Aldebaran's Plan

(Sun Yao)

Who would have thought that Miss Halley could not only fight Sirius to a standstill in the air, but also summon an endless Shadow Soldiers?

Within this Witch's Domain, her strength was indeed further enhanced. Although she didn't possess the same overwhelming pressure as Fomalhaut, she still handled the situation with ease...

It seems only the "The Other Side" is getting stronger?

Whoosh--

What was clearly just soft White Silk now severed the heads of the Shadow Soldiers like razors. These hollow humanoids, made of Dark Energy, were not particularly strong, but they were also quite powerful. However, they were slow to react and not very agile. Their only advantage was their large numbers, which made them an almost inexhaustible source of supply, making them a very troublesome means of attrition.

"Woof woof woof! Meow--!!"

Wielding a golden Golden, it charged out with unparalleled might, scattering all the enemies around the defensive bubble before returning to its starting position.

She complained breathlessly, "Ugh! There's too much! I can't possibly finish it all, woof!"

Using his arms and claws to repel the approaching Shadow Soldiers, Ryu also chimed in, "This won't end anytime soon. We still need to find a way to deal with Halley! But there's no water here, and these grunts don't have any moisture in their bodies... Achernar's abilities can't be used effectively!"

"I've paralyzed your pain receptors, which should allow you minimal movement, but you still shouldn't engage in direct combat."

Miss SpiCa used her White Silk to perform simple treatment on Miluno's right leg.

"I'll go up and help too. You guys guard this open space, at least to keep a place for Sirius and me to stay."

She threw out White Silk, wrapped it around the light fixture on the top of the studio, and pulled herself up like a swing.

I need to maintain the defensive bubble. Miluno can't move around easily, and Miss Achernar can't help much.

Right now, only Liu and the Golden are capable of dealing with these grunts.

"Sigh, aren't there any other magical girls in the audience?"

What's called the audience seating area is actually just a giant cage, where more than 50,000 people, including audience members and staff, are confined.

Miluno replied, "Betelgeuse waited until the Qiang Sai to make his move in order to reduce the number of magical girls."

"It's amazing she managed to fight her way into the top four. Are all excellent assassins this versatile?"

Is Betelgeuse with a barcode on the back of his head?

The battle continues. I've used up a lot of magic power fighting the Magic Titan, and the defensive bubble I can maintain is getting smaller and smaller.

But those Shadow Soldiers continued to arrive in droves.

Although I didn't feel Miss Halley's imposing presence or pressure, I gradually found myself at a disadvantage, like a frog being slowly boiled in water.

The Witch's Domain...?

Stage, audience, lighting.

As Miss Halley herself said, this place gave her what she needed and wanted.

This space reveals the vision of her inner desires... In a sense, it's similar to my magic.

"Does Halley's power as a witch originate from within herself?"

"Inner thoughts? Nonsense! Compared to her true dreams, these empty illusions aren't even pacifiers! Realizing dreams? All I see are tainted ideals!"

Halley's ordeal triggered an unusual outburst of temper in Miluno.

She hurled a short sword that pierced through an entire column of Shadow Soldiers, while simultaneously turning the hourglass to return the flying sword to her hand.

Then throw it again.

This back-and-forth movement was used to alleviate the defensive pressure on the Liu and the Golden.

I glanced at her right leg, which was bound with White Silk and unable to move easily.

"Miluno, is there no way to restore your legs to their original state?"

If I remember correctly, her hourglass could reverse the time of something for a full three minutes, which was very powerful magic.

"For some reason, my strength has declined somewhat..."

She sighed.

"Right now, I can only rewind less than a minute, and my physical acceleration limit is only twenty-something times... Of course, that's more than enough to deal with ordinary Monster."

"Huh? Has your strength declined?!"

Could it be that the compatibility with Crystal has decreased?

Some magical girls, due to a change in their mindset, become no longer compatible with the Star Crystal and eventually lose their transformation ability.

Unexpectedly, Miluno also...

"Don't worry, my condition is only temporary."

Seeing my worry, she even comforted me instead.

However, her gaze remained fixed on the sky, where Sirius and Miss SpiCa were locked in an endless battle with the Calamity Witch.

"Miss Sirius, can you win?"

Miluno asked, "Achernar, what exactly is the Witch's Domain?"

The witch, rendered powerless due to the lack of water, frowned and replied, "It is New World formed by merging the spaces of two worlds."

The sound was still very soft.

Knowing that her words might sound offensive, she rarely speaks up.

"The New World?"

"You magical girls can't unleash your full power in our world, and you can't unleash your full power in your world the Other Side. This is a limitation of the laws. In order to maximize the power of witches, Aldebaran proposed the concept of 'domains'... However, before I came here, it was still in the testing phase. I didn't expect it to be put into actual combat so quickly."

Time flows more slowly on the "The Other Side" than on this side.

Although the Shark Princess Witch has been here for over a month, only a few days may Past the "The Other Side".

I followed her words and shared my understanding.

"Witches possess the power of two worlds, and this realm is a battlefield tailor-made for them."

"Aldebaran keeps injecting that will into this area..."

The Achernar changed her mind halfway through her sentence.

"... The injection of 'Dark Energy' is not only to create Monster, but also to spread panic and create fertile ground for the growth of Dark Energy. For example, right now, these people who are being hung up are becoming a breeding ground, and their negative emotions are nurturing Dark Energy, which may even produce new Monster."

The situation is worse than we imagined.

The fact that Aldebaran was able to form a domain indicates that its plan was implemented quite smoothly.

"The Golden Witch wants to turn the entire Skyreach City into her outpost."

Skyreach City has met the conditions for the witch's arrival.

If Fomalhaut's power is fully unleashed and he is not ejected from this world, then even if Miluno and Sirius were to fight together, they might not be a match.

"This is terrible."

Miluno also held her forehead.

"You should have told me this information sooner."

"This is just my analysis; I don't know Aldebaran's plans either... Besides, we were enemies before."

"So now they're not enemies anymore?"

The Shark Princess Witch was stunned for a moment.

"I was once a warrior on the 'The Other Side,' and my confrontation with you was driven by hatred and a matter of principle."

She looked at the Shadow Soldiers outside the bubble.

"But now I'm a pawn, and even just to survive, I have no other choice but to cooperate with you..."

She looked directly at Miluno and asked in a sharp but as gentle a voice as possible.

Can you accept me?

My monthly pass is about to expire (whispering reminder).