"The fool who acted in the way he would protect his country and the woman closest to him from the evil in front of him, eventually died at her hands from an attack from behind. How typical. Well, not like I'm unfamiliar with troublesome women."
Sylvan could feel his wrath overflowing as he looked around. He saw the unmoving bodies of his comrades lying around.
With now even Kaire-sama defeated he saw no way out. This was without a doubt the end of the Theocracy's number one unit.
Even if he could beat the opponent in front of him, which he highly doubted was any weaker than Ainz himself, it would still be insufficient as Ainz had not joined the battle and was still in the presence of three guards which looked just as strong as the one before him.
Truly with his strength all that Sylvan could do was throw down his arms and accept his defeat.
Seeing the dejected look inside Sylvan's face, Ainz decided that it was time to finish this little game.
"Cocytus, take that insect to…"
"To hell with that!"
Before Ainz could finish he heard a roaring voice that thundered loudly above his own. He had no trouble guessing its source as only one man would dare to still shout in his presence.
Sylvan lowered his stance and stretched his spear as he prepared for his final battle. Even though he knew that he was done for he would still fight to his last breath. To do otherwise would be an insult to his fallen comrades.
In his mind Sylvan saw not the horrific scenes of what Ainz would do if he lost nor the unbelievable amount of power that Cocytus had displayed. He thought only of his friends in the Theocracy, the innocent children, and the elders who had fought their entire lives to protect this nation and all humans in the world. For their sake he would fight against these desperate odds! He thought of the loving girl waiting for him back home… of the child inside her that still had to open its eyes and grow up to protect its nation.
At this moment Sylvan felt a surge of energy beneath his feet. Like a bonfire was set aflame below him, the heat spread throughout his body. Quickly he felt this heat turn into energy as his entire body surged with strength that he had never felt before.
Ainz and the bunch looked at Sylvan with a slight sense of surprise. Although they could not tell by what extent, it was clear that he had become stronger for some reason. So much so that Ainz couldn't help but chuckle as his trip here proved somewhat interesting after all.
"Looks like I was rude a bit earlier by calling you an insect. You are certainly much more capable than your comrades, so tell me what the source of your sudden power-up is."
"Behold Ainz Ooal Gown, this is the power of the bonds between me and my comrades. My burdens that I carry, in the name of all the humans that I must protect, is the power that I wield for their sake!"
Ainz's eyes flickered as the lights went a bit dim for a second.
"Power of bonds between comrades…"
….
What the hell is this?! A generic anime plot?!
Ainz felt depressed to the point that he wanted to put the palm of his skeletal hand on his face. When he was still young he was a huge fan of anime and manga and truth be told he still was now. Inside these he had always read that the power of friendship and comrades could give rise to incredible strength in the face of evil. But that would mean that Ainz was the bad guy in this scenario. Although that was true from their point of view, they were the ones who made him kill his own subordinate.
How depressing, now I'm the bad guy all of a sudden. Well I did do some things that could be considered bad but they were for Nazarick's sake…
But to say it's the power of bonds between comrades… ridiculous!
"Mare, can you figure out why this idiot suddenly got stronger all of a sudden?"
"Ah, yes Ainz-sama! Shouldn't take long."
Mare quickly cast some spells and a screen appeared in front of him that showed all kinds of readings.
"Um Ainz-sama, this human possesses a talent called [Blessed of Gaia] which grants him exceeding basic power and a talent called [Final Stand of Gaia's knights] which allows him a temporary power up when facing multiple powerful enemies alone. Judging from the black color difficulty his power level right now is around ninety. "
"Hooh, from all the creatures that we've encountered that makes him the strongest. To think he was hiding such latent skill. Good thing we didn't take him out until the last moment."
"It is as you say, Ainz-sama. We are quite fortunate!"
Demiurge congratulated Ainz with a hint of a sinister smirk.
"By the way Ainz-sama, I would like this human for my experimentation. Would that be alright with you?"
Ainz didn't care what happened to Sylvan as long as he suffered. Knowing Demiurge that was guaranteed.
"Fine I have no problems with it, but remember that Shalltear gets first crack at them."
"As you say, Ainz-sama, I have no problems with that."
Demiurge slightly bowed in gratitude and glanced at Sebas who he felt held back what he wanted to say.
Sebas himself felt that this boy was an admirable warrior and deserved a warrior's death. But when the future good of Nazarick was considered, this boy's body could end up being a treasure trove of information that could strengthen Nazarick's defenses incredibly so even he held back.
"Alright then, now let's continue the fight. Cocytus no need to go easy on him anymore. Feel free to use your real strength. If you can prevent him from being killed that's great, if not it's still acceptable. Mare, you've done enough, let Cocytus handle it for now."
Capturing a prey that had a level in the nineties was a tall order after all, even for a Floor Guardian. Having Mare do it would be best but Ainz felt that Cocytus would feel depressed if such an opportunity to prove himself was snatched away from him.
"As. You. Wish. Ainz-sama. I. Don't. Know. If. I. will. Succeed. But. I. will. Try."
Cocytus felt incredibly excited. If he was human he'd be shaking in anticipation. To fight a foe that had such a high level in the name of Nazarick was the greatest honor he could possibly ask for.
As the guardian in charge of protecting Nazarick, he had been on guard duty for a great amount of time. Although it was an honor, he felt that he wasn't fulfilling his job since no one invaded.
Now that at last a worthy opponent had appeared he rejoiced in his heart, even though he had several.
"Well. Then. I. Won't. Hold. Back. Anymore."
It had been so long that he had almost forgotten how it felt to unleash his true strength.
As soon as he said those words the entire area seemed to freeze over as the temperature dropped by several dozen degrees. Even though it was supposed to be summer it felt like winter.
Cocytus had, for practical reasons, restrained his aura. Much like Ainz who could release negative energy at will, he could do the same with cold energy. This right now was Cocytus truly cutting loose.
In that very same moment, out of nowhere appeared blades in the free hands that Cocytus still had. Originally he would always wield four swords but his opponents had been too weak for that.