Zongman: Starting from the King of the Undead

Uehara Naraku is a down-and-out wage earner. Due to his company’s bankruptcy, he becomes addicted to a popular game called ‘YGGDRASIL’. He didn’t quit the game at the last moment before the server was shut down, and traveled to another world. As a traveler, although he doesn’t have a system, he does have a game assistant similar to a cheat code. Under the guidance of the game assistant, he embarks on an upgrade adventure. Overlord is over, slash! Red Eyes in progress

Zongman: Starting from the King of the Undead
Chapter 1 Naraku Uehara
“Sixth-tier Undead Summoning Spell—Death Knight.” In the game, Uehara Naraku swiftly unleashed his newly mastered sixth-tier spell. Before him, a two-and-a-half-meter-tall Death Knight materialized. His body shrunken, a thick aura of death lingering around him. In one hand, he clutched a massive shield, in the other, a silver serpent sword with an undulating blade.
“It’s worthy of being a sixth-level magic! Just casting it once consumed nearly one-third of my MP. It seems that my MP is still too little.” Uehara Naraku sighed.
His name is Uehara Naraku, an ordinary worker in this world. But a month ago, he was ruthlessly fired by his hateful and stingy boss, which made him feel depressed. However, thinking that he still had some savings, he decided to relax for the time being and not rush to find a new job and make himself so exhausted.
Long ago, Uehara Naraku heard about a super popular game called “YGGDRASIL” from his colleagues. At that time, his friends were all obsessed with the game, but Uehara Naraku, due to the heavy workload and overtime, always refused to dabble in games and devoted himself to work.
However, things are unpredictable, and the deteriorating economic situation led to the bankruptcy of his company, and Uehara Naraku lost his job. After losing his job, he ran around looking for a job during the day, and returned home at night and decided to try this game that was once popular in Japan – “YGGDRASIL”.
After a month of killing monsters and leveling up, Uehara Naraku became more and more obsessed with the game.
Naraku stared at his attribute panel, which clearly showed:
Attribute: Evil (Justice value -150)
Race: Artificial human
Race level: Android level 10, Warrior level 5
Occupational Level: Ninja Level 5, Undead Master Level 7, Elemental Mage Level 8, Holy Faith Level 4
Total level: 39 (the sum of 15 racial levels and 24 class levels)
Although Uehara Naraku has only been playing the game “YGGDRASIL” for a month, he’s already become deeply addicted. Unfortunately, the game will be shut down permanently after today.
Back then, “YGGDRASIL” was all the rage, and everyone around me was hooked on it. But Naraku, busy with work at the time, had no time to bother with it, and he didn’t even dare to slack off and try the game for fear of affecting his work.
Now, unemployed, he’s finally able to truly relax and muster the courage to enter the gaming world he’d longed to play but had been deterred by work. He doesn’t want to regret anything before the game shuts down, so during this month of unemployment, he’s thoroughly enjoyed the game, becoming even more addicted.
“This is indeed a wonderful game! I heard that after reaching level 40, if you don’t recharge, the road to upgrading will become extremely difficult. It’s a pity that it will soon become a thing of the past.” Naraku sighed.
Uehara Naraku stared at the Death Knight summoned in front of him, and couldn’t help feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.
The Death Knight, with its level 45 defense, level 25 attack, and level 35 overall rating, is an excellent tank in “YGGDRASIL” and is favored by many magic casters and marksmen players.
Although it is just an undead summoned by sixth-level magic, it possesses three remarkable skills.
One of them is “Immortality”. This skill gives it strong survivability. No matter what kind of attack it suffers, even when facing the fierce bombardment of tenth-level magic, it can use this passive skill to forcibly lock its health to one drop, which means that at least two attacks are needed to completely destroy it.
The second is “Group Taunt”, which can completely attract the enemy’s firepower and provide solid cover for teammates.
The last skill, “Follower”, is even more unique. Any target killed by the Death Knight will be resurrected again and transformed into a low-level undead, loyally following it.
“Sixth-level Undead Summoning Magic: Death Warrior.” Uehara Naraku cast the sixth-level magic again, and another undead creature came out. Its appearance was quite similar to the Death Knight, but it was wielding two swords in its hands, which greatly increased its attack power to level 35. However, its defense power was correspondingly reduced to level 35, forming a sharp contrast with the Death Knight.
Although Death Warriors and Death Knights are both sixth-tier spells, few players summon them. After all, compared to Death Knights with special abilities, Death Warriors are particularly vulnerable to large-scale AOE abilities and are often killed instantly.
Looking at his remaining MP, which was only a third of his own, Uehara Naraku shook his head helplessly. Could his MP only sustain two casts of sixth-tier magic? Without any mana-restoring items to spend, his mana regeneration was extremely slow, requiring him to rely on mana bottles to maintain his mana.
However, none of this matters anymore at this moment.
“Is it finally coming to an end?” Uehara Naraku thought to himself, “I’ve been immersed in the world of games at home for nearly a month. Maybe I should find a job tomorrow.”
Uehara Naraku glanced at the time in the upper left corner of the screen. It read 11:58:55 PM, signaling the server would automatically shut down in a minute. He simply sat down on the ground. After all, the surrounding monsters had been cleared, so he no longer had to worry about being attacked. With only a minute left until the server shut down, he decided to wait for the automatic logout.
Time ticked by, 23:59:57, 23:59:58, 23:59:59… Finally, 00:00:00 arrived. In an instant, a flash of white light exploded before Uehara Naraku’s eyes, so blinding that he instinctively raised his hands to shield them.
After a few seconds, the white light dissipated, and Uehara Naraku lowered his arms, but was shocked to find that the room in front of him was not the familiar one, but the Death Knight and Death Warrior blocking his way.
“Is the server shutdown delayed?” Uehara Naraku looked around and found that he seemed to still be in the game, which made him full of confusion. However, upon closer inspection, he found that his surroundings were completely different. The original Warcraft Plains had been replaced by a forest.
“Teleport? No, I haven’t used the teleport skill at all!”
Uehara Naraku became increasingly confused and tried to open the game controller to exit manually, but found that no matter how he clicked, there was no response.
“What on earth is going on?!”
Just as he was getting flustered, a familiar female voice from the system rang in his ears: “Option One: Become an Adventurer and earn the title of Aluminum Grade Adventurer; Option Two: Join the Kingdom and become the Kingdom’s strongest warrior; Option Three: Join the Empire and become the Empire’s strongest warrior.”
This was the voice of the game assistant. It would sound every time a novice mission was released, and the mission panel would appear at the same time. However, this time, only the voice echoed in the air, and the mission panel did not appear.
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“What the hell is going on? Where on earth is this place?” Uehara Naraku shouted into the empty space, desperate for an answer. However, the once familiar voice of his game assistant never returned, sending Uehara Naraku into a rage. He cursed at the air, but received no response.
At this moment, the death warrior next to Uehara Naraku broke the silence first and walked forward: “Master, how can we help you?” He noticed that Uehara Naraku had been roaring at the air, so he asked cautiously.
However, the Death Warrior had great difficulty speaking, and his voice was hoarse and unclear.
This question shocked Uehara Naraku. His summoned creature could actually speak?
“What the hell is going on?” Uehara Naraku looked at the Death Knight and Death Warrior in disbelief, feeling as if his worldview was about to collapse. A thought flashed through his mind: “Could it be that I have traveled through time?”
After forcing himself to calm down and adjust his emotions, Uehara Naraku gradually began to understand the situation before him. He remembered that before the server was shut down, he had not logged out in time and was forced to stay in the game, or more precisely, to travel to this different world.
But this place was clearly not the “Monster Plains” he’d been in before. He’d once painstakingly killed monsters and leveled up there, but now, he’d been brought to this unfamiliar place. Looking around, the dense jungle was completely different from the familiar “Monster Plains,” as if it were two completely different worlds.
To confirm his feelings, Uehara Naraku pinched his arm hard. The pain was clear and intense, definitely not the electric shock feeling in games.
In the game “YGGDRASIL,” to create the most realistic feeling, the body would feel a slight electric shock or numbness when attacked. But the pain at this moment was so real, so intense. Moreover, in the game, he couldn’t attack himself.
“What the hell is going on?” Uehara Naraku sat there, stunned for a long time. The Death Knight and Death Warrior beside him stood upright beside him like two loyal bodyguards, guarding him.
Seconds later, Uehara Naraku finally came to terms with reality—not only had he traveled through time, but his body had also been transported to the game world. But where exactly was this place? Was he left behind in the game world of “YGGDRASIL,” or was he in another world?
Because they had traveled to another world, the Death Warriors, who were originally just summons, could now speak. Naraku looked up at the two-and-a-half-meter-tall Death Knight and Death Warrior. They were all his summons, and he could even vaguely sense a strange connection between him and them.
“Can you all speak?” Naraku asked the Death Knight and Death Warrior.
“Yes, Lord Naraku.” The Death Knight and the Death Warrior answered respectfully, but their voices were still hoarse and unclear.
Naraku was surprised again. In the game, summoned creatures couldn’t talk, but now they were actually talking. He thought to himself, “Calm down. First, I need to figure out my current situation.”
At the same time, his mind began to recollect various things about “YGGDRASIL.” This game, also known as the “World Tree,” was vast, divided into nine worlds: Asgard, Alfheim, Vanerheim, Nidavellir, Midgard, Jotunheim, Niflheim, Helheim, and Muspelheim.
There are more than two thousand professions in the game, and the total number of magic spells exceeds six thousand. Players can gain three skill points for each level up. Therefore, a player at level 100 can master more than three hundred kinds of magic.
However, magic books above level seven cannot be purchased in stores and can only be obtained by killing monsters, killing bosses, or spending gold. Magic below level seven can be purchased directly in bookstores. Despite this, there are more than 3,000 magic books that can be purchased directly.
The world Naraku had chosen was Asgard. As for the other eight worlds, he had never set foot in them. After all, the world of Asgard alone was vast enough, and Naraku had not even explored every corner of Asgard.
So, am I now in the world of the ‘World Tree’ game, or have I arrived in a completely new world?
He bit his finger again, and felt a slight pain. The unique leather scent of the Death Glove lingered at the tip of his nose, and when his tongue accidentally brushed across the surface of the glove, a bitter leather taste spread in his mouth.
Touch, smell, taste… all these feelings were so real, as if he was in a living world, rather than a game world that only provided a weak electric current touch and no smell or taste experience.
After calming down, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but feel a sense of heaviness in his heart. He knew he wasn’t the only player left behind in this game world. There must have been others who had been stranded there before the server shut down, and then, like him, were enveloped by a beam of white light and transported into this game, or this other world.
Next, he was eager to verify whether his skills and magic could still be used normally. In the game “World Tree”, releasing skills or magic is as simple as clicking the corresponding icon on the screen.
Although there was no panel to view at this moment, the methods of using those magics were clearly imprinted in his mind, as if he had already known it all.
Let’s try it! He thought to himself, and then used the “Level Detection” skill.
“Level 39.” The result showed that his level had not changed after the time travel. Fortunately, his skills seemed to be able to be used normally, which was undoubtedly the greatest comfort. After all, his biggest worry was that his skills would no longer work.
He turned to look at the Death Knight and Death Warrior beside him. They were both level 35. While checking their levels, he was surprised to find that his experience bar was still there. This meant that perhaps, just like in the game, he could accumulate experience and continue to level up simply by defeating monsters.
“Life detection.” “Magic detection.” “First-level fire magic – Fireball…” Immediately afterwards, Uehara Naraku waved his hand lightly, and a blazing fireball shot out from his palm, accurately hitting the dead tree in front, instantly igniting it, and the flames burned fiercely.
Witnessing his own magic power (MP) plummet by a hundred points, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but exclaim, “Just a first-level spell, can it possibly possess such astonishing power?”
“Next, cast the third-level lightning magic – lightning strike…” Before he finished speaking, a sharp lightning shot out from Uehara Naraku’s fingertips and easily penetrated a dozen large trees. Then, these trees fell down one after another under the lightning strike.
“Is this the power of third-level magic? It seems that I have become quite proficient in mastering and using magic.”
Chapter 3 Magic (Old Version)
Seeing the fallen trees and damaged ground still not recovered, Uehara Naraku’s guess became more and more firm – he had indeed traveled to another world.
Recalling the experience in the game “YGGDRASIL”, although the magic there was gorgeous and dazzling, it was only visually shocking. Players could hardly feel its destructive power. Even if they were hit by magic, they only felt a slight electric shock.
And because it is a game world, the traces left by the magic after it lands will automatically disappear within a dozen seconds, and the ground will quickly recover.
However, in the reality at this moment, Uehara Naraku could truly feel the powerful destructive power of magic, and the damaged ground showed no signs of repair.
Then, Uehara Naraku’s gaze fell on the Golden Snake Sword in his hand and the equipment on his body. He silently said to himself, “Item level detection…”
The panel then displayed feedback: “Weapon: Top Level; Cloak: Top Level; Armor: Top Level; Boots: Advanced; Wristbands x2: Advanced; Necklace: Relic Level; Forehead Guard: Advanced; Rings x2: Advanced; Belt: Advanced. Equipment level increased by an additional 8-10 levels.”
Looking at the extra 8-10 levels of improvement brought by the equipment level, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but feel surprised. He remembered that in the game, there was no such thing as increasing equipment level. The item level detection only showed the level of the magic item.
Is it because this is a different world, so the rules are different? Does equipment also play a role in determining level? After all, the difference in strength between wearing equipment and not wearing any is indeed not negligible.
In the game “YGGDRASIL,” magic items are categorized into various levels based on the amount of data they contain: low-level, intermediate-level, high-level, ultimate-level, relic-level, holy relic-level, legendary-level, artifact-level, and world-level. At this moment, faced with the myriad strange phenomena of this other world, Uehara Naraku’s heart is filled with a desire to explore and a sense of the unknown.
All the high-end equipment and props worn by Uehara Naraku were carefully selected from the store, and those rarer top-level and relic-level equipment were the spoils he obtained after defeating one elite monster and even small BOSS after another.
Because in the game “YGGDRASIL”, the top choices on the store shelves are limited to high-level equipment items. As for higher-level magic equipment, such as the highest level, relic level, holy relic level and even legendary level, you have to rely on krypton gold or challenge the BOSS to get them.
As for artifact-level and world-level props, it is necessary to collect many rare treasures of relic-level, holy relic-level and legendary-level materials before they can be integrated.
As for the game “YGGDRASIL,” Uehara Naraku’s knowledge was actually very limited. He had never seen any magical items above the holy relic level. After all, his own level was still low, so the level of bosses he could challenge was naturally limited.
At this moment, a blazing flame suddenly rose from the Golden Snake Sword.
“Enchantment: Flame…”
“Fourth-level martial arts: Fiery Slash!” Along with a low hum, a slash wrapped in flames swept out, cutting the trees in front in half. Fire splashed at the broken ends and lasted for a long time.
“That’s great! Both magic and martial arts can be fully utilized here. But… I’m only level 39! In the game ‘YGGDRASIL’, my level would probably be nothing more than cannon fodder. If other players also come to this other world, I’m afraid I won’t be able to compete with them with my current strength!”
After verifying that his skills were still effective, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but feel a sense of worry. After all, he had been drawn into this alternate world the moment the game server shut down, and he didn’t believe he would be the only lucky one.
Indeed, for Uehara Naraku, being able to travel to this alternate world and possess magical powers is undoubtedly a blessing from fate. In his original world, he was just an ordinary office worker, but now, in this alternate world, he can not only perform the magic and martial arts in the game, but his future prospects are bound to far exceed those of his previous mediocre days.
“Forget it, let’s put these thoughts aside for now. The first priority is to figure out where I am now.” Thinking of this, Uehara Naraku cast a flying magic and soared into the sky. Soon, he flew over the surrounding forest. Looking down from the sky, he could see the vast green expanse, and in the distance, there were endless mountains rising.
Soon, Uehara Naraku decided to land from the air. After all, flying magic would continue to consume his magic power (MP), and there were unknown dangers hidden in this mysterious forest.
Then, he tried to use the backpack system, and a space suddenly appeared in front of him.
“It seems everything is the same as in the game!” Uehara Naraku took out a mirror from this space system and carefully examined himself in the mirror – short black hair, handsome face, about eighteen years old. This was exactly the same as the image of the android in his game, not his real appearance.
Gazing at his reflection in the mirror, even though he’d seen this face countless times in games, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement at the thought of actually having traveled to another world. His lips curled up slightly, and the image in the mirror matched his expression. “It seems I’m using the appearance of a game character. But that’s fine too; this face is much more handsome, after all.”
After putting the mirror back into his backpack, he took out a compass and prepared to continue his exploration.
In the world of “YGGDRASIL,” new players have no pre-defined map to rely on, only a compass to guide them. They must follow this compass to find specific characters and complete corresponding quests to gain access to the full scope of the newbie map. Once players leave the shelter of the newbie village and embark on a wider adventure, they can purchase detailed maps of various areas in cities and towns.
“This seems to remind me of my experience in the Novice Village all over again. Well, let’s just wait and see! The first priority is to leave this forest.”
Nestled in the forest, Uehara Naraku wasn’t too worried about food. As a member of the android race, in the game, he only needed to stay hydrated, and could survive without food for ten days or half a month. However, now that he had traveled to this other world, whether he still needed to eat was uncertain.
After determining his direction, Uehara Naraku decided to head south, determined to get out of the forest. At the very least, he had to find a way to get more intelligence before reaching a densely populated town.
“Death Knight, you will clear the way for me.” Having made up his mind, Uehara Naraku immediately gave orders to the Death Knight beside him.
Upon hearing this, the Death Knight nodded silently and then led the way.
Soon after they set off, they encountered a group of goblins. Unfortunately, these goblins only made noisy wa-wa sounds and were unable to communicate. Since they didn’t speak the same language, Uehara Naraku was unable to extract any information from them. Ultimately, he could only order the Death Knight to destroy them.
After defeating these goblins, Uehara Naraku gained corresponding experience points, which made him very happy. It seems that even in this different world, it is still possible to accumulate experience by leveling up by defeating monsters.
Another half an hour passed, and Uehara Naraku and his group were suddenly attacked by ogres.
“Damn it! Why would humans associate with such an undead race that could destroy a nation!”
At this moment, the ogres were terrified and fled in panic under the merciless slaughter of the Death Knights and Death Warriors. They had originally been out searching for prey, but they had never expected to encounter nation-destroying monsters in their own territory—Death Knights and Death Warriors. The terror of these monsters even surpassed that of their leader, the Eastern Giant.
Uehara Naraku ordered the Death Knights and Death Warriors to capture a few ogres and ignored the rest. However, those ogres that unfortunately died turned into terrifying corpse-eating demons.
“Who on earth are you that you can control such a monster that can destroy a country?” At this time, an ogre leader asked loudly.
Uehara Naraku stared at the three controlled ogres. He was slightly surprised by the domineering title of “nation-annihilating monsters.” “Nation-annihilating monsters? How can these guys be so powerful?”
Then, a hint of teasing appeared on Uehara Naraku’s lips: “Since you are so eager to know, then I will give you the answer!”
“Sixth-level Undead Summoning Technique – Death Knight…” As Uehara Naraku completed the spell, a ball of black substance fell on the corpse of an ogre, and the corpse quickly mutated.
Under the horrified gaze of the ogres, a new Death Knight was quickly summoned.
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Chapter 4 Ogre (Old Version)
When this group of ogres witnessed the wonder before them, they were all shocked – the terrifying Death Knight, a monster that could destroy a country, could be summoned so easily. This completely overturned their cognition and was unbelievable!
“He… he actually created the Death Knight! How is this possible?!” The ogre roared in fear, “Who on earth are you? No, what kind of terrifying monster are you?!”
At that moment, Uehara Naraku noticed that his magic power was almost gone, only a little over a third. The slow recovery rate made him frown. Could it be the effects of the time travel? He speculated in his heart.
“Summon another! Sixth-order Undead summons—Death Warrior!” He muttered, and another Undead creature appeared. This scene left the ogres on the side dumbfounded. They stared at this human in disbelief. He could actually summon a Death Knight and a Death Warrior as servants. What kind of terrifying existence had they encountered?
“You… who are you?” The ogre looked shocked and stared at Uehara Naraku in disbelief.
However, Uehara Naraku ignored the ogre’s questioning. He simply checked his own magic power and found it had dropped to 988 points, just over one-tenth of his remaining magic power. This amount of magic power was barely enough to cast low-level magic, but it was no longer enough to cast magic above level five.
It was just right that he could use this opportunity to test how long it would take to fully recover his magic power without the help of blue potion.
He glanced coldly at the kneeling ogre and said in a cold yet resolute voice, “You don’t need to know the answer to this question. From now on, I will ask, and you will answer. Do you understand? If you dare to refuse, I will take your life immediately.”
Although these ogres are not particularly intelligent, fortunately, they have language skills and Uehara Naraku can understand their words, which at least provides him with someone to communicate with.
“Yes.” Several ogres responded.
Uehara Naraku looked at the leader of this group of ogres and found through level detection that his level was between 17 and 18. He was obviously the most powerful among the group of ogres encountered before and was very likely their leader.
“You are undoubtedly an ogre, right? Since you can speak, do you have a name? Also, where is this place?” asked Uehara Naraku.
“I am indeed an ogre, my name is Gray. This place is on the east side of the Great Forest of Tob, the territory of the Eastern Giants.” The ogre named “Gray” replied.
“Oriental Giant?” This name made Uehara Naraku frown slightly.
“That is our commander, and one of the three kings in the Tob Forest.” The ogre explained further.
Could this forest actually hide three kings? Uehara Naraku wondered what their strengths were. Though in a different world, he knew he could gain experience through battle. He even considered challenging the Eastern Giant the ogre had mentioned.
However, considering that he had just arrived here, he knew nothing about the Eastern Giant’s strength. As one of the three kings of the forest, he was undoubtedly a boss-level existence. Currently, he was in someone else’s territory, and he was not at an advantage in terms of time, place, and people.
Therefore, Uehara Naraku decided to leave the forest. Although his race was not human, but an artificial human, and looked like a human, he was not a race that was adapted to the forest environment like elves and orcs. The forest was not his battlefield, and leaving was the wisest move.
“Take me out of this forest.” Uehara Naraku issued an unquestionable order.
“As you command.” The ogre replied.
“As for those injured ones, just deal with them directly!” Then, Uehara Naraku issued new instructions to the Death Knight.
Before he could finish his words, the Death Knights and Death Warriors’ blades had already pierced the ogres’ bodies, instantly transforming them into tiny bits of experience points. Uehara Naraku had tried this before, and only by actually killing the enemy could he gain experience points; simply stunning them had no effect. It was exactly the same as in the game.
To these ogres, they are nothing more than monsters that provide experience in the eyes of Uehara Naraku.
This scene made the ogre named “Gray” swallow hard. The human before him was as cold and cruel as a demon, killing them as if they were just crushing an insignificant insect. He looked at Uehara Naraku in fear and asked in a trembling voice, “Sir, if I can lead you out of the forest, will you spare my life?”
“Okay, but you’d better hurry up. I have to leave this forest before dark.” Uehara Naraku responded coldly. He didn’t want to stay in the forest at night.
“Yes, sir.”
Later, under the guidance of Uehara Naraku, they followed “Gray” through the forest for three hours and finally walked out of the forest, which made Uehara Naraku feel very relieved.
A few kilometers ahead, a human village was faintly visible.
At this time, the ogre “Gray” said to Uehara Naraku, “The human village is ahead. Now, can I go?”
However, a hint of disdain appeared at the corner of Uehara Naraku’s mouth: “Hmph, you’re just an experience monster, and you dare to negotiate with me!” After he finished speaking, he thought about it and issued an order to the Death Knight beside him.
The Death Knight, as a loyal servant of Uehara Naraku, could understand his master’s will without words. In an instant, he swung his sword and ended the life of the ogre named “Gray”.
“You… are so despicable…” The ogre could not believe until his death that the human who had promised not to take his life had finally broken his promise.
“You’re just a mere monster! Your fate is to become my experience points.” To Uehara Naraku, these ogres were just wild monsters that provided experience points. Wouldn’t it be a pity not to use them? After all, he was only level 39, and improving his strength was his top priority.
“Okay, I’m enough for the rest of the journey. Since you can all speak, you must have self-awareness!” Uehara Naraku turned around and said to the two Death Knights and two Death Warriors behind him.
“Yes, Master,” the Death Knight replied in a hoarse voice. Uehara Naraku nodded in satisfaction. In the game, he could also issue commands to his summons, but the summons in the game could not communicate with him in this way.
“I’m sure you’re all aware of the current situation. We, no, it should be me, who has inexplicably found ourselves in this strange world. My top priority is leveling up. The goblins and ogres I just slew will earn me experience points, just like in the game. And you, as my summoned creatures, will also earn me approximately 70% of the experience points if you kill these monsters.”
The next assignment is: Death Warriors will return to the forest and continue hunting monsters there to help me gain more experience. As for Death Knights, they will temporarily serve as my pioneers until I encounter humans, at which point you will be free to leave. Do you understand?”
“Yes, master, we will do our best to sacrifice the lives of all the monsters in the forest for you.” Upon hearing this, the Death Warriors immediately responded respectfully.
The Death Knight also solemnly stated: “We will do our best to find traces of humans for our master.”
“Okay, let’s act immediately!”
Following Uehara Naraku’s order, the two Death Warriors quickly returned to the forest, while the two Death Knights stepped forward to clear a way forward for him.
After all, Uehara Naraku was still unaware of the potential dangers of this world. If anything unexpected happened, he planned to have the Death Knight act as a vanguard to ward off the risk while he himself waited for an opportunity to evacuate.
Chapter 5: Renas (Old Version)
At this moment, deep within the Empire’s vanguard camp, stood a blonde woman clad in black armor, wielding a lance. Though her long golden hair partially obscured her features, her unparalleled beauty remained undisguised. This woman was none other than Lenneth Rockbruce, one of the Four Knights of the Bahars Empire.
Lenas turned to look at the adjutant beside her and asked in a steady voice, “Have all the tents been set up?”
Upon hearing this, the adjutant quickly and respectfully replied, “Yes, Lady Renas, the campfire is about to be lit and the smoke will soon rise.”
However, his tone was filled with a hint of helplessness, as if he was quite troubled by this female commander with a unique personality. “However, Lady Renas, as the advance team, we have traveled less than forty miles today. If His Majesty knew about this, I am afraid…”
Lenas chuckled nonchalantly, a hint of contempt in her tone: “We are getting closer and closer to the border of the Kingdom of Re-Estize. We may encounter the Kingdom’s outposts at any time. The main force has not arrived yet. If we engage them now, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us.”
The adjutant complained helplessly: “You just want to find a chance to rest!” He knew the officer’s character very well.
Upon hearing this, Lenas’s eyes instantly turned cold, and she looked directly at the adjutant: “What objection do you have?”
A gifted swordsman of the Empire and the daughter of aristocracy, Renas was gifted and beloved from a young age. However, several years ago, during a demon-slaying operation, she was tragically wounded by a demonic curse, leaving an incurable wound on her right cheek, from which pus constantly seeped. This tragedy led to her being abandoned by her family and fiancé, and her personality became twisted and complex.
The adjutant listened, spread his hands helplessly and responded: “No, I will absolutely follow your instructions.” Just as Renas was about to say something else, bursts of screams and chaos suddenly came from outside the military camp, which surprised both Renas and the adjutant.
At this moment, a soldier hurried into the tent and reported in a panic, “Lady Lenas, something terrible has happened! Two Death Knights have raided our camp.”
“What? Death Knight? How can there be such a monster capable of destroying a nation in such a remote place!” Upon hearing this, Renas’s face was full of disbelief, and she hurried out of the military tent.
With a loud bang, “boom”, two death knights slammed the simple wooden door, broke into the military camp, and began a ruthless killing.
The soldiers swung their weapons and shot arrows at the Death Knight like raindrops, but they failed to cause any damage to him.
At the same time, Uehara Naraku, who had already used invisibility, sneaked into the military camp quietly.
Invisibility, one of the essential skills for the ninja profession, was mastered by him.
He initially mistook this place for a peaceful village, but upon closer inspection, he discovered it was actually a military camp. Witnessing this scene, Uehara Naraku instinctively wanted to glimpse the combat power of this world’s military. From the ogre’s earlier encounter, he had already learned a great deal about this world.
Death Knights are powerful, nation-destroying monsters, considered the pinnacle of this world. To humans, Death Knights are synonymous with disaster, and only the strongest of the finest steel can contend with them.
Therefore, Uehara Naraku also wanted to take this opportunity to verify whether what the ogre said was true.
However, Uehara Naraku soon fell into shock. He unexpectedly discovered that after the Death Knight ended the lives of those soldiers, he could also gain experience points from them.
This discovery both astonished him and brought him unexpected joy. He was surprised that even though he was witnessing the slaughter of humans, he didn’t incur the usual “red name” penalty in the game, and he even gained experience points.
In the world of ‘YGGDRASIL’, human players killing other human players will incur a red name penalty. However, human players hunting other races will not incur a red name penalty, but will not receive any experience points.
When Uehara Naraku was playing the game ‘YGGDRASIL’, the game was about to be shut down, so there were very few players in the game, and newbies were even rarer, so he never had the chance to experience the act of “killing” in the game.
At this moment, doubts arose in his mind: “Is it because these humans were killed by the Death Knight that they avoided the red name penalty? Or is it that in this different world, there is no such punishment mechanism as red name?” In order to solve the mystery, Uehara Naraku decided to verify it himself.
For him, being able to gain experience points means that these soldiers can be treated as wild monsters and he can slaughter them at will.
Uehara Naraku used his level detection skill to check the levels of the soldiers and found that most of them were no more than level 10, appearing extremely weak. However, among these soldiers, he quickly locked onto the figure with the highest level.
“That woman, could she be the commander here?” Uehara Naraku, in stealth mode, gazed upon Renas, captivated by her beauty and noticing her relatively high level. He observed Renas’s level to be between 22 and 23, with a mid-level weapon and low-level armor. After adding up her equipment levels, his estimated overall level was approximately 23-24.
Looking at Lenas’s mixed bag of mid-level and lower-level equipment, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but laugh. His own equipment wasn’t up to par, and yet these people’s gear was even worse than his. These people must be the natives of another world, not players.
In the game “YGGDRASIL”, there are many level 100 bosses, and I am just an insignificant level 39. However, these people are actually lower in level than me.
Upon learning their low levels and that defeating them would earn him experience points, Uehara Naraku felt the urge to kill them. But at that moment, he suddenly snapped out of his wits and muttered to himself, “Wait! How could I have become so cold-blooded? This is no longer a virtual game world, but a real otherworld! How could I so easily treat humans as monsters and slaughter them?”
However, when faced with human death, I felt no ripples in my heart. Under normal circumstances, witnessing the death of others would make me feel horrified and uneasy.
Is it because I’ve become a cyborg? Having lost my identity as a normal human, have my emotions become dull?
Uehara Naraku was perplexed by this change in himself. Before, he had slain goblins, ogres, and other monsters without hesitation, feeling no burden. But now, he seemed indifferent to the lives of humans, even choosing to attack them despite knowing that defeating them would earn him experience points.
Homunculus, though their body structures are largely similar to humans, they are ultimately no longer human. Perhaps, my heart no longer belongs to the human world either.
Whatever, no matter what my current situation is, I should still be considered human. After all, I still have all five senses intact, I can experience hunger and thirst, and I’m sure my sexual desire is also intact. I’ll have the opportunity to verify this later!
At this moment, Renas was staring at the two empire-destroying monsters before her—the Death Knights. They appeared in pairs. Perhaps only Furuda could handle such an opponent?
No, if you think about it carefully, even if it is Fuluda, he may not be able to gain the upper hand when facing the pincer attack of two Death Knights!
“Retreat immediately!” Renas made a decisive move, leaping onto her horse without hesitation and charging into a gallop. She knew that fighting a monster of the Death Knight’s caliber was like striking a stone with an egg. The soldiers transformed into ghouls proved it, and she didn’t want to end up like that.
After receiving Renas’s order to retreat, the remaining soldiers seemed to be liberated, discarding their weapons and running for their lives. Facing a monster capable of destroying a nation, they had long since lost all hope of victory, hoping only to outrun their companions and secure a glimmer of hope for their own survival.
Seeing that the Death Knight didn’t pursue, Renas finally felt relieved. She no longer cared about the lives of her subordinates. In this life-or-death situation, preserving herself was the most important thing.
However, Renas was still puzzled as to why she had encountered a monster like the Death Knight on the border between the Empire and the Kingdom. But she had no time to dwell on it and had to report the matter as soon as possible.
Chapter 6 Empire (old version)
Deep in the military camp, hundreds of soldiers have died, but Uehara Naraku deliberately left some soldiers alive, intending to dig out information about this world from their mouths.
The survivors witnessed the horrifying scene of Uehara Naraku manipulating the Death Knight. They were all horrified and cried out in fear, “You…what kind of monster are you?”
Uehara Naraku looked at the dozen or so defeated soldiers in front of him, a gentle yet frightening smile curled up on the corner of his mouth, and said soothingly: “Don’t be nervous, I just want to understand some of the situation. As long as you answer truthfully, I promise not to hurt you.”
However, in the eyes of these soldiers, his smile was like the mockery of a devil. Two death knights and hundreds of ghouls enslaved by the death knights surrounded them, making them feel the approach of death.
Finally, a soldier mustered the courage to step forward and responded with a trembling voice: “What do you want to know? We don’t know much.”
Uehara Naraku slowly spoke, asking the questions in his heart: “Who are you? Where is this place? Why are you here?”
The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and replied, “We are the advance troops of the Bahas Empire. We are located northwest of the Great Katz Plains. Our mission is to gather intelligence on the Kingdom of Ri-Yestije.”
“Collect intelligence? Then what?” Uehara Naraku asked.
“To prepare for war, of course,” the soldier answered truthfully.
Uehara Naraku then asked, “I found some low-level undead wandering around here before. What’s going on?”
The soldier explained, “This is where the border between the Kingdom of Re-Estize and the Bahas Empire meets. War breaks out between the two countries every year. Due to the constant fighting, countless casualties have occurred here, giving rise to many low-level undead.”
Uehara Naraku asked again: “I just saw a very powerful woman. Is she your general?”
The soldier nodded and replied, “Indeed, her name is Lenas Lockbruce, also known as ‘Heavy Bomb’. She is one of the Four Knights of the Empire and possesses the formidable strength of the Adamantine Class.”
“Adamantium-grade? She actually possesses adamantium-grade strength?” Uehara Naraku was secretly surprised upon hearing this. The ogre had previously told him that among humans, only adamantium-grade adventurers could rival a Death Knight. However, that woman’s strength seemed far inferior to that of a Death Knight, which gave Uehara Naraku some confidence in his own abilities.
It seems that this other world is not as powerful as I imagined. I am just a level 39 Karami, but I feel like a big boss here.
But Uehara Naraku quickly swallowed his pride and reminded himself, “Don’t be careless! This world must be hiding many powerful people.” He then continued questioning the soldiers, trying to uncover more secrets of this world.
On the other side, the advance team led by Renas had more than two hundred people, but only dozens of people escaped by chance. They ran all the way and finally returned to the main tent of the army.
Inside the main tent, the current emperor of the Bahars Empire, Gilkenif Luen Farod El, known as the “Blood Emperor,” listened to Renas’s report with his chin in his hand. A hint of surprise crossed his face, and he turned to look at the old man beside him.
This old man is none other than the strongest guardian of the Bahars Empire, the triple magic chanter known as the strongest magic chanter in human history—Fruda Paradai, whose strength is enough to rival the necromancer, one of the thirteen heroes.
In addition, the other three of the Four Knights of the Empire were sitting in the tent: “Thunder” Bajed Peshme, “Wind” Nimble Yak Til Anouk, and “Immovable” Nazami Ainek.
“Lightning” Bajed was the first to ask, “Is it really the Death Knight? That’s a monster powerful enough to destroy a nation!”
Upon hearing this, Lenas responded unhappily, “If you don’t believe me, you can ask the warriors who came back with me. If I hadn’t run fast, I’d probably have been killed by those two monsters by now.”
Badger quickly explained, “No, I completely believe you. It’s just that this is truly unbelievable. Such powerful monsters are already rare, and yet there are two of them acting together.”
Blood Emperor Gilkenif turned to look at Fruda and asked, “Old man, what do you think?”
Fluda stroked his beard and mused, “This is truly shocking! Normally, when these nation-destroying monsters meet, a fight is bound to break out. Yet, they joined forces to attack the military camp, as if they were being manipulated.”
Upon hearing this, Gilkenifer’s face showed shock. He asked, “Old man, could it be that Ligurido has mastered the method of controlling the Death Knight?”
Ligurido Belz Gorlan, more commonly known as Ligurido, is a necromancer and one of the renowned Thirteen Heroes. This female hero has lived for over two hundred years, a contemporary of the mage Fluda, and is hailed as the strongest human. Even Fluda himself admits that Ligurido’s magical prowess is slightly superior. Furthermore, she also possesses necromancy.
Facing such a legendary existence, it would not be surprising even if she really mastered the method of controlling the Death Knight, but Fluda, who was determined to surpass Ligurido, was unwilling to admit such a thing.
After a long silence, Fuluda slowly replied, “Even so, I don’t think she can control the Death Knight unless her magic power can achieve another breakthrough. However, given her age, her magic power has probably already reached its limit, making further improvement difficult.”
“But after eliminating all other possibilities, no matter how implausible it is, this answer may be the truth,” Fruda added.
Upon hearing this, the Blood Emperor and the Four Knights were all shocked. Nimble said solemnly, “So, those two Death Knights were actually the work of Ligurido, one of the Thirteen Heroes? Didn’t she retire? Could she have chosen to return and help the Kingdom now? If so, our war with the Kingdom this year will be extremely difficult.”
Upon hearing this, Fruda shook his head and said, “Nothing is certain yet. Perhaps those two Death Knights are just wild. But, Lenneth, take us there immediately. I must see it with my own eyes.”
Upon hearing this, Lenas sneered and said jokingly, “Want to control those two Death Knights? That’s really exciting!”
Blood Emperor Gilkenifer immediately decided, “Alright, let’s prepare to depart! Order the army to a state of alert, and I will personally lead the team to investigate.”
“Your Majesty, are you going with us?” Badjed was quite surprised when he heard that.
Gilkenifer smiled and said, “Of course. The four of you should be able to take on one Death Knight together. I’ll leave the remaining one to you, old man.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” Everyone responded in unison.
Chapter 7: Choices (Old Version)
On the other side, Uehara Naraku stared at the map in his hand. Through the narration of several surviving soldiers, he finally figured out where he was. At this moment, Uehara Naraku was facing a difficult decision: should he join the kingdom, join the empire, or become an adventurer?
This task was issued by his game assistant, but after the task was issued, no matter how Uehara Naraku called him, it seemed as if it had disappeared from the world and was nowhere to be found.
Uehara Naraku lowered his head and examined the yellowed task list in his hand. He had accidentally discovered it while sorting out his backpack. He didn’t know when this task list had quietly appeared in his backpack.
The quest list clearly lists three options: Option 1, become an adventurer and obtain the title of adamantite-level adventurer;
Option 2: Join the kingdom and become the kingdom’s strongest warrior;
Option three, join the empire and become the empire’s strongest warrior.
