Ainz Ooal Gown: Noble Knight.

Chapter 115 Sebastian Takes the Blame

"Feifei" skillfully cut off the ogre's ear and threw it into the already heavy sack at her waist.

These severed demi-human body parts can serve as proof of their achievements to the Adventurers' Guild.

Ears, claws, scales—different monsters have different ways of proving their existence, and the Adventurers' Guild has tedious but clear regulations on this.

Pandora Actor stood up, her black armor gleaming coldly in the dim forest light.

He glanced at the four ogre corpses lying at his feet. Combined with the goblin lair he'd cleared earlier, today's haul was more than enough to satisfy his demands.

But that's not enough.

Pandora silently plotted how to quickly upgrade the squad to the Steel level.

Since they didn't contribute to eliminating vampires, the Dark Squad's level remained at the Mithril level.

To obtain information by being an adventurer, it is obvious that reaching the Steel-level adventurer is a prerequisite for acquiring more information.

Pandora Actor is portrayed as being among the top in Nazarick in terms of both intelligence and strategy, although she often uses her intelligence and strategy in strange ways.

But in critical moments, it is still difficult to abandon his wisdom.

Therefore, Pandora wisely decided that completing Lord Ainz's mission would begin with raising the party's level.

Recently, a piece of news has been circulating widely within the Adventurers' Guild.

The kingdom's largest underground criminal organization, "Eight Fingers," was wiped out by the Golden Princess and the Azure Rose, a team of adamantite-class adventurers.

The strongest fighting force among the Eight Fingers, the Six Arms, was said to have been wiped out overnight by a mysterious person invited by the Golden Princess.

As Pandora thought of this, her head under the full-face helmet swayed slightly.

His original plan was perfect.

With his intelligence, he naturally saw through the true nature of the Eight Fingers; it was not just a criminal organization, but a malignant tumor parasitizing the kingdom's political system.

Destroying it will not only bring immense prestige, but also allow you to use the identity of "Feifei" to access the kingdom's upper echelons of power, opening up countless avenues for intelligence gathering.

He even drafted a detailed plan.

First, investigate the distribution of the Eight Fingers' strongholds as an adventurer, then defeat them one by one with swift and decisive action, and finally attribute the credit to the Adventurers' Guild.

With this in mind, upgrading from Mithril to Steel is almost a certainty.

In particular, the strongest member of the Eight Fingers, the Six Arms, would be the best way to prove the strength of the Dark Squad by eliminating them.

Unfortunately, none of that can be realized.

That despicable mysterious man!

Pandora thought angrily to herself.

Who on earth moved so quickly and stole the credit that belonged to the Dark Squad?

He inquired at the Adventurers' Guild for a long time, but the information he received remained vague.

but.

Pandora snapped out of her reverie and turned her gaze to the depths of the forest.

It's not necessary to rely on defeating these demi-humans to level up your team.

These past few days, he and Nabella have been scouring the Great Forest of Tob, accumulating a considerable number of low-level quest completion records, from goblins to ogres.

According to the Adventurers' Guild's promotion standards, these accumulated achievements, while still some distance from the Abrasive Steel grade, are not too far off.

Next, all that's needed is a sufficiently impressive record.

Pandora raised her head, her gaze piercing through the layers of tree canopy and reaching deeper into the forest.

Two other beings also reside there.

Eastern giant, Western serpent.

These two names have been circulating among adventurers for a long time, and they are on par with the Forest Wise King, being recognized as the strongest magical beasts in this Great Tobu Forest.

Forest Wise King Kurasuke has been subdued by Lord Ainz and now follows Fei Fei.

If we can solve the other two problems at the same time, we should be able to advance.

"Nabe," he said, his voice steady and uniquely Feifei's.

"Here." The battle maid emerged from the shadows of the trees, her long hair gleaming in the sunlight filtering through the trees.

Over this period of time, Nabella has grown accustomed to the presence of "Feifei".

Although deep down she felt an instinctive aversion to anyone impersonating Lord Ainz, it was an order from Lord Ainz, and she had no choice but to obey.

"Where do we go next?" Naberal asked.

"The lair of the Eastern Giant and the Western Serpent," Fei Fei said. "If we take care of both, that should be enough to advance to the Steel grade."

Narberal frowned slightly. "But Lord Ainz specifically instructed us to be careful with anything related to dragons."

"Aura has already investigated," Fei Fei interrupted her concerns, her tone confident. "That demonic serpent is about the same level as Cangzhu, so there won't be any surprises."

In fact, Lord Ainz was quite cautious about this matter.

Pandora remembered clearly that before he set off, Lord Ainz specifically instructed Aura to send her retinue to repeatedly explore the depths of the forest.

After all, "snake" and "dragon" are closely linked in some legends, so it cannot be ruled out that there are dragons that look like snakes.

If the dragon that controls Shalltear is lurking here in some way, making contact rashly would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

But after the family members repeatedly confirmed, the result was clear: the so-called Western Demon Serpent was just a Naga and had nothing to do with dragons.

As for the Eastern Giants, they are a variant of some kind of troll, enormous in size but simple-minded.

Lord Ainz was then relieved to agree to Pandora's request to eliminate the two monsters in order to enhance his reputation.

But the problem now is...

Pandora fell into deep thought again.

Should we kill these two monsters, or subdue them?

Killing them is the most direct way. The heads of the Eastern Giant and the Western Serpent can be brought back to the Adventurers' Guild as irrefutable proof that a Mithril-class team independently defeated a large monster.

By the standards of the Adventurers' Guild, he should be able to advance to the Steel-rank Adventurer.

But if you subdue it—

The example of Kurasuke is right before our eyes.

The Gaccaria hamster that was scared so badly by Lord Ainz's "Despair Aura V" that it rolled over on its back has now become Fei Fei's iconic magical beast.

Although in Ainz's eyes, Kousuke's appearance looked exactly like a pet hamster magnified countless times.

But in the aesthetic standards of this world, that round, silver behemoth is a true "King of the Forest," attracting awe wherever it goes.

If the "Dark" team were to add the Eastern Giant and the Western Serpent, the sight of three Forest Wise King-level magical beasts appearing simultaneously in front of the Adventurers' Guild would be enough to silence all doubts.

So, it's best to subdue them first, but if they resist, killing them is also acceptable.

With that in mind, Pandora made a decision.