NIKKE, when the stars bloom

A strength that shouldn't belong to her.

She is fearless, contemptuous, cruel, and hilariously stupid as she bullies creatures she considers weaker than her.

When she realizes that her life is threatened by you, she becomes anxious, anxious, and fierce to cover up her inner fear.

Then, I treated you the same way I treated her, so that Nihilista would realize that he still had a trump card and a backer. This pathetic coward returned to his initial dismissive attitude.

As I said before, she was just a bad kid who was violent with a gun. When she realized that the gun she used to bully others was taken away, fear could easily devour her will and make her...】

【He was so anxious that he jumped up and down. 】

Listening to the Queen's flowery explanation, the vulgar Lieutenant Phoenix interrupted impatiently:

[You've already said this before. Can we not waste time? Just tell me what you want to test, how to cooperate if the test passes, and if the test fails, what are the backup options? ]

【…】

The simple, clear and to-the-point communication style greatly exceeded the Queen's expectations.

This was not the first time that she had captured humans for communication. In fact, Xiaocao had captured dozens of commanders for her over the past few decades. This was the first time the Queen had seen someone like Phoenix who could negotiate cooperation while maintaining clear logic.

[The test has been passed when you successfully lure Nihilista into the trap using yourself as bait.]

Perhaps she remembered some impolite animal names, and Lilyvis's tone, which had been rising, dropped to freezing point again, and she said:

[I didn't respond to you because I was negotiating with Anik. You are too thoughtful and think too much, and you habitually equate me with human dignitaries.]

【…】

Considering that our strength is not enough to support us at the negotiation table against the machines... The Queen sneered, Phoenix had no choice but to continue asking patiently:

【Then what? 】

【…】

[After the test is passed, what do you want me to do with you? ]

【…】

【Hello? 】

Sizzle-sizzle-sizzle-sizzle-sizzle-

As the lieutenant urged, noise similar to signal interference suddenly lingered over the sea of ​​consciousness, and then a familiar voice that was mature yet childish sounded in a hurry.

【I—finally—came—out!!!】

【…】

Alnick's cry of relief gave Phoenix the imprudent thought for a moment: "It would be nice to have a queen living in my head in the future."

What did she talk to you about?

[Although I really want to tell you, I signed a confidentiality agreement with her. ]

The artificial idiot stretched out his body and lay lazily on the sea of ​​​​consciousness of the host. He looked like a person who had gone out to travel with his elders during the peak season and finally returned home after two days and one night.

[You know, I'm an AI. Unlike you humans, I have to abide by agreements.

But I can tell you things other than the confidential content. Lilyvis gave me an independent set of NIMPH serial codes. In the future, we will not have to go through Indivia's erosion, decoding, packaging, and authority transfer process, and can directly seize NIMPH.

The theoretical speed is increased by at least 150%. 】

What is the price?

This little bit of benefit was obviously not enough to overwhelm Phoenix's mind. With the help of Anik, the man who "recovered" his sight stood up and walked across the street under the gaze of Nikki.

——The body of Nihilista.

Then, the lieutenant squatted down and placed his right palm against the dragon head cannon on the side of the fire dragon...

Like ice cubes touching a hot iron ball, or cotton encountering a sporadic flame. In the blink of an eye, the gray-black gun body made of nano-metal turned into agile "molten iron" in front of Anis, covering the commander's palm upwards.

Clang——!

The man's left arm fell off and was replaced by a new prosthetic limb made entirely of nano-metal.

Then, the liquid metal spread downwards and covered his chest, abdomen, and legs. Under Anik's ingenious calculations, the nanometal disassembled the prosthesis while reassembling it, disassembling all the parts and scattering them all over the floor, but still able to keep Phoenix standing.

To outsiders, the scene really looked like alien creatures invading the human body in the movies, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"Hey, what are you guys staring at?"