Uehara Naraku instinctively rejected the idea of joining the Kingdom or Empire. After all, both the Kingdom and the Empire were filled with hidden talents and powerful warriors. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to stand out and become the strongest warrior.
In comparison, the first option – becoming an adventurer and obtaining the title of adamantite – seems more feasible.
Uehara Naraku learned from the soldiers that the escaped “Heavy Bomb” Renas Rockbruce, known as one of the Four Knights of the Empire, possessed the strength of an Adamantite-level warrior. However, her level was less than 25. If the threshold to becoming an Adamantite-level adventurer was only this low, then it would undoubtedly be a relatively easy path for Uehara Naraku.
In the Adventurer’s Guild system, adventurers are carefully divided into eight levels based on their strength and contributions: Bronze, Iron, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Mithril, Orichalcum and Steel.
The Empire and the Kingdom each possess two elite teams of Elite Steel-class adventurers. The Empire prides itself on the Silver Bird Team and the Eight Ripples Team, while the Kingdom boasts the Vermillion Dew Drop Team and the renowned Blue Rose Team.
It’s worth noting that within the Empire’s organizational structure, in addition to the widely known Adventurers’ Guild, there exists a Workers’ Guild, a branch of the Guild, with the two sharing the same hierarchy. Simply put, the Adventurers’ Guild favors positive and proactive missions, avoiding shady and underhanded ones. Adventurers are legitimate and respected professionals, much like mercenaries, but wanted criminals and other outlaws are barred from the Guild. Consequently, adventurers are generally portrayed in a positive light within the Kingdom.
In contrast, workers’ unions are more diverse and flexible, with few restrictions on the identities of their workers. The tasks they undertake often fall into the gray area, which, while unsavory, offers high pay and often attracts those in dire need of funds or with ulterior motives.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku was holding a yellowed task list in his hand, which clearly listed three options. After careful consideration, Uehara Naraku had made a decision.
After gathering intelligence, Uehara Naraku had learned that the so-called kingdom was none other than the Kingdom of Re-Estize, and that its strongest leader was Warrior-Captain Gazef Stronoff. As for the empire, it was the Baharus Empire, and its strongest leader was Fruda Paradai—an old man who had lived for over two hundred years, hailed as humanity’s greatest magic caster and possessing the extraordinary ability to cast sixth-order magic.
Upon learning that Fluda could cast sixth-tier magic, Uehara Naraku became curious and asked the soldier beside him, “By the way, just because Fluda can cast sixth-tier magic, does that mean he’s hailed as the strongest human magic caster? Is there no caster in this world capable of casting seventh-tier magic?”
Upon hearing this, the soldier’s face was filled with astonishment. He loudly retorted, “How is this possible? Seventh-level magic is a power that only gods can wield. How can humans even touch it?”
Uehara Naraku, like a newcomer, chatted with these soldiers for a long time, and the topics mostly revolved around the strong people in this world.
In this vast world, besides the Empire and the Kingdom, there are also numerous other powers, including the Holy Kingdom, the Silian Theocracy, the Council, the Dragon Kingdom, and the Elven Kingdom. However, these ordinary soldiers know very little about the specifics of these forces. Most of them only have a vague understanding of the Empire and the Kingdom. As for the Holy Kingdom and the Silian Theocracy, they have only heard vaguely, and their exact locations are completely unknown.
Next, Uehara Naraku plans to gradually integrate into this world, and it is better to develop in a low-key manner in the early stages.
Just as Uehara Naraku was asking for information, the Death Knight, a terrifying monster that was powerful enough to destroy a country in the eyes of the natives, actually went to make a fire and cook.
Although Naraku Uehara is quite resistant to hunger as a cyborg, he still needs to eat. Especially after crossing into the other world, he clearly feels the physiological needs such as hunger and thirst, which is completely different from the experience in the game.
Furthermore, Uehara Naraku also planned to observe whether his magic power would recover faster by eating. He had already noticed that his magic power was recovering very slowly, perhaps due to a lack of energy in his body. The best way to quickly replenish energy was undoubtedly to eat.
Uehara Naraku savored the bread and beef jerky, washed down with red wine, feeling a sense of contentment. As an android, his sense of taste was no different from a human’s, a comforting feeling. Despite his current android identity, his physical appearance was virtually identical to a human’s. Aside from a slight fluctuation in his emotions, everything else was normal.
Perhaps because, in his original world, Uehara Naraku was a rather indifferent person, he didn’t feel too much discomfort after crossing over to this world. Although he had been in this world for less than ten hours, he was already quite satisfied with the environment.
Looking back at the old world, the specter of nuclear war loomed, and the environment was devastated by nuclear pollution. People had to wear full protective gear and oxygen masks when leaving the house, while those who couldn’t afford them could only wear masks, living in a hellish environment.
In this world, the threat of nuclear contamination was absent, the air was exceptionally fresh, and there was no pungent smell of nuclear dust. Uehara Naraku was even more delighted to learn that after crossing over, he had gained powerful strength. With this power, he had every chance of rising to prominence in this world and escaping his former miserable life as a part-time worker.
After all, even the vanguard commander, Renas, with a strength of only around level 20, was able to become one of the Four Knights of the Empire. This shows that the natives of this world are generally not very strong. He, however, is now level 39, and still has considerable room for improvement.
After the meal, Uehara Naraku used magic detection to check his MP again and found that the magic recovery speed was indeed slightly faster than before. It seems that replenishing energy through eating can indeed speed up the recovery of MP, but it still takes a long time to restore it to its full state.
“Okay, it’s almost time to set off. If the imperial troops arrive, it will be troublesome.” He thought to himself.
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Chapter 8 Blood Emperor (Old Version)
Uehara Naraku stood up and made a quick decision: he intended to travel to the kingdom’s border city of E-Rantel and embark on an adventure. Of the three options, becoming an Adamantite-ranked adventurer was undoubtedly the easiest. While joining the military might have allowed him to rise to prominence more quickly, Uehara Naraku believed it was wiser to maintain a low profile. After all, the number of powerful individuals in this world was unknown, and his primary priority was to strengthen his own strength and achieve a level up.
“Sir, all the money and food are here.” At this time, several surviving soldiers carried over the remaining property in the camp.
“Yes, thank you.” Uehara Naraku walked forward to inspect the situation, reaching out to take the heavy purse, estimating it weighed several kilograms. The coins inside the purse were gold, silver, and copper, completely different from the in-game currency he was familiar with. “Is this the currency of this world?” he thought to himself, then with a wave of his hand, he stored all the coins and food into his backpack.
“Sir, can we… go now? You said you wouldn’t kill us.” The soldiers’ faces were filled with tension. Their companions had been reduced to ghouls under the curse of the Death Knight.
“Well, thank you for giving me a preliminary understanding of this world.” Uehara Naraku said gratefully. He waved his hand, and the two Death Knights behind him immediately understood his intention. The surrounding ghouls began to approach the soldiers.
The soldiers watched this scene, their eyes widening in horror. Soon, the Death Knight’s silver snake sword pierced their bodies. They roared in anger, “Didn’t you say you’d let us go? You broke your promise!”
“Ahhhhhhh!!!” After a few screams, the soldiers fell down one after another, and the fire of life was quickly extinguished.
Uehara Naraku watched the scene coldly: “I did say I wouldn’t kill you, and I didn’t do it myself from beginning to end. You all died at the hands of the Death Knights, don’t blame me for being ruthless. If I let you live, my information would be leaked. I still know very little about this world, and I don’t want to be noticed by the Empire too quickly. If you have the courage to commit suicide, I can let you die with dignity.”
“Damn it! Rather than being killed by these monsters and turned into a monster, I would rather commit suicide.” A soldier could not bear the fear of turning into a zombie after death, so he ended his life with a knife.
Soon, silence returned to the scene. Of the last six soldiers, five were slain by the Death Knight, transformed into ghouls and staggered to their feet; the last chose to commit suicide, thus escaping the curse.
Uehara Naraku stepped forward, took off a glove, and lightly touched the tip of his nose to confirm that there was no sign of life. He then performed a life detection technique to confirm that his HP had indeed returned to zero.
He watched the devastation around him, all the soldiers transformed into ghouls, yet his heart remained calm. Was this the indifference of the androids? He wondered to himself.
“But that suits me perfectly. Let me try out the effects of resurrection magic!” Uehara Naraku said softly. When he chose the Faith Magic, he specifically studied resurrection magic, but in-game, it was only used to revive monsters and demons. This time, he decided to use resurrection magic on humans for the first time.
“Fifth-level faith magic: resurrection of the dead!”
Instantly, a beam of light emanated from his palm, landing on the suicidal soldier before dissipating. Uehara Naraku, filled with anticipation, quickly cast his life detection technique once more. He saw the previously depleted health bar slowly recover, stagnating at around one-tenth of its full potential. Miraculously, the deceased soldier now opened his eyes.
“I…why am I still alive…” The soldier opened his eyes and saw Uehara Naraku with an expression of disbelief.
“It seems resurrection magic can really bring people back to life!” Uehara Naraku was shocked. He had originally just given it a try, but he had never imagined it would actually work. Then, his face turned cold, and he said, “Sorry, I broke my promise. If someone in the Empire uses resurrection magic to revive you, that would be terrible. I don’t want my information to be leaked.”
Before he could finish his words, the Death Knight’s Silver Snake Sword pierced the newly resurrected soldier’s neck, ending his life and transforming him into a ghoul. After all, once a ghoul, they could no longer be saved by resurrection magic. Uehara Naraku didn’t want his soldiers to be resurrected by others, thus exposing his secret.
After completing all the arrangements, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but jokingly say to himself, “I’m really being too cautious.” Then, he turned to the two Death Knights and gave them an order: “Alright, return to the forest! Your only task is to continuously kill monsters and accumulate more experience points for me.”
“Yes, Master,” the Death Knight replied.
Soon after, the Blood Emperor and his entourage arrived at the Imperial advance team’s camp. However, the camp was already empty. Both Uehara Naraku and the Death Knights had left, and all the soldiers had been killed and transformed into ghouls.
Fluda surveyed the devastation of the barracks and said solemnly, “Your Majesty, a powerful monster indeed appeared here. The scent of blood still permeates the land, but strangely, there are no corpses. Clearly, all the soldiers have been transformed into ghouls and left with the Death Knight.”
“However, judging from the direction they left, they seem to be heading west. Should we pursue them?”
The Blood Emperor turned to ask Fruda: “Old man, are you sure you can capture them?”
Fluda responded confidently, “Of course, I have great confidence in my magic. If we can capture them, it might be helpful in the upcoming war.”
“From what I know, the strongest man on the Kingdom side is Warrior Captain Gazef. He’s a pure warrior and doesn’t know magic. If we can capture the Death Knight, it will be extremely beneficial to the war effort.”
The Blood Emperor asked curiously, “Old Master, are you able to control the Death Knight?”
Fluda quickly explained, “No, no, no, my magic hasn’t reached that level yet. Currently, humans can’t control monsters of this annihilation level. However, I can put them to sleep for a short time and then throw the Death Knight directly into the enemy camp.”
“I see.” Gilkenifer suddenly understood.
“Your Majesty,” just then, one of the four knights, Badgerd, stepped forward to report, “All the food and gold in the camp have disappeared.”
“What? Disappeared?” Gilkenifer could not hide his surprise when he heard this.
“That’s right. It seems that they were all taken away by someone.” Badger replied.
After hearing this, Gilkenifer’s expression grew even more serious. He stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, “As a monster, a Death Knight naturally has no interest in food or gold. So, it seems the one who took them must have been a human.”
Renas was equally shocked and asked doubtfully, “Could it be that after the Death Knight left, another group of thieves took the opportunity to steal the food and gold coins?”
Badger immediately retorted, “That’s impossible! This is the border between the Kingdom and the Empire, and we’re about to go to war with the Kingdom. How could the people of the surrounding villages and towns act rashly at this moment?”
Gilkenifer also felt that this matter was strange and could not help but become very interested. “This matter seems quite intriguing! I am extremely curious about the mastermind behind stealing the food and money from the military camp. Old man, can we track his whereabouts?”
“I’ll give it a try!” said Fruda. “If the food and money were indeed stolen, it was most likely done by the kingdom’s army. We just need to explore in the direction of Erantel, and perhaps we can find a clue.” After saying this, Fruda took out a magic mirror from behind him and began to cast a spell. A projection soon appeared in the mirror.
Chapter 9: The Empire’s Pursuit (Old Version)
After a careful search, we found traces of two Death Knights, and behind them were more than a hundred ghouls.
Gilkenifer stared at the scene and said solemnly, “It is so! The soldiers were killed by the Death Knights and transformed into these ghouls.”
Bajed analyzed intently, “Judging from their direction, they appear to be heading towards the Great Tob Forest. This is a good thing. If these monsters were active in human settlements, it would undoubtedly cause enormous trouble. Even an adamantite-ranked adventurer would find it difficult to face a Death Knight.”
Fluda remained silent, concentrating on casting his magic to search. The image in the mirror flickered and changed, and finally, a new figure appeared in the projection.
“Found it.” Fruda stared at the figure in the mirror, with a hint of seriousness in his tone.
Lenas stared at the mirror with a solemn expression: “Is this… a soldier from the Kingdom?”
The reflection in the mirror clearly showed a young man of about eighteen years old, riding a horse, wearing heavy black armor. He was not riding very fast, and he did not hold any weapons in his hands.
Fruda examined it carefully and said seriously, “A soldier from the Kingdom wouldn’t be dressed like this. And his armor… looks like a magical item. An ordinary soldier wouldn’t possess such magical equipment.”
At this moment, Uehara Naraku rode his horse at a leisurely pace. The armor he wore weighed dozens of pounds. He had never felt any difference wearing it in the game before, but now that he had truly traveled here, it actually made him feel a little uncomfortable. He secretly decided to change out of this armor as soon as he reached the town.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if someone was watching him from behind. He quickly turned around and looked, but saw only an empty space, nothing there.
“Is this an illusion?” Uehara Naraku muttered to himself, then stopped thinking about it. He took out the map from his backpack, carefully confirmed his route, and continued on his horse.
All of this was witnessed by Fluda and the others. Fluda’s face was filled with astonishment: “Is this space magic? This young man is no ordinary person, Your Majesty…”
Gilkenif also became very interested in Uehara Naraku at this moment, and immediately ordered: “Yes, I noticed it too. Chase after him immediately!”
Uehara Naraku rode across the desolate landscape, watching the sky gradually darken. He couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness. Was he going to camp out in the wilderness tonight? He regretted not leaving a Death Knight to keep watch.
After all, he was now in a vast plain, and the temperature at night would be extremely cold.
“Should I summon a Death Knight to keep watch? But there aren’t any bodies around!” Uehara Naraku pondered. While eating could speed up MP recovery, his MP was only halfway restored at this point. A full recovery would likely take several hours.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. This sudden sound made him feel puzzled, and he turned around and looked. He saw a small team galloping towards him at a rapid speed. This scene made Uehara Naraku startled.
“Could this be someone from the Empire?” Uehara Naraku’s eyes were as sharp as torches as he quickly searched the crowd and soon found the woman named Renas who had escaped before.
In a flash, this group of people came in front of Uehara Naraku. He couldn’t help feeling a little nervous, and at the same time quietly activated the level detection function to examine the other party’s strength.
The level detection result shows: ‘Level 24-25, weapons: intermediate, armor: low level, equipment level increased by 1 level, overall strength level 25-26.’
‘Level: 24-25, Weapon: Intermediate, Armor: Low, Equipment level increased by 1, Overall Strength 25-26.’
‘Level: 23-24, Weapon: Intermediate, Armor: Low, Equipment level increased by 1, Overall Strength 24-25.’
“Level: 40-41, Weapon: Advanced, Armor: Intermediate, Necklace: Intermediate, Equipment level increased by 2-3 levels, Overall strength 42-44.”
In addition, there are many soldiers, whose levels are generally around level 12-13.
After examining the levels of this group, Uehara Naraku’s expression grew increasingly serious. The only one who posed a threat to him was the old man, who was at level 40-41. Could he be Fluda, known as the “strongest magic caster”?
At this moment, Fluda was using magic detection to examine Uehara Naraku’s magic power and couldn’t help but exclaimed in amazement: “What an amazing young man! He’s so young, yet he already possesses such powerful magic. However, judging by his attire, he looks more like a warrior!”
Uehara Naraku looked at the soldiers surrounding them with a hint of amusement in his eyes. He said to the people in front of him, “What do you mean by this? The atmosphere is so tense right from the start. It’s really not friendly!”
At the same time, a trace of worry crept into Uehara Naraku’s heart. If these people were enemies, his current situation would be truly dire. Even if he immediately took the blue potion, his magic power wouldn’t recover quickly enough. But Uehara Naraku wasn’t overly worried, as he possessed a teleportation spell that could save his life and escape in a critical moment.
Upon hearing this, Bajed shouted angrily, “How dare you! Do you know who this person is? He is the Emperor of the Bahas Empire, His Majesty Gilkenif Luen Farod El! Kneel down immediately!”
Uehara Naraku frowned upon hearing this, mentally debating whether to kneel. But after a moment’s reflection, he decided to give the other party face. After all, with neither the Death Knight nor the Death Warrior around, dealing with so many people would be a real hassle. So, he immediately dismounted.
“That’s not necessary.” Gilkenifur also dismounted and walked towards Uehara Naraku, followed closely by the Four Knights and Fluda.
Gilkenif introduced himself, “I am Gilkenif Luen Farod El, Emperor of the Baharus Empire. This is the Empire’s Chief Court Mage, Fruda Paradai, and the Four Knights of the Empire. May I know your names, sir?”
“My name is Uehara.” Uehara Naraku directly gave his name.
Gilkenifer asked, “Lord Uehara, I wonder why you are here? The horse you’re riding appears to be the mount of our advance troops, and the map in your hand is an Imperial military map. Where did you get these things?”
At this point, Uehara Naraku already understood the identities of these people, but he was curious about how they found him. He soon guessed that it must be the old man behind him who used detection magic to discover him.
‘Should I attack directly, or use magic to escape?’ Uehara Naraku pondered. The enemy was outnumbered, and Furuda was higher level than him. A head-on confrontation would likely put him at a disadvantage.
However, Uehara Naraku decided to negotiate with them first to see if he could stabilize them. He immediately said, “I’ve been to that military camp before, but it was in ruins when I arrived. I just picked these things up. If they’re yours, I’ll return them now.”
As he spoke, Uehara Naraku quickly took out the packaged dried meat and coins from his space backpack and placed them all on the ground.
Chapter 10 Brian Unglaus (Old Version)
Witnessing Uehara Naraku’s performance, the Blood Emperor and the others mistakenly believed it to be spatial magic. Gilkenifer also showed a hint of surprise, then smiled broadly, saying, “I see! I wonder what your plans are, Lord Uehara? If you’re unsure of where to stay, I’d like to hire you as a guest official of the Empire. What do you think?”
“Am I being targeted by the Empire?” Uehara Naraku wondered, a slight frown forming between his brows. He couldn’t understand why the Empire would come after him. If a fight broke out, he wouldn’t stand a chance against so many experts, especially those who were even higher-ranked than him. However, Uehara Naraku had no desire to join the Empire; after all, he knew very little about this world.
“Your Majesty, can I refuse?” Uehara Naraku asked tentatively.
“Why?” Gilkenifer still smiled.
Uehara Naraku spoke again, “I aspire to be an adventurer. I accidentally got lost in the forest and came across these items. Now, I have returned the money and the dried meat. I hope Your Majesty will allow me to leave.”
Upon hearing this, Gilkenifer said, “Adventurer? If you are truly interested, I can introduce you to someone.”
Uehara Naraku shook his head: “No, I plan to go to Erantel and start my adventure from there.”
“I see. What a pity!” Gilkenifer said with regret.
He once again stared at Uehara Naraku with a sincere look in his eyes: “If Your Excellency Uehara wishes to join the Empire in the future, I welcome you at any time. As for this money and food, I will give them to Your Excellency!”
Uehara Naraku was slightly surprised, but still shook his head and said, “Since they belong to Your Majesty, they should be returned. I initially thought they were unclaimed, so I picked them up. Now, they are returned to their rightful owner.”
After saying this, Uehara Naraku placed all the food and money on the ground. The opponent was quite powerful, and he had no intention of fighting for a few personal possessions. Furthermore, his current condition wasn’t optimal, so there was no need to waste precious mana potions.
As if to gain Uehara Naraku’s favor, Gilkenifer insisted, “What the emperor has given away, how can it be taken back? Your Excellency Uehara, if you don’t accept these things, do you underestimate me?”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku didn’t bother to take the items back. Instead, he bowed to Gilkennifer and said, “I’m simply returning the items to their original owner, Your Majesty. I’ll take my leave.”
After saying this, he mounted his horse and galloped towards Erantel.
Looking at Uehara Naraku’s departing figure, Bajiede beside him couldn’t help but ask: “Your Majesty, are you just going to let him go like this?”
Gilkenifer replied gravely, “We are about to go to war with the kingdom, and we don’t have time to waste on an adventurer. Besides, he has already voluntarily returned the money and food, proving he has no intention of becoming our enemy. Why should we worry about him?”
Badger still looked unhappy: “But he also rode away the horse.”
Gilkenifer chuckled at this and said, “It’s just a horse. The advance troops suffered heavy losses this time. Do you still care about the loss of this one horse?”
Standing nearby, Fruda stroked his beard and nodded earnestly, “Your Majesty, your intuition is correct. This young man is no ordinary creature. He possesses an exceptionally strong vitality, the highest of any human I’ve ever met. Even I can sense a faint sense of pressure from him. If he were to come to blows, it could injure Your Majesty.”
Badger was a little unconvinced and said, “Humph, the four of us knights are all here, how could that kid hurt His Majesty?”
Nippur then agreed, “Come to think of it, I did feel a bit of pressure when I faced him just now, even though he just stood there quietly and did nothing.”
Gilkenifer waved his hand and said, “Alright, let’s go back too.”
Elsewhere, after leaving, Uehara Naraku breathed a sigh of relief. He had expected a fierce battle, but he hadn’t expected the emperor to be so understanding.
When the imperial army came after him, Uehara Naraku was extremely wary, especially when he saw someone of higher rank than him. He panicked and was ready to use teleportation magic to escape at any moment. Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the emperor finally let him go.
The next morning, Uehara Naraku slowly walked out of the tent he had taken from the military camp yesterday. Although he had returned most of the money and food to the emperor yesterday, Naraku still secretly kept some for future use.
“Once you enter a town, be sure to find an opportunity to change your clothes. Wearing armor all day will probably significantly reduce its durability.” Naraku examined his armor, his thoughts drifting back to his gaming days. In the game, each piece of equipment has a durability limit. Whether it’s fighting, killing monsters, or wearing it for extended periods, its durability will gradually wear off. And every time it’s repaired, the durability limit decreases, until the equipment is completely irreparable and disappears without a trace.
Upon entering this strange world, Naraku was completely clueless about how to repair his gear. In the game, repairs could be easily done by visiting specific clothing, weapon, or jewelry stores, but in this unknown world, he was unsure whether he could find the same services. Therefore, he secretly decided to wear his gear as little as possible to minimize unnecessary wear and tear.
After a quick meal of dried meat, Naraku set out again for Erantel. After traveling for over an hour, he finally spotted a blue-haired young man practicing with a sword by the river.
Naraku couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy at meeting a living person on this long journey, and he spurred his horse closer. Meanwhile, the blue-haired youth noticed Naraku’s arrival, a glint of curiosity and confusion in his eyes. After all, at this time of year, it was rare to see a traveler wearing conspicuous armor.
Uehara Naraku stopped and politely asked a young man on the side of the road, “Excuse me, how far is it to Erantel? Can we just continue along this road?”
The blue-haired young man looked at Uehara Naraku carefully and replied patiently, “Go about thirty miles further and you will reach Erantel.”
“Thank you for your guidance.” Uehara Naraku nodded gratefully and was about to turn around and leave.
“Please stay…” The young man suddenly stopped her, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity and excitement. He could sense the powerful aura emanating from Uehara Naraku, which made him quite excited. “My name is Brian Unglaus, a swordsman. I can sense that you are a powerful person. Your presence makes my blood boil. Besides Gazef and Ligurido, you are the third person who gives me this feeling.”
Chapter 11 VS Brian (Old Version)
“Oh?” Uehara Naraku was a little surprised. From the tone of his voice, it seemed that he was going to duel with him! At the same time, he also checked the level of the person in front of him.
‘Brian Unglaus, Level 27-28, Magic Item: Weapon: Low Level.’
Seeing this level, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but feel a little surprised, thinking how could the level of anyone he met be so high that he couldn’t be underestimated. Seeing Uehara Naraku silent for a long time, Brian took the initiative to ask, “So, what’s your name?”
At that moment, Uehara Naraku came to his senses and realized that the other party was asking for his name. “Oh, I’m Uehara Naraku. Were you training just now? As fellow swordsmen, I wonder if we could have a sparring match?” Uehara Naraku challenged Brian Unglaus, intending to learn the fighting style of this world’s natives by observing this slightly lower-level opponent.
“Great idea, just what I’m thinking.” Brain’s interest piqued. He had been itching to find a sparring partner, and since his defeats to Gazef and Liguredo, he’d been diligently honing his skills. Losing to Liguredo wasn’t a big deal; after all, the old woman was a legendary monster over two hundred years old, one of the Thirteen Heroes. No matter how hard he practiced, he’d probably be no match for her. But he was confident he could defeat Gazef.
This was a perfect opportunity to test the depth of his secret techniques. “If I win, you’ll take me to the Adventurer’s Guild, how about that?” Uehara Naraku offered his terms. After all, he didn’t know the writing of this world. It was only thanks to those unfortunate soldiers yesterday that he could barely decipher a few words on the map. Even after reaching Erantel, finding the Adventurer’s Guild would be quite a challenge.
“Deal.” Upon hearing this, Brian immediately clenched his blade and prepared for battle. Uehara Naraku also pulled out the Golden Snake Sword from his space backpack, which surprised Brian.
Brian took a leading stance, and with him as the center, a 360-degree semicircular sword energy barrier instantly formed.
However, the range of this barrier is not very large, with a radius of only about five meters.
“Is this your ultimate move?” Uehara Naraku looked at the sword energy barrier around him and felt a sense of danger. However, it seemed that this move could not be used to attack actively. It would only launch a counterattack after the person stepped into the sword energy barrier?
Brian smiled and replied, “Well, this is my unique martial art, a secret sword that combines domain and flash. Although it’s not yet fully mature, you are the first person to experience it.”
Uehara Naraku chuckled. Although he didn’t know the power of this move, he was fully capable of launching magical attacks from a distance without having to get close to Brian’s sword energy barrier.
However, after taking a peek at Brian’s level, Uehara Naraku didn’t take him seriously and decided to challenge him solely with swordsmanship, thinking to himself, “Just to be on the safe side, I should add a defensive buff first!”
“Armor Shield!” Instantly, a red oval shield appeared over Uehara Naraku, tightly enveloping him. This was fifth-order magic, effectively shielding him from physical attacks.
“A magic chanter?” Brian was taken aback. He had assumed his opponent was merely a swordsman, never dreaming he possessed magic. What was this person’s origin?
With the protection of the armor shield, Uehara Naraku gained more confidence and strode into Brian’s territory.
“Secret Sword: Tiger Falling Flute!” Just as Uehara Naraku stepped into the field, Brian launched an attack, and a sharp red sword energy suddenly slashed down.
“Swish–” With a loud bang, the sword blade hit Uehara Naraku’s armor shield hard. Ripples appeared outside the red barrier, accompanied by wisps of red lightning, but the armor shield was still indestructible.
“How is it possible? It was blocked!” Brian was shocked. He never expected that his strongest attack would be completely blocked.
Seeing his attack successfully blocked, Uehara Naraku looked slightly pleased and commented, “I see. This move is truly astonishingly powerful, its attack power likely reaching the level of a fourth-tier martial art. Unfortunately, my armor shield is a fifth-tier magic, making it immune to martial arts below the fifth tier. Of course, if it were a magical attack, it might be difficult to resist.”
After hearing Uehara Naraku’s words, Brian’s mind instantly collapsed. He exclaimed, “What? This is fifth-level magic? How is it possible! Are you a magic caster who can control fifth-level magic?”
Uehara Naraku’s mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile: “I was just worried that I couldn’t withstand your attack head-on, so I chose a defensive approach. Sorry, I’m not a pure warrior, I’m also a mage.”
“Next, it’s my turn.” Before he finished speaking, Uehara Naraku murmured, “Enchantment: Flame.”
The golden snake sword in Uehara Naraku’s hand was instantly engulfed by flames, and then turned into a line of fire, attacking Brian fiercely.
Faced with Uehara Naraku’s fierce sword, Brian immediately launched a defensive move, and the two immediately engaged in a sword duel. Uehara Naraku was naturally adept at swordsmanship, after all, when he chose to become a warrior, he had already mastered the basic swordsmanship and other necessary skills.
The two swords clashed, sparks flew everywhere, and the flames on the Golden Snake Sword seemed to turn into fire snakes, making Brian feel the scorching temperature, and he had to retreat repeatedly.
However, Uehara Naraku did not give him a chance to breathe. As soon as Brian retreated, he chased him closely, and his swords kept colliding, making a “ping ping ping” sound. Every powerful collision was accompanied by sparks, and many sparks fell on Brian, making him look quite embarrassed.
Brain, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Uehara Naraku, secretly groaned inwardly, “This man is incredibly powerful! His swordsmanship is incredibly violent, even more domineering than Gazef’s. Even more terrifying, he can even cast fifth-tier magic. When did such a powerful figure appear in the kingdom?”
With the armor shield as protection, Uehara Naraku’s attacks were unimpeded, and Professor Yi easily suppressed Brian, with the flaming sword in his hand burning fiercely and becoming more and more intense.
“Flame Slash!”
With a low groan, a fierce, slashing blow suddenly unleashed. Brian’s pupils constricted instantly, his fighting instinct telling him that this blow was beyond defense. Only dodging could save his life. If he didn’t dodge, he would surely die.
Brian dodged the blow, narrowly avoiding it. Uehara Naraku’s flaming slash missed, slamming heavily into the ground with a resounding boom. The powerful force of the slash stretched over ten meters, raging flames wherever it passed, easily splitting even solid rock in two.
Witnessing this scene, Brian was horrified. The destructive power of this martial art was simply unbelievable!
The two fought for only half a minute, but Brian was already deeply aware of the insurmountable gap between him and Uehara Naraku. He barely managed to block a few moves before feeling powerless.
“Stop, stop, stop! Stop fighting!” Brian shouted hurriedly. Faced with such a terrifying martial art, he knew he would be overwhelmed if struck. While the sword in his hand was no ordinary item, it was only silver grade, and could not withstand such a powerful attack.
Seeing this, Uehara Naraku also withdrew his attack. This battle with Brian had given him a clearer understanding of his own strength. Although he might lack combat experience, he understood that past gaming experience might not be applicable in this alien world. He smiled at Brian and said, “You are also quite powerful and very agile.”
Upon hearing this, Brain smiled and said, “It seems the kingdom is about to produce another remarkable figure! By the way, what are you doing in E-Rantel?”
Uehara Naraku explained, “I plan to become an adventurer, so after arriving in Erantel, could you please take me to the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“I see. No problem.” After understanding the situation, Brian readily agreed to Uehara Naraku’s request.
Chapter 12 Becoming an Adventurer (Old Version)
Under Brain’s guidance, the two quickly arrived at Erantel. Along the way, they talked about many topics, which deepened Uehara Naraku’s understanding of this world.
During his conversation with Uehara Naraku, Brain noticed that despite her exceptional strength, she knew very little about adventurers. This made him laugh. “Speaking of which, you plan to become an adventurer, but you know nothing about adventurers! Even though you dream of becoming an Adamantite-rank adventurer, with your strength, it’s only a matter of time.”
Uehara Naraku responded, “I know a thing or two about this, but adventurers seem to be divided into eight levels: bronze, iron, silver, gold, platinum, mithril, orichalcum, and steel, right?”
Brian nodded. “That’s true, but becoming an Adamantite-rank adventurer is no easy feat. It requires completing numerous quests to accumulate experience and reputation. In our kingdom, only two adventurer teams have reached the Adamantite rank, with a combined total of less than ten members.”
Uehara Naraku asked curiously, “Aren’t the Adamantite-class adventurers already the strongest? Why do they need to form a team? Aren’t there any Adamantite-class adventurers who can act alone?”
After hearing this, Brian smiled helplessly. “Don’t underestimate the monsters in this world! Even an adamantium-level adventurer would be at a disadvantage facing some powerful monsters alone. For example, the three kings in the Tob Forest are all monstrous beings. Even an adamantium-level adventurer would be in great danger if they encountered them alone. Only by forming a team can they have a chance of defeating these monsters.
Furthermore, the legendary Frost Dragon inhabits the Angelicia Mountains, a terrifying being that even Adepts of Steel and even those who have reached the Heroic realm dare not provoke.
“Heroic Realm?” Uehara Naraku was surprised to hear a new term and asked, “Is there a more powerful level above the Adamantium-class Adventurer called the Heroic Realm?”
Brian continued, “Well, as far as I know, the captain of the Blue Rose, Lacis Elbein Drew Aiendora, has already entered the realm of heroes at a young age and has been recognized by the weapon of one of the legendary Thirteen Heroes—the magic sword ‘Qili Niram.’ She is regarded by the kingdom as an outstanding figure who may reach the realm of the Thirteen Heroes in the future.”
Of course, I’ve only heard about this; I’ve never seen her in person.”
While listening to Brian’s detailed explanation of the knowledge of the other world, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but become very interested in his current level of strength in this world.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku suddenly said: “By the way, I also plan to buy a set of clothes and weapons. Do you have any good recommendations?” He also planned to take off this heavy armor and change into a light set of clothes. The armor can be replaced with the magic of changing clothes during the battle.
Upon hearing this, Brian’s eyes involuntarily fell on the armor Uehara Naraku was wearing. He nodded in agreement, “Clothes and weapons are indeed necessary. Your armor is too conspicuous and very expensive. It must be a high-level magic item!”
Afterwards, Uehara Naraku went to buy clothes and weapons, and put all his original equipment into the backpack space. He instantly felt a lot lighter.
“We’re here, right here, let’s go in!” The two of them stepped into the gate of the Adventurer’s Guild together. Inside the guild, many adventurers were sitting together, drinking and chatting.
“Brian, why don’t you join me as an adventurer?” Uehara Naraku immediately invited Brian. He had just browsed the taskbar at the front desk and saw a dazzling array of tasks, but he didn’t recognize a single word. Therefore, he urgently needed the help of someone who could read and understand.
“Oh? Is this your invitation?” Brian said with a hint of joking in his tone, but he didn’t think much of it. He smiled and said, “Since it’s your invitation, I’ll respectfully obey. Anyway, I have nothing else to do right now, so why not embark on an adventure with you!”
Uehara Naraku was slightly surprised when he heard this. He had expected Brian to politely decline, but he hadn’t expected him to agree so readily. Could it be that Brian had already harbored the idea of becoming an adventurer? Uehara Naraku didn’t question Brian’s true intentions. After all, everyone had their own secrets and plans.
Arriving at the front desk, Brian said to the receptionist with a gentle smile, “We both want to apply to join the ranks of adventurers.”
The receptionist immediately responded with a professional smile: “Of course, please fill out this form and pay five silver coins.”
Uehara Naraku examined the words on the form, a trace of confusion flashed across his face, and then he turned to Brian and asked, “Hey, Brian, what do these words mean?”
Brian replied with a hint of surprise: “Can’t you read?”
“It’s just that I’m not familiar with this kind of writing,” Uehara Naraku explained, “Forget it, just fill it out for me.” As he said that, he handed the form to Brian.
Although Brian felt helpless, he still asked, “Your profession should be a warrior and a magic caster, right?”
“Yes.” After receiving a positive response, Brian quickly filled out the form and paid the fee. Afterwards, the two successfully registered as adventurers and each received a bronze medal.
Uehara Naraku stared at the bronze medal in his hand and thought, “A bronze medal? It seems like it will take quite a while to become an adamantite-level adventurer!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding adventurers cast surprised glances at him. Then, a mocking voice rang out: “Hey, you just became an adventurer and you’re already thinking about becoming an adamantite-level? That’s a wild thought.”
Uehara Naraku looked in the direction of the voice and noticed that the adventurers all had playful expressions on their faces. He secretly used his level detection skill and quickly scanned the levels of the other adventurers in the guild.
Soon, Uehara Naraku came to the conclusion: most of the adventurers in the guild were between level three and level twenty, and their strength was obviously inferior to his and Brian.
Ignoring the people around him, Brain patiently explained to Uehara Naraku, “In the world of adventurers, ranks are divided from low to high into Bronze, Iron, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Mithril, Orichalcum, and the pinnacle of Steel. Similarly, magic items follow this grading system. The only way to quickly level up is to complete difficult quests beyond your current level.”
“Can we skip levels and complete more difficult tasks?” Uehara Naraku heard this and turned to ask the receptionist: “Then please assign us some difficult tasks!”
Chapter 13 Challenge (Old Version)
The receptionist standing before him explained with a professional smile, “As long as you complete the corresponding quests, you can increase your adventurer level. Currently, as bronze adventurers, you can only accept F-rank quests with a difficulty of 10 or less.”
“F-level mission?” After hearing this, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but reveal a hint of curiosity on his face.
The receptionist patiently responded, “Yes, the difficulty of the missions, from lowest to highest, is F-rank, E-rank, D-rank, C-rank, B-rank, A-rank, A+-rank, S-rank, SS-rank, and SSS-rank. Among them, only Adepts of Steel rank and above are eligible to accept missions of S-rank and above.”
After hearing this, Uehara Naraku nodded in sudden realization: “I see, I didn’t expect the mission levels to be so detailed.”
Then, Uehara Naraku stroked his chin and whispered, “So, we can only accept F-level missions at the moment, but we are all very strong. Is there any way for us to accept higher-level missions?”
The receptionist immediately replied, “I’m very sorry, but that’s impossible. This is the clear rule of the Adventurer’s Guild.”
Uehara Naraku turned his gaze to the other adventurers. Judging from their ranks and badges, none of them were high-ranking. So, he deliberately raised his voice and asked, “So, can adventurers challenge or compete with each other? For example, if I defeat a silver or gold-rank adventurer, can I be promoted directly to silver or gold?”
“Hey, brat!” At this moment, several adventurers, indeed enraged by Uehara Naraku’s words, approached with menacing eyes. “You’ve been spouting nonsense ever since just now, as if we don’t exist? You’re just a newbie, and you dare challenge a senior like me? You’re simply clueless!”
Uehara Naraku surveyed the group of adventurers before him, their highest level a mere 14th, and a playful smile played upon his lips. He had deliberately thrown out these words, intending to test whether they would play out like something out of a novel or movie, but he had never expected these people to be so cooperative, responding to his orders like NPCs in a script.
He feigned curiosity and asked, “So, seniors, could you please tell me your levels?”
The leader had an arrogant look on his face, proudly pointing his thumb at the gold medal on his chest, and said disdainfully: “Huh, don’t you see my gold medal? We are all gold-level adventurers.”
