Although it was a display of skill in front of the Lasa Road defenders, did it feel a bit excessive?
Ellie hadn't expected to summon such a large number of Shadow Bats and Shadow Wolves; there were only two Shadow Wolves, and when she was level one, summoning ten bats was already her limit.
Now, as a rare testing opportunity, Ellie naturally went all out to see how many she could summon. As a result, her MP was only half-depleted, and there were already countless bats and wolves behind Ellie. If Ellie had the intention, she could have directly ordered these summoned familiars to attack the Lasa Road defenders, and the outcome would have been self-evident.
Therefore, the demi-human soldiers forming ranks in the distance were all very nervous, and even the Wolf Head who came to negotiate with Ellie, claiming to be the captain of the Lasa Road defense team, looked extremely tense when facing Ellie.
Ellie also realized that she seemed to have overdone it. She had just cleared out all the Undead, suspected to be from Zhiranong, with overwhelming power, and now she had summoned half an army. It didn't look like she wanted to have a proper conversation with them at all!
Uh... well, fine! After all, I am the Princess of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom, so I need to maintain some presence, right? Let's just consider it that way.
"Call your leader to see me!" Since she was going to take a high-handed approach, there was no need to waste words with this Wolf Head. Although she knew that for him to come alone to negotiate with her, he shouldn't be a mere minion.
"I... am the leader," the Wolf Head said to Ellie, tilting his head up.
That's quite rare; the town's leader actually brought soldiers to defend the city himself. That makes things easier; there's no need to go through the trouble of proving her identity again.
"Alright then, what's the deal with these inexplicable trash Undead impersonating our country?" Ellie asked, feigning an arrogant demeanor. In a physical sense, Ellie was indeed "high above."
"I'd like to ask what's going on! Just three days ago, these Undead, who appeared out of nowhere, started attacking Lasa Road Town, continuously, never-ending! Also, I say, can you please have your subordinates move away from behind me? I have no intention of being hostile towards you right now!" The Wolf Head replied, clearly annoyed.
"Watch your words. Even if you have no intention of being hostile towards my Princess, I must warn you again: use honorifics when speaking to my Princess." Chao Lu said coldly. In fact, both Chao Lu and Ellie could tell that this guy wasn't without hostile intentions towards Ellie, but rather, he didn't dare to have any, as it wouldn't be difficult for Ellie to wipe out the entire town if she wished.
"Princess... Your Highness..." The Wolf Head said with great difficulty. Only then did Chao Lu flash and instantly move from behind the Wolf Head to behind Ellie.
"Very good. Are you saying these Undead have been attacking you for three days now?" Ellie continued to ask.
"Yes... yes," the Wolf Head said, looking very unconvinced.
Three days ago, huh? These Undead are indeed trash; they couldn't take it down after three days. Or does Zhiranong have some other purpose?
Based on the quantity and quality of the Undead I just saw, it would indeed be very difficult to take down this town. However, if they started attacking three days ago, it's a different story. These Undead couldn't have had no losses over three days. Considering the losses over three days, the initial number would have been terrifying. Of course, they could have replenished their numbers by summoning more while fighting, but in that case, why not summon them all at once from the beginning and overwhelm them with numbers? That doesn't quite make sense!
Moreover, after I cleared out all those Undead, the first choice of those Zhiranong fellows was to avoid battle and flee. This can only mean that Zhiranong must have some purpose in doing this.
"I see, I understand. These Undead must be impersonators from Zhiranong. It's a pity we didn't catch any alive; they all ran away," Ellie said, somewhat displeased. Remembering that she had been tricked by those Zhiranong people, Ellie was naturally very annoyed.
"Zhiranong? What's that?" The Wolf Head had never heard of this organization. After all, in the original work, Zhiranong was indeed a secret organization, so it was normal for the Evaluation Country not to know about it.
"Princess Ellie's judgment is correct. These two slain necromancers are indeed from Zhiranong. As for Zhiranong, let me explain," Ligurit said, finally coming over.
"You are? You are Lord Ligurit!" The Wolf Head looked surprised upon seeing Ligurit. They actually knew each other? Where had Ligurit been hiding just now? If they knew each other, she should have come out earlier! Then she wouldn't have had to act so high and mighty!
..."Zhiranong, huh?" Ainz searched his memory after hearing this term. He had indeed heard this word before, he remembered hearing it at the Adventurer's Guild when he was Momon, the organization that caused the attack of Undead in E-Rantel. Why would they appear here?
And his daughter, Ellie, actually knew of this organization's existence. As expected, Ellie's intelligence-gathering ability is much stronger than his own.
"Lord Ainz, I am very sorry. I accidentally damaged the fortress that Lord Ainz summoned just now," Albedo said, finally returning, looking very apologetic.
"Hmm... oh, it's alright, I forgive you, Albedo," Ainz replied, somewhat uncomfortably, only hoping that Albedo would restrain herself a little more in the future. After all, losing control whenever Ellie was involved was a significant weakness, but he didn't know how to remind Albedo about this issue.
So, next, it's time to consider the Zhiranong problem. Indeed, there is currently a severe lack of information about this mysterious organization. The bodies of the two people who fought them last time also disappeared without a trace, which was a significant oversight, leading to the current passive situation.
However, this organization dared to use Nazarick's banner to attack other countries. This alone is enough to conclude that this organization must be eradicated. It seems that the real reason why his daughter, Ellie, ran here was probably because of this attack, wasn't it?
After all, his daughter shouldn't know the information about players. It doesn't fit his daughter's overly intelligent style to run here just because she was mistaken by someone who was possibly a player or an NPC. Or perhaps Ellie has an even more elaborate plan?
Ugh... my stomach hurts. What should I do if my daughter is too excellent? Urgent! Waiting online... Although Ellie and her group have already entered Lasa Road Town, the large group of fully armed beastmen soldiers following Ellie clearly indicates that the Wolf Head is still wary of Ellie.
Although he told Ellie that since she was a visiting Princess from a country, he couldn't afford any accidents, so he arranged this group of so-called "bodyguards" to follow her.
However, anyone could figure it out, couldn't they? The combined combat power of these "bodyguards," even multiplied by ten, probably wouldn't be as high as the person they were protecting. Arranging these cannon fodder to follow clearly tells the other party that they don't trust them!
Ellie naturally knew this but simply didn't expose the Wolf Head. After all, before meeting the Platinum Dragon Lord, it was best to maintain a friendly relationship with the Evaluation Country.
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