You Don't Have to Hold Back Anymore / I Love It When Girls Fight!

"Mm! Then see you tomorrow!" Xu Rou only found the drink's taste somewhat strange, but she did not think much of it. She stood up, said goodbye to Qi Mo, and headed home.

After Xu Rou had gone far away, Qi Mo took out her phone and replied to a private message on the forum:

I did what you told me to do. Send me the video now.

The other party replied almost instantly:

[The high-definition file is too large, so I saved it on a USB drive. There is a public restroom two hundred meters ahead. I will hand the video over to you there.]

Qi Mo frowned. That meant the other party knew exactly where she was, and everything she had done so far had been under their control.

"Since I've already come this far, this is also a good chance to see who they really are." Using that as an excuse to convince herself, Qi Mo went to the designated location as instructed.

Li Xuan, wrapped in a trench coat and wearing sunglasses, emerged from the darkness. From luring Wu Yan into the trap, to guiding the two of them into a falling-out, then using the video to infinitely magnify Qi Mo's desires and trick her into making Xu Rou drink the Fallen Blood.

At this point, the plan had essentially succeeded. He no longer needed to fulfill the promises that followed. The only reason he had come here in person was to enjoy the expression on Qi Mo's face when she broke down.

"She drank something without even a brand label on it, without asking a thing? She really trusted you, huh." Li Xuan teased.

"Cut the sarcasm. Where's what I asked for?" Qi Mo coldly held out a hand to Li Xuan.

"Relax, I won't shortchange you." Li Xuan handed Qi Mo a USB drive.

"Wait here. I need to check it." Qi Mo took the USB drive and quickly entered the public restroom nearby.

Rushing into a stall, Qi Mo hurriedly locked the door and impatiently plugged the USB drive into her phone to inspect it:

The complete video was indeed saved inside, a full hour long. The footage was extremely clear, obviously filmed with a professional camera.

She stared excitedly at Xu Rou being humiliated in the video, both angry and thrilled, as though flames might burst from her eyes. Her full thighs alternately tightened and relaxed, her flesh-colored stockings constantly making friction sounds. Without the slightest concern that she was still wearing a magical girl's outfit, she committed such a profane act.

Half an hour later, Qi Mo emerged from the restroom with guilt and regret written all over her face. Her head hung low, and the confidence from before had long vanished. Dragging her feet, she dejectedly returned to Li Xuan.

"Want one?" Li Xuan took out a cigarette and offered it to Qi Mo.

Qi Mo did not refuse. Although she did not know how to smoke and choked repeatedly on the smoke, she still took puff after puff.

"I'm worse than an animal. Xiao Rou trusted me so much, and I used that trust to deceive her..." When the cigarette burned down, Qi Mo finally could no longer bear the crushing guilt. Covering her face, she began to cry.

Li Xuan said nothing. He merely handed her a packet of tissues and silently waited nearby.

After the post-climax clarity passed, Qi Mo wiped away her tears. She had finally realized what a foolish thing she had done, and asked in such nervousness that she stammered:

"You... what exactly was it that you tricked Xiao Rou into drinking...?"

"Don't you think it's a little late to ask that now?" Li Xuan found it rather amusing. Although Qi Mo's scheme had once impressed him, whenever Xu Rou was involved, she got high on Joy Bean and her intelligence dropped infinitely close to zero.

"You told me it wouldn't hurt her at all!" Qi Mo grew increasingly panicked and could only raise her voice to hide her inner unease.

"Rather than believe a monster's promise, you might as well believe Monthly Girls will get a second season." Li Xuan sneered as he removed his trench coat and sunglasses, releasing a familiar aura before Qi Mo.

"You're the monster from that day?!" Qi Mo asked in a trembling voice.

"Stop deceiving yourself, my lady. You guessed my identity long ago. Other than me, who else could have filmed that video from that angle? And you knew perfectly well there was something wrong with what was in that bottle. The reason you fell for such a hole-ridden lie was only because you wanted an excuse—an excuse to satisfy your filthy desires. Am I wrong?" Li Xuan's voice grew increasingly severe.

"Stop talking! I told you to stop talking!" Qi Mo covered her ears, crouched on the ground, and burst into tears.

