"The sound has stopped. It seems the battle is over. Who on earth broke in? Hmm… I'll report to Ainz-sama first."
In a corner of a house not far from the Church of Destiny's headquarters, a slightly disheveled drunkard, as if just sobered up, slowly rose from the ground. He staggered to the wooden house next to him. Passersby didn't find anything strange about this scene. The two guards stationed at the church gate observed the drunkard and exchanged glances, seeing sighs of sympathy in their comrade's eyes.
The man was the owner of the dilapidated wooden house and had lost all his relatives in the city's disaster. A few days ago, he participated in some activities initiated by Enri, but like most people, he wasn't lucky enough to get a good lottery ticket that could revive his relatives. Perhaps he had given up hope, for he began drinking three days ago and lay outside his shabby house all day. If he continued like this, it might not be long before he reunited with his family.
The guards expressed sympathy for the man's suffering, but even if they wanted to lend a hand, there was a limit to how far they could act. Currently, only two people in the entire Church of Destiny could revive ordinary people. Enri had no spare energy to help a poor soul like him, and his luck wasn't enough to gain the Gods' support.
Alas, this world is truly cruel.
Sixth Floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
The environment of this floor was a vast forest. Besides a large lake in the center, there were also special terrains such as massive caves inhabited by poisonous insects, overgrown village ruins, bottomless swamps, and more. Overhead, there was a virtual sky created by magic. Although only two hundred meters high, the sights of sunrise, moonset, and countless stars gave a feeling no less than a real sky. Since it could be controlled autonomously, the weather on the Sixth Floor was currently sunny and fine.
Ainz Ooal Gown walked slowly through the forest, with the two Sixth Floor Guardians, Aura Bella Fiora and Mare Bello Fiore, by his side, and Aura's monsters and the Eight-Edge Assassin behind him.
So boring. Momonga looked at the sky and sighed inwardly.
Since the failure of the last battle in E-Rantel, Demiurge had suggested suspending all actions against Kael, and only letting Pandora's Actor, who had the ability to transform, scout in the city and monitor the movements of the Church of Destiny. Additionally, intelligence gathering in this New World was also ongoing.
Sebas Tian, Solution Epsilon, and Shalltear Bloodfallen were divided into two teams and headed towards the capital of the Re-Estize Kingdom together. The first two were responsible for gathering information in the open, while the latter led hidden troops to protect the safety of the former two and immediately secure their hiding place in case of danger.
Furthermore, Cocytus led his troops into the Great Tob Forest, which was relatively close to Nazarick. While exploring the forest, he also sought to find if there were any worthwhile resources to develop or ethnic groups worth conquering.
Lastly, there was Demiurge. He seemed concerned about Nazarick's resource consumption and was heading to a certain location to set up a testing ground to see if he could find a way to replenish magic scroll supplies.
Most of the Floor Guardians were on missions, but he, the Supreme One, could only stay in Nazarick and lead a leisurely life.
"Actually, if you're careful, you won't often encounter enemies," Momonga couldn't help but complain inwardly. But he himself knew that it was merely a deliberate complaint.
The reason why he was discovered last time when disguised as the adventurer Momon was still unknown. If he went out again, he might encounter the same thing. If they fought another battle with an unknown opponent and damaged Nazarick's fighting strength, it would be a loss.
Just like the previous battle in E-Rantel, they not only lost two World Items, but the resurrection of Shalltear, Demiurge, and the others also consumed a large amount of gold coins from the Treasury. Before finding a way to replenish the expenditure of gold coins, Nazarick had to try to avoid similar costly battles from happening again. As the Supreme Ruler, he couldn't act rashly according to his own emotions.
Beep beep!
Ainz suddenly heard the sound of a magic message, so he stopped walking and asked, "Albedo, what's happening?"
"Ainz-sama, it's time for your routine report. May I come to your location now?" Albedo asked through the magic message link.
Routine reporting was a task Ainz had specifically assigned to Albedo. The Floor Guardians were all working hard, but as the Supreme One, Ainz did nothing all day, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Regularly check the progress of the guardians' work, like your former boss who did nothing but had a terrifying presence. Perhaps this was also a way to show the image of a Supreme Being.
"Then, come here."
"Yes," Upon receiving Ainz's permission, Albedo immediately appeared before Ainz with a circular board recording intelligence information.
There was a special mechanism within the Great Tomb of Nazarick that prohibited the use of ordinary teleportation magic. However, Albedo possessed the [Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown] bestowed by Ainz, so even as a warrior unit, she could move freely between various Floors.
Taking the circular from Albedo, Ainz examined the information within and asked Albedo in a review tone from a superior, "Is there anything special I should know?"
Albedo replied, "According to the information everyone has sent, everyone's actions are proceeding very smoothly. If there's anything special... Cocytus has essentially completed his exploration of the Great Tob Forest and has discovered the existence of monsters known as the 'Three Great Rulers' in the forest. Cocytus is currently preparing to defeat them."
"Rulers?" When Ainz heard this word, he immediately became interested. Since he was a ruler of the forest, he was likely very strong. Is Cocytus alright? As a slight sense of worry emerged in Momonga's heart, a desire to go out and move also began to form.
After thinking for a moment, Ainz said to Albedo, "Albedo, contact Cocytus and tell him not to take any action for now. I will come later."
"Yes!" Albedo immediately accepted Ainz's order and asked, "Ainz-sama, do you need me to go with you?"
"Hmm…" Ainz hesitated for a moment at this suggestion, then finally shook his head. "No need. Everyone is currently on reconnaissance operations. Albedo, you are the Head Guardian, so you must remain in Nazarick to protect the safety of the base camp."