"We already knew that the Goddess Church would do this. I am not surprised that they would do this. However, they did not choose to attack us, but performed the ritual right from the start. This shows that they were also scared - they thought it was impossible to fight against the coalition forces, so they relied on the power of that person to change the situation. So, Master Gong, are you sure that the power of that goddess can really destroy a world?"
The one who spoke was the kingdom's warrior captain, Gazef. Faced with such a situation, he regained his composure so quickly and analyzed his opponent's thoughts. Representatives from various countries looked at this resolute man. This man's strength might not be the strongest, but his qualities as a warrior were indeed very strong, which was really buried in the kingdom.
Suzuki Satoru answered affirmatively, "Yes, I can assert that if the goddess is allowed to fully descend, this world will be destroyed in an instant. There will be no chance or resistance. Even we will be killed instantly. However, there is no need to worry about this happening at the moment. If we want the goddess to fully descend, the number of sacrifices contributed by the cult is still not enough."
The mysterious knight of the Dragon Kingdom suddenly spoke up at this time: "If that's the case, why are you launching a united front? The number of sacrifices from the cult is not enough, but if we add the number of our coalition forces, will it be enough to complete the summoning? If you don't make this clear, I think it will be difficult for us to believe you, Ainz Ooal Gown."
Suzuki Satoru was not surprised that the Dragon King would cause trouble during the meeting, so he quickly gave his answer: "Because if we don't unite, judging by the ability the Goddess Cult has shown now, their plan will succeed sooner or later. This is the record of the invaders who invaded us before. If you still think that the Goddess Cult is not a force to be reckoned with after reading this record, then you can just quit!"
When Demigos and others saw the recorded video, they couldn't help but want to close their eyes for a moment. This was simply a public execution. The three of them were actually fooled around by two ants, and in the end they were allowed to escape. It was simply a great shame!
The image restored through magic was exactly the previous battle in Nazarick, where Demigos, Cocytus, and Shalltear, the three great guardians, were fighting against a weak Archbishop of Dusk, and they almost capsized in the ditch, and in the end the opponent escaped.
The ability displayed by the bishop surprised all the representatives. Such cheating-like ability was truly terrifying. And the figure who appeared at the end, it was impossible to tell what ability the other party used, but he was able to escape unscathed from the three strongest men of the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild, which was truly weird.
"Is this the special ability of the cult? I didn't expect it to be so terrifying. Lord Gong is right. If people with this ability are allowed to act freely, then no country will be able to resist the invasion of this cult. By the time they are ready, it will be too late."
The Knight Commander of the Holy Kingdom said seriously.
The Blood Emperor from the Empire attended the meeting in person as a representative. He looked at the Sword Saint for a long time but the other party ignored him, so he had to concentrate on the meeting at hand.
"As expected, the royal family controlled by those nobles is so incompetent that they can't even put out the fire before it starts. Now the fire has spread all over the prairie. If we don't use our maximum strength to destroy this cult, perhaps one day the world will be destroyed while we are still asleep. We have no choice but to fight this war!"
Gazef hesitated to speak. Although the Kingdom did not perform well in the battle against the Goddess Cult, at least it managed to repel the Cult with the support of many parties. It was not as bad as you said. Moreover, no country alone could be a match for such a cult. His Majesty the King has done his best.
But I can't say such words now.
And there is no need to say it.
Because right now the priority is to focus on destroying the Goddess Cult, not to get angry among ourselves.
He is a sergeant-general, not a civilian official.
Suzuki Satoru was relieved when he saw that the representative of the Dragon Kingdom did not speak again. It seemed that even if the Platinum Dragon King suspected them, they should have the same idea about this matter, because the current situation has indeed reached this point. Although it cannot be seen on the surface, no one knows the goddess
They know how much preparation they have made in secret. If they continue to sit back and watch, maybe the goddess will really come one day.
The Platinum Dragon King was also wondering.
Originally, he thought that there was a host of the goddess in the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild, but now it seems something is wrong, because the combat power displayed by the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild is too terrifying. If a sacrifice is needed, it is completely unnecessary with their combat power.
but--
If the goddess's host body is not in the player.
Where would that be?
Si, who was hiding in the corner, suddenly noticed two sets of eyes. She looked up and saw a woman with black and white hair and the representative of the Dragon Kingdom staring at her. She could understand why Zesijieming cared about her, after all, Zesijieming also had the blood of a sword master. But she couldn't understand the thoughts of the Platinum Dragon King. Why did he look at her with such suspicion? She shouldn't have been exposed, right? Even Ainz Ooal Gown, who was most likely to guess the truth, was still kept in the dark. Why would this Dragon King, who knew nothing, suspect her at this time?
[Chapter 99: The Army Sets Out]
Si used the [Flying] skill to float high in the sky, watching the entire camp below being lifted up by magic.
