The End of Sin (4k)

Clang!

At the edge of the block, accompanied by a deafening crash, the already crumbling Magic Barrier finally shattered and vanished completely.

"It's solved!"

"Marvelous!"

Bai Jingxuan couldn't help but smile, and excitedly cheered softly. Moko, who was next to her, also hugged her, celebrating the success of the mission together.

Slumped to the side, Tian Sheng watched the Magic Barrier dissipate. The anxiety that had been gripping him finally subsided, as if his heart had found its home. He let out a long sigh of relief, then fainted with a smile on his face.

He has been holding on for far too long.

Bai Jingxuan, who was overjoyed, noticed this scene and immediately opened her mouth. But before she could check on Tian Sheng's condition, she saw the street not far away suddenly tremble and then be ignited by a fiery magic.

White Magic Power permeated the neighborhood; the intense white light was like the sun falling upon the land, yet it was not scorching. Instead, it brought a sense of peace and warmth to those within, inspiring them greatly.

Unlike ordinary people, the man in his Aberrant Beast form felt himself being suppressed. His entire body stiffened, his magic became cold and stagnant, and he cowered as if he had encountered a natural enemy.

This was a very unusual thing, but he, having been transformed into Aberrant Beast, was unaware of it due to his dulled senses.

It continued on its previous course, leaping up and charging towards Lin Xiaolu with all its might.

Having dodged the White Magic Power that permeated the surroundings, this time it was a self-sacrificing attack, its sharp claws aimed straight for Lin Xiaolu's throat, intending to kill her in one strike.

But this plan failed. When it rushed in front of Lin Xiaolu, it noticed those shining white eyes, which were completely locked on it.

Lin Xiaolu was filled with anger, but her mind remained clear.

She was equally unfamiliar with this suddenly appearing White Magic Power and didn't know how to use it. However, with the battle imminent and the attacks of the Aberrant Beast in the air, the most suitable response inexplicably came to mind.

Her eyes reflected the ferocious and brutal figure of the Aberrant Beast, but what she saw was not just the Aberrant Beast before her.

In that instant, she was transported back to that night in the Wetland Park. The same Aberrant Beast brandishing its claws, the same attack about to strike her throat—it was as if she were once again facing a fatal blow, confronting the Aberrant Beast about to kill her.

She could feel the icy touch still lingering in the hand holding the wand, which allowed her to recall with perfect clarity the scene of Larkspur blocking all attacks with just her wand against an enemy far larger than herself.

"Take a good look at my battle."

These were the words the Larkspur said when it first appeared before him.

For her, that was where it all Qidian. And now, facing a scene exactly like that Qidian, she feels she can offer another answer.

Could she do it? She didn't actually have a definite answer. But she felt that she had to do it.

Having undergone systematic training and gained more combat experience, she is no longer the person she once was.

So, facing the attack that was about to strike her throat, she raised her wand.

Clang!

The wand deftly blocked the Aberrant Beast's claw attack.

"Roar!"

Enraged by its ineffective attack, the Aberrant Beast roared and howled, raising its other claw and smashing it straight down at Lin Xiaolu's head once more.

Turning to the side, Lin Xiaolu pulled out the wand that had been resting under the Aberrant Beast's claws, turned it around, and slashed it horizontally at the Aberrant Beast's claws.

Clang!

The magic wand once again blocked the Aberrant Beast's attack.

Her eyes, filled with blazing white magic, gave her unparalleled clarity. The powerful magic also enhanced her physical attributes, allowing her body, which was originally only at the seed level, to hold its own against the power of the Aberrant Beast.

Her petite frame seemed to contain immense power as she engaged in a direct and primal battle with the Aberrant Beast amidst the blazing white flames.

With her eyes wide open, Lin Xiaolu seemed to have entered a state of selflessness, deflecting all the attacks amidst a series of collisions. And the moment the Aberrant Beast's attack stance showed an opening, Lin Xiaolu extended the tip of her wand, white magic power condensed at the tip, and a burning Mana Beam shot straight towards the Aberrant Beast.

