Toyama Kasumi stood there in a daze, confusion, incomprehension and sadness engulfing her senses, making her vision blurry. The note in her hand seemed exactly the same as the one left by Arisaki.

"Grandma, why did you do this? If something happens to you, how will I face Yusaki..."

Toyama Kasumi clenched her teeth with trembling hands. She held the note tightly and rushed out to find Duohui to explain quickly. The black-haired girl was stunned, and after she reacted, panic and fear appeared on her face.

"Kasumi, what should we do now? I really don't want to lose even my grandma... Arisaki is already dead, we should at least take care of her last relatives!"

"Of course I know that we must find her as quickly as possible, but the problem is, I don't know where Mygo and Mujica are now..."

Toyama Kasumi frowned anxiously and worriedly. She was trying hard to think of a countermeasure, but a moment later, she suddenly heard a puzzled voice coming from behind her.

"Ms. Toyama...what difficulties have you encountered?

Is it difficult? You look very anxious.

"Ms. Kurata... Oh, I remember now. You're a Migo Collective. You're better at searching than I am. It's a good thing you're here now."

Toyama Kasumi was stunned for a moment and quickly turned around. She explained something to Kurata Mashiro, and the latter understood from her expression that they could not set off without finding Ichigaya Manmi. She sighed, closed her eyes, and tried to spread her perception.

After a moment, she opened her eyes again, her face full of surprise and vigilance.

"I've found the location of Mygo and Mujica, but the troops of the Genmaki Group are also heading there. They're going to look for Seta Kaoru."

"Then we must get there before them. We must stop Grandma. I don't know where she got her power from, but she definitely can't defeat them all by herself... We can't let anything happen to her!"

After gritting her teeth and saying this, Toyama Kasumi was about to transform into light and shadow, but the next moment her hand was grabbed, and she subconsciously turned her head to meet her sister's serious eyes.

"Sister, please take me with you. I want to help you too."

"No, your prosthetics aren't as adaptable as Duohui's, and the number of combat prosthetics you've added isn't very high. You and your parents should stay here until I come back."

Toyama Kasumi replied in a louder voice, and before Asuka could say anything else, she turned into light and shadow and took away Duohui and Morfonica in an instant, leaving her the only one left here.

"..."

Amidst her parents' whispered consolations, Toyama Asuka couldn't help but feel a clear reluctance. She didn't want to stay here, and she also wanted to help her sister... However, her sister was right, her fighting ability was indeed not enough.

After sighing deeply, Asuka turned around tiredly and prepared to follow her parents back, but then she saw Tamade Chiyu standing not far away, and she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

"Ms. Pearl Hand...?"

"Long time no see, Asuka. I didn't expect you to have grown to this point... In the few memories I have of you, you were just an ordinary high school girl."

Tamate Chiyu walked forward with a smile, and Asuka's body instinctively tensed up. She quickly thought back to make sure that she and no one else had any hatred towards her, and at the same time forced a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment. I wonder what brings you to me this time?"

"I saw the scene where you made a difference, so I brought this to you."

Tamate Chiyu smiled and waved to the convoy behind. Soon the truck stopped in front of Asuka. As the door opened automatically, a huge exoskeleton armor was revealed inside.

"This is……"

"The Cybernetic is still in its experimental state, but it's equipped with the latest anti-gravity system and extremely powerful firepower. Combined with the Sian Westin, a monster second only to Ozawa Misaki... Once you put it on, you'll be able to defeat an entire army head-on."

Chiyu Tamate explained softly, and Asuka Toyama couldn't help but be stunned. It took her a while for her to react. She turned to look at Chiyu Tamate with confusion and incomprehension, her voice full of bewilderment.

"Ms. Tamade, you should also be aware of the adaptability of my prosthetics... I can't even install advanced combat prosthetics. Do you think I can control this kind of weapon?"

"Theoretically, it's impossible, but you love your sister, right?"

"What does this have to do with what we're talking about now?"

"The most important breakthrough of Cybertron is the fusion of magic and technology, forming a unique energy-consuming reaction... Simply put, it can transform your emotions into the ability to control your cybernetic body. The more persistent your impulses, the better you can control them."

