Nital village at night.

Almost all of the huts were already dark, and the lights were out early to go to bed.

In addition to the tall thorn fence at the entrance of the village, a hut next to the guardrail was also lit.

It was a sentry post in the village of Nital.

It was specially set up to prevent the sneak attack of the mountain bandits.

Over the years, because of the rampant mountain banditry, almost everyone in Nital Village has some ability.

The Nital Village Militia Escort Team, which was formed by the whole village with the strength of the whole village, is also considered to have some strength.

If you don't get attacked, but meet the mountain bandits face to face.

Those mountain bandits, who usually seem to be fierce at times, really don't fight hard with the villagers of Nital.

Because the gains outweigh the losses.

Looking at the silent village of Nital at night,

After a few members of the temporary team discussed it for a while, they did not go in to disturb them.

Instead, they headed straight for the deeper hills behind the village of Nital.

This area is the area of operation of the mountain bandits.

As long as the bandits will be dispatched, they are likely to run into them.

'Whew...'

I can't see my fingers in the dark wilderness hills.

The crusade team was marching cautiously.

There are no lights, replaced by a magical potion of 'Luminous Tears' created by the Magical Chanters' Guild.

This agent is not expensive.

The effect is that adventurers who apply it to their eyes will be able to see clearly within a few meters of their surroundings in pitch darkness to a certain extent.

The limit of the field of view is not very far.

But compared to before the 'Glow-in-the-Night Tears' was born.

Adventurers who act at night must carry torches in their hands, and the disadvantages are incomparably more conspicuous.

The 'Luminous Tears' is a magical potion that is undoubtedly a great attraction for adventurers.

The bandits who have disappeared without a trace must be even more grateful to the Magic Chanter Guild that created this potion.

Of course, this potion is useless against Ainz, who instinctively has night vision.

Night, quietly.

A cool breeze blows from the far forest.

The Raid Squad marched out of the wilderness hills, and the atmosphere within the team became serious from the moment they stepped into Nital Village.

In the face of fierce mountain bandits who may be encountered at any time, the members of the crusade team have to be cautious.

"By the way, Kelvin, this isn't the first time you've been involved in this kind of mission, is it?"

At this time, Ainz, who was walking at the end of the line, suddenly looked at the emaciated figure not far away and spoke.

"This is the fourth time!"

"Is this the first time for you, Lord Ainz?"

The emaciated man who spoke up was the other lone wanderer in the makeshift team, and he was also the platinum-level adventurer behind Ainz Mithril.

Kelvin was wearing gray-black leather armor at this time, with a short sword hanging from each side of his waist.

An adventurer who appears to be in a position similar to the Assault Striker in the Adventurer's Mercenary Squad.

And so it is.

Most Lone Wanderers resemble Assault Fighters in mercenary squads.

Swift and swift in action.

Lone Wanderers can become excellent assaulters if they go to any adventurous mercenary team of the same level.

But the vast majority of assaulters are not able to become lone wanderers.

Kelvin gave Ainz the impression of being dark and thin, but his eyes were spirited to the outside.

Before in the Adventurer's Guild and along the way, Kelvin basically didn't say a few words, and he was very low-key.

But in the face of Aintz's inquiry, Kelvin naturally spoke.

Kelvin, who hadn't dealt with the other team members before, wasn't because he was low-key.

It's that he simply looks down on those adventurers who can be slaughtered as long as he wants.

But in the face of Ainz, Kelvin didn't dare to hold it up at all.

Because Kelvin, who has been at the platinum adventurer level for a long time, knows.

How difficult is it for a lone wanderer to advance to the Mithril level of a high-level adventurer.

Because that requires not only a large amount of task qualifications, but also absolute strength.

As a platinum-level Kelvin, he knows it very clearly.

If this Ainz in the team is not strong enough, he will not be up to the standard.

Then even if the other party has made a great contribution, it will definitely not be able to rise to the Mithril level!

Instead of many adventurers in Yerantil City who are neither high nor low in strength, they think that this guy Ainz is lucky to cross the fifth level in a row, not strength.

So in the face of the person in front of him, maybe the strength may be more than the Mithril-level Anz.

Kelvin's performance was not only natural, but also a little careful.

"Yes!"

"For the first time, indeed!"

