Chapter 365
Stella in the Sky Screen used her mind control abilities to manipulate high-ranking military officials around the world, so it's understandable that the viewers on the screen were wary of this ability.
After all, although what's shown on the Sky Screen is just an anime series, it's connected to reality, and Stella does exist in reality. It's understandable that the comments section would subconsciously reject Stella.
No one likes to be controlled, and no one likes their soul to be seen as transparent.
Stella understood this, so she never cared what others thought of her.
Stella's actions on the Sky Screen, on the other hand, gave her some inspiration.
Perhaps... she could use this Magic Network to amplify her mental abilities and do something else.
For example... thoroughly expose and eradicate the members of the Aurora Society?
A chill flashed in Stella's eyes as she thought about the experiments the Aurora Society had done on her.
Having been raised by Xiao Bai for so long, she had almost forgotten her revenge plan; now it was time to put it into action.
One sun after another rises from the sea.
The sky was filled with flames, the sea began to boil, and the area of the sea closest to the explosion's epicenter was instantly evaporated, leaving huge cavities in the sea surface.
Further afield, the seawater was whipped up by the shockwave, forming towering walls of water hundreds of meters high. These walls spread outwards, layer upon layer, pushing outwards before returning to the central void under the influence of Gravity.
The sea boiled, and countless marine creatures perished in the explosion.
Further out, the bodies of aquatic creatures floated on the sea surface, and the seawater bubbled as if boiling.
The most powerful weapon ever created a scene akin to Disaster.
Even Magical Girls, if her strength hasn't reached the Upper Rank, could probably be severely injured by a nuclear bomb.
But...
The Blood Demon is alright!
Boom!!!
A few seconds after the mushroom cloud disappeared, the Blood Demon reappeared in the sky.
She raised her hand, and bright red blood congealed into threads that shot in all directions, weaving a massive Nightmare Barrier.
The smile that had been on the Blood Demon's face vanished without a trace. Her gaze turned vicious, even bordering on exasperation, as she looked into the distance.
"Good! Very good! I never expected the Magical Girls of this world to be so ruthless. You who symbolize justice and hope would actually use magic against humans and attack us with such weapons!"
"Not bad at all, I'm even starting to admire you guys... But unfortunately...! Magical Girls who activate their Shining Form must die!! So--!"
The Nightmare Barrier is about to take shape. The Blood Demon has clearly absorbed the power of this clone completely, eliminating the ability it possessed that prevented others from building Magic Barrier.
She plans to set up a barrier here, encompassing all the Magical Girls and capturing them all in one fell swoop!
But the Blood Demon ultimately failed.
Because after the nuclear explosion, a blue ray shot towards us before the Nightmare Barrier could even take shape!
That blue ray was none other than Chen Xiaoxia in her Shining Form!
"You just hit me—it hurt so much!!!"
With blood still clinging to her chest, Chen Xiaoxia charged forward in fury. Her entire body was enhanced by magic, and with even greater speed and strength than before, she unleashed her strongest sword strike to date against the Blood Demon!
The Blood Demon was clearly caught off guard.
It wasn't that she was unable to react to Chen Xiaoxia's attack, but rather that the Blood Demon froze when she saw Chen Xiaoxia flying towards her.
Another Magical Girls who has awakened her Shining Form!!
The second one!!
When Shining Magical Girls become so common?
Shining Magical Girls, unseen for a millennium, has now appeared in two forms?!
The Blood Demon was shocked, and in that moment of hesitation, Chen Xiaoxia's Magical Armament sliced across the Blood Demon's neck!
Bang!!
The Blood Demon's instinctive counterattack sent Chen Xiaoxia flying.
Chen Xiaoxia's sword thus veered off course, only grazing the side of the Blood Demon's neck.
Placing his fingers on the wound on the side, the Blood Demon held them up to his face, gazing at the bloodstains on his fingertips, and suddenly laughed:
"Hahaha... Hahahaha!! Excellent! Really excellent!! Two girls who have activated their Shining Form, if I kill you... the King will definitely reward me! I'll definitely become Pillar Rank! No... even higher! Hahahaha!"
The Blood Demon laughed incessantly, as if he were a madman.
Chen Xiaoxia, who had been knocked away, steadied herself on the sea surface, her lips twitching as she looked at the laughing Blood Demon in the sky:
"... This guy's gone mad... Oh well, my mission's already accomplished..."
After Chen Xiaoxia finished speaking, she looked in the direction of Central Continent District.
As soon as she finished speaking, an even more dazzling and powerful aura rose up.
The pink light spread in this direction, obliterating the threads formed by the Blood Demon.
The Blood Demon's barrier is gradually being replaced by the Magical Girls's barrier.
The Blood Demon, who was laughing wildly, suddenly stopped, looking in even greater astonishment in the direction from which the Power of Hope was coming.
"What... what is this...?"
The Blood Demon's pupils trembled.
She knew about Shining Form, but she knew nothing about its Shining Forms. So she couldn't understand why the Magical Girls had just been focused on escaping was now displaying incredible power as if possessed by a god.
But the Blood Demon had no time to think.
Because Yu Muqiu, who was in the distance, had already launched her attack!
"Hope Flash--!"