Because his head could not move, Nihilista, who was facing Anis with the back of his head facing his own body, had no idea that his body was being plundered by the Phoenix.

Therefore, after hearing the continuous clanging sounds of metal knocking, the fire dragon thought that the blind commander was feeling aggrieved because he did not dare to kill her, so he could only smash her body to vent his anger.

"Ha! Such despicable tricks are all despicable humans can do. It makes me sick just thinking about it."

She said this proudly, and couldn't wait to see the honey-lipped woman become speechless or make unfounded excuses because of the commander's behavior.

Just thinking about that aggrieved scene, Nihilista felt extremely comfortable.

Unfortunately, reality never stands on the side of delusion.

……

[Main energy connection...98%...100%]

[Operating system generated, central nervous system connection in progress...100%]

[Body scan...balance calculation...100%]

[Basic skeleton construction...100%]

[Power system generation...100%]

[Isolated inner armor construction...100%]

[Drive armor construction...100%]

[First-stage propulsion engine construction... 100%]

[Second-stage propulsion engine construction...100%]

One electronic prompt tone after another surrounded the man's ears.

He raised his hand and watched various parts and circuits being assembled, transformed, and reassembled on the surface of his right arm until it was covered by metal armor. An art called engineering burst out in the lieutenant's heart with an indescribable sense of beauty.

[System recheck…85%]

[System recheck…92%]

[System recheck…99%]

The moment the number in his field of vision turned into "100%", the square frame responsible for temporarily suspending his body was retrieved and closed by Anik from the square gaps on the back of the armor.

boom--!

What followed was a dull roar as the exoskeleton landed.

So what is the price?

Looking down at the cool fire dragon cyborg that was left with only its human form, the man clenched his powerful right fist, still maintaining his unique calmness.

Anik appeared in the lieutenant's sight as a virtual image, tilted his head, not understanding the atmosphere, and said:

[You mean the NIMPH serial number? That's not possible, it's in the confidentiality agreement. But before the Queen disconnected, she asked me to convey a few words for her.]

Phoenix: [Two sentences?]

Anik: [Well, the queen said that the punch she gave you before was just for Nihilista to see.]

Anik: [As for the fact that you gave her a nickname in private, she said, just wait.]

Phoenix: [……]

Chapter 283 I'll Teach You

The fighting lasted for nearly seven hours from dawn to nightfall, but Honglian, who had long lost his cool and elegant demeanor, still failed to stab the tip of the knife into his sister's body.

She knew very well that the reason why she could hold on until this moment was that the agreement between her and Phoenix was secondary, and Qianghua's intentional or unintentional letting go was the key factor that determined everything.

But even so, the swordsman was still "exhausted" from the fight, and the energy in his body was almost running out.

What about Bai Xue who was not far away? Her situation was several times worse than Hong Lian's.

Xiaocao is not her sister, and Jellyfish is not her younger sister. Under the high pressure of dealing with heretics and enhanced gorillas at the same time, the cloak on Snow White could not escape the fate of being broken.

Having lost the effective means of defending against lasers, facing Libereo's long-range firepower and Xiaocao's constant approach, the foodie princess who once chased and crushed the opponent was now forced to dodge continuously, dragging on for an unknown amount of time.

"This is not a solution. I'll help you stop them, you go first." Honglian said as he dodged Qianghua's sword moves and let the extremely sharp blade cut off his long silver hair.

However, Bai Xue was not interested in the swordsman's boring suggestion at all. Not only that, her golden eyes became brighter and brighter.

With the sacrifice of her sister, the death of Little Red Riding Hood and Dorothy's transformation, Snow White, who has lived on the ground like a ghost all these years, has already realized their "selfishness".

Excluding the possibility of becoming a ghost, the surviving living can only endure the pain left behind by the deceased.

The drunkard was unwilling to bear the pain of her death, and she was equally unwilling to accept the sacrifice that the drunkard was trying to avoid.

"I can kill one."

