there were other groups involved in the crime besides her."

"The city's handling methods alone are absolutely insufficient to resolve this issue."

Yan Ming then looked in the direction of the warehouse.

There lies a body inside, in the very position of Clementine after she was tortured to death.

In fact, it could no longer be called humanoid.

Nevertheless, it can still be effective against Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Leave it to me. I can directly track down the location of the person associated with the body just by looking at the remains."

Yan Ming nodded, and Ainz Ooal Gown then called Narberal in.

"Um, Mr. Yan Ming..."

Nia rushed over and ran to Yan Ming.

"Thank you so much... If it weren't for your timely help, my companion and I might already be..."

Yan Ming gently tapped his hand in front of him, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more.

"Go inside and get some rest with your companion."

"I…"

"Enferea, you all need to rest well. The rest... leave it to me."

"Um…"

Nia and Enferea nodded to each other, and together with their grandmother, they went into the house.

Yan Ming then looked directly at Woz.

"Have you obtained any new intelligence?"

"Yes, my Demon King."

Woz opened a book as he and Yan Ming walked into the warehouse.

"According to this book, the woman named Clementine was once a member of the 'Dark Scripture' of the Slane Theocracy, but has now been incorporated into a dark organization called Chranon."

"The ability she uses is a martial art that only warriors can execute with precision, just like that of Gazef."

"Besides... another cadre of the current Zhilanong, Kajit Del Badantir, is probably the mastermind behind this."

The so-called "Kajit-chan" should refer to this man named Kajit.

"What ability does he use? Is he also a warrior like this woman?"

"No, Kajit is a magic chanter."

Wozniak turned the pages again.

"According to this book, Kajit seems to have been preparing something powerful for the past five years."

"Using that thing as a source, he can summon a monster capable of ignoring all magic of the sixth tier and below, the 'Bone Dragon.'"

"That sounds pretty impressive."

"Yes, it only sounds impressive."

Yan Ming nodded, indicating that he basically had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

He turned his head and looked towards Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Object localization," "false intelligence," "counter-detection"...

"…What are you doing?"

As soon as Yan Ming entered the warehouse, he saw Ainz Ooal Gown and Narberal standing in front of the map, unpacking various scrolls one after another.

"These are all used to prevent enemy counterintelligence reconnaissance."

"Enemies...? You mean Clementine's accomplices?"

"No—I mean, the potential 'players'."

A player?

At this moment, Yan Ming recalled that Ainz Ooal Gown was a person from a virtual reality online game called YGGDRASIL.

The players he was referring to were probably the people inside that building.

"No, no... Although I think the mastermind might be even more powerful, to say directly that they are a player from that game like you, I think..."

"We can't rule out this possibility. It's very possible that there's a player like that on the other side, and they're wondering if we're thinking the same thing about them."

As he spoke, Ainz Ooal Gown took out a whole bunch of scrolls.

"Naberal, open all of these for me too."

"As ordered."

"These are just the very basics of intelligence warfare. You must always consider the possibility that the enemy is stronger than you!"

"Yes!"

…Something just feels off.

Woz and Yan Ming huddled together, and Ainz Ooal Gown in front of them seemed to be quite excited.

"He really is a very thoughtful guy."

"No... he was right to do that. You always need to consider the possibility that the enemy is stronger than you. You can't be careless even if the enemy is weak. This idea is very correct."

Yan Ming nodded earnestly. "I see," he thought. "This extremely cautious and humble attitude is truly worth learning."

Of course, to Wozniak, all of this seemed like... a battle of wits with thin air.

Not long after, they had already located the enemy.

"As for the location... it's somewhere like a cemetery."

Ainz Ooal Gown immediately packed up all his equipment and prepared various protective measures.

"Woz."

"I understand."

Woz bowed very respectfully, knowing that the warehouse might be attacked while Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown were away.

To be on the safe side, we left a top-tier fighter like Woz here.

"Then, my lord! What about me? What about me?!"

Who is it? Yan Ming turned around immediately after hearing the noisy noise.

Then a huge hamster was trying to squeeze into the house from the doorway.

"If my lord is going to the enemy's side, he will definitely need a mount for travel, right? Well then, this is where my usefulness comes in!"

"No, there's no need for that."

Yan Ming gestured to the hamster that it was blocking the way, and Ainz Ooal Gown nodded.

He pushed Kurasuke out with just one finger.

"Guwa—!"

“I’ll lead the way. Now that we know the coordinates, there’s no need to take our time.”

"How could this be! Then... then my final purpose for existence is gone!!"

No—you also have the effect of being cute… Woz couldn’t help but think to himself as he stood to the side.

So, what's next?

In one fell swoop, the enemy's stronghold was wiped out.

Yan Ming took out the Decade control watch, pressed the button, and activated an aurora curtain.

The location opposite this spot is where Kajit and his gang's stronghold is.

"Oh right... take that woman's body with you too, at least let the guys on the other side know where their accomplices went."

"I understand, Nabe!"

Naberal bowed respectfully and then carried out Clementine's somewhat mangled, cloth-wrapped body.

Yan Ming, Ainz Ooal Gown, and Narberal were tasked with leading the expedition to defeat the enemy.

Woz and Kurasuke stayed behind to guard everyone there.

With this well-arranged itinerary, the group passed through the aurora borealis.

They arrived directly at the enemy's lair.

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Wozniak held the book in his hands.

He stood in the room, gazing at the contents of the book.

"Kishin Yanming, along with Ainz Ooal Gown and his loyal subordinate, Narberal, went to the graveyard where Kajit was located."

thump.

After closing the book, a satisfied expression appeared on Wozniak's face.

"Yes, I'm definitely keeping a close record of it, 'now'."

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In the blink of an eye, the group arrived at the enemy's so-called lair.

It truly is an area that resembles a cemetery.

The environment was gloomy and damp, with countless tombstones all around.

Bathed in the dim moonlight, the entire place felt as if it hadn't been visited for decades.

"This is it."

The perspective shifts to directly below the cemetery.

There was a man who looked like an old man, with skin that was purplish-white all over.

He was wearing a cloak and holding a scepter, pacing back and forth in the utterly empty underground space.

“That Clementine… she was just sent to bring that boy back, why did it take so long?”

Could it be... that she's already been killed by them?

No, that's impossible! Kajit immediately rejected his idea.

Clementine was one of the original members of the Slane Theocracy's "Black Scripture," and even within the Chronon, only three people could defeat her.

Ordinary adventurers simply cannot defeat warriors who have crossed over to the realm of heroes.

There's no way something should have happened to her.

But... next, Kajit heard a series of strange sounds coming from above.

"Has someone come in outside?!"

No, that's impossible... No one should be able to find their hiding place!

Despite this thought, the actual situation gradually made Kajit nervous.

"Tsk..."

He quickly called the other magic casters, and they all came to the ground together.