A Not-So-Great New Form

As Luna's 'professional mouth double', Lien naturally greeted Aurora:

"Oh, we meet again, Little Red."

"What Little Red?! My name is Aurora! Or you can call me Lyla!"

Aurora retorted.

Lien said softly, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate for people to know my real name? So how about we use a code name?"

"For example, you can call my Luna 'Xiao Lan,' and my Luna shouldn't mind."

Lien spoke calmly, sounding as if she were serious.

Just as Aurora was about to retort, she saw the Werewolf Demon that Luna had knocked away get up again in the distance.

There was no time to argue with Lien about how to address her, Aurora said:

"Call me whatever you want, Little Red or Xiao Lan! Let's deal with this thing first—wait, what does it want to do?"

Aurora looked at the Werewolf Demon.

The Werewolf Demon, who had just gotten up, did not choose to engage in close combat with 'Little Red' and 'Xiao Lan'. Instead, it stood still, on all fours, its huge wolf mouth open towards Aurora and Luna.

Transparent energy gathered in her mouth, and Lien immediately exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh no! Get out of there!"

Before the word 'dodge' could be finished, the wolf monster suddenly unleashed a transparent Sonic Cannon from its mouth!

"Roar--!!!"

The Sonic Cannon had an extremely wide range and was incredibly fast, covering a distance of over ten meters in an instant. The transparent, layered sonic waves struck Aurora and Luna squarely!

For a brief moment, both of their minds went blank.

Their bodies have become stiff... and show signs of weakness!

Chapter 218 A Not-So-Good-Looking New Form

The wolf monster is different from traditional Demons, whose Demons are usually related to their outward appearance.

For example, the Fish Monster Demon's ability to manipulate water is similar to the Songstress Demon's ability to manipulate sound.

Apart from these, all other abilities displayed are either incidental to one's own abilities or simply physical abilities.

But the Werewolf Demon is different.

Besides its incredible Speed Demon, it also displayed claw attacks capable of tearing apart Magical Armament, and a body that seemed impervious to damage.

If we're only talking about physical abilities, then no matter how you look at it, the 'sonic wave' ability has nothing to do with the wolf monster itself.

If the wolf monster were a bat, that would be one thing, but it's just a wolf!

Even so, Aurora and Luna were not in the mood to discuss the somewhat profound question of 'why a wolf can emit sonic waves.' Being hit directly by the sonic waves caused their consciousness to go blank for a moment due to the piercing sound that went straight to their brains.

This blank space is fatal.

Because the Werewolf Demon, relying on its physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary Lesser Demons, instantly appeared in front of Luna!

The ground shattered under the Werewolf Demon's stomping. It was almost like a frame-by-frame animation; the Werewolf Demon, who was still far away in the previous frame, was already next to Luna in the next frame, its right claw slashing down diagonally from above Luna!

Sharp claws gleamed with a scarlet light, and four blade-like beams of light were about to strike Luna!

In the nick of time, Aurora's body reacted faster than her mind, grabbing Luna's body and throwing her backward with force.

Bang!

Luna's body rolled on the ground, and the fall brought her back to her senses.

And looking at Aurora again, the arm that had just grabbed Luna had taken the brunt of the Werewolf Demon's claws instead of Luna's!

Tear--

The sturdy armor shattered, revealing a horrifying wound on Aurora's slender arm.

The pain brought Aurora her senses, but it also enraged her:

"You bastard—"

Lifting his right foot, he used his waist as a pivot, and delivered a powerful, magic-infused spinning kick to the wolf monster!

Boom!!!!

"--It hurts so much!!!"

Magical light emanated from his right leg, and a dazzling red light burst forth where it touched the Werewolf Demon!

A burst of red light erupted, Werewolf Demon's body seemed to be struck by a heavy hammer, plunging into the ground with a loud thud!

The ground within the Magic Barrier was shattered by the immense force, Werewolf Demon's body plunged diagonally straight into the deepest layer of the ground.

Aurora stood there, her arm torn apart by the Werewolf Demon, flesh torn open, pink blood flowing continuously down.

"... Little K, do you have any... healing abilities?"

Aurora asked Kelly in a low voice.

Kelly nodded. "Yes! But it will take time... Besides, its speed and strength are much greater than yours, so you'll need a Defensive Form that can withstand its power! But... the transformation takes time!"

It seems impossible to first have a Healing Form and then a Defensive Form.

It's not that Aurora couldn't do it, but given the speed of the Werewolf Demon, Aurora didn't have time to transform!

She can only change forms in a very short time, so she either needs to heal herself first or immediately switch to Defensive Form to find an opportunity to counterattack amidst the opponent's offensive!

"Tsk, let's just switch to defense!"

Aurora made a decision quickly.

She looked at her intact right arm, gritted her teeth, and frowned as she moved her bloodied left arm.

Ultimately, she chose to use magic to temporarily stop the bleeding, allowing her left arm to continue fighting for the time being, and then asked Kelly to help her switch to Defensive Form.

A familiar space for morphological transformation appears.

This time, it was a girl with braided hair covered in tan armor who fell from above and merged with Aurora.

Aurora's own armor, upon colliding with this earth-brown armor, transformed into something thicker and more robust.

Above the gauntlets, seemingly thin armor appeared, covering Aurora's exposed skin. The butterfly-like mask she wore also featured armor covering her head and spine.

