The current transmission power stood at 2795%, still about 200% short of the energy threshold needed to destroy the Chitauri mothership, it's roughly the output of two large Arc Reactors.
Kagura Hitomi carefully calculated.
How could she boost the microwave transmitter's power by another 200% in just three minutes?
Stay calm.
The more critical the moment, the more essential it was to remain focused.
If she panicked, everything would be lost.
A full-scale war. A world in crisis. A dark future for humanity.
No—those outcomes were unacceptable!
I will end this nightmare here and now!
There was a way.
Directly channeling her own core energy wouldn't be enough.
No matter how powerful, her energy output couldn't compare to a large Arc Reactor capable of powering an entire skyscraper.
She also had the "Electromagnetic Manipulation" skill, but she couldn't generate electricity out of thin air.
Thor had already seized control of all the lightning in the area, and even with her ability to guide bolts of electricity, she couldn't inject more energy into the tower.
However, while she couldn't create energy from nothing—she could convert it!
She closed her eyes.
First, I need a new skill.
[Initiating Memory Scan: Key Parameters—Energy Conversion, Elemental Transformation, Manual Lightning Generation!]
[Deep Memory Scan Complete—Memory Fragment Identified]
[Existing Skill System Detected]
[Conceptual Skill Combination Successful]
[New Attack Skill Acquired]
[Energy Conversion / Level 10]
[Energy Conversion: Within 10 seconds, convert energy of equal intensity into a designated form.]
Activate immediately!
Without hesitation, Kagura spent her last five QP points to activate the new skill.
[Energy Conversion: Activated]
"Attention, Quinjet fleet!"
"Immediately launch missiles at the top of Stark Tower."
"Set detonation mode to timed explosion! I repeat—launch a full missile barrage at Stark Tower's rooftop!"
As soon as she gained her new skill, Kagura relayed urgent orders to the battlefront.
The kinetic energy, thermal energy, and light energy from the missile explosions could be converted into electromagnetic energy and funneled into the microwave transmitter.
That should generate enough power to strike the Chitauri mothership.
There would only be one chance.
Watching the incoming missile barrage, Kagura clenched her fists. "Alright, this is it!"
[Core Energy Remaining: 42%]
[Energy Conversion: Activated]
[Core Energy Remaining: 32%]
Above her, the missiles detonated in mid-air, their explosions erupting like fiery blossoms, providing an abundant energy source.
[Charged Aerial Maneuver: Activated]
[Core Energy Remaining: 30%]
Kagura leaped skyward, unsheathing her blade as she gathered the searing flames around her.
Her skill activated—firelight shifted from red to blue, crackling with electric arcs.
Light and heat transformed into electromagnetic energy, filling the space around her.
[Electromagnetic Manipulation: Activated]
[Core Energy Remaining: 20%]
She channeled the newly generated energy into her sword and thrust it toward the crumbling microwave tower.
A dazzling lightning bolt split the sky.
Thor, watching from afar, rubbed his temples.
"By Odin's beard… does my father need to apologize for this? That girl is practically a female Thor!"
BOOM!
Unmatched electromagnetic energy surged into the tower, transferring all the power Kagura had gathered from the missile explosions.
"Mr. Stark! What's the output now?!"
Unlike the energy generated by the Arc Reactor or the natural lightning guided by Thor, the missile explosions produced only momentary bursts of power—not a stable source.
If the energy output didn't reach the threshold in time, they'd have to fire another barrage.
But by then, Kagura would have no energy left to convert and channel.
"Output… 2925%! We're close!"
Tony Stark stepped out onto the balcony, flipping up his Iron Man helmet.
"I'll handle the rest."
"No..." Kagura's gaze locked onto the weakening energy surge.
"Your repulsor beams won't be enough. The electromagnetic turbulence is too intense—your blasts won't charge it effectively."
She bit her lip. "But I can!"
If she used Core Energy Conduction to transfer every last drop of her power into the transmitter, it would push the output past 3000%.
Even if it only lasted a few seconds, that would be enough to obliterate the Chitauri mothership.
[Core Energy Remaining: 19%]
"Damn… if I run out of energy, will I… actually die?" Kagura hesitated for a moment.
"No. It doesn't matter. If we don't win this fight, there is no future!"
[Core Energy Conduction: Activated!]
She raised her hands—her core energy surged out in electromagnetic waves, flooding into the transmitter.
18%... 17%... 16%... 15%...
As her energy dwindled, the transmitter's output skyrocketed.
"Kagura Hitomi, you are the most extraordinary girl I've ever met. I admire you." A familiar female voice resonated in the air.
"But take care of yourself. Your mission isn't over yet."
Suddenly, two orange portals spiraled open around the microwave tower.
The Ancient One!
Kagura instantly recognized the sorcerer's signature technique.
Through the portals, lightning from light-years away was funneled into the sky above the tower, crackling with raw power.
"This is it! This is enough!"
Summoning every ounce of her willpower, Kagura took a deep breath.
"Here goes—the final strike!"
[Core Energy Remaining: 13%]
[Charged Aerial Maneuver: Activated]
[Electromagnetic Manipulation: Activated]
She launched herself into the air, maneuvering to the perfect height.
Gathering the chaotic lightning into her blade, she swung downward with all her might, sending a final, explosive surge into the transmitter.
"Go!"
[Output Power: 3378%!]
A blinding energy beam shot skyward, illuminating the darkened sky.
The clouds parted.
A brilliant, untainted blue stretched across the heavens.
In orbit, Halo-7 absorbed the overwhelming energy, distributing it across 13 other orbital stations spanning millions of miles.
The sky lit up like a field of stars.
Even in daylight, the supercharged energy pulses from the overloaded stations shone vividly on Earth's surface.
As Halo-7 disintegrated from the sheer energy surge, the remaining stations finalized their alignment.
[Microwave Energy Convergence: Executed.]
'HUMMMMMMM—!'
In the next instant, all 13 stations synchronized, focusing their beams into a single, devastating blast.
It tore through the stratosphere, striking the Chitauri mothership dead center.
'BOOM—!'
Forty thousand kilometers beyond Earth, fire erupted as the colossal warship collapsed inward. Its hyperspace engine detonated, warping time and space itself.
Amidst cascading explosions, the Chitauri mothership crumbled, spiraling into its core before vanishing into a singularity.
A luminous blue shockwave radiated outward, like a celestial ring celebrating humanity's first great victory.
"We did it... we actually did it..."
[Core Energy Remaining: 1%]
Kagura's vision blurred.
Then—darkness.
———————————————————————
Daily Uploads!
Unlock bonus chapters by reaching specific milestones with [Power Stone] votes!
Please support me at p-atreon.com/InsomniaTL to access more than 50 advanced chapters. Q-Q