novelraw Chapter 122: At the Door of the Heartscape Ruins, One Million Retreat
Chapter 122: At the Door of the Heartscape Ruins, One Million Retreat
Actually, it wasn't just others who were shocked; the most stunned was undoubtedly Xilan herself.
Because during the complete witch experiment, she had already been dragged into the Mirror World and was unconscious the entire time.
She had no idea what had happened at all.
By the time she woke up, Simo Tu had already dragged her to the vicinity of the Heart Image Remnant.
When Simo Tu suddenly said he was going to attack the Magical Girls, she didn't take it seriously either—after all, many complete witches had come to this small Anyang city, so who was afraid of whom?
A complete witch wasn't necessarily inferior to a Magical Girl!
She originally thought Simo Tu felt the same way—but it turned out he had no intention of borrowing the power of other complete witches!
She stared dumbfounded at that powerful and formidable Disaster Beast body.
An A-level Disaster Beast!
Possessing formidable power that could rival Blooming Magical Girls, yet it was also a force the Witch Association had never been able to fully control.So far, the only one within the Witch Association who could perfectly control an A-level Disaster Beast was actually the captain, who had long since been defeated.
And now, there was finally a second one...
"Xilan, Xilan? How did he do it?"
Just as Xilan was still in shock, the complete witches behind her whispered questions, "Why can he transform into a Disaster Beast using our method?"
"Will he be indiscriminate like before?"
"Can he still transform back?"
Chattering away, Xilan cast a contemptuous glance at these complete witches who had previously looked down on her. "Shut up! Watch quietly, Simo Tu-sama's ability!"
Perhaps she was standing at a historic turning point for the Witch Association!
These idiots had no idea what they were witnessing now; this was a moment that could change the future status of the Witch Association and the Disaster Control Bureau!
Xilan looked at the perfect A-level Disaster Beast and Simo Tu-sama, who hadn't lost his sanity, trembling with excitement all over!
She felt that changing the world was so close to her!
Meanwhile, as the complete witches watched the Disaster Beast transformed from Simo Tu confronting the Magical Girls, not a single one of them wanted to help; they were still guarding against each other.
What a bunch of rabble!
Over there, more and more Magical Girls were arriving, but Xilan wasn't worried at all.
They were also a flock of worthless chickens and dogs!
Simo Tu-sama, go for it!
Although her inner thoughts weren't heard, coincidentally, the calamity dragon moved at that very moment!
"Be careful!"
Although Qingying was also shocked—why could a man use the transformation power of a complete witch?
And even transform into a Disaster Beast?
The unknown is the most terrifying.
But the moment the Disaster Beast made its first abnormal move, Qingying immediately swiped her card, holding Iris as she retreated backward while warning the others, "It's coming!"
The other Magical Girls who had just arrived as support snapped out of it, suppressed their shock, and immediately retreated!
Hongmian took another step forward, once again plunging her Magic Wand into the seawater.
"Masterpiece, Number Ten..."
However, the moment her mana expanded, a black flash of light streaked by, and the Magic Wand in her hand snapped with a sharp *crack*.
Hongmian's pupils abruptly contracted. She looked up to see that the calamity dragon, which had been hundreds of meters away in the sky, had vanished.
The thick, gently swaying dragon tail beside her was painfully conspicuous.
"Too slow."
A hoarse, muffled voice came from behind her, causing Hongmian's heart to sink heavily.
From Qingying's perspective, she saw it more clearly. With just a single step, the evil dragon had already walked behind Hongmian. The two were now back-to-back.
"Hongmian!"
Just as Hongmian tried to turn around to counterattack, the evil dragon slightly raised its hand—or rather, its dragon claw—curled a single finger, and without even turning its head, lightly tapped the back of Hongmian's skull with its knuckle before she could fully turn.
Hongmian shot out like a cannonball!
After smashing through several reefs on the shore, she crashed into a tent in the resort and fell silent for a long while.
An Shiyu and Peony, who were still watching the show by the coast, were both startled!
They hurried over to the tent area to rescue her.
Actually, from the moment the helicopter was smashed, they had been keeping an eye on the situation over there.
