Chapter 155
Where are her weapons?
She quickly realized where her weapon had gone.
As a cold glint flashed, her most familiar weapon appeared in her field of vision. She had just looked up when she saw Phantom Wind reappear there, raising his poison nails high with both hands.
Now, Phantom Wind held the enormous poison nail in both hands, raised it high behind him like a baseball bat, and then—struck it down hard.
With another loud bang, the nail struck the Malicious Apostle heavily, sending her flying dozens of meters away.
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
The Malicious Apostle that flew out smashed down several large trees.
Even after many years, the Malicious Apostle could not become her match.
Phantom Wind casually tossed away the poison nail and walked towards the defeated Malicious Apostle in the distance.
Following Chameleon, another Black Death Cult member has fallen.
Against two old rivals who had not yet recovered to their full strength, Phantom Wind crushed them with the overwhelming power of a hurricane.
After that, Phantom Wind moved forward step by step, his footsteps slow and clear, yet impossible for anyone to ignore.
Just as she raised her fist to deliver another blow to the Malicious Apostle, her Gale -fast punch was caught by someone.
Phantom Wind slightly shifted his gaze to the person who had blocked his fist.
It was a new Black Death Cult officer she had never met before.
The villainous female general Sha Qina, caught Phantom Wind's punch with one hand, her expression a mixture of helplessness and seriousness.
"Magic Girl Phantom Wind? What a formidable opponent. Is this the enemy that once gave us Black Death Cult such a difficult time?"
Although that's what she said, Sha Qina showed no sign of backing down. She looked at Phantom Wind, a slight smile playing on her lips:
"As expected, fighting a traitorous Monster is pointless; I should be fighting Magic girl instead."
At this moment, Phantom Wind also began to take the enemy in front of him seriously again.
The woman in front of me, though seemingly lazy, was undoubtedly a combat-type Apostle.
Moreover, he is different from the Malicious Apostle was severely injured and had not yet fully recovered.
The other party was clearly Apostle at the height of his power.
She threw another punch, which was also caught by Sha Qina.
It seems that in terms of pure strength, the opponent is not much inferior to our side.
Only...
"Phantom Wind - Ace!"
In everyone's eyes, Phantom Wind's appearance changed in an instant.
The azure color quickly faded, turning completely into deep black. In the blink of an eye, her entire Magic Gear was imbued with the power of the Ace.
Subsequently, the previously evenly matched struggle changed.
Sha Qina's hands began to tremble, as if she could not withstand the immense force of the Phantom Wind.
"Hey, how come you suddenly have so much strength...?"
Then, Phantom Wind grabbed Sha Qina's hands, lifted her up, and flung her away.
The moment Sha Qina was thrown away, the Magic girl Phantom Wind's appearance changed once again.
"Phantom Wind - Gale!"
This time, the blackness all over her body began to fade, and the azure of the Gale began to stain her Magic Gear and long hair. Before the color had completely transformed her, she had already turned into a gust of wind and teleported to Sha Qina's side.
Before Sha Qina could react, she was about to be sent flying when her entire body transformed into black flames, thus withstanding the physical attack.
However, this was not difficult for Phantom Wind, who was a veteran of many battles, to deal with.
The moment Sha Qina transformed, a fierce storm swept over, a kick infused with Magic Power by the Phantom Wind.
Before she could fully transform into black flames, Sha Qina was caught in the blast.
This attack was effective.
When Sha Qina materialized again and landed on the ground, the female cadre's military uniform was covered in dust.
The female general, who had been full of vigor, suddenly lost her enthusiasm.
She covered her mouth with her fist, panting heavily.
"Cough cough... This guy is too strong."
Although it was just a simple exchange, Sha Qina clearly realized the gap between herself and the so-called strongest Magic girl in Maple Plain City.
Neither the Malicious Apostle nor the Chameleon Monster are at their peak anymore; you can tell just by looking at how powerless they were when facing Phantom Wind. They're not even as strong as themselves.
But even after all this time, the Magic girl Phantom Wind's strength hasn't diminished in the slightest.
Even as they grow older, their Magic Power becomes more exaggerated than before.
She wasn't the type to enjoy fighting, especially not to get hit.
It was clear that Sha Qina had no intention of continuing the fight.
She walked breathlessly to the side of the Malicious Apostle and pulled him up, even though he seemed to want to continue fighting.
She gave the Magic girl Phantom Wind another long look, and said, seemingly in a fairly good mood:
"However, we've achieved the objective of this operation and even gained an unexpected bonus, so let's call it a day."
As she spoke, she looked down at her colleague Malicious Apostle.
"..."
The Malicious Apostle remained silent for a while. Although reluctant, they seemed to understand that they were no match for the Magic girl, Phantom Wind.
The battlefield, which was originally a three-way battle, has been turned upside down by a mere Magic girl.
