Chapter 161

Maybe... she just made a mistake.

Go home...

Chapter Ninety-Four: Deathmatch

On Monday afternoon, alarms about the Monster's appearance quickly went off throughout the campus. Since this was not the first time Monster had appeared on campus, the students evacuated in an exceptionally calm and orderly manner.

However, there are also students who have lost their sense of awe due to experiencing numerous Monster incidents and want to get up close and join in the fun, or even witness the Magic girls' heroic battle prowess.

Such students were naturally taken away by the Student Council and teachers.

During incidents Monster individuals, it is a societal consensus that no unauthorized personnel should interfere with the Magic girls' work, and there are corresponding strict regulations in place.

This time, the Monster appeared on the school's sports field, which is also the most spacious open space in the entire school.

That's currently the most troublesome problem in the entire Maple Plain City.

The Chameleon Monster is now on the highest stand of the stadium, its tail hooked around the railing, its entire deformed and grotesque body supported by the slender tail, making it surprisingly light.

It swayed its tail back and forth, watching the crowd scattering across the sports field, and chuckled.

"--Oh no, this is terrifying! Quick, call a Magic girl over, or I'm going to keep destroying things!"

As it spoke, it stretched out its finger and used Magic Power to trace a path in the air. Immediately, the radiance of Magic Power pierced through the high walls of the sports field and the stands in the distance. Accompanied by the screams of the students, large chunks of rubble fell and crashed down one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the sports field, which had once been filled with peace and youthful energy, was reduced to ruins.

Stones crashed to the ground, kicking up dust and piling up into ruins that made walking difficult.

Student Council members and other senior students nearby guided the students to escape. In the blink of an eye, only a few scattered people remained who had not yet left the sports field.

Two or three students were blocked by the pile of fallen stones and were unable to make their way out.

Meanwhile, a dignified young woman walked against the flow of evacuating students into the ruins of the sports field.

As she walked, she gently lifted the sleeve of her dress, revealing a silver ring on her upper arm.

Amidst the deafening roar of buildings and the collapsing ground, a sound, seemingly trying to soothe everything, permeated the fear and devastation.

" --Gale."

The rapidly falling gravel and dust were swept up by the sudden gust of wind and carried to a distance beyond sight, where they were eroded into particles.

Amidst the ruins of the sports field, several students were trapped inside the collapsed buildings, while nearby, in the almost completely destroyed stands, the last large, cracked rock teetered precariously on the verge of collapse...

With a "crack" sound, the broken rock fell and smashed towards several students.

Several students screamed in fear, some even covering their heads with their arms and closing their eyes, unwilling to face what was about to happen.

However, just as these students were about to close their eyes, a Gale, green shadow flashed into their field of vision.

"... Eh?"

Silently.

There was no terrifying noise as one might have imagined, nor any sound of pain or stones breaking.

When the students opened their eyes in utter confusion, they were greeted by a tall girl in a dark green dress.

Her gaze was completely unwavering, and she effortlessly held the enormous stone in one hand.

Behind the girl were collapsed buildings, lifted up by the fierce wind, with huge, heavy rubble suspended in mid-air behind her, as if swept away by the blast wave.

The next moment, the girl was enveloped in the deep darkness of night.

"--trump Ace."

The arm that held up the stone was gradually shrouded in darkness.

All the students who saw the girl's figure were stunned, mesmerized by her imposing and powerful demeanor.

In this deafening silence, the final sound proclaimed the name of this Magic girl—

"Magic Girl-- Phantom Wind."

It was a Magic girl adorned with black and dark green hues. Despite her beautiful appearance, she possessed the power of a raging storm that could sweep everything away.

This Magic girl is none other Phantom Wind, the strongest Magic girl in Maple Plain City who disappeared many years ago.

For the younger students, the last time they saw this Magic girl was in middle school; however, seeing her again after so many years was still incredibly unbelievable.

"Physical education class is over."

After she finished speaking, the students, who had been stunned for a moment, immediately reacted and quickly escaped the sports field through the path cleared by the Magic girl.

After confirming that the last few students had left, Phantom Wind slowly turned his head and looked at the Monster on the high platform in the distance.

Without a word, he simply dug his fingers deep into the stone, gripping it tightly, and then...

-- Throw it towards the Chameleon standing on the high platform in the distance of the sports field.

"---Bang!"

The stones instantly destroyed the platform where the Chameleon was standing, and the last intact building in the entire stadium also collapsed.

The Chameleon seemed to have anticipated this brutal attack; it wobbled in the air for a moment before standing firmly on a falling rock.

However, the stone on which it stood did not fall due to gravity.

"Eh... I remember we've fought here quite a few times. Little Phantom Wind, you're getting more and more terrifying."

The Chameleon wasn't afraid that its foothold might fall at any moment. Instead, it raised its head and looked at the suspended road in the wind, made up of countless huge cracked rocks, on the side opposite it, amidst the waves that enveloped the sports field.

The fragments of the building were reconnected, like a bridge, extending from one corner of the sports field to the other.

At the other end of the suspended path, the Magic girl Phantom Wind steadily stepped over one pebble after another, slowly walking towards the Chameleon.

This time, unlike before, she didn't end the battle in an instant with speeds faster than sound.

"This time, your fur is completely gone. Did you think it would be more durable than last time?"

