"Cult of the Goddess of Dusk."
This was actually not the formal name of this sect.
The people of this sect called themselves the 'Messengers of the Goddess' and the 'Goddess Cult'; Dusk was merely the Goddess they worshipped and the symbol of their power. It was said that the Dusk-attribute magic they possessed had a true damage effect that ignored all magic resistance. Furthermore, the Cult itself would gain greater power through means such as expanding the group, increasing their range of activity, and enlarging the scope of disasters they caused. Currently, it was known that figures at the Bishop level within this Cult all possessed combat power comparable to the Hero class, and two of the Kingdom's Orichalcum-ranked Adventurers had once suffered defeat at the hands of the group.
The doctrine of the Goddess Cult held that the end of all things was the Day of Salvation; therefore, they were keen on destruction and slaughter. Moreover, the Twilight Cultists were unafraid of life or death, often unleashing even greater power in battle. It was said that two cities had already been conquered by the Goddess Cult; the people in those cities either joined the Goddess Cult or were ruthlessly massacred. The entire Kingdom was shaken by this, and the rulers of various cities were incredibly nervous, fearing that the Goddess Cult would appear in their city at any moment.
Recently, figures from the Goddess Cult had been sighted in E-Rantel, and the Mayor had posted a bounty at the Adventurers Guild. As long as someone reported them and the information was true, they would receive a rich reward; it seemed this Mayor was also incredibly wary of the Goddess Cult's fierce reputation. After all, the Goddess Cult's record was solid: two cities had become seas of fire overnight, and whether noble or commoner, all were ruthlessly buried by the Goddess Cult. That Cult organization was an entity that could not be communicated or negotiated with; their arrival was only for destruction and ruin, and they didn't care about things like interests at all.
Ainz and Nabe arrived at the underground labyrinth of the city of E-Rantel. Although they had heard long ago that E-Rantel's underground passages were complex, they hadn't expected them to reach this level. Looking at this terrain that was comparable to a Great Labyrinth dungeon, Ainz thought to himself that it was no wonder the Goddess Cult could come and go as they pleased; the existence of such an underground labyrinth was simply the best route for entry and exit. However, the rulers of E-Rantel certainly had a map of this underground labyrinth; after all, this place was developed by them, and perhaps there were even escape routes prepared for emergencies within it.
However, since they hadn't discovered the Goddess Cult hiding here, it meant that this underground labyrinth had likely already fallen under the Goddess Cult's control. But considering the strength the Goddess Cult had displayed, this didn't seem like something unexpected.
"Nabe, be careful. If the intelligence isn't exaggerated, then the opponent might possess quite troublesome skills." Ainz took out his twin swords and held them in his hands, speaking very warily. "I've only seen skills with true damage in certain special classes and items with significant restrictions. The origin of this Goddess Cult is probably extremely terrifying. If that Goddess of Dusk can grant these cultists such special skills just by leaking a bit of her Authority, she is likely an existence capable of rivaling a World-class BOSS from the new version."
A BOSS of that level.
Nazarick during its peak could certainly have attempted a raid, but now, Ainz felt it was better to stop dreaming. Compared to before, Nazarick's current combat power was unknown how many times weaker.
Nabe nodded solemnly.
Ainz didn't take the followers of the Goddess Cult seriously. After all, he had already figured out the power levels of this world; the so-called Hero class would probably be less than Level 30 if converted to the game.
Aside from that Imperial Sword Saint and the Special Seat of the Theocracy he had tortured out of the minds of the Theocracy soldiers, the rest of the heroes were basically within this level range and wouldn't exceed it by much. This was because the Warrior Chief he had sent back was currently at this so-called Hero level. The origin of the Goddess Cult had been investigated very clearly, especially those few Bishops who had already appeared; their identities had been investigated by the Kingdom at the first opportunity—they were originally just missing commoners. They didn't originally have the talent for classes, but had obtained this special class and gained strength equivalent to the Hero level because of the so-called 'Gospel'.
He didn't think it was possible for such people to leap to the level of the Sword Saint because it simply defied common sense. Even a person as cautious as he was didn't think such a thing was possible. But even if that's what he thought in his heart, Ainz had no intention of saying it out loud. His performance could even be said to be incredibly cautious; his posture was as if he were about to subjugate some World-class BOSS, without the slightest bit of slack or relaxation. It was precisely because of his appearance that Nabe's emotions were also driven along with him.
However, just as Ainz and the others were gradually going deeper into the underground labyrinth, Ainz suddenly felt an incredibly familiar magic reaction deep underground.
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