"Goooooooo!"

The Mana Beam pierced through the Aberrant Beast's upper arm, eliciting a piercing howl from it.

The intense pain enraged it, but it didn't give up. It accelerated again, attempting to attack Lin Xiaolu from behind. However, as if by magic, Lin Xiaolu held her magic wand behind her back, blocking its attack.

The series of movements was so fluid, as if there was another figure within them.

"So this is what it feels like to be able to see..."

Lin Xiaolu muttered to herself, her gaze hardening once more. She drew her wand and struck the Aberrant Beast's jaw with a powerful blow. White magic surged forth, and she once again used her Mana Beam to strike the Aberrant Beast's shoulder.

"Laugh!"

This time, the Aberrant Beast's entire claw arm was pierced and severed.

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"

This time, however, the intense pain finally awakened the Aberrant Beast's original intelligence, transcending its instinct for destruction and slaughter, making it realize: it had no choice but to run away.

Transforming into Aberrant Beast using the Beast Viscera comes at a price. In addition to reducing lifespan to some extent, the person undergoing the transformation will become completely beast-like, and their intelligence will also decrease significantly.

This transformation of consciousness into a beast is a double-edged sword. It can greatly enhance the transformant's instincts and intuition, making them more responsive in battle; however, it can also lead to a loss of judgment, making it difficult for them to assess the relative strength of friend and foe.

The instincts of Aberrant Beast never involve seeking advantage or avoiding harm; they only know destruction and slaughter. Unless they are truly facing death, they will not realize what danger is.

At this moment, faced with the fiery magic, it finally felt a deep-seated fear.

Using this White Magic Power, Lin Xiaolu could easily damage it; her once-proud defenses were as thin as paper in its presence.

The purplish-black Aberrant Beast's magic curled up and cowered, as if resisting any interaction with this white magic. The fear inherent in the power itself finally awakened its reason.

So it howled, but taking advantage of the retreating momentum of the attack, it suddenly turned around and, in a few leaps, escaped, trying to leave.

Unexpectedly, the enemy in front of her suddenly changed direction and chose to flee. Lin Xiaolu, with a stern face, fired several Mana Beam at its retreating trajectory. But to her surprise, even though the magic struck its back, it still failed to stop it.

She frowned, about to unleash her magic to chase after him, when she suddenly noticed a mirror had been placed in front of her.

Turning her head, Lin Xiaolu saw Xia Liang lying on the ground not far away, slightly opening her eyes, and somewhat awkwardly making a cutting gesture towards her.

"Give it a hard time," she said.

Looking up, Lin Xiaolu noticed that there were six mirrors on the path ahead, arranged in a series of zigzag patterns, all pointing in the direction the Aberrant Beast had fled.

"Are you starting to hold a grudge now?" she couldn't help but ask.

Xia Liang shifted into a more comfortable position, smiling as she closed her eyes, "This is called doing business strictly."

Then, Mana Beam erupted towards the mirrors set up along the road.

The white beam of light swiftly struck the nearest mirror, then teleported along a series of winding paths at an alarming speed. Finally, the light focused in the distance and struck the Aberrant Beast directly in the distance.

This time, the Mana Beam pierced through his chest without any resistance.

"Roar! Aaaaaaah!"

The purplish-black magic continued to leak out, and the enormous body began to shrink. The deep roar of the Aberrant Beast turned into a human howl. The man retrieved his own form from the dark, Aberrant Beast's body, and his original face gradually emerged from beneath the twisted beast head.

"How could this be? How could this be..."

He ran forward with all his might, his face filled with pain and struggle, yet for some reason, it also carried a hint of excitement. "There's another Sacrificial Child! So that's how Worker Contact Eleven died... This city has actually produced two Sacrificial Child in such a short time!"

After being pierced by the White Magic Power, he felt his life and magic power constantly leaking out, but it was precisely because of this that he made up his mind.

I don't want to die here.

"It's not over yet, it can't be over..."

