The group delved further through the pyramid and managed to bypass the Great Seal by refracting the sunlight onto mirrors scattered in the Pyramid as they soon reached the Hall of the Dead as they saw a living humanoid statue with gold egyptian armor in the center as four beams shone onto him as he grew to giant size as his eyes glowed a bright purple.
"Who would dare to awaken the Living Monolith? Your life is now forfeit!" The Living Monolith said.
"What is this?" Shanoa asked.
"This would apparently be the Guardian of this place." Cheetah said.
"The Living Monolith." Leon said.
"Ah, so Apocalypse was right. You puny beings have come to me. This pleases me greatly." The Living Monolith said.
"We have no reason to fight you, please step aside." Miriam said.
"Oh, but what you want is no longer of consequence. You have already chosen your path and will follow it, straight to your own destruction." The Living Monolith said.
"You know what I think? You're right. We have chosen our path. And that path lies past you." Cheetah said.
"Which is defeating Apocalypse, now prepare yourself!" Corona said.
"Those platforms with the mirrors...as long as the sun is reflecting on them, the Living Monolith is invincible." Ace said. "So four of us will have to step on them in order to raise them up.
"I'll take one for the team." Agito said.
"As will I." Angelo said.
"I'll go too." Lei said.
"As will I." Bloodless said.
The four selected members then stood on the platforms as they rose up, causing the Living Monolith's aura to vanish and to shrink to human size.
"Not so tough now, are ya?" Kagura asked.
"He's been weakened! Now's our chance! Attack!" Zamazenta said.
"I'll destroy you!" Ajna said, iddhi surging around her as her hair turned white and executed a martial arts combo before finishing with two strikes from her axe.
"Let's go, Barbara! Run him down!" Zamazenta said.
"Got it." Cheetah said. As the two position themselves on opposite ends with Zamazenta using Behemoth Bash and Cheetah striking with her enhanced Claws of Death.
"The battle...is yours." The Living Monolith said as he soon fell to the ground.
"Phew… That takes care of that." Zamazenta said.
"Quite. Now, only one fight remains." Cheetah said.
"Yeah, it's time to put an end to the Rise of Apocalypse once and for all." Simon said.
