Chapter 336: 335 Unusually Foul Magic
Ainz would fight Shalltear.
This was almost certain.
Now under the mental domination of a world-class item, Shalltear only needed to die once to override the state of mental domination affecting her, unless an item of the same level could be used to remove it.
Ainz wasn’t without world-class items, but among the ones he possessed, except for the two named "Twenty" that were more powerful than ordinary world-class items, the rest had no effect on mental domination.
These two world-class items, known as "Twenty," were treasures that disappeared after a single use and could only be employed as a last resort in life-or-death situations in the Nasalik Underground Tomb.
Therefore, allowing Shalltear to die once was definitely a solution Ainz had to choose.
The problem was that although he really wasn’t human anymore and was gradually losing human emotions, his feelings for Nasalik and "Ainz Ooal Gown" still clung to him, never fading.
So, to avoid intra-murder among the NPCs of the Nasalik Underground Tomb, and to truly kill Shalltear, the strongest among the Guardians, Ainz would definitely take matters into his own hands, duel Shalltear personally, and kill her.
Reiger had seen the certainty of this point.
"In the battle with that vampire, Demiurge will use super-tier magic, as well as many supportive magic abilities."
"It’s definitely worth trying to see if those abilities can be applied to me as well."
"After all, there’s a free opportunity right here; it’s best not to miss it."
That was what Reiger thought.
Wool, after all, the more you can fleece, the better; it’s hardly a bad thing.
"Though I must say, my gains this time have already been so huge that it would be sinful not to feel satisfied."
Organizing the new magic he had acquired in his mind, at this moment, even Reiger couldn’t contain the smile on his face.
This time, he had finally gained the magic he had thought about when he first arrived in this world.
Such as, instant death magic.
Such as, resurrection magic.
Yes, Reiger had finally learned the forbidden magic that could revive the dead.
Fifth tier magic — "Resurrection of the Dead."
Seventh tier magic — "Revival."
Ninth tier magic — "True Revival."
From the lowest-level resurrection magic to advanced resurrection magic, Reiger learned several varieties, not daring to claim completeness but at least having the capability.
With these magics, now, unless Reiger didn’t want to save, it would be difficult for someone to die in his presence.
This was magic that touched the realm of the gods, and if brought to any other world, it would indeed be terrifying.
Of course, there was a cost when using resurrection magic to revive the dead.
When using the lowest-level resurrection magic "Resurrection of the Dead" to revive the dead, the dead would lose a large amount of experience after revival; this experience corresponds to 5 levels in "YGGDRASIL," so individuals below level 6 could not be resurrected with this magic, and those above level 6 would be significantly weakened after resurrection. Moreover, if there was no body or if the body was severely damaged, it would also be difficult to revive the dead with this magic.
"Revival" would reduce the degree of level reduction upon resurrection and could somewhat ignore body damage, allowing for a full revival.
"True Revival" could further reduce the degree of level reduction upon resurrection and ensure a successful revival even without a body.
Thus, the higher the level of resurrection magic used, the smaller the side effects after revival, but there would still be some, so the best outcome would naturally be to use it as little as possible and to strive to prevent death as the best policy.
The same limitations apply to instant death magic, specifically its variable success rate.
The effect of instant death magic could be resisted.
Based on factors such as the skill and power gap between the caster and the opponent, magic power difference, specialty, and luck, the success rate of instant death magic could vary greatly; if faced with an opponent of similar strength, instant death magic would be very difficult to take effect.
Ainz, being the Ruler of Death, possessed various abilities and skills that enhanced the effect of instant death magic, making his success rate frighteningly high. Even creatures like dragons with high resistance to magic could be defeated instantly with his instant death magic; if he used the divine skill "Death is the End of All," not even gods would be safe from his prowess.
Reiger, however, didn’t have such abilities.
Therefore, in Reiger’s hands, instant death magic wouldn’t be too terrifying; in most cases, it might only be useful for bullying the weak.
Yet, Reiger didn’t feel it was a pity.
Because, even without these instant death magics, he had still gained some that, in his view, were nothing less than divine skills.
"Self-Time Acceleration."
