"Enterprise, what's going on over there? The Siren fleet is getting closer and closer, and the Siren carrier-based aircraft group is about to reach your position!"
Hornet's voice over the communicator jolted Enterprise from his brief moment of confusion.
"An emergency has occurred. Strength VIII is attacking the Tester who suddenly appeared!"
"What?"
Enterprise's response left Hornet stunned. They had never witnessed infighting among high-level Sirens before.
"What did you uncover at key point AL-β?"
While Enterprise conversed with Hornet, Strength VIII spoke coldly, questioning the Tester, who wore a sinister smile.
It was evident that the target of the Siren Arbiter's Forces was the Testers, who were also Sirens.
"No comment."
Unfortunately, Testers were not the kind of high-level Sirens who would divulge information so easily.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Manta ray ships above the Tester opened fire, targeting Strength VIII.
In an instant, seven or eight large-caliber shells with orange-yellow flame tails hurtled toward Strength VIII, accompanied by a dense barrage of bullets.
However, Strength VIII merely raised her blue mechanical arm slightly, and all the incoming shells disappeared into thin air just before reaching her.
Immediately, the main guns on both sides of the Siren Arbiter's mechanical arms roared to life. Accompanied by two deafening blasts, two blue shells streaked toward the Tester.
Yet, the Tester dodged these projectiles with terrifying agility.
"Boom!"
The shells exploded in the sea behind the Tester, their destructive force vastly superior to the Tester's own attacks.
"Enterprise, what do we do now?"
Maury, upon seeing the two high-level Sirens clash, found himself at a loss. He turned to Enterprise, who had drawn his bow but had yet to release an arrow, and asked quietly.
But before the young girl finished speaking, a buzzing sound echoed through the night sky.
The mass-produced Siren fleet and Executor carrier-based aircraft were the first to enter the battlefield, launching an assault...
Directly targeting the seemingly weak and defenseless Strength VIII!
As the Siren aircraft swarmed in for an attack, the Tester swiftly retreated, attempting to escape the area.
"What gave you the illusion that numbers could stop me?"
Seeing the densely packed shipborne torpedoes and bombs closing in, the Tester was forced to evade.
A golden light flashed in Strength VIII' eyes. The blue mechanical arms in both hands locked onto the Tester, and she clenched her fists tightly!
"!"
The Tester, just about to flee, suddenly turned pale, coughed up blood, and plummeted from low altitude into the sea.
At the same time, the surrounding Siren carrier-based aircraft all seemed to power down, falling straight from the sky like lifeless husks.
Strength VIII pointed her mechanical arms at the Tester, ignoring Enterprise and Maury standing beside her, and advanced steadily.
"Is this... the true strength of the Arbiter's Forces that specializes in combat?"
Watching Strength VIII end the battle in an instant, even the battle-hardened Enterprise gasped in shock.
The Tester appeared like a helpless child before Strength VIII, completely unable to resist.
The terrifying power that Strength VIII had just demonstrated was unlike anything she had displayed in previous battles against them.
At that moment, a strange and cold voice suddenly came through her communicator.
With her arms still raised, Strength VIII slowly approached the Tester, who was now lying motionless on the sea, pinned down by overwhelming gravity.
Only the two of them could hear their conversation at this distance.
"Don't even think about transmitting data. Under my gravitational interference, all your data transmission functions are blocked, and your self-destruct system is disabled."
"Do you really think the host hasn't noticed your little tricks?"
Strength VIII lowered his head, gazing coldly at the Tester struggling on the water.
"The last experiment has already been proven a failure. Why are you still so stubborn, clinging to your existence as an experimental agency?"
"Do you wish to repeat the same mistake in this world?"
The Tester, still suppressed by gravity, lowered her head and let out a sinister chuckle.
"Heh, perhaps there was an error in the host's calculations."
"Look, ever since we arrived in this world, the host's calculations have been off. Even allowing those experimental materials to enter this world was a massive blunder..."
"That's enough. I have no interest in hearing your excuses."
Strength VIII cut the Tester off mid-sentence.
"Hand over the data on key point AL-β. I will recommend that the host change the permission level of your experimental agency. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?"
The Tester suddenly struggled to lift her head, a grim smile spreading across her face as he locked eyes with Strength VIII.
"Before I came here, I had already uploaded the data to the Antix data center, including the beacon information you destroyed."
"Isn't that precisely my duty as a Tester? Hehehehe..."
Hearing that the beacon information had already been uploaded, a shadow passed through Strength VIII' golden eyes.
At that moment, the figures of the surrounding Siren Executors emerged in the moonlit waters.
A large number of Explorers and Tracker IIs had arrived within firing range, unleashing a relentless barrage at Strength VIII.
However, all the incoming shells inexplicably exploded mid-air, causing bursts of violent detonations but dealing no damage to Strength VIII whatsoever.
"It seems your experimental agency had indeed planned to betray the host back during the last singularity experiment."
A chilling expression crossed Strength VIII' face as the large-caliber main guns on her massive blue mechanical arms slowly aligned with the Tester's head.
"A failed experiment is just that. Since your laboratory insists on going its own way, you must now face the host's corrections."
The Tester, staring into the dark muzzle of the gun aimed at her forehead, continued to smile sinisterly, as though he had never known fear.
Just as a faint blue light began to rise from Strength VIII' main gun, signaling the execution...
Suddenly, her golden eyes narrowed. As if sensing danger, he swiftly turned to face the night sky behind him.
"Boom!!!"
A barrage of aerial bombs and ship-borne rockets, powerful enough to set the ocean ablaze, exploded in front of her mechanical arms.
The violent shockwave sent Strength VIII' long silver-gray hair flying, forcing him to take several steps back.
Under the cover of the Siren Executors' suppressing fire, a dense formation of bombers from the White Eagles had completed their strike and was now retreating.
"Heh... As the Observer said, we can't draw conclusions too quickly regarding experimental results."
The Tester, seeing Strength VIII momentarily pushed back and forced to deactivate her gravitational stance, grinned darkly, the golden light in her eyes flickering wildly.
He had never uploaded the beacon data to the Antix data center in advance.
It was only at this moment that he had successfully transmitted all the information.
The data upload had taken mere seconds. As the golden glow in her eyes faded, the Tester glanced in the direction of the White Eagle fleet, her sinister grin widening.
"I hope you, our experimental subjects, won't disappoint me."
Muttering those final words to himself, the Tester did not give Strength VIII the chance to reactivate her gravitational interference.
Her body detonated, disintegrating into ashes.
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