Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"Okay, I understand. Hibiki Tachibana is back in the party. Tsubasa-san, Chris-chan, let's go!"

Without saying much, now that she had donned the familiar armor again, Tachibana Hibiki immediately entered combat mode and spoke to Kazanari Tsubasa and Chris beside her.

"Xiang, and me too, the power of the Divine Beast Mirror should be able to help as well."

At the same time, Kohinata Mirai, who had just put on the Divine Beast Mirror, also joined the three of them.

Soon enough, the four of them set their sights on Lingyi's location and prepared to head there.

It felt as if a thousand needles were piercing her brain, and the tinnitus and dizziness stirred her consciousness into a chaotic mess. This was exactly how Lingyi felt at that moment.

"Ha—whoosh, my consciousness is a bit blurry. As expected, forcibly connecting with the consciousness of more than seven billion people is still too much of a burden on the brain."

"However, there were also many gains, proving that the ultimate goal was indeed feasible, gathering string gains to repair the lunar orbit, and further compressing the living space of those alchemists."

"And, most importantly, consciousness has finally stopped shifting toward the opposite of reason."

Holding onto the control ball of the territory, enduring the needle-like pain in her mind, Lingyi summarized her experiment.

"Overall, we gained more... Hmm, the performers, four people?"

Just as Lingyi was making her calculations, her gaze fell upon the surveillance cameras in the territory.

On the monitor, she saw four musicians—Hibiki Tachibana, Tsubasa Kazanari, Chris, and Mirai Kohinata—talking to each other before preparing to head towards her location.

"What happened while I was incapacitated by the shock... I don't want to think about it anymore. The problem now is to keep them away from me."

After briefly assessing her current poor condition, Lingyi realized the necessary work she needed to do.

"The body's functions still need some time to recover. It takes time. The powerful self-discipline is too much. Well, I guess I'll just have to let Nafi play with them for now."

After considering the available equipment, Lingyi placed her hand on the control ball of the territory and performed a few simple operations.

"Alright, now, focus on getting yourself in the right state of mind... um."

After arranging the protective equipment, Lingyi turned around, leaned against the control ball, and sat down quietly by herself, silently calming her mind.

"Dr. Will, Professor Naztasha, may we invite you to visit Section Two?"

Meanwhile, Kazanari Genjuro and Ogawa Shinji, who were driving a car, found two FIS members who were unable to fight around the entrance to the Territory Central Hub.

"I don't care. I've achieved my goal. Do with me however you want."

Naztasha was indifferent to the two men's invitations; she had long been prepared for this moment.

"Hmph, you want me to be your guest? Impossible! A hero will never be subservient to anyone..."

In contrast, Dr. Will had absolutely no desire to have any contact with government officials and immediately turned to run away.

But at that moment, with a sudden tremor, the land on the surface of the territory in front of him rose up and bulged into a huge, ugly monster, looking in his direction.

"Wow—I've suddenly realized something! It's an honor to be a guest at your company!"

Seeing Nephilim, whom he had no control over, Dr. Weir changed his stance with lightning speed.

Ignoring Dr. Will, Naphrey followed orders not to let any combatants approach and began to drive away the four people on the ground, especially the largest one.

"That's an autonomous relic. It's attacking. Be careful, Commander."

"I see!"

Faced with the massive attack, Genjuro Kazanari, reminded by Shinji Ogawa, held his breath and concentrated his full strength to clash with Nafiri's fist, temporarily forcing Nafiri to take a half step back.

"Are you a monster?"

Seeing this somewhat illogical scene, Dr. Will, who had already boarded the bus, couldn't help but complain.

"Commander, are your hands burned?"

"Ah, the surface temperature and power of this relic are astonishing. Ogawa, prepare for retreat. Prioritize escorting non-combat personnel back to headquarters."

Looking at the black burns on his own fist, Kazanari Genjuro gave instructions to Ogawa Shinji before turning around and loading Naztasha's wheelchair into the car.

As the engine roared, the vehicle gradually moved away from Neferi. Neferi, who had only been given the order to guard, did not give chase, but instead turned his attention to the four musicians who were approaching.

