Chapter 421

Xiao Bai fell into thought.

Sky Screen Bai is definitely out of the question, and Sky Screen Autumn is probably in trouble too. As it stands, once the Pillar-Tier Demon arrive, the Magical Girls will have absolutely no ability to resist.

In a situation like this, there's no way we can just rely on a deus ex machina...

So there must be something that the Xiao Bai overlooked, and that overlooked thing might be the key to saving the world.

I just don't know what this thing is.

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The camera then refocused on Xiao Bai and Xiao Qiu.

Although neither of them could sense the arrival of the Pillar-Tier Demon, they could simultaneously feel the pressure emanating from the outside world and a certain kind of peculiar warning.

It's as if someone is yelling "warning!" "warning!" inside their minds, telling them that something bad is about to happen.

Yu Muqiu's expression immediately became very serious, and Xiao Bai's expression also became unpredictable.

She exhaled slowly, instantly transforming into Magical Girls, and then rushed towards the barrier in the sky.

However, after only a short distance, the pink chains wrapped around her body.

That was Yu Muqiu's Shaping Magic.

"Xiao Qiu! Don't be stubborn!!"

Without unleashing her magic, Xiao Bai was unable to break free from Yu Muqiu's spell for the time being. She gritted her teeth and shouted at Yu Muqiu.

But Yu Muqiu remained unmoved and said softly:

"I won't let you do anything foolish."

"This isn't foolish! Don't you understand? Right now... only I can..."

Why do you always feel like there are some things only you can do?!

Yu Muqiu's sudden shout interrupted the silver-haired girl's voice.

The sound also caused the Magical Girls at the island camp to come out and look up at the sky.

When the Magical Girls who had come out saw that Yu Muqiu and the silver-haired girl seemed to be arguing, they were immediately startled. Not quite understanding what was going on, they looked around, and finally Chen Xiaoxia was the first to ask:

"Xiao Qiu! Xiao Bai! What are you two doing? Are you sparring??"

"Obviously not..." Xiao Chun's expression was serious. She looked at Xiao Bai, who was being held captive by Yu Muqiu, and then at Yu Muqiu, who looked slightly aggrieved. As if she had guessed something, she suddenly asked Xiao Bai:

"Are you going to use your Memory-Burning Magic for something again?!"

"Huh?! No way! Aren't there no enemies right now??" Chen Xiaoxia exclaimed in surprise.

The enemy is no longer visible, the World Barrier in the sky is gradually recovering, and the Magic Network deployed around the world is gradually being perfected and closed thanks to the efforts of the Magical Girls.

The silver-haired girl had absolutely no need to use magic.

And didn't the silver-haired girl herself say that she would be transferring to logistics and wouldn't use magic unless absolutely necessary...? So what's going on here?

The Magical Girls didn't quite understand.

Instead of the Magical Girls from the Central Continent District, Aurora and Luna looked at each other, unaware of the situation in the Central Continent District, and neither of them made a move.

As for the three Magical Creatures and Kelly, they were even more clueless about the situation. They remained silent, listening to the conversation between the Magical Girls from the Central Continent District.

Xiao Bai didn't answer Xiaoxia and Xiao Chun's questions; she simply remained silent.

Yu Muqiu took a deep breath and said to Xiaoxia and Xiao Chun:

"Xiaoxia, Xiao Chun, Xiao Bai is going to fight alone again, but you know her situation, so... help me stop her."

"Tsk, I knew this guy would try to be a hero again." Chen Xiaoxia looked like she had expected this, and instantly transformed into Magical Girls, leaping into the air, intending to capture Xiao Bai.

She said to Xiao Bai, "Give up, Xiao Bai. Xiao Qiu is much stronger than you now. If there's anything, Xiao Qiu can help you solve it."

Even Chen Xiaoxia herself, after unlocking Shining 2, surpassed Xiao Bai in strength by a considerable margin.

Therefore, Chen Xiaoxia completely failed to understand why Xiao Bai wanted to show off all by himself again.

Until Xiao Bai softly uttered a word:

"Pillar Rank."

"What?"

The Magical Girls were stunned.

Xiao Bai looked up and around, saying, "Although... I'm not entirely sure, but... there's a high probability that Pillar Rank Demons has arrived, or at least a powerful Demons that's very close to that Pillar Rank."

"And right now, none of us are capable of dealing with Pillar-Tier Demon."

"Then... do you think you can handle it?" Yu Muqiu retorted. "Xiao Bai, in your current state... do you really think you can defeat Pillar-Tier Demon?"

"Yeah, right," Chen Xiaoxia chimed in, "You don't even have Shining Form yet. While you're strong... but against Pillar-Tier Demon, you're still..."

I can distract him.

Xiao Bai calmly interrupted everyone's questions.

Yu Muqiu was stunned. "... What?"

"I said I can distract him." Xiao Bai looked around at everyone and continued, "I can make sure that he won't be able to focus his attention on you for a while, so... you'll have more time to grow."

Xiao Bai is indeed no match for Pillar-Tier Demon.

But she didn't actually intend to fight Pillar-Tier Demon.

If you can't beat them, just lure them away.

Find a way to lure the Pillar-Tier Demon away, the farther the better. That way, once the barrier here is repaired, the Pillar-Tier Demon won't be able to find this place in a short time!

With the Aurora Society almost completely wiped out, it's impossible for any Demons to use a clone to come to this world and determine coordinates.

Therefore, as long as Xiao Bai can lure away the Pillar-Tier Demon, the Magical Girls will be safe for a short period of time.

