Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1113 Are you also being idealistic against your will?
What made everyone on Yunjingkong Island feel relieved was that when the light faded, the Armed Goddess was still standing intact, although it was half-kneeling and looked a little embarrassed. A hexagonal force field shield was opened in front of her, but the translucent shield was covered with dangerous cracks, and the edges were like ore being melted and quenched in a blast furnace, melting into snowflake-shaped fragments, and falling down continuously, still braving the suffocating high temperature.

Obviously, this force field shield alone is still not enough to completely protect the Armed Goddess from damage under the power of the cation star destroyer, so it can be clearly seen that many parts of the body have shown signs of overloading the body under the overheating state, just like a dangerous and bright red mark engraved on the silver-white armor. The left arm blade was broken when it was subjected to the impact of the cation star destroyer; the armor on the shoulder, chest and waist were all damaged and shattered due to the terrifying energy explosion; the pair of steel wings were the most seriously damaged in the bombardment, because when the bombardment came, the Armed Goddess had to spread its wings as a support point, just like building a dam to face the waves, so that it could stabilize its body in the surging energy tide. As a price, the blade feathers on the wings were melted by the high temperature of the sun, turning into black snowflakes and withering, leaving only a pair of lonely skeletons drooping behind, and the pale holes looked particularly terrifying and desolate.

Even the gem on the chest of the machine dimmed. Its surface was intact, without any physical damage, but the light flickered, as if it was barely maintaining a state. No one could be sure whether it would completely extinguish in the next moment and fall into dead silence.

The red light gradually subsided, and the light pillars gushing out from the cavity structures of the 23,128 square skylights also became silent. They all entered the cooling state after the energy explosion. The tunnels that transmitted energy also became tunnels for the discharge of hydraulic cooling gas. A large amount of gray-white liquid gas gushed out from the wellheads and gathered into a magnificent cumulonimbus cloud in the universe.

In the swirling sea of ​​fog, the figure of the Dark Witch stood at the highest point of the central launch silo, calmly gazing at the scarred Armed Goddess. She was clearly standing at the closest point to the energy explosion point, but she seemed to be unscathed, and even her breath was not affected. Carabosse was not disappointed with this result. Even if the cation star destroyer failed to completely defeat the enemy, it didn't matter, because -

"First launch, over."

Her tone was slow and measured, as if she was just stating a fact: "How many times can you block it, Alice?"

In the control rooms of the Dyson Sphere, operators were still methodically inputting codes and instructions, and began to calculate the next bombardment. This was the terrifying part of the Cation Star Destroyer. It was powered by the magic power of the Dark Witch extracted from its internal engine, but no one knew the limit of the Dark Witch's magic power. The Conviction Cannon, also a constructed mecha, was also powered by the magic power extracted from the Conviction Cannon. Not only was it not as powerful as the Cation Star Destroyer, it would also enter a long period of overheating and cooling after firing. What was the difference between them? Could it be that it was simply because Lord Carabosse was stronger than Lord Scarlett?

Lady Carabosse never admitted this. She was a thoughtful woman, and her subordinates could not guess her thoughts, so they naturally would not ask casually. Lady Fei Er was approachable and easy-going, and did not shy away from such questions, but whenever someone asked out of curiosity, she would always smile and perfunctorily answer. So until now, the strength of witches, what standards, how to define, and how to divide them, is still an unsolved mystery.

No one could have predicted that the answer would be revealed today.

"How many times you fire, I'll block it!"

The hexagonal force field shield slowly dissipated. Alice in the driving space also half-knelt in the void, panting heavily. Sweat flowed down her forehead like a stream, wetting a large area of ​​soft golden hair and sticking tightly to her cheeks. In order to block this artillery attack, she paid a very heavy price. She knew very well that if this intensity of artillery could be fired continuously, the Armed Goddess would definitely not be able to stop it. But the genius player would never admit defeat at any time, and she also had her own confidence: "Don't underestimate the super robot..."