Tamade Chiyu patted her shoulder gently.

"However, because it's an experimental model, this reaction cannot be stopped once it starts. Once you start burning yourself, there's no turning back. You can only keep fighting until you die... But, until your consciousness is completely burned through, you can still control it."

"…Why are you giving me this? Do you want me to be your test subject?"

After a moment of silence, Toyama Asuka asked softly, and Tamate Chiyuya smiled and shook her head, then raised her finger and pointed at her bright red left eye.

"How could that be? I just wanted to help you. Pareo showed me the scene of you burning to ashes. But even if you die, you will definitely make that guy Bai Lu Qian Sheng suffer extreme pain... That's enough for me."

"Well, good luck to you. I won't force you to wear it, but I believe you will make this choice."

After leaving the last words, Tamate Chiyu turned and left. Toyama Asuka did not look at her again, but just stared at the cyborg in silence, clenching her fists tremblingly.

On the other side, 丒 and Zou Ruiyi couldn't help but look at her hesitantly, and spoke to Zhu Shou Zhiyou hesitantly.

"Chiyu, should we really give her such a dangerous weapon? Even if she chooses to do so, if something happens to her, Kasumi will definitely hate us..."

"She hates so many people. Even if she wants revenge, we will be the last on the list. There is nothing to worry about."

Tamade Chiyu smiled casually, and at the same time, the bright red in her left eye pupil deepened, making her face excited and trembling. She stood on tiptoe and grabbed Ruiyi's shoulders tightly.

"Rui, do you know what's most important? The most important thing is that she will indeed make Bai Lu Qian Sheng collapse. I saw that wonderful scene. That guy, the source of the Blood Cross and the culprit of Pareo's accident, will also wail and cry... This really makes me happy."

"I've decided. I can't let Bai Lu Qian Sheng die so easily. I want everyone she cares about to die before her. I want all her extravagant hopes to be completely shattered. And when she comes seeking revenge, I'll crush her body piece by piece and watch her twisted, desperate expression... That's what matters most."

"..."

He Zou Ruiyi fell into silence. She silently looked at Zhu Shou Zhiyou with an excited face, and suddenly felt a little dazed, with an incomprehensible confusion in her heart.

This scary guy in front of her...is he really the girl she knows?

Chapter 398 Xun's Determination

Perhaps her expectations will never come true.

When Bai Lu Qiansheng saw the group of hovercrafts flying towards her quickly, she couldn't help but sigh deeply. The music was interrupted by the dense sound of engines, and she completely lost the last bit of her ability to hold on.

She failed. The live show she had worked so hard to plan had to be cancelled. She no longer had the ability to evoke such emotions again... She had already lost.

As the cold feeling of exhaustion spread throughout his body, Bailu Qiansheng weakly let go of his hands, letting Bes fall heavily to the ground. The remnant of memory disappeared instantly. At the same time, Seta Kaoru stared blankly at the hovercraft that almost covered the sky, his face pale and weak.

Heart...why is this happening?

Tears blurred her vision, and as a floating car came down, a blonde girl with an indifferent expression walked out of it. She came in front of Xun, looked at her quietly for a moment, and then spoke softly, her tone full of unquestionableness.

"Come back with me, Xun."

"Xin, please, I must help Qiansheng overcome this difficulty..."

"You have helped her enough. You don't need to continue to pay for her. If she really regards you as her friend, she shouldn't involve you in her

In the middle of things."

Xianjuanxin interrupted her coldly, glanced at Shiraishi Chisei who looked tired, and then extended her hand to Seta Kaoru.

"Xun, stop messing around like Misaki. You know what the Naya incarnation represents. If possible, I would also like to agree to your request, but the danger that Shirae Chisei and the others are facing this time is not something we can get involved in."

"Come back with me. I won't blame you. Besides, your parents also want you to come back. Even if you don't want to listen to me, you have to listen to them, right?"

"..."

