It's All Chiyou's Fault
In response to the Captain-Commander's question, the charred "Masterpiece" stepped forward. "Four magical girls who call themselves rebels."
"They say they are rebels against the king and the emperor, and the one in charge, who calls herself Eileen Grenor... can inexplicably use explosive spells."
Upon hearing this Masterpiece, Cong Yu seemed to realize something and asked, "So, the stolen technique was a 'Replica Phantom'?"
Is it the one with the magical technique? The sickly girl was kidnapped?
As she made this guess, Cong Yu looked around and found that the girl she had seen before, who had taught Takemikazuchi how to "Replica Phantom," was now lying half-dead to one side.
So what does it mean that the technique was stolen?
With this in mind, I pretty much understood that the four magical girls "Masterpiece" mentioned were the people who blew up the Central City Hall.
Their destructive styles are also very similar.
Although the Central City Hall appeared to have exploded, there were no casualties thanks to the magical girls' rescue efforts.
The Purge Squad looks about the same now.
So she really is a magical girl?
They went a little lighter than the weirdo.
In Cong Yu's mind, "Masterpiece," along with the other magical girls, recounted the events that had transpired.
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"Found... the spellbook for the Phantom Image Project."
A girl, whose lower half of her face and body were covered up, looking somewhat like a bandit, said this while looking at the ruins around her after the explosion.
The ground was littered with fallen magical girls.
Only a few magical girls who could be considered "strong" were still struggling, staring at the woman. "Who... are you?"
What happened was completely unknown to these defeated magical girls...
All that's known is that these guys were initially asking them politely about things related to the Anti-King Project...
Then "Masterpiece," now the second-in-command of the Anti-King Squad, honestly stated that the plan was terminated and asked them to leave.
To everyone's surprise, the opposing magical girls just exploded.
I just exploded at them.
They stormed in.
"Boom boom boom..."
As the enemy charged, explosions erupted one after another, creating a cacophony wherever they went... It was a technique completely unfamiliar to everyone.
It barely had any pre-cast animation; it just exploded!
Crazy explosions...
No, it's not entirely accurate to say there's absolutely no wind-up... Small explosions don't have a wind-up, but they can have one if needed.
The longer the charging time, the greater the explosive power.
All I can say is that the entire Purge Squad was detonated with ease, and countless small explosions nearly caused the Purge Squad located underground to collapse.
An explosion centered around those magical girls.
An explosion that spread outwards...
"What is that?"
"A technique I've never seen before..."
"Could it be...?"
"Is that Almighty Push?!"
The magical girls in the Purge Squad gasped in surprise as they walked through the ruins, carrying a large basket of books.
That was a tutorial on the "Replica Phantom" technique placed in the Purge Squad's base... Everyone tried to learn it, but not many mastered it.
"We are rebels, rebels against kings and emperors, Anti-King... the true Anti-King."
In response, the leading magical girl introduced herself, "My name is Erin Grenouille... This name will become the lead bird of the flock."
I don't understand, I don't understand at all.
As Eileen was saying this, a magical girl next to her, also with her face covered, teased, "Why are you telling them this?"
As she said this, the magical girl spread her hands, gesturing to Eileen: "Don't they understand nothing? They don't understand the imbalance between positive and negative, nor do they understand the schemes of the 'weirdos'."
In response to the other person's words, Eileen placed a book she was holding into the basket being held by the magical girl beside her. "How would they understand if we don't tell them?"
"The Vatican City deliberately kept the news under wraps, so how could they possibly know? Besides... even if we did know, it wouldn't make us proud, would it?"
Speaking in defense of the magical girls lying on the ground, Eileen shook her head. "Ignorance isn't their fault..."
"It's just that there's absolutely no way to find out the truth."
As she said this, watching her "Masterpiece" unleash a magical attack on her, Ai...
Lin simply erected a magic shield, blocking their attacks.
It seems these people are more than just those with strange explosive techniques.
"Alright then, I won't take your spells for nothing."
As Eileen said this, she gave a look to the person next to her, who immediately pulled out a thick book of spells. "We'll trade this to you... as long as you can dig it out of the ruins."
As she spoke, the magical power emanating from Eileen and the other three magical girls began to converge... converge and condense.
Then came a sudden explosion!
