Chapter 577

"Albedo, take Lord Ainz and retreat; leave the rest to us."

The battle between the Sorcerer Kingdom and the coalition of nations has reached this point, but in terms of military casualties, the Sorcerer Kingdom actually holds a massive advantage.

After all, Nazarick's undead army is simply too extravagant, and their low-to-mid-rank units are both numerous and strong.

Looking at the coalition of nations, they are facing monsters like Soul Eaters, Death Knights, Death Warriors, Vampire Brides, and Yuki-onna.

Aside from the demi-human armies and a few human elites, the coalition's ordinary soldiers are being slaughtered in a one-sided massacre.

With the Guardians of Nazarick held back by Kang Jinlong and the others, and Shengzai fighting the Old Bone,

if the stalemate continues, the first to fall will inevitably be the coalition of nations.

But for the people of Nazarick, whether it is conquering the Empire or anything else, nothing is more important than the safety of the Supreme Being.

Now that Xia Tiya has lost her combat ability, and although Lord Ainz's HP has left the danger zone, his MP is completely exhausted, meaning he can no longer maintain his peak combat strength; naturally, they will not let their Supreme Being continue to take risks.

If anything were to happen to Lord Ainz, what would it matter if they wiped out the entire coalition? What meaning would their existence as Guardians have?

"Wait a moment, Demiurge..."

"Lord Ainz, we are truly sorry, but please allow us to disobey your orders this time."

Watching Kang Jinlong, Emilena, and Absolute Death and others chasing them here,

Aura directly takes the giant scroll from her back and opens it without hesitation.

The Picture of Nature and Nation, one of the eleven items held by the Ainz Ooal Gown guild.

Its effect is to trap opponents in an alternate dimension, with a massive coverage area, up to one hundred types of spaces, and various means to continuously drain the opponent's stamina.

"A World-Class Item with alternate-dimensional space capabilities? But unfortunately, the abilities of this World-Class Item were already disclosed to me by Kang Jinlong and Emilena, who fought you last time.

Shikigami Summoning! Azure Dragon Constellation — Tail Fire Tiger!

Vermilion Bird Constellation — Wing Fire Snake!

White Tiger Constellation — Beak Fire Monkey!

Black Tortoise Constellation — Room Fire Pig!

Domain Expansion — Four Symbols Flame Domain!"

As Shengzai quickly forms hand seals, four giant Shikigami wreathed in flames fly out from the summoning formation, appearing in the east, south, west, and north corners in the Four Symbols formation.

Accompanied by a sky-high burst of fire, the surrounding environment changes instantly.

The best way to counter a domain... pfft, the best way to counter space abilities is with the same space ability.

As the Picture of Nature and Nation unfolds, Shengzai also expands his own domain, using the power of his domain to collide with the alternate-dimensional power of the World-Class Item.

Seeing the fully unfurled, ten-meter-long scroll surrounding Shengzai and the others, only to be blocked by a wall of fire and unable to pull them into the alternate dimension, the people of Nazarick are all shocked!

The previous super-tier magic was one thing, but the opponent can even resist a World-Class Item!

Xia Tiya was absolutely right; this Third Prince of the Kingdom is truly a monster!

Defeating both Xia Tiya and Lord Ainz single-handedly, taking super-tier magic head-on without injury, and now even a World-Class Item cannot do anything to him.

Even now, Albedo and the others do not know what other trump cards the opponent has!

"It's no use, the Picture of Nature and Nation cannot trap them. Lord Ainz said before:

If they escape, the space will immediately dissolve, and the ownership of the item will transfer to the opponent."

Hearing Aura's words, Demiurge and the others, who stayed behind to cover the retreat, have faces that turn exceptionally ugly.

Originally, Demiurge and the others intended to use the power of the "Picture of Nature and Nation" to drain Shengzai's strength.

And then, when they came out again, wipe them all out.

But they never expected the opponent's strength and methods to be far stronger than they imagined, to the point where even a World-Class Item is useless against him.

【Demiurge, Lord Ainz's order: he wants you to immediately use the other World-Class Item, the "Cup of Hygieia," to wish for a return to the Great Tomb of Nazarick.】

Albedo, who returned to the Great Tomb of Nazarick with the Old Bone, quickly contacted Demiurge via "Message."

【But the World-Class Item "Picture of Nature and Nation" will be...】

【Lord Ainz said that as important combat assets of Nazarick, your existence is far more important than the "Picture of Nature and Nation."

And given the characteristics of the "Picture of Nature and Nation," we will have the opportunity to take it back later.】

As Albedo finishes speaking, the surrounding space shatters like glass; clearly, the World-Class Item "Picture of Nature and Nation" cannot hold on much longer.

After hesitating for a moment, Demiurge finally grits his teeth and takes out the other World-Class Item the Old Bone had left with him: the "Cup of Hygieia."

The Cup of Hygieia is one of the rare functional World-Class Items; the user can make a wish to this item, and as long as the wish does not exceed the upper limit of the World-Class Item, it can be realized.

The more difficult the wish, the longer the cooldown time of the item; if the wish is at the limit of the World-Class Item, the item becomes a one-time consumable.

And the wish Demiurge makes now is for the Great Tomb of Nazarick faction present to ignore the effects of the space blockade and instantly teleport back to the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

And at the very moment Shengzai's domain power forcibly pries open the alternate space of the World-Class Item Picture of Nature and Nation, the holy grail in Demiurge's hand suddenly erupts with a brilliant light, enveloping them all and causing them to vanish.

When Shengzai and the others return to their original spot, the World-Class Item "Picture of Nature and Nation" has its ownership transferred directly to him because he escaped it.

But at the very moment they return from the alternate dimension, they discover that the Sorcerer Kingdom's army, which was fighting fiercely with the coalition of nations on the Katze Plains, has completely vanished!

On the side of the coalition of nations, although they do not know why the Sorcerer Kingdom's army suddenly vanished into thin air,

when they see Shengzai, the commander-in-chief, raise his sword and say, "Soldiers, we have won!", the entire coalition of nations erupts into cheers.

Meanwhile, at the Great Tomb of Nazarick, when Demiurge and the remaining million-plus troops appear on the first floor of Nazarick,

the World-Class Item "Cup of Hygieia" in his hand suddenly emits a cracking sound and shatters into fragments.

It is clear that the wish to forcibly teleport so many units back to Nazarick has exceeded the endurance limit of the World-Class Item "Cup of Hygieia."

(End of chapter)