Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"The songs that destroy the world truly exist!"

This is Carol's goal. Because of Zero's existence, she cannot obtain the essential component for completing the decomposition of the world, namely the spiritual vein map of this world.

Therefore, she would use the territory that connects the world through the Zero Clothes, and its close connection with the world's spiritual veins, to transmit the energy released by this floating city that decomposes the world along its path to the world.

Ultimately, all the information obtained after analyzing the world will be collected into the Mirror City, fulfilling what Carol considers her mission: the Apocalypse of All Things.

"Is this your idea? To use the power of alchemy to decompose and analyze the world... What's the point? Structurally speaking, you don't intend to go through any steps like reconstructing the world, do you?"

Watching the green light hurtling towards her territory, Zero roughly understood Carol's purpose... but no.

Lingyi couldn't understand how anyone would go to such great lengths to destroy the world and record its information.

All the knowledge she had gained from her entire life since she became conscious told her that this practice was utterly irrational and incomprehensible.

"Hmph, how could someone who merely uses alchemy as a tool understand the task my father entrusted to me? Whatever, the entire Mirror City has already begun operation, the disintegration of the world has begun... Hmm?"

Carol, basking in her self-satisfaction, suddenly realized that her process of dismantling the world had not succeeded.

Countless azure shields were constructed amidst the light, neatly arranged in layers above the territory, directly facing the City of Mirrors, their ripples of energy forming a massive, thick blue-green light curtain.

Carol's Mirror City, with its fierce light used to disintegrate the world, was completely blocked by this suddenly appearing blue-green light curtain as it swept across the territory, much like water rushing against a dam.

That power, capable of disintegrating everything, suffered a Waterloo before it even began to disintegrate, completely unable to advance an inch.

"The power to disintegrate all things has been blocked? How did you manage that? Did you anticipate my actions and prepare this defense in advance?!"

Carol didn't quite understand how such a massive power, capable of disintegrating everything, could be blocked by such an ordinary barrier.

"It's just that we've made more thorough preparations. I've considered the possibility that you alchemists might break through my outer defenses and come here to fight me to the death. Accordingly, I've also developed defensive plans against things like alchemical noise."

"However, even with some preparation, the phenomenon you caused, Carol, is still enough to surprise me. I didn't expect it to be an attack at the level of disintegrating the world. If I hadn't activated [Sky Striker Princess 20] in advance to assist in the defense, I might have really been able to break through the original defense line."

Maintaining the standoff, Lingyi, standing in mid-air, explained while smiling and offering her heartfelt appreciation for Carol's efforts.

"Tch, don't be so smug... Even so, I still have the upper hand. I don't believe you can maintain this defense for long. Even if you have the power of 7 billion people's final songs behind you, my voice will still surpass those 7 billion!"

Although her efforts to dismantle the world were thwarted, Carol still possessed the world-destroying song, which had taken a great deal of her energy and was completed with the help of the musicians.

As long as her singing continues, the attacks on Mirror City will not cease.

As time went on, her power surpassed the output of seven billion ultimate songs, making it easy to break through the defenses built on the energy of a mere seven billion ultimate songs.

"Even if we concede a thousandfold, as long as we defeat you here, this fragile defense will crumble instantly!"

With her plan thwarted, Carol manipulated the powerful energy amplification around her, brought about by the Song of Annihilation and the burning of memories, and launched another attack on Zero in mid-air.

[Kisuke^]

In an instant, the alchemical array of six beams of light appeared according to Carol's wishes, and the six fierce energy tornadoes pressed down on Lingyi in the air from the front.

"If you can do that, [Quesnay] [Thruster]."

Faced with Carol's rapid advance, Zero immediately responded.

The next moment, the thrusters acted on Zero, the light tornado was transferred to the future, and two tan armored fists, which were clearly several times larger than normal, attacked Carol from two directions.

[Want to speak out^^Micro shop^Tongue burn L/C]

The alchemical array that had just unleashed a tornado of light transformed into a defensive array, restraining the incoming fist.

"【Liaoli】"

But what followed was Zero, who teleported behind her and launched a sudden attack from behind, his blade enhanced by flames.

