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She actually sensed an inappropriate sense of intimacy from Ci Nie!
Not just Fireflies, but all the Grammer Ironclad girls designed based on the Zerg genetic blueprint felt an absurd sense of familiarity.
"The Republic of Grammer proposed the core template of Titania based on a special Zerg sample, and then created the Iron Riders. The source of that sample is the direct bloodline of the Serpent."
Qiniana's voice rang out in the five people's mind link.
The Serpent possesses the abilities of all five Zerg swarms, and the Grammer Republic put the extracted power into practice, thus completing the breeding of the Grammer Ironclad.
The Grammer Knights, or more accurately, the Grammer Republic's evolutionary application of the concept of the Bane, resulting in the creation of 'humans evolved from insects' to meet specific needs.
"The entropy disorder is not only to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of other forces, but also to prevent the Insect King from manipulating the Grammer Iron Cavalry."
Titania was unaware of this before, only discovering it after merging into Kiniana.
"No matter what... will the endless war end as long as it is defeated?"
That sense of intimacy was real, but not intense, nor uncontrollable. Liu Ying shook her head to suppress that absurd feeling.
Liu Ying rode a fiery dragon steed surrounded by crimson flames and galloped away.
"Target spotted, all units on alert."
"Agreement approved!"
"Attack! Execute!"
"Ready, detonate!"
"For the Empress, for Princess Qiong!"
A resolute voice echoed through Sam's communication channel as his iron cavalry unleashed a barrage of fire and meteors, swarming like insectoid swarms.
"------!"
A sharp, piercing shriek, imperceptible to ordinary people, resounded across the battlefield, causing a momentary malfunction in the analog transmission signals of all the cavalry.
Liu Ying suddenly turned her head and saw that the Iron Cavalry fighting the insect swarm at the forefront had its chest pierced by a sharp scythe-like leg protruding from one of the insects around it, ending its young life.
"Is this the power of the Ohmu?"
Qiniana's murmur rang in Liuying's ears.
Firefly armor is not entirely a technological product; it incorporates the power of reproductive destiny, and the materials used in its creation protect the material formed by the reconstructed Zerg carapace.
It can be said that the Firefly series armor is the insect shell of the Grammer girls.
This is also why Fireflies can stack Sam and Flame Dragon Armor.
The strongest spawning envoy, the Cinie Insect King, possesses enough power to influence the Firefly Armor through this.
Although it was only a brief moment, it dealt a severe blow to the Grammer Cavalry.
"The dark sky hangs low, accompanied by bright stars?"
"The insects fly, the insects fly?"
A melodious, ethereal song, like a nursery rhyme, rang out, enveloping the Firefly Mech in a harmonious energy, which then returned it to normal.
Moreover, the part that will be affected by the evil will evolve through resonance.
Titania is the insect queen of the Grammer Ironclads. Although she is not a star god, or even a messenger, she is the source.
She herself did not possess such power, but now, the Insect Queen is Qiniana!
Behind the Cinie Insect King, a group of special insects followed.
These swarms of insects are a result of targeted mutations, specifically evolved to counter the Iron Cavalry of Grammer, resulting in the development of various organs designed to counter the Iron Cavalry.
"hiss~"
The roar of the swarm of insects was deafening, and their cold, hard bodies reflected a chilling luster under the starlight, like rows of sharp blades.
The silvery-white swarm of steel insects lacked the murky, chaotic feel of the previous deep purple, but instead exuded a sharper, colder, and more chilling aura.
The Iron Riders fought fiercely against the swarm of insects, their backs soaked with sweat, blood and sweat mingling and dripping down their cracked cheeks into their pilot suits, but the Iron Riders never stopped, their faith unwavering.
Live on, for tomorrow!
So that I can kiss him again!
Experience the warmth of that embrace for yourself!
"That's right... Born to fight, fight to live!"
The fiery dragon steed spewed crimson flames from its mouth, propelling the fireflies across the universe at incredible speed.
Behind her, a brownish-purple-black nebula, composed of countless swarms of insects and large enough to devour stars, was sweeping in madly.
"It really is... just like a firefly."
Qiong rode his black rhinoceros steed, following behind Liu Ying.
He saw it.
Beneath the blazing crimson flames surrounding Flame Dragon Warrior, a faint yet incredibly tenacious emerald glow quietly flickered.
The firefly was so faint, yet so dazzling.
"I will ignite the sea of stars!"
"Roar--!!!"
The dragon roared, and Sam's engine merged perfectly with the dragon's flames.
The blazing flames instantly engulfed a large swarm of insects, turning them into rolling fireballs.
However, the nearly endless brownish-purple-black insect swarm storm driven by the Cinie Insect King, like a fire blanket, slowly rotated and forcibly suppressed and extinguished the spreading flames.
There are just too many!
