Chapter 1170: Source of the Data G.o.d

Hey, if Persona is involved in the barren lands of the Chrome Continent, how old is she?

The scars of h.e.l.l etched into Chrome are estimated to be around 500 years old. Would that make Persona and Maleficent over 500 years old?

One is a long-lived race, and the other has demonic powers. I wouldnt be surprised if they could live that long

But wait, isnt Maleficent the prince of a recently fallen kingdom? Did I make some kind of mistake in my reasoning?

I take it I am the only one hearing this question?

Yeah. Only you and I can hear this, Maleficent.

To tell the truth, its related to Personas skill.

He answered immediately after I asked him via telepathy. Like I thought, there must be something he doesnt want Persona to hear.

In other words, Persona herself is unrelated.

Skill?

Its a dangerous skill known as Source of the Data G.o.d. Long ago, there was an individual with this skill in the place h.e.l.l was used, and they made the scars left by h.e.l.l eternal.

Approximately 500 years ago, someone with Source of the Data G.o.d met the wielder of h.e.l.l. The two became friends, just like the current Maleficent and Persona.

So the same thing happened 500 years ago. Can this really be a coincidence?

The Source of the Data G.o.d is shrouded in mystery, given its extraordinary power and heavy costs. Not to mention the mysterious G.o.d no one has heard of.

Huh? What do you mean by mysterious G.o.d? Is there no such deity as the Data G.o.d?

At the very least, Ive never heard of them. Perhaps they were once a subordinate G.o.d to the Evil G.o.d, or more accurately, the former War G.o.d.

Huh? A subordinate G.o.d to the War G.o.d? Never heard of anything like that. Does one really exist?

I posed the question to the Evil G.o.d Fragment, but all I got in return was some kind of panicked feeling. Panicking at the question implies theres some sort of involvement, I guess.

Maybe my reasoning was only partially correct. Either way, I wasnt able to get any more info. Nevertheless, any skill related to the Evil G.o.d probably cant be considered normal.

Persona believes that her desires drew me to destroy the country of the lorelei, even though Ive always denied it

I see. If she learned the Source of the Data G.o.d and h.e.l.l were connected in the past, it would only drive her to blame herself more.

Maleficent also cant say with confidence that her skill has no effect on him. Even when he was possessed by the Envy Demon, Maleficent took Persona around with him. Thats obviously due to Personas skill.

Persona cannot fully control the Source of the Data G.o.d, as her White Sheet ability to conceal information in the surrounding area is done unconsciously. I believe she doesnt want her true ident.i.ty to be known. She should be aware of this fact.

So you cant deny the possibility that her skill is acting on its own?

Not even Persona can say for sure. That said, Im not going to bring up the subject if she doesnt want to hear it.

In any case, Maleficent has made it clear he doesnt want to discuss the relations.h.i.+p between Personas skill and the ruined country of the lorelei. Lets move on to the next subject.

What happened inside the black dome?

I want to hear about that too. The mech suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

First, the fiend-looking man disappeared. He must have invoked some sort of powerful teleportation spell.

It seems Maleficent managed to down Hideman, though the other guy managed to escape. Well, Hideman will probably be back eventually.

Maleficent retrieved Persona using spatial manipulation. That should have been enough to force a retreat, but the undead simply kept coming after her.

They kept persistently targeting Persona, saying something about the Holy Mothers vessel Raydoss sc.u.m!

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Oops, my apologies.

The Holy Mothers vessel, huh? No clue what thats supposed to mean. We know the second-in-command of the Black Skeleton Corps is called the Holy Mother, but her vessel? Does she require a new body? Or some sort of sacrifice?

Well, its clear this so-called vessel wont be treated kindly.

Persona has her White Sheet power. How did they know she could be the Holy Mothers vessel?

It seems that has more to do with mana compatibility with this Holy Mother rather than Personas skills.

I guess compatibility is the most important factor for this vessel thing.

It seems obtaining a vessel for the Holy Mother is very important. Nameless didnt even flinch when challenging the wielder of a divine sword.

And then, they used Cysanth-dono as a sacrifice to summon that ma.s.sive metal soldier. It seems the person inside was already piloting it when they summoned it.

Maleficent gave a hint of remorse in his explanation, but I have no doubt hed abandon Cysanth for Persona. Nameless probably killed Cysanth the moment he realized the man wouldnt work as a hostage. Well, no need to say it out loud though.

So what was that silver thing? And who was the person inside it?

Based on what Persona saw, the name of that large metal soldier is Armandura. The person inside was the West Conquest Duke.

Armandura?

Thats not the important part! The West Conquest Duke? Are you sure?

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Persona nodded vigorously. It seems this was no joke.

What was the duke himself doing all the way over here?! And you killed him, right?

One of the enemy leaders just kinda died without our knowledge!

In all likelihood, that large metal soldier could only be operated by the duke.

The duke had extracted and teleported his left and right artificial eyes. The right eye was apparently called the Greater Droid Summoning Unit, while the left eye was the Biomodification a.s.similation Unit.

So the mech must be this so-called droid thing.

I have a vague memory of them from a long time ago, when my homeland was annihilated.

It seems Raydoss has hundreds of metallic soldiers like that mech, and their forces devastated Maleficents homeland in an instant.

The large one I fought off is probably among Raydosss greatest weapons. The metallic soldiers I saw in the past werent nearly as big or strong.

So it might be a unique machine made exclusively for the duke.

The Biomodification a.s.similation Unit in his left eye apparently had the ability to merge the wielders body with a magitech device, optimizing the performance of both the wielder and the device.

These magitech devices, including the mech, are apparently all relics. The device essentially allowed one to physically fuse with a relic and enhance its powers.

So his droid was boosted by its fusion with the pilot.

I dont know why Raydoss hasnt deployed the smaller metallic soldiers in recent years But I doubt they can hold back any longer. I expect to see more of those in the future.

That mech was definitely strong, even if it lost to a divine sword. A smaller and weaker version might be troublesome if they come in droves.

This war must be far from over.