Chapter Summaries

Naiyuan, Clementine, and Hamsuke fought their way through the graveyard before Naiyuan used a powerful spell to clear tens of thousands of Undead. They flew deeper into the graveyard, approaching a building where Clementine's former partners might be.

• Naiyuan and Clementine killed Undead throughout the graveyard while Hamsuke joined in.
• Naiyuan cast [Reality Slash], cutting down tens of thousands of Undead without damaging the surrounding buildings or trees.
• Clementine marveled at Naiyuan's power, then joked with him about being a little monster he had to protect.
• Hamsuke and Clementine competed for Naiyuan's attention until Naiyuan smacked both of them and ended their quarrel.
• Naiyuan cast Flight on Hamsuke, and the group flew toward a building resembling an ancestral hall deep in the graveyard.

Naiyuan and Clementine confronted Khajiit at the cemetery shrine, where Khajiit summoned two Bone Dragons to protect his plan to resurrect his mother. Clementine prepared to test her new Vampire strength against them while Naiyuan watched, leaving Khajiit tempted by her offer to join them.

• Khajiit discovered Naiyuan, Hamsuke, and the black-robed figure at the shrine and assumed they had used a magic item to bypass his Undead.
• Clementine attacked Khajiit's disciples and revealed herself as the figure standing beside Naiyuan, prompting Khajiit to accuse her of betrayal.
• Khajiit summoned two Bone Dragons with the Orb of Death and declared that no one would stop him from resurrecting his mother.
• Naiyuan left the Bone Dragons to Clementine and relaxed with Hamsuke while they ate jerky.
• Clementine revealed that she had become a Vampire and invited the envious Khajiit to join them; Khajiit refused for the moment and demanded that she defeat him first.

Clementine fought Khajiit's Bone Dragons and defeated both with her newly enhanced Vampire strength. Naiyuan praised her and approached the defeated Khajiit, leaving his response unresolved.

• Khajiit sent his Bone Dragons to attack Clementine, but her magic failed to harm them because they were immune to magic below Tier 6.
• Khajiit sacrificed blood to the Orb of Death to enhance the Bone Dragons, while Clementine prepared to fight at close range.
• Clementine struck the first Bone Dragon hard enough to crack its skull, then evaded the other Dragon's attack and shattered its head with another punch.
• Naiyuan applauded Clementine's victory, and she credited her strength to his blood.
• Naiyuan approached Khajiit, who was kneeling after his defeat, and began to speak.

Naiyuan spared Khajiit and offered him the negative energy needed to become an Undead, in exchange for his service. After finding Nfirea beneath the shrine, Naiyuan destroyed his collapsing body, took the Crown of Wisdom, and sent Khajiit back to Zuranon's base.

• Naiyuan told Khajiit he understood his desire to resurrect his mother and offered to transform him into an Undead for a price.
• Khajiit accepted Naiyuan's offer, and Naiyuan gave him concentrated negative energy to absorb.
• Khajiit thanked Clementine for helping him and led Naiyuan's group to Nfirea beneath the shrine.
• Naiyuan examined Nfirea, whose body and transferred soul were nearing collapse, then destroyed his body and took the Crown of Wisdom.
• Naiyuan ordered Khajiit to return to Zuranon's base and wait for further instructions.

After the Undead vanished, E-Rantel celebrated its survival while Yago tried to cremate Guildmaster Ainzach, believing him dead. Ainzach awakened in the flames, and, after learning the crisis had passed, ordered the staff to bring Yago back.

• Nfirea's body shattered, causing the summoned Undead to collapse, and the people of E-Rantel celebrated their victory.
• The disguised Shadow Demons Momonga and Herohero were carried into the city by cheering adventurers, while A-Jie led others toward the cemetery to welcome Naiyuan.
• Yago stayed behind and volunteered to cremate Ainzach to prevent him from becoming an Undead.
• Ainzach awoke inside the burning woodpile and burst out in flames before a Magic Caster extinguished them.
• After the staff explained what had happened and told him the Undead were defeated, Ainzach realized Ainz Ooal Gown had saved him and ordered them to bring Yago back.

Naiyuan celebrated the end of the Undead invasion in E-Rantel while Ninya and the Sword of Darkness watched from afar. The festivities ended when Albedo reported that Herohero had encountered a team carrying a World Item, and Naiyuan went to join Momonga and the Floor Guardians.

