<h4>Chapter 1190: Weak magicians, fragile robots</h4>


    There are magicians in CR-units and squads of robots floating in the darkening sky. They are aiming theirsers and missiles at Miku. She can smell the smoke of war in the air.


    She looked around to see herselfpletely surrounded by magicians and Bandersnatches. Her expression darkened.


    "Are you guys from the AST?"


    A woman in a red CR-unit responded. Her eyes were sharp and she had ming red hair. The fox-likedy spoke with disdain.


    "Unfortunately for you, we are not from the useless AST..."


    "Not AST?"


    Miku frowned. She recalled something before lifting her head.


    "You''re from DEM!"


    "Oh?"


    The foxydy started snickering.


    "I didn''t think a spirit would know about DEM''s name, this is the first time I''ve encountered a savvy spirit like you in my mission..."


    "Spirit, huh..."


    Miku turned grave.


    "You already know about me?"


    "Yes."


    The foxydy licked her lips.


    "Are you afraid? Diva?"


    "Afraid?"


    Miku floated a smile.


    "You''re implying that I am afraid because you found out about me?"


    "You''re the prey so start acting like one!"


    The red-haired woman used a harsh tone on Miku.


    "How disgusting, you''re just a spirit, stop acting like a human."


    "Tsk..."


    Miku stored her sile away.


    "Well, I don''t care. What does DEM want with me?"


    "Hah?"


    The woman couldn''t fathom Miku''s words. She started sneering with widened eyes.


    "Are you still asleep? I said it didn''t I?!"


    "You''re our prey!"


    The foxy woman lifted her gun.


    "Diva! We are here to hunt you down!"


    "Hunt?"


    Miku found that notion foreign. She grinned.


    "That''s a boastful im, how do you want to go about doing that?"


    The hostile woman revealed a beautiful but distorted smile of indifference. Her expression darkened.


    "Whether we can do it or not, you will know soon enough!"


    Thedy pulled her trigger without further ado.


    <i>Bang bang bang</i>


    The magicians and Bandersnatches around the red-haireddy started sting Miku in unison.


    <i>Bam bam bam bam bam</i>


    The cascade of bullets,sers, and mini-missiles hit Miku''s location, obscuring her from view due to the smoke and dust generated from the bombardment. The ground she stood on got demolished.


    The DEM probably evacuated the surrounding civilians because nobody came out to check on the noises. There are also only a few buildings around so the magicians can let loose their guns and missiles.


    The ground turned into a ghoulish scene of destruction and mes.


    After a few minutes of concentrated fire, the magicians and Bandersnatches stopped.


    "What''s this?"


    Thedyughed out loud.


    "Are we done already? This spirit is so weak..."


    The DEM magicians and Bandersnatches are equipped with top-of-the-line CR equipment.


    A spirit couldn''t possibly endure that barrage with her Astral Dress.


    At least, that''s what the foxydy thought.


    s, brilliant light within the smoke proved her wrong just as she was about to dere victory.


    "Hmm?"


    The DEM magicians including the foxydy turned towards the light. A captivating voice came from within the smoke and dust.


    "<strong>Astral Dress No.9</strong>...."


    "<strong>Gabriel</strong>..."


    The light rose in intensity as the dust got blown away by the sudden spike in shockwaves.


    Then, the magicians saw her...


    Dressed in a beautiful costume dress and with an oversized organ in front of her, Miku had her fingers on the lustrous keys. She beamed at the magicians before ying the organ.


    Her movement generated intense wind des that went for the magicians in the sky.


    "Evasive maneuvers!"


    The foxydy issued the order a second toote.


    The shockwaves struck the magicians and Bandersnatches.


    Only those who generated their defensive Territories in time could survive the attack. The other magicians and Bandersnatches fell down to the ground in plumes of white smoke.


    She wiped out 50% of the subjugative task force.


    She also wiped out most of the Bandersnatches.


    One attack from Miku reduced the magicians by half and almost destroyed all the Bandersnatches.


    Although she used a strong move with her Angel, this is a testament to the difference in power between spirits and magicians.


    The autonomous robots who could use Realizers might sound impressive, but in terms ofbat prowess, they are far inferior to human magicians.


    The Bandersnatches relied on crude movements and coordination with a centralmand unit, this made the robots ineffective whenpared with human magicians who can exercise independent judgment and respond quickly to unexpected oues.


    The foxydyputed the odds of winning, her expression turned grim. Mikuughed at her. This irked the foxydy. She screamed at her subordinates.


    "Fire! Shoot her down!"


    The DEM magicians started taking aim once more. They pulled their triggers at the same time.


    <i>Bang bang bang</i>


    Miku could see another round of bombardmenting for her.


    But, she only raised an eyebrow, defiantly smiling, she went for the same keys to generate another round of shockwaves.


    Suddenly, a brilliant lightsaber appeared out of nowhere. The de is aimed at Miku''s hands...