Chapter 246
"I just want to live as a human being."
"Then don't give up!"
Xiao Bai shouted, "Don't give up hope! Believe we'll get you out! If my... friend were here, she would definitely do the same!"
The 'friend' that Xiao Bai mentioned was undoubtedly Xiao Qiu.
When Xiao Bai was falling into darkness and about to fall, it was Xiao Qiu who pulled her back from that the Abyss.
Xiao Qiu didn't give up on her back then, so she can't possibly give up on Xilisi now!
Xilisi didn't speak; she looked at Xiao Bai with a calm gaze.
Boom!!!
Suddenly, the world began to shake, and the two who noticed the shaking turned to look to the side.
The patterns of Erosive Power spread even faster; this dream world was about to be breached by the magic of erosion.
"... There's... no time left."
Looking at the erosion patterns, Little Xilisi said to Xiao Bai, "If you leave now, you still have a chance... Eh? What... are you going to do?"
Little Xilisi didn't finish her sentence because she saw Xiao Bai walking towards the location of the Erosive Power.
She tried to stop Xiao Bai, but Xiao Bai's pace quickened.
She walked in the direction of the Erosive Power, her gaze resolute, her steps unwavering.
"I'll deal with the Erosive Power. You go and find a way to bring Xilisi back to her senses. If you truly are the 'good' part of Xilisi, this shouldn't be too difficult for you."
As Xiao Bai walked towards the direction of the Erosive Power, he spoke to Little Xilisi.
Little Xilisi withdrew her arm and asked, puzzled:
"Why do you do this? You know perfectly well that everything you're doing is in vain..."
Whether this will work or not, we'll only know after we try.
In a cold tone, Xiao Bai uttered lines typically reserved for protagonists of action-packed anime. She turned her head and said to Little Xilisi:
"Until the very end, no one knows how it will end, so..."
Her body began to be covered with black and red patterns, the same patterns as those of the Erosive Power. Xiao Bai her Erosion Form.
Having activated its Erosion Form, Xiao Bai walked step by step to the edge of the dreamscape, which was being spread by the Erosive Power.
Although Xiao Bai cannot use too much power here, Xiao Bai can still alleviate the spread of this negative force by simply coming into contact with the Erosive Power.
With hands covering the boundary, the power, of the same origin as the Erosive Power, began to absorb the power of erosion.
At the same time, streaks of pink lines fell from above, attempting to stop the Erosive Power from advancing further.
This is Nicole's magic, that Power of Pleasant Dreams similar to the Power of Hope, helping Xiao Bai resist these negative energies.
"Xilisi!!! Go do it!!!"
Seeing that Little Xilisi was still standing still, Xiao Bai turned its head and roared at Little Xilisi.
Gazing at Xiao Bai, who was working so hard for her, Little Xilisi's pupils glistened with tears. Finally, she turned abruptly, transforming into a speck of light and disappearing from the spot.
Did she give up? Or was she doing what Xiao Bai suggested, making a final effort for 'herself'?
Xiao Bai doesn't know.
She now had only one thing on her mind: to stop the Erosive Power from spreading further and to buy Xilisi time to recover, until the very last moment.
Youyou was still beside Xiao Bai, standing behind Xiao Bai, and said worriedly:
"... You've already absorbed a lot of Erosive Power. It was Xiao Qiu who helped you back to normal, but now... what if you become corrupted too?"
"Oh."
Xiao Bai, whose face was covered in wrinkles, smiled.
She pressed her fingers firmly against the edge of the dream, answering Youyou's question:
"I've endured far greater Erosive Power than this, let alone such a small amount of negative magic. Trying to corrupt me—"
Boom!!!
A power of the same origin as the Erosive Power erupted from the silver-haired girl's body.
From within her petite frame came a suppressed roar, "--Still a long way off!!!!"
Her roar echoed throughout the Dream World, reaching far and wide.
Xiao Bai's roar seemed to reach Aurora's ears.
Aurora instinctively turned her head to look at the rainforest hanging upside down in the sky, but she couldn't see anything.
Kelly's reminder rang in her ears. "... The Erosive Power seems to have worsened, but Xilisi, she..."
"..."
Aurora didn't answer. She looked up at Xilisi looked like a scavenger, sitting by a fire in an abandoned building, chatting with other homeless people.
Compared to Luna's laboratory and Xiao Bai's rainforest, the most peaceful place is actually the scavenger Xilisi on Aurora's side.
Although she had a very hard time during this period, and often didn't know where her next meal would come from, she seemed to be very happy.
It was as if no difficulty could defeat her.
Perhaps it is precisely this mindset of never giving up hope and light in any predicament that is why Xilisi was able to persevere in the laboratory and awaken the Emotion Seed.
But as far as Aurora could see, the corrosive forces were approaching.
This means that Xilisi's self-awareness has been further compressed, and the time left before Xilisi completely falls into depravity is running out.
But how do we do it?
What can Aurora do to awaken Xilisi?
She has absolutely no clue what to do.
