"—Oh?"
Seeing this airship able to fight her, Ellen felt a little surprised.
Whether it was defense, shooting, or charging speed, the Fraxinus was a level stronger than she rembered.
But what surprised her the most was its mobility, which could keep up with the Goetia. If not for that, the Fraxinus couldn't have tangled with her for so long.
"I see, a function made by copying my Goetia? The claim of a new model wasn't just boasting."
But even so, Ellen didn't look panicked at all.
"However, that is all it is."
No matter how similar the copy is, a fake is still a fake and cannot surpass the real thing. Moreover, strictly speaking, this "Goetia" is not an airship, but a super-giant Tactical Realizer Unit designed specially for Ellen. Its operation thod and principles are very different from an airship.
There is a huge gap between the two.
To Ellen, the Fraxinus's upgrade is just going from a turtle that only hides in its shell to a baby bird that just learned to fly. In the eyes of a powerful eagle, it is clumsy and funny.
"But, as soone who just stepped into this field, being able to fight for so long is quite impressive. In return, let use my full power to finish you."
A sharp light flashed in Ellen's eyes as she spoke softly.
"I hope you don't lose track of too quickly, Itsuka Kotori."
After saying that, Ellen took a deep breath and turned on all the magic generators in the airship. The thruster power instantly surged, raising the Goetia's already maxed-out speed to a new level.
Through the connection of her wiring suit, Ellen's senses suddenly expanded to every corner of the Goetia like diving into the sea, becoming one with the white-gold airship.
The sync rate was over 400%. It is no exaggeration to say that Ellen piloting the Goetia now is more flexible than moving her own body.
Just like the path drawn in her mind, the giant airship flew smoothly through space. And as the speed kept increasing, the stars filling the sky left bright trails in Ellen's eyes, giving her a strange feeling as if she were in a teor shower.
—Boom!
Just like that, Ellen piloted the Goetia and launched a fierce attack on the Fraxinus EX.
The fighting style was the sa as before, simply crashing into it. One reason was to use the Territory collision to cancel out and lower the Fraxinus EX's shield defense. The other was to try firing an undodgeable blast at point-blank range.
However, the result was not as evenly matched as before. Although the Fraxinus EX clearly knew Ellen's intent, as the Goetia's speed kept increasing, their responses beca more hurried and passive. The pace of the battle was slowly taken over by Ellen.
But just then, the Fraxinus EX, which was fighting the Goetia, suddenly slowed down and stopped in space.
"Hm?"
Seeing this, Ellen frowned.
While Ellen was wondering what trick they were playing, the branch-like tail at the back of the Fraxinus EX suddenly glowed clear blue. Next, dozens of tal pieces covered by Territories shot out, scattering loosely along the Goetia's flight path.
"Hmph... so that's it..."
Understanding Itsuka Kotori's plan, Ellen gave a disdainful sneer.
Just like in the previous world, those Realizers called "Leaves of Yggdrasil" were explosive devices used to stop the Goetia's flight. If she accidentally touched them while flying fast, they would probably explode right away and damage the Goetia.
Probably realizing that at this rate, the Fraxinus EX would eventually fall behind the Goetia and show a weak spot, Itsuka Kotori decided to change her plan. She set up roadblocks to stop Ellen's fast movent.
"Extrely foolish."
Ellen gave her judgnt with a disappointed face.
Indeed, using common sense, changing the plan to find a way out is a very smart choice compared to just following Ellen's pace and losing.
Actually, if it were any other airship, to keep moving forward, they could only put up their Territory and force their way through.
But they were facing the strongest Wizard in the world.
Facing the minefield set by the Fraxinus EX, Ellen didn't slow down to go around. Instead, she pushed the throttle to the max, charging into the minefield as if she didn't care about her life.
Like a smart white-gold bullet, the Goetia kept flying forward while doing many parallel moves that broke the rules of physics, dodging the "Leaves of Yggdrasil" right before touching their Territories.
Just like that, in less ti than it takes to breathe, the Goetia broke through the mines set by the Fraxinus EX and arrived right in front of it.
But facing the enemy's sudden attack, the Fraxinus EX clearly didn't plan to give up. The main cannon, which had been charging for a long ti, shot a fierce stream of magic at the Goetia.
"Useless!"
Ellen answered without fear. With her senses stretched to the max, she had entered a strange state like bullet ti. The fierce magic blast looked as slow as a crawling snail to her.
Controlling the gravity spread of the Territory, the Goetia's height suddenly went up, as if surfing on the stream of energy, passing over the focused magic blast. It stood proudly and dominantly above the Fraxinus EX.
"What a pity. If you hadn't chosen to stop , but instead chose to speed up and keep fighting , maybe you would have had a chance to win, Itsuka Kotori."
Saying that, the white-gold streamlined ship turned around nimbly, aiming its cannon at the defenseless ship.
With perfect distance and timing, even if the Fraxinus EX wanted to dodge, it was already too late.
"However, that chance of winning was only one in a hundred million."
A flash of light appeared at the Goetia's main cannon, ready to deal a deadly blow to the Fraxinus EX.
However—
Boom—!
The one hit by the blast was not the Fraxinus EX, but Ellen's Goetia.
"What!?"
Facing the sudden strong shaking, Ellen almost fell out of her seat.
"Received a blast from behind? What happened?"
Seeing the alarm from the AI on the screen, Ellen frowned deeply.
It couldn't be Itsuka Kotori's backup. Ellen knew that the only enemy ship Ratatoskr sent was this Fraxinus EX.
But the situation didn't allow Ellen to think too much. Although the blast didn't damage the Goetia, it stopped her magic cannon from firing. If she kept this distance, Ellen would likely face a situation completely opposite to before.
Speeding up sharply to create distance, Ellen kept an eye on the Fraxinus EX's movents while asking the AI to play the video of when she was hit.
"This is..."
As if seeing sothing unbelievable, Ellen widened her eyes in disbelief.
Just now, the focused magic blast that Ellen dodged hit a Leaf of Yggdrasil, and then turned around like light reflecting off a mirror, hitting the back of the Goetia.
"Tch, she reacts fast."
Kotori clicked her tongue in regret.
After the surprise attack, Ellen didn't panic, but calmly and quickly created distance. If not, Kotori would definitely have shot another focused magic blast right at her face.
Using the "Leaves of Yggdrasil" as mine roadblocks could never stop Ellen—Kotori had learned this well in the previous world.
The reason she set them to mine mode at first was just to hide the true purpose of these Leaves of Yggdrasil from Ellen—magic redirection.
That is a technique hundreds of tis harder than using a Territory to improve an airship's mobility: using a Territory to control the direction of a specific magic source.
With current Realizer research, it is impossible for either DEM or Ratatoskr to achieve this technology. However, with the huge calculating power of Yutsuki and her Angel—Ratziel—the impossible beca possible.
This is another trump card the Fraxinus EX uses against Ellen after connecting with the Spirit Ryougi Yutsuki.
By using Ratziel's future prediction to lock onto the Goetia's dodging spot, and then using the Leaves of Yggdrasil's magic redirection to change the flight path, they created an undodgeable blast.
Another na for the world-famous, indestructible Gungnir in Norse mythology.
The spear that never misses—Gungnir.
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