The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

But then, the God of War raised this question.

"I……"

"I lost"—that was Azriel's intended reply, but Altshu's words came even faster.

"You still don't understand."

Having long since seen through the mind of the original individual, the God of War once again revealed a somewhat weary expression.

"Since we are two evenly matched opponents, why do you want to win without any defeats? Have you become so arrogant that you think you can be on par with me, 'the first individual'?!"

"Don't dare!"

Azriel immediately lowered her head in response to the God of War's question.

“Since it’s war, there must be winners and losers. If you don’t have that awareness… aren’t you underestimating me, ‘the first individual’?”

To underestimate war is to underestimate the god of war.

Azriel understood the Lord's words.

More importantly—

Artes narrowed his eyes.

"Are you so arrogant as to want to die a meaningless death?"

The girl's body trembled.

The Skywing race is not afraid of death, but they never fight for death.

Even though the girl had already judged herself as 'trash'.

After all, the people who determine their value are not themselves.

"To underestimate war is one sin; to attempt to wage a battle with death as its premise and purpose without my permission is the second sin."

Azriel lowered her head even further in shame.

"Let it cool down properly for twenty years during the repair spell."

The God of War delivered his final judgment to the 'sinner' before him.

"..."

Watching Azriel walk away dejectedly with her head down, a faint smile appeared on the weary face of the God of War.

The Skywing species exists as 'complete' beings, perfect because it is complete, eternal because it is complete, and unchanging because it is complete.

Azriel, as the first generation of Skywing created by him, took this 'completeness' to the extreme.

But is it because of the modified technique, or because of unexpected factors...?

The sword, which should have been wielded without emotion, now suffers in its master's hands because it has failed to kill the enemy and feels despondent because it has failed to fulfill its purpose.

"If such a failure can help you, as the 'complete' one, understand the 'incomplete' one, perhaps..."

It's ridiculous that he wants his children to seek out things he himself can't even understand.

Although it's completely impossible, but if... if he fails...

The final words echoed in the temple, and the God of War, once again like a colossal statue that had stood for millions of years, fell into his endless contemplation.

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"How is it? Does it look good?"

In the garden's main hall, the dragon goddess stared with dead fish eyes at the 'fourteen-year-old girl' in front of her, who was constantly spinning around with her arms outstretched.

And even more noticeable, a pair of wings growing from the girl's waist.

"It's a bit late to ask now, but... is it really okay?"

"Ah, I couldn't have taken that before. It's better to have some strength."

Orpheus's dead fish eyes became even more pronounced.

This guy claimed to be hiding his secrets, but in reality, he had put all his strength into that space. In other words, after his world was destroyed, he was just a little girl whose only redeeming qualities were survival and fortune-telling...

So this guy volunteered to become Orpheus's first test subject.

---Although that's the case, everyone always wants to do their best the first time, and Orpheus also created a spell that was no less impressive than Azriel's.

"Speaking of which, we lost sixteen units in the very first battle."

Suddenly, Norns, who was still trying to figure out how to make a hole in his clothes, said something.

In fact, the two of them had not yet counted the number of Skywings that had returned, but Norns now had a clear grasp of the situation of each Skywing on Orpheus's side.

"Whether it's computing power or energy, they're completely interconnected and shared, and you can even use your consciousness when needed. You really embody the concept of 'weapon' even better than Altshu."

Norns remarked casually.

That's right, this is the ability that Orpheus 'referenced' from the Mech race.

The machine-type devices have evolved to the point where they can essentially replicate any attack they've ever suffered, albeit at the cost of reduced power—but Orpheus doesn't need such a thing.

No matter how many copies you make, they are meaningless if they can't compare to the original.

Perhaps due to some treasure trove he inherited, Orpheus is somewhat obsessive about this.

There is no need to reproduce it; it is enough to extract its essence.

This refers to the machine's data analysis and computation capabilities.

Sharing everyone's computing power, and using it as its core—

Norns suddenly chuckled.

"That little guy named Azriel is really unlucky."

Azriel's flight was indeed completely unpredictable, and she would even take attacks head-on from time to time, making it impossible to guide her. At that time, it would have taken a considerable amount of time to obtain a result by simply collecting data and then analyzing it.

Unfortunately……

As the core of the Winged Race under Orpheus, the spell that Orpheus infused into Norns possessed was a manifestation of a portion of his own power, something even the Winged Race under the God of War didn't have.

