After dealing with AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON for a while, Zuke had a rough understanding of the capabilities of these two machines.
Although they didn't possess "ki," in terms of combat power, they were not far inferior to Frieza before his transformation. Destroying a planet was as simple as firing an energy cannon for them.
They were not adept at close combat—which made sense, given their massive size. Despite their humanoid design, their most potent weapon was the infinite energy within their bodies.
Boom!
While Zuke was deep in thought, an energy serpent engulfed him. However, upon closer inspection, one could see a spherical area within the energy serpent that had been separated.
This was the ability of "Void Miasma" which created a spatial void, causing TY-PHON's energy attack to miss Zuke entirely.
But Zuke also felt that the subspace created by the "Void Miasma" was struggling to withstand TY-PHON's energy attack. It seemed that the Void Miasma had reached its limit.
If Zuke had tried to use the "Void Masmat" to nullify Frieza's full-powered attack, the outcome would have been disastrous.
"Good, the testing ends here."
Having roughly gauged the strength of AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON, Zuke decided to wrap things up.
With a single punch, he sent AA-ZEUS flying. The scene was as surreal as an ant tossing an elephant.
But Zuke wasn't just randomly throwing AA-ZEUS—in his vision, the flung AA-ZEUS had collided with TY-PHON not far away.
Zuke, AA-ZEUS, and TY-PHON now formed a straight line.
"Kamehame..."
Facing AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON, Zuke didn't hesitate. He bent his fingers slightly, pressed his wrists together, and assumed the stance for the Kamehameha.
Terrifying "ki" flowed from his body, gathering in his hands—a burst of energy so intense it shone like a sun, resembling a star in the cosmos.
AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON clearly sensed the energy gathering in Zuke's hands and realized that if they allowed this attack to hit them, neither would come out unscathed.
So, AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON immediately attempted to dodge, but their movements seemed to be locked by an invisible force.
Zuke had used the ability of "Black Bird Requiem" to fix the "outcome" that "AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON cannot escape in the short term."
Given Zuke's strength, restraining AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON wasn't particularly difficult, so fixing this outcome didn't consume much of his "ki," nor did it affect the power of his Kamehameha.
"——HA!"
As Zuke shouted the final syllable, a terrifying beam of light erupted from his hands, piercing straight through AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON.
In an instant, white light flooded the surroundings, even engulfing the headquarters of the Security Force Police, which was watching the scene through screens.
When the light faded, everyone could see the aftermath.
AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON's chests had been completely pierced, revealing massive holes with intricate mechanical structures visible inside.
The two planet-destroying machines now lay motionless, floating in space before Zuke, their gaping wounds making them look like complete donuts.
But Zuke could see that the two machines were still "alive." Their bodies were automatically pulling in surrounding planetary debris to repair themselves.
However, this repair would take a long time. Unlike before, where they could instantly fix damage, it would likely take several days for AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON to become operational again.
Faintly, Zuke heard a malicious roar coming from TY-PHON. He knew it was the cry of the creature that human civilization called a "god," howling in fear as its most powerful weapon was destroyed.
Zuke had no interest in this false "god." He merely glanced at the temporarily incapacitated AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON before activating the teleportation device given to him by the Security Force Police.
In an instant, he disappeared from the scene and returned to the Security Force Police headquarters.
...
"Welcome back, Mr. Zuke."
Upon his return, Zuke was immediately greeted by the people at the headquarters. Even the Justifier, who was usually reserved, became noticeably more enthusiastic toward him.
At the same time, someone quickly brought Zuke a new set of clothes—during the battle with AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON, although Zuke had used his "ki" to protect his pants, his clothes had been mostly destroyed.
After Zuke changed, the Justifier looked at him and asked seriously:
"Mr. Zuke, that move you used earlier completely incapacitated AA-ZEUS and TY-PHON... Logically, you had the chance to destroy them entirely. Why did you spare them?"
Hearing this, Sayomaru and Lyna also looked over curiously. They too wondered why Zuke had stopped short of completely destroying the two machines.
"I want to take control of those two machines for myself."
Zuke didn't hide his intentions and directly stated his desire to the Justifier.
"Is that possible?"
This statement left everyone in the headquarters stunned, including the Justifier, who paused for a moment.
But he quickly gave Zuke a satisfactory reply:
"Actually, it is possible... When we observed the civilization that created the Sky Striker, we also inherited some of their technology, including the method to create the control console for the Sky Thunder."
"The control console for the Sky Striker? There's such a thing?"
Sayomaru was baffled. As a member of the Security Force Police, how had she never heard of this?
"If we have the control console, why were we so helpless against them?"
"Because the control console must be installed inside the Sky Striker's body... But we never had the chance to get close to them before."
The Justifier's voice carried a hint of bitterness. Facing machines capable of destroying planets at will, how could the Security Force Police ever get close enough to install a control console?
"But now it's different. If Mr. Zuke needs it, we can manufacture the control console for the Sky Striker. Once you install it, you can take control of AA-ZEUS."
"Can it work for TY-PHON too?"
Zuke wasn't satisfied with just one; he wanted both.
"Yes, TY-PHON is a creation of the 'god,' modeled after AA-ZEUS... The principles are the same."
The Justifier nodded.
"However, it will take about 3 to 5 days to manufacture the control console... We'll need Mr. Zuke to wait a bit longer."
To be continued…
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