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"Sister Aurora..."
Suddenly, Xilisi stood up and grabbed Aurora's hand.
Aurora, still lost in thought, looked up in surprise. "What's wrong?"
"Sister Aurora ..." Xilisi's expression became complicated. Her once pure and innocent eyes now held a lot of scrutiny and hesitation.
When their eyes met, Aurora immediately realized that the girl in front of her, Xilisi, was not the scavenger girl who had been with her earlier.
She is someone else.
"Xilisi, you..."
Just as Aurora was about to ask a question, Xilisi suddenly grabbed Aurora's arm tightly and ran towards the edge of the tall building next to them.
"Sister Aurora, come with me--"
She said this to Aurora as she ran.
The two jumped off the edge of the abandoned building.
Although the abandoned building they were in was very tall, the floor they were on was only a few stories high.
But the height of those few floors suddenly stretched infinitely after the two fell from the edge, as if they had jumped into a bottomless the Abyss.
The falling wind whispered in Aurora and Xilisi's ears.
Hearing the howling wind, Aurora instinctively hugged Xilisi tightly beside her, asking anxiously and with confusion:
"Xilisi! What's going on?"
"Xiao Bai... Sister, she's trying to stop the Erosive Power from getting any closer and awaken 'me,' but that alone won't work. She also needs to piece together 'my' fragmented memories!"
"...?" Aurora was slightly stunned for a moment. She couldn't understand why Xilisi, who had been sitting there without knowing anything, suddenly seemed to know everything.
But Aurora knew what was more important, so she didn't ask about these trivial matters and went straight to the Xilisi, asking:
"Then... what should I do? Tell me, Xilisi!"
"Help me... buy some time to fuse the memories!"
As Xilisi spoke, the two left the physical Dream World and entered a dark space of consciousness.
Although this space of consciousness was black, it was surprisingly not dark. Aurora looked up and could see the buildings at the end of this black space and the buildings beneath her feet.
This is a space composed of 'cubic prisms'.
One after another, cuboids were arranged closely together. These cuboids varied in height and were scattered throughout this small space of consciousness, making the whole space seem a little bloated, yet giving people a strange sense of beauty.
At the edge of the black space, a black and red Erosive Power was slowly spreading, and in the very center of this black space, the white tiger-like Xilisi, who was not wearing a helmet, was being entangled by black threads.
Silk threads were wrapped around her ankles and arms, suspending her in the air like a 'suffering saint'.
And this is the core of Xilisi.
Where her true consciousness resides.
Click--click--
When Aurora and Xilisi arrived at the edge of this space, where the Erosive Power was spreading, one after another, black monsters emerged from the black and red patterns.
They resemble a moving mass of mud, with slender bodies that drip black liquid as they walk.
They all have different shapes, but most of them are strange creatures that are a combination of humans and animals. Aurora even saw enemies that she and Luna had defeated among them.
They are the manifestation of negative energy, the vanguard of the Erosive Power attempting to drag Xilisi into darkness.
"Sister Aurora, please help me... stop them!"
Upon seeing the densely packed vanguard appear, Xilisi made a request to Aurora.
She herself walked towards her true form at the very center of the consciousness space.
"I understand... Leave it to me!!"
Aurora clashed her fists together, the crisp metallic clang emitting a transparent sound wave that briefly stunned the eroding army approaching the center.
Xilisi nodded, then looked up at the sky.
Another point of light fell from the sky, and Luna, carrying a larger version of Xilisi, was rapidly approaching.
To make Xilisi whole, all these fragments of memory need to be merged together, ultimately giving the body bound by the Erosive Power.
Fortunately Aurora and Luna each had a fragment of memory nearby, which saved Little Xilisi the time of searching for them.
Now, all of Xilisi's fragmented memories are gathered here.
The final battle is about to begin!
(Xilisi, everyone... let's all do our best!!!)
(The Magical Girls will definitely win!!!)
(Don't worry, judging from the plot, it's clearly going to be a happy ending! Everyone will be fine!)
(Trust Xiao Bai, trust Little Red! Keep going!!!)
(Where's Xiao Lan?)
(Xiao Lan is crying, the one who was Oblivion www)
The plot has entered its middle stage, and this seventh episode, which is almost two episodes long, is also nearing its end. According to the current pace, the final ending should be that Xilisi is rescued by everyone, and everyone enjoys a happy ending.
The audience relaxed, and the Magical Girls also relaxed considerably.
But they didn't notice that the Magical Creatures' expressions... never relaxed.
Even when they saw Xilisi in the consciousness space, the Magical Creatures all looked away, no longer glancing at the scene in the sky.
It was as if they couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Xiao Chun noticed this and subconsciously looked at Nino, wanting to ask her what was going on.
Nino shook his head at her.
Nino didn't say anything, but even a normally carefree and easygoing Magical Creatures like Nino showed such an expression, which was enough to prove everything.
Aurora and Luna reunite, the two Magical Girls joining forces once again to unleash their full power against the invading invasion army!