Dismantling a Gundam with Bare Hands

(Bai Ziye)

At this point, the Idol Festival is no longer important.

Ceruno supported the enormous bubble, and by controlling the rules of the space within the bubble, she could compress the destructive power of the Magic Titan to the greatest extent. The bullets fired by this behemoth fell almost vertically as soon as they left the muzzle, without even touching the one enveloping it.

However, the magical energy consumed in doing so is considerable.

This must be resolved as soon as possible...

If Heat Haze and Metal were there, they should be able to easily deal with this iron lump.

But I can't free my hands right now. Halley is enveloped in that Dark Energy, which can even corrode Ceruno's sturdy bubble. I wonder what would happen if a magical girl came into direct contact with her?

Injury is a minor issue; if the Star Crystal is contaminated, that would be disastrous.

I don't want to end up like Ceruno, constantly worrying that I'll become a witch.

It can't even undo the transformation.

"Well done Ceruno- chan! Now it's my turn!"

Sirius drew back the Light Longbow, and a thick beam of light shot into the sky, followed by Light Arrow Rain.

The stadium was blocked by a bowl-shaped barrier, preventing the arrows from falling too high and thus reducing their destructive power. The arrows that fell into the bubble crashed into the armor plates of the Magic Titan, making a series of clanging sounds, but failed to cause any significant damage.

This earned him a sneer from Betelgeuse.

"Ha! Is this the power of the First Magical Girl?"

"What are you so smug about? I'm not done yet!"

The scattered arrows of light did not disappear; instead, they returned to their essence of light and pierced into the muzzle of the Magic Titan...

The weapons on the back of the Magic Titan exploded one after another as they fired freely.

What did you do?

"As a weapons master, can't you even see this? Firearms are quite delicate; if the internal structure of the barrel changes even slightly, it could explode when fired."

That's really troublesome.

Betelgeuse, however, seemed unhurried.

To her, nothing that happens here matters.

"I advise you to stop. This metal behemoth's combat AI is a complete copy of the one you sent. Once it loses its combat capability, it will detonate the reactor inside its body. How many people in this stadium will survive then? Why not let me kill them? Maybe there will be some that escape."

Nuclear explosion.

Could Ceruno's bubbles withstand the power of a nuclear explosion?

Obviously not.

"I have no intention of listening to a single word you say, since you're always hiding behind the scenes!"

Sirius's second Light Arrow Rain has been fully drawn.

Halley seemed to be exhausted from the chase; his attacks slowed, and he was panting heavily.

She's completely Monsterification, but her physical abilities haven't increased much. What's most troublesome for me is the Dark Energy surrounding her...

Wait, her tail is stuck in the ground...

Wrong!

Using the stage itself as cover, its tail darted along the green of the stadium towards Ceruno on another stage.

Meanwhile, the idiot was busy maintaining the giant bubble that was covering the Magic Titan and had no idea that "misfortune" was approaching!

If someone were to be stabbed by Halley in her current out-of-control state, the "unfortunate" outcome would definitely be a lethal dose!

--Time-Freeze--

Everything except me slowed down.

However, the relative pressure also made me feel chest tightness.

After drinking the blue potion, I became much weaker. Is 22x speed the limit?

He drew his twin short swords from his waist, combining them as he ran, and managed to block the tail needle before it could pierce Ceruno...

Cutting off her tail would hurt a lot; she complained about it for ages after I stepped on it. Deep down, I didn't want to hurt Halley, who works harder than anyone else, so I didn't cut off her tail.

"Miluno, watch out!"

Its tail, which had been deflected, jabbed towards me.

But how could such a slow speed possibly hurt me?

It kept ringing and clanging.

I repeatedly deflected the agile tail like striking iron, but the Dark Energy remained on my blade. After all, it was part of my Battle Dress, and the blade wouldn't be easily corroded. However, the hand that was gripping the sword drew ever closer...

Tsk, is cutting it off the only option?

"Awooo!"

A young girl barked like a dog.

"I'm here to help! Woof!"

The Golden (magical girl form), who appeared out of nowhere, wielded a pure gold broom and struck Halley on the back of the head.

That was a lucky hit!

Unlike that brainless Oil Monster, a succubus with a brain can be knocked unconscious.

Seeing Halley stumble and fall, I manipulated the combination longsword in my hand, wrapping it around the slender tail a few times, like chopsticks for rolling noodles, binding the exaggeratedly long tail to the blade.

I returned to the stage where Halley was.

"Master Miluno!"

The Golden came running up to me as if it wanted to take credit.

I did consider knocking Halley unconscious, but I hesitated when it came to actually doing it... I always thought I was decisive, but when it came to the people around me, I became just as indecisive as Ceruno.

This isn't like me at all.

I nailed the half-sword with its tail tied to the stage, then turned to look at the controlled Magic Titan. The appearance of the Golden gave me a solution.

"Goldie, can you turn all of this big stuff into gold?"

By turning the core reactor into a pile of gold, not only will it lose its power, but it will also be prevented from self-destructing...

The blonde beauty shook her head.

"No, I can only turn what I can see into gold, woof!"

Is it really not that easy?

"Then I'll go take that out. SpiCa, tell me the location of the reactor!"

"The reactor is directly below the third armor plate... wait, you want to..."

Ceruno interrupted SpiCa.

She interjected, reminding him, "Miluno! The gravity inside the bubble is currently more than ten times stronger than normal. Accelerating inside will be too much for your body to handle!"

"Then let's deactivate gravity."

"If the bubble is popped, the audience seats will..."

"Trust me! It can be resolved in an instant!"

"... Okay, I understand."

The moment the gravity inside the bubble returned to normal, I rushed in at a low profile and climbed onto the back of the magical mech amidst a hail of bullets.

There are also watchtowers and even missile silos here, but the third armored section is completely bare, with only the exhaust vents on both sides offering a glimpse of what's inside.

"Ha!"

Even military-grade materials deformed under a full-force slash at twenty times the speed; the sword tip left white marks on the armor plate, but failed to cut through it directly.

A few more tries should be enough to break it open.

But I don't have that much time. Once Ceruno's Bubble Membrane bursts, the Magic Titan's firepower will be unleashed on the audience who can't escape.

Lift your leg and press it down hard.

The sudden burst of stomping at thirty times the speed caused the welds on this piece of armor to crack. Then, with a forceful pry using a short sword, the outer shell of the military drone was successfully peeled off.

Even if I become weaker, my strength is still astonishing.

The space beneath the armor plates was very hot.

After all, in order to dissipate heat, exhaust ducts were also opened on both sides of the core area.

The surface was covered with numerous pipes and spheres; that must be the reactor of the Magic Titan, so hot that even its surface was glowing red...

Something's definitely not right; it's about to self-destruct!