Why Not Use Red Form from the Start?

In an instant, a dazzling red light burst from Zhou Mo's body.

When the light faded, everyone present looked over.

Zhou Mo now stood before them in an entirely new form.

Her blue-and-Bai magical attire had completely shifted to a red-and-Bai palette. Her dress was no longer light and flowing; hard combat armor covered it instead, with diamond-shaped heavy plates extending from the hem, sharp and intimidating.

The red light guards on her hands grew faintly hot. Zhou Mo clenched her fists, and explosive power surged into her palms.

"What is this supposed to be? Didn't you just change colors?"

The Monster ahead tilted its head, utterly disdainful of Zhou Mo's transformation.

It then raised a hand again, and several black energy spheres condensed in midair.

"Go."

The Monster casually pointed, sending those energy spheres shooting toward Zhou Mo.

If one shot could not take her down, then it would fire several more.

That was what the Monster thought.

But Zhou Mo's next move left it stunned.

Facing the combined assault of several energy blasts, Zhou Mo did not dodge at all. She simply raised her right arm and threw a punch forward.

Had this reckless girl been blasted stupid by the previous attack?

When the energy blasts collided with her fist, another violent explosion erupted. Yet when the black smoke dispersed, Zhou Mo was still standing there.

"How...?"

The Monster was dumbfounded. She had merely changed colors, so how could she suddenly withstand several of its attacks without falling?

Meanwhile, Zhou Mo waved away the smoke and dust around her.

"Ptooey, ptooey. Dust got in my mouth."

After brushing the dirt off herself, she looked again at the stunned Monster.

"Are you ready for my attack?"

Without waiting for the Monster's reply, Zhou Mo bent her legs and stomped backward. The ground behind her shattered inch by inch as she shot forward, crossing the dozens of meters between them in the blink of an eye. She raised her fist and smashed it toward the Monster's featureless face.

The Monster only had time to lean back slightly before a translucent dark energy shield appeared between them.

But the instant Zhou Mo's flaming-red fist touched the shield, the energy barrier shattered like glass. Her unobstructed punch slammed directly into the Monster's face, twisting its features and sending its whole body staggering from the blow.

Zhou Mo landed and raised her fist, saying calmly,

"How about it? Is my strength enough this time?"

The Monster stumbled back several steps, nearly falling to the ground. Covering its distorted face with one hand, it glared viciously at Zhou Mo.

How could some unknown bottom-rung Magical Girl actually injure a Shallow Tier Monster like it after Abyssification? It was utterly absurd!

The Monster flew into a rage and shouted at the top of its lungs,

"You lowlife!"

One of its arms twisted and swelled to twice its size. It charged forward, intending to smash Zhou Mo's face in the same manner.

Zhou Mo neither dodged nor retreated, returning the attack with another punch. Xiao Qiao's fist collided with the Monster's enlarged one, and the leaking force from their collision instantly cracked the earth beneath their feet.

Under the impact of that force, the Monster's arm was knocked away first by the recoil, and the immense transmitted power forced its body backward.

"How is that possible?!"

Its right arm trembling as it was sent back, the Monster cried out in disbelief.

Before it could think further, Zhou Mo pressed forward again. Her fists rained down like a storm, while the Monster could only raise its arms in front of itself and endure the fierce barrage.

In the distance, Xia Ya got back to her feet. A staff appeared in her hand, while countless particles of light gathered around her.

She asked the pink fairy,

"Har, do you know what is going on?"

"I don't even know where the end of the universe is. How would I know?"

The pink fairy thought seriously for a moment, then shook its head.

According to the records, Magical Girls did not have the ability to transform between forms.

Every Magical Girl's magical attire was unique and fixed. At most, a Magical Girl could possess an ultimate form.

But that was a state of magical power eruption only attainable by those who had reached a certain realm. No one had told it that a newly debuted Magical Girl could change forms as well.

Rabi, who had been watching the battle from elsewhere, naturally knew the answer. But it did not explain the two's confusion, merely watching the livestream as the chat messages continuously refreshed.

