The Ultimate Power Transcending All

At this moment, everyone was on guard, retreating towards Shiroyasha.

The ice demoness's face showed a forced smile.

She truly hadn't considered the problem the other party raised.

She also didn't understand why her secondary biological engine could record data into this body.

Now, it seemed almost impossible.

Because she could genuinely feel an ultimate power transcending space and time within her.

This power was something she had never felt before.

She felt that her former self was merely an insignificant speck of dust.

But now, she had surpassed the universe and space-time, transforming into an unimaginable, indescribable "Existence."

"That's right."

"I remember now, it must be so."

"Do you still remember my personal reward on the combat power ranking?"

"Secondary biological engine upgrade device."

"My secondary biological engine is different from Kai'sa's; this is an engine enhanced by the Heavenly Ranking."

"Yes, it must be so."

"Think about it, the combat power ranking can measure all powerful experts and rank them."

"Even if this core power is incredibly mighty, it certainly cannot compare to the power that created the ranking."

"My secondary biological engine was created by the power of the ranking."

"Before its power, what is this puny core power?"

Hearing this, the doubts in Shiroyasha and the others' hearts diminished.

Indeed, if one were to speak of the greatest power in this world, it would naturally be the power that created the ranking.

After all, even the top-ranked individual on the combat power ranking had no way to interfere with the operation of that power.

"What you say makes some sense."

"But why are you here?"

Shiroyasha continued to ask. As long as her worries weren't completely dispelled, she wouldn't casually trust the other party.

The ice demoness extended her arm, covered in enchanting black scales, pointing towards the two hidden pillars at the entrance.

"Because I have recovered my memories and am no longer controlled by the core."

"The core imprisoned me here; these two pillars are the seals holding me."

"As long as they exist, I can at most go out of the cave within a two-hundred-meter radius."

Upon hearing "two hundred meters," Izayoi recalled that the elite demonic beasts outside indeed hid beyond two hundred meters, not daring to take another step.

So that was the reason.

The ice demoness suddenly remembered.

"That's right, why haven't you been infected and demonized?"

"Also, it's reasonable for Shiroyasha and Izayoi to be here, but these two, an elf and a human, and so weak at that, how were they brought to the deepest part of this prison?"

Rika's fear had dissipated, and her courage grew.

She actively walked towards the ice demoness and began to explain.

"It's like this..."

A moment later.

The ice demoness knew the entire story.

Her face revealed extreme surprise and excitement.

"Supreme God!"

"That... isn't that Lin Hai?"

"He actually came here."

"For the past year, he and the Old Demon King haven't appeared, and I thought they had abandoned this world."

"It turns out they were sent by the core to the space-time of one year later."

"For them, it was only ten minutes, but for us on this planet, it was a long, suffering year!"

"In this year, our companions, Kai'sa, Carl, everyone at Super God Academy, were all turned into soulless husks by the core."

"Only I maintained my sanity, but I had no way..."

"Now, he's back."

"Hope has finally arrived."

"I knew it; this man wouldn't abandon us."

"That hateful core, to actually use such a despicable trick."

"It seems the time for the decisive battle has come."

"Then I can't continue to sit idly by."

"I will take you out."

The black flame on Sayr's head suddenly twisted.

"But, weren't you sealed here? Is there really a way out?"

The ice demoness gently lifted her beautiful, jade-like long legs, a mysterious smile gracing the corner of her mouth.

Yagami Hayate felt a heavy head.

She opened her eyes.

She found herself lying on the bed in the Mobile Section Six commander's resting room.

Beside her was her usual desk, covered with grimoires and various documents.

On the wall hung a portrait of Sir Carim Gracia of the Holy King Knights, whom she admired most.

On the clothes rack hung two other commander uniforms for daily changes and washing.

"This... is my resting room?"

"Wasn't I in the lowest level prison of the demonic beast palace on that planet?"

Her head ached. She was clearly in prison, enveloped by three red halos.

How did she return to her resting room?

Suddenly.

The door to her resting room was pushed open.

Standing outside the door was the person she knew best, her closest friend – Takamachi Nanoha.

"You... You're awake!"

Takamachi Nanoha's face was full of worry as she quickly rushed to Yagami Hayate's side.

She reached out and tightly clasped her friend's hands.

"An hour ago, you were practicing a new spell in the training room and suddenly fainted."

"Everyone was very worried about you. It's been an hour, and you've finally woken up."