Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

This means that their operation to prevent Lingyi from escaping had achieved the best possible outcome.

"So, the next step is to deal with this big guy."

Chris breathed a sigh of relief and turned her gaze to the massive mech with some damage to its armor.

Having accomplished the task of blocking, the only remaining concern is to defeat this massive armored vehicle head-on.

The continuous flow of power surging from her body gave Chris the confidence to accomplish this goal and win the battle.

“Ahaaaa”

Zeke's response was to countless green lights bursting forth from the surrounding area, and clusters of noise emerging from those lights.

"Why are you still using these things at this point? Bring them all on!"

Maria stepped forward, her silver-black sword blade scattering outwards, clearing a path and breaking through the humanoid noise blocking her way.

"Yes, our current combat strength is already sufficient to defeat our opponent!"

Following closely behind was the sword energy of Feng Mingyi's [Azure Flash].

The sword energy was sharp, slicing through a floating cannon that was constantly releasing red light beams while hovering in the air, and the opportunity for victory began to emerge.

"And us too."

"Don't forget Death!"

The recovered Tsukuyomi and Akatsuki-ka also encouraged the Qiongqiong to regain its strength.

Amplified by the chorus, countless circular saws shot out, shattering much of the noise in the air. Sharp scythes, in conjunction with the giant circular saws, sliced ​​through the last floating cannon.

"We won't lose here either!"

Facing what might be the final battle, Chris also mustered her spirits.

【A Hundred Million Arrows】A dense rain of arrows, followed by six missiles from 【Symphony of Ten Thousand Deaths】, almost completely cleared out the noise swarm in the air.

As is now being demonstrated, even with all the musicians assembled, the Zek armor, having only undergone one enhancement, struggles to gain a sufficient advantage in battle.

If the battle continues like this, the musicians will eventually be victorious.

"Bang!"

The radiance of the Divine Beast Mirror converged, and the most ferocious attack among the performers, the one most destructive to sacred relics, was fully prepared.

Ah—

Noticing Kohinata Mirai's actions, the massive armored vehicle attempted to stop her.

However, the attacks from Maria and Kazanitsubasa that followed distracted him.

The dark beam of light then focused and struck the core of the armor, its demon-slaying power breaking through the protective barrier.

"Haa!"

With each step he took, stepping on the protrusions on the armor, his power increased.

Like a reckless heavy vehicle, the flaxen-haired girl arrived at the core and violently swung her fist.

This time, unsurprisingly, the armor at the core of the armor was completely blasted open.

Inside, a girl with platinum blonde hair, clad in black armor, was revealed, chained to a wall glowing red.

"Ryou-chan!"

Seeing the girl who was clearly unconscious, Tachibana Hibiki pried open the armor and tried to reach out and pull her out from inside.

Ah—

Feeling threatened, the will to protect something, and the unwillingness to be defeated.

In short, this is roughly the kind of emotion that reached its peak at this moment, and then, no longer caring about any potential bad consequences.

"Ryou-chan?"

As Tachibana Hibiki continued forward, she noticed that the space shrouded in red light suddenly burst forth with a radiance far exceeding what it had previously emitted.

Immediately, she noticed that the girl's previously calm expression had vanished, replaced by pain that crept onto her face, and she even let out a scream involuntarily.

Before she could even grasp the meaning of this phenomenon, a burst of light accompanied by an energy surge appeared out of nowhere, and the next moment, she was blasted away by the energy surge.

"How could this be?! Such a short time?!"

Feng Mingyi stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

The black and gold armor, under their siege, erupted with a familiar scarlet light.

"What? "

Maria didn't quite understand.

But what happened immediately made her understand.

Under the crimson light, the surrounding earth, trees, and other materials disintegrated, flew up, and rushed towards the black-gold armor, merging into its body.

As this phenomenon occurred, all the previously destroyed floating cannons began to be repaired rapidly, and the overall size of the Zek armor increased.

At this moment, the entire Zeke armor exuded an even more terrifying aura than before.

Ah—

This ability to grow requires coordination from the individual's own brain.

It can be said that every growth is an overload on Lingyi's brain, and it would normally take some time for this overload to cool down.

However, thanks to the efforts of everyone present, Zeke had to force an overload before the cooldown was over, in order to gain enough power to defeat his enemies.

"It's grown stronger... Could this already powerful armor become even stronger? Death!?"

Xiaoqiege, who was seeing this phenomenon for the first time, exclaimed in surprise.

"We can't let her get away with this so easily!"

On the other hand, Tsukuyomi quickly realized what she should do now.

If left to grow unchecked, they will eventually reach a point where they are beyond our ability to defeat.

Therefore, victory must be achieved as quickly as possible, and now, with the core defenses just destroyed by Tachibana Hibiki and Kohinata Mirai still in need of repair, is the best opportunity.

"Death!"

Xiaoqiege also thought of this.

