This wave of over five thousand enemies wasn't a single unit type, but a ragtag assortment mixing Orcs, Phantoms, and the Undead, even incorporating a significant number of Humans... Seeing this force through the satellite monitor, everyone felt a heavy pressure, as the data indicated this unit's strength was a tier above the previous Orc legions.

"This... how can there be so many enemies? What in the world is going on?!" Rin Tohsaka reclined on the sofa, staring at the countless enemies on the monitoring screen with undisguised terror etched across her face.

After Super-Suzune activated the Floating City... or rather, the Pseudo-Death Star Floating City—the girls, including the entire Dragon race contingent, retreated into the main hall of the Sky City and firmly sealed the great doors. In their current condition, they stood no chance against that mixed army; unlike before when they could at least fight back, now they would only be throwing their lives away needlessly.

Since Super-Suzune had confidence, leaving this wave to her was acceptable. Furthermore, they had gradually discerned that the Pseudo-Death Star possessed a truly terrifying power; even if they couldn't win, defense should be guaranteed, meaning they wouldn't be dead weight or suicide bombers. Shortly after entering the main hall, Rin Tohsaka woke up. Although her injuries were no longer a major concern, recovering to full capacity would still take time; right now, even moving was difficult for her.

"Let's just hope Super-Suzune can truly manage this, otherwise, all we can do is rely on the Sky City's defenses," Miyuki Shirogane stated gravely, her pale face looking exceptionally strained. During the previous battle, she had single-handedly fought several high-tier Spirit Ranks, her body destroyed multiple times. Despite the immortality granted by her Fallen Angel nature, she was utterly depleted now.

The others remained silent, but the oppressive feeling settled upon them like a colossal mountain, rendering the entire room heavy and suffocating.

A hundred miles might seem vast to ordinary people, but for the mixed army, whose strength surpassed even the Orcs, it was nothing. They closed the distance rapidly, and at that same moment, Super-Suzune's Pseudo-Death Star Floating City was ready... Its barrels were perfectly aligned, aimed straight ahead of the Sky City.

"They are within firing range," Chachamaru calmly reported from a corner of the control console inside the Floating City.

"Good, let's begin then..." Super-Suzune smiled faintly, her gaze shifting to the person seated beside her, "This is our stage now. You must be ready as well."

"Absolutely no problem," the other replied with complete confidence before pressing a button downwards.

Whoosh!

A volley of laser-like fire streaked straight toward the enemies several miles distant... Lasers? Certainly not. While laser beams are powerful, their function is merely to cut. To a normal person, this might be an insurmountable force, but against high-tier Spirit Ranks, it was as futile and laughable as trying to fell an ox with nail clippers.

Since Super-Suzune dared to name this her secret weapon, even claiming it could single-handedly resist an army of thousands, it naturally had to possess a destructive capability. The true nature of that beam was... the result of intense research and experimentation based on Miyuki Shirogane's Atomic Decay, a process that consumed nearly half a month of total dedication to create—the Antimatter Cannon! It was designed to attack any form of matter.

Theoretically, antimatter annihilates all matter it touches, and in practice, this proved true. When the Antimatter Cannon fired, an electron beam resembling an atomic decay shot toward the foremost enemy at incredible speed. Instantly, that foe disintegrated like shredded paper, releasing high-energy photons and countless rays. In the blink of an eye, the enemy was utterly vaporized!

"This is..." While Super-Suzune and her allies had anticipated this result, Rin Tohsaka and the others gaped, their eyes wide with disbelief upon seeing the display on the monitors. That figure instantly annihilated was a peak Spirit Rank expert!

"Incredible... Damn it! How dare she hold back such a weapon until now, it's infuriating!" While shocked by the Antimatter Cannon's power, Rin Tohsaka felt a surge of anger. If Super-Suzune had deployed this weapon sooner, they wouldn't have lost so many people.

In truth, Rin was unfairly blaming Super-Suzune. After all, an Antimatter Cannon wasn't something created casually; even in Super-Suzune’s era, it was only in its nascent form, unfit for actual combat. Although Miyuki Shirogane's ability finally allowed Super-Suzune to construct this devastating weapon, the effort invested was immense. Moreover, the constant upgrades to the Gundam units, the construction of the main hall's seventh floor, and the modifications to the Floating City... All these demanding tasks were handled by her alone. Even a genius couldn't perfect all of them in such a short time.

