The Girl Who Clings to Me

The remaining gangsters standing nearby had their mouths agape, wide enough to swallow an apple.

The most exaggerated expression came from the burly black man Aurora rescued; his chin practically slammed into the ground.

After the Magical Girls transformed, they didn't waste any time saying anything.

Xiao Bai, as a senior Magical Girls, was the first to act. Instead of attacking the Snake Woman Monster in front of her, she spun her scythe and divided the space.

In the blink of an eye, Magic Barrier enveloped everyone, and the Magical Girls and the Snake Woman Monster left reality and entered the Magic Barrier.

Fighting in the real world isn't impossible, but this is a shopping mall, Magical Girls have extremely high destructive power. Even the aftershocks of a fight could easily injure or even kill many people!

Therefore, it's common sense to activate a barrier before fighting, Xiao Bai really hope Aurora and Luna can understand this.

"Roar!!!"

The moment the Magic Barrier was completed, it wasn't Aurora who rushed out first, but rather Xilisi, who had been prepared all along.

Her muscles bulged, and she launched herself off the ground, landing precisely on the Snake Woman's back. Her fanged mouth then viciously bit down on the Snake Woman's vital spot!

Pfft

Even bullets couldn't penetrate her skin, yet it was pierced by Xilisi's teeth. Pink blood splattered everywhere. Xilisi used all her strength to tear off the flesh from the Snake Woman Monster's neck!

"Aaaaaa!!!!"

The Snake Woman Monster let out a scream that sounded both human and snake-like. Feeling the pain, she lashed out with her tail, destroying everything around her!

"Xilisi!!" Aurora cried out in concern as she saw Xilisi rush out.

As Xilisi tore away the Snake Woman's flesh, and the Snake Woman prepared to retaliate, Aurora reacted and came to Xilisi's side, just in time to block the tail that was attacking Xilisi!

"Stay away from Xilisi!!!"

Aurora, who had long considered Xilisi a companion, grabbed the Snake Woman's tail and pulled hard.

The Snake Woman's body was flung away by Aurora, shattering the ceiling and everything in its path before landing on the street outside the mall within the barrier.

A deafening roar erupted as the Snake Woman smashed through the vehicles on the ground, like bowling balls. Snake Woman smashed through several cars before finally stopping at the end of the street.

Where the Snake Woman flew out, a long passage was revealed, through which one could see the Snake Woman at the end.

Seeing that the Snake Woman hadn't gotten up for a while, Aurora turned to Xilisi and asked:

"Xilisi, are you alright?"

"Fine..."

Seeing Aurora's concern, Xilisi looked up and smiled at Aurora.

Looking at Xilisi's face covered in pink blood, and then at her teeth stained with blood as well, Aurora was speechless.

She casually picked up a piece of cloth from the ground and went over to wipe Xilisi's mouth, saying:

"You! Don't eat things you've never seen before! What if you get food poisoning! And from now on, eat cooked food!!"

"... Is that the point?"

Xiao Bai, who had walked up to Aurora, couldn't help but complain after hearing Aurora scolding Xilisi.

I have a feeling that Aurora has really become a character like Xilisi's older sister.

Shaking her head, Xiao Bai didn't think too much about it. She stroked Xilisi's head and said to Aurora:

"You and Luna go deal with that Snake Woman, I'll take care of Xilisi."

"Huh?" Lien, perched on Luna's shoulder, tilted her head in confusion and asked, "Aren't you going to help?"

Xiao Bai looked at Lien meaningfully. "Are you sure you want me to take action?"

"..." Lien remained silent.

She instantly realized that Xiao Bai was right; Xiao Bai absolutely could not make a move.

Because Xiao Bai's strength is drastically greater than that of Aurora and Luna!

Already at the Middle Rank, and after activating the Erosion Form, this Xiao Bai can almost reach the Upper Rank. In the Americas District, this newbie is practically a king among kings who can easily defeat low-tier players!

Xiao Bai isn't incapable of taking action, but if he does, Aurora and Luna will stagnate.

They could only watch from the sidelines, cheering on Xiao Bai.

This is not what Lien wanted to see, nor is it something Aurora and Luna could accept.

Aurora understood this, so after Xiao Bai finished speaking, she stood up and said to Xiao Bai:

"You're not allowed to lay a hand on me! I'm your enemy! Do you hear me? Even if I'm about to die, you're not allowed to lay a hand on me!"

Aurora was very serious.

Lien broke out in a cold sweat. "... Well, no matter what, when you're about to die..."

Aurora didn't have the patience to let her finish speaking. Before Lien could finish, she had already rushed out of the mall through the passage that the Snake Woman had 'created' earlier.

Luna nodded politely to Xiao Bai before leaving with Lien.

Xiao Bai stroked Xilisi's head, watching her use her tongue to clean her blood-stained arm, her face expressionless, lost in thought.

Aurora was the first to approach the Snake Woman, her gaze sweeping over the Snake Woman's body and tail before she switched to her Lightning Form.

When encountering monsters whose weaknesses are not immediately apparent, Aurora has made it a habit to use her Lightning Form to deal with them first.

