Soaring shouts of battle and roars echoed across the plains, the emerald green grasslands stained crimson with blood. Countless human soldiers and undead soldiers clashed in a frenzied melee, with lives extinguished every moment, the stench of death shrouding the entire sky.
“Lord Ainz, it seems our intelligence was incorrect.”
Demiurge, his face grim, gazed at the battlefield ahead, where flesh and blood flew in disarray. He never imagined that the information relayed by his demons would be so wrong, leading to the enemy reaching the doorstep of the Great Tomb of Nazarick before they were discovered.
If Ainz-sama hadn't suddenly transformed all the corpses of the Kingdom's residents into undead, and if he hadn't just happened to bring these undead soldiers to the surface to deploy defenses, wouldn't these human soldiers have already breached the interior of the Great Tomb of Nazarick?
The mere thought of this possibility caused the flames of anger to surge within Demiurge's heart. These mere sheep dared to attack them prematurely. This time, he would make them experience true despair.
“Lord Ainz, please allow your subordinate to personally take the field!”
The next moment, Demiurge knelt before Ainz Ooal Gown, his eyes filled with furious intent, determined to personally wash away this humiliation.
“Demiurge, calm yourself.”
Faced with Demiurge's request, Ainz Ooal Gown shook his head and rejected it. Then, he looked up at the battlefield ahead. He was certain that these humans, knowing the power he displayed when destroying the Kingdom, still dared to launch a preemptive attack, surely having made thorough preparations.
Under these circumstances, Ainz Ooal Gown couldn't possibly grant Demiurge's request to fight alone. After all, with a single misstep, Demiurge might die at the hands of these humans.
“Cocytus, Shalltear, Pandora's Actor, and Sebas, the four of you will go into battle together. Furthermore, during the battle, do not stray too far from each other. Maintain sufficient magic power. I suspect that powerful humans have already secretly laid an ambush nearby, waiting for an opportunity to strike.”
After pondering for a few seconds, Ainz Ooal Gown dispatched four Floor Guardians and handed them several World Items.
“Yes, Lord Ainz.”
Upon receiving Ainz Ooal Gown's orders, the four of them revealed bloodthirsty and cruel gazes, especially Demiurge, who had already prepared himself for not being able to fight and was the first to rush out.
On the front lines of the battlefield, just as a group of soldiers had slain several undead soldiers before them, they suddenly saw a point of black light ignite in the distance, followed by a burst of stinging pain throughout their bodies. In the last moment of their lives, they only saw their comrades around them exploding one after another.
“Mo...monster!”
Amidst the bloody mist, Demiurge, now transformed into his demonic form, gently raised his head and looked at the terrified soldiers before him. The hideous demonic wings on his back fluttered gently, shaking off the large amount of blood and minced meat clinging to them. And everywhere he passed, all the human soldiers had already been reduced to minced meat.
In a short instant, nearly ten thousand human soldiers had died at Demiurge's hands.
Gurgle...gurgle...gurgle...
Just then, the sound of liquid boiling suddenly echoed across the battlefield. All the human soldiers looked in terror towards Demiurge's back, only to see a large amount of blood constantly churning and boiling, converging towards the sky. Even the blood that was originally still in the corpses was extracted by this force, visibly causing large patches of corpses to dry up and wither.
“Bloodbath!”
As the blood orb in the sky swelled to nearly a thousand meters, Shalltear's elegant yet cruel voice rang out. Instantly, the surface of the originally swelling blood orb churned incessantly. The next moment, in the desperate eyes of the human soldiers, countless sharp spikes emerged from the surface of the blood orb.
As Shalltear, beneath the blood orb, clenched her palm, countless solidified blood spikes, like a torrential rain, shot out.
“Aah... aah... aah!”
“Save... save me!”
“Monster! Monster!”
“Kill you! Kill you!”
In an instant, countless human soldiers were pierced through the body. As the blood spikes retracted, strings of soldiers hanging on them were absorbed into the blood orb, causing the already gigantic blood orb to swell several times over. The numerous human soldiers below, watching their comrades being reaped like straw, utterly defenseless, began to mentally collapse.
But there were also some soldiers who, under the threat of death, charged mindlessly towards Demiurge in front of them, only to be effortlessly torn into pieces of varying sizes with a wave of Demiurge's hand.
“Oh oh oh! What a truly touching scene, is this the courage of humans?”
At this moment, Pandora's Actor, striding with his chuuni gait, walked to Demiurge's side and looked at the minced meat covering the ground, saying in an exaggerated tone. As the pinnacle creation of Ainz Ooal Gown's chuuni period, this kind of war filled with courage made him feel incredibly excited.
