Great time travel

Chapter 19. The natives in another world are really weak
A small cavalry team is galloping on the vast and empty grassland.Every knight in this team looks muscular and burly.Among them was a particularly eye-catching man, about 30 years old, with obvious wrinkles on his sun-tanned face.The short black hair was neatly trimmed, and the black eyes shot out like sharp swords.

No adjective fit him better than "robust".Even wearing a breastplate, it was easy to see the man's strong muscles.

He is Li.The strongest warrior in the Kingdom of Yestij, the warrior captain who is proud of the royal family, Gazef.Stronov.

It is also one of the top human forces in this world, known as the strongest warrior on the ground!

At this time, Gazef was leading his direct royal guard, and was ordered to hunt down the "suspected knights of the Bajas Empire" who were rumored to be haunting this area.The reason why the warrior commander Gazef had to lead his troops to march all the way from the capital to the southeastern border of the kingdom to fight was not from the fortress city.The reason why Lantier moved troops nearby was because the noble courtiers in the royal capital claimed that the imperial knights who had been trained since childhood were well-equipped and skilled in martial arts, and they were by no means comparable to the farmers and soldiers recruited temporarily at the border posts.Only by dispatching the royal guard, the only elite standing army in the kingdom, can it rival the knights of the Bajas Empire.

At first glance, this statement sounds reasonable, but almost from the beginning of the dispatch of troops, Gazef felt a strong atmosphere of conspiracy.

First of all, when starting from the capital, Gazef originally planned to bring a full set of treasures of the kingdom—that was Li.A series of "strategic weapons" passed down from generation to generation in the Kingdom of Yestij are exclusively used by the strongest warriors directly under the royal family: including [Vitality Gauntlets] that keep users from getting tired; [Gauntlets] that can provide continuous healing to users. Indestructible Talisman]; made of the strongest known metal "steel", it can make people avoid fatal blows [Guardian Armor]; in order to pursue sharpness, it has been tempered by magic, and even the armor can be like cream The magic sword [Razor Blade] that cuts easily...

Ever since he won the Imperial Tournament and was promoted to be the Kingdom's Warrior Captain, according to the country's traditional system, the above-mentioned treasures have become Gazef's equipment: after all, the strongest equipment can only be used in Only the strongest fighters can exert their greatest effectiveness.

With these treasures equipped, Warrior Commander Gazef is confident that he can fight the entire human world invincibly!

Unexpectedly, however, the person in charge of managing these treasures pushed Gazef back with the reason that "there is only a border conflict, and there is no need to use the country's important treasures".Even if the king came in person, it didn't work. Instead, he was reprimanded by the nobles who came over after hearing the news, making him very disgraced.

——In other countries, it would be sad enough for a king to order out of the capital.And in the present.In the Kingdom of Yestiger, the royal power has declined to such an extent that even its own court can no longer be controlled.So much so that the king can't open his own treasure house, and the princess's maid doesn't listen to her orders, these are normal phenomena that are not worth being surprised... In fact, it can be called a miracle that the royal family members of this country can still survive till now up.

Next, on the way from the capital to the border, the shadow in Gazef's heart became even heavier: the royal decree to recruit auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands to the villages and towns along the way was directly ignored by all the local nobles, so he could only Leading a mere fifty or so people to fight alone; the front foot has just arrived at the fortress city on the border.In Rantel, the sad news of the bloodbath in the suburban village came from behind. In addition, there were survivors crying for help, and local officials exerting pressure... Although we don't know how many enemies there are or where they are, but Under great pressure, he still had to go out of the city to carry out a crusade.

After all, Gazef was ordered to come to the border to defend against the enemy. Regardless of victory or defeat, at least he had to find the enemy to fight a battle and gain some gains before he could barely explain the past.Otherwise, even if he returned to the capital, he would be accused of cowardice and avoiding war, and he might even be deposed and imprisoned.

Also, the fortress city.Rantel is the few remaining direct territories of the king, and it is the king's natural duty to protect the surrounding villages.If Gazef's royal guards did not perform their duties enough, the noble faction would definitely take the opportunity to make a fuss, further weakening the already crumbling royal power.

