"...!" Stark's pupils became so small that it almost looked like they disappeared once he noticed the possible weakness of the guardian ape.
~SLAM~
And at the same time, the guardian was still swinging its giant hand down, so close to Stark's that he wouldn't be able to avoid it under normal circumstances.
"TIME VISION," time slowed down around Stark as he needed these few seconds to think of a way to put his plan into action.
[Tip: find another way to end it for good, there is one.]
He hadn't found it as he kept avoiding the attacks, so instead of focusing on the environment he decided to focus on the ape, and he almost immediately noticed it.
An immortal being was something that shouldn't be able to be killed, at least that is what the definition says.
But... was the ape really immortal? Or was it only that its HP became infinite?
He couldn't take damage, thus nothing could harm it, that was true.
But in the case of monsters, and even humans, no matter how strong you are, there is one simple action that could INSTANTLY kill you: your weakness.
If your body was crushed to oblivion, or if you were cut in half, it doesn't matter that you have 1, 1000, or even a trillion health point, you would still be dead, or incapacitated enough to not be able to do anything.
And that was exactly what Stark was aiming: kill it instantly, in a way as to not allow it to strike back.
~FWISH~
"DOUBLE ASSAULT!"
[Double Assault activated, 20 seconds remaining.]
~FWISH~
He jumped out of the attack's way almost instantly thanks to his speed, avoiding it at the last microsecond, then dashing toward the ape.
He had 20 seconds to complete the plan, or else it was game over.
Do or die.
"GROAKKSK!" the guardian ape at this point was actually beginning to find this human unbearable, he was like a mosquito, you see him, you know where he is, yet still avoiding all your attacks no matter.
Though the boss did keep some of its confidence because of its [Immortal] status, so no need to worry.
And yet... it was its biggest mistake.
"IMMORTAL SMASH!" the ape smashed the ground, with two times as much force as before, but the [Double Assault] skill allowed Stark to see it coming from a mile and thus turn around the ape in a flash.
And... he saw his opportunity then and there.
[13 seconds of 'Double Assault' remaining!]
"..."
"..."
"..."
None of the apostles were saying anything, but even they knew something was impressive when they saw it.
And... as to prove Stark's determination and efforts, the sword actually began to move.
Slowly at first, then faster and faster as its blade, which was going through the ape's neck, began to slice its neck more and more.
The guardian ape's screams grew louder as it realized that its immortality wouldn't save it from this fate.
[5 seconds remaining for 'Double Assault'!]
[EXECUTE IT NOW!]
And so... with one final pull, which put all the efforts he went through in this rift, and his future determination in defeating all the apostles...
~FWISH~
He pulled, and the sword swiftly made a full rotation, meaning that it severed the ape's neck and decapitated it, spinning twice before landing its blade on the ground, standing perfectly vertically.
The ape on the other hand suddenly jolted as its head was cut, and so it fell to the ground too.
~BOOM~
The impact was strong, and its head rolled away, its mouth opened and eyes widened as that was its final expression before death.
Stark jumped out of the ape's back as it was falling and landed on the watery ground of the sunken valley, his face full of determination and excitement as he had done it.
[EXECUTION SUCCESSFUL!]
[Execution highlight has been sent all over the world!]
Executions are so rare and well-liked by everyone, in fact, that once one happens, it is IMMEDIATELY broadcasted for everyone to see.
And to put it into retrospective, there was at best only one [Execution] every two to three months, just how to show how difficult it was for humans to do something so skillful and finish off a monster in such a way that even the system considered it as a legitimate [Execution].
After all, even Stark had his cool moments when killing monsters, yet none of those were considered executions!
And oh boy were they brutal, you could simply say by how Stark's execution was after all: decapitation of an immortal being, blood spilling everywhere and tainting the water in a crimson color.
~DING~
[You have defeated the "Guardian Ape lvl250" by executing it!]
[EXP bonus will be given.]