"Albedo, I leave the containment to you!"
Ainz finally reacted, his voice loud and full of warning, a moment after the swift offense and defense between Leinas and Albedo. Though the situation was sudden, he had not completely ruled out this possibility.
Inside the open cave where the insect nest resided, he had already set up numerous magic traps, and empowered magic had been applied to them beforehand. Since the opponent wanted to fight, then… let's oblige.
"[Maximize Magic: Death Shockwave]!"
A dense blast of negative energy erupted from the magic circle above his head, barely thirty centimeters past Albedo's shoulder and directly struck Leinas, who was preparing to close in.
The distance between them was very close, making it difficult to dodge. Fortunately, Leinas's reaction wasn't slow; he raised his left arm to shield himself, and a shield of holy light instantly formed.
[Death Shockwave] slammed into the light shield; while it couldn't penetrate the divine protection, it easily knocked Leinas back nearly ten meters.
A high-tier Magic Caster would not give their enemy a chance to breathe. Exploiting Leinas's unstable footing, Ainz continued to launch powerful attack magic.
"[Maximize Magic: Gravity Vortex]!"
A pitch-black sphere flew towards him, containing a super gravity distortion effect that caused a heart-stopping sensation.
A Warrior was vulnerable to a passive situation in battle against a Magic Caster because, until their MP was depleted, the Magic Caster's attacks would not cease, and Magic Casters had numerous defensive and displacement methods, allowing for extremely flexible battle choices.
However, Leinas was no simple warrior; he could also use magic.
"[Summon Light Lion]!"
A majestic lion, shining with holy light, leaped out from a magic circle, directly slamming into the [Gravity Vortex] magic orb.
As they collided, the magic orb erupted with a powerful rotation, as if it were meant to completely swallow and tear apart the [Light Lion]. However, the energy protection layer formed from holy light on the [Light Lion], continuously resisting the magic orb's distorting force, finally managed to withstand the assault.
Leinas wasn't surprised by this. In previous training, Kael had often summoned corresponding mercenary monsters as targets for their combat training, so they could become familiar with the combat abilities of the Great Tomb's master and servants.
[Gravity Vortex], [Thousand Bone Spears], [Reality Slash]... he had witnessed these spells, which Ainz was likely proficient in or preferred to use, countless times. While the power of these spells might fluctuate due to individual attribute strength, their general effects certainly wouldn't deviate too much.
In no less than fifty training sessions, the Holy Beast summoned using the special skill of the high-tier [Holy Beast Knight] class had perfectly blocked the [Gravity Vortex] released by the mercenary monster every single time.
Now it's my turn to counterattack.
Leinas's eyes locked onto Ainz and Albedo, master and servant. Albedo was clearly assigned the role of a front-line guard; to strike at Ainz behind her, her actions had to be contained first.
The Radiant Seraphim that followed him charged the master and servant simultaneously with Ainz's attacks, which was also why Ainz's next magical attack landed on the Radiant Seraphim.
An angel summon around Level 53 was no different from cannon fodder in front of Ainz; they were beings that could be eliminated with a casual flick of his hand. Therefore, to form a sufficient containment force, a higher-level summon was required.
"Tenth Tier: [Summon Angel]!"
"[Soul of a Hero's Soul]!"
Leinas unhesitatingly used his other summoning skills; a Level 70 [Archangel of Judgment] and a [Heroic Spirit Warrior] with comparable attributes appeared sequentially, advancing in three directions—left, center, and right—along with the [Light Lion], charging towards Ainz!
As for himself...
The [Champion's Lance] was gripped tightly in both hands, and a white luminescence immediately covered the spear, continuously radiating a terrifying spatial fluctuation.
"Ainz-sama! Please be careful!"
"I know!"
Albedo stood ready with her greatshield and war axe.
The [Light Lion] opened its mouth as it ran and fired an energy cannon attack, which struck Albedo's kite shield but seemed to cause little damage, unable to even make Albedo budge.
This wasn't because the [Light Lion] was too weak, but because as a defensive warrior, Albedo could greatly reduce the damage she took from attacks after using her defensive skill, [Holy Shield].
The [Heroic Spirit Warrior] charged right after the energy cannon to the front of Albedo, and its simulated [Champion's Lance] was lightning-fast as it thrust at the kite shield, the powerful force numbing Albedo's shield-holding arm.
Yet this attack was ultimately blocked.
The [Archangel of Judgment] rushed past the [Heroic Spirit Warrior], preparing to follow up with an attack on Albedo, but was repelled by a sudden strike as it swung its holy sword!
Roar!
A [King of Destruction], radiating a terrifying aura, rushed out from behind Albedo; under the special skill enhancement that boosted combat power as its stamina decreased, it used its war scythe and easily suppressed the [Archangel of Judgment], which was of the same tier as it.
Its origin as an Undead summon was obvious.
Seeing the [King of Destruction] assist Albedo in blocking the collective charge of the enemy's high-tier summons, Ainz also breathed a sigh of relief and refocused his attention on Leinas.
Then, he witnessed a shocking scene.
Leinas swept the [Champion's Lance] like a long knife, and a terrifying spatial-cutting energy blade immediately shot out, sweeping towards the two of them!
Hmm!?
His closed eyes suddenly opened. Kael's gaze locked onto the opening of the Great Tomb not far away, and the corner of his mouth curled imperceptibly. He had become familiar with this feeling many times; there was no way he could be wrong.
So, at the first moment, he turned to look at Chief Priest Raymond and Zesshi Zetsumei behind him. "You two, I have some unfortunate news to tell you; there have been casualties among the personnel who entered the Great Tomb to investigate."
"What!?"
Raymond and Zesshi Zetsumei's hearts tightened upon hearing this news, and they quickly pressed. "Your Excellency, what happened?"
"I don't know the detailed situation, but I can feel that five of them have died; that is beyond a doubt."
Kael briefly explained to Raymond and Zesshi Zetsumei the special connection between him and his subordinates—more accurately, the bond between a divinity's god of destiny and his vassals. Through this item's effect, he could know the survival status of each vassal and freely decide whether to resurrect the dead.
The act of transforming ordinary humans into such vassals was in itself an incredible feat, so Raymond and Zesshi Zetsumei didn't doubt what Kael said, and their faces immediately darkened.
Kael subtly shifted his gaze, locking onto Zesshi Zetsumei, who was gripping her war scythe. "The remaining people should still be struggling; I plan to enter the Great Tomb to rescue them. What about you two?"
Upon hearing this, Raymond and Zesshi Zetsumei exchanged a glance and immediately made a decision. "We will naturally follow your arrangements."
Seeing that they were so reasonable, Kael nodded inwardly with satisfaction.
"Then let's go."
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