Chapter 318

Xiaoxia's eyes widened. "Why! Aren't we friends now?!"

"Even if we're friends, you'd definitely side with the green! If you knew the truth! So, to prevent me from making more enemies, I absolutely won't tell you the reason!"

Aurora was perfectly justified.

Xiaoxia scratched her head. "What exactly happened? Can't you two just make up?"

"If, I mean 'if'!" Aurora emphasized repeatedly, and then asked Xiaoxia:

"Suppose that Murong Xiaochun and I both like... the same thing! And we both want it, and we have to use force to take it, who would you choose to help?"

Chen Xiaoxia's brain went blank.

She stroked her chin for a long time, then said, "Hmm, I probably won't help anyone. Maybe I'll ask Xiao Qiu to come and persuade you not to fight over it, and instead just buy a new one?"

"What if that thing is unique, and there's no other one like it in the world?"

"... Does such a thing exist?"

Chen Xiaoxia didn't quite understand.

Aurora rolled her eyes. "Anyway, that's pretty much it. Xiao Chun and I are both fighting over a one-of-a-kind... 'treasure'! That's why we can't stand each other."

Aurora tried to explain her situation with Xiao Chun in a tactful way.

Chen Xiaoxia still couldn't figure out what the two were fighting over, and she was quite curious about it:

"What is it... Honestly, Xiao Chun didn't tell us about this. Is she worried we'd steal her 'treasure'? Isn't that too much of a pretense?"

"The 'treasure' I mentioned was just a metaphor... Anyway, just know that's enough. I'm only telling you this because we get along well."

The so-called 'treasure' is Fang Ming, something that neither Xiao Chun nor Aurora would dare to easily reveal.

Unless Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia figure it out themselves.

"A metaphor..." Xiaoxia was still pondering, her curiosity piqued by Aurora, and now she really wanted to know what the two of them were comparing 'treasure' to.

But after thinking for a long time, Xiaoxia still couldn't come up with a clue.

"Hey, Little Red, why don't you just tell me!" Xiaoxia asked Aurora using her nickname.

However, when she turned around, she found that Aurora had disappeared without her noticing.

"Little Red...?"

Chen Xiaoxia stared blankly at her surroundings.

The streets were deserted at night. It seemed that Xiaoxia was the only one standing there, while Aurora, who should have been beside her, was nowhere to be found.

Click--

The streetlights in the distance suddenly went out, and darkness swallowed the street.

Immediately afterwards...

Click--click--click--

One by one, the streetlights dimmed in the direction Xiaoxia was facing.

Click--

When the last streetlamp above Xiaoxia's head went completely dark, Xiaoxia's figure was swallowed by the darkness.

There was no more sound.

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Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Theatrical Edition and Season 3: Chapter 346 Darkness and Death

"... Xiaoxia?"

Meanwhile, Aurora also noticed Xiaoxia's disappearance.

But unlike Xiaoxia, who was completely swallowed by darkness, her surroundings remained bright and beautiful. The streetlights shone on her, casting shadows in different directions.

Aurora stopped, looked around, and then, without hesitation, took out her phone.

"Little K, transform!"

"Um!"

After a brief exchange, Emotional Force surged from the phone, and Aurora entered her transformation phase.

With more refined transformation visuals and more dazzling transformation animations, Aurora, now covered in slender armor, reappears on the street after a few dozen seconds of transformation animation.

At the same time, her fist slammed into the ground:

"Is it... here?!"

Boom!!!

The ground shattered, and the shadows reflected on it flew out, emanating a gray-black aura, forming wandering ghosts in the distance.

The ghost was wrapped in tattered rags, and just looking at it made one feel an overwhelming sense of despair.

Upon noticing the ominous aura emanating from the ghost, Kelly immediately gasped in disbelief:

"This... this is impossible!!"

"?!" Aurora looked at Kelly: "This Demons... you know him?!"

"This is... this is the 'Death' Demons! A Commander Rank Demons! How could it be here!"

"!!!"

Death Demon... Commander Rank!!?

Aurora's pupils contracted, and she stared at the Demons opposite her in disbelief.

(Wow! That's a huge leap in level!)

(If you don't understand, just ask. Commander Rank... is that the Lord- level that Xiao Qiu and the others mentioned before? Is that Upper Rank than the rank of Upper Demon?)

(You obviously don't read the information on the website much; the website has already published all the information about the Demons.)

(The normal ranking system is: Lower Rank, Middle Rank, Upper Rank, Lord. However, the website now divides the Lord rank into two levels.)

(I know, Pillar Rank and Commander Rank! Only after that comes Demon Lord level!)

(The Twelve Pillars and four commanders form the upper structure of the Demons forces, so you understand now?)

(Holy crap! So Little Red skipped the Middle Rank, Upper Rank, and Pillar Rank enemies and went straight to the Commander Rank?! Is there something wrong with this matchmaking system!?)

"Don't worry, this isn't a pure Death Demon."

