Ainz - VS Gu

“A mob of trolls? Calling a troll a giant is sort of false advertising, but I guess it’s not a total lie.”

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They  were  taller  than  the  ogres,  easily  over  eight  feet,  and  possessed  a shockingly powerful regeneration ability that, unless stopped via fire or acid, would regenerate them from even a lump of flesh. There were six of those, plus ten ogres.

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The one Ainz paid special attention to was the troll at the head of the group.

Not only was he physically superior to the other trolls, but his hideous face projected self-confidence.

Compared to the other trolls, he was also better outfitted.

He  wore  leather  armor  that  seemed  to  be  made  of  a  number  of  different animal skins, and in his huge hands, he held a great sword even more gigantic than the ones Ainz used as Momon. The sword seemed to be enchanted, and some kind of slimy liquid flowed continuously down the groove in the center to the edge of the blade.

“Does that one look as strong as Hamusuke?”

“That’s the sense I get, yeah.

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The moment he finished speaking, a sword came swinging down at him from overhead—a blow from Gu’s nearly ten-foot-long blade.

Ainz didn’t move. He stood facing the sword and took it head-on.

“Uh?”

“What is it? You seem puzzled.”

Ainz didn’t so much as flinch. Gu, his ugly face warped in surprise, swung his sword from the side this time, but Ainz let it hit his body, the same as before.

“Ngh?!”

Gu retreated a few steps and looked between Ainz and his sword. Then he confidently turned his back and stood before one of his subordinates.

All  of  a  sudden,  the  sword  sliced  through  the  air  into  the  troll  that  should have  been  on  his  side.  The  blade  entered  at  the  shoulder  and  cut  smoothly through the flesh, sending fresh blood spraying everywhere.

The troll emitted a dim-witted shriek.

Gu nodded in satisfaction at the body that tumbled to the ground. He must have been happy to know nothing was wrong with his weapon.

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Volume 8, Story 2.3