Nigun broke the crystal in his hand in the prescribed manner—it emitted a brilliant light.
It was as if a hidden sun had appeared on the earth. The surroundings were instantly dyed a dazzling white, and a faint fragrance wafted into their nostrils. As the legendary angel descended, Nigun cheered with excitement: "Look! This is the appearance of the highest-tier angel! Dominion Authority!"
It was a mass of shimmering wings. Among the many wings, there was a hand holding a scepter representing royal authority, but besides that, no head or feet were visible. Although its appearance was very eerie, anyone could feel that it was a holy lifeform. From the moment it appeared, the surrounding air became quite pure.
The incarnation of supreme goodness caused a wild cheer to erupt from the scene. The subordinates of the Sun Gods Scripture all became fired up. Facing this surge of jubilant emotion, Ainz finally managed to squeeze out a single sentence: "Th... this is it? This angel...? Is this the ultimate trump card you used against me?"
Beside him, Albedo held her shield, unsure if she should step forward to protect the Supreme One. She felt doing so would be too disrespectful to the Supreme One; facing such an ant-like existence, did the great and supreme one really need her protection?
Tsukasa, who had just gripped her sword hilt, also relaxed.
Sigh, a false alarm. This Demon King probably wanted to see her make a fool of herself on purpose. Speaking of which, she hadn't been worried initially because the mana inside that demon-sealing crystal wasn't strong, but seeing how alert the Demon King and his companion were, she had gotten nervous too. Now that she saw the summoned Familiar really wasn't strong, she knew her judgment had been correct. The Demon King's performance just now was likely a deliberate attempt to toy with his opponent; even she had been fooled by this Demon King's superb acting.
"That's right! It's only natural for you to be afraid; this is the form of the highest-tier angel. It's a bit of a waste to use it in a place like this, but I've judged that you are worth that much." Seeing Ainz Ooal Gown stuttering, Nigun thought he was terrified by the Dominion Authority he had summoned, and a triumphant expression filled his face.
However, in the next moment, cold words interrupted his mood: "This is utterly boring."
"What?"
Nigun couldn't understand why Ainz Ooal Gown still dared to talk so big. This was the highest-tier angel, an existence humans could absolutely never defeat, capable of holding its own even against the legendary Demon Gods!
He calmed himself down.
He saw the woman following Ainz Ooal Gown had a look of disdain. The Sword Saint nearby even had her arms crossed, showing an attitude of not taking the highest-tier angel seriously at all.
"I'm truly sorry, Albedo. I made you use a special skill for nothing."
"Please don't say that, Lord Ainz. Since we didn't know what kind of unimaginable monster would be summoned, it was only natural to minimize the possibility of injury."
"You're right. It's just that I didn't expect it to only be at this level. It was too unexpected."
Tsukasa, hearing this heart-wrenching conversation between the two from behind, couldn't help but want to roll her eyes.'Stop talking already,'
'if you keep going, you might not even need to fight; that guy across from us might die of pure rage from your words.'
But this kind of malicious playstyle was truly worthy of an evil Demon King. Not only did he want to kill, but he also wanted the opponent to experience the true meaning of despair.
"In front of the highest-tier angel, you still dare to maintain such an attitude!"
As expected, Nigun was so enraged he began to scream.
"Activate [Holy Strike]!"
That was a 7th-tier spell.
A spell that humans could not master.
Currently, excluding the unknown information from the Theocracy...
The world's strongest Magic Caster was Tsukasa's teacher, the Empire's Chief Magic Caster. That old man could use 6th-tier magic.
So that's 7th-tier magic.
Tsukasa shook her head.
All flash and no substance.
In terms of power, it might not even compare to a Fireball spell cast by her.
Ainz raised a finger.
Mana condensed at his fingertip.
[Black Hole.]
In an instant, all the surrounding light was absorbed.
A void appeared on the angel's body.
Then it slowly grew into a large void.
The void sucked everything in.
It was so simple it was staggering.
It even felt ridiculous.
It didn't even last for a single breath of time.
"..."
Nigun looked as if he were being strangled, unable to utter another word. The troops of the Sun Gods Scripture also lost all morale. Seeing the Dominion Authority they regarded as their faith destroyed by the enemy in a single blow was a strike sufficient to make them lose all hope and the courage to fight.
"Hmm?"
Ainz suddenly raised his head and glanced at the horizon.
"It seems someone wants to use some kind of information-type magic to monitor you. However, since I am also within the range of effect, my offensive barrier against information-type magic was triggered, so the monitoring failed... Had I known this would happen, I should have prepared high-tier magic for a chain activation to strengthen it. Perhaps an [Explosion] that could affect a wide range..."
Nigun couldn't help but shudder.
He understood what Ainz Ooal Gown was saying.
On the field, perhaps only Tsukasa, being a Sword Saint, didn't understand, as the magic systems they studied were different. Tsukasa was stunned when she heard Ainz say someone was trying to monitor them with magic—was there actually such a convenient spell? As for Ainz's subsequent plan to counterattack the monitor, she didn't understand it at all, though she could guess the general meaning.
"I know now, you are a Demon King! Being able to destroy a Dominion Authority in one blow—this is already far beyond the strength of a Demon God. Only a legendary Demon King could do it!"
Demon God and Demon King, huh.
Ainz took note of these two names.
Perhaps they were also targets worth being wary of.
"Next, please come as guests to my Nazarick. I won't take your lives easily."
Damn it, this demon wants to get the Theocracy's secrets from them! Nigun shouted at the Sword Saint: "Are you really going to collude with a Demon King!"
Seeing him shout at the Sword Saint, Ainz's expression tightened, and he solemnly clarified for himself: "Ahem, don't talk nonsense. I don't know anything about a Demon King."
"Sword Saint, the matter between the Theocracy and your family is just an internal issue between us humans. Are you really going to cooperate with a demon like a Demon King because of that!"
"Shut up!"
Ainz shouted loudly.
You're getting quite worked up, aren't you?
He already said he wasn't a Demon King!
At that moment, he felt the Sword Saint begin to move. Although he was already a skeleton, he still felt a hair-raising sensation. He and Albedo immediately entered a state of high alert.
However, the Sword Saint just walked past them without attacking. Tsukasa came before Nigun.
"What grudge is there between my family and the Theocracy?"
Nigun was stunned for a moment.
"You didn't know about this, which is why you..."
As he spoke, he suddenly realized.
Then he laughed loudly.
"You don't know, you actually don't know!"
"Let's make a deal, Sword Saint. As long as you save my life, I will tell you the secret of your family. This information is vital to you. If I die, you'll never be able to find out!"
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