Before Iris even started fighting the Witch Association, Peony was still bragging to An Shiyu.
"Don't be fooled by how arrogant the Witch Association is acting here; they're about to get beaten up in a moment. The Central Bureau of the Disaster Control Bureau can handle the Witch Association with ease..."
Then An Shiyu saw Iris get slapped away.
"...That's just a small probability event, encountering someone who can fight. But it's not a big problem. Look! Hongmian! She's the one from our Disaster Control Bureau Central Bureau specifically targeting villains who use Polluted Magic. Once Hongmian launches her attack, everything will be fine!"
Sure enough, the moment she appeared and expanded her domain, the Witch Association side seemed to fall into a disadvantage.
"Haha, I told you..."
Then the domain was broken, and the next second, Hongmian was slapped over here, crashing into a nearby tent.
When they went into the tent to find Hongmian, Peony was so scared she didn't dare speak anymore.
Afraid that if she said anything else, someone else would get slapped over.
It took the two of them a while to dig Senior Hongmian out from the tent's wreckage.
Although she had canceled her transformation, fortunately, Senior Hongmian wasn't seriously injured. She was just unconscious, with no visible wounds on her body.
As Peony pulled Hongmian out, she muttered bitterly, "Oh my god, oh my god, it seems like we really need to provide support now. My paid vacation..."
"Would us going to support now actually be useful?" An Shiyu's gaze was fixed, chasing after that black lightning bolt. "Wouldn't we just be a hindrance if we went over? I'm only Sprout rank, and Senior Peony is even weaker than me in a fight. We'd just get beaten up if we went, right?"
"Looking for a fight?"
Realizing she had accidentally spoken the truth, An Shiyu covered her mouth. "Sorry..."
"We have our own battlefield too!" Peony scolded seriously, then pointed toward the main fight. "Look!"
Before An Shiyu could even look up, another Magical Girl slammed into a billboard ahead before finally crashing into a shop.
Luckily, there weren't any unrelated personnel nearby anymore...
"This is our battlefield. Hurry up and retrieve the Magical Girls who got knocked flying!"
"Oh, okay."
Following her senior to rescue the Magical Girls who had fallen along the coast, An Shiyu observed the battle on the sea surface.
The illusory figure of the Black Dragon filled her with both pride and worry.
Jiang Si...
Unlike others, the moment Jiang Si appeared wearing the fox mask, An Shiyu recognized him.
At first, she was worried Jiang Si might be in danger, especially since Senior Peony kept talking about how powerful the Central Bureau's Magical Girls were.
But soon, the situation became one-sided.
It didn't look like Jiang Si would lose at all.
On one hand, she worried about the Magical Girls, afraid they might be in danger. On the other hand, she felt happy and proud of Jiang Si's performance.
Jiang Si really is the most amazing!
After all... after all, he's the person An Shiyu likes... Thinking this secretly in her heart, she felt a bit shy and a little smug.
She recalled a sentence written by a red-haired girl in a book she had read—
"One day, that person will come to you wearing golden armor, riding on multicolored clouds."
In her mind, an image quietly surfaced: that boy wearing a handsome fox mask, walking through the air toward her.
If it were Jiang Si, what would he say to her at that moment...?
But when Hongmian appeared and Jiang Si transformed into a Disaster Beast, An Shiyu began to feel uneasy.
Why did he turn into a Disaster Beast? Was he controlled by the Witch Association?
Jiang Si, does he still have his consciousness? Was it voluntary? Or was he forced?
Can he... still transform back?
Even if... even if that were the case, An Shiyu wouldn't hate him. Even if Jiang Si became a monster,
An Shiyu would still like him.
Helping the Magical Girls who had flown over to their feet, An Shiyu looked up.
The figure walking toward her in her mind gradually manifested the full-body armor of the calamity dragon step by step. The mask on his face transformed into a dragon head covering, gradually overlapping with the distant calamity dragon Disaster Beast.
That dragon-headed monster, that ferocious appearance, that aura that looked down on the world—she didn't find it terrifying. Instead, the more she looked, the more handsome it seemed.
But this appearance... could it be because Jiang Si killed many Witch Association members to save her before, and this is their revenge?
