"When will we attack the Great Tomb?"
After hearing Lakyus once again raise the question, Kael couldn't help but be surprised.
Indeed, this was not the first time she had made this request to Kael. After the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick attacked the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire, causing countless civilian deaths, Lakyus had clearly developed a deep hatred for this inhumane organization, her hostility even surpassing Kael's own.
From a Lord's point of view, some might find her emotions strange, but there was actually nothing surprising about it.
To put it in a somewhat cliché way, this golden-haired girl, who was a little chuunibyou, was actually a good person filled with a sense of justice, with a moral compass that far exceeded a selfish transmigrator like Kael.
The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick's actions of slaughtering unarmed civilians just to create Undead loyal to them had completely proven their identity as an enemy of humanity.
Not to mention, they were now sending out monsters to attack the cities, continuously threatening the safety and survival of humans.
If they didn't have the ability, then so be it. But since the Church was now capable of completely eliminating the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, there was no reason to let the situation continue to develop and have more civilians die as a result.
The chuunibyou noble girl's sense of good and evil was just that simple.
"I think..."
Looking at Lakyus, who was staring intently at him, Kael showed a somewhat unnatural smile, his gaze also slightly evasive.
This was a fault of a morally corrupt individual.
In fact, given the Church's current situation, a large-scale attack could be launched on the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. At most, the battle might last a little longer, but securing the final victory would be no problem.
However, as soon as the war started, his plan to use the Great Tomb to force the Baharuth Empire and the Roble Holy Kingdom to surrender to him would likely fall apart.
Because if their guild headquarters was under fierce attack, and at potential risk of being breached by the enemy, Ainz and the others, no matter how playful they were, would not disperse their strength to do anything else, unless they believed the Great Tomb could no longer hold out and decided to take revenge on humanity.
"My Lord!"
Seemingly sensing Kael's reluctance, Lakyus gritted her teeth and, under Kael's gaze, knelt with a thud!
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"
The event was so sudden that Kael had no time to stop her action. He could only try to help her up, but he couldn't pull her. For a moment, he also felt completely powerless.
On this day, the relationship between the two was no longer like an ordinary Lord and a believer, but a male-female relationship similar to that with Leinas and Draudillon, which could be said to be much closer.
It was precisely because of this that Kael would now slightly consider their feelings when doing things, instead of just pleasing himself like he used to.
Lakyus lowered her head slightly, not daring to look directly into Kael's eyes, and pleaded, "I know my request is presumptuous, but the people of the Re-Estize Kingdom have already sacrificed enough. Please have mercy on them!"
Hiss!Exhale!
Seeing this stubborn girl still refusing to get up, Kael closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, "Alright, since it's your request, then I agree."
Lakyus looked up in surprise, not expecting her request to be granted.
When she came to her senses, her eyes were already filled with a thin mist of tears. She no longer resisted Kael's pull and slowly stood up from the ground.
Seeing her like this, Kael smiled and gently touched her cheek, "It's not a big deal to begin with, you don't have to be so emotional."
"Of course it's a big deal!"
Lakyus quickly grabbed Kael's wrist and argued passionately, "Your decision will save countless people of the Kingdom, and they will be forever grateful to you!"
"I don't want their gratitude."
Kael smiled and shook his head.
Actually, thinking about it, if he didn't fan the flames, it would likely take a very long time to use the threat of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick to force the Baharuth Empire and the Roble Holy Kingdom to surrender to him.
Ainz and the others must have realized by now that he didn't really care about the survival of the people of the other world. His action of sending the Church's army to harass the Great Tomb was simply to provoke them, to make them launch another large-scale attack against humanity in their anger.
But the problem was, even if destroying human cities had the benefit of acquiring wealth and converting Undead, the risks of Ainz and the others' actions were very high.
If they encountered an attack from Lakyus and the others during the Undead conversion process, the possibility of the Guardians being killed was very high. Given the cost of resurrecting them, the benefits Nazarick could get were actually not much, and from a certain perspective, it was a complete loss.
Perhaps, this was also why, although they were now sending monsters to harass human cities, they were all low-threat Undead and demons. The Guardians... even that level of battle maids were completely absent.
One must know that causing huge civilian casualties in a city didn't require any special means. Ainz and the others only needed to attack suddenly, bypass the city's defense lines, and release large-scale area-of-effect attack magic within the city, and that would be enough.
No matter what the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick was planning, since he had already said he would act against them, Kael would not go back on his word. After all, as he had just said, it was not a big deal.
Without the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, he could also use other means to subdue the Empire and the Holy Kingdom. At most, it would be a little more troublesome, but the outcome would definitely not change.
So the question was, since they were going to attack the Great Tomb, how should the army be arranged?
Kael had been living a rather luxurious life lately. His days were filled with new dances choreographed by the maids or playing together with Leinas, Draudillon, and the other girls. For a war on the scale of attacking the Great Tomb, which he was certain to win, he was really too lazy to lead it himself.
He thought for a moment, then looked at Lakyus leisurely. "Since you asked for it, then I will entrust the task of attacking the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick to you."
His tone was light, as if he had just given a trivial task.
"I will send people to temporarily take over your defense of the Kingdom's major cities later. You will lead the First, Second, and Fourth Legions remaining in Destiny Holy City, along with Fluder, Leinas, and Zesshi. With all of you, you should be able to successfully breach the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick."
That was almost completely draining the Holy City's entire offensive and defensive power.
Lakyus felt a heavy weight on her shoulders. Her eyes, which were previously watery, now radiated a fiery determination. She immediately nodded seriously, "Don't worry, my Lord, I will complete this mission in the shortest possible time!"
Seeing Lakyus's overflowing spirit, Kael felt a little uneasy. A faint worry radiated from his eyes.
"Don't be careless," he immediately cautioned, his tone turning firm. "Attacking the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick is certainly not a battle that will end quickly. Remember this: never rush. Simply follow the tactics I laid out for you earlier and proceed with a steady hand."