Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

After calming down, Finney confidently explained her preparations and made this judgment with a sense of ease.

"That's not necessarily true. First, perhaps Kadingil is an absolute defense, but you, who controls Kadingil, are not. Second... well, let's keep that a secret for now."

Faced with Finney's confidence, Lingyi calmly stated her thoughts.

"Then give it a try and see what you can do now that you're this weak."

In response to Lingyi's statement, Finnie replied confidently and nonchalantly, saying that the explanation she had just received made her feel that she didn't need to be so wary.

“Three minutes.” —Saki Ichiro

In response, Lingyi raised the flashing sword in her hand and, for some reason, abruptly uttered such a time.

"What, you mean the launch time of Cardingil? You have to defeat me within these three minutes to stop Cardingil's launch... huh?"

Before Finney could say anything more, she noticed a portal glowing white behind Zero.

No, it wasn't just behind them; the entire area of ​​Lydian Conservatory of Music was filled with countless hexagons of all sizes, gleaming with white light.

"Airspace Zone Zero, setup complete; multi-mission combat drones, deployment complete."

Lingyi silently recounted the progress of the matter.

Some time ago, she came here to set up floating units for eavesdropping, which were scattered throughout Lydian Music Academy.

Now, Zero has used these pre-arranged floating units to build and deploy his own combat domain in this area.

Even so... I still have the advantage. If Kadingil can land just one attack, it will be my victory.

Despite Zero's unexpectedly extensive preparations, Finney still believed that the advantage remained with her.

"Request for armed assistance."

Ignoring Finney's words, Zero continued her preparations for battle.

"Sword Blade - Eagle Thruster, Level Up, Level 1, Armament Transformation, Eagle Thruster - Combat Assist Mode."

Immediately following Zero's explanation, a device shaped like an aircraft attached itself to her back.

Immediately afterwards, the cone-shaped thrusters that were originally attached to Zero's back automatically separated and transformed from the wings, and were harmoniously attached to the armor on Zero's forearms and lower legs.

P.S. Good evening.

Chapter 161 Battle Phase

"The armor of the bronze serpent, the staff of Solomon!"

Needless to say, facing Zero, who had already assumed a fighting stance, all Finney needed to do was fight until Cardingil could launch his next attack.

A green light flashed, and a considerable amount of noise was released into the surroundings. At the same time, the chainsaws of the Bronze Serpent Armor attacked Zero from two directions.

"Calculation complete, firing permitted."

With both hands gripping the flash blade, data flowed before his eyes. As Phine released the noise, the type and quantity of the noise were calculated and simultaneously input into the fire control system.

bang bang

"What?"

Phineas didn't expect that the noise she released would be completely smashed to pieces by the artillery fire falling from the sky as soon as it took shape.

She had considered that noisy minions wouldn't be of much use, but for them to appear and disappear in an instant was a bit too outrageous.

"Then."

Without a moment's hesitation, Zero gripped the flash blade in her hand, her body slightly bracing itself as she watched the chainsaw attacking her.

Woo woo

The engine roared, and Zero's armor emitted blue flames as he dodged the chainsaw in an instant, bringing the blade of his Flash Blade to Phine's throat.

Cheng!!!

The sound of metal being clashed was deafening.

3 is the cage (II) Ersisi looked at the blade that was only a few centimeters away from his neck, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

If she hadn't been constantly on guard against Lingyi's movements, her head would probably have been severed by now.

Having missed its target, Zero deflected the force of Finni's chainsaw by turning the blade in her hand. After creating a slight distance between herself and Finni, the thrusters on her arm fired again.

stab

A gash appeared in Finney's lower abdomen, and at the same time, the impact caused Finney's steps to become slightly unsteady.

Maintain your balance and create distance.

Realizing he was at a disadvantage, Finney immediately activated the chainsaw of his Bronze Serpent Armor to defend himself, while also planning to temporarily retreat and create distance.

Bang!

As Phineas did this, a grappling hook appeared out of thin air and grabbed one of the chainsaws of the Bronze Serpent Armor, while an explosive impact came from behind it.

"Black Widow... Tiger Shark Cannon... Level 1."

By quickly requesting and using her weapon, Zero pulled Finn back from her rhythm.

The electric current that surged from Black Widow's anchor weakened Phineas's control over the chainsaw, while the impact of the Tiger Shark Cannon coming from behind prevented Phineas from retreating.

"Well then, let's do it!"

Realizing she couldn't escape, Finney hardened her resolve and decided to test her close-combat skills against Zero. With her Bronze Serpent Armor, she could gain an advantage in close combat by trading blows.

Having considered this, Finney disregarded the attack from Lingyi and took a step forward, intending to engage in battle.

"Disappeared?"

But just as Finney was about to do so, she found that all that remained in front of her was the other person's flowing platinum blonde hair; the person was nowhere to be seen.

Waaah—

With her gaze shifting downwards, Finney finally spotted Zero. At that moment, Zero had already struck her leg with her Flash Blade, the disrupted balance causing her to tend to fall backwards.

[Use the Bronze Serpent Armor to stabilize your body.]

Realizing Zero's plan, Finnie tried to use the Bronze Serpent Armor's levitation ability to stabilize herself, but before she could act, the next attack came.

呜-

After successfully breaking the balance of Finni with the blade, Zero used his hands to support himself on the ground and his legs to leap up, propelling the thrusters on his body.

A violent tremor shook the body, and Finney's body was kicked and slammed to the ground. At the same time, taking advantage of this momentary opening, the bombardment from the sky followed and struck Finney's body.

