Ainz - Staff 7

Suzuki Satoru had not prepared any spells specifically to deal with Cure Elim. Instead, he ordered the staff: “「Go.」”

The spell it cast was called “[Summon Primal Water Elemental].”

The water erupting from the ground took on a massive humanoid shape. At the same time, Cure Elim charged without hesitation. Upon seeing this, Suzuki Satoru could not help but feel relieved.

His opponent was clearly trying to achieve victory in close combat — because it did not want to get drawn into a long-range fight. Simply put, his foe had decided that it would lose to Suzuki Satoru in a shooting war of spells. From that point of view, he could conclude that even with ample mana, his opponent would not be able to make full use of it under these circumstances.

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It did not intend to try for a lunge. Instead, Cure Elim seized the Primal Elemental’s throat.

Perhaps it planned to use its weight to bowl over the summoned monster, but the Primal Elemental was resistant to such things. As one of the undead, surely Cure Elim’s attacks could inflict various status ailments. However, the Primal Elemental was also highly resistant to such attacks. One could say that it was immune to virtually all negative effects.

As Cure Elim gnawed at its neck, it raked wildly with its sharp foreclaws. As expected of a high-tiered elemental, it still had vitality left over even after being attacked by a Dragon that was stronger than itself.

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Still spilling curses from its mouth, Cure Elim’s ruined body began to disintegrate and flake away. Just them, the Primal Elemental’s slam attack hit with explosive force, and Cure Elim broke into two. Like a piece of spun glass, Cure Elim’s remnants scattered on the wind, and then vanished as though melting into the air.

There was nothing left — a most unprofitable victory. He could still have gotten some value out of a corpse, if one had remained. Was this because it was an undead Dragon? Or had it saved its last shot in order not to leave a corpse behind?

Suzuki Satoru had no idea.

“…Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, huh.”

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Bonus Volume, Chapter 4.3