Carne Village 2

The chief went running towards Ainz and Tenz,asking why the chief Warrior was leaving and Ainz explained to him why.However Tenz was focusing on another thing, an item he felt in his inventory which he retrieved and was shocked to see which one it was.

Tenz was called one the strongest in Yggdrasil due to a couple of reasons.One of them was his PK and PKK spree which he went on from time to time decimating every high level Human PK player in his path.The Second was solo clearing dungeons and hidden bosses,and the third was his extremely op build that consisted of both World champion class and World disaster class,which blurred the line between his magic caster and warrior classes.Making a true magic knight.

In one of his solo Boss raids against a hidden World enemy named Jabberwocky Tenz Got only one item that couldn't be used in any way in the game,it was an unbreakable orb called the 'Orb Of Wild Souls' which had no description.This event back in the day created a wave that allowed Tenz to gain his Trump card which the Devs offered as compensation,as well as a reward to be the first find and solo kill the Jabberwocky, ofcourse Tenz simply cheesed it to death but only he and the Devs know that.

The item currently reacting was this orb.When Tenz took it out he saw that it had a glow of white in it's other wise ghostly pale coloured crystal insides.Tenz tried to appraise item but nothing had changed in it's discription, however the glow was getting more and more bright as time went on.Tenz then decided to use Mana essence on it but got nothing,but upon using life essence which was something reflexive to do after using mana essence he saw the orb had HP and now the HP was growing.

'HP,this thing has HP.Is it alive?....an egg of the boss?...No it says Orb of Wild souls,is it collecting the souls of the dead villagers,but for what?...I can't use the item at all,does it need to meet a condition to be used?.. Questions with no answers are merely useless to ponder upon in the end,any ways i should keep the orb out for a time being'.

It has started said Ainz who activated clairvoyance and crystal monitor together to show Tenz and Albedo the fight.

Gazef pov:

"lead them as far from the village as possible!.Attack them head-on and retreat during the confusion!. Don't miss the timing!".

"Understood!".The soldiers behind him said in unison.

"Go!!...Cut out their bowels".Roared Gazef.

Gazef fired an Arrow at one of the enemies but was blocked by anti projectile magic.The caster then cast confusion on his horse which made him hurl backwards and land on the ground in the attack range of an Angel.

Gazef tried to cut it however his sword stuck to it, approximately scarring it at best."Hm if you're this hard then.".Gazef took a stance and yelled."Marial art:Focus battle aura".And he cut down the Angel in one fell slash, cleaving it in half horizontally.

The casters however summoned more Angels."Anything goes with magic i guess however the battle is away from the village and my men have escaped.Its all according to plan". smirked Gazef.

Tenz POV

'Hm....what was that,a magic skill,no it was more like a skill!,like my sword god slash from my class,i can see his moments clearly....i wonder if i can replicate it by watching.'.Thought Tenz as he watched Gazef.

Gazef POV

"ohhhhh ,Follow the head warrior to your last breath." yelled Gazef's men as they came back to fight along side him.

"You guys are idiots....but idiots that i am proud of!" muttered Gazef.

Third pov

The fight went on for a while with more and more Angels flocking towards Gazef and his men.Their horses were useless against the enemy's confusion and charm magic which put them at disadvantage against the scripture,the Angels where too strong and only Gazef remained.Six Angels surrounded Gazef which put a smile on his face

"Marial arts- Six fold slashes of light!". yelled Gazef as he slashed the six angles using a martial art that struck all six angels and cut them in half, dissolving them into motes of light.

Although his ultimate attack was a success it made his arms cramp up, it was still far from completely decreasing his martial prowess.

A huge wave of angels swept in, and one of them lunged at Gazef with its flaming sword.

"Instant Counter!"

Gazef used his martial art just as the angel swung, and his body blurred away like mist.

Halfway through its attack, the angel took a hit from Gazef. That hit reduced it to glittering dust.

But Gazef's offensive did not end there.

"Flow Acceleration!"

With fluid,graceful moves, he dispatched the angels one after the other.

His ultimate attack took down two more angels again. This splendid display of martial technique inspired Gazef's men and gave them a ray of hope.

But the Theocracy's troops would not allow that to happen, and their commander erased that hope with mockery.

"Well done. However… that is all you can do. Clerics who have lost your angels, summon new ones. Focus your spells on Stronoff!".Commanded Nigun the Leader of the sunlight scripture.

The heat which had been building in the air immediately cooled off.