The Magic girl Phantom Wind, standing in the center of the battlefield, stopped attacking the two Apostle and instead looked at the Chameleon Monster who should have fallen.
Its entire skeleton writhed and creaked, then it stood up again in a grotesque posture.
His chin, which had been pulled down, returned to its original position, revealing that twisted smile once more.
Even after being attacked with such overwhelming force by the Magic girl Phantom Wind, the Chameleon was not destroyed, but instead stood up again.
However, its recovery is significantly slower than before.
Phantom Wind looked at her but didn't say anything.
The Chameleon Monster wiped the black blood from the corner of its mouth. Its broken neck had just been put back in place, but it accidentally aggravated another wound, causing a large amount of blood to gush out like a fountain.
It gurgled and gasped for a long time, unable to speak again until it could finally utter a sound.
"This time, I won't be defeated so easily like before..."
The Chameleon Monster lowered its head, and a cold, fierce glint flashed in its strange eyes as it grinned widely.
"Although I haven't regained my former power yet, I will soon obtain a great power far surpassing my peak strength—the great power of Overlord."
"Then, I'll plunge you into a hell of despair, Magic girls... cough cough!"
Even after being beaten like this, the Chameleon didn't seem to feel disappointed or afraid, as if it had expected this from the beginning.
It seemed to have thought of something interesting, its eyes darting around as it scanned the Magic girls present.
Finally, its gaze fell upon the weakest Magic girl present, Takanashi.
However, this interest seemed to be fleeting, and it quickly looked away again.
When one of its scales shimmers, the Chameleon's body shimmers with an eerie light, and its colors quickly blend into its surroundings, as if melting into the forest like paint.
It quickly lost its color and outline, and disappeared.
Phantom Wind watched this scene without making any attempt to stop it, seemingly knowing that it would be pointless to do so.
On this battlefield of ruins, the Chameleon's laughter echoed one last time.
"That day will come soon, hehehehehe..."
Chapter 88 The Curtain Falls Under the Fireworks
Time slowly passed, and today is drawing to a close. The night is deep and quiet, a little deserted for a holiday.
Soon, it will be the fireworks display at the end of the festival.
However, the girls remained silent amidst the smoke and blood of the ruins.
Both the Chameleon Monster and the Black Death Cult's executives fled after being defeated.
Now, facing this once strongest Magic girl, the Magic girls are somewhat at a loss.
While it would certainly be a welcome event to have a powerful and reliable senior appear at this time, the subdued atmosphere and everything that had happened so far made them feel that something was amiss.
Why did Phantom Wind disappear for so long, only to suddenly reappear?
Possessing such power, and having witnessed all of this all along, he has always simply watched their battles silently.
Now, what is her purpose in reappearing?
"Student Council, did you know who we were all along?"
During the battle against Phantom Wind, Fate Kite crushed several Magic Crystal that restored Magic Power in order to regain her ability to fight.
Now, she had gradually calmed her breathing, stood up straight, and looked at Phantom Wind in front of her.
Of all the Magic girls present, she was probably the one who could most clearly perceive the power of the Phantom Wind.
The aftershocks of Magic Power alone were enough to tear apart an ordinary nascent Monster.
In the battle just now, those superhuman movements were something she could never have done, no matter what.
His physical abilities alone are enough to crush enemies at the Perfect Form level.
Moreover, Fate Kite was well aware of Phantom Wind's many abilities, because of the fact that they were common knowledge in this city.
The opponent should have a stronger form, similar to my own Fate Kite Form...
In response, the Magic girl Phantom Wind also looked at Fate Kite and the others.
"Yes, to another Magic girl, your identities are crystal clear."
As the Student Council, Kazama Kiriori was well aware that Year Four, Class Four had three extremely Problem Child who frequently skipped classes.
No matter what class it is, if Monster happens to appear, they will suddenly skip class under the pretext of needing to go to the bathroom.
The reason why such a lame excuse wouldn't arouse suspicion in normal people is because the Crown Rank Magic from R'lyeh subtly influences the thinking of ordinary people and villains.
However, it won't work on her, who is also Magic girl.
"I see..."
Actually, Fate Kite had been wondering for a long time why no one had discovered their identities.
Looking back now, it's clear that they were easily seen through by people just like them.
The battle should be over.
As the younger generation who received help, they would normally want to express their gratitude to Phantom Wind.
However, to this day, no one has been able to undo the transformation.
The atmosphere remained very tense.
In the silence, Phantom Wind spoke.
"I'm sorry, I haven't told you anything until now."
Phantom Wind gazed at the Magic girls who were her juniors with her bright red eyes.
Previously, she had stood quietly in some unnoticed corner countless times, watching everything they did.
Even though these Magic girls had endured insurmountable despair and pain, she never appeared.
"All along, I have done nothing, and perhaps I have no right to say anything to you who have fought until now."
"Just take everything I'm about to say as me being unreasonable."
She spoke in a calm tone.