"I see." Roa wasn't surprised that Ainz would reject him so directly.
After all, he was going to watch with ulterior motives.
"But what you say doesn't count. Information gathering is a must. I can't give up such important information just because you refuse."
Roa didn't back down because of Ainz's refusal. He continued, "In short, I will definitely participate in your fight."
Leaving these light words, Roa prepared to retreat.
Ainz's expression naturally became very unpleasant. His gaze was fixed on the youth in front of him.
Ainz's impression of Roa wasn't particularly good to begin with, and now Ainz felt a strong sense of disgust in his heart.
Ainz rubbed his forehead and directly stopped Roa, saying unhappily, "In that case, if you want to watch, then come and watch. But first, let me make it clear that you are not allowed to interfere. I will also send three guardians to watch you. Do you have any objections to that?"
Roa pretended to look troubled at this moment. He turned his gaze to the guardians behind Ainz and said, "It's just that I personally prefer freedom and hate being monitored."
Ainz was a little embarrassed and angry. He said fiercely, "This is the final bottom line. Don't try to bargain. I'm already giving you enough face by agreeing to this request. Don't push your luck!"
Speaking of this, Ainz paused and said solemnly, "If you can't accept this condition, just as I can't trust you, I will never let a stranger near me at such a critical time. Even if you want to watch, I will send my subordinates to stop you."
"This is the final warning. I don't want to do this, and I don't want to become enemies with you, but if you insist on doing so, I can only take this extreme measure. You should be able to understand my difficulties."
Ainz's tone was a bit tough at this moment. It could be seen that Ainz was indeed very concerned about this matter.
He had to be concerned. As a guardian, Shalltear was already a high-level combatant in Nazarick. Losing such a combatant would be a huge loss.
And to avoid accidents, strictly controlling Roa was the best choice.
If the force behind Roa suddenly attacked them during this time of internal and external troubles, it would be a big problem.
To avoid this situation, even if it meant Roa leaking his own information to the enemy, he had to agree.
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Roa smiled slightly, didn't push his luck, and instead took a step back, "In that case, okay then. Please take care of me."
After saying that, Roa smiled at the three people behind Ainz.
The faces of the three guardians behind Ainz weren't very good. They all looked at Roa with hostile eyes, as if they couldn't wait to fight him for three hundred rounds.
"Since we've reached an agreement, then I'll leave first."
After saying that, Roa used high-tier teleportation and left.
Leaving behind everyone with gloomy faces, looking at each other.
"Lord Ainz, why didn't you stop him? This human is too aggressive!"
"Pushing his luck, I've never seen such a cunning human!"
"As expected, no human is a good person."
After Roa left, the heteromorphs below began to discuss one after another.
The three guardians beside him didn't stop the discussion below. Needless to say, that's what they thought at the moment.
Ainz coughed lightly, and the scene instantly quieted down. Everyone looked at Ainz with admiration.
Ainz then said helplessly, "We can't be sure of the enemy's origins, and we can't afford to provoke another powerful force for no reason. The water in this world is too deep. As a leader, I must be responsible for my actions, and many things can't be done impulsively."
"Like this time, Shalltear was mind-controlled because of my orders. So, many times, I have to think a lot. This is not only for my own sake but also for yours."
His words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and the heteromorphic beings in the arena were deeply moved, patting their chests and pledging their loyalty.
Ainz didn't stay here for long. After giving his subordinates a pep talk, he waved his hand and ordered everyone to retreat.
"Alright, there's still a tough battle ahead. Everyone, go back and prepare."
After the transaction was completed, Ainz, adhering to the principle of swift action, prepared to strike at noon the next day.
Moreover, this time, Ainz deliberately didn't use messages to notify Roa. However, on the afternoon of the day when the two were about to fight, Roa still appeared at the destination on time.
Seeing Roa's appearance, Ainz naturally gnashed his teeth, but he was also somewhat helpless.
Ainz had also considered whether he could secretly resolve this matter, but after thinking about it, he unexpectedly found that the possibility was not high.
First of all, there was Shalltear. The only way to free her from mind control was to kill her and then use the resurrection mechanism to revive her.
And during this period, a battle would inevitably occur, and because Shalltear had already turned into a neutral monster, she would only stay within a certain range.
And Roa must already know this range.
Almost at the instant Roa landed, three more figures appeared in the distance.
Roa was naturally very familiar with two of the figures.
Those two figures were present when Roa met last night.
Only one unfamiliar face that Roa had never seen before was added.
The three of them unhesitatingly released their auras the moment they saw Roa.
Roa's gaze swept over the three people in front of him. The guardian standing at the front, who was also closest to Roa, was tall, a full seven feet high.
The opponent's appearance was that of a giant insect with four arms and standing upright on two legs. Its entire body was covered in a thick layer of armor, and it had a tail more than twice its height behind it. Its entire body was covered with sharp spikes like icicles, and it held a huge axe-halberd in its hand, exuding a bone-chilling coldness.
Standing on Roa's right flank was a figure wearing black armor, the armor exuding a gloomy and terrifying aura. The armor on the wrists was equipped with a pair of sharp claws, and the opponent held a huge black axe-gun in his hand.
This set of armor and axe-gun also had quite a story.
The black armor was called Hermes Trismegistus, a divine-class equipment, a three-layered armor that covered the entire body. It could transfer the opponent's attacks to the armor by matching skills, and with the skills, it could withstand super-tier magic, Fallen Down.
