Chapter 557: Lachesis vs. Yuri-Alpha!

While waiting for Lachesis to make her choice, Old Bone had already prepared himself accordingly.

He had given her more than enough chances; even Yuri-Alpha, though the eldest of the Pleiades, was among the lower-tier battle maids.

Moreover, Yuri-Alpha’s justice value was one of the few positive values among Nazarick’s NPCs.

To have conceded this far, Old Bone felt he had been exceedingly merciful.

If Lachesis chose to surrender, she would die.

As for the others of the “Azure Rose,” he would honor his promise not to kill them—but he would make them suffer the despair of eternal undeath.

After all, for Old Bone, he cared only for Lachesis, because of her unique status.

If Lachesis chose her own death, then the others no longer mattered.

As the last remaining Supreme Being of Nazarick, he feared the kingdom’s forces, yet he could not yield without principle, for that would be trampling Nazarick’s honor.

Of course, in the end, under the forced insistence of her companions, Lachesis chose to accept the PVP duel.

With a snap of the Bone King’s fingers, a portal appeared before them.

After passing through the portal, they arrived at the arena on the sixth layer of Nazarick Great Tomb.

The sudden shift in scenery confirmed Eblan’s earlier words—that what they had seen was merely the tip of the iceberg.

Upon seeing Old Bone and the others enter the arena, Soryu and Lupusregina, who had just defeated the “Four Strategists” there, knelt immediately in salute.

“Can Lachesis of the Azure Rose defeat that maid?”

Watching Yuri-Alpha and Lachesis enter the arena, Emperor Gilknifer turned to his Four Knights and Silverthread and asked.

Though Gilknifer possessed some strength, he was neither a professional adventurer nor a warrior, so he could not discern the gap between them.

But if possible, he naturally hoped Lachesis would win.

Leaving aside their shared humanity, if Lachesis died, their empire would face Nazarick’s pressure alone.

“Lady Lachesis is a Steel-rank adventurer, a warrior who has crossed beyond the realm of human heroes, yet her opponent is no ordinary human.

The ‘Four Strategists’ we just faced were nearly equal in strength to our own ‘Four Knights,’ yet they were easily defeated by those two maids.

If these maids are all of comparable strength, then I fear Lady Lachesis is in danger…”

Upon hearing this from Reikou Bahjude of the Four Knights, Gilknifer’s face darkened instantly.

Yet beside him, Eblan glanced at Bahjude and sneered: “The Empire’s Four Knights? Your strength doesn’t even match a single hair of Lachesis’s. With your level, what could you possibly judge?

Lachesis is no longer merely a hero-tier warrior—she has surpassed the hero realm and entered the legendary realm.

She was born with an aberrant talent, innate abilities augmented by the power she recently gained—her strength now exceeds that of the original Thirteen Heroes.”

Hearing Eblan’s merciless mockery, Reikou Bahjude of the Four Knights did not grow angry; instead, he shrugged and gave an awkward smile.

He did not know whether Lachesis had truly reached the legendary realm of humanity.

But as a Steel-rank adventurer, the leader of the Azure Rose had already possessed hero-tier strength far beyond what the Empire’s Four Knights could ever hope to match.

Hearing that Lachesis was this strong, Gilknifer, after a moment of envy toward Shengzai, turned eagerly to Eblan: “So then, does that mean Lady Lachesis has a high chance of winning this duel?”

There was no longer any distinction between kingdom and empire—facing the overwhelming undead force of Nazarick Great Tomb, they were all on the same side.

“Hard to say—the enemy’s information is too scarce. But I believe Lachesis won’t lose easily.”

Since it was confirmed that the Demon Emperor Adabawa was also one of Nazarick’s own,

then the Yuri-Alpha fighting Lachesis must be one of the maids who previously appeared in the kingdom’s capital.

Those maids who served the Demon Emperor Adabawa were all formidable; if it were a one-on-one, Eblan now had confidence he could win—but Lachesis…

Yuri-Alpha, eldest of the Pleiades, race: Headless Knight, class likely similar to a monk.

Level: 51. But considering Nazarick’s equipment bonuses, her true combat power likely approaches level 60.

Lachesis, having crossed beyond the human hero realm, originally stood at level 36.

After Shengzai used “Evolutionary Power” to elevate her life tier, she shattered her limits and entered the legendary realm, now reaching level 46.

With her two magic swords and her innate ability to cast spells without incantation, her true combat power now approaches level 55.

“High-Level Agility Enhancement! High-Level Strength Enhancement! Resistance Boost! Sacred Blessing!”

As a cleric-warrior, Lachesis swiftly cast several enhancement spells upon herself, then gripped her magic sword Ziliniram tightly and infused it with magic before swinging directly at Yuri-Alpha.

“Dark Blade Ultra-Nuclear Shockwave—!”

The absurdly over-the-top move name roared from Lachesis’s lips, and the next instant, a colossal crescent-shaped slash of magical energy erupted from her sword.

Though the name was ridiculous, the power was astonishing—when the arena’s ground shattered like tofu under the force of her swing, the onlookers from the empire were stunned.

“Such terrifying power—this is unquestionably beyond the realm of human heroes!

As a Steel-rank adventurer, I never imagined Lady Lachesis of the Azure Rose had reached such strength.”

Hearing the Steel-rank adventurer “Silverthread” speak, and seeing the destruction from Lachesis’s single strike, Gilknifer’s face relaxed with relief.

He turned to look at Old Bone and the others, curious how those inhuman monsters would react to witnessing such a powerful human warrior.

Yet soon, Gilknifer was disappointed.

Even though Lachesis had displayed legendary-tier power, Ainz Ooal Gown and the others remained utterly calm.

As if Lachesis’s strength—which in their eyes approached legend—meant nothing at all.

“Wall of Skeleton!”

As Yuri raised her hand forward, a wall of bone formed before her.

(End of Chapter)