As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

"Okay, I see."

"Also, you were probably involved in the Seed of the Sacred Stone incident six months ago, weren't you?"

"Oh, of course I was involved too. Wasn't I working with you guys at the time?"

“You should know what I mean. Alicia was brought here by you. I want to know now, is Presia really dead? And, does Al-Hazard really exist?”

"Hmm...who knows? Al-Hazard is a lost city; it may or may not exist. But why are you asking this? Do you want to resurrect your dead father?"

Abigail had thought her words would excite Chrono, but Chrono remained remarkably calm.

"It seems you already know about the Dark Book incident that happened 11 years ago. Did your mother tell you? Or Amy? But I have no intention of resurrecting my father, although I really want to. But even if it really exists, such a secret technique would definitely require a great price. Reversing life and death is a taboo in itself."

Chapter 180 Activation of the Book of Darkness

Since the Book of Darkness was contained, everything seems to have calmed down. Although the problem with the Book of Darkness has not yet been resolved, as long as things do not continue to deteriorate, a solution will eventually be found.

Christmas arrived amidst this tranquility.

Nanoha: "Fate, it's Christmas today, what are your plans?"

Fate: "I don't really know what to do for Christmas?"

Jifeng: "How about we go and have a Christmas party together? I just don't know if I can go back to Earth in my current condition. I have a friend on Earth, and I haven't been back for so many days. I wonder if she's worried about me."

Nanoha: "How about we ask Chrono if Hayate is able to go out for a while now?"

Fate: "Is this really okay? Won't anything go wrong?"

Jifeng: "I don't think there should be any problem. It's only half a day."

Just then, Abigail walked in from outside.

What are you talking about?

“Abigail, we were talking about Christmas today.”

"Christmas, huh? Speaking of Christmas, isn't that a day for couples? Are you planning to spend some wonderful time alone with Fate?"

Upon hearing this, Nanoha and Fate's faces suddenly turned red.

“Abigail, don’t talk nonsense. Fate and I are just friends.”

"I understand, I understand. So, what are your plans for today?"

“We’re planning to change the Christmas party, but considering Gale’s situation, we’re going to ask Chrono if Gale can go back today.”

"In that case, let's not delay and go ask them right away."

However, at that moment, the alarm suddenly went off at the Administration headquarters.

"This is......"

At that moment, a screen appeared in front of everyone, showing Chrono.

"What happened in Krono? What's with this alarm?"

"Nanoha, Fate, and Abigail, just now, the storage room for the Book of Darkness was invaded. Protect Hayate."

"There is no conclusion yet as to who exactly invaded the location of the Book of Darkness, but it cannot be ruled out that there was more than one intruder. If the intruder's target was not only the Book of Darkness, then Gale, as the owner of the Book of Darkness, was very likely also their target."

"oh, I understand now."

"We will protect Gale."

"Don't worry, leave it to me. With me here, no one can take Gale away."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

At this moment, we are in the room where the Book of Darkness is kept.

A man silently gazed at the Book of Darkness, which was sealed inside a glass case.

"The Book of Darkness, once activated, will severely damage the Time and Space Administration, and we will surely achieve victory. It's just a pity that I won't be able to see that day."

The man then extended his hand, and a magic circle appeared in front of him. Immediately afterward, the glass dome sealing the Book of Darkness began to vibrate, causing cracks to appear on the dome, which multiplied until the entire dome was covered in cracks.

boom......

With an explosion, the glass dome shattered completely, releasing one layer of the seal that had been holding the Book of Darkness. However, the Book of Darkness was now merely floating there quietly.

However, the man's actions were not yet finished. The magic circle in his hand had not stopped operating, and then a magic bullet was sent hurtling towards the Book of Darkness.

However, the magic bullet did not hit the Book of Darkness; it was blocked by a layer of black, semi-transparent barrier not far from the Book of Darkness.

"Attack detected. No guardian knights nearby. Dark Night Whale automatic defense system activated!"

Immediately, several black snakes formed from magic appeared from the Book of Darkness and then completely enveloped it.

At the same time, the Book of Darkness activated its automatic defense system and directly targeted the enemy who attacked it.

"Once the enemy is discovered, eliminate them."

The Dark Whale's voice was devoid of any emotion; it was originally just an automated defense system.

Faced with the attack from the Dark Realm, the man made no attempt to dodge, and of course, even if he had tried, he wouldn't have been able to escape.

