Chapter Summaries

Sebas confronted Grand Marshal Blood Roar’s Minotaur army outside Ilip, fought through the troops, and discovered Blood Roar was piloting Enhanced Armor. After its acid spell harmed him, Blood Roar flew toward Aifanvanso, leaving Sebas to wonder if he was heading into a trap.

• Grand Marshal Blood Roar ordered roughly one hundred thousand human slaves to charge Sebas while his Minotaur troops advanced behind them.
• Sebas raced through the slaves, broke through the Minotaur shield wall, and incapacitated many soldiers with Righteous Qi Intimidation.
• Sebas confronted Blood Roar, who transformed a bracer into red Enhanced Armor and attacked him with machine-gun fire.
• Blood Roar used the armor’s banshee scream and super-acid mist; the scream failed to harm Sebas, but the acid damaged him.
• Blood Roar flew toward Aifanvanso, and Sebas wondered whether the grand marshal was leading him into a trap.

Sebas pursued Marshal Blood Roar into Aifanvanso and discovered a trap centered on a Minotaur bloodline patriarch and a crowd of slaves. The patriarch began sacrificing the slaves to aid Marshal Blood Roar as Sebas approached.

• Sebas pursued Marshal Blood Roar toward Aifanvanso while reporting to Demiurge that the enemy might be preparing a full-scale assault.
• Sebas sensed a mass of life energy in the evacuated city and spotted the old Minotaur wearing three severed Minotaur heads.
• Sebas recognized the old Minotaur as the Demon Bloodline Family patriarch and threw chunks of stone at him while Marshal Blood Roar fired back.
• Marshal Blood Roar teleported in front of the patriarch and blocked Sebas's stones with a Greater Magic Shield.
• The old Minotaur activated Blood Sacrifice, causing the gathered slaves to wither and transform into energy for the blood-red magic circle.

The Minotaur Nation used a massive blood sacrifice to weaken Sebas and deployed all four sets of Enhanced Armor against him. The young Horn Emperor also sought the Brightness Dragon Lord’s help, leaving the counterattack dependent on the Dragon Lord’s arrival.

• An elderly Minotaur sacrificed roughly a hundred thousand slaves to create five powerful totems that weakened Sebas and restricted his abilities.
• Tang Zheng observed the ritual through layered surveillance and deduced that the Minotaur Nation was preparing for a serious battle.
• The young Horn Emperor ordered three Enhanced Armor operators to join the fourth suit already deployed, and the three vanished with Greater Teleportation.
• The young Horn Emperor concluded that the four armors and blood sacrifice might not defeat Sebas, who could possess a World Item, and pressed Kasen for news of the Brightness Dragon Lord.
• Kasen said he could not track his father, while the young Horn Emperor planned to pay the Brightness Dragon Lord with a Sage legacy and redirect his hostility toward the Sorcerer Kingdom.

Kahns attacked the young Horn Emperor after the Brightness Dragon Lord refused to help, but the Top Hat Demon appeared to defend the ruler. The Dust Star Dragon Lord killed the young Horn Emperor and battled the Demon, while the Blight Venom Dragon Lord arrived at Taur Holy City and annihilated everyone there.

• Kahns sent his Ice Wyvern to attack the young Horn Emperor, then admitted that the Brightness Dragon Lord had refused to support him.
• The young Horn Emperor summoned the Top Hat Demon, which wounded the Ice Wyvern and attacked Kahns before the Dust Star Dragon Lord appeared.
• The Dust Star Dragon Lord killed the young Horn Emperor and destroyed the great hall, but the Top Hat Demon engulfed him in hellfire.
• Kahns survived the collapse and recovered the Acorn Communication Necklace and Silver Acorn Pendant from the ruins.
• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord descended on Taur Holy City and cast Wild Magic: Corruption Greenhouse, killing everyone in the city.

Tang Zheng learned that attacks had struck Zultan Walla and Taur Holy City, likely as the True Dragon Lords moved against the Minotaur Nation. He met Yaluer and the others in the Northern Border Forest and revealed that the silent boy had inherited the Minotaur Sage Bloodline, asking him to help claim the land as its next king.

• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord destroyed Taur Holy City's Great Cathedral while Wild Magic attacks also struck Zultan Walla, and Tang Zheng concluded that the True Dragon Lord factions had agreed to target the Minotaur Nation.
• Tang Zheng transformed the Soul of the Heroic Spirit into an armored Crimson Dragon and traveled with it to the Northern Border Forest.
• Yaluer, Fairy Uu Uu, Snake Person Mara, and Troll Stone Stomach were startled when Tang Zheng and the Dragon Lord appeared beside the unnamed golden-eyed boy.
• Tang Zheng explained that the boy had been imprisoned as a human tool and asked whether he had chosen a name.
• The Crimson Dragon Lord revealed that the boy had inherited the Minotaur Sage Bloodline and would reclaim its legacy.
• Tang Zheng told the group that the Minotaur Nation would soon be destroyed and asked the boy to cooperate in becoming the new king.

The Crimson Dragon Lord brought the golden-eyed boy to the ruined Taur Holy City and waited outside its World Isolating Barrier, suspecting a True Dragon Lord was trapped underground. The Blight Venom Dragon Lord emerged, dropped the barrier, and sealed the Crimson Dragon Lord inside, where he hurriedly claimed he meant no harm.

• The golden-eyed boy agreed to help the Crimson Dragon Lord and Fairy Tribe establish a nation in exchange for his influence as heir to the Minotaur Sage Bloodline, and the Crimson Dragon Lord teleported him away.
• Tang Zheng left Fairy Wuwu and the others to guard their location, while Yaluer, Snake Person Mara, and Fairy Wuwu reacted to the plan to destroy the Minotaur Nation.
• The Crimson Dragon Lord brought the golden-eyed boy to Taur Holy City and found it overrun by poisonous haze and decaying plants; the boy recognized the place where he had been imprisoned and attempted his first smile.
• The Crimson Dragon Lord confirmed that a World Isolating Barrier blocked detection magic and waited outside it, deducing that a powerful True Dragon Lord remained beneath the city.
• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord emerged from underground, removed the barrier, then trapped the Crimson Dragon Lord inside a new one; the Crimson Dragon Lord hurriedly declared that he bore no hostility.

Tang Zheng used the Crimson Dragon Lord puppet to confront the Blight Venom Dragon Lord and protect the golden-eyed youth, whose Minotaur Sage bloodline could control a powerful Golem. After the Blight Venom Dragon Lord attacked, the puppet proved far stronger than expected and pierced its chest with its tail.

• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord recognized the Crimson Dragon Lord as a puppet and accused it of past interference involving Hony and Cure Elim.
• Tang Zheng revealed that the golden-eyed youth carried the Minotaur Sage’s bloodline and could control a powerful Golem, while the Blight Venom Dragon Lord admitted its interest in YGGDRASIL’s special items.
• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord cast Corruption Greenhouse and charged, but Tang Zheng’s puppet dispelled the plants and struck back with Maximize Magic · Nuclear Blast.
• The Blight Venom Dragon Lord recovered from the blast’s effects and attacked at close range, but the Crimson Dragon Lord matched its strength and battered it with enhanced blows.
• The Crimson Dragon Lord hardened its body and drove its tail into the Blight Venom Dragon Lord’s cracked chest, drawing blood.

Tang Zheng used the Crimson Dragon Lord to battle the Blight Venom Dragon Lord, hoping to prove his strength to the Six Dragons Alliance and discuss cooperation. The Dust Star Dragon Lord arrived, demanded Tang Zheng reveal his true body, and questioned him about the prophecy as the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Tang Zheng fought the Blight Venom Dragon Lord, using magic and close combat to counter its venom, corrosion, and regeneration.
• The two dragons crashed into Taur Holy City and continued battling across its ruins, with both sustaining heavy damage.
• The Dust Star Dragon Lord appeared and stopped Nid from attacking, then challenged Tang Zheng to show his true body.
• The Dust Star Dragon Lord asked whether Tang Zheng had a new prophecy or was again using cooperation to pursue his own interests.
• Tang Zheng said there was no new prophecy and predicted that their plans would fail, prompting Nid to demand his death before the Dust Star Dragon Lord blocked it.