When Reiger chanted such magic, the world around him slowed down.
No, it wasn’t the world around Reiger that slowed down, but his own time accelerated.
It was as though he had entered a world where the viscosity was increased and the pause button pressed, and Reiger moved through the great plains with astonishing speed, entering the forest.
This was a time magic spell that slowed the passage of time, a blatant cheat ability, though it had the flaw that it couldn’t attack during the duration of its effect, this still didn’t change its status as a divine skill in Reiger’s eyes.
Such time magic spells were not the only ones Reiger possessed.
In the ninth tier, there was a personal time magic spell—"Time Stasis"—that could completely halt the actions of a specific target.
In the tenth tier, there was a general time magic spell—"Time Stop"—that could bring time to a complete halt.
All these time magic spells shared the same flaw, which was the impossibility of attacking during their effect, preventing them from inflicting any damage on the target.
Yet, there it was again, this still didn’t change the fact that they were divine skills.
In addition, Reiger discovered other spells that could be considered divine skills.
"Radiant Green Body."
A radiant green glow appeared around Reiger’s body.
This was a spell that could reduce the damage from bludgeoning attacks for a certain period and make one bludgeoning attack completely ineffective.
"Radiant Golden Red Body."
The green glow disappeared, replaced by a golden red glow.
This was a spell that could reduce the damage from slashing attacks for a certain period and make one slashing attack completely ineffective.
"Radiant Sea Blue Body."
The golden red glow too disappeared, replaced by a sea blue glow.
This was a spell that could reduce the damage from piercing attacks for a certain period and make one piercing attack completely ineffective.
If these three spells could operate simultaneously, they would completely block a physical attack and reduce all physical damage during the effect, providing maximum protection to the caster.
Unfortunately, they could not be used at the same time. If one was used while another was already in effect, the later used Radiant Body would overwrite the effects of the previously used one.
However, as long as one was selective based on the type of enemy, one could unconditionally neutralize an opponent’s attack once, meaning that getting injured could be quite difficult if the spell was reused.
"Indeed, the magic of this world might not be considered powerful in terms of sheer power, even the super-tier magic only amounts to what’s equivalent to tactical-level spells, but apart from their power, many spells in this world are outrageously cheating," Reiger remarked, feeling pleased that he could wield so many such cheating spells.
"With this, even if I gain nothing else in this world, it was worth it."
With that thought, Reiger also conducted several experiments, trying out various spells until he was satisfied before he finally stopped.
"After watching the battle between Bone Sovereign and that vampire, and confirming some of my ideas, I won’t pluck this sheep’s wool anymore. It’s time to go somewhere else and have a good tour."
Reiger had this idea.
He certainly couldn’t keep hovering around Bone Sovereign forever, right?
He had already obtained all the magic he wanted, and nearly completed his objectives. It really was time to leave, to go out and see this world, and to fight against the various races’ champions or magical creatures.
After making this decision, Reiger used "Greater Teleportation" to leave the place.
Not long after Reiger left, several figures suddenly appeared there, looking around before they quietly began discussing.
"That human has already left."
"... He escaped again?"
"Not exactly escaping, Lord Ainz has not permitted us to lay hands on him."
"Then why not lay hands on him? In my view, that human is way too presumptuous in the presence of our Supreme Sovereign, and he has too many unstable elements. Wouldn’t it be best to simply dispose of him?"
"It is precisely because he has too many unstable elements that Lord Ainz is cautious and does not dare to act without absolute certainty,"
"But now he clearly plans to go to Shalltear. Are we just supposed to watch and do nothing?"
"Enough, Lord Ainz will naturally find a way to deal with that human. We just need to follow orders and ensure he doesn’t lurk around Nasalik, posing a threat to it."
"... Understood, then let’s go back."
"Yes."
The talking ceased abruptly, and the figures who had appeared left the place, vanishing without a trace.
At that moment, dawn slowly broke.
The night was dispelled, darkness replaced by light, as the sun rose from one side of the great prairie, climbing high into the sky, gradually stretching the sunlight across the land, bit by bit reaching the fortress city of E-Rantel, then further extending to the forest in the north.
There, a new grand play would soon unfold.