Overlord (book 1)

Compared to raiding a huge Goblin Village and killing everything, this mission was a lot more

difficult. In order to soothe his subordinate’s anxiety, Nigan calmly said:

"There won’t be any problems. Right now, he doesn’t have the Kingdom’s treasures because he

didn’t receive permission to use them. Without those treasures, kil ing him should take no effort

at all… No, if it wasn’t for this great opportunity, there would be no way to defeat him."

Knight-Captain of the Kingdom, Gazef Strolonoff, was one of the strongest knights. His superior

swordsmanship made him very fearsome, but there was another reason as well.

He had the right to wear the Kingdom’s five treasures. At the moment the Sunlight Scripture

only had intel on four of them, but if Gazef were to obtain permission, he could equip all of them.

The [Gauntlet of Endurance] that granted his bearer endless stamina. The [Amulet of

Immortality] that provided regeneration. Made of incredibly hard steel, the [Guardian Armor]

prevented any instantly killing attack. And [Razor Edge], a magically sharpened sword with the

ability to slice through armor like paper.

Even Nigan himself wouldn’t be able to win against Gazef if he was supported by the treasures’

blessings which improved both his offensive and defensive capabilities. No, among all the

humans, there should be no one capable of defeating him. But right now he didn’t have those

treasures, so victory was assured.

"Also… We stil have a trump card. This is a battle that we cannot lose."

Nigan placed one of his hands on his chest.

In this world, there were three magical items that were unimaginably powerful.

One of these treasures was left behind by the Eight Kings of Desire who briefly ruled this world

five hundred years ago.

Another one came from an age long before the Eight Kings of Desire was defeated, when

Dragons still ruled over the world; a hidden tool created by the magic of the highest ranking

Dragon Lord.

The last one was a treasure left behind six-hundred years ago by the Six Great Gods; it was the

basis of the Silian Theocracy’s doctrine.

These were the three magical items.

Note: 八欲王 was hard to translate. At first we had "king(s) of 8 Greed" and after discussing it for a while we decided to go with

"Eight Kings of (earthly) Desires". IamAKami thinks the "king" is singular, but this way it makes a bit more sense. Skythewoodcleared our confusion about the rest of the name. Thanks everyone!

And in Nigan’s possession was a treasure that only a selected few in the Silian Theocracy knew

about, it was his sure-kill trump card.

Nigan looked at the steel wristband on his wrist. Several numerals floated up, displaying that the

appointed time has come.

Namorax: Hey, isn’t that Momo’s holographic wristwatch?

"Wel then… Commence the attack."

Nigan and his subordinates started to cast their magic.

All of them used their high tier spells which summoned angels.

"Oh... There are indeed people."

Gazef, from a dimly lit room, peeked out at the silhouettes surrounding the village.

He perceived three people who were keeping their distance, slowly encroaching on the village.

They weren't armed and didn't wear any heavy equipment. But this didn't mean that they would

be easily defeated. Lots of Magic Chanters disliked heavy equipment, opting instead for lighter

gear. This was probably the case for these people.

Floating next to them were Magical Beings that shone brilliantly and had wings, which made it

obvious what kind of Magical Being they were.

Angels.

Angels were Magical Beings summoned from another realm and many people believed that

they were God's envoys, especially the people of the Silian Theocracy.

Although there was no way to prove whether or not Angels were envoys of God, the Kingdom

still claimed these Angels were merely Magical Beings.

And even though the debate regarding Angels was one of the biggest reasons for conflict

between the Kingdom and the Theocracy, Gazef didn't really care whether Angels were envoys

or not; all he cared about was their combat prowess.

To Gazef's knowledge, Angels were stronger in comparison to other Magical Beings summoned

with the same tier of magic. They had special abilities and could even use magic themselves. All

in all, he considered them to be troublesome opponents indeed.

But you had also to consider what kind of Angels they were; not all Angels were necessarily

hard to deal with.

These Angels were equipped with shining breastplates and had blazing longswords in their

hands. Gazef wasn't familiar with this kind of Angel.

Next to Gazef, who wasn't able to gauge the Angel's true strength, stood Ainz who was also

observing the situation. Ainz asked: