"He actually defeated the Captain of the Knights so easily. This guy is really too terrifying!"
"Even the hero of the kingdom lost? This guy is really terrifying."
The villagers whispered to each other, while the knights swarmed over and helped Gazef up, asking with concern, "Captain of the Knights, how do you feel?"
"Is there anything uncomfortable in your body?"
Looking at the concerned gazes around him, Gazef twitched his nose. Gazef said to the crowd around him, "I, I'm fine..."
Although Roa broke a few ribs in his chest, this kind of minor injury is not a particularly serious injury in the strict sense. The reason why he looked so weak was because he used too many combat skills, causing him to experience a strong feeling of fatigue after the effects of those combat skills ended.
Hearing Gazef say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their gaze at Roa had changed. It was a gaze of respect and admiration, and in fact, the strong are the same in any world.
However, Roa found Gazef's previous performance somewhat uninteresting, except for the last strike that was a bit unexpected.
Although saying that would make Gazef sad, it was really a bit weak.
However, this kind of guy is the so-called hero domain? And is he one of the top combat powers in this country?
Roa was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Looking at Gazef, who was being supported back to the house to rest on the ground, Roa shook his head and dispelled the thoughts in his head.
He can't think like this. The natives of this world are inherently weak, so he has to change his thinking.
Adventurers are not a scarce commodity. Like bronze-rank adventurers and iron-rank adventurers, as the lowest-ranked adventurers, they are only equivalent to levels 1 to 7 in "YGGDRASIL", and can only use the first tier of magic. Even the so-called iron-rank adventurers are only slightly stronger than ordinary militiamen.
Silver-rank adventurers and gold-rank adventurers have the level of ordinary soldiers or elites of the country, but they are only equivalent to levels 8 to 15 in "YGGDRASIL", and can only use the second tier of magic.
Is the second-tier magic powerful? It can only be considered mediocre, barely reaching the point where it can cause damage.
Platinum-rank adventurers and Mithril-rank adventurers are considered high-level adventurers, equivalent to levels 16 to 22 in "YGGDRASIL", and can use the third tier of magic.
Only adventurers who reach this position can be considered real experts. The third-tier magic they cast cannot be ignored even by the hero domain.
Further up are Orichalcum-rank adventurers and Adamantite-rank adventurers. These people possess the top combat power that can rival the country, but their level is still only equivalent to levels 23 to 28 in "YGGDRASIL". Most of them can only use the fourth tier of magic.
As for the hero domain who can use the fifth tier of magic, in "YGGDRASIL", it is actually only equivalent to level 29 or above.
That's right, the true strength of what this country calls the highest combat power is only level 29.
And the highest level in "YGGDRASIL" is 100.
From this, it can be seen how terrifying Ainz's appearance is to humans whose highest level does not exceed level 40.
Of course, this does not mean that there are no existences in this world that can pose a threat to Ainz. The dragon race that once ruled this world, or the exceptionally powerful dragon king-level existences, can also pose a threat to "YGGDRASIL" players.
But unfortunately, even if there are such existences, they do not belong to the category of 'humans'.
The weak bodies of humans are destined to be unable to compete with those monsters.
It's kind of sad to say that in the Mushoku Tensei world, humans have always been at a disadvantage.
There are demon races with various talents, dragon races that are unbelievably powerful, and human races that struggle to survive in the cracks.
Even if geniuses will appear in every era, those geniuses are like shooting stars, streaking across the end of the sky and soon disappearing into this world.
The lifespan of humans is too short.
Only a little over a hundred years, from childhood to adolescence, from adolescence to middle age, from middle age to old age, each stage is only a short ten years or so. However, ten years is too short compared to those demon races and dragon races with long lifespans.
Thinking of this, Roa couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
To be honest, he doesn't even know which category he belongs to now.
Roa can clearly feel that his lifespan has already broken through the shackles and no longer belongs to the category of humans.
But if he really thinks about it, he still wants to be immortal, right?
Sighing, he didn't think too much, and returned to the village. Roa came to Gazef's side and looked at Gazef lying on the bed resting. The other party had closed his eyes and looked very tired.
"Really, it's obviously just a spar, but you've turned yourself into this," Roa couldn't help but complain, then reached out and aimed at Gazef and chanted softly, "Holy power is the mellow food, grant the power to stand up again to those who have lost their energy[Healing]."
A soft green light appeared in Roa's hand, and the green light entered Gazef's body along Roa's palm. Gazef's face blushed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just a moment, Gazef's face became the same as before, looking quite healthy.
This scene shocked the soldiers next to him.
Roa didn't stay for long, casually instructed the soldiers next to him about the precautions, and told them that if the other party woke up, he could come and find him before leaving.
When Gazef woke up, it was already half an hour later. The first thing Gazef did when he found Roa was to hand over the ring in his hand to Roa.
Regarding this, Gazef's explanation was also quite straightforward: "If it's you, I'm sure you'll be able to overcome this crisis. Just consider this thing as a reward, and give it to you in advance."
Unknowingly, Gazef's tone towards Roa became quite polite, adding honorifics to his words unconsciously.
Roa didn't refuse, nodding slightly. After accepting the [Rigrit's Ring] from Gazef, he sat at the entrance of the village, looking around, waiting for the next wave of attacks to arrive.
The sun set, the afterglow like blood, and the distant sunset reflected the sky into a patch of orange-red.
Carne Village, the plain in front. The once empty plain now had a group of people.