• Naiyuan drank and celebrated at Big Bird Inn with Clementine, Hamsuke, and the Shadow Demons, then watched Ainzach knock Yago unconscious over his bald head.
• Ninya and the revived Sword of Darkness arrived in E-Rantel to repay their debt to Naiyuan's group, but Ninya chose not to approach them until she had grown stronger.
• Ninya's companions teased her about abandoning her disguise, and she smiled as Peter, Lukrut, and Dyne bickered.
• Albedo told Naiyuan that Herohero had found a team carrying a World Item and that Momonga and several Floor Guardians had contained them.
• Naiyuan gave instructions to Clementine and the Shadow Demons, then followed Albedo through the Black Gate.

Herohero and his companions used Solution’s noblewoman disguise to lure Zack and his accomplices into planning an ambush, while Herohero decided to kill Zack himself. The chapter ended with Herohero watching Zack and the gang prepare to attack the party that night.

• Sebas told Zack that the disguised noblewoman insisted on leaving E-Rantel that night, and Zack hurried away to warn his accomplices.
• Herohero refused Solution and Shalltear’s offers to deal with Zack, declaring that he would kill him personally.
• Zack reached a shack in the slums and told a burly accomplice that the group would depart that night.
• The burly man decided to bring more men and kill Sebas first, while Zack asked to claim the disguised noblewoman for himself.
• Herohero watched the accomplices through surveillance magic and grew angry at their plans.

During the journey to the Re-Estize Kingdom, Herohero asked Shalltear about her relationship with Aura, prompting Shalltear to fantasize about seducing the Supreme Beings and strengthening their bonds. Their conversation ended when the carriage stopped suddenly amid noise outside, suggesting the bandits had attacked.

• Herohero asked Shalltear whether she had a bad relationship with Aura, and Shalltear said she considered them sisters because their creators were siblings.
• Herohero suggested Shalltear could consider Naiyuan her father, and Shalltear immediately imagined getting into his bed for guidance.
• Shalltear argued that seducing the Three Lords would strengthen their friendship, while Sebas tried and failed to stop her.
• Shalltear fantasized about outranking Sephis and Aura, and Sebas took Herohero's silence as tacit approval.
• The carriage stopped sharply as chaotic noises came from outside, and Herohero prepared for the attackers.

Herohero and Shalltear slaughtered the bandits who ambushed their carriage, and Herohero learned from their memories that their hideout held a Martial Skills user named Brain. He ordered Shalltear to turn Brain into a Vampire so he could obtain several hundred hearts for Nazarick.

• Zack joined the fifteen bandits surrounding the carriage, and Herohero, Shalltear, Solution, and Sebas emerged to face them.
• When a bandit reached for Shalltear, Herohero used his slime ability to devour him alive.
• Herohero ensnared and devoured the remaining bandits, including Zack, while Sebas watched in silence.
• Herohero learned from the bandits' memories that their hideout contained Brain, a human with a Talent who could use Martial Skills.
• Herohero told Shalltear to accompany him and turn Brain into a Vampire, while Sebas and Solution stayed behind.

Brian Angelas rose from a farmer to a confident swordsman, but after losing to Gazef, he devoted himself to becoming stronger and joined a cruel mercenary band. When a monster attacked the band, Brian went to confront it, unaware that the encounter would destroy his pride and change his life.

• Brian killed a greedy noble who was exploiting his village and set out to pursue martial arts.
• Brian lost to Gazef in the Royal Arena Tournament and accepted that he needed to become stronger.
• Brian trained intensely, created his own Martial Skill, and joined a mercenary band to hone his abilities.
• A terrified mercenary told Brian that a monster was attacking, and Brian confidently went to face it.
• Brian headed toward the monster, unaware that the encounter would cost him his pride and humanity.

Herohero and Shalltear massacred the bandits hiding in the Dark Cave and defeated Brain Angelas. Shalltear transformed Brain into a Vampire while Herohero repeatedly extracted and devoured his heart to obtain Ability Seeds, then ordered him sent to Nazarick for Momonga.