So the two joined hands, and the Forbidden Moon Wheel charged swiftly along the outer shell of the armor.

Soon, they rushed to the center of the Zeke armor, where they could see the girl's face contorted in pain.

Without hesitation, the two immediately began to pull the person inside out.

"Change the song, get out of the way!"

Just then, a sudden shout from Maria Yiqi Yibashiba in the distance sent a shiver down their spines.

"Energy accumulation?"

-Death?

Then, they noticed the sudden incident in front of them.

Clearly, the facts they could conceive of were also instinctively realized by the armored vehicle that was their enemy.

So, what should we do with the energy we have if we can't repair the outer shell protecting the core in time and the enemy is constantly approaching?

Zeke provided the answer: he unleashed the most destructive weapon head-on, destroying everything in front of him that tried to encroach on what he wanted to protect.

Bang!

The crimson energy had been fully charged and gathered in front of the main cannon. A pure, violent crimson sphere of light burst forth, aimed at its target for destruction.

There was no pain whatsoever; it happened in an instant, leaving no time to react.

Consciousness vanished; in the torrent of energy, there was no time to think. Whether to dodge or block, it was all meaningless against the armored main gun that had been reinforced twice.

In order to effectively kill these enemies who might regenerate and grow stronger for unknown reasons, Zeke invested a great deal in the main gun.

And as a reward for the investment, the enemy in front of us was indeed destroyed.

"Cut the song, adjust it..."

Hibiki Tachibana was slightly incredulous.

Previously, she still held a sliver of optimism, believing that with everyone's efforts, perhaps the best outcome could be achieved.

However, the cold reality—the fact that her comrades, whom she had just fought alongside, were instantly vaporized—made her realize that she was indeed facing a killing machine that would stop at nothing to destroy them.

[If you die, you have nothing left. I've known this fact for a long time.]

Although I still want to hold onto some hope, there's nothing I can do about it—that such unrealistic expectations will inevitably be dashed.

[Sorry, Zero-chan, we're still too weak to give you the best ending.]

But at least, there are still things we can do: risk our lives to fight for any possible hope.

The harsh reality is impacting Hibiki Tachibana's nerves.

She had expected to be excited, but at this moment, her mind became incredibly calm.

Now that things have come to this, the best outcome she hoped for—no one dying—is no longer possible, but it's not unacceptable.

After all, before the battle even began, everyone had already prepared themselves for this.

So, what needs to be done now is still very simple.

Continue their fight, continue to load their lives into the machine, continue... to desperately break through the girl who was unable to move, oppressed by her own heart.

"Drink—ah—"

Hibiki Tachibana wasn't the only one who shared this idea.

There was no time to grieve for the sudden sacrifice. Before the terrifying bombardment could recharge, Kazunari struggled upwards, trying to seize the opportunity to win.

bang——

However, they were ultimately a step too late.

When Windwing skillfully navigated the numerous obstacles and reached the core of the armor, all her blade touched was a defensive barrier so hard it was impossible to break through.

"This iron wall is incredibly sturdy, and it seems to have become even more solid... What?"

Just as Feng Mingyi was about to reveal the information, he realized that his target had disappeared from his sight.

No, it didn't disappear, it turned around. This massive armor, as if unburdened by its enormous size, made a nimble turn.

There is clearly only one reason for making this action.

—Pu Yi Lin 1 Qi Wu Jiu Jiu Xia Pi.

A crimson light flashed, and then Fengmingyi felt himself lose control of his lower limbs.

Immediately, a feeling of powerlessness and loss of life welled up from her body and mind, and she realized what had happened.

This massive armor used its enormous body to deliver an extremely rapid spinning slash, severing its own body in half before it could even react.

"Miss Yi!"

Watching Kazanari Tsubasa plummet downwards like a kite with a broken string, Hibiki Tachibana felt worried, but reason told her that she shouldn't take her eyes off the massive armor right now.

"This can't go on."

Looking at the mech that had just completed an attack and was now recharging, Tachibana Hibiki thought to herself.

Relying solely on this traditional offensive approach, let alone the best outcome, even the worst outcome is likely unavoidable. To achieve victory, an unreasonable force must be employed.

"In that case, please, Gungnir!"

Abandoning defense and focusing one's mind, since one is facing a berserk enemy, one should also entrust one's body and mind to the frenzied attack.

At top speed and along the shortest distance, in a straight line, his gaze was fixed on the target of the battle.

Flames erupted from the armor's thrusters, and a black and red fireball crashed unstoppably towards the dark armored barrier.

At this moment, the mechs that had just completed one round of attack had not yet had time to organize a new round of attack, and the so-called obstruction was completely ineffective under this fierce offensive.

Thud—bang bang bang bang bang—

One punch landed squarely on the core, followed by a barrage of attacks.

Completely abandoning defense and disregarding any possibility of escape, seeking only more power, Tachibana Hibiki poured her entire body and will into this series of attacks.