Chapter 574
"----- Absolution Quartet!"
A violent explosion rang out, and countless black Asuka were engulfed by the flames. The Demon King's tattered Feather Wing scattered into Ashen Feathers that had been burned away and fell to the ground.
As always, Banyuan discovered that the Bird-Type Devil King really enjoys head-on confrontations with people.
In the end, only the Lunar Demon King remained.
A guy I've never seen before.
"So, you're the only one left... Speaking of which, what kind of person are you?"
Banyuan summoned Shadow Moon's bow Magic Armament, and countless Magic Power floating Roses appeared behind her. By the time she finished speaking, they had already surrounded the Moon Devil King.
The face of the Moonlit maiden was veiled by a pale gauze; she seemed well aware that she was no match for her, yet she showed no fear.
[You have far fewer words than that blond human.]
"Hmm? You mean R'lyeh?"
Banyuan realized that the other party was probably referring to R'lyeh, the Magic girl who initially fought against all the Demon King.
She thought she was one of the most talkative girls among the Magic girls.
[That seems to be her name... There are three other monsters like me, but she keeps bothering me, saying a bunch of things I can't understand. It's so annoying.]
The Moon-Type Devil King spoke in an ethereal and indifferent tone.
That is indeed quite strange.
"Could it be that you've done too many bad things?"
Even during the conversation, Banyuan didn't forget to attack, gradually driving the lone Moon Devil King to his death, after all, it was time that Thousand Sins had painstakingly bought for him.
The Moon Devil King's body was covered in horrifying wounds, torn piece by piece, yet he seemed lost in thought, as if seriously considering this question.
[Hmm... that seems possible. Maybe I ate someone important to her? After all, she always inexplicably calls out some name I don't recognize when she sees me.]
Even if I bit off her arm, gouged out her eyes, and ripped out her internal organs, she would still look at me with a sorrowful expression.
Hearing this, Banyuan felt that something was not quite right.
It feels like there's more to the story.
When her sword pierced the other person's veil, it revealed the face of a young girl, although the upper half of her face had become an empty void.
"Then you truly have committed heinous crimes."
"I can't help but say it indifferently," said Banyuan casually.
The Moon Devil King smiled.
[Perhaps.]
However, I do care about you humans.
[No matter how long it takes, I will curse you forever, so that my ugly children may gestate and sprout within you, piercing your tongues, peeling off your flesh, and devouring your children... plunging you all into an abyss of eternal torment.]
[As long as you don't kill me completely.]
He said some extremely Malice and cruel things.
Banyuan couldn't listen anymore:
"This type..."
I seem to have heard that, among all the Demon King, the Moon-Type Devil King is the type who harbors pure hatred for humans.
He is the most evil and cruel Demon King.
The past is beyond our comprehension now. The Banyuan approached the final enemy, drawing back the bowstring as if on a full moon night.
Since it's a shadow of the past, we can simply connect it with the past.
"Locking----"
Finally, the arrow from the Moon’s Holy Bow pierced the head of the Moon Devil King.
Meanwhile, the battle between Overlord and Thousand Sins continued, although it was mostly Thousand Sins dealing with Overlord's offensive on one hand.
After noticing that the Demon King had been mostly dealt with, Thousand Sins felt it was time for them to launch their counterattack.
"Next—it's our turn."
Behind Thousand Sins, all the Cross Stars unfolded once more, blooming like floating buds of Star Flower, bursting forth with dazzling rainbow light, and the tip of the Cross Holy Sword she held also shone brightly.
This world is different from the one we just saw.
It was merely a real illusion created by the Overlord.
At the same moment, amidst the chorus of countless flower buds, the Banyuan drew its bowstring, ready to deliver the final blow to the Moon Devil King.
In the next instant, a vast expanse of fire surged across the entire world, engulfing even the Overlord.
Countless Cross Stars rippled across the world, twinkling in succession.
"------ Ten-Kyo Flames!"
This attack was purely a barrage of firepower, using each sword blade as a cannon, unleashing its full firepower. In terms of range and momentum alone, it was the highest level of all of Thousand Sins's attacks to date.
After the dazzling light, like Supernova Explosion, engulfed the illusion, Thousand Sins confirmed the success of his attack.
Banyuan had naturally moved closer to Thousand Sins. She wiped the wound on her neck and asked, already feeling tired:
"So, what's the next step?"
With just the two of them, it was naturally impossible to defeat the Overlord through sheer strength and make Overlord abandon his original plans.
Like Thousand Sins's attack just now, although it could theoretically hurt the opponent, there are many ways to dodge and defend against it. Even Thousand Sins himself has a way to take it without getting hurt.
Let alone Overlord.
"Hmm, that's about it. Things should be all set up on Earth by now... Next, we'll bring Teacher Haihara back to Earth."
A way to seal the Serpent Demon King.
In the history of R'lyeh, there is only one.
That is the Magic Spell called "Flowers, Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon".
Generally speaking, the complete four types of Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon Magic Spell require complex prerequisites to be cast, while the simplified version does not have a sealing effect and can at most inflict severe damage.
In other words, as long as the ritual conditions are met and it is performed by Crown Rank Magic of the corresponding attribute, it can truly threaten the Overlord before us.
Both Banyuan and Thousand Sins fit the definition of Crown Rank Magic Girl from the four elements of Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon.
Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 86 Banyuan's Magic
Magic Power is the miraculous power that can be used to fulfill any wish; it can be shaped into different forms according to people's desires.
Magic girls who possess Magic Power and can use them to fight will acquire their own "Magic" and create different miracles.
The power of snakes can create almost any miracle.
For the Overlord, this power meant he could use all sorts of incredible Magic at will in battle.
Power can be molded by the Overlord into any form she desires.
A slash that tears through all space, a shield that can withstand any impact, an effect that renders other Magic Power ineffective, or a world that is advantageous to oneself.
At this moment, both Thousand Sins and Banyuan were plunged into a dark, quagmire-like world.
It was like sinking into a swamp, with only darkness before their eyes. They could feel themselves slowly falling and sinking into the mud. In this abyss, there were countless thin, black hands, like corpses, reaching out densely, like countless ghosts from the depths of the River Styx, trying to drag the living into the deepest hell.
Those were all nightmares conjured up by this shadowy world.
Some of them grabbed Thousand Sins by the neck, some pulled on Thousand Sins's hair, and some tightly wrapped around her limbs, refusing to let go.
Thousand Sins was like a drowning person who had torn off several hands, but when he tried to throw another punch, he couldn't muster the strength; it was as if he had hit Flower Above.
Then, those hands made Thousand Sins feel like she was dreaming. Sometimes they held each other's hands, like lovers holding each other's hands, blooming endlessly like flowers, so dazzling that even her mind became hazy.
Those hands continued to make different gestures and actions, sometimes caressing Thousand Sins's face, sometimes overlapping each other to weave the shape of Feather Wing, sometimes raising fingers to make the shape of a camera or a heart. Layer upon layer, the world became a kaleidoscope, bizarre yet beautiful.
Soon after, the hand disappeared, replaced by countless cold eyes in the darkness. They filled the entire world, all gazing at Thousand Sins in a chilling yet strangely beautiful way, sometimes coldly lowered, sometimes wide open.
For a moment, Thousand Sins wanted to fall asleep, to rest peacefully in this darkness, and to close her eyes under the tranquil gaze of the eyes.
Then all the hands reappeared from the void, one after another, landing on her and transforming into soft pillows. Some hands combed her hair, while others gently stroked her neck.
Like... Teacher Haihara?
Just before she was about to close her eyes in drowsiness, a hand adorned with fiery red feathers reached in from the darkness and grabbed Thousand Sins's wrist.
Then, it was suddenly pulled out.
Thousand Sins suddenly woke up, blinked blankly, and then saw Banyuan's face.
The other person seemed to open their mouth, as if wanting to say something...
But there was absolutely no sound in this world.
However, Thousand Sins, although she had no clue how to leave this world, she had other solutions.
The core of her Magic Gear armor quickly lit up with a dazzling light, like a silver diamond, instantly filling every corner of the surrounding darkness and bursting forth with incomparably brilliant radiance.
"----- Radiant Star Drive."
When the light filled everything around us, the whole world underwent an incredible transformation.
----Reverse time.
This is the most core capability of this form.
With the power supplied by the Genesis Crystal, Thousand Sins was able to unleash his power without completely losing his ability to fight.
When the light faded, Thousand Sins had returned to the time not long ago, when the illusionary world containing the four Demon Kings had just been destroyed.
Upon witnessing Lilith's attempt to recreate that dark world, Thousand Sins rushed forward at top speed.
------- (This is a stroke of the pen.)
Sever the vision that shaped that world.
"Oh?"
Lilith was somewhat surprised, and the next moment, she felt a spatial portal open behind her.
As the world crumbles, space turbulence erupts, and Thousand Sins closes in relentlessly, Lilith discovers that the other party seems to want her to go to the space designated by Thousand Sins and her group.
Simply out of curiosity, Lilith decided to go along with them and see for herself.
She let Thousand Sins rush over, hug her, and keep falling until she passed through the radiant gate and was teleported to another place.
The Banyuan naturally followed closely behind.
Even after being teleported, Lilith still felt herself falling.
Because of those beautiful Feather Wing, he looked like an angel who had fallen from the sky to the mortal world.
And the place she returned to was... Earth?
Lilith was somewhat confused.
She looked up at the sky; darkness still shrouded the world, a dark haze enveloped everything, and all people, both worlds, were adrift in the chaos and despair caused by the constant emergence of Monster.
The Magic girls struggled to deal with the Monster.
However, the world at this time was slightly different from usual, in addition to the chaos and ruin.
The air was filled with a pure, ethereal Magic Power.
She first raised her eyes and looked at the sky that should have been obscured. The projection of the R'lyeh world dissipated briefly, the haze was cleared, and the starry night sky was revealed.
The pure, flawless Silver Moon hangs high in the sky, shining alongside the stars.
The stars have moved to their correct orbits, pointing to the destiny that will seal the Demon King away.
The earth was covered with vibrant flowers, standing in stark contrast to the ominous black flowers that heralded the end, the colors of which intertwined brilliantly.
Nature is filled with the pure breath of the wind, dispelling gloom and filth, cleansing the world of its impurities; the Dusk Snow, the cold rain, the waves—it all seems to be singing.
And many Asuka, in such a world, stretch their Feather Wing and fly carefree.
She fell from the highest point in the sky until she could touch the scattered feathers of Asuka.
She had seen something similar before. Three hundred years ago, Magic girls created a light that could wash away all darkness in order to dispel the deepest evil in the world.