Ainz Ooal Gown's tactics were very simple, which was to use magic to bring the army to the sky above the headquarters of the Goddess Cult as quickly as possible, and then deploy his own strong men as far as possible to the innermost part. The coalition forces would be responsible for fighting with the cult members on the periphery, while his own strong men would carry out lightning attack decapitation tactics on the high-level leaders of the Goddess Cult.
The reason for choosing this tactic is the "Sacrificial Ceremony" that the Goddess Church is currently carrying out. The effect of that magic is to absorb the power of the dead within a certain range as a sacrifice, and open the "Gate of God". If this magic is not cracked, then when the war starts, they are just helping this magic to provide sacrifices. Whether it is the dedication of the Goddess Church or the sacrifice of the coalition forces, they will become one of the sacrifices of this magic. So in this battle, no matter what, the caster of this magic must be eliminated first.
Representatives from various countries and soldiers of the coalition forces were looking at the scene in shock. Ainz Ooal Gown was truly a terrifying guy who could actually summon clouds and carry an army of more than 100,000 into the sky.
"Everyone, we are now marching."
Ainz Ooal Gown sat on a throne, holding an extremely noble scepter. As he spoke, the clouds began to move forward with the army.
Although they were flying, the feeling given to everyone was no different from being on the ground. Was it because their entire camp was carried up into the air, or was it because the floor beneath their feet was actually made up of piles of undead?
All in all, the experience can't be described as good.
If they had seen so many undead under normal circumstances, many of the people here would probably have shouted for justice and fought against Ainz Ooal Gown and the others. They never expected that they would one day join forces with the "devils".
Soon, the legion arrived at the headquarters of the Church of the Dusk Goddess, which was a relic on the plain. It seemed to be an abandoned relic with no search value. It was really unexpected that the Church of the Dusk Goddess would hide in such a place. At this moment, a large group of believers in fiery red robes could be seen below standing on guard.
"Although I knew about this a long time ago, I didn't expect so many people would join this cult." Warrior Captain Gazef was very surprised. He knew that the members of this cult were all ordinary people. It was hard to believe that so many people would be brainwashed by such a crazy doctrine. This power was really terrifying.
The Blood Emperor next to him sneered, "Faced with the cold winter caused by the struggle between the nobles and the royal family, in order to survive, the moment they saw the light, they had no choice but to stay warm, even if it was a fire that would burn them to ashes. And how do you know they don't really want to destroy the world?"
"Your Majesty, there are also people from the empire in the cult. Even so, do you still say this?"
"Do you think I'm a coward who doesn't even dare to admit the truth? Even I don't have the confidence to give all the citizens a happy and healthy life. How could those people refuse the temptation when they encountered the goddess's revelation? Even someone like you, the warrior captain, would make the same choice as them if you were in the same situation as them. A painful and mediocre life means no talent to change the status quo, and no luck."
"If you were given the opportunity to gain the power to say goodbye to all this at this moment, the price would only be to destroy the world you hate. The goddess is even so tolerant that she has not forced you to pay this price."
“Who could refuse?”
Gazef was suddenly speechless.
Suzuki Satoru looked at the two of them. Although he had long known that it would be impossible for the coalition forces to reach a consensus this time, the situation was still quite serious.
The Emperor of the Empire and the Warrior Captain of the Kingdom were always quarreling, as if they had some past grudges. The representative of the Silian Theocracy even looked at the Platinum Dragon King's puppet as if it were prey. The Sword Saint also ran away because he didn't want to endure such provocative looks.
The group of paladins from the Holy Kingdom were even more arrogant and disdained to communicate with others. Moreover, these guys were even plotting against his own subordinates. This was really intolerable.
He covered his face.
It's just a mess of sand.
The representative of the Council of States was now acting as a mediator between the Blood Emperor and the Warrior Captain.
Fortunately, these two are also outstanding people of the time and will not act on their emotions.
The representatives from the Holy Kingdom were not bad either, and they were able to restrain the paladins he brought with him, otherwise Suzuki Satoru really would have wanted to throw them down.
The Sword Master returned to the main camp.
He asked, “Is the war going to start?”
"call......"
Suzuki Satoru nodded nervously.
It has come to this point, there is no possibility of retreating. Moreover, he has guardians and strong men like the Sword Master following him, so the lineup is strong enough.
In Ainz Ooal Gown's impression, the Archbishop of the Goddess Cult was only a character of around level 40. Suzuki Satoru felt that there was nothing to be afraid of. The opponent's trump card was at most to sacrifice themselves to summon an Angel of Judgment of level or . At this stage, they would never be able to summon the Goddess of Dusk as the amount of the sacrifice was far from enough.
