However, the Sword Saint might have other ideas. After all, the Theocracy's operation this time was entirely aimed at dealing with the Kingdom's Warrior Chief; perhaps they had reached some sort of agreement with the Empire's high-ranking officials.
Maybe the Sword Saint just happened not to know about this, but if the opponent suddenly produced something that caused the Sword Saint to turn against him just as he was about to deliver the killing blow, it would be fatal.
"Death Knight, the probing is sufficient. Come back." Hearing Ainz's command, the Death Knight immediately broke through the encirclement and ran out.
Although the Sun Gods Scripture wanted to continue the pursuit, they were momentarily caught in a dilemma upon seeing Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo behind him.
Nigun's expression shifted constantly, as if he had guessed a certain possibility from Ainz's performance, yet he seemed unable to make up his mind. At that moment, Ainz spoke, "Now, one final question: Does the Theocracy's action this time have anything to do with the Empire? Depending on your answer, I shall decide your fate."
Seeing his sacrificed subordinates, Nigun felt very uneasy, but he still asked calmly, "Who exactly are you, Excellency? Someone capable of summoning an Undead of this level is surely no nameless nobody. Do you truly intend to stand in our way and make an enemy of the great Slane Theocracy!"
"I was the one who asked a question first." The magic power surging from Ainz caused even the color of the sky to change. The originally clear sky turned dark and gloomy, and his appearance was just like a legendary Demon God who could destroy heaven and earth.
Impossible!
Nigun screamed in his heart, refusing to believe it. How could a Demon God reappear on the surface! He suspected this was merely an illusion; perhaps that Undead knight was just a Familiar the opponent had obtained by chance. But considering the attitude and confidence displayed by that Magic Caster, he really couldn't say for sure that the opponent's actions were all just an act. But why mention the Empire? Could this Magic Caster have some connection to the Empire? Thinking of this, Nigun had an idea.
"This matter has nothing to do with the Empire. Why should your Excellency go looking for trouble? These villagers simply aren't worth that much value," Nigun had just finished speaking.
He then saw the Magic Caster suddenly turn around and say to a figure beside him, "That was his answer. So, Sword Saint, it should be no problem to handle these people according to our rules, right?"
Nigun's eyes widened.
He hadn't even noticed someone standing there just now?! There was clearly no cover, yet under that Magic Caster's aura, that person seemed as if they didn't exist. It wasn't that they were so weak as to be ignored, but rather that person's presence was almost non-existent—that was the effect of some kind of skill! Moreover, that Magic Caster addressed the other person as Sword Saint! In this world, the only one who dared to call themselves by the title Sword Saint alone was the legendary Imperial Sword Saint!
Other sword saints didn't dare call themselves simply'Sword Saint'; they had to add other titles before it. This was because it was the reputation carved out by the First Generation
Sword Saint through slaughter.
Perhaps only a few people in the human world knew of the deeds regarding the Sword Saint, but among the demi-human races, the human Sword Saint was an invincible existence comparable to a God of War. The Theocracy, of course, was incomparably clear about these matters; in fact, the current legends were originally versions circulated after being altered by the Theocracy. No one knew the truth better than they did.
As for why Nigun happened to know this, it was because the high-ranking officials of the Theocracy had just held a meeting to discuss the Sword Saint not long ago.
Upon hearing the news that the current generation's Sword Saint had subjugated a Demon King, the Theocracy immediately convened a meeting to discuss the matter.
During the meeting,
The deeds of the First Generation Sword Saint were brought up again. Nigun was barely able to enter the fringes of that meeting, and only then did he learn that the legends outside about the First Generation Sword Saint were actually true, and were even weakened versions.
The First Generation Sword Saint was not at all an opponent on the same level as the Eight Desires Kings, because back then, the Sword Saint alone forced back the alliance of the Eight Desires Kings before helping the founding Emperor of the Empire establish the Empire. Furthermore, what made him feel even more absurd was that the last of their Six Gods had died at the hands of the Eight Desires Kings afterward.
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