As for the black axe-gun, it was called Ginnungagap, a world-class item. It was secretly granted by Tabula Smaragdina. Its usual appearance was a black short staff with a sphere floating on top, but in battle, Albedo would transform it into a huge black axe-gun, which was what it looked like now.
It was the world-class item with the strongest effect on objects, but its effect on people was not so outstanding; although its performance was worse than specialized divine-class items, it had the characteristic of never being destroyed or degraded.
And standing behind Roa, wearing a Western-style suit, wearing glasses, with pointed ears, and also having a long tail, exuding the unique aura of a demon.
The three of them surrounded Roa, trying to bring pressure to Roa invisibly.
It had to be said that this lineup was indeed sufficient.
"Oh, I didn't expect it would be the three of you supervising me."
"The guardian of the fourth floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick - Cocytus."
"The guardian overseer of the Great Tomb of Nazarick - Albedo."
"The guardian of the seventh floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick - Demiurge."
These three were undoubtedly the leaders among the guardians.
The faces of the guardians who were named by Roa one by one showed obvious hostility. They didn't attack, but their eyes were fixed on Roa.
Albedo, as the great overseer, spoke first, "It seems that you know us quite well. I didn't expect that even without notifying you, you still came on time. You are quite concerned about this matter."
"Come with me. As agreed, you can watch the battle here. We won't attack you, but also, for the safety of Lord Ainz, you can only watch the battle from a specific location."
Roa nodded slightly and said, "That's naturally not a problem."
So, Roa was led by the three of them to a secluded and remote location. Standing on it and looking down, he could have a panoramic view of the scene below.
After arriving at the destination, Cocytus, who had been silent all the time, heavily knocked the ground with his huge battle halberd.
The ground was smashed into a small pit by the battle halberd, and frost spread around. Cocytus said in a muffled voice, "From now on, you can't take another step forward."
This was the bottom line for the three of them. Once they crossed this bottom line, Roa had no doubt that they would directly attack.
Roa smiled and shrugged, "That's natural."
Standing in the distance, Roa's eyes were like torches, and his golden pupils were also lit up at this moment.
That terrifying brilliance flashed by, and Roa's temperament changed drastically.
Sword Heart, Transparent World, activated!
His five senses were enhanced to the extreme. Even if they were thousands of miles apart, Roa could have a clear understanding of the situation in the arena.
The magic power scattered around also began to wander consciously, helping Roa to better perceive the methods used by the opponent.
The three guardians clearly noticed the abnormality that appeared on Roa's body.
Albedo spoke first, "Hey, human, what are you doing?"
How could they not feel such an obvious change?
"What am I doing? Oh, I'm not doing anything." Roa's eyes stared at Ainz, who was making the final preparations below, and replied casually.
Albedo wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Demiurge.
The demon race's face showed a solemn expression. Demiurge took a deep look at Roa and said to Albedo, "Forget it. Right now, Lord Ainz has reached the most critical moment. Don't cause trouble and disturb Lord Ainz's plan."
When Lord Ainz was mentioned, Albedo's originally restless heart calmed down slightly.
"Tch." Albedo snorted disdainfully, and then didn't say anything, her eyes constantly looking at Roa and Ainz in the distance.
The atmosphere in the arena became even heavier, and Cocytus, who had always been taciturn, seemed to feel a strong sense of crisis, and the hand holding the battle halberd tightened even more.
Roa naturally didn't have time to pay attention to the three people around him. He came here this time as half a student, to see if he could steal some of the opponent's skills.
This was not impossible.
With the talent of the Fool, coupled with the Immaculate Body, and being a mage of the Emperor rank himself, stealing skills on the battlefield was a fantasy for others, but it was a very simple matter for Roa.
Of course, Roa didn't tell Ainz and his group that he could steal skills. If they knew Roa's true information, how could they still let Roa stand by and watch the show so leisurely?
Ainz didn't rush to attack, but hovered not far from Shalltear.
"Body of Effulgent Beryl."
The first thing Ainz used was the tenth-tier magic that he had given to Roa.
The emerald green light enveloped Ainz's entire body. This tenth-tier magic could effectively reduce bludgeoning attribute damage and could nullify bludgeoning attribute damage once.
After casting this magic, Ainz looked at Shalltear again, but she was standing there blankly, without any movement.
Seeing this scene, Ainz couldn't help but have some strange thoughts in his mind.
"It's the same as in the game. As long as you don't enter the opponent's attack range and don't attack first, she won't do anything."
"In that case, I have to seize this first move."
"Then, I'm sorry, Shalltear."
His thoughts turned rapidly, and Ainz completely relaxed and began to buff himself.
"Fly, Magic Caster's Blessing, Infinity Wall, Magic Ward: Holy, Life Essence, Greater Full Potential, Freedom, False Data: Life, See Through, Paranormal Intuition, Greater Resistance, Mantle of Chaos, Undead, Sensor Boost, Greater Luck, Magic Boost, Draconic Power, Greater Hardening, Heavenly Aura, Absorption, Penetrate Up, Greater Magic Shield, Mana Essence, Triple Maximize Magic - Explosive Land Mine, Triple Maximize Magic - Greater Magic Seal, Triple Maximize Magic Tier Up - Magic Arrow."
A large number of magic spells were crazily cast on Ainz's body. Ainz chanted for nearly a quarter of an hour before he barely stopped his movements.
Roa calculated in his mind that Ainz hadn't revealed half of the skills.