Seta Kaoru fell silent, and at the same time she saw Ozawa Misaki walking out of another hovercraft holding her sister's hand. She looked at Kaoru with guilt on her face, not daring to look up to meet her gaze, and finally could only squeeze out a tired voice.

"sorry."

"It's okay, Misaki, you don't need to apologize... I understand you. After all, you still have family. I'm actually very grateful that you can do so much for me."

Seta Kaoru comforted her softly, then sighed slowly. After a moment of silence, she turned her gaze to Kanon on the other side who had a complicated expression.

"Hana, do you want me to go back too?"

"...I don't know, Xun, I just hope you don't get into danger. Even if Bailu Qiansheng is your friend, you have done enough for her, haven't you?"

Kanon Matsubara lowered her head in pain, trembling as she tried to squeeze out a sound, and Kaoru Seta also felt a complex sense of realization and disappointment in an instant, and couldn't help but sigh.

...She was not disappointed in her friends, she knew they were all like that because they cared about her, she was disappointed in herself, in this helpless and ridiculous self.

Her family and friends all hope that she can go back. Yes, Seta Kaoru doesn't seem to have anything right now. All she can do is to correct her mistakes in time, return to the company's control area and continue to live a carefree life...

However, she couldn't do it.

"Thank you, Xin, thank you for caring about me like this... I am very grateful to you, but I must refuse you."

After taking a deep breath, Seta Kaoru looked up and looked directly at Genmaki Shin, who couldn't help but frown. She looked at her friend incomprehension, with sadness and confusion in her golden eyes.

"Xun, why do you say that? Weren't you able to understand me before? Weren't you willing to stand by my side before? Why... did you reject me for Bai Lu Qian Sheng? Reject all of us? Is she so important to us?"

"This isn't a question of who's important and who's not... Or rather, I'm tired of this cruel choice, so I keep insisting... I just don't want to abandon her. I just want to protect the person Yumei cares about, the old me."

Seta Kaoru met her gaze seriously, and the fatigue in her voice gradually turned into clear determination. Beautiful scenes from the past flashed before her eyes, and she couldn't help but smile in this emotion and sadness.

"Because, Yumei likes us like that the most, doesn't she? I can't condemn your change, because you became what you are now for us... But I don't want to continue deceiving myself. I want to find my dream, the dream that Yumei likes."

"...Yumei can't see the danger you're in. By doing this, you're only violating her last wishes."

After a moment of silence, Xian Juanxin sighed deeply. Her expression gradually became stern, and she also raised her voice.

"Xun, I don't want to force you, but I have to take you back. I'm giving you one last chance now. Are you willing to come with me?"

"Sorry, Kokoro, my answer is no... a dreamy no."

After staring at her for a moment, Seta Kaoru smiled. At this moment, her expression seemed to have returned to the past, which made Xianjuanxin stunned for a moment, but when she came to her senses, the momentary hesitation in her eyes quickly disappeared, replaced by a harder coldness.

"Okay, Kaoru, I'm sorry, but you've left me with no choice... just get some sleep."

She took out the tranquilizer gun and aimed it at Seta Kaoru, but when she was about to pull the trigger, her gun was suddenly blown away by an invisible force, and the spell hit the automatically condensed energy shield. Xian Juanxin turned her head expressionlessly and looked at Bailu Qiansheng, her voice full of coldness.

"Bai Lu Qiansheng, this is your choice. You took the initiative to attack me. Do you know what this means?"

"I only know that I must protect Xun. If she wants to go with you, I will never stop her...but she doesn't want to, so don't try to force her."

Bai Lu Qiansheng walked off the stage and came step by step to Xian Juanxin. She stared at those cold golden eyes, and after looking at her for a moment, Xian Juanxin suddenly smiled.

"Do you think that what you're doing will do her any good? If you still have any sense, you should hand her over to me. You know what kind of trouble you've gotten yourself into. How can you say such things now?"

"She is a friend of ours. She is free to make her own choices. Friends are equals. You don't seem to understand this."

Bailu Qiansheng sneered in response, and Xianjuanxin also frowned, then raised his hand and pointed at Yamato Maya on the stage.