He seemed to have grown taller, and all his vulnerable spots were now covered in tan armor!

In the blink of an eye, Aurora transformed from a petite, martial arts-loving Magical Girls into a true female warrior covered in exoskeleton armor!

This is an exclusive ability of a Magical Girls who specializes in 'defense' magic. It's a magic that abandons aesthetics and girlish fragility, focusing all her energy on defense!

Although it doesn't look like Magical Girls, and is even a little unattractive, it gives people an unparalleled sense of security.

Just standing here, it gives the impression of being indestructible!

(Aurora is injured!)

(That wretched dog! How dare it hurt Aurora! Die!!!)

(Unfortunately, Aurora didn't have Xiao Chun by her side to treat her...)

(No, this form is a bit... not good-looking)

(This really prioritizes strength over aesthetics www)

(But you know what, he looks really reassuring!)

Aurora revealed her third form on the Sky Screen, following her base form and Lightning Form.

Defensive Form!

Although this form may seem a bit bulky and unattractive at first glance, a closer look reveals its armor-like aesthetic.

It's like wearing medieval heavy armor, except the color of the heavy armor has changed from silver to tan.

And don't let the armor's less-than-ideal appearance fool you; its defensive capabilities are absolutely top-notch.

According to Kelly's estimation, with Aurora's current strength, using this armor, she could probably withstand a single blow from Mid-Tier Demon!

Although Aurora activated her Defensive Form, Xiao Bai wasn't very optimistic about their upcoming battle against the Werewolf Demon.

Aurora's current form might offer strong defense, but without the speed of her Lightning Form, her clumsy appearance makes her nothing more than a large target for the Werewolf Demon.

Even with Luna's help in dealing with the Werewolf Demon, Aurora's chances of winning are slim.

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, any skill is merely a fancy trick.

The clumsy Aurora appears on the battlefield.

Luna, who had been thrown out, finally realized what was happening.

Seeing the splattered blood, Luna felt guilty and remorseful, but when she saw Aurora transform, surprise appeared in her eyes.

"The shape... has changed?"

Luna is a traditional Magical Girls who made a contract with Lien. Well, although she's not exactly a true 'traditional Magical Girls' because Lien underwent modifications, she seems more normal compared to Aurora.

They transform using Emotion Seed and fight with Magical Armament. Apart from their Shining Form, they generally don't unlock new forms, which is the traditional sense of Magical Girls.

So Luna was quite surprised to see Aurora's new form.

Because she didn't have a new form, Lien never mentioned it to her.

"This is..." Lien's little lion face scrunched up.

She observed Aurora's Defensive Form and felt that the form looked very familiar.

This image reminded Lien of a Magical Girls, but Lien didn't dwell on it further.

Seeing that Aurora had used her new form, Lien immediately said to Luna:

"Get ready to attack. If I'm not mistaken, that Demons will only attack Little Red. Seize the opportunity and deliver a Demons blow!"

If Aurora's new form is indeed, as Lien suspects, derived from another Magical Girls, then she will definitely possess a kind of taunting magic!

Taunt magic and defensive magic are the only abilities that Magical Girls possesses.

Lien guessed correctly; when Aurora used this form, she automatically mastered the two types of magic that her senior Magical Girls was skilled in.

Defense, and attraction.

The former goes without saying, while the latter's attraction is actually what Lien called 'taunting,' drawing the monster's attention entirely to oneself, causing the monster to attack only oneself, and creating an opportunity for one's companions to counterattack and focus fire.

This magic is paired with Magical Girls who need to charge up their attacks.

For example, Xiao Qiu, who's skilled at using charged Magic Cannon.

Or perhaps it's Luna now, who can transform her Magical Armament into a hand cannon for a charged attack.

Aurora's defenses are fully prepared.

The Werewolf Demon also burst out from underground at this moment.

Perhaps it was because of Aurora's kick just now, or perhaps it was the attraction power Aurora was currently using.

The Werewolf Demon's eyes, when it looked at Aurora, were so red they practically glowed!

Having just emerged from underground, it used all four limbs to run towards Aurora once more!

Werewolf Demon, shrouded in black aura and with bloodshot eyes, charged at Aurora, unleashing the same deadly attack as before!

The fingernails gleamed coldly, and the two claws, sharp as blades, slammed down hard on Aurora's reddish-brown armor!

Sizzle sizzle--

A piercing, teeth-grinding noise rang out, and several white marks appeared on the outer layer of Aurora's body armor, but they quickly disappeared.

A look of surprise flashed across Aurora's eyes.

This armor's defensive capabilities are much stronger than I expected!

Having experienced the sharpness of the Werewolf Demon's claws firsthand, Aurora knew all too well just how sharp Werewolf Demon.

Under the attack of the opponent's claws, Aurora's arm armor was as fragile as paper.

Of course, that's not entirely true. At least Aurora's arm armor helped her absorb most of the power of the opponent's claw attack; otherwise, Aurora wouldn't have only suffered injuries to her arm.

Her arm would probably be torn off by the opponent's claws!

The Werewolf Demon realized that its claw attacks were ineffective. After hesitating for only a second, it changed its attack method.

It retracted its claws, clenched its fists, and unleashed a frenzied attack on the sturdy armor before it!