Rabi's cat ears twitched slightly, while its tail swayed excitedly behind it.

"Excellent. The concurrent viewership is soaring, just as expected."

The transformation alone, along with a bottom-rung Magical Girl beating up a Shallow Tier Monster, was enough to draw more people into the livestream.

Under the unceasing barrage, the Monster was covered in injuries. The pitch-black substance writhing across its body began to tremble, struggling to maintain itself.

It was so thoroughly suppressed that it could not lift its head. It only felt that if this continued, it would be beaten to death alive.

The feeling of death rose in the Monster's heart, and its resentment and fury reached their peak.

Roar!

Suddenly, the Monster being pummeled let out a roar. The energy throughout its body exploded outward, sweeping in all directions and briefly knocking Zhou Mo away.

"Mm..."

Hit by that energy at extremely close range, Zhou Mo frowned slightly and raised a hand to shield herself from the Monster's continuously spreading energy aftershocks.

Then it threw its head back and roared toward the sky,

"Stronger... I need to become even stronger!"

Driven by some obsession, the Abyss aura around the Monster steadily intensified.

Just as its aura seemed about to break past some threshold, a girl's sharp cry suddenly rang out,

"Magic Release—Ultimate Flash!"

The Monster froze. The next moment, a pink-and-Bai pillar of light swallowed its entire body.

After the Monster knocked Zhou Mo back, the fully recovered Xia Ya seized the opportunity to unleash all her power.

Only when her magical power was exhausted did the pink-and-Bai beam gradually dissipate, leaving behind a molten trench in the ground.

"Is it dead?"

Har asked from nearby.

Xia Ya focused on the Monster's position. A black silhouette was kneeling on one knee there, and the black substance covering its body was filled with countless cracks, with parts of it peeling away like charred coal.

The Monster had been severely wounded, but it was not dead.

"Th-this didn't kill it..."

Har gasped softly.

"You did very well. I'll finish this."

At that moment, Zhou Mo walked forward at an unhurried pace, blazing flames rising from her fist.

She approached the kneeling Monster, raised her fist, and threw a punch.

The flames in her hand erupted instantly. A massive pillar of fire shot into the sky, engulfing the Monster and carrying it into the heavens.

After taking the finishing moves of two Magical Girls in succession, the Monster had no strength left. It dissolved into particles of light in midair.

"Gasp!"

The instant the Monster was destroyed, Zhou Mo's heart jolted again. The familiar voice of the black-robed Monster rang out in her mind once more.

"Do you want to know my story?"

"I don't."

Zhou Mo answered immediately.

"Even when I was human, I was a genius. After becoming a Monster, my talent was even greater, enough to earn Lord Moba's favor."

"But I hate geniuses. Back then, there was a damned person even more talented than me, always standing above me. Everyone's eyes were drawn to him, while I could only become the foil to someone even more gifted... That was why I became a Monster. Then I could defeat him and kill him."

"Alright, you can stop talking. Dead people should not talk."

Zhou Mo shook her head hard and sighed helplessly. Was she going to have to listen to every Monster's life story whenever she defeated one?

Seeing the Monster destroyed, An Xia jogged over. She grabbed Zhou Mo's hand with both of hers and said with a broad smile,

"The Monster's gone. It's so great that you're okay!"

"Ahaha, yeah, yeah."

With the girl holding her hand, Zhou Mo replied somewhat awkwardly.

A moment later, An Xia finally let go and seemed to realize something.

"Ah, next should be your stage. I hope you can put on an even better performance than before."

With that, she was about to step away.

But before she could take a step, a Bai light flashed beneath their feet, enveloping both of them at once.

When they opened their eyes again, both girls froze.

Zhou Mo and An Xia were standing together atop the Victory Stage.

Seeing this, Har shouted excitedly from below,

"It's a two-person stage! Yay!"

Hearing that, both girls froze again.

"Huh? x2"