Uproot and Exterminate (Strawberry Picking Leaves My Lower Back Aching, Don't Want to Move)

"Are you saying this thing is connected to the Magical Girl Network?"

Looking at the Walpurgisnacht before him, Duanmu Huai wore an incredulous expression, while Ann nodded.

"Yes. When Walpurgisnacht was attacked just now, I did indeed sense it produce a kind of energy fluctuation that overlapped with the other Magical Girls, and then it revived... So I suspect that Walpurgisnacht's power should actually come from the Magical Girls..."

"In other words, Walpurgisnacht isn't a Witch, but a collection of concepts?"

"Very likely."

At that moment, Akemi Homura also cut in with a serious expression.

"I once investigated matters concerning Walpurgisnacht. According to the records, Walpurgisnacht appeared several times throughout history, causing tremendous destruction before disappearing. I don't think the Magical Girls of the past could have been completely incapable of defeating Walpurgisnacht. Thinking about it now, it's very likely that they really did destroy Walpurgisnacht back then, but afterward, Walpurgisnacht revived again... which is how it became what it is now."

"So as long as the Magical Girls still exist, the Witch can never be completely destroyed?"

Duanmu Huai stroked his chin and snorted.

"How interesting. Since that's the case, we'll uproot and exterminate it!"

"What... does that mean?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai, the Magical Girls present unconsciously took two steps backward. Duanmu Huai merely glanced at them before looking toward Ann.

"Can we still make it in time?"

"Right now..."

Ann silently opened her Personal Terminal and checked the data inside.

"No problem, it can be done! The fleet is already in position! We can deploy the satellites at any time!"

"Good."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai nodded in satisfaction.

"Then..."

"Ahahaha, ahahaha, ahahahaha...!!"

However, before Duanmu Huai could finish speaking, Walpurgisnacht revived once more amid that howling, ghostly laughter and tried to fly into the air again. Duanmu Huai