Defense 999,999,999 Corps Commander

84 – Rest (3)

“How dare you—Joseph!”

Marilyn’s new form disappeared and appeared above the Overlord.

bang-!

The holy sword is blocked by a transparent wall. The Great Savior raises the corners of his mouth and extends his hand. Marilyn is helplessly bounced off like a bullet.

Boom-! Boom!

After flying for quite some time past the outer wall of the castle, Marilyn crashed into the lake.

“Whew.”

Marilyn spit out blood, lowered her posture, and jumped with all her might.

Marilyn, who had arrived in front of the overlord in an instant, swung her holy sword horizontally. The straight sword strike created a fierce storm and attempted to cut off Ariel’s head.

But it was shallow. Marilyn was momentarily taken aback, but Ariel continued her attack. The floor cracked open, and a black hand split into several branches and chased after Marilyn.

“With something like this-!”

Crunch!

Marilyn cuts off all the black hands in place, so fast that her arms are no longer visible.

“Light of Heaven – Dispel the darkness of delusion. Purify everything.”

Marilyn raised her sword high in the sky.

Woohoo!

The holy sword resonated as if it was roaring. The light was so dazzling and brilliant that it was difficult to open one’s eyes.

“Extail-!”

As she swung it, a flash of light appeared nearby, and everything turned white. The brilliant light rushed towards Ariel.

Ariel didn’t stay still either. Sparks flew from her hand. A dark purple wave stretched out in a straight line.

Kookookookookung!

The two forces clashed. It seemed as if neither side would back down, and the struggle was intense.

“…I can’t get in there.”

“… … !”

The soldiers watching this scene from afar opened their mouths wide.

Although only a few coins were exchanged, the surrounding area became a complete mess.

The once well-kept garden was already half-broken, and the grand castle, the pride of the capital, looked like it was about to collapse.

This fight was definitely not at a level where they could get involved.

“T, tsk… the ground is collapsing-!”

“If we keep going like this, we’ll all die!”

Damn.

The aftermath of Marilyn and the Warrior’s power caused a huge earthquake and the ground began to split apart.

To make matters worse, at this moment the two of them fell into a state of trance and began to launch other attacks.

“Everyone, run away-!”

The soldiers ran, kicking their legs. But it was too much.

An attack like a natural disaster is not something that can be avoided even if you want to avoid it.

“Kwaaak-!”

The demons melted into the divine light.

“Euuugh-!”

The warriors’ party had their limbs torn apart by Ariel’s attack.

Just before the surroundings were turned into scorched earth-

A man walked nonchalantly into the center of the battlefield.

“Seventh Lord—! It’s dangerous! You should run away from here!”

Although the evacuating soldiers tried to dissuade him, he paid no attention.

I just reached out.

“——!”

Then, the faces of everyone watching this were filled with shock.

Phew! Phew!

The power of the attacks that seemed like they would never end without the world being destroyed began to slowly weaken.

“Those merciless attacks…”

“… You’re saying you’re going to block it with your bare body?”

It was a sight I couldn’t believe even though I saw it with my own two eyes.

Natural disaster, apocalypse.

It is a great and unavoidable punishment of the world.

But the Seven Lords were able to stop them with ease.

And what was surprising was not only these people.

“Seven monarchs… .”

Even Ariel and Marilyn, who had been in a state of ecstasy, stood still.

Gerard said indifferently, looking around at the chaos that had ensued.

“Both of you quit.”

**

A battle beyond the realm of life.

I squinted my eyes as I watched Marilyn and Ariel fight.

‘Strange.’

Why is Ariel responding so desperately when she wants peace?

If you really dream of death, all you had to do was just hand over your neck.

At that moment, Ariel’s words came to mind.

-It’s strange, when I fought the warriors of the previous generation. When I came to, all the warriors were dead.

By the way, Ariel said she experienced a blackout.

‘Is it easier to think of it as a two-phase?’

Even in games, when you enter a boss fight, the difficulty is divided into phases.

I’m not sure, but maybe Ariel felt that way too.

‘Marilyn is being pushed back little by little.’

A fierce battle is still unfolding.

At first glance, Marilyn seemed overwhelming, but it was starting to show that her stamina was slowly depleting.

That is, if the fight continues, the situation will change.

‘If this continues, I’ll lose Marilyn.’

