Countermeasures: Miluno

(Miluno)

You're saying the total amount of darkness is insufficient?

Ceruno questioned Stratos's explanation.

"Miluno is now absorbing all of Azura's Dark Energy! Theoretically, she should be twice as strong as before, so why could she maintain her ideal state before, but can't now? If this is only Mono's consciousness, then what about Miluno's consciousness?"

I'm right here!

But she couldn't perceive my presence; perhaps this is the greatest distance in the world.

Stratos replied rather arrogantly:

"The standards of 'Great Will' are entirely different from those of low-level intelligence like yours."

Although her tone was arrogant, what she said was indeed true.

Two AAA batteries can power a toy four-wheel drive car, but they cannot power a new energy vehicle.

The gap between "humans" and "gods" may be even greater than this.

There are other interpretations of Stratos.

"The 'Great Will' is our Creator, and humanity is so much weaker than us. To think that we can use our flesh and blood to squeeze into the position of gods and step into the realm of the Creator... that is indeed a bit of a fantasy. It is only natural that things would get out of control."

The old man was as arrogant as ever, or perhaps he looked down on people?

Why didn't they say this before I drank the Black Light Reagent? Are they just unwilling to admit their mistake?

Unfortunately, even if I had something to say in protest, I couldn't bring myself to say it to her at that moment.

Ceruno, however, had no time to dwell on those matters and simply asked:

"Professor, is there any way to save Miluno? We can't let her keep holding me, can we?"

Stratos gently stroked Azura, who was covered in water, and she made "splashing" noises, though it was unclear how she produced them.

She replied, "I don't have the means to solve this problem unless you feed her my Simulacrum Factor... But that won't be enough. To unleash the true power of the 'Great Will,' it would require at least several times the current darkness. I'm afraid we'd have to gather all the witches and Monster in the entire City School and feed them to her."

Is so much really needed?

However, Stratos's proposed solution, like Aldebaran's, was to restore Mono's sanity by having her absorb more Dark Energy. She said the 'Great Hand' would eventually allow me to absorb it, but I always felt that this was a compromise that was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Aldebaran originally had a Plan B, but Ceruno interrupted her manipulation of me. I don't know if she'll prepare a device to indirectly control my body, but that's just a last resort...

Why can't Mono be reduced from a "Godhead" back to a "person"?

"Professor, since this is the lair of the 'Great Will,' there must be a place where enough Dark Energy to support the 'Great Will' is stored, right? Is there any way to let Miluno absorb some as well?"

"Even if she encountered a 'Great Will,' she would be the one to be absorbed; the difference in size is undeniable... However, I do know where to find Dark Energy."

But at this point, Stratos's expression became reluctant.

"Oh! Where?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Alas, if I were to actually take you there, I would truly be betraying the 'Great Will'."

"... You don't really think the 'Supreme Council' will let you off the hook, do you? You don't need to take us there, just tell us where it is."

"All right."

Stratos, with his eyes closed, scratched his head and sighed in resignation:

"We all come from the same place, the 'Black Pool' in the 'Breeding Facility'... which is also the 'Supreme Council's' Achilles' heel."

If we attack that side, the "Supreme Council," which is currently just observing from the sidelines, will definitely join the battle without hesitation. That place is their lifeline, their very lifeline, as the Base Body of all Monster and witches are produced there.

If the Breeding Facility is destroyed, they will lose their ability to produce blood and will no longer be able to resist the magical girls' counterattack.

Therefore, they will not allow us to approach the "Breeding Facility" under any circumstances.

In conclusion, Xiao Yi and her friends found SpiCa hanging inside the ruins of the Control Tower. Mono was still clinging to Ceruno, but also staring up at the giant White Silk cocoon...

There were countless witches inside undergoing brainwashing; to Mono, it was practically a barbecue platter.

Metal asked, "Should we deploy the City School and use shipborne firepower to directly destroy the 'Breeding Facility'?"

"No, we can't launch a full-scale attack. Let's infiltrate first."

SpiCa's voice of rejection emanated from within the giant White Silk cocoon.

"Throw Miluno into the Black Pool. Once she's absorbed enough darkness and regained her sanity, we'll withdraw her. We don't need to fight to the death with her."

Her thinking is not hard to understand.

At this stage, it's not worthwhile to engage in a mutually destructive struggle with "the Other Side." We should withdraw as soon as we gain an advantage, since we have the advantage of time.

But how can we infiltrate the Breeding Facility?

Such a place would inevitably be heavily guarded, especially now that the City School has been forced to invade. Even if the "Supreme Council" doesn't directly intervene in Sun Ji's operations, it won't relax its defenses of the Breeding Facility...

SpiCa poked her head out of the giant cocoon and asked:

"So, where Breeding Facility?"

Xiao Yi answered somewhat awkwardly:

"Well, about this... it's an important department after all, even the professor doesn't know much about it. The Breeding Facility seems to be a facility deep underground, not visible from the surface."

"But surely someone knows? After all, it was seven years ago..."

SpiCa's voice was pointed, and Achernar stepped out from the crowd.

"Seven years ago, we... no, Chuanlang Bojiang and the other magical girls were attacked on the upper level of the 'Breeding Facility'... so having inherited her memories, I do know the location of the Breeding Facility."

Concerned about her voice, she still spoke very softly.

The magical girls on their First Expedition were ambushed at the Wormhole Device in the Breeding Facility.

Someone sabotaged the control panel of the Wormhole Device, preventing their escape and resulting in their complete annihilation.

"However, even if we don't know the location, there are other ways to get in."

Upon hearing the Achernar's suggestion, SpiCa smiled knowingly.

"Oh, are we going to use their transport route?"

The Achernar.

"The location of the rebuilt Monster production line is unknown, but the Artificial Magical Girl production line is in the Second Research Institute... not far from the Betelgeuse's Great Crater."

Do they go directly from Aldebaran's research institute to the Breeding Facility?

However, this could mean direct contact with the "Great Hand" or being manipulated again by Aldebaran's control mechanisms.

"Ceruno needs to soothe Miluno's condition, and besides that..."

Having decided to take action, SpiCa asked again:

"So, who is willing to escort them to the Breeding Facility?"

"I'll go."

The Achernar stepped forward.

"This world is lacking in moisture. I haven't participated in much combat up to just now, and I'm still in great shape."

"I want to go too! My magic can break down walls!"

Xiaoling squeezed next to Ceruno and volunteered.

"Hmm, are there any magical girls skilled in infiltration?"

SpiCa asked this question.

A magical girl with short, golden-brown hair dressed in a maid outfit stepped forward with her hand raised.

"Woof!!"

That's what she said.