At that moment, the battle seemed about to end.
It would all be Garuda's victory! The Coordinators' victory!
"Wha—?!"
But Strike Freedom seized Garuda.
"Garuda's output is dropping!" Ingrid cried in terror.
Because of its earlier "overclocking," Garuda had run out of time. Its power output plummeted in an instant.
Now Garuda's output was lower than Strike Freedom's!
Strike Freedom grabbed Garuda and used it as a human shield.
"You planned for this too?!" Orphee roared.
[Orphee and his famous lines]
[I'm dying. Blondie gave us several iconic moments in just five minutes]
[One killer line after another. I'm laughing so hard I could piss myself]
[If he's this good with words, why doesn't he do stand-up?]
[They don't have stand-up over there. They have rakugo]
[Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju]
[I think manzai would be the closer match]
[Either works lol]
[He got played at every turn]
[Kira probably didn't plan any of this. It must've been Inori's strategy]
[Inori: Coordinators? What the heck are those?]
[Inori from northeastern China, huh? lol]
[But Kira's ability to execute a strategy is incredible too. She's the only one who could keep up with Inori. Nobody else could pull this off]
[An older machine is crushing them]
[Strong. Way too strong]
"What do we do?! Wait—we still have—"
Garuda had two Beam Shields, one on each hand.
Its right hand was gone, but its left remained.
At the most dangerous moment, Garuda deployed its Beam Shield.
"Gah!"
The beam slammed into Garuda's Beam Shield.
"Ugh!"
The Beam Shield stopped the attack.
It swallowed the crimson beam completely.
But Strike Freedom would not let Garuda go.
Or rather, this had been Strike Freedom's goal all along.
While Garuda defended against the beam, its other side was left exposed.
Strike Freedom raised its sword toward