Uehara Naraku looked at the Gold-rank adventurer, a wicked smile curling his lips. For such a rebellious fool, provoking him was undoubtedly the most effective tactic. He smiled and said, “I see. Then, Senior, could you tell me if the challenge I just mentioned is permitted in the Adventurer’s Guild?”
However, the gold-ranked adventurer was somewhat displeased by Uehara Naraku’s attitude and said coldly, “You are truly extremely arrogant! If you truly wish to challenge me, it’s not impossible. There are always some rookies who think too highly of themselves and believe they are invincible.”
After saying that, he turned to the receptionist and ordered, “Just tell him the rules. Let this ignorant boy learn some lessons.”
“Oh, okay.” The receptionist looked at Uehara Naraku with a hint of dissatisfaction. This kind of thing was nothing new to her. There were always some new adventurers who thought they were exceptionally strong and were eager to level up.
This is also a rule established by the Adventurer’s Guild to discover true talent. She explained, “If you’re truly confident in your abilities, you can sign a life-or-death agreement, put up enough gold coins as a stake, and challenge a high-ranking adventurer. If a high-ranking adventurer accepts your challenge, you’ll need to pay enough gold coins to hire five Gold-rank or higher adventurers to serve as judges. If you can defeat the challenger, you’ll earn the rank of Challenger.”
The receptionist patiently explained the rules to Uehara Naraku and pointed to Karsus, a Gold-rank adventurer nearby. “Take Mr. Karsus as an example,” she said. “He’s a Gold-rank adventurer. If you wish to challenge him, you’ll need to prepare a satisfactory wager of gold coins. Only if he accepts this wager will he agree to your challenge. If you fail, the gold coins staked will belong to Mr. Karsus. Of course, if you succeed, the gold coins will be fully returned.”
“But please note that before the challenge begins, you will need to sign a life and death agreement. This means that no matter what kind of damage you suffer during the challenge, even if it causes severe injury or even death, you cannot complain. After all, a bronze adventurer who wants to challenge a higher-level adventurer naturally has to pay the corresponding price.”
After hearing these explanations, Uehara Naraku nodded in sudden enlightenment and said, “I see! The rules are so simple and clear!”
The adventurer named Karsus sneered. He noticed that Uehara Naraku was wearing ordinary clothes and the sword at his waist was also very ordinary. He never took this ignorant newcomer seriously.
“How about it, young man? If you want to challenge me, all it takes is fifty gold coins, and I’ll accept your challenge. Of course, you’ll also have to bear the cost of hiring five gold medal adventurers to act as referees. But don’t worry, I have three gold medal adventurers among my companions, so you only need to find two more.”
“But the prerequisite is that you have enough gold coins.”
“Okay.” Uehara Naraku agreed readily, then reached into the backpack and took out a large bag full of gold coins.
“Space magic?” Karsus and the other adventurers were all shocked by this scene. Space magic, that’s a spell that requires at least the fourth level to master!
Although Uehara Naraku only used the spatial function of the backpack, in the eyes of onlookers, it was as if a spatial ripple had appeared out of thin air in front of him, as if he had cast a spatial magic spell.
At this moment, Karsus couldn’t help but feel a little more apprehensive towards Uehara Naraku. He had originally thought that he was just an arrogant brat, but he had never imagined that he was actually quite powerful.
Uehara Naraku had no intention of arguing. He simply tossed a heavy bag of gold coins onto the table and said in a cold tone, “So, do you dare to accept my challenge?”
Karsus was in a dilemma, but being in the Adventurer’s Guild, under the scrutiny of his peers, he couldn’t afford to lose face. He snorted coldly and responded resolutely, “Alright, I accept your challenge. If I win, you must give me fifty gold coins.”
“Deal.” Uehara Naraku smiled confidently, then glanced at the other adventurers around him. He then turned his gaze to the front desk clerk and asked, “What do I need to do next? Do I just need to find five gold medal adventurers to act as referees?”
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Chapter 14 Victory (Old Version)
The receptionist was a little surprised. She had not expected that this newcomer would be so determined to challenge the gold medal adventurer and take out such a huge sum of money without hesitation.
However, with her excellent professionalism, she maintained a professional smile and responded, “Indeed, you must defeat Mr. Karsus in the presence of five gold-level adventurers. This requires posting a quest and hiring gold-level adventurers to act as judges. You can hire five gold-level adventurers to act as judges for ten gold coins per gold-level adventurer. This is a very reasonable price. If all five judges unanimously agree that you possess the strength of a gold-level adventurer, you will be promoted directly to gold level.”
After hearing these rules, Uehara Naraku nodded in understanding. “What a concise and clear set of rules! Actually, in terms of combat power, I’m afraid I’ve already reached the level of adamantium. But that’s okay, it’s no problem to start from gold level. After all, I still know very little about the world of adventurers.”
Hearing what Uehara Naraku said, the adventurers around him couldn’t help but feel unhappy, but seeing him so confident, they couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
Soon, Uehara Naraku paid the gold coins, and within the guild, several gold-level adventurers were willing to act as referees.
For these gold-level adventurers, these ten gold coins were easily earned. They only needed to ensure the safety of the loser, which was much easier than hunting monsters.
Led by the waiter, they arrived at the guild’s training ground. Five gold medal adventurers served as referees, while other bronze and iron medal adventurers also came to watch.
Stepping onto the training ground, Uehara Naraku asked the referee beside him, “Are there any special rules? For example, can magic be used?”
One of the gold medal adventurer referees answered seriously, “Both magic and martial arts are welcome. If a contestant falls off the stage or surrenders, they lose the match. We will be watching closely from the sidelines, and if a contestant’s life is in danger, we will stop the fight immediately.”
Brian stood aside, full of confidence in Uehara Naraku’s strength: “Naraku, do your best!”
An adventurer next to Brian asked curiously, “He should be your companion, right? You don’t seem worried at all!”
Brian raised his lips and said confidently, “Worried? Don’t be ridiculous! This guy is a magic caster who can cast fifth-tier magic. His strength has definitely reached the adamantium level. The one who should be worried is his opponent, Karsus. He can’t be a match for Naraku.”
As soon as Brian said this, the surrounding adventurers were shocked: “Really?” “A magic caster of fifth-tier magic? How is that possible!” “If that’s true, then his strength must have reached the adamantium level.” “This is going to be exciting.”
Karsus was also surprised after hearing this, but he still insisted stubbornly, “Impossible! How can you be a magic caster, and a magic caster with fifth-level magic? Don’t lie here! I will defeat you in no time!”
“No, you can’t beat me.” Uehara Naraku smiled confidently.
At this time, the referee announced loudly: “The game begins!”
Hearing the start signal, Karsus instantly rushed forward and shouted, “Since you are a magic chanter, I will not give you the opportunity to cast magic. Look at my martial arts skill – Slash!”
“Ping…” The two swords collided, and Karsus showed surprise. He had never expected that the other party could block his martial arts so easily.
“I’m not just a magician, I’m also a warrior. Furthermore, the difference in strength is clear before our eyes. Enchantment – Lightning…”
The long sword in Uehara Naraku’s hand was wrapped in a ball of lightning, and he slashed down at Karsus. Karsus instinctively defended himself, but the lightning flowed directly into his body along the blade.
Karsus cried out in pain and took several steps back. The surrounding adventurers were all shocked to see this scene.
“They actually integrated lightning magic into the weapon!” “That weapon is definitely an ordinary one!” “To be able to master lightning magic to this extent is truly remarkable! And this magic must be at least level two!”
“Damn it!” Karsus gnashed his teeth, staring at Uehara Naraku and roaring, “I underestimated you just now. Now I will go all out to defeat you! Martial Arts: Immovable Fortress, dulls pain, enhances abilities!”
Karsus gripped his long sword tightly and shouted angrily: “Take it! Ability improvement, ability amplification, speed improvement, strength improvement…” A series of lights flashed, and after Karsus added several buff effects to himself, he rushed towards Uehara Naraku again.
“Martial Arts: Slash!”
Ping! The two blades collided again, sparks flying everywhere. Uehara Naraku still easily blocked Karthus’s attack. Karthus roared and continued to swing his blade, but Uehara Naraku was able to easily deflect his attacks.
After dozens of rounds, Karsus was already panting. He looked at the calm Uehara Naraku with an angry look on his face and said through gritted teeth, “Damn it!”
“You look so weak that you can’t even swing your sword.” Uehara Naraku said with a hint of joking.
“What?” Karsus’ face turned red when he heard this, and he looked at Uehara Naraku in disbelief.
The next second, Uehara Naraku slashed down with a blade enchanted with lightning. Karsus hurriedly blocked the blow, but the moment the weapons made contact, electricity flowed through the blade into his body.
Karsus took another half step back. Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, “I see. Is this all a gold-rank adventurer can do? Just admit defeat. You can’t beat me.”
“What a joke!” Karsus roared and swung his sword desperately.
Uehara Naraku still easily neutralized Karsus’s attacks one by one, and said innocently, “Are you angry because of shame?”
“However, since you refuse to admit defeat, I will have no choice but to defeat you. Lightning fast slash…”
With that, Uehara Naraku’s speed increased dramatically, leaving a trail of lightning in his wake. He struck quickly, completely ignoring Karsus’s defenses, and slashed down with his sword.
The outcome was decided in an instant, blood spurted out of Karsus’ body, and then he fell to the ground.
The surrounding adventurers witnessed this scene and exclaimed: “How amazing!” “He killed Karsus in a single blow!” “With this strength, I’d believe he’s at the Adamantite level. It’s hard to believe he’s just a newcomer.” “It looks like a big shot will soon appear in Erantel!”
“The winner is Uehara Naraku.” Several referees came forward to check on Karsus’s injuries and found that although he was seriously injured, he was not seriously injured. So, they declared Uehara Naraku the winner.
Chapter 15 Gazef (Old Version)
At this moment, Lalde, the president of the Adventurer’s Guild, slowly approached and said with a smile, “Mr. Naraku, congratulations! It seems our guild has truly welcomed an extraordinary figure. Rumor has it that you can cast fifth-tier magic. Is that true?”
Uehara Naraku nodded slightly and responded, “Indeed.”
He thought to himself that although he could cast magic up to the sixth level, there were very few such magics, and she also had several books on sixth-level magic hidden in her backpack, which he could study as soon as his level was raised.
However, he still didn’t know whether learning magic in this different world was the same as in the game.
Upon hearing this, the Guild President nodded approvingly. “I see. In that case, the Guild will consider assigning you some more challenging tasks, and of course, the rewards will be more generous.”
Naraku nodded slightly, then asked, “So, am I already a gold-rank adventurer?”
The president replied affirmatively, “Exactly. The formalities will be processed for you immediately.”
After thanking him, Naraku turned to look at Brian and said, “Brian, why don’t you try to challenge the Gold Medal Adventurer certification? With your strength, you should be able to win easily.”
Brian chuckled and declined, “Forget it. I don’t have that much money to spend on this.”
The Guild Master turned to Brian and asked curiously, “I just looked up your information. Are you Brian Unglaus, the talented swordsman who lost to Warrior Captain Gazef in the swordfighting tournament?”
Brian was delighted when he heard this. “Oh? You know me. Yes, it’s me.”
The surrounding adventurers glanced at him in surprise. “Brian Ungraus, the swordsman rumored to be as skilled as the Kingdom’s Warrior-Captain, Gazef!” “It’s said his strength is second only to the Warrior-Captain!” “I never thought he’d become an adventurer!”
Naraku asked curiously, “How come you are so famous?”
Brain said with a hint of pride, “I’m quite famous in the kingdom. A year ago, I won second place in a swordsmanship competition held by the kingdom, losing to Gazef, the strongest warrior-captain in the kingdom.”
After hearing this, the Guild Master’s eyes gleamed, and he looked at Naraku and Brain seriously. “Mr. Naraku, Mr. Anglaus, someone posted a quest yesterday that urgently requires a large number of adventurers to complete. It’s extremely difficult. I wonder if you two are interested? The reward is naturally generous.”
Naraku was very interested when he heard this: “Of course!”
Brian smiled and replied, “If the mission is successfully completed, can my level be raised as well? It may sound a bit boastful, but both of us possess the strength of an adamantium-grade, and we can easily handle even missions with a difficulty level of over 70.”
The president wasn’t surprised by Brian’s strength, but was surprised that Naraku also possessed such power. He nodded in agreement, “Of course.”
Afterwards, the two followed the guild leader to the conference room, where other adventurers arrived one after another, totaling more than twenty people, all of whom were famous adventurers in Erantel.
Naraku looked around and exclaimed, “There are so many people!” She noticed that these people were at least hardcore adventurers.
Brian’s expression was solemn. “It seems the mission is quite difficult, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many adventurers gathered here.” He chuckled to himself, “However, my bronze medal seems a bit out of place here.”
Just then, a maid came over with two badges on a tray, one gold and one silver. She smiled and said, “Sir Naraku, this is your gold adventurer badge.”
She turned to Brain and said, “Lord Anglaus, although you and Lord Naraku have only joined the Erantel Adventurer’s Guild today, given your strength, the Guild has decided to make an exception and award you the Silver Adventurer Badge.”
Brian accepted it happily: “Even I’m included! This is really good news!”
Naraku cast an envious look at him from the side: “Is this the benefit of being famous?”
Brian smiled softly. “Why bother with all that? With our abilities, leveling up is easy. We just need to complete a few difficult missions.”
At this moment, an adventurer approached Uehara Naraku and Brain, his tone somewhat sarcastic, “Huh, what good luck! On the first day of becoming an adventurer, you easily achieved the gold and silver medal levels.”
He witnessed the fierce battle between Uehara Naraku and Karsus. Although he knew that Uehara Naraku had displayed overwhelming strength, seeing a newcomer obtain the gold medal adventurer badge so easily still made veteran adventurers like him feel unhappy.
Both Uehara Naraku and Brain were displeased with the adventurer’s words, especially Brain. He was known for his rebellious nature and had been a master swordsman since childhood. Although he lost to Gazef in the swordsmanship tournament, he never gave up the idea of surpassing him.
“Oh? So you’re a platinum-level adventurer, what an experienced senior. However, with our strength, it’s probably only a matter of time before we’re promoted to platinum level.” Brian said with a hint of joking.
Upon hearing this, the platinum-level adventurer’s expression instantly darkened, as if he were about to challenge Brian. At this moment, a nearby platinum-level adventurer quickly dissuaded him, “Kamedil, stop! We’re here for our upcoming mission.”
Carmedil snorted in displeasure and ignored Brian and Uehara Naraku.
Soon, the guild leader arrived. “Thank you all for coming. Now, please explain the task in detail.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened again, and a middle-aged man in his thirties walked into the room. His face was stern, and he was clearly a powerful man. His appearance caused everyone present to gasp and exclaim, “It’s the Kingdom’s strongest warrior-captain, Gazef Stronoff!”
Brian also showed a look of surprise. “Gazef Stronoff, it’s you?” He never expected to meet this old rival here.
“Brian Ungraus.” Gazef recognized Brian at a glance and was equally surprised.
“Your acquaintance?” Uehara Naraku asked curiously.
Brian nodded slightly. “Well, didn’t I tell you before? I won second place in the sword competition a year ago, and the one who defeated me was none other than Stronoff.”
“Oh! It’s him!” Uehara Naraku was also surprised and immediately checked his level information: “Gazef Stronoff, Level 28-30, Magic Items: Intermediate Weapon, Lower-level Armor, Equipment Level Bonus 1, Estimated Overall Level: 29-31.”
Chapter 16 Request (Old Version)
Gazef couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy at seeing a familiar face. “It’s been so long, Ungraus! I never thought you’d join the ranks of adventurers! How surprising!”
Brian Unglaus smiled upon hearing this and said, “Life is unpredictable. I never expected to meet you here today.”
Gazef smiled and replied, “Indeed! Thinking back to our last duel, I’m still astonished. You are undoubtedly the most gifted swordsman I’ve ever met. This mission will surely be much easier if I can get your help.”
At this point, Gazef’s expression grew increasingly serious, and he said earnestly, “I’m sorry, Ungraus. Although I’d love to catch up with you, let’s get down to business first.”
Brian nodded in agreement: “Of course.”
Then, Gazef turned to the adventurers and said solemnly, “Everyone, I have come here on behalf of the Kingdom to hire you to fight against the Empire’s most powerful magician—Fruda Parade…”
“What?” “The empire’s most powerful magician?” “I heard that monster is over two hundred years old!” “How could we possibly defeat a monster like that?” For a moment, many adventurers looked timid. After all, that was a powerful being capable of casting sixth-tier magic. Even getting close to it would be extremely difficult, let alone defeating it.
“Fruda…” Uehara Naraku immediately recalled his encounter with this guy a few days ago. Although the other party was a level or two higher than him, he was confident that he would not lose to him.
Seeing this, Gazef quickly added, “Sorry, everyone, I haven’t finished what I was saying. I’ll have someone to deal with Fluda. You just need to deal with the monsters and undead he controls.”
“Is it enough to just deal with the undead?” an adventurer asked tentatively.
Gazef nodded in confirmation. “Of course. And, if you wish, please fight for the Kingdom. As you all know, the Kingdom and the Empire are currently engaged in a biennial war. If you can kill an Imperial soldier, the King will surely reward you accordingly. After all, we are all citizens of the Kingdom.”
Hearing this, the adventurers immediately perked up. As adventurers and mercenaries, they were willing to do anything as long as they could make money.
In the end, everyone accepted the mission. Gazef promised that each person would receive a basic reward of 50 gold coins, and if they could kill the enemy, they would receive additional gold coins and rewards.
Afterwards, hundreds of adventurers followed Gazef to the military camp. Although they were adventurers, the weakest of them were at the Silver Medal level, slightly better than ordinary soldiers.
The Kingdom Army had specially built a separate camp for adventurers within the barracks, offering superior conditions compared to the camps used by ordinary soldiers. However, due to barracks regulations, adventurers were forbidden from moving around freely before the battle began, leaving them feeling rather bored.
Uehara Naraku lay on his simple wooden bed and jokingly said, “It seems that we are involved in the war between the Kingdom and the Empire! But when will this war break out?”
Brain sat next to him and chuckled, “You seem to be looking forward to the war. The Kingdom and the Empire go to war every few years. I guessed it when I met Gazef.”
Uehara Naraku yawned, turned over, closed his eyes, and began to doze off. The so-called bed was actually just a hard mat on the floor, with a wooden board underneath and a blanket on top. But in this military camp, this was the only way.
At this moment, the tent was opened and Gazef walked in: “Ungraus.”
Uehara Naraku and Brian in the military tent both looked over. Uehara Naraku said, “I came to see you.”
Brian nodded slightly and walked out: “Long time no see, Stronoff.”
Gazef smiled and said, “I’m really happy to see you here.”
“Same here.”
After a few pleasantries, Gazef finally got to the point: “Anglaus, I came to you this time to ask for a favor.”
“Help?” Brain turned to Gazef with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Gazef nodded solemnly. “I’m well aware of your abilities. Since the Empire has sent a monstrous magician into this war, we must proceed with caution. We plan to form a small team to raid the Empire’s rear, hoping to capture a few nobles as leverage. This journey is quite dangerous, and we might even face a direct confrontation with that monstrous magician. Therefore, I hope you can lend us a hand. Remuneration, of course, is another matter.”
Brain was intrigued. “Fruda? I’ve heard he’s the strongest magic caster among humans! I just wonder who’s stronger, him or Ligurido, one of the Thirteen Heroes?”
“You know Senior Ligurido?” Gazef looked at Brain with surprise.
Brian nodded slightly, a hint of helplessness in his wry smile: “Well, I once fought him, but unfortunately I lost. He is truly worthy of being one of the Thirteen Heroes, his strength is extraordinary.”
“Indeed,” Gazef sighed. “Senior Ligurido has lived for over two hundred years, and his strength is truly monstrous. So, what is your decision, Ungraus?”
Brian smiled and said, “Since you asked, I can’t refuse. However, if you want to deal with Fluda, you might as well bring Naraku with you.”
“Naraku?” Gazef repeated doubtfully.
Brian pointed to the tent behind him and said with a smile, “That’s the guy in there just now. He’s my new companion. Together we’ve formed an adventurer team. He’s far more powerful than me. I’m afraid even you wouldn’t be his match.”
Upon hearing this, Gazef’s eyes flashed with surprise, and then he smiled knowingly, “This world is truly filled with powerful individuals! I’d love to see them all. Ungraus, can I ask you for this?”
Brian readily agreed: “Don’t worry, I’ll go talk to him.”
Soon, Brain and Gazef walked into the tent together. Uehara Naraku’s eyes flashed with surprise when he saw Gazef, but he said nothing.
Gazef got straight to the point: “Sir Naraku, I have a favor to ask of you.”
Uehara Naraku was slightly surprised, then sat up straight and prepared to listen.
Chapter 17 Request (Old Version)
Afterwards, Brain and Gazef recounted the events that had just occurred to Uehara Naraku in detail.
However, Uehara Naraku showed little interest. He declined, “I’m sorry, but I’m not a fan of the strategy of attacking the enemy’s rear. I prefer a head-on confrontation. Although I’m a mercenary this time, I’m happy to help the kingdom annihilate a few more enemies.”
Uehara Naraku doesn’t care about the kingdom’s other plans. His only obsession is to gain experience points.
In addition, he also had an idea for an experiment – to explore whether all humans could be a source of his experience points.
He had previously discovered that the Death Knights he summoned could gain experience points by killing humans, which had deeply perplexed him. Even someone as emotionally indifferent as him couldn’t help but feel sympathy when faced with his own kind. After all, he himself was half human, albeit a cyborg.
However, war is cruel and merciless. On this battlefield filled with smoke, human life seems so cheap and insignificant. Then he can try to see whether experience points can be gained only when enemies are killed, or whether experience points can be accumulated by killing both enemies and friendly forces.
Hearing Uehara Naraku’s words, Gazef couldn’t help but express a hint of regret. “Is that so? That’s such a shame! However, I still want to express my gratitude to you once again.”
Three days later, the war broke out as expected.
Both the Kingdom and the Empire, with their respective mighty armies of more than 200,000, were on high alert.
Following the order from the Imperial Marshal, the Imperial army launched a tidal charge, and the Kingdom’s army followed closely behind, with hundreds of adventurers bravely taking the lead.
Although they were adventurers by birth, they have now transformed into mercenaries. Every enemy on the battlefield represents a huge amount of silver. As long as they kill the enemy, they will receive a generous reward.
The armies of both sides quickly intertwined, forming a chaotic battlefield.
In this ocean of killing, Uehara Naraku was like a fish in water, constantly killing enemies.
If he were to return to his previous life, he would have been absolutely daunted by the thought of killing someone. But now, on the battlefield, as a mercenary, facing the charging soldiers, he remained calm and could even feel a steady stream of experience points pouring into his experience meter.
At the same time, Uehara Naraku also wanted to verify his own guess: What are the consequences of killing friendly forces in this world?
Soon, his suspicions were confirmed. Even if he killed friendly soldiers, he wouldn’t be punished with a red name, but he also wouldn’t gain experience points.
After killing dozens of people in a row, Uehara Naraku discovered that no matter whether they were enemies or friendly forces, as long as they were killed by him, he would gain experience points. It can be said that in this different world, except for him, all other “people” are monsters that can be killed.
In this game, killing people randomly will result in a red name, and you will be locked up in the red name village to wait for the red name time to end. But in this other world, even if you kill people randomly, there will be no red name, let alone being locked up in a red name village.
Uehara Naraku, who was invincible on the battlefield, had his attack power greatly improved by using the Golden Snake Sword enchanted with lightning.
Combined with the two fifth-tier spells he cast—Armor Shield and Magic Shield—he was virtually immune to the physical and magical attacks of the soldiers on the battlefield. He was like a god of war, invincible, and quickly attracted the attention of the imperial generals.
“I never expected that there was such an outstanding person like you hidden in this kingdom.” At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared in front of Uehara Naraku. He was wearing gorgeous armor, which was obviously different from that of ordinary soldiers and showed his extraordinary identity.
“Count Kemal…” The man’s appearance made the surrounding soldiers look delighted.
“Count?” Uehara Naraku curled his lips into a faint sneer, and then glanced at the other party’s level information: level 18-20, weapons and armor are both intermediate, and the equipment level is increased by an additional level.
“It seems that he is an opponent of some weight!” Such level and equipment are indeed outstanding among ordinary soldiers, but in the eyes of Uehara Naraku, they do not pose a threat.
Count Kemal tightly grasped a big axe and roared in a low voice: “Martial Arts·Phantom…” In an instant, his body underwent a strange change. The original two arms and a big axe turned into six arms and three big axes.
“Is it an illusion?” Faced with the unique martial arts from this other world, Uehara Naraku became curious and immediately cast the detection magic – See Through Illusion LV1.
A red light flashed, and the illusory arms and axes became transparent. He also noticed that the axe seemed to be attached with some kind of magic.
“Well, it looks like a good weapon. Could it be a magic item?” Uehara Naraku thought to himself.
At this moment, Kemal had already rushed in front of Uehara Naraku, and swung down three axes simultaneously. However, Uehara Naraku had already seen through his illusion, and with a “ping” sound, the Golden Snake Sword easily blocked the attack of the axe blades.
“What?” Kemal looked incredulous.
“You’re quite strong!” Uehara Naraku said jokingly.
“Damn it!” Kemal glared at Uehara Naraku angrily, not understanding how he had seen through his illusion. He took a few steps back, intending to regroup.
Seeing this, Uehara Naraku had no intention of letting him go. Green currents swirled around the Golden Snake Sword in his hand. “Enchantment: Wind Blade…” Before he could finish his words, he swung his sword down, instantly severing Kemal’s arms. Following this, another powerful slash, the wind blades descended upon Kemal, easily slicing through his armor. Blood gushed out, and he collapsed to the ground.
“Count…” “Damn it! This guy actually defeated Count Kemal!” The surrounding soldiers looked at this scene angrily, including some of Count Kemal’s family soldiers.
Uehara Naraku calmly picked up the axe. After examining the magical item, it was confirmed to be a mid-level piece of equipment. While it seemed insignificant to him, he noticed that people’s equipment in this other world was generally of low quality. So, he simply stored the seemingly insignificant piece of equipment in his backpack, ready for use in case of emergency.
Chapter 18 Battlefield (Old Version)
“Damn it! Everyone, attack and kill him!” Another lord gave the order from the rear. The surrounding soldiers, both regular troops of the empire and private soldiers of various lords, charged forward, and Uehara Naraku became their target.
At the same time, the magic casters in the back also began to cast first-level magic and attacked Uehara Naraku.
However, whether it was a sharp physical attack or a brilliant magical light, once it landed on Uehara Naraku, it would be firmly blocked by his magic shield and armor shield. Magic below the fifth level could not penetrate his defense at all.
At this moment, Renas Rockbruce, one of the Four Knights of the Empire, noticed Uehara Naraku’s figure at the back of the battlefield. She shouted angrily, “Damn it! He is indeed from the Kingdom. He should have been killed that day!”
“It’s not too late to take action now.” Badjed, one of the Four Knights, grinned coldly, with a cruel light flashing in his eyes.
Emperor Gilkenifur Rune Farrod Eyre sat in his war chariot, gazing out at the battlefield. He asked Fruda beside him, “Old man, what kind of magic is that? Why can’t arrows or magic harm him at all?”
Fruda stroked his beard, his expression solemn. “He must have cast two defensive spells on himself in advance, one to resist magical attacks, and one to resist physical attacks. Both spells are of very high levels, probably fourth level, or even fifth level.”
“Fifth-level magic? It’s amazing that he can control such high-level magic at such a young age! But, old man, you must have a way to break it, right?” Although Gilkenifer witnessed Uehara Naraku’s impeccable defense, there was no anxiety on his face, because he knew that the empire’s strongest magic caster was standing next to him.
At this time, Uehara Naraku was like an empty house in the crowd, defeating all enemies along the way and his experience points continued to rise.
Fruda continued to explain, “To counter fifth-tier defensive magic, you also need fifth-tier magic. But in this situation, I only need to add the ‘Armor Break’ magic to your weapons, which should be able to break his defense.”
Badger said impatiently, “In that case, let me go meet that brat! He actually dared to reject Your Majesty’s kindness. Today, I will make him pay the price.”
“In a one-on-one fight, I’m afraid you are no match for him, little Badger.” Fruda kindly reminded.
“What?” Badjed stared at Fruda in dissatisfaction.
Fluda ignored his dissatisfaction and said calmly, “That guy is not easy to deal with. Even if you can break his defense in a one-on-one fight, it will be difficult to win. Besides, the war has already begun, so why not release that guy…”
“Are you talking about the Death Knight?” Laisina asked solemnly.
Gilkenif Luen Farod Eir also became serious: “That monster, do you have a way to control it now?”
Fluda spread his hands helplessly. “It’s completely uncontrollable, but if you throw it into the battlefield, I’ll cast some magic to make it attack the kingdom’s army as much as possible. Then, we can keep our soldiers away from it.”
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield became increasingly stalemate, but Uehara Naraku was in high spirits of killing.
The Empire’s soldiers, generally no higher than level ten, were numerous, but before Uehara Naraku, with his armor and magic shields activated, they were like ants, at his mercy. To date, hundreds of soldiers had perished at his hands.
“How abominable! When did such a powerful warrior emerge in the kingdom!” A noble of the empire exclaimed in disbelief, gripping his sword tightly.
At this moment, a magic circle suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield, instantly attracting the attention of the soldiers of the Empire and the Kingdom.
The imperial soldiers witnessed this scene, though confused as to why. However, their commander had already warned them before the battle to retreat immediately if they saw a magic circle. They did not dare to delay and retreated quickly.
Within the magic circle, two massive objects—huge cages—appeared to be imprisoned, two Death Knights tightly bound by iron chains. The chains and cages were covered in talismans, evidently seals used to suppress the Death Knights.
In an instant, the talisman began to burn fiercely. Once the seal was lifted, the Death Knight’s eyes immediately burst into a scarlet light. He suddenly broke free from the chains and iron cage, and let out a shrill scream.
The Kingdom’s soldiers panicked upon seeing this: “It’s the Death Knights!” “Oh my God! How could the Empire have such a powerful monster capable of destroying the nation!” “Don’t be afraid, even if they are Death Knights, there are only two of them.”
The Death Knight, who regained his freedom, quickly summoned a giant shield and a silver snake sword in his hands, his eyes flashing red, and rushed towards the kingdom’s army.
“This seems to be the Death Knight I summoned, right?” Uehara Naraku looked at the two Death Knights and whispered to himself. When he was about to use detection skills to confirm, the Death Knight’s actions had already given the answer.
Because the Death Knight had just killed the Kingdom’s soldiers, Uehara Naraku immediately gained experience points, which made him certain.
“I guess he was captured by that Fluda.” Uehara Naraku thought to himself. After all, Fluda’s level was far above the Death Knight. Uehara Naraku was not surprised that he could defeat the Death Knight.
Watching the Death Knight slaughter soldiers with ease, those soldiers cursed to resurrect as ghouls after their death, Uehara Naraku sneered repeatedly, “That’s right! Even the kingdom’s strongest warrior captain is only level 30. How can these kingdom’s soldiers stop the Death Knight’s advance?”
Chapter 19 Death Knight (Old Version)
For Uehara Naraku, this battlefield was undoubtedly a vast treasure trove of experience, with every soldier like a monster providing him with experience points. Without giving it much thought, he bravely pressed forward, aiming for the Imperial soldiers’ heads.
On the battlefield, the sounds of fighting were heard one after another. The Empire suddenly released two Death Knights. These two nation-destroying monsters quickly tied down a large number of the kingdom’s elite soldiers.
The Death Knight’s amazing defense makes it extremely difficult to kill them, and victory can only be achieved by continuously depleting their health.
Uehara Naraku was a little surprised by this. He didn’t expect that the Death Knight he summoned would have such powerful combat power.
In a short period of time, the two Death Knights had already killed dozens of Kingdom soldiers, but they were also firmly restrained by the Kingdom soldiers with chains. Countless flying props and magic spells attacked the Death Knights from a distance, continuously depleting their health.
At this critical moment, a noble shouted loudly, “Seal Team, hurry up! The Death Knights are now suppressed by us, seal them quickly!”
“Yes, sir!” Following the response, a dozen magic chanters quickly walked out, casting sealing magic in their hands and began to seal the Death Knight.
However, after witnessing this scene from a distance, Fruda sneered, “How could I let you seal the Death Knight so easily?! Activate the Berserk Magic!”
In an instant, two magic circles appeared above the heads of the two Death Knights, and then magical light fell into their bodies.
“Ahhhhhhhh!!!” With the help of Fruda’s “Frenzy” magic, the two Death Knights’ strength and speed increased to a higher level. They suddenly broke free from the chains on their bodies and rushed towards the soldiers in an unstoppable manner despite the intensive attacks.
At the rear of the battlefield, Fruda witnessed the astonishing power displayed by the Death Knights. They were like two invincible gods of war, and no matter how many soldiers there were, they could not stop their advance.
Bajed shouted in astonishment, “Master Fruda, didn’t you say before that you couldn’t control the Death Knights? Why are they like playthings in your hands now?”
Fluda stroked his beard and replied with a smile, “Haha, it’s true. I can’t truly control them. I can only suppress them at best. So far, no human has ever been able to defeat a Death Knight in a one-on-one situation, not even me. This is simply because we’re on a battlefield, with specific circumstances and conditions. If we were anywhere else, they would attack me just as well.”
After hearing this, Laisina couldn’t help but sigh, “To be able to achieve this level is actually equivalent to controlling these monsters.”
Fluda gazed at the Death Knight charging once more, his eyes gleaming with excitement. “As expected of a Death Knight! Such fighting prowess is truly awe-inspiring. It’s a pity I haven’t yet mastered this power. Otherwise, I could surely become a great magic caster surpassing Ligurido.”
Emperor Gilkenifur Lune Farod Eir smiled and said, “Indeed, these monsters are terrifying. But since you can suppress them, aren’t you even more powerful? As long as we can harness this power, even if we can’t fully control it, it will become a powerful aid to the empire. So, can we begin implementing our next plan?”
Fruda stroked his beard confidently and smiled, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, everything is as expected. Those idiots in the kingdom thought they were smart and wanted to send an elite team to raid our granary, but they didn’t realize that this was exactly what we expected. Now, the time is ripe.”
Hearing this, Gilkenifer smiled. “Oh? Then I’m really looking forward to seeing the monsters you’ve raised perform. Don’t let me down.”
Fluda practically leaped with excitement. “Wow, Your Majesty, I’ve prepared a great gift this time. While those little creatures can’t compare to Death Knights in combat power, if we categorize them by Adventurer difficulty, they’re all above Level 30, with the strongest even reaching Level 90. While not as powerful as Death Knights, their damage level has already reached City Destroyer, and they’re only a step away from Nation Destroyer. This is my masterpiece, a masterpiece that took me decades of painstaking effort to complete!”
Bajed listened to Fluda’s words in disbelief, his eyes filled with shock. “Old man, the difficulty of this adventure has actually climbed to over ninety! The power of such a monster, even those ordinary adamantium-level adventurers would probably be unable to match it, right?”
Upon hearing this, Furuda stroked his beard and said slowly, “I have spent decades of hard work to create this monster. There is only one in the world, one of a kind.”
Then, Fruda’s expression grew serious. He addressed Gilkenifer, “Let’s get back to the point, Your Majesty. I am about to take action. When you receive the signal, lead your army in a full-scale charge. In this battle, we must not only defeat the Kingdom’s army, but also recover those two Death Knights. This is of paramount importance.”
Gilkenifer nodded slightly, his mind clearly aware of the terrifying power of the nation-destroying monster. Although Fluda couldn’t yet fully control this terrifying monster, he could suppress it. If he could suppress and seal it, this terrifying power would have a huge impact on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, the Kingdom’s army was locked in a bitter battle with the Death Knights, their morale flagging. The Death Knights possessed formidable defenses, and even razor-sharp swords and spears proved incapable of inflicting substantial damage, instead igniting their ferocity. The soldiers and adventurers gazed upon this nearly unbeatable foe, filled with despair.
“Damn it! Is this the terror of a nation-destroying monster? We simply can’t contend with it! Even an adamantite-level adventurer would struggle to cope!” a Mithril-level adventurer lamented bitterly. Even a formidable figure like him could only barely break through the Death Knight’s defenses with the help of his companions, inflicting some damage.
At this point, his teammates also looked solemn. “Indeed, it’s true. I heard that the Death Knight’s adventure difficulty is around 110, and its powerful defense is enough to make it immune to most physical attacks and low-level magic. Forget about a Steel-level adventurer, even a strong warrior in the Hero Realm wouldn’t dare to easily defeat a Death Knight in a one-on-one situation. To deal with such monsters, they usually use the Sealing Technique.”
The magic chanter in the back added, “The only solution is to seal it. Killing it is far too difficult. We must first find a way to suppress it, and then seal it.”
Chapter 20 The Four Horsemen (Old Version)
As the war continued, Uehara Naraku displayed amazing fighting prowess on the battlefield, killing many imperial soldiers and making them terrified. However, the road to becoming a strong man is always bumpy, and he was eventually stopped by a master from the empire.
At this moment, the Four Knights of the Empire appeared majestically before Uehara Naraku, their steeds swift and majestic. Naraku’s fame, earned him the respect of Emperor Gilkenniver, due to his success in defeating generals and capturing flags along the way.
“Oh, it’s you!” Uehara Naraku looked at the four knights in front of him and gently shook the Golden Snake Sword in his hand. Blood splattered on the blade, but there were still a few drops of blood stubbornly attached to it, flashing a strange light.
After three hours of fierce fighting, Uehara Naraku was already a little tired. In this brutal fight, he had exhausted a lot of magic power and physical strength.
Looking back on his gaming career, he only had numerical concepts of MP and HP, but now that he is in the real world, physical exhaustion has become a reality he must face.
Although as an artificial being, his body functions similarly to humans, he is immortal and resistant to hunger, but he also gets tired. Of course, compared to ordinary people, his endurance is probably even better.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku was surprised to find that his level had increased from 39 to 40, which he had not noticed before.
Badger’s face was gloomy. He pointed his weapon at Uehara Naraku and said coldly, “I didn’t expect you to be from the Kingdom. No wonder I felt your movements were suspicious when we first met. You have killed so many of our soldiers. Today, on this battlefield, we will end your life.”
Uehara Naraku remained expressionless and responded indifferently: “If you want to kill me, just do it. No need to say anything.”
“How arrogant!” Laisina was furious when she heard this.
The four knights drew their weapons. Bajed stepped forward and said coldly, “Remember our names, for we will be the ones to send you to hell. I am Bajed Peshme, ‘Lightning’, one of the Four Knights of the Empire.”
“‘Switchwind’ Nimble Yak Tir Anuk is here.”
“Nazami Ainek, the ‘immovable’, comes to seek instruction.”
“‘Heavy Bomb’ Lasina Rockblues will not show mercy.”
Listening to the four men announce their names one by one, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but feel speechless. The people in this world were always so aristocratic before a battle or duel, insisting on announcing their names before engaging in combat.
“Stop talking nonsense and get started!” Uehara Naraku urged impatiently.
“How rude!” Laisina was furious upon hearing this. The four of them had already introduced themselves, and according to etiquette, the other party should have responded to their names, but Uehara Naraku ignored them. Although they already knew Naraku’s name, they were still displeased by being ignored.
