Chapter 540
(Anyway, it seems Elena isn't a clone of Xiao Bai...)
(She only obtained a portion of Xiao Bai's power... the Demons's power.)
(No wonder it turned out this way)
The beginning of episode eleven clearly omits a lot of content, suggesting that the production team at Sky Screen Beyond has compressed other subplots to focus on the main storyline of the spin-off.
However, the omitted part is probably just the battle between Xiao Bai and Elena, so it doesn't really matter.
The point about Xiao Bai knowing Elena's identity wasn't explained clearly enough.
However, Fang Ming could roughly guess why Xiao Bai knew Elena's identity.
As the comments on the screen said, the two have the same power source. After a short exchange with Elena, Xiao Bai was able to figure out Elena and weaknesses.
Elena is not a Magical Girls at all.
Or rather, she originally had the potential to become Magical Girls, but under the Aurora Society's modifications, Elena became a 'fake' Magical Girls who appeared to be one.
Aurora Society used some power belonging to the Calamity Demon, which they obtained from an unknown source, to implant into Elena's body.
Now that the power of the Calamity Demon has been absorbed by Xiao Bai, the 'Calamity Demon' created in this way will naturally transform into something similar to Xiao Bai.
Furthermore, since Xiao Bai was originally Magical Girls, if Elena herself possesses the qualities of Magical Girls, then the combination of these two factors would likely produce some wonderful chemical reactions.
In this way, Elena becomes Magical Girls in the form of Xiao Bai.
But... borrowed things are never truly your own.
The more Elena used this power, the easier it was for her to slide towards the Demons.
Just like the Xiao Bai thing that was corrupted by the Erosive Power back then.
"Fake..."
Elena murmured.
The word 'counterfeit' made Elena vaguely recall something.
Her memory was flashing back, countless fragmented images flashing before her eyes.
Those were images of her on the lab table, interspersed with Avery's voice.
--Elena, hang in there. It will hurt a little, but you'll be fine if you just bear with it.
--It's okay Elena. Although it's not what I imagined, you have indeed become Magical Girls, and my favorite Magical Girls.
--Red lines have appeared on your body? It's okay, it's normal. At least... you've definitely become Magical Girls, haven't you?
Avery's voice echoed in Elena's mind.
As these voices echoed in her mind, Elena recalled that on the day she became a 'Magical Girls,' the day she was about to undergo the modification surgery, Elena had indeed seen the incredibly red Nightmare Seed in Avery's hand.
It was that Nightmare Seed that replaced her Heart of Emotion...
Elena remembered everything.
"It seems you've remembered."
Xiao Bai sighed softly, "You may indeed have the potential to become Magical Girls, but... as things stand, you're practically Demons now. All I can do now is take out your Nightmare Seed and see if it can restore you to your original state..."
"... Why should we restore it to its original state?"
Elena suddenly asked.
Xiao Bai froze, looking warily at Elena.
The girl, whom Avery had transformed into her current form, was slowly rising from the ground, questioning Xiao Bai:
"You... are born with everything I've never had: family, love, even the chance to become Magical Girls..."
"And I... have nothing...!"
Elena suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the scythe from Xiao Bai's hand, and shouted loudly at Xiao Bai:
"... It was Father who gave me everything I wanted! So—even for Father's sake, I must..."
"Are you... are you crazy?! Stop it!!"
Xiao Bai sensed the surging, chaotic magic within Elena; she knew what Elena wanted to do and was doing.
Elena... is trying to detonate the Nightmare Seed within her!
Even if... I die here, I will... stop you for my father!
"!!!"
Boom!!!!!
The Nightmare Seed was instantly detonated, and its magical power raged wildly within the Nightmare Barrier.
The Nightmare Barrier centered on Elena shattered and collapsed instantly, and the remaining explosive energy surged in other directions within the base.
The metal walls shattered instantly under the explosion, and the entire base shook as if it were about to collapse.
Elena, she self-destructed.
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The Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District, who were almost deep inside the base, also felt the earth-shaking tremors and the violent impact coming from behind them.
The ceiling above their heads began to shake, and before the Magical Girls could even figure out what was happening, the place they were in suddenly collapsed.
"What happened... Waaaaaa!?"
Reiko's feet collapsed and she was quickly buried by the falling building.
The other Magical Girls weren't in much better shape than Reiko.
The building crumbled, and the surrounding red moss and pipes, which resembled flesh and blood, also broke as a result.
Rumble--!
The ground collapsed, and the Magical Girls, along with the flesh and blood, fell deeper into the base.