For instance, even though the Antimatter Cannon was combat-ready, it still possessed significant drawbacks due to its incomplete state, requiring a substantial charging time before each launch. Furthermore, what she was activating now wasn't just the cannon, but the entire arsenal of the Floating City, making the strain even greater. If not for her own relentless efforts and the minimal assistance she received, arming the Floating City would have required at least another half hour.

The deployment of the Antimatter Cannon not only stunned those within the sky but also terrified the enemy. They immediately sensed the awful might of the colossal aerial fortress and dispersed their tightly packed thousands to minimize casualties. But it was too late... they had already entered the Floating City's firing envelope!

"No one escapes! What you did before... I'm giving it back!"

As Super-Suzune's voice rang out, hundreds of massive cannons roared thunderously. These barrages wove a vast net of light in the sky, enveloping the majority of the enemy force. The speed was so extreme that even peak Spirit Ranks would struggle to evade. Any enemy struck by the antimatter beams, regardless of rank, was utterly annihilated!

However, the Antimatter Cannon was only effective against physical entities. It proved useless against the Phantoms and other ethereal beings. To deal with them required the use of the Psionic Cannon!

This weapon was specially developed by merging magic and technology, designed to counter 'Spirits' and similar entities completely immune to physical attacks—another brilliant invention by Super-Suzune.

When the Psionic Cannon, infused with multiple elements, struck the Phantoms, they seemed to vanish as if purified into Buddhahood, disappearing piece by piece... In reality, it wasn't purification, but the result of elemental incompatibility.

Over five thousand enemies, densely packed and terrifying in appearance, were still vastly inferior to the Floating City. Under a barrage of map-clearing fire so intense that not even a fly could pass through, they were nearly wiped out in less than ten minutes. The few remaining stragglers were eliminated by subsequent sweeps from the Floating City.

The battle concluded much faster than anticipated, yet neither Super-Suzune nor anyone else felt elated. Because precisely at that moment, everyone witnessed a door suddenly materialize in the high sky tens of miles away!

Yes, a door.

A door impossibly huge—over a thousand meters tall and five to six hundred meters wide—standing vertically thousands of meters above the ground. The air around it shimmered with water-like ripples, and then it slowly opened...

Witnessing this, everyone was overcome with incomprehension. A door appearing in the sky was unbelievable enough, but its sheer, outrageous scale... it looked like a Gate of Heaven!

"Could it be more enemies?" Kagura Tsuchimiya whispered, a trace of fear in her eyes. She had never witnessed such a bizarre spectacle, but no one answered her, as their minds were focused on the same terrifying thought.

"No matter how many come, the result is the same. This Floating City cannot be defeated by anything!" Super-Suzune declared firmly within the city, appearing supremely confident, though a thread of tension and unease was audible in her tone.

Soon, the massive 'Gate of Heaven' swung fully open. The girls, expecting countless troops to pour out, were surprised to see only five figures emerging. Two men in black and white armor wielding long spears, one mage robed in robes, the fourth a small, petite green-haired girl completely shrouded in clothing, who looked around curiously upon stepping out. The fifth was a red-haired woman clutching a whip, standing in the center, clearly the leader.

"Those guys... No way?!" Rin Tohsaka and the others, far from feeling relieved by the small number, showed expressions of even greater dread than before, barely able to form complete sentences, because the monitors' data showed the opponents' combat strength had reached... Earth Rank!

Five Earth Rank experts!

"We... we can't win!" Misaki Shokuhou's face instantly drained of all color, her voice laced with raw fear. No one blamed her for undermining morale by stating the obvious; the power gap was undeniable. Five Earth Ranks were enough to obliterate them dozens of times over. Especially the woman in the center—though she displayed no obvious aura, the data indicated her strength was the highest, bordering on Evangeline's level.

"Kagura, don't worry." Isayama Yomi drew the girl's slightly trembling body into an embrace to comfort her, though even Yomi couldn't truly believe her own words. Five Earth Rank enemies were closing in; how could one not worry?

Konoka and Setsuna held hands tightly, leaning close together while staring at the monitor, their faces etched with worry for the future. Even the usually proud Nero fell silent, her brow deeply furrowed. As for the taciturn Black Rock Shooter and Black Ber, they naturally said nothing... The atmosphere was so intensely suppressed that even breathing felt laborious.

Now, their only hope rested on whether Super-Suzune could perform a miracle...

Boom!

