"Absolute Defense Domain" (5.2K) (Continued)

"Isn't that right...?"

Schwi tilted her little head and said this in an innocent tone, with a blank expression.

I don't know if she's genuinely naive or simply cunning.

Then, she looked up at the sky behind her.

"In about one minute and ten seconds... the 'death storm' will descend..."

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around, let's go hide."

Yotsuba Mahiro pointed to the "big guy" that was slowly moving forward not far away.

Riku understood, nodded, and led them into the cave with a serious expression.

Upon returning to the settlement, I witnessed an interesting scene.

"--Hello, Scrap Metal. The legendary Scrap Metal, who is said to offend one unit as if it were the entire clan, has it been captured by its master?"

"[Question] -- What business does the Flügel have with the Ex-Machina?"

Seeing Jibril, whose figure was as small as a child's, yet who was flying in mid-air, Schwi showed a serious and solemn expression for the first time.

This was something she had learned from Yotsuba Mahiro and the people around her during this time, and she felt it should be used now.

At the same time, she also began to analyze Jibril's situation in front of her.

"[Analysis] -- The Flügel is in an extremely weakened state, with only 5% of its power remaining. This unit is in perfect condition and has a 98% probability of destroying this Flügel."

"Ha... haha, what kind of joke are you talking about, you piece of scrap metal? Even if I, Xiao Ji, am in a weakened state, you think you have a chance of winning?"

Jibril writhed in mid-air, clutching her body, and the next second, her face contorted into a grotesque grimace.

"Are you looking down on me? Scrap metal!"

Then, adopting a respectful and adoring demeanor, she pleaded with Yotsuba Mahiro, "Master, can I dismantle this piece of scrap metal and offer its head to you?"

"[WARNING] If you attempt to become an enemy of this unit, this unit will take corresponding measures!"

"Let's give it a try, you scrap metal!"

Just as the great battle between the Flügel and the Ex-Machina was about to break out, a sigh quietly echoed.

"Well..."

Immediately afterwards, Jibril felt a sudden pain in her head, and even her vision began to blur. When she came to, she found herself being carried by Yotsuba Mahiro.

Schwi received the same treatment as her.

They carried one in each hand and carried them deep into the cave.

"Jibril, aren't you tired of making faces all day? This Ex-Machina called Schwi, and it's my private property, understand?"

"... private property...?"

Schwi confusion, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Mahiro didn't bother to explain, and simply nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right, private property. This scruffy chicken is called Jibril, and it's also my private property. You can't just destroy it, understand?"

"... Okay, I understand..."

Schwi nodded very seriously and recorded the matter in the database.

Jibril wasn't angry at the comment about "spoiled chicken"; instead, she stared intently at Schwi, drooling.

"An intelligent Ex-Machina... Ex-Machina with its own individual name... wow! The head of Ex-Machina was originally on par with the Dragonia in rarity [5]? Now it's even more valuable. If I get it, I can brag about it for the rest of my life!"

Master, how about giving this Ex-Machina to Ji? Master can do anything for Ji~ Ji really likes it..."

Thump--

This time, Jibril was punched so hard that she was embedded in the wall.

Yotsuba Mahiro- up, and she said, barely containing her anger, "If you dare to lay a finger on Schwi again, this time I'll really stew you! I'll boil you into a soup and distribute it to everyone in the village!"

"Please, Master, don't do that. Xiao Ji already knows he was wrong."

Jibril ripped herself off the wall, and the light-speed rail gave in.

As long as you admit your mistakes quickly, Tangtou's fate will never catch up with yours.

There was no way around it; she was genuinely afraid.

She could accept Yotsuba Mahiro, even find it enjoyable, but what if she were made into soup and fed to those monkeys?

That was the greatest insult to her!

Even death wouldn't be acceptable!

The storm was devastating, nearly destroying everything that sheltered the settlement and forcing the caves to be exposed.

The villagers began to rebuild and conceal their homes, but Yotsuba Mahiro made a decision that surprised and shocked everyone in the village—

He took Miyuki, Mayumi, Schwi, and Jibril and left the settlement to settle in the old Elf.

Corone was very reluctant to part with them, and Riku also hoped that Yotsuba Mahiro could protect them and stay, but Riku also knew very well that was impossible.

The moment the people of the settlement began to resist Miss Alpha, they had already completely lost the protection of this protective umbrella.

Not to mention, there was already a Flügel, and now there's another Ex-Machina.

"Don't worry, don't be sad. If you miss me, come see me. If you need anything, you can ask me for help."

Yotsuba Mahiro patted Riku on the shoulder, then gave the tearful Corone a big hug.

"Goodbye, Miss Corone, thank you for your care these past few days."

Miyuki bowed gracefully to Corone again to express her gratitude.

Then she took Yotsuba Mahiro's arm and followed him as they walked away.

In the days that followed, Yotsuba Mahiro didn't just sit around waiting for the plot to unfold.

Instead, they forcibly extracted all the magic related to the Elf from Jibril in exchange for knowledge of the Magical Irregular World and CAD.

The knowledge gained from Jibril, combined with Schwi's auxiliary analysis.

He now fully understood what the "Void Zero Protection" that couldn't be moved in time was.