In this plain, which should have been silent, a calm voice sounded: "The prey has entered the cage, it's time to act. Everyone, get ready!"
This was a tall man with ordinary features, a plain appearance, a deep scar on his face, wearing a priest's uniform, and a pair of eyes as emotionless as artificial glass.
He was Nigun Grid Luin, the captain of the Sunlight Scripture, a special intelligence unit directly under the Slane Theocracy.
He was an elite among the elite, capable of using fourth-tier magic. Although he hadn't stepped into the hero domain, his strength was also quite formidable. He was only one step away from being able to use fifth-tier magic. He was now the undisputed strongest in the Sunlight Scripture.
Around him stood dozens of people who wore the same priest's uniform and exuded a powerful aura.
These people were all members of the Sunlight Scripture. Each of them was a human elite capable of using third-tier magic. If placed among adventurers, they would all be at least platinum-ranked existences, undoubtedly high-level adventurers.
And it was such a group of people who were gathered together at this time. This time, as ordinary members of the Sunlight Scripture, under Nigun's leadership, they would formally capture the prey that had taken the bait.
Nigun's gaze was deep as he looked into the distance. They could see many military horses stationed in the village, divine horses that were different from the horses ridden by the Slane Theocracy's disguised knights.
This was proof that the "prey" had been lured out and had come to the "cage" they had prepared.
He didn't rush to make a move, but shouted loudly to the people around him, "It's time to dedicate your faith to the gods!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone's expressions became serious, and they began to pray silently.
The Slane Theocracy was a human country with deep faith. Its land area was about twice that of the Re-Estize Kingdom, and its total population was about 15 million, making it the most populous and strongest country among the surrounding human nations.
It was said that about 600 years ago, six gods descended from the sky and arrived in this world, establishing this country in an era when humans were bullied by creatures of other races.
Of course, only they themselves knew what the so-called gods were.
However, this also led to the Slane Theocracy being different from other countries. This country was prevalent with faith. They used the Six Great Gods as their faith, established an extremely solid religious system, and spread human centrism, rejecting other heterogeneous races.
In this country, the highest status was not the king, but the six chief priests, headed by the Supreme Pontiff—the six heads of the Six Sects, who managed the entire country.
In this case, a special unit directly under the priests was of the same nature as being directly under the king of a country.
The Sunlight Scripture was one of these six special units directly under the Six Great Gods. Their faith was even deeper than that of ordinary citizens. They would even take the time to pray like this when carrying out tasks in other countries, to show their determination to dedicate everything to the Slane Theocracy and the gods.
After praying, Nigun issued clear orders: "Surround Carne Village, and completely eliminate the target, Gazef Stronoff, along with that village!"
Yes, they didn't intend to leave anyone alive. Although they were clergy, they didn't have too many scruples.
This was also related to their country's doctrine. There was a saying: What one does is not a sin, but an action that must be chosen to welcome the dawn.
As a result, everyone raised their hands and began to chant magic.
"Third-Tier Summon Angel!"
The angels in this world, strictly speaking, are actually a kind of magical beast.
However, in the eyes of the Slane Theocracy, they all feel that angels are messengers of God, and can only be driven by those who firmly believe in the gods.
As the clergy of the Sunlight Scripture released this magic, magical circles appeared in front of the open plain.
Third-tier Summon Angel can summon angels with decent combat power. These angels already have initial combat power and can use fire elements as a means of attack.
As the summoning progressed, angels with shining wings like brilliance and no gender were summoned from the magic circles.
They exuded a sacred aura all over their bodies and held giant swords made of fire elements. Looking at their appearance, they actually looked quite convincing.
Nigun didn't rush to attack, but waited for all the members to finish summoning the third-tier angels before he began to chant, "Fourth-Tier Summon Angel."
This time, what was summoned was not an angel holding a flaming sword, but a huge angel holding a mace and a round shield.
The huge angel exuded a milky white luster all over its body, and an extremely powerful sacred aura began to spread around it. The angel in front of him was larger than the other angels, and the sense of sacredness it exuded was also completely different from that of the other angels. Its sacred aura was at least three or four times that of the surrounding angels.
This was a Principality Observation Angel that Nigun could summon using fourth-tier Summon Angel magic, a higher-level and more powerful existence than the Flame Archangel.
If the power of the Flame Archangel was equivalent to a platinum-rank or mithril-rank adventurer, then the power of the Principality Observation Angel was equivalent to an orichalcum-rank or even an adamantite-rank adventurer.
The two were completely on different levels. With such an angel present, and with more than a dozen third-tier angels behind him, Nigun felt that this time he was definitely going to win.
The plain was not far from Carne Village in the first place, and such actions naturally attracted the attention of Roa and his group. Moreover, with such a large force, anyone who wasn't blind could see that the newcomers were not friendly.
Nigun glanced at Carne Village, which was still calm, and waited a little longer before saying to the people around him, "The other party doesn't seem to intend to take the initiative to attack. Do they want to hide inside and fight a defensive battle? Everyone, follow me!"
Nigun led a large group of people towards the village. Of course, he didn't really play a siege and defense battle with him as Nigun thought. He glanced at the village, estimated the distance, and realized that he had reached the range of casting spells. Nigun said to his subordinates beside him, "Use fire magic to burn the entire village. You want to fight a defensive battle? You're thinking too beautifully."
The priests behind him nodded in agreement, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand, ready to chant the spell.