Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"Ha, Zero, are you underestimating me? How could I possibly lose with this much of a handicap!"

Chris spoke with an indescribable sense of humiliation, her voice rising unconsciously.

"Really? It's good to be confident. I look forward to seeing you do something that exceeds my expectations."

Completely ignoring Chris's emotions, Zero simply held up the Flash Blade as quietly as before.

"Ugh, this is so annoying! Since you're so confident, then... I'll use this armor to show you my strength!"

Faced with Zero's factual attitude, Chris couldn't help but say, her body clad in bronze serpent armor.

White armor covered Chris's body, while two purplish-red whips extended from her body and were held in Chris's hands.

"Go ahead and try it. I'll show Zero the price of underestimating me."

Wielding her long whip, Chris spoke with a humiliated expression.

"Flash Blade Activation - Flash Interaction".

Faced with Chris's provocation, Zero did not respond, but silently entered a fighting state.

The black and white armor covered her entire body. Compared to the dazzling bronze serpent armor on Chris, Zero's armor seemed somewhat simple.

"Ha, how could this weak armor possibly defeat the Bronze Serpent Armor?"

After learning that Zero wouldn't use the weapons that suppressed the relics, Chris felt she regain her confidence.

As long as Zero doesn't use those strange weapons, the stats of the Bronze Serpent Armor are enough to overwhelm Zero's relatively weak armor.

"Ugh…"

Looking at the confident Chris, Zero sighed silently.

Then, she gripped the blades in her hands tightly, lightly touched the ground, and attacked Chris, who was wearing bronze serpent armor.

"They actually attacked me directly?"

Chris noticed Zero's movements, and her fighting instincts made her attack immediately.

In the blink of an eye, she stared intently at Lingyi, wielding two long whips that lashed out at her from both sides, intending to win the battle.

As time passed, the long whip and Lingyi drew closer and closer, and they were about to clash.

"Disappeared?!"

Chris suddenly realized that Lingyi, who had just been in front of her, had vanished in an instant after getting close to her.

Then, before she could figure it out, a sharp pain suddenly came from her side, and the next moment, she felt herself break free from the pull of gravity.

"First, vision. In close combat, don't let your eyes wander. Keep your eyes glued to the enemy and don't let them out of your sight."

Only after landing on the ground did Zero's voice slowly reach Chris's ears from beside her, and Chris then realized what had just happened.

In the brief exchange, as Chris and Zero got within a certain distance, Zero suddenly lowered her body, changed direction, and launched an attack from Chris's blind spot.

"Damn it, let's do it again! I was just careless before!"

Chris couldn't accept the fact that she had been instantly killed. She clutched her painful but uninjured side and wanted to prove herself.

Soon, the second battle began. This time, Chris kept her eyes fixed on Zero's body, not letting her out of her sight at all, and launched her attack.

"I see, this attack will definitely hit."

Seeing the long whip that was so close and about to strike Lingyi, Chris couldn't help but feel excited.

Then, Chris suddenly felt her foot slip, her center of gravity was instantly disrupted, and she fell to the ground, her original attack going completely astray.

"Oh no, this is terrible!"

The instant she fell, Chris knew what was about to happen.

Zero, standing beside her, had already raised her Flash Blade, and then, with tremendous force, she swiftly stabbed it directly at Chris, who was still lying face up.

"Second, the lower body. This is the foundation of close combat. Only a stable lower body can guarantee your chances of victory in close combat."

With a tremendous impact and excruciating abdominal pain, Zero's voice reached Chris's ears once again.

"Ugh... Again, again, this time I was just too focused on the fight."

Chris, unwilling to admit defeat, stood up again, clutching her stomach and stubbornly saying...

Soon, the third time began. This time, she used considerable force to guide the Bronze Serpent Armor onto her legs. With the aid of the Bronze Serpent Armor, she believed she had no weaknesses left.

"Third, the attack should be swift and continuous. Once an opportunity is gained, maintain the offensive until the enemy is defeated."

Lying on the ground, Chris's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

This time, she thought she had used all her strength, but under Lingyi's slashing waves, she only had a moment to adjust her movements before Lingyi attacked her continuously until she was knocked down and couldn't even stand up.

Finally, Zero seized an opening and slashed him away with a powerful blow.

P.S. Good morning.

Chapter 134 The Temperamental Chris

Clang-bang

Once, twice, three times, countless times, he stood up, only to be knocked down again.

[Damn it, we should at least win once!]

Feeling a slight pain all over her body, Chris was extremely irritated.

She knew very well how much Lingyi had held back in her training battles.

Unlike in previous battles, she wasn't subjected to various equipment to interfere with her senses, nor was she given any weapons capable of suppressing the relics. Even the power and speed used were within her control.

The only thing her opponent used that surpassed hers from beginning to end was skill.

Techniques for avoiding eye contact, techniques for continuous attacks, techniques for defensive counterattacks, techniques for baiting attacks, and techniques for dodging attacks.

With just these techniques, her opponent rendered her, who possessed the Bronze Serpent Armor, powerless.

Chris couldn't accept this fact. If she was really that weak, then what was there about her that made her useful?

"hateful!!!"

In the midst of the conversation, with a righteous betrayal, Chris was once again knocked to the ground.

"The more disadvantaged you are, the more calmly you need to think. The closer your mind is to madness, the further victory is from you."

Zero, standing behind Chris, stated, "I'm removing the Flash Blade from Chris's back."

"Ugh, damn it, why is this happening?"

