Chapter 447
"Um, Takanashi, and Miss Cangyue."
Kuroki Yuka's voice trembled.
Not only her, but even Kirishima Ai and almost bursting into tears.
It was certainly not the enemy who frightened them into tears.
"At this altitude, won't we be sacrificed before we even see the Flower Demon King?" Kuroki Yuka, her eyes brimming with tears.
But... how should we describe their state?
"I'm sorry, everyone, but that magic tree, well, it's grown much bigger than you imagined. Flying up there would be quite difficult, so this method is the best way."
At this moment, Cangyue Yuri was also beside them, her expression calm.
Since this was the first time he had appeared before them all in his non-transformed form, everyone was still quite curious.
At that moment, besides Cangyue Yuri, another person spoke, but from a great distance—
"Um, everyone, are you all able to keep up? Should I slow it down a bit? You all look quite pale."
Sakaki Chika had transformed into the Magic girl Star Flower and was looking at her companions with a worried expression.
Naturally, the new Star Flower, piloting the enormous floating magic turret, soared through the sky. At this moment, the Magic girls were also experiencing an incredibly intense whistling wind. If it weren't for Star Flower's Magic protection, Kirishima Ai and the others would probably have had their eardrums ripped off.
No, they probably couldn't even breathe.
Yes.
---Now, apart from Star Flower, none of the Magic girls have transformed; instead, they are all lying on Star Flower's new Magic Gear.
They each clung to what could be called a handrail on the magic turret, supported by floating flowers.
Meanwhile, Star Flower herself piloted the magical mecha "Final Song," soaring through the sky amidst cold and turbulent air currents.
Even the Takanashi resisted the urge to vomit.
"No... at this speed, we can probably still hold on."
They are currently still above Maple Plain City, ascending.
Now, the surface of the World Apart is covered by Flower Monster controlled by the Flower Demon King. They would definitely be attacked if they entered from low altitude, so they chose to break in directly from above.
As for the gateway to the World Apart, Cangyue Yuri had already chosen one in advance; it only needed to be widened enough for the Star Flower to pass through.
As for why they don't transform, it's quite simple: some of the Magic girls have limited flying abilities, and this also saves Magic Power.
Facing this enemy, they must carefully calculate their Magic Power resources.
"We'll be there soon, everyone get ready."
Kuroki Yuka wanted to complain a little more, but Star Flower's expression had already changed from concern for her companion to serious readiness.
The group also found the easily overlooked spatial rift among the clouds.
This is a piece of Star Flower for Xinghua now.
On the enormous magical flower, an exceptionally magnificent and vibrant flower bloomed—it was the main cannon of this magical institution. The next moment, countless intricate runes intertwined on it, forming Magic Spell that illuminated a vast expanse of clouds.
Taking advantage of this moment, Takanashi squeezed the eerie green Crystal in his hand:
"Everyone, please don't lose this. Sakaki and I put a lot of effort into carving it."
In her hands was Crystal used to prevent the magic tree from absorbing the Snake-Type Magic.
The result of her and Sakaki Chika's joint efforts totaled four pieces: three were nearly finished products, and one was a semi-finished product.
The four of them, Takanashi, Kirishima, Kuroki Yuka, and Kazama Kiriori, were assigned roles.
Because they all need to rely on Snake-Type Magic to fight.
However, even with this Crystal, since it's not a truly complete product, its lifespan is limited...
With this Crystal, at most it can help take care of a few opponents; it can't be relied upon as a main force.
Therefore, in this decisive battle, the main force consists of Sakaki Chika and the president.
After that, everyone held their breath. The next moment, intense magical light illuminated the entire sky. The Magic Power of the Star Flower tore open a spatial rift, expanding it to a size large enough for the Star Flower's Magic Gear to pass through.
Without hesitation or pause, Star Flower immediately accelerated again, heading towards the rapidly shrinking rift that had been torn apart.
Soon—they crossed the spatial rift and arrived in the world where the enemy was.
Their first instinct was to look at the city below, but their gaze was quickly drawn to the thing at the very center of this world.
