Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"Go, BAKA!"

With the hiatus over, Chris immediately gave Tachibana Hibiki instructions.

"Ah, I understand!"

With perfect understanding, Hibiki Tachibana also prepared her fist, using the technique she learned from Genjuro Kazanari to create a crack in the ground, revealing a path leading straight to the entrance of the underground shelter.

"The cover here will prevent Lingyi from getting over."

Meanwhile, Kohinata Mirai activated the surrounding Mirror Floating Cannons, aiming them at all the Sky Blade Machines around her. She used the Divine Beast Mirror's special attack against artifacts and the flashing purple light to prevent them from getting close.

"Hey, here I come, Death!"

Meanwhile, Xiaoqiege followed closely behind Tachibana Hibiki, and with the help of her companions clearing the way, rushed to the door of the underground shelter. The blade of the Azure Scythe got stuck in the crack of the door.

With a creaking sound, the steel door was pried open a crack by Xiaoqiege's scythe, revealing Tsukuyomi, who had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Cut sauce, I knew you could do it."

Having been thrown into the shelter first, Tsukuyomi, who had been anxiously waiting there, finally felt relieved when she saw the emerald green figure appear before her. The anxiety that had been hanging over her for months finally subsided at that moment.

"Hehe, let's team up and defeat Zero-Clothes Sister Death!"

Xiaoqiege, who hadn't seen her friend for several months, smiled happily and handed over the injection containing pink reagent.

"Yes, we won't lose this time."

Without a doubt, Tsukuyomi took the syringe and injected it into her body as quickly as possible, enduring the pain from the inside out, her eyes resolute.

[Various Shulshagana tron]

A gentle hymn was chanted from Tsukuyomi's soft voice. Clothes were removed, revealing pink light. Pink armor framed the feet covered by stockings, followed by the hands, and finally the twin tails.

In the blink of an eye, the last musician of Lydian Academy, Tsukuyomi, also merged with Tsukuyomi with the fusion agent, completing his attire.

"...Ugh, this is troublesome. It seems that relying solely on noise isn't enough here."

Looking at the pink light emanating from the ground, Lingyi felt a surge of irritation.

All I can say is that Xiaoqiege and Finni chose a really good time, launching this unethical sneak attack when she was facing Adam, whose strength far exceeded her previous estimates.

As a result, the only forces on the side of the Babylonian Treasury's noise and some mass-produced Sky Blade Machines were completely incapable of delaying the combat power of these Musicians who had fused with the relics and gained an explosive power level beyond the norm.

"Chege-chan, which way should we go now?"

After rescuing Tsukuyomi and forcefully closing the shelter's doors again, Tachibana Hibiki immediately asked Akatsuki Kirika, the initiator of the operation, about the next steps.

"The next steps... Ah, Finney said that if we successfully acquire combat power, we'll meet at a designated location, in that direction: Death!"

Upon hearing Tachibana Hibiki's question, and after consulting her inner thoughts, Akatsuki Kirika guided her companions in the direction of retreat.

"Then, I'll lead the way, and I'll leave the mobility to you, [MEGADETH SYMPHONY]!"

Having learned the direction, Chris immediately took on the role of the vanguard, concentrating all the energy in her magic bow into this attack, unfolding a support at her waist to generate six large missiles.

After being launched, the missile smashed through the noise in its path and then split into countless smaller missiles, blasting a huge passage through the city like a demolition operation.

"Okay, I'll handle the mobility. [Very E-style forbidden moon] Everyone, follow me!"

Once Tsukuyomi had decided on her direction, she quickly transformed her equipment into wheel-shaped blades that surrounded her entire body. Without much hesitation, Tachibana Hibiki, Kohinata Mirai, Akatsuki Kirika, and Chris all boarded the ride.

"...Phew, troublesome."

Zero tried to intercept them, but under the bombardment of Kohinata Future Divine Beast Mirror Floating Cannon, her fragile Flash Blade Machine couldn't stop them at all.

"But it's just a bit troublesome now."

Watching the musicians disappear into the distance under the pursuit of noise, Lingyi wasn't particularly anxious, because the battle on the other side was also coming to an end.

In the rainforest—no, it should now be called a wasteland—anyway, in this bumpy place, Adam Weshout's Black Goat form was helplessly bound to the ground by the flowing water imbued with blue electricity.

"Damn it...damn it...oh no rabble!"

The enormous, alien demon, barely clinging to life, uttered words utterly devoid of any threat. His entire body was now covered in burns, frostbite, cuts, penetrating wounds, blunt force trauma, and bruises. It was hard to imagine the torture he had endured in the previous battle.

