OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

"What a spectacular battle!" the Platinum Dragon Lord exclaimed with admiration.

"Adventurers, join the Sorcerer Kingdom," Pandora's Actor, disguised as the Sorcerer King, declared. "With the Sorcerer Kingdom as your backing, you too can achieve such strength in the future."

Initially, many were reluctant to join the Sorcerer Kingdom, as it was a nation ruled by an undead being—something normal humans instinctively avoided. But at this moment, they hesitated. After all, "Momon" and "Chino" were both humans.

This implied that other adventurers might also attain such immense power. There are always those who crave strength, no matter the circumstances.

As the battle came to an end, Peroroncino glanced at Misty, who had transformed into a massive frost dragon and lowered its head. With a light leap, Peroroncino landed gracefully on Misty's back.

The adventurer Momon vanished from the arena in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace. No one noticed when he disappeared, and along with him, the Sorcerer King had also vanished.

Even the Platinum Dragon Lord failed to notice, his attention entirely focused on Peroroncino.

Peroroncino rode atop the frost dragon and flew away. The Platinum Dragon Lord secretly followed from behind.

Evileye noticed the person trailing Peroroncino. After thinking for a moment, she assumed it might be a fervent fan of Peroroncino and decided not to interfere.

Peroroncino, however, was aware of the person following him. He instructed Misty to stop and wait for the pursuer.

"What do you want?"

Peroroncino asked coldly.

Peroroncino had already sensed it—this person's aura was identical to that of the armored figure he had previously defeated. He refrained from attacking, intending to extract some information first.

"You possess such immense power. Don't you feel like doing something with it?" the pursuer asked.

"Do something? Like raising a banner and founding a new nation?" Peroroncino replied mockingly.

"That's not what I mean. Don't you think a nation ruled by the undead is far from ideal?"

"And what does that have to do with me?"

"It has everything to do with you. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility! The heavens gifted you such strength so you could protect the weak."

"You don't seem weak yourself, so why haven't I seen you challenging the Sorcerer Kingdom to a decisive battle?"

"I'm waiting for the right opportunity."

"So you want to trick me into becoming your lackey?" Peroroncino sneered.

"Lackey? That's not it—you've misunderstood me. My goal is to help the weak. A nation ruled by the undead surely means its people live in misery and despair. We must save them."

"If you had ever been to E-Rantel, you wouldn't be saying that."

"That's only temporary. It's common knowledge that the dead resent the living."

"Before coming to talk to me about all this, shouldn't you at least introduce yourself?"

"My apologies, that was rude of me. I'm one of the Council State's representatives. You can call me Charles."

"The Council State? So, that means you're a dragon too?"

"That's correct," Charles replied confidently.

"In that case, let me introduce you to a friend of mine. Shalltear, come here for a moment!" Peroroncino called out.

The Platinum Dragon Lord was still wondering who he was about to be introduced to when a portal suddenly appeared beside Peroroncino.

From the portal emerged Shalltear.

The Platinum Dragon Lord's eyes widened in shock.

The memories of the past came flooding back. When the Slane Theocracy sent people to capture the Elder Coffin Dragon Lord, two of them were killed, and another was gravely injured. Curious about what had happened, the Platinum Dragon Lord went to investigate—only to be severely beaten by Shalltear.

Lingering nearby to observe Shalltear, the Platinum Dragon Lord was caught by Peroroncino, who promptly destroyed his draconic armor double.

"It's you!" Recognizing them, the Platinum Dragon Lord immediately turned and fled without hesitation.

"Catch him!" Peroroncino commanded.

"Time Acceleration!" Shalltear activated her unique skill.

In an instant, Shalltear caught up with the Platinum Dragon Lord and seized him.

"I'll remember this!" the Platinum Dragon Lord declared, preparing to self-destruct.

"Mental Suppression!" Peroroncino wasn't about to let things go the way his opponent intended.

Suddenly, the Platinum Dragon Lord felt darkness envelop him and lost consciousness. When he awoke, he found himself bound and immobilized.

Moreover, he couldn't sense any power within his body. Even self-destruction was now impossible.

