Legendary undead like the Soul Eater Demon were beings that even the members of their [Black Scripture] had to treat with caution.
And it just died so easily?
"I shouldn't be seeing things."
Thousand Leagues Astrologer inwardly confirmed, her expression taut, because that wasn't the only terrifying thing.
An adventurer who could merge with the highest-tier angels!
The leader of [Zurrernron] who could fight against the Dominion Authority!
If Thousand Leagues Astrologer didn't see wrong, that leader should still be alive.
The extra-class item 'Sealing Crystal' was lost!
The [Sunlight Scripture] suffered heavy losses, with less than half their number remaining.
Captain Nigun is dead.
"Alright, alright, compared to the previous few matters, the last two are not a big deal after all."
Thousand Leagues Astrologer gritted her molars, the force so strong it created pressure on her skull, causing even a powerful being like her to experience tinnitus.
As Thousand Leagues Astrologer stopped observing, she smoothed out her muddled brain, allowing herself to think about how to report in detail.
At this moment, on the battlefield in the hilly area, strewn with blood, flesh, and corpses:
In Kelart's sinister eye sockets, with a look full of holiness and solemnity, she took out a crown from her magic pouch. The crown was primarily gold, adorned with translucent crystals resembling ice.
Looking at the magic item in her hand.
Kelart's breathing quickened slightly. Logically, she didn't need to come along for this disaster of suppressing the undead uprising.
But for the Holy Kingdom, and for Her Highness the Holy Queen!
Kelart was not at ease entrusting this national treasure to anyone for use, not even her elder sister Remedios.
This crown was not only a symbol of status and power, but also the national treasure of the Holy Kingdom, named "The Crown of the Holy King"!
It was a magic item that concentrated the great ritual magic "Final Holy War" passed down through generations of the Holy Kingdom, containing unimaginable terrifying power!
As far as Kelart knew, this magic item had only been used once since the founding of the Holy Kingdom, and that was during the founding of the kingdom by the first Holy King!
As the Prime Minister and a close friend of the Holy Queen.
Kelart could naturally access some information that was beyond her reach, and even some secrets of the Bessarez royal family, unfortunately.
What interested Kelart the most, the information about how the first Holy King obtained this national treasure, had no record. She could only speculate that it was related to the legendary Six Great Gods.
Suppressing the various thoughts in her heart.
Kelart's gaze sharpened, looking at the numerous priests who had already stood up and gathered around her:
"Everyone, prepare!"
Rustle, rustle—
It seemed they had practiced beforehand. Even though the priest group had lost half their numbers, some positions that were originally arranged were quickly filled by other priests.
In the blink of an eye!
More than 50 priests, with Kelart at the center, stood in a scattered net-like formation, respectfully and uprightly at their respective positions.
"Let's begin!"
Kelart quickly scanned, and after confirming everyone's positions, she slowly raised the crown in her hand above her head.
Actually, it didn't originally require so many people, but everyone had just finished fighting and didn't have much magic power left, so more people were needed to gather magic power.
The so-called "Great Ritual."
It was a method of concentrating the group's magic power onto a certain caster to store a large amount of magic power within a certain period of time.
Because of this, being the bearer was extremely dangerous. The most basic requirement was that the bearer must possess the power to use 5th tier magic and enter the "Hero Realm" level.
Of course,
A normal Great Ritual wouldn't be as simple as this. However, "The Crown of the Holy King" was a special magic item that concentrated the power of the Great Ritual, omitting the complex ritual process.
Swish!
The next moment.
All the priests performed a devout prayer gesture, chanting in low voices. Streams of faint white holy magic power emerged from the priests' bodies.
Turning into faint white light, like raindrops falling on water, forming wave-like energy, converging towards the crown in Kelart's hand.
The faces of the surrounding priests became visibly pale at a speed visible to the naked eye. Each of them trembled uncontrollably, a sign of physical weakness due to excessive magic power consumption.
The crown trembled slightly!
A giant magic circle covering all the priests present appeared above Kelart's head.
Dong—Dong—The astonishing magic power fluctuations and the spectacle formed by the giant magic circle caused the demi-humans who had just caught their breath to look towards Kelart's location with confusion and doubt.