"This is bad.".

Gazef took down another angel as he muttered to himself. It would seem there would not be any more cheering no matter how many angels Gazef slew, since his men were worrying about the enemy coming at them.

They were superior in numbers, equipment, training, and individual ability.

Breaking through the enemy shield of Angels was proving impossible and Gazef was at his wits end.

Gazef bit his lip, and continued slashing.

His record for the most consecutive uses of his ultimate attack, Sixfold Slash of Light, was rapidly increasing.

A warrior like Gazef could use six different kinds of martial arts at once, and combined with his hidden ultimate attack, that made seven martial arts at once.

Until now, he had been using martial arts to improve his physical attributes, fortify his mind, improve his magic resistance, temporarily render his weapon magical, as well as another technique that he used on hitting an opponent. That made five martial arts.

The reason why he had not pushed himself to the limit and used all seven at once was because powerful martial arts depleted one's concentration.

In particular, the Sixfold Slash of Light required three times the focus of his other techniques.

Gazef had two ultimate attacks like this, but he could only use them with four other martial arts at the same time.

He could easily defeat an angel with those techniques. But even if he struck them down, more of them were summoned anew. As long as he did not defeat their summoners, they would call up more angels to face him. While trying to run the opposition out of mana was an option, Gazef would probably tire before that.

The truth was, Gazef's arms were growing heavier and heavier, and his heart was racing.

Instant Counter was a martial art that forcibly corrected the body's balance after making an attack, resetting it to before the blow was struck. While that meant that the practitioner could immediately attack again, the forced reset of the body would place immense strain on it.

Flow Acceleration was a martial art that increased the speed at which one's nerves functioned, increasing one's attack rate. However, that technique created fatigue in the brain.

And then, there was the ultimate attack, the Sixfold Slash of Light.

Using them put a great burden on the body, but without them, he would have no chance at all.

"Bring them all on! Your angels are nothing!" said Gazef with atmost resolve.

His fearsome shout startled the Theocracy troops, but they soon recovered and renewed the offensive on Gazef.

"Pay him no heed, that's just the roar of a caged beast. Don't worry, deplete his strength bit by bit. But don't get too close. That beast's claws are long and sharp.".

Gazef glared at the man with a scar on his face.

If only he could defeat him, he could turn the battle around. The problem was the other angel near him, different from the ones with the flaming swords. And then there was the great distance between them, and the several layers of defenses in the way.

They were simply too far apart.

"The beast is about to make a break for it. Show him the meaning of the word 'impossible.'"

The man's calm voice only served to aggravate Gazef further.

Even if he stepped into the realm of heroes, Gazef could not win with his refined melee techniques alone.

Still.. so what? If that was the only road available to him, then he would have to charge it down with all his might.

As the strength returned to his eyes, Gazef began his charge.

However, the road ahead was hard, like he had expected.

The angels loomed before him, one after the after, swinging their swords of scorching red flame. As he evaded and counterattacked and destroyed the angels one after the other, Gazef suddenly felt an intense pain. It felt like he had been struck hard in the belly.

As he looked in the direction of the pain, he saw a group of magic casters casting a spell of some sort.

"Well, if you're priests, you should act like it. How about a little healing over here!?"

As though to answer Gazef's jibe, an invisible force smashed into Gazef's body.

Though the enemy used invisible attacks, Gazef was confident that he could avoid them by reading traces in the air and the looks on his opponent's faces. That might even have worked, if there were only a few of them. However, against thirty of those attacks, there was nothing he could do. Just keeping his sword in his hands was taking all his strength.

The pain filled his whole body. He had no idea where it was coming from, only that it was so great it almost made him collapse.

"Gahaah!"

The taste of steel welled up in his throat, and Gazef spat a mouthful of fresh blood. The sticky ichor welled out of his mouth and stained his chin.

Gazef's legs were shaky after that barrage of invisible blows, and now an angel was swinging its flaming sword at him.

He could not avoid the blow, and it struck his armor. Fortunately, it deflected the sword, but the impact travelled through the breastplate and deep into his body.

He swung wildly at the angel, but his poor balance meant that the angel easily evaded the attack.

Gazef's sword trembled in his hands as he gasped for breath.

The fatigue that filled his body seemed to be whispering into his ear, telling him to just lie down and rest.

"The hunt has entered its final stages. Do not let the beast rest- order your angels to attack consecutively."

Even though Gazef desperately wanted a moment to recover, the angels surrounding him obeyed their masters and mercilessly attacked him, one after the other.

