Chapter 319

"Huff... huff..."

In complete darkness, Chen Xiaoxia, radiating a faint glow, groped her way forward.

There was nothing in front of her; if it weren't for the light emanating from her own body, Chen Xiaoxia would have thought she had gone blind.

With no companions and no way out, all that could be seen was endless darkness.

A deep sense of fear and despair filled Chen Xiaoxia's mind.

Yes, she's afraid of the dark.

This is common knowledge; at least among her close friends, everyone knows she's afraid of the dark.

But if there were people around, even a Magical Creatures, Chen Xiaoxia wouldn't be this terrified.

But she was the only one there.

"Damn it! What on earth is going on?!"

Out of fear, Chen Xiaoxia became much more irritable.

But she dared not unleash her magic to attack her surroundings, because before falling into this darkness, Chen Xiaoxia was on the street.

Although it is late at night, it doesn't mean there are no other pedestrians on the street.

There were office workers who worked night shifts and didn't get off work until late, students who planned to spend the night in internet cafes, and sanitation workers who were cleaning up garbage on the streets.

There are also various vehicles coming and going constantly.

Chen Xiaoxia was worried that she was still in reality, that she couldn't see or hear anything, and that her outburst would hurt passersby.

Therefore, even though Chen Xiaoxia was terrified, Chen Xiaoxia would not use any moves unless she was attacked.

"It's okay... Xiao Qiu will save me... Xiao Chun and Dongdong... and Aurora too..."

Xiaoxia's body was trembling. She muttered to herself to bolster her courage, but the Courage Heart, the core of her magic, grew increasingly dim.

Her strength comes from her fearless courage, and when she loses that courage, she naturally becomes unable to unleash her full potential.

Even now that Xiaoxia has activated her Shining Form, this remains the case.

Lost in fear, Chen Xiaoxia didn't notice that wisps of fear were emanating from her, seeping into the deeper darkness and making the surrounding darkness even more intense.

In that dense darkness, a black figure, completely blending into the darkness and visible only from the viewer's perspective, is hidden, absorbing the fear emanating from the Magical Girls.

It is Dark Demon.

He is one of the three pillars under the command of the Void Demon.

Without a doubt, this darkness was its doing, and it was specifically designed to deal with Chen Xiaoxia's enemies.

Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Movie and Season 3: Chapter 347 Everyone is Hypnotized

A red fist shadow clashed with a gray-black aura.

Two completely different forces raged freely within the Magic Barrier, with red light and black radiance weaving through Magic Barrier.

Aurora was being chased by the Death Demon. Even though the Death Demon's strength hadn't reached the Middle Rank, Aurora shouldn't have been at a disadvantage, even if she couldn't overwhelm Death Demon.

But the truth is, Aurora felt completely helpless against the Death Demon, only able to passively take hits.

In terms of strength, she was no match for her opponent.

In terms of speed, the Death Demon seems to be a step ahead of her.

Aurora currently relying entirely on the combat skills she learned from Fang Ming to entangle with the Death Demon, stalling for time while waiting for Xiao Qiu and the others to come and provide support.

Apart from that, Aurora couldn't find any opening to retaliate.

"Aurora..."

Kelly could tell that Aurora had some concerns.

She also recalled that the Death Demon could indeed evoke a Magical Girls's fear of death, but for Aurora, who had experienced several life-or-death battles, she shouldn't have been affected.

Then why...?

"I'm sorry... my body is shaking..."

Aurora whispered to Kelly.

"It's alright. The Death Demon's ability awakens a person's deepest fear of death. It's a bodily instinct, unrelated to your will. Just try to stall for time and wait for Xiao Qiu and the others to arrive."

Kelly offered a soft word of comfort.

But Aurora's expression didn't relax at all; she bit her lower lip and said:

"... I'm not afraid of him..."

"I know."

"But... every time I get close to it, I see... Harvey and... Uncle... Little K, you... and... Luna...'s figures flash before my eyes..."

"!"

Upon hearing this, Kelly immediately understood what Aurora was afraid of.

There are very few things that Aurora can fear; even death, Aurora can muster the courage to face it directly.

What truly terrified Aurora was not death itself, but the deaths of her loved ones and friends.

Having experienced the deaths of her parents and Harvey, Aurora's greatest fear is the passing of Fang Ming, Xiao Bai, and other people she cares deeply about.

Especially after the battle in the small Americas District, Kelly's previous vessel was destroyed, and Fang Ming also fell into a coma and looked like he was dead, which caused Aurora some psychological trauma.

Now, the Death Demon has brought out Aurora's psychological trauma, making it impossible for her to confront Death Demon directly.

This is precisely why Aurora is at a disadvantage.

Thinking of this, Kelly took a deep breath.

She didn't try to persuade Aurora to be brave or to face death directly, nor did she offer any similar platitudes.

She took a deep breath and said to Aurora:

"Let's keep circling it and wait for Xiao Qiu to come. Xiao Qiu will definitely help solve it..."

"Hope Flash--!!"

Yu Muqiu's call arrived just in time, bringing Shining Light of hope that shot in from outside the barrier, dispelling the gloom in Aurora's heart and completely annihilating the Death Demon chasing after her.

