"..."
Ling Feng: "What the hell?"
Chapter 65: Instant Kill?
Under the night sky, a young girl in a black formal dress stood atop a flat-roofed building.
She was looking down at Ling Feng and the others on the small street with a peculiar gaze, as though she were surveying all living beings.
The girl wore black clothes and a black skirt, with a black bow on her chest, black thigh-high socks, and a pair of little red leather shoes. She somehow possessed a rather... uh... distinctive charm??
Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and the others were all utterly confused, having no idea what this little girl was trying to do.
At this hour of the night, shouldn't a little girl be sleeping at home? Why had she run out to put on some cosplay performance?
Beside them, Su Yun's delicate brows rose slightly. She seemed to have thought of something, and an instinctive hostility slowly welled up within her.
At this moment, Zhao Ping's train of thought took a bizarre turn. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he suddenly stepped back, spread his arms, covered his left eye with one hand, and shouted.
"Evil King's True Eye—Unseal!"
Ling Feng: ??
Yuwen: ??
Su Yun: ??
Ling Feng, Yuwen, and Su Yun all stared at Zhao Ping in shock.
Good lord, he was actually playing along?
After Zhao Ping pulled that stunt, the black-clad girl's arrogant gaze suddenly softened somewhat. Then she leaped into the air.
She actually jumped straight down from a rooftop three stories high?!
"Bang!"
The ground let out a dull thud as the black-clad girl crashed directly onto the pavement, leaving Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and Yuwen dumbfounded.
Holy shit?!
What was going on?! Was she Superman?!
Who could jump down from that height and come out completely unharmed?
Was that even scientific?
Damn it, that was the third floor! Eight meters high! Zhao Ping and Yuwen were utterly shaken.
Su Yun's expression shifted slightly. She stepped forward and shielded Ling Feng and the other two behind her.
Zhao Ping and Yuwen had no idea what was happening.
Ling Feng fell into thought. He felt as though he had seen this girl somewhere before.
"You should be one of the Evil King's subordinates, right?" the black-clad girl said with a smile, nodding at Zhao Ping.
Looking closely, there was even a trace of... approval in her eyes??
Zhao Ping froze. What the hell was that supposed to mean?
Then the black-clad girl's gaze landed on Ling Feng, making him jolt.
Fortunately, in the next second, she locked her eyes onto Su Yun instead.
Dark Girls could sense the aura of Magical Girls and Astral Mark Girls, allowing them to identify their targets.
Ye Xiaoying had previously been taken by two Astral Mark Girls to the Star Engraving Alliance in Xingzhou City.
She had been locked alone in a dark, sealed little room, forced to watch Morality and the Rule of Law on TV every day. She had nearly gone insane!
The brainwashing had been terrifying. By now, Ye Xiaoying could even recite the twenty-four core socialist values.
In short, Ye Xiaoying now utterly hated Astral Mark Girls. They were even more annoying than those people who played with magic!!
"You're an Astral Mark Girl, right? If you still want them to leave here in one piece, then get on your knees and sing 'Conquer' for me right now! Otherwise, prepare to accept the judgment of the fallen angel!"
Ye Xiaoying pointed at Yuwen as she spoke to Su Yun.
As she spoke, Ye Xiaoying could not help but laugh.
"Hahaha, I really am a genius. You mere mortals still dream of contending against us? You're simply overestimating your—pfft!"
Before Ye Xiaoying could finish, Su Yun had already smashed a fist into her face.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, Ye Xiaoying was sent flying into a roadside trash can.
Even the metal trash can caved in, showing just how powerful Su Yun's punch had been. Zhao Ping and Yuwen, standing nearby, were completely stunned.
At that moment, Yuwen felt as though ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind.
Seeing Ye Xiaoying covered in garbage, Zhao Ping suddenly felt a little sorry for her. Such a pretty girl probably hated getting dirty, right?
Ye Xiaoying lay facedown on the concrete, gazing at Su Yun with tears in her eyes.
She had just been bragging, only to get slapped in the face the very next second.
Damn it! That hurt!
No! I am a fallen angel of darkness. I absolutely will not lose!
Su Yun had no intention of giving Ye Xiaoying time to indulge in her inner monologue. She stepped forward and tore off her Astral Mark Necklace.
"The night beneath the starry sky and bright moon! Astral Mark Girl who symbolizes the heart of chastity and tolerance of the Grus Galaxy! With loyalty and peace, let me sever evil and darkness!"
Watching Su Yun shout out that long string of transformation lines, Ling Feng felt his cringe disorder acting up again.
She was the one shouting it, so why did he feel even more embarrassed than if he had said it himself?
It was like cringe opening the door for cringe—cringe all the way home!
Zhao Ping and Yuwen had not yet processed what was happening when, in the next moment, Su Yun had transformed into an Astral Mark Girl with long hair flowing in the wind.
She wore a pure light-blue JK uniform, white ankle socks, and black little leather shoes. Her skin gleamed like polished jade, and there was a subtle scholarly air between her brows.
The transformation left Zhao Ping and Yuwen stunned.
"Xiaoyun... y-you... th-this..."
Yuwen was so shocked that he could not speak, but Zhao Ping seemed to have understood something.
"Su Yun... Su Yun is an Astral Mark Girl?!"
Sure enough, Su Yun nodded, seemingly acknowledging it. Then... what exactly was this girl in black?
