Counterattack Smoke

(Sun Yao)

The Black Crystal seeped into his body, and his father's Battle Dress began to mutate.

The originally impenetrable heavy Western armor gradually crumbled and fell away, revealing the light knight's armor underneath, but...

The level of exposure is too high.

Calling it light armor is an understatement; it's more like... iron underwear?

Arms, thighs, waist, abdomen, and even neck were all exposed, like a pay-to-win costume in a third-rate online game—very attractive, but from a practical standpoint, it offered absolutely no protection. Yet, it was undeniably worn by my dad...

That alone doesn't qualify as "Witchification".

As if to protect these exposed parts, the old man grew red and black scales all the way up to his neck. Unlike the smooth scales of the Shark Princess Witch, these scales were uneven, just like those of a legendary dragon.

This inhuman alienation is just like that "Monster"...

No, it should be said that...

"A witch," I murmured to myself.

"A witch? What exactly is a witch? What have you been talking about since just now?"

Although she was summoned by SpiCa and accepted that I am a man, Miss Sky Lock is unaware of many things.

Not only the general public, but the existence of witches is a secret to the vast majority of magical girls. Only those magical girls who have directly fought against witches are told the truth by Miss SpiCa.

Dad, she...

No, according to convention, shouldn't she be called the Gun Witch Vega now?

Along with the heavy armor, the solemn heavy shield also disappeared, replaced by six black lances that bloomed like a feather behind his father. They didn't need to be held; they floated behind him as if they were alive.

The surface of the lance was not smooth; it was covered with irregular barbs, including the grip, making it impossible to hold even if you wanted to.

"Is this the power of a witch?"

All six spears were pointed at Miss Sirius.

"Sirius, the second round is about to begin! If you continue to cling to your magical girl persona, you'll never be able to beat me now."

"Huh? You think you can take me down just by shedding that turtle shell? Don't underestimate your idol!"

What does this kind of fighting have to do with idols?

Back in normal form, I couldn't even keep up with their fighting pace, but I could still tell some things from them.

Shedding her heavy armor, Vega's movements became more agile, but she would still choose to take some attacks head-on. Fortunately, the scales on her body were hard and heat-resistant, and even being burned by lasers did not cause any noticeable changes.

The situation was unfavorable for Sirius; she dared not directly confront the rapid thrusts of the spear, thus falling into a clear disadvantage.

This is the power of a witch...

"Gurgle--!"

"This farce should end!"

When they came to their senses, Sirius was already pinned to the ground by Vega's lance.

Her abdomen was pierced, but the wound was still not bleeding, and it was unknown whether the Star Crystal itself had been damaged.

The Gun Witch raised her head and looked at the wormhole above.

"I've already told you, Sirius, you can't beat me right now because you're stuck with boring tropes like 'magical girl' and 'idol'."

Sirius, gripping the spear embedded in his abdomen, asked, "A-Ji, what is your reason for betraying us?"

The armor was removed;

The shield has been removed.

The knights who protected humanity willingly became their enemies.

There must be a reason behind this.

"The reason? They gave me the technology to cure Yuehan, and in return, I will fight for them. It's that simple."

"But weren't those invaders the ones who turned Yuehan into that person!"

"Sirius, this war has lasted so long that many people... have forgotten that it's not over yet."

"What does this have to do with you being a traitor?"

Vega put away her lance, picked up her mother from the ground, and slowly walked to the bottom of the wormhole.

There are some things you would never expect.

Instead of leaving immediately, she began to answer Sirius's questions.

"Seven years ago, the thirty magical girls we personally sent Past changed 'the Other Side.' The 'witches' created from them were indeed warriors of 'the Other Side,' but they also contained elements of this world within them. They brought not only Star Crystal, but also became a means for 'the Other Side' to understand us..."

Do you really know what you're saying?

"I'm very clear-headed, Sirius. I don't believe in those Native Monsters. I believe the 'witch' is different from the invaders of the Past. After all, they weren't even born when Yuehan was in trouble."

Sirius, lying on the ground, was stunned for a long time before retorting, "... A-Ji, are you out of your mind? These new generation invaders are no different from those of the Past. They are also enemies of this world, even stronger and more difficult to deal with."

"I'm perfectly normal. I just want to end this war as soon as possible, which is something humans can't do."

Her response was extremely... unacceptable.

"End the war? That sounds nice, but what will the defeated humans be treated like? Now you're telling me they're some kind of 'good neighbors from another world who helped human civilization develop'? Don't be ridiculous! We should be the Guardian!"

"I should go now, Sirius... We'll be enemies next time we meet."

"No need for next time, it's already happening now!"

Sirius gritted his teeth, trying to pull out the barbed lance from its belly.

Vega picked up her mother and turned around, and Miss Anjie quickly followed...

They prepared to pass through the wormhole.

Thump--

With a muffled thud, Betelgeuse's clone collapsed without warning.

He also cursed, "Morning Star, you ****!"

Vega looked towards the fallen stone coffin, where Miluno, who had been silent for a long time, stood with one foot inside the collapsed coffin...

Staggering to his feet, Betelgeuse charged toward Miluno while firing his gun, conjuring a new batch of robots around her.

Faced with such a fierce onslaught, Miluno simply put on a stern face and delivered another kick.

There was a crackling sound of something breaking inside the stone coffin.

But this time...

All the clones fell down while still running, and never got up again.

Vega asked in a deep voice, "Wow, you destroyed Betelgeuse's core... How did you find out?"

"Sirius said that guy came in person, but I don't believe it. With her lewd personality, what was sent over must be something else... like a control center that can spread clones around... You carry this thing with you, but your shameless bikini armor has nowhere to hide it. Before that, you only have two chances to move it elsewhere..."

Miluno held up two fingers.

"When you first discarded the shield... and when you took the black crystal from the sarcophagus, you deliberately knocked it over to keep our attention from it. Unfortunately, your battle with Sirius was too slow, and I was so bored I was about to fall asleep, so I couldn't help but think about some other things."

Miluno spoke coldly and sarcastically.

They even mocked Miss Sirius.

"So what? Her true self is still waiting for me on the Other Side."

"What a joke! With me here, you're not leaving."

Miluno raised her combined swords and pointed Vega.

The latter had no choice but to hand his mother over to Anjie, who then summoned her enormous lance.

Swords and spears faced each other.

Buzz--

At that very moment.

A white wormhole unfolded in the air.

The location where the white hole appeared happened to block the blue hole on the "The Other Side".

This was undoubtedly calculated.

"Tsk, is this the work of SpiCa?"

Vega...

Her father had no way out.