Tang Zheng used the True Dragon Lords’ concern about his fabricated Prophecy to urge them to restrain the enemy nations, while growing convinced that the Six Dragons Alliance had its own prophetic intelligence. At Nazarick, Sebas reported the Minotaur Nation’s defeat, and Albedo presented Demiurge with a law restricting how Nazarick could name and govern conquered territories.

• Tang Zheng gave the Dust Star Dragon Lord his assumed name, refused to reveal a supposed prophet, and suggested that the Central Six Nations unite against the threat to the Minotaur Nation.
• The Dust Star Dragon Lord pressed Tang Zheng about his demands, while the Blight Venom Dragon Lord threatened him; Tang Zheng concluded that the Dragon Lords’ interest confirmed their Prophecy had some basis.
• Sebas defeated four Enhanced Armors after a ritual sacrificed a hundred thousand slaves, but found no World Item holder or suspected Godkin at the battlefield.
• Demiurge told Sebas that the Minotaur Nation’s World Item and Godkin were likely already lost, and suspected that the True Dragon Lord faction had acted.
• Albedo brought Demiurge the Territorial Naming and Sovereignty Subordination Act, which required conquered territories to use names prefixed with Ainz, Momonga, or the Sorcerer King.
• Demiurge approved Albedo’s act and suggested she seek Pandora’s and the other Guardians’ support before presenting it to Ainz.

News that the Minotaur Nation’s capital and holy city had been destroyed reached the Central Six Nations. Starstripe Orichalcum and Giant chief Ogaoti reacted to the crisis, while the chapter also introduced the Greking Confederation.

• The Minotaur Nation fell into chaos after Zultan Walla and Taur Holy City were destroyed, with no survivors reported.
• The Beastman Federation’s three councilors told the sleeping Starstripe Orichalcum that the Minotaur Nation had been attacked and its cities wiped out.
• Starstripe Orichalcum opened its eyes and fixed the councilors with an intimidating gaze.
• Ogaoti worried that the Minotaur Nation’s destruction signaled an enemy powerful enough to threaten the other Central Six Nations.
• Ogaoti received a message announcing an envoy of the True Dragon Lords.
• The chapter described the Greking Confederation, a populous nation whose primary race was the Gremlins.

The Greking Confederation’s leaders discussed the destruction of the Minotaur Nation and trusted their Divine Emissary to protect them. The Divine Emissary considered taking a Half-Golem form, while two masked figures in the Pan-Racial Covenant Nation dismissed the attack and teleported away.

• The Council Speaker convened the Greking Confederation’s leaders to discuss the Minotaur Nation’s destruction and the stolen Book of Sacred Decrees.
• The Military Chief urged deploying airships, but the Chief Administrator warned that ordinary forces and Golems would be ineffective against the attackers.
• The Commander-in-Chief reminded the council leaders of the Divine Emissary, who appeared in the chamber and contemplated choosing the Half-Golem race for its long lifespan and resistances.
• A group of Lizardmen carried two masked young Lizardmen through the forest as offerings, and two figures in fox and sun masks appeared after the offerings disappeared.
• The fox-masked woman told the sun-masked man not to involve themselves in the Minotaur Nation’s destruction, and the pair used Greater Teleportation to leave.

Evileye trained against powerful Golems in the Floating City and reflected on her growth and the fragile balance between the Sorcerer Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy. Tang Zheng paused her training and asked her to assist the Kingdom as the world grew more turbulent.

• Evileye lost another training battle against an Arcane Golem, then received healing from a Divine Golem.
• Evileye learned that she had reached level 70 after three years of training and worried about the True Dragon Lord responsible for destroying the Inveria Kingdom.
• Laurel told Evileye that someone was waiting for her at Cloud Crystal Plaza, where she found Tang Zheng.
• Tang Zheng explained that Evileye could keep growing stronger as an Undead, though her progress had slowed.
• Tang Zheng put Evileye's training on hold and asked her to go assist the Kingdom, and she agreed to depart at once.