The Floating City shuddered violently. Under Super-Suzune's command, it surged forward, all hundreds of massive cannons locking onto the five figures ahead... She knew she couldn't let them reach the city. If even one slipped through, everyone inside the Sky City would perish. Thus, she had to attack first!

As for victory? She had no confidence, but that was no reason to retreat, for she was the only one left who could fight.

"Let me challenge the legendary Earth Rank experts!" Super-Suzune forced an excited smile onto her face... Whether that smile was genuine, perhaps only she knew.

"..." A silent sigh, no words spoken.

At the 'Gate of Heaven,' the red-haired woman noticed the Floating City charging toward them. A sneer played on her lips as she disdainfully pointed at the city and ordered the black-armored spearman beside her, "You, go take care of that big hunk of junk."

It was clear that, much like her hair, her personality was wild, unrestrained, and flamboyant.

"Yes!" The Black Spearman responded respectfully to the order and immediately charged forward.

The moment he moved, an overwhelming, tyrannical aura erupted from his body, surging like a tidal wave, even scattering the surrounding clouds... There was no doubting the strength of an Earth Rank expert.

Swish swish swish swish!

In a blink, he reached the Floating City's firing range. Naturally, the Antimatter Cannons, Psionic Cannons, and all other miscellaneous weapons fired upon him in an inescapable net.

"Hmph!" The Black Spearman snorted, suddenly thrusting his spear forward. The resulting spear-light, like a galaxy cascading down, shattered all the incoming fire before him, allowing him to burst through the barrage.

"It's not over yet!" However, the Floating City's bombardment was not that simple. With a cry resembling pent-up frustration from Super-Suzune, a barrage twice as dense as before slammed into the Black Spearman.

At this point, a flicker of seriousness crossed the Spearman's face. His aura surged, and he spun his spear in a dizzying, impenetrable flurry. The blinding spear-light rained down like bullets. As the two opposing energies collided, the entire sky roared with continuous explosions.

"So troublesome..." Seeing that even this intense barrage couldn't take down the spearman, Super-Suzune couldn't help but frown, deepening her understanding of Earth Rank experts. But her hands didn't slow, continuing to ramp up the output of the bombardment.

Glancing at her, she remained silent. Despite the brief exchange, she already knew these enemies were beyond their capacity to handle... They couldn't subdue a single spearman; how could they face four others of equal or greater power?

The Pseudo-Death Star Floating City had not reached the level required to contend with Earth Ranks.

Even she was now shrouded in despair.

Outside the Floating City, as Super-Suzune continuously increased firepower, the Black Spearman finally suffered a momentary lapse and was grazed by an Antimatter Cannon beam... Just a light touch, and one of his arms instantly vanished.

But the Antimatter Cannon didn't annihilate him completely. With a mighty roar, a shockwave erupted, momentarily disrupting the bombardment, and simultaneously, the missing arm regrew. Wielding his spear, the straight, sky-piercing spear-light struck the Floating City with irresistible force. With a deafening crash, amid the explosion, the mountain-like Floating City was sent hurtling backward several hundred meters.

"What useless trash!" Although the Black Spearman held a slight advantage in the battle against the Floating City, the red-haired woman was deeply dissatisfied. She frowned and stated, "The spearman corps has been getting weaker lately; he can't even deal with a big rock. I think he should just retire."

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the White Spearman beside her, who instantly became awkward.

Ignoring his discomfort, the red-haired woman beckoned the mage nearby. "Go on, you forty-year-old virgin. Blow that big rock up for me. If you fail, prepare to become a 'Magister.'"

"...Yes." The mage's mouth twitched slightly, but intimidated by her past displays of temper, he dared not argue. He nodded and immediately flew toward the Floating City.

"Big Sis, why are you only sending those two to attack while we stand here?" Not long after the mage flew out, the green-haired girl couldn't help but ask, her curiosity piqued.

"Why? Obviously, because it's interesting," the red-haired woman declared proudly, chest thrust out, "There are no opponents in this world worthy of my attention. Even that large rock could be shattered by me in a single blow. I don't even regard a few mere Hosts as a threat; I can kill them whenever I please, but..."

Here, she licked her lips, her eyes shining with extreme excitement, "...When they watch the beings they place their hopes in perish one by one, that terror and despair welling up from their hearts and surfacing on their faces—how delicious is that sight! And how joyful am I, savoring this delicacy... Can you understand? The look of an enemy gazing up at you, as if looking at God! Hahahaha!"

Shudder!