“Then die!” Badjed roared, and the axe in his hand was instantly covered by a touch of green energy, and he chopped it fiercely towards Uehara Naraku.
The Golden Snake Sword blocked the attack steadily, however, the other three of the Four Knights of the Empire took the opportunity to launch an attack.
Facing the siege of these four men, Uehara Naraku had to swallow his contempt. After all, they were the strongest opponents he had ever encountered on the battlefield. Their weapons, in particular, seemed to be imbued with magic, adding a touch of threat.
Although Uehara Naraku was wearing a battle armor and shield and was full of confidence, he knew that their level was only in the twenties and might not be able to break through his defense, but he still remained vigilant. After all, the defense of the battle armor and shield also had its limits.
With a ping, Laisina attacked from behind, her spear piercing the armor shield. This time, the spear was imbued with armor-piercing magic, causing a crack in the armor shield and nearly injuring Uehara Naraku. Noticing this change, Uehara Naraku quickly distanced himself from the Four Knights.
Laisina’s face was icy cold as she asked in confusion, “What’s going on? This spear is clearly enchanted with armor-piercing magic, yet it still can’t break his defense.”
Badger’s expression was serious as he analyzed, “No, it should be breakable, but his defensive magic is probably of a higher order.”
Seeing this, Uehara Naraku curled his lips into a cold smile. “It seems that you are all warrior types. In that case, let’s use long-range attacks!” As he spoke, he cast a transformation magic, and the Golden Snake Sword in his hand instantly transformed into a staff. He growled: “Fifth-level magic: Thunder Dragon…”
A fierce and swift thunder dragon roared out from the staff, and before the four knights of the empire could react, it had already hit “Wind” Nimble Yak Ti’l Anuk, knocking him directly away.
“Magic? This guy actually possesses such powerful magic?” The other three knights watched Nimble being killed instantly, their faces filled with shock. Badjed’s expression was even uglier. “That power just now was definitely fifth-tier magic!”
Uehara Naraku looked at Nimble, who had fallen to the ground. Although he hadn’t killed him, he had already made him lose his fighting ability. He sneered, “Just a fifth-level spell and you’re done for? He’s so fragile!”
Upon hearing this, Laisina and the other two grew even more wary. Uehara Naraku, having experienced battle, was convinced that, despite being only level 40, his power in this world should not be underestimated. He declared war on Bajed and the others, “Next, let me show you something! Thunder Dragon…”
As he spoke, another thunder dragon was released. This time, the incredibly defensive ‘Immovable’ Nazami Ainek stepped forward and roared in a low voice: “Vajra Immovable…”
The fifth-tier magic, the Thunder Dragon, struck ‘Immovable’ Nazami Ainek. He screamed, but the lightning didn’t send him flying. He withstood the Thunder Dragon’s attack, white smoke billowing from his body. He gritted his teeth, stood firm, and shouted, “Don’t underestimate me, little brat…”
“Defensive magic?” Uehara Naraku looked at the lightning still flashing on the body of ‘Immovable’ Nazami Ainek. Although he blocked his attack, the other party was obviously injured.
Uehara Naraku glanced at his mana. A warrior, he had later switched classes to learn various other classes, including elemental mage, ninja, necromancer, and light wielder. While his mana wasn’t as high as a pure magic caster’s, it was still much higher than a pure warrior’s.
Although his main racial profession is warrior, he is not a pure warrior. He practices both magic and martial arts. A fifth-level magic will consume almost one-tenth of his mana.
However, at this moment, hundreds of monsters suddenly swarmed onto the battlefield, including a gigantic ape nearly ten meters tall. Facing two Death Knights had already left the Kingdom’s soldiers feeling hopeless, and the appearance of hundreds more monsters further crushed them, their morale rapidly collapsing.
“Is this… a demon beast?” Uehara Naraku looked at the group of demon beasts that suddenly appeared. These demon beasts were obviously raised by the empire, and their level seemed to be quite high. To ordinary soldiers, they were like monsters.
Seeing this, Bajed sneered, “See! No matter how strong you are, you can’t change the outcome. This time, victory will belong to the Empire.”
Chapter 21 Thirteen Heroes (Old Version)
As the Kingdom’s army’s defeat became increasingly apparent, the call for retreat began. This was understandable, as with the Death Knights joining the fray and the monsters controlled by Fluda, the Kingdom’s defeat was inevitable.
Witnessing the army’s disintegration, Uehara Naraku, a mercenary on the battlefield, naturally chose to retreat with the crowd. He had no intention of fighting to the death, but wisely followed the army’s retreat.
However, as the kingdom’s army retreated, an old woman defied the trend and slowly walked toward the group of monsters. A playful smile played on her lips as she muttered to herself, “How magnificent! Furuda, you’ve summoned so many monsters!”
“Ligurido…” Fluda recognized the old woman from a distance, his eyes instantly growing serious. Although he prided himself on being “humanity’s greatest magic caster,” he knew the old woman’s magical proficiency far surpassed his own. Ligurido, one of the Thirteen Heroes, a living legend.
“If it were just an ordinary battle, I might be able to stay out of it. But in this situation, how can I turn a blind eye?” With a flick of her wand, Ligurite instantly killed the most powerful monster. At the same time, a massive magic circle emerged beneath her feet, brewing even more powerful magic.
“Seventh-level Undead Summoning: Frost Bone Dragon!”
Instantly, three enormous frost bone dragons, each over thirty meters long, were summoned from the magic circle. From their mouths, they spewed cold air, instantly creating an impenetrable ice wall in the path of the imperial soldiers. Simultaneously, dozens of magical beasts were frozen in place by the cold air.
“Is this… a dragon?” The attacking soldiers instantly regained their composure. They looked up at the three frost bone dragons soaring in the sky, and no one dared to move forward rashly.
The Death Knight was fearless. Even when faced with the shocking appearance of the Frost Bone Dragon, he charged forward without hesitation. Anyone who tried to stop him, whether they were warriors from the Kingdom or soldiers from the Empire, could not escape his slaughter.
“This is a tough situation!” Ligurido stared at the desperate Death Knight and gave a command to the Frost Bone Dragon at his feet. The Bone Dragon immediately breathed out cold air, instantly freezing the two Death Knights.
Furuda watched as the Death Knights, whom he had struggled so hard to control, were so easily defeated by the Frost Bone Dragon. Though not slain, they were firmly under its control. Unwilling to accept this, he glared at Ligurido, who stood atop the Bone Dragon, and roared, “This is seventh-tier summoning magic! How is this possible? This is a power wielded only by the gods. How can you, a mere mortal, possibly master it?”
Liguorido smiled calmly and did not respond.
At this moment, the Four Knights of the Empire and the soldiers looked up at the Bone Dragon in the sky, shocked and amazed: “This is… Ligurido, one of the Thirteen Heroes!” “How could such a legendary being appear here?” “The hero who defeated the Demon God two hundred years ago, a living legend!”
Fluda’s question to Ligurido resounded through the air: “When did you master such advanced magic? A human being shouldn’t be able to reach levels above the seventh level! How did you acquire this power?”
Ligurido looked at Fuluda, a mysterious smile on his face. “Indeed, for humans, seventh-level magic is out of reach, but I am an exception…”
That’s right, with the help of the equipment left by her companions, although Ligulido has reached the peak of human power, under the catalysis of the magic power of the equipment, she broke through her limits and was able to cast seventh-level magic.
“Fuluda, you’re taking things too far. Summoning monsters is one thing, but you’re also using all sorts of experiments to cultivate powerful monsters. Aren’t you afraid of losing control? Worse still, you’re sending these monsters into battle, killing our compatriots.”
Ligulido’s eyes were filled with rage as he spoke of this: “I have witnessed the horror of the demon god with my own eyes. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, I will never tolerate this happening.”
Then, she issued an ultimatum: “I will deal with these monsters and these two Death Knights myself. I trust you have no objection, do you, Fuluda?”
Ligurido’s naked threat chilled Furuda’s heart. He caught a glimpse of the magical equipment he had never seen before on Ligurido, and suddenly realized something, and burst into laughter: “Hahahaha, so that’s it! These magic props on you are the relics of the other thirteen heroes!”
Ligurido admitted frankly, “Indeed, they are the relics of my former companions, a precious legacy of mankind. If you wish to experience their power, I am always at your service.”
Fuluda smiled bitterly, despair welling up in his heart, and sad tears rolled down his eyes. “So, our last duel was just a game to you. I always thought I was close to your strength, but I never imagined the gap between us would be so huge.”
“Lord Furuda…” “Old man…” The soldiers and the Four Knights of the Empire were all shocked when they witnessed the vulnerable side of the empire’s strongest guardian.
Ligurido smiled and said gently to Fruda, “Fruda, don’t be so modest! In terms of magical power, you are the strongest human I have ever met. I am old and my time is short. The burden of protecting humanity in the future will still need you to shoulder.”
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at the Blood Emperor, who was already riding closer. Her tone was somewhat deliberative, but in reality, she was unquestionable. “Well, little emperor of the empire, please do me a favor and end this meaningless war. Let me take these monsters away. How about that?”
Upon hearing this, the Blood Emperor’s gaze shifted between the kneeling, tearful, seemingly wounded Furuda and the towering Ligurido, who stood atop the Frost Bone Dragon. He had heard the legend of the Thirteen Heroes since childhood, and he knew that even though Ligurido ranked last among the thirteen, his power was enough to crush a formidable force like Furuda. This gap could not be made up by sheer numbers.
“How dare I disobey Senior Ligurido’s request? You are a hero who saved the world,” the Blood Emperor replied respectfully. He then ordered the four knights behind him, “Sound the retreat and assist Senior Ligurido in capturing these monsters.”
“Hahaha, no need,” Liguorido laughed heartily, “I’m not old enough to need help from you young people.” As she spoke, she took off the necklace from her neck, and the necklace immediately emitted a dazzling white light.
Instantly, a blinding white light shone, forcing all the soldiers to squint their eyes. When the light faded, they saw that the monsters had been hypnotized and collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
Chapter 22 Upper Limit (Old Version)
After witnessing this scene, the Blood Emperor’s pupils suddenly constricted, as if he had witnessed a miraculous power that was far beyond his comprehension.
Such a massive group of monsters, completely controlled in an instant, made him wonder what kind of powerful magic item that was. Despite this, he managed to remain calm and decisively ordered, “Sound the retreat! Retreat fifty miles, no, further, eighty miles.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” The four knights responded in unison, their hearts full of awe, not daring to stay here for long.
They might be able to deal with the kingdom’s soldiers with ease, but if they encountered the legendary thirteen heroes, it would undoubtedly be an unimaginable disaster.
“Senior, we will take our leave first.” The Blood Emperor said as he turned his horse around and was eager to leave.
Faluda witnessed Ligurido’s extraordinary skills, his eyes filled with longing and amazement. “Not only did he control the Frost Dragon, he also easily destroyed the magical beast I painstakingly cultivated for decades. Could this be the magic item left behind by the Thirteen Heroes? It’s truly an incredible miracle!”
As a scholar extremely obsessed with magic, even as he was evacuating, Fuluda couldn’t help but ask, “Ligurido, can you tell me how you defeated the frost dragon?”
Liguorido raised a faint smile. She had no aversion to Fuluda, an almost crazy pursuer of magic.
In reality, her magical proficiency wasn’t much higher than Fluda’s. However, over two hundred years ago, she met companions from another world—players of the game ‘YGGDRASIL’.
It was from them that Ligurido obtained countless magical props and magic secrets, thus reaching a height beyond the limits of humans in this world.
Even though Fuluda was incredibly gifted and could rival her in magical power through his own efforts, the rules of this world limited his path to further advancement. Unless one possessed the blood of a divine being, the limit of human magic would be reached. And these so-called divine bloodlines were the descendants of the players who had left their mark on this world.
As for myself and Fuluda, who do not have the blood of gods, their journey of magic may have to stop here.
Seeing Ligurido remain silent, Fruda raised his voice and shouted, “Frost Dragons possess extremely high magic resistance, immune to all spells below the sixth level. Their bodies are as tough as steel, making physical attacks ineffective. Like Death Knights, they are also nation-destroying monsters. In fact, judging by their growth potential, a mature Frost Dragon King might even surpass a Death Knight. How did you defeat them?”
Ligurido raised the corner of his mouth slightly and gave an ambiguous answer: “Hahaha, I don’t have the power to defeat the frost dragon, nor do I have the ability to control the frost dragon. I am just a summoner of the dead. These frost dragon bones are just something I picked up by chance in the Angelicia Mountains.”
Fuluda was obviously skeptical about this answer, but he had no other choice.
“Old man, it’s time for us to go.” The Blood Emperor shouted to Fuluda.
Hearing this, Fuluda no longer hesitated and turned to leave.
He had thought his years of studying magic had narrowed the gap between him and Ligurido, but he hadn’t expected Ligurido to be so cunning, possessing magical items left behind by the other thirteen heroes. In Ligurido’s hands, these powerful items were fully utilized, widening the gap between them even further.
The emergence of Ligurido as one of the thirteen heroes had brought an unprecedented dawn of victory to the empire, but it was blocked by her alone.
Even though the empire has an army of more than 200,000, it dares not go beyond the line.
“Who on earth is this old woman?” Uehara Naraku was shocked when he saw this scene and felt unbelievable about Liguorido’s methods.
An adventurer nearby quickly chimed in, his tone tinged with surprise, “How could you possibly know nothing about her? She’s a legendary hero, hailed as the world’s strongest magic caster!”
“Indeed, she is a living legend, far more powerful than the magic caster of the empire.”
“I grew up listening to the legendary stories of the Thirteen Heroes, but I never expected to see one of them in person today.”
“Furthermore, the story of the Thirteen Heroes is a legend from over two hundred years ago, and Lord Ligurido is the only one still alive.”
Uehara Naraku listened to the discussions of the adventurers around him and immediately activated his level and equipment scouting skills:
Level range: 42-44. Weapon: Relic, Armor: Relic, Headguard: Relic, Belt: Relic, Rings x2: Relic, Wristguards x2: Relic, Necklace: Legendary, Shoes: Relic. Equipment level increased by an additional 15-20 levels. Overall strength assessment: 57-64…
Looking at Liguorido’s equipment, Uehara Naraku was shocked. These equipments were exactly the same as the description in the game, and each part was top-level equipment, and there were even some relic-level and legendary-level ones.
“This equipment is too luxurious! It’s all relic-level, holy relic-level, and even legendary-level. Could this be a player? But his level doesn’t seem much higher than mine. Could he be a krypton gold tycoon?”
Uehara Naraku’s expression was slightly solemn. This old woman was undoubtedly the highest-ranking person he had ever met since he came to this world. She also bore a series of glorious titles such as the Thirteen Heroes Who Saved the World, the Living Legend, and the Strongest Human Being.
“She must be a native of this world! After all, judging by her age, she doesn’t look like a player.” Uehara Naraku quickly made a conclusion, because he had just learned from the soldiers around him that the Thirteen Heroes were the heroes who destroyed the demons and saved the world over two hundred years ago.
In other words, Liguorido is at least two hundred years old. If she were a player, she would have already reached the maximum level long ago. After all, Uehara Naraku had only been in this world for a few days, and she had already advanced from level 39 to 40 simply by killing enemies on the battlefield and gaining experience. If she were a player, two hundred years would be enough time to reach the maximum level.
With Ligulit, one of the thirteen heroes, guarding the rear of the Kingdom Army, the Imperial Army was also wary of this living legend. After all, she was a hero who had personally destroyed the Demon God, and numbers were meaningless in front of her.
In the following days, the kingdom’s army retreated to the city for defense, and adventurers were hired to assist. The situation ended only when the Bahas Empire took the initiative to retreat.
During this time, Uehara Naraku often communicated with other adventurers and soldiers to further understand this world.
Chapter 23 SS-level mission (old version)
Following the Baharus Empire’s retreat, the Adventurer’s Guild recognized the outstanding contributions of the adventurers who aided the Kingdom’s army in successfully resisting the Imperial forces. Among them, Uehara Naraku and Bryan both received significant increases in their adventurer rank: Naraku jumped from Gold to Platinum, while Bryan also rose to Gold, allowing them to undertake more difficult adventure missions.
Over the next half month, the “Double Master Team” formed by Uehara Naraku and Brain, with their 100% mission completion rate, grew in reputation throughout Erantel. Their efforts were once again rewarded, as both were promoted to Mithril-rank adventurers, bringing them ever closer to their goal of reaching the Adamantite rank.
During this time, Uehara Naraku’s personal level also increased by one, reaching 41, and he mastered three new sixth-tier spells. He continued to follow the rules of the game: each level increased unlocked three new spells. However, the real world was far less abundant than in the game. He had only a few spellbooks, and with nowhere to buy them, he could only learn from them and adapt accordingly.
One day, Uehara Naraku and Brian returned from a mission, receiving a reward of 80 gold coins. The two tacitly agreed to split the reward equally, though Brian initially insisted on only 40%, believing he was slightly inferior to Naraku. However, Naraku graciously declined the offer, believing that as his guide to the other world, Brian deserved an equal reward.
At this moment, the receptionist hurried over and informed them, “Lord Naraku and Lord Anglaus, an employer has specifically requested you to complete a task.”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku seemed quite indifferent: “Another mission? Is it urgent? If it’s a low-level mission, forget it. I’m not interested.” Now, he only wants to complete the high-level missions as soon as possible and improve his adventurer level.
After this period of adventuring, Uehara Naraku had a clearer understanding of the difficulty of adventure missions. He roughly divided the difficulty of missions and the adventurer’s level into the following categories:
– Bronze level: Mission difficulty 1-10
– Iron level: mission difficulty 11-20
-Silver level: Mission difficulty 21-30
– Gold level: Mission difficulty 31-40
– Platinum level: Mission difficulty 41-50
– Mithril Level: Mission Difficulty 51-60
– Orichalcum level: mission difficulty 61-70
-Steel Level: Mission difficulty level 71 or above
To increase your adventurer level, you must successfully complete at least five quests that match your current level. Of course, challenging higher-level characters is possible, but the Adventurer’s Guild generally discourages this behavior because the high risk may endanger the adventurer’s life and bring negative impact to the guild.
“Long time no see, Brian, Lord Naraku.” Before he finished speaking, a deep voice came from the second floor.
Uehara Naraku and Brian both looked up at the same time, only to find that the person coming was an old friend. Brian’s face lit up with joy, and he blurted out, “Stroronov!”
After hearing this, Gazef feigned dissatisfaction with a faint smile: “Didn’t I tell you last time? Just call me Gazef. Aren’t we friends?”
“I’m so sorry, Gazef.” Brain replied with a smile.
Uehara Naraku also looked up at the Kingdom’s warrior captain and noticed that he was wearing a set of equipment that looked high-grade. With a thought in mind, Naraku immediately cast a detection magic, and the result showed:
Level range: 28-30. Weapons: Relic level; Armor, wristbands, necklaces: all superior level; Rings: Relic level; Equipment level bonus: 6-8 levels; Overall level: 34-38.
“Gazef, your equipment is truly enviable, especially this sword and that ring,” Uehara Naraku said teasingly. Looking at Gazef’s two pieces of relic-level equipment, Naraku couldn’t help but feel a little jealous; he only had one relic-level piece. Although he felt a slight tinge of envy, he naturally wouldn’t act on it.
Gazef laughed heartily upon hearing this. “Oh, this sword is the kingdom’s national treasure, called the Razor Blade, and it’s incredibly sharp. And this ring was given to me by an elder.”
“Master Stronoff, I see you two already know each other,” the receptionist interjected, introducing Uehara Naraku and Brain. “This mission was issued by Master Stronoff, and he specifically designated you two. The reward is 300 gold coins, and the rank is S. You two may consider accepting it.”
“S-rank mission? It seems this mission is of great importance! What exactly is it, Gazef?” Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but show surprise when he heard the amount of the reward.
Gazef slowly descended from the second floor and said solemnly, “The Imperial army has appeared at the border. I need you to go with me and my men to drive them out.”
“That’s all?” Brian said, a hint of suspicion in his tone. “If it’s just about expelling the border troops, wouldn’t the Kingdom Army handle it? Why bother with adventurers?”
Gazef then added, “According to the intelligence I’ve received, those people are not real Imperial soldiers, but criminals disguised as Imperial cavalry. Their purpose and number are unclear.”
At this point, Gazef’s expression grew increasingly serious. “But one thing is certain: this force is extremely powerful. General Coxie once sent a survey team to investigate, but they were inexplicably annihilated. Even General Coxie himself tragically died during the investigation. Therefore, I hope to hire you two to go with me. What do you think?”
“Oh, this mission doesn’t sound easy! It feels like we’re getting involved in some big conspiracy!” Brian joked, then turned to look at Uehara Naraku. “Uehara, what do you think?”
Uehara Naraku chuckled, “I don’t care. The mission will be carried out sooner or later anyway. I just don’t know how difficult this mission will be.”
Gazef answered seriously, “This mission is S-rank, and I’ve defined it as level 75. This journey is filled with uncertainties. If anything unexpected happens, as long as we make it back alive, I’ll definitely increase the difficulty and pay you more.”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku agreed without hesitation: “We can take this mission, but I have one condition.”
“Conditions?” Gazef’s expression grew serious upon hearing this.
Uehara Naraku looked at the lady at the front desk who was issuing the mission and said, “I hope you can increase the difficulty of the mission to SS level. If we complete this mission, we will be awarded the title of Steel-level Adventurer.”
“Steel grade?” The receptionist was shocked when she heard that.
Uehara Naraku’s voice was cold and firm: “Yes, I want to take on more difficult missions. With my strength, I can definitely become an Adamantite-level adventurer. Proving my strength over and over again is really too much trouble.”
Gazef hesitated for a moment before speaking, “This time, we have limited gold coins, so we can’t issue an SS-level mission. After all, an SS-level mission requires at least 800 gold coins. However, I can write an IOU to increase the mission difficulty to level 81, making this mission SS-level.”
“Okay.” Uehara Naraku agreed.
The receptionist was a little flustered at this point, and said respectfully, “Sir Naraku, I can’t make the decision on this matter. Please wait a moment. I will inform the president of this matter, and he will make the decision.”
“Okay.” Uehara Naraku nodded in agreement.
Chapter 24 (old version)
Soon, the receptionist hurried over, a professional smile on her face: “Lord Naraku, Lord Anglaus, Lord Stronoff, the president wants to see you.”
Led by the receptionist, the three of them entered the president’s office.
Inside, a man in his forties sat upright. He was Theo Rakesir, the president of the Erantel Adventurer’s Guild. Upon seeing the three, he spoke politely, “Lord Naraku, Lord Angraus, Lord Storolov, it’s been a while. Please take a seat.”
After the three of them sat down, President Rakeshiel slowly spoke, “I already know a little about your affairs. Lord Naraku and Lord Angraus hope to challenge the SS-level mission, right?”
Brian leaned back in his chair and asked with a broad smile, “So, what does President Rakeshiel think of this? We possess the strength of an adamantium-level warrior, as you should be well aware.”
Guild President Rakeshiel nodded solemnly. “Indeed, although you’ve only been adventurers for a short time, your mission completion rate is as high as 100%. Given your abilities, the Mithril-rank title is truly an understatement. If Lord Storolov is truly willing to issue an SS-rank mission, and you can successfully complete it, I can guarantee that you’ll be promoted directly to Steel-rank adventurers.”
Gazef nodded in agreement. “Very good. I’d like to issue an SS-rank mission, hiring you two to work with me to investigate the true identities of the border criminals. Would you be willing to accept?”
Brian smiled happily and said, “Of course I am willing. We will accept this mission.” He had long been bored with Mithril-level missions and was eager to challenge more difficult missions to hone himself.
“Thank you.” Uehara Naraku then asked, “So, when do we leave?”
“Right away.” Gazef was a straightforward man and decided to set off immediately. “If you need time to prepare or rest, we can stop by.”
Brian waved his hand confidently. “No need for that. We’re full of energy and are looking forward to this mission bringing some challenges. After all, hunting the Earth Dragon is too easy for us.”
After conferring their plan, they quickly set off, arriving at the backyard where they saw dozens of Gazef’s personal guards gathered. These guards were far superior to ordinary soldiers, each one ranked above level 10, capable of holding the rank of sergeant or centurion in the military.
After several hours of riding, they finally arrived at the village of Lark. The sight before them was heartbreaking—the entire village had been engulfed in flames, and the villagers had suffered horrifically. Gazef roared in anger, “Damn it! These heartless people…”
Brian, standing nearby, witnessed the villagers’ plight, his eyes ablaze with anger. “Clearly, someone has brutally murdered these innocent villagers. Who are they, and why would they do this?”
As he spoke, Brain carefully examined the wounds on the bodies. Most were sword wounds, but some were gunshot wounds. He turned to Gazef and asked, “Gazef, have you figured out the murderer?”
Gazef shook his head and said solemnly, “I don’t know. I only know that it might have been the work of the Baharus Empire’s troops. General Cosier of the Kingdom’s border guards had personally investigated the matter before, but he and his investigation team mysteriously disappeared. The King suspects that a powerful force may be behind this.”
Gazef himself didn’t fully understand the complex situation at the border, which was why the king had sent him to investigate. He continued, “However, I have a feeling these people might be coming for me.”
“Directed at you?” Brian looked at him puzzledly.
Gazef nodded, his expression still serious. “This is just my guess. The details are still unclear.”
In reality, Gazef had a vague idea in his mind. This was most likely due to internal strife between the royal family and the nobles. He was born a commoner, but he was deeply trusted by the king and appointed as the kingdom’s warrior captain. As a result, he was ostracized by the nobles.
This incident was most likely an attempt by the nobles to join forces with external forces to weaken the royal family, and as a supporter of the royal family, he naturally became a thorn in the eyes of the nobles.
However, Gazef kept these speculations to himself. Even if they were true, he couldn’t reveal them. He was a warrior, and he only needed to fulfill his duty. Furthermore, he had already invited two elite-grade warriors, Brain and Uehara Naraku, to assist him. He believed that this lineup was sufficient to handle any challenge.
At this time, a soldier came forward to report: “Captain, judging by the time, these bodies have been dead for more than four hours. The enemy who massacred the village should not be far away.”
Gazef nodded and said solemnly, “Based on their route, their next target is likely to be Carne Village or Blue Village. Although their purpose is still unclear, as the Warrior Captain, I vow to prevent them from acting recklessly.”
After saying this, Gazef leaped onto his horse and ordered his adjutant, Kasa, “Sir Kasa, please lead forty warriors to Blue Village. The rest of you will follow me to Kahn Village. We must stop the enemy.”
Upon hearing this, Kasa’s face showed worry. “Wait a minute, Captain Gazef. We are only bringing fifty warriors with us on this expedition. Splitting our forces now would be extremely dangerous. I’m sure you’ve already seen through this. This might be the conspiracy of the nobles. They are obsessed with power games and turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people. If the kingdom loses you…”
“Lord Kasa, be careful with your words,” Gazef interrupted with a piercing gaze. “Regardless of conspiracy or not, when faced with danger, commoners will undoubtedly look to nobles or adventurers for salvation. I, too, came from a common background and have personally witnessed my village being attacked by monsters. I understand that desire well.”
“As a warrior, even though we know the road ahead is dangerous, we must not hesitate. You will lead the troops to Bru Village immediately, and I will lead the rest of the troops to Kahn Village.”
Kasa hesitated to speak, but seeing Gazef’s determined eyes, he said nothing more.
At this point, Brain interrupted, “Don’t worry, Uehara and I will protect him. Although, with Gazef’s strength, he might not need our protection.”
Kasa nodded and said solemnly: “In short, the safety of the Warrior Captain is in the hands of the two of you, Lord Anglaus and Lord Naraku.”
The two men nodded in agreement, and then the two teams went their separate ways.
Chapter 25 Ainz Ooal Gown (Old Version)
After a rapid advance, Gazef, Uehara Naraku, and more than ten others finally arrived at Kahn Village. According to the information Gazef had, those criminals were operating in this place.
“Warrior Captain, Kahn Village is ahead…” Uehara Naraku said in a low voice.
Then he used the dress-changing magic and said, “Change clothes…”
Before he finished speaking, the clothes on Uehara Naraku’s body were instantly covered by a white light. In a flash, his original clothes were replaced by black heavy armor. He wore a forehead protector and his hands were tightly grasping the Grim Reaper gloves. He had all the combat equipment in place.
Gazef witnessed Uehara Naraku’s transformation magic and asked in surprise, “Is this… space magic?”
“Yeah.” Uehara Naraku nodded slightly, his expression solemn. “For some reason, I’ve had a bad feeling since arriving here, so I changed into combat gear in advance.”
Gazef also looked solemn as he ordered, “Everyone, be alert…”
The group quickly arrived at Kahn Village, where they saw three people standing at the entrance. One was the village chief, while the other two looked eerie. One was clad in black armor and wielded a black axe; the other wore a purple robe and a ghostly mask, leaving not a single inch of skin exposed, a chilling sight.
“What’s going on? Why do I feel so uneasy…” Uehara Naraku muttered to himself. The two people in front of him were dressed strangely, making him feel like a thorn in his back and extremely uncomfortable.
Gazef gazed at the village. While some signs of damage were visible, most of the villagers were safe and sound. He rode forward and introduced himself, “I am Gazef Strorolov, Knight-Captain of the Kingdom. Upon learning of a rebellion by Imperial Knights nearby, I have been ordered to suppress it. May I ask who you are?”
The village chief was about to introduce himself when the masked figure in a purple robe interrupted him. “My name is Ainz Ooal Gown, a magic caster. This is my partner, Albedo. We were passing through this village when we saw soldiers slaughtering the villagers, so we came to their rescue.”
“Ainz Ooal Gown?” Uehara Naraku repeated the name in a low voice. He suddenly felt that the name seemed familiar, as if he had seen or heard it somewhere before, but he couldn’t remember it for a moment.
Uehara Naraku’s unusual behavior also caught the attention of Ainz and Albedo. Brain also heard Uehara Naraku’s whisper and asked curiously, “What are you talking about?”
“Nothing.” Uehara Naraku shook his head, trying to hide his inner doubts and uneasiness.
Immediately afterwards, Uehara Naraku cast the level detection magic and equipment detection magic without hesitation, but the feedback he received made him confused: “Level:???; Magic items:???”.
“What on earth is going on?” Uehara Naraku looked stunned.
The detection magic failed to reveal the opponent’s level and equipment details. There are only two explanations for this situation: either the opponent’s level is far higher than his by more than ten levels, or the opponent has cast a powerful anti-detection magic.
Judging from the current situation, both possibilities seemed to be true. Uehara Naraku intuitively preferred a combination of both, because the extraordinary aura exuded by the other party’s magical equipment alone could sense its high-end quality, even without the aid of magical props.
Furthermore, from the moment he first laid eyes on these two, Uehara Naraku felt an inexplicable chill run down his spine, like prey facing its natural predator, feeling helpless. These two were clearly stronger than him.
“Could they be players?” This thought flashed through Uehara Naraku’s mind, making him instantly alert.
After all, he had been in this world for nearly a month. Aside from Ligurido, one of the thirteen heroes, who gave him a slight sense of pressure, the rest of the group was nothing to worry about, even the Empire’s Furuda. As for the adventurers in the Adventurer’s Guild, most were mediocre, hovering between a few and a dozen levels, and not worth worrying about at all.
However, at this moment, two masters whose levels were ten levels higher than his suddenly appeared. How could he not feel panicked?
At the same time, Ainz Ooal Gown also noticed the equipment on Uehara Naraku, and also cast detection magic to investigate. He was surprised to find that the equipment worn by Uehara Naraku was from “YGGDRASIL”, which made him deeply doubt Uehara Naraku’s identity.
However, in order to obtain more information, Ainz did not pay too much attention to Uehara Naraku, but instead started chatting with Gazef.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly came forward to report: “Captain, the situation is not good! A large number of troops have emerged around the village, and Kahn Village has been evenly surrounded.”
“What?” Gazef was stunned when he heard this, and then a solemn expression appeared on his face. “It seems they are here after all.”
“Village Chief, is there a large cellar in the village? Let the villagers hide first.” Gazef quickly gave the order.
The village chief nodded upon hearing this and quickly agreed: “Yes, I will arrange for everyone to hide.”
Brian looked out at the vast crowd of magic chanters and summoned angels about three kilometers away, his expression grave. “That’s too many people! Are those angels? Could they be members of the Slaine Theocracy?”
“Is that… the Fire Archangel?” At this time, Uehara Naraku noticed the summoned Fire Archangels. These novice monsters, which were only around level 15 in ‘YGGDRASIL’, were now summoned in dozens.
Uehara Naraku was full of doubts, not understanding why the Fire Archangel from ‘YGGDRASIL’ would appear here. Could it be that there were players in the Silian Theocracy as well?
Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo, with suspicions rising in his heart.
Originally, Uehara Naraku felt that this different world was quite friendly to him, but since he met these two powerful people whom he could not see through with his reconnaissance ability, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Especially these two people gave him a feeling of extreme danger.
Previously, Uehara Naraku thought that his level in this different world was quite high, because the only two strong people he met were Furuda and Ligurido, whose levels were slightly higher than his, and he had confirmed from many sources that these two people were natives of this world, not players.
However, at this moment, Uehara Naraku seemed to have met real players – these two strong men were far stronger than him, which made him want to retreat and wanted to get away from them as soon as possible.
Chapter 26 Player (Old Version)
Gazef said solemnly, “Yes, it seems so. They are the only ones who can mobilize so many magic casters. And with their unique attire, they must be members of the elite unit directly under the priests – the ‘Six Colors Sacred Scripture’.”
Upon hearing this, Ainz Ooal Gown couldn’t help but ask, “Oh, do you know anything about them? So, the people who attacked the village before…”
Gazef interrupted, his tone filled with seriousness: “It must be one of their people in disguise.”
Ainz Ooal Gown nodded and continued, “I see. Then what is so special about this village that they would go to such great lengths to win such a fight?”
Brain explained, “They didn’t come for this village at all. Their target is Gazef.”
Brain turned to look at Gazef and asked, “So, what are you going to do next? Are you going to attack proactively, or stay in the village?”
Gazef answered without hesitation, “Of course I will take the initiative. Since their target is me, if I stay in the village, it will only bring disaster to the villagers.”
After saying this, Gazef looked at Ainz sincerely and said, “Sir Ainz, if possible, I would like to hire you. I am willing to pay any amount.”
Ainz immediately refused, but his tone was gentle: “I’m sorry, but I’m willing to stay and protect the village so that you can fight without worries.”
Hearing this, Gazef was filled with gratitude. “That’s excellent! Thank you very much. Brain, Lord Naraku, let’s set off!”
Uehara Naraku’s face was filled with dejection, and he even considered abandoning the mission. However, reality compelled him to persevere. Completing this mission would elevate him to an Adamantium-rank adventurer, effectively fulfilling the mission entrusted to him by his in-game assistant. He took a deep breath and made up his mind: “Never mind. No matter who the other party is, I’ll complete the mission first.”
Then, he uttered two words firmly: “Let’s go!”
Just then, Ainz Ooal Gown interrupted them, “Please wait a moment, Mr. Stroeloff, and the friend beside you.”
Gazef and Uehara Naraku turned to Ainz Ooal Gown upon hearing this, and Ainz’s gaze happened to fall on Uehara Naraku. His eyes were like those locked on by a wild beast, and even through the mask, it made people feel chilled.
Ainz asked politely, “Excuse me, what is your name, sir?”
“My name is Uehara Naraku.” Uehara Naraku said bluntly.
Ainz nodded slightly. “Mr. Naraku, Mr. Storolov, please accept this gift.” As he spoke, he handed two puppet-shaped dolls to Uehara Naraku and Gazef.
As Uehara Naraku touched the puppet, his pupils shrank sharply. He stared at the puppet in his hand, convinced that the person before him must be a player.
This puppet is actually a magic prop, and a disposable substitute puppet. It is a magic item of the highest level and can withstand an attack on the master’s behalf when the master suffers fatal damage.
“Lord Ainz, you too… right?” Uehara Naraku stared at Ainz Ooal Gown, his eyes growing increasingly serious. What was Ainz’s purpose in giving him a substitute puppet?
Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo also confirmed Uehara Naraku’s identity as a player from his reaction. After all, Uehara Naraku had immediately recognized the puppet’s extraordinary qualities.
Gazef looked confused. “Sir Naraku, do you know the origins of this puppet?”
Brian also agreed: “You seem a little abnormal today!”
“No, nothing.” Uehara Naraku shook his head, choosing to remain silent and not revealing this discovery to others.
At this moment, Ainz Ooal Gown’s heart was filled with excitement. He had never expected to meet a real player here.
At the same time, he secretly felt fortunate that this player’s level wasn’t high, only 41, and posed no significant threat to him. Judging from the other player’s appearance, it seemed he had been in this world for quite some time. So, he said, “Sir Naraku, after you’ve finished fighting, could we have a chance to speak?”
Uehara Naraku hesitated for a moment, knowing full well he couldn’t avoid it. The other party, who could easily produce a magical item like the Stand Puppet, must be of a high caliber. After all, the Stand Puppet was a rare item, only obtained by defeating a boss; it wasn’t something you could drop from ordinary monsters. He gave a helpless wry smile and replied, “Sir Ainz, I don’t see any reason to refuse.”
Ainz Ooal said respectfully, “No, I never force anything upon anyone. I simply long for information. If you are willing, I am willing to exchange what you require.”
Uehara Naraku no longer hesitated and replied, “Alright, we’ll talk after the battle. Gazef, Brain, let’s go.”
As Uehara Naraku finished speaking, everyone mounted their horses and galloped out of the village. Brian asked worriedly, “Uehara, who is that man?”
“I don’t know.” Uehara Naraku said solemnly, “But he is undoubtedly a strong man, his strength far exceeds mine.”
After Uehara Naraku and the others left, Albedo asked, “Ainz-sama, could he be the player?”
Ainz Ooal Gown nodded seriously. “Yes, judging by his reaction, he should be. And his level isn’t very high. He might be a new player who just arrived.”
“A new player?” Albedo was well aware of the potential threat posed by players. Although Uehara Naraku’s current level wasn’t high, given time, he could reach a level comparable to theirs, a feat unmatched by the natives of the other world. A murderous glint flashed in her eyes. “Lord Ainz, should we eliminate him?”
Ainz Ooal Gown shook his head. “No, we still know nothing about this world. And he’s also a player. If possible, I’d like to recruit him to our side.”
“But…” Albedo was about to say something, but Ainz raised his hand to interrupt her. “I understand your concerns, but we still know nothing about this world. Let’s get to know it better first. Besides, he’s only level 41, far from posing a threat to us.”
“Furthermore, his presence here means there are likely other players in this world. We can easily deal with novice players like him. But if they are max-level players, that’s another matter.”
“Indeed,” Albedo nodded in agreement. After all, even players had strengths and weaknesses. Powerful players, like Ainz-sama, could command numerous Supreme Beings; weaker players, on the other hand, might even be inferior to Uehara Naraku.
However, even so, Albedo remained deeply concerned. As an NPC, she was well aware of the players’ power and unpredictability.
Chapter 27 The Silian Theocracy (old version)
At this moment, they had already arrived at the edge of the village on horseback. Before them stood the army of magic chanters from the Slaine Theocracy, numbering nearly a hundred, with more than fifty archangels of fire and an angel of surveillance standing among them.
