Inside the Fraxinus EX, within a circular space with a radius of three ters, Ryougi Yutsuki sat cross-legged.
At this mont, special electrodes were attached to her limbs and forehead. Cables extended from behind her out of the room, connecting to the Fraxinus EX's system. anwhile, a device resembling a large socket sat in front of her. Ratziel, transford into a pincer shaped gun battery, was inserted into it like a key.
Installed here were special devices capable of receiving Spirit energy, allowing the Fraxinus EX to absorb the energy and gain power exceeding its limits in an instant.
The Spirit Energy Cannon (Gungnir) and the Spirit Offering System (System Blót). Right now, Yutsuki was connected to both of these armants.
The forr enhanced the destructive power of the Fraxinus EX's main cannon, while the latter fortified the hull itself by increasing the strength of the Territory.
If it were Shido, or if several Spirits were cooperating, it might be fine, but for Yutsuki alone, it was impossible to unleash the full power of both Realizers simultaneously.
However, Yutsuki didn't need to go that far. Her role here wasn't just to strengthen the ship, but to combine suitable parts from both systems into her own weapon.
Using Ratziel's Future Glimpse to anticipate the Goetia's flight path and destination, she then manipulated the scattered Leaf of Yggdrasil to alter the trajectory of the focused magic cannon. That way, no matter how fast Ellen's Goetia was or how high its mobility, it could never dodge the Fraxinus EX's attack.
Of course, Yutsuki herself was unaware that this move had been given the highly chuunibyou na of "Spear of Infallible Accuracy" by Kaguya.
"Mhm..."
Looking at the holographic image displayed on the circular wall, Yutsuki frowned at the sight of the Goetia being hit by the focused magic cannon.
"Magic wasted is at 34%. The efficiency is much lower than in the computer simulation."
Of course, while the magic redirection function seed like a cheat, it wasn't without its flaws. Just like a thrown ball bouncing off a wall loses speed and power, the focused magic cannon's power would inevitably decrease after altering its trajectory.
In the computer world, the redirected magic cannon retained 97% of its power. Although Yutsuki knew this value would definitely drop in the real world, she hadn't expected it to drop this much.
A strike originally intended to sink the Goetia only caused minor damage.
According to this calculation, a single redirection magic cannon could barely pierce the Goetia's Territory; a double redirection might only shake the hull; and a triple redirection would barely scratch the enemy.
(I need to end this quickly.)
Making a prompt decision, Yutsuki looked at the Goetia, which had hurriedly pulled away to regroup, and contacted Kotori.
"Kotori-chan, seize this chance to press the attack. Don't give Ellen ti to adjust."
...
"Tch—"
The Fraxinus EX didn't pause, gathering magic once again to prepare for another shot.
Seeing this, Ellen's expression turned sowhat grim.
Soon, a torrent of magic shot from the main cannon, hurtling towards Ellen.
(Left!)
Seeing through the projectile's trajectory, Ellen steered the Goetia to the right, dodging the focused magic cannon.
Boom—!
However, as if defying her judgnt, the magic cannon altered its trajectory just as she moved, striking the Goetia and causing the hull to shake violently.
[Warning: The port wing has sustained an attack. Damage at 18%.]
Again!
Ellen couldn't help but grit her teeth.
While the opponent's ability to redirect magic and alter the projectile's trajectory was indeed beyond Ellen's expectations, what truly troubled her was their eerie, almost telepathic judgnt that could always accurately predict her dodging direction and destination.
Before Ellen even had ti to catch her breath and think, just as she was driving the Goetia to redeploy its defensive Territory, the Fraxinus EX's third focused magic cannon was already locked and loaded.
"Don't get too cocky!!"
Enraged by the opponent's arrogant attitude, Ellen felt anger surge within her. Completely disregarding the extent of the Goetia's damage, she pushed its speed to the absolute limit.
Yet, even so, the flow of the battle remained unchanged. Even when Ellen accelerated to speeds undetectable by radar, the focused magic cannon could still flawlessly lock onto her flight path. Even if Ellen exhausted all her tricks to dodge the first and second redirections, the magic cannon would still hit the Goetia after the third.
Ellen had considered destroying the Leaves of Yggdrasil scattered in space first, but the mont she got close, they would imdiately revert to mine mode and detonate, nearly causing her to suffer losses.
Soon, although each hit only caused trivial damage, the accumulated strikes gradually left the Goetia battered and bruised.
Ellen felt exceptionally irritated right now.