Knocked down once again, Chris couldn't help but feel annoyed, annoyed at her own weakness.

To be honest, Chris's body wasn't actually injured much by the snake armor. What hurt her was Zero's incisive comments after each battle.

Those comments systematically helped her understand what her shortcomings were, and also made her deeply aware of her fragility with so many flaws.

"Now you understand why I suggested that Chris use the 'Magic Bow'."

During the halftime break, Zero stretched her body, which had been feeling a bit uncomfortable from the continuous battles.

"Compared to the Bronze Serpent Armor, whose performance is hampered by your relatively weak melee skills, the 'Demon Bow,' a ranged combat armor that prioritizes artifact-driven capabilities, is a better fit for you."

Zero then spoke to Chris, who was in the present moment.

"..."

Listening to Zero's explanation, Chris fell silent.

She understood to some extent that Lingyi's remarks were quite reasonable.

Her close-combat abilities and attack range were not very compatible with the Bronze Serpent Armor at close to mid-range, and she had already experienced this disadvantage to some extent when dealing with that berserk fusion entity.

Despite possessing the complete relic, he not only failed to suppress the fusion entity, but the entity also shattered his Bronze Serpent Armor, requiring Zero to perform surgery to remove the fragments of the Bronze Serpent Armor from his body.

However, if we use the magic bow, then...

Chris was still somewhat resistant to the idea of ​​what she would have to do to use Symphogear.

"Alright, if you're still unwilling, Chris, then continue your special training in mastering the Bronze Serpent Armor."

After receiving Chris's reply, Zero said this and returned to the starting point of the battle, preparing for the next combat training.

[Although I don't have high expectations, it will probably take Chris a long time to develop her melee abilities and make reasonable use of the Serpent Armor.]

"Well, if all else fails, we'll have to stop letting Chris participate in any future battles. Her fighting ability isn't very useful."

Standing once again at the starting point of the combat training program, Zero's thoughts began to wander.

"Hoo...no, don't."

As Chris straightened up and looked at Zero, who had resumed her fighting stance, a sense of unease arose in her heart.

Although Lingyi told her to continue using the snake armor in combat, after this short period of training, she herself knew that she didn't have much talent in close combat.

Therefore, she realized that if she didn't make changes and continued like this, she would become a useless person, and a useless person has no value.

I absolutely must demonstrate my importance, and I absolutely must not revert to my old self, even if it means...

With her eyes fixed on Zero, who was in the same fighting stance as before, Chris made up her mind and overcame her resistance.

"Give me some space and time, [ARMER PUNCHER]!"

The white-haired girl shouted this out loud.

The next moment, all her armor shattered into fragments, spraying out in all directions like Claymore landmines, leaving her temporarily naked.

"A shotgun that rips clothes off, is that how it is?"

Faced with the flying fragments of snake armor, Zero retreated while using her flash blade to knock the fragments flying towards her.

【KillterIchaival tron】

Immediately afterwards, Chris's lovely voice sang a melodious hymn, her naked body was enveloped in light, and almost instantly she was dressed in red, slightly revealing armor.

Then, music filled with a sense of turmoil echoed in the closed training room, clearly indicating that the prelude to Chris's soulful song was already prepared.

"In the end, I still used it... Whatever, since I've already used it, at least I should let her know that I'm not a useless person."

Chris has realized that her current behavior is extremely shameful.

She was the one who said she didn't want to use the magic bow, and now she's the one taking it out and using it. Her current actions have confirmed the correctness of what Lingyi said.

But at least until then, don't let today's battle have a 100% failure rate.

Setting aside her complex emotions for the time being, Chris focused her energy on the only thing she wanted to do right now: win at least one battle that wasn't a defeat.

[Question...? Foolish question! Impulsive > I'm babbling again]

Keep a close watch on the enemy's position and don't let them out of your sight.

A slightly resentful song rang out, and Chris's hands transformed into red and black crossbows, ten crimson bolts shooting directly at Zero, who had just knocked down the fragments of the Bronze Serpent Armor.

[6 senses 7 children flying senses dagger flying to do girl]

[Don't stop the offensive. Once you gain the upper hand, keep attacking until the opponent is defeated to expand your advantage.]

Without stopping for a moment, after firing the crimson crossbow bolts, the two crossbows immediately transformed into two sets of twin-mounted Gatling guns. The machine guns spun, and countless rounds of ammunition poured down on the vicinity of Zero's position.

[Absolutely! Understand? Part 2 > 3 seconds]

[Pay attention to the continuity of your attacks; use a relentless barrage to limit the enemy's breathing space and evasive maneuvers.]

The moment the machine gun stopped due to overheating, the grenades that had been waiting in the extended magazine on his waist suddenly burst forth.

"Ha, how about this!"

Chris activated her armor with all her might. This Symphogear, focused on firepower output, responded to Chris's high spirits, and all the energy that burst forth was transformed into violent firepower.

P.S. Goodnight.

Chapter 135 End

The smell of the explosion spread with the blast wave, and information about missiles and machine guns was gathered in front of us.

Did you use the magic bow?

The moment Chris turned the Bronze Serpent Armor into a shotgun, Zero realized this fact.

Ugh, sometimes I really can't figure out what Chris is thinking.

Immediately, a feeling of helplessness welled up in Lingyi's heart, a feeling of being unable to control the development of events.

Although she could understand many things, there were still some things that she couldn't understand, such as Chris's thoughts and ideas.