It is indeed an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

And the idea is quite ingenious--

This is a spirit destruction technique, a 186-fold technique driven by the power of the Kainas, which corresponds to those 186 pillars.

They used the Phantasma as fuel for destruction, and with the blessing of the Old Deus, forcibly overwritten the core of the Phantasma' spell, which possessed an independent Spirit Circuits, causing its core to self-destruct;

Then, using the Spirit Destruction Technique, a 'chain reaction of destruction' occurs, causing the large number of spirits released through self-destruction to be released in full.

Its principle is somewhat similar to the nuclear fission chain reaction of an atomic bomb.

But in essence, it is far more terrifying than an atomic bomb.

Because your atomic bomb requires uranium as a raw material, and this material needs to be extracted, but what about the Void Zero Protection?

This world is filled with immense elven power. To put it simply, what would happen if you threw a match into a barrel full of gasoline?

This chain reaction is terrifying.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it could destroy the surface of a planet.

Yotsuba Mahiro felt this thing had great potential and planned to research how to incorporate it into Material Burst as a new magic.

Besides, he also gained an unexpected benefit from Jibril, which was exactly what he needed right now—

"The Eternal Fourth Protection"

A protective spell, created by Sink Nielbaren with the blessing of the Kainas, possessing the strongest defensive sixty-seven-layer spell.

This magic can be said to have been created because of Jibril, and then stolen by Jibril; there is currently no good way to integrate it into her defensive spells.

As for why I say that...

This story begins with Jibril destroying the old Elf.

Jibril once unleashed Heavenly Smite on the capital of the Elf, an attack that even the defensive magic of over three thousand Elf connected to the Spirit Circuits could not withstand, resulting in the severe destruction of the entire capital.

It was precisely because of this that Sink Nielbaren developed the Eternal Fourth Protection twenty-four years after the capital was moved—a technique that utilizes the blessing of Kainas to be effective, enough to block the Heavenly Smite of the Flügel, the Marrow Blast of the Dwarf, and even the Void Zero Protection.

Unfortunately, only Yotsuba Mahiro that no matter how sturdy this thing was, it couldn't withstand Artosh's casual Divine Smite.

However, this doesn't mean that the Eternal Fourth Protection is useless; he can incorporate this spell into his own defensive magic.

For example, could combining it with Antimatter Barrier create an even more powerful defensive magic?

Possessing the Alpha Stigma, he has an extremely strong ability to Reconstruction magic, so he began to study it.

"--[Dian Kai]--"Pseudo-Dian·Yan Longxiao--!"

The moment the cannon was aimed at Yotsuba Mahiro, Spirit Corpses, resembling the filth of a corrupted world, erupted from behind—a surge of shimmering light bursting from the cannon's muzzle.

This is the strongest firepower that Schwi has been able to display so far, bar none.

The Roar of the Dragon is the ultimate technique used by the Aranreif in his battle against the Ex-Machina, a "Collapse Roar" unleashed at the cost of his life.

Meanwhile, the Ex-Machina defeated the Aranreif and its seven subordinates with a loss of 1468 units, recording "Yanlong's Collapse Roar" as one of their weapons.

Although it's impossible to perfectly reproduce the Ex-Machina, even with Schwi's computing power, she can only reproduce less than one-tenth of it, but that's already enough.

The terrain changed the instant "Pseudo-Scripture: Dragon's Roar" descended.

The blue light instantly evaporated the earth's surface, and the reddened land triggered a small-scale crustal tsunami, sending ultra-hot soil and sand, reaching temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius, into the stratosphere.

"That's an attack that's ridiculously exaggerated and unreasonable..."

Facing the scorching, annihilating light that was rushing towards him, Yotsuba Mahiro activated his Alpha Stigma and extended his right hand towards it.

This immense power is hundreds of times stronger than that of a nuclear explosion.

But only such attacks made his attempt worthwhile.

"Absolute Defense Domain" -- Expand.

In an instant, Antimatter Barrier first appeared before him as a base, and then it gradually became covered with colorful patterns like vines.

That is the "Eternal Fourth Protection".

Indeed, after his tireless analysis day and night, he finally dismantled the "Eternal Fourth Protection" and integrated it into the barrier of the Antimatter Barrier.

And Yan Longxiao's breath followed.

Boom--!!!

As a mushroom cloud rose, the earth trembled violently, and the tremor could be clearly felt even in settlements hundreds of kilometers away.

People couldn't help but feel terrified.

A moment later, the dust settled, and Yotsuba Mahiro's figure reappeared.

The scorching heat emanating from the crimson earth distorted the air, but he remained unchanged, except that his clothes were in many pieces.

"... Are you alright...?"

Schwi walked over and asked.

Although his tone remained as calm as ever, he could see a hint of concern in those ruby-like eyes.

"No problem, I'm perfectly healthy, nothing's wrong with me." Yotsuba Mahiro waved his hand and laughed, even making a gesture like a muscular man.

But this scene made Miyuki, Mayumi, and Newg feel especially heartbroken.

Even Alpha remained silent at this moment, simply taking a coat and draping it over his shoulders.

Jibril remained silent, unable to respond.

She thought she was crazy enough to dare to slaughter the Dragonia alone, but it turned out that this man was even crazier than her.