"I don't have much experience, and I'm bothering Kelvin to tell me about some things that need to be paid attention to."

Ainz laughed.

"Of course, no problem, it will also help us to complete the task better!"

Kelvin smiled, and spoke.

Listening to the conversation between the two bigwigs in the team, the other members couldn't help but prick up their ears.

The heavy atmosphere of the whole team was also much lighter.

Meanwhile.

On another hill a little further away from the raiding party.

The elaborate and luxurious carriages are once again ready to hit the road.

There was a bloody mess all over the carriage, and mountain bandits of different shapes fell on the hills.

If you look closely, there is no trace of blood flowing from these dry corpses.

Each corpse seemed to become smaller, and it was extremely dry.

It makes people feel their scalp tingle when they look at it!

And in a cave not far from this hill.

The bandits who had escaped by accident were rushing into the depths of the wide cave in great panic.

Behind the bandits, two vampire dependents, whose bodies were extremely white, followed closely.

In the distance, a lovely Lolitatia dressed in a rose red dress was unhurriedly pacing.

Head deeper into this naturally formed cavern.

"Help... Help me! ”

The screams of panic came from the mouths of the panicked and desperate strong mountain bandits.

The exclamations continued to reach the depths of the cave.

It didn't take long for a bright fire to appear in front of the bandits, and the bandits' faces were happy.

Running even more desperately into the depths of the cave.

Soon, a young man in dark short sleeves, long blue hair, and a long sword at his waist greeted him.

The bandit's face immediately showed a look of great joy.

"What's going on!"

The young man shouted coldly.

"Lord Brian, vampires, vampires have raided in!"

The strong mountain bandit hurriedly panicked.

"Vampires?"

"Where did the vampires come from!"

"Really, Lord Brian, the brothers are dead, they're all dead!"

"You tell me clearly!"

"Where are the vampires and how many!"

Brian grabbed the strong bandit's collar and said with a gloomy face.

"It's in the back, it's in the back!"

"There are two, no, three, three female vampires!"

"Oh, three female vampires!"

"I'd like to see it!"

"Bang!"

"Stay inside!"

Brian snorted coldly and threw the bandit aside, striding forward with his sword in his hand.

Soon, two vampire dependents with white bodies and human-like bodies pounced on Brian.

'Click! ’

A swift cold light flashed,

'Ahh

A piercing and shrill scream rang out.

Head-on, the vampire family members who faced the invincible slaughter of the mountain bandits before were immediately cut off by the waist and dissipated into the air with a scream.

The other vampire family continued to pounce on them without fear.

'Wow! ’

Another cold light visible to the naked eye flashed through the void.

The vampire family immediately clutched their bloodied chests and stepped back.

But only after a few breaths.

The wound on the chest of the blood-ghost's family healed at the speed of what he saw.

"Is this a vampire!"

"Looks like a good opponent!"

Brian spoke in a deep voice, and the long sword in his hand pointed directly at the cute Lori in the rose dress who was slowly walking in front of him.

The slightly frowning brow immediately relaxed!

"Oh, oh, oh!"

"It's not a small tone, I hope you can say it later!"

Shatiya chuckled and spoke, casually shooting the dependents who were about to rush up behind her a few meters away.

Immediately, the whole person instantly turned into a rich blood-colored streamer and rushed towards Brian!

......

At the same time.

Next to another large pitch-black forest in the region.

A mighty force marched to the edge of the forest.

The atmosphere was very silent.

Almost every member of the team wears yellow and white armor robes!

If other adventurers spot this team, it's obvious.

This is a secret team from the Slen Sect!

......

Time passed slowly.

The night was getting deeper.

The cold wind is whirring!

On the sprawling wilderness hills behind the village of Nital.

Ainz and his party were still slowly walking towards the forest deep in the hilly terrain.

In the past half a day, the crusade team has not encountered a single mountain bandit.

It was the hills that were originally silent, as the team went deeper and deeper, slowly approaching the big forest.

All kinds of movements and strange screams began to get busy.

After being informed by the platinum-level adventurer Kelvin, Anz also has a better understanding of the mission of defeating the renegade mercenary group.

Raids are a long bounty mission.

It is not surprising that for a few nights in a row, there is not even a shadow of a rebellious bandit.

After a relatively relaxed chat before.

