"Albedo, take Lord Ainz and retreat. Leave the rest to us."
By this point in the battle between the Sorcerer Kingdom and the Allied Nations Army, the Sorcerer Kingdom actually held a massive advantage in terms of military casualties.
After all, Nazarick's undead army was absurdly well-equipped, and its low- and mid-tier units were numerous and powerful enough.
The Allied Nations Army, on the other hand, was facing monsters such as Soul Eater Demons, Death Knights, Death Warriors, Vampire Brides, and Snow Women.
Aside from the Demi-human forces and a small number of powerful humans, the ordinary soldiers of the Allied Nations Army were practically being slaughtered one-sidedly.
With Nazarick's Guardians held back by Golden Dragon and the others, while Seiya fought Old Bones—
As long as the stalemate continued, the Allied Nations Army would inevitably be the first to fall.
But to Nazarick and the others, neither conquering the Empire nor anything else mattered more than the safety of the Supreme Beings.
Shalltear had now lost her ability to fight. Although Lord Ainz's HP had left the danger zone, his mp had been exhausted. Unable to maintain his peak combat strength, they naturally could not let their Supreme Being continue taking risks.
If anything happened to Lord Ainz, what would it matter even if they wiped out the Allied Nations Army? What purpose would they Guardians have left?
"Wait, Demiurge—"
"Lord Ainz, we are deeply sorry, but please allow us to disobey your order this once."
Golden Dragon, Emiliena, Shalltear Bloodfallen, and the others had caught up to them.
Aura immediately removed the enormous scroll from her back and opened it without hesitation.
The Diagram of Mountains and Rivers, one of the eleven World-Class Items held by Ainz Ooal Gown.
Its effect was to imprison opponents in a separate-dimensional