Tang Zheng prepared Woshil to become an Assimilator while weighing the next moves of Nazarick and the Six Dragons Alliance. At Nazarick, Ainz proposed a risky action in the Central Six Nations, and the Guardians urged him to reconsider.

• Tang Zheng told Evileye that the Sorcerer Kingdom had seized a third of the Minotaur Nation and offered to let Lakyus train in the Floating City if she accepted having her memories erased.
• Tang Zheng concluded that the Six Dragons Alliance had destroyed the Minotaur Nation's records and considered whether Nazarick would target the Beastman Federation or the Troll Great Nation next.
• Saphis Xoth erased Woshil's memories so Tang Zheng could use him as a sixth candidate to assimilate a True Dragon Lord Corpse.
• Tang Zheng reflected on his gains from the Minotaur Nation's fall, then touched a True Dragon Lord Heart and invoked the Golden Rule bloodline.
• Albedo, Aura, Mare, and Cocytus warned Ainz that his proposed move was too risky while Nazarick lacked intelligence on the Central Six Nations and the True Dragon Lords had appeared.

Ainz chose the Beastman Federation as Nazarick’s next target and asked whether demons could reproduce with other races, hoping to learn how the Minotaur Nation’s Demon Family came to be. He entered Federation City with Entoma as his companion, where the insect-like beastmen’s presence made her appearance seem familiar rather than frightening.

• Ainz ended the debate over Nazarick’s next move and ordered an investigation of the Beastman Federation, which Albedo identified as the next target.
• Ainz asked Demiurge whether Crown Demons could reproduce, and Demiurge explained that a special magic likely enabled the Minotaur Sage to create the Demon Family’s first generation.
• Albedo eagerly imagined using the magic to have a child with Ainz, while Ainz’s passive Force Calm repeatedly activated.
• Ainz arrived in Ulausgal disguised as the adventurer Fei Fei and brought Entoma instead of Narberal or Lupusregina.
• Ainz explained that the Beastman Federation included an insect-like beastman race, and Entoma moved closer to him, pleased that her appearance inspired reverence.

Ainz and Entoma infiltrated Ulausgal’s Upper City while Cocytus arrived with Frost Dragons to begin Nazarick’s invasion. The Beastman defenders were caught off guard, and the councilors faced the invaders at the Council Hall.

• Ainz and Entoma crossed to the Upper City by boat, and Ainz urged Entoma to watch for suspicious activity as they headed to visit the Insect Beastmen.
• Cocytus descended toward Ulausgal on the Frost Dragon King and announced Nazarick’s arrival to the Beastmen below.
• A Beastman force riding Wyverns flew to meet the dragons, but the Snow Woman’s Blizzard froze the Wyverns and sent riders falling from the sky.
• The Frost Dragons broke through the city’s defenses and landed outside the Council Hall as Beastman Royal Guards gathered around them.
• Red Lion Lakshmos urged the councilors to evacuate, but the Black Lion Councilor, Red Tiger Councilor, and Elk Council Leader refused to flee.

Cocytus led the Sorcerer Kingdom’s invasion into the Beastman Federation’s heartland, demanded its submission, and gave it half a month before destruction. While the Beastman leaders mourned their dead and suspected the enemy had infiltrated their nation, Entoma took control of the Insect Beastman tribe with Ainz watching invisibly.

• Cocytus and the Frost Dragon Kings entered the Beastman Federation’s heartland and confronted the nine council leaders.
• Cocytus identified himself as a servant of the Supreme Beings and demanded the Beastman Federation submit to the Sorcerer Kingdom or suffer the Minotaur Nation’s fate.
• The King Knight killed two council leaders and Red Lion Lakshmos, while Cocytus waited in vain for the Federation’s hidden forces to respond.
• Cocytus gave the Beastman Federation half a month to submit, then departed with the Frost Dragon Kings.
• The Black Lion Council Leader, Red Tiger Councilor, and Elk Council Leader suspected the invasion was intended to gather intelligence and warned each other to stay together.
• Entoma declared herself chieftain of the Insect Beastmen, and Ainz observed that the operation had gone smoothly.