The only response to the Chameleon was a mocking laugh from the Phantom Wind.

The Chameleon looks quite different today than usual.

Its once shimmering scales are now almost entirely gone.

However, correspondingly, the Chameleon Monster's aura was even more terrifying than before. If there was still an insurmountable gap between him and Phantom Wind before, then at this moment, he vaguely possessed the terrifying aura of the past.

The Chameleon's Monster ability is to absorb the power of other Monster.

The Monster that are devoured will turn into scales on its body. The Chameleon Monster can recreate them as puppet undead Monster at its own will, or use the Monster's special abilities itself.

Now, the Chameleon Monster has transformed all of his accumulated wealth over the years into his own Magic Power.

This is completely different from the Chameleon Black Death Cult that Phantom Wind remembered from a few years ago, who relentlessly craved different abilities and ultimately lost control of his power.

It seems this lizard has grown quite a bit.

"We'll only know for sure after we try..."

The Chameleon's expression turned playful. Instead of waiting for Phantom Wind to slowly approach as before, it took the initiative to step onto the suspended gravel path and walk towards Phantom Wind.

In the stadium shrouded by the collapsed building suspended in mid-air, two entities with immense Magic Power slowly approached each other. The two completely different waves of Magic Power repelled and collided with each other, even splitting the air currents in the sky in two.

Finally, the Magic girl and the Black Death Cult stood facing each other.

At almost the same moment, they each threw a punch.

"---boom!!!"

A collision that shattered the silence.

This time, Phantom Wind was unable to unilaterally overwhelm her as before; their strengths were roughly equal.

However, Phantom Wind's expression did not change.

After the two attacks collided, Phantom Wind's entire Magic Gear turned into a deep black, like the night sky, and amidst the aftershocks of the battle, she remained standing motionless.

The Chameleon took a step back with some difficulty.

Then, Phantom Wind stretched out his other arm and punched the Chameleon's head again.

With a loud "bang," the punch smashed the Chameleon's head, causing black blood to splatter out.

Then, Phantom Wind saw that the attack that responded to his punch came from the Chameleon's tail whip from behind.

"Smack!"

The tail whip lashed across her neck like a lash, and Phantom Wind was also knocked to the side by the attack.

Phantom Wind didn't fall or fly away; instead, she took the blow squarely. Enduring the pain, she coldly grabbed the Chameleon's tail with one hand.

The Chameleon Monster was grabbed by the tail and instantly clamped down by terrifying force, unable to move for a moment.

Whether they are Magic girls or Monster, they are all incredibly light compared to their power.

The next moment, Phantom Wind grabbed the Chameleon's tail with one hand and swung it high into the air—

The Chameleon's entire body was instantly pulled backward and sent flying.

Then, Phantom Wind, who was standing steadily on the suspended rock, pulled the Chameleon high up from behind to gather strength, and then slammed it down on the rock in front of him.

"--Bang!"

The immense force slammed the Chameleon into the cracked rock.

The rocks that should have shattered were reinforced by the Magic Power of the Phantom Wind, making them so that the Chameleon could crash into them solidly.

However, the Chameleon's tail had not yet escaped the grasp of the Phantom Wind—

"---Bang!"

This time, it was with even more force than before.

Once again, the Chameleon was dragged by its tail by Phantom Wind and slammed around on the incredibly hard rock like a plush toy used for venting frustration.

The madness and violence of the Magic girl's power were laid bare at this moment.

What follows is the violent repetition.

"Bang... bang... bang... bang bang bang... bang bang--bang!!!"

Completely lacking rhythm and logic, after Phantom Wind grew tired of this attack method, she raised her other hand, and Wind System Magic Power instantly condensed on her arm.

The Magic Power continued to extend and stretch, instantly becoming long and sharp.

Phantom Wind conjured a wind blade in her other hand and slashed at the Chameleon Monster whose tail she was holding.

Just as the wind blade was about to slice the Monster in half at the waist, the Chameleon Monster twisted its body in mid-air, exposing only the connection between its body and tail to the wind blade.

"Slide---"

Black blood splattered, but it failed to sever the Chameleon Monster; it only cut off its tail and freed the Chameleon Monster from the shackles of the Phantom Wind.

Phantom Wind was not surprised.

She simply tossed away the tail, which was still spitting out black blood, like throwing away trash.

The Chameleon threw Phantom Wind at Huanfeng the instant it lost its tail.

The speed of that punch was unexpected.

Even if the Magic girl Phantom Wind reacted before she could switch back to her Gale form, her body couldn't keep up with the speed.

The Chameleon's fist struck Phantom Wind's face, causing Phantom Wind's body to tilt and sway again.

Phantom Wind's eyes narrowed slightly as he regained his balance, bent down, and then threw a punch at a low angle.

The punch landed on the Chameleon's stomach.

The Chameleon closed its mouth, but black blood continued to spill out uncontrollably. It also forcibly remained in place, one claw grabbing the Magic girl Phantom Wind's shoulder.

The distance and physical contact between the two people remained fixed.

Then—it raised its head high, then slammed it down heavily on Phantom Wind's head.

"Bang!"

A not-so-loud sound.

However, a roar resounded in Phantom Wind's mind.

She was knocked backward by the headbutt, but her shoulder was immobilized by the Chameleon's claws digging into her flesh.

However, Phantom Wind shook his head violently.