Crossover Anime: Starting from Jobless Reincarnation

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One type is the NPC that will automatically revive after a period of time even if it is destroyed, without paying any price. This type of NPC is the cheapest monster.

The other type is completely original NPCs designed and created by the players themselves from scratch. Compared to the former, the latter can not only be designed to be of a higher level, but also be equipped with weapons and items by the players. With enough effort, player-created NPCs will inevitably be much stronger than automatically generated NPCs.

That's how the guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick came to be, and they gained life after coming to this world with Ainz.

Naturally, the NPCs designed and created by the forty-one supreme beings are far superior to the automatically refreshed NPCs in terms of both status and rarity.

Characters like Albedo, Demiurge, and Narberal are all NPCs of this type, designed by members of Ainz Ooal Gown. In Ainz's eyes, they are the fruits of his former comrades' labor, the crystallization of his comrades' legacy, and the children of his comrades.

Of course, the eight-limbed assassin bugs that were killed did not belong to this category; they were just the lowest-ranking servants and could not be compared with the guardians at all.

Even so, a different thought arose in Ainz's mind. As the saying goes, one should consider the owner before beating a dog. If he just let it go like this, Ainz would feel somewhat uneasy.

But now is not the time to cause trouble for Roya. Ainz ultimately only said, "If there's an opportunity, we'll collect this debt then."

Narberal, upon hearing this, said nothing more, nodded, and disappeared into the thick night with Ainz.

However, Ainz's forces were not the only ones eyeing Roya. The outer walls of Ye-Rantir were a desolate and bleak wasteland.

As nations constantly at war, the number of deaths and injuries among the three major powers each year is not small. If these civilians who die in battle or are killed do not have a proper burial place, they may become undead.

Therefore, this place was designated as a cemetery to bury the corpses.

The night was dark and windy, and the darkness was deep, yet in this empty and desolate cemetery, a female voice, like that of a carnivorous beast, could be heard.

"How boring. I heard that a very popular adventurer has appeared in town. I really want to play with him."

Deep within the cemetery, in a grand hall used for sacrifices, a woman of about twenty years old was speaking in a listless voice.

The woman had short blonde hair and wore a cloak over her shoulders, beneath which was a metal chain garment that completely covered her slightly plump figure.

The woman had regular features and could be considered pretty, but these features were completely ruined when she smiled.

Because her grin was very wide and extremely unnatural, it revealed her uneven yet sharp teeth.

That wild smile made one feel that the person standing before them wasn't a young girl, but a carnivorous beast, seemingly ready to devour them at any moment. It sent chills down one's spine and filled one with dread.

This is a girl who is clearly neurotic.

After the girl finished speaking, a voice quickly came from inside the hall; it was a slightly aged voice.

"Didn't I tell you not to make any rash moves before I've finished preparing?" As he said this, a slightly thin man walked out of the hall.

The man had a very strange appearance. His eyes were sunken, and he looked extremely old. His face was as pale as paper, without a trace of color. Not only that, but he had no hair on his head, not even eyebrows or eyelashes. Most strikingly, despite this appearance, there wasn't a single wrinkle on his forehead.

The man's attire was also quite strange. He wore a dark red robe, a necklace made of animal skulls around his neck, and held a black staff in one hand and a stone-like object with an extremely irregular shape in the other.

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Despite the man's words, the woman's face remained completely unchanged. She feigned shyness and uttered nonsensical words: "Oh dear, I've been discovered! I didn't expect Little Kaji to come out. You weren't secretly spying on me the whole time, were you? Ugh! How annoying—"

The man called Little Kagi showed no smile at all; instead, he displayed deep disgust and mocked in a slightly sarcastic voice, "How could I not be watching you? I know how crazy you are! Clementine, you're still being hunted down by one of the six sacred codes directly under the Slane Theocracy's priests, the Wind and Flower Codex, which specializes in espionage."

"If you go out and run around again and get caught, the consequences will be worse than death. You should know that the Six Colored Holy Scripture will not show any mercy to a traitor like you. Clementine, the former ninth seat of the Dark Holy Scripture, is known as [Swift Wind Breaker]."

