Bone King: Homemade plug-in, I am the god of destiny Chapter 201

Just as Ainz was pondering over Demiurge’s claim that ‘the mastermind behind the invaders is the Baharuth Empire,’ a certain guardian, a simpleton, stepped forward and voiced the very question that Ainz was silently asking himself.

“Aren’t those adventurers from the Re-Estize Kingdom? How could they be connected to the Baharuth Empire?”

Shalltear raised her small hand and questioned Demiurge, the speaker.

“Hmph,” Demiurge chuckled lightly, not at all surprised, and adjusted his glasses. “While those adventurers are indeed from the Re-Estize Kingdom, that’s merely a smokescreen.”

“We have always tried our best to avoid exposing the location of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Apart from the sudden attack by the Church of Destiny last time, we haven’t found any other signs of activity near Nazarick.”

“So, these adventurers… well, it should be said, the people who hired them, where did they get the information about Nazarick’s location?”

The Guardians pondered for a moment, following Demiurge’s hint.

Aura seemed to have thought of something and raised her hand, saying, “Could it be those guys from the Church of Destiny who leaked the information? Those guys are truly despicable; they’ve always been against us.”

This possibility could not be ruled out.

After all, just as Demiurge had said, before the last attack by the Church of Destiny, there had been no signs of Nazarick being discovered by outsiders.

In other words, the only ones who knew Nazarick’s exact location were probably the Church of Destiny and the Slane Theocracy, who had attacked Nazarick with them.

“The intelligence might have come from them, but arranging for people to infiltrate is unlikely to be their doing.”

Demiurge nodded, acknowledging part of Aura’s conjecture, and then proceeded to fully explain his deduction to everyone.

“Because they have already invaded Nazarick, they naturally know a part of Nazarick’s situation and have no need to explore or probe again.”

“Furthermore, if they wanted to gain anything, they shouldn’t have hired adventurers. These adventurers are far too weak and simply cannot infiltrate Nazarick without being discovered by us.”

“Therefore, the one who wants to probe us this time must be a force much weaker than the Church of Destiny and the Slane Theocracy.”

“That leaves only two suspects: the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire.”

“Everyone knows the current situation of the Re-Estize Kingdom; they are currently embroiled in internal strife and simply don’t have the time or energy to do such a thing. So, the only culprit is the Baharuth Empire.”

That’s right.

Aura and the others nodded in agreement with Demiurge’s deduction.

After clarifying the Guardians’ doubts, Demiurge turned to face Ainz on the throne, his expression slightly serious.

“Lord Ainz, whether this operation was carried out by the Baharuth Empire is no longer important. We are now facing a severe problem.”

“You mean?”

Ainz pondered for a moment after hearing Demiurge’s words.

Demiurge continued without pause, “The location of the Great Tomb of Nazarick has been exposed repeatedly. We will face more prying eyes from other world powers in the future, and the Church of Destiny will not let us go; their threat is also increasing day by day.”

“Now is not the time to be overly cautious. We must take the initiative and find a way to break out of this predicament.”

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“None of them escaped?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Inside the Baharuth Empire’s imperial study, Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix, the Blood Emperor, reclined on a sofa, one leg propped up, one hand supporting his head, lost in thought as he listened to his secretary’s report.

Earlier, he had heard about the location of the Great Tomb of Nazarick from the old man.

Although that place was within the Re-Estize Kingdom, it wasn’t very far from the Empire. Considering Ainz Ooal Gown’s threat, he felt it necessary to send people to investigate.

To avoid exposing his identity, he had specifically activated a Re-Estize Kingdom noble who had long since surrendered to the Empire, indirectly remotely controlling the operation of hiring adventurers to explore the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

After the adventurers set off, that ‘dirty glove’ had already been disposed of.

So, even if the exploration failed, Ainz Ooal Gown would surely not trace it back to the Empire and would ultimately conclude that the incident was the work of the Church of Destiny or the Slane Theocracy, who were hostile to them.

“Alas, I didn’t expect that even Adamantite-ranked adventurers couldn’t send back any news… How will the Empire protect itself in the future?”

Worry flickered in Jircniv’s eyes, uneasy about the potential crisis the Empire might face in the future.

The Great Tomb of Nazarick, led by Ainz Ooal Gown, consisted of terrifying monsters like undead and demons. From their activities in the Kingdom, it was clear that these monsters were not the law-abiding type and had great ambitions.

Because of the Church of Destiny, Ainz Ooal Gown and his subordinates had repeatedly failed in the Kingdom. Coupled with their base being so close to the Empire, he wouldn’t be surprised if these monsters suddenly turned their guns and invaded the Empire at any moment.

“Requesting aid from the Church of Destiny through the old man’s connections…”

To resist the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Jircniv’s first thought was his former teacher, the Empire’s six-dynasty veteran.

Now, that great magic caster was under the command of the Church of Destiny, and the Church of Destiny had just attacked Ainz Ooal Gown’s lair. With their strength, protecting the Empire should not be a problem.

However…

“I’m just afraid that inviting a god is easy, but sending them away is hard!”

Jircniv couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

The strength of the Church of Destiny was unquestionable, but no one could predict what would happen if they were brought into the Empire.

The Re-Estize Kingdom was the best example.

Although the Church of Destiny had repeatedly foiled Ainz Ooal Gown’s schemes in the Kingdom, they had now become a shadow secretly devouring the Kingdom, making it truly difficult to trust them.

Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.

Currently, Ainz Ooal Gown had not yet made a move against the Empire. Perhaps things wouldn’t escalate to such a terrible point, and the Empire still had time to think.

With a glimmer of optimism, Jircniv collected himself and gave his secretary a concluding arrangement. “Rone, procure another batch of magic scrolls from the old man and increase the training funds for the Imperial Guards.”

“No matter what, it’s never wrong to be prepared.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” The secretary quickly wrote down the Emperor’s decree on the record paper. Once stamped and issued, the order would take effect.

With the matter of Ainz Ooal Gown seemingly dealt with, Jircniv was about to begin reviewing the daily imperial reports when someone suddenly rushed into the imperial study.

Jircniv looked at the person with some surprise and asked, “Loren, what happened?”

The young man in a magic robe was one of Fluder’s more outstanding disciples, now having taken over the old man’s position in the Empire, becoming the Baharuth Empire’s Chief Court Magician.

Loren anxiously handed the letter in his hand to Jircniv, simultaneously answering, “Bad news, Your Majesty! Cateya Gospel City is under siege by a large number of undead and is in grave danger!”

“What!?”

Jircniv’s expression changed, and he immediately stood up from the sofa. “When did this happen!?”