In the bizarre sky filled with fantastical bubbles, a giant tree can be seen rising from the city's ground. The surrounding high-rise buildings, squeezed out of the city, are like weeds growing beside the tree, while the towering tree continues to grow taller and taller, never stopping as the field of vision rises, until it breaks through the sky barrier.
Was this thing this big before?
The Magic girls were all stunned.
It seems that none of them, except for the Star Flower, can easily fly up to this thing.
"Everyone, hold on tight, the enemy is attacking!" Cangyue Yuri, who had met with them beforehand, remained calm and reminded everyone.
The others quickly grabbed on to prevent themselves from falling.
Meanwhile, Star Flower had been keeping a close eye on the situation below. When the light she sensed as her monitoring buds bloomed appeared, she noticed that Magic Power auras were emerging from various places in the city ruins.
The next moment, tiny dots appeared all over the city. Although they were not dense, their number was actually quite exaggerated, and they were all moving closer to her in the air.
As the Star Flower object drew closer, everyone finally realized that it was Monster with the ability to fly.
"You almost never see Prison Flower..."
Kirishima Ai muttered to herself.
There used to be quite a lot of that stuff; she thought it had been mass-produced to the point of being worthless.
However, that enemy is more troublesome than a typical Perfect Form Monster, so it's better if we don't see him.
"I guess the Demon King used the Magic Power that was supposed to create them to do even worse things, so it might not be a good thing," Takanashi with mixed feelings.
Despite the large number of Monster in her field of vision, Star Flower remained completely calm.
The next moment, the dozen or so floating flower buds she controlled flew out on their own, clearing away the Monster blocking their way. Wherever the demonic light swept, the Monster were all annihilated into ashes.
She didn't waste her Magic Power to wipe them all out; she simply cleared out the obstacles in her path and then rushed toward the magic tree at an even faster speed.
Considering that she was carrying Kirishima Ai and the others, Star Flower couldn't fly at a very high speed, but it was still enough to shake off most of the enemies.
The crescendo against the wind grew increasingly intense in my ears.
The enormous demonic flower, like a shooting star, sped towards the demonic tree in the city center, appearing smaller the closer it got.
When they got closer to the Demon Tree, Kuroki Yuka and the others discovered that the Star Flower Magic Gear, which they had previously thought was ridiculously large, was still as small as an ant in front of this Demon Tree.
How can it be so big?
In an instant, everything in everyone's field of vision was obscured and replaced by that colossal tree that blocked out the sky.
Looking up from below, it stretches as far as the eye can see, with no end in sight.
That's really... terrifying.
Next, they arrived at the Demon Tree, but since there were no elite enemies blocking their way, they decided to enter without hesitation.
Star Flower continued to manipulate the Magic Gear, starting to ascend from near the tree's surface, increasing her speed as she searched for an entrance to the tree in the high sky.
By then, the Monster had caught up with them.
With a "whoosh," a streak of light flew over, attempting to knock down the Star Flower, but it was quickly blocked and erased by the barrier formed between the flower buds.
Star Flower looked towards the direction of the attack and saw a group of Bird System Wind System Monster chasing after her while holding onto Flower Monster.
More and more Flower Monster gathered their Magic Power and fired beams of light at her one after another.
Star Flower's Magic Gear, though seemingly enormous, was exceptionally swift. It rose rapidly before the beams of light, which converged into a barrage, arrived. Many of the magical lights missed their mark, striking the tree wall without causing any disturbance, as if they had fallen into nothingness.
Some Magic Power attacks did not miss; instead, they zigzagged and drifted like homing missiles, chasing after the Star Flower above.
Below, the Monster themselves were also relentlessly pursuing them, growing denser and denser, forming a dark, overwhelming mass.
In an instant, countless tiny, ant-like Monster flew upwards from below the magical megastructure controlled by Star Flower, chasing after the Magic girls who were trying to break into the base camp, and relentlessly attacking Star Flower.
The stage for Star Flower's final performance sometimes deflected her dance, sometimes manipulated floating buds to fire beams of light, which neutralized the enemy's attacks, and none of them managed to hit Star Flower.
