For today, Iri had made ample preparations, bringing all useful magic scrolls and even the alchemy 'potions' that Enphilia had offered and that Iri had never used since receiving them.
Iri meticulously re-checked them.
After all, Father Ainz and Mare had already set off, and the battle on the Katz Plains was about to begin, which meant… the founding of Nazarick was also about to commence, so Iri naturally had to be well-prepared.
Moreover, when Iri proposed joining in the excitement, Father Ainz didn't express much, as Iri had stated her goal was to deal with those from Theocracy, and she had told Father Ainz about her desire to assassinate Gazef and loot his equipment.
Originally, Father Ainz's intention was to directly send people to eliminate them to avoid complications, but Iri stated her willingness to undertake this task, citing the grudge from their previous encounter in the forest as her reason for wanting to settle it herself, so Father Ainz readily agreed.
After all, Father Ainz really wanted to recruit Gazef as a subordinate, and he couldn't possibly tolerate him being killed by Theocracy's people before knowing the outcome! It was just that in the end, Gazef was too honest, so he could only 'receive his bento' from Father Ainz.
Agreement aside, Father Ainz generously gave Iri many Fool's Candies and Instant Hourglasses; she hadn't even used the one given before, and with these added… not to mention dealing with the Black Scripture, it would be enough to level the entire Theocracy. Besides, there's no need to use Skyfall to deal with the Black Scripture, right! It felt a bit like making a mountain out of a molehill.
As if that wasn't enough, Father Ainz also gave her a ring that could weaken the effects of abnormal statuses. It seems Father Ainz understands his daughter's weaknesses well. This is a good item, and Iri gladly accepted it.
However… this was only the beginning.
Before Iri departed, Shalltear secretly pulled her aside and hung a necklace around Iri's neck, saying it was a divine-grade accessory given to her by Peroroncino.
It was a Substitute Necklace… its effect was to forcefully grant immunity to all damage and revive with full health after HP dropped to zero, essentially like having nine lives.
Wasn't this the accessory she used to withstand Father Ainz's special skills during their one-on-one duel! This could be considered one of Shalltear's life-saving items, and she gave it away.
Uh… although Shalltear is indeed a pervert, she really cares about her daughter, alright! For the sake of this necklace, I'll be nicer to you in the future!
Shalltear had just turned and left when Albedo chased after her.
Albedo also handed Iri an amulet, also a divine-grade accessory, called the Amulet of Fortitude.
Its effect was that during its activation, the next twenty instances of attack damage received would be forcibly locked at 1 point.
Uh… wasn't this invincibility!
No… before Iri could rejoice, Albedo continued to explain the amulet's usage.
The first ten attacks could only resist physical damage. If magical damage was suffered before the first ten attacks, the resistance effect for the first ten would be immediately canceled and convert to the latter ten attacks' magical damage resistance state.
Similarly… if attacked during this magical resistance state, the effect would immediately cease. Although it had such drawbacks, it was still a formidable accessory if used well!
This was probably Albedo's trump card equipment, right? If she encountered a warrior who couldn't use magic, the effect would be unimaginable. Albedo was quite generous as well!
After seeing Albedo off, Iri had just pulled out a teleportation scroll, intending to wait in Karn Village before Nazarick's anti-teleportation barrier was activated.
Insect Lord Cocytus silently walked over and handed Iri a cold, ice-like gem. Was Cocytus also going to give her equipment?
You guys are going too far! She was just going to cause trouble for the Black Scripture, not wipe out Theocracy. There's no need for this, right? But since it was Cocytus's intention, she would take it!
Iri took the gem, and Cocytus then explained its function: a divine-grade accessory, Everfrost Ice, whose effect was to grant immunity to and absorb all ice-related damage, and it could also significantly enhance the power of her own ice-based skills.
Uh… this item would also be extremely good equipment for Cocytus, greatly enhancing his Ice Aura skills!
Even this kind of equipment was given away. As expected of Cocytus, he clearly understood what his disciple needed. Iri indeed needed this item.
After all, Iri couldn't use conventional offensive magic, and her only long-range attack methods were the Pure Throwing Spear and the 'pseudo' magic created with Ice Aura. Therefore, giving her such equipment to enhance Iri's Ice Aura was truly thoughtful.
Although she had obtained new equipment, Iri's mood was a bit subtle. She was actually spoiled to this extent; it was just a trip out to crush an ant, and she was given a full set of divine gear.
This was no joke. Aside from her hammer, which was an unfinished product and hard to classify, everything on her was divine-grade equipment. Was this what they called 'six-slot gear' upon leaving? It really was a bit of an overreaction.
Alright, preparations were complete. This time, she could really go, right? Before activating the teleportation scroll, Iri deliberately looked back a few times, confirming that no one else was coming to give her equipment, and then confidently activated the scroll to teleport to Karn Village.
Originally, Iri didn't need to come to Karn Village and steal General Anri's thunder. Even without the Goblin army, Wolf Sister Lupusregina was watching over it. The reason she came here to join the fun was for experience points!
Speaking of which, Iri was quite speechless. She had been wandering around for so long but had barely gained any experience points. When fighting the Corrosion Demon in the Empire, the experience points were snatched by Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, and she got nothing.
When she was taught a lesson by Death Knight in the forest, she barely got any experience points from the tree demons. For the rest of the time, what she did was almost unrelated to combat, so she had no chance to gain experience points!
Although she wouldn't level up even if she gained experience points, it was still necessary as a reserve. What if she could level up? Moreover, it was necessary for casting certain Ultimate Magic. The number of Fool's Candies was limited, so saving a little was better than nothing!
Then, in Karn Village, the First Prince's forces should number several thousand, if she remembered correctly. Some would be lost in clashes with the Goblin army, and then most would flee.
In the original story, they were dealt with by Wolf Sister Lupusregina leading the Red Cap Goblins. Iri also had a few Goblin summoning scrolls in her pocket, which she took for fun while browsing the Library, though she basically wouldn't use them.
After all, her purpose was to convert the several thousand men brought by the First Prince into her own experience points, so she naturally wouldn't summon these things to share her experience points!
So, before this, Iri had specifically told Wolf Sister Lupusregina that she would come to help and wouldn't need any other assistance. Thus, the final extermination work was planned for just her and Wolf Sister.
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