Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"...Threat level escalated. Analyze the battle situation. [Black Widow]"

But it seemed that Chris's actions made Zero feel even more threatened.

Despite being forced into a submissive position, she continued to exert force, attempting to resist Chris's oppressive behavior as she drew her sword. The black spider phantom appeared and disappeared, and at the same time, Chris felt her control over the missile beneath her being taken away.

"Ha, is that a trick? You can create this kind of weapon in this state too."

Chris realized Zero's plan.

However, she was too weak to stop him. With her hands holding him in place and her legs securing her body, and with her abdomen pierced by the flash knife, she had no extra strength to stop him.

However, there is no need to stop it anymore. A kilometer is a fleeting distance for a missile, and it can reach its destination even by inertia alone.

"If I can't stop you, then let's fight here. But, I'm sorry, I don't know if I'll survive this battle, so..."

Thinking this, Chris looked at Zero, whose posture was gradually becoming more and more dangerous, and pressed her body against him so as not to leave any regrets.

A moment later, gentle lips touched violent lips. The soft touch brought an indescribable feeling along with the violent one. One of them was secretly shy and confused about their own thoughts, while the other was stunned and confused by the situation.

Chris didn't know if she would survive the battle, so in this critical moment, she chose to indulge herself one last time.

Although this final indulgence ended with the pain of biting her lip until it bled, it still made Chris very happy.

As time passed, regardless of what the two people kissing on the missile were thinking, the missile finally reached its destination.

Rumbling--

The explosion that hit the ground spread outwards, and Chris's body was blown away by the blast, falling to the ground and rolling around for a while before stopping.

Having just stopped, she turned her gaze to the center of the explosion. In the midst of the interplay of light and fire, a dark figure with a trace of blood on its lips emerged from the impact of the recent events, its killing intent regrouping and directed towards Chris, who was not far away.

"Okay, now that I've done that, I have no regrets. Next, I'll do everything I can to pull you out!"

Despite her severe injuries from the previous battle, Chris's fighting spirit and mood were higher than ever before.

On the other side, although Lingyi couldn't understand Chris's emotional changes, she simply wanted to kill the threat and stopped thinking about it. Dark energy surged and gathered into various beast-like mimicry creatures, rushing towards Chris.

..........

[A futile struggle; you alone cannot stop the entry into this state of zero.]

In a certain pitch-black space, a woman, whose figure resembled a human yet possessed a detachment far beyond that of a human, stood gazing at the scene before her, illuminated by the light filtering through tiny cracks, and offered this assessment. Her name was Shenming, one of the deities from the prehistoric civilization who created everything on this planet.

In the prehistoric civilization, she was devoted to the work of unifying all individuals into one, but she was always thwarted at crucial moments, ultimately leading her to this predicament.

【However, I have expectations for your efforts. It is not my wish for Zero to destroy everything in this form. If the terminal computing group and the World Tree are destroyed, even if we unify everything, we will not be able to gain power.】 Although I do not have expectations for the efforts of one of the countless creations before me, his actions are what God himself desires.

[…

With that thought in mind, the god reached out his hand, his fingers touching a sliver of light emanating from the darkness.

Sizzle—devour!

An electric current appeared before her, accompanied by a barrier that hindered her movements and made it difficult for her to project her influence beyond the space.

[The seal I loathe... I don't understand, Zero, why can't you understand my thoughts? Integration is the ultimate form that intelligent beings should take. Why do you repeatedly hinder me?] The solid seal remains unbreakable. Although Zero's previous act of connecting with all of humanity allowed her influence to leak out, tearing a small opening in the seal, overall, the seal Zero placed on her remains intact and can only be slowly dissipated through persistent effort.

[I'm getting frustrated. If Zero continues down this path of recklessness, the planet I desire will inevitably be destroyed, and my wish will be delayed for many years.]

In her impotent rage, the powerless god recalled the past, when Zero had given her a detailed account of the ridiculous mecha she had created.

P.S. Good morning?

Chapter 56 Zeke

That was a long time ago. The Goddess, having ended her long and arduous work of governing and transforming, returned to the abode she used to rest her spirit, or what could be called a temple.

"What is it?"

Then, upon returning to her residence, she saw a tall, jet-black mecha standing in the empty space around it.

"Sister Shenming, welcome back. How was your workday?"

Just as she was wondering, she saw a white-gold ball of fluff pop out from somewhere on the mecha, waving and greeting her happily while repairing it with the instrument it was holding.

