“Shyaa!”
On the right side was Zenberu’s chop, powered by ‘Iron Natural Weapon’ and ‘Iron Skin’. It was directed at full power towards Cocytus’ face.
“Warrgghh!”
On the left side was Frost Pain, aimed at his abdomen.
This melee attack took advantage of the logic of long weapons being hard to use in close quarters.
And of course, that only applied to normal people.
Cocytus slightly turned and used his blade to block Zenberu’s arm from the right. His movement was smooth and elegant, as if the weapon in his hand was a part of his body.
With the ability of ‘Iron Skin’, Zenberu was on par with steel in term of hardness. But the clash with the armor earlier showed how sharp Royal Blade God Slayer was.
The blade slid into his arm smoothly as if it was slicing through water.
“Ugghhhh!”
As blood spurted from Zenberu’s right stump, Cocytus’ other hand was already pinching Frost Pain that was aimed at his abdomen.
“— Oh, I see. This is a nice sword…”
“Tch!”
Zaryusu gave up on the Frost Pain that couldn’t be moved and kicked Cocytus in the knee cap. Cocytus did not dodge and took the blow. In the end, it was Zaryusu who landed the blow that suffered intense pain.
It was the same sensation of kicking an iron wall with all your might.
“「Over Magic: Mass Cure Light Wounds」!”
After exhausting a large amount of mana, it enabled the use of higher tier magic that was not usually accessible— Shasuryu cast a mass healing spell boosted by magical enhancement.
“Fumu…”
Cocytus seemed intrigued as he stared at Shasuryu who used a spell modifier he did not know, but the two wetland fairies blocked his view. The wetland fairies moved in front of Zenberu, whose arm was regenerating from magic, and attacked Cocytus with their tentacles. Before their attacks even landed, Cocytus slashed at them impatiently.
As the wetland fairies crumbled into dust, Zaryusu’s fist landed on Cocytus’ solar plexus, abdomen and chest. And of course, the one injured was Zaryusu. The skin on his fist was torn and bleeding.
“Annoying.”
Cocytus swung his spiked tail hard at Zaryusu’s chest.
“Guuahhh!”
Zaryusu flew like a ball hit by a bat with a cracking sound, flying high and far before rolling onto the wetlands. He finally stopped after rolling on the wetlands, but the pain in his chest and the blood spilling from his throat made it hard to breathe.
The broken bones probably pierced his lungs, he couldn’t breathe in even if he wanted to, feeling like he was under water. The warm liquid spilling from his throat made him want to throw up. Zaryusu looked at his chest and saw blood bleeding from his wounds that was gored by sharp spikes.
— Just one hit turned Zaryusu to this pitiful state.
Zaryusu tried to breath with all his might glared with spirited eyes at Cocytus who might move in for the finishing blow.
“Since you still have the will to fight, I will return this to you.”
Cocytus tossed Frost Pain to Zaryusu’s side and ignored him, turning to face the remaining lizardmen.
Shasuryu cast healing magic on Zenberu who had regenerated his arm but lost a lot of stamina.
Right before Cocytus reached them, another rock came flying at him to divert his attention— But it was in vain as it was deflected easily.
“— Irritating.”
Cocytus mumbled and extended his arm at the ‘Small Fang’ chief.
“「Piercing Icicle」.”
Dozens of icicles as thick as a human arm rained down in a wide area attack.
The lizardman who was within range was pierced by the icicles instantly.
One hit his chest, two hit his abdomen, one in his right thigh, all the icicles penetrated the lizardman’s body easily.
The chief of ‘Small Fang’— the lizardman with the best guerilla abilities fell dead into the wetlands like a puppet without strings.
“Waarrghhh!”
“「Over Magic: Mass Cure Light Wounds」!”
Zenberu rushed forth as Shasuryu once again cast healing magic. Zenberu was buying time for Zaryusu to recover.
He knew that this was rash and how insignificant he was before the might of Cocytus. Even so, Zenberu did not hesitate charging ahead.
When Zenberu got within range, Cocytus slashed with Royal Blade God Slayer casually.
That slash was faster than Zenberu’s dynamic vision—
The speed was way faster than Zenberu’s agility—
The sword easily cut Zenberu’s body—
Blood gushed from the body of the decapitated Zenberu and he collapsed onto the wetlands. Moments later, the head fell onto the ground.
“... Well then, two left… I heard about your strength from Ainz-sama, so you two really are the ones to make it to the very end.”
Cocytus, who had not moved a single step since the battle, looked at the remaining duo and swung his blade. White smog seemed to come out from the blade and the blood and gore on it were gone without a trace. The movement was so graceful it seemed capable of ridding the world of everything.
Zaryusu who had recovered enough to stand up and Shasuryu who drew the large sword on his back. The two of them faced Cocytus with a pincer formation. Zaryusu took some blood that was bleeding from his wound and paint it on his face.
It looked like war paint that was used to summon the ancestors to descend upon them.
“— Little brother, how’s your wounds?”
“Not good, my injuries are thumping dully. I can still swing my sword a few times though.”
“Is that so… That should do right? Actually, my mana is exhausted, I will collapse if I am not careful.”
Shasuryu grinded his teeth, he was probably laughing. Zaryusu’s expression changed when he heard that.
“... Is that so. You are pushing yourself too, older brother.”
Zaryusu exhaled gently with a smile and relaxed his shoulder. His sword bearing arm drooped down.
An intense pain hit him in the chest, but Zaryusu tried his best to ignore it.
Don’t ever give up hope until the very last moment— Zaryusu will keep wielding his sword.