After manipulating the liquid metal for a while and getting a basic feel for its use, Tatsuma turned to look at the head, Shizuka. "Do you know what this metal is?"
Shizuka examined it carefully and said, "I have some impression. This is the Divine Iron project that the President personally oversaw."
Tatsuma asked, "Then do you know the specifics? I mean, like the method for making Divine Iron."
Shizuka shook her head. "Most departments in MAR work independently and don't interfere with each other."
"Especially the projects the President is in charge of, they are basically all top-secret projects."
"Even though I'm the head of the Beast Department, I don't have the qualifications to access detailed information."
"I see, that's a bit troublesome then."
A look of thought appeared on Tatsuma's face.
He highly valued this kind of metal. Even if he couldn't use it himself, he could make armor for Rias and the others.
"Tatsuma-sama, if you want to obtain the method for making Divine Iron, you can check the Central Room."
Just then, Shizuka's voice sounded again.
"The Central Room is where the Executive Director Ladli usually stays. It stores various confidential documents of MAR."
"If you can find a way to crack the password of the Central Room, there's a high chance you can obtain the information on Divine Iron."
"However, there's one problem. The equipment there requires someone with authority to personally verify."
"If the verification fails, the central system will enter self-destruct mode and clear the data saved on the computer."
"Don't worry, that won't happen." A smile appeared on Tatsuma's face.
Requires multiple levels of permission verification?
That's simple, just hack it.
Equipping Mechanical Expert, Unknown Dictator, and the Electronic Control trait, Tatsuma released his perception and poured his mental energy into the equipment of MAR.
Since it was his first attempt, he didn't go directly to the central system but looked for some ordinary equipment to experiment with. He basically didn't encounter any obstacles, and his spirit entered these devices.
A large amount of code swept before his eyes. Tatsuma, with the help of the Unknown Dictator and Electronic Control, understood the meaning of these codes and learned quickly. In just over ten minutes, he had gone from a complete beginner to a veteran programmer, easily capable of cracking the firewalls of ordinary equipment.
After that, Tatsuma began hacking into the electronic devices of some high-ranking officials. Another five minutes passed, and Tatsuma had brought 99% of the equipment within MAR under his control. By this point, his use of the Unknown Dictator had become very proficient.
After ensuring everything was foolproof, he turned his attention to the final two areas.
The President's office on the upper floors of MAR, and the Central Management Room located below MAR.
However, just then, Tatsuma suddenly discovered that a special external signal was ignoring the barrier and exchanging information with a certain device in the Central Room.
"Interesting."
Following this special external signal, Tatsuma released his perception and began to pinpoint its location in reverse.
Hundreds of kilometers away from MAR, underground.
"Ladli-sama, we're connected to the Central Room."
"You have ten minutes to back up the data. After that, activate the Central Room's self-destruct mode."
"Yes."
Several figures in white coats were constantly typing on computers, starting to remotely back up the data from the Central Room.
At the same time, Ladli came to the next room, opened the equipment, and initiated contact with the dimensional rift.
A few seconds later, the connection was made, and Shahryar's figure appeared on the screen.
"What's the situation now?"
"Magnus has been defeated."
"Hmm? How so fast? Didn't he have time to use the Divine Iron I gave him?"
"He used it, but he was still quickly defeated."
Ladli pulled up a video less than a minute long and projected it onto the screen.
"The Red Dragon Emperor is not only strong, but his combat intelligence and perception abilities are also astonishing."
"After Magnus entered Balance Breaker, he could integrate with the Divine Iron and move freely within the steel giant using the Divine Iron's characteristics."
"This integration is a fusion that eliminates his own presence, completely becoming a part of the Divine Iron. Theoretically, there's no possibility of being detected."
"However, after the Red Dragon Emperor realized this, he activated Juggernaut Drive, forcing Magnus to mobilize a large amount of magic power to launch an attack."
"Although it was only for an instant, the Red Dragon Emperor captured the location of Magnus's main body and cut him out before he could complete his transfer."
The moment the words fell, the scene in the video showed Tatsuma severing Magnus's limbs and sealing him.
Seeing this scene, even Shahryar couldn't help but fall silent, his expression turning grim.
He could see that Magnus hadn't been careless. Yet, even so, Magnus, who had activated Balance Breaker and utilized the power of Divine Iron, still had no ability to resist in front of Tatsuma.
"Red Dragon Emperor... He is a big threat, we must find a way to eliminate him."
Ladli asked, "Are you going to take action yourself?"
"...No, that's too dangerous."
Shahryar hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
As the leader of Deva and the President of MAR, he had used various methods to strengthen himself over the years.
Coupled with the power originally belonging to Deva, his current strength could be said to be a genuine transcendent level, comparable to the main gods of major forces. But the problem now was that Tatsuma could use Juggernaut Drive.
Furthermore, judging from the records, his Juggernaut Drive was different from the Juggernaut Drive of previous Red Dragon Emperors, and it was even more dangerous.
Coupled with the Demonic Emperor Sword Gram, and his exquisite Senjutsu and Magic, when Tatsuma went all out, his overall strength could definitely rank among the top hundred in the world, or even the top ten.
Facing such a bottomless monster, no matter how confident Shahryar was, he wasn't 100% sure he could win.
"We need allies. Ladli, help me contact Cao Cao."
"He has the True Longinus in his hand. If used well, it might be able to deal with the Red Dragon Emperor."
"Is Cao Cao alone not enough? After all, he's just a human." Ladli wasn't very optimistic about Cao Cao.
To this, Shahryar didn't retort and even agreed with the point. "Just Cao Cao alone is indeed not enough. But you don't need to worry, I have other candidates for allies."
After giving some instructions, Shahryar hung up and looked up at the palace that had appeared in the desert ahead.
There was naturally a reason why he and Ladli weren't at MAR today.
According to the plan, the two were preparing for the Fourth Primogenitor matter, recruiting more combat power.
Toichiro was just one of them. Besides Toichiro, there were many others they needed to visit in person for negotiations.
However, Shahryar hadn't expected Tatsuma to be so reckless. Just because his corner was dug, he brought people to attack. This led to the news of MAR being attacked arriving right after they left MAR.
"Red Dragon Emperor, you will pay the price for your actions."
After muttering in a low voice, Shahryar arrived in front of the palace.
Just then, a green-haired girl in knight's attire appeared at the palace entrance.
"You must be Shahryar-san. I am the newly appointed Third Espada, Neliel Tu Odelschwanck. You can call me..."
"Stop the nonsense, I'm not interested in understanding you low-level creatures. Take me to see Aizen."
"...Okay, please follow me."
Interrupted and insulted halfway through her words, Nel frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes. However, considering the task Aizen had assigned, she ultimately didn't say anything.
After replying, Nel turned and led Shahryar deeper into the palace.