Chapter 503: Shengzai

Martial Art: One Slash, Shura!

After eliminating the Church soldiers, Shengzai spun his longsword and delivered a clean, swift slash, instantly cutting the Death Knight in half.

The force of the slash was so great that, while splitting the Death Knight down the middle, it also carved a deep trench into the ground.

Witnessing this scene, the Church agents disguised as Imperial soldiers all froze in shock.

The good news was that the undead, which had just been their nightmare, had been eliminated.

The Death Knight’s grotesque face and overwhelming pressure had weighed heavily on them.

But the bad news was that the mysterious powerhouse who killed the Death Knight seemed even stronger—and clearly held no goodwill toward them.

“Esteemed knight, though I do not know your origin, given we are all human, please join forces with us to deal with that magic caster over there.”

We clearly saw that he is the one controlling the undead; surely he is an evil magic caster.

If you are willing to lend us your aid, the Suren Church will be eternally grateful.”

Although their orders were to disguise themselves as Imperial soldiers and wreak havoc to incite conflict between the Empire and the Kingdom,

with their lives now at stake, the Church’s knight leader could only reveal his true identity.

This continent includes the Kingdom, the Empire, the Church, the Holy Kingdom, the Council State, the Dragon Kingdom, the Orc Kingdom, the Minotaur Kingdom, and others—and the Suren Church ranks among the most powerful and influential of them all.

After all, the Church was founded by the former “Six Gods,” and they possess the formidable “Six Color Holy Scriptures.”

Though the Church knight leader did not know where Shengzai came from, he assumed that upon learning they were from the Suren Church, the man would at least show some respect.

Yet unfortunately, his hopes were noble, but reality was cruel.

For almost the instant he finished speaking, Shengzai vanished before his eyes—and when he regained awareness, his subordinates behind him lay dead in pools of blood.

“Why… are you not human…?”

Watching his entire knight unit wiped out in an instant, the Church knight leader stared at Shengzai in disbelief.

He simply could not understand: he had revealed their Suren Church affiliation, yet why was the man still slaughtering them without mercy?

Did the man truly not fear retaliation from the Suren Church?

Shengzai flicked his wrist, shaking off the blood from his blade, then in a single flash returned to stand before the knight leader, grabbing his throat with one hand and lifting him effortlessly into the air.

“I am undeniably human—but that does not mean I must accept your proposal.

When you slaughtered the people of Karn Village without restraint, your fate was already sealed. Even if that Death Knight had not killed you all, I would have stepped in.”

“You dare kill us over these country peasants… you’ll face… the Suren Church…”

Before the knight leader could finish, Shengzai snapped his neck.

“Regretfully, in my eyes, life holds no hierarchy or worth. You noble knights are no more precious than the lowliest peasant.”

After casually tossing aside the lifeless corpse, Shengzai voiced his opinion—but sadly, the man was already beyond hearing.

If he were acting as Prince Three of the Ri Ye Sitijie Kingdom, Shengzai would indeed be ill-advised to openly oppose the Suren Church—but right now, he’s still wearing a disguise.

Even if he wiped out every last Suren Church member here, who would know it was him?

After dealing with the Church knights, Shengzai turned toward two other figures nearby.

One of them was towering in stature, draped in a black robe, wearing a red mask.

The other wore full black plate armor and held a battle-axe; yet from her curvaceous figure, it was clear she was female.

Noticing Shengzai’s gaze, the armored woman swiftly stepped in front of the tall figure and said: “Mo Mo Jia, this man is dangerous.”

One slash to instantly kill a Death Knight? Most of Nazarick could manage that—but compared to the others just now, Shengzai’s level and power clearly belonged to an entirely different dimension.

Judging from his speed and martial arts just now, he is clearly a formidable warrior. Since the Bone King is a spellcaster, Yarbed’s caution is perfectly reasonable.

“Level 32? No—given his demonstrated power, he’s far beyond that.

Does he have a skill or item that hides his true level and strength?”

When Shengzai killed the Death Knight, the Bone King had already cast “Identify” on him.

But to the Bone King’s surprise, Shengzai’s displayed level was only 32.

Such a low level was impossible to believe—so now he was certain Shengzai was concealing his true power through a device or ability.

【Mo Mo Jia, should I contact the others in Nazarick to stand by…?】

【Wait a moment. He hasn’t shown clear hostility yet. Let’s observe the situation first.

We know little about this world; provoking enemies without cause is unwise.】

【Understood, Mo Mo Jia.】

After exchanging silent messages, the Bone King broke the silence first, looking at Shengzai: “Are you from this village?”

As he asked, the Bone King had already opened his “Information” interface and confirmed: Shengzai was not a YGGDRASIL player.

If he were, his “Information” interface would have shown an option for the player.

“Before asking about someone’s identity, isn’t it basic etiquette to introduce yourself first?”

Though he already knew the man’s identity, Shengzai played along as if unaware, replying with a counter-question.

“You insolent wretch! Do you know who you’re speaking to? I’ll have you—”

“Stop, Yarbed. He’s right. Then I shall introduce myself properly.”

My name is Mo Mo… no, my name is Ainz Ooal Gown…”

(End of Chapter)