The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 172 Divide the treasure

"The Spear That Slays Saints!"

Upon learning of Demiurge's death, Ainz Ooal Gown suddenly stood up in his office.

Then, under the forced calmness of the undead race's innate talent, all the anxiety, fear, and anger in his heart vanished completely, leaving only a clear mind to dominate his brain.

"Lord Momonga, what's wrong?"

The maid standing by asked in surprise, a look of worry appearing on her youthful and beautiful face.

Before the flying squirrel could reply, the heavy door was pushed open forcefully, and a stunningly beautiful figure strode in, speaking urgently.

"Lord Ainz, Demiurge has most likely perished outside!"

Upon receiving the system notification, Ainz confirmed the death of Demiurge, a world-class item known in the game as the "account deletion gun."

At the cost of completely deleting the user's account, the user's locked targets are also completely deleted, including player accounts and NPC data.

To restore the player's data, only other world items with resurrection effects can be used. If used on an NPC, the total number of NPC levels that the guild can create will be reduced accordingly.

The fact that the guild's total level had been reduced by 100 made Ainz Ooal Gown acutely aware of his current predicament—the only thing he could think of that caused this was the [Saint-Slaying Spear] in the game.

If you can travel through the Great Tomb, then other game players can do the same!

"Albedo, you are the Grand Steward of the Guardians, calm down!"

Ainz Ooal Gown waved his sleeves powerfully, displaying a commanding presence that quickly reassured Albedo, restoring her composure. She immediately knelt on one knee, her face full of apology.

"I already know about Demiurge. The Great Tomb of Nazarick will be placed under full martial law, and all adventurers on the surface will be killed. This is just an appetizer; eventually, the enemy will pay a real price in blood!"

In Ainz Ooal Gown's heart, the NPCs meticulously created by his companions are proof that they stayed by his side; in a sense, they are children in the Ainz Ooal Gown family.

And he, as the guild leader, is like the patriarch of the family.

Ainz Ooal Gown hoped for a harmonious family, where members could stand on their own and become free-flying eagles. Now, Demiurge's untimely death before achieving his goal filled Ainz Ooal Gown with self-blame.

If I hadn't sent him out to gather intelligence, this tragedy would never have happened!

"Yes, sir!"

After Albedo left to receive her orders, Ainz Ooal Gown turned around and returned to the tenth floor, where he sat on the World Item, the Throne of Kings.

This is a massive crystal throne.

The effect is to grant a buff that protects the entire guild base world and can perfectly defend against magical reconnaissance from the outside world, protecting everything within the guild base from the effects of other world items, even if the opponent uses a world item ranked in the top [twenty] with only one-time use permission.

It also has the effect of preventing intelligence-based magic from detecting it, protecting the Great Tomb of Nazarick from any external interference, making it seem like an independent little world.

Ainz Ooal Gown, who was prepared to reinforce the entire Great Tomb at any time, watched the wails of the adventurers at the surface temple. No longer human, he felt no sorrow for the fallen, only hatred and anger.

Killed by the [Saint-Slaying Spear], which is ranked among the [Twenty], Demiurge needs to find a world-class item of equal quality to revive him. In the vast and boundless alien continent, and even another ninja world continent, it is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Fortunately, I have eternal life. If I keep searching, I will eventually find it."

"Therefore, conquering the world is the only option!"

Only by taking the world into one's own hands can one control everything; otherwise, relying on luck, Demiurge may never be resurrected.

Moreover, the [Saint-Slaying Spear] disappears after one use and will automatically reappear in various parts of the world, making it an essential item for the Flying Squirrel.

Even a level 1 villager wielding this weapon can cause a mutual destruction effect against a level 100 NPC without any world-class items; it's incredibly powerful.

With his resolve strengthened, Ainz saw Sebastian approaching quickly with the Pleiades battle maid squad. He waved to the various battle maids to wait aside, only allowing Sebastian to step forward, and the two watched the projected images.

Albedo, understanding Ainz's fury, immediately deployed all the Guardians, causing adventurers to die in droves.

In no more than ten minutes, the surface temple of the Great Tomb returned to its former tranquility.

Aside from the fourth-tier guardian, the irrational Goreggada, the eighth-tier guardian, Victim, with his extremely low combat power, an angelic halo, a one-meter-long embryo with a long tail and no neck, also came to the Throne Hall to listen to Ainz's decree.

Albedo returned from her mission and respectfully reported to her superior, "Lady Ainz, all the intruders have been eliminated, and the Great Tomb of Nazarick has been raised to its highest alert level!"

"Demiurge is dead. We haven't received news of the deaths of the remaining three demon generals, but they've likely been captured by the enemy and are not free. They're very likely to have leaked our intelligence!"

As soon as the flying squirrel finished speaking, the ruler of the fifth level of the glacier appeared. It was a huge, light blue insect that walked upright, resembling a fusion of a mantis and an ant. Its back was covered with countless sharp spikes like icicles, and its mouth had a huge mandible, which was typical of insects.

Cocytus is one of the few warriors in the Great Tomb of Nazarick with a sense of justice. Even if the enemy is a weakling who is easily defeated, as long as the other party has the determination and spirit of a warrior, he will show a certain degree of respect.

At that moment, a voice that seemed to freeze into icy fragments uttered, "Captured? A disgrace that can only be washed away with blood!"

Albedo's considerations were entirely different from Cocytus's.

She analyzed thoughtfully, "My lord, the combination of Demiurge and the three demon generals is by no means weak. Even if Sebastian and Cocytus joined forces, they could at most defeat them, but not wipe them all out!"

"To achieve this, the opponent either needs to be powerful enough to break through the level 100 barrier, or possess a world-class item!"

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Even the most precious props are meant to be used by people. If you hide them away and someone dies, they will only become spoils of war for the victors, resulting in a tragic end where you lose both your life and your wealth.

Momonga, who wouldn't make such a basic mistake and was also willing to invest in NPCs, started distributing world-class items.

It's important to know that during its peak, Ainz Ooal Gown only had 41 members. The reason it was able to become one of the top ten guilds in the entire game, surpassing a guild with a thousand members, was because of its large number of world-class items, which was three times more than the second-ranked guild.

(End of this chapter)