No matter from which angle you look at it, Gazef, who is a die-hard royalist, cannot choose to be wise and protect himself in this situation.

After leaving the city, what Gazef saw along the way were all the ruins of villages that had been burned and turned into scorched earth, filled with the stench of burning and the smell of blood mixed with it. In addition, there were many miserable survivors. Never saw where the murderer who attacked them was.

Next, Gazef, who has always been warm-hearted, had to divide his already thin team to escort the survivors of these suburban villages back to the relatively safe fortress city...thus further reducing the strength of his troops. .But that's the end of the matter, and he doesn't care anymore.

If he really encountered some trap that he couldn't break through, it would be a good thing for his loyal subordinates who had followed him for many years to survive a few more.

As a good man with a conscience, Captain Gazef actually didn't want too many of his subordinates to follow him into the trap.

"...The village in front...is called Karn Village, right! Go over there and have a look! I hope you don't miss out again!"

Seeing his adjutant leading some cavalry and escorting the survivors found along the way back to the fortress city, Gazef took out a map, studied it on horseback for a while, and then announced to the remaining soldiers, "... …Hurry up and get going! Or you’ll be camping tonight!”

However, shortly after Gazef and his party set off for Karn Village, many heavily armed figures appeared on the grassland that was dyed red by the setting sun.Everyone is wearing expensive soft armor made of special metals, and they hold all kinds of priceless magic weapons in their hands. Even the backpacks on their bodies and the cloaks behind their shoulders exude magical aura.One look and you know they are no ordinary mercenaries, travelers or adventurers.

According to the common sense of this world, only by devoting all the financial resources and heritage of a powerful country can it build such an exceptionally luxurious armed force.

"...It's still a step late! Let Gazef escape again! But it's not our fault, it's really inexperienced!"

A man who looked like a commander looked down at the horse dung and horseshoe marks left on the ground, and sighed in disappointment, "... let us, a death squad like the 'Sunshine Code' who is good at frontal assault, come here A cameo assassin for tracking and assassination! This time the above is really embarrassing!"

After complaining a few words like this, the man raised his head again, looked at the direction of Gazef and his party with sharp eyes, and seemed to be able to vaguely see the smoke and dust rising from the end of the horizon, "...But, at the moment, it is best to catch Catch Gazef's tail, he can't run far anymore..."

Then, he turned around and gestured to his subordinates, "...Catch up! Let's finish the assassination target right ahead!"

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On the other side, at the grain drying field in the middle of Karn Village, Ainz, the Lich King who disguised himself as a human magician with gloves and a mask, also brought a few loyal guild NPC subordinates and a group of full-level cat thugs, armed with The most powerful guild weapon in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the "Staff of Ainz-Urgon", stood together with a few villagers who bravely came out holding sickles and sticks, and looked curiously at the strange cavalry that appeared one after another near the entrance of the village , watching these more than 20 people driving horses neatly into the center of the village, it seems that there is not much hostility.

"... Tsk, you're really poor! Where did this bandit come from?"

After seeing the appearance of the comer, Lich King Ainz couldn't help muttering in a low voice—because the group of cavalry who entered the village square in the evening were all riding decent war horses, but their equipment was Very messy.A few wore metal plate armor and chain mail, most only had leather armor, and some even wore only civilian clothes.Each of them used different weapons, ranging from one-handed hammers to bows and arrows. They didn't look uniformly armed at all. They didn't look like regular troops at all, but more like bandits and bandits who ran out of some stockade.

On the contrary, the group of knights who attacked and prepared to slaughter the village in the morning were all wearing uniform metal plate armor and bucket helmets, wrapped from head to toe like a tin can, and even their long swords were of uniform specifications. At first glance, it looks like a regular national army.

However, after only a moment, Ainz found that his guess seemed to be completely wrong.Well, what a big mistake!

—— Immediately afterwards, the team stopped a dozen steps away, and a sturdy captain rode out and said with great momentum: "...I am from the Kingdom of Li? Warrior Commander Gazef Stronov. On the orders of the king, he went to patrol the villages on this section of the border in order to conquer the enemy knights who were making trouble nearby. This old gentleman, you are the village chief here. Can you tell Who is that next to me?"