The buzzing of the insect swarm's wings converged into a deathly symphony that engulfed everything.
Eagle Warrior's icy arrows rained down on the Insect King to cover his teammates, Snow Wolf Warrior's Thunder Axe Spear cleaved and smashed with the force of a collapsing mountain, and Earth Tiger Warrior's Harmony Aura desperately tried to maintain the battle line...
Qiong seized the opportunity and launched the Black Rhino's Ultimate Attack once again.
Boom!
The giant drill from the raging waterfall slammed into the seemingly thin carapace of the Cinie Insect King.
However, the attack, powerful enough to shatter a planet, left only a faint white mark on its shell.
"Hiss... Roar~"
A piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the void came from the other side of the starry sky. The blinding flash lasted only a moment, and the deathly light that shattered the star was already crashing down before our eyes.
The Merciful Insect King only ever engages in challenges against opponents of higher levels.
The five suits of armor, when combined with the summoner's power, can basically reach the level of a half-step Commander.
As a high-level Commander, it fought against a half-step Commander, surpassing one major realm and two minor realms.
Absolutely not!
"I will protect them!"
The axe-spear condensed with thunder, flames, and amber, yet it could not completely counteract the Star-Splitting Death Ray, which was at the level of the Insect King.
Five figures were violently blasted away in the earth-shattering explosion.
"Hmph... So the power of the Five Elements Armor alone is still not enough?"
Qiong steadied himself, lowered the violently trembling water armor shield, and stared at the insect shadow that exuded a terrifying pressure.
"In that case..."
Qiong chuckled softly and slowly closed her eyes:
"Then, let's begin."
In the network of the mind, Qiniana's comforting nursery rhyme "The Little Insects Fly" gradually faded away.
Instead, a powerful and indomitable, upbeat prelude melody takes over.
"Give it your all!"
"To move forward solely on naked desire?"
"It's just a green, unripe fruit that hasn't yet tasted sweet?"
The song, filled with a sense of destiny and a spirit of resistance, suddenly resounded throughout the entire Grammer Cavalry's spiritual network.
The second theme song for Nexus, "Unripe Fruit".
The firefly's pupils contracted instantly, pulsating rhythmically.
The world slowed down, and finally seemed to freeze in time.
Memory is like a reservoir with its floodgates opened, and countless images flow out.
Scenes of happiness spent with Sora flash by: the thrill of their first encounter, the trust built while fighting side by side, the heartwarming moments of their brief time together... The confusion and doubts in the hearts of countless Grammer Knight girls intertwine and emerge with the lyrics.
Why are we born?
Why fight?
"Never looking back, always running forward?"
Even so, do we really have a tomorrow?
"I'm just a tiny, unripe fruit?"
Many Grammer girls are just sprouting self-awareness, completely immature fruits.
"Can you please give me some more power?"
These are fireflies, and also the prayers of all the girls of Grammer to the sky, to the future, and to life itself.
It was as if Qiong was making a request to Liuying and all of them at this moment.
"Don't stop because you've been chacing around?"
The song provided the answer; it was their most steadfast response and promise to each other.
Instinctively, she began to sing along, hot tears streaming down the cracks on her cheeks, only to be instantly evaporated by the raging flames on Yanlong's body, which had transformed into glowing light.
She floated on the shattered void battlefield, the confusion in her eyes melting away like ice and snow, replaced by an absolute determination like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.
Why were we born?
"For...to meet you!"
Her voice was clear and powerful, piercing through the clamor of the battlefield.
"Quietly close your eyes and hold that tiny seed tightly?"
"If I set off now, will I be able to convey these thoughts to you?"
Liu Ying slowly opened her palm, then clenched it again, as if she were holding a green fruit, or as if she were holding her own burning, beating heart, which belonged to "human" rather than "weapon".
"Unripe fruit? Wanting to gradually ripen?"
The barriers of time and space are broken, and the consciousness of the future and the past merge together.
"Let's go and write a completely new story?"
At this moment, the fireflies burst forth with a light bright enough to illuminate the night sky.
The emerald flames burning on the Flame Dragon Armor suddenly surged, sublimated, and were reforged.
Behind the divine flame dragon's shadow, two pairs of glowing giant wings made of pure life fire suddenly unfolded.
The flames were so dazzling.
It ignited all the stars in the star field surrounding the battlefield!
The next moment, this sentiment was reciprocated.
Accompanied by all the Grammer girls, the unripe fruit gradually ripens in the song, nourished by countless stars.
Billions of starlight converge from every corner of the universe, transcending time and space.
Above the fireflies and the flame dragon, a life star burning with fireflies coalesced.
The figures of the five armored warriors slowly blended into the radiance of the star amidst the harmonious singing of Qiniana.
When the light reaches its zenith, enough to illuminate the eternal darkness...