If that's the case, if that's the case...
Then isn't it all my fault?
The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, and the more distressed she felt. Looking at that pitch-black dragon silhouette, she suddenly made a firm resolution.
An Shiyu, even if she dies, she must save Jiang Si!
...
Iris finally understood why the Central Bureau said that A-level Disaster Beasts are actually matched against Blooming Magical Girls.
Generally, A-level Disaster Beasts have corresponding abilities. However, because of their low intelligence, most A-level Disaster Beasts waste a lot of their mana usage.
Even if they have abilities, they use them haphazardly. So, in the vast majority of cases, Blooming Magical Girls don't find it too difficult to deal with A-level Disaster Beasts.
When encountering some powerful ones, just sending a few more Blooming Magical Girls can reliably suppress them.
What truly makes Blooming Magical Girls unable to cope are ultimately those legendary S-level Disaster Beasts.
But this Disaster Beast before her, its mana aura was undoubtedly that of an A-level Disaster Beast. Whether in terms of mana quantity or mana characteristics, it didn't exceed the scope of A-level.
However, when it possessed reason, and its ability was simply physical enhancement...
It was a nightmare!
No matter how fast the speed, it could react. No matter what kind of magic was used, it could either dodge or simply tank it.
Terrifying strength, exaggerated speed! Flawless reactions and resilient scales!
Iris had never seen such a formidable Disaster Beast!
But, but, as long as she, the strongest Magical Girl of the Disaster Control Bureau, could transform—she could definitely restrain the opponent!
"Iris!"
Over there, Qingying's cards were flying everywhere. However, this highlighted the biggest weakness of the South China system Magical Girls.
When facing an enemy with maxed-out speed, it's almost impossible to lock on visually. Continuously using cards is just a waste of mana.
But Qingying hadn't intended to hit the target from the start.
She used destructive magic over a large area around them, stirring up wave after wave of splashes to obscure the opponent's vision.
Of course, her alone definitely wasn't enough.
With the Black Dragon's speed, if there was even a gap, it would charge straight over, and she wouldn't be able to stop it.
But there were other Magical Girls who had come as support!
Without much communication, once they confirmed the Black Dragon's excessive speed, all the Magical Girls tacitly began protecting Iris.
As long as they could hold out until Iris transformed again and used gravity to lock onto the opponent, they had a chance of winning!
None of them were rookie Magical Girls; they were even experienced among the Blooming rank. Facing an ultra-fast Disaster Beast, they all maintained distance from each other, then used their respective abilities to attract the Disaster Beast's attention.
Spreading mist rose, water vapor magic doing its best to block the Disaster Beast's perception;
Illusory human figures continuously appeared, the multiple phantom magic exerting its entrapment power;
Super-powerful magic cannons constantly lit up around them, roaring as they charged over;
Silk thread magic like a spider's web constantly sensed the Disaster Beast's position and slowed its speed;
And a Magical Girl was about to summon strange creatures.
United in purpose, united in heart!
Although it was also a bit chaotic, it indeed managed to block the Black Dragon's forward advance.
It's just that from time to time, a Magical Girl would be careless and get slapped away by the calamity dragon.
"Keep it up, everyone! Keep it up!"
One of the blue-and-white Magical Girls loudly encouraged everyone!
Not a single Magical Girl retreated. Everyone worked together, not allowing a single moment of respite, forcefully dragging down that terrifying Black Dragon!
However, the rate of attrition was extremely fast. Seeing that they couldn't hold out much longer, Qingying just anxiously shouted again:
"How much longer! Iris!"
Iris tightly gripped her seed, watching one Magical Girl after another get knocked flying. Her expression finally turned serious. "Almost there! Hold on a little longer, just a little longer will do!"
Although the situation still wasn't optimistic, the Magical Girls carefully hid their figures, occasionally using magic to harass the Black Dragon. It seemed they were about to buy enough time.
Then, the Black Dragon's massive tail suddenly slammed fiercely onto the sea surface.
Overwhelming force!
As a massive amount of seawater was thrown up, the dragon tail slapped the surrounding water several times in the air with extreme speed and ferocity.
Torrential rain, pear blossom needles!