Upon hearing this, the girl seemed to recall something unpleasant, and her expression gradually faded.

After a moment of silence, she smiled and said, "Little Kaji, you might not know, but those guys from Feng Hua have already left, you know?"

The man, his face contorted with anger at being called "Little Kachi" again, loudly corrected him, "Don't call me Little Kachi! My name is Kajit!"

But after shouting that, he frowned and asked suspiciously, "The people from Feng Hua have left? Why?"

The Wind and Flower Scripture is used by the Slane Theocracy to capture traitors who betray the Theocracy. Given the Slane Theocracy's ruthless and cold-blooded nature, it would be absolutely impossible for them to let Clementine, who betrayed the Dark Scripture, go unpunished.

In fact, Clementine had been hunted down ever since he defected from the Slane Theocracy and had never been let go. Why was he suddenly being ignored now?

This is simply unreasonable.

Clementine noticed the suspicion on the man's face, and a slight smirk appeared on her lips as she once again wore that frivolous smile: "The reason, well, I can probably guess a little, you know? It's said that the people from the Sunshine Scripture have recently come to the vicinity to carry out a secret mission. Although I, who have already betrayed them, don't know what this secret mission is, the fact that Feng Hua suddenly ran away in a panic is obviously related to the Sunshine Scripture's operation, right?"

Upon hearing this, Kajit's face also showed a serious expression: "Could it be that something happened to the Sunlight Scripture? Is that why the High Priest retrieved the Wind Flower Scripture? Damn it, of all times."

Clementine's smile grew wider, her eyes brightening. As if a bold idea had occurred to her, she said to Kajit, "If there really is a problem with the Sunlight Scripture, then it's a huge problem. We might have to mobilize everyone back home."

Before Clementine could finish speaking, Kajit abruptly interrupted him, saying somewhat speechlessly, "While I don't know what unrealistic ideas you're having, have you considered whether you could escape from either the [Dark Scripture] or the [One-Man Army]? Or do you really think you can fight against that monster, [Death's Fatal Strike]?"

Upon hearing this, Clementine's previously high spirits quickly waned.

"You're so annoying, little Kaji."

The girl puffed out her cheeks and looked at Kajit with some dissatisfaction. It has to be said that if Clementine were normal, she would look quite cute.

Of course, this is all on the premise that the other party can return to normal.

However, Clementine's gaze quickly turned dangerous, lingering on Cajit as if she were plotting something bad.

Stared at so blatantly, Kajit showed no fear. He sneered and said expressionlessly, "You should thank me for stopping you and preventing you from going to your death. In short, you'd better not go out and cause trouble until my plan is ready. Things aren't peaceful in Ye Lantier lately. First, Gazef showed up in a small village, and then Roya Greirat popped up. You'd better be careful."

Clementine scoffed at Kajit's words, "Who do you think I am? I'm the ninth seat of the original Dark Codex, a hero who has reached the realm of the superhuman. Even without the Church's armed support, I'm not someone that low-level steel-grade can stand shoulder to shoulder with. If they really want to play with me, they'll have to be fully armed to make it worthwhile. Otherwise, the only ones who can contend with me are those stinking bitches from the [Azure Rose]. As for that newly advanced Mithril-grade, heh heh."

Seeing Clementine's expression, Kagit couldn't help but continue, "The fact that the other party was able to reach the Mithril level so quickly, and has an unclear relationship with Gazef, means you'll suffer sooner or later if you continue like this."

However, Clementine remained unfazed, saying, "Without reaching the Steel level of the Hero Realm, no matter how outstanding his performance, he's just a toy. The more you say that, the more I want to go and play with him, little Kaji—"

Cargit was helpless against people like Clementine; such a twisted character was impossible to deal with normally.

"Do whatever you want, but if you get in the way of my plans, I won't hesitate to get rid of you."

As Kajit finished speaking, streaks of scarlet red light appeared in this eerie and sinister cemetery.

Upon closer inspection, the objects of these red lights were none other than shriveled, dried-up corpses.

At this moment, Kajit exuded a powerful aura, which appeared exceptionally terrifying against the backdrop of the densely packed mummies.