[The mad Iz's soft tongue also swallows with a smile]

The white, resilient strings gathered in her hand and transformed into a drill. Carol, unable to complete the alchemy array in time, directly engaged Zero's blade in close combat, barely managing to block it.

"【Anchor】】【Thruster】"

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate in mid-air, a blue light appeared, and a black grappling hook grabbed Carol's body, while the thrusters connected to its tail began to operate at full power.

"Damn it, what a petty trick!"

In an instant, her movements were interrupted, and Carol, whose body suddenly lost strength, was carried away by this combo and flew backward. After taking a little time to get away, she looked at Zero again and prepared to launch an attack.

"3, 2, 1, Time's up."

However, Zero seemed to be calculating some time.

Before Carol could even figure out the significance of her time calculation, the light tornado that Zero herself had just emitted, which appeared before her and had just been transported to the future, told her the answer.

[The world is in the soil of song <forgetting]

"Hermes Trismegistes!"

The singing did not stop. Although the sudden change in the situation was beyond Carol's expectations, she managed to gather the energy from String Enhancement and Memory Burning, allowing her to unleash her strongest defense at the critical moment.

This was a spell prepared before the battle. She had made many preparations to defeat Zero, so although her body was knocked away a distance, Carol was not seriously injured in the end.

"【飒天】"

The gun and sword appeared out of thin air, and the attack, which had been fully charged, burst forth, striking Carol's chest swiftly as her defense ended.

[Love^L']

"Pfft—I can't accept this! How can I accept this outcome? The miracle of slaughter, the disintegration of everything—these goals and tasks are clearly not yet accomplished!"

During the brief battle, Carol realized that even with the blessing of the Song of Annihilation, she was no match for Zero in this state.

Although numerically they are equal to or even surpass their opponent, the difference in combat experience and the control of the battle rhythm are causing the course of the battle to increasingly tilt in the opponent's favor.

"In that case, let's unleash our full power!"

With her pupils slightly dilated, Carol made up her mind, abandoning all defense and putting all her strength into the attack.

In an instant, centered on her, a massive, indiscriminate energy wave of attack erupted freely and unrestrainedly in all directions, accompanied by the song of world destruction.

"This power... um, [Flash Blade Technique? Disruption Ripple]."

Clearly, this was an attack aimed at achieving its goal in one fell swoop. Lingyi respected this attack, and a blue ripple barrier appeared, colliding with the energy wave.

"Ha, how was it!"

Having exhausted all her strength in one go, Carol couldn't help but feel quite empty inside.

"Well... I can still fight."

The long sword that emerged from the light was swung towards Carol, but Carol barely managed to block it with the tight mesh of her harp strings.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Seeing the girl who had taken her full-force attack without suffering much injury, Carol couldn't help but complain about the unreasonable power she had displayed.

"I'd like to say the same to you. I never imagined it would escalate to this extent."

Zero also felt a headache coming on from the blonde alchemist in front of her.

She had initially thought that her opponent was at most a high-ranking alchemist, but she hadn't expected that with the enhancement of the Doomsday Song's strings, the intensity of her battle with the alchemist Carol was almost comparable to her battle with Adam at full power.

Sizzle—hiss—sizzle—

The sword blades clashed with the strings of the zither. The two, whose energy had been temporarily depleted, could only fight in this relatively primitive way, like using cold weapons. In the blink of an eye, they had engaged in close combat for several rounds.

"Phew, I can't collapse here before I finish Dad's project."

Once again, the blades clashed, and Carol strained with all her might to tighten the strings, entangled with the blade that was so close to her.

"For someone to pose this kind of question about their father, your father must be someone who is just as capable as you."

Lingyi didn't care about what happened next when Carol said that; she just casually tried to distract her with words.

"I won't allow you to insult my father!"

However, as she made this assessment, Carol, who had been under her pressure, suddenly unleashed a surge of power and deflected her attack.

"ha? "

Lingyi was somewhat confused by Carol's inexplicable counterattack.

“You don’t understand my father. He was a respectable man who would go to great lengths for people he had no connection with, just to treat the raging plague. He wasn’t like what you’re describing!”

Having shaken off Lingyi's attack, Carol responded instinctively, as if her sensitive spot had been touched, though this response was somewhat strange in the current context.

