Bab 197: Last act.

The crimson blade moved in a diagonal slash. It bypassed the ultimate protection of the force field like it wasn't even there. The swiftness of the motion made it seem as if it was cutting through empty air, the purple armor offering no resistance to speak of.

JX9's thoughts halted, the light slowly fading from her eyes. As the crimson blade came out of her back, time seemed to return to its normal flow. The fire from six propellers still burned, not slowing as the Valkyrie's motionless body crashed into the ground, bouncing a few times before the momentum died and it landed somewhere in the burning forest.