“Kheuk…”

The NPC, high above the sky grunted as the blood spurted from his wound. The wound inflicted by the sword slash regenerated at a very low pace even though he has used divine level magic.

‘How is this possible? His attack cut through my armor? Even this immortal body?’

The sudden development astonished him. Till now the players have never shown anything interesting to shock him. Whatever they threw at him can be said to be a child’s play for him. But now…

“No…No. It was not a skill that injured me. It was that sword.”

Upon realization, he looked at the sword with a questionable gaze.

‘What kind of sword is that? I have never seen or heard of that sword in my life.’

“And that goddess too. She also fused with him. She must be the one who has the ultimate right to the sword.”

While rummaging through countless possibilities, a light bulb lit upon his head.

“That lizard might have some knowledge about it. Let me check through the knowledge I stole from him.”

He then concentrated and flipped through the countless number of memories and knowledge of the Dragon Lord but nevertheless, didn’t get a solid answer.

“That lizards is useless. Who gave him the title of War God?”

He stopped, frustrated from not getting an answer, and cursed the dragon lord.

Leaving that shitizard and his memories behind….

“For now, let’s focus on this cockroach.”

He looked towards the now transformed Spear Master, who is emitting a brilliant majestic light.

“He is receiving various buffs from that sword. And he probably fused with the Supreme Goddess to wield that sword.”

This sudden power-up piqued his interest.

“If that weapon can give me a wound of this fatality, then…”

It has the power to free me from this curse of a body.

This is my chance. I must not lose it at all cost.

“I must use this lifetime of a chance to free myself.”

***

“This power…”

It’s amazing. This overflowing power!! Is this what it means to be the strongest? Is this how he feels?

Astonished by the power the sword gave him, the Spear Master questioned himself about his new found powers.

‘It really is overwhelming!! How can a cheat of this caliber exist?’

As he questioned the sword, his gaze automatically landed on the NPC.

“I guess no. The hatred his eye contains never showed any thirst for power. They were eager only for one thing i.e. revenge.”

The hateful eyes of his full of darkness never belonged to someone who has a desire for strength.

“But let’s not fret about that. He is just an NPC and I have to defeat him before this power runs out”

That’s right. This overflowing power comes with a disadvantage.

Disadvantage of having your character get deleted. Even though the Supreme Goddess warned him, he, who is determined to be finish this NPC bet on this gamble.

“I will earn everything again.”

He then steeled himself and looked towards the remaining rankers and the Supreme Beings.

“This is our last chance. Cover me and in the meantime, I will attack him. He seems to get affected by this sword, so we will use this chance to kill him once and for all.”

“Okay.”

“Seems pretty good.”

“We will support you as you have fused with our leader. Execute that bastard for the humiliation he made us go through.”

The rankers as well as the Supremes agreed to work together. The dream team to defeat a single entity is now ready for the final battle. The atmosphere around them heated as they finally saw a ray of hope.

Suddenly-

“What the hell are you all blabbering about!!?”

“!!!”

“Let me join in too.”

The unknown NPC appeared behind them, again.

When they all saw him, they all tried disperse, readied their weapons and activated their skills. The Spear Master from behind shouted as he alerted them all about his next move.

“Everyone!! I will buff you. With that, your attacks will be able to penetrate his armor. So try to attack him freely.”

“Alright!!!”

Everyone shouted in unison, showing the agreement. The NPC just clicked his tongue.

“Tch…Dreaming to kill me now? Quite the style of a coward!!”

“Hmph… it is called strategy, idiot!!”

“Hoh…..then you die first.”

The necromancer ranker, who from the start disrespected the NPC and at any chance cursed him finally became his target.

“!!”

Puck

And the next moment, he pierced his chest from behind, eventually making him logout. The NPC shook his hand, splashing the blood away.

“Next!!”

The still domineering attitude instilled doubts onto everyone.

‘Can we win?’

‘How will we defeat this monster?’

“When will I eat my ramen?”

These questions lingered in everyone’s mind, but…

“Do not fear!! We will defeat him, no matter what.”

The voice of the Spear Master pierced through their minds, waking them up.

“We have this sword. He will die here and we will celebrate our victory. So do not waver.”

Listening to the honey flavored speech of the Spear Master, the NPC mockingly laughed towards him.

“Quite arrogant of you to think that. It is you all who will perish!!”

He then prepared yet another attack. Dark red flames occurred around his palm.

“Combination Magic: Breath from purgatory!!”

The flame then shot towards the whole party, causing massive damage to both their HP and other stats.

The attack then caused debuff on whole party, causing many to stagger and canceling their skills.

“Blessing of Grandia!!”

While the whole party was affected by the debuff, a soft white light then embraced them from behind.

“Ahh..”

“Hoo..”

“Amazing. This buff…It’s incredible.”

The Spear master then cast a mass buff which canceled the debuff and raised their stats by many folds.

“Tch…”

But this caused the unknown NPC annoyance. The continuous rambling and rising of these players who were getting in his way made his mood even bad. No matter how badly he crush them, break their will or uses any method, they still crawl back like a cockroach.

“I have to end this now.”

And so, this long battle seems to came to an end.