• Herohero killed the bandits who confronted him, while Shalltear gathered their blood into a Blood Orb.
• The surviving bandits fled deeper into the cave to seek Brian, but Herohero killed them before they could escape.
• Brain Angelas introduced himself and prepared to fight Herohero, but Shalltear attacked first and transformed him into a Vampire with her blood.
• Herohero pulled Brain's heart from his chest and devoured it to extract its Ability Seed, while Shalltear healed Brain with blood from the Blood Orb.
• Herohero repeatedly removed Brain's regenerated heart for an hour, gathered hundreds of Ability Seeds, and ordered Shalltear to send Brain back to Nazarick for Momonga.

Herohero discovered that a group near E-Rantel might include Players carrying a World Item and alerted Momonga. The group remained held back by Shalltear’s familiars as Momonga prepared to bring Nazarick’s guardians and World Items to the forest.

• Herohero tested Brian’s Talent and activated Ability Boost and Greater Ability Boost, then prepared to return to the Great Tomb with Shalltear.
• Shalltear learned that her familiar had been killed and sent more familiars to investigate a group of twelve well-equipped people, including an old woman who made her sense danger.
• Herohero reasoned that the old woman might carry a World Item, and he ordered Shalltear to keep the group from escaping.
• Herohero contacted Momonga and reported a possible encounter with Players carrying a World Item.
• Momonga agreed to bring Nazarick’s Floor Guardians and World Items to the forest and arranged for Albedo to notify Naiyuan.

Naiyuan joined Momonga and Herohero in the Dark Forest as they prepared to capture the Black Scripture and seize its dangerous World Item. Momonga sealed the forest, while Mare and Aura helped trap and wear down the enemy with Earth Cage and summoned beasts.

• Naiyuan arrived in his Dragonoid Perfected Form and asked about Momonga’s situation.
• Momonga and Herohero proposed taking the Black Scripture’s World Item and investigating the group, and Naiyuan agreed.
• Momonga cast [High Tier Dimensional Seal] to prevent the enemy from escaping by teleportation.
• Naiyuan assigned Mare to seal the forest and Aura to summon beasts to exhaust the Black Scripture.
• Mare cast Magic Triple Max Reinforcement: Earth Cage, blocking escape by land or air, while Aura and Shalltear sent waves of magical beasts into the forest.

The Black Scripture fought through a magical-beast horde in the forest, suspecting that the enemy had trapped them and blocked their communications. They used Limit Break Potions to carve a path toward the mastermind, while Momonga and his companions prepared to face them, expecting the Theocracy to use a World Item.

• Curo, Myriad Wall Shield, Divine Chain, and One Man Army struggled with the magical beasts surrounding their squad as Teleportation and Flight Magic failed.
• Curo asked Kari whether she had contacted Thousand Miles Astrologer, but Kari reported that even a rare magical item could not get through the interference.
• Quaiesse suggested that the blockade might be connected to the attack on the Sunlight Scripture, and Curo agreed that the Theocracy could be in serious danger.
• Curo and the Black Scripture drank Limit Break Potions, then fought southward through the beasts to reach the mastermind and protect Kari.
• Momonga watched the Black Scripture approach, while Naiyuan, Herohero, Mare, and Solution discussed the likelihood that their opponents would activate a World Item.

The Black Scripture encountered Naiyuan and the Floor Guardians in the forest, but their attacks and World Item failed against the group. The Guardians pursued the fleeing Black Scripture under orders to capture them alive.

• Curo led the Black Scripture through a silent forest until the group encountered Naiyuan and the Floor Guardians.
• Curo charged Naiyuan, but Naiyuan blocked his spear and Herohero dissolved it with corrosion.
• Kari activated [Downfall of Country and Castle], but Momonga sealed its effect with [Eternal Seal].
• Curo ordered the Black Scripture to flee, but Mare's [Earth Cage] trapped them inside the forest.
• Naiyuan sent Shalltear, Cocytus, Sebas, Aura, Mare, and Solution after the Black Scripture, allowing them to pursue their targets but forbidding them from killing anyone.

Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero regrouped after the Black Scripture’s attack and exchanged gifts that let them explore the New World’s powers. The Floor Guardians returned with the captured Black Scripture members, and Momonga began preparing to question them for information.

