Super Ceruno 2.0

(Miluno)

"Miluno?"

SpiCa visibly breathed a sigh of relief when I stepped out of the teleportation tunnel.

She was tightly binding Sun Ji, his heavy armor scattered on the ground, resembling a scene from a defeated Battle Dress scene.

My cheap father-in-law's magical girl form is just like Ceruno's, with a curvy figure and a tall stature. Bound by the close-fitting White Silk, his curves are outlined very clearly, making him quite sexy.

But now is not the time for aesthetic appreciation.

"Ceruno, Sirius... and Fomalhaut?" I asked.

The one who answered me was Metal, who was fiddling with his computer nearby.

"They took Fomalhaut to the desolate mountains in the southwest corner of the city, and the drones and support teams Past as well."

Sirius is no match for Fomalhaut, even with Ceruno, the screen protector girl, by her side.

"I want to Past too. Tell me the exact location."

Metal replied:

"You don't need any coordinates. As long as you don't go in the wrong direction, you can tell the location of the battlefield at a glance."

Is the scene really that exaggerated?

I've been to the southwest corner, so I'm sure I'm not going in the wrong direction.

However, my magic power wasn't sufficient, and the glass casing of the Magic Supply System couldn't withstand the pressure inside the wormhole, shattering into pieces as I passed through the teleportation channel. Therefore, I essentially only brought back one Magic Crystal.

Fortunately, the smooth Crystal itself also releases magic. Although it can no longer maintain the Encapsulation System, throwing it into the Star Crystal can at least recharge me a little.

"SpiCa, here's what you wanted."

After moving the capsule out, and ignoring the battle situation on Ceruno's side, Minister Hefi had Metal move the capsule aside and began his research.

"Then I'll Past first."

Put the Magic Crystal back into the Star Crystal, and use the little magic power left to build a teleportation channel that leads directly to the southwestern wilderness of Skyreach City.

Just as SpiCa was about to step into the passage, it suddenly spoke:

"Miluno, Ceruno has changed a bit. Don't mistake her for someone else and attack her."

"What?"

"Is that what it means?"

You can definitely tell where they are at a glance.

When we arrived at the southwest corner, it was already covered by a huge area of frost. The weather had also changed. The clouds were drawn towards the center by the swirling airflow, forming a rolling black cloud that blotted out the sun.

It looks like a blizzard is coming soon.

Ceruno and Sirius were clearly fighting Fomalhaut directly below those clouds.

"Wait for me."

He changed back into his Battle Dress from his bodysuit, but the magic-sealing belt remained in place.

These spells were specifically selected to counter the Fomalhaut, and now is the time to put them to use.

Just as I was rushing towards the battlefield, as if worried that I would not be able to find my way, Fomalhaut actually raised a sword aura that was more than forty meters high and crashed down with a powerful momentum that could split the earth.

"Damn it, wasn't she only able to draw 20 meters before?"

But to my surprise, the sword didn't strike, as if it had bumped into some stubborn rock halfway down the road, abruptly stopping its momentum.

Not only that, the sword energy was shattered into pieces, eventually turning into dissipating frost.

Ceruno?

Or Sirius?

To actually withstand a sword strike from Fomalhaut —that's astonishingly impressive.

I couldn't help but quicken my pace.

"Miss Fomalhaut, let's talk!"

It sounded like Ceruno's tone, but as I walked through the frosty forest and hid behind bushes whose leaves were frozen, I only saw the back of a strange girl.

She had a head of fluffy, soft blonde hair, and was taller than both Ceruno and Sirius. Her long white evening gown trailed on the ground, blending seamlessly with the surrounding white frost, yet remaining spotless and pure, like a princess.

She held a gold-carved spear, the tip of which was a sharp ruby.

Opposite the spearwoman stood a half-reindeer girl clad in silver ice armor. Her lower body was that of a reindeer covered in soft white fur, making her appear particularly tall and imposing...

Fomalhaut.

Her forelegs were pacing back and forth on the ground.

"A purely defensive approach won't defeat me."

Ceruno responded politely and respectfully.

"I can withstand your attacks, and magical girls are gradually arriving to provide support. If this continues, even you will eventually be defeated."

"The reinforcements you speak of are utterly insignificant to me."

"I will protect them from your harm, and their attacks are not as weak as you think."

"Ceruno, if you want to negotiate, demonstrate equal strength and defeat me. Only then will there be any possibility for our two worlds to sit down and talk."

The two of them didn't actually fight; they just stood there exchanging verbal sparring...

Wait a minute, is that "golden princess" Ceruno?

How did she become like that?

What about Sirius?

Although I really wanted to find out the truth, I had to deal with Fomalhaut first.

After lying in ambush in the grass for a while, an idea popped into my head. I took two encapsulated batteries from my belt, bundled them together with all the remaining flashbangs Sirius had given me, and threw them far away toward the white deer's rump.

Accelerate.

The instant Fomalhaut turned and raised his sword to deflect the battery bomb, I had already carried Ceruno and run more than a hundred meters away.

And behind...

The explosion was so violent that even the ground trembled, but this explosion was merely a side effect of the Heat Haze magic; the intense heat at the epicenter was the effect I desired.

Incidentally, along with the Heat Haze battery, Hualun's heating magic was also thrown out. Combined with the flashbang Sirius gave me earlier, which also generates heat, although I don't know the exact power, this bundle of bombs should give the Fomalhaut quite a beating...

"Miluno, watch out!"

As Ceruno warned me, she opened her bubble, blocking the invisible sword energy that attacked from behind. To still have the strength to counterattack under such a high-temperature bomb—wasn't Fomalhaut a bit too monstrous?

At the same time, the connected Bubble Membrane also wrapped around her and me.

The surface of the bubble also faintly emitted a glow.

"Let's speed things up. She's not completely alright. We can press our advantage."

--Time-Freeze--

Multiplier: 30.

She wrapped her arms around my waist from behind, her soft, delicate body pressed against my back, letting the surging magic flow into my body.

What exactly happened to her?

"Fomalhaut's reaction was quick, so we need to be even faster... Speed it up a hundredfold! My bubble can withstand all the pressure!"

Even if she said that, I don't have a 100x multiplier.

After speeding up to 40 times, I became very unclear about the rate at Time Acceleration.

The reason is simple: I have no concept of that. A hundredfold acceleration is unknown territory for me. Running at full speed under a hundredfold Time Acceleration would reach several times the speed of sound, which would generate a shock wave that blows away surrounding objects.

What if, at that speed, you delivered a flying kick directly to Fomalhaut?

I floored the accelerator in my heart, fully unleashing the magic of accelerating time. I don't know if I had reached "a hundred times," but everything around me fell silent, even the lingering blast of wind became completely still.

Ceruno let go of me.

"Go, Miluno."

She pointed to Fomalhaut, shrouded in smoke and dust.

Let's show her what we're capable of!