"What is that?"
Minori sat on Kuro, his feigned pale and weak face tightening, and he suddenly looked up at this sudden situation.
He was just now fully controlling his shadow clones, searching for the missing leader. With the powerful attack unleashed by the Dominion Authority, the leader would definitely be severely injured even if they weren't dead.
"'The Crown of the Holy King,' our Holy Kingdom's national treasure."
Remedios, standing beside him with her arms crossed, had no intention of hiding it and explained.
The Crown of the Holy King?
Minori immediately realized that this was the trump card of the Holy Kingdom that he had been curious about.
It was actually a magic item!
He was a little surprised in his heart.
This was the crown carried by the Holy Queen, and it was actually brought here. Just from this point, one could see the Holy Queen Calca's trust in Kelart.
"You plan to attack the demi-humans."
Minori looked intently, and suddenly spoke. If he remembered correctly, this magic item stored a magic called "Final Holy War," the specific effect of which was unknown.
Because in the original work, the Holy Queen Calca hadn't had time to use this magic item before being captured by the Wrath Demon General disguised as Demiurge.
According to the intelligence analyzed by Demiurge, neither the Abelion Hills nor the Holy Kingdom possessed power that he needed to be concerned about.
So even if the magic within this magic item was unleashed, it wouldn't have any impact on the final outcome.
"How did you know?"
Remedios's light brown pupils widened when she heard Minori say, "They are going to attack the demi-humans," and she said in surprise.
She hadn't said anything just now.
Kelart's plan to use this opportunity to eliminate all the demi-humans was something her sister had told her proactively, and Minori could actually guess it.
Seeing Remedios's surprised look.
Minori was somewhat surprised in return, "You think this is hard to guess?"
"Now that the war is over, it's obvious that you would use your Holy Kingdom's national treasure at this time."
"Is it not hard to guess?"
Remedios muttered softly, her eyes bewildered, completely lacking the intense and tough demeanor she had during combat.
"You came to stand by my side."
Minori was silent for a moment, then looked at Remedios seriously: "Isn't it arranged by Captain Kelart to guard against the possibility of me assisting the demi-humans?"
Remedios's pupils widened slightly.
"What!"
"I was just afraid you'd fall and break your neck!"
Remedios's eyes widened, and she clenched her fists, speaking angrily.
Minori suddenly realized that Remedios might be more—well—"intelligent" than he imagined.
And when did this woman become so friendly to him?
"So, you plan to help the demi-humans, right!"
Remedios was first angry, then suddenly reacted, placing one hand on the hilt of her sword:
"You fellow!"
"Sigh~"
Minori pondered for a moment, then sighed, "What do you mean by that!"
Remedios said unhappily.
Minori didn't respond, but instead looked back in Kelart's direction. He was very curious about the magic "Final Holy War."
Because the name of this magic was very similar to a certain 10th tier magic!
Back then.
When he saw "Final Holy War," he subconsciously thought it was a 10th tier magic, but then he thought it was unlikely and rechecked, only to find it was only a single word difference.
The Grand Summoning
A full 20 seconds!
The giant holy magic circle suddenly lit up and then scattered into points of light.
Kelart's spirit lifted, she held the crown high with both hands and let out a low shout: "'Final Holy War'!".
In an instant!
A giant vortex constructed of dense, pure white bubbles appeared above Kelart's head, followed by a dense 'clanking' sound from within the bubble vortex.
It was as if many suits of armor were rubbing against each other!
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
A Guardian Archangel holding a bright yellow spear was the first to fly out of the holy bubble vortex, and then, as if triggering some kind of reaction.
Large numbers of dense Guardian Angels continuously flew out of the holy vortex, quickly gathering in the sky. In just a few breaths, 128 Guardian Archangels appeared in everyone's sight!
However, this was not the end.
After all the Guardian Angels had flown out, there was movement again in the vortex, and a Flame Archangel holding a flame sword then flew out of the vortex.
64 Flame Archangels gathered in the sky!
The holy vortex vibrated again!