“Demiurge, don't stray too far. Don't forget Lord Ainz's orders.”
Beside him, Sebas casually shattered a soldier who attacked him, neatly tidied the clothes on his body, and looked at Demiurge with a serious expression, saying that Demiurge's sudden attack had taken him too far away from them.
“My apologies.”
Faced with Sebas's reprimand, Demiurge sincerely apologized, then pushed up the small glasses on his nose, which were stained with a trace of blood, and his sharp gaze swept across the soldiers in the distance who were looking at them with fear.
In less than half a minute, he and Shalltear had cleared a space on the battlefield. In exchange, at least one hundred thousand human soldiers had died at their hands. At this moment, the surviving soldiers had clearly felt the difference between the two sides, as if they were not on the same dimension.
If they previously had a possibility of killing the undead by exerting all their strength, then when facing Shalltear and Demiurge, the human soldiers felt only despair, endless despair, the kind of despair like facing an abyss.
“Hey hey! How are we supposed to deal with these monsters?”
“We're just pointlessly throwing our lives away.”
On the opposite side, densely packed human soldiers were constantly retreating. Even though the space behind them was already filled with people, they were still trying their best to get away from the monsters in front of them. If the retreat route behind them hadn't already been blocked, they would have thrown down their weapons and fled long ago.
At the same time, the High Priest, who was controlling the overall situation from the rear, also noticed the movements on the front lines. If this continued, the soldiers on the front lines would, in their fear, even turn around and attack their teammates in order to escape as quickly as possible. At that time, it would cause a complete collapse of the entire battle line.
“High Priest-sama, what should we do?”
At this moment, the Fire Priest, who was in charge of the Red Scripture of the Slane Theocracy, tentatively approached the High Priest, knowing that the awakened God-kin such as Zesshi Zetsumei and the top-level adventurers of various countries had not yet taken action, because the High Priest intended to rely on them to ambush and eliminate Ainz Ooal Gown.
If they took action prematurely now, they themselves would be exposed, and it would be incredibly difficult to ambush Ainz Ooal Gown at that time.
But now, if the human side's powerhouses did not take action and allowed those monsters to continue their slaughter, it would not be long before the morale of the soldiers on the front lines would completely collapse. Then there would be no need for Zesshi Zetsumei and the others to take action, because they would have already completely lost.
“Besides Kaire and Kyohouko, dispatch the Black Scripture team, and have all adamantite-ranked adventurer teams participate in the battle. Also, tell the First Seat [God-kin Captain] that they can decide whether or not to use a World-Class Item based on the situation.”
After a few seconds of silence, the High Priest looked at the Fire God-Priest beside him and gave the order. He understood that if those monsters were allowed to rampage, they would have no chance of winning this war. Therefore, besides Slane Theocracy's strongest trump card, Kaire and Kyohouko, everyone was to be mobilized.
As for Kaire and Kyohouko, in the High Priest's eyes, she would be the most important existence in this war. Having awakened the blood of the gods, she could equip the equipment left behind by the Six Gods. The High Priest believed that Kaire and Kyohouko, fully armed, would definitely have the strength to kill Ainz Ooal Gown.
“Yes!”
After hearing the High Priest's order, the Fire God-Priest began to execute it without hesitation, taking out a magic scroll from his waist pouch, inputting the order, and tearing it up.
“Hmm?”
On the other side, the Black Scripture's First Seat, 'God-kin Captain,' who was hiding near the Great Tomb of Nazarick with the help of items left behind by the Six Gods, immediately noticed the message from the Fire God-Priest and subconsciously glanced at Demiurge and the others who were slaughtering soldiers in the distance.
“Captain, what's wrong?”
The Black Scripture's Second Seat, 'Time Warp,' noticed his captain's movements and looked up at him, asking.
“The plan has changed. Now, besides Kaire and Kyohouko, everyone else will come with me to stop those four monsters.”
Faced with his companion's inquiry, the God-kin Captain unhesitatingly conveyed the High Priest's order to everyone. Whether it was the members of the Black Scripture or the many adventurers, after hearing the God-kin Captain's words, they all subconsciously looked at Kaire and Kyohouko.
After all, if they were exposed now, then the task of ambushing and killing Ainz Ooal Gown would only be left to her alone. However, apart from the God-kin Captain, no one else understood Kaire and Kyohouko's strength, so they couldn't help but worry.
“Don't worry, Kaire and Kyohouko's strength is enough to complete the mission without any problems.”
