Wh-what?!
Albedo, who had been guarding Nazarick's personnel information board beside the throne, saw a situation that almost made her faint.
Her beloved daughter, Little Yi's, information... suddenly went dark, without any warning or premonition, it just went dark.
This meant her beloved daughter, Iri, had been eliminated, and it was a one-hit kill.
On Nazarick's personnel management information board, if any personnel registered on it sustained fatal damage and entered a dying state, the board would immediately flash red and sound an alarm.
But Iri didn't even get a warning; her information just went dark... which meant Iri had encountered an extremely powerful opponent, so powerful that they could instantly eliminate Iri with a single blow.
"Ah! Iri!!!!" Albedo let out a deafening roar in the Throne Room the moment she saw Iri's information bar go dark.
The next second, Albedo changed her equipment with a single command, donned her armor, picked up her battle-axe, and walked out with a ferocious expression.
"Calm down for a moment, Albedo!" Demiurge, who was also in the Throne Room, was startled when he saw Iri's information go dark, and for a moment, he too showed a ferocious expression, but the next second, Demiurge returned to his usual calm demeanor.
"Someone actually dared to touch my Iri!! My Iri!!! How can I calm down?!" Albedo continued walking out, clutching her battle-axe. Just then... Iri's information bar, which had been dark, lit up again.
"Albedo! Wait a moment, look at the information bar again." Demiurge called out to Albedo, but Albedo, consumed by grief and anger, paid him no mind, not even sparing him a glance.
"Illy-dono is not dead." Demiurge, helpless, could only say something that would calm Albedo down.
"Huh!" Albedo finally turned her head and saw Iri's information bar glowing brightly. Albedo was utterly bewildered; she didn't even bother to remove her armor and rushed back, seeing that Iri's information bar was indeed glowing, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Although I don't know what happened, based on this situation, Illy-dono must have encountered something tricky," Demiurge said with a frown.
Albedo and Demiurge, who were present, both knew what Iri had gone to do, but they didn't understand the purpose of Iri seeking revenge.
"That means Iri is still in danger!! Ah! Nigredo! She should know Iri's current whereabouts!! Nigredo has also been keeping an eye on Iri!" Albedo said anxiously.
"Then, Albedo, you go confirm Illy-dono's status with Nigredo. I will report to Ainz-sama." At this point, Demiurge seemed to have a grasp of the situation, though he roughly understood what was going on.
He just didn't understand why Illy-dono would do such a thing. After all... that was Illy-dono! The one who inherited Ainz-sama's wisdom! It was only normal that he couldn't see through her.
Watching Albedo leave the Throne Room, Demiurge took out a magic scroll and used a message spell.
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At this moment, Ainz was boredly looking around with the Qianli Mirror. After all, Iri had already left the range that the Qianli Mirror could observe, and he didn't know how her progress was. With all of Iri's current equipment and strength, dealing with a small unit shouldn't be a problem!
"Ainz-sama, I have something to report to you." Just then, Demiurge's message arrived.
"Ah, Demiurge, what is it?" Ainz was a little curious. Wasn't Demiurge guarding the Throne Room with Albedo? Had something gone wrong for him to suddenly report?
"Ainz-sama, Illy-dono... she was eliminated just now," Demiurge said.
"What!!!" Ainz almost shouted out loud.
Eliminated? Iri?? How could that be! Could that small squad from Theocracy have the ability to eliminate Iri?! A nameless anger rose from his heart, and then after a flash of green light, Ainz immediately calmed down.
"Demiurge! I'm coming back right away!" Ainz hung up the message after speaking, while Mare stood by, looking at Ainz, not knowing what to do.
"Mare, please inform Pandora to come and take my place. I need to return to Nazarick for a bit," Ainz said, extremely displeased.
Iri was eliminated? Don't joke around!
He had watched Iri grow up. If Iri's current strength, excluding the level factor, were to face Shalltear head-on, she probably wouldn't be at a disadvantage. Now, to suddenly say she was eliminated?! Ainz was very displeased.
"Shalltear! Turn off the anti-teleportation barrier! I'm returning to Nazarick!" Ainz sent a message to Shalltear, and after receiving a reply, Ainz immediately opened a teleportation gate and warped back to the Throne Room in Nazarick.
"What exactly happened? Demiurge!" Ainz asked, extremely displeased, the moment he returned and saw Demiurge.
"Ainz-sama, please forgive me. I didn't make myself clear just now. Iri-dono was eliminated just now, and then she revived," Demiurge immediately lowered his head.
Huh? Eliminated and then revived? What's going on? It's faster if I check it myself! Ainz directly pulled up Nazarick's personnel management interface and saw that Iri's status bar was glowing brightly, with no issues at all. Ainz wasn't reassured, so he clicked into the information log to check.
Demiurge hadn't lied just now, although Ainz knew Demiurge couldn't possibly lie to him, much less lie about Iri's life.
The previous records indeed showed Iri's elimination, and it was a one-hit kill, without triggering a dying warning, directly eliminated... very cleanly.
This was even more bizarre. One-hit kill Iri? Although Iri was only Level 1, her total HP was not inferior to those Level 60 or 70 monsters.
To directly eliminate her, without using instant-death magic, and only using attack magic, even he would find it difficult to achieve a one-hit kill without using super-enhanced attack magic or super-tier spells. Moreover, Iri also had Touch Me's Champion Armor, so this was extremely bizarre.
However... after Iri's elimination information, there was exactly a five-second interval, and then Iri's status reappeared. Five seconds...
Seeing this, Ainz basically understood. Iri had indeed died once and then revived after five seconds.
The reason for the revival was probably the Substitute Necklace Peroroncino had given Shalltear. He hadn't expected Shalltear to give Iri that necklace, which had caused him quite a bit of trouble back then. And it was fortunate that Shalltear had given the necklace to Iri!
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