Hearing her speech, the White Spearman and the green-haired girl broke out in cold sweat, exchanging uneasy glances. They knew their Big Sis's mania had flared up again, and this was troublesome.

"Um, Big Sis..." The White Spearman frowned slightly and couldn't help but interject, "His Majesty ordered us to prioritize killing the Hosts by any means necessary. If you let this golden opportunity pass, and His Majesty finds out, we might be in for trouble..."

"What His Majesty! You ignorant fool!" His words, intended as counsel, instantly changed the red-haired woman's excited expression. Her whip lashed out fiercely, striking the White Spearman. She roared, "You better remember, I am your leader. We are merely working for him; why should we be so deferential to him... Hmph, that bastard who stole my world!"

"...Yes, Big Sis." The White Spearman felt a wave of embarrassment. While he feared the consequences if the Evil King learned of this insult, he knew better than to provoke the red-haired woman when she was enraged. He also somewhat understood why she was so furious.

After all, the world where the Evil King originated was originally hers. But due to a Divine War, ownership shifted, and the red-haired woman plummeted from her divine pedestal, forced to serve under someone else. Such a massive drop in status couldn't possibly sit well. If their existence hadn't been entirely constrained by the Evil King, rendering resistance impossible, she might have already gone seeking a fight.

"That bastard not only stole my world but also left my palace a complete mess! If I ever get the chance, I swear I'll tie him up and blast his ass with a cactus!" The red-haired woman muttered through clenched teeth, her rage still unspent. The two beside her could hear her grinding teeth and dared not speak.

In truth, this wasn't the source of her deepest anger. While that was frustrating, what she truly couldn't tolerate was the Evil King treating his subordinates like disposable tools. For example, in the previous war and this current one, tens of thousands of soldiers, save for the five of them, were left dead. The Evil King simply treated them as consumables because he could pull recruits from other worlds and simply didn't care about their lives.

If her own power hadn't been substantial enough this time, the five of them might have died right outside the World Gate... The green-haired girl and the White Spearman understood this, which is why they didn't argue with her.

Of course, understanding their situation didn't change their predicament. Besides continuing to work for the Evil King, they had no other path—frankly speaking, they and the Evil King were united in name only.

Meanwhile, as the trio talked, the mage had reached the Floating City and joined forces with the Black Spearman. Under the mage's chanting, terrifying Six-Element Magic poured down on the Floating City. Even the city's defenses were beginning to strain, as Earth Rank power had surpassed the city's structural tolerance.

"Damn it... What about this!" Super-Suzune was now thoroughly angered. With one hand maintaining the continuous fire output, her other hand operated the controls at maximum speed, attempting to push the Antimatter Cannon's power to its absolute limit.

"You will die!" Seeing her action, stated gravely. Because the Antimatter Cannon was incomplete, it couldn't unleash its full potential power; there was a definite limit. If that limit were surpassed, while the power could increase several times over, the Floating City might also be unable to withstand it and explode... She herself would be fine, being immortal, but Super-Suzune and the others certainly wouldn't survive.

"I can't worry about that now. If I don't risk everything here, all of us will die!" Super-Suzune ignored the warning. She knew the consequences of maximizing the Antimatter Cannon better than anyone, but she was not only a scientist but also a warmonger... She feared death, but she would not abandon the struggle out of fear.

"Almost there, twenty seconds left... Huh!?"

Moments later, Chōrin-on powered up the mightiest cannon trajectory, but before he could even charge the antimatter cannon, he suddenly observed the mage outside enveloped in a shimmering barrier of light, deflecting every incoming assault. In the mage's hand, a sphere of six-colored light, exceeding twenty meters in diameter and radiating an utterly terrifying power, was coalescing.

"The Sixfold... Annihilation Forbidden Spell!" The mage's deep voice resonated, and the orb hurtled toward the floating city.

"It's over!" Chōrin-on felt an icy chill grip his heart; he was paralyzed.

"It's over!" Tōzaka Rin and the others within the Sky City cried out simultaneously. They knew the power of that sphere was absolutely enough to obliterate the floating city!

But then, an unbelievable scene unfolded. Just as the light sphere was about to collide with the floating city, a massive bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, forcefully halting the destructive light sphere. Simultaneously,

"Really, resorting to such a suicidal attack is just too reckless."

A brown-haired girl suddenly materialized before the floating city. With a mere flick of her finger, the immense black sphere vanished instantly.

Crackling noise!

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