P.S. Good evening.

Chapter Forty-Five Conflict

“That day, my father saved the village from the plague, but the ignorant people regarded his research results as a ‘miracle’ of God. Not only that, but he was also burned as a disqualified miracle agent.”

As if to prove something, Carol spoke in this way while unfurling countless strings, which transformed into three steel drills that hurtled towards Zero.

With her eyes fixed on the attack, she wielded her blades with both hands, using her skill to quickly dissipate the attack back into a string of strings.

"Before he died, my father entrusted me with a task: to 'understand the world properly.' That's why I must analyze the world, dissect it into pieces, and in this way complete the 'Revelation of All Things' to explain everything!"

Despite her attack being blocked, Carol was not discouraged and continued to recount her past while tugging at the strings of her harp, cutting towards Zero like a blade.

"I see. So all you've done is for your own revenge? Then I truly feel sorry for your father."

Faced with Carol's outpouring, Zero simply offered her evaluation while turning to the side and slashing open the net that was leading to her own zither. Then, she swung her flash sword, which had regained some energy and was now imbued with flames, and slashed at Carol.

"Ah, that's it. If I don't do this, the excruciating pain in my stomach will not subside. To dismantle this wretched world, this is my revenge!"

In response to Zero's assessment, Carol raised her hands, her light shield deflecting the flames before her, while simultaneously acknowledging Zero's statement. Of course, she understood that a gentle man like her father would never want her to do such a thing.

But if she didn't do that, how could she endure the pain in her womb, how could she endure the pain of losing her loved ones?

"How could someone like you, a beneficiary of a 'miracle' who miraculously obtained a complete holy relic and miraculously gained such powerful strength, possibly understand my pain!"

Seeing Zero's cold expression as she slashed at them from the side, Carol spoke as she crafted her own memories and threw the light tornado in her hand directly at her.

boom

"1qi flow one scattered er er nine Japanese Yue. billion um?"

Carol was slightly surprised.

Because her haphazard attack actually hit Lingyi who was approaching, causing an explosion.

Theoretically, she should be happy, but knowing it was unreasonable, she only felt strange.

This doesn't fit the opponent's usual fighting rhythm. They should have been able to calmly accept this hasty attack and then launch a new offensive.

"What happened...?"

The strange change caused Carol to stop her attack and warily watch the spot where she had been hit.

Soon, under Carol's vigilant gaze, the dust from the explosion dissipated, and then, Zero, whose armor was slightly damaged, appeared, his face gloomy, standing silently in the air.

"A miracle? A benefit?"

Doubt and wariness grew in Carol's heart. Before she could figure out the reason, the platinum blonde girl stared at Carol with a calm expression, as if she were asking someone a question.

No, it's not calmness.

Listening to what the other person was saying, Carol could sense that Lingyi in front of her was more like a volcano about to erupt, hidden by a glacier.

Beneath that cold exterior lies a burning, deep-seated hatred, ready to erupt.

“A miracle, ah, yes, this blade is a miracle, a miracle that came into my hands through sacrifice and suffering, a miracle that belongs only to me.”

His gaze was fixed on Carol, and his emotionless words came out of the girl's mouth mechanically, one word at a time.

Something's wrong. Her emotions, and that look in her eyes...

Listening to Lingyi's words, Carol felt a primal sense of crisis inexplicably rise within her.

She realized that she was never facing an enemy who would stand up and fight her on the battlefield.

Instead, it is a ferocious beast that retracts its claws and wears a mask to hide its true identity.

Realizing this, Carol activated String Enhancement and Memory Burn, quickly preparing a defensive barrier in front of her.

"What are you talking about, [Liao Li]!"

Almost the instant Carol finished setting up her defenses, her anger was unleashed without any hindrance.

In an instant, following Zero's command, dark red flames burst forth, the raging fire displaying itself in the air like the rising sun, before striking Carol.

"Ughh ...

Unable to defend against it, the light shield was instantly torn apart.

Faced with Zero, who was bursting with anger and hatred, all the defenses Carol had previously built were as useless as paper.

The raging flames burned Carol's entire body directly, causing her immense pain.