Chapter 288
Avery, transformed into a small giant, charged straight toward Aurora like a rampaging truck, his footsteps thundering.
Aurora dared not fight him head-on; this guy's strength was even greater than that of the Rhino Demon was skilled in strength! In addition, the opponent possessed other abilities, so Aurora simply did not dare to confront him directly.
Boom! Boom!!
The little giant's feet pounded the ground, each step producing a tremendous roar, and his speed was by no means slow. One of the five protrusions on his body faintly glowed, and with the aid of this light, Avery suddenly flashed in front of Aurora!
Fist raised high, then brought down!
Bang!!!
Aurora was prepared and dodged the punch, which landed on empty air. However, even though it didn't hit Aurora, the force of the punch made the ground suddenly drop a bit!
"Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell, go to hell!!!"
In this form, Avery was affected by the negative emotions mixed with the Magic Source, making him violent and insane.
He threw a punch, then another, and in less than a second, he had unleashed dozens of punches. Countless overlapping fist shadows plowed up the ground!
Rumble, rumble--
Compared to Avery's three-meter-tall frame, the much smaller Aurora dodged the flying punches.
At this moment, the person Aurora was most grateful to was Fang Ming. Thanks to Fang Ming for teaching her those fighting techniques and how to dodge in battle, Aurora was able to dodge Avery's attacks so easily.
If it weren't for this, Aurora would probably still prefer to fight Avery head-on, like before, using brutal, hand-to-hand combat.
Even though Aurora tried her best to dodge, she was still hit in the body by Avery's punch!
For no apparent reason, Aurora's body suddenly stiffened for a moment, her body stiffening noticeably, her muscles tensing, and her eyes widening.
It was this moment of stunned silence that gave Avery his chance!
Bang!!
With a single punch, Aurora's body flew backward again, crashing into the church and completely destroying the already riddled structure.
The church collapsed, but immediately afterward, a red figure flew out of the collapsed church and crashed into a house further away!
Several houses were smashed open by Aurora's body and then collapsed; the wooden structures were no match for such an attack.
When Aurora landed on the ground again, she realized what had happened.
"What... thing?!"
Aurora couldn't understand.
She had dodged with remarkable ease, and normally Avery shouldn't have been able to hit her at all. But the truth was, a sudden attack caused her body to stiffen, allowing Avery to strike her precisely!
Bang!
Avery's enormous body leaped from afar, arriving in front of Aurora in a single bound.
Behind him, a faint pink light shone from the bulge, and the magic it released made Aurora feel stiff again.
"Magic [Slowness]."
Avery, Desire to explain, revealed his magical name to Aurora.
He pointed with his sharp-nailed fingers to the pink-glowing protrusion and said with a smile:
"The magic of a little girl I quite liked. Because of that liking, I combined her genes with those of a rabbit and a cat, hoping to awaken a speed magic. But instead, I only awakened a magic that Slowness people down—"
As Avery spoke, the Slowing Magic pressed down further on Aurora.
His speed seemed to increase, and in Aurora's eyes, he became a blur.
Before Aurora could even see his exact movements, Avery's fist had already landed on her again!
"Pfft--!"
The punch was heavy, sending Aurora flying again. Before she could even land, Avery caught up with her in a few strides and, like kicking a ball, delivered a powerful kick to Aurora's chest and abdomen.
Bang!!!
Aurora landed on the ground, her petite body shattering the concrete pavement and turning the streets along the way into muddy pits.
After doing all this, Avery suddenly stopped, pointing his finger at Aurora, blue electricity gradually gathering at the tip of his finger.
Strands of electricity surged from the bulge behind Avery, gathering towards his fingertips.
Soon, a blue ball of electricity appeared at Avery's fingertip.
"Ah, this guy is a complete stranger... But the magic created by fusing the electric eel's genes with him works quite well. Let's use this trick to send you to meet your God!"
As Avery spoke of his magical abilities, dazzling arcs of electricity suddenly erupted from the blue ball of electricity.
The electric arc formed a ray that traversed hundreds of meters in less than a thousandth of a second, arriving in front of Aurora!
Crackle!
A burst of electricity erupted, blue arcs of light crackling across Aurora's body, and Avery let out a laugh that sounded anything but benevolent.
"Hehehe, how about it?... Hmm?"
But after only two laughs, Avery sensed something was wrong.
The electric arc is very powerful. If it were to hit an ordinary person, it would probably turn them to ashes in less than a second.
Aurora is Magical Girls, a superhuman, with Magical Armament -like body and super strong defensive capabilities.
Avery believed that this move might severely injure Aurora, but it would definitely not be fatal.
So normally, he should have heard Aurora's screams.
However, at that moment, Avery heard nothing at all!
"!"
Something's not right!
Avery suddenly realized something and abruptly turned his head to look around.
The world around them had lost its normal colors, and when they looked in Aurora's direction, she, who should have been lying on the ground struck by the electric arc, had vanished!
