Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 166 166: Your Efforts Were Not in Vain

The mont Liliweiss said it was exactly the sa as her forr self, everyone in the room held their breath.

The mbers of the Goddess Squad found it hard to imagine what Liliweiss's fighting style had been like before she started using the Netherblade. Could it really have been like she jokingly said sotis–just left hooks and right hooks?

But after recalling her battles… honestly, it actually seed possible.

The Netherblade was basically an extension of her arm. Every swing unleashed terrifying sword waves, and even the aftershocks from dozens or hundreds of ters away could pulverize Master-class Raptures. If those attacks had been punches instead, then the shockwaves alone probably could have blown away Lord-class Raptures.

"Uh, everyone, there's no need to worry that much. That Rapture wasn't as strong as I was back then… Right, Commander? You should rember."

"True. If I rember correctly, you only needed one punch to blow apart one of Gluttony's mouths." Charon shrugged. "Even now, I still don't know who could survive more than a few rounds against you."

Liliweiss smiled helplessly and gently patted the back of his hand, signaling for him to stop.

"Commander, don't exaggerate and turn into so kind of god. That was my very first battle against the Raptures. My body was still in perfect condition back then, so naturally my combat performance was–"

She stopped halfway through speaking to Charon because she noticed all the other Nikkes staring at her with indescribable expressions.

So she gave them a gentle smile that sohow wasn't gentle at all.

"Well then… what are those looks supposed to an?"

"N-no, nothing! Ahaha, I didn't say anything." Red Hood imdiately looked away, cold sweat pouring down her face.

Everyone else–including Dorothy–lowered their heads at lightning speed.

Of course, when they thought about Liliweiss's strength, they instinctively recalled the absolute domination she displayed in battle. There was even a nickna circulating on so secret governnt forums: "chanical Gorilla." And one of the people spreading that nickna… was Red Hood.

But even if she died, she absolutely could not reveal that now. Otherwise, today would end with her face scraping across the floor.

At this point, everyone finally understood Charon's true value. He dared to joke about Liliweiss's strength right in front of her face, and instead of threatening him with one of her terrifying smiles like she did to everyone else, Liliweiss rely acted spoiled and cute.

It was honestly enough to make anyone jealous.

"Anyway, that black Rapture is very strong. Even if it's weaker than in my pri, its power is still a considerable threat to all of you."

"But there's another detail." Liliweiss recalled the battle. "That Rapture wasn't actually fighting . It was recreating the martial arts techniques I used to specialize in. Simply put, it had no ability to adapt or respond to moves on its own."

"Got it. It's just a clumsy imitation of Liliweiss." Red Hood imdiately decided to change the topic. Her face lit up with a bright and arrogant grin. "Then next ti it appears, we all jump it together and beat it into scrap tal. Problem solved."

Snow White stared at her with dead eyes.

"Red Hood… honestly, you might as well not have said anything."

"Huh? Isn't that true?" Red Hood crossed her arms. "Why fight one-on-one if we can gang up on it?"

Beside her, Scarlet ignored the comnt entirely and spoke thoughtfully.

"I understand now. It possesses Liliweiss's form, but not Liliweiss's spirit. Like a beginner copying sword techniques from a manual–even if the movents are flawless, the blade still cannot cut flowing water."

Red Hood's eyes lit up.

"So can you cut water now?"

"Of course…" Scarlet's montum suddenly faltered. "…not yet."

Then she looked toward Rose, who stood quietly nearby with a faint smile.

"But my sister can. Five years ago, she already mastered the ability to cut flowing water."

This ti, even Dorothy glanced at Rose, who until now had practically blended into the background like a side character.

No wonder Scarlet was always bragging about how amazing her sister was. Turns out she really was absurdly strong.

"But… there's one problem…" Rapunzel timidly raised her hand.

When everyone turned to look at her, she sohow gasped for breath before stamring with a flushed face:

"H-how did the Raptures obtain Lady Liliweiss's data?"

"If it was only observation and recordings, there's no way they could achieve such a 'perfect imitation.' There must be another reason."

The room fell silent.

Only Liliweiss closed her eyes, seemingly searching through her mories.

"Commander."

A minute later, she suddenly spoke.

"Do you rember the day we separated for the first ti?"

"…Yeah." Charon laughed awkwardly. "I rember."

"That day, I lost consciousness inside the orbital elevator. When I woke up, I was already inside a Rapture biopod at the relay station."

[I see now. It must have happened then.]Rose finally spoke again. [Even though it was only fifteen minutes, the Raptures really did 'obtain' Liliweiss's body during that ti.]

Liliweiss nodded.

"That would also explain why it didn't use weapons. I only officially started using the Netherblade after that incident. And after I began using weapons, my combat strength increased dramatically."

Dramatically? Charon thought.

Before, she was rely a gorilla capable of punching through giant enemies. After getting a sword, she could launch ranged sword waves too. That wasn't just an upgrade–that was outright cheating.

"But it's already been almost ten years, and this is all the Raptures managed to create?" Red Hood yawned.

"There's no proof they can't mass-produce them," Dorothy calmly reminded her.

"Impossible." Charon shook his head. "If rely possessing data was enough to mass-produce Raptures comparable to Liliweiss, then why don't the Raptures mass-produce Tyrant-class units instead? No matter how strong Liliweiss is, if ten thousand Tyrant-class Raptures appeared at once, even she wouldn't be able to kill them all before the city was destroyed."

[You're getting off topic again.]

Rose imdiately dragged everyone's attention back.

[More importantly–why would it specifically target Liliweiss, when it should know she's probably the only Nikke capable of defeating it in single combat?]

That was indeed one of the key questions.

If the humanoid Rapture had targeted Snow White or Rapunzel instead, it probably would have already broken through.

"It's simple." Charon's expression beca grave. "If it was constructed using data from Liliweiss back then, then obviously this level of strength isn't enough to satisfy the Raptures. Which ans the answer is simple–they want to obtain the complete Liliweiss to fill in the missing parts."

The atmosphere instantly beca horrifying again.

Everyone–especially Dorothy–looked visibly shaken.

If she hadn't arrived in ti back then, even a low-tier Rapture could have carried away the dying Liliweiss lying helplessly on the ground.

And at that point, everything would truly have been over.

"Dorothy, don't make that face." Liliweiss smiled gently at her. "There's no such thing as 'if' in this world. The fact that I'm here right now ans your efforts were not in vain at all."

"You've already proven your capabilities perfectly."