As she spoke, Bai Xue's mechanical right palm quietly connected with the electromagnetic cannon in her hand. The high-pressure energy generated by the squeezing core caused the gun body to emit disturbing sound patterns and vibrations.

This is a killing move that comes at the cost of damaging the core and shattering the weapon.

This was the funeral that she, a genius scientist, had prepared in advance for her own end.

"Die."

The understated tone was like the declaration of the god of death coming to the world.

When the plasma floated and flowed outward from the barrel, it was like a miniature light blue sun emitting flares. When the azure muzzle, with the help of Bai Xue's vision, locked onto Xiaocao's head, which was covered by his hand.

Rumble——! ! !

At that moment, it seemed as if the sky was falling apart.

A flash of scarlet color flashed like a meteor and hit the gorilla Letcher's left arm in an instant, knocking it nearly twenty meters away on the spot.

After seven hours of fighting, the snow on the ground had disappeared, and the gray-black rocks exposed to the air broke and shattered under Xiaocao's movement. Phoenix, who was rushing from the north at supersonic speed, was holding a long knife in his hand and slashed the blade into Xiaocao's unusually strong left arm.

"!"

The people present also reacted very quickly, and the sudden and surprising change failed to interrupt their fighting ideas.

The next moment, Bai Xue moved her gun and continued to aim it at Xiaocao's face. Libereo's laser aimed half at the uninvited guest. Xiaocao, who sensed death, used his intuition to guide him and instinctively blocked his head with his right palm.

Above him, Phoenix threw away his long sword and turned in the air, then stretched out his right arm and punched the gorilla Letcher on the head.

Boom-! ! !

A visible shock wave exploded, and the violent force of the punch caused the back of Xiaoxiao's right palm to instantly cave in. His palm was pressed tightly against his head, and his whole body smashed onto the limestone on the ground along with the impact on his head.

It was at this moment that Libereo's laser was successfully charged, and three light purple beams rushed straight into Phoenix's armored helmet.

The man was not to be outdone. Under the operation of Anik, he quickly raised the Florian sniper rifle fixed on his left shoulder blade from his back, passed over his shoulder, and fired an original Letcher 30mm armor-piercing cannon at the forehead of the jellyfish in the distance.

A shell as long as an adult's forearm broke through the air and hit Liberelio's jellyfish-shaped aircraft that had turned vertically, creating a hole the size of a dinner plate.

"Humph."

Sensing that the aircraft that had been with her for a long time had suffered serious damage, the jellyfish sister frowned. While mobilizing nanometal to repair her toy, she flipped the aircraft back to a horizontal state and looked at the human in the closed exoskeleton armor.

Exchanging injuries with these heretics, humans are really stupid...

However, before Liberelio could finish her complaints, the horrifying scene that followed abruptly killed the word that had not yet emerged in her mind.

The three laser beams only melted away a millimeter of the opponent's armored helmet. Then, the three damaged parts of the helmet were "healed" in front of the heretics using the heretics' repair method and were restored to their original state.

Just like when Nikki first saw the heretics' self-repair, when Liberelio witnessed with her own eyes that Phoenix's exoskeleton armor had the same repair capabilities as theirs, the jellyfish sister's cognition was unsurprisingly greatly impacted.

"This...this is impossible!"

Libereo opened her eyes wide in astonishment. As she cried out subconsciously, the man hanging above Xiaocao didn't even bother to pay attention to her. He stretched out his left hand and aimed it at the damaged back of the gorilla's palm below. The micro energy cannon on his forearm immediately emitted a scarlet beam of light that should have belonged to a fire dragon.

The high-temperature laser quickly melted Xiaocao's right palm. At the same time, the gorilla, who had finally recovered from the beating, raised his head and let out an angry roar.

“Human——!!!”

It roared like this, but unfortunately the response it got was not words, but a reloaded Letcher shell...

A 30mm armor-piercing cannon fired towards its bloody mouth.