"Magic Barrier--?"
"Phew... thankfully I made it in time..."
Luna, who had already woken up, appeared not far from Avery.
In fact, Luna had already regained consciousness when Avery knocked Aurora away.
But Avery was too fast, and the speed of the electric arc's attack was too fast; Luna simply didn't have time to rescue Aurora, who was affected by the [Slowing Magic].
Therefore, she had no choice but to immediately set up Magic Barrier, pulling Avery into Magic Barrier while leaving Aurora in the real world.
In this way, Luna was finally able to save Aurora in time.
"Xiao Lan! Thank goodness, you're alright!!"
Aurora, belatedly realizing what was happening, re-entered the barrier and exclaimed in delight upon seeing Luna unharmed.
Avery slowly turned his head, looking in Luna's direction.
His eyes flashed red as he stared at Luna, who was pointing a gun at him, and slowly shook his head.
You shouldn't have attacked me.
"..."
Luna didn't answer, but silently transformed the pistol in her hand into a hand cannon that was fixed to her hand.
Avery continued:
"Originally, I thought you were at least somewhat acceptable compared to that defective product. After all, you were the first Magical Girls I ever met, and you were fighting to eliminate monsters from the moment you appeared. But now it seems..."
Avery assumed a running stance, his eyes gleaming red:
"--You're not qualified either!!!!"
Magic flickered within the bulge behind him, and Avery's figure charged towards Luna!
Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 316 The Indestructible Avery
"It seems he's been keeping an eye on Luna for a long time."
Xiao Bai turned to look at Luna.
Luna tilted her head, as if countless question marks were popping up above it.
After all, she had no recollection of ever seeing Avery.
Lien, however, had some guesses about this:
"He probably noticed Luna when Luna first became Magical Girls and defeated monsters."
"... How disgusting."
Luna whispered, instinctively hugging herself tighter.
Being noticed by such a guy gave Luna goosebumps all over her body.
How is this any different from being targeted by a stalker, murderer, or pedophile?
To Luna, they were all equally disgusting; she even considered using her Magical Armament to protect herself.
"Judging from the current situation, this guy isn't easy to deal with," Youyou suddenly said.
Perhaps influenced by Xiao Bai, she was now more concerned about Avery's strength and the magic he possessed.
She looked at the Sky Screen and said, "Judging from the current performance, the five bumps on this guy's back should represent five different types of magic."
"[Slowness] and [Lightning Strike], that's two now. Even if you include [Gravity] from before, that's only three... We don't know what the remaining two spells are yet."
In addition to these diverse types of magic, Avery's own total magical power also exceeded the threshold of one thousand.
While his overall strength certainly can't compare to Middle Rank, he can be considered a 'Pseudo-Middle Rank' to some extent.
Of course, this is still calculated according to the magic standard set by Fang Ming himself.
Anyway, Avery truly lives up to his reputation as the final boss of the side story; he has both a solid mechanic and impressive stats.
Aurora will probably have to put in some effort to defeat him.
Avery charges at Luna.
His speed seemed even faster than before. His massive body was as if he had activated a teleportation skill. In a flash, he covered a distance of dozens of meters, and his fist fell towards Luna's head and front!
The Slowness- acting magic Luna's body feeling like it was stuck in mud, almost unable to move. She tried to dodge, but her body moved as slowly as a snail, and she could only watch helplessly as Avery's fist came hurtling towards her.
But the punch ultimately failed to land on Luna.
Long before Avery arrived, Luna had foreseen this scene through her proactive Prophecy Magic.
So when Avery's fist came down, the first thing he hit was not Luna's body, but a Claymore Mine Luna had pre-programmed to appear in mid-air at a set time!
The words "This side faces the enemy" were reflected on Avery's red armor visor. By the time Avery realized it, it was too late; his fist had already made intimate contact with the suddenly appearing landmine!
Boom!!!!
The landmine exploded the instant it made contact with Avery, sending countless magical fragments flying towards Avery.
A cloud of icy blue smoke, mixed with dust imbued with the magic of Freezing, landed on Avery along with flying magic fragments!
The shockwave sent Luna flying, freeing her from Avery's Slowness zone and rapidly distancing herself from Avery.
Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!
The Magical Armament, transformed into a hand cannon, spewed out magical power, and enormous magical projectiles blasted towards Avery as if they were free.
The shell shattered the ground, raising dust and rubble that engulfed Avery in a cloud of smoke!
When the smoke cleared, Avery was found lying stiffly on the ground.
His body was riddled with holes from the shattered magical fragments, and Luna's Freezing magic still lingered on his torso and limbs, making him appear as if he were dead.
"Dead...?"
Aurora looked at Avery lying on the ground in surprise.
Such a powerful and formidable 'monster'... just like that, died at Luna's hands?
Is this possible?
Aurora was somewhat incredulous, and as it turned out, her disbelief was justified.
Because Avery did not die.