The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The culprit—the most wicked Skywing species Jibril—revealed a satisfied smile, spread her wings, and slowly descended, stopping when she reached approximately the same altitude.

Then, the girl slightly lifted her skirt and performed a standard ladylike curtsy.

"Oh dear, I never thought I'd be back here... After all, traveling between two continents is a bit of a hassle... But it's worth it to follow in your footsteps. So, let me introduce myself... I am Jibril... Eh?"

After a long pause, Jibril tilted her head and looked down at the lifeless ground below.

"Hmm...is nobody here?"

To be honest, Jibril didn't feel embarrassed at all... after all, similar situations had happened many times before.

But I was still somewhat disappointed.

Unwilling to give up, the Skywing girl looked around and then fixed her gaze on a purple energy source.

"Ugh?"

Jibril was slightly taken aback, then narrowed her eyes, her amber pupils radiating a captivating light.

She felt the same sensation as that mysterious being from before in that energy source.

Besides that, there is another sense of familiarity.

It seems that many races use similar energy—that's right... even the Skywing races themselves use that kind of energy source when they manipulate spirits!

The Skywing girl suddenly had the feeling that she had discovered some kind of secret.

Jibril descended again, heading closer to the energy source.

The next second—the Elf Corridor, which had just recovered from the shock, became restless again.

Purple light condensed in Jibril's palm, forming a huge dark purple sphere, which she then hurled downwards.

boom!!!

Affected by the aftershocks, the purple energy source flickered again, but no one noticed.

The girl, who should have noticed this, was now overwhelmed by excitement.

"Oh dear, I've always had this feeling of being watched, I never imagined there was a little mouse hiding here."

The Skywing girl grinned menacingly as she looked down at the two figures that were gradually emerging from the smoke and dust.

"A lone machine-type creature... and an unknown rare creature whose elf reaction was pitifully weak but which I've never seen before... This really is my lucky place."

With heavy breathing, the Skywing girl's entire body began to boil.

Although Azriel had long ago issued a ban on attacking the Machine Race... if she listened to her sister, she wouldn't be called Jibril.

Most importantly, due to the ban and the rarity of the Machina race, the Skywing race has almost no collection of Machina heads.

Rare items at least SR level or higher.

As for the unknown creatures nearby, they can be considered as a bonus—although they have no power, their rarity is more than enough.

"Hey, this really is the worst-case scenario..."

Rick gave a wry smile at the 'unknown creature' that was included as a bonus.

"Shubi, do you have any plans?"

[...using the average combat strength of the Skywing race as a reference standard...the probability of victory in a direct confrontation is 0...the possibility of escape is infinitely close to 0.]

The voice of the mecha girl rang directly in Rick's mind.

Hughie didn't say that this was with Rick; if she were alone, there was only a slight chance, maybe one or two out of ten, of escaping.

Rick felt a deeper bitterness in his heart.

He had learned about the strength of the Skywing race from records found in some ruins.

While it's difficult to intuitively understand that kind of power, it's enough to know that basically all races would cower in fear when they encounter those cute-looking girls.

"Question: Sensing hostility from you, this unit warns that if you attempt to take hostile action against us, we will also take corresponding measures."

"Relying on a single, integrated analyzer?"

Hugh hesitated for a moment.

"There are no other machine reactions within a radius of one hundred kilometers—I can still sense that, you know?"

Hughie fell silent.

I was originally thinking of scaring the other party away first.

However, the winged girl's bright smile, as if she had locked onto her prey, directly shattered Shubi's fantasy.

"Hey, ignoring others like this isn't a good habit."

At this moment, the unknown creature Rick finally spoke.

His heartbeat and emotions were perfectly controlled, and his tone was steady—but at this moment, Rick's heart was filled with tension.

Although he could buy some time, he didn't know much about this Skywing race or the Skywing race as a whole, and he was almost completely unprepared for the current situation—you should know that in the continent of Lucia, the possibility of encountering a hostile Skywing race is almost non-existent.