For a moment, loss, frustration, guilt, worry, anticipation—every kind of emotion flooded her heart. Qi Mo had completely broken down inside. Unlocking her defeat CG now would have been effortless, but Li Xuan hurriedly turned and headed elsewhere.

A far more wonderful show was waiting for him there.

No Need to Hold Back Anymore

After saying goodbye to Qi Mo, Xu Rou began to feel that something was wrong with her body. The sensation was neither painful nor itchy, and even she found it hard to describe.

After returning home, the sensation only grew stronger. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her body grew increasingly hot, as though magma flowed through her veins. The feeling was both agonizing and pleasurable. Her senses gradually began to blur. She felt herself desperately craving something, yet she could never find satisfaction.

"What's happening to me?" Xu Rou got up and poured herself a glass of cold water, but the scorching feeling did not ease in the slightest. Especially in her lower abdomen, where a faint burning pain had already emerged.

Xu Rou could not help pulling open her nightgown to look. On her flat lower abdomen, a heart-filled succubus Curse Rune was slowly appearing.

"How could something like this appear on my body?" Xu Rou was shocked. The Curse Rune was the source of the burning pain, and worse still, she could feel Evil Energy leaking outward from it.

"Could it be some kind of parasitic monster?" Xu Rou hurriedly found her heart-shaped transformation badge, wanting to use the light of becoming a magical girl to drive the monster away.

"World! In the name of love and hope, grant me power!" Xu Rou raised the badge and spoke softly.

Yet the badge that had accompanied her through countless battles gave no response at all.

"The world... rejected me?" Xu Rou immediately panicked. The Evil Energy emanating from her body grew increasingly intense, and she gradually realized a terrifying truth:

This Evil Energy fundamentally came from within her body. The Curse Rune on her lower abdomen was merely an outlet.

"How... can this be? Am I turning into a monster?!!" Xu Rou said in disbelief.

"I have to do something!" With that thought, Xu Rou fiercely slapped herself, forcibly recovering a trace of rationality.

She clenched her teeth and gripped the badge so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh, drawing thin traces of blood. Her body trembled in small, constant motions, as though she were enduring tremendous torment.

Mentally, she was still a magical girl who represented justice. Yet physically, she was gradually falling into a monster. Her polarized mind and body tore at Xu Rou's heart. The massive pleasure brought by Demonfall surged along her spine and straight into her brain, but Xu Rou defied her instincts and desperately endured the pleasure of Demonfall.

[Fallen Blood activation successful]

[Individual Xu Rou: undergoing Demonfall]

[Demonfall Progress: 15%, 40%, 60%, 59%...]

Hidden outside the window, Li Xuan watched the Demonfall progress remain stuck around sixty percent on the system interface and could not help feeling anxious.

To make Xu Rou undergo Demonfall, he had paid a hefty price. He had spared no Evil Energy, squeezing out a full two hundred milliliters of Fallen Blood to trick her into drinking it. Yet the Demonfall progress did not seem to be going as smoothly as expected.

"She suppressed Demonfall through sheer willpower? That's not scientific!" Li Xuan could not help complaining. But then he thought about it again. This world had magical girls, so science was not exactly relevant anyway.

If that was the case, then he would personally give her the final straw that broke the camel's back!

With that thought, Li Xuan dialed a number, muted the call, then used his tentacles to open the window and jumped inside.

"You're... the monster from that day!" Xu Rou was shocked. Thinking of the humiliation she had suffered that day, boundless fury immediately filled her eyes. Unfortunately, she had now lost contact with the world and could not transform into a magical girl. No matter how furious she was, she could not threaten him.

"Five-star Emperor MacArthur once said: fall early and enjoy it early; fall late and suffer for nothing. Your body has already undergone Demonfall, so what's the point of resisting mentally?" Li Xuan laughed.

"Ptui! What twisted nonsense! A magical girl's noble soul will never submit!"

"Hehehe, you really are pitiful. You trusted your companion without reservation, only to be betrayed behind your back. Think carefully. Why did you end up like this?" Li Xuan reminded her.

"Do you even need to ask? It must have been your doing!"

"Don't jump to conclusions. Before you came home, did you drink anything strange?"

