Recaps

Tang Zheng and his allies infiltrated the Floating City, defeated its defenders, and gained control of the city’s Guild system. The story left Tang Zheng exploring the city’s resources as Dragonkin forces moved toward the Kingdom’s capital.

• Tang Zheng, Zesshi Zetsumei, and the God-kin Captain defeated Silver Olive, but the Hundred-Bone Dragon Lord Eerskaul and Leoric Zhen soon confronted them.
• Tang Zheng and Zesshi Zetsumei escaped the first assault, then returned with Nfirea and the Guild Weapon to enter the Floating City and bypass its defenses.
• Tang Zheng used the Two-Realm Mandala to transfer Leoric Zhen away while he and Zesshi escorted Nfirea into the Core Area.
• Zesshi’s Goal of All Life is Death failed against the True Dragon Lord corpses, but Tang Zheng destroyed them and defeated Saphis Xoth after a prolonged battle.
• Tang Zheng killed Imlaris and Saphis Xoth, took control of the Floating City’s Guild system, and joined the Guild under his real name.
• Tang Zheng explored the Golden Palace, examined the Nameless Spellbook, and began editing Silver Olive’s personal log with help from Shadow Clones.
• Silver Raven scavenged ruined Miest, but Uur and the Dragonkin captured Shamar and learned the location of the Kingdom’s capital.
• Ska led the Dragonkin toward the capital, while Queen Draudillon Oriculus discussed the attacks on the Theocracy and the war between the Kingdom and the Empire.

Tang Zheng expanded his influence across the Abelion Hills and the Draconic Kingdom, while mastering the Oracle Envoy class and bringing new allies into his organization. The arc ended with the Dragon Lords investigating ominous signs as Enri cleared a blocked mine with Flame Archangels.

• Tang Zheng ordered resource gathering in the Abelion Hills and the Great Forest of Evasha while the Draconic Kingdom’s forces and the Workers helped defeat the Beastmen invasion.
• Ninya and Brain were taken to the Floating City’s Warrior Trial Grounds, trained by the God-kin Captain, and returned to Re-Estize stronger with their memories erased.
• Blue Roses and other adventurer teams investigated a ruin in the Draconic Kingdom, fought Shadow-Stealing Bats, and clashed with Ska’s Werewolf Troops, whose leader died in battle.
• Doppelgänger negotiated with Dejire to trade Dark Dwarf weapons for Draconic Kingdom food and revealed that Enri had killed a Legendary Tier Undead Soul Eater.
• Tang Zheng combined Holy Energy and dark energy to become an Oracle Envoy, then prepared for the Hundred-Year Aftershock and brought Princess Renner to see the Abelion Hills’ united communities.
• The Red Dragon brought Evileye to the Floating City, where Tang Zheng recruited her into his organization and assigned her to contact an Outer Circle member of the [Corpus of the Abyss].
• The Platinum Dragon Lord discussed refining Platinum Ore and forging another Platinum Armor, while the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and Dust Star Dragon Lord considered ominous prophetic images and the stolen dragon scales.
• Enri ordered a hundred Flame Archangels to clear rocks blocking a mine entrance in the Abelion Hills as Hectowaizes watched.

Tang Zheng advanced his plans while Ainz began exploring E-Rantel under an adventurer’s identity, unaware that Tang was tracking Nazarick. After Aura and Mare destroyed Kahn Base, Ainz joined an expedition to investigate the monster responsible and confronted the Taurus Dragonkin.

• Tang Zheng gained the [Human Transcendent: Grey Armor (Degraded)] class, while Evileye strengthened her Vampire abilities and learned [The One].
• Saphis Xoth sacrificed hundreds of thousands of goblins to summon five Dark Young, and Tang Zheng tested his darkened Evil Tree seeds on one of them.
• Ainz and Narberal posed as Copper Rank adventurers in E-Rantel, where Ainz learned that Tang, leader of Free Will, was a famous Genius Alchemist.
• Aura and Mare sent a Taurus Dragonkin to destroy Kahn Base, where it killed Peter and more than a hundred others before Aura spared Peter to spread news of the attack.
• Tang Zheng identified Sebas and Solution in E-Rantel and tracked their movements, while Demiurge killed the Verdant Leaf Witch and learned that Enri was away from the Abelion Hills each June and July.
• Brain and Ninya fought Fanuen’s werewolves on the Katze Plains, killing Trample Ufala and Shadow Claw Uur before Brain collapsed from his injuries.
• Ainz joined the expedition to investigate Kahn Base’s destruction, and the Taurus Dragonkin defeated the three Mithril Rank leaders before Ainz struck it with his greatsword.

Ainz’s forces clashed with the True Dragon Lords while Nazarick invaded the Draconic Kingdom to draw out the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord. The Elder Coffin Dragon Lord emerged at the Royal Capital, where Mare and Shalltear fought it as Dejire organized the evacuation and an unseen observer watched Evileye.

• Ainz killed the Taurus Dragonkin at Kahn Base, received a promotion to Mithril Rank, and returned to Nazarick after Albedo reported signs of Angels and dragons in the region.
• Demiurge described his investigations in the Abelion Hills, while Ainz and the Guardians considered whether the Slane Theocracy had a Player and how to approach neighboring powers cautiously.
• Undead Fanuen investigated the Great Forest of Tob, where Mare captured him, but the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord later rescued him after confronting Mare.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord’s armor attacked Nazarick’s hidden base, fighting Aura and her beasts before retreating through World Teleportation as Ainz watched the battles from Nazarick.
• Sebas investigated Home Tavern and intervened when Climb and Kialé tried to rescue abused women, but Shalltear soon told him that war had begun.
• Mare and Shalltear destroyed the Imperial Frontline Military Base and invaded the Draconic Kingdom, driving its people toward the Royal Capital while Tang Zheng prepared defenses and Dejire sought a way to negotiate.
• Mare told Dejire that Nazarick wanted to destroy the kingdom, then used Earthquake to terrify her, while Evileye attacked Death Knights to help civilians escape and fought Shalltear.
• The Elder Coffin Dragon Lord appeared at the Royal Capital and battled Mare and Shalltear, while Dejire ordered the city evacuated and a bat watched the unconscious Evileye from the Natural Sanctuary.