The chaos that erupted with a deafening roar began to spread immediately.
"Boom!!!!!!"
In the next instant, a massive explosion resounded, and rubble and falling rocks became the main theme underground for the Purge Squad.
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They're actually quite nice people.
Cong Yu thought to herself, then hesitated for a moment...
"..."
"So... where's the book?"
When asked about the Masterpiece, the captain asked a question, curious about what exactly the "exchange" the other party had given them.
"Masterpiece" shook his head, indicating that he hadn't found it yet.
However, the magical girl behind them quickly brought the unconscious researcher out of the ruins, along with the spellbook the other party had given them.
The captain immediately asked for the spellbook.
Cong Yu also looked at the name on the book...
<Source Severance Radiance>
That's how the name is written.
"..." Source Severance...?
Chapter 505 It's All Chi You's Fault
Monsters and Monster are stronger, while magical girls and monsters are weaker.
This is beyond doubt.
Ultimately, the reason is the "interception of magic," because the "Positive Magic" and "Negative Magic" in this world are out of balance.
Miss Chi You trapped the Negative Magic of the deceased monster within the passageway between the Surface Side world and the inner world...
He used it as a storage container, intending to use it as a key to escape.
And this led to...
This world is gradually becoming a greenhouse for Negative Magic.
It is gradual and progressive.
The world at its core is a fool.
Even if the Negative Magic that was channeled to the surface of the world doesn't return, but the Positive Magic does, he still won't make any adjustments.
It will still send the same amount of both types of magic to the surface.
And the world inhabited by countless living beings is destined to become a paradise of "negativity"... If we were to use numbers as an example...
Assume the world has 100 points of Positive Magic and 100 points of Negative Magic, totaling 200 points of magic.
Then, 50 out of 100 points of Positive Magic died and returned, while 50 points of Negative Magic died, and Miss Chi You left behind.
The world will once again release 50 points of Positive Magic and 50 points of Negative Magic towards its Surface Side.
The Positive Magic remains at 100 points.
If we include the 50 points that Miss Chi You intercepted and didn't return, then the Negative Magic power becomes 150.
150 points and 100 points, that creates a 50% difference.
One more time...
It then became 200 points and 100 points.
And at this moment...
With the existence of the so-called 13 Kings and the 99 Group of monsters, and the magical girls having few capable fighters to offer, the situation was dire.
The gap may have reached ten times or even nine times.
Characters like Zongzheng Ximei, who, upon awakening, could no longer be regarded as "a quirky newbie," are perhaps not so rare after all.
Although magical girls are not human, since they consider themselves human and protect humans, we can assume they are a group.
Therefore, this is undoubtedly a tragedy for humanity.
There are undoubtedly ways to change this situation, both addressing the root cause and the symptoms.
The former simply killed Chi You, returned the magic she had intercepted to the world, and restored everything to normal and balance.
The latter is...
We'll intercept them too!
By intercepting the positive aspects of magic, the monsters and magical girls are brought to a standstill in this respect... although the gap will not change.
However, the difference between 1000 and 100 is beyond imagination, while the difference between 10000 and 9100 is not so large.
Perhaps this can change the current situation.
This is...
The technique of "Source Severance".
It is a creation technique of genius, developed for the future of humanity, a truly rebellious technique.
However, not many people can learn it, and even if they do, it's unknown how much magic power they can Source Severance... They might be able to intercept it, but only a tiny bit.
Not every magical girl can bear that much positive energy. That's why a burst of power called "Radiance" is needed, a Radiance technique that can detonate the remaining magical energy along with the magic.
It intercepted the dissipating magic of its companions who had just cast spells, preventing them from returning... and then released it in the form of an explosion.
Let it no longer return to the world's interior.
Even the magic that dissipated after his companions' deaths was stopped, leaving behind a lingering memory... to face the future of the world in a Radiance name.
While the learning process is highly challenging, even those who master it face significant costs when trying to utilize it... some of which can be unbearable.
"It hurts... ahhh... it hurts so much, it hurts so much!!"
A newly joined magical girl in the group of four collapsed in the rented room, screaming in agony... her body was covered in cuts and bruises.
After removing the black cloth covering their bodies, almost no part of their exposed skin could be described as intact.