This time, it was the Angel of Tranquility, and their number reached 32 in one go.
Only at this moment did the holy vortex completely dissipate. The scene of 224 angels appearing together almost shocked everyone, especially the pressure generated by the powerful figures of the 32 4th tier Seraphim of Tranquility, causing the demi-humans' pupils to contract.
"Is this the power of 'The Crown of the Holy King'!".
Remedios no longer cared about her anger over what Minori had just said. She raised her head, revealing her fair neck, her face full of disbelief.
Puff, puff, puff—As the magic was completed, the priests participating in the ritual all collapsed to the ground, some directly falling unconscious.
Kelart's shoulders swayed twice, and she knelt down to steady herself, looking up at the angel army in the sky, each one radiating holy light and possessing astonishing aura.
An unparalleled brilliance flickered in her pair of light brown eyes.
"Is this the power of the national treasure?"
Kelart muttered to herself, her fingers gripping the crown turning pale from excessive force, afraid the crown would fall from her hand.
At this moment, she finally somewhat understood how the first Holy King managed to found the kingdom with the help of this national treasure!
Compared to everyone else's surprise on the battlefield,
Minori subconsciously straightened his back, his face full of surprise and astonishment, no less surprised than everyone else on the battlefield.
"Final Holy War"?
Isn't this the 10th tier magic: Final War: Good!
A property panel vibrated and appeared before Minori.
'Discovered 4th tier magic "Great Ritual · Final War · Good (Degraded)", required basic casting level (22~28), current conditions met.'
'Consume one skill point to learn?'
'Discovered degraded magic—consume skill points to repair?'
Minori looked at the information appearing on the panel, his eyes first surprised, then showing a look of pleasant surprise.
It was actually that 10th tier magic, but in a "degraded" state.
What surprised and delighted Minori was that it could even be repaired.
"Repair."
Minori didn't hesitate at all, and immediately thought in his heart.
This was a genuine 10th tier magic, and it was the most special kind. This was already more than just a simple pleasant surprise.
'Consumed one skill point, upgraded to 5th tier magic "Great Ritual · Final War · Good (Degraded)".'
'Consumed one skill point, upgraded to 6th tier magic "Great Ritual · Final War · Good (Degraded)".'
'Consumed one skill point, upgraded to 10th tier magic "Great Ritual · Final War (Good)".'
[Skill Points: 72 → 67]
Skill: Great Ritual · Final War (Good) · 10th TierCost: 80 magic points, 1.5 million experience pointsDescription: After casting the magic, can summon 128 angels around level 10.
Can summon 64 angels around level 20.
Can summon 32 angels around level 30.
Can summon 8 angels around level 40.
Can summon 4 angels around level 50.
Can summon 2 angels around level 60.
Can summon 1 angel around level 70.
The caster can also choose to convert high-tier angels into low-tier angels in exchange for a larger number of angels, approximately doubling the number.
This magic can be used three times a day!
Minori looked at the information of this magic, his pupils slightly dilated.
One should know that the 10th tier "Angel Summon" could only summon one level 70 angel, while this was also a 10th tier magic.
The number of angels summoned by "Great Ritual · Final War (Good)" was simply terrifyingly large. This could be called a great weapon.
Furthermore!
The 10th tier Angel Summon was also affected by the player's level, while this 10th tier magic could clearly be used directly.
Even with Minori's current strength, he would be in danger if he faced this magic, and would even need to retreat directly.
How could he not be excited.
Suddenly.
Minori remembered something, and the excitement in his heart instantly dissipated greatly.
He remembered that among the 41 players in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, there was a player named Ulbert, who imitated a World Item that could infinitely summon demons, and could even devour the entire world.
He created a magic item that stored the 10th tier magic "Final War (Evil)".
It had the appearance of a demon, with 6 arms each holding a gem, which could unleash six layers of "Final War (Evil)" at once.
Minori's gaze fell on the skill information and found that it could only be used three times a day, which was even inferior to the other party's item.
Instead, it had the same effect as the degraded version of the magic item in the Ainz's hand.
Thinking of this.
Minori's excitement, which had just risen, instantly vanished completely.
Comparing people is really—