Inside the cockpit;
William saw the Cherubim launch its attack through the panoramic screen. After Carl and Jerome fired their tungsten projectiles, he immediately entered the Super Speed state.
The Cherubim, which had originally been swinging its greatsword to attack, and the divine bodies preparing to counterattack, began moving unbelievably slowly, as if they had come to a standstill.
Yet in this state, only the two projectiles wrapped in what looked like "blue lightning" continued streaking rapidly toward the Cherubim.
Seeing this,
William reminded Serena, who was standing at the control console, "Get ready."
"Yes..." Having experienced "racing" once before, Serena hurriedly sat down at the console, gripping its edges with both hands as she said:
"Boss, I'm ready."
"Okay! Let's go!"
William shoved the control stick forward with both hands. The divine body, whose synchronization with him had reached one hundred percent, made the corresponding movement in perfect unison.
The boosters on its back activated in response to his neural commands, and the divine body charged forward in great strides.
Before the projectiles struck the Cherubim's defensive barrier, William piloted the divine body and carried himself and Serena into the Garden of Eden.
The "paradise" where Adam and Eve had lived in the Bible, as well as in various myths and legends.
Once William's divine body entered the Garden of Eden, the Cherubim on Venus and the divine bodies of the other Spartan Formations also returned to normal.
At the same time, John, as Master Chief, temporarily replaced William as the field commander.
Inside the cockpit, John saw through the panoramic screen that the Cherubim possessed a defensive barrier. He immediately hung the Gauss Cannon at the small of his back.
Then he reached out and drew the Ship Slicer hanging on the right side of his booster pack.