Date Acceleration

The Same Obstacles and Different Solutions

As night fell, the sky grew gloomy, yet there was a glimmer of light that indicated the enemy was now encountering opposition.

Numerous conflicts, including gunfights and swordfights, took place in Office 1. Forces from the DEM and the JSDF attacked the building and cleared every room. The Diabolus AF forces that formerly controlled this structure are failing.

The control room was overrun by the AST. The people inside who didn't resist and held up their hands were targeted by the wizards in black and red armor as they stormed in.

"Put them against the wall and make them kneel." A voice ordered them.

"Understood." The wizards in the room followed as they shoved the operators to the walls with their guns aimed at them.

"This is Ryouko Kusakabe. We have secured the control room of Office 1." A young woman with long, glossy black hair, which is tied into a ponytail with some bangs left out in three separate parts, is reported in her battle suit of the same design.

"Understood." She replied in her battle suit as she turned to her allies.

"Take control and send the necessary input to command." Ryouko ordered as one of the female AST members nodded as she sat on the console and started operating.

The data was sent to Tengu Airport, which was temporarily a forward operating base. Data includes Diabolus AF's plans, methods, missions, and currently the most important live footage of the remaining hostiles in hiding and escaping.

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The remainder of the Diabolus AF wizards and gunners made their last stand in a document storage room as the battle between the DEM wizards and Diabolus AF proceeded. Their key benefit is DEM's goal to stop the destruction of paper records that haven't been digitized in order to prevent any further damage. For protection, they pushed up against the walls and tall cabinets. They were caught and held down.

The DEM wizards blocked the exits as they awaited further orders by lining themselves against the furniture, utilizing the corridor walls as cover, and using their Territories as shields.

"Diabolus AF shall rise again!"

"We will rise like a Phoenix!"

"Society is trash."

"We live in a society, so it's not our fault, we are the bad guys!"

"We are not the Baddies!"

As they processed the situation, the members shouted at their opponents and tried to raise their spirits.

The wizards and gunners held their weapons tightly as they took action.

"Strike us down and we will come back strong. Our ideas will be passed on to the next generation. DEM and the world government are like an evil snake. It must be eradicated. We will soon be the gods of the new world order. We will be martyrs and heroes. History shall judge good and evil. We are for the greater good. We are justice. We are the Diabolus ex Machina, the Devil from the Machine. The angry and the broken, like the Angel of Anger AF, we will unleash our powerful righteousness on this corrupt world!"

One wizard gave a loud speech until that wizard felt a sharp pain from the chest. It was a laser sword impaling it. The sword belonged to Nisha. The two gunners nearby aimed their rifles at Nisha but was slashed from the torsos by Mikari. Both members from Gremlin managed to enter the room covertly despite the large group inside and the guarded openings.

The three gunners dropped down. The last members of Diabolus AF pointed their weapons at them.

"How the fuck did you two get in? Don't worry, there are two of you and more of us." A wizard cursed as she held a giant Gatling gun, which was clearly not meant for indoor battle.