Unlike the feeling of wrestling with a fierce tiger earlier, the Fraxinus EX now acted like a venomous spider. It had no intention of fighting head-on; instead, it hid in the distance, laying traps step by step. Only when she was truly powerless would it bare its fangs and strike.
This was the type of enemy Ellen hated facing the most.
[Warning: Hull damage exceeds 30%. Please retreat imdiately! Please retreat imdiately—]
"Shut up!"
Hearing the alarms blaring inside the airship, Ellen roared with an impatient face.
Of course, Ellen also knew that venting her anger like this was aningless.
(No! Calm down! I must calm down! Ellen Mira Mathers, you are the strongest Wizard in the world. As long as you calm down, you can easily overco this little difficulty.)
Biting her tongue hard, a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. The stinging pain and the faint taste of blood in her mouth gradually stabilized Ellen's emotions.
(Although these magic cannons can't be dodged, their power is also much weaker than expected.)
Soon, Ellen noticed this detail. Otherwise, after taking so many hits from the magic cannons, the Goetia would have been reduced to ashes long ago.
"Oh?"
Yutsuki raised an eyebrow in slight surprise.
The reason was simple: she saw that the Goetia had abandoned the idea of dodging the focused magic cannon. After rely a single evasive maneuver, it concentrated its Territory on the expected point of impact, increasing its defense to take the hit head-on.
"Hmph—So she noticed the weakness of the magic cannon losing power after redirection. After all, she is soone who calls herself the strongest Wizard. She wouldn't think that just being able to fly and dodge is impressive."
"Hmph, the tables have turned!"
Ellen exhaled a breath of frustration. Taking advantage of the brief lull after the Fraxinus EX's bombardnt, she accelerated and charged right in front of it, preparing to fire.
However—
—Boom! —Boom!
Fierce impacts ca simultaneously from the left and right, interrupting Ellen's attack once again.
[Warning: Territory reactions detected on both the port and starboard sides! The port wing is completely destroyed.]
"What's going on?!"
Ellen widened her eyes in disbelief. She had just taken the focused magic cannon head-on, and the scattered Leaves of Yggdrasil were quite far from her. The Fraxinus EX shouldn't have any ans to attack her right now.
Moreover, although she received a report of hull damage from crushing pressure, Ellen hadn't spotted any individual deploying a Territory on either side of the Goetia.
Yet, the light distorted slightly, and soon, two pitch black airships materialized in the empty expanse of space, squeezing the Goetia from both sides like a sandwich.
Ellen was no stranger to them; these two airships were exactly two of the three airships that had departed with her from DEM headquarters to subjugate Hoshimiya Mukuro.
"What exactly is going on?"
Why did her subordinates betray her? Why interfere at such a crucial mont? How were they able to intercept the high speed Goetia? Too many questions threw Ellen's mind into chaos.
Suddenly, Ellen received communication requests from the two airships.
[Can you hear ? Ellen Mira Mathers.]
Upon opening the channel, Ellen didn't hear apologies from her subordinates, but rather the voice of a young woman.
Ellen snapped her eyes wide open. She swore she would never forget that voice even if she died.
"Hacker!!"
Ellen roared, calling out the other party's identity. In response, the voice on the other end of the communicator rely said coldly.
[This ti, you lose. I'll return the favor for the care Nia received back then, with interest.]
As the communication ended, Ellen sensed magic continuously gathering in a blind spot blocked by the two airships.
"—!!"
Summoning brute force akin to soone trapped in a fire, Ellen poured all her magic into her Territory, forcibly pushing away the two airships crushing the Goetia.
However, after finally escaping the pincer attack, what greeted her was the magic light that had been waiting for a long ti.
...
[Kotori-chan, 2 o'clock direction, straight-line distance 110 ters. The focused magic cannon will fire in three seconds.]
Looking at the Goetia appearing at the exact coordinates Yutsuki predicted without a hair's breadth of error, Kotori let out a breath with a hint of sympathy.
"What a pity. You must be very unwilling to accept such an ending, Ellen Mathers."
If she hadn't been lured into a trap by Yutsuki-nee, and the outco was decided solely by technological prowess and piloting skills, who would have won remained unknown. No, honestly speaking, Ellen probably would have won.
"But, at this very mont, we have won. That is the only truth."
Saying this, Kotori pointed her thumb downwards, making her declaration.
"Fall, strongest Wizard!"
At the sa ti, an unreserved bombardnt pierced the white-gold battleship along with its Territory in a single strike.
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