Chaos ensued from all around the entrance. Jeanne D's pistols were some of the loudest ones, breaking the enemy over in a single shot. Liu Bei was doing just as well, its sword piercing through armor by armor. Jessica and Yuuya were taking cover behind a post. Achilles Deed took aerial control, firing at the enemy from above, while Kazu was lying flat on the stairs to avoid getting hit. Fenrir Flare took cover after destroying some more enemies on his side. An LBX snuck up behind it for an attack, but was taken care of with one swing of Zeema Drezion's glaive. Kirito, from his spot on top of a tunnel entrance, looked down at the Russian, who smirked at him.

After a short struggle, they finally managed to take out all enemy LBXs.

"Okay, I'm opening the shutter." Cobra announced, walking over to the blocked doors. He went to a panel and plugged his tablet in, trying to hack it open.

"You guys keep saving us." The lieutenant spoke up.

"Don't worry about it. We'll come anytime." Jessica reassured.

"It's nothing if it's to bring back world peace." Yuuya stated.

"We'll fight as much as you need us to." Kazu added.

Cobra clicked his tongue and sighed. "It's no use."

"What? It won't open?"

"It's got some really strong security."

The lieutenant narrowed his eyes at this and did the next thing he could think of: contacting the rest of NICS. The line was patched to those in Tiny Orbit as well, and so he explained the situation.

~~~~~

"Even if we broke into the entrance, there's no point if we can't get past the barrier inside. Could the Seekers infiltrate the main system and shut down the security?"

"I second that request." Director Kaios said.

Takuya hummed in thought. "But Omega Dain's main system has tough protection, and it would be difficult to hack through..."

"No, this is the time to go for it!" Otacross exclaimed.

"Otacross?"

"What do you mean?"

"Actually, I traced back to where the cyber-attack came from. And behold, I found out that it came from Omega Dain's main computer!"

The professor narrowed his eyes at this. "In other words, Mizel might be using Omega Dain as a base of sorts."

"That's true." The director muttered. "There was evidence that Omega Dain had been taken over when Mizel started his world invasion. It might have a special meaning for him."

"If we can get through, we might find out something about Mizel's secret."

His son looked down in thought. "Mizel's secret, huh..."

"We've fought him all this time, but we still don't know much about him. We'd like to know if there's even the slimmest chance." Hiro stated. "And there's also Twilight to worry about." The black and white haired boy tightened his fists. "Eva still hasn't woken up yet, but her LBX is with the enemy. If Mizel is using Omega Dain as a base, then Twilight should be there too!"

"But how do we get in?" Asuka asked. "They said hacking would be tough, didn't they?"

"Not if we used virtual LBXs like we did just earlier." Otacross chimed in. An image appeared on screen for them all to see. "Omega Dain's main system is protected by a solid firewall called Destiny Gate. We'll break through it with LBXs!"

"Destiny Gate..."

"It's an incredibly firm wall of protection like Metanus GX in God Gate."

Takuya turned to them. "Let's start right away. Ban, Hiro, and-"

Jin cut in before he could be chosen. "Ran should be the other person."

"Me?"

He gave her a reassuring smile. "Yeah. I figured it out in the previous battle. The three of you exhibit power greater than is normally expected when you're together." He turned to the compartment. "Only three can go in. In that case, it should be you three."

They nodded at each other and Ran returned his smile. "Okay."

They placed their LBXs into the machine and Otacross transferred them into the net.

~~~~~

It didn't take long before the gate keeper was defeated and they were able to break through. Otacross did the rest of the work and the barriers were all retracted.

"We'll dive in now." Lieutenant Gelato stated. "Stay on guard, everyone."

Video communications were kept online for the Seekers and NICS to watch. They proceeded through a series of hallways, hardly finding a thing, but they kept their guard up. It was enemy territory, they couldn't afford any risks.

At least, that's how it was supposed to be. Kazu turned back to a certain blonde. "Kirito?"

At this, the lieutenant stopped the group. "What're you doing?"

"It should be around here." He kept his hand on the wall, feeling for something. That was when a small part of the wall was pushed back. He slid the piece upwards to reveal a hidden panel. "Lev?"

"Yeah, I got it." She tapped on a single button and an entire section was opened. "There we go."

"This is..."

"It's a path to a secret area that only a few people like Worthen knew about." He explained. "If there's anything to find, it'd be in here."

"I know you were a test player, but how do you...?"

"I just have a little more curiosity than the average person."

The man turned to the Russian for her answer, but she simply shrugged. "I've lived here for years, and this is the one corridor he'd never let me through."

He nodded slowly. "Alright... Alright, let's split into two teams." He turned to the other Fire Sweets soldiers. "You guys keep going on ahead."

"Roger."

Kirito led the way in. "Then let's go."

"What's this?" They heard Ran's voice coming from the call.

"The main computer's access logs." Professor Oozora's voice came next. "With this, we can find when and where Mizel got into Omega Dain."

They made their way to another corridor, one that had glass overlooking something in the dark. They peered through the windows.

"Vectors!" Kazu exclaimed.

"So this is where they're made!" Cobra stated.

The lieutenant shined his CCM's light over to the production line, showing those at NICS and Tiny Orbit the hundreds of Vectors in the room.

"So that's where..." Director Kaios muttered.

"Mizel knew that Omega Dain had an LBX production line, so he used it to make Vectors." Takuya stated.

"Let's go, there's more ahead." Kirito called, he and Niara already heading for the next hallway.

They went deeper and deeper into the building. At the end of the twisted paths, they found a staircase and proceeded downwards. At the bottom, they found even more dark tunnels to pass through. Finally, they reached a barrier.

"This is the last area." The blonde stated before opening it.

There was light. The ceiling was suddenly twice the height it was before and they found multiple barriers on one side of the hall. One of them was opened.

"This is...!"

~~~~~

"Wait... this access log...!"

"What about it?" Takuya asked, walking over to the hackers.

"It's in the record." Professor Oozora stated. "When Omega Dain's main computer was first accessed by an unauthorized external source."

"And?"

Her head fell. "The source is from Paradise. No... it's from Adam and Eve."

"Adam and Eve?" Ban repeated.

"What does that mean?" Hiro asked.

"Hey, guys." Cobra's voice came from the main monitor. "We've found something outrageous here."

~~~~~

"That's Mizel, no doubt about it." Kazu muttered.

"What's Mizel doing in there?" Asuka asked from the other side of the line. "And there's so many of them..."

They were in a room with multiple glass casings planted within the walls. And in nearly each of the ones they saw, there laid a Mizel sleeping inside.

Kirito pressed a hand on the casing, before pulling back. "This is an android."

"An android?" Yuuya repeated.

"They're robots." Cobra muttered.

"Omega Dain was under the cover of being an LBX management organization, while researching with military intentions in secret." Lieutenant Gelato stated. "Mizel is probably one of those projects."

Jessica's eyes widened. "So Mizel's true identity is..."

~~~~~

"An android!" Otacross exclaimed.

Professor Oozora felt the color draining from her face. "What have I done...?"

"Mom..."

The central computer went haywire. The lights went out before a holographic projection appeared. Green eyes stared them down.

"So you finally found out, Professor Oozora."