After gathering everyone,Ishtar finally departed with her captain and members at the same time. Apollo's forces had already surrounded the church.
Under the night there was only the faint sound of movement as positions were taken.
Apollo stood at a distance, watching as one of his members stepped forward and placed a cluster of Fire Stones tightly against the main entrance.
After a few seconds, the stones detonated.
A violent burst of heat and force slammed into the reinforced doors, cracking them slightly, but not enough. So they placed another group of Fire Stones. A few moments later, those detonated as well. This time, the blast tore through the weakened section, forcing the entrance open and scattering debris into the hall beyond..
As the first explosion sounded, inside the church, Lili's eyes snapped open.
Without hesitation, she put on her armor as quickly as possible and grabbed her weapons before rushing out of the room.
Another explosion echoed through the hall.
By the time she reached the central hall, They were already about enter inside.
Lili moved straight past the entrance line and slid behind the cogitator she her device connected instantly, feeding control access through its interface.
She lowered herself behind the Cogitators keeping out of sight as the device connected to the system.
The interface activated immediately.
Door controls. Internal locks. Structural access.
"Status," she sent through the channel.
A few quick responses came back.
"We're still inside are bedroom"
"No engagement yet."
Lili exhaled slightly.
Her hands moved across the interface, sealing off sections of the structure. Heavy doors slid into place across side corridors, cutting off unnecessary routes and narrowing the approach toward the central hall.
"Listen carefully," she said, voice steady. "Do not step into the hall. From the looks of at there is too many of these guys so stay in the rooms. Hold for a while"
A brief pause.
"of course if it's unavoidable then just open fire if get injured then teleport about yourself in the lab "
She only give them the minimum instruction while knowing they were not some children's who needed detail instructions.
Next she started to locking the structure down into something tighter. Not a fortress but not completely exposed either.
The first of Apollo's members stepped into the hall their step slowed, not from fear, but out of caution.
The corridor was wide, reinforced with dark metal supports that didn't belong in any ordinary structure. Thick cables ran along the walls. The air carried a faint metallic scent.
But what drew their attention was Large. Heavy things of metal hung from the ceiling.
Some of just hanging while, others stretched halfway down, all suspended by thick wires that blended into the dark above.
One of the men glanced up, frowning slightly. "What kind of place is this?"
Another snorted. "Some nonsense Decoration, or whatever they call it."
"Decoration?" someone muttered. "Looks like it'd crush you if it fell."
A third shrugged, already moving forward.
"Then don't stand under it."
A few chuckled under their breath.
One of them chuckled under his breath.
"Looks strange."
Another stepped forward, passing directly beneath one of the larger arms.
"Whatever this place is, it's not guarded well enough"
A sharp click echoed.
He didn't even have time to look up.
The one of servo-arm dropped.
It came down with crushing force, slamming him into the ground so violently the impact cracked the stone beneath him. Blood spread instantly, a dark stain beneath twisted metal.
For half a second no one moved.
Then everything happened at once.
"MOVE !"
A seond Servo-arms free from its locked position and swung sideways, smashing into the nearest group. Bodies were thrown, one man lifted off his feet before hitting the wall with a sickening sound.
More arms dropped.
Some struck straight down, crushing anything beneath them. Others swung in wide arcs, forcing the group to scatter to avoid being torn apart.
The corridor erupted into chaos.
"Take them down!"
Weapons came up instantly. Blades struck at exposed joints, sparks bursting with every impact. Others opened fire, rounds hammering into the mechanisms as they tried to create space.
Gunfire thundered through the hall
Outside, Apollo's gaze shifted slightly.
"…That's more resistance than expected." he asked " didn't you already confirm there is no strong person inside"
Another burst of gunfire echoed from within.
The captain frowned slightly. " with those weapons its possible for remaining peoples to resist even if they are not strong enough "
Apollo's expression eased just a fraction.
"I see."
His gaze returned to the entrance.
"Send more people.," Apollo said calmly. "it would be bad if someone arrived before we take over the church"
The captain Clio nodded immediately.
He turned and began issuing orders, directing additional members forward. More figures moved Inside.
Behind the central unit, Lili notice them almost immediately.
"…Of course they would do that."
Her jaw tightened as she adjusted the controls, forcing another arm to drop and block part of the hall.
It wouldn't hold for long she wish there was a button to just drop the entire ceiling instead of the scraps.
She opened the communication channel again, this time without restraint.
"We have guests trying to claim ownership of the church. If no one come to support me then I will assume we're handing it over."
A brief pause.
Then, under her breath.
"…Seriously, once everything over I am going to ask for a box filled with lots of weapon"
She shifted slightly from behind the Cogitators raising her weapon just enough to gain sight.
A figure rushed forward through the all the Rebel and the chaos.
Without hesitation She fired once.
The man dropped instantly.
Other people who were behind him quickly reacted and fire in the straight direction.
Rounds slammed into the structure, sparks bursting across its surface as the attackers fired straight ahead with no understanding of tactics.
Watching theb cogitators take damage, Lili's expression tightened slightly.
"…Someone's going to be very angry about that."
Before next volley bullets can come she fired few more shots and teleported herself in clinging to the upper framework, partially concealed between the suspended mechanical arms.
Below, the attackers looking around.
"Where did she disappear"
Several of them split off, moving along the sides of the hall, trying to find her.
Lili watched them without moving now she needed to decide if she is going to do the superhero landing and start killing or wait for the backup.
Authors note : there was a little problems as taking medicine making confused and sleepy 🥱 because of that I write in too much nonsense in chapter 273 and 274 I have to fix and even think what did I even write as the mind is white confused right now that's remind me big shout out to Kevin for becoming a member on Patreon.