Gazef’s face darkened as he witnessed this scene. He hadn’t expected the enemy to have so many men. Even if they hadn’t dispersed their forces, they were still at a complete disadvantage in terms of numbers.
“Gazef, the situation doesn’t look good!” Brain’s expression also changed suddenly as he stared at the nearly one hundred magic casters.
Uehara Naraku quickly cast a detection spell, and the information he obtained emerged one by one: “Level 18-20, Weapon: Inferior”; “Level 19-20, Weapon: Inferior”; “Level 20-21, Weapon: Inferior.”
The levels of most magic casters hovered around level 20, but Uehara Naraku soon discovered their leader, whose level was obviously higher – “Level 26-28, Weapon: Lower Level”; “Flame Archangel, Level 15”; “Angel of Surveillance, Level 24”.
Gazef stared at the group of magic chanters and demanded sharply, “Are you from the Slaine Theocracy?”
The leader introduced himself, “Indeed, I am Negan Gulide Luin, captain of the Theocracy’s elite force, the Sunlight Scripture.”
Upon hearing this, Brain’s face darkened. “So he’s Negan, the captain of the Sunshine Scripture, a magic caster whose power is approaching the realm of heroes.”
Gazef responded coldly, “Sir Luin, what is your purpose?”
“Hahahaha, purpose? Don’t you understand at this point? Of course it’s you, Stololov.” Negan laughed, full of confidence in the current battle situation, and jokingly said, “Well, I’ll give you a chance. Surrender obediently, and I’ll leave your body intact.”
“Stop dreaming here.” Brian said, and rushed out first.
Gazef followed closely behind, roaring and joining the battle. Uehara Naraku had no time for further reflection. He knew Ainz Ooal was watching them closely from behind, making escape impossible. Rather than dwell on this, he decided to resolve the immediate crisis.
Uehara Naraku drew out the Golden Snake Sword and growled, “Enchantment: Wind Blade…”
Facing the charging warriors, Negan smiled contemptuously: “Humph, angels, kill them…”
However, the Golden Snake Sword in Uehara Naraku’s hand slashed like lightning, instantly killing the three Flame Archangels, and growled: “Storm Slash…”
Another strike, and he killed two more. Then, he rushed into the formation of the Flame Archangels. With his level and equipment, it was easy for him to deal with these Flame Archangels, who were only level 15. He killed them one by one with a single blow.
The battle started. Although Uehara Naraku’s side had fewer people, they had three powerful men, Uehara Naraku, Gazef and Brain. Uehara Naraku, in particular, was able to kill the fire archangels they summoned with one blow.
Negan witnessed the ruthlessness of Uehara Naraku’s attack and was deeply shocked by his swordsmanship, which was actually a combination of magic.
“Is this guy really a Mithril-level adventurer? This strength has definitely reached or even surpassed the ‘hero realm’! Damn it, how could such a powerful person suddenly appear!” After the panic, Nigan shouted to his subordinates: “Continue to summon angels, use magic attacks, and kill Storolov first!”
“yes!”
Soon, the magic chanters once again worked together to summon batches of blazing fire archangels. This scene surprised Uehara Naraku slightly: “Can they summon infinitely? That’s perfect, convert them all into experience points for me!”
In the game, once you step into the monster spawning map and the experience monsters are killed, it will take some time for them to refresh again. However, when you step into this alien world, it is not easy to spawn monsters as easily as in the game, because once the monsters here are killed, they cannot be resurrected.
Seeing that the Fire Archangels could be summoned by magic, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but have the idea of using them to kill more monsters.
However, even though Uehara Naraku’s strength far surpassed that of the Silian Theocracy, he dared not let his guard down. After all, the opponent’s hidden cards were unknown, and he had to conserve enough mana (MP) for emergencies.
The battle continued to be stalemate. To Uehara Naraku, these fire archangels were just minions who could be killed one by one. But to the warriors under Gazef, they were boss-level existences, as high as level 15, far surpassing them.
Soon, one warrior after another fell under the attack of the Fire Archangels. Even Brain, whose strength was comparable to Gazef’s, seemed powerless in the face of such a large number of Fire Archangels. After all, he did not have Gazef’s luxurious equipment as a backup.
“Damn it! These angels keep appearing. Is there really no solution to magic?” Gazef said breathlessly after killing two fire archangels.
When he came to his senses, he found that there were only a few warriors left around him, only Brian, Uehara Naraku and himself, and Brian’s condition was quite critical.
“Brian, Gazef, be careful. I’ll take care of these guys.” Lightning and lightning were wrapped around Uehara Naraku’s Golden Snake Sword, flashing a dazzling light. He easily killed the Fire Archangel as easily as slaughtering pigs and sheep.
“Damn it!” Negan saw that the Flame Archangels were no match for Uehara Naraku. No matter how many there were, they were easily defeated by him. So he shouted loudly: “Use magic to attack him. Don’t give him a chance to breathe!”
Immediately, magic spells attacked Uehara Naraku, landing on him and the surrounding land, causing bursts of roars.
“Uehara…” Brian shouted worriedly when he saw this.
A cloud of black smoke rose up around Uehara Naraku during the magic attack. Negan laughed wildly, “Hahaha, what do you think? Even if you’re so powerful, you’re doomed after being hit by so many magic spells!”
However, Negan’s expression quickly shifted from elation to solemnity, and then to fear. After the smoke and dust cleared, Uehara Naraku was still standing. Aside from magical damage and scorching marks on the ground around him, there were no signs of magical damage on his body. It turned out that Uehara Naraku was covered in a pale yellow barrier, completely blocking out the magical attacks.
Chapter 28 The Mighty Lord Angel (old version)
“Is this… defensive magic?” Negan asked with wide eyes and a look of astonishment.
“Magic shield.” Uehara Naraku raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a playful smile. “Although you use a lot of magic, most of them are at the first or second level. My magic shield, on the other hand, is a fifth-level magic. Attacks of too low a level cannot break my defense at all.”
Upon hearing this, Nigan was once again deeply shocked and shouted in surprise, “What? Fifth-level magic? You…you are actually a magic caster?”
“Damn it! He’s so powerful!”
Seeing Uehara Naraku easily block the attack, Brain couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, Gazef quickly came up behind Brain, standing back to back with him, and asked with concern, “Brian, are you okay?”
“It’s okay.” Brian wiped the blood from his face and looked at Uehara Naraku, who stood like a god of war in front of him. He sighed, “It seems that I may have held you back this time.”
Gazef’s eyes were solemn as he frankly said, “Actually, I’m not much better off. I didn’t expect Lord Naraku to be so powerful. However, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. The enemy outnumbers us dozens of times. We must find a way to break through.”
Uehara Naraku heard what Gazef said and said, “If you want to break out, you should leave first and I will stop them. However, there are too many of them, and I can’t stop them all.”
But Brian shook his head and objected, “No, they outnumber us by a huge margin. Breaking out is impossible. Instead of trying to break out, we should go all out and capture the leader first. As long as we get rid of Negan, we will win.”
When Negan heard Brian bluntly say he wanted to kill him, his face instantly darkened and he sneered, “Want to kill me? That won’t be that easy. I still have a trump card, and that’s a highest-level angel.”
As he spoke, Negan pulled out a magic-sealing crystal from his bosom, his eyes flashing with fanaticism: “Let me show you! Magic that surpasses human limits! It will be your honor to die at the hands of the highest-level angel.”
“Sir Naraku, you must stop him immediately! We must not let him succeed in summoning that angel!” Gazef shouted in horror.
Although Uehara Naraku knew nothing about the power of the highest-level angel that Negan mentioned, he was also unwilling to let Negan’s summoning succeed, so he rushed towards Negan without hesitation.
Seeing this, Negan also shouted loudly: “Archangel of Surveillance, Archangel of Fire, protect me and do not let anyone interrupt my summons!”
“As you command.” Before he finished speaking, the magic casters quickly joined forces to cast defensive magic. Instantly, an Archangel of Surveillance and a dozen Archangels of Flame appeared before Uehara Naraku, forming an impenetrable barrier.
Meanwhile, in Carne Village, Ainz was watching the battle through remote surveillance magic. He was shocked to discover, “Is this a Demon Sealing Crystal? And judging by the color of the crystal, it must be a powerful spell below the Super-Level Magic! I just don’t know exactly what level it is.”
Albedo asked with concern, “Lord Ainz, do you need me to come and rescue you? If this is truly tenth-tier magic, I’m afraid even the Stand puppet wouldn’t be able to withstand it.”
Ainz pondered for a moment, then said, “Indeed, that is true. However, if it were a tenth-tier spell, it would be dangerous for you to go. I cannot allow you to take that risk. Furthermore, even if they do meet with misfortune, I have a way to revive them.”
Upon hearing this, Albedo’s face flushed instantly, revealing a sickly charming expression. “Ainz-sama, are you worried about me? I’m so happy. I finally feel like I’ve entered your heart.”
Ainz listened to Albedo’s words, watching her thrashing about with some confusion, unable to understand her current thoughts. Cautious by nature, Ainz longed for more intelligence, but he had to do so within the bounds of safety. Thus, he decided to continue observing the battle.
On the battlefield, while Uehara Naraku was immune to the attacks of the Slaine Theocracy’s magic casters, Brain and Gazef were no match for these first- and second-tier spells. Magic bullets rained down upon them, quickly injuring them severely. Brain, in particular, collapsed to the ground after being struck repeatedly.
The continued battle made Uehara Naraku extremely anxious. He once again used his enchanted power, preparing to launch a more fierce attack.
“Thunder and Flame Sword…” Uehara Naraku once again imbued the Golden Snake Sword with the power of thunder and fire. This time, the destructive power contained in the Golden Snake Sword was even more astonishing. He swung his sword fiercely, and the sharp blade instantly cut the Level 24 Surveillance Angel in two. Then, he turned his blade and swiftly slashed at several magic chanters who were casting spells on him. They were also not spared.
At that moment, the magic crystal in Nigan’s hand shone with a dazzling golden light, signaling the end of his chant. He excitedly shouted, “It’s done! Summon the Archangel of Majesty!”
Instantly, the magic crystal erupted with a sacred light, and then, an angel with enormous white wings suddenly appeared. This Archangel of Majesty was much larger than the Angel of Surveillance and the Archangel of Flame, standing over twenty meters tall. Uehara Naraku immediately cast a detection spell and received the following information:
‘Majestic Archangel, Level 47.’
Witnessing this level, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but be shocked. This level was six levels higher than his. He suddenly realized that he might have been a little too arrogant.
After successfully summoning the Archangel of Majesty, Negan laughed wildly. “Hahahahahaha! Tremble! Worship! This is the highest-ranking angel—the Archangel of Majesty. It’s the most powerful being capable of rivaling the Devil, and even has the potential to destroy him.”
Gazef and Brain gazed upon the gigantic, majestic Archangel, a wave of despair welling in their hearts. This kind of power was like that of a god, simply beyond the reach of mortals.
Chapter 29 Killing Negan (Old Version)
At this moment, Ainz, who had been silently observing everything from behind the scenes, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. With a hint of contempt, he said, “I thought it was a powerful tenth-tier spell! I didn’t expect it to be only a seventh-tier spell.”
Albedo, standing beside him, her face as cold as ice, stared at Uehara Naraku and the others in the mirror with disdain in her eyes, as if she were looking at a group of insignificant insects. She said calmly, “However, even a summon of this level is probably not something they can easily deal with.”
“Although we’re both players, the disparity in strength is truly enormous.” Ainz nodded in agreement.
However, Albedo corrected him, “Ainz-sama, I have already conducted a thorough investigation. His race is actually androids, not true humans.”
“A homunculus?” Ainz muttered to himself, then fell silent, turning his gaze towards Uehara Naraku. Knowing that the Silian Theocracy’s members were mediocre, Ainz naturally couldn’t sit idly by and watch Uehara Naraku meet his end.
If there is any danger, he will definitely help. But for now, let’s just wait and see what happens.
Gazef, having witnessed the arrival of the Archangel of Glory, was overcome with despair. He could clearly sense the angel’s power, far beyond the reach of mortals. With a wry smile, he addressed Brain and Uehara Naraku, saying, “I apologize, Brain, Naraku-sama. I didn’t expect things to turn out this way. I’ve implicated you all.”
“Gazef, it’s not time to give up yet!” Brain shouted, using his sword to support himself.
“Alright, stop being sentimental, it’s giving me goosebumps!” Uehara Naraku’s eyes were icy, and at this moment, he no longer held back. Although the Archangel of Majesty was indeed of a high rank, the power of the one who summoned it was quite limited.
After successfully summoning the Archangel of Glory, Negan, believing victory was assured, began to speak out: “Anglaus, and Lord Naraku, our Slaine Theocracy’s only target is Stololov. If you kneel down and swear allegiance to the Slaine Theocracy, I will spare your lives.”
Uehara Naraku’s eyes grew colder: “Don’t you know? Villains often die because they talk too much.”
Before he finished speaking, Uehara Naraku disappeared instantly in front of everyone’s shocked gaze. Just as Negan was wondering, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, followed by a dizzying sensation. To his shock, he saw his headless body and Uehara Naraku standing behind him.
“Lord Negan…” At this time, the magic chanters of the Theocracy witnessed this scene and looked at Uehara Naraku who suddenly appeared behind Negan. The golden snake sword in his hand flashed with lightning and beheaded Negan in an instant.
As Negan’s body fell, Uehara Naraku took the opportunity to snatch the demon-sealing crystal from Negan’s hand.
“Lord Nigan…” “You…are you a human or a ghost? How could you appear here?” The surrounding magic casters retreated in fear. They had clearly set up a defensive barrier in front of them, yet he appeared behind them like a ghost.
“Is this… space magic?” Soon, a magic caster noticed something was wrong.
Uehara Naraku raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a hint of playful smile: “Sixth-level space magic: instant movement.”
“What? Sixth-order magic?” “This person can actually cast sixth-order magic?” “And it’s the legendary space-type magic!” The surrounding magic casters were terrified. Even the powerful Lord Negan was killed instantly. How could they compete with such a monster?
Uehara Naraku gripped the Magic Crystal tightly, quickly mastering its use. He injected his magic power into it, and the previously summoned Archangel of Glory transformed into countless light particles, sealed back into the Magic Crystal. He looked at the other magic casters and said coldly, “Destroying Archangel of Glory is too much trouble, but the one who summoned it is too weak. Once we eliminate him, everything will be resolved.”
“He’s also taken the Archangel of Glory.” Seeing the Archangel of Glory, summoned with such great effort by Lord Nigan, sealed away like this, the remaining magic casters grew even more desperate. With their captain dead, they had lost the courage to continue fighting.
“We surrender, please don’t kill us.” “Yes, this is all Negan’s fault, we are willing to surrender.” At this time, the magic casters began to beg for mercy.
Uehara Naraku looked at Gazef, indicating that he could deal with these people.
Gazef’s face darkened slightly. He had intended to take these people to the capital and hand them over to the King. However, he knew that doing so would not only provoke rebellion, but the Slaine Theocracy would also never allow any evidence against them to fall into the Kingdom’s hands. They would surely send someone to rescue or assassinate them.
The next person to come is likely to be a member of the “Black Scripture”. It is said that every member of the “Black Scripture” has reached the realm of heroes, and their strength is not weaker than him, or even stronger.
Gazef quickly made his decision: “You may leave! But I will report this matter to His Majesty the King truthfully and will not let this go.”
“Yes… yes…” Hearing Gazef’s offer to spare them, the surviving members of the Sunlight Codex felt as if they had been granted amnesty. However, upon seeing the Demon Sealing Crystal in Uehara Naraku’s hand—a seventh-order magical artifact—they couldn’t help but speak, “Please… return the Demon Sealing Crystal to us. It’s a treasure of our Silian Theocracy.”
End of Chapter 30 (Old Version)
“You’re still trying to seize the Demon Sealing Crystal at this critical moment? Then I’ll send you all to hell!” Uehara Naraku shouted coldly, while safely storing the precious seventh-tier Magic Sealing Crystal into his backpack. How could he give up this hard-earned Demon Sealing Crystal so easily? Those who make mistakes must bear the consequences.
Before he finished speaking, flames blazed from the Golden Snake Sword. He whispered, “Fiery Sword Technique!” Then, like a tiger descending from a mountain, Uehara Naraku charged into the crowd. These magic chanters feared close combat the most. Seeing Uehara Naraku approaching, they frantically unleashed various magical attacks. However, the magical shield surrounding Uehara Naraku was like a fortress, easily dispelling most of the magic.
Once close, Uehara Naraku’s blade was unstoppable, each strike a precise harvest of life, and magic casters fell like wheat before his blade. Finally, faced with such a disparity in power, the Silian Theocracy’s magic casters’ inner defenses collapsed, crying out in terror, “This is bad! Run!” “We don’t want the magic crystal, we only ask for your life!” “Yes, if you truly exterminate us, the Theocracy will not let us go!”
Uehara Naraku killed another magic caster with a single blow, a hint of contempt curling his lips. “You were the first to strike. Since you’ve chosen to be our enemy, you should be prepared to be killed in return.”
“Lord Naraku, please stop!” At the critical moment, Gazef arrived. He was well aware of the powerful background of the Silian Theocracy. It was a country left by the six great gods. In addition to strong people with the strength of the heroic realm, there were also gods who inherited the bloodline of the six great gods. Their strength far exceeded that of humans.
Gazef turned to the trembling magic casters of the Slaine Theocracy and said in a deep voice, “Go away. If you want to live…” The people of the Slaine Theocracy fled as if they had been pardoned. As for the Demon Sealing Crystal, how could they dare to mention it again?
After everyone left, Uehara Naraku realized that he had quietly upgraded during the battle, jumping from level 41 to level 42.
Gazef and Brain both breathed a sigh of relief. Brain was the first to speak, asking with concern, “Uehara, are you okay?”
Uehara Naraku responded with a hint of sarcasm: “Of course I’m fine, but looking at you, it seems like you have a big problem.” In fact, Brian’s condition was quite worrying. He had scars from being hit by magic and cuts from the sword of the Fire Archangel.
Then, Uehara Naraku turned his gaze towards Gazef and said solemnly, “Gazef, these guys will never give up easily. You may face the danger of assassination in the future.”
“Yes, I understand.” Gazef nodded, his expression firm. “But I usually stay in the capital. Even those from the Silian Theocracy wouldn’t dare act rashly in the capital. It’s you two, on the other hand, who have me a little worried.”
At this point, Gazef’s gaze lingered on Uehara Naraku and Brain, revealing deep concern. “As adventurers, you’re always walking in danger…”
Upon hearing this, Brain smiled and interrupted Gazef. “Don’t worry about it, Gazef.” He patted his chest and said proudly, “We’re only trying to complete our mission. If the Slaine Theocracy dares to come, we won’t just sit there and wait for death.”
Uehara Naraku wasn’t particularly concerned about the threat posed by the Silian Theocracy. As his rank continued to rise, he wasn’t afraid of even the strongest warriors sent by the Silian Theocracy, even at the level of heroes. Furthermore, he also mastered spatial magic, so if he was truly defeated, he could easily escape.
At this moment, Brian suddenly groaned in pain. The blood from his wound was already flowing uncontrollably. Seeing this, Gazef anxiously asked, “Brian, your wound…”
Brian smiled bitterly. “I was hit by magic just now. Let’s not worry about it for now. Let’s go back to the village and help me bandage the wound. Otherwise, I’m afraid I will bleed to death.”
In contrast, Gazef, protected by his equipment, fared much better. Seeing this, Uehara Naraku quickly gathered a ball of green light in his hand and whispered, “Healing!” With the healing spell, Brain’s wound finally stopped bleeding and began to slowly heal, though the speed was still slow.
“Mr. Naraku, you’re also proficient in healing magic?” Gazef’s words were filled with astonishment. In his opinion, Uehara Naraku was truly omnipotent: a master swordsman, elemental and spatial magic at his fingertips, and now, he had demonstrated his ability in healing magic, capable of both close combat and ranged combat, even serving as a healer. It was truly astonishing.
Uehara Naraku smiled calmly and replied, “I only have a basic understanding of it. I have a wide range of knowledge.” After a brief treatment, he continued, “All I have to do now is bandage the wound and apply medicine, and wait for it to heal slowly.”
Brian said gratefully, “Uehara, thank you so much for bothering you every time.”
Gazef also bowed deeply to Uehara Naraku, his gratitude overflowing with words. “This time, thanks to your help, Lord Naraku, I would have died without it. I will never forget your kindness.”
Uehara Naraku raised a smile and asked, “So, do you think this SS-level mission is worth it?”
Gazef replied solemnly, “It was worth it! The difficulty of this mission has probably surpassed SS-level, reaching SSS-level. Not only did you save my life, but you also allowed me to expose the Silian Theocracy’s conspiracy. I am truly grateful.”
Uehara Naraku nodded. “That’s good. When we return to Erantel, my promotion to an Adamantite-rank adventurer will depend entirely on you.”
Gazef smiled and nodded in response, but when he glanced at the warriors who had come with him and now lay on the ground, a sense of empty sadness welled up in his heart.
Uehara Naraku also noticed the sadness in Gazef’s eyes, but he had no intention of using Faith Magic to revive these people. After all, Faith Magic: Resurrection of the Dead was a fifth-tier magic that could only revive one person at a time, and his remaining magic power was insufficient to support the resurrection of everyone. Therefore, he had no choice but to give up.
Chapter 31 The Traveler (Old Version)
Throughout this battle, every move Uehara Naraku made was observed by everyone. Besides Ainz and Albedo, even Astrologer Chisato, who held the seventh position in the Black Codex of the Silian Theocracy, observed everything that transpired with his exceptional reconnaissance abilities.
After witnessing the entire process, Astrologer Qianli couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement, “His strength is truly astonishing! Not only is his swordsmanship exceptional, but he’s also a magic caster who masters sixth-tier magic. I never knew when such a powerful being would rise among adventurers!”
The eighth-placed Giant Shield Ten Thousand Arms also had a solemn expression. “Indeed, his strength has already reached the heroic realm. I wonder who is stronger, Furuda from the Empire, or Ligurido, one of the Thirteen Heroes?”
Upon hearing this, Zhan Xing Qianli was slightly surprised: “Do you think his strength is enough to be compared with those two old seniors?”
“Why not?” Giant Shield Thousand Arms asked back.
Zhan Xing Qianli didn’t want to argue any further and instead said jokingly, “Once the Demon-Sealing Crystal falls into his hands, it will be very difficult to recover it. Anyway, I’m not going to take any risks. This person gives me an unfathomable feeling.”
Meanwhile, Ainz, who had been silently observing Uehara Naraku’s battle, spoke slowly after the battle ended, “Is it over? He’s actually a player who practices both magic and martial arts.”
After saying that, he turned to Albedo and said, “Alright, let’s go. It’s time to go meet him.”
After returning to Carne Village, Gazef pleaded with the villagers to help collect his men’s remains. Meanwhile, Ainz approached Uehara Naraku and softly asked, “Sir Naraku, would you be willing to speak to me for a moment?”
Uehara Naraku nodded slightly. After all, Ainz Ooal Gown’s level was clearly higher than his own; that was an indisputable fact. If he were also a player, his knowledge would undoubtedly be much broader. More importantly, facing the higher-level Ainz, Uehara Naraku had no choice but to make him his enemy.
In the gaming world, death might offer a chance for rebirth; but in this otherworld, everything feels just like reality. Death is likely the final end, and resurrection is uncertain. Even if resurrected, it’s hard to say whether you’ll still be yourself.
While Brain and Gazef were treating their wounds, Uehara Naraku took the initiative to find Ainz Ooal Gown. He would rather take the initiative and attack than sit and wait for death.
“You’re here, Lord Naraku.” Ainz greeted Uehara Naraku warmly upon seeing him, his heart filled with nervousness and excitement. It had been over two days since he arrived in this world, and he had finally met someone like him. Perhaps he could learn something from him.
Uehara Naraku felt the same way and nodded slightly. Ainz suggested, “Let’s talk over there, Albedo. Don’t let anyone else get close.”
Albedo replied, “Yes, Lord Ainz.” This made Uehara Naraku curious. He originally thought that they were companions, but now it seemed that they were in a superior-subordinate relationship.
As Ainz walked out of Carne Village and away from the villagers, he felt relieved. “At this distance, no one should be able to hear our conversation. But just in case, let’s set up a barrier.”
After saying this, Ainz snapped his fingers lightly, and a blue barrier instantly appeared, isolating the outside sounds.
Witnessing this scene, Uehara Naraku was quite surprised: “Sir Ainz, this…”
For a moment, he didn’t know where to begin. Ainz explained, “This is barrier magic. This way, we won’t have to worry about anyone eavesdropping on our conversation.”
“Who is that Albedo? Is she your subordinate?” Uehara Naraku continued to ask.
“Yes, that’s understandable.” Ainz nodded in response.
Uehara Naraku stared at Ainz Ooal Gown silently, a subtle awkwardness hanging in the air. Ainz Ooal Gown, sensing the same discomfort, fretted internally, “How should I bring this up? Should I just ask, ‘Are you a player too? Or are you a time traveler too?’ That would seem too abrupt and rude.”
Finally, Uehara Naraku could no longer endure this depressing atmosphere and broke the silence: “Sir Ainz, perhaps we all have the same question in our hearts!”
After hearing Uehara Naraku’s words, Ainz seemed to have found an outlet for release. Summoning up the courage, he asked, “Then I will speak frankly. Lord Naraku, are you familiar with ‘YGGDRASIL’?”
The corners of Uehara Naraku’s mouth inadvertently turned up, revealing a smile: “As expected! It seems that Lord Ainz is also a player.”
This discovery made Ainz Ooal Gown feel excited, as if he had found a long-lost companion: “Great, I finally found someone like me.”
While Uehara Naraku felt a tinge of joy, he was also more wary. After all, Ainz’s strength was clearly superior to his, which forced him to be on high alert. “Sir Ainz, did you also come to this world because you failed to exit the game in time when it shut down? Or is there some other reason?”
Ainz nodded and replied, “Well, it seems we’ve all suffered the same fate. I, too, was unable to exit the game before it shut down, and ended up here. I’ve been in this world for two days now. How about you?”
“Two days?” Uehara Naraku showed a surprised expression.
Ainz noticed the difference in Uehara Naraku’s tone and asked, “Isn’t that so?”
Uehara Naraku shook his head and replied, “I have been in this world for twenty-five days.”
“Twenty-five days?” Ainz pondered, then offered his own theory: “It seems that although we all traveled here because we failed to log out of the game before it shut down, our arrival times differed significantly. There’s a difference of over twenty days between us.”
“That said, from another perspective, there might be other players emerging in the future.” At this thought, Ainz’s expression grew even more serious. His race was undead, and Uehara Naraku’s level wasn’t high, so he wasn’t afraid. However, in the game, the top-ranked guilds were mostly composed of human players.
After all, in the game, alien players were often targeted and attacked by human players. If those human players also traveled to this other world, Nazarick would probably face a huge threat.
Chapter 32: Hundred-Level Boss (Old Version)
Then, Uehara Naraku continued, “Sir Ainz, may I ask you two questions? Which world are you from? I mean the world within the game. And what is your level?”
Ainz replied, “I’m from Helheim, and my level is the max level 100.”
“Level 100? You are indeed the legendary level 100 boss! Although I had guessed it before, I didn’t expect you to really reach this level!” After hearing Ainz’s level, Uehara Naraku seemed a little excited, and even had the idea of relying on him.
Ainz laughed awkwardly and asked, “What about you? I think your level was 41, but you’re 42 now, right? Did you just level up?”
Uehara Naraku answered frankly: “The world I chose in the game is Asgard, and the level is indeed 42, which I just upgraded. When I first came to this world, I was only level 39.”
“Did you level up by defeating the Flame Archangels? Or do you also gain experience points by killing those magic casters?” Ainz continued to ask. He wanted to confirm how experience points were gained. He had killed some Imperial cavalry before, but did not gain any experience points.
Uehara Naraku nodded, then joked, “Even though we’ve arrived in a different world, it feels pretty much like being in a game. Killing monsters and enemies earns experience points, and the physical sensations are even more real than in a game.”
Ainz’s curiosity grew as he listened to this. Although he had already traveled to another world two days ago, he had remained cautiously within the Great Tomb of Nazarick, knowing little about the outside world.
“Can you tell me some information about this world?” Ainz asked seriously.
Uehara Naraku immediately responded, “Of course. But, in exchange, sir, can you give me some of your discarded equipment? You should have noticed that most of my equipment is high-end equipment purchased from the game store.”
“Uh…” Faced with Uehara Naraku’s immediate request for equipment, Ainz couldn’t find a reason to refuse. After all, to him, equipment below Legendary level was as easy to obtain as materials for fusion and refining.
In the game world, Ainz would have given away even Relic- or Holy Artifact-level equipment without much reluctance. However, now in a different world, without the convenient means of spawning monsters to obtain equipment, the resources of Nazarick became all the more precious.
“Gear drops from monsters… maybe it’s not completely impossible!” This thought suddenly flashed through Ainz’s mind. Considering Naraku could gain experience points, perhaps he too could find some gear. To uncover the truth and win over Naraku, Ainz was willing to bear a certain price.
So, he agreed, “Okay, we can discuss this. However, since you can gain experience points by killing the Flame Archangel and enemies, will equipment also drop like in the game?”
Uehara Naraku heard this and shook his head slightly. “If you’re referring to the finished equipment in the game, then that’s absolutely impossible. But after killing monsters, their fur, internal organs, flesh, etc., if brought back to the town, can indeed be sold for money, or used to craft magic items and potions.”
He then added, “The quality of magic items in this world is quite low. In the shops of E-Rantel, even the most skilled craftsmen can only create low-level equipment. As for potions, their healing effects are far inferior to those in the game.”
“I see.” Ainz nodded in understanding. Seeing Naraku’s expectant eyes, he gave an awkward smile. “I don’t have any equipment or items on me. Besides, you should be aware that there are level restrictions for wearing equipment. Considering your current level, the equipment you’re wearing isn’t too bad at all.”
When Naraku heard this, he felt like he was poured with a bucket of cold water. He was about to open his mouth to refute, but he stopped himself.
Ainz explained, “Typically, only players above level 25 are eligible to wear the highest-level equipment. Relic-level equipment is available at level 35 and above, and Artifact-level equipment is available at level 45 and above. Legendary-level equipment is available at level 60, and Artifact-level equipment requires players to be at level 80 and above. Of course, these rules aren’t absolute; paid equipment isn’t subject to these level restrictions. But generally speaking, regular equipment has a certain level threshold.”
“With your current level and equipment, you can only wear relic-grade equipment at best, so there’s no need to rush to upgrade. It’s better to wait until level 45 before considering upgrading to holy relic-grade equipment.”
Uehara Naraku listened to Ainz’s words, nodding frequently. As a novice player, he hadn’t yet seen the splendor of Relic-grade equipment, so he readily agreed with the expert’s advice. However, he couldn’t conceal his inner desire for powerful equipment, so he said with a hint of anticipation, “It’s a deal, then, Master. You must give me a set of Relic-grade equipment when the time comes.”
Ainz was slightly embarrassed by being called “Big Brother.” He coughed twice and said, “Uh, well, forget about the Big Brother thing. When I get back, I’ll help you find some suitable equipment.”
“Thank you so much!” Uehara Naraku said gratefully. He had originally just wanted to give it a try, but he hadn’t expected Ainz to agree so readily.
Suddenly, Uehara Naraku seemed to recall something and added, “By the way, those level requirements you mentioned only apply in-game, right? They don’t seem to apply here. For example, Gazef isn’t even level 35 yet he’s carrying a relic-level magic item. Also, I once saw someone in their forties wearing a legendary-level magic item. This shows that the rules in-game don’t apply in this other world.”
Ainz was surprised but also expected this. “Oh? I see. It seems many of the game’s settings will be overturned here!”
Ainz pondered, “As a magic caster, if I rashly use a warrior’s weapon while in mage form, I’m afraid I won’t be able to do so and it will drop from my hand. Does this mean I’m still limited by the rules of the game? However, according to Naraku, even people in this world are not restricted by the level of their equipment, even if they wear high-end gear. Clearly, my understanding of this world is far from complete.”
Ainz then turned to Uehara Naraku and politely asked, “Naraku-kun, is it okay for me to call you that?”
Uehara Naraku nodded slightly and responded: “Yes, it’s okay.”
Ainz pressed on, “So, what else do you know about this world?”
Uehara Naraku hesitated for a moment, then replied, “Actually, my knowledge is limited. For example, this other world is a completely real one, without numerous NPCs. Also, the quality and effectiveness of the equipment and potions sold in shops and pharmacies are far inferior to the consumables in the game. Apart from that, there doesn’t seem to be much else.”
“Oh?” Ainz expressed curiosity.
Uehara Naraku further added, “One more thing: this world once had something similar to a ‘player.’ I’m sure you witnessed today’s battle firsthand. You’re probably familiar with the angels summoned by the Silian Theocracy!”
Chapter 33 Invitation (Old Version)
“Yes, that’s true! That’s the Archangel of Fire.” Ainz nodded solemnly. He knew much more about all this than Uehara Naraku did. Not only was it limited to the Archangel of Fire himself, but even the magic those people cast was derived from the skills in the ‘YGGDRASIL’ game.
At this time, Ainz spoke again and asked, “Naraku-kun, are you a novice player?”
“Yes, I had only been playing for a month when the game suddenly shut down, and I was inexplicably transported to this other world.” Uehara Naraku’s eyes grew serious as he spoke. “But I have a hypothesis. It feels like we’ve stepped from a virtual game into a more real and vast new gaming world.”
Ainz’s curiosity grew upon hearing this, and he asked, “Where did you get that from?”
Uehara Naraku wasn’t sure if his guess was correct, so he just said, “This is just a guess, but it should be verified soon. Once I’m promoted to an adamantite-level adventurer and complete that specific mission, I might be able to find the answer.”
“Complete the mission and you’ll know the answer? What does that mean?” Ainz became increasingly confused.
Uehara Naraku also looked at Ainz in confusion and asked, “Have you never received any special missions?”
“Mission?” Hearing the word, Ainz’s heart was suddenly filled with anxiety. He wondered, “Is there really a hidden mission? If so, why do I know nothing about it? What the hell is going on?”
Ainz tried to calm himself down and replied, “I haven’t received any so-called mission.”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku also revealed a puzzled expression and asked in confusion, “Didn’t your game assistant issue you any tasks?”
“Game assistant?” Ainz’s confusion intensified when he heard this unfamiliar term.
Uehara Naraku confided his thoughts to Ainz with some embarrassment: “While playing the game, a voice similar to an announcer issues quests for me. I call it the ‘Game Assistant.’ Maybe it’s because I’m a newbie, so I gave it that name.”
Ainz immediately understood. He understood that, as a new player, Uehara Naraku might refer to this feature differently than experienced players. He explained, “Oh, you’re talking about that voice. Calling it ‘game assistant’ is fine, after all, it does assist the player in the game. However, we usually call it ‘game NPC prompts’ or ‘operation interface voice prompts.'”
“You can hear this voice and receive quests. I guess it’s because you haven’t completed your novice quest yet, so you asked the ‘Game Assistant’ to come to this different world with you!” Ainz speculated.
Uehara Naraku nodded, and Ainz suddenly understood: “As expected, Naraku-kun is still in the novice protection period, so there are quests issued.”
“Can you tell me what your mission is?” Ainz was curious about Uehara Naraku’s mission. Although he had played Yggdrasil for over a decade, he was still a novice in this other world. Moreover, no one could predict how many unknown dangers this other world might hold.
Uehara Naraku hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to trust Ainz. After all, this was his personal mission, one Ainz couldn’t take away. He pulled the mission sheet from his backpack and handed it to Ainz.
However, the moment Ainz took the mission sheet, it transformed into golden light particles and disappeared.
“What’s going on?” Uehara Naraku was shocked. “Why is my mission gone?”
Seeing this, Ainz immediately understood the reason. In the game, some special items were bound to the player, and even if the player was killed, these bound items would not drop. But as a novice, Uehara Naraku was obviously not aware of this.
Gazing at Uehara Naraku’s anxious expression, Ainz patiently explained, “Naraku-kun, please be patient. The quest list must have been bound to you personally and should have quietly returned to your backpack by now. Feel free to check it out yourself!”
Hearing this, Uehara Naraku quickly checked his backpack again and indeed found the lost task list. He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “Great, it’s still here!”
Witnessing this, Ainz believed Uehara Naraku’s words without a doubt, so he asked, “Naraku-kun, could you please share the details of your mission? If you need anything, perhaps I can help you.”
“Thank you very much for your kindness, Lord Ainz. However, my mission is complete,” Uehara Naraku explained with a smile. “My mission was to be promoted to an Adamantite-rank adventurer. I expect to receive this title upon my return to E-Rantel.”
“As for the subsequent arrangements after the mission is completed, they will be revealed at that time.”
Hearing this, Ainz stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, “I see. Congratulations, Naraku-kun.”
“After you successfully complete your mission, can you tell me the mission reward and the content of the next mission?”
“Of course.” Uehara Naraku agreed readily.
Ainz nodded in satisfaction and continued, “Furthermore, I sincerely invite Naraku-kun to join my city of Nazarick. If you are so kind, I will do my best to provide you with all the magical items and equipment you require. Of course, this is by no means a compulsion. If Naraku-kun is not so inclined, we can also seek an equal alliance.”
Chapter 34 Nazarick (Old Version)
When Uehara Naraku heard that Ainz wanted to invite him to join his army, he initially thought it was a tactic of coercion and inducement. However, Ainz’s subsequent words piqued his curiosity, and he couldn’t help but ask, “With your strength, Lord Ainz, you can easily force me to submit. Why bother with this?”
Upon hearing this, Ainz explained calmly, “This is a long story. First, let me show you my true face.”
After saying this, he slowly took off the ghost mask on his face, revealing a terrifying skull face. Uehara Naraku was instantly frightened and exclaimed in shock, “You…you are an undead?”
Ainz nodded slightly, then put his mask back on and continued, “To be precise, I am the Ruler of Death. In the game ‘YGGDRASIL’, I once founded a guild. At that time, our guild was repeatedly attacked by numerous ‘human’ players working together.”
“In the game, we belong to the evil camp. After arriving in this different world and meeting Naraku-kun for the first time, I concluded that there must be other travelers here. Therefore, I need allies.”
“Although Naraku-kun’s strength is currently mediocre, with time, breaking through level 100 is a natural thing.”
Hearing Ainz’s heartfelt words, Uehara Naraku suddenly understood and nodded in agreement, “I see. As an alien, Ainz-sama, you were easily ostracized in the game world, and now in this other world, you’re probably even more likely to be seen as an alien.”
“So, Naraku-kun, what do you think of my earlier proposal?” Ainz asked at the right time.
Uehara Naraku thought for a moment and finally made up his mind: “Okay, I agree to join your forces.”
“Oh? The decision was made so quickly.” Ainz was a little surprised. He had already prepared for the worst-case scenario of forming an alliance with the other party, but he never thought that Uehara Naraku would directly choose to join.
