Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

Kohinata Mirai subconsciously thought to herself.

Where did this happen?

Before she could finish thinking, the characters in the scene continued to act out the scene on their own.

Oh, my God, haven't you seen the relevant information about this operation?

A burly man who appeared to be the captain said angrily.

Ah, you know, I'm never good at reading those long, smelly things like Grandma Susan's socks from next door. I just glanced at our mission's goals and requirements. Compared to that, I'm much better at cracking the skulls of our targets.

The other burly man he was talking to offered an explanation.

[Oh, okay, I know, you always do this. So, now, use your brain, which is more senile than the old lady next door, to remember this.]

This time, we are facing a monster that can easily match the speed of the most advanced fighter jets, has the destructive power to instantly tear apart an entire permanent defensive fortification, and can withstand naval gunfire. Furthermore, it seems to be permanently entrenched in a state where it can sense the malice and location of those around it. Humans simply cannot confront it head-on.

The burly man, who seemed to be the team leader, shouted loudly in a very dissatisfied tone, as if venting his equally tense emotions.

If she discovers our actions, she will, like in the scariest monster movies you've ever seen, find our hiding places one by one and smash us to pieces like chicks.

If you still don't understand, go back to your old haunts. We don't need idiots here.

The burly man, who seemed to be the captain, spoke loudly.

Oh, I'm sorry, I understand, John. I'll be careful enough.

The burly man who had been reprimanded seemed to understand the other person's anxiety to some extent and quieted down.

【Very good. Now let's begin outlining our action plan. The intelligence department has already planned it out for us. Now, all we have to do is follow their intelligence and bring that precious, complete relic—which only America can possess—into our grasp.】

Then, the burly man who seemed to be the team leader, just like in many movies, began to assign tasks, while the people around him listened attentively to his instructions without saying a word.

From their conversation, Kohinata Mirai also learned a lot of information.

For example, these people are special forces from America across the ocean, specializing in handling special matters, and each of them is an elite who can take on ten people in each aspect.

For example, in order to defeat Zero, the higher-ups provided them with the greatest equipment support, including a specially made, colorless, odorless, and undetectable poison specifically designed to target Zero's constitution.

For example, in order to prevent Lingyi from noticing, they had been looking for a suitable way to deliver the targeted poison into Lingyi's body for a long time.

And, in the end, they chose a girl whom Zero seemed to trust as their target.

"So that's how it is. It was because of me that someone found a weakness in Lingyi's body."

As she listened to the information revealed in the memory space, Kohinata Mirai's mood involuntarily plummeted.

Next, her memory space shifted, and she saw what kind of arrangements the other party had made.

I saw how the other party tricked ordinary people on the street, saw that the other party deliberately chose an old car to increase the success rate of the operation, and I also saw that while I was pointing out the way to the "passerby", the "passerby" secretly injected poison into the food box from behind.

Then, the scene finally shifted to that exact moment, the perfect time when Lingyi was in a state of severe weakness because of herself.

At this moment, Kohinata Mirai is about to witness what happens after she loses consciousness.

...

Kohinata Mirai wanted to stop all of this from happening, but time would not turn back according to her wishes, and continued to move forward steadily.

"Am I just supposed to watch now?"

Kohinata Mirai realized this fact.

Meanwhile, the large group of burly men who looked like Westerners had already armed themselves to the teeth.

Unfamiliar explosive devices, numerous dangerous bullets that look capable of easily tearing a human body apart, heavy machine guns carried in the hand and connected to ammunition belts, and rocket launchers carried on the shoulder.

She only sees so many dangerous weapons in some modern war movies, enough to even fight a small battle.

[Attention everyone, wait for the poison to take effect before attacking. Only by weakening her abilities with the poison will we have a chance to win.]

I heard someone say that.

"I'm sorry... if only I had been more careful."

Seeing this scene, Kohinata Mirai couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow. If it weren't for her investigation, Zero wouldn't have had to suffer like this.

Just as she was thinking this, the memory space seemed to have reproduced the scene of the raid, and perhaps because this memory was very important to its owner, Kohinata Mirai suddenly felt her perspective shake.

"?"

After a moment of shaking, Kohinata Mirai found that her perspective seemed to have shifted to that of one of the assault soldiers, and she began to experience what was about to happen from a first-person perspective.

[News from the observation team: the toxin has taken effect. Attack! Go! Go! Go!]

The sound came from his own mouth, and his perspective shifted as if he were running. Kohinata Mirai watched as he crashed through the door and threw all the grenades he had into the small house.

Keep up, don't give that monster a chance to breathe!!!

An urgent voice came from his own mouth, and the next moment countless bullets, enough to tear everything apart, poured into the room.

Everything was destroyed. Kohinata Mirai witnessed firsthand the destruction of the house that Rei had carefully built.

[Huff, huff, huff... Did you get it?]

The person in the video seemed very nervous, breathing rapidly, and said this involuntarily.

Hey, don't say such unlucky things!

It seemed like someone was complaining, but with the smoke and dust billowing, no one could see the situation clearly; everyone was just trying to exchange positions and reload.

Although their barrage of ammunition could tear any carbon-based life form to shreds, it did not bring them any sense of security.

Kohinata Mirai was able to sense the unease in the heart of the person she saw from her own perspective.

The next moment, this sense of unease came true. The violent storm dispersed the smoke, making the entire space clear and visible, allowing everyone who entered the room to see the state of their target.

"Ryou...is this really Ryou?"

Through their perspective, Kohinata Mirai also saw the scene they were witnessing: a girl covered in armor.

[Ugh...]

The jet-black, steel-like armor covering the entire body, paired with a scarlet visor that seemed to proclaim the dead, and the most terrifying thing of all, a low growl that was not human.