“Gu-

We must fight back!

In the shock of the explosion, only this one thought remained in Finney's mind.

The next moment, she activated the two complete relics on her body, and the chainsaw swept nimbly around, and noise gushed out again.

Without a doubt, if the potential of the two relics is fully realized, Finney will possess considerable strength.

bang!!!

Not long after Finney launched her counterattack, she was thrown to the ground again, and n玖I陸@九引扒F 榴oise was also killed by the barrage of fire at the door.

[So fast, there's no time to react.]

She fell to the ground again, and this time Finney understood why she had failed: she was too slow.

Whether it's reaction speed, movement speed, attack speed, or any other speed, there's a considerable gap between her and Lingyi.

Therefore, no matter what action she takes, as long as her speed does not exceed or approach Zero's, she will be interrupted by the opponent in advance.

"In that case..."

Finney came up with a solution, and then she activated the Staff of Solomon for the third time. A huge noise rose from the ground, temporarily interrupting Zero's attack.

[First, escape Zero's attack, then build a defensive barrier, defending while counterattacking. Zero shouldn't be able to break through the Bronze Serpent Armor's defense.]

With that thought in mind, Phineas, while in the air, instructed the chainsaws of her bronze serpent armor to begin weaving a defensive net around her.

However, while the ideal was grand, reality differed somewhat from what Finney had envisioned.

"Where do you get the confidence to put your body in mid-air?"

Lingyi's words rang out behind Finni, and then, before Finni could react, he felt his Bronze Serpent Armor's defenses being breached slightly.

Sizzling and tearing -

"I was originally planning to weaken the armor's power by engaging in close combat while using the anchor grab, but since you've taken to the air yourself, it's even more convenient for me."

Lingyi's words kept ringing in Fini's ears, and at the same time came several slashes that were enough to break through the defenses of the Bronze Serpent Armor.

Although Zero seems to have a great advantage when fighting on the ground, she is actually not particularly good at ground combat.

As 'Sky StrikerAce', her forte lies in the 360° all-angle aerial battlefield.

"puff-

Before he could even build the defensive barrier he envisioned, high-speed slashes from all directions—up, down, left, right, front, and back—almost rendered Phineas unable to think.

At the very least, a decent counterattack should be launched.

Finney, who was being hit repeatedly in mid-air, seized an opening and was about to use his chainsaw to attack Zero's figure.

"fake."

As the words fell in his ears, blue runes appeared, and the figure vanished in the water curtain. At the same time, the pain of his back being torn apart was transmitted to Finney's mind.

[At least I still have the Bronze Serpent Armor; she can't kill me. I just need to stall until Kadingil fires.]

After being repeatedly used as a punching bag and having no chance to retaliate, Finney gave up and decided to use the power of the Bronze Serpent Armor and zero clothing consumption.

P.S. Good morning.

P.S. I ate something bad, lay down for a while, and before I knew it, it was dawn.

Chapter 162 H.A.M.P

While Zero and Finn were locked in fierce combat, Hibiki Tachibana watched in a somewhat bewildered manner.

Why did Rei-chan come to help in the battle? And Rei-chan is so strong!

As the battlefield situation changed, only this thought remained in Tachibana Hibiki's mind.

From the start of the battle, Finney, whom they could barely fight with through cooperation, was completely powerless against Zero.

[And this level of force... it feels like Zero-chan never used her full strength when she fought me before.]

Hibiki Tachibana thought to herself.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the purpose of Zero's previous battles with her was to capture rather than kill, so she should not have witnessed Zero's full power.

Fortunately, Tachibana Hibiki has now learned something, using Finney as a teaching material.

With a roaring engine and extremely strong mobility, Zero-Cloth spun repeatedly in the sky at high speed, slashing at Finny who was suspended in the air time and time again.

Although Finney sometimes tries to fight back with her chainsaw, not to mention the electric current emanating from the anchors hanging from her body, she has no way of finding Zero's position in the air amidst the distorted light.

However, even though Zero-chan has the advantage now, but...

While it was gratifying that Rei had the upper hand, Hibiki Tachibana still harbored worries.

[Kadingir is about to launch, how can we stop it?]

Hibiki Tachibana shifted her gaze from the battle between Zero and Finn to the tower beside her.

Kazemikaze's self-sacrificing attack did not cause any damage to Kadingil. At this moment, Kadingil's power was fully charged, and it looked like the next Moon Shooting Cannon was about to be fired. This time, however, there was no one to sacrifice themselves to stop the Moon Shooting Cannon.

"Huh, wait a minute, am I seeing things? No, I'm not mistaken, but why... why is there a strange black electric current flowing from the shell of that Kadingil?"

Just then, when the gaze shifted to Tachibana Hibiki on the tower, it was suddenly discovered that the outer shell of the Kadingil that fired the charged particle cannon seemed to be experiencing some kind of abnormality.

boom!!!

With a thunderous sound, for some unknown reason, Finney, who was being hit repeatedly in mid-air by Zero, was suddenly knocked to the ground by Zero, interrupting Tachibana Hibiki's thoughts.

"Cough cough huff."

Most of his armor was shattered and its regeneration was suppressed; his chest and limbs were covered in cuts and wounds, and his limp appearance indicated that he had also suffered considerable internal injuries.

"Cough cough, finally tired? Realizing you can't do anything to me?"

Even so, despite being severely injured, Finney still stubbornly uttered his sarcastic remarks.

[Although it was difficult, she persevered. I really didn't expect that she could still maintain such formidable strength in this condition.]