Xu Rou's heart skipped a beat. Before coming home, the only thing she had drunk was the beverage Qi Mo had handed her, and the strange feeling in her body had gradually appeared after she drank it.

Thinking about it carefully, both the color and taste of that drink had indeed been strange, and there had not been any label on the bottle. It was only because she trusted Qi Mo that she had subconsciously ignored all those details.

"Could Qi Mo have tricked me? No, she grew up with me and took care of me like an older sister. How could that be possible? It must be your doing!" Xu Rou argued in a trembling voice, but even she could not fully believe her own words.

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" Li Xuan took out a phone that was already connected to a call, turned off its mute mode, and tossed it to Xu Rou.

In fact, from the moment he had entered the room, Li Xuan had called Qi Mo. He had simply kept the phone muted, letting her listen as Xu Rou walked step by step toward corruption.

"Xiao Rou... I..." Qi Mo's helpless voice came through the phone.

"Qi Mo, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?" Xu Rou asked with her last shred of hope.

"I'm sorry... Xiao Rou, I..." Hearing Xu Rou's voice as she desperately endured the pain, Qi Mo felt as though her heart were being torn apart. Tears fell like beads from a snapped string, and she could no longer even form a complete sentence.

"Why are you apologizing? You did lie to me, didn't you? Why would you do this? I trusted you so much. Why... why..." Tears shimmered at the corners of Xu Rou's eyes. Though unwilling to believe it, Qi Mo's reaction had already explained everything.

In that instant, Xu Rou felt as if something precious deep inside her had shattered.

"Hahahaha... Qi Mo... you really did betray me. In that case, I don't have to desperately hold back anymore, right? Even if I fall into a monster... that's okay too, right?" Xu Rou hung up through tear-blurred eyes. The light gradually faded from her gaze as her remaining rationality was completely consumed by scorching desire.

[Demonfall Progress: 100%]

[Individual Xu Rou: Demonfall complete]

[Hidden Achievement Acquired: Soul Reaver]

[Experience +5]

[Current Experience: 8/10]

As the system prompts appeared, Li Xuan felt an invisible connection form between himself and Xu Rou. But unlike monsters directly created by Fallen Blood, this connection was not absolute control. Xu Rou's self-awareness remained fully intact; only in her perception, his identity had changed from an irreconcilable enemy into an exalted master.

"So this is what it feels like to become a monster? Thank you, Master. I've finally found my true self." Xu Rou smiled seductively and knelt on one knee before Li Xuan. Though neither her clothing nor appearance had changed in the slightest, the change in her eyes and expression alone gave the impression that she could never go back.

Just then, an energetic voice suddenly came from outside:

"Xiao Rou! I sensed a demon's aura and rushed over. Are you okay?!"

Li Xuan looked up to see Wu Yan hovering outside the window, gazing over anxiously.

"Xu Rou," Li Xuan said softly.

"Master, I'm here. Please give your orders as you wish." After undergoing Demonfall, even Xu Rou's tone had risen slightly, sounding full of pleasure.

"I order you to kill Wu Yan—kill your former companion." Li Xuan pointed at Qi Mo, who had just arrived outside the window.

Girls Fighting Is the Best!

"With pleasure." Xu Rou smiled cruelly, tightening her grip on the badge in her hand and activating her transformation.

Only this time, it was no longer the world that granted her power, but an abyss filled with evil power.

After transforming, Xu Rou's hair was a shade darker than before. A string of diamond studs had appeared on her left ear, while dark eyeliner accentuated her sinister eyes.

She still wore a one-piece short dress, but its skirt was shorter than before, exposing more of her snowy thighs. The colors of her outfit had changed from blue and white to blue and black, while her weapon had become an even more exaggerated skull double-bladed axe, its broad blades radiating an ominous aura.

"She's a lot sexier than before. I never expected Demonfall to have that effect." Li Xuan clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Damn monster!" At the sound of Li Xuan's voice, Wu Yan's hackles rose in rage. But she could not sense Xu Rou's magical power, so she did not dare act rashly.

Just then, a black shadow smashed through the window and charged out, swinging its massive axe at astonishing speed.