Zhao Ping's mind raced, and he finally remembered the Dark Girl from the Xingzhou City news.
After explaining it to Ling Feng and Yuwen, everyone suddenly felt enlightened.
Ling Feng curiously studied Ye Xiaoying. So this was that Dark Girl?
Chapter 66: Utter Shock?
"Damn it, she actually hit my face."
Ye Xiaoying cursed as she climbed out of the pile of garbage.
She patted her skirt, pushed away several filthy scraps with a disgusted expression, then used some unknown magic. In an instant, she was clean again.
A magic book suddenly appeared out of thin air before her. Unknown patterns were engraved on its black cover.
For a moment, the magic book rapidly flipped through its pages as an invisible aura slowly spread out. Ye Xiaoying's entire presence instantly changed.
So this was magic?
Watching the dark magic book turn its pages on its own, Zhao Ping and Yuwen both grew nervous. They had heard about such things before, but seeing it for the first time was still incredibly exciting.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out. For a moment, even the air seemed to surge at high speed, and the previously calm, dry atmosphere became restless and violent.
Ye Xiaoying had just been about to counterattack when Su Yun showed her no mercy and fired directly at her.
Her movements were clean and decisive. One look was enough to tell that she was an Astral Mark Girl seasoned by countless battles.
Su Yun's expression was cold as she fired while moving at high speed.
Her movements were smooth and without the slightest hesitation. In the blink of an eye, she had closed in on Ye Xiaoying.
Ye Xiaoying had to roll across the ground several times just to barely evade the bullets.
Su Yun was powerful, and Ye Xiaoying was almost instantly suppressed, falling into a disadvantageous position.
Her opening magic had been interrupted at once. Once an Astral Mark Girl got close, magic was almost impossible to cast. That was why there was that saying...
Within ten steps, the gun was faster!
Calming herself, Ye Xiaoying stared unblinkingly at Su Yun, hoping to find an opening.
Finally, seizing an opportunity, Ye Xiaoying directly activated Zero-Second Chanting.
"Blade breaking free of its shackles, magic merging light and shadow, flames that burn through all they sweep past, masks that tear apart dreams and fireworks. The fire phoenix circles the sky and cries out; upon the throne of another world, roses and thorns entwine. I shall fulfill this pact and submit to your covenant."
As the incantation ended, a cloak of flames swiftly covered Ye Xiaoying's body, and a flaming greatsword taller than she was appeared in her hand.
At that moment, Ye Xiaoying looked exactly like a flaming warrior.
When her sword clashed with Su Yun's, sparks burst forth in a crackling shower, illuminating nearly half the small street.
Several sparks landed on Su Yun, but she paid them no heed and shifted the angle of her blade.
With a flick of her wrist, she wielded her longsword and decisively unleashed a sword technique. The opening move of Moonlit Wind Screen shot toward Ye Xiaoying in an instant.
However, because Ye Xiaoying was protected by flaming armor, she was only pushed back a short distance.
Su Yun had clearly been suppressing Ye Xiaoying, yet after that entire exchange, Ye Xiaoying was somehow completely unharmed?!
From Zhao Ping and the others' perspective as spectators, this was fucking cheating! How was anyone supposed to fight that?
It was utterly ridiculous.
Zhao Ping and the others watched anxiously.
"No, I'm going to help her!"
Without another word, Yuwen rolled up his sleeves and prepared to rush forward.
"Hey, hey, hey! We're ordinary people. Going up there would just be suicide! Do you think you can solve anything by charging in?" Zhao Ping hurriedly grabbed Yuwen.
"Then I can't just let Su Yun get hurt! She's my girlfriend!"
For the first time, Yuwen felt utterly powerless. He was so anxious that he was nearly crying. He had never even considered things that defied common sense before, and now that he was facing this situation, how the hell was he supposed to deal with it?
With such a huge commotion, it was fortunate that there were not many people on this street. Otherwise, people would have been scared to death.
At first, when Zhao Ping and Yuwen watched Su Yun and Ye Xiaoying fight, their expressions were just like those of the young couple at Blue Mountain Park earlier—they were ecstatic with excitement.
But when it was their own friend in danger, the feeling was entirely different.
Ling Feng's feelings were complicated. He wanted to rush over and help, but he was afraid of exposing his identity.
Yuwen could no longer worry about any of that. He broke into a run and shouted, "Stop!"
Ye Xiaoying noticed Yuwen, but she was not surprised. With a single vine-binding spell, she directly restrained him.
Green vines burst through the hard concrete. Yuwen had no time to react before he was bound up. He hit the ground with a thud, and Ling Feng and Zhao Ping hurried over to help him.
"You mere mortals should stop coming up here to make trouble," Ye Xiaoying said disdainfully.
Seeing this, Su Yun suddenly felt a chill in her heart.
This Dark Girl's magic was stranger than that of ordinary Magical Girls. She could catch people off guard almost every time, making her impossible to defend against and preventing Su Yun from finishing her in a single strike.
"You fucking dared to hit my brother?!"
Su Yun was still considering a countermeasure when Ling Feng suddenly cursed.
He directly stepped over Zhao Ping and Yuwen, grabbed a brick from the ground, and hurled it at Ye Xiaoying.
Ling Feng's action left Zhao Ping, Yuwen, Su Yun, and even Ye Xiaoying frozen in shock.
Before you continue