Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"【Sword Activation - Combo Attack】"

......

"Hiding like a fly, what's wrong? Where's the fighting spirit you had when we were fighting? Keep going!"

As time went on, Finney gradually became impatient.

Several times, we were just a hair's breadth away from victory, but we always missed by a hair's breadth and ended up missing by a mile. Even though we had the advantage on paper, we just couldn't kill the opponent for some inexplicable reason.

"..."

Zero, flying in the sky, did not answer her, but remained at a safe distance from Finni's monster, dodging Finni's attacks.

"Not going to answer? Are you looking down on me? Or... wait, something's not right."

Watching "Zero Clothes" pass through the gaps in his attacks like a feather in the sky, Finney suddenly felt that the other's figure was somewhat unnatural.

"At that speed, she should be able to easily escape the battlefield if she wanted to, but why is she not only not doing so, but also circling around me here?"

Standing in the center of the Serpentine Hall, Finney sensed something was amiss.

"There's only one reason she could run away but doesn't: she's confident she can defeat me, and she's already started taking action!"

Realizing this, Finney's heart skipped a beat, and a chill suddenly crept up his spine.

I'm not afraid of what Lingyi did, I'm afraid of what Lingyi did in places I don't know about.

"To find out what Lingyi did, we need to figure out where and what she did. So, let's level this area first!"

With this in mind, Finney stopped paying attention to the 'Zero Clothes' flying in the sky and was determined to clear a field of vision first.

However, she no longer needed to do so, because she had already sensed a very large and highly perceptible energy fluctuation.

Inside the city's shelter, Itaba Yumimi and two others huddled together, trembling as they listened to the sounds coming from above.

Because Lydian Academy was on summer vacation, they didn't stay at school but were enjoying their holiday. When the noise alarm sounded, they took refuge in the nearby shelters.

"What exactly is going on? Wasn't it just a normal noise disaster? Why is there such a terrifying noise?"

"I am hiding under the table," Itaba Yumimi said fearfully.

"Calm down, Yumi, everything will be over. Just trust the government."

The blonde girl, Shiori Terashima, gently and calmly comforted the agitated Yumimi Itaba.

"Ah, I wonder how Kohinata and Tachibana are doing. I remember they stayed overnight at Lydia."

Looking at the trembling door of the shelter, Ando Sosei said with concern.

7 Mountain?> Zero? Flag) 彡俬杂樇杂樇——Boom-

The tremors continued to come from above, causing some pebbles to fall from the shelter's ceiling.

"Yumimi, if you're scared, let's sing."

Suddenly, Terashima Shiori, who was comforting Itaba Yumimi, said something out of the blue.

"Why are you singing?"

Yumimi Itaba asked, her voice tinged with doubt.

"Wait, right, why are we singing?"

Terashima Shiori was also a little confused as to why she had said that.

Sunflowers turn towards the sun.

But before she could react, she heard her friend singing from the side.

"Ando, ​​why have your eyes turned green... ah!"

Looking at her friend, Terashima Shiori was startled by the change in the color of his pupils, but then, all fear vanished from her heart.

As if under some kind of spell, starting with Lydia's students, the singing began to spread and infect the crowd, and soon everyone was unconsciously singing the same tune.

......

"Zero clothing?"

Inside the shelter at Lydian Academy, Kohinata Mirai sensed a familiar feeling, a feeling she had experienced on that terrifying night.

"What's wrong, Hinata?"

Kazanari Genjuro, who was standing nearby, subconsciously asked him a question, and then noticed that Kohinata Mirai's pupils were emitting a familiar emerald green light.

Then, bathed in the soft green light, he lost his sense of self and the last thing he heard was a familiar song.

...

"Zero-chan, what are you doing?"

Hibiki Tachibana felt a chill run down her spine. Ever since Rei made that move, she felt something had changed, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"Such a powerful string gain is coming from all around! How is that possible?!"

The experienced Kazemyou Tsubasa immediately realized the consequences of Zero's actions.

“String gain… Indeed, it can be sensed that an extremely high level of string gain is constantly accumulating, and the armor level is constantly improving. What exactly is going on?”

Chris, who was also very familiar with this energy, noticed the changes in the magic bow on her body.

"I'm just borrowing your efforts in this city, Miss Fengming."

"The Lydian Conservatory of Music is an institution that trains performers, and the school song it selects has a certain amplification effect on the string gain efficiency."

"By using [Flash Blade Activation - Combo], and taking advantage of the scattered Lydian Regulators, I will dominate the entire city's population, forcing their minds to shift to a mode that generates string gain."

"Finally, through the city's spiritual veins, all the string amplification generated is gathered here. That's roughly the principle."

Lingyi briefly explained to the three of them, and then received two surprised looks and one confused look.

"In short, this is Option Two: by injecting a large amount of string gain, remove the Symphogear limitation on you, and then..."

"Don't even think about continuing!!"

Just as Lingyi was about to continue explaining, Finni noticed the massive amount of string amplification gathering here. A large amount of energy was gathered in his mouth, and a beam of light shot straight towards the group of people there.

P.S. Good morning.

Chapter 165 Symphogear

Without a doubt, Finney's actions were very decisive. After noticing the situation, he launched a considerable offensive without any hesitation.

“You’re a step too late, Finney.”

With that, the armor of the three musicians was deactivated, and the energy barrier that burst forth rendered Finney's attack futile.

