Devouring the Darkness: Saiba

(Babaluno)

Although the current Mono is not as clever as the original, at least it can communicate.

They even came up with simple, crude, and presumptuous suggestions... but perhaps they really are effective.

"Eat all the 'Guardian'...?"

These things look neither clean nor hygienic; I always feel like they'd make me sick. I definitely couldn't bring myself to eat them.

Sirius replied:

"It should be fine. They are all constructs that crawled out of the Black Pool, and their entire bodies are made of darkness, just like me... My body is also made of magic."

As she spoke, she raised her arm and, as if to show off, pinched her toned biceps, which had no excess fat. The laser behind her transformed into a strong, muscular arm, which punched and sent the four-legged beast that pounced at her flying.

"Mono, do you really want to eat this?"

"I want to eat."

Mono said this while clenching his fist.

With the "Guardian" closing in again, there wasn't much time to think.

"Then, don't get an upset stomach!"

After I gave him those instructions, Mono nuzzled my cheek again before turning away...

Then it disappeared on the spot.

She sped up again.

It's gotten to the point where I can't even keep up with my eyes; I can't even see the afterimage.

I didn't even see Mono make a move before the "Guardian" at the forefront was slammed into the wall by a tremendous force. I checked his limbs, and he was clearly dead.

But just as it was about to turn into Black Mud and flow back into the Black Pool, Mono suddenly reappeared, sucked the huge lump of Black Mud into its mouth, and swallowed it whole without even chewing it...

I don't even know what it tastes like.

Although these Guardian did not look human, they seemed to have some intelligence. They understood what being eaten meant and were momentarily intimidated by Mono's cannibalistic behavior, daring not to approach and instead launching a dense barrage of whip blades from a distance in an attempt to suppress the attack.

They don't move, but Mono won't stop.

In the blink of an eye, Mono devoured one of the "Guardian," and before the rain of whip blades even touched the ground, Mono pounced on another and began to feast on it. Its speed was so fast that it caught everyone off guard. These Black Pool "Guardian," who were feared even by Aldebaran because of their infinite evolution and rebirth, were like pieces of bread in front of Mono.

They're all chocolate-filled "dirty" buns.

The current Mono might even be able to devour the "Great Hand"...

"Well, it seems there's no need to think about how to escape."

All the firepower was drawn to Mono, leaving Sirius without any pressure.

I sighed and said, "It's still necessary. Even if Zara goes back and reports the situation, the City School will still face threats from the Supreme Council."

"What are you saying? Their god is going to be replaced by Mono."

According to the professor, the ultimate goal of Mono's continued evolution is the emergence of a new "Great Will." If she could replace the broken old system, could the war between the two worlds truly end?

The Guardian were powerless against an opponent as fast as Mono. If they had died, they might have been able to evolve some countermeasures, but Mono didn't even give them a chance to go back and evolve. It cleared out the Guardian in the passageway at a speed like dragging and dropping a video.

Those are dozens of "Guardian"!

It didn't even Past a minute, turning into Mono's meal in the blink of an eye...

Her stomach wasn't even moving at all, so where did it go?

"So, it's over just like that?"

"Ceruno- chan~ How was my cooking?"

Mono ran over to show off his achievements.

The Dark Energy possessed by these "Guardian" made Mono's speech clearer and restored his energy somewhat.

Are you out of your mind?

"Hehehe, I'm feeling better."

She still pounced on her, saying in a coquettish tone, "No matter what I become, I won't hurt Ceruno, I promise~"

Ugh~

I'm totally smitten by Miluno's charming face and the endearing things she says!

"Do you have a way to get us out of here? I don't know what the situation is like at the City School right now."

Mono blinked and replied:

"This isn't difficult, is it? If the teleportation magic is interfered with, just keep correcting the direction! Like this~~"

She reached out her hand.

A pitch-black teleportation tunnel unfolded before our eyes.

"Oh?!"

The teleportation channel that Miluno and I couldn't open, Mono opened easily.

He touched her single horn that almost bent behind her head and praised her:

"As expected of Demigod, his level is truly different!"

"Hehehe, Ceruno- chan, don't flatter me! I don't even realize I'm a god yet~"

He feigned modesty, but his nose was already pointing proudly to the sky.

But before we even stepped into the passage, a commotion arose from the hall below the Breeding Facility, where the Black Pool was located.

Shock.

But it's not just about vibration.

Interspersed throughout were the mournful wails of vengeful spirits, faint yet heart-wrenching cries that could evoke despair and fear from the depths of one's heart just by listening to them.

Achernar, not caring to speak softly, shouted at the top of his lungs:

"The Black Pool is surging! Run!"

That huge, Black Pool... was it also alive?

Sirius hoisted Miss Ice Dragon onto his shoulder, patted my back, and urged:

"Don't just stand there, let's go!"

Mono then hoisted me onto his shoulder and rushed into the teleportation tunnel with the others.

"Oh my god."

After passing through the teleportation tunnel, what lay before them was the devastated "Zodiacal".

Just as Aldebaran had predicted, after we entered the Breeding Facility, the "Supreme Council" lifted the restrictions on the City School's firepower, and the Monster that had surrounded us from all sides launched a full-scale attack.

Not only were there Monster Soldiers used as cannon fodder, but also a large number of elite Monster and Modified Witch joined the battlefield. Heavy artillery, armored vehicles, spacecraft, and all sorts of previously untapped resources were brought out to fight on that small plot of land in the Central Teaching District. The pressure on our witches and magical girls there was self-evident.

The power of the heavy artillery was enough to rip the earth apart, shocking the magical girl beneath it, leaving her nowhere to hide even if she tried to stay underground;

With the combined efforts of the Monster and witches, large machines such as mechs and tanks rapidly advanced the front line, seemingly about to break through the magical girls' defenses;

In such a precarious situation, the spacecraft overhead was still spraying cans of Magic Suppressant...

"Wow, this is terrible."

Sirius turned around, grabbed a chicken-headed Monster by the neck, and snapped it off with a flick of his wrist.

"At least we're out; things haven't gotten to the worst yet."

"... No, I'm afraid it's still very bad."

The Achernar said this out of the blue, but it took me a few seconds to understand what she meant.

A violent tremor and desperate cries echoed from the ground. A column of dark, filthy mud suddenly erupted from the Betelgeuse's Great Crater, blasting away the Monster in its path, and burrowed straight towards the City School...

Black Pool.

They've tracked us down from the deepest part of this world.

You promised you wouldn't leave the Breeding Facility!

It only ate a few dozen of its "Guardian," is it really necessary to chase after it so relentlessly?