"Then follow the battle plan we agreed on. I will let you go. Demigos and Victim will command the Undead Legion to assist you in fighting the cultists. Please remember that your mission is to delay time, because too many sacrifices will only accelerate the effect of the opponent's spells. You need to buy time until we behead the cult's spellcasters."
"We can only do our best. You also know that the other party will use self-destruction. If we let them self-destruct, our situation will be very dangerous."
"Well, so you can use my undead army as a shield when necessary."
"this......"
"Don't worry. For me, it's just a loss of a little magic power. If I can complete this task in this way, this loss is nothing."
"I understand."
"Then Captain, the command of the legion is now in your hands. Demigos, remember to obey orders."
“Yes, Master Ainz.”
Arrange the content of the operation.
Suzuki Satoru let the coalition forces go down, leaving only the members of the assault team in the air.
The members who stayed behind were Suzuki Satoru, Albedo, Shalltear, and Cocytus.
The extra-editor of the Black Scripture is the one who will die.
Platinum Dragon King.
Juggernaut.
The above members are the members of this raid.
"Then let's wait here for the opportunity." Suzuki Satoru looked at the scene below that was about to break out. Although he could resolve the battle with a single super-level magic, doing so would most likely allow the opponent to summon an Angel of Judgment that was too powerful.
After all, the upper limit of that angel is still unknown. If a full-level judgement angel appears, things will become very difficult. The effect of this sacrifice magic is also very disgusting. Even if the opponent summons the judgement angel, as long as the ritual is still in the activation period, there will be no consumption. Instead, the progress will continue to increase until the standard for summoning the goddess is finally reached.
Don’t think that the Goddess Cult is easy to defeat at this stage.
But this is just a prelude. Later on, there will be a legion of angels, the archangel of judgment, and maybe even a big boss like the incarnation of the goddess.
[Chapter 100: First Battle]
Bishop No. 4 - Enxulei Mute - was born into a baron's family and grew up on his family's farm. He is good at all kinds of farm work and has no special dreams - if it weren't for the accident, he would have inherited the family business and become a farmer.
But in that accident, he lost everything, his family, all his property, his place to live, and his legs.
Just when he felt despair about the world, he met the followers of the Goddess Cult. He had obviously taken action to stop the evil deeds of this evil cult, but after truly coming into contact with this cult, he realized that all the truth was not as simple as it seemed, and that this cult was really saving the world.
Yes, this unequal world must change, but it should not be changed by humans, because history has proven that humans will only repeat the mistakes of the past, and the world will fall into an endless cycle, repeating the fall again and again. The only one who can save this world is God, a God who possesses supreme power and treats all things equally. Only such an existence can change the world, even if it is a God of destruction.
"Creation is born from destruction, and life and death are reincarnations. This is the law of nature. After dusk, a better world will come. Under the guidance of the goddess of equality and mercy, the new human beings will move towards a brand new future. In that future, there will definitely be no unfreedom and inequality. We are here to create the cornerstone of the new world. There is nothing more glorious than this."
Enxu Lei sat in a wheelchair and looked at the quiet place in front of him. This was the underground of the ruins, the center of the sacrificial ceremony, and he was the leader of the ceremony. The ceremony required a price, but the higher the status of the members, the less the price they could pay. If multiple bishops performed the ceremony together, they could summon higher-level angels without paying the price of their lives. Of course, the price of sacrifice was still necessary.
However, this time he was the only bishop leading the ceremony, and it was a ceremony of sacrifice of the highest level. That is to say, from the moment the ceremony began, this man had already sacrificed his own life, cutting off all his escape routes.
"Begin to play - the final song of dusk. Your end is only destruction. The new world does not need the existence of incomplete things like you. For the sake of the new world, join us in becoming the cornerstone of its creation - [Gospel of Dominic Toretto
Re-sacrifice, at the cost of life]! "
The magic power that shook the earth veins was gathering on the plains. The coalition forces had just set up their formation and were about to blow the horn. The believers who were kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly in front of the ruins all emitted scorching flames. The magic power of these believers was strengthened by more than ten times compared to before! One by one, the believers instantly became beings close to the realm of heroes!
The war has begun!
The believers rushed towards the coalition forces like fearless zombies, and remained unshakable in the face of the coalition forces' magical attacks. The believers in the front turned their bodies into solid walls to clear a path for their companions behind.
In just a short moment, the coalition forces' formation was disrupted. They had never seen such a horrific attack. The unity and fighting power shown by that group of lunatics were not that of humans at all. They were more like an army of the undead. However, unlike an army of the undead, the flexibility they showed proved that they were indeed living humans who still retained their thoughts.
The people in the sky had different reactions when they saw what was happening below, but they were all a little surprised. The coalition forces were defeated too quickly. In their original tactical budget, the coalition forces' combat power was able to suppress the opposite side, but now except for Ainz Ooal Gown's Undead Legion which could barely withstand the opponent's offensive, the vanguards of other troops were basically all taken away in the first wave.
