"I don't understand. Although Zero was made by me, why did it become this powerful after its combat program rebooted? The M-2 model was a superior model from a later generation, yet it couldn't defeat the outdated 0-SION."
The two codes Jigges mentioned were the model designations of the Overlord Behemoth and Overlord Zero. Even these massive mechs underwent generational upgrades. Logically, newer models should have been more powerful.
"No, you're wrong, Jigges. When you created Zero, you only considered how to defeat monsters and ignored everything else.
Without restraints, it could instead unleash violence to its fullest extent. What remained was
the self-awareness Siderial proposed. That thing was truly learning on its own."
This was Heimerdinger's explanation for Zero's immense power. According to his research, Zero possessed an unusual trait. During its countless battles against monsters, it seemed to have formed a connection with them.
That was a higher-dimensional life form. It was this form that had twisted Zero.
"Self-awareness. What a terrifying thing."
"I told you long ago that consciousness and emotions were terrifying things. They could bring about a transformation in the level of life. But stopping Zero as it was now should still be possible."
"Yes, of course. This was a revenge squad gathered from all our strength. If we still failed..."
Jigges trailed off. He and Heimerdinger had both set aside their differences to ask Rumble to join the team, and they had even found Oran, who had vanished periodically. If they still could not win, he did not know what to do.
"Don't worry. I've researched it. The prototypes of Unit 06 Overlord Behemoth, Unit 13 Overlord Sword Demon, and Unit 10 Overlord Warhawk were all more powerful than Zero. With Unit 01 Overlord Alien providing support, we'll definitely stop it before it reaches