"Chris, I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise to you. I hope you will be happy in the future..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a black snake pierced through his body, and at the same time, his mental core was extracted and swallowed whole by the snake.

"The enemy has been eliminated. The objective has shifted to replenishing energy. The Guardian Knight system should be abandoned. The highest priority is to complete the charging of the Book of Darkness. The Guardian Knight system should be deleted."

At the same time, a magic circle suddenly appeared below the Book of Darkness, followed by several other magic circles. Above these magic circles appeared the four Cloud Knights.

"What exactly is going on?"

Before they could react, a purplish-black energy suddenly bound them up.

Just then, the commotion caused by the Book of Darkness attracted the attention of the Bureau's combat personnel.

These combatants rushed into the room where the Book of Darkness was located. After observing the situation inside, they immediately began to gather magic power, preparing to attack the Book of Darkness.

"Eliminate hostile forces and collect cores from the target."

The next moment, a black strap suddenly appeared on each of these Bureau personnel, binding them all and rendering them completely unable to move.

"start!"

At that moment, the core of telekinesis began to float out from the bodies of everyone, including the Cloud Knight.

Immediately afterwards, the Book of Darkness began to absorb the magic power of everyone present.

As it absorbed the magic, the Book of Darkness frantically turned its pages, and in just a few minutes, it had completed the collection of the necessary magic.

Just then, the Book of Darkness, having completed the collection of magic power, opened another magic circle. This time, the person teleported by the magic circle was Hayate Yagami, the current director of the Book of Darkness.

Gale looked at the incomprehensible object floating in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Then she noticed her surroundings. She saw that many plants that looked like vines had appeared out of nowhere in the room, and these plants had tied up many people. No one knew whether these people were dead or alive. In addition, Gale also saw that Signam and the others were also tied to the vines.

"The Guardian Knight System has retrieved its core, extracted magic power from external mages, and completed the collection of pages!"

At this moment, a book fell from the center of the Dark Whale, and then the pages were turned from beginning to end. It could be clearly seen that all the pages now had text, and the Book of Darkness was completely completed.

"What is this...who are you?"

"The time for awakening has come, my lord."

Gale shook his head vigorously:

"I don't need this kind of thing! What did you do to Signam and the others? Release them and give them back to me!"

"Understood. Completely erase the Guardian Knight System and return it to the Master in its core form."

Upon hearing Gale's plea, the Dark Whale took flight.

"No, no, I don't want this!"

Upon hearing the words of the Dark Night Whale, Gale shouted in alarm.

However, it was all in vain. The Dark Whale continued to do as it pleased, manipulating the four vines.

"No, stop! Stop right now! Stop it!"

"Erase."

Immediately, four vines pierced directly into the bodies of the four Cloud Knights.

Immediately afterwards, the four people transformed into four beams of light and disappeared into the air.

"The time for awakening has come."

At this moment, Jifeng, who witnessed all of this, had his pupils contract and lay on the ground, completely stunned.

"ah...............!"

Finally, after enduring the immense shock, the gale screamed out. Her voice was hoarse and strained, and at the same time, a violent energy erupted, the intense energy directly piercing through the outer wall of the Time and Space Administration headquarters and shooting into deep space.

"blast!"

Having noticed that Hayate had been suddenly teleported away, Fate, Nanoha, and Abigail quickly headed towards the location of the Book of Darkness.

Just then, a powerful force propelled them toward where Gale was, which was the enormous air pressure generated by the air leak.

So Nanoha and Fate quickly transformed, while Abigail was fine; even in a vacuum, it didn't affect her much.

On the other side, due to the outbreak of the Book of Darkness, the entire Administration Bureau went on alert. Non-combat personnel began to evacuate, while combat personnel gathered towards the location of the Book of Darkness.

At the center of the energy envelope, Gale floated in the air, her eyes devoid of life. At the same time, the Book of Darkness floated in front of her, and a psychic core flew out, then entered Gale's body.

"Control unit, integration."

A massive explosion then erupted from the compartment where the Book of Darkness was located. The room where the Book of Darkness was situated was blown apart.

Nanoha, Fate, and Abigail, who were standing in the corridor, then looked into the room.

A woman appeared in the room. She had black wings, silver hair, and most strikingly, she was constantly shedding tears.

"Once again, it's all over."

"blast?"

Nanoha called out, somewhat puzzled.

"I am the grimoire, and with all my power, I will destroy that abominable enemy."