“Yes.” Uehara Naraku nodded affirmatively, then smiled helplessly, “After all, I’m just a novice. If I can find a powerful backer in this alien world, I’ll naturally cling to him tightly. This will help me avoid detours, and joining your faction will also allow me to obtain a lot of magical equipment, which is exactly what I urgently need.”
“Ahem, that’s true.” Ainz, now understanding Uehara Naraku’s thoughts, thought to himself, “So that’s how it is. New players naturally tend to seek shelter. That’s fine, though. That’s just what I want.”
“So, the name of your guild is Nazarick?” Uehara Naraku asked curiously.
“A guild?” Ainz pondered for a moment. He wanted to mention the name “Ainz Ooal Gown,” but hesitated. After all, he was now Ainz Ooal Gown, and in another world. Although he longed to reunite with his former companions, he hesitated after meeting Uehara Nara.
Ainz explained, “No, Nazarick is the name of the faction my best friend and I created in-game. Our guild’s true in-game name is ‘Ainz Ooal Gown,’ a legacy my friends and I have worked so hard to build. Sadly, they are all gone now.”
“Though they are gone, Nazarick came with me to this other world, and I have inherited the name ‘Ainz Ooal Gown.’ And the place you are about to enter is the Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
“Grave? Grave?” When Uehara Naraku heard the word “grave”, a trace of panic surged in his heart.
Seeing this, Ainz quickly reassured him, “Don’t worry. Although it’s a tomb, the interior is quite exquisitely decorated. While there are horror elements, the interior is luxurious and completely in line with human aesthetics. You can rest assured.”
Afterwards, the two said their goodbyes. Uehara Naraku returned to Erantel with Gazef and Brain.
After they left, Ainz and Albedo also bid farewell to Carne Village. Albedo asked curiously, “Ainz-sama, is that man really…”
Ainz nodded. “Yes, he’s a player too, albeit a novice. I’ve already invited him to join the Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
Upon hearing this, Albedo quickly dissuaded him, “Please wait, Ainz-sama! He is a human! Is it really appropriate to invite a human to join the Great Tomb of Nazarick?”
Albedo, and indeed the entire Great Tomb of Nazarick, deeply detested humans. While ordinary humans might tolerate them, players were completely different. As NPCs, they were well aware of the players’ power. In the old game YGGDRASIL, players frequently attacked the Great Tomb of Nazarick, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Ainz said solemnly, “Albedo, we are now in a different world, not within the game ‘Yggdrasil.’ Furthermore, Naraku arrived in this world twenty-five days ago, which means that more players may arrive in the future. We must plan ahead and be fully prepared.”
Albedo was still a little worried. “But even so, with the strength of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, we are more than capable of dealing with those potential threats. Just like in Yggdrasil, when Ainz-sama and the Supreme Being led us to victory.”
Ainz’s tone was filled with resignation as he explained, “Admittedly, we’re currently trapped in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, but we can’t remain here forever. If the number of players surges in the future, we can’t simply exterminate them all. Therefore, we need to recruit some players to our cause. Naraku, as a new player, is exactly the type of player we can win over.”
At this point, Ainz’s expression grew serious. “Furthermore, Naraku’s situation is somewhat different from mine.”
“What’s the difference?” Albedo asked in confusion.
Ainz nodded gravely. “He’s also carrying out some quests from YGGDRASIL. Since Naraku is new here and only level 39, he hasn’t completed his novice quests yet, and he was brought to this other world with him. In this new world, his novice quests have also changed accordingly.”
“Change?” Albedo asked.
Ainz answered affirmatively, “Naraku told me this himself. His mission was to become an Adamantite-rank adventurer, but he himself didn’t know what the reward would be for completing the mission.”
“However, Naraku has promised me that he will tell me the content of the reward once the mission is completed. Therefore, I don’t think he is lying.”
“If what Naraku said is true, then perhaps we have simply been transported from ‘YGGDRASIL’ to a more realistic game world.”
“A more realistic game world?” Albedo fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Chapter 35 Overlord (Old Version)
Ainz continued, “I’m level 100, long past the novice stage, so I haven’t received any quests. Naraku, however, seems to possess something I lack. This might be more than just a quest; perhaps it also encompasses some of the rules of YGGDRASIL or other unknown factors. He’s simply not aware of this yet, or perhaps he’s keeping something from me.”
“However, one thing is certain—he is currently weak and knows little about Yggdrasil. Therefore, we should lend a hand, establish friendly relations with him, and strive to make him our partner.”
“Regarding the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild’s membership criteria, it has always required aliens and adults. However, I invited Naraku to join the Great Tomb of Nazarick, not the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild, so this does not violate the agreement between me and my companions.”
“I see. I was short-sighted. This is undoubtedly part of Lord Ainz’s plan to conquer the world. Indeed, although Uehara Naraku is a human, he is an artificial human and his current strength is weak. It is undoubtedly a wise move to bring him into our camp while he is still strong.” Upon hearing this, Albedo suddenly realized and remembered the conversation between her and Demiurge last night. Everything suddenly became clear to her.
“Huh? Conquer the world? When did I ever say I wanted to conquer the world?” Ainz was so shocked by Albedo’s words that he lost his composure and didn’t understand why.
Immediately, a green light flashed around him, and his ‘Forced Calm’ skill activated, calming him down. He then spoke, “Although I know Naraku’s purpose, he joined the Great Tomb of Nazarick simply to obtain magical items and equipment. However, it’s also because he is weak and alone that he had no choice but to ally with us. After all, in the game, ‘human’ players often have prejudices against alien players.”
Albedo remained concerned. “Indeed, we are already at odds with each other. Humans are such lowly creatures that they are truly untrustworthy. He might join us today for personal gain, but he might betray us tomorrow for the same reason.”
Ainz felt a little uncomfortable hearing Albedo disparage humans. After all, he himself was once human, though now undead. But he remained serious, saying, “Your concerns are well-founded. He was able to join us today because of our strength, thanks to the magic item. However, if a stronger player offers him an olive branch in the future, he might leave us. Therefore, we need to make him deeply aware of our strength. Only then can we dissuade him from betrayal.”
Albedo nodded in agreement. “Are we going to demonstrate our military might to him?”
“Exactly. The best way to tame a human is to use both kindness and force. I can provide him with the magical equipment he needs, but he must also witness our power.” After Ainz finished his explanation, he gave the order: “Albedo, return and prepare for the welcoming ceremony!”
“Yes, Lord Ainz…” Albedo replied respectfully.
Elsewhere, after a busy day, Gazef successfully gathered all his men, and the group returned to Erantel in a mighty procession. Meanwhile, Uehara Naraku and Brain had also submitted their missions. Together, they had conquered this arduous SS-rank mission, and as a result, the Adventurer’s Guild happily granted them the prestigious title of Adamantite-rank Adventurer.
Soon, the guildmaster entered the venue, accompanied by two waiters. On the trays held by the waiters were two name tags signifying their status as Adamantite-ranked adventurers. The guildmaster beamed, “Congratulations, Master Naraku and Master Anglaus! From now on, you are officially promoted to Adamantite-ranked adventurers, and you are now the premier adventurer team in E-Rantel.”
The two happily accepted the name tags. At that moment, the game assistant’s notification sound suddenly rang in Uehara Naraku’s mind: “Mission completed. Rewards: a seventh-level necromancy book, ten teleportation scrolls, fifty bottles of life potion, and fifty bottles of mana potion. Please check.”
Then, the game assistant’s voice continued: “You have become an adamantite-level adventurer and have now unlocked the ‘Overlord’ world. Please proceed to the next world and explore the new map.”
“The seventh-level Necromancer’s Grimoire?” Uehara Naraku thought to himself.
“Could the ‘Overlord’ world be referring to the world I’m in now?” Uehara Naraku pondered in his heart. He remained vigilant at all times, knowing that the moment the game assistant announced that the task was completed, new instructions would surely appear.
Meanwhile, having successfully completed his mission from the king, Gazef was eager to return. Before departing, he offered his sincere congratulations to the two: “Congratulations, Lord Naraku, Brain. You are now one of only three Adamantium-class teams in the kingdom.”
Brian responded humorously, “Yeah, I didn’t expect it to be so fast. If I can barely be considered adamantium-level, then Naraku’s strength has definitely reached the pinnacle of the hero realm.”
Upon hearing this, Gazef beamed with gratitude, “Thank you again, Lord Naraku and Brain. I’ll have the remaining payment delivered to you upon my return to the capital. Of course, I would be honored if you two would accompany me.”
Brian gave a wry smile and declined, “I won’t go. A place like the capital, where aristocrats gather, is really not suitable for people like us who come from commoner backgrounds.”
Uehara Naraku also smiled and said, “Me too. I have no plans to go to the capital at the moment, and I have some other things to deal with here.”
Seeing that neither of them had any intention of going to the capital, Gazef stopped pushing them. He said, “I understand. I’ll send someone to deliver the reward later. See you later.”
After saying this, Gazef turned and left, his figure gradually disappearing from everyone’s sight.
After he left, Brian slowly spoke, “Now that we’ve joined the ranks of Steel-Rank Adventurers, it’s time to take on more challenging challenges. I just wonder if the missions here are strong enough to match our strength!”
Uehara Naraku didn’t stay for long and walked straight to the room, leaving only a sentence: “Brian, I’m going back to my room to rest first.”
Although Brian was puzzled, he did not delve into it. He went downstairs to drink and chat with other adventurers, sharing interesting stories.
Back in the room, Uehara Naraku took out the rewarded magic book, scroll, life potion and mana potion from his backpack.
“It seems that even if there is no store, we can still obtain consumables such as potions and scrolls by completing tasks!” After reading this, Uehara Naraku put the scrolls and potions back into the backpack space.
Looking at the magic book in his hand, ‘Summoning Gargoyle’, the level requirement is 48, which is a seventh-level magic.
This means that I am currently unable to learn this magic.
Then he took out the winning task list from the backpack space, which showed: “Task completed, promoted to a steel-level adventurer, unlocked the ‘Overlord’ world, please go to the next world and open a new map.” There was also an option below: “Go to…”
“This seems to be exactly the same as the setting in the game.” Uehara Naraku thought to himself. In the game, just click “Go” to enter a new world and start a new journey.
“‘Overlord’, is this the name of this world? It seems to mean lord or overlord?” He stared at the task list and found that there were no reward items or experience points after completing the task, only the option to go to the next world.
“This feeling is just like completing a game.” Uehara Naraku muttered to himself.
“If I finally complete all my tasks, will I be able to return to my original world?” He fell into deep thought. He didn’t have much of an obsession with returning to his original world. After all, that world had long been devastated by nuclear war, the air was polluted, and he had once lived a life like a social slave, barely surviving.
Now, he possessed power and fame, everything he never had in his original world. While the food here didn’t taste as good as in his original world, he knew that while delicious, the food in his original world was rife with technology and additives, making it far from healthy. In the world of “Overlord,” however, he didn’t have to worry about that.
“However, I still long to explore the unknown world!” Uehara Naraku is full of expectations for the unknown world in his heart.
Chapter 36 Pleiades (Old Version)
This question troubled Uehara Naraku for a long time, until Brian knocked on the door and asked, “Uehara, are you in there?”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku replied, “Yes, I’m here, please come in.”
Brian pushed open the door and saw Uehara Naraku leaning on the sofa in deep thought, so he invited him, “It’s time to go eat. The show downstairs has already begun.”
Uehara Naraku finally came to his senses and asked in surprise, “Is it time for dinner already?”
Brian nodded and said with concern, “Yeah, you’ve been in the room for three hours. You wouldn’t just sit there all the time, would you?”
“Three hours? Time flies!” Uehara Naraku exclaimed in disbelief, then said helplessly, “I’ve been thinking about things and it’s hard to make a decision.”
Brian asked curiously, “What’s bothering you so much?”
Uehara Naraku was unwilling to talk more, but just said casually: “Nothing, this is my private matter, there is no point in telling you.”
Upon hearing this, Brian said with a hint of sarcasm, “Oh? Could it be that you’ve taken a fancy to a girl? There’s no need to hide such things!”
Uehara Naraku rolled his eyes and ignored him, and the two went downstairs to eat together.
Downstairs, a cabaret performance was in full swing, with the maiko, dressed in gorgeous attire, dancing passionately. Brian and Uehara Naraku watched this spectacle from a private room on the second floor. Only Gold-rank adventurers could enjoy this spectacle. As Brian sipped his wine, he sighed, “Although an adventurer’s work is fraught with danger, after completing their mission, being able to enjoy wine and music here is a rare pleasure. What do you think, Uehara?”
Uehara Naraku replied calmly, “Not bad.” He felt that after becoming a android, he seemed to have lost all desires. Looking back on his human self, he was busy working overtime all day, and perhaps he had lost his passion for life by then.
Brian looked at Uehara Naraku’s listless appearance and said dully, “In life, besides improving your strength, you also need to find some fun and relax. Besides, aren’t we working so hard on missions just to make money and enjoy life?”
Hearing this, Uehara Naraku just smiled calmly, then slowly said: “Brian, I am really grateful to you for this period of time.”
Brian was enjoying the performance while sipping wine. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this and asked curiously, “What’s wrong? You’re so polite all of a sudden.”
Uehara Naraku told him his plan: “Actually, I may have to leave here temporarily to deal with some personal matters. I may not be able to carry out the mission with you for the time being.”
After a long period of contemplation, Uehara Naraku decided to venture into the next world. After all, he had learned that in this world, there existed a level 100 player named Ainz Ooal Gown, who was also immortal, which made Uehara Naraku feel a little uneasy.
If the other party is hostile to him, then he really has no way to deal with it. Therefore, Uehara Naraku decided to leave this world and go to the new world to continue his adventure.
Brian smiled and replied, “Is it urgent? No problem. If you have something else to deal with, go ahead. Of course, if you need my help, I’d be happy to help you.”
Uehara Naraku smiled and nodded. After finishing the bread on the table, he stood up and said, “I’m going out for a while.”
After leaving the guild, Uehara Naraku immediately took out the message scroll Ainz had given him. Even before leaving the Overlord world, he wanted to say goodbye to Ainz. After all, Ainz had promised him equipment, something he had always remembered.
Soon, Uehara Naraku contacted Ainz. Ainz’s voice came from the other end of the line: “Is this Naraku-kun? You contacted me so quickly. It seems that your mission has been completed.”
“Yes, it’s done.” Uehara Naraku answered seriously.
“Very good. Go outside the city now. I’ll send someone to pick you up right away,” Ainz said.
“Understood,” Uehara Naraku replied briefly before hanging up and heading towards the unknown beyond the city walls. He felt a certain trepidation. After all, Ainz Ooal Gown, as an undead being, might not be a threat in a video game. But now, in the alternate world of Overlord, the experience felt no different from reality, forcing him to proceed with caution.
Meanwhile, deep within the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ainz was using a magic mirror to cast remote surveillance magic, closely monitoring Uehara Naraku’s every move. He gave instructions to several battle maids from the Pleiades, “Yuri, you will go and greet him. Ensure everyone is prepared to welcome the newest member of our Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
A group of NPCs responded in unison. They knew that this player from ‘YGGDRASIL’, despite his current low level, possessed immeasurable potential and a future.
When Uehara Naraku arrived outside the city of Erantel, he saw the night sky as dark as ink, dotted with stars, like a deep and brilliant painting spread across the sky, and every star was shining with charming brilliance.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku keenly sensed a spatial fluctuation behind him. He quickly turned around and saw a red and black spatial portal that had quietly appeared. From it emerged several stunningly beautiful women in maid outfits. Although dressed in maid attire, they couldn’t conceal their otherworldly aura.
Before Uehara Naraku could speak, the six maids half-knelt in unison and saluted, saying in unison, “Sir Naraku, we are the Pleiades, the battle maid corps under Ainz-sama’s command. We have come to greet you on Ainz-sama’s orders.”
“So it’s Lord Ainz’s men.” Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku’s tension instantly dissipated.
“That’s right, Lord Naraku.” Yuri looked up and looked at Uehara Naraku with respect. “I am Yuri Alpha, vice-captain of the Pleiades. Next, please follow us into the portal!”
Chapter 37 Arrival in Nazarick (Old Version)
“Portal?” Uehara Naraku looked back in surprise at the strange space door with red and black interwoven. It exuded an indescribable weird aura, like a gate to the devil’s realm.
Yuli still maintained that polite and gentle smile, and nodded slightly to confirm, “Yes.”
At the same time, Uehara Naraku quickly glanced at the other maids around him, and calmly activated the level and magic item detection skills.
[Level: Level 46, Equipment: Full body of holy relic-level gear, including armor, necklace, boots, headdress, and belt, Equipment Level Bonus: Level 7-8.][Level: Level 51, equipment is the same as above, equipment level bonus is the same.]The information of several maids in succession was exactly the same, all of them were of astonishingly high levels and top-tier equipment. Until the last three maids’ information appeared:
[Level: ???, equipment is the same as above, equipment level bonus is the same.]Uehara Naraku was dumbfounded. None of the six maids before him were lower in level than him, and three were more than ten levels higher. Their equipment was all relic-level, save for weapons, cloaks, rings, and wristbands, perhaps because they felt they were unnecessary in this situation.
Facing that terrifying portal, flanked by maids on either side, Naraku Uehara knew there was no turning back. This was his choice, after all. He gritted his teeth and resolutely stepped into the unknown.
Seeing this, Yuri and the other six followed without hesitation. As their figures disappeared, the red and black portal outside Erantel City also vanished, as if it had never existed.
Passing through the portal, Uehara Naraku stepped into a red and black passage. The distance, just a few dozen meters, marked his first personal experience of the wonders of teleportation. Although he himself possessed fixed-point teleportation magic and instantaneous spatial magic, the latter could only reach a range of a few hundred meters.
The moment he stepped out of the portal, a towering door came into view. It was more than ten meters high. Carved on the door was a magnificent scene of a fierce battle between angels and demons. On both sides stood two lifelike statues of angels and demons, guarding this mysterious place.
Soon, accompanied by a series of “sizzling” sounds, the door slowly opened, and Yuri respectfully led the way, saying, “Master Naraku, please come in. Master Ainz is waiting for you inside.”
Facing this solemn scene, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. His eyes swept over the demons, monsters, vampires, and huge Zerg on both sides. They seemed to be staring at him. Despite his trepidation, he still mustered up the courage to step into this unknown land and activated the level detection function at the same time:
“‘Level:???’, ‘Level:???’, ‘Level:???’…”
The levels of all the creatures before him were displayed as question marks. Clearly, their strength far exceeded his detection range, at least ten levels higher than his. This discovery made Uehara Naraku feel an indescribable unease.
He walked along a carpet stretching hundreds of meters. At its end stood a majestic throne. Before it, a skeleton clad in purple mage robes loomed. It was Ainz Ooal Gown. He didn’t sit on the throne, but stood before it, welcoming Uehara Naraku with open arms.
“You’re finally here, Naraku-kun.” Ainz’s voice was filled with enthusiasm. “Welcome to the Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
As the words fell, enthusiastic applause suddenly erupted all around. However, this unexpected welcome sent a chill down Uehara Naraku’s spine. He looked around and saw that demons, monsters, and other creatures were also applauding. Ainz’s enthusiastic welcome seemed particularly strange in such an atmosphere.
Despite his words of welcome, he, the only human being surrounded by these monsters, felt an unprecedented loneliness and fear. This scene, no matter how you looked at it, was filled with an indescribable weirdness and unease.
Uehara Naraku slowly walked up to Ainz and found that there were several unusual people surrounding him.
Two elven children stood innocently on one side; on the other, a cunning man in a suit, his tail as strong as steel swaying behind him, stood out. Not far away, a massive humanoid insect king towered over them, emanating an undeniable pressure. Also present were a young girl in a black evening gown and Albedo, a queen in a pure white gown, with wings sprouting from her back and a pair of strange horns on her head.
Although Uehara Naraku had never seen Albedo’s true appearance in Karn Village, her unique pair of horns had left a deep impression on him. Now, when he lifted the veil of mystery, he could not help but marvel at the alluring beauty that greeted him.
Faced with this sudden grand occasion, Uehara Naraku smiled slightly awkwardly and said, “Sir Ainz, this welcome ceremony seems too grand, doesn’t it? It makes me a little at a loss.” He felt the powerful aura emanating from the monsters around him, and an urge to escape as soon as possible surged in his heart.
Ainz laughed heartily upon hearing this. “After all, you are the first player from another world to join our Nazarick. Such a grand ceremony is only natural.”
He then introduced his subordinates one by one: “This is Shalltear, the Guardian of the first three floors of the Great Tomb of Nazarick; Cocytus, the Guardian of the fifth floor; Aura and Mare, the Guardians of the sixth floor; Demiurge, the Guardian of the seventh floor. And Albedo, whom you met earlier, is our Chief Guardian.”
“Next is Sebastian. He is in charge of the ninth and tenth floors of the Great Tomb of Nazarick and is our steward. Finally, there is Pandora’s Actor, the guardian of the Treasure Hall and an NPC I created myself.”
Chapter 38 Magic Equipment (Old Version)
Listening to Ainz’s detailed introduction, Uehara Naraku looked confused and asked, “What do you mean by creating an NPC?”
Ainz understood that as a new player, Uehara Naraku might not be familiar with many of the game’s settings, so he patiently explained, “Oh, you might not know this yet! When a player’s level reaches level 70 or above, they can spend money to create their own NPC, which we usually call a ‘hero’. Of course, if they spend enough money, they can create multiple ‘heroes’.”
“And they are all ‘heroes’ who have reached level 100. Each of them is as strong as me, and may even surpass me.”
Upon hearing this, Uehara Naraku was momentarily speechless with shock, unable to believe the sheer magnitude of Ainz’s power, possessing so many level-100 heroes. Albedo responded respectfully, “Ainz-sama, you are far too modest. You are undoubtedly the greatest Supreme Being, surpassing all forty-one Supreme Beings and the most powerful being in the Great Tomb of Nazarick.”
Ainz smiled modestly and said, “That’s quite a compliment, Albedo.”
“The supreme ruler? Overlord…” Uehara Naraku seemed to understand something in his heart, as if he had thought of something.
Ainz now looked at Uehara Naraku and said enthusiastically, “Today is the day to welcome Naraku-kun to the Great Tomb of Nazarick. I heard that your race is androids, so you need to eat, right? Then come and taste the delicious food and wine of our Great Tomb of Nazarick!”
Soon, a group of maids filed out, presenting delicious dishes and fine wines. Uehara Naraku happily took a seat, joined by the ‘heroes’ Ainz had previously introduced. The remaining monsters stood in a neat formation at the back, like guards.
“This meat is incredibly delicious…” Uehara Naraku tasted a bite of what looked like beef and was surprised by its deliciousness. He then took a sip of the wine and found it was richer and more delicious than anything he’d ever had outside, which immediately whetted his appetite.
Seeing Uehara Naraku eating with gusto, Ainz smiled and asked, “Naraku-kun, what do you think of the food in Nazarick?”
“Mm, very delicious.” Uehara Naraku gave high praise without hesitation, adding: “Much better than the food in Yerantel.”
“If you like it, eat more!” Ainz said with a happy smile.
At this moment, Uehara Naraku stopped eating and spoke, “Sir Ainz, do you remember what I said earlier? I have now been promoted to an Adamantite-rank adventurer, and my mission has been successfully completed.”
“Oh?” Ainz was slightly surprised. He had planned to discuss this with Uehara Naraku privately later, but he hadn’t expected him to bring it up. He immediately pressed the issue, “So, did you receive any rewards this time? And did that ‘game assistant’ assign you any new tasks?”
As Ainz finished speaking, Albedo and the other Guardians pricked up their ears, their attention riveted. Ainz had already informed them all about Uehara Naraku, and they had already gained some understanding and analysis of this “player.” Uehara Naraku’s situation was particularly different from Ainz-sama’s, making them naturally even more eager to uncover this “player’s” secrets.
Uehara Naraku didn’t hide it either: “The reward is a magic book, the seventh-level undead summoning magic, Gargoyle, but my current level is not high enough, so I can’t learn it. In addition, there are 10 teleportation scrolls and 50 bottles of red drink and 50 bottles of orchid.”
“As for new missions, they haven’t been assigned yet. Perhaps, only when I step into the next world will I know if there are new missions waiting for me.”
“The next world?” Ainz’s expression grew serious upon hearing this.
Uehara Naraku then explained, “This world is called ‘Overlord.’ At first, I didn’t understand its meaning, thinking it simply meant overlord, overlord, or lord. But Albedo just mentioned the supreme ruler, and considering the presence of so many powerful people in Nazarick, I boldly speculate that this world may be closely related to you, or even completely belong to you.”
“‘Overlord’? Supreme ruler?” Ainz felt a little confused when he heard this.
Albedo and Demiurge’s eyes sharpened as if they had suddenly realized something. Uehara Naraku continued, “This is just my guess.”
Ainz stroked his chin, lost in thought. Then he spoke, “Naraku-kun, could you please show me your mission list? You don’t have to hand it to me, just hold it in your hands and let me see it.”
Uehara Naraku nodded in agreement, not lying. He then took out the quest sheet and showed it to Ainz. However, when Ainz looked at the words on the quest sheet, he found them blurry and unreadable. He thought to himself, “Perhaps it’s because of the binding that I can’t see it?”
At this time, Albedo also quietly informed Ainz via text message: “Ainz-sama, we are also unable to read the contents above.”
Ainz remained silent. He didn’t want Uehara Naraku to notice the strange color in his eyes. Besides, he already had a plan for his current situation.
After all, he was a spendthrift, with over thirty companions gifting him with various magical items upon their departure. How could a mere binding matter stop him? He quickly pulled a monocle from his backpack and delicately placed it in front of the skull’s eye socket, instantly bringing the contents of the task list into view.
“Quest completed. You have successfully been promoted to a steel-level adventurer and unlocked the ‘overlord’ world. Please proceed to the next world and explore a new map.”
After confirming the contents, Ainz believed Uehara Naraku’s words without a doubt. At the same time, a trace of doubt arose in his heart: Could this world really be a larger game universe?
“Naraku-kun, what are your plans next?” Ainz asked.
Uehara Naraku frankly confided his thoughts to Ainz: “I naturally long to step into the gates of a new world. Only by unlocking more unknown maps can I perhaps uncover more secrets. Therefore, I hope to receive your full support.”
Chapter 39 Leaving (Old Version)
“Do you want some magical items and equipment?” Ainz understood what Naraku Uehara was saying. In fact, he had already prepared some equipment for Naraku Uehara, so he readily agreed. “Of course, I’ve prepared a complete set of Relic-grade equipment for you. I originally planned to give it to you after you reached Level 45, but if you need it urgently, I can also exchange it for a set of Relic-grade equipment that you can wear now.”
At this point, Ainz couldn’t help but feel a slight pang in his heart. “I put a lot of effort into acquiring this entire set of relic-grade equipment. While it’s not top-tier, relic-grade isn’t low either.”
For Ainz, relic-level equipment was the best he could give away. He would never give away legendary and artifact-level equipment lightly, as these items could not be obtained directly from monsters but required fusion, making them extremely valuable.
Especially in this other world, all kinds of props and equipment are even more scarce. If it weren’t for the desire to win over the player Uehara Naraku, he would never be willing to give away such a high-level equipment, let alone a complete set.
After hearing this, Uehara Naraku immediately responded, “No need, relic-level equipment is good enough. As for the level, I will be able to increase it sooner or later.”
Hearing this, Ainz chuckled twice. Without further hesitation, he unearthed the magical equipment he had prepared, one by one, and gently placed it on the carpet. Uehara Naraku’s eyes lit up with each piece of equipment. Ainz began to introduce them, “Since you practice both magic and martial arts, I’ve prepared equipment that combines the damage of both warriors and magic.”
“Specifically, it includes: two Dragon Bracelets that increase magic damage, MP, and MP recovery;
A warrior’s strength ring that increases attack power and critical strike power, and a teleportation ring that enhances dodge ability and comes with the active skill “escape”;
The cloak, armor, and belt are Chaos Cloak, Dragon Heavy Armor, and Dragon Belt, respectively, all of which enhance armor and magic resistance.
The necklace is the Heart of Purification, which increases mental strength and comes with the active skill ‘Purification’;
The headdress is a purple gold mask, which increases mental strength and MP recovery;
The boots are boots of lightness, which enhance movement speed and defense;
Finally, there’s the weapon Judgment, which comes in two forms: Judgment Blade and Judgment Staff. It boosts attack damage and magic power, and how you use it is up to you. However, under normal circumstances, it appears as Judgment Blade.
Looking at the eleven pieces of equipment before him, Uehara Naraku couldn’t help but salivate. These were all relic-level equipment, far superior to his current gear. “Thank you so much, Ainz.” Uehara Naraku was overjoyed at the sight of these pieces of equipment, as if he had met a peerless beauty. After all, these were all relic-level equipment!
“You’re very kind.” Ainz replied with a smile.
Uehara Naraku then stepped forward and collected the precious equipment. After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Ainz, he stated frankly, “I am ready to travel to the next world.”
Upon hearing this, Ainz immediately asked curiously, “Can we just click the ‘Go’ button to enter the next world? And after we go there, can we come back?”
Uehara Naraku also seemed unsure about this: “I’m not sure either. If it’s the same as the settings in the game, then clicking ‘Go’ should be able to go to the next world. As for whether we can come back, I’m not sure. But if the rules are similar to the game ‘YGGDRASIL’, then we should be able to come back.”
Ainz pondered for a moment, then asked the question he had prepared long ago: “Then… can I take others with me to the next world?”
Uehara Naraku was a little surprised and shook his head: “I’m not too sure about this. After all, I haven’t been there myself.”
Ainz then offered his own suggestion: “Should we try to take someone with us to another world?”
“Okay, who do you want me to take with you?” Uehara Naraku asked directly.
“Let’s pick her, the Vampire Queen.” Ainz said, pointing at the several vampire queens over there.
Soon, a charming vampire queen approached and saluted respectfully, “Lord Ainz.”
Ainz nodded and said to Uehara Naraku, “That’s her, the Vampire Queen, level 70. See if you can take her with you.”
After saying this, Ainz said to the Vampire Queen in a serious tone, “When you follow Naraku-kun to the other world, you must obey his orders and protect him.”
“Yes, Lord Ainz,” the Vampire Queen responded respectfully.
“Lord Naraku…” The Vampire Queen quickly walked to Uehara Naraku and saluted respectfully again.
Facing the level 70 Vampire Queen, Uehara Naraku felt a moment of panic, but he quickly regained his composure. After all, whether he could take her with him to the other world remained uncertain. He pondered: “A blessing in disguise, a curse in disguise.” And so, Uehara Naraku solemnly addressed the Vampire Queen, Ainz: “Then, Ainz-sama, I will depart.”
“Yeah,” Ainz responded briefly.
Uehara Naraku quickly clicked the “Go” button on the task list. Instantly, his body was enveloped by a ball of white light, disintegrating into countless particles and vanishing completely. The Vampire Queen, standing beside him, remained intact despite having held his arm just moments before, clearly unaffected by the teleportation, despite the physical contact they had already made.
The Vampire Queen looked ashamed and said to Ainz, “Ainz-sama…”
Ainz responded calmly, “Yes, I expected this. I was just giving it a try.”
At this moment, Shalltear interrupted, “Lord Ainz, Naraku…”
Ainz nodded and replied, “They must have already left for the new world. I had expected this to happen. After all, the quest list is bound to Uehara Naraku, and no one else can go with him.”
Upon hearing this, Shalltear suddenly looked anxious. “Then wouldn’t all the equipment Ainz-sama gave him be wasted?”
Ainz, however, paid no attention to the equipment. He said calmly, “It can be considered an investment. If he truly returns to this Overlord world in the future, his teleport point will likely still be here. Of course, if he can’t, that’s fine too. This at least proves that the world we’re in is very likely a much larger game world. In the future, perhaps even more players will appear, or even leave this world.”
He paused and continued, “No matter what, we must remain vigilant. Since a player like Uehara Naraku has already appeared, there may be other players, even level 100 players and other guilds, appearing in the future. We must be fully prepared to deal with any possible situation.”
“Yes.” Everyone answered in unison.
Chapter 40: Attack from Another World (Old Version)
A white light flashed before Uehara Naraku’s eyes. When the white light dissipated, Uehara Naraku saw that the surrounding environment had completely changed. He was just in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, but now he was in a completely new environment.
“It’s the forest again!” Looking at the lush trees around him, he was alone. The vampire queen did not teleport here with him.
At this time, Uehara Naraku’s attribute panel was automatically popped up: ‘Naraku
Race: Artificial human;
Race level: android level 10, warrior level 5;
Occupational Level: Ninja 5, Necromancer 7, Elemental Mage 10; Holy Faith 5;
Total level: 42 (race level 15 + occupation level 27)
‘Equipment level: Weapon: Lower level, Ring x2: Lower level, Wristband x2: Lower level, Necklace: Lower level, Equipment level increased by 1 level.’
“I’m still three levels away from being able to wear relic-level equipment.” Uehara Naraku muttered to himself. The equipment he was wearing now were all unleveled or low-level equipment. When there was no fighting, Uehara Naraku was reluctant to wear a combat suit. Although the durability could be repaired, the life of the equipment would be shortened after each repair.
At this moment, the voice of the game assistant appeared again: “Option one, join the empire and help it defeat the revolutionary army and foreign races;
Option two: join the revolutionary army or a foreign nation to overthrow the empire;
Option three, join the revolutionary army’s assassination unit “Night Raid”, assassinate the imperial high-ranking officials, and help the revolutionary army overthrow the empire.
Looking at the three options, Uehara Naraku also felt a sense of familiarity: “Three options again? Which one should I choose this time?”
None of the three options this time seemed simpler. In the world of ‘Overlord’, there were three options: becoming the strongest in the empire, becoming the strongest in the kingdom, and becoming an adamantine-level adventurer. Among these three, I instinctively felt that becoming an adamantine-level adventurer was the easiest of the three. Of course, this was indeed the case.
Now, these three options seem to be of similar difficulty: either defeat the empire or defeat the revolutionary army and the foreign ethnic groups.
“Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time! Let’s first understand clearly where we are!” As he said that, Uehara Naraku’s body began to fly up, and soon a green color flew out, looking down from the sky.
As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. Uehara Naraku was now more than a hundred meters above the ground, so naturally he quickly discovered a populated place.
“Is it over there?” After Naraku Uehara saw the direction, he immediately landed from the air. Flying magic belongs to the fourth-level magic. The time of flying in the air is calculated in seconds to consume mana. It is okay to use it to dodge in the air for a short time, but the mana at that time could not support Naraku Uehara to fly for a long time.
However, the moment Uehara Naraku flew up, he was quickly discovered.
Meanwhile, over at the assassination organization Night Raid, a group had just dispatched the pursuers sent by the Empire. A pink-haired sniper spoke to the green-haired boy beside him, “There’s an enemy, and they’re in the air, at twelve o’clock.”
“In the air?” The green-haired boy was a little surprised.
“Well, it only appeared for a moment, and then fell back into the forest. Tell Akame and the others not to be careless.”
Uehara Naraku was moving forward like this, when he suddenly felt a strong murderous intent coming from the surroundings, which made him frown. As a android, he was very sensitive to murderous intent and stopped immediately. He suddenly found that the surroundings were scary quiet. He could clearly hear the birds singing just now, but now it was suddenly quiet.
The next second, from the side and rear, a golden energy wave suddenly shot towards him. Uehara Naraku immediately drew out the sword from his waist, and after a fierce blow colliding with the golden energy wave, he cut off the energy wave with a sword.
“How is it possible? He actually used a sword to block my shock wave?” Main, who was shooting from a distance, was also shocked when she saw this scene.
The next moment, Uehara Naraku felt several murderous auras appearing around him. A girl with long black hair rushed in front of Uehara Naraku and drew the Murasame from her waist and slashed at him: “Funeral…”
With a “ping” sound, Uehara Naraku’s long sword immediately blocked the girl’s Murasame. At this moment, Uehara Naraku saw the surprise in the girl’s eyes, but her reaction was also extremely fast. She turned in the air and kicked Uehara Naraku fiercely.
Uehara Naraku also kicked back, and their feet kicked each other. It was obvious that Uehara Naraku was stronger and kicked the girl back.
However, before Uehara Naraku could catch his breath, a scantily clad girl with animal ears and a strong man in armor appeared, and they attacked him from the front and the back.
Before Uehara Naraku could think about it, the huge spear in the hand of the armored man in front of him had already chopped down at him, and Uehara Naraku immediately raised his sword to block it.
With a ‘boom’ sound, the ground beneath Uehara Naraku’s feet cracked. The power of this blow was so great that Uehara Naraku couldn’t bear it. He thought to himself: ‘What kind of strange power does this guy have!’
“Oh, he actually blocked it! How shocking!” Brand, hidden under the mask, was also shocked. So far, no one has been able to directly block his full-strength attack under the evil spirit, but this teenager in front of him blocked it. It’s unbelievable.
At this time, the beast-eared girl also punched Uehara Naraku. Uehara Naraku, who was unable to defend himself at this time, was hit directly on the back and was blasted away.
And just as he was being knocked away, there was a purple-haired lady wearing glasses in front of him, holding a huge pair of scissors in her hand. The scissors were already open and were about to cut him.
Chapter 41 Night Raid (Old Version)
Looking at such huge scissors, Uehara Naraku knew that his blade might not be able to withstand the closing force of the scissors. After all, the knife in his hand was just a low-level weapon.
While blocking with the blade in his hand, Uehara Naraku also did a somersault and jumped, narrowly avoiding the closing of the scissors.
With a “click”, as expected, the blade in Uehara Naraku’s hand was like paper and was easily cut off by the closing force of the huge scissors. Uehara Naraku also rolled on the ground several times in a somewhat embarrassed manner before he stood firm.
The moment he saw the blade break, Uehara Naraku was very glad that he chose to dodge instead of using the blade to resist. If he had chosen to block with the blade, he would probably have ended up like the broken sword.
“How is this possible…” Ye Xi and his companions were also shocked. If they joined forces, even an imperial weapon user would be defeated, but this man had dissolved their joint attack.
After Uehara Naraku stood up, he threw away the broken sword in his hand and shouted angrily: “Damn it, who the hell are you!”
“Change clothes…”
In an instant, a ray of light emanated from Uehara Naraku’s body. In an instant, Uehara Naraku changed into his combat suit, holding the Golden Snake Sword in his hand, wearing black heavy armor, and a tiger and leopard cloak on his back. With the blessing of this equipment, Uehara Naraku’s level can be increased by 8-10 levels.
The fear of death just now still filled his heart. It could be said that the moment just now was the closest that Uehara Naraku had been to death since he crossed into another world. Even when he faced the Archangel of Glory before, he did not have this fear of death, because he was on guard at that time, but this time he was caught off guard.
The opponent’s decisiveness and meticulous coordination caused Uehara Naraku to suffer a great loss.
The people who were on the night raid were shocked when they saw Uehara Naraku suddenly changed into a heavy black armor, and asked, “Is this an armor-shaped imperial weapon?” “In other words, he didn’t even use an imperial weapon just now. When did such a powerful imperial weapon user appear in the Empire?” “No, he may not be from the Empire.”
Leone then asked, “We are the ones asking you! Are you from the Empire?”
“Empire?” Uehara Naraku sounded a bit puzzled and replied, “No.”
