Chapter 48: New World XI
Khajiit, a sickly old man, was one of the 12 core members of the death cult, Zurrernorn. In the original series, he was about to conduct a ritual called Death Spiral that could turn a city into a city of undead.
The reason behind it was to become an undead himself by absorbing the Negative Energy generated by a multitude of undead. But, in the end, he was killed by Naberal.
But now, I wanted to recruit him. Subjugating Zurrernorn played an important role in plans.
Khajiit kept looking at me. I was wearing the same mask as Ainz in the original series, so he wasn't able to discern my identity as an undead.
Khajiit: 'Why aren't the undead attacking him?'
He thought while noticing the odd sight of a lone man standing in the middle of a horde of undead.
Momonga: "Greetings, Khajiit. You probably don't know me, but I am known as Malachar."Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
Khajiit: "Never heard of you before; now tell me, what are you doing here?"
Momonga: "What if I said that I want to recruit you."
I spoke while removing my mask. My piercing red eyes gazed at Khajiit.
Khajiit: 'An undead!'
He screamed in his mind.
Khajiit: "So, you are an undead. That explains why the skeletons aren't attacking you."
I let out a mocking laugh at this.
Momonga: "You are wrong, buddy. They are not attacking me because they are under command now."
He also let out a mocking chuckle at this.
Khajiit: "As if I believe tha--."
I cut his words and spoke mockingly.
Momonga: "Try ordering them to attack me."
Khajiit: "You asked for this."
He raised his left hand, which had the 'Orb of Death.' It mostly resembles a black lump or a plain black pearl, but since its shape is rough, it appears closer to the former.
Momonga: 'So that's the 'Orb of Death.''
I thought while looking at the purple orb in his hand. Nothing much was discussed about it in the original series, but in the Web Novel of Overlord, it was said that it had sentience and was obsessed with death.
I was curious as to how such a magic item could exist in the NW.
Khajiit: "Skeletons, attack this undead!"
He shouted, but none of the skeletons moved from their locations. My eyes shone brightly at this.
Momonga: "Now you see."
I raised both of my hands, and all the skeletons bowed to me.
Momonga: "The difference in power. You are nothing but a small bug in front of me, which I could crush with a wave of my hand."
At this point, his mouth was wide open. He was completely shaken.
Khajiit: "HOW!? THIS SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLEE! Who in the hell are you?"
Momonga: "I also took control of your little Skeletal Dragons, so don't bother calling it. Now."
Khajiit: 'That shouldn't be possible.'
He then tried to command the Skeletal Dragon, but no response came from it.
Khajiit: 'No. This shouldn't be possible.'
I pointed at him with my palm.
Momonga: "You'll pay for not accepting my deal."
At this point, he kneeled and began asking for forgiveness. A few seconds later, I spoke with skepticism in my tone.
Momonga: "And what proof do I have that you won't betray me when it's convenient for you."
Khajiit: "I won't; I am even willing to become your slave, but please let me see the true limits of Necromancy; I want to touch that limit."
As one of the 12 core members of Zurrernorn, a cult that was obsessed with death, it was believable that he would ask something like this.
Momonga: "Is that so."
She made a stabbing motion while speaking the last part. Hermione still had that mocking expression on her face.
Hermione: "Come at me if you have the nerve."
Saying this, she took a 'defensive' stance. Seeing this, Clementine took out one of her Stilettos and lunged toward Hermione.
Clementine: 'Why isn't she moving or casting a spell?'
As she was about to attack her, a blue light enveloped her and teleported her to her original position, which caused her to attack empty air.
Clementine: 'What? But how?'
She was shocked. Hermione still had a mocking expression on her face.
Hermione: "You see, even if you attempted, you couldn't defeat me."
Clementine took a neutral stance and looked toward Hermione. Clementine now again had a maniacal grin on her face.
Clementine: "That spell wouldn't save you for much longer. Finding faults in one defense is half the fun."
Saying this, she took an attacking stance and activated some of her Martial Arts.
Clementine: "Ability Boost, Greater Ability Boost, Greater Evasion, and Pace of the Wind."
With each of her Martial Arts, her body shone in a different color for a short while. After all her Martial Arts were activated, she lunged toward Hermione, who still had a mocking expression.
This time, when Clementine neared her, she wasn't teleported, but before her Stiletto could strike Hermione, she teleported away. Which resulted in Clementine attacking the air again.
Hermione: "See, I told you. You can't defeat me."
Clementine heard a mocking voice from behind her. She turned around and had a furious expression on her face.
Clementine: "You bitch, you dare to play with Lady Clementine! You'll pay for this."
Hermione: "Oh, really? I highly doubt you can accomplish anything with your meager power."
Hermione spoke mockingly, which caused Clementine to be even more infuriated. But she didn't attack her and kept staring at Hermione.
A few seconds of staring match later, Hermione decided to break the silence.
Hermione: "Fighting you with my magic hardly seems like fun, so here is a little handicap. I won't use magic to defend myself, and you're welcome to attack me as you please."
Clementine: "You'll regret that."
She again took an attacking stance and activated her Martial Arts.
A second later, he lunged at Hermione. As her weapons were about to pierce her skull, an invisible barrier stopped them. Seeing this, she jumped back.
Hermione: "Before you begin to whine, just to clarify, that wasn't magic. Everyone in Nazarick possesses skills or items that render most Physical Attacks completely ineffective."
Hearing this, Clementine lost her cool and began attacking Hermione without any regard for her defense.
As Clementine kept attacking her, she yawned out of boredom. A minute later, Clementine stood a distance from her, breathing heavily.
Hermione: "Done already; I hoped you'd provide me with a bit more entertainment. Guess I was wrong. Well, it's about time we end this."
Saying this, Hermione began raising her right hand toward Clementine. As she was raising it, a wand appeared in her hand.
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It was the 'Elder Wand' from Harry Potter and a Divine Class item from Yggdrasil. It was able to nullify RNG while casting a spell and also increase its effect to the maximum.
In short, the owner could passively use Meta Magic Enhancements for a spell. The wand also increased the Magical Damage of the spell, and the spell had the chance to pass through the target's defenses.
Hermione: "Try to dodge this, mongrel. *Avada Kedavra*."
A green beam exited the wand and traveled toward Clementine. Before she could dodge, it struck her, killing her instantly.
The spell Hermione used was a 9th-tier Instant Death Spell, capable of killing anyone who had lower Magical Defenses than her and didn't have Instant Death Spell Immunity.
She began walking toward the dead body of Clementine, who had a shocked expression on her face.
Hermione: "Now you understand why I gave you a handicap."
Momonga wrote in her Flavor Text that she likes to play with her target. He also wrote that she likes to take weird trophies from her victims.
Hermione crouched down near her and began unstrapping her bra. A second later, she was successful.
Hermione: "You wouldn't be needing that for what's about to come. Well, it's time to head back."
She also picked up her Stiletto and stood up. She then pointed her wand at an empty location and cast *Gate*. After the portal was opened, she dragged Clementine's corpse by her leg and entered the portal.
To Be Continued...