She gritted her teeth, ignored the pain and groans coming from all parts of her body, slowly straightened her back, and stood up stubbornly.

The Armed Goddess seemed to sense the driver's faith and consciousness, and gained endless power from her heart. She slowly stood up, and the steel gears around her left arm once again burst out brilliant star flames. The broken sword blade was recast in the flames, still as cold and sharp as when it was first born; the huge load after the overloaded body, as well as the fatigue, pain and heaviness that followed, were gradually smoothed by an invisible force, and the scars engraved on her body dissipated. The silver-white armor repaired itself and was still as bright and clean as new; she raised her two swords and crossed them in front of her, and the blade feathers on a pair of steel wings grew again, quickly covering the entire wing surface, swaying and echoing, casting a huge shadow.

The Armed Goddess gently rubbed the blade, splashing bright sparks, as if showing her determination to the enemy.

Broken weapons? Damaged armor? Insufficient power? None of these matters, because the essence of a super robot is idealism. As long as you remain firm in your beliefs, then broken weapons can be recast, damaged armor can be regenerated, and even the most important power can be supplemented by the heart. She will never lose until you decide to admit defeat.

"continue!"

Alice shouted, and the Armed Goddess flew forward, the burning wing suit engine drew a comet trail in the darkness, and rushed straight to Carabosse. She really didn't know how to deal with such a behemoth as the Dyson Sphere. Perhaps only a construct mecha of the same size could fight it, but Alice knew that she didn't need to deal with it, just deal with the dark witch in front of her. Without the huge magic support from the Girl's Royal Power, the Dyson Sphere was just a more cumbersome target, and it couldn't catch up with the speed of the Cloud Whale Sky Island.

But Carabosse was faster than her.

The Dark Witch had no intention of defending the Dyson Sphere. At the same moment when the Armed Goddess flew over, she also jumped into the darkness, and her whole body turned into a dark stream of light, and crashed into the silver-white mecha. But she was injured and alone. If she didn't rely on the so-called cationic star destroyer, could she still compete with herself? Alice sneered in her heart, suspecting that this guy was too proud and completely forgot the embarrassing posture when he was suppressed by her before. But the genius player would not kindly remind his opponent. On the contrary, she swung the blade in her hand at the moment she was about to collide with Carabosse. The sharp and decisive sword seemed to be full of anger after being fooled and fooled.

But the sword fell into empty space.

Under Alice's surprised gaze, Carabosse took a strange step back - it was a move that went against common sense and could not be performed by anyone who followed the inherent rules, but under her performance, it was smooth and even made people feel that it was supposed to be so. The sword passed in front of the witch by a millimeter, and before Alice swung the next sword, the witch accelerated again without starting, and instantly circled behind her.

Alice couldn't understand Carabos's intention, so she simply stopped thinking about it. Following the inertia of the sword, she twisted her waist, spun her body, and thrust out another sword, stabbing straight at the witch's heart. But Carabos seemed to have given up control of his body, and suddenly sank down with a posture that lost its center of gravity, barely missing the sword. Alice thought she was unlucky, so she gritted her teeth and kicked out. The slender and sharp blade drew a half arc in the air, but missed the witch who was in free fall. From an outsider's perspective, this person and the mecha seemed to be spiraling down on a stage without gravity, falling deeper and deeper into the abyss. Alice firmly believed in her own judgment and always tried to take the initiative to attack, but Carabosse was always able to dodge in a seemingly coincidental but just right way. Gradually, the talented player felt dizzy and suddenly lost her balance when swinging the sword. Her body staggered and rolled uncontrollably. The view in front of her eyes was spinning, making people feel so uncomfortable that they wanted to vomit - under the deliberate guidance of the Dark Witch, Alice lost her sense of space and direction.

This was definitely a fatal matter, so much so that Themis, who was originally just watching the battle silently and had no intention of intervening, couldn't help but shout, "Alice!?"