Eventually, I stood between the two who were engaged in a fierce battle.

Attacks that could be called disasters rush in all over your body.

But not a single hair was touched.

“… Seven Lords. Do you intend to interfere? What are you doing!”

Marilyn opened her mouth wide and screamed.

“Aren’t you losing your stamina?”

Marilyn’s face hardened at my words. She looked at Ariel without paying attention.

As expected, her eyes were unfocused.

‘… As expected, you’re out of your mind.’

Just think about it for a moment.

A black wave flew from Ariel’s hand.

“Step back, Seven Lords!”

Ignoring Marilyn’s words, I moved closer.

“Your Majesty, I told you to stop.”

Kwakwakwakwang!

The waves that rushed into my body struck me roughly like a wild beast with its mouth wide open.

But I didn’t stop.

One step. Two steps.

I walked slowly towards Ariel.

“I can’t help it.”

And then, before I knew it, I arrived in front of her.

I slapped her across the face.

Crack!

Ariel’s head didn’t even turn.

“… … .”

I summoned Blunderbuss, leaving the mud behind.

“…Wake up, Your Majesty.”

Boom!

As I pulled the trigger, Ariel’s face half flew off. It then started to regenerate immediately after a while.

“Huh? What’s the situation?”

Ariel returned to her usual self.

As expected, my hypothesis was correct.

‘No boss fight starts from phase 2.’

In short, it was something like this.

What happens if the player changes while entering phase 2 of the boss fight?

Progress is reset and starts again from phase 1.

That is – from the moment a player other than Marilyn intervenes, the game resets and starts over from phase 1.

‘Then the correct answer is to kill the Overlord in Phase 1.’

Why isn’t it in the game too?

Before entering phase 2, there are cases where you kill the boss monster with a one-hit combo.

The Great Monarch who entered Phase 2 – unfortunately, was too strong to kill.

“Would you both stop for a moment? I’d like you to listen to what I have to say.”

**

“So, your high lord, you want to die?”

The first war came to an end.

There was a brief ceasefire.

I explained Ariel’s situation to Marilyn.

“Yes, Gerard here is cooperating.”

“I think it’s a win-win. You reclaim the human world, and the overlord gets death. Isn’t that right?”

Marilyn pointed the holy sword at my neck.

“…7th Lord, that guy killed Joseph.”

“Yes, so you’re saying I’ll help you take revenge with your own hands?”

Marilyn kept her mouth shut, as if she had nothing to say.

And then, he summoned the sword.

“So what’s the plan?”

“The second phase I explained earlier. That is, before the Overlord loses his ego. We must definitely end his life. To do that-”

He continued speaking, looking at Ariel.

“Your Majesty, you said that you lost your memories when you killed the previous warriors.”

“Yeah. When I came to, they were all dead.”

I had to know the conditions for activating Phase 2.

“By any chance, before you lost your memory – were there any warning signs? Like, you felt like you could really die. Or you felt like you were boiling with energy.”

Ariel rested her chin on her index finger, made a thoughtful expression, and opened her mouth.

“Well, come to think of it, my memories always go out after a certain amount of time has passed after entering a battle.”

That was too vague an answer.

A certain amount of time has passed since entering combat – it could be just a timer, but it could also be due to damage accumulation.

How to find out.

“I guess I should try it.”

I looked at Marilyn. She was already drawing her holy sword.

“Okay, let’s give it a try.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Marilyn cut off Ariel’s head.

But, as expected, it played at a scary speed.

“Are you losing consciousness?”

Ariel shook her head at my question.

“There’s no message coming?”

And then, before the Overlord enters phase 2.

A joint attack followed against me and my group of warriors.

I think it should be around that level before moving on to phase 2.

‘…Is it impossible?’

No matter how much I racked my brain, I could only conclude that it was impossible.

It was the great monarch who regenerated even after being hit by all those attacks.

Now that we don’t have a massive attack that can kill at once.

It was impossible to kill the Overlord without entering Phase 2.

Kookookookook.

That was when.

The ground began to shake violently as if an earthquake had occurred.

“what?”

Marilyn narrowed her eyes. Then, a horde of monsters began pouring out from behind her like crazy.

“Hahaha-! All the guys I don’t like seeing are gathered in one place!”

One eyebrow twitched. This unlucky voice is unique.

“The Lord of Destruction.”