"Okay, as you said, friends are equal. If you want to go to war with me, do you think she will risk her life for you? You can respect her choice and let her die for you. That's what you should do for your friends, right?"

"If you dare to hurt her..."

"Whether I will hurt her or not depends on your choice. You can continue to foolishly involve Xun and make everything irreparable, or you can protect your two friends and prevent them from getting into trouble because of you."

Hearing her words, Bai Lu Qiansheng's face twisted instantly, and Xian Juanxin interrupted her coldly, staring at those purple eyes.

"Now, what are you going to choose?"

"..."

Bai Lu Qiansheng did not speak, and the scene fell into an extremely tense silence. Both the soldiers and the girls tensed their bodies. While dangerous weapons were ready, spells were also accumulated, ready to start fighting at any time.

At the same time, in the dark space temporarily opened up underground, Ichigaya Manshi looked up expressionlessly at Shiina Riki who was right above her. She was standing in the center of a strange magic circle, and the surrounding spells were blasphemous and dark, pointing to the extremely terrifying giant phagnum worm at the bottom of the abyss of the dreamland.

She knew she had no chance of winning on her own, but the knowledge given to her by the Daughter of the Goddess also included the long-lost spell to summon giant phagnum worms. A wizard once said that only the most foolish would attempt to summon such a creature... However, she no longer cared. As long as she could allow herself to be sacrificed, she could make the summoned giant phagnum worms lock onto Shiina Riki. In front of the "Star Driller", she would not be able to survive even if she was a Tindalos hybrid.

Everything was ready. Ichigaya Manmi chanted a strange and twisted spell and raised her hand to cut her wrist, but the next moment, her dagger was suddenly grabbed by a hand.

"I have to say, there are so many outrageous lunatics in this era. Some want revenge on me, some are jealous of Yog-Sothoth for getting her band's keyboardist pregnant, and even you, who's planning to directly summon a giant phagnum worm... Why didn't I notice so many amazing people before?"

"?!"

Ichigaya Manshi opened his eyes wide and subconsciously wanted to use magic

, but then her ability was sealed directly. A dazzling light dispelled the darkness, causing her to close her eyes instinctively. When she opened her eyes again, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

"It's you?"

"Yes, it's me, Naya's incarnation, Miyashiro Orie. You can call me anything."

The white-haired girl shrugged casually, then she looked around and couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Amazing! To ensure everyone knew the terrifying nature of the giant phagocytes, the great wizard deliberately placed mental hints in the spells and the magic circle. You could see their forms and aggressiveness every second while you were drawing them, yet you remained unwavering... Is hatred really that magical? Can it give you such a strong will?"

"Oh, what can you understand? You are nothing but a monster. You can't understand my pain at all."

Ichigaya Manmi sneered, but the girl didn't care. She patted her head lightly and turned to look to the other side.

"Yeah, I really don't know how you feel... But what's even more surprising is that that guy actually helped you do this... Daughter, what are you thinking? I'm still playing a game, what do you mean by overturning the chessboard? If the macrophage worms emerge, Japan will sink. What's the point of playing then? The end of the world in 2020?"

"It's just a matter of sinking a Japanese island. Even a trace of the original body's consciousness can reset the world. Why are you, a newborn, so anxious?"

The figure of the girl slowly appeared in the open space. She waved her fan gracefully, and Miyashiro Orie couldn't help laughing when she heard her words, and walked towards her step by step.

"Yes, you're right. Ordinary humans can certainly be reset... But those band girls are incredibly rare. Just look at them and you'll see how rare this situation is, not to mention they're involved with other Great Old Ones... Restoring this drama to this moment would be a huge hassle, even for you and me. Who's going to make up for the lack of fun I'm missing while I wait?"

"I'll make it up to you. You're a new incarnation, and you don't know how to have fun yet. I've seen enough of these guys' despair. Don't waste your time on these boring bugs."

The girl shrugged and raised her hand to activate the magic circle, but the next moment, her hand was grabbed forcefully. She looked up in surprise to meet the white-haired girl's sneer.

"I haven't seen enough. I like their struggle and decline. Get away from me, or I won't be polite."

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