"Ah, it really took a lot of effort for me, but the rewards were plentiful. The prototype of humans created by the ancient civilization must have used a lot of unknown and heretical technologies in its design."

Ignoring Adam's cries of pain, Zero looked at the massive figure pinned to the ground by her Zero Armor with the same look she had when examining the materials, her body energy being continuously drained by Black Widow.

One of the reasons for maintaining the war with Adam, even if it means letting the musicians cause trouble over there, is Adam's undeniable research value and the information about prehistoric civilizations that he has accumulated in his mind over countless years.

Therefore, in the previous battles, Zero spent a lot of effort, even destroying several sets of armor, to gradually wear down Adam's will to resist and complete the safe capture of Adam without killing him. This is why it took her so long.

[In this way, perhaps we can reveal the true nature of the voice that was previously in the sea of ​​consciousness, and obtain the necessary knowledge to kill it.]

The reason why Lingyi was willing to pay such a price to obtain Adam's research material was because of the unknown voice that had appeared briefly before.

That voice, as Lingyi was basking in her victory, poured cold water on her, telling her that she couldn't rest yet, becoming a thorn in her side that she couldn't get rid of.

Zero, who is very concerned about her own safety, cannot tolerate such an unknown in her spiritual sea, which she values ​​so much. Therefore, she would rather let the musician go than restrain Adam at this moment and try to obtain as much information about the ancient civilization as possible from him.

Once you know the true identity of the enemy you are facing, you can follow that identity to retrieve relevant information, find a way to eliminate the owner of that voice, and thus develop a weapon that can destroy the enemy.

Therefore, Adam is very important, and we must extract as much value from him as possible. Before we extract all the value, Lingyi will keep him bound here.

[So, next, while analyzing the information on this guy, let's deal with the women who have caused me so much trouble, and Finney, who absolutely cannot be forgiven.]

With her hands finally free, Zero could finally begin to deal with the musicians who had regained their power and become stronger, as well as Finn who had given them support.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Gradually Gathering

Following the city's transportation lines, it didn't take long before we arrived at a suburban village with fields and a few buildings, right next to the city.

There was no one left here at this point, only a small group of noise gathered together. At least temporarily, the musicians had successfully shaken off the endless stream of noise and could finally take a break.

"Phew, speaking of which, the situation was too urgent to ask for details just now... Finney, what are your thoughts on this?"

After putting away the heated gun barrel that had just been used to clear the noise, Chris turned to look at Xiaoqiege, who was lifting the tip of her dagger from the noise ash, and asked.

"Phineas said to wait until everyone is here before telling us all about Death."

After briefly asking about Fini, Xiaoqiege said she would explain their current thoughts once everyone had arrived.

"Everyone's here. Is this all? Is anyone else coming?"

Chris was a little confused. She only knew that Xiaoqiege had successfully escaped, but she didn't know that they had any other companions.

Just as she was wondering, the sounds of motorcycles and cars, accompanied by rousing music, came from afar.

Subconsciously glancing up, Chris saw a swarm of noise gathering on the highway, being harvested like leeks by a blue blade.

[The confusion is not always present; heretics and their compassion are not the only ones who truly understand it.]

[“Ying Xing, Ji, Shun, Yi”]

The next moment, the singing grew louder as the roaring motorcycle spun under the operator's control, its sharp blades slicing through all the surrounding noise.

This move is called "Riding Blade Flash - Spin", and the one who controls this move is the Guardian of the Guard, Kazekage.

"Senior Yi... Could it be that, Qiege, you received help from others?"

Chris was somewhat surprised, but quickly realized that Xiaoqiege was not the only one who helped them escape.

"Yes, although I don't know much about it, we do have companions who helped us. They are alchemists like Elfnein, and the puppets that helped us escape were also her creations."

Hearing Chris's question, Xiaoqiege remembered and briefly explained to her companions the assistance she had received.

"Yukine, Tachibana, Hinata, and Tsukuyomi, did you escape too?"

As they spoke, Kazanari Tsubasa, dressed as Ame no Hazaki and riding a motorcycle, broke through a swarm of noise and drove forward with a black sedan she was leading.

"Miss Yi! Yes, thanks to Xiao Qiege's efforts, we successfully escaped. By the way, who's in the car behind us?"

Noticing Kazanari Tsubasa's breakout attempt, Tachibana Hibiki immediately stepped forward and eagerly inquired about the situation.

“It’s Maria, and… well, the help we had on our side who helped Maria and me escape…”

After getting off the motorcycle, Kazaki Tsubasa quickly began to share the information with Tachibana Hibiki.

.........

