Magical Girls Exposed!

"Heh. You nearly fell to Pain back then. I never expected you to grow this strong."

The War Demon assessed Xiao Chun's strength.

Xiao Chun plucked her bowstring, sending several more arrows through the War Demon's fleet. After destroying a few large warships, she said, "You're the one who hasn't gotten any stronger."

"Can't be helped. We Demons don't grow as quickly as you Magical Girls, especially when you unlock Shining Form. We can't keep up with you there.

"But our ceiling is higher than yours. You've felt it too, haven't you? Your magic grew quickly when you first unlocked Shining 2, but by now, it must be nearing its limit."

"It's enough to beat you!"

Murong Xiaochun's voice was cold.

But she knew the War Demon was right.

The upper limit of a Magical Girl's strength was easy to pin down.

For a Magical Girl who had never unlocked Shining Form, reaching Upper Rank already showed tremendous potential.

The few who broke through to Pillar Rank mostly did so through luck.

Unlocking Shining Form raised that ceiling, but not by as much as one might imagine.

At most, it let them quickly reach the point where they could fight Pillar-Tier Demons.

Even so, defeating Pillar-Tier Demons should not have been difficult for those who had unlocked Shining 2.

At that thought, Xiao Chun instinctively looked up.

She knew the true root of the problem lay overhead.

It was that Black Sun, its aura of despair growing thicker, pressing down on everyone without ever touching them!

The Black Sun suppressed some of the Magical Girls' power while slightly strengthening the Demons.

That was why the girls in Shining 2 were struggling so badly, and why they still had not defeated their opponents!

Xiao Chun drew her gaze from the