Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"...Woz."

He then grabbed Woz's shoulder.

"Go and tell the people in the royal city that 180 children have been captured by this demon, and that if the demon is defeated, all the children will die."

"However... just try to make them believe me."

"What are you saying, my Demon King..."

In Woz's view, if these words were spoken to the royal family or even the common people of the kingdom, it would only lead to a series of unrest.

But Yan Ming didn't say anything more.

He raised his hand, and an aurora-like curtain appeared behind him, which was the passage leading to the kingdom.

“I’ll hold this guy back. You relay everything I asked you to tell everyone… preferably the King and Gerzf first.”

"…I see."

Wozniak was filled with confusion.

However, if this is what your own demon king wants you to do... then it doesn't matter.

He calmly got up and walked directly into the aurora curtain.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

The demon Baal slammed his fist on the ground without mercy, and thousands of ice spikes rained down on Yan Ming.

Yan Ming quickly stepped in front of Woz, raising his hands to form a massive shield with the power of fifteen heroes and great men.

Ice spikes struck Yan Ming's entire body one after another.

Although it did not cause any harm, it still slowly froze its body in the ice.

"It's about time to end this. You might as well die here!"

Baal took a deep breath and then exhaled a huge cloud of cold mist toward Yan Ming.

It has been confirmed that Wozniak has completely left this place.

Yan Ming felt slightly relieved and was about to break through Baal's ice barrier—

Flames then erupted from his entire body.

A fierce pillar of fire engulfed Yan Ming's body, thawing all the frozen state and burning away the cold mist that tried to cling to him.

There was a figure blocking his way.

"A little slow, but we should still arrive on time, right?"

The Undead King, whose entire body was made of bones, descended upon the scene.

Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, my friend... are you alright?"

"You've come at just the right time."

Ainz Ooal Gown couldn't help but chuckle, and then several guardians rushed up behind him.

"Then, let's begin our counterattack...!"

Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown fought together.

The goal is to... solve all the problems at hand.

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Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 65 An Unbreakable Deadlock

"Just playing petty tricks..."

The demon Baal will not change his views on the battle simply because the number of people has increased.

"They've only brought a few more insects. Do they really think they can stand against Lord Baal?!"

"Who are you calling an insect, you dead toad!"

Clang—!

Two level guardians attacked from the left and right sides respectively.

Shalltear, and Cocytus.

Both of them were fully armed, with Shalltear equipped with the blood-red Valkyrie outfit.

The same applies to Cocytus. Although it cannot wear any armor, its bio-armor-like form can block countless invasions of cold air.

"They've just committed a serious crime... We must seize this opportunity to atone for their sins!"

"That's right, Shalltear, let me lend you a hand... to protect Lord Ainz's safety!"

Shalltear thrust her dropper spear directly at Baal's body, while Cocytus lunged forward with a halberd-like weapon.

The Ice Demon, however, paid no attention to this.

It simply stretched out its two short, shallow hands and easily seized the weapons of the two guardians.

"what?"

"Humph…"

A disdainful expression appeared on Balna's toad-like face.

"Although my strength is not what it used to be, even in my weakened state, the fighting instincts I retain are something that trash like you can't resist."

"If I were in my prime, I would have crushed you all, along with this solar system, no... even the entire universe, into dust! But for now... I'll let you off the hook a little."

Baal roared, spewing out a violent cloud of icy mist from his mouth.

Even Cocytus, who possesses inherent cold resistance, felt as if he were frozen.

The effect of being immune to low-level attacks and low-level magic... has absolutely no effect on it!

"Now!"

Just as Baal was distracted by attacking the two guardians—

Albedo rose directly from the center, clad in black armor, and brought down a massive battle axe in a slashing motion.

Bang--!!

That was a blow powerful enough to cleave through their defenses.

"Gurgle...!"

Albedo's attack did force Baal to retreat, while Shalltear and Cocytus, who were able to move freely, also launched close-range attacks one after another.

The combined power of the three guardians instantly shattered Baal's ice shield.

"You three, get out of here immediately!"

A ball of black flame gathered in Ainz Ooal Gown's hand.

The flame started as a tiny spark, but it quickly spread throughout Baal's entire body.

click-

You can hear the ice on the children behind them cracking again.

"This is definitely not enough..."

boom!!

Baal merely blew a breath, and the hellfire unleashed by Ainz Ooal Gown was easily extinguished.

"You're really too weak. You're only strong because I'm not strong enough right now. Otherwise, you and this universe... would all be crushed by my feet when I was at my peak."

"That's all in the past."

A golden light slowly flashed.

Yan Ming instantly leaped into the air and then plummeted down with overwhelming force.

--boom!!

An overwhelming blow.

The demon Baal felt an immense force, as if it could shatter a city, instantly strike the spot on his head where he had been hit.

All the defenses covering his body vanished in an instant.

then--

Just as the force was about to spread throughout his body, Yan Ming forcibly dissipated it and swiftly dodged away.

"Eh?!"

The three guardians were immediately bewildered.

"Albedo, Shalltear, Cocytus, come back!"

"Okay, okay!"

"I see."

"...Understood, Lord Ainz."

The three guardians nodded quickly and then swiftly retreated behind Ainz Ooal Gown.

Baal shook his head, and an invisible ice shield once again covered his entire body.

"You bunch of bastards... how dare you, how dare you hurt me?!"

Ignore the nonsense that fat toad is spouting.

Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown retreated and chose to defend themselves.

"Why have you stopped attacking, Lord Ainz?"

"That's right... If we continue like this, we'll definitely be able to completely defeat that arrogant guy!"

Questions arose from his subordinates, but Ainz Ooal Gown glanced at Yan Ming.

"...If we defeat that guy, all 180 children behind him will die too."

"Huh...?"

"A child...? Just a human child, why—"

Shalltear!

Shalltear was about to say something when Albedo covered her mouth.

"I see... Is this why Lord Ainz stopped us from continuing our attack?"

Ainz Ooal Gown simply nodded.

He had witnessed the entire battle between Yan Ming and the demon named Baal through a remote magic item, so he had a pretty good idea of ​​why Yan Ming hadn't attacked him.

"How about it."

Yan Ming turned his head and looked at Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Do you have any ideas that can help me save those children?"

"...Maybe it would work if you made a wish on a shooting star, but the thing I'm talking about is a world-class item... or even something of a higher standard. I don't think that move would be effective."

If Baal is not mistaken, although he has lost his power at its peak, his nature as a demon remains unchanged.

To rescue the children, we must defeat Baal.

Defeating Baal would mean the children would all die.

It's like an inescapable vicious cycle, a paradox that's hard to find an answer to.

Have you come up with any solutions?

This time, Ainz Ooal Gown turned the tables and asked Yan Ming the question.

If Yan Ming didn't have any countermeasures, he probably wouldn't have chosen to waste his time here.

"...There is one."

"What... is that countermeasure?"

"However, this will depend on the help of my other companion."