Memories of a Monster

Clang!

Zhou Mo thrust her spear, only for Monster to knock it aside with both fists.

From the outside, the two appeared evenly matched, but Zhou Mo's feet were uncontrollably sliding backward.

Seeing Zhou Mo struggling to defend herself, the scarred Monster grinned viciously and gradually sped up its punches, ignoring the sudden explosion behind it.

As Monster's speed increased, so did its strength. The spear in Zhou Mo's hands could no longer withstand the blows and was forcibly knocked aside by a punch.

The instant her spear was knocked away, Zhou Mo's guard was wide open. Seizing the chance, Monster threw a punch at her.

The next moment, Zhou Mo gripped her spear tightly and said, "Moonflow Thrust!"

Her figure instantly turned into a streak of blue light, evading Monster's attack.

After landing on the ground again, Zhou Mo let out a heavy breath.

Seeing his punch miss, the scarred man was not angered. Instead, he looked smugly at Zhou Mo, who had reappeared, and said:

"Show me whatever else you've got. You won't get another chance after this."

Zhou Mo stood firm. Even in the face of Monster's provocation, she remained as calm and composed as ever.

She had a rough idea of her opponent's strength. If she switched to her Red Form, she could probably surpass him.

However, whether she could destroy him in a short time after transforming was still unknown.

After thinking it over for a while, she decided to try a new technique.

"Not fighting anymore? Then I'm coming at you, hehehe."

The scarred Monster let out a strange laugh, stamped his feet, and charged at Zhou Mo once more.

Just as he was about to strike Zhou Mo, she held her spear in her left hand and met Monster's fist directly with her right.

Boom!

A fierce blast of air erupted from their colliding fists. This time, the girl did not retreat even half a step. Instead, the unprepared Monster was knocked back slightly.

"How...?"

The scarred Monster stared in shock at the expressionless girl before him, unable to understand how she had suddenly become so powerful.

Zhou Mo raised her fist and said blandly, "What? Not going to continue?"

Monster looked carefully and suddenly noticed a slight change in her.

Everything else about the girl was the same, but at some point, a red glove had appeared on her right hand, blazing with fierce flames.

The girl had transformed into her Red Form, but not completely.

"You bastard! It's just a glove—how did your strength suddenly increase so much?!"

Monster was furious.

"If you're not going to fight, then I'll be attacking now."

Zhou Mo threw his own words back at him. Then, spear in her left hand and fist clenched in her right, she became a streak of light again and arrived before Monster in an instant, driving her right fist forward.

Monster could not dodge in time and could only cross his arms in defense. Zhou Mo's right fist, however, struck with tremendous force and smashed his arms apart.

"Moonlight Barrage!"

Her left hand did not remain idle either. Wielding the Moonlight Spear, she turned it into countless streaks of light that continuously stabbed toward the scarred Monster.

After taking Zhou Mo's entire combo head-on with his body, Monster was left covered in countless bloody holes from the spear. A black, bloodlike substance flowed down his body.

"Guh!"

Monster staggered back a step, his face twisting viciously.

"You bastard!"

He roared and charged at Zhou Mo again.

Boom!

Monster had barely rushed forward before a punch sent him flying back.

He looked battered, but Monster's vitality was tenacious. This level of suppression was not enough to destroy him completely.

Zhou Mo clenched her right hand, sensing the tremendous power flowing through it even as her magic power was rapidly draining away.

Still, it was much slower than a full transformation.

The girl looked at the spear in her left hand, then at her right hand, and muttered:

"Let's try it."

She placed the Moonlight Spear in her right hand, raised it, and assumed a throwing stance.

As her right hand tightened, a ball of flame surged from her palm and wrapped itself around the spear.

"Red Lotus Throw!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Mo hurled it forward with all her strength. The flame-wreathed Moonlight Spear roared like a fire dragon, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle as it reached Monster in an instant.

Before the scarred Monster could react, the entire spearhead plunged deeply into his chest. Its momentum did not lessen, carrying both spear and Monster rapidly into the distance as they shot past Xia Ya's battlefield.

"What the hell just flew past?"

Aside from the skinny man still lying there like a corpse, the remaining two Monsters had originally been attacking Xia Ya together when a glowing red object suddenly flew past them.

The second Monster turned to take a closer look. It was their eldest brother.

"Fuck, Big Brother!"

The second Monster cried out in terror at the scarred Monster behind him.

"Hey, where are you looking?"

At that moment, Xia Ya's voice sounded behind Monster. He was horrified and spun around, preparing to block the attack he expected to come.

But when he turned around, Xia Ya's attack did not hit him. It struck the other Monster, who had also been distracted.

Boom!

Another explosion rang out, and a second charred Monster collapsed to the ground.

"Fourth Brother!"

The second Monster had gone insane.

At the start, the three of them had been able to steadily suppress her together, yet one mistake after another had left him as the only one still standing.

His entire body trembled. Facing the pink-haired girl with twin ponytails, he spread his arms wide, about to make a desperate final stand.

In the distance, Zhou Mo did not pay much attention to the two explosions that had just sounded. Instead, she stared blankly ahead.

She was stunned by the power of the spear she had thrown.

"So these two powers could actually stack? And this strongly?"

The consumption of magic power, however, had also exceeded her expectations.

That single attack had used as much magic power as maintaining her Red Form for a minute and a half.

"Very good. I'll treat this move as a trump card."

Zhou Mo grinned. She was quite happy to have developed a new skill.

Of course, in terms of cost-effectiveness, the Super Transformation Form was still superior.

Xia Ya's battle had also come to an end. The three charred Monsters turned into motes of light and dispersed after the girl finished them off, and then she came before Molis.

"Molis!"

She waved as she ran toward Molis.

Once she reached her, Xia Ya asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"

"Hehe, it was nothing."

Molis replied smugly, one hand on her hip.

Only after seeing that Molis truly seemed unharmed did Xia Ya's expression ease slightly.

"It's good that you're okay. By the way, what was that just now?"

"Oh, my new move. What do you think?"

"Mm, it was very powerful."

Xia Ya thought for a moment, then nodded seriously.

Just as Molis was about to say something, a strange emotion suddenly forced its way into her mind.

"I used to be nothing more than an ordinary street thug, but one day, the Abyss Nest found me and guided me into becoming a Monster. For the plan, I hid in the factory district with my underlings, waiting only for the right moment. But what a pity—I never lived to see the plan carried out."

"A plan? What plan?"

Molis clutched her head. After forcibly receiving the Monster's dying message, she looked utterly bewildered.

She seemed to have just learned something incredible.

"Molis? What's wrong?"

Seeing Molis acting strangely, Xia Ya hurriedly supported her, her face full of worry.

"It's nothing. Maybe I used too much magic power."

Molis quickly stood up and waved her hand, indicating that she was fine.

Looking at her, Xia Ya still said, "In that case, let's call it a night. Get some proper rest."

"Mm."

Just as the girls were about to leave, they suddenly looked into the distance. The spot where the skinny man had been lying was now empty.

"Looks like... we missed one."