Ep. 38: Ikaros Force and allies breach Paradise defenses while Kirito battles for a crucial AI component.

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Ikaros Force, Ikaros Zero, and Minerva Kai penetrate Paradise's steel layers using Meteor Breaker and Extreme Flame Avalanche to download blueprints. Otacross plans a route to the command center, requiring the group to split into four teams to destroy limiters and activate elevators. Kirito intercepts them, seeking the final 3% for Cyclops AI. He traps Ban, Hiro, and Ran in a D-Egg, deploying Dequoo OZ, Hakai-O Kirito Custom, and Joker Kirito Custom against the heroes. Flashbacks reveal Kirito’s girlfriend Amy died in an accident, leading Alan Worthen to offer a perfect brain for Omega Dain’s test. During the fight, Ikaros Zero and Minerva Kai defeat Kirito’s custom LBXs. As Ikaros Force’s download completes, Dequoo-OZ powers up, but a mysterious LBX infiltrates, stabs Dequoo-OZ, and steals the brain. Alfeld relieves Kirito, noting the brain only works in LBXs. The teams proceed, with Ban’s group reaching the control room alongside Alfeld, Doctor Mummy, and Bishop, facing a 15-minute deadline before satellite fire.