The seawater struck by the dragon tail shot out in all directions like meteors, yet accurately hit several Magical Girls hiding behind the waves!
Before Qingying could even worry, that pitch-black, enormous dragon body took another step forward, arriving right in front of her!
Looking up, the towering, terrifying pitch-black dragon body made Qingying gasp for breath!
"Iris!"
The final call finally received a response.
"It's ready now!"
"All Things, Zero Gravity!"
Just as the dragon claw was about to slap down on her head, gravity far beyond the ordinary instantly pressed down on the Black Dragon!
"Masterpiece, Number Eight, The Falling Invisible Coffin!"
Iris, who had transformed desperately, had squeezed out almost all her mana!
The Invisible Coffin, one of her greatest trump cards. The gravity field would cling tightly to the target's body, impossible to escape or shake off, following the target forever until her mana was exhausted!
Iris fiercely pressed down her palm. "Let us reverse the situation!"
The enormous dragon body was forcefully pressed down by her, half of it sinking beneath the sea!
However, no matter how much more force she applied afterward, the opponent wouldn't sink another inch.
Iris pressed down fiercely another dozen times, but the dragon body actually started floating back up!
The strongest Magical Girl of the Disaster Control Bureau stared dumbfounded, her mouth agape.
"Huh? Eh? That's not right, why can you still stand on the sea? That's not fair..."
Qingying watched in a daze. "Master Iris, are you inflating a swimming ring? Preventing the calamity dragon from drowning?"
Iris grew anxious. "Joking at a time like this? I'm suppressing it!"
However, the Disaster Beast clearly had no intention of paying attention to the two of them. With a swing of its tail, it lashed out toward Iris!
Qingying immediately blocked in front of Iris. [Stellar Mark Descends: The Radiance That Forges Oneself!]
With her strength and speed greatly enhanced, Qingying finally managed to block the terrifyingly powerful dragon tail with her Magic Wand.
However, with just a *crack*, the Magic Wand developed cracks.
Moreover, the card-slotting position directly shattered!
"Bad, with gravity enhancement, it seems even heavier. Iris..."
"I'll cancel it right away."
"Idiot! Don't! If you cancel it, we won't be able to catch it!"
"Then what should we do?!"
Just as the two were in a flurry, about to fail to block the dragon tail, a crimson light suddenly shot from behind!
A red arrow shot from behind into the Disaster Beast's body!
The seemingly unstoppable Black Dragon actually stopped, stiffening in place!
Then it rapidly retreated!
Both Qingying and Iris were stunned, then looked with pleasant surprise toward the Magical Girl who had ambushed the Black Dragon.
"Senior Hongmian!"
The Hongmian who had been knocked flying first had now flown back, holding a crimson bow and arrow, panting heavily.
However, her face showed an anxious expression. "Don't mind me! First, capture that Witch Association member! Absolutely cannot let him escape. I've already injected Eden into his body; he can no use Polluted Magic!"
Qingying and Iris immediately turned to look. Sure enough, the scales on the Black Dragon's body had already started to fall off!
"Capture him!"
Originally thinking that after losing Polluted Magic, the opponent shouldn't have any means to stay airborne. On this vast sea, with no footing, wouldn't he be at their mercy?
Unexpectedly, after the youth's Polluted Magic completely vanished,
He actually turned around and started running on the sea surface!
That's right, he was sprinting across the sea surface with pure physical prowess!
Is this a human?
All the Magical Girls simultaneously had this thought, but no one wasted time. They all immediately flew toward the youth who was traversing the sea as if it were flat ground!
Such a dangerous Witch Association member must be brought back to the Central Bureau!
However, just as Iris, who was running at the front, was about to grab the corner of his clothes, Simo Tu actually turned around and kicked squarely at her chest!
Having lost his Polluted Magic, the opponent only had his physical body, yet he actually wanted to attack a Magical Girl!
Iris almost laughed out loud!
Planning to grab Simo Tu without even dodging, she suddenly felt the imposing momentum of a large truck from her memories rushing toward her face.
An irresistible, immense force smashed into her chest. Her entire body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing into the sea!
Not to mention Hongmian, even Qingying was stunned for a moment.