While the viewers in the live chat were holding their breath for Aurora, Stella explained to everyone:

"Just like the 'Aging' Demons you dealt with before, it's just a clone of that Demons. Its strength is definitely not great; at least, Aurora should be able to handle it."

"... Tsk, so what exactly are you doing all this trouble for?"

Aurora glared at Stella, clearly annoyed.

[Chen Xiaoxia] in the Sky Screen is swallowed by darkness, while [Aurora] in the Sky Screen also faces the clone of Overlord Demons.

Stella, who has created so many Demons in succession, is now seen as a very dangerous character by everyone.

Who knows what she's up to?

At least Aurora doesn't trust this guy.

"... I said I would tell you everything after the theatrical version finished playing on the Sky Screen."

Stella used the same excuse as before, saying to everyone, "After all, 'spoilers' are a really annoying thing, right?"

"Hmph, I'll be watching you."

Aurora stared intently at Stella in her raven form.

If Stella on the Sky Screen were to ultimately become the enemy of the Magical Girls, then Aurora would definitely punch Stella's head in the head!

"'Death'..." Xiao Bai didn't get involved in Aurora and Stella's argument. She stared at the Demons in the Sky Screen and imprinted Demons image in her mind.

Then he asked Kelly, "I say, the four Overlord Demons, they wouldn't happen to be 'Death,' 'War,' 'Hunger,' and 'Plague,' would they?"

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?" Xiao Qiu raised her hand, remembering the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse mentioned in the Bible.

If that's true, does it mean that these Demons once came to this world and left behind the legend of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

Xiao Bai asked Kelly, but Kelly shook her head and said:

"No, the War Demon and the Plague Demon do exist, but they are subordinates of the Death Demon."

"The remaining beings on par with the Death Demon are 'Fear,' 'Greed Demon,' and 'Void.'"

Kelly named the four Overlord Demons.

The Death Demon needs no introduction; it was born from humanity's fear of death and its yearning for life.

The Fear Demon is the embodiment of the concept of 'fear'. Conventionally speaking, it should be more powerful than death, because all human fears, regardless of the object of fear, amplify its power.

The Void Demon was born from humanity's fear of concepts such as 'Oblivion,' 'oblivion,' 'loneliness,' and 'darkness.'

The Greed Demon was born from human Desire and is the only one of the Overlord Demons Demons lives according to human desires.

All four Demons are incredibly powerful, but for now, the Magical Girls don't need to worry about encountering Demons.

After all, the barriers of this world are there, so even if the Magical Girls really have to face Demons, the first ones they should face should be Middle Rank peak or Upper Demon.

"After the movie ends, we'll organize all the data on all the Lord-Tier Demon. I originally thought we had plenty of time, but... it seems we don't have much time left."

Xiao Bai said in a deep voice.

In reality, Pillar-Tier Demon has appeared, and in the Sky Screen, Overlord Demons has appeared.

Although they are all clones, it also means that the Magical Girls have finally begun to make contact with the higher-ups of the Demons.

In the future, more named Demons may be born in this world, or they may even come directly to us. The Magical Girls must prepare for this in advance.

"No... no, this is a clone of the Death Demon... Aurora, set up a barrier!!"

After exclaiming in surprise, Kelly quickly realized that the Death Demon in front of her was not the real thing.

Otherwise, just by standing here, it could instantly reap the lives of everyone in the city!

Even so, this Death Demon is by no means an entity that can be easily dealt with.

Even if the opponent's magical power appears to be only of Lower Rank, it should never be regarded as a simple Lower Rank!

Kelly wanted Aurora to prepare herself, but then Kelly noticed that Aurora's body was trembling slightly, and she looked at the Death Demon in front of her, having lost her usual Passion.

"Aurora...?"

Kelly had a bad feeling.

Aurora's voice trembled. "... Death... The Death Demon...? Will it... bring death...?"

"Aurora!! Cheer up!"

Kelly didn't understand what Aurora was afraid of; if it was fear of death, that didn't fit Aurora's personality.

When she fought the monster Avery had transformed into, Aurora was always at the forefront; she must have been prepared to die.

Therefore, Aurora's fear of the Death Demon was definitely not due to 'fear of death'.

But if that's not the case, then what could be the reason?

Kelly was at a loss for what to do, but she knew now wasn't the time to think about it.

She called out to Aurora, trying to cheer the redhead up.

The shout brought a sliver of clarity to Aurora's eyes. She clenched her still-trembling fist, dispelling the dark gray mist floating in front of her, and took a deep breath:

"... Sorry, I... I was just affected."

"It's alright, quickly call for help, then release the barrier!"

"Good!"

Aurora threw a punch into the sky, and the red fist shadow shot up from the ground like fireworks, blooming into a dazzling red light in the sky.

The magical bursts that only Magical Girls can see are perfect for sending messages.

Once the red light appeared, Aurora released the barrier, enveloping herself and the Death Demon within it.