Overlord - The Lizardmen Heroes - Куганэ Маруяма - Страница 52

“Go to hell!”

His body was not reacting to him as he could feel his body temperature dropping as if a poison was spreading through his body. He could hardly breathe, and his mind was the only thing that was clear.

He couldn’t die yet.

Rororo who sprinted with all its might.

Zenberu who shielded him.

Crusch who exhausted all her mana.

Not just them, he was also shouldering the burdens of all the lizardmen who had sacrificed themselves in this war.

Zaryusu who was racking his brains for a way out heard a whisper.

— The gentle voice of Crusch

— The hearty voice of Zenberu

— The playful whimpers of Rororo

Sound that should be impossible for him to hear.

Crusch had lost consciousness and Zenberu should be knocked out.

Rororo should had been taken far away from here.

Was Zaryusu hearing things as he loses consciousness? Imagining the voices of the comrades he knew for less than a week? The call of his family?

No.

That’s right, this line of thinking was wrong.

Everyone was here with him—

“—Ahhhh… Ahhhhhh—!”

“—? You still have this much strength left?!”

Zaryusu who was on the verge of losing his consciousness roared and the surprised voice of Iguvua could be heard.

Zaryusu moved his eyeballs and glared at Iguvua. His eyes were filled with indomitable will, making it hard to believe that his eyes were unfocused just moments earlier, stiffening Iguvua’s expression.

“Crusch! Zenberu! Rororo!”

“—! What are you doing! Just die—!”

Where did such vitality stem from? The huge amount of negative energy injected into Zaryusu was draining his life force constantly. Zaryusu also felt that his limbs were heavy and his body ice cold.

Even so, Zaryusu felt warmer with every name he shouted. This warmth didn’t originate from his life force.

It came from within his chest— his heart.

The sound of muscle tensing erupted. It came from Zaryusu’s right arm, his clenched fist. He was gathering all the strength he had left in it right now.

“Impossible—! How can you still move! You monster—!”

The scene of Zaryusu still moving despite all that was incredulous.

Heated emotion appeared in Iguvua’s mind, but he suppressed it.

He was Iguvua, the field commander of Great Tomb of Nazarick's army. And more importantly, he was an undead created by the great king of death— Ainz Ooal Gown.

He cannot permit his powerful self to lose this fight—

“Die—!”

“It’s over you monster!”

Zaryusu was a step faster.

That’s right, his strike with all his might was an instant faster than Iguvua’s injection of negative energy—

The tightly clenched fist hit the hilt of Frost Pain—

Zaryusu’s fist bled. After taking such a heavy blow, Frost Pain that was lodged into the left eye pierced all the way through Iguvua’s brain.

“Oooowwwwww!!”

Iguvua was an undead that couldn’t feel pain, but— he could still feel his negative life dissipating.

“This… this… impossible… Ainz… sama…”

Iguvua’s eyes reflected his understanding of what failure was. When Zaryusu’s body fell like a puppet with its strings cut, a huge splash could be heard—

“... Please… Please… Forgive… me…”

Iguvua’s body fell as he apologized to his master.

¦ ¦ ¦

The room was silent. The scene reflected in the mirror was unbelievable and no one said a word. Except for the maid— Entoma.

“Cocytus-sama, Ainz-sama has summoned you.”

“— Understood.”

Cocytus who had lowered his head turned slowly to face Entoma.

Basked in the worried gaze of his subordinate, he gritted his teeth in shame.

At the same time, he wanted to compliment the lizardmen.

A magnificent battle.

They turned the impossible possible and achieved a turnabout victory. The Lich did have some lapses, but it was more than capable of winning the battle despite that.

“... Spectacular. Absolutely spectacular.”

Cocytus kept repeating this phrase which reflected how he actually felt.

The lizardmen overcame this huge obstacle.

“... A pity.”

Cocytus sighed as he watched the lizardmen cheering and dancing in celebration.

The warriors reflected in the mirror might be weak, but it stimulated Cocytus’ fighting spirit.

“Ah… What a pity…”

Cocytus hesitated. He picked the worse scenario he could think of, thought about it and made his conclusion.

“— Let us be off.”

Part 6

Zaryusu felt his body being lifted out from the darkness, it was really comfortable.

Opening his eyes, a blurry world greeted him, similar to the one he sees whenever he wakes up.

Where am I? Why am I sleeping here?

He had many questions, and at the same time realized a weight pressing down on him.

— White.

Zaryusu stared at that white colour, that was the first word that came to mind in his sleepy mind. As he became more wake away, he understood what that was.

That was Crusch. She was sleeping on top of him.

“Ah…”

I survived.

Zaryusu felt relieved and almost said that out loud, but held it in. He couldn’t bear waking Crusch who was still sleeping, suppressing his urge to touch her. Even though her scales were beautiful, he couldn’t caress the scales of a female lizardman so thoughtlessly.

Zaryusu pushed the thought of Crusch out of his mind and thought about other things.