The opponent indeed had no Polluted Magic on him. This kick contained no supernatural power. In other words, he was relying purely on his physical body.
He kicked a Magical Girl flying!
What kind of human-shaped Disaster Beast is this?
A sense of absurdity welled up in her heart. For a moment, Qingying's movements also slowed a step. She saw the complete witch Xilan from over there already flying over, and Simo Tu also forcefully kicked the sea surface again.
He flew up!
Grabbing Xilan in one hand!
Xilan's body tilted, actually becoming unsteady, almost falling. Several other complete witches who had originally just been watching finally snapped out of it and quickly intervened, helping to grab the triumphant Simo Tu. They rapidly sprayed ink to block the other Magical Girls' attacks and retreated backward.
Qingying stopped, watching Simo Tu successfully retreat.
She was completely resigned.
What the hell is there to chase?!
So an ordinary person doesn't need mana to run on the sea surface for so long and so far? This completely overturned Qingying's understanding!
Hongmian also stared blankly at Simo Tu, who was being protected and leaving by a group of complete witches, stamping her foot in frustration.
If they didn't capture him here, it would be troublesome later!
Over there, Iris, who had been kicked flying, finally crawled out from under the sea. "Did you catch him?"
"He got away."
Qingying sighed, glanced at her Magic Wand—not sure how long it would take to repair—and complained, "Why did you cancel the gravity control? Isn't the Gravity Coffin supposed to persist?"
Iris looked up, puzzled. "I didn't cancel it? The Coffin was always on him. It was only just now, when the distance increased, that it was canceled..."
"Wait." As she spoke, Iris froze, then shuddered. "He... he was running on the sea surface while carrying the Gravity Coffin?"
From another side, Hongmian added quietly, "And he jumped."
All the Magical Girls fell silent for a moment.
No Polluted Magic, achieving this purely with his physical body?
What kind of monster is this...
"He's probably a new experimental creature from the Witch Association." Hongmian was the first to regain her composure, taking a deep breath. "Anyway, we need to report in detail to the Central Bureau. We must pay attention. This time, for the Heart Image Remnant, it seems they are really serious."
"I hope... the Central Bureau will take it seriously..."
At the beach, another resort area.
Twins watched Jiang Si sprinting across the sea surface and his performance of kicking a Magical Girl flying with his physical body.
Having already drunk almost to bursting with champagne, she sprayed out a mouthful of champagne!
Holy crap, Sect Master's physical body is this fierce too?
Although transforming into a Disaster Beast also shocked Twins, after all, it's the Sect Master. She wouldn't be surprised no matter what he turned into.
The boss can do anything anyway!
But after losing Polluted Magic and without transforming, relying purely on his physical body to run on the sea surface, escaping the pursuit of numerous Blooming Magical Girls...
In her heart, Lady Bingtang, who originally stood side-by-side with the Sect Master, silently slipped down a notch.
Then Twins immediately shook her head, forcefully relying on her own filter to lift Lady Bingtang back up!
No, the Sect Master in Twins' heart can only be on par with Lady Bingtang!
But no matter how hard Twins gritted her teeth trying to lift Bingtang, Lady Bingtang's status still couldn't help but slip downward!
Damn it, Twins, how could you be so degenerate...
Just as she was fiercely blaming herself in her heart, the Prince-sama beside her also took a deep breath.
"As expected of the bloodline of my Mirror Kingdom."
That one sentence stopped Twins' internal struggle.
Look at how shameless others are! Twins, you still have a long way to go!
"Simo Tu must be an Alice bloodline from our Mirror Kingdom who was lost outside. He shouldn't be in a place like the Witch Association."
The Prince's gaze was fervent. "He should return to the Mirror Kingdom! I will grant him the title of Grand Duke!"
"Tsk, actually talking about poaching right in front of the Witch Association's Lady Twins. Simo Tu has been the East China regional director of our Witch Association since ancient times..."
"Ten bottles of champagne."
"But before that, he might truly belong to the Mirror Kingdom..."
"Help me invite him." For the first time, the Prince showed enthusiasm and anticipation. "I want to enter the Heart Image Remnant together with him!"