The jeweled belt encircling Kael's waist pulsed with light, enveloping his entire body, and his eyes, which had just lost their luster, now shone brightly again. Instantly, vitality and power surged through him.
"Hey! You think I'm easy to mess with!?"
The first thing Kael saw upon regaining consciousness was two Hanzos stabbing him with their daggers, and a fire demon behind him poised to attack. He immediately erupted in anger, a quiet yet deadly fury.
[Goddess's Embrace] instantly formed a defensive barrier. The three high-level monsters launched their attacks simultaneously, but they could not penetrate this layer of defense. Their assaults felt like waves crashing against a reef.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Holy crosses erupted from the ground behind the three monsters. Invisible gravity bound them tightly to the crosses, and holy fire blazed fiercely, incinerating them from within. This was [Triple Magic: Holy Cross of Judgment] activated by Kael.
"These unknown soldiers are coming to attack me. It seems the situation isn't optimistic."
Kael activated [Summon the Knight King of Light] and [Tenth Tier Angel Summon] to enhance his protection while surveying the battlefield. A shield of light enveloped him, and two mighty figures appeared by his side.
The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick had summoned many high-level monsters this time. Under their encirclement, the Warrior Angels quickly became unable to endure and were now almost completely annihilated. The sight enraged him.
And he wasn't the only one under attack from high-level monsters. Leinas, Enri Emmot, and Fluder Paradyne were also aggressively targeted.
Due to their levels not being as high as Kael's, their situation was even worse. Under the combined assault of Ainz Ooal Gown, the Guardians, and high-level monsters, they continuously suffered injuries and could only rely on defensive and recovery magic to survive. It was an unequal struggle.
Kael dared not delay. He immediately cast defensive magic for them, "[Triple Magic: Angel's Protection]!"
Three angelic silhouettes appeared behind Leinas and the other two, and their angelic wings immediately closed, strongly shielding them beneath their wings.
Although the angelic wings faded at a visible rate due to the continuous attacks from the monsters, they at least gained a precious opportunity to catch their breath.
Seizing this chance, Kael shouted to the three of them, "Leinas, Enri, and Fluder! Final blow!"
Ainz Ooal Gown and the others were drawn by Kael's shout and immediately halted their attacks, carefully guarding against Leinas and the others. They sensed an impending threat.
The next second, Leinas and the other two, having received the reminder, instantly chanted magic without hesitation.
Ah!
A sharp female wail spread, covering the entire inner courtyard of the Re-Estize Royal Capital like three sources of terrifying energy ripples. Almost everyone who heard it, both allies and enemies, was assaulted by the magic.
[Banshee's Scream], an instant-death magic with a wide area of effect.
Leinas and the other two were not career-oriented in necromancy, so it was natural they hadn't learned this high-tier instant-death magic. The reason they could use it was due to the effect of an innate ability Kael had copied from Evileye and given to them.
If there were no special enhancements, the judgment of an instant-death spell's effect was no different from ordinary magic. It all depended on the attribute difference between both sides, whether there was resistance, etc.
After receiving the full set of Artifact items given to them by Kael, even Leinas's lowest-tier attribute values would not be much worse than a typical Level 90 monster mercenary.
The effect of the [Banshee's Scream] they used to unleash their innate abilities was determined by their own attribute values. It might be useless against individuals like Ainz Ooal Gown who had higher-tier attributes than them and possessed certain resistances, but it still had a chance to be effective against numerous monsters like the Hanzos.
Of course, the success rate of instant-death magic was not high, and Kael didn't expect to use it to clear all the monster mercenaries in the sky. After all, Leinas and the others were not Ainz Ooal Gown.
However, as long as they managed to kill a few of them and make up for the experience difference from death and resurrection—a crucial mechanism in games like YGGDRASIL—this battle would be very valuable to Leinas and the others.
The sound waves continued to spread, and many mercenary monsters suddenly shook their bodies, either falling from the air or dropping directly to the ground, vanishing into particles of light.
For a moment, the sky, initially covered by monsters, appeared clear, and the bright moonlight shone through the gaps in the monsters to the ground, increasing the surrounding light's brightness.
Ainz Ooal Gown felt a piercing heartache as he watched the monsters fall to the ground and then disappear without a trace. Summoning these high-level monsters also required valuable resources. If there was no way to replenish them, each would be a significant loss.
Now we can only minimize the losses. He thought.
"Keep attacking!"
Ainz Ooal Gown used [Magic Maximum Enhancement: Immediate Cutting] to hurl an air blade towards Fluder Paradyne, and at the same time issued commands to all monsters and Guardians. The fierce assault on Kael and the other three began again, more intense than before.
Although Kael tried his best to protect Leinas and the others, after five eternal-feeling minutes, he still couldn't change the outcome of their demise. Nazarick's defenses were simply too strong.
Leinas stabbed a Hanzo rushing at her to death with just one thrust of her Drip Spear, but she was also struck in the lumbar spine by a Warrior Type Elder Lich from behind. Instantly, she was sent flying into the sky, her body helplessly suspended.
A black shadow shot quickly and charged in front of the falling Leinas.
It was Shalltear Bloodfallen.
In the moonlight's reflection, an excited and ferocious expression appeared on the vampire's face. She thrust with all her might with the blood-red magic lance in her hand, piercing through the severely damaged Artifact-tier armor on Leinas's body and puncturing her heart! A fatal, unavoidable strike.
"This is something Master Peroroncino gave to me!" Shalltear Bloodfallen's voice was full of pride.
Shalltear Bloodfallen snatched the Drip Spear that fell from Leinas's hand, and then kicked Leinas, flinging her to the ground.
The lifeless Leinas then fell limply. Several vicious demons on the ground looked extremely excited and charged towards her, presumably preparing to tear her body apart, but they would not get the chance.
[Triple Magic: Gate of Heaven]!
Three shining holy gates appeared above Leinas's falling trajectory. The next second, holy light energy spewed out, damaging and repelling all approaching demons.
A platinum-colored shadow appeared in the air, stretching out its hands to catch the falling Leinas, and embraced her. It was Kael.
Kael's hand gently caressed Leinas's face, causing her eyes to close, a brief moment of peace.
Although he knew that Leinas and the others could be resurrected and would be fine, Kael's heart still pounded uncontrollably when he saw Leinas die in battle. A strong emotional bond.
Then he turned and glared at Shalltear Bloodfallen, who hovered in the air. There was no expression on his face, but the white shirt on his body shone with magical light, indicating an active skill or item.
Oh!
The five-clawed golden dragon roared and attacked Shalltear Bloodfallen as she unconsciously made an evasive move, but it had no effect. The dragon merely passed through her body like an illusion, causing no damage.
"Oh, no!"
A mocking smile suddenly appeared on Shalltear Bloodfallen's face, and she gave Kael the answer through her mouth, a cruel taunt, and in response, she received an even colder smile from Kael.
[Greater Magic: Holy Cross of Judgment]!
A Holy Cross appeared behind Shalltear Bloodfallen again, controlling her for a moment, freezing her in place.
The next moment, an intricate magic circle rapidly formed on Kael's body, and extremely powerful magical fluctuations made everyone present look sideways, sensing an aura of disaster.
"What is that? Super-Tier Magic!?"
Ainz Ooal Gown instantly recognized what skill Kael was unleashing, but before he could warn the others, Kael crushed the krypton-golden hourglass in his hand without hesitation!
[Super-Tier Magic: Cleansing Light]!
The strongest offensive Super-Tier Magic of the holy system was activated instantly. A ball of white light erupted from the ground like a second sun, then exploded with brilliant holy light, immediately engulfing the entire Re-Estize Royal Capital, annihilating everything in its glow!
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