This Is What a Senior Is Like

Naturally, no one else could make out the outcome of Fu You's battle with the Abyss Witch.

From within the pitch-black miasma came only booming crashes and the sounds of magical power exploding.

The earth trembled from the aftermath of their clash, and the nearby hospital building shuddered uneasily because it was too close.

Inside the hospital, people who had no idea what was happening panicked and braced themselves against the walls. Someone cried out, "Could another Fierce Beast have come?"

Others quickly explained, "No, Fierce Beasts aren't this terrifying. It's a Witch! A Witch is here!"

Black spheres struck the surrounding ground and walls without warning, and the overflowing attacks carved conspicuous ravines into the hospital building.

The glass shattered easily. Those who looked out through the windows amid the chaos saw only a dense mass of darkness sending out ripples.

"What is that?"

"It's probably the Abyss Witch!"

"Why is the Abyss Witch here?"

"Witches love places like hospitals!"

Darkness was the signature of the Abyss Witch's power.

"Where's the Special Incident Response Department? Where are the Magical Girls?"

"It looks like the Abyss Witch is fighting someone!"

The magical power detectors blared as alarms swiftly rang out in the Special Incident Response Department. The magical power index rose rapidly, shooting from D-rank to B-rank within a single minute, and was on the verge of reaching A-rank.

Within the Special Incident Response Department, the Rapid Response Department was quickly gathering Magical Girls.

Huang Xing and Green Yi, who were still in the hospital, had just set down the patients when they noticed the commotion outside. Having only just returned to normal, they transformed into Magical Girls again and rushed out of the hospital, where several Corrupted Ones were already waiting at the entrance.

Fu You's battle with the Abyss Witch within the darkness did not weaken simply because no one could see it.

Two black figures crossed through the air at high speed. Every collision unleashed violent shockwaves that made everything around them hum.

The Abyss Witch had wanted to exchange a few pleasantries with Fu You, but Fu You's relentless assault left her unable to speak.

Fu You struck incredibly hard. Even seemingly plain staff blows dealt damage she could not casually withstand. If she did not respond with everything she had, taking even one hit would leave her unable to get out of bed for the rest of the day.

But the Abyss Witch also realized that Fu You had no intention of launching large-scale attacks. Though her magical power remained at an extremely high level, if they were truly fighting with all their strength, they would not be limited to such plain techniques.

It would have been a far more explosive battle.

This battle was more like training, an exercise in agility and focus.

The Abyss Witch was incomparably serious. Having become a Witch through her own efforts, she knew full well that she still had far too much to learn. Many forms of experience could not be gained through study alone; practice was the most important part of mastering one's abilities. Being able to spar with a senior was already a rare training opportunity.

Moreover, she secretly felt that Fu You was much more serious today than she had been yesterday.

After only half a minute of trading blows, the Abyss Witch's palms were already soaked in sweat.

The black-and-gold figure dancing constantly before her did not give her even a second to pause and catch her breath. The silent girl's serious face flickered in and out between strands of golden hair as she moved swiftly. Those dark golden eyes stared fixedly at her every movement, seemingly taking in even the slightest detail.

As she looked at the beautiful face before her, a few strange, tender thoughts could not help surfacing in the Abyss Witch's heart.

This senior was truly captivating when she was serious.

Unfortunately, she did not have much time to admire that face. As a Witch, even the slightest carelessness here could truly get her killed.

Without Fu You, she could indeed have lorded over others, but even Fu You without fighting at full strength still suppressed her so thoroughly that she could barely cope.

If she wanted to break free from that suppression, she needed to unleash magic on a larger scale. But once she escalated her magical power, the situation would become impossible to control. It could very likely turn into a battle to the death.

A Witch's power was not so easy to rein in, and she knew Fu You would not allow her to do that.

Three of the black spheres around her had already been shattered, while Fu You's staff shone with increasingly brilliant golden light as the battle continued, becoming ever more dazzling in the darkness.

Their fighting remained entirely close-quarters combat, staff and spheres constantly crossing as they erupted with sharp sounds. This was a tacit drill, not a desperate life-or-death battle.

Fu You's movements remained elegant throughout. As she spun, her skirt and hair spun with her. The golden patterns stood out even more against the pure black, making her seem like a spinning golden Canary.

Her long legs in black stockings looked even more slender beneath her heeled boots.

And in the span of one minute, the Abyss Witch had already been kicked hard in the butt several times by those boots.

It did not hurt much, but it was immensely humiliating.

It clearly showed that even while maintaining the most elegant posture, Fu You could still casually humiliate her as though training a dog.

That gap did not make the Abyss Witch feel even the slightest anger. Though Fu You's attacks had left her looking utterly bedraggled, that very embarrassment instead made her heart blossom with joy.

This was—

The gap.

That head of golden hair had swelled with unimaginable radiance because of her magical power.

"Careful."

Fu You suddenly spoke up in warning.

The Abyss Witch, who had been distracted by Fu You's golden hair and briefly fallen into a daze, suddenly came to her senses. But by then, it was already too late to defend herself.

—This senior noticed my distraction before she even attacked?

—Damn it, this senior is too charming. So charming that merely seeing her flowing hair makes me fall into some kind of trance. Is this some advanced charm spell?

A heavy blow landed on her abdomen. Though the Abyss Witch defended herself in time, she still took the attack solidly.

Her body flew backward out of the Darkness Domain.

Without her magical power to sustain it, the Darkness Domain vanished in an instant.

The black-and-gold girl stood in the air, suddenly blooming amid the darkness. The golden radiance covering her seemed to tear open the dark, bringing a thread of golden light to the world as it gradually fell into night.

Then the light faded, and everything returned to stillness.

As night descended upon the world, darkness shrouded it from the heavens. After her brief bloom, the black-and-gold girl quickly faded back into the dark. Lying in wait was what a hunter ought to do.

Having taken that blow, the Abyss Witch knew very well that her injured self likely could no longer sustain a battle of this intensity.

And the B-rank disturbance they had agreed upon earlier had already been achieved. She had completed her senior's task.

—Run.

She secretly glanced at Fu You's staff and quietly let out a breath.

Fu You had not used her staff to finish her off this time.

It seemed that even Fu You was deeply wary of destroying the hospital.

She turned and left.

By the time Huang Xing and Green Yi reached the rooftop, she had already shot into the sky and vanished above the clouds.

Fu You watched the Abyss Witch leave, her brows knitting slightly. Then she swiftly turned and walked over to the two Corrupted Ones, placing her staff against one of their noses.

"Die."

Light surged from the staff. With a light poke, the Corrupted One's body exploded.

Blood splashed all over Huali.

Huali looked up at Fu You in shock, her pink dress stained with a great deal of crimson blood.

The next moment, the other Corrupted One also died explosively beneath her staff.

She gave the Corrupted Ones no chance to escape and left them no path to survival.

The splattering blood was even warm. It sprayed across Huali's body, making her shudder all over.

The tension and fear that had been suppressed beneath him earlier were not relieved much by this explosion.

His eyes widened.

Fu You had already extended the hands wrapped in black fingerless gloves embroidered with golden thread, holding them out before her.

"How is it? Can you stand?"

Fu You's voice was unexpectedly gentle.