Once Yu Muqiu activated his Shining Form and went all out, he could easily defeat not only a Lower Rank- level Demons, but also a Middle Rank peak Demons.

With that blast, the Death Demon couldn't even last a second before turning into magical particles and dissipating within the barrier.

"Little Red! Are you alright?!"

Yu Muqiu ran over and immediately went to Aurora's side, asking her with concern.

The effects of the Death Demon had dissipated, and Aurora's body had stopped trembling. She exhaled slowly, turned to look at Yu Muqiu, and gently shook her head at her.

"I'm fine, thanks."

"It's good that you're alright. By the way... where's Xiaoxia?"

Xiao Qiu looked around but couldn't find Xiaoxia.

Aurora shook her head as well. "Xiaoxia disappeared before I encountered this Demons."

"Oh no, could something have happened to Xiaoxia?!"

Xiao Qiu immediately became worried. She and Aurora first put away the Nightmare Seed after defeating the Demons, and then the two began to search for Xiaoxia's whereabouts.

The good news is that they eventually found Xiaoxia.

The bad news is...

Xiaoxia lay unconscious on the ground, unable to wake up.

Darkness reappeared, and the red and blue lights, along with the previous pink and purple lights, shone brightly.

(Oops! Oh no, Stella's going to be really intense!)

(Little Red fears death, so her enemy is the Death Demon; Xiaoxia fears the dark, so the Dark Demon comes to deal with her...)

(I always feel like Stella is playing a long game!)

(Does this even need to be felt?)

(To be honest, this Stella makes me a little uncomfortable...)

(I don't know what she's trying to do, but after what she did to Xiao Bai and Xiaoxia, I'm starting to hate her.)

(I also--!)

"Let me punch her!"

Aurora rolled up her sleeves and glared at Stella on Xiao Bai's shoulder with gritted teeth.

Xiao Qiu, standing nearby, made a token attempt to obstruct her, then asked Stella:

"Miss Stella, what exactly do you want to do? If... if you really do something really outrageous, even I... I'll get angry!"

"Xiao Qiu, you're still too gentle."

Xiao Chun, holding a bow and arrow, stared at Stella with a smile, "Anyway, this body here is just an animal she controls. Let me shoot her through, and then we'll eat roasted crows, shall we?"

"Wait... Xiao Bai, stop them! I told you, we'll talk about this after the movie!"

Stella flapped her wings frantically.

Xiao Bai grabbed her wing, placed her in front of him, and said, "Then at least tell me why you're doing this?"

"... You should have seen those points of light, right?"

"Are those the same light spots that are the same color as our magic?" Xiao Qiu asked.

Stella nodded. "Yes, those are 'catalysts'. By collecting your magic power and forming Magic Seed, we can use the magic array that Spring City once set up to send information to the outside world. That's my real purpose!"

"Send a message--!" Aurora took two steps forward, staring intently at Stella, and asked, "Who do you want to send a message to?"

"Although I can't say right now, I guarantee I'm definitely not Demons!"

Stella quickly tried to explain herself.

"Not Demons..." Xiao Bai narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, "... Then it must be Witch?"

"..."

Stella remained silent.

Her reaction confirmed Xiao Bai's guess.

No wonder Stella became Witch, no wonder she wanted to send messages to the outside world, it turns out... she became Witch because she received help from others!

She probably has always had some connection with that mysterious Witch!

"Wait, you said... borrow the magic circle in Spring City?"

Xiao Chun also realized something and looked up at the Sky Screen: "So, this is the real reason why Youyou and Xiao Bai were hypnotized by you one after another, and even Dongdong couldn't escape hypnosis?"

Dongdong: "? When was I hypnotized?"

Seeing that Song Niandong still hadn't noticed anything was wrong, she looked blankly at Xiao Chun.

Xiao Chun turned to Dongdong and said, "Since you woke up this morning on the Sky Screen, you haven't reacted to Xiao Bai's current situation at all, and you haven't even asked about Youyou's whereabouts anymore. This is obviously not right."

Thinking back to the first night in the Sky Screen, Fang Ming had Dongdong and Xiao Bai rest together. Perhaps it was at that time that Stella hypnotized Dongdong.

Otherwise, if Dongdong knew about the connection between Fang Ming and Xiao Bai, Stella might be able to keep Fang Ming's identity hidden for a short time, but given enough time, Dongdong would definitely find out.

"Xiao Bai has lost her memory, Brother Fang Ming was forced offline, Youyou has disappeared, Dongdong has been hypnotized... Everyone who knew about the Spring City magic circle and could sense that something was wrong with it is gone."

"Stella... you're really smart."

Xiao Chun's smile vanished completely; she could no longer maintain her fake smile and cast a cold glance at Stella.

Because Dongdong and Youyou know the details of the Spring City magic circle, they will definitely be able to sense if there is any problem with the magic circle.

Therefore, Stella had to get these two offline.

Even the series of battles between Demons and Magical Girls was probably intended to hypnotize these Magical Girls.

By deliberately using things that others hate and fear, Stella activates the fears in the Magical Girls' hearts, creating a gap in their minds, which makes it possible for Stella to hypnotize them.

However, because Xiao Qiu was too strong and had even activated her Shining Form, Stella was unable to find an opportunity.