Lightning Form is fast, ensuring you won't be hit by monsters and allowing you to observe their weaknesses, making it a very versatile form.

This is also a form that Aurora likes.

Aurora confronted the Snake Woman, and Luna, who had also come outside the street, originally intended to help.

But just as Luna was about to make her move, the wall next to her suddenly shattered, and a fist encased in armor slammed into Luna, who was standing still!

"Luna!?"

Lien spotted the fist and instinctively let out a worried sound.

Luna, however, showed no expression. The moment her fist appeared, she lowered her head, aimed her Magical Armament at the attacker, and decisively pulled the trigger!

Bang!

A magical bullet with penetrating properties flew out, heading straight for the attacker.

However, the bullet struck the attacker but did not penetrate his body; instead, it was deflected by the armor at his waist!

What tough armor!

Luna's pupils contracted; having missed her attack, she immediately fled.

Boom!!

The attacker's second punch slammed into the ground where Luna had been standing, cracking the surface as his fist sank into the hard concrete.

Luna distanced herself from the attacker, and only then could she see what the attacker looked like.

The attacker was a man who was nearly two meters tall.

At least from his appearance, he was male, and his body had no features that were not human.

The only difference between them and humans is the hard, inward-curving horn on their heads, resembling a bull's horn.

The sharp horns were covered with black metal, which spread downwards, covering his head and body, making it impossible to see his appearance.

Black metal formed armor, completely enveloping the man and making him look like a knight from the Western Middle Ages.

Luna felt a strong sense of oppression emanating from this knight.

Very strong!

This guy... is even stronger than the two weirdos we fought last time!

"... Luna? Are you alright?"

After Luna dodged, Lien asked Luna a question.

Luna shook her head, took Lien off her shoulder and placed her on the ground, saying, "... I'll deal with him, you stay hidden."

"Okay, be careful."

"No problem, I... have become stronger."

Luna said softly.

Although the opponent was slightly stronger than the strange bird she had faced before, Luna was also much stronger than before.

Her combat experience is also growing in tandem; she has even now analyzed her opponent's weaknesses and found ways to counter them!

She shouldn't need much time to deal with this black-armored monster.

"Hmm... both of them have gotten stronger."

Xiao Bai, who was watching from above, offered his assessment of the two people engaged in battle.

The two eccentric individuals sent by the Aurora Society this time were clearly targeted.

The Snake Woman Monster has a smooth appearance and extremely high evasion ability. Whether Aurora is in lightning form or basic burst form, the damage she can do to her is very limited.

The enemies Luna faces are the same.

Its armor shell is extremely tough, capable of withstanding Luna's penetrating bullets. Given this toughness, unless it's the bullet fired from the sniper rifle Luna conjured last time, other bullets would have a hard time penetrating this guy's armor.

Noticing the enemy's change in form, Xiao Bai's eyes turned cold.

The fact that the enemy adjusts the monsters' power and special abilities based on the Magical Girls' strength means that they can somehow 'see' the Magical Girls fighting the monsters!

They may have been watching the battlefield all along!

"Hmm? Wait a minute..."

The thought had barely crossed Xiao Bai's mind when he suddenly realized something.

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, Xiao Bai almost instinctively looked towards Xilisi beside him.

Time slowed down here, and in this slowed-down time, in a dark laboratory, the young doctor named Avery curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

As this scene flashed by, Xilisi's previously pure white silver glasses suddenly turned a deep crimson, like blood.

She suddenly looked up, her right hand's claws fully extended, and slammed down heavily on Xiao Bai!

Tear--

Clothes ripped, blood splattered, and Xiao Bai's figure flew out of the mall, landing on the ground in the distance where two Magical Girls were fighting.

She adjusted her posture in mid-air and landed in the middle of the Magical Girls on one knee.

This sudden turn of events made Aurora and Luna instinctively look in their direction.

When the two Magical Girls saw Xiao Bai kneeling on the ground with one arm crossed, they were both startled. When they saw Xilisi slowly walking out of the mall, her appearance completely different from before, as if she had been completely turned into a monster, they both showed expressions of disbelief.

"Silly...?"

Aurora, who had recently become closest to Xilisi, stared blankly at Xilisi as she walked out of the mall.

The image of Xilisi from the past appeared before Aurora's eyes.

But in the end, it transformed into the grotesque figure before us, with blood on its hands, bared teeth, and a ferocious expression.

She is Xilisi.

He's also an eccentric member of the Aurora Society.

Now, the worst situation is before them: Xilisi... has completely turned into a monster.

The ending theme music started playing at this inopportune moment.

Chapter 259 The Girl Who Came Up

(Gaia!!!! Why did you stop here?!!!!)

(Xiao Bai and Xilisi will be alright, right? They'll be alright, right!?)

(Xilisi is obviously being controlled! That Avery... I... *****)

(Why isn't the Aurora Society dead yet?! Just die already! I'm begging you!!!)

(Don't worry, Xilisi is alright! We must believe that Xilisi is alright!!!)

"Xiao Bai!!"

On the Sky Screen, Xiao Bai is injured, but below, Xiao Qiu reacts the most.