'The Omniscient and Omnipotent Star'.

Chapter 249 The War Resumes

"Their emotional intelligence is too weak. While this can be seen as an advantage in some ways, it could also lead to unexpected problems. It would be best to guide them slightly in the way of the Winged Race under the God of War in the setting."

While the absence of emotion may seem perfect, relying solely on rational calculations leans too much towards mechanical thinking. If logical errors occur for some reason, or if a conclusion cannot be reached through rationality alone, it can backfire.

Most importantly, things that rely solely on logical thinking are too easy to understand.

It would be better if some of the emotions from another Skywing race were mixed in.

"Not entirely devoid of emotion, but not overly belligerent either?"

"What about the other abilities?"

"The only 'overall control body' that coordinates the whole situation, the five 'command sub-bodies' responsible for collecting and analyzing data and tactical planning, and providing energy, and finally the one hundred and fifty 'combat sub-bodies' responsible for fighting on the front line, are all perfectly connected. Not to mention the first two, the individual combat power of the combat sub-bodies is about seventy or eighty percent of that of a single Skywing species."

Seven or eight tenths of it is just to convert a portion of the performance into a pure power difference caused by the connection with other individuals. With an endless supply of energy, such a gap will only be minimized.

Not to mention, when fighting together, the combat units can unleash more than twice the power.

But it's not without its weaknesses...

"Although there are practically no beings in the world without weaknesses."

Norns shrugged, drawing a conclusion that was hardly a conclusion at all.

This was already the umpteenth 'Skywing Performance Modification Meeting' between the two, and basically, apart from reaching a consensus on strengthening their relationship, they hadn't come up with any good improvement plans.

As for strengthening emotions... once created, it's impossible to make any psychological modifications. So basically, it's just about slowly 'influencing' them by using the excessive emotions of this blonde madwoman. There's no time to rush it.

"Speaking of which, after the God of War fixed the framework of the spell, unless it is fundamentally overturned and rewritten, the scale of the Skywing race can only be this. After all, it is a race that exists 'completely'. So, the Skywing race that you are trying to surpass the God of War in every aspect is simply impossible. Being able to beat the opponent in terms of the efficiency of power use is already a pretty good achievement."

Playing with his wings, Norns said, savoring the unprecedented thrill he had ever experienced.

Although the Winged Orpheus have replaced all their use of spirits with pure energy, the fact that their wings are responsible for connecting energy remains unchanged.

In other words, this still belongs to the 'erogenous zone' of this Skywing species.

While casually fluttering his wings, Norns glanced at the dragon goddess girl beside him with a somewhat amused look.

Orpheus didn't know if this was the first person he had ever met who could be considered to be competing with him on the same somewhat high level, but he always felt a strange competitive spirit towards the God of War.

Ultimately, her purpose in creating another Skywing race had nothing to do with fighting the God of War...

This guy is like a paranoid, constantly coming to her to discuss improvement plans; she's truly desperate...

I told you she doesn't know how to create races... let alone something that's a combination of two divine concepts.

But I just can't bring myself to show any displeasure towards this guy.

The blonde girl sighed.

"Let's not talk about that for now. I've been doing some quick calculations these past couple of days, and those guys are finally starting to get restless..."

Hey, I've finally waited for you guys! If you hadn't come soon, I probably would have had to find a way to escape.

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Since the battle with the Winged Race under Orpheus's command, the Winged Race on the side of the God of War have folded their wings and reduced their activity to an extremely low level.

A year has passed since then, and apart from a few routine hunts, there have been very few Skywing creatures to be seen.

'The Skywing race was severely weakened after fighting the forces from the Garden'—this was the conclusion that the other races naturally drew.

The owner of the garden, a guy who had no information other than possessing power comparable to the God of War, never took any radical actions.

Even a battle from a year ago can be interpreted as a response to the God of War's constant provocations.

Under these circumstances, the other races, who had been trembling in fear under the suppression of the Skywing race, began to stir again.

Even though they dare not touch Abant Heim and the Hanging Gardens for the time being, that does not stop them from setting their sights on their former enemies.

The first to take action were naturally the two largest forces on this continent—the goblins and the forest elves.

One possesses the most powerful magic fleet, while the other, while also possessing a fleet, has the strongest magical aptitude among all races.

These two races are also long-time enemies who have been at war for a long time and are now irreconcilable foes.