This call came from the distant headquarters of the game command company to the battlefield, finally pulling the genius player back to reality. She hastily caught a glimpse of a dark claw attacking her from the left, and barely raised her arm to block it. The claw pressed on the raised blade of the Armed Goddess, but it was not torn apart by the sharp edge. Instead, it gently pinched and broke the newly recast blade.

The machine was connected to her body, and Alice felt a tearing pain in her left arm. She gritted her teeth to prevent herself from screaming, and kicked out with all her might. The cold blade slashed the dark witch who seemed to have no time to react. She felt excited, but the emotion quickly cooled down, because this kick was like slashing a solid fortress, and Carabosse's figure was not even shaken at all. The witch reached out and grabbed the blade of the Armed Goddess, and threw her out lightly. The silver-white machine was thrown several kilometers away, rolling uncontrollably, making the driver dizzy again, and it was almost impossible to tell which side was up and which side was down.

Caraboss pounced again, and the shadow scythe reappeared. She held it in her hand and chopped it down mercilessly. Fortunately, this time, Themis of the Celestial Realm did not maintain a neutral position, but hurriedly reminded Alice to deal with this attack. With her help, the genius player barely managed to stabilize the balance of the machine, raised the two swords above his head, and blocked the scythe blade that fell from the sky. The two swords and the scythe blades intersected again, bursting out with sharp and piercing sound waves. The situation seemed to have returned to the previous situation, but this time, the person who was suppressed and struggling to hold on became Alice.

"How could you possibly—"

Alice stared stubbornly at the witch above her head. In the crescent-shaped eyes of the Armed Goddess, dangerous red flashes flickered due to this fierce confrontation: "Is there such a power?"

Clearly, he was being suppressed by her just now and was being defeated step by step. Even if he had deliberately dispersed some of his magic power to awaken the Dyson Sphere, and now he was in full strength, it couldn't be that far behind, right? Alice could accept a battle of equal strength, but she couldn't accept that her full strength was just a joke to others.

"Why do I have such a powerful force?"

Caraboss repeated Alice's question. Behind her was the Dyson Sphere, which was so huge that it occupied half of the universe. Square skylights were storing energy. The red engine energy was floating faintly. Under the transmission of magic optical cables and transmission pipelines, it flowed to the launch silo in the center, foreshadowing the arrival of the next bombardment. The previous question seemed to have been answered. Why can the Dyson Sphere fire the cation star destroyer continuously, but the Scarlet Night Gate can't? Because Caraboss is very strong, stronger than Scarlet Night Gate. Even when she lost the holy weapon, she can still be on par with Favrona who mastered the holy weapon, and in some aspects, she is slightly better. That's why Tiantis trusts her so much and chooses her to complete the task of blocking this time, instead of any other witch.

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She knew that all witches could fail in their missions for one reason or another, even herself, except Carabosse.

All because of——

"Heart."

Karabos gave an answer that Alice didn't expect. She said to the dazed genius player, "I really like what you said just now about idealism, that is, you believe that power comes from the belief and enlightenment in your heart. But you simply understand this rule as justice will surely defeat evil, but you don't realize the real reason why you chose it. So let me tell you-"

"Why is it that both are the royal powers of the young girls, both are the descendants of our mother when she created the world, but Chaos always wins over Order, and the Witch Society always wins over the Goddess of Creation? Is it because the royal power of Chaos is more suitable for fighting while the royal power of Order is not? Is it because the power of Chaos is stronger while the royal power of Order is weaker? Is it because our mother is biased in giving us more authority while restricting you? Of course not. The answer is very simple. It is in the two words you just said, Alice."

She called out to Alice, but her eyes passed over the mecha and fell on the tiny whale at the edge of the battlefield. Her eyes were calm and deep, making people believe that she was not only talking to Alice, but also to herself and some extremely important people who were closely related to this battle: "Only mind."

"The power of the girl's royal power is idealism."

"Whoever has a firmer faith, a more resolute will, and a more resolute consciousness..."

"Then whoever wins will be the winner."

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