Although another Skywing species exists, intelligence indicates they will not launch an attack.

Under these circumstances, Rick couldn't think of any way to escape, so he could only try to keep the other party calm for the time being.

Just as the winged creatures slowly turned their interested gazes over, and Rick was about to speak—the energy source that had been flickering finally erupted!

A massive beam of light swept directly towards Jibril, who had just attacked it!

Chapter 281 The Awakened Fragments

The energy source burst forth with a strong purple light, illuminating the entire sky.

Even though he was quite a distance away from Jibril, the target, and the energy source itself, and was protected by Shubi, Riku could still feel the heat that seemed to burn the world to ashes.

With such intense force, it swept straight towards the location of the Skywing girl.

At this, Jibril's face lit up with excitement.

Even if she was driven by the obsession to find that existence, years of chasing had long since bored her. Now was the perfect time—finally, she could have a proper fight!

Dark purple light spots gathered around the Skywing girl, instantly transforming into several blades of light that descended directly towards the ridge below.

At the same time, the Skywing girl disappeared from her spot, leaving the huge beam of light to sweep across the place where she had been, now empty.

Bang bang bang bang bang───

The next moment, countless blades of light engulfed Rick and Shubi.

"Tch... Even if something goes wrong, they don't want us to leave easily..."

Despite Shubi dodging the relentless purple light blades that were pursuing him, Rick gritted his teeth.

Although I already knew that the Skywing race liked to hunt rare heads, this obsession was just too deep.

These kinds of reckless and determined individuals are the most difficult to deal with.

While she was thinking, Jibril reappeared, now positioned directly in front of Shubi.

In that brief moment of pause, Rick caught a glimpse of the energy source that had just launched the attack being engulfed by countless purple cannon fire.

Including attacks on energy sources, the opponent may have already taken several other steps before even appearing in front of him, but Rick couldn't catch them at all.

This was Rick's first experience with combat against a high-ranking race.

The opponent's speed was beyond imagination. Without Shubi's protection, the wind pressure generated by the opponent's movement alone would have been enough to tear his body to pieces.

The moment the Skywing Girl appeared, Shubi also stopped abruptly, completely ignoring inertia, and pointed the slender cannon barrel in her hand directly at the enemy in front of her.

A bluish-white beam of light radiated out.

boom!!!

The clash between pale blue and dark purple sparked a burst of energy.

Following the shockwave from the explosion, Hughie flew rapidly in the opposite direction.

Taking advantage of this moment, Rick spoke to Shubi.

"Shubi, can you hear me? Are you able to speak?"

【affim.】

In another clash, Shubi and Rick narrowly avoided the black scythe of the Skywing girl. Only then did the response from the Machina girl resonate in Rick's mind.

Seemingly channeling all her calculations into the battle, the already taciturn girl's responses became even more concise.

"Can you do as I say?

Unsure of the other person's hearing level, Rick spoke softly.

He wasn't arrogant enough to issue tactical instructions in a battle of this caliber.

His gaze couldn't even catch the other person's afterimage.

However, there are some things that are common to all rational beings.

Zero does not exist in probability theory—not to mention that the escape probability calculated by Hughie is not zero.

In that case, we can simply increase this almost impossible probability indefinitely.

— Don't stand on the other side's stage, and never hand over the initiative to the other side.

— Make the opponent careless and realize that you are an insignificant opponent.

— To put the opponent on guard and create the illusion that they are a formidable adversary.

— Don't try to predict your opponent; just guide them, and the outcome will be predictable.

These are the methods by which humanity has survived to this day.

Rick wasn't sure if the girl, being a machine race, could understand, but he still quickly and carefully conveyed these things to Shubi.

Rick then calmed down and tried to analyze the situation amidst the chaos.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom───

The clashes between pale blue and dark purple continued, but no matter what she did, Shubi could never shake off Jibril's pursuit.

Suddenly, as if she had gotten tired of playing, the Skywing girl once again instantly blocked in front of the two.

Is that all there is to it?