With the infusion of high-level string gain, one restriction after another was broken, and the armor's power was enhanced again and again.

“Sympho 一溜}V _II8寺气寺wu琉gear!”

With this shout, the three of them unfurled their wings of energy and soared into the sky. Adorned with armor that had undergone a transformation, they hovered in mid-air, facing off against Finni on the ground.

"This power, the armor that has been unleashed, actually uses a toy I made from fragments of a relic."

Looking at the three people floating in the sky, Finney's expression turned serious.

Even with the restrictions lifted, the armor was still no match for a fully-fledged relic toy, but that doesn't mean a toy can't defeat a weapon, especially since she knew very well that someone was best at this.

So, the person who caused all this, Lingyi, is now... Damn it, she's out of sight again.

Phine turned her gaze to the ground, trying to find the person she was wary of, but unsurprisingly, she couldn't.

After the attack, the opponent concealed herself again, and... even if we find her, it's another matter whether it's her true form.

"In that case, the three of you should destroy the obvious tricks she's using."

There was no other way. Despite his uncertainty, the only thing Finney could do now, without being able to find the enemy, was to destroy their visible fighting force first.

Thinking this, Finney turned his firepower toward the three people in the air, who were still getting used to their new armor.

"So strong, I can feel the power coming from everyone. How did Zero-chan do that?"

Hibiki Tachibana was surprised by the current state of Symphogear. She had not expected that Symphogear could have such a miraculous form. If it had this kind of power, then victory was certain.

Beep-

Just as Tachibana Hibiki was getting used to the form, she found a familiar floating unit in front of her, and in the next moment, for reasons unknown, it projected a virtual screen.

[It's me, Zero. This state can't last much longer. I'll provide support to you all. Destroy Finni as quickly as possible. And now, fly in the direction of the arrow immediately. Tachibana, Finni's attack is locked on you.]

Immediately afterwards, the following text appeared on the virtual screen, along with an arrow pointing in a certain direction.

"Ah, okay, oh dear."

Without hesitation, trusting her, Tachibana Hibiki immediately followed her instructions, and then saw several red light bullets streak across the spot.

"Tch, I missed. They're all as hard to swat as flies."

Fini said irritably after his attack missed.

"Thank goodness, thank you, Zero-chan."

On the other side, having narrowly escaped, Tachibana Hibiki thanked Rei.

[It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement. Our current goal is to destroy Finney's body. I'll formulate the specific plan; Tachibana, you all follow my instructions.]

Hiding in a place where they were not yet discovered, Lingyi received and processed the intelligence information obtained from the airspace, and summarized the action plan before handing it over to the others.

The warriors at the front only need to fight, while Zero, who is in the back processing intelligence and creating a no-damage walkthrough, has many other things to consider.

"It really is reliable. So we've been fighting enemies under these conditions all along?"

Looking at the screen in front of him, Feng Mingyi said with emotion.

Attack trajectory warning, enemy action prediction, weakness analysis highlighting, and dodge assistance instructions—this combat support system gave her a glimpse into Zero's combat style.

"Of course! Ha, this time we'll definitely make Finney suffer... Damn it!"

Chris said this happily, then awkwardly dodged Finney's aimed attack.

"They're as hard to swat as flies here. It seems that guy is supporting them from behind... What a cautious fellow."

Seeing his carefully planned attack evaded once again, Finney's expression grew even worse and more frustrated.

She now feels like a game boss who is incredibly generous with stats and mechanics, but whose entire information has been figured out by the strategy team.

The attack appeared to be massive and powerful, but it couldn't cause any damage outside the area.

"All of them, blast them away!" "Ha—" "We can win."

The overwhelming bombardment weakened the overall defense, and the sword, seizing the weakness, cleaved open the gate, allowing the most powerful, pile-driving attack to rush in instantly.

"..…hateful!"

He deployed a defensive shield in front of him and activated Durandal in his hand to unleash a light cannon, forcing back those who approached. Finney successfully defended against this wave of attacks.

[We have to defend against these toys while also guarding against sneak attacks from the shadows; otherwise, we'll just be wasting time and space.]

After closing the hall doors, Finney needed to give himself time to defend himself and think things through.

Boom! Boom! Bang!

Meanwhile, the attacks from the outside continued relentlessly, giving Finney no chance to catch her breath.

Should we retreat? No, giving her time and space is tantamount to admitting defeat. While she remains here, this is our only chance to defeat her.

After gathering his thoughts, Finney reaffirmed his current objective and ruled out the possibility of retreat.

[In that case, we must cut off her arm as soon as possible, which means eliminating the three people outside, thereby forcing her to engage in a final battle with me. So, what needs to be done is...]

With this thought in mind, Finney's attention shifted from the sky to the ground. There was a place where an attack would surely yield results.

The crimson dragon lowered its head, and the energy reaction at its head gradually increased. In an instant, a beam of light was formed and aimed at the ground, targeting the underground shelter.

[If we aim at this spot, we can at least eliminate one of the players.]

This was the solution Finney had come up with; knowing those three as she did, they would never let her do such a thing.

The light cannon was fully charged, and the thick red ray was immediately fired. Just as she expected, after she did this, the attack from outside seemed to become more impatient.

If this continues... what?

Just as Finney thought the plan had succeeded, two hexagonal portals appeared on either side of the ray's path.

P.S. Good afternoon.

Chapter 166 The Final Blow