Shortly after the Warrior Chief entered Kain Village, the unit that appeared outside Kain Village at the appointed time was dressed unmistakably as a Slane Theocracy force.
The Slane Theocracy possessed six military units, also known as the 'Six Colors of National Protection'. The one appearing here was one of them, the Theocracy's mage unit—the Sun Gods Scripture. This unit was famous for summoning angels to fight. At this moment, a large number of Flame Angels could be seen flying above them. Although those angels had human forms, their appearance was actually quite different from human faces, not at all like the perfectly beautiful angel sisters in the 2D world.
From their form, these Flame Angels looked more like some kind of mana weapons and did not possess the ability for independent thought or judgment. However, such a large number of angels forming an army was quite an impressive scale.
Tsukasa and Ainz Ooal Gown, watching the battle from Kain Village, both felt somewhat disappointed. These angels were too different from what they had imagined. They had originally thought they would at least be a legion of high-ranking angels from mythology, but they turned out to be just a group of small fries.
Was that really one of the Slane Theocracy's Six Colors?
Tsukasa's face remained calm, but in reality, she had already begun to doubt the identity of that Theocracy unit. As one of the national defense military forces of the Slane Theocracy, and a mage legion at that, how could they be using such low-level familiars?
Even if those things had the title of 'Angel' and the rare holy attribute, it still didn't change the fact that they were essentially small fries.
It wasn't that she looked down on these Flame Angels, truly. With familiars of this level, let alone using sword qi, she could kill many with just a gust of wind from her sword.
As for magic? These things were really not worth using her mana to deal with, because any familiar she summoned at random could easily wipe out this unit.
Beside her, Ainz Ooal Gown had thoughts similar to Tsukasa's. The Slane Theocracy's troops... just this?
Beneath his mask, his gaze turned toward the expressionless Tsukasa with suspicion. The Theocracy that you treated with such caution is only at this level?
Or was it that the unit before them truly was just small fries, the lowest-ranking unit in the Theocracy's military? Although Ainz Ooal Gown really wanted to ask for clarification, he didn't dare to show it directly.
After all, while the Slane Theocracy's military strength might be something he looked down upon, the Sword Saint beside him was a genuine World Champion class. Thus, he could only say carefully, "It seems the Slane Theocracy is very confident, not taking this Warrior Chief seriously at all."
"Hmm, no God-kin have been deployed, and the legendary artifacts that can change the world haven't appeared either. It seems those knights from earlier were indeed the Kingdom's troops; they must have known in advance that the Kingdom's Warrior Chief wouldn't be able to carry the Kingdom's Treasures on this trip." Tsukasa was explaining to Ainz Ooal Gown while also convincing herself.
Perhaps the Theocracy deliberately sent such a weak unit to deceive the enemy. Moreover, although this unit was weak to her, it was still powerful enough for both the Kingdom and the Empire. Because those angels were at least as strong as the Four Sages, and angels were summoned familiars that could be continuously regenerated as long as there was enough mana.
They were powerful enough as anti-personnel weapons.
God-kin?
Items that can change the world?
Ainz Ooal Gown heightened his vigilance. Those items that can change the world... they couldn't be the kind of items he knew, could they? No, no, no, that would be too exaggerated no matter how you looked at it. But if the Theocracy truly possessed such items, then the Sword Saint's attitude toward the Theocracy would be understandable. Because those items were indeed very unreasonable, and saying they could change the world was not an exaggeration.
Because in the setting, those items themselves symbolized the power of a world, which was why they could exert enough power to change the world. In Yggdrasill, they were also the top-tier
items; one could even say their power was strong enough to change the rules of the game. Items of that level were difficult to obtain even with heavy spending.
It seems he must increase his vigilance toward the Theocracy.
Nazarick also possessed items of that caliber, so he was well aware of their power. Ainz Ooal Gown silently committed this information to memory. At the same time, he had another question: what exactly was a 'Godman'? To be placed on the same level as a World Item, it must be something that cannot be underestimated. Was it a person?
Could it be a World Boss level entity or something? With World Items plus World Bosses, this Slane Theocracy is truly powerful. However, those were settings from "Yggdrasill." Does this Slane Theocracy have some connection to "Yggdrasill"? This mage unit's skill to summon angels is also a skill from "Yggdrasill."
While Tsukasa and Ainz were observing the battle and thinking about the Slane Theocracy, the Village Chief of Kain Village walked cautiously to Ainz's side and said worriedly, "Benefactor, is it really alright to do this? That is Warrior Chief Stronoff. If word gets out that we stood by and watched the Warrior Chief die, I'm afraid..."
Ainz raised his hand to stop the Village Chief from speaking further.
"That was the Warrior Chief's own choice."
"The Theocracy's target from the beginning was that Warrior Chief. If he hadn't gone out to face them, the Theocracy likely wouldn't have spared this village. It was precisely because he understood this that the Warrior Chief chose to go. If you wanted to protect him, you would have to fight the Slane Theocracy's mage unit, but the result would likely be total annihilation. You cannot defeat that Theocracy unit capable of summoning Flame Angels."
Ainz's meaning was already very clear.
Kain Village had no room to intervene.
The Village Chief looked at Ainz, hesitating to speak.
If it were this powerful Magic Caster, he could surely save the Warrior Chief. However, he couldn't bring himself to make the request because this lord had no reason to do such a thing. As for paying a reward, he knew full well that the reward he had given this lord earlier was nowhere near enough. He couldn't keep asking his savior to do more for them. But if the Warrior Chief died here, the big shots of the Kingdom would surely be furious and would definitely not spare Kain Village.
"Rest easy, I promised to protect this village, and that is absolute." Ainz saw the anxiety shown by the Village Chief and could roughly guess what he was worried about. Displacement of anger from superiors was something commonly seen in the workplace. If the Kingdom's Warrior Chief died nearby, the Kingdom—unable to retaliate against the Theocracy—would likely vent its anger on Kain Village and him, a passing Magic Caster. As for the Sword Saint, this weak Kingdom likely lacked the courage to retaliate against her.
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