At the same time, Uehara Naraku also turned on the level detection and equipment detection. Looking at the levels and equipment levels that appeared above their heads, Uehara Naraku frowned even more.
Leona: “Level: 24-26, Equipment Level: Imperial Equipment: King of Beasts – Lion King, Artifact Level, Equipment Level Increased by 8-10 Levels.”
Akame: “Level 26-27, Equipment Level: Imperial Tool: One-Sword Kill – Murasame, Artifact Level, Equipment Level Increased by 10 Levels.”
Hill: “Level 24-25, Equipment Level: Imperial Gear: All Things Severed, Soul-Stirring, Artifact Level, Equipment Level Increased by 7-10 Levels.”
Brand: ‘Level 30-31, Equipment Level: Imperial Armor: Armor Operation·Evil Ghost Haunting, Artifact Level: Increase Equipment Level by 8-12 Levels.’
“Not good! How come I just arrived in this different world and I’ve already encountered so many strong men of the Aluminum Grade!” Seeing the levels of these four people, Uehara Naraku’s heart tightened. There were only four of them, and there was a guy secretly shooting in the dark. The situation was not good for him!
Especially these people’s equipment, imperial equipment, although it is not clear what kind of weapons they are, but these are artifact-level magic props! The level has increased so much, which makes Uehara Naraku very jealous.
The people who attacked at night breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that Uehara Naraku was not from the Empire. After the brief fight just now, they all knew that Uehara Naraku was definitely not an ordinary person, and it would not be easy to capture him. However, since the other party was not from the Empire, they could negotiate.
Brand said, “Young man, since you are not from the Empire, why are you here?”
“Is it not okay for me to get lost?” Uehara Naraku was not in a good mood at the moment. He had just arrived in this world and was attacked by someone. Moreover, every move of these people was fatal. If he had not reacted quickly enough, he would have been seriously injured.
Suddenly, Uehara Naraku’s murderous intent surged, and whirlwinds began to appear on the Golden Snake Sword in his hand. This was the power of wind enchantment. He said in a cold voice: “Who are you and why are you attacking me?”
Feeling the murderous intent on Uehara Naraku’s sword, or rather, without needing to sense it, whirlwinds had already appeared on the Golden Snake Sword. Even before the sword was swung, the sword energy had already spread wildly around. Lines of sword energy were transmitted from the blade, forming small wind blades, leaving cuts on the surrounding grass, trees and rocks.
Seeing the other party ready to fight, Leone immediately stepped forward and said, “It’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding. We thought you were from the Empire!”
Although Leona said it was a misunderstanding and looked like he was laughing it off, he did not let his guard down. After all, even though they knew it was a misunderstanding, they had just acted with the intention of killing Uehara Naraku. If Uehara Naraku wanted to kill them at this time, then any explanation would be useless.
To ease the atmosphere, Leona suggested, “Brother, this time it’s our fault. Don’t be angry. We want to apologize. Our base is just ahead. How about we go to our base for a couple of drinks as an apology?”
Uehara Naraku frowned as he listened, but facing four people, plus one who was shooting him from behind, Uehara Naraku was not sure of winning. Even if he could kill them, who knew how many people were behind them, and their base was nearby. He would be at a great disadvantage if he fought.
After all, they had just arrived in this new world, so Uehara Naraku decided to play it safe.
Moreover, judging from the strength of the few people in front of him, the combat effectiveness of the natives of this world is probably higher than that of the ‘Overlord’ world.
Of course, the Overlord world has to eliminate Ainz Ooal Gown and the people in Nazarick, after all, Ainz Ooal Gown is a player.
If we only count the natives, the natives of this world should be stronger. At least the people he met were no less powerful than Brian, or even stronger. In addition, they had artifact-level magic items, that is, imperial items, so their strength was even stronger.
Chapter 42 Imperial Equipment (Old Version)
Seeing that Uehara Naraku’s aura had weakened, Ye Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief. If they fought with such a strong person, they might be injured. Besides, the other party was not from the empire, so they naturally had to avoid fighting with him.
At this time, Akame also put Murasame back into the scabbard and said: “Since you are not from the Empire, there is no need to bury you.”
“Bury me? You really dare to say that.” Uehara Naraku sneered. Judging from the level, his level is obviously much higher than theirs. It’s just that they all have artifact-level props on them. Uehara Naraku is not very clear about what special abilities these equipment have, so naturally he doesn’t dare to fight easily.
Akahime heard the contempt in Uehara Naraku’s voice, and said with a puffed-up face, “Even if there’s a possibility that I can’t beat you, I will fight to the death.”
Uehara Naraku ignored Akame and remained vigilant. He asked, “You haven’t told me yet! Who are you? And you want to kill me as soon as we meet. With such strength, you are definitely not an ordinary person.”
Akagi and the others exchanged a glance, and Leone spoke up, “We are an assassination group, ‘Night Raid’. We accept commissions from the Empire’s residents to eliminate corrupt officials and villains. However, we will never target ordinary people for slaughter.”
Uehara Naraku sneered as he listened: “Then you have just begun to point your butcher knife at me.”
Upon hearing this, Leone’s lips curled up in a serious expression. “You’re no ordinary person, as you were able to dodge our attacks. The combined attack we just used was a killer move honed through years of practice. Even an Imperial Tool User would have been in mortal danger, yet you emerged virtually unscathed. This kind of strength is definitely not something an ordinary person should possess.”
Uehara Naraku raised a teasing smile and did not answer her. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment. At this time, Brand took the initiative to withdraw from the form of being possessed by evil spirits, revealing his true face.
Brand was the first to greet him with kindness: “Young man, my name is Brand. What’s your name?”
Looking at the burly man with the crew cut, Uehara Naraku saw a passion and kindness in him, which made him not dislike him. However, he was still unable to let go of the fact that he had been besieged by several people before, so he said coldly: “My name is Uehara Naraku.”
Brand also walked towards Uehara Naraku and said with a smile: “Uehara Naraku! Sorry! We mistook you for someone from the Empire just now. Because we just found the Empire tracker, we thought you were a tracker too!”
Several people came to Uehara Naraku, and Leona also recovered from the form of the beast-eared girl. She smiled carefreely and said, “My name is Leona, please teach me.”
“I’m Chi Tong, please give me your guidance.” “I’m Xi Er, please give me your guidance.” Chi Tong and Xi Er also smiled.
Seeing these people’s sincere smiles, Uehara Naraku was a little suspicious. Are they really killers? Could they be hiding a knife behind their smiles?
Leona looked at Uehara Naraku, who was still on guard, and said with an awkward smile, “Don’t worry! As long as you are not a lackey of the Empire, we will not attack you. Besides, do you want to join our ‘night raid’?”
“What?”
As soon as Leona said this, Uehara Naraku and the other three were shocked. They had just been fighting for their lives, but now inviting others to join in was too hasty, even if they were not enemies! What’s more, Uehara Naraku’s identity has not been fully investigated yet. What if he is a spy?
Although not everyone can join the ‘Night Raid’, strength is definitely required, and after seeing Uehara Naraku’s strength, his strength is definitely enough, but to invite him directly like this is too careless!
Uehara Naraku smiled speechlessly and said, “You, huh, I’m speechless.”
However, Uehara Naraku did not refuse in his heart. After all, among his three optional tasks, one of them was to join the “Night Raid” and overthrow the empire. So he did not reject Leona’s invitation. It was just that they had just fought for their lives, so it seemed a bit strange to suddenly agree to it.
At this time, Lubbock and Maine also came over. Maine said in an unhappy tone, “Hey, Leone, we don’t even know if he’s a friend or foe yet, and you invited him to join the Night Raid. Are you kidding me?”
“Yeah! What if this guy is a spy sent by the empire?” Rubick said dissatisfiedly.
But Brand said with certainty: “No, with Uehara Naraku’s strength, he can’t be a spy.”
Brand could feel how powerful Uehara Naraku was. If it was a one-on-one fight, even he would probably not be his match. How could such a powerful man be a spy?
“Is there another one?” Uehara Naraku looked at the appearing Lubbock and Main, and immediately used level detection and equipment detection.
Marin: “Level: 20-22, Equipment Level: Imperial Equipment·Romantic Turret·Pumpkin, Artifact Level, Equipment Level Increased by 8-12 Levels.”
Lubbock: “Level: 23-25, Equipment Level: Imperial Gear: Thousand Changes Cross Tail, Artifact Level, Equipment Level Increased by 8-10 Levels.”
“You were the one who shot me in the back before!” Uehara Naraku said in a low voice while looking at Marin.
At the same time, he was a little apprehensive. This kind of long-range attack was very troublesome. He thought to himself, “This world is really different from the previous ‘Overlord’ world! These magic items called Imperial Equipment are all at the artifact level. It’s a bit abnormal!”
Marin also snorted in a proud manner, without any ridicule. After all, this was the first time she missed a shot since she obtained the romantic platform. It was not that the other party dodged her attack, but that the other party directly cut through the energy cannon she fired. This terrifying strength shocked her.
Leona also felt a little awkward about suddenly inviting Uehara Naraku, and laughed awkwardly, “Hahaha, handsome guy, don’t be angry! Come on! I’ll take you to see the boss. Can you put away your imperial weapon first? I already said it was a misunderstanding, there’s no need to get so nervous.”
Chapter 43 Killer (Old Version)
Although Uehara Naraku was a little unhappy, he gave up fighting with them and whispered, “Change clothes…”
Soon, the heavy armor on Uehara Naraku disappeared and was replaced by a set of white clothes.
Seeing this scene, Leona was even happier. He was about to come up to warm things up, but Uehara Naraku said, “Yexi, I know a little about you. No, not really understanding, I just know. Is your goal to overthrow the empire?”
Hearing this, everyone in the night raid looked serious and said, “Yes.”
“So, how many of you are there?” asked Uehara Naraku.
Leona also smiled brightly and said, “Well, if you join us, you will naturally know.”
Although Uehara Naraku is not opposed to joining the “Night Raid”, since this option is one of the three options in the mission, he will have to give up if the difficulty of completing it is too high. After all, to complete the mission, he must choose the easier one.
But on second thought, since the game assistant released three tasks, it means that the difficulty of the three tasks should not be much different.
Just like in the world of “Overlord”, the strongest in the Kingdom is Gazef, and the strongest in the Empire is Fluda. In fact, surpassing both of them and becoming the strongest in the Kingdom and becoming the strongest in the Empire are not that different in difficulty.
I believe this other world is the same.
He looked at the people who had joined the night raid and asked tentatively, “If I don’t join, will you kill me here?”
Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward, and Marin said angrily, “You are such an ungrateful person! If you don’t want to join, get out of here as soon as possible.”
The girl with glasses, Hill, said politely, “Main-chan, you can’t swear.”
Marin got a little angry when she heard this: “Hill, is this what you’re focusing on now?”
Chi Tong shook his head and said, “No, as long as you are not from the Empire, we will not kill you. Although we are assassins, we will not kill innocent people, and you are not on our list. However, if you dare to help the Empire do evil, we will never forgive you.”
Uehara Naraku listened and raised the corner of his mouth with a teasing smile: “For a killer, you are surprisingly easy to talk to!”
Leone stepped in again to smooth things over, saying, “Alright, we were wrong before. We attacked you before we understood the situation. Please forgive us and don’t take it to heart. If you’re worried we might harm you, you can leave now. Of course, if you’re not from the Empire, we sincerely want to invite you to join the night raid.”
The rest of the Night Raid members also had no objection. Although they were not sure about Uehara Naraku’s background, as long as he was not from the Empire, such a powerful force had to be brought to the Night Raid side. Otherwise, if he defected to the Empire in the future, it would only make the revolution more difficult.
Seeing that Leona had said so much, Uehara Naraku felt embarrassed to refuse and decided to go and take a look. If there was really danger, he would use the teleportation skill to run away.
“Okay, since you said so, I’ll go with you to meet your boss!”
Hearing this, the people who were on the night raid were somewhat happy, and at the same time they felt relieved. No matter what, even if this powerful fighting force could not be made a friend, at least it could not be made an enemy.
Uehara Naraku’s eyes narrowed, and he said seriously, “However, if I find out that you are lying to me, I will definitely kill you.”
After being warned by Uehara Naraku, several people were also a little solemn. At this time, Brand came over and said with a smile: “Don’t worry! Uehara, as long as you are not from the Empire, then we are not enemies.”
They also knew that as killers, normal people would be afraid when they met them. Even strong people would be on guard when they encountered their night attacks, so Uehara Naraku’s reaction was within their expectations.
Lubbock said at this time: “I will notify the boss and tell her the situation.”
Afterwards, Uehara Naraku and the Night Raid team headed towards the base. Leona and Brand explained to Uehara Naraku that Night Raid’s work was for the people of the Empire. Leona asked, “By the way, Uehara, is that your last name?”
“Yeah.” Uehara Naraku nodded.
After hearing this, Leona immediately said, “Then I’ll call you Naraku, okay?”
Uehara Naraku also said indifferently: “Whatever, you can call me whatever you want.”
Leona also looked carefree, and directly put his arm around Uehara Naraku’s shoulders, which made Uehara Naraku tremble slightly. He looked at Leona in surprise, and Leona laughed as if he saw something interesting: “Hahahaha, what, are you still shy? After all, you are just a child, hahaha…”
“Child?” Uehara Naraku’s mouth twitched when he heard this. He was already in his thirties, but he was treated like a child.
Well! This android’s body looked only about seventeen or eighteen years old, so it wasn’t that big.
However, what surprised Uehara Naraku even more was Leona’s attitude. He said in a cold voice: “I say, it seems that we two are not that familiar yet!” As he said that, Uehara Naraku opened Leona’s hand that was on his shoulder with a determined look on his face.
“How cruel!” Leone looked at him with a sad face.
Uehara Naraku was still very wary of Leona and the others. Although they looked very ‘enthusiastic’ now, they were all killers after all. Who knew if their current ‘enthusiasm’ was just a facade? Uehara Naraku didn’t dare to be careless and said coldly, “Even if the misunderstanding just now is resolved, it only means that we are no longer enemies.”
Having said that, Uehara Naraku looked at Leona and the others, put his hands in his pockets and said coldly: “Although I am very interested in assassins, even if I really become a killer, we can’t be friends. After all, I was almost killed by you just now. At least, in the short term, I don’t plan to become friends with you.”
Chapter 44: Join Night Raid (Old Version)
Listening to what Uehara Naraku said, the people in Ye Xi felt a little helpless. If Uehara Naraku knew that there were only a few of them in Ye Xi, what would his expression be?
“Hmph, what an arrogant guy.” Marin, who was walking behind, snorted in dissatisfaction.
“By the way, Uehara, was that an armor-shaped imperial weapon you just used?” Brand asked at this time.
“No.” Uehara Naraku shook his head.
“What? Are you trying to find out my secret?” Uehara Naraku said in a threatening tone.
Brand also felt a little embarrassed. He could see that Uehara Naraku was still very wary of them. He waved his hand and said, “No, no, can you stop being so defensive? Well, it was certainly our fault just now. It’s only natural that you’re wary of us. It’s indeed a bit abrupt of me to suddenly ask what your imperial weapon is.”
Leona said helplessly: “It seems that we have been misunderstood a bit! We really didn’t mean it just now.”
Hill said weakly at this time: “Leona, after all, we are indeed at fault in this matter. It is natural for Uehara to be angry.”
Marin also complained a little arrogantly: “Tsk, what a stingy man.”
The corners of Uehara Naraku’s mouth twitched when he heard what Main said, but he didn’t say anything more.
Looking at Hill’s quiet appearance at this moment, it is completely different from his decisive and murderous appearance just now. Not only Hill, but the others are the same. There is no murderous aura on them at this moment. It feels like they have become a different person. Is this the quality of a killer?
Soon, Uehara Naraku followed Leona and the others to the base of the “Night Raid”.
When Najeshitan heard from Labock that a very powerful person was going to join their night raid, she was very happy. Although their night raid was very famous, the number of people was really pitifully small. They took the ultimate elite route. If they could recruit a strong person, it would definitely be a huge improvement for the “night raid”.
“You’re back!” Najeshitan greeted Akagi and others who were walking over.
Leone also ran over and said casually: “Boss, I have already dealt with all those lackeys of the empire, and I also met a super powerful guy.”
“Well, I’ve heard everything Lubbock told me.” Najeshitan, cigarette dangling from her lips, pulled Leona aside and asked quietly, “Did he really block the combined attack of the five of you by himself?”
“Yeah.” Leona nodded. Looking at Uehara Naraku who was gradually approaching, he lowered his voice and whispered, “Although it was only a brief fight, he is really strong, and he should not be from the Empire.”
Najeshitan nodded after hearing this, and the two of them stopped talking. Looking at Uehara Naraku who was approaching, she said, “You must be Uehara Naraku! I already know everything about you. I apologize for the offense my companions caused you before, and I also formally invite you to join the Night Raid.”
After meeting, Uehara Naraku looked at the short-haired woman in a suit, wearing an eye mask, and with a robotic arm on her right hand. When he saw her for the first time, he almost didn’t recognize her as a woman.
At the same time, Uehara Naraku also immediately started the level exploration:
Najeshitan’s level: 22-24, equipment level: weapons: intermediate.
“As a boss, he doesn’t even have a Teigu?” Uehara Naraku was a little surprised.
“I’m a little surprised that your Night Raid is a killer organization.” Uehara Naraku stared at Najeshitan and said.
Najeshitan also noticed Uehara Naraku’s wariness and originally wanted to shake hands with him, but she decided to explain the situation clearly first!
“Although we are an organization of assassins, our job is to cooperate with the revolutionary army’s uprising and assassinate corrupt officials, thieves and villains within the empire. Although we are assassins now, once the revolution succeeds, our identities will no longer be assassins, but heroes of the new country. If you want to be an official, you can work for the new country. If you don’t want to be an official, you can also earn a lot of money and live in seclusion.”
Najeshitan continued, “On the contrary, even if you go to the Empire, it will be difficult for you to be valued. In the Empire, the path to advancement has long been controlled. If you don’t have money and background, no matter how outstanding you are, you will not be valued.”
“Okay, I’ll join you.” Uehara Naraku didn’t hesitate and agreed directly.
“Oh, then welcome to join.” Najeshitan was also very happy. He had prepared a lot of arguments, but he didn’t expect that the other party would agree just by simply stating the pros and cons.
“My name is Najeshitan, and I’m the leader of the Night Raid. I’ll be happy to have your guidance from now on.”
Uehara Naraku listened and nodded slightly, and Leona came up again, casually hooked his clothes around Uehara Naraku’s neck and said with a smile: “Okay, now we are partners, let’s forget about those unpleasant things before! Boss, since we have new companions joining, shouldn’t we have a party!”
Najeshitan agreed: “Well, that’s true. Let’s have a party!”
“Leone, why don’t you take Hara for a walk around the base? Let him get familiar with the surroundings.”
“Okay, Boss.” Leona agreed immediately.
“No need, just take me to my room.” Uehara Naraku rejected Najeshitan’s kindness. He didn’t understand this world now and wanted to collect some information quickly.
Najeshitan nodded and said, “Alright then! Leone, take him to his room!”
“Okay, Boss.”
Chapter 45: The Origin of Imperial Tools (Old Version)
Afterwards, Leona led Uehara Naraku into the base and said jokingly, “Naraku, we are companions now. Can you tell me what your imperial weapon is?”
Uehara Naraku didn’t answer. After all, Uehara Naraku himself didn’t know what the Teigu was. He asked, “Teigu, what exactly is it? I see you all seem to have one!”
Artifact-level props cannot be such common items, but seeing that everyone in the night raid has one makes Uehara Naraku really envious.
Leone was a little surprised and smiled: “Oh, you figured it out! As an imperial weapon user, you don’t even know what an imperial weapon is.”
Uehara Naraku also said in a evasive manner: “I just came down from the mountain. I don’t know anything about imperial weapons. So, as a companion, can you tell me about this?”
“Did you come down from the mountain?” Leone believed it a little. After all, as a user of an imperial weapon, he didn’t even know what an imperial weapon was. How could such a person be a spy? And the Empire couldn’t let someone with such skills be a spy. Wouldn’t that be a waste of talent?
However, after learning that Uehara Naraku came down from the mountain, Leona became very interested and teased, “Want to know? Call me sister and I’ll tell you.”
As Naraku Uehara listened, the corners of his eyes twitched. He was almost thirty years old. Although the appearance of this artificial body was always frozen at the age of eighteen, he was still speechless when Leone teased him like this.
Seeing Uehara Naraku’s hesitant and tangled look, Leona felt that he was even more adorable, so she stopped teasing him and said, “The so-called ‘Imperial Equipment’ refers to the fact that about a thousand years ago, in order to maintain long-term rule, the founding emperor of the empire used unimaginable wealth and power to summon the world’s top craftsmen. Using legendary super-dangerous species as materials, combined with rare metals like Orichalcum and a large number of lost secret techniques, they developed forty-eight unreplicable weapons and called them ‘Imperial Equipment’.”
“A weapon that cannot be copied? Are you saying there are only forty-eight of these imperial weapons?” Uehara Naraku was delighted when he heard this.
“Yeah.” Leone nodded.
Hearing that the number was not large, Uehara Naraku breathed a sigh of relief. If this kind of “Imperial Tool” with artifact-level rank was common in this world, then it would be difficult for him to complete the task. But if there were only forty-eight pieces, it meant that there were forty-eight people like Ye Xi who were users of Imperial Tools.
Uehara Naraku continued to ask: “Then what is your Teigu? Also, how many Teigu can one person use at most?”
Leona was immediately excited when she heard what Uehara Naraku said: “How many more Teigu are there? It’s enough to be able to use one Teigu, and it also depends on the adaptability.”
“Adaptability?” Uehara Naraku heard the word and roughly guessed its meaning. He asked, “So, some people can’t use Teigu?”
Leona said seriously, “It’s not some people, it’s most people who can’t use Teigu. If ordinary people use Teigu, they will easily be backfired by the power of the Teigu. Just like Akame’s Murasame, that is a demon sword, and Brand’s demonic possession. It is extremely burdensome to wear. If ordinary people wear it, they will be instantly crushed by the power of the demonic possession.”
“And my Teigu is a belt-type Teigu, the King of Beasts: Lion King. I can transform into a lion, just like the one you saw before. Isn’t it cool?”
Uehara Naraku listened and nodded lightly, without saying anything more. Leona reached out and put his hand on Uehara Naraku’s shoulder again, and said with a carefree smile: “Okay, you asked so many questions, it’s my turn to ask next.”
Uehara Naraku nodded and said, “Okay, but if there are questions I don’t want to answer, you can’t ask them. Of course, if you can defeat me with your strength, I will definitely tell you everything I know.”
Hearing this, Leona also complained: “You guys really are a power supremacist!”
Uehara Naraku ignored him. To be honest, Leona’s generous personality made it difficult to dislike her. What’s more, Leona was a beautiful lady, which made it even harder for Uehara Naraku to dislike her.
Leona didn’t overstep his bounds, but instead asked some simple questions: “Naraku, how old are you now? And who did you learn your swordsmanship from?”
Uehara Naraku had long guessed that Leona would ask him this question. Brian had also asked him the same question when they were in the ‘Overlord’ world.
Uehara Naraku also gave his answer directly: “As for my age, I am 18 years old. I learned swordsmanship from my master when I was in the mountains. After my master passed away, I left the mountains.”
Leone sighed after hearing this and said, “Is that so? Then your master must be very powerful!”
“It’s okay!” Uehara Naraku then said coyly.
Leona was about to ask something else when Uehara Naraku spoke first, “You said before that the imperial weapons were created a thousand years ago, but they were no longer manufactured because the technology was lost. Didn’t the empire think of other solutions?”
Hearing that these were some common-sense questions about imperial gadgets, Leone answered, “Of course, the Empire also wants to continue to manufacture imperial gadgets. About six hundred years ago, the emperor at that time also tried to make one.”
“However, due to the loss of the key technology, it is no longer possible to produce weapons as powerful as the Imperial Equipment. Although many powerful weapons have been produced, they are far from the Imperial Equipment. Therefore, the emperor regards this as a disgrace and mockingly calls these weapons “Ministerial Equipment.”
“Although the performance of a ministerial tool cannot compare to that of a divine tool, its power is also very high. Moreover, over the past few hundred years, there have occasionally been some powerful people who have killed a divine tool user. The key lies in the user.”
Uehara Naraku nodded after listening to this. At this time, Leona also brought Uehara Naraku to a room. After pushing open the door, looking at the room of about 20 square meters, Leona said: “This is it. This will be your room from now on.”
Uehara Naraku looked into the room and saw a little dust. It seemed that someone came to clean it occasionally.
The decoration inside the room is very simple, just one bedroom and one bathroom, nothing special.
Leone continued, “This is where one of our companions once lived. However, he was killed by the Empire due to a failed assassination attempt.”
When he said this, Leona was a little lonely, but this loneliness was also fleeting. Soon he showed a sunny smile again and said: “Okay, Naraku, next we will go get your bedding and daily necessities!”
“Um.”
Chapter 46 (old version)
Walking through the base, Leone continued, “About five hundred years ago, a large-scale riot occurred in the empire, causing many imperial artifacts to be lost among the people and even abroad.”
Uehara Naraku didn’t say anything either, just listened quietly as Leona introduced him to things about the world as if she were an NPC.
Leone continued, “Actually! When Night Raid was first established, there were quite a few people there.”
“However, due to the limited number of Imperial Gear, many companions died in one mission after another. Later, the boss refused to allow non-Imperial Gear Users to join the Night Raid because the tasks required by the Night Raid were very dangerous and they would often encounter and fight with Imperial Gear Users.”
“Those who survived in the end are all Teigu users, and my Teigu was given to me by the boss.”
Listening to Leona’s narration, Uehara Naraku discovered that although this base was very large, he hadn’t encountered a single person on his entire journey. This surprised Uehara Naraku, so he asked, “How many people are there in this base?”
“Eight people.” Leone replied with a smile.
“What!!” Uehara Naraku looked at Leona in surprise, then quickly recalled the number of people he had encountered and asked, “The eight people you mentioned, are indeed eight people including me!”
Leone also showed an expression of “you guessed it right” when he heard it, and said with a smile: “Yes, it’s the eight of us.”
Uehara Naraku was a little confused and asked, “No, this base looks quite big! There are only eight people living here! Isn’t there any external members?”
Leone also replied, “Yes! However, in order to ensure the safety of the ‘Night Raid’, the Revolutionary Army is responsible for the intelligence outside. Usually, it is the Boss who liaises with them. Of course, sometimes when the Boss is not around, we will liaise with the Revolutionary Army ourselves.”
Uehara Naraku was a little speechless and complained, “So there are so few of you! I thought you had at least dozens or even hundreds of people!”
Leone also laughed heartily and said, “Hahahaha, not that many! Although Night Raid is quite famous in the Empire, it is an elite operation. The people we want to assassinate are the corrupt and dangerous people in the upper echelons of the Empire. These people are always accompanied by a large number of guards every time they travel. Except for the Imperial Equipment Users, ordinary people simply cannot break through the protection of the guards and kill these corrupt people.”
Arriving at the warehouse, Uehara Naraku quickly got his daily necessities and bedding, but Leona was still curious and asked, “I’ve told you so much, but you still haven’t told me what imperial tool you’re using.”
“I don’t have any imperial weapon at all.” Uehara Naraku replied calmly.
Leona immediately said, “Impossible! I saw it all. The armor you were wearing at that time, wasn’t that your imperial weapon?”
Uehara Naraku didn’t hesitate and said coldly: “I didn’t lie to you, believe it or not.”
After delivering the things to Kamigamoto Naraku’s room, Leona smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll be leaving first. I’ll call you when it’s time for dinner.”
“Yeah.” Uehara Naraku nodded and lay down directly on the bed that had just been made.
After Leona left, he went straight to the kitchen. They were all in the kitchen now. After all, there were only seven of them who were involved in the night raid. As long as they gathered together, they could hold a meeting anywhere.
Meanwhile, Akame and Brand were still peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes, while Lubbock used his ability to dismantle a barrier. Najeshitan asked, “What’s going on, Leone?”
Leona spread his hands helplessly and said, “How can I put it? Naraku said he came down from the mountain. Although he got some information out of me, he was very wary of me and couldn’t smell anything extra. He also said clearly that if I could beat him, he would tell me everything he knew.”
Najeshitan asked seriously, “Do you think he is from the Empire?”
Leone said seriously, “I personally don’t think so. He has no idea about imperial weapons or anything like that. However, although he might be faking it, a normal spy wouldn’t even pretend to do something like this!”
Lubbock said unhappily, “I don’t think this guy is trustworthy, especially since his strength is so terrifying. If he really is from the Empire, then I won’t be able to sleep well tonight.”
Brand laughed proudly and said, “I don’t think Naraku is a bad person.”
“Bad guys won’t write these two words on their faces. Besides, we are killers. If we talk about bad guys, we are the bad guys in the eyes of many people!” Lubbock also complained.
Chi Tong had already started eating a watermelon while holding it. “Lubbock, you still know you’re a killer! If he’s a killer, then there’s nothing to be afraid of. If he’s truly an enemy, then we’ll bury him.”
Najeshitan clapped his hands and warned, “Alright, no matter what, we were the ones who invited Uehara Naraku, and he’s already joined us, so don’t be too suspicious of him. However, you still can’t let your guard down until you gain his complete trust. But don’t let him find out, or we’ll be in an awkward position.”
Chapter 47 Magic (Old Version)
After spending a few days with Akado Leona and the others, Uehara Naraku was a little surprised by their personalities. They were all killers, but their personalities didn’t seem like killers at all. The atmosphere in the entire killer group was usually very cheerful and harmonious.
That morning, after Uehara Naraku got up, most people had already eaten breakfast. Uehara Naraku came to the kitchen and looked at the breakfast that Akahime had placed in the insulated box. There was a note on the insulated box saying “Remember to eat breakfast”, which was obviously written by Akahime.
“You are so thoughtful! Akame.” A smile appeared on Uehara Naraku’s lips. After spending a few days together, Uehara Naraku felt very comfortable. After finishing breakfast quickly, Uehara Naraku prepared to go back and continue reading comics.
When I walked outside, I saw that all the people who were going to attack at night were training outside.
Brand and Akame were practicing swordsmanship, while the others were sitting down doing simple physical training.
“Naraku, you’re here!” Najeshitan greeted Uehara Naraku when she saw him.
When Main saw Uehara Naraku appear, she immediately complained in dissatisfaction: “Really, you, the new member, are too lazy! It’s already past nine o’clock, and you just get up at this time.” She is usually very lazy in bed, and she didn’t expect that this new member would get up even later than her.
Brand also greeted: “Hey, Naraku, you finally got up!”
“Everyone is training so hard!” Uehara Naraku walked over and greeted them.
And Marin said sarcastically: “Humph, do you think everyone is as lazy as you?”
After spending a few days together, Uehara Naraku also understood Maine’s personality and said nonchalantly, “Why are you getting up so early? There are no missions anyway, and there are no dangerous species nearby. I’m almost going to go out on a quest. I’ve been a member of the Night Raid for several days now, and I’m almost bored out of my mind.”
This is true. In the past few days, there is basically nothing to do in Night Raid. Uehara Naraku really wants to kill monsters and level up, but his base is not far from the imperial capital, and there are no dangerous species around.
The so-called dangerous species are equivalent to the wild monsters in this world, which we learned about from books and the mouths of Akagi and others.
The levels are divided into seven levels.
Level five dangerous species are wild beasts that can be found everywhere.
The fourth-level dangerous species also belongs to the category of wild beasts, but it is the king type among wild beasts. It is larger in size and more ferocious in character.
Level three dangerous species, this type of dangerous species is very common, and there are a lot of them, and their size has exceeded the range of ordinary wild beasts.
Level 2 dangerous species, mostly Asia-Pacific dragon species, King Kong and all fantasy creatures,
Level 1 dangerous species are mostly those that appear in the form of dragons, and are powerful enough to destroy a small town.
Special-grade dangerous species, dangerous species with special abilities, even imperial weapon users will be in danger if they encounter them.
The super dangerous species, the boss among the dangerous species, is not only huge in size, but also possesses various super powers. Even the imperial tool user finds it difficult to contend with it alone. It is also the raw material for making imperial tools and vassal tools.
Mayin snorted and said dissatisfiedly, “You’re a newcomer. If you have nothing to do, just go and clean. Besides, you’ve been here for a few days, but I’ve never seen you do any work. Do you think you’re a young master? Everyone has to work here.”
Uehara Naraku was a little speechless, and said: “Okay! I understand, then what do I need to do?”
When Mayin heard that Uehara Naraku actually agreed, she was a little surprised, but at the same time she was also happy. She pointed at Uehara Naraku and ordered him like a senior, “Looking at you like this, you can’t do anything else well, so go clean up first!”
Brand stepped out to smooth things over, saying, “Okay, Naraku, you don’t have to listen to Myne. Cleaning is usually my job. How about coming and working hard with me?”
“No way! Even if I want to practice, I will practice by myself.” Uehara Naraku refused immediately. He had no way to gain experience points through training, but by using skills, he could improve the proficiency of the skills, and the level of the skills could be raised to level 3 at most.
Today, Uehara Naraku has mastered more than a hundred magic spells and skills in total. Many of his skills are only level 1, and only those commonly used skills have reached level 3.
“Brand, stop pampering him like this.” Marin said dissatisfiedly.
Leona kindly warned Uehara Naraku, “Naraku, you better be careful with Brand. This guy is a gay. He’s talking to you like this, I’m afraid he’s attracted to you.”
And Brand did not refute anything. Instead, the tough guy blushed and said, “Hey, hey, hey, Leona, don’t say that! This will scare Naraku.”
“Fuck…” Seeing Brand like this, Uehara Naraku was suddenly startled and couldn’t help but take a half step back, away from Brand. Then he remembered some important matters and said, “Okay, let’s talk about these things later! Although I joined the night raid these days, I have always been wary of you. But now it seems a bit redundant! Although they are killers, they all seem to be easy to get along with.”
“Oh, you finally said it!” Najeshitan smiled when she heard what Uehara Naraku said. This meant that Uehara Naraku had officially let down his guard against them. He smiled and said, “After all, we are killers. It’s normal for you to be wary of us when you first join us. Anyway, we will be partners from now on, so we must get along well.”
Marin listened to the discontent and said proudly, “Hmph, don’t act so high and mighty, as if you recognize us. Let me be clear, I haven’t recognized you yet!”
Uehara Naraku listened without getting angry, and said confidently: “Oh, you don’t approve? It doesn’t matter, I will make you approve right away.”
“snort……”
Looking at Mayin’s arrogant look, Uehara Naraku asked jokingly, “Mayin, have you ever seen magic?”
Chapter 48 Summoning the Death Knight (Old Version)
“Magic?” Marin was stunned, then said proudly, “There is no such thing as magic in this world!”
“Then I’ll show you today!” Uehara Naraku said, stretching out his palm. A magic circle appeared on his palm, and he whispered: “Low-level Undead Summoning Skeleton.”
The next second, a space fluctuation appeared in the open space ahead. Seeing this scene, the members of the Night Raid all widened their eyes, and soon five low-level undead were summoned out.
“Skeleton, skeleton…” Marin was so frightened when she saw the five skeletons that appeared that she took several steps back.
“This is, a skeleton? Is this magic?” Najeshitan was also stunned with surprise when she saw this scene. This was completely created out of thin air!
Uehara Naraku ordered, “Alright, from now on, you guys will be responsible for cleaning this base. Go!”
The skeletons listened and walked over, nodded, then turned and walked into the base.
Lubbock was also looking at the five skeletons, and he was shocked. “No, these are really skeletons! They are just skeletons. How can they move?”
“It’s simply unbelievable!” The others were also surprised.
Seeing the skeletons actually cleaning with brooms and mops, Marin exclaimed in shock, “They’re really cleaning! No, how did you do that? What kind of imperial weapon is this?”
“I told you, this is magic.” A smile appeared on Uehara Naraku’s lips. He actually liked seeing Main’s surprised look. He cast a spell again and said, “Summon Skeleton…” Soon, another magic circle appeared.
Skeletons were summoned one by one again, and ten more were summoned. Uehara Naraku ordered these skeletons: “From now on, the miscellaneous tasks in this base will be handed over to you.”
As he spoke, Uehara Naraku also said to Najeshitan and the others: “If you need anything done in the future, just tell them to do it! These are low-level undead. They don’t need to eat and won’t feel tired. They are very useful for doing some simple work.”
“Undead?” Najeshitan frowned slightly.
Uehara Naraku looked at Mayin and said, “How is it, Mayin?”
“Hmph, isn’t it just a skeleton? And that kind of skeleton looks very weak and has no fighting power at all.” Marin has not recovered from her surprise yet and still said arrogantly.
Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, “Of course there are powerful undead. Among them, the strongest undead I can summon is so powerful that even you would find it difficult to defeat it.”
“Stop lying.” Marin said in disbelief.
Najeshitan grasped the key point and asked, “Naraku, what exactly is this strongest undead tribe you’re talking about?”
Uehara Naraku also informed the situation: “Death Knight, this is the strongest undead I can summon. If the boss wants to see its strength, prepare a corpse!”
The reason why Uehara Naraku said this was that he wanted to improve the proficiency of the Death Knight’s skill, and also to prepare for future wars.
Hearing Uehara Naraku’s solemn promise, Najeshitan decisively agreed: “Okay, Lubbock, go and dig out the bodies that were buried earlier.”
“No way! Boss, is this true?” When Labok heard Najeshitan’s order, his face immediately fell.
Uehara Naraku added: “As long as it’s a corpse, it doesn’t matter if it’s human or a dangerous species.”
Hearing this, Lubbock excitedly asked, “Can dangerous species corpses be used? Then can frozen ones be used?”
“Okay.” Uehara Naraku nodded.
Lubbock looked at Najeshitan, who nodded and said, “Well, go get the dangerous species we captured last time from the ice cellar.”
“Let me do this!” Brand took over the job and walked towards the ice cellar.
The others were also very much looking forward to Uehara Naraku’s magic. After a while, Brand and Lubbock came over carrying two frozen rhino corpses, and the corpses were still intact. It was obvious that they were now food for the night raid.
Brand put the rhino carcass down and said, “Is this okay? Naraku, this is a wild rhino we hunted not long ago. It’s a level 4 dangerous species. We killed several last time and are worried about the meat rotting, so we put it in the ice cellar.”
“Yes, sure.” Uehara Naraku nodded, pointed his palm at the frozen rhino corpse, and growled: “Sixth-level Undead Summoning: Death Knight…”
The next moment, a distortion appeared in the space above the rhino’s body. Everyone held their breath and watched the distortion in the space. They saw a ball of black mucus falling from the distorted space and landing on the rhino’s body. Soon, the black mucus covered the entire rhino’s body and then began to wriggle and take shape.
When they saw this scene, the people who were on the night raid didn’t even blink. In just three seconds, a two-meter-three-meter-tall death knight wearing armor appeared, holding a huge shield in one hand and a silver snake sword in the other.
When the night raiders saw the Death Knight appear, they were all dumbfounded. Najeshitan was also shocked and asked, “Is this the Death Knight?”
Uehara Naraku looked at him with a playful smile on his face: “How about you guys go and test his strength?”
“Is it really possible?” Leona was eager to try it after hearing this.