• Naiyuan gave Momonga the New World magic item called the [Crown of Wisdom], which delighted Momonga as a collector.
• Herohero gave Naiyuan and Momonga Ability Seeds; Naiyuan used one to unlock Martial Skills, and Momonga discovered he could stack them with magic buffs.
• Naiyuan, Herohero, and Momonga shared stories and laughed together while they waited for the Floor Guardians to return.
• The Floor Guardians brought back unconscious Black Scripture members, and Naiyuan saw that Shalltear had killed [Myriad Wall Shield] while under [Blood Frenzy].
• Naiyuan forgave Shalltear but told her to avoid [Blood Frenzy] and keep her instincts under control.
• Momonga stepped toward the captured Black Scripture members and said they would gather information from them.

Herohero discovered that the captured Black Scripture members' memories were sealed, so Momonga used Eternal Seal to break the magic and uncover the Slane Theocracy's secrets. After learning the Theocracy held five more World Items, Naiyuan proposed a risky plan involving Clementine and said he would ask whether she agreed.

• Herohero failed to access Kari's sealed core memories, and Momonga and Naiyuan concluded that she was likely one of the Slane Theocracy's Six-Colored Scripture.
• Momonga used Eternal Seal to break the memory seal on another Black Scripture member, allowing Herohero to learn that the Six Great Gods and Eight Greed Kings were Players who had all died, and that the Theocracy possessed six World Items.
• Momonga urged caution toward the Slane Theocracy, and Naiyuan ordered Albedo to bring Clementine from E-Rantel.
• Naiyuan explained a risky plan to Momonga and Herohero through communication, then said he would ask Clementine whether she wanted to carry it out.

Naiyuan and the others arranged for Clementine and magically transformed Curo to infiltrate the Slane Theocracy and steal its True Artifact. After they set off, the group decided what to do with the captured Black Scripture members.

• Albedo arrived with Clementine, and Naiyuan asked Clementine to help infiltrate the Slane Theocracy because of her familiarity with it.
• Naiyuan explained that Clementine would assist Curo in stealing the Theocracy's True Artifact, while Herohero gave her a disguise mask and Naiyuan gave her a Teleportation Crystal for escape.
• Momonga used the World Item [Staff of Millennium] to alter Curo's loyalty, and Curo pledged himself to Momonga, Herohero, and Naiyuan.
• Clementine and Curo left the forest for the Slane Theocracy after Naiyuan told Curo to avoid exposing their identities.
• Momonga proposed giving the captured Black Scripture members to Kyouhukou, while Naiyuan reserved Funny Bro for the interrogator and Herohero suggested rotating prisoners among Nazarick's NPCs.

After the Slane Theocracy operation, Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero discussed Nazarick’s plans and the threat of other transported Players. They encountered a powerful suit of Platinum armor controlled by a True Dragon Lord, and Momonga asked whether they should attack.

• Naiyuan prepared to return to E-Rantel while Momonga took charge of Nazarick’s plans to found a nation and prepare for other Players.
• Momonga and Herohero considered the possibility that other transported Players had brought guild bases such as the Eight Greed Kings’ Sky City.
• Aura sensed a powerful presence approaching, and Herohero identified the arriving Platinum armor as one of the Thirteen Heroes.
• Momonga’s group hid and prepared for a fight as the Platinum armor hovered above the forest without detecting them.
• Naiyuan and Herohero recognized the armor’s Dragon aura and judged that a powerful True Dragon Lord controlled it.
• When Momonga asked whether to attack, Naiyuan summoned the True Artifact [Dragon-Slaying Sword].

Naiyuan and Momonga lured the Platinum Dragon Lord by having Shalltear battle the Platinum Armor, while the real dragon hurried to intervene. The Platinum Armor was wrecked, and the Platinum Dragon Lord arrived as Naiyuan and his Dragon-Slaying Sword eagerly anticipated fighting him.

• Naiyuan ordered Shalltear to attack the Platinum Armor while the others waited to draw out its controller.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord identified Shalltear as a dangerous Player and flew from the Council Nation to confront her.
• Shalltear overwhelmed the Platinum Armor, and Naiyuan and Momonga waited for its controller while Herohero predicted the True Dragon Lord was coming.
• Shalltear battered the Platinum Armor into scrap and pinned it to the ground.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord arrived, and Naiyuan felt eager to fight him as the Dragon-Slaying Sword glowed.