Lynn suddenly stopped, his expression one of utter astonishment.
"This is bad. How did I overlook that? If it's seven against three, it looks like we still can't beat you."
Lynn grabbed his head, his eyes wide, shaking his head frantically as though he had made a catastrophic strategic blunder.
"What do we do? What do we do?! How could I have overlooked this?!"
"If all seven of you rush us at once, won't you just tear us to pieces? Oh no, a strategic blunder! Maybe we'd better retreat right now!!"
"..."
"..."
(Not a frozen image)
Lynn suddenly coughed and returned to his previous demeanor. He straightened his collar, adjusted his Monocle, and, as though switching masks, instantly put on that gentle smile again. He picked up the camera, looking perfectly presentable.
"Sorry, I was lying. Even seven of you won't be a problem."
"Come at us together."
"I'll track down everyone who took part in the Dark Night City Calamity, one by one. None of you will escape. Now it's your turn, my friends."
The feed cut off instantly.
Almost in that same instant.
Lynn's provocative, mocking livestream ignited the fury of every Machine God in the Mechanical Church.
Extinction's eyes turned cold. His anger threatened to break through his restraint and surge forth. With the general's tacit approval, he immediately assumed control of every army on the Mechanical Church's perimeter and issued tens of thousands of orders to all the combat formations in less than a second.
"Second Area Highest State of Combat Readiness-all combat units are to enter the battlefield immediately-regardless of cost-regardless of losses-encircle and annihilate-"
"All seventy-one legions of the Nanite Swarm-cease all current directives-target underground-block them from every direction-"
"Dragon Head-Star Embracer-launch your attack immediately-"
Almost in that same instant.
Through the Data