Kohinata Mirai had seen Zero's armor before; it was a white and sturdy armor covering the entire body, an armor that instantly inspired a sense of security and longing, completely different from the one she was wearing now.

[Shoot! Shoot! Don't hesitate!]

Before Kohinata Mirai could form any thoughts, the person in her line of sight roared with a sense of despair, which made her feel a bit noisy.

Then, the next moment, she no longer found it noisy.

With a violent shaking, her perspective suddenly underwent a violent spin.

After this dizzying spin, the only thing that came into view was a headless body, torn apart by the claws of a wild beast.

And then there was the girl, dark and scarlet, who roughly gripped the base of the black and red sword blade that was absorbing blood, creating a scene that could only be described as beastly.

Then, in the stillness, Kohinata Mirai's perspective turned into complete darkness.

But immediately afterward, without a moment to mourn the disappearance of the perspective, what appeared before Kohinata Mirai was someone else's perspective.

P.S. Goodnight.

Chapter 126 Hunting Trip

The perspective first shifted to another room, where the same eerie crib appeared. A kaleidoscope of environmental changes followed, and a new scene unfolded before Kohinata Mirai's eyes.

"No way, this is a scam, right?"

These words came from the mouth of the person who occupied the perspective. After Kohinata Mirai calmed down, she saw the scene before her.

The Zero-Clad Warrior, clad in jet-black armor, and the crimson sword energy resembling the claws of a wild beast, sliced ​​the body of the first person to rush into the room into several pieces.

[Woo... Roar—]

creak--

Then, Kohinata Mirai saw a low growl sound as a girl covered in black armor twisted her neck, lowered her body, and let her arms hang down, staring at her with dangerous eyes.

[Fire cannot stop...]

As he uttered those words, the gun in his hand gradually stabilized.

Without a doubt, this person, whether a soldier or something else, was an elite among elites, able to maintain his composure even when faced with the death of his comrades.

However, this stable mindset and firm will were of no use. This is not because of an absolute difference in strength that the will was ineffective, but rather for a simpler reason.

[…Sword Activation - Combo Attack]

These words came from the mouth of the girl covered in black armor, as if she had used some kind of skill, but there was no change in the surroundings.

【Ah…ah, this is a monster, a monster! It's impossible, I can't possibly defeat her! I shouldn't, I shouldn't have become her enemy!】

No, there was still something, Kohinata Mirai realized. Right after Rei uttered that spell-like phrase, this determined elite, who had undergone countless trainings, uttered those words as if venting her frustration.

Theoretically speaking, as a well-trained elite, it is unlikely that any crisis would cause him to feel such great fear.

"So, did Rei do something?"

As Kohinata Mirai thought about it, she couldn't help but explore the reason behind it.

Soon, she noticed it through her first-person perspective.

The reason why this person appears this way from one's own perspective is because the fear experienced while witnessing the death of a companion was amplified to an immeasurable scale by some force.

This emotional impulse, amplified by external forces, completely shattered his original rationality, memory, and everything else, plunging him into madness.

Even minor psychological issues, if amplified by certain events, can become triggers for madness.

Kohinata Mirai involuntarily thought of what Rei had said before and understood the reason why she said those words.

"Is this also one of your abilities?"

Hinata murmured to Mirai.

[Ahhh, ahhh, ahhhhh!!][Devil, monster, don't come any closer, don't come any closer, ahhhh.][Fuck, fuck!]

At this moment, she noticed that everyone piled up in the corridor of the building was trapped in a state of intense and inescapable fear.

Everyone was desperately shedding tears and phlegm, while some liquid with an indescribable odor seemed to be flowing on the ground.

Lingyi showed no emotional reaction to this. In her eyes, all she could see in the future was an unfathomable indifference.

From the moment they began their assault until now, less than ten seconds have passed, and the situation has already changed dramatically.

"Zero...so strong."

Having witnessed all of this firsthand, Kohinata Mirai truly experienced what it felt like to have Zero as your enemy through this first-person perspective.

[…Swordbreaker - Black Widow Anchor Grab.]

Under Kohinata Mirai's gaze, Rei murmured these words.

After Lingyi murmured like that, a white portal appeared behind her, and a very technologically advanced black mechanical claw appeared.

"Anchor, is that something like weaponry?"

Seeing this scene, Kohinata Mirai subconsciously thought this.

"No, that's not right."

But what happened next made her realize that her thinking was completely wrong.

As soon as the black mechanical claw appeared, Lingyi roughly pulled it out of the portal, and then thick black smoke billowed from her body.

Under the influence of these fumes, the black mechanical claws changed shape, abandoning their steel structure and gradually exhibiting biological characteristics.

"spider?"

Kohinata Mirai recognized the true form of the creature it had transformed into. Under the influence of the black mist, the mechanical claw turned into a spider half the height of a person.

Then, she saw the spider nimbly move its legs and come to her side, using some kind of device to roughly inject some kind of black substance into her body.

[Hehe, hahaha, haha, I get it, I get it, we should all... we all are... hehe, hee hee hee hee.]

A strange thing happened: after a certain substance was injected, the person who was originally in a state of fear inexplicably perked up, and with a stiff smile, uttered incomprehensible words.

At this moment, Kohinata Mirai could feel that his heart was filled with intense joy, as peaceful as returning to the womb.

[Hey, what's wrong with you? What did you do to him!?]

The others wanted to pick up their weapons to resist, but fear prevented them from taking them.

And so, he watched helplessly as his companion, with a stiff smile, came to his side.

[Hehe...][Hahaha...][Hehe...][Right? We're family.][Family, hehe, family.]