Fortunately, Shalltear and Insect Lord Cocytus were only injured.
Only injured after being injured? Iri herself found it strange.
While Skyfall is indeed an Ultimate Magic, Shalltear and Cocytus are both max-level players, right? How could they be directly blasted to such a state with one hit? And I remember Shalltear also has that cheat-like passive skill that resists one large instance of damage!
Why didn't it activate?
"Alright! Iri, stop crying. You didn't intentionally attack Shalltear and Cocytus." Ainz couldn't bear to scold Iri, who was crying so sadly, as it truly wasn't Iri's fault.
"Ah, ah! I almost died again!" Shalltear bounced up, covered in dust, and Cocytus, who was nearby, also got up, covering his head with his hand and shaking it.
"Ah! Ainz-sama!!" As soon as Shalltear got up, she saw Ainz holding Iri. She disregarded her own injuries and immediately ran to Ainz to bow.
"Shalltear, are you alright?" Ainz asked with a full measure of paternal authority, and Iri also looked at Shalltear with a very concerned expression.
"My HP was reduced by almost 80% in one go! Ah! A direct hit from Little Yi's Ultimate Magic... it was so exhilarating!!" Shalltear replied as if nothing had happened, still panting heavily.
I shouldn't have worried about this masochistic pervert! Iri immediately regretted worrying about Shalltear.
"What about Cocytus?" Ainz turned to Insect Lord Cocytus.
"Reporting to Ainz-sama, I'm a bit better than Shalltear, with about 30% HP remaining," Cocytus replied.
"Hmm, having faced Elizabeth's Ultimate Magic directly, do either of you have anything to say?" Ainz's eyes flickered, asking a question that left Iri utterly perplexed.
They were blasted to such a state, and he still wants to ask for their thoughts? Is this public execution? Iri felt a bit depressed.
"A magnificent strike!" Cocytus replied first.
"An attack that allowed the pleasant sensation to permeate every inch of my skin, truly worthy of Little Yi," Shalltear replied, still panting heavily.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to." Iri apologized anxiously. Whether intentional or unintentional, she had indeed attacked them.
She had clearly said before that she didn't want to attack her companions in Nazarick, yet with one move, she almost annihilated Shalltear and Cocytus.
"It's alright! Little Yi! Rather, it's most welcome!! If Little Yi wants to test any more skills or magic in the future, you can always come to me!" Shalltear said, panting heavily. If it weren't in front of Ainz, this pervert would probably have pounced on her by now.
"This is not Her Highness Elizabeth's fault. It was our unauthorized peeking without Her Highness Elizabeth's permission, so we are also to blame," Cocytus said, exhaling a breath of cold air.
"Heh heh! Alright, Iri, you don't need to blame yourself anymore." After Ainz finished speaking, he put Iri down.
"Then, Elizabeth, my daughter, take this." Ainz extended his hand into thin air, and from the void, the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown appeared.
"This is?" Iri was a bit bewildered. Why was he giving her this thing? He wouldn't be trying to make her use it, would he?
That's absolutely not allowed! The Adventurer's Guild weapon, in a sense, is even more precious than World-Class items.
"Use the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown and cast Skyfall again." Ainz's eyes once again glowed red.
This time, Ainz directly teleported Iri to a small hill outside the half-destroyed Arena, telling Iri to use Skyfall on the Arena.
Iri was utterly bewildered. Why did she have to use this terrifying thing again? Was he trying to make her destroy their home?
However, since Ainz said so, if she could do it, she had to. So Iri could only obey Ainz, take the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, and once again, calmly knead the Rasengan... no, Skyfall.
The reason Ainz asked Iri to equip the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown and use it again was to continue testing Iri's potential.
Although Skyfall has no usage limit, this move consumes a lot of experience points. For a level one Iri, the experience points consumed by Skyfall are absolutely unaffordable.
However, Iri activated it, and she did so without any prior training. So Ainz had another idea: Iri had fought a few Ogres before, and according to the settings of Yggdrasil, she should have gained experience.
Although the experience from those few Ogres was not enough to activate Skyfall, since it was used, that little bit of experience should have been consumed. So now Iri should be in a state with no experience points. What would happen if she cast Skyfall again?
Moreover, by having her equip the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, the staff itself greatly amplifies magic power, but at the same time, it also increases the consumption of casting magic.
This means Ainz wanted to squeeze Iri to the maximum, to test whether Iri could truly ignore the experience requirements to use Ultimate Magic.
And then... Iri fizzled out.
Iri, holding the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, gestured for a long time, but nothing happened...
"I... I can't cast it!" Iri gestured at the air for a long time, then could only turn around disappointedly, lowering her head to report to Ainz.
Iri also found it strange. Shouldn't she be able to ignore usage limits? Why couldn't she use Ultimate Magic?
"Heh heh! It's alright, my daughter. Then... take this, eat it." Ainz handed Iri something that looked like a candy.
"This is?" Iri was a bit confused. Why was Ainz giving her candy?
"Okay." Although she had doubts, Iri still took the candy, unwrapped it, and ate it directly. Ugh... a cheap mint flavor.
"Alright, then cast Skyfall again?" Ainz saw Iri eat the candy and then told her to use Ultimate Magic again.
Uh... didn't she say she couldn't cast it? Does she still have to? Or was the candy she just ate an item that restores skill uses?
It shouldn't be, right? She remembered reading in the settings that skills with usage limits could not be restored by any items except by waiting for time to pass. But since Ainz said so, she would do as he said.
Iri turned around and once again raised the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. This time, as Iri silently chanted Skyfall, white light began to emanate from around her, and many magic circles surrounded her. This was the state of activation! Iri immediately became happy. It was indeed the candy!
"As expected..." Ainz's red eyes flashed with light again.
"Ainz-sama, what is this?" Shalltear, who had been behind Ainz and Iri, asked, utterly bewildered.
"Watch quietly." Ainz said with considerable authority, and Shalltear immediately shrank back.
"Ultimate Magic!! Skyfall!!" Iri shouted with great momentum, followed by a storm of white light and impact force even more intense than the first one.
After the white light and storm passed, there was no trace of the Arena left in front of Iri, only an enormous deep pit.
"Heh heh heh! It's as I expected." Ainz laughed when he saw this.
What was as he expected? Tell me! Iri grumbled in her heart, though she was a little excited that she could use a second Skyfall.
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