Uehara Naraku also nodded and continued, “It’s best to use the Imperial Vessel. If you don’t use the Imperial Vessel, you won’t be able to defeat it with your current strength.”
“Oh, it seems that you, Naraku, are very confident in the Death Knight you summoned!” Leone immediately stepped forward and said excitedly, “Then I will give it a try!”
“Lion King Transformation…” The next second, Leone’s body changed after using the imperial weapon and turned into a beastman form.
“Then be careful.” Uehara Naraku warned and then ordered the Death Knight: “Death Knight, attack Leona.”
After the Death Knight received the order, a flash of red light appeared in his eyes.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!” As if receiving an order from Uehara Naraku, the Death Knight suddenly let out an angry roar, and waves of sound immediately spread out in the surroundings.
At this time, the people who were on night raid truly felt the oppression from the Death Knight, which was no less than that of the special dangerous species.
Then, the Death Knight took the lead in launching an attack.
Chapter 49 Leona vs. Death Knight (Old Version)
“So fast…” Leona was shocked by the speed of the Death Knight who suddenly rushed in front of her. He was so big, yet he could move at such a speed.
With a ‘bang’, the Death Knight swung his sword. Leone dodged the blade and fell to the ground. He roared and punched the Death Knight.
“Bang” A full-strength punch hit the Death Knight’s giant shield, but it didn’t even make the Death Knight retreat half a step. Leona was even more shocked. However, at this time, the Death Knight’s Silver Snake Sword chopped over again. Leona panicked, grabbed the giant shield to gain leverage, and immediately jumped back.
When the Death Knight saw Leona jump away, he immediately chased after him. Every attack he made was able to release powerful sword energy, causing cracks to appear on the ground.
The speed and power displayed by the Death Knight shocked everyone in the night raid. The Death Knight summoned by Uehara Naraku could actually compete with the Imperial Weapon User. Uehara Naraku looked at the evenly matched fight between Leona and the Death Knight and ordered, “Death Knight, stop.”
After hearing Uehara Naraku’s order, the Death Knight stopped immediately. Leona breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Death Knight stop. The Death Knight was very fast, had strong attack power, and extremely strong defense. He could not find any flaws at all. If he continued to fight, Leona felt that he might not be able to hold on.
But he was still dissatisfied and said, “Hey, Naraku, why did you stop?”
Uehara Naraku explained: “There’s no need to continue. From the moment you can’t break the Death Knight’s defense, you’ve already lost.”
“What did you say?” Leona was immediately dissatisfied when she heard it. Even though what Uehara Naraku said was a fact, she still didn’t want to admit it.
Uehara Naraku explained, “If it was Hill who was fighting the Death Knight, he should be able to win. After all, Hill’s Imperial Tool is very effective against the Death Knight’s shield.
But as for you, the Imperial Weapon is completely restrained by the Death Knight. The Silver Snake Sword in the Death Knight’s hand has the power of a curse, and the wound will continue to bleed. Even if your recovery ability is very strong, it will be useless.”
After listening to Uehara Naraku’s explanation, Leona calmed down. She then walked over and put her arms around Uehara Naraku’s neck. She boldly pressed Uehara Naraku’s head towards her and said jokingly, “So you, your brother, are worried about me! Hahaha, it’s my brother who’s worried. Then I gladly accept your worry. From now on, I’ll rely on you to protect me.”
“Tsk…” Although Uehara Naraku appeared unhappy about Leona’s generous behavior, he was very happy in his heart. At the beginning, he would pretend to complain, but now he doesn’t even complain. It can be said that Uehara Naraku was able to adapt to the atmosphere of life in the night raid so quickly, thanks to Police Leona hugging him like this, which made Uehara Naraku enjoy it very much in his heart.
After all, Uehara Naraku has never been an active person, and he has always had a rather dull personality. When he met such a generous and unrestrained Leona, he did not dislike her, and even liked her very much.
“Hahaha, you’re being tsundere!” Leona found Uehara Naraku even cuter when she saw him like this.
Uehara Naraku quickly pushed Leona’s arm away and said to the others with a bit of pride: “How is it! The Death Knight’s combat power. On a scale of 10, how many points would you give the Death Knight?”
“Of course it’s ten.” Najeshitan was very confident in the Death Knight’s fighting ability and said immediately.
Hill said, “I give it ten points, too.”
“Very strong, the Death Knight is very powerful and can definitely become a solid partner.” Akagi also expressed his opinion.
Brand also confirmed: “Indeed! It feels that its strength is already not weaker than that of the special dangerous species, but it is still slightly weaker than the super dangerous species.”
Lubbock said gloomily, “It’s mainly about defense and speed. If it were me, I could definitely defeat the Death Knight.”
Marin still said reluctantly: “Just barely enough, it’s pretty impressive!”
Najeshitan ignored the others and asked Uehara Naraku, “Naraku, what is the maximum number of Death Knights you can summon?”
After witnessing the power of the Death Knight, Najeshitan felt that the Revolutionary Army was one step closer to overthrowing the Empire.
Uehara Naraku shook his head and said, “I don’t know either.”
“I don’t know?” Najeshitan frowned slightly.
Uehara Naraku explained, “Death Knight is a sixth-tier necromancy spell, which consumes a large amount of mana. Therefore, I rarely use this spell, and naturally, I don’t know how many I can summon. However, theoretically, as long as I have enough mana, I can definitely raise an army of undead.”
Najeshitan was immediately excited when she heard this and said, “Then, for the sake of the revolution, could you please summon more Death Knights to help us?”
Najeshitan added, “If we had more high-end forces like Death Knights, the Revolutionary Army could have suffered fewer casualties in the war with the Empire.”
Uehara Naraku nodded and agreed: “Okay, that’s how I plan to tell you all this anyway.”
Because Uehara Naraku was planning to improve his skill proficiency, he also decided to summon some Death Knights.
After all, the main quest of overthrowing the empire is completely different from the quest of becoming an adamantite-level adventurer in ‘Overlord’, so naturally, a powerful combat force like the Death Knight is also needed to join the battle.
Brand said worriedly, “Naraku, summoning such a powerful Death Knight, is it a burden on your body?”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the night raid looked at Uehara Naraku. After all, they had all witnessed the power of the Death Knight. He had the power of a super dangerous species, and even an imperial weapon user would find it difficult to defeat him.
Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, “If I have to say what the burden is, it’s the excessive consumption of magic power.”
Leona also asked: “Then the magic power is too much, can it be replenished?”
“Magic power is just like physical and mental strength. It can be restored through rest and eating.” Uehara Naraku replied.
“I see.” Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this answer.
At this time, Lubbock asked, “Um, Naraku, who did you learn magic from?”
Chapter 50: First Mission (Old Version)
“I want to know.” Uehara Naraku chuckled and looked at Lubbock, while the others also looked at Uehara Naraku with some anticipation. After all, magic is such an amazing thing.
“If you want to know, come and defeat me. If you win, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
Lubbock was a little dissatisfied when he heard the answer: “Why is it like this again! Aren’t we partners now? And we still can’t tell the result!”
Brand laughed and patted Lubbock on the shoulder. “Alright, Lubbock, even the best of partners have their own secrets. It would be unmanly to question them further.”
Leona also added fuel to the fire, “And didn’t Naraku also say that? As long as you can beat him, I can tell you, why don’t you go and try it.”
“I’m not going!” Lubbock whispered. Although he had never fought with Uehara Naraku, he had witnessed Uehara Naraku’s strength. In addition, this time he easily summoned the terrifying undead like the Death Knight. It was obvious that the opponent’s strength was very terrifying.
Leona asked curiously at this time: “By the way, is magic just like what is described in the books? It can make the wind and rain, and even turn stones into gold.”
Uehara Naraku was speechless: “Magic can certainly control the wind and rain, but turning stone into gold…”
“Wait, if this is the magic in ‘YGGDRASIL’, maybe there really is magic that can turn stone into gold!” Uehara Naraku thought to himself, but he still said to Mine: “I can barely summon the wind and rain, but I can’t turn stone into gold.”
“Is this true?” Maine found it a little hard to believe, but after seeing the Death Knight summoned by Uehara Naruo, she had to believe it.
“Well, can you show it to us?” Leone also urged curiously.
“Stop joking. This kind of magic consumes a lot of magic power.” Uehara Naraku of course refused this rude request. After all, it was completely unnecessary.
He did learn a magic that could change the weather, a sixth-level magic, Weather Manipulation, but this trick could only change the weather in a small area, and Weather Manipulation, like flying, would continuously consume magic power.
Leona was also very curious about magic and asked, “Do you have any other magic? Can you show us? After all, haven’t you already recognized us as companions? Since we are companions, we must understand each other!”
“Okay!” Uehara Naraku also agreed. In order to satisfy the curiosity of Leona and others, Uehara Naraku also cast several elemental magic to perform for them.
Seeing that Uehara Naraku could really release powers such as fire, lightning, and wind blades from his hands out of thin air made the people in the night raid even more excited.
In the next few days, Uehara Naraku also summoned two Death Knights every day. Although with Uehara Naraku’s magic power, he could summon up to three Death Knights every day, but Uehara Naraku’s cautious character made him always choose to retain some magic power to deal with various emergencies.
On this day, Yexu finally accepted a mission to assassinate Temir, a relative of the treacherous minister Yekov of the empire.
This time, Najeshitan also handed over the assassination mission to Naraku Uehara and Leona.
Looking at the mission content, Uehara Naraku was also excited, “Finally, a mission is going to be dispatched! It’s been almost ten days since I joined the night raid. I’ve been staying in the base every day, and I’m almost bored to death.”
Najeshitan smoked a cigarette and said to the two of them, “Naraku, Leona, this time the mission is about this Temir. He is a distant relative of Minister Yekov, and Yekov is a minion of Minister Ernest.”
“Don’t worry! This is my first mission, I will definitely complete it beautifully.” Uehara Naraku said confidently.
Marin said proudly, “Hmph, don’t let your carelessness lead to your fall.”
But Leone asked, “So, what are his crimes and the crimes of his guards?”
Najeshitan’s eyes were sharp and murderous. “He uses drugs to manipulate large numbers of women into prostitution, mass-produces drugs, and traffics in people. He’s involved in every shady business you can think of in the empire. He doesn’t do good things, but he does everything a beast would do. And the guards around him are all the same. Rape and murder are commonplace. No one is innocent. Send them all to hell.”
“Understood.” Leone said with a cold look.
Najeshitan looked at Uehara Naraku and warned, “Then let’s go! Naraku, this is your first mission, so be careful. I’m not worried about your strength, but those guys from the Empire, while they may appear human, are monsters beneath their skin. Don’t be careless with them.”
Hearing this, Uehara Naraku smiled and said, “Monster? That’s perfect. This way, we don’t have to worry about anything. Don’t worry, even if it’s an earthworm in the yard, I’ll dig it out and chop it in half.”
After hearing what Uehara Naraku said, Najeshitan was also a little stunned and said, “Well, it seems that you are really born to be a killer! Then, this mission will be handed over to you.”
Uehara Naraku nodded, and then set off with Leona.
Uehara Naraku was unfamiliar with the imperial capital, so Leona led the way. They arrived at the target business premises. The two stood on the rooftop, and Leona immediately transformed into the Lion King, excitedly saying, “Great! This state is indeed the most comfortable.”
At this time, Uehara Naraku had already put on a demon mask on his face, revealing only his two eyes, and he was also wearing a black hooded windbreaker. Leona looked at Uehara Naraku and saw that he had prepared so much in advance, and was also surprised: “Naraku, you have prepared everything!”
Uehara Naraku looked at Leona and complained, “Well, it’s always better to be cautious! Although I don’t think anyone who sees my appearance can survive, but as a killer, do you never wear a mask? It seems that you don’t have a bounty on your head yet!”
Leone still said nonchalantly, “Hahahaha, there’s no need for that. Look at me, haven’t I changed?”
“Let’s go!” Soon, the two of them sneaked into the club together.
Chapter 51 Mission Completed (Old Version)
Looking at the people smoking in the club, and a large group of prostitutes dressed in revealing clothes, each of these prostitutes was smoking opium and looked intoxicated.
“Damn, this smell is so pungent!” Uehara Naraku smelled the smoke and felt uncomfortable.
Leona’s expression became increasingly ugly. “Well, this is how these scumbags control those girls. Once they start smoking these opium, they can’t help themselves.”
“That’s the guy!” Uehara Naraku looked at a strong man with bare chest who was sitting in the middle of the crowd. He had a blue dragon tattoo on his body and looked like a gangster boss. This was their target this time, Temir.
“Yes, it’s him.” Leone said seriously.
“I understand. Leave it to me from now on. You wait outside!” With that, Uehara Naraku jumped directly from the ceiling.
“There are enemies…” Soon, a group of people reacted and many of them fled in fear.
“A killer?” Temir was not surprised to see the killer appear. After all, there were too many people who wanted to kill him.
Uehara Naraku didn’t waste any time and directly pulled out the ordinary long sword he had prepared. Before Temir and the dozen or so bodyguards around him could react, the enchanted wind blade instantly cut off the bodies of more than a dozen people.
“What’s going on…” Seeing that Uehara Naraku had already jumped from one end to the other, this speed made everyone unable to react. They watched as Temir and a dozen bodyguards’ bodies were cut in half.
“Lord Temir.” “Damn it! He killed Lord Temir, kill him.” “If we don’t kill him, the minister will never let us go, kill him.” All of a sudden, dozens of guards appeared in the hall, and more people continued to pour into the hall.
“This guy is so fast!” At this time, Leona, who was still on the ceiling, was also shocked when he saw this scene. He added wind magic to the blade, which instantly increased the power of the slash by several times.
Fortunately, Uehara Naraku is a partner. If he was an enemy, it would be too terrifying.
Seeing the guards being slaughtered easily in the lobby, Leona was eager to try, so he jumped down and joined the battle.
Uehara Naraku and Leona, facing these bodyguards who usually only dared to bully ordinary civilians, pretended to be slaughtering pigs and dogs. Soon, there were nearly a hundred corpses left in the lobby, and the blood made the entire lobby even more vivid.
“Done! This mission was pretty easy!” Leona looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Those who should have run had already run, and those who should have been killed had already been killed. He said to Uehara Naraku, “Let’s go! The Imperial Guard will be here soon.”
“Well, but before we leave, let’s burn this place down completely!” Uehara Naraku said, and a magic circle began to appear in his hand.
“Wait a minute…” Leone shouted immediately, then ran to the front desk, took out a large bag from behind and said, “Let me put the money in it before burning it.”
Uehara Naraku just waited like this, and soon Leona finished pretending and said with a smile: “Okay.”
Uehara Naraku said, “Why don’t you go and look for it again? Maybe there’s a small treasury or something.”
“No need.” Leone smiled and said, “I’m just using it to have some drinks anyway, so I don’t need that much money. Besides, the longer we delay, the worse it will be for us. Let’s go!”
Uehara Naraku nodded and growled, “Exploding Flame…”
Soon, a fireball with a diameter of one meter appeared and was thrown out. The fireball exploded instantly after it came into contact with the ground and burned rapidly.
Afterwards, the two of them immediately entered the club through the window. Uehara Naraku was worried that the fire was not big enough, so he used two fire magic spells again to make the fire burn even more fiercely.
After the two left, Uehara Naraku had already put his windbreaker and mask back into his backpack. Feeling very bored, he complained, “This is so boring. This mission is too easy.”
The people he just killed did not allow Uehara Naraku to gain much experience points. After all, the levels of these people were not high.
“There’s nothing we can do about it! But it’s good that we were able to complete the first mission successfully. Let’s go for a drink together! I got a lot of money this time. Don’t worry, you get a share of it too.” Leone said as he raised the purse in his hand.
Uehara Naraku looked at the enthusiastic Leona and said speechlessly: “If it’s just a drink, we can drink it in the base!”
Leona, with the air of a seasoned drinker, introduced, “That’s different. The drinks at the base are all wheat wine, which I’ve long since grown tired of. There are many more varieties of drinks in the imperial capital, and you probably haven’t been to the imperial capital yet! I’d love to show you around.”
“Okay!” In the end, Uehara Naraku agreed, and he also wanted to take a good look at the imperial capital.
Seeing that Uehara Naraku agreed, Leona also put her arm around Uehara Naraku’s shoulders with a carefree attitude and said like a good brother, “Isn’t that right? Anyway, it’s a rare trip to the imperial capital, so of course we have to have some fun. Come on, sister will take you to taste the delicious food of the empire.”
Afterwards, Uehara Naraku followed Leona to what she thought was a food street, eating and drinking along the way.
Leona, whose face was already slightly red from drinking, said carelessly, “It’s so refreshing! Naraku, how do you like this? I’ll take you to the bath center to soak in the hot springs, and then I’ll take you to enjoy a one-stop massage. How about that? That’s where I learned massage techniques before. The technique is very good.”
Uehara Naraku paused while cutting the steak and asked, “So, what’s this one-stop massage?”
“Don’t worry, it’s definitely the regular kind, a real pure massage, not what you think.” Leona’s face was slightly red, and she approached Uehara Naraku and teased: “Of course, if you want a different kind of massage, sister can satisfy you.”
Uehara Naraku’s eyes twitched slightly when he heard this, then he smiled and said, “Okay! That’s what you said.”
Now it was Leona’s turn to be a little surprised. She was just joking and wanted to tease him, but she didn’t expect Uehara Naraku to take it seriously. For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
Uehara Naraku had long been unable to bear Leona, so he put his arm around her shoulders and whispered in her ear, “Who told you to seduce me when you have nothing to do? Don’t be a coward this time.”
Leona also made up her mind and hugged Uehara Naraku with her backhand, saying fearlessly: “Okay! Tonight, I will let you see how powerful I am. Don’t cry when the time comes.”
Chapter 52: Sex Buddies (Old Version)
At noon the next day, in a hotel in the imperial capital.
Naraku Uehara and Leona were lying naked on the big bed, hugging each other. Last night, they had been eating, drinking and having fun until two o’clock in the morning. They found a hotel to stay in, and then they made love in the room for two hours before finally falling asleep.
After getting up early in the morning, Leona looked at Uehara Naraku who was sleeping next to her, her eyes full of tenderness and love. She had just said it tentatively yesterday, but she didn’t expect Uehara Naraku to be serious. Leona’s cheerful personality did not allow her to back down, and just like that, the two of them had sex in a burst of excitement.
However, it seems to be pretty good now.
Afterwards, Leona woke up Uehara Naraku, but did not say anything about asking Uehara Naraku to be responsible for her. After all, she had long been impure. As a girl who came out of the slums of the imperial capital, she had seen too much evil in the imperial capital, and she had long given up hope for love.
“You’re awake!” Seeing Uehara Naraku open his eyes, Leona still smiled carelessly and said, “I can’t believe it! You’re quite capable, little brother!”
Uehara Naraku also stood up, not knowing what to say at this moment, and asked tentatively: “Leona, should we go back?”
“Well, it’s really getting late, let’s go back!” Leone didn’t ask to be responsible for this matter. He lifted the quilt and put on his clothes directly, as if he didn’t care about what happened last night.
And Uehara Naraku would not take the initiative to say it. After all, Uehara Naraku would leave this world sooner or later, and he would not be able to take Leona with him at that time. Even if he wanted to be responsible for Leona, he had no way to do it. Leona was so open-minded about this matter, so what should he care about!
Afterwards, the two returned to the base together. Everything was still the same as before, with no difference.
However, after this experience, although they usually do their own things, their relationship has become closer. Whenever Uehara Naraku has physical needs, he will take the initiative to find Leona, and Leona will not refuse. The two of them tacitly live under the same roof, belonging to the stage of being more than friends but not yet lovers, commonly known as “friends with benefits”.
Although Leona and Uehara Naraku both tacitly agreed to be friends with benefits, the others did not think so.
During this period, Brand and Myne also asked Uehara Naraku, and Myne even warned: “I tell you, if you dare to bully Leona, I will never let you go.”
Uehara Naraku was speechless and said, “You’re always worrying about nothing. Does this have anything to do with you?”
“How can it be okay?” Marin was even more furious when she heard this. She said angrily, “Leone is my good friend. You do that kind of thing with Leone every night, but the next day it’s as if nothing happened. Don’t you intend to be responsible for Leone?”
“Leona didn’t ask me to be responsible!” Uehara Naraku spread his hands and said speechlessly: “We are all killers. We are usually under too much mental pressure, so we need to relax. We all have physical needs. Love and romance are too far away. You are still too young. You will understand when you grow up.”
After hearing this, Marin was even more furious, her face flushed immediately and she said, “Who, who is young, who said I don’t understand! Leone told me.”
Uehara Naraku glanced at Maine’s chestnuts, which were indeed too different from Leona’s. He said calmly, “Alright, you, a little kid who hasn’t even reached adulthood, stay out of this matter. Neither Leona nor I have expressed any opinions, so why are you meddling in other people’s business?”
“Who are you calling a brat? You are only three years older than me. Why are you so arrogant?” Marin yelled angrily after hearing that.
“In short, if you dare to bully Leone, I will never let you go.” After saying that, Main ran out angrily.
Time flies. It has been a month since Uehara Naraku joined Night Raid. His relationship with Leone was originally unclear. During this period, Uehara Naraku always took the initiative to complete the mission. During this period, he had the experience of carrying out missions together with Brand, Main, and Lubbock.
And because of the “friends with benefits” relationship between Uehara Naraku and Leona, under the authority of the people in the night raid and the boss Najeshita, the two finally confirmed their relationship as a couple.
After confirming the relationship, Leona also told Uehara Naraku a lot about her past.
Once upon a time, when Leone was in the slums, he had a childhood sweetheart named ‘Dafuku’, who was also an orphan in the slums.
Leone and Dafuku had once talked about the future. They wanted to work hard together to save money and buy a house of their own in the slums of the empire, but in the end things did not go as they wished. For some reason, Dafuku offended a relative of a noble. Since then, Dafuku seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Three months later, Dafu’s body was thrown into the slums. Dafu’s body was unrecognizable, without hands and feet, and his body had suffered long-term abuse. From the scars on the body, Leone knew that Dafu had been subjected to extremely terrible torture and abuse, and eventually died in despair and pain.
Uehara Naraku didn’t say anything about Leona’s past, and he couldn’t change it. He couldn’t even make any promises to Leona. After all, he was just a passer-by in this world. After helping Night Raid overthrow the empire, he would probably leave this world.
However, once the empire is truly overthrown, Leone will naturally be able to gain the glory and status that belong to him as a hero of the revolutionary army, and then she will naturally have her own happiness.
“Get up, Naraku.” Early in the morning, in the room, Leona ran to Uehara Naraku’s room and shouted.
Uehara Naraku was forcibly pulled up by Leona, but he was still a little sleepy and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Leone looked at the comic book beside the bed and said speechlessly: “This is it. You stayed up late reading comics again!”
Uehara Naraku yawned and complained, “You think I want to read comics? I’m almost bored to death every day. Are there any tasks? I’m almost bored to death.”
Although Uehara Naraku also practiced necromancy and summoned Death Knights to improve the combat effectiveness of the Night Raid, with Uehara Naraku’s current magic power, summoning a Death Knight would consume one-third of his magic power. Uehara Naraku could only summon two Death Knights at most every day, so he had to leave one-third of his magic power.
Leona said excitedly, “Don’t worry, this time we have a mission, and it’s a big one. The boss asked me to call you.”
Chapter 53 (old version)
Soon, Uehara Naraku and Leona arrived at the meeting room on the second floor of the base.
Najeshitan looked at the two and greeted them, “You’re here! Naraku, Leona, we’ve been waiting for you.”
“Tsk, it’s always so slow.” Marin complained habitually.
“That’s right, it’s too late.” Labock curled his lips in dissatisfaction. He felt a little jealous that Uehara Naraku and Leona were together, because he tried to confess to Najeshitan a few days ago, but was rejected. This hit him hard, and he was naturally jealous that Uehara Naraku could be with Leona.
Obviously, in terms of looks, I am not worse than him. Isn’t it just that my strength is slightly better than his? As long as my strength improves, Najeshitan will definitely like him.
“I haven’t even had breakfast yet! Just tell me what you want to say!” Uehara Naraku sat down on the sofa and said impatiently.
Seeing Uehara Naraku like this, Main and Lubbock were so angry that they gritted their teeth, but Najeshita didn’t care. She thought very highly of Uehara Naraku. Now there were dozens of Death Knights guarding the base.
Although she really wanted to send the Death Knight to the front line to help the Revolutionary Army fight against the Imperial Army, Uehara Naraku told her that the Death Knight only obeyed his orders. This made Najeshitan want to send Uehara Naraku to the front line. After all, compared to being a killer, Uehara Naraku has this kind of magical power, and it is obvious that he will be more useful on the front line.
“You guy…” Seeing Uehara Naraku’s attitude, Main and Lubbock both gritted their teeth.
Najeshitan clapped her hands and said, “Alright, everyone, take a seat! Next, I’ll tell you about the latest mission.”
As soon as the voice fell, Uehara Naraku, Akame, Leone, Maine, Lubbock, Hill, and Brand all turned their eyes to Najeshitan. Under everyone’s solemn gaze, Najeshitan said seriously, “This time’s mission is to kill a noble family in the imperial capital.”
Everyone was used to the killing of nobles. After all, they were killing these powerful people. Brand asked solemnly, “So, what are their crimes?”
“This family likes to abduct country people who come to the imperial capital to make a living, bring them home, and then torture them to death with cruel means, and they enjoy it.” Najeshitan narrated calmly. Although her voice was calm, she could not hide her anger.
“Take a look for yourselves! This is a confession told by a countryman. It contains all his personal experiences.” When everyone looked at the content, their faces suddenly became ugly, and they hated this corrupt empire even more.
“Then who will be on this mission?” Brand asked, crossing his arms across his chest.
Uehara Naraku said directly: “I’ll go. Anyway, the mission is to kill the three people added by the noble, plus the guards and servants. There are only seventeen people in total. Later, you can send people to take away the treasures in the noble manor.”
Marin listened and said dissatisfiedly, “Our mission is to eliminate those nobles, not their money. So what’s the difference between our ‘night raid’ and ordinary thieves?”
“Also, you, don’t set fire every time you kill someone. It makes us look like terrorists.”
Uehara Naraku was speechless again, and said seriously, “Being a killer is synonymous with crime. Even if it’s a reputation, it’s a bad reputation. It’s better to make some money.”
“As for why you set fire, it’s because fire can cleanse sins. Of course, it seems a bit shameless to say that. However, only when the evildoers see that you are more evil than them will they feel afraid. Although you are a killer, you still retain that innocence.”
Maine was very dissatisfied when she heard this. She felt a little embarrassed to be taught a lesson by a newcomer. Although the newcomer was very strong, she was about to refute him, but Najeshitan said, “Okay, Maine, Naraku is not wrong. As a killer, don’t expect justice.
Even if the revolution triumphs in the future and a new country is established, we will still be unpopular among the people. However, some things still need to be done, and what we are doing during the night raid is killing people.”
Mayin snorted and said nothing more. Najeshitan looked at everyone and said, “Everyone is on this mission.”
“Everyone mobilized?” “No way! There are only seventeen people. Is it necessary to mobilize everyone?” “Isn’t that a bit too cautious?” When everyone heard about mobilizing everyone, they felt that it was a bit too much. After all, a general task only requires two people, and it seems that this noble has no imperial weapon user. Is it necessary to mobilize everyone?
Najeshitan explained, “Because that noble estate is quite large, if we let them escape, it would be troublesome. We’re sending everyone out to end the battle quickly, and it’s also a training exercise for you.”
“Tsk, I’m enough by myself, why do we need everyone?” Uehara Naraku complained somewhat unhappily. If everyone went out, it meant that his experience points would be divided.
After hearing what Uehara Naraku said, the rest of the people shuddered. Since Uehara Naraku completed the mission, Yexu’s attacks were not only to kill people, but also to set fire after killing people, turning everything into ashes, making Yexu’s reputation even more notorious in the imperial capital, although they, the killers, did not have a good reputation to begin with.
Leone also teased, “Don’t say that! We are just assassins, not warriors. This noble manor is quite close to the Imperial Guard. Although we all know you are very strong, there is no need to fight the guard to the death.”
Najeshitan looked at her and smiled, “Alright, let’s get ready! This operation will be led by Akame, and the time is set for twelve o’clock tonight.”
After Najeshitan’s announcement, everyone was free to move forward. After having a simple breakfast, Uehara Naraku was dragged by Leona to go to the imperial capital for a drink.
Although Uehara Naraku felt that drinking alcohol so early in the morning was not a good idea, he couldn’t resist Leona’s desire to drink, so he had to accompany her.
Chapter 54 Tatsumi (Old Version)
In the imperial capital, Uehara Naraku and Leona were eating snacks and drinking beer on the street. According to Leona, she was born into a poor family and her favorite things were street snacks and food stalls. Even though she is rich now, she doesn’t like to go to high-end places. She always feels out of place in such places.
“Hey, you are too stingy! I am very strong. If you don’t believe me, you can find someone to try it with me.” At this time, a brown-haired boy said to a mercenary boss.
The mercenary boss said angrily, “Tsk, who cares about your strength? Besides, this isn’t a shelter. Thinking of becoming the captain right away is sheer wishful thinking. Alright, get out of here!”
The brown-haired boy was also shouting unwillingly, and he directly drew his sword and performed a set of sword techniques, saying that he was very strong and hoped that he could be given a chance, but in the end he was rejected.
All of this was witnessed by Leona and Uehara Naraku who were standing by the road. Leona said, “That boy seems unusual! He looks like a passionate young man from the countryside who came to the imperial capital, eager to make a name for himself.”
Uehara Naraku just glanced at it indifferently and ignored it, while Leona said jokingly: “I bet that this boy will be cheated out of everything in less than three days.”
“So! What are you going to do?” Uehara Naraku asked casually.
Leone laughed dryly and shook his head, “Nothing, nothing, let’s continue drinking.”
At night, under the light of the crimson moon, the imperial capital was stained with a scarlet glow. Under this blood-like glow, several figures moved quickly on the rooftops until they arrived in front of the moving castle.
“Cross Tail…” Lubbock used his imperial weapon, and countless silk threads formed a dense net in the air.
Seeing this scene, Uehara Naraku and others also jumped onto the silk thread in the air. Under the scarlet blood moon, they looked obviously very strange.
“1, 2, 3, 4…” Leone counted the number of people outside the castle and whispered, “These guys are really spread out!”
Uehara Naraku also took out the ghost mask at this time, put it on his face, and ordered: “Leave those guards who are capable of fighting to me, and leave the rest to you. Lubbock, use your silk thread to create a barrier to prevent these guys from escaping. If anyone dares to escape, it will be dealt with by Maine.”
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t act like you are the captain, Akagi, you are the captain! Aren’t you going to say something to him?” Lubbock said angrily after hearing this.
Akame said with a silly look on her face: “Naraku’s arrangement is very good, I don’t think there is any problem.”
Lubbock was speechless as he listened to this. There was no way to refute such a thing.
“Why do you have to wear a mask every time you go on a mission? It makes you look cool!” Main said dissatisfiedly.
Brand smiled and sang, “Alright, alright, Naraku said this for your own good. After all, you two aren’t wanted on the list, and you’re not like Leone, whose appearance changes after using an imperial weapon. This is also for your protection, isn’t it?”
“Hmph…” Marin snorted in dissatisfaction. She always felt that she was being looked down upon, or rather, Uehara Naraku never thought highly of her. This dealt a heavy blow to Marin’s pride. She said proudly, “I will never let anyone get away.”
“Then let’s act!” As he said that, Uehara Naraku jumped down first and quickly landed in front of a guard.
“Is this a night attack? Be careful, there are enemies…” the guard shouted at the top of his voice, while pointing the spear in his hand at Uehara Naraku.
“Have you finished shouting? Then go to hell!” As soon as Uehara Naraku finished speaking, his body rushed forward at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the guard. The guard had no time to react before his body and head were separated.
The rest of the night raiders have also started their own hunts.
“Target found…” Hill’s glasses flashed a blood-red light, and he soon found a target.
“That’s great! I have to make sure to record today’s diary…” In the castle corridor, a noble lady held a diary in her hands as if it were a treasure, and a devilish smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said, “I really don’t know how many days this little pet can last this time! I’m really looking forward to it!”
With a ‘swish’ sound, a pair of huge scissors behind her instantly cut the lady’s body in half, and the blood dyed the ground red. Hill still had an expressionless face. Although her body was covered in blood, she was still cold. Or perhaps the blood added a different kind of evil charm to her.
Hill waved her hand and shook off the blood on the scissors. Even though there was still blood on her glasses, she seemed not to notice it. She still bowed and apologized innocently, “I’m sorry…” This was a habit she developed from being an innocent person. No matter what she did, she would habitually apologize.
After killing several guards in succession, Uehara Naraku couldn’t find anyone, so he immediately jumped to the highest point of the castle and began to observe the movements of the others. Leona and the others were there to deal with the people inside the castle, but his target was the guards outside. Soon, Uehara Naraku saw two guards leading the eldest daughter of the noble family towards the woods.
“Is it over there?” Uehara Naraku immediately chased after him, jumping quickly on the treetops.
“Miss, let’s go…” Two guards pulled the noble lady Arya and shouted.
“What the hell is going on? Who attacked us?” Arya asked loudly. She didn’t understand why she was suffering such a crime. She was just lying in the warm bed, but was suddenly forced to wake up, which made her very unhappy.
“Is it a night attack?” the guard said with a serious look.
Arya asked anxiously, “What about mom and dad? Are they okay?”
The guard’s face turned grim as he said solemnly, “It’s not clear yet, but let’s hide in the slave room first. As long as we wait until daybreak, we’ll be safe.”
“What? You want me to stay in that kind of place for a whole night…” When Arya heard this, her originally delicate face became a little ferocious.
“Don’t worry, you all will die today.” At this moment, Uehara Naraku fell from the sky and stood in front of Arya and the two guards.
Chapter 55 Mind Manipulation (Old Version)
After seeing Uehara Naraku’s appearance, Arya and the guards’ expressions changed in shock. After all, Uehara Naraku was wearing a ghost mask, which was really scary. The two guards also drew their swords and said, “You are the killer of the night raid.”
“You’re asking even though you already know the answer.” Uehara Naraku smiled playfully, “Okay, go to hell!”
“Damn it! Miss, hurry up and leave, let’s stop him.” The two guards rushed towards Uehara Naraku as if they were ready to die. Facing the attack of the two, Uehara Naraku also smiled contemptuously.
“Enchantment: Wind Blade…”
The figures of the three people crossed each other. With the blessing of wind magic, Uehara Naraku’s slash could easily split steel. It was not something his blade could block at all. The sword energy with wind blade cut the two men in half with one blow.
Arya, who had no chance to escape, was so frightened by this scene that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
Arya watched Uehara Naraku approaching her step by step, feeling extremely terrified. She was so scared that she didn’t even have the strength to stand up. She begged for mercy, “No, don’t kill me. You want money, right? I can give you as much as you want. Please don’t kill me…”
Uehara Naraku looked at Arya. If you looked closely, she was still very beautiful. He felt a little sorry for her and said coldly, “As for the money, we will take it away after you are all dead. I have always deliberately avoided killing women to prevent it from becoming my weakness in the future. So, just die!”
“Stop it…” At this moment, a brown-haired boy ran over hurriedly.
Uehara Naraku looked at the boy. It seemed to be the boy he had met once during the day. The boy’s appearance made Arya excited and said, “Tatsumi…”
“Miss Arya, are you okay?” Tatsumi immediately stood in front of Arya, drew the dagger behind him and said with a wary look.
Looking at the bodies of the two guards lying on the ground, Tatsumi knew that the masked man in front of him was very powerful. He shouted, “What is the purpose of your night raid? Is it for money?”
Uehara Naraku instinctively looked at the boy’s level.
Level: 20-22.
Seeing this registration, Uehara Naraku was a little surprised. This registration was not low, but it was still far behind Uehara Naraku. He said contemptuously: “Yes and no, but there is no need to tell you these things. If you want to stop me, come and try!”
When Tatsumi heard this, his face darkened and a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He could clearly feel how powerful Uehara Naraku was, which was beyond his ability to deal with.
“Wait a minute…” At this moment, Akame suddenly appeared and blocked Arya and Tatsumi’s retreat.
Tatsumi’s pupils suddenly shrank as he looked at Akame, because he had seen Akame’s bounty on the wanted list. He thought to himself, “Two people? Damn it! How can we win this fight? And we have to protect Miss Arya…”
Uehara Naraku looked at Akado in confusion, and Akado explained, “He’s not the target this time, just knock him out.”
“Uh, you came here just to talk about this? As a killer, you are really kind!” Uehara Naraku was speechless.
And Chi Tong also puffed her lips in dissatisfaction and said, “Even though he is a killer, there is no need to cause unnecessary killing. Of course, if he is on our list that day, I will also bury him.”
Uehara Naraku also remained silent and replied calmly: “Okay!”
Watching Uehara Naraku stepping towards him, Tatsumi felt even more pressured and shouted, “Wait a minute, are you really that cruel? Why are you killing innocent people? Is it just for money? We can talk about this.”
Uehara Naraku smiled contemptuously and whispered, “Mind manipulation, hypnosis…”
Tatsumi was still confused! The next second, he felt dizzy and dazed, and fell to the ground, his eyes half open, and he kept muttering, “Miss Ellie, Miss Ya, run away quickly…”
“Is this, hypnosis?” Akame was shocked again when she saw what Uehara Naraku did. How many special abilities does Uehara Naraku have?
“Tatsumi, wake up! Tatsumi…” When Arya saw this scene, she immediately wanted to wake him up, but the next second, Arya felt the world spinning and she saw her headless corpse.
The next moment, Arya’s headless body fell limply to the ground, and her head fell to the ground with it.
“Miss Arya…” At this moment, Tatsumi seemed to be stimulated by something. His body, which had been hypnotized by Uehara Naraku, was actually forcing himself to get up. His eyes were full of anger, and he looked at Uehara Naraku with murderous intent.
“Your mental strength is pretty good! You didn’t faint even in this state.” Uehara Naraku was a little surprised when he saw Tatsumi who was still trying hard to hold on. Mind manipulation is a fifth-level magic. In the game, you can control the minds of wild monsters with weak mental strength and make them your own fighting force.
In the world of ‘Overlord’, Uehara Naraku has tried it and found that this trick can be used to control humans, and can even modify the memories of weak humans.
Tatsumi held on, even though he was under hypnosis. His mind was no longer clear, but seeing Arya die before his eyes made him furious and want to kill the two people in front of him. He roared like a wild beast, “You scumbags only know how to hurt the weak and kill innocent people. I…”
Before Tatsumi could finish his harsh words, Akame had already walked over and slashed Tatsumi’s neck with a knife, physically hypnotizing him.
“Okay, let’s go!” Akame said lightly to Uehara Naraku.
Uehara Naraku curled his lips in dissatisfaction. When Tatsumi scolded him just now, he wanted to chop Tatsumi with a knife, but Akame suddenly took action, leaving him with no chance.
Afterwards, a group of people moved some gold, silver and jewelry out of the castle. Due to the limited number of people, the amount they could take away was naturally very limited. However, Uehara Naraku still set a fire and set the castle on fire. Soon, the whole castle was engulfed in flames. Seeing such a big fire, the Imperial Guard finally arrived, but the people who had attacked at night left early.