The God-kin Captain also noticed the hesitation in everyone's eyes and began to explain. As the Slane Theocracy's absolute trump card, Kaire and Kyohouko's existence could be said to be top-secret information of the Slane Theocracy. Apart from the various God-Priests, only the God-kin Captain had some understanding of Kaire and Kyohouko's specific strength.
“Since you say so, Captain, then there's no problem.”
Faced with the God-kin Captain's confident words, the other members of the Black Scripture team naturally chose to believe him. As for those adventurers from other kingdoms, they had no say at all. After all, according to the original plan, they were just cannon fodder to create ambush opportunities and distract Ainz Ooal Gown.
“Then, prepare your weapons and equipment. Attack in one minute!”
“Yes!”
After the God-kin Captain's final order was issued, everyone except Kaire and Kyohouko began to silently check their equipment and items. After half a minute, everyone stopped their respective actions at the same time and looked up at the God-kin Captain.
“Attack!”
Seeing this, the God-kin Captain directly issued the order. As soon as his voice fell, the magic caster who had been prepared in the team immediately opened the teleportation gate, and everyone rushed in at their fastest speed.
“Shalltear, be careful!”
At the same time, Shalltear, who was enjoying the pleasure of wanton slaughter in the center of the battlefield, suddenly heard Sebas's warning from not far away. Before she could think, she instinctively jumped to the side. The moment Shalltear left, a long spear with terrifying power grazed Shalltear's face and hit the ground, and a huge explosion resounded throughout the battlefield.
“She dodged it?”
The figure of the God-kin Captain slowly emerged in place, and a hint of surprise appeared on his handsome face hidden behind the mask as he looked at Shalltear, who was staring at him intently not far away. He had just used the top-level item left behind by the Six Gods, and he thought that this blow could at least seriously injure Shalltear, but he didn't expect that she would dodge it at the last moment, only receiving a little bit of damage.
At the same time, the rest of the Black Scripture team and the members of the major adamantite-ranked adventurer teams also appeared behind the God-kin Captain.
“Humans?”
Demiurge walked to Shalltear's side and sized up the God-kin Captain and the others who had suddenly appeared. A hint of interested smile appeared on his ferocious demon face. In his perception, that human who had just ambushed Shalltear was actually stronger than Solution Epsilon.
This was simply an incredibly novel discovery for Demiurge. He knew that the humans he had encountered before, whether they were those so-called world-renowned adamantite-ranked adventurers or the so-called strongest warrior-captains, were all existences that were so weak that they could be killed at will.
Now, two humans who were stronger than Solution Epsilon in his perception had suddenly appeared, which was like an elephant suddenly popping out of an ant colony.
“Who are you? I didn't expect that there would be such strong people among humans.”
At this time, Cocytus stepped forward and questioned the God-kin Captain, while taking out all of his weapons, ready to fight with all his strength.
“Black Scripture, First Seat, God-kin Captain.”
The God-kin Captain answered Cocytus's question while reaching out to pull out the spear stuck in the ground. Then, he turned his head to size up Cocytus and the others. In just an instant, the God-kin Captain understood that the four monsters opposite were not existences that they could resist at all.
“Die!”
At this moment, Shalltear, who had been ambushed by the God-kin Captain, directly summoned her Divine-Class item, the Spuit Lance, and turned into a blood-red light, rushing towards the God-kin Captain. She wanted to kill this guy who dared to hurt her lovely, peerless face in front of Ainz-sama.
Although that trace of injury had instantly recovered, Shalltear still couldn't forgive the humans in front of her. If a scar was really left, then she might be hated by Ainz-sama. How would she compete with that Albedo then?
Bang!
Caught off guard, the God-kin Captain only had time to block the spear in his hand in front of him. Then, he felt an extremely terrifying force coming. In an instant, the God-kin Captain clearly felt the sound of his palm bones shattering, and his body flew out like a cannonball.
“Captain!”
“Don't worry about me, use it quickly!”
In mid-air, the God-kin Captain completely ignored his injuries and turned his head to look at 'Time Warp,' shouting quickly. After hearing the God-kin Captain's words, 'Time Warp' also reacted and quickly turned to look at Shalltear, starting to activate the World-Class Item Downfall of Castle and Country on his body.
“Danger!”
At the same time, Shalltear, who had originally planned to catch up with the God-kin Captain and eliminate him directly, instantly sensed the threat coming from 'Time Warp.' Her body turned in mid-air and attacked 'Time Warp' at the fastest speed.
