hurt me. There was no need——”
“——Please wait, Ainz-sama. If they want to challenge the supreme overlord to a fight, they
need to reach some standard in strength first. That iron bal attack... was too rude!”
“Haha, that is like saying that Nigan and his men have no qualifications, am I right?”
“Wuu! Heh! Principality of Observation! Come!”
Hearing Nigan’s orders, the Angels who were lightly flapping their wings began to move.
Principality of Observation were Angels who wore a full body of armor. In one hand they held a
huge warhammer, the other held a round shield. A long robe covering up their legs.
Angels who were stronger than the Archangels, the reason why they were not used till today
was because of their special ability. The Principality of Observation, just as their name implies,
enhance the defensive capabilities of all allied forces within their line of sight. They would lose
that ability if they weren’t stil , so making the Principality of Observation stay back was a wise
move.
The fact that the order to move out was given, showed that Nigan was at his wit’s end. As long
as there was a chance of survival, even if it was just a blade of grass, he would grasp onto it.
“Stand down, Albedo.”
The Angels who had accepted the command appeared in front of Ainz in the length of a breath,
and raised their shining warhammers. Ainz impatiently stretched out his gauntlet gloved left
hand to engage.
Although it was a strike that would normally break his bones, but Ainz’s hands were safe, he just
calmly withstood the multiple attacks of the Angels.
“Oya, oya… Looks like its my turn to attack. Hellfire.
From the finger of Ainz’s stretched out right hand, a small flame appear, looking like at any
moment it would be blown out, it attached itself to a nearby Principality of Observation. On the
body of the shining Angel, that flame was so small that it was a joke.
But——
The Principality of Observation’s body was instantly engulfed in black flame, a flame so strong
that even Nigan who was so far away could feel the heat, so much so that his eyes were unable
to open.
Within the imposing black flame, the Angel’s body melted away with no resistance. The black
flame faded away after consuming its target.
There wasn’t a trace left on the scene. The previous scene——the attacking Angel the burning
black flame, it all seemed like an illusion.
“Ho-, how is that possible?”
“With only one blow…”
“Yi !”
“Tha-, that is too impossible ahhhhhhh!”
In the middle of the mess of sounds, was the sound of Nigan’s roar.
Nigan had no idea he was shouting. He only wanted to translate what he was thinking into
words, and unknowingly started to shout.
The Principality of Observation were high level angels, also, their attack defense ratio was 3 to 7.
Of all the Principalities that can be summoned with high grade spells, Principality of Observation
boasted the highest defense.
Also with Nigan’s innate ability, 「Strengthen Summoned Creature」, he was able to strengthen
the abilities of all his summons. So there were very few people who could defeat his Principality
of Observation.
In all his life, Nigan has never met anyone who could defeat it with one spell. Even the strongest
people that he knew of, the members of the Black Scripture who were almost at the physical
human limits were unable to do this. That means that Ainz Ooal Gown’s strength was beyond
the level of humans.
“Such a thing can’t happen! Too impossible! No one is able to just use one spel and destroy a
high level Angel! Where are you from Ainz Ooal Gown!? A person like you can’t be some
unknown figure! What is your real name!?”
Absolutely abandoning all semblance of calm, not willing to acknowledge the fact, Nigan roared.
Ainz just slowly opened his arms. Under the light of the setting sun, those arms looked blood-
stained.
“... Why can’t it be possible? Only due to your ignorance, right? Or is this how this world is?
There is only one thing I can tell you though.”
While waiting for answers, the surroundings were silent. Only Ainz’s bright voice was an
exception.
“My name is Ainz Ooal Gown. This is not a fake name.”
From Ainz’s voice, pride and joy could be heard, Nigan was unable to answer due to the
unknown significance of Ainz’s reply, that was the current situation.
Nigan was upset at his own shortness of breath.
The wind blowing across the grasslands was also very annoying. His own heartbeat was
especially loud. His breath was in disarray, as if he had used up all his energy sprinting for a
long time.
Although a few words floated to his mind, trying to comfort him. But looking back at the scene of
his opponent being pierced by swords, or the scene of him just using one spell to destroy so
many Angels, all these things were telling Nigan the same thing.
——That is an unimaginable monster. He cannot fight against him.
“Ca-, captain, wh-, what should we do…”
“Think about it yourself! I am not your mother!”
After shouting, Nigan saw the fearful expression in his subordinates eyes, and recovered.
Panicking in the face of such a monster, would be a very bad move.
Gradually the sun began to set, engulfing the world in darkness. It felt like Death was opening
its mouth, preparing to devour everything whole. With some effort, Nigan suppressed his fear
and ordered:
“Protect me! Those of you who want to live, buy me some time!”
With trembling hands, Nigan took out a crystal. Original y his men’s hands were agile, but now
they were bound by chains of fear, their movements became dull. Under the orders of being a
shield against this monster, even though his subordinates were not afraid of death, but they will
still be hesitant about it. But they would still fight to buy him some time.
The magic seal inside the crystal, was able to summon the strongest Angel. This Angel alone
was able to destroy the Demon god that rampaged through the land two hundred years ago.
The strongest Angel capable of destroying cities.
It was impossible to estimate how much work and money they would need to summon this
Angel again, but for this mysterious person, Ainz Ooal Gown, it was worth it. More importantly, if
it was not summoned, but taken away instead, that would be an even worse outcome. Nigan
used this to convince himself.
Nigan hid his horror, scared that he will die like those that died by his hand, becoming a ball of
meat.
“I am going to summon an Angel of the highest level, hurry up and buy me some time!”
With the reality of the situation explained to them, his subordinates quickened their actions.
This ignited the spirit of hope within all the people around. As the opposing party, Ainz should
have noticed the change But instead he was still not taking any action, he was only talking
gibberish to himself:
“... Could that be a Crystal of Magic Sealing… from the degree of light coming out from it, it
should be some kind of strong spell that is sealed in there right? There is also this kind of
YGGDRASIL item… This is, a spell to summon an Angel… Could it be Seraphim level? Albedo,
please use your special skills to defend me. Although it is unlikely that a Seraph Empyrean will
appear, however if it is a High Seraph or stronger, we would have to fight with full power. No… it
might be a unique monster to this world?”
While Ainz was still thinking, Nigan, using the proper methods, broke open the crystal within his