Annihilation Crisis - Mi

(Miluno)

The faint, unsettling blue light emanating from Ceruno disappeared.

The personification of Earth Crystal will, that guy named Terra, withdrew his "blessing".

"Hey, since it's a combination move between Miluno and me, how about we call that move 'Galaxy Nova'?"

On the way back to the Central District Headquarters, Ceruno, whom I was holding in my arms, seemed very excited.

I countered with:

"Then what's the point of a move name that has no clear meaning?"

"Aren't there drones broadcasting live from the sky? We can shout it out in front of the camera! That way we can gain more followers!"

Hey, is she suddenly remembering her idol status at a time like this?

But this is too embarrassing! These days, even those action-packed anime don't call out the names of moves anymore!

Although no further reinforcements have arrived, drones flying in from the wormhole continue to replenish supplies and are filming the situation in real time. The live stream is likely still ongoing, and it's unclear how Earth views this somewhat chaotic battle...

Is it a show of force, a warning shot, to "the Other Side"?

Do you still feel like you've traveled a long way, willingly delivered yourself to their door, and then been brutally beaten?

Looking solely at the number of casualties, the enemy undoubtedly suffered greater losses, a figure SpiCa could use to boast to the public.

The majority of casualties are those Monster Soldiers wearing standard equipment, with a combat strength of only 5, and who can be mass-produced like dumplings on a production line. As long as the "Breeding Facility" still exists... as long as there is "Great Blood," mass production can continue. Calling them casualties is somewhat hard to accept.

"If we can take down 'Great Blood,' then this beating we've endured won't have been in vain."

That's what Mono said.

Everyone understands that eliminating the 'Great Blood' would completely cripple the enemy's manpower, but right now no one can deal with that behemoth, not even Mono himself can absorb its Dark Energy...

"Hmm."

Ceruno, who was clinging to my neck, suddenly let out a soft hum.

"What's wrong?"

"'The Great Blood' has broken through containment."

Although it was bound to happen, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"... Mono, check the situation."

"Alright! Our frontline reporter will be happy to assist you!"

Mono made a witty remark, and two Demon Eye flew out from my body.

One of the pellets swung around in mid-air a couple of times before entering Ceruno's body;

The other flew from the edge Past "Great Blood".

Then a semi-transparent UI appeared in the upper right corner of the field of view, showing the view below the City School.

Ceruno, who has had the Demon Eye implanted in her, should also be able to see it.

The long, thin strip of mud was constantly elongating, trying to reach the bottom of the City School from below.

Mono muttered in my head.

"That thing is starting to activate again. Is it really the power of Terra that's suppressing it?"

"It's not a big problem. It can't fly, so it doesn't look like it can get up here."

No sooner had I said that than the "Great Blood" went dormant again, shrinking into a ball on the ground, even its size seemed to have decreased considerably... Was it compressing itself?

This looks bad; I have a feeling I'm about to be proven wrong again.

Why did I say "again"?

"Hey, forget about 'Great Blood' for now."

Suddenly, the necklace in my pocket emitted the voice of Aldebaran.

Oh, what a ghost!

So this guy was eavesdropping the whole time?

What are you planning to do now?

I asked directly, which also expressed my dissatisfaction.

"Come on, I came here to tip you off, you know? The 'Supreme Council' has launched Annihilation Bomb at you, and those guys don't want you to leave!"

Tsk, Annihilation Bomb.

I knew they would eventually resort to that...

The "Supreme Council" dared to blow up the fortress of Betelgeuse just to deal with me, let alone the fact that so many strategic targets are gathered on the City School. They didn't take action before because Sun Ji said he wanted to seize the outpost of the City School for renovation, but seeing that we were about to slip away, those old bastards finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Furthermore, as long as it explodes in the air, there's no need to worry about damaging your own buildings. This Annihilation Bomb is truly harmless, causing no damage to any of your own property... except for the Monster and witches still working for them at the City School... but those are obviously irrelevant.

With no time to argue with Aldebaran, Ceruno wisely added a bubble.

I also Time Acceleration of the bubble to the limit of what I could bear, causing everything around me to freeze.

"What should we do? Will Miss Metal shoot down the missile?" Ceruno asked.

Although Metal claimed that the City School's laser defense system could destroy Annihilation Bomb from outside their kill radius,...

"The City School is riddled with holes, and we can no longer rely on the City School's own air defenses... We have to go and intercept them."

As for how to intercept it...

Mono, can you still use long-distance teleportation magic?

"Uh? Of course, I understand what you're trying to do..."

Our solution is then quite simple.

Since the "Supreme Council" dared to use Annihilation Bomb, they must have been prepared to take the hit themselves, right?

"... But... but this method might be a bit difficult to deal with this bomb."

"Um?"

You'll understand once you see it.

When Mono said this, Ceruno and I had already arrived in the west.

It was terrifying; hundreds of missiles rose into the air from the west side of the City School. That number could have shot down the City School even if they were conventional warheads.

"Among them... are there Annihilation Bomb?"

The scene was so grand that even Ceruno was taken aback.

"We only have four Annihilation Bomb left, but who knows how many the 'Supreme Council' used this time? Maybe they'll use them all at once to completely wipe us out..."

Even saying this makes my scalp tingle.

"How do we determine which missile contains the bomb?"

I shook my head.

No matter how skilled I am at teleportation magic, I don't have the ability to send all the missiles back to the top of the "Supreme Council".

Ceruno held her head and thought for a moment, then asked:

"With Miss Terra's power, can my bubble stop antimatter weapons?"

"Maybe we can, maybe we can't, but we only have one chance, so... let's think of another way."

"Sigh, if only my bubble could truly become its own little world."

Ceruno's mutterings made me think of a possibility.

"Mono, help me find out where that guy Liu is right now?"

Mono paused for a few seconds, then replied:

"He's still lying on the western front, right behind you."

There was indeed a "corpse" in armor lying not far away; at first glance, I would have thought it was a Monster.

I asked again:

"Ceruno, can you still expand the bubble enveloping the City School?"

She shook her head first.

But he quickly nodded with a resolute expression.

He whispered, "If we borrow Miss Terra's power, we should be able to do it... I'm sorry, Miluno, the promise we made earlier... might have to be broken."

If we can't hold onto the City School, then we won't survive either.

Is it more worthwhile to borrow the power of Earth's Will than to die...?

Damn it.

Isn't there a better option?