The Light Cannon, named 'Hope Flash' by Yu Muqiu, arrived in front of the Blood Demon in the blink of an eye.
The Blood Demon only had time to retreat to the side, but was ultimately grazed by the Light Cannon.
Her arm was completely melted by the Hope's Light, and the crimson magic attempted to heal the wounds in her body. However, the healing process was extremely slow, and no matter how much magic the Blood Demon poured into it, it could not immediately restore her arm.
"... the Power of Hope."
The Blood Demon finally realized what this was.
For Demons, there are three types of magical attributes they hate the most.
It represents the power of 'love', the power of 'hope', and the power of 'light'.
Any magic that carries one of these three powers will cause extremely serious damage to the Demons.
Furthermore, these injuries cannot be eliminated immediately; even Demons with 'Regeneration' magic cannot instantly restore its body!
Only Demons of Pillar Rank or higher, by infusing a much larger amount of magical power, can be repaired quickly.
The Blood Demon himself was only at the Upper Rank, and this clone was even weaker, barely managing to reach the Upper Rank after absorbing so much blood.
Even the slightest unexpected event could cause her to fall from her position of Upper Rank.
Therefore, now that he has been hit by an attack containing the Power of Hope, the Blood Demon is completely unable to regenerate his body.
And she felt her magic draining from her wounds; she was falling from Upper Rank Middle Rank a mid rank!
"... If I had known, I should have killed you all the moment I showed up."
Looking at his wounds, the Blood Demon said with deep regret.
She initially thought they were just some insignificant Magical Girls, and that she would treat them like she had treated the Lower Rank and Middle Rank Magical Girls before, toying with them before killing them or turning them into Blood Slaves, depending on her mood.
Unexpectedly, two of them were able to activate their Shining Form!
Furthermore, one of them possesses power that appears to surpass the Shining Form!
So what exactly is it?
Why is it so powerful?
Why does this form seem to radiate the Power of Hope and light?
The Blood Demon couldn't understand it, but she knew that this clone of herself was probably doomed.
"..."
Yu Muqiu's attack came again.
Xiao Bai's special training taught her that unless it was necessary to buy time, she shouldn't waste any time talking to the Demons!
Kill them first, then talk!
Therefore, Yu Muqiu's second attack followed immediately!
This attack contained Yu Muqiu's anger and determination to annihilate the Blood Demon. The even larger bombardment covered the sky, completely engulfing the Blood Demon.
From the Blood Demon's perspective, it was a pinkish-white light curtain that was closing in on him!
Facing the light screen, the Blood Demon burst into laughter again:
"Hahaha, very good!! Magical Girls! You are amazing! But don't get too cocky! I'm just an avatar! Soon... soon we will meet again! At that time... this world... including you! No one will be able to escape! No one will be able to escape!!!"
Boom!!!!
Amidst the Blood Demon's maniacal laughter, the light completely enveloped Blood Demon.
The powerful Power of Hope and the positive magic completely annihilated the Blood Demon.
Her clone, including the magical dust generated after its demise, was annihilated by Yu Muqiu's Hope's Light, leaving no trace of its existence.
The Blood Demon's clone was destroyed.
But the Magical Girls's expression showed neither relief nor joy.
The Blood Demon's last words still echoed in their ears. Xiao Bai, who had witnessed everything from afar, loosened her fist slightly and looked up at the sky.
That gaze seemed to pierce through countless barriers, noticing the Demon Army advancing in this direction.
From this moment on, the Magical Girls finally realized...
They really don't have much time left to develop.
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The Blood Demon was destroyed by Yu Muqiu.
But afterwards, the Magical Girls didn't relax at all.
After helping to rescue the city's victims who had been attacked by the Blood Demon, Xiao Chun reunited with Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia.
They gathered in the center of the training island, discussing matters related to the Blood Demon.
"They are Demons from outside."
Stella said to the Magical Girls, "It seems they've found this place."
"It's just a clone..." Chen Xiaoxia touched her chest.
The spot, previously pierced by a spear of blood, has Healing by Xiao Chun's healing magic, but a lingering pain remains.
Although the Blood Demon has been destroyed, what remains here is merely an avatar.
If a mere clone that had just surpassed the Upper Rank almost wiped out the Magical Girls, what chance would they have when the true Upper Demon descends?
Moreover, even if they were to actually manage to eliminate the Blood Demon who first found this world, countless other Demons would still be waiting for them after the Blood Demon.
Upper Rank, Pillar Rank, Commander Rank, even the Demon King!
The more they thought about it, the more depressed the Magical Girls became.
A somber atmosphere permeated the Magical Girls.
Xiao Bai leaned against a tree trunk beside the group, looked up at the sea where dark clouds were gathering in the distance, slowly exhaled, and said to everyone:
"Take a break, then continue training."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards the tent.
After a moment of silence, Yu Muqiu suddenly stood up and said seriously:
"Let's continue training later. Whether it's Upper Demon or something, now that we know they're coming, all we can do is increase our strength as quickly as possible!"
"That's true..." Chen Xiaoxia also stood up from the ground, regaining her spirits, and said, "We've defeated so many enemies, one Upper Demon is nothing! We'll definitely be fine too! Training! I also need to master the Second Shining Form!"