In an instant, the screen went dark, and everything became quiet.
(Elena, what did you protect?!)
(Elena: I must protect my father! Avery: Then why did you self-destruct?!)
(I've figured it out; most of the people who have been transformed by the Aurora Society... are single-minded.)
(Commonly known as being uncultured)
(Compared to them, Little Red is much more cultured www)
(There's no other way; after all, the Aurora Society's test subjects are either homeless people or children who can't go to school, so their education level is really limited.)
(But Elena... sigh, yet another poor soul brainwashed by the Aurora Society)
(Seriously, aren't you worried about Xiao Bai?)
(Is Xiao Bai alright?)
(Even after sacrificing herself, she can Resurrection... Hmm, I think Xiao Bai is probably the most resilient of all the Magical Girls right now.)
(A tribute to the Legendary Survivor King!)
Legendary Survivor King: "..."
These netizens are getting better and better at giving people nicknames.
Fang Ming mentally scoffed and rolled his eyes, then stopped paying attention to the comments and started focusing on the plot in front of him.
Elena's final choice to self-destruct and perish together with Xiao Bai was quite unexpected.
I wonder what Avery's expression will be when he finds out that Elena was the one who caused the base to collapse.
I'm sure it will be very exciting.
But then again, what exactly is Avery doing?
Are those flesh-covered moss-like growths that blanket the entire base related to him?
With this question lingering in his mind, Fang Ming once again focused his gaze on the Sky Screen.
Perfect timing! The camera finally focused on Avery this time.
Hmm... if that's Avery.
"Cough cough cough... Seriously... what... happened?"
Aurora crawled out from the rubble, looked up at the dark void, and shouted in all directions:
"Luna!! Kazama!! Tsukinomiya!! Are you all alright?!"
Aurora's echo reverberated within the void.
Immediately afterwards, Reiko's energetic voice came:
"Senior Aurora! We're alright!"
Splash!
The building debris was pushed aside, and in a 'mound' somewhere, Kanon and Reiko simultaneously used their shields to push the buildings aside.
The four Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District are all here, safe and sound.
Meanwhile, with a burst of azure light, Luna flew out of the collapsed ruins and landed beside Aurora.
The destruction of the base may seem dangerous, but for the Magical Girls, it's just a minor matter.
After all, they weren't actually buried deep underground; there was a huge space here where they could rest and stay.
So what exactly happened outside?
Tottori Shiori, her body flashing with yellow light, instantly moved from above to below, arriving near Aurora. At the same time, she looked up at the sky and asked Aurora a question.
There was an extremely large hole overhead, which should be the upper level of the Aurora Society's base.
Now, the entire upper level has been destroyed by an unknown force, and it is completely unrecognizable from its previous state.
Even if the Magical Girls wanted to go back, they would have to clear away the various building fragments blocking their way.
"... white..."
Ayaka looked up at the sky with a worried expression.
She hadn't forgotten that Xiao Bai was currently fighting a girl named Elena. If the violent explosion that had just occurred was caused by Xiao Bai fighting Elena, then... would Xiao Bai be alright?
Ayaka was filled with worry.
Aurora shared the same concerns as her.
Aurora desperately wanted to go back and check on Xiao Bai, but unfortunately, the Magical Girls couldn't go back right now.
Not only because the passageway above was blocked by building debris, but also because... they seemed to have finally reached the final boss's room.
"Cough cough cough... Elena, that child... what a pity..."
In the empty space, a man's dry cough echoed.
The Magical Girls instantly became alert, each standing in the direction from which the coughing sound came.
As if to demonstrate something to them, a red light suddenly shone from the pitch-black underground.
On the walls, on the ground, and even beneath the buildings, red pipes, like meridians, emitted a blood-red light, extending deep into the hollow.
At the end of those meridian channels, a giant, blood-red cocoon radiating a red glow grew in the center of that hollow space.
On the giant cocoon, there was a half-figure; it was Avery's figure.
His white coat had long since disappeared, but he wasn't naked either; instead, he was covered in blood-red armor.
As for his lower body, it was connected to the blood cocoon, which was like a part of his body, surging with his breath.
The light on the blood cocoon flickered with his breath.
"Ugh, that's disgusting..."
Shiori was the first to express her dislike.
Kanon stroked her chin and commented, "Logically speaking, this should be the BOSS, but why is he dressed like he ran over from the set of the Resident Evil movie next door?"
"..."
When Aurora saw Avery, Aurora was about to say something harsh.