The Platinum Dragon Lord possessed a unique origin magic he had developed himself, allowing him to transfer his consciousness into armor.

However, he couldn't remotely sever the connection between his consciousness and the armor. The only other way to cut the link was for the armor to be destroyed, but that would result in backlash. His level would decrease. Originally level 95, losing his draconic armor had caused him to drop two levels, leaving him at level 93.

"You're with that guy wearing draconic armor and wielding eight weapons, aren't you?" Peroroncino interrogated.

The Platinum Dragon Lord refused to respond.

"Don't worry. There are plenty of ways to make you talk."

"Shalltear, take him to the inquisitor. Tell them not to use any physical methods of interrogation on this one."

"Understood!" Shalltear replied before leaving.

After she departed, Momonga teleported over.

"Who was that just now?" he asked.

After the earlier battle, Momonga had been secretly observing Peroroncino using a remote surveillance mirror. When the fight ended, Peroroncino mentioned wanting to draw out some "rats."

Momonga had volunteered to handle the matter himself, but Peroroncino had refused.

As a result, Momonga had been monitoring Peroroncino for his safety, ready to rush in with Pandora's Actor at a moment's notice if anything happened.

"That guy just now is probably connected to whoever controlled Shalltear. They seem to be from the Council State. Once we're done dealing with the Holy Kingdom, let's focus our efforts on taking action against the Council State," Peroroncino suggested.

"Let's prioritize gathering intelligence first," Momonga advised. "The Council State likely has many dragons, so they won't be easy to handle."

"We're already enemies. If they dare to target Shalltear, they're declaring war on us. And when dealing with enemies, we should utterly annihilate them!"

Hearing Peroroncino's decisive words, Momonga tacitly agreed. After all, real combat was the quickest way to gather intelligence.

"Beep-beep!" A message came through from Demiurge to Peroroncino.

"Lord Peroroncino, I will attack the Holy Kingdom's capital tonight. I look forward to your arrival there."

"Hmm, I might need your help when the time comes," Peroroncino replied.

"Serving the Supreme Beings is my greatest honor," Demiurge responded.

Afterward, Peroroncino and Momonga returned to Nazarick.

"How's the Kingdom doing lately?" Peroroncino asked.

"The Kingdom? From what I've heard, thanks to Princess Renner's efforts, half of the nobles have already pledged allegiance to the Sorcerer Kingdom. It won't be long before the Kingdom becomes a vassal of ours."

"Also, the Vampire Brides you assigned to Princess Renner—four of them have been killed..."

.......

In the southeastern part of the Kingdom, in a count's territory, a young man was arrogantly ordering his servants around.

"Hmph! Dare to oppose me, and this is what happens next." Not long ago, during the struggle for the countship inheritance, he had used two Vampire Brides to eliminate all other candidates.

Now, he was the only remaining candidate.

However, the fact that he had used the Vampire Brides to kill others had been exposed, and the Adventurers' Guild didn't sit idly by. They sent adventurers to deal with the Vampire Brides.

Unfortunately, aside from Silver-tier adventurers, no other adventurers were a match for the Vampire Brides.

Outside the count's estate, the Blue Roses Squad was lurking nearby.

"Tina, how's the situation?"

Invisible, Tina then appeared.

"I just went inside and took a look around. Aside from the two Vampire Brides, there are no other guards. It seems this noble trusts the Vampire Brides a lot."

"Though he is a legitimate noble, his collaboration with the vampires to murder other noble heirs is unforgivable. If we happen to kill him by accident, it's no big deal."

After using the Vampire Brides, other lords typically kept the information under wraps, trying their best to prevent news of the Vampire Brides from being exposed.

This noble was different. He had witnessed the power of the Vampire Brides firsthand and believed their strength surpassed even that of the King's Warrior Captain. This made him completely arrogant.

He didn't bother to conceal the information and allowed the news to spread. As a result, he attracted the attention of the Adamantite-tier adventurers, Blue Roses.

Unlike other adventurers, Blue Roses was driven by a sense of "justice." When they heard about the Vampire Brides indiscriminately slaughtering humans, they immediately took action.

End of chapter

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