Chapter 26
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After confirming the location of the figure with my eyes, I used Spatial Magic to appear behind Situ Liyao. Holding two heavy cannons with low mobility, the Fire Qilin soared into the air before my opponents could react.
"Buzz~~~" The flames seemed to hit a bell, creating a piercing sound. However, the Fire Qilin didn't cause any harm and was instead dispersed?
What is this strange magical barrier? Is it that the era no longer allows divine fire to dominate the Three Realms, or am I just too weak? From the fact that Pluto can control divine fire through his necklace to Situ Liyao's ability to counterattack the divine fire, everything is just troublesome.
Situ Liyao turned around without saying a word, and the heavy cannons suddenly disassembled into dots of light. They then reassembled into a blue giant sword approximately two meters long. Despite Situ Liyao's delicate appearance, she effortlessly swung the sword while wearing the mech suit that looked like armor.
I wonder if she took the same drugs as her brother?
"Nofice! Get rid of her."
Nofice with a cold expression spread his black and white wings. The crystal on his wand drew a formation. The armor seemed to have anti-gravity devices that would counteract gravity and make her fall.
As expected, Situ Liyao began to rapidly descend towards the ground due to the influence of gravity. Out of goodwill, I planned to catch her when she fell to the ground, but she disassembled the giant sword into a power device and maintained a low-altitude flight.
"This is enough. Can she create anything?" This equipment is impressive.
"Shattered Cloud!" Hanya drew out Shattered Cloud, and its sword body became a dragon-shaped holy sword. Unfortunately, Shattered Cloud didn't cause any harm to her, but it sent Hanya flying several meters away.
"What is this?" I landed in a relatively secluded square on the south side of the school, and the other members of the student council followed me.
"Yamata no Orochi!" The liquid in the middle of the square surged, but Situ Liyao's short sword shattered it before it could fully form.
"This guy is tough to deal with!" Qingshuang, while annoyed, wiped off the water droplets on her body.
"It's an Imperial strategic military asset. It should be a prototype!" As the third princess of the Empire, Li Liu was familiar with the emblem on the right forearm of the blue mech, which belonged to the Empire's military laboratory.
"Does the prototype dare to be so invincible? What about the official version?"
"This is a machine developed a hundred years ago after the maturity of Digital Magic. It doesn't require affinity with Magic elements. The activation of Magic relies on particle elements controlled by a program, codenamed 'L.' It closely imitates Magic elements. However, ten years ago, due to the inability to overcome technical difficulties with the fifth generation prototype, it was discontinued!"
"That shifting particle must be that 'L'! And someone must have been supporting the research for the past ten years. Who developed this mech?"
"The Qin family!"
"What...what?" Am I hearing this right? How have I never heard of anything developed by the Qin family?
"Qin Yang, dodge!" Qin Ying stepped on her high heels as if walking on flat ground, her dark red skirt swirling. The "Twin Stars" venomous snakes crazily shot at Situ Liyao's magical barrier. The power of light and darkness was extremely strong, but under the chaotic attack, they couldn't break her barrier. They could only stop her progress. Situ Liyao took cover in the tree grove behind the square and set up those two energy cannons again.
The two cannons struck the ground right beneath us, and without Qin Ying's reminder, we almost got hit.
"We took refuge in the nearest teaching building. Situ Liyao couldn't find her target and didn't start firing immediately, giving us time to discuss a strategy.
"Her barrier is quite peculiar, with direct attacks sounding like hitting a bell and rebound attacks, and it's extremely tough. Is it also developed by the Qin family?"
"I tried my illusion technique, but even illusions couldn't penetrate it. I haven't heard of it before, but the Imperial Army's strategic-level military equipment all have emergency procedures. As long as the emperor presses a button, she'll stop. I'll go find the emperor!"
"Vice President, it's very dangerous to go out now, and more importantly, the military equipment that should've stopped being researched is secretly being used. This emergency procedure may not work!" Qin Ying grabbed Li Liu's hand to prevent her from leaving.
"Qin Ying, let her go. I'll have Nofice escort her there. Let's first see the situation with the emperor."
Nofice appeared out of thin air and drew a small teleportation array, confirming the direction before activating it.
"What about Hanya and the others?" I asked Qin Ying.
"Here, take this communication device. Hanya and Xiao Qiong should be behind her in the siege."
I put on the communication device and said, "Hanya, retreat quickly. Don't touch Situ Liyao's barrier until we understand it."
"Okay, so what do we do now?"
"Go back to the gym and have Nofice bring Tesha here."
"Why do we need to bring Tesha?"
"Spellcasters are more sensitive to written language. There might be a way with numeric magic programs. But since this is something developed by the Qin family, could they be involved in this incident?"
"The rebels of the Qin family. It seems my father can't negotiate with them."
"They dared to disrupt my party. I'll offer them a way out, but if they don't choose it, they'll die."
"I wonder what's going on with the Situ family. They actually dared to unite. Killing you isn't surprising, but killing the emperor is hard to comprehend."
"What do you mean it's not surprising? What do you mean..."
"Shut up, stop being foolish!"
At this moment, Tesha appeared through the teleportation array Nofice had left behind. "President!"
"Tesha, what is that barrier?"
"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I can't be sure."
"Did Qin Ying have someone record her image?"
"The situation happened too suddenly, so not yet."
"Watch my memories!" I put my hand on Tesha's left cheek, and her face turned red from the heat.
Since I could probe into others' memories, I can let others see mine too.
Memories flashed in Tesha's head, all of the battle scenes between me and Situ Liyao, especially the moments when I hit the barrier, were the most vivid.
"A golden bell?"
"Isn't that an ancient human legend?"
"Humans have the ability to turn legends and dreams into reality!" As a human, I also have my human pride.
"So what should we do?"
"Hack into her defense program. Both sides will suffer from a direct frontal assault."
"Are you capable of that?"
"Not entirely certain!" Look, Tesha can indeed use numeric magic. "But we can't let her leave the academy. I'm using the academy's network."
"What if she's a standalone circuit?"
"I'll find a way to access her network port. These new series magic programs are not very flawless, so a more primitive method might still work."
Suddenly, a three-second spatial distortion appeared outside, and everything within a certain range was sucked clean.
"Energy cannon transforms into a dimensional cannon, with 'L' particles being versatile enough, right?"