"Wow, it's huge! Did Lingyi release this to stop us?"

Chris said, looking at Neferi who was watching them intently from afar.

[Be careful, this is the complete relic Nephilim. Although its primary function is as a reactor that absorbs relic energy, its combat power should not be underestimated.]

However, the fact that even something like this is being used in battle shows that Zero is indeed in poor condition, which undoubtedly presents an opportunity.

Finney's explanations and analysis came through the headsets of several people.

"Understood. Then let's defeat it and go see Rei-chan!"

With her hands clasped in a fist, Hibiki Tachibana confidently stepped forward and swung her fist at the enormous Nephilim.

Then she felt as if her fist had struck a piece of hot steel, without shaking Neferi in the slightest, while Neferi swatted at her with his arm as if swatting a mosquito.

"That's a lie, it's too hard!"

Tachibana Hibiki, who had just escaped Nephilim's chest and landed on the ground, couldn't help but sigh.

"If striking doesn't work, then I'll use my sword... Damn it!"

At this moment, Kazekage, who had transformed his sword into a medium-sized broadsword, had already moved behind Neferi. The massive sword sliced ​​into Neferi's shoulder, but the blade broke apart.

"Ha, since that's the case, let's see what I'm capable of!"

Chris, who had been gathering her strength as the two launched their attack, unleashed her maximum firepower, firing machine guns, missiles, and four cruise missiles behind her at Neferi.

boom--

A massive explosion, accompanied by billowing smoke, engulfed Neferi's figure, seemingly having successfully injured him. However, a high-temperature fireball that emerged from the smoke and flew towards Chris declared the explosion a failure.

"Ugh... Pfft, damn it, as expected of a complete relic, this level of strength."

Having narrowly dodged Nefertari's attack, Chris gained a complete understanding of the strength of the enemy before her.

"A relic. If it's a relic, then the Divine Beast Mirror should be effective."

Outside the other side, Kohinata Mirai found a spot and awkwardly activated the mirror-like floating cannons around her, aiming them at Neferi. But before she could attack, a missile fired from behind Neferi struck her.

"Don't space out, Hinata!"

"Summoning the Tears of Heaven to block the attack for Hinata Mirai," Kazanari Tsubasa reminded him.

"Sorry, I'm not very good at fighting..."

Without combat support, Hinata Mirai, who is not good at combat, is unable to make good use of the Divine Beast Mirror's capabilities.

P.S. It feels like things are gradually stabilizing.

Chapter 72 X-Drive

Although it seemed like there was no problem before the battle, the four of them found that the complete artifact truly lived up to its name when they actually fought it.

Among the four, attacks from Tachibana Hibiki and others were difficult to break through their defenses directly, while Kohinata Mirai, who seemed capable of causing damage, was completely targeted by them and had no chance to inflict any harm.

boom-

"Damn it, this won't work at all. Senior, can you get past this guy with your Tenyu Habakiri?"

After using her defensive barrier to defend against a high-temperature fireball spat out by Naphiri, Chris asked Kazanori, who was standing to the side.

"I'm afraid it won't give me that opportunity; its orders are probably to intercept us first."

Kazami also tried, but when she did, she was blocked by the tentacles extending from the other party and could not break through.

"In other words, the only way to break through is head-on, but it's just too tough... Huh?!"

Hibiki Tachibana responded by punching Nafi from behind, only to make him stagger twice, before narrowly dodging Nafi's twisting limbs that were charging at her.

[After all, it devoured the complete artifact, the Staff of Solomon. Even if some of its power was used to drive the domain, the remaining power is still formidable.]

Don't worry, just hang in there a little longer, reinforcements will be here soon.

The battle was fierce, and Fini's explanation, accompanied by the whistling of the wind, came through the group's earpieces.

"Support? What's the point at a time like this... Hinata, get out of the way!"

Just as Chris was about to say something, she noticed that Nafi's gaze was fixed on Kohinata, who was looking for an angle to fire. While reminding him, she opened the magazine and prepared to launch missiles for support.

