A hint of surprise flashed in Balladeer's eyes when he heard Miyashiro's words.
Could he become a God by his own strength?
Balladeer had never considered this question. His sole pursuit had always been to become a God. As for the means to achieve it, he didn't care.
Miyashiro then added, "In the catastrophe five hundred years ago, the Adeptus-level Kitsune Saiguu, Miko Chiyo, Otogi Kinou Shishi Daio, and many great Yokai of Inazuma all perished one after another. In the end, even the God-level Raiden Makoto died in Khaenri'ah.
You were originally a puppet created by Ei to protect Inazuma. Do you think that in such circumstances, if Ei had only created an Adeptus-level puppet, it would have been able to protect Inazuma?"
Hearing this question, Balladeer's confusion grew even more, and he began to recall his past experiences.
After leaving Inazuma, he accepted The Jester's invitation and came to Snezhnaya. Later, he naturally became Dottore's experimental subject. At this time, Balladeer could at most be considered a harmless and precious experimental material, with little strength.
During decades of continuous research, Dottore developed the'slice' technique from him. To show his gratitude, Dottore helped him unlock the seal hidden within his body, greatly increasing his combat power, enough to allow him to fight a lower-ranked Harbinger.
Afterward, he was ordered by Her Majesty to lead a troop to explore the Abyss, where he spent a long time.
He was injured more than once during this period. Each time Dottore repaired him, his strength would increase slightly, only for him to be injured again by a more powerful enemy.
This cycle continued until he returned from the Abyss, by which time he already possessed the strength of the Sixth Harbinger.
It was also at this time that Dottore proposed the God Creation Project to him, but only on the condition that he obtain Beelzebul's gnosis of electro and bring it to Sumeru.
To achieve this goal, Balladeer began to scheme in Inazuma, intending to use the Lady's hand to complete his plan, until today.
At this moment, Balladeer seemed to realize that something was amiss. Over these past few centuries, the growth of his strength seemed to be inextricably linked to Dottore.
Could it be that the improvement of his strength was not Dottore's doing, but rather an inherent power within himself, which Dottore had merely released in a planned manner?
Suddenly, Balladeer remembered the last words Miyashiro had said to him back in Inazuma:
"Niwa did not flee out of guilt. The heart absorbed by the Tatarasuna pollution device was Niwa's!"
Instantly, Balladeer's face became extremely grim. He struggled to stand up, ignoring the dozens of tubes still connected to his back, and looked at Miyashiro, pressing, "Are you saying that everything I've experienced over these past few centuries has been Dottore's conspiracy?"
Seeing Balladeer's distraught expression, Miyashiro knew that this guy was finally starting to use his brain. After saying so much earlier, there was finally some progress.
Miyashiro did not answer Balladeer's question. At this moment, letting the seed of doubt take root and sprout in Balladeer's heart would be more reliable than saying a hundred words himself.
So, Miyashiro turned and returned to Nahida's side, looking at him and saying, "Alright, Nahida, it's your turn now. You still have things to do, right? It's time to put an end to this farce."
Nahida understood Miyashiro's meaning, nodded to him, and then flew to the chest of Balladeer's mech, extending her left hand. The chest plate on the mech's chest shattered in response, revealing the gnosis of electro hidden within, still continuously supplying energy.
Balladeer, in the cockpit, suddenly felt a sense of fear when he saw Nahida's target directly pointing at his gnosis of electro.
Balladeer said frantically, "No! Wait! Anything but that, anything but the Gnosis... That's mine! You can't! I absolutely... absolutely cannot go back!"
However, Nahida completely disregarded Balladeer's words. Seeing Buer's appearance, Balladeer became desperate and frantically urged the power of the Gnosis. A colossal purple lightning orb condensed in front of Balladeer's chest, and the previously light purple lightning slowly deepened into a more profound dark purple.
But the target of this lightning orb was not Nahida, but a main beam inside the Divine Innovation Workshop. A pillar of lightning instantly pierced through that main beam, and sounds of breaking and explosions could be heard from deep within the chamber.
Balladeer, having used his last ounce of strength, couldn't help but sneer at Nahida's bewildered expression, then could no longer hold on and fell into a deep coma.
Without Balladeer's interference, the gnosis of electro was easily obtained by Nahida, who then returned to everyone with the gnosis of electro.
Nahida: "The most important mystery has yet to be solved, and Irminsul has yet to be saved. Perhaps with the power of another Gnosis, I can decipher Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's final memories."
However, before Nahida could decipher Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's memories, the entire Divine Innovation Workshop began to shake precariously.
Paimon, seeing this, cried out anxiously, "Ah! It's going to collapse!"
Lumine: "Did Balladeer's attack just now pierce through the main support beam of the chamber?"
Miyashiro glanced at the ceiling that had just been burst open by his Susanoo and said, "Let's leave from above."
With that, Miyashiro took Lumine and left. Before leaving, Miyashiro also remembered to put the unconscious Balladeer into the Kamui Dimension and take him away. As for the expensive mech, he had no choice but to abandon it.
When Miyashiro and the others left the Divine Innovation Workshop, they realized that the tremors just now were not limited to the God Creation Project; even nearby Sumeru City seemed to have been significantly affected.
Paimon seemed to have discovered something and quickly shouted, "Nahida, look quickly, Sumeru City, did it just sink a bit?"
Paimon's words greatly startled Nahida and Lumine. Nahida quickly used Akasha to check the situation of Sumeru City. Not long after, her expression became solemn.
Nahida explained, "To ensure the smooth implementation of the God Creation Project, the sages fully utilized Sumeru's geographical conditions and completely hollowed out the ground beneath Sumeru City. To prevent the chamber from collapsing, they built many load-bearing beams to support it.
But Balladeer's final strike just now shattered all the load-bearing beams inside the chamber. Without the support of the load-bearing beams, the surface can no longer support the immense weight of Sumeru City. In other words, Sumeru City has now become a dangerous city that could collapse at any moment!"
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