"Is this yet another toy you made, Zero?"

Upon seeing the white-golden dumpling he had been raising, the god understood the origin of the object that had appeared in his dwelling.

The girl's name is Lingyi. She is an experimental subject who is temporarily living with me and is being looked after by me, who is in charge of the transformation.

The purpose of this care is to explore the limits of growth of this individual created by combining the spirit of an unknown world.

It is one of the topics that Anunnaki explored, neither too big nor too small.

"Calling it a toy is too much, Sister Goddess. I put a lot of effort into designing and making this. I even worked a lot of jobs for other Anunnaki to gather the materials."

When asked about the evaluation of the God's Name, Lingyi pouted and jumped from the tall armor to the front of the God's Name, complaining and jokingly complaining to her.

"Whatever you ask, I doubt Lu Yue—I'll dress you up."

Although it was said to be looking after her, most of the time Zero-I was very reassuring to Shinmei, as she was able to grasp the line of not causing trouble.

Only on rare occasions does God get annoyed when she becomes too active because she is too focused on something.

"Hmm... never mind, anyway, for beings like you, Goddess, it wouldn't be wrong to call the things I make toys."

"But, Sister Shenming, listen to me, this time it's different. This is something I've carefully considered and created based on my current shortcomings, and it significantly improves my combat capabilities!"

Ah, just like now, she's so engrossed in her own world, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she introduces herself to the props she's created using her newly acquired knowledge.

"Zero, you said the same thing last time."

The god was already quite used to hearing such words from the other party.

Every time, he would say that he had everything he needed, but soon he would lose control of the urge to create new and more powerful gadgets, using Anunnaki's inherent technology to create all sorts of things.

“This time is different. Last time, the thing only made me invincible, but it would still be bad if I encountered an enemy whose defenses I couldn’t break.”

"So, this time, I created armor that can absolutely destroy everything, and that is absolutely unstoppable by anything on the offensive end. To put it simply..."

The platinum-blonde girl pulled out a virtual screen displaying various data and began explaining her ideas and concepts to the god.

Having already heard this before, she listened silently as the other person introduced herself, after all, it was also her job to confirm how much Lingyi had grown.

"...Wait, Zero, what are you trying to do? This is utter nonsense!"

However, this time, she thought she was mentally prepared and wouldn't be surprised by what Lingyi had done, but as time went on, she couldn't help but interrupt Lingyi's explanation.

"I won't dwell on the earlier part about mounting a space controller on it, but what's with the latter part about treating yourself as a component?"

The god asked, somewhat without doubt or understanding.

She wasn't surprised that the other side could create a device that could affect space, because she had already adapted to this when she created another device that was even more technically difficult to install on the armor.

What she couldn't understand was that, according to Zero, the prerequisite for this armor to function was to stop her consciousness so that she herself could become a core component.

She knew very well what kind of monster the armor would become if Zero really achieved the functions she described.

"Ah, this... there are two levels of reasons, one superficial reason and one deeper reason."

Seeing the god's confusion and slight anger, Lingyi shrank back a little in fear, then held up two fingers and said with a sheepish smile.

"Let's start with the surface reasons."

Seeing Lingyi's state, Shenming felt helpless, but still wanted to hear what she had to say first.

"Sister Shenming, you should also know that the battlefield environment is extremely complex. In battle, you can never predict how the enemy will make a move. If there is a master of mental attacks among the enemy, they can easily defeat me with a surprise attack."

"So, this is where this armor comes in. I've built this armor into the Skyblade system, so Skyblade can decide when to use it. Even if I lose consciousness, Skyblade can still put this armor on me."

"In this way, with the help of this violent power, I can avoid being ambushed and falling into a dangerous situation. At the same time, its violent power can also serve as a signal to Sister Shenming, informing you of the enemy's existence so that you can discover it in time."

Lingyi solemnly stated her reasons for designing this armor, speaking with righteous indignation as if that was exactly what she was thinking when she was designing it.

"I doubt it. In a world under Anunnaki's control, it's simply impossible for an enemy like the one you described, one that would pose a significant threat."

The god silently pointed out the flaws in Zero's reasoning.

"Oh, don't think like that, Sister Shenming. Even gods like you will have areas you can't take care of."

"Like last year, that guy I encountered... well, his name is Ishim, it took me a lot of effort to survive."

"If we had this armored vehicle back then, we might not have had to fight so hard."

