Volume Five: Return from the Other Shore - Three Women Make a Scene (Part Two)

The monster, propelled by purple lightning, plummeted closer and closer to Sin Annihilation. Sin Annihilation held his breath, raising his arms high above his head—

"Offering both arms—to pound and grind!"

Glug glug glug glug!

Her arms instantly exploded into countless tentacles that shot directly at the approaching monster, binding its limbs tightly upon contact! Confirming the binding was complete, Sin Annihilation began to retract its tentacles in one fell swoop, pulling the already rapidly descending monster down even faster! It drew ever closer to the pool of water where Sin Annihilation stood; the golden moon reflected in the water was right before its eyes—success was imminent!

-- At that moment, on a feather ten kilometers away, an eye blinked.

The influence of Taiyin is limited to the monster itself and creatures within ten kilometers of it.

If something within a radius of ten kilometers looks this way, it will not lose its sense of presence; as long as one's eyesight is good enough, one can see everything within the Taiyin range.

These feathers were actually "emergency" sensors that the monster had released beforehand.

Its encounter has now been captured by sensors observing from afar and transmitted accurately to the monster's system.

In what had become a pitch-black field of vision, the image reappeared, showing the perspective of the sensor ten kilometers away.

That's enough.

It has enough control over its current situation.

The pool of water being shoved towards the ground by the black-haired woman and the gray-haired girl is beyond our ability to determine their intentions, but we must not let them succeed.

As for the water, just evaporate it completely.

So--

"Liberation phrase: 'Fire, surround me!' -- Seventh Super Divine Spell: Holy Flame Blazing Feather Robe!"

"What--"

When she saw the monster radiating orange-yellow light, Xiao Wu didn't immediately understand what was happening, but her well-trained body reacted before her consciousness could.

"Stay away from it"—these three simple words became the highest command driving the body. Every cell in the body burst out with the strongest power, and the complete demon transformation was completed in an instant. The legs wrapped in purple lightning kicked the air fiercely, using all their power to move in the air!

Her reaction was extremely swift, narrowly escaping the orange-yellow flames. At this moment, the monster had transformed into a small sun, radiating invincible holy flames from every angle! The holy flames spread in all directions like a hurricane, directly disintegrating all matter under this domineering high temperature. Even Xiao Wu would be either killed or maimed if she were touched by it!

"Hurry--hurry--hurry!!!"

The Fourth and Fifth Styles: Ghostly Trail!

The air, scorched by the intense heat, was extremely unstable. Xiao Wu abandoned her attempts to propel herself forward by kicking through the air and instead used the manifestation of her Demonic Power —purple lightning—as her strongest driving force! The trail of purple lightning streaked through the space, and Xiao Wu transformed into a torrent of electric light. Even so, it was difficult for her to distance herself from the heatwave behind her!

The slightest lapse in concentration could lead to death—this wasn't just a concern for Xiao Wu.

She only had one worry.

(Qipao Woman, Sin Annihilation, how are you doing!)

The tentacles that were binding the monster were the first to break apart, and the raging flames followed the trajectory of the tentacles all the way down. Sin Annihilation, who was standing directly below it, was the closest of the three to it!

Sin Annihilation was also distracted by this sudden Super Divine Spell, but in the next instant, she decisively severed her arms and mutated her legs to a state most suitable for high-speed movement to escape at full speed. However, even so, she still had a hard time escaping the range of the light and flames!

"Sin Annihilation!"

Of the three, Haoyue and Sin Annihilation were both on the ground, but Haoyue was much farther away! She instinctively reached out to Sin Annihilation, and the tricolored moonlight surged towards Sin Annihilation, trying to pull her closer. However, the exploding flames gave her no chance! Haoyue could only watch helplessly as the gray-haired girl was engulfed by the raging heatwave, like a movie in slow motion, her flesh turning to ash, her bones turning to ashes—

Is it hopeless?

Even if there were a way to save him, it would be too late!

So the most important thing right now is to protect yourself!

With a determined look, Haoyue rushed toward the nearest collapsed building—a building with a large glass curtain wall, where the golden moon she had created was still hanging high in the sky, its golden light reflected on the glass curtain wall!

Faster!

A deadly heatwave approached at terrifying speed, threatening to melt the glass completely in the next second! Moonlight condensed at the feet of the bright moon, propelling her forward, but the distance between her and the heatwave was rapidly shrinking. The glass surface was beginning to blur, even the moon's image flickered—

"Waaaaa!!!"

Haoyue's constitution was far inferior to Xiao Wu's, and even less so to Sin Annihilation's; the intense heat was already unbearable for her! The skin on her legs and back was scorched, her internal organs were groaning, and her body fluids were practically being evaporated! The maddening heat numbed her nerves, leaving only pain as the sole sensation. With all her willpower, she propelled her numb limbs forward, her completely dehydrated eyes staring straight ahead at the only lifeline—

Go in!!!

At the last moment, Haoyue rushed into the moonlit scene reflected in the glass. The next instant, the entire glass curtain wall, along with all the solid objects in that area, vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace.

The maddening heat suddenly disappeared.

The deadly flames had vanished without a trace.

Above us was an unobstructed starry sky, dazzlingly bright.

Beneath my feet lay a grayish-yellow earth, riddled with cracks.

--Guha!

Haoyue collapsed miserably onto the grayish-yellow earth.