“Death!”

However, additional support arrived first from Bickerstaff. Several steel cables shot from the air and bound the joints of the limbs from which Nephilim launched his attack.

At the same time, some steel cables flew across and connected to the armor of Tsukuyomi, who was arriving below in a pink ring saw.

"Come at me all at once, Chess Sauce!"

"Understand Death!"

Soon, having completed their attack preparations, the two moved towards Neferi, and with their combined efforts, they successfully severed Neferi's limbs along the joints.

bang——

With the sound of limbs falling to the ground, Xiaoqiege and Yuedian Diao, having completed their attack, joined up with Chris.

"Saw!" "Emerald Scythe, coming to Death's aid!"

Tsukuyomi and Akatsuki greeted the group happily.

"Cut the song and tune, you've come too."

Seeing that there were more companions on their side, Tachibana Hibiki happily moved closer.

"Well, although there are still some areas that haven't been restored, they have reached the minimum standard for participation in combat."

Tsukuyomi explained the situation simply to a few people.

"Hehe, let's see how Death and I show off our skills this time!"

Xiaoqiege, who had won her first battle, looked at Nafili, whose limbs had been severed by her and Tsukuyomi, and was very confident that they could quickly take the victory.

Then, under Xiaoqiege's gaze, several tentacles extended from Nafili's severed wound, connecting to the severed arm on the ground. As the tentacles contracted, its shape was completely restored to its original state.

"What amazing recovery ability."

Seeing this scene, Fengmingyi gained a deeper understanding of the strength of the opponent he was facing.

"However, if there's a chance, if we can inflict damage, then there's a chance to defeat this guy. As long as we create a wound, and then I can perform an internal explosion..."

Chris, who also recognized this, was not discouraged and continued to think about the feasibility of defeating her opponent.

However, just as she could think, so could the other side. Seemingly realizing that the situation had become slightly unfavorable, Nafili, who had originally only relied on her defensive power to intercept a few people, changed her attack mode.

In an instant, bombs and tentacles were fired simultaneously, launching a ferocious attack on the six surrounding battle maidens.

Why have you suddenly become so active?

As she dodged the tentacles that were whipping at her and the missiles that were following closely behind, Hibiki Tachibana felt the pressure suddenly increase to a whole new level.

"Because we came to support them, the enemy will also adjust their fighting style according to the situation."

Wind Howling Wing spoke, wielding his greatsword to interrupt the incoming wave of attacks.

"Ugh, at this rate, just holding on is going to be tough. Death."

"But you have to hold on, Chef, calm down and find an opportunity to break through."

Meanwhile, Xiaoqiege and Tsukuyomi, who successfully inflicted damage on Nafili, received special attention, with fireballs raining down on them, preventing them from repeating their previous coordinated attacks.

"This is it, in battle... we absolutely cannot hold back."

As for Kohinata Mirai, she is willing to participate in the battle, but she still needs some time to figure out how to aim with the floating cannons. For the time being, she can only use the mirror in her hand to protect herself and provide some support to the people on the ground from the air.

For a moment, the battle seemed to have reached a stalemate, with the battle maidens trying to find an opportunity to break through. On Zero's side, they also knew that their teamwork would become more and more seamless as time went on.

"Phew, death on the line."

After spinning around and cutting off the tentacles that were whipping at him for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Xiaoqiege wiped away a bead of sweat.

"Damn it, this thing's aggressive tendencies are practically hyperactive compared to before."

Dodging Nafi's attack, Chris, who had been maintaining a slightly scratching output from her machine gun, landed next to Xiaoqiege and spoke.

"Watch out, Chris."

Tsukuyomi arrived quickly, opened her arms, and used Phineas's crimson shield to block the missile that was swirling from another direction.

"Pfft—Ouch, that was a heavy attack."

Just then, due to the unexpected twisting of Nafi's limbs, Tachibana Hibiki lost her grip and was sent flying to this spot by a blow from a blind spot.

Qi 2-year-old silk 〨? Shaanxi 〢bang——