As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

"To gather back the magic that was not fully utilized and scattered, this is a strategy and tactic devised together with Rising Sun Heart, our last trump card."

As all the magic power scattered across the battlefield gathered in front of Nanoha, the sphere of light expanded to its maximum size, reaching a diameter of over ten meters at a glance.

"Take this! My all-out attack!"

"what!!"

Seeing the cluster bombardment about to be launched from the sky, Fate stretched out her hand and built several layers of protective barriers in front of her.

"Starlight Burst!!!"

Immediately, a huge beam of light shot towards where Fate was.

The beam of light turned the entire area below into ruins, but this was only the beginning.

Faced with this massive cluster bombardment, Fate's protective barrier was simply doomed to shatter.

Looking at the layers of shattered protective barriers in front of her, Fate seemed to realize her defeat.

"No, no, block them, block them for me! Ah... We can't lose, we can't lose!!"

Even so, despite Fate's best efforts, the shields before her continued to shatter layer by layer. Finally, with the breaking of the last shield, Fate was knocked unconscious, and with a massive explosion, the entire virtual city vanished.

Abigail thoroughly enjoyed watching the battle. It must be said, the mages of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha world are incredibly powerful. And perhaps their most commendable feature is their magic system.

Look at this battle scene! Two elementary school students have reduced a simulated city to ashes, but even such powerful attacks only knock people unconscious when they hit a human body. To this, Abigail can only say, magic attacks are really useful.

Unfortunately, Fate still lost.

Watching Fate fall from the sky to the ground, Abigail couldn't help but think of a question.

Will this failure leave little Fate with lifelong regret? Thinking about it this way, I seem to be a really bad person. If I hadn't given her hope, she wouldn't have to bear such a heavy psychological burden.

Why not lend a hand? Besides, if Fate can't win, obtaining the Seed of the Holy Stone won't be so easy. She can't just run out and steal it herself; that would be too low. Furthermore, Abigail doesn't want to put herself on the opposite side of the Time and Space Administration; she still wants to go to Midcherda and have some fun.

Honestly, ever since she witnessed the properties produced by fusing nine Holy Stone Seeds, Abigail had been considering collecting all 21 Holy Stone Seeds. This would greatly aid her future actions.

"Nanoha, I'm sorry, I'm going to cheat."

Chapter 168 As long as it's not discovered, it's not cheating.

"Fate...Fate...Please respond if you hear me...Please respond if you hear me."

At this moment, in a completely dark space, Fate felt as if a voice was calling her from somewhere.

"Who? Who's calling me?"

Fate shouted loudly.

"It seems you've regained consciousness. I am Abigail. Do you understand your current situation?"

Upon hearing Abigail's words, Fate recalled her previous memories.

"I remember being hit by Nanoha's cluster cannon and seemingly falling unconscious. Could it be... that I lost?"

After figuring out what had happened, Fate suddenly became depressed.

"Logically speaking, you have already lost, and you have not fulfilled our agreement."

Upon hearing Abigail's words, Fate lowered her head and remained silent.

Suddenly, Fate raised her head.

"Abigail, please, please save my mother. If you save my mother, I'll do anything you want! Please, please."

Hearing Fate's words, Abigail was somewhat surprised, but it was not unexpected that Fate would say such a thing.

"Okay... I'll give you a way to turn the tide, but this is my last chance. But don't forget, from now on, you owe me a favor."

"oh, I understand now."

Fate said happily, "Although it's not 100% certain that I can save my mother, it's better than having no chance at all. It's up to me to see if I can seize the opportunity."

"I'm going to teach you a way to convert your life force into magic. Do you want to use it?"

"I need it!"

Fate answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Alright, then you'd better remember that."

As soon as Abigail finished speaking, Fate felt as if something had been added to her consciousness. After thinking about it carefully, Fate immediately understood what Abigail's method was.

"I'll wake you up now. Remember, this is your last chance, and... don't die."

After finishing her reading, Abigail looked into the distance and smiled.

"Let me see your resolve."