At least they will have more time to perfect their global magic network.

Hearing this, Xiao Chun thought about it carefully for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Qiu: "... If it's just about leading them away..."

"And what about you?"

Yu Muqiu interrupted Xiao Chun, taking a step forward with a sorrowful look in her eyes, and asked, "... What about yourself? Can you... come back?"

"..."

Xiao Bai couldn't answer Xiao Qiu's question.

The Magical Girls finally realized the flaws in Xiao Bai's method.

If Pillar-Tier Demon really appears, then Xiao Bai will either fight the Demons or try to lure it away.

She herself... couldn't come back.

At this moment, the Magical Girls understood why Xiao Qiu had locked Xiao Bai here.

Because Xiao Bai is planning to sacrifice herself.

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(Just as expected, that was Xiao Bai's plan.)

(There's nothing we can do, really nothing we can do. Xiao Bai doesn't have much time left anyway. It's better to let her die a glorious death than to let her lie in a hospital bed.)

(That's probably what Xiao Bai thinks, but Xiao Qiu might not be willing.)

(How could she possibly agree to that! Didn't you see that Xiao Qiu has locked Xiao Bai up here?!)

(Xiao Qiu definitely wouldn't want to let her friends go out and work hard while she sits back and reaps the benefits.)

But what can you do if you don't want to?

Xiao Bai thought to himself as he read this.

Currently, the only solution within the Sky Screen that can get Pillar-Tier Demon to pay attention to the Magical Girls is to let Xiao Bai, whose life is nearing its end, exert her last bit of energy.

This may sound cruel, but it's the only way for the Magical Girls to survive.

After all, Xiao Bai didn't have much life left.

Trading a dying Magical Girls for a Pillar-Tier Demon is hardly a bad deal.

Xiao Bai herself thought so too, whether she was on the Sky Screen or under the Sky Screen.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaoxia was the first to recover. She looked at Xiao Bai with a complicated expression and said to her:

"You... what are you showing off for! Trying to be cool all by yourself again... don't you know that if you disappear, Xiao Qiu... and all of us will be heartbroken!"

If something happens to Xiao Bai, Yu Muqiu will definitely be heartbroken.

Among the remaining Magical Girls, Song Niandong will also be heartbroken, and then... there's Chen Xiaoxia, who seems to have a bad relationship with Xiao Bai.

After all, despite their bickering and arguing, when it comes to actual combat, they both trust each other completely and entrust their backs to one another.

Chen Xiaoxia even had some inexplicable feelings for Xiao Bai, and driven by these feelings, she was unwilling to let Xiaoxia sacrifice Xiao Bai.

Yu Muqiu took a deep breath and said again to her companions:

"Help me catch Xiao Bai. We just need to wait for the barrier to repair..."

"Are you serious?" Xiao Bai frowned at Yu Muqiu and said, "Do you know that what you're doing will put the whole world in danger? Compared to this world, am I more important than you?!"

"This world is important, but you, Xiao Bai, are just as important! And if you absolutely have to make a choice..."

Yu Muqiu gritted his teeth, about to say something.

However, Xiao Bai calmly interrupted Yu Muqiu and asked softly:

Even if I don't have much time left, do you still think that way?

"What?"

With a buzzing sound, Yu Muqiu felt as if his head had been struck by something, and his mind went completely blank.

Time is running out?

What does this mean?

What time is Xiao Bai referring to? The time of the Demons invasion? The time of the arrival of the Pillar-Tier Demon? Or...?

In that instant, Yu Muqiu thought about many things. She had a vague idea of the answer, but she was unwilling to admit it or agree with the answer that she herself found crazy.

But Xiao Bai didn't give Yu Muqiu a chance to escape.

Black and red lines spread outwards from the center of the silver-haired girl's chest. On her fair skin, the lines looked like tattoos, shining and standing out.

A chilling Demons aura emanated from him. Xiao Bai pointed to his chest, looked around at everyone, and said:

"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore. My Erosive Power is irreversible. If this continues, there are only two possible outcomes for me."

"Either I'll be completely corrupted by the Erosive Power and become the Demons you all hate, or... until then, I'll maintain my identity as Magical Girls and let you destroy me."

"That's how it should have been."

As Xiao Bai spoke, he suddenly looked up at the shattered barrier in the sky and said, "But now, I have a third option."

"To exchange my remaining life for your chance to survive, I feel... it's worth it."

"So... you really were..."

Yu Muqiu unconsciously recalled the events at the hot springs at the end of last year.

She had heard about Xiao Bai's erosion problem at the time, but Xiao Bai had fobbed her off.

Thinking about this, Yu Muqiu felt incredibly guilty.

She thought that if she had been more assertive back then, if she had seen things clearly back then... perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way today.

Before Xiao Bai Yu Muqiu could speak, and without giving everyone time to think things through, Xiaobai seized the opportunity while everyone was in confusion because of the news and continued:

"Xiaoxia, Xiao Chun, I know that you are probably just as reluctant to part with me as Xiao Qiu, but we have no other choice now. I think you have figured out what to do after going through so much."

"Should I forcibly prolong my already limited time, thus plunging the world into crisis, or... let me play my final role, buying you time to grow..."

"I think this multiple-choice question shouldn't be difficult for you to choose from."

Xiao Bai's calm voice reached everyone's ears.

As Xiao Bai said, the answer to how to choose has already been given.

Even a passerby would understand what to do now.