The fight began slowly.
I hadn't intended to fight like this, but since it has started I can't afford to lose. My switch has been flipped.
"Uhaaaaaa!"
Zanoba was the first to make his move.
Our opponent is one of the Seven Major Powers, however Zanoba doesn't hesitate at all. Without any technique he just charged straight ahead, he's really too honest.
He pressed toward the Death God with his club raised roaring.
The Death God evaded it with room to spare.
But I already knew that Zanoba wouldn't land that attack.
A single blow from Zanoba is an instant kill.
He has a high critical chance but very low hit.
It's my job to setup that hit.
In the place the Death God will move when avoiding, I had already created a quagmire.
"Oops."
Then his foot sank into the quagmire and his stance broke.
" [Ice Strike] "
Then Roxy fired her magic into the fray.
The Death God's posture worsened as he effortlessly deflected her attack with his sword.
Zanoba continued to press forward.
He possesses Herculean strength that can even hold down an immortal demon king.
The blow which stemmed from that strength mercilessly punched a hole in the landing of the stairs.
As expected of the Death God, he avoided it.
At the same time we were stopping him from being able to go on the offensive.
He stumbled backwards, his feet left the ground.
The point of his sword is in an unexpected direction and his left hand is at his elbow.
Now is the time to attack.
The Death God's face shows a startled expression.
"No way, this shouldn't..."
After hearing him mutter that I judged that it was time for my attack.
I took a step forward and winked at Roxy.
Zanoba again rushed the Death God, trying to get in a decisive blow.
I turn both of my hand toward the Death God.
If I let Zanoba land a successful hit, then I'm good.
If the attack fails, then I need to determine the direction he'll dodge in with my foresight eye and electrocute him at that point.
While he's paralyzed I'll spam rock bullets at him with the magic tool in my left hand and finish it.
Even if he can evade all of that then Roxy can again break his posture, and we can begin anew.
It's not a planned strategy, but this impromptu co-operation should be fail proof.
That guy is like a mouse in a trap.
"Ahtsu!"
The Death God suffers a single blow from Zanoba.
If I hadn't seen it I wouldn't have believed it.
Oh man, he just tanked it.
That super human strength of Zanoba's: he stopped that club with his bare hands.
That is terrifying muscular strength. He's not a member of the Seven Major Powers for show.
But, look here.
The fact that his arm came away broken is clearly reflected in my eyes.
Checkmate.
"Zanoba, move!"
Zanoba, hearing my shout, snapped out of the way, and I sprung forward.
Purple lightning shot from my right hand.
With a hollow crack and a flash, the lightning licked the Death God.
Direct hit.
The Death God's body stiffens, and he folds over.
That death's head is looking right at me.
It's a face which doesn't understand what has just happened.
Even if you defend with fighting spirit, an electric shock will still paralyze you.
That's it.
I pour magic into my left arm and prepare to fire off a rock cannon.
"[Shotgun Trigger]"
I fire off a group of stone bullets, which people have said are between Emperor and King rank, at the Death God.
The stone cannon is a special move whose power was even recognized by Orsted.
It has power enough to even damage Orsted if it hits the mark.
With his posture and this timing, the Death God should not be able to avoid this, and even if it doesn't kill him, he won't escape damage.
I've won.
" ........ eh?"
That's what I thought.
However, the next moment the stone bullets disappeared.
Something happened in an instant and the only thing between me and the Death god was some sand or dust.
I couldn't understand.
"Ah, so you've come to aid me! Death God-sama!"
Because Randolph said and glanced behind me.
"!!"
A new arrival!?
The Death God?
Well then who have I been fighting until just now!?
I turned to my rear.
There was nobody.
The only thing there was a staircase lit by moonlight.
"Rudy!"
By the time I heard Roxy cry out I was being pushed away.
I could see some blue hair down at my waist.
I was being pushed away by Roxy.
I don't know why, I didn't think about it, but I changed my posture and embraced Roxy in the mid flight.
As I fall down my back strikes the stairs.
The Magic Armor made a sound, 'Gakeen', as I struck the floor.
There was no damage.
"Ouch..."
I turned over and looked up the stairs.
There was Zanoba who still didn't understand what had happened, and the Death God standing as though he'd just swung his sword.
The Death God stood there as if nothing had happened.
Shouldn't he be paralyzed by my electric shock?
Didn't we break his stance?
That's funny, what's going on?
"Rudeus-dono, a god of death is always something that stands behind you."
His expression was composed; his words were composed.
Because of that comprehension overtook me.
It was a performance.
His reaction to the shock, his stance breaking, all of that was on purpose.
It was all to have me turn around...
Oh shit, that was my mistake.
Orsted had even warned me that Randolph fought in that kind of way.
Although I didn't intend to have been careless...
Even so that's what just happened.
My stone bullets were erased.
No, that seemed familiar.
That was the same phenomenon when we fought with Manatite Hydra.
That this was...
"Magic absorbing stone."