Wu Yan hurriedly dodged to the side and raised her hand to retaliate with an Explosive Flame, but when she clearly saw who was attacking her, she froze.

"Xiao Rou? How could this..."

"Sorry, Flame Dance, but I'm going to kill you. It's Master's order, after all." Xu Rou spoke to her former companion in a flippant tone.

"Xiao Rou... why are you saying something so strange? What exactly..." Flame Dance stared at Xu Rou in disbelief. She was unquestionably Xu Rou herself, yet she emanated the unique aura of a monster. The feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar, leaving Flame Dance's mind confused for a moment.

However, Xu Rou had no intention of showing mercy. Wielding the massive skull axe, she repeatedly slashed at Flame Dance.

Flame Dance knew her speed could not match Xu Rou's. If she kept dodging, it would sooner or later lead to her death. She could only swing her ribbons and cast out an arc of flame.

She had expected the attack to make Xu Rou back off, but instead, Xu Rou charged straight through the flames. The burning only slowed her down slightly.

Judgment!

Seeing that Xu Rou showed no mercy, Flame Dance had no choice but to use her true strength. A blazing pillar of fire instantly swallowed Xu Rou, and the roaring flames lit up the night sky like day.

Seeing this, Flame Dance could not help regretting that she had struck too hard. She had always regarded Xu Rou as her best friend. If Xu Rou truly died by her hand, would she not regret it for the rest of her life?

The flames quickly dispersed. Xu Rou still stood in midair, and the burns on her body were healing at an astonishing speed. There was not the slightest hint of pain on her face. Instead, she looked extremely excited.

"That hurt, Flame Dance. Stop dodging and let me kill you properly, okay? Otherwise, I won't be able to report back to Master." Xu Rou placed her index finger against her lower lip and spoke in a coquettish tone.

"What kind of joke is this?! The real Xiao Rou would never say something like that!" Flame Dance swung her ribbons, intending to attack again, but not a single spark emerged. Only then did she remember that she was still in the weakened period after using Judgment. Even maintaining her hovering position was difficult.

"Unfortunately, the current me is the real me. I've already taken off my mask." Xu Rou sneered, raised her massive axe, and mercilessly swung it at Flame Dance.

Flame Dance no longer had the ability to evade. Just as she was about to perish beneath the massive axe, a pale golden light blocked the attack before her.

With a loud bang, Xu Rou's axe was knocked aside by the light. She took several steps back and discovered that Qi Mo was the one who had intervened.

"Oh? You actually dared to show your face in front of me again." Xu Rou's expression gradually twisted. The corners of her mouth rose as though about to split apart, yet there was not the slightest trace of a smile on her face.

"I'm sorry... but I can't just watch you kill Wu Yan." Qi Mo stared at Xu Rou's feet, not daring to raise her head and meet her eyes.

"If you really feel sorry, then just die." Xu Rou stared unblinkingly at Qi Mo, overwhelming hatred surging in her eyes.

"Yeah. Other than that, there's no way for me to atone." Qi Mo sighed deeply, pressed her staff against her forehead, and slowly gathered yellow light.

"Are you insane?!" Seeing this, Flame Dance hurriedly snatched Qi Mo's staff away and stared at her in disbelief.

"Flame Dance, I deserve this. This has nothing to do with you, so run!" Qi Mo said, utterly despairing.

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me?! We're companions who've fought through life and death together! Xu Rou and you are both my very, very best friends! How could it have nothing to do with me?!" Flame Dance fiercely slapped Qi Mo across the face, her voice so emotional that it seemed she wanted to vent every bit of frustration in her heart. "Listen! I don't care what you've been hiding from me. Pull yourself together right now! We'll figure out a way to turn Xu Rou back together!"

"That's right, I can't die yet... I can't die!" That slap thoroughly woke Qi Mo up. She took her staff back from Flame Dance and finally looked Xu Rou straight in the eyes.

"Is the friendship game over? I'm almost sick enough to throw up over here!" Xu Rou sneered, shouldering her massive axe and charging toward Qi Mo.

Li Xuan watched from inside the room with delight. This was exactly the kind of show he loved: beautiful girls turning against one another, love giving birth to hatred.