In the sky, the Magic girl's attack collided with the Monster's, shattering into countless sparks that fell like rain, like blooming fireworks.
The Star Flower flew higher and higher, long after passing through the clouds, and saw a darkness deeper and farther than the sky.
Finally, the Star Flower stopped rising and turned its gaze down at the Monster were relentlessly pursuing it.
She turned her body slightly, and the giant Magic Gear also adjusted its direction, turning downwards like the closed flower buds. However, this time, the floating flower buds did not scatter, but gathered on the two main flowers.
The petals unfolded one by one, and magical light flowed and shimmered.
The dazzling silver light shimmered under the sky until it transformed into a violent ball of light. The Monster were completely unaware of this and simply charged upwards, ignoring the main flower cannon that had already been fully charged.
"--- Hundred Thousand Extinction Wave!"
The notes played in unison, the melody resounded, and the thousand sounds of death transformed into scattered streams of light, falling rapidly from the sky like raindrops, heading towards the Monster.
The relentless demonic light, like a rain of arrows, pierced through each of the Monster, incinerating them instantly.
In the blink of an eye, the Monster chasing them were all wiped out by Star Flower alone.
"Miss Star Flower, the entrance is over there!"
Cangyue Yuri called out to Star Flower, who was busy cleaning up the Monster.
Star Flower calmly looked back, then looked in the direction Cangyue Yuri pointed. There was indeed a very narrow "gap" in the tree wall there, but it was big enough for her to pass through.
She nodded, then flew straight in that direction.
After the intense clash and explosions of the previous battle, as all the Magic girls stood ready and approached the interior of the magic tree, everything around them unexpectedly became quiet.
The silence was eerily quiet, even frightening.
Several girls clutched Star Flower's Magic Gear tightly, lying prone on the huge stage, wary of any ambushes lurking in the surrounding darkness.
Upon entering the Demon Tree, the surrounding light quickly dimmed, turning pitch black. However, inside the tree, a natural, eerie purple light gradually appeared, which was quite chilling.
They could hear a gurgling sound, like the churning of a stomach, coming from all around.
The concentration of Magic Power here is so high it's suffocating; normal people can't even survive in it—it's practically poison gas.
Star Flower thickened the protective shield on the Magic Gear to Kirishima Ai and the others from having any accidents.
"There were so many soldiers outside just now, but the inside is completely empty, there's nothing there..."
Kirishima Ai raised an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss.
It's so quiet and empty inside.
The interior of the Demon Tree is not solid; everything inside is vast and deep. The interior is practically a real-life version of the Demon King's castle, filled not only with thorns and poisonous gas, but also with the branches of the Demon Tree woven into structures resembling towers and mountains.
From this point on, Star Flower slowed down, cautiously surveying her surroundings to avoid falling into any traps.
For now, I haven't sensed Monster presence.
Where did all those Black Death Cult go?
Were they all eaten by the Demon King as blood packs? Or were they used to synthesize some even more dangerous super Black Death Cult?
At least until now, Star Flower's detection Magic has not found any trace of the enemy.
In such a deathly silent environment, it's hard not to suspect that there might be an ambush or conspiracy.
The natural structure within the Demon Tree divides it into layers upon layers, much like a tower with countless levels.
Unable to locate the enemy, Star Flower had no choice but to continue floating upwards, wary of danger while trying to find a path to the top.
The massive magical floating city continued to rise, but inside this magical tree, it remained as insignificant as a mayfly in the air.
Although there was no wind inside, it often echoed with ethereal and chilly sounds.
Although the girls remained vigilant, they indeed failed to detect any trace of the enemy.
In that case, why not just accelerate upwards and fly all the way to the very top of the tree to take a look?
Just as Star Flower was about to accelerate at full speed, Takanashi, whose expression had been slightly relaxed, suddenly blinked. Then, her expression changed, and she shouted—
"---Here it comes!"
Takanashi seemed to have sensed something.
Upon hearing Takanashi's words Star Flower reacted swiftly. In an instant, her floating buds flew in all directions, then unleashed a force field, transforming into a crimson Barrier of light.