He somehow evaded the attack from behind, and parried a thrust from the side. He used the strong angles of his armor to deflect an angel's charge from above.

Gazef wanted to counterattack his foes, but he was greatly outnumbered.

As his strength diminished, he could only take out one opponent at a time, since he lacked the stamina to use martial arts. As his subordinates fell one by one, the enemy's attacks were concentrated on him. With no way to break through the enemy's encirclement, he felt death closing in on him.

His concentration faltered, and he nearly fell to one knee. He desperately tried to refocus so he could fight.

The invisible impacts came again, striking the tottering Gazef.

The world before him shook mightily.

Not good!

Gazef used all his strength to try and maintain his balance. However, something seemed wrong with his body, and the strength that should have held him up was nowhere to be found.

The itch of touching the grass spread through his body, and Gazef realised that he had fallen.

He struggled to rise again, but his body betrayed him. The angels' swords meant death for him.

"Now, finish him off, but do not send in one angel. Use them all to ensure he is dead."

Yes, he was dead.

His well-trained hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he could not pick up his longsword. Even so, he could not give up.

His gritted teeth made creaking sounds.

Gazef was not afraid of death. He had taken many lives in the past, so he was prepared to meet his end on the battlefield.

Like he had told Ainz, he was hated by people. That hatred became a sword that would one day pierce his body.

But he could not accept an end like this.

They had attacked several villages and murdered defenseless, innocent villagers, all to lure Gazef into a trap. He could not allow himself to die at the hands of honorless dogs like this, and he could not bear his powerlessness.

"Gaaaaaaah! Don't look down on me!"

He shouted with all the strength in his body.

Blood dribbled out the side of his mouth as Gazef rose to his feet.

A man who should have been powerless to stand now stood proudly, the mighty force of his presence forcing back the angels that surrounded him.

"Haaa!,Haaa!"

Just getting to his feet had him panting heavily. His mind was a blur and his body felt like it had turned to mud. But he could not lie down. If he lay down, all would be lost.

This little bit of pain he felt could not compare to the suffering of the dead villagers.

"I am the Warrior-Captain of the Re-Estize Kingdom! I am a man who loves and defends his country! How can I lose to bastards like you who stain my country with your footsteps!?"

He was certain that the great men would protect the villagers.

Then, what he should do was defeat as many of the enemies as he could, so the people would not meet the same fate as all the others.

Protecting the future people of the Kingdom. That was all he wanted to do.

"...You will die here because all you can do is babble that nonsense, Gazef Stronoff."

Gazef glared at the enemy commander as his cruel mockery reached his ears.

"If only you had abandoned these villagers on the border, you would not be dying here. You probably don't know, but your life is far more valuable than even a thousand of these peasants. If you truly love your country, you should have abandoned them to die."

"You and I… will never see eye to eye… let's go!"

"What can that body of yours do? Cease your pointless struggles and lie down quietly. As a final act of mercy, I will kill you without drawing out your suffering."

"If you think… I'm helpless… then why don't you come... take my head? It should be easy… if I'm like this, right?"

"...Hmph. You're all talk. It looks like you still want to fight. Do you think you can win?"

Gazef simply stared straight ahead, his hands trembling as he gripped his sword. He focused on the enemy in front of him, ignoring the angels surrounding him.

"...What a pointless effort. Truly, you are an idiot. After we kill you, we will then massacre the villagers you saved. All you have done is bought them a fear filled stay of execution."

Gazef smiled brightly.

"...What's so funny?" asked an annoyed Nigun.

"...Hmph, you fool. In that village… are men who are way stronger than me. Their powers are unfathomable, but they could take you all out by themselves… Trying to kill… the villagers who they protect… is impossible for you."

"...Someone stronger than the Kingdom's greatest warrior? Do you think boasting like that will do you any good? You truly are an idiot."

Gazef was still smiling. What kind of look would Nigun have on his face when he met that inscrutable men called Ooal Gown? Seeing that would probably be the best gift Gazef could receive before heading off to the afterlife.

"...Angels, kill Gazef Stronoff."

Countless wings moved in response to that cold, cruel order.

Gazef steeled himself, preparing to run forward, when suddenly a voice came past him:

"(Looks like it's about time to switch.)".

The Bloody visage of Stronoff was now replaced by Tenz,Ainz and Albedo..

(AN:-some of the lines are from the light novel,the story currently follows the main one but it will change as time goes on.)