A calm and steady voice resounded in the square, making people unconsciously trust the authenticity of the other party's words.

On the other side, the villagers who heard this suddenly became noisy.Obviously, this warrior commander should be an unusually famous guy.

"...the warrior commander of the kingdom...according to the merchant, this man once won the king's imperial tournament in the past, and is known as the strongest man on the earth! Currently, he is in charge of commanding the elite soldiers directly under the king, That is, the chief of the imperial guard guarding the palace..."

When the village chief stepped forward and had a conversation with the man on the opposite side who claimed to be the warrior leader, another villager also explained this to Ainz in a low voice.

Ainz, on the other hand, quickly grasped the contradiction between the information revealed in the above words and the scene before him:

The majestic Royal Guards are dressed like bandits and bandits.Even the kingdom's warrior captain, who is the number one general of the royal family, is wearing armor and swords that are not as good as the standard equipment that invaded the enemy army in the morning. This in itself explains a lot of problems—either the country as a whole is extremely poor, The elite soldiers can only use such tattered and miscellaneous ordnance; or the royal family of this country is extremely poor and cannot provide the first-class equipment to the direct guard.The third possibility is that the other party intentionally conceals his identity and dresses up poorly; the fourth possibility is that the other party is purely an imposter, and another possibility is that this country values ​​civility over military affairs, and the status of soldiers is as low as slaves. Less than good equipment.

However, considering that this world is similar to the background of constant wars in medieval Western Europe and the advocacy of force, the last possibility can probably be ruled out.Then, since the other party reported their name as soon as they met, it doesn't look like a stealth in a micro-service, the third possibility can also be ruled out.

Next, Ainz quietly cast a lie detector magic on the warrior commander, and the result was that the other party did not lie, which meant that the warrior commander Gazef in front of him was a real person, not an imposter. A liar... It can be seen that the chief of the Imperial Guard really messed up too badly!
Looking at the motley army behind the strongest warrior in the kingdom, Ainz suddenly felt pity in his heart:
Even the elite goblins summoned from the Great Tomb of Nazarick are much neater in terms of weapons and equipment than your guards!

However, since this guy named Gazef is not someone with a reputation, but the strongest warrior in this kingdom, and also the top-ranked expert among all the indigenous humans in this world, if he can find a way to test it out, evaluate Based on his combat power level, one can probably know what level the power of himself and the Great Tomb of Nazarick are in this world, right?Well?He seemed to be looking this way?

Noticing that the warrior leader had finished talking with the village chief and turned his gaze towards him, Ainz sighed and shook his head slightly, then he collected his mood and greeted him, "...Hello, I'm from Ainz, the magician from far away, is traveling through the forest with his followers..."

——In the next few minutes, Ainz, who claimed to be a wandering magician, and the kingdom's warrior commander Gazef exchanged their names and identities, and had a cordial and friendly conversation.As a representative of the royal family, Gazef expressed his gratitude to Ainz for his righteous act of saving the villagers, claiming that such a great kindness cannot be repaid. At the same time, he hoped to obtain the corpses and armor of the enemy knights that Ainz killed in Karn Village , so as to be handed over as evidence to the above.Ainz politely said that such trivial matters were nothing to worry about, and generously agreed to Gazef's request.

Then, just when Gazef expressed that he was tired and out of horses, and wanted to rest in the village for one night, so that the village chief could prepare hot water, horse fodder and beds, suddenly a cavalryman rushed into the village and saw He looked out of breath, as if he had something urgent to report.

——Sure enough, there was still a long distance between the warrior commander Gazef, and the cavalryman who rushed over had already started shouting loudly.

"...Warrior Commander! There are many figures on the surrounding grasslands. They are gradually approaching the village! Please make a quick decision!"

——In such a short day, the small Karn Village welcomed the fourth group of uninvited guests...

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On the grassland to the south of Kahn Village, the unknown team that came after Gazef, the warrior leader, had quietly set up a siege formation.

Seeing that the long-stalked prey finally fell into the bag, the commander of the pursuing force, Negan Gullid Luin, was slightly relieved.

