The defensive barrier was on the verge of collapsing under the attack of Super-Tier Magic. Ainz and the others would use large-scale magic to attack again, completely destroying the Holy City of Destiny's defenses.
Suddenly!
"Ainz Ooal Gown! You dare to attack my Holy City, you are simply seeking your own death!"
A mocking voice enveloped the entire battlefield through a magical item.
In an upward glance, a Super-Tier Magic array quickly opened and activated its effect immediately.
"Watch for enemy attacks!"
"Take defensive measures! Disperse combat formations!"
The monster army was commanded by the Guardians.
Familiar with Super-Tier Magic, they immediately ordered the troops to disperse as they saw Kael's actions. With the skill effects of command-type professionals like Aureole Omega and Demiurge, the monster army's movements were extremely swift.
Super-Tier Magic: [Light of Purgation]!
A white energy sphere rose from underground like a morning sun. Horrifying purifying energy erupted, bringing all life within several hundred meters into its attack range.
With a loud bang, it was as if even the sky and earth trembled.
Every member of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick's army attacking the Holy City of Destiny this time was a high-tier monster exceeding LV50, and with the skill support from Aureole Omega and others, their attribute abilities were greatly enhanced.
Although the [Light of Purgation] attack instantly killed hundreds of monsters, it failed to annihilate all enemies within its attack range. More high-tier monsters were merely severely wounded.
For this war, Ainz and the others had also arranged special units capable of healing monsters. As long as they weren't instantly killed, they would quickly recover.
Even the strongest Super-Tier Magic only temporarily incapacitated over two thousand monsters, while the Great Tomb's army numbered nearly twenty thousand.
This scene seemed like a silent response from Ainz to Kael's mockery, making his previous declaration appear somewhat ridiculous.
However!
Although Kael liked to show off, he didn't like to be slapped in the face. If he hadn't had corresponding preparations, he wouldn't have uttered such harsh words.
Almost as soon as the effect of [Light of Purgation] dissipated, terrifying magical fluctuations simultaneously erupted from Leinas and Fluder Paradyne, who were guarding the city walls!
White light enveloped the entire sky, and scorching high temperatures, as if the sun itself were approaching, filled the surroundings. Even the air seemed to begin to distort!
What is this!?
Ainz and many Guardians were instantly shocked, and a bad premonition quickly surged into their hearts.
"Attack!"
"Interrupt them!"
[Maximize Magic: Crimson Nova]!
[Wrath of the Earth Mother Goddess]!
[Heavenly River Meteor Arrow]!
Under a shared will, Ainz and the others simultaneously attacked, launching long-range assaults at Leinas and Fluder Paradyne, attempting to disrupt the skills they were using.
Unfortunately, Kael had long anticipated this.
Walls of Holy Energy rose from the ground, blocking all flying attacks, and protective energy shields enveloped Leinas and Fluder Paradyne separately, preventing interference from instant-cast magic.
Although these two defenses only lasted for one second before being forcibly destroyed by a large number of attacks, Leinas and the others' magic was successfully activated.
[Magic Replication: Platinum Great Explosion]!
An energy sphere larger than [Light of Purgation] descended from the sky like a doomsday meteor, landing in the densely packed central area of the monster army. The destructive energy that spread instantly engulfed everyone's vision.
"Ahhh!"
Suffering such a fierce attack, the monsters from the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick let out tragic howls. Although they would soon be completely blasted into dust by the destructive energy, due to their immense numbers, the screams that coalesced were also immense, like raging thunder.
"How can this be!?"
Ainz, enduring the intense pain brought by the magical attack within the torrent of energy, heard the dying screams of the monsters. Emotions of shock and anger immediately filled his heart, and he couldn't help but roar loudly.
His magical defense ability was relatively high among the Nazarick group; perhaps only Albedo could compare with him.
But under this unknown attack, his HP loss actually exceeded three-fifths!
Even the strongest Super-Tier Magic, which dealt the most single-target damage, couldn't achieve this level, could it? What kind of attack method did the enemy use!
Too reckless!
If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn't have started the war so rashly!
Ainz was filled with regret. He had originally thought that after several battles, he and the others had a sufficiently thorough understanding of the Church of Destiny. Even before the war, he had specifically formulated combat strategies targeting Kael, feeling confident that he could easily counter the opponent.
But at this moment, the attack from Leinas and the other two completely shattered Nazarick's hopes of victory.
Excluding numerical advantages, it was impossible for them to defeat Kael, and they even had to bear immense risks.
"If you had such powerful trump cards, you should have used them earlier!"
Kael looked at the blurry figure flying in the air, thinking with burning resentment.
Leaving the first victory to focus on gathering intelligence about the opponent, and then formulating a plan to counter the opponent based on the information obtained, ensuring a crushing defeat for the enemy in the second battle.
This was originally the PK Bunny's method of victory, a very good theory.
But it seemed ineffective when applied to Kael, because this person was not only absurdly strong in raw power, but also constantly used new combat methods, making it impossible to fully grasp his combat data.
The aftershocks of [Magic Replication: Platinum Great Explosion] gradually dissipated, and the situation on the battlefield appeared before everyone's eyes.
The monster army from the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick suffered extremely heavy losses. Except for a few hundred monsters and summoned mercenaries above LV70 who survived, all other lower-tier monsters were dead.
Furthermore, all remaining combat forces were in a state of severe injury, a stark contrast to their mighty military prestige just minutes ago.
Looking at this scene of devastation, Kael slowly descended from the air, a satisfied smile etched on his face.
The magic released by the [Magic Replication] ability depended on the ability value of the ability user himself.
Leinas and Fluder's current levels were as high as LV98. In addition to their basic LV10 professions, both had 17 max-level high-tier professions, which made their basic ability values very high.
Therefore, Kael was not surprised by the effect of their combined attack.
What truly pleased him were two surprising points discovered during the practical use of the innate [Magic Replication] ability.
Primordial magic was comparable to Super-Tier Magic, and it required a large amount of soul power to activate successfully.
However, after he used [Magic Replication] to record Draudillon Oriculus's [Platinum Great Explosion], he found that the primordial magic copied with the ability was extremely convenient to use.
It did not need to share a cooldown time with teammates like Super-Tier Magic, nor did it require soul power for activation. It could be completely replaced by the ability user's own magic power.
Therefore, as long as the ability user could afford the massive magic consumption, continuous activation of primordial magic, which surpassed Super-Tier Magic in power, would no longer be a problem for the Church of Destiny!
"Our trump cards worked pretty well, didn't they?"
Kael landed in front of Ainz and the others, smiling somewhat smugly.