Full Throttle

(Bai Ziye)

"Everyone, I'm about to deactivate the wormhole!"

Somewhat abruptly, SpiCa's declaration of surrender came through the earpiece.

"Huh? Now? Why?!"

That means all previous efforts have been in vain.

"At this stage, we cannot lose Sirius as a magical girl. She is losing her human aspects, and if she completely fades away..."

Loss of color.

Sirius, who is locked in a fierce battle with the Gun Witch, is literally losing its color and reverting to its pure Crystal state.

But apart from her, no one else could fight a witch for so long at temperatures of hundreds or thousands of degrees.

Will she die too?

"They won't die, but Sirius will disappear."

What does that mean?

The question that Fenghua has is the question that everyone has.

SpiCa explained, "The Star Crystal are not human. They do possess intelligence, but their thought processes are completely different from ours, almost incomprehensible to humans. The current Sirius is merely a personality created by the Sirius Crystal itself; you can think of it as... a terminal interface created to communicate with humans."

Sky Lock exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? If this personality disappears, doesn't that mean I'm dead?!"

"Yes, I don't want to lose Sirius again. I will deactivate the wormhole. You still have Anjie and Yuehan in your hands. Stabilize A-Ji first and get her to let Sirius go."

"No problem, I'll go negotiate."

I accepted the task and said to Fenghua and Haite, "Please prepare to carry out the operation I just mentioned. Once Sirius is withdrawn, I will take over."

"Miss Miluno ... please be careful."

A-Yao spoke very softly. Wasn't it her identity as a magical girl that made her feel inferior?

This idiot, when will he ever gain confidence?

Stepping out of the elevator and out of the cooling zone of Haite, the sudden surge of high temperature almost took my consciousness away.

"... Stop fighting for now, SpiCa agrees to deactivate the wormhole."

"Huh? Don't act on your own!"

Before the Gun Witch could react, Sirius turned around in astonishment.

She only had half her body left with color, and her walkie-talkie was long broken, so she didn't hear SpiCa's message.

"She doesn't want you to die here."

"I'm not that easy to die!"

"She doesn't want you to lose your current personality either. Once you fall, none of us will be able to fight the witch, and your persistence will be meaningless."

The white wormhole disappeared.

Sirius rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I clearly still had a trump card... Tsk, it seems SpiCa wasn't planning to tell you. Since she's so insistent... A-Ji! No matter the reason, I will never forgive you. Next time, I'll make you pay!"

Ignoring these harsh words, the Gun Witch put away her lance.

"... Leave Yuehan and Anjie to me as well."

However, her response was a burst of extremely cold air.

Haite overloaded his magic to cool the surrounding air to the maximum extent. Combined with the storm of Fenghua, the cold air overwhelmed the high-temperature barrier of the Gun Witch, and my back even felt a little cold.

Twenty seconds, very short.

But for me, that's a very long time!

Call out--

It's like the starting gun in a sprint race.

The magical chains of the Sky Lock shot out from behind me, spiraling upwards.

--Time-Freeze--

Before the heatwave subsided and before the Gun Witch picked up her lance, I sped off, running along the chains toward the top of the Gun Witch's head.

Even with her Second Release, the Gun Witch's reaction speed was still not as outstanding as her power.

She didn't even have time to look up.

This is an opportunity.

I jumped from the top of the chains.

--Full-Throttle!--

Based on previous tests, I know that 30x speed poses no threat to the Gun Witch, and the reaction force of 40x speed won't break my bones.

But in order to take her down in one fell swoop, I must use speed beyond that.

Accelerate.

Accelerate again.

I don't even know how many times faster it is now.

But I won't stop accelerating until I hit the Gun Witch... Ceruno's father.

Even with difficulty breathing;

It felt like walking through solidified cement;

The friction with the air generated unbearable heat, as if it were about to burst into flames at any moment;

But I can become even faster!

In the near-stopping moment, I kicked at the dragon horns of the Gun Witch as she flipped backward. The excruciating pain from the contact of my foot made me unable to think; the nerves in my brain burned from the pain, and the recoil caused a comminuted fracture of my right shin, and it seemed that the meniscus in my knee was also shattered.

I wanted to yell but couldn't make a sound.

Click--

The witch's right horn broke off upon impact with the horse's iron.

The dragon horns, which had been glowing from the heat, fell to the ground and turned back to pure black.

I fell to the ground, my right leg twisted unnaturally to one side, sweat beaded on my forehead, and I trembled as I reached for the hourglass at my waist.

Rotate.

My time has started to Rewind.

The broken bones in his leg began to realign.

Of course, the acceleration has been deactivated in order to Rewind.

The Gun Witch was struck hard on the head, staggered back and forth twice, and finally fell backward with her eyes rolling back.

Thump--

My eyes turned into mosquito coils.

She fell into a coma.

Thankfully, it didn't turn into two Xs; if it had kicked my best friend's father to death...

But it could also leave behind long-term effects such as a concussion.

Although I feel bad for Ceruno, I have no room for mercy. She is too strong. If this attack fails to defeat her, then I and the other magical girls will be in danger.

"Miss Miluno! Seize her!"

Sky Lock threw down the chains and dragged me away from the unconscious Gun Witch.

Although the shinbone and knee have recovered, the body is still in pain due to the accelerated movement beyond its limits, making it difficult to move.

The air conditioning team then stopped their magic, especially Haite, who plopped down on the ground to rest. Hualun, who provided her with the magic, wasn't much better off, looking very weak... Everyone had fought desperately to deal with the witch.

The unbearable heat barrier had also disappeared, A-Yao was now at the elevator entrance, but he didn't approach.

"Ceruno, what are you standing there for? Come and help me up!"

"No..." He shook his head and refused softly.

Why not?

"I'm no longer a magical girl."

"What does this have to do with anything? I don't mind, so why are you looking down on me?"

"How could this be...?"

He grumbled as he walked over, and only when I reached out and took his hand did he forcefully pull me up from the ground... Phew, at least I can still walk.

But I'm afraid my body will be in pain for a couple of days.

"Wait! High-energy reaction! Something else has been thrown from 'the Other Side'!"

The voice coming through my headphones was actually my mom's.

"This identifying feature... is it another witch?!"

Sirius couldn't help but curse, "Again? You said we could only release one per day!"

"Sirius, the 'The Other Side' didn't send any Monster today, just a stone coffin... Most importantly, 'once a day' refers to the interval between opening the door, and this door has been holding up for a long time, it still hasn't closed! Heaven knows what kind of behemoth will come!"

Shining points of light fell from above the wormhole.

The weather suddenly changed, clouds gathered, and it started snowing in August.

A witch with antlers and wearing ice armor stood before Father Ceruno, holding an ice sword, exuding an imposing aura... no, it should be described as chilling.

"Hualun."

"Yes, yes, it's my turn, right!"

The weakened red-clad loli cast a spell, and the air around her began to warm up, barely resisting the opponent's cold aura.

"And who are you?" Fenghua asked.

The Sword Witch Frost Antlers glanced at me.

He replied, "You can call me... Sword Fiend."

It really is a ghost story.

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