Ainz also knew that in a temporary team, it was his first time participating in the crusade mission.

Even the lowest silver-level adventurers in the team have all participated in a bounty crusade mission.

Judging from the crusade experience, Ainz is indeed a newcomer.

'Whew... Whew...'

The icy mountain wind blew from the direction of the forest in the distance.

Ainz looked at the swaying sea of dark forests in the distance.

Very calm in mind.

"I'm afraid it's been a futile night."

"I just don't know if Clementine has found the swordsman Brian who is known as the 'nail clippers'."

"Although I know that the encounter between Shatia and the nail clippers occurred shortly after the bone arrogant reached the Mithril level adventurer, according to the plot in the previous life."

"But when it will happen, Ainz certainly doesn't know."

"What's more, judging from the plot that was changed in the genius pharmacist Enfirea before."

"Whether the plot about the vampire Shatiya will change, and how it will change is uncertain."

"Although I don't know if the previous plot changes are related to my own participation."

"But this time, he didn't dare to participate in the plot of Shatia and Brian again."

Knowing the general plot of this world for the time being is the biggest advantage that Ainz has in his hands.

He's not going to try to spoil the plot lightly.

so as not to trigger the butterfly effect again and let the plot slide to a step that you can't grasp.

The crusade team moves on.

Just as he was about to step into the great forest in front of him.

Suddenly, Ainz clearly felt that a burst of unbridled colossal aura was rapidly coming from the large forest in front of him.

Moreover, the source of the huge aura seems to be pointing to the crusade team at the edge of the forest where he is located.

Soon, as the colossal aura got closer and closer to the team.

Ainz also felt the myriad smell of blood contained in that huge breath!

"So coincidentally?"

"Except for the vampire Shatia under the command of Bone Proud Heaven."

"There is no second vampire in this world with such a huge bloody aura!"

Ainz squinted slightly, feeling the rich smell of blood that was getting closer and closer, overwhelming, and couldn't help but mutter.

Immediately, Ainz had a thought,

The whole person immediately seemed to melt into the darkness and quickly disappeared at the edge of the forest.

The rest of the Crusade Squad were unaware of Ainz's disappearance.

Soon, the raiding team stepped into the forest.

At this moment, the platinum-level Kelvin suddenly seemed to notice something.

Then his face changed drastically, and he turned his head to look at Ainz at the back of the line.

"Lord Ainz, do you feel anything..."

"Lord Ainz!"

Look at the empty dark night at the back of the line.

Kelvin shouted again, and his expression immediately became extremely serious.

Inside the cold forest of the Dark.

A short figure bathed in monstrous blood was shuttling through the forest at great speed.

Short, thin, pale skin, stray silver hair.

The double pupils are scarlet like huge copper bells, and the mouth of the huge round blood basin is full of needle-like terrifying messy fangs,

A thick/long scarlet tongue that hangs all the way down to the waist.

As the ugly and extremely short figure ran wildly through the forest, the scarlet tongue shook wantonly!

This is the prototype of the vampire True Ancestor Shatia, who is in a state of euphoria.

"Food, humans!"

"The food... Human..."

A shrill and piercing evil voice echoed throughout the forest,

Shatia's short, ugly figure quickly ran towards the outside of the forest, the group of blood breath full of fragrant temptation.

The edge of the forest.

Kelvin yelled with a serious face:

"Quick, ready, there are enemies!"

'Wow! ’

'Wow! ’

None of the members of the crusade team are rookies.

Hearing Kelvin's roar, no one cares about the disappearance of the Mithril-level boss Ainzi.

He drew his shield and sword, and quickly leaned on each other's horns and set up a formation.

Soon, the formation of the crusade team had just begun.

Shatia glared at the ugly figure with big scarlet eyes like a brass bell, and appeared in front of the crusade team.

"It's a vampire!"

"Quick, give the weapon a silver water!"

"Don't look each other in the eye!"

"Hurry, hurry!"

Looking at the terrifying vampire with an incomparably powerful aura in front of him, Kelvin's face suddenly changed and he roared.

'Smack! ’

'Smack! ’

Bottle after bottle of special silver liquid was drenched with a sword weapon.

Followed by

'Food, food...'

Shatia's ugly and exuberant figure roared and leaped high into the ranks of the raiding team.

The next second,

'Poof...'

'Poof...'