What Kajit wanted to do was quite rebellious, and if anyone in the country knew about it, they would all jump out to stop him.

Because at some point in the future, Kajit will perform a ritual with Ye Lantier, turning this city into a dead city.

As the one who orchestrates the ritual, it will transform into a high-ranking undead. The price is that everyone in Ye-Rantir will die.

This was Kajit's goal, and the plan he had been plotting all along.

In contrast to Kajit's serious expression, Clementine simply grinned and shrugged, saying, "Well, that's terrible. Oh well, since Windflower has already left and doesn't need to worry about being chased anymore, I won't disturb your lovemaking with your undead."

As they were talking, Clementine's eyes narrowed slightly, and she changed the subject, saying, "However, if possible, please leave the adventurer in that town to me. After all, I still want to have some fun."

As we were saying this, a gust of cold wind blew by, and a metallic clanging sound came from under the Clementine cloak.

Upon closer inspection, you'll find that they are actually metal plaques.

There were silver metal plaques, gold metal plaques, platinum metal plaques, and mithril metal plaques hanging there, hidden by her cloak. These were all Clementine's spoils of war. Every time she killed an adventurer, she would take their adventurer's plaque as a souvenir.

Knowing the woman's personality well, Kajit also showed a helpless expression. Strictly speaking, this crazy woman could not be called an ally. It was just that she happened to find what he was doing quite interesting, and she herself had to avoid the pursuit of the Theocracy, so they came together and formed a temporary alliance.

While Clementine was preoccupied with Roya, little did she know that Roya was already plotting whether to take advantage of the situation and wipe out the rest of the group.

This naturally includes Clementine and Cajit. Having read the original story, he knew that a major drama was about to unfold in Ye Lantier. The enemy's conspiracy had failed, and it was Ainz who resolved everything. Clementine's fate was also extremely tragic.

She was literally gripped to death by Old Man Bones' level 100 grip strength, and that famous scene even gave rise to a very famous meme.

That's the "hug-girl kill" move.

After resting for a night, Luo Ya sat on the bed and finished washing up, then began to think about the matter.

Information about this matter flashed through my mind. This matter would be quite troublesome for anyone in this world, after all, the opponents were two powerful figures in the realm of heroes, one of whom had been plotting for many years to turn this city into a desolate city in one fell swoop.

But for Roya and Ainz, it was just something they could easily handle.

Faced with overwhelming strength, all schemes are futile.

After thinking for a short while, Luo Ya realized the key point.

"It seems that Ainz became famous because he solved this one thing."

After a moment's thought, Luo Ya quickly made up his mind without much hesitation.

This kind of good thing can't possibly be left to Ainz; it has to be ruined.

The two are now mortal enemies, and adventurers, unless they accomplish something earth-shattering, can only accumulate merits.

Although Ainz couldn't possibly do the mission honestly, he would cause as much trouble as he could.

After a moment's thought, Roya remembered something else.

There are only two events related to Ainz that can occur in this place.

One reason is that Ainz thwarted Kajit's plot and gained a great deal of fame.

The second matter concerns a guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

In the original story, when Ainz arrived at E. Lantil, one of the guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick was also instructed by Ainz to capture some unnoticed humans in the vicinity who could use martial arts or magic and bring them back to Nazarick for intelligence gathering and various experiments.

However, this seemingly sure thing took an unexpected turn when the guardian encountered the elite Slane Theocracy's "Black Codex" and was subjected to a mental attack by their world-class item, "Alluring Beauty" (a cheongsam with dragon patterns).

Even though she managed to kill the ninth seat of the Dark Scripture, "God's Binding Chains," who was trying to capture Shalltear and avoid being completely controlled, she was still put into a neutral monster state that automatically attacks any object that enters her detection range.

Ainz was forced to confront Shalltear, killing her and then reviving her to break free from the control of the World Item.

This guardian is Shalltear Bradfordren, the guardian of the first to third levels of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

Compared to the previous matter, this next matter is undoubtedly more important.

Luo Ya began to strategize and see if he could gain greater benefits from it.