With a vacant look in her eyes and touching the back of her head, Lingyi tried to defend the armor she had created.

"Is that so? But the news I've heard is different. I remember that when the other guardians arrived, the original guardian that was malfunctioning had already been almost half destroyed by you."

Regarding Lingyi's statement, Shenming was slightly speechless.

She had also heard about that incident. The Guardian Unit-34, created to protect the parallel universe, malfunctioned and instead went to destroy Lulua Mer. As a result, it was discovered by Zero, who was wandering around, and a battle ensued.

The result of that battle was that Zero was unharmed, but as the guardian of the Anunnaki clone, many of her parts were disassembled for her research.

After this incident, the Anunnaki conducted a check on the Guardians to ensure that there would be no more Guardians killing Luluamer instead.

"You can't say that. It's still very powerful. It took a lot of my effort. If the other guardians hadn't arrived, I might have been defeated by it."

Her gaze wandered, a little guilty, but Lingyi didn't deny the claim about the god's name too much.

Seeing Lingyi like this, Shenming couldn't do anything about her. He understood that this was just how she was—curious about everything and immersed in the work of understanding and creating.

Over the years, she has been nourished by knowledge and has even participated in the work of the Anunnaki to some extent. For example, when the Goddess is unable to finish her own work, she will help take on some of it.

"Now, can you tell me what the underlying reasons are?"

However, although the other party had always been very reassuring, Kamiya still had to ask Zero about the purpose of creating this armor, as it was her job.

"Ah, well... well, I mainly feel that if I don't have a powerful and cool berserk mode in my equipment, it will definitely be a regret."

"Super cool, okay? That kind of ruthless, irrational destruction of everything around it, that invincible, terrifyingly cool form—it's truly irresistible!"

Under further questioning from Shenming, Lingyi, with a determined look in her eyes and a very persistent and serious tone, explained to Shenming the reasons for her creation.

"ha?"

Thus, God discovered that it was indeed difficult for individuals to reach a consensus.

"Don't worry, Sister Shenming, I know what I'm doing. Generally speaking, I won't let this form appear. After all, the berserk form is only cool when you're forced into a corner."

"However, I don't think anything will be able to push me to the brink, so there probably won't be a day when I'll need this armor."

Holding the Flash Blade, the armor behind her transformed into black mist that surged into it. Zero proudly rubbed her nose and smiled at Kamiya.

"Indeed, even if you were to face me now, you would probably have the strength to fight back and wouldn't be driven into a corner."

Having witnessed her growth from scratch to the present, Shenming silently watched as the armor was sheathed into the black and red blade, and objectively gave her an evaluation.

"Ren, I won't fight you, Sister Shenming. After all, you're the one who gave me a second life. How could I possibly fight you?"

The words of the divine name left I]I兒_爾1鏾林坝二零衣 puzzled; she seemed not to understand why the divine name would use such a strange metaphor.

"It's nothing, I guess I'm just overthinking it."

Ultimately, she's just a creation, and shouldn't have any impact on my plans.

Shenming didn't say much about it, but simply buried the inexplicable unease in her heart again.

.......

"In the end, I really didn't expect that she would be able to grow to that level."

Recalling the past, Shenming's mood soured.

She couldn't understand why the other party, who was originally just a useful tool, had evolved into such an outrageous power that even she herself had to consider sealing the other party away before she could begin to execute the plan.

"Phew, whatever, the past is the past, the problem is now."

Leaving those echoes of the past behind, God's gaze is focused on the present.

Having lost Anunnaki's restraint and after going through so much and being trapped in a desperate situation, she has basically met the activation conditions for the armor that was supposedly buried inside the Skyblade.

If it were to suffer further external stimuli, that armor, which was originally just made as a joke, might actually turn into a tool that destroys the world.

..........

Gunfire and artillery fire rang out simultaneously; Chris's battle had been raging for several minutes.

The pain caused by the proliferation of the fused relic constantly eroded her body, bringing immense power while also causing her body temperature to rise higher and higher.

"Ha, even without reason, he's still this strong."

The machine gun in her hand overheated and temporarily stopped firing. Chris, whose body was covered with wounds from being bitten and the spread of toxins, showed signs of fatigue.

Even though Zero had lost her mind and no longer possessed the elegant and composed superb skills she had displayed in previous battles, Chris still found it extremely difficult to fight her; simply maintaining her defense was already her limit.

...Yue+Yi died Linqier feeding bar master...