The cheongsam had long since burned to ashes, and the naked body was covered with large areas of burns, a shocking sight that covered most of the skin.

Her hair had long since turned to ash, and her once beautiful face was now covered in horrific scorch marks, making it too painful to look at.

Even so, she is still alive.

By throwing oneself onto the moon.

Healing!

Silver-white runes immediately covered her body, and the severe burns healed at a visible speed. The scorch marks on her face faded, and even her hair grew back, although it was still much slower than Xiao Wu's Sin Annihilation.

Of the Three Moons, only the Silver Moon has a relatively thin atmosphere. The Orange Moon and the Bright Moon, which are located on the Golden Moon, have no air and are also subject to cosmic rays and extreme temperature differences between day and night. They are definitely not environments in which humans can live directly.

But none of this affected the bright moon.

As a survivor of the moon, and with her supernatural abilities closely related to the moon, she is able to survive on the moon, regardless of her physical constitution or the surrounding environment; it is entirely due to her supernatural abilities.

Huff... Huff...

She was breathing heavily, just like she was on Earth—though there was no oxygen—stroking the new skin growing from her burns and feeling the condition of her internal organs.

The situation has improved considerably, but it's best not to return to the battlefield immediately; it's better to adjust to peak condition first.

--Of course not.

Where is there any leisurely time left?

Haoyue sighed, picked up her beloved sword Snow Moon, and with a flash of golden runes, she disappeared into the starry sky where there was no atmosphere to obscure her vision.

Everything directly affected by the Holy Flame Feather Robe completely disintegrated, leaving nothing behind, not even ashes or debris.

However, there are exceptions.

A few cells stubbornly survived in the scorching air.

Although a soul exists, a few cells alone are not enough to form a physical body capable of supporting consciousness.

More is needed.

The cells began to replicate at a high speed, multiplying rapidly. The brain was built in less than a second, followed by the eyes that connected with the outside world, and then the head. Everything happened so quickly that Sin Annihilation soon regained consciousness.

"Waaah..."

The side of my face felt like it was being hit by hot sand. I had no feeling below my neck. So far, it seems only my head has recovered.

Her entire body was destroyed, leaving only a few cells to survive. This was the first time Sin Annihilation such a severe injury. Even with her self-healing ability, which was comparable to instant recovery, the damage was still too great. Was it because the flames that burned her were imbued with holy light? Even her self-healing speed was much slower than before.

But it doesn't matter; she's the one Sin Annihilation. As long as her most important organ, the brain, is reborn, the rest...

Click!!!

The skull was pierced by the Light Gun and pinned to the ground.

"Gurgle... uh?"

Her self-healing speed suddenly slowed down; the holy light surrounding the Light Gun was extremely ferocious, suppressing her self-healing power.

A sticky sound rang out, and the monster's foot landed in front of her.

"..."

Her eyes darted upwards, only to see that disgusting lotus-shaped face looking down at her.

"Enemy Detection - Detected a life form that has not yet been completely eradicated."

A mechanical sound rang out.

The monster tilted its head, and the eyes protruding from the holes on its face lit up in unison, ready to unleash a deadly baptism of holy light.

"Annihilate--"

"--roll!!!!!!"

The massive blow struck its cheek, forcing its head to turn at a tiny angle. It was this slight difference that caused the Holy Light to strike the ground next to Sin Annihilation!

"Goo-ji?"

Just as the monster was about to turn its head, a powerful punch that exploded in its chest made it pause! Taking advantage of this opportunity, the white-haired woman grabbed the Light Gun that pierced through the Sin Annihilation it—completely ignoring the holy light burning her—and pulled it out with force!

"... Xiao Wu?"

Sin Annihilation murmured her name softly, and Xiao Wu nodded in response.

"Xiao Wu, I..."

"Stop talking. Even you would be in bad shape with such a severe injury, right? I wonder where the Qipao Woman is now. I hope she's alright... Excuse me."

"Huh?"

Xiao Wu picked up Sin Annihilation's head, swung her arm and threw her far away, disappearing without a trace.

"Just focus on recovering first, this thing..."

Purple lightning exploded on her body.

"I'll handle this for now!"

"You're not the only idiot."

A melodious voice, like the tinkling of silver bells, rang out behind her. Turning around, she saw Haoyue, her entire body covered in moonlight resembling a royal robe. The Golden Moon - Moon Emperor buff was extremely powerful, greatly enhancing Haoyue's strength. Despite this, her condition was not good; she had clearly only received brief treatment before returning to the battlefield.

"... Hmph, I thought you'd hide until the battle was over."

Do I look like that kind of person?

"They look so alike."

"How rude of me! I do occasionally check up on you, after all."

"Come on... how long has it been since we started fighting it? Five minutes."

"More or less."

"This is a serious problem. The lives of hundreds of millions of civilians are being lost at an alarming rate. They probably won't be able to hold on for another five minutes."

"Let them live or die as they please; I'm not going to work myself to death for a bunch of strangers."

"You don't care, but I do! In the end, we still have to face it head-on. Can the two of us take it down within five minutes, with all our might?"

"That's what I wanted to ask you."

"Let's go then!"

The monster roared as it charged at them. The two women exchanged a final glance and simultaneously met its attack.

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Dance Master is so handsome! Don't cry, Sin Annihilation- chan! (pats head)