Sebas governed the occupied Minotaur Nation while investigating the unknown True Dragon Lords and the enemy holding Taur Holy City. After the meeting, Grace Yi organized the former slaves, then noticed suspicious rats beneath the ruins.

• Sebas inspected Zultan Walla’s destroyed treasury and concluded that a powerful True Dragon Lord had devastated the capital.
• Sebas held a meeting where Grelle and Fluder reported on reconstruction and administration, while Solution revealed that surveillance of Taur Holy City had failed.
• Solution proposed using Enhanced Armor to capture the Crimson Dragon Lord, but Sebas warned that the enemy might be baiting them and ordered her not to act rashly.
• Sebas told Solution that Ainz’s plans remained unknown and speculated that they might attack when Cocytus went to war against the Beastman Federation.
• Grace Yi urged the other members of [Grace] to gather intelligent former slaves and build influence, then became alert when he heard rats squeaking beneath nearby ruins.

Grace Yi secretly received information from Number Two while posing as a rat hunter, as Tang Zheng prepared the Minotaur resistance and explained why the Sorcerer Kingdom might target him. Ainz launched an invasion of the Beastman Federation, while the fate of the stolen World Item and the True Dragon Lords remained uncertain.

• Grace Yi used Mental Courtyard to exchange information with Number Two through a rat, keeping Number Two's survival hidden from Sebas.
• Tang Zheng ordered Ilip Leather Skullhorn to assemble a Minotaur elite force and told Yaluer to accelerate work involving the slaves.
• Tang Zheng revealed to Evileye that he had taken the World Item Greed and Selflessness, which he believed made the Sorcerer Kingdom hesitate to attack him.
• At the Beastman Federation border, Ainz ordered Cocytus to lead an Undead army against the fortress.
• Ainz told Demiurge to keep watching the Crimson Dragon Lord and focus on drawing out the True Dragon Lords while seeking to recover Greed and Selflessness.

Ainz and Cocytus led Nazarick’s Undead army in taking a Beastman Federation border fortress, while Ainz stayed outside to guard against a trap. As the two prepared to advance, the Federation’s Guardian, the Metal Dragon Starstripe Orichalcum, appeared and confronted them.

• The Beastman commander ordered flaming arrows fired at the approaching Undead, but the Undead Composite Giants hurled two Soul Eaters onto the walls, where their Instant Death Auras killed the defenders.
• The Undead Composite Giants broke the city gates, and the Undead army overran the fortress city while Ainz and Cocytus waited outside.
• The Soul Eaters returned from the city stronger after consuming the souls of their victims, and Cocytus speculated that the Federation’s hidden Guardian might not be a Beastman.
• Ainz sensed a presence in the sky, and Cocytus stepped in front of him as the Metal Dragon appeared after its teleportation was delayed.
• The dragon identified himself as Starstripe Orichalcum, Guardian of the Beastman Federation, and demanded to know why Ainz had invaded his nation.

Ainz and Cocytus confronted Metal Dragon Starstripe, who refused to submit to Nazarick and used rare items to summon two Root Fire Elementals against them. As Cocytus faced the elementals, Ainz sent a Doom Lord to intercept Starstripe, who realized the undead summon possessed a special skill.

• Ainz declared that the Beastman Federation must submit to Nazarick, but Starstripe rejected his demand and denounced the undead as monsters unfit to rule the living.
• Starstripe summoned Cerberus, while Ainz cast Dimensional Lock and Cocytus sent King Knight to engage the beast.
• Starstripe used a Fire Jewel Wand to summon a Root Fire Elemental, then shattered a Monster Image Mirror to create a second one.
• The Root Fire Elementals overwhelmed the Snow Woman's ice attack, so Cocytus activated Frost Aura and prepared to fight both of them.
• Ainz ordered his Doom Lord to stop Starstripe, and the summoned undead withstood Starstripe's powerful dragon-claw strike.
• Starstripe noticed the Doom Lord's weakening aura and realized that the summoned monster was using a special skill.