Actually, Abigail had an easier way for Fate to beat Nanoha, but there was no need. What's the point without a challenge? If Nanoha could still win under these circumstances, then it could only be said to be fate.

At this moment, after receiving Abigail's secret technique, Fate woke up from her coma and found herself sinking to the bottom of the water, while Nanoha was swimming towards her above.

Seeing the concerned expression on Nanoha's face, Fate really didn't want to continue fighting with Nanoha, but that was obviously impossible.

"Nanoha, I'm sorry, I have to save my mother."

Then, Fate began to use the secret technique that Abigail had taught him.

Suddenly, Fate unleashed a magical power as fierce as flames.

Immediately afterwards, Fate soared into the sky, breaking through the water's surface and returning to the heavens.

"Is this the magic gained from sacrificing one's life force?"

Feeling the magic power suddenly filling her body again, Fate said with some emotion.

On the other side, Nanoha was taken aback when she saw Fate suddenly take flight again.

"How could this be...?"

"Nanoha, you have no magic power now, while my magic power has been fully restored. You can't beat me. Just admit defeat. I don't want to attack you."

“Fate…”

Meanwhile, on the Asura warship, Chrono was also quite surprised to see Fate, who was radiating magic, on the screen.

"What's going on? Fate was hit by Nanoha's powerful attack, yet she's completely unharmed. Has Fate's combat power become that strong?"

"Executive Chrono, for some reason, Fate's magical power is rising rapidly, but Nanoha's magical power is almost depleted. In the current situation, Nanoha has no chance of defeating Fate. Perhaps we should make Nanoha admit defeat."

"Yes, this seems to be the best course of action given the current situation."

"By the way, how's the tracking of Fate going?"

"Don't worry, as long as Fate uses teleportation magic again, I will be able to track down where her mother is."

"very good!"

Immediately afterward, Chrono spoke to Nanoha telepathically:

"Nanoha, admit defeat and let Fate leave with the Holy Stone Seed."

"But......"

Although Chrono forced Nanoha to admit defeat, she herself didn't want to give up so easily. Even though she knew her situation was dire, she truly didn't want to relinquish this opportunity.

“Follow orders. You’ve done a good job. There’s no point in continuing the fight. Just hand the Seed of the Holy Stone to Fate and let her take it back. Then we can follow Fate to where Presia is and arrest her.”

"Oh well."

Upon hearing what Chrono said, Nanoha immediately flew up and arrived in front of Fate.

“Fate, you have won. As agreed, I will give you all 12 Holy Stone Seeds.”

Heart of the Rising Sun: "Release of the Seed of the Sacred Stone".

Immediately, the twelve Holy Stone Seeds were released from the Heart of the Rising Sun and floated towards Fate's direction.

Immediately afterwards, Fate extended his Lightning Battle Axe and accepted all the Holy Stone Seeds.

"Fate, if you have any difficulties, tell me and I will help you."

Seeing Nanoha's concerned expression, Fate felt conflicted.

"Thank you, Nanoha. Don't worry, I'm fine. If there's a chance, maybe we can become friends."

After saying this, Fate turned and left.

"Elph!"

"Fate, great, you won."

"Okay, let's go back."

"Ah."

Immediately, a magic circle appeared beneath Fate's feet.

“Abigail, I have obtained the Seed of the Holy Stone, and you should now fulfill your promise.”

"No problem, you can go back first, I'll be there shortly."

Then, after a flash of light, Fate and Elf disappeared.

"Fate's whereabouts have been located, and we are analyzing the location coordinates. Executive Officer Chrono, we will soon be able to find Presia's location."

"very good."

"Nanoha, you guys come back first. There's still some time, take your time to recover."

"Ah."

Nanoha and Yuno then used teleportation magic to return to Asura. As for Abigail, she didn't go back with them. She made up an excuse to leave Asura's sight and then secretly went to the Garden of Time.

"Fate, you're back."

"Mom, I'm home."

In the Garden of Time, Presia, wearing her protective suit, stood before Fate.

"Mom, I brought back the remaining 12 Holy Stone Seeds..."

Just then, Fate suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Fate!"