Seeing that Lin Xiaolu was about to catch up behind him, he finally hardened his expression and made a painful decision. He grabbed the purplish-black flesh on his chest and squeezed it hard.

Boom!

The entire green pipe burst open, and a large amount of the purplish-black blood mist that was originally flowing within it exploded out, forming large swaths of misty rain that blocked Lin Xiaolu's view.

This blood mist was created by him sacrificing the Beast Viscera, stimulating the Aberrant Beast blood and magic within, and contained extremely potent poisons and hallucinogenic elements. It was both a trump card to perish together with the enemy and a means to continue causing trouble for the enemy after death.

But now he's taken a shortcut, not fully activating it, but using it only as a smokescreen.

The man concealed his presence with a mist of blood. Veins bulged on his face, but he endured the pain without uttering a sound. He then clutched his chest and jumped up suddenly.

Behind her, Lin Xiaolu used her white magic to continuously disperse the blood mist around her. She was completely unafraid of the poisonous mist and quickly broke through it. However, once she emerged, there was no longer any sign of the man in her sight.

"Damn it, where did it go?!"

She hurriedly looked around, but couldn't find the man anywhere.

In her blind spot, a dark figure had already scrambled up a nearby building to the roof and began stumbling and leaping through the high-rises.

The man's Aberrant Beast transformation was almost over, like a deflated balloon. His once enormous body, which had swelled to four or five meters tall, was now only a little over two meters tall, making him look rather comical.

However, he disregarded his appearance and injuries, his face contorted in rage, and leaped and ran wildly toward the outskirts of the block.

"A city, two Sacrificial Child... and a mysterious magical girl. Fangting City, this place definitely holds some other secrets."

He pondered to himself, muttering, "This is truly a huge surprise. I must survive, live to carry this news out to 'Moth,' and then I can gain even greater power..."

During his journey, he suddenly stopped talking.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he vaguely saw a deep blue flash in the distant sky.

"Blue?"

As if realizing something, his expression began to darken.

He remembered the target he had been avoiding all along, but behind him was the Sacrificial Child wielding White Magic Power; he had no chance to turn around and run away.

It's probably too late to change direction and leave by taking a side path now. Judging from the speed of flight he's visually estimated, he'll probably collide with that high-speed person in a dozen seconds, and their trajectories will inevitably intersect.

In the short time that followed, driven by a strong will to survive, he began to devise a new plan. When his gaze swept over the dense crowd below the high-rise building, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he thought of a way:

He can find a way to sneak in.

The opponent is flying very fast. If they were to suddenly encounter each other, they would probably not be able to use any strong attack methods for a while, and would subconsciously choose to defend.

In that case, one can bluff and pretend to confront the other party head-on, while actually using a feigned attack to attract their attention, causing them to subconsciously attack or defend, and then use the momentum to quickly fall down the street below.

After blending into the crowd, even if he is caught again, he can use the lives of ordinary people as bargaining chips to deal with these magical girls.

The man made a quick decision in his mind, and in the brief moment of his thought, the blue light in the distance was already close at hand. He immediately steeled his resolve and leaped towards the light.

Almost instantly upon leaping into the air, he first fired several purplish-black magic bullets upwards, then suddenly changed direction and began to plummet downwards.

Faced with a sudden attack, the opponent will have to defend, and you can use this opportunity to create a time difference, and then have a chance to...

Boom!

His thoughts stalled there.

The blue light, like a comet, pierced straight through his body, the azure magical trajectory penetrating him with immense destructive power, enveloping him entirely in its magical light.

The man's, or rather, the Aberrant Beast's, body was instantly torn in two.

The severed body spun in the air, and the last thing the man saw was the blue figure. Only two words filled with doubt remained in his mind.

Leaf Rank?

Then, his consciousness completely faded away.

After piercing through the man in mid-air, the blue comet abruptly stopped. A petite blue-haired girl emerged from the stream of magic, instinctively rubbing her forehead before shaking her wand with some disgust.

After shaking off the bloodstains from the Aberrant Beast, she turned her head and clicked her tongue in amazement:

"Tsk, disgusting bug."

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