Since his troops had always been used as death squads for frontal assaults, and they had almost no experience in traveling long distances, tracking and hunting, so on the way of chasing Gazef and his party, they had already missed four times in a row.Every time, they either went the wrong way, or arrived at the ambush site too late, causing the "prey" to leave first.If he continued to miss the target this time, and even failed to catch the target in the end, he really couldn't go back and return to his life.

"...Everyone obey! The prey has entered the cage! Dedicate your faith to God!"

Following Captain Negan's order, all his more than 40 subordinates began to pray silently to God.

Even though they were on the battlefield in a foreign country at this time, they did not forget to spend time in prayer, which shows the firmness and depth of their faith.

Because they are the heads of the three major human powers in this world, one of the six special forces "Six-Color Sacred Codes" under the **** Silian Theocracy, and the "Sunshine Sacred Codes" who are good at frontal attacks.As holy warriors who dedicate everything to God, their beliefs are absolutely rock-solid, and they are never afraid of committing any cruel atrocities in the name of gods. All kinds of brutal massacres and tortures are just commonplace for them.

After praying, everyone's eyes turned as cold as glass beads.

"……start to act!"

With just one sentence, more than 40 well-trained soldiers launched the encirclement circle without any mess.

Looking at the subordinates scattered in front of him, Nigan, the captain of the Sunshine Codex, let out a breath of relief.

Speaking of which, Gazef, who was originally a commoner and made his way to the top only by swordsmanship, is indeed very strong. If Gazef is fully armed, even if he goes into battle with the six-color scriptures, he may not be able to kill him. he.But fortunately, there are dignitaries in the kingdom who don't like him, who can weaken his strength and deprive him of his treasures—first of all, because Gazef was born as a commoner, he was naturally hated by the hereditary nobles of the kingdom; secondly, As the number one military commander directly under the royal family, any great noble who intends to weaken the royal power will include him in the eradication target.

On the other hand, Li.The royal family of the Kingdom of Estij is now too weak to protect its number one loyal minister.In fact, in the eyes of the ruling class of the Theocracy of Slane, it is a very strange thing that the royal family of this country has not been overthrown until now.

In terms of process, Li.The strongest fighters in the Kingdom of Yestij actually fell under the dark sword of their own people.

For the Theocracy of Slane, which has always aspired to unify all mankind, this removes a major obstacle preventing them from annexing the kingdom.

In short, Captain Negan has full confidence in the upcoming battle.The people around him are veterans who have experienced many battles, not only twice as many as Gazef in the village, but also the fighting power is definitely not comparable to those of the miscellaneous soldiers - not only the soldiers of the "Sunshine Codex" have extremely luxurious equipment, but also The requirements for one's own quality are also extremely strict. First of all, one must be able to use at least the third level of faith-based magic, which is the highest level of magic that ordinary magic casters can learn.Secondly, you must have superior physical fitness, strong will, and deep faith.His combat experience is also the richest among the Theocracy's "Six Colors Holy Code". In short, he is a combat elite among a group of combat elites.If he had such an elite army in his hands, and he could not keep Gazef's 20-odd men on the opposite side even if he played two against one, then he, Nigan, could really go find a piece of cheese and ram him head-on to death.

Of course, the other party may also disperse and flee when they see that the situation is not good, but it doesn't matter. The mission of the "Sunshine Code" this time is only to take the life of the kingdom's warrior commander, Gazef. It would be best if all the enemies can be silenced. Even if a few miscellaneous soldiers escape, it will not be a problem .

"...Everyone is already in position? Have you confirmed that Gazef is in the village? Very good! Then...the battle begins!"

Following Captain Negan's order, he and his subordinates chanted incantations one after another, and activated the highest-level angel summoning magic they could use—the next moment, a group of abstract people with flashing wings growing on their backs An ordinary holy monster emerged from the void!
They are the greatest reliance of the "Sunshine Scripture" to stop the enemy's cavalry on the grassland: angels!

In Negan's view, these holy and noble messengers of God are invincible and powerful beings!
However, a certain Lich King disguised as a human magician at this time has a completely different view on this...