"Suicide attack."
Although it was expected.
But no one expected that the Goddess Cult's tactics would actually be this. In just the first wave of attacks, in less than 20 minutes of fighting, the cult's casualties reached over 5000, and were still rising sharply. However, the results achieved were also very horrific, with the coalition forces suffering more than 2 casualties.
Even though they had more than 100,000 coalition forces and 10,000 undead legions on board, they couldn't even withstand the first wave of attacks. This was truly unexpected.
"That sacrificial magic actually has a berserker effect, and can strengthen low-level believers who are slightly stronger than civilians to heroic levels. How much does it cost to achieve this unusual effect?"
The Blood Emperor looked at the vanguard of his troops covered in flames with an extremely grim expression. He couldn't believe that what he saw were humans. Even if those people were fatally injured, they would continue to charge forward and would not stop because of fear and pain. Moreover, that kind of vitality was even more terrifying than that of the undead. Even if the undead had their legs broken, it would be impossible for them to use magic as fuel to turn their bodies into cannonballs and launch them!
"The price is - life!"
When this war started, no believer wanted to live. Their lives were sacrificed when the ceremony began. Now they are all heroic spirits of the "dead" who are still wandering in the world, in order to offer more sacrifices to the goddess' warriors!
【Gospel Magic: At the cost of life】
That is the special blessing possessed by Enxu Lei. The basic effect is to gain magic power and physical enhancement by sacrificing one's own vitality. The more lives sacrificed, the more power can be obtained. If it is at the cost of one's own life, the enhancement of magic power and physical strength will be increased by up to fifty times!
Enxulei obtained the effect of multiple sacrifices at the cost of one tenth of his own life, and all the believers obtained the strongest amplification effect at the cost of their own lives. Therefore, the army that was originally only 20,000 ordinary people turned into an army of 20,000 heroes in an instant, and their average combat power was only weaker than that of the Undead Legion.
However, the special skill of the followers of Dusk - true damage that ignores all resistance and defense - is so powerful that even the Undead Legion will not be able to gain any advantage against such a legion. In addition, the self-destruction of the cultists is a passive skill. Unless it can be accurately sealed or a large-scale instant death magic is used, this skill will be triggered even if their heads are blown up.
The leader of the Paladin looked at the troops who had lost their will to fight, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Temporarily retreat, send out a rescue signal, and we will retreat to the rear to regroup!"
The battle started in less than half an hour.
The coalition forces sent out the first flare.
The Holy Kingdom's troops began to retreat.
At the same time, there was great chaos in the kingdom's army, because most of the kingdom's troops were civilians temporarily recruited. Faced with such an enemy, the army collapsed instantly, and some civilians even temporarily defected. They actually heard the revelation of the gospel at this time and joined the opposing legion.
[Chapter 101: Brainwashing]
"Why should we fight for the nobility? Why should we dedicate our lives to this cruel and unequal world? Is there any need for a world without light to exist? If we can use our lives for more meaningful things... yes, we will become warriors of the new world!"
No. 1 began to act. The soldiers of the kingdom were originally conscripted civilians. Their morale was not high to begin with, and they were even extremely resistant to going to the battlefield. Coupled with the combat effectiveness shown by the enemy, the despair of being unable to win, and the cruel killing before their eyes, their spirits collapsed instantly. At this time, No. 1 used the effect of the sacrifice ceremony to release his gospel on a large scale. Those whose willpower could not pass the immunity judgment were immediately brainwashed and became members of the Goddess Cult.
"Wake up!"
Gazef was entangled by his own subordinates.
As the commander of the coalition forces, he was treated specially by No. 1.
All of the lieutenants were forcibly brainwashed to become members of the Goddess Cult and joined in the ceremony.
"I have never been so clear-headed as I am now, Warrior Captain. I admire you very much, but unfortunately, your approach cannot change the plight of the common people. As long as the royal family and the nobility exist in this world, the common people will never have the chance to live a happy life. Now I will no longer be deceived by your impossible dream. The only thing that can change all this is destruction, because this world is no longer saveable!"
"Have you forgotten your lover and children!"
"How could I forget! I promised to give them a better life, promised to give them happiness, but that day will never come! Because I am just a civilian. Look at yourself, Warrior Captain, even a person like you can't improve all this. You have unrealistic dreams, but when that old loser saw you being framed by those beasts, did he ever think of doing something for you?!"
"You are not allowed to insult His Majesty. It's not too late to turn back now. Don't be controlled by the enemy's spell. Think about what will happen to your wife and children if you do this. Don't you care?!"
"There's no need to worry, because you will die here, and then that useless king and those beasts who are worse than pigs and dogs will die with you!"
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