Some time ago, while Lydian Music Academy was in a state of chaos due to Xiaoqiege, Kazanari Tsubasa was preparing for her comeback concert with Amayu Kanade.

Then, just before the concert started, noise alarms blared through the sky, and people in the surrounding area began to take refuge, so the concert naturally had to stop.

"Tsubasa, is there still noise at this hour?"

As the crowd flowed toward the shelter, Kanade Amagami felt a little strange.

According to what Fengmingyi told her, noise should now be sealed in the Babylonian vault and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should no longer wander out as before.

"No, there shouldn't be any noise left. The remaining noise is controlled by Zero's technology... Wait, does that mean Zero released noise?"

Shaking his head, Feng Mingyi said with some confusion, "Logically speaking, there should be no noise left. If there is any noise, it can only be released by Lingyi."

But she didn't understand Lingyi's purpose in doing so.

"Of course it's because of our actions! While Xiaoqie is making a fuss, we can't fall behind on our end."

At that moment, a familiar voice from Kazanari Tsubasa rang out in the room. Then, amidst the light and shadow of water bubbles, a blue, somewhat worn-out automaton, Gari, appeared in the room.

"Automaton, I remember you were destroyed by Zero, weren't you?"

Protecting Amayu Kanade behind him, Kazanari Tsubasa warily looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared in the room and asked for his purpose.

"Indeed, it was completely destroyed by Miss Zero and can't be repaired at all. Waaah, Miss Zero is so scary!"

"However, that version of me is different from the one I am now. Our beloved Master recreated us using discarded materials from the castle. After all, Master's purpose still requires our help."

"Now that you understand, please insert this, Miss Sword. This is the fusion agent that will allow you to fuse with Ame no Habakiri."

Jiali briefly explained her situation to Fengmingyi, then extended her hand to him. With her palm open, a water sphere containing a blue syringe appeared in front of Fengmingyi, followed by a brief introduction.

When facing Lingyi, everything must be put on the line in an instant. So when Xiaoqiege went to rescue the musicians at Lydian Academy, the task of rescuing the other two musicians who were not in Lydian was handed over to the reborn puppet.

"So, you're an ally...?"

Having been suddenly bombarded with a massive amount of information, Feng Mingyi had many questions, but she knew that now was probably not the time to ask too many.

"I understand. Then, I will fulfill my duty as a guard. I'm sorry, Zou, I have things I must do."

After receiving the reagent and confirming its usage, Feng Mingyi held it to his chest and apologized to his friend.

"Ah, go ahead and do it, Yi, I'll support you."

Seeing the sharp look in Kazunari Tsubasa's eyes, Amayu Kanade spoke with peace of mind.

“Hmm.”

Nodding, Kazunari Tsubasa pulled the trigger of the syringe. The power of the Ame no Habakiri, accompanied by a burning and stinging sensation as if ten thousand needles were moving from the inside out, descended upon Kazunari Tsubasa.

[Imyuteus amenonhabakiri tron]

As the azure light illuminated the dressing room, Kazami's stage costume vanished in the light, replaced by a blue and white undershirt, light and sharp armor, and a slender, sharp sword in her hand.

"Then, the first task is to help us clear out those chasing noises. We don't have much combat ability right now, and it would be terrible if we were to get destroyed again."

Seeing that Kazunari had dressed smoothly, Gari breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then smiled as she briefly explained their plans to Kazunari.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Preparations Before the War

"A noise alarm? Why is there still noise at this point?"

Shortly after Kazanari Tsubasa donned her costume, Maria, who was also preparing for a concert, was equally perplexed by the current situation.

"The answer, of course, is that the situation is already in chaos, and it is precisely the time when heroes are needed to turn the tide."

Unlike the bewildered Maria, Dr. Will, faced with this sudden change, pushed up his glasses, his expression visibly excited.

"Wait, wait a minute, this feeling..."

Then, under Maria's gaze, his excitement turned to panic, and shortly afterward, he lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, he was like a puppet.

"Zero clothing?"

Maria realized what had happened; Dr. Will's body was being controlled by Zero.

"Prepare to seek refuge, Maria."

After Dr. Will uttered the instruction "Zero Clothes," she fell into a dazed and unconscious state.

The sudden change confused Maria, but she was powerless to resist at the moment and could only temporarily obey Zero's orders, following Naztasha and Serena to the shelter.

"What exactly happened?"

Maria was walking down the street when she passed by the window and noticed that around the building, a dense array of noises were lined up, seemingly on guard against something.

"Sister, it seems there's an emergency on Lingyi's side. It's possible that your companions have started to move."