Collapse

(Ceruno)

Sky...

The massive dome, over 500 meters in diameter and supported by multiple pillars, which covered the City School, collapsed with a deafening roar.

I was only thinking about the ground beneath my feet, but I neglected the large dome above my head... Actually, thinking about it was useless, because my bubble couldn't reach that height.

Those thick tempered glass panes became deadly weapons, and the large air bubbles that prioritized size over defensive capabilities were put to the test...

Um, maybe you shouldn't even try.

It shattered with a snap; the air bubbles weren't much harder than tempered glass.

Watch out above your head!

Quanyin- ne shouted through Megaphone, and even without her noticing, almost all the magical girls noticed the disaster overhead.

After all, they are magical girls, so each of them has some means of coping. Even without the protection of the bubble, they can all use their own unique abilities, and those with extra strength will even protect the magical girls around them.

I built up small, but sturdy enough bubbles as temporary shelters;

Phoenix directly altered the trajectory of the glass shards, causing some of them to move away from the people below.

The Sky Lock, relying on the Central Control Tower, erects a sloping chain curtain that can deflect even large pieces of glass.

Teacher Bai Ze simply reinforced the teaching building to prevent it from collapsing directly and to provide shelter.

The shards of glass were like a fierce hailstorm; though loud, they cleared quickly, and that was all it took to Past...

But the supporting pillars facing the factory area also collapsed towards the center!

To support the glass dome, the City School has several arched support pillars on all sides, each hundreds of meters long and with strength no less than the Dragonbone at the bottom of the City School. It is thanks to these sturdy support pillars that the dome has not completely collapsed. However, the roots of the support pillars have sunk into the wormhole, and under the influence of the wormhole's pressure, they will naturally fall down.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

Even if Quanyin shouts like that.

Because the City School is still tilted, it fell at an angle, so it was unknown where it would hit before the support column actually came down. It even looked like it might sweep across the teaching building and the Control Tower.

Can my bubble expand it?

No, judging by the ferocious momentum of these hundreds of meters of steel bars crashing down, let alone my bubble, it might even smash open the foundation of the City School. Compared to this, the forty-meter-long sword of the Fomalhaut is child's play... This is a physical attack from the great master Newton.

You know, we're floating in the sky right now!

If the foundation beneath your feet is destroyed or cracks, then everything is over!

"Ceruno!"

Miluno called out to me from afar:

"Wrap the Control Tower in your bubbles! Can you do it?"

She wanted to use the Control Tower to block the supporting pillar, but my magic was depleted by a series of bubbles, so I wasn't very confident.

"I'll give it a try."

I raised the Ruby Gunstaff high, attempting to cover the tallest building in the entire City School with a golden Bubble Membrane, but even the magic surging from the Sirius Crystal has its limits; I couldn't guarantee the strength of the bubble...

Clang--

The resounding clang of metal impact shattered the bubbles on the surface of the Control Tower, but the force absorbed also allowed the Control Tower itself to withstand the blow.

Watching the support column collapse completely beside the Control Tower, my heart remained heavy.

"Miluno, go... go and repair... the Control Tower!"

"OK!"

Miluno's power after Witchification can repair the outer walls of the Control Tower.

However, there was more than one supporting pillar. This one blocked the way, but that didn't mean the next one could. The Engine Department seemed to have lost control of the flight path. Even after restarting the Power Crystal, the City School's progress was not stopped, and it continued to spiral into the huge wormhole.

As a result, the second support pillar was quickly destroyed by the pressure of the wormhole, and like the first one, it fell at an angle. Because the City School had a building structure that was low on the perimeter and high in the center, when these support pillars fell, they would almost all sweep across the Control Tower...

There are also many magical girls hiding in the Control Tower's hall, including Xiaoling, Xiaojie, Azura, and Barbara. Teacher Bai Ze is reinforcing the teaching building, so this tower will have to be protected by me.

"I need more magic to maintain the defense bubble! Awesome!"

Having experienced the battle in the Old District, many people have a concept of mana replenishment. As soon as I shouted, Phoenix rushed up and hugged me. As Dual-Core Magical Girl, she is also full of magic power.

"Not enough!"

More magic is needed to support the bubble that can withstand the support pillar.

Xiaoling, Xiaojie, Goldie, and the other magical girls in the Control Tower all huddled together around me, passing on their magic in a relay. Magic of different scents flowed into my body from all directions. I felt this endless stream of magic. Even though I was surrounded, I still raised my Ruby Gunstaff and supported the bubble that enveloped the entire Control Tower.

It contains so much heartfelt intention (magic)...

"We have to hold on this time!"

Clang--

The fallen support column struck the Control Tower, but did not break the Bubble Membrane.

"We held on!"

But before they could even rejoice, a terrible commotion came from outside the Control Tower... it sounded like something had collapsed.

"What happened?"

"I'll go take a look."

Miluno, who couldn't squeeze into the crowd to hug me, disappeared as she said this, but reappeared the next second.

"The faculty building collapsed, and possibly... some magical girls are buried."

So some of the magical girls inside the Control Tower ran out to rescue people. Quanyin- ne even suggested, "Two support pillars in the factory area to the east have collapsed, but on the other hand, nothing else has collapsed there. For a while, it will actually be the safest area. Let's move everyone there?"

"No."

Quanyin- nee finally understood the concept of a brain, but Miluno rejected it.

"Once we enter the wormhole, the entire City School will face the risk of disintegration. There will be no safe place. We must all gather together and have Ceruno ensure the integrity of a foundation so that we can minimize casualties... Most importantly, we must unite all our forces to resist the ambush from 'the Other Side.' They are definitely waiting for us on the other side of the wormhole."

That's what they say, but if things continue like this...

We'll disintegrate before we even get through the wormhole.

"Miluno."

Principal Xiao Yi squeezed through the crowd to stand in front of Miluno.

"Go to the Engine Department and tell Metal and the others to come and assemble. If there's a collapse down below, we'll be buried alive."

"Okay, I'll go make the trip."

Miluno has left, and the people in the Engine Department are indeed in danger.

Xiao Yi then looked at the magical girls who were still surrounding me like dry batteries.

"I'm the only one here who isn't a magical girl, but I'm still the nominal headmistress, so please listen to me... At this point, forget about escaping the wormhole. We have 1,400 magical girls; it's not impossible for us to combine our strength and overthrow 'the Other Side' in one fell swoop!"

Xiao Yi's mobilization efforts had a mediocre effect.

Miss SpiCa's long-planned counterattack is about to unfold under such unprepared and forced circumstances...