It's hard to say how the three of them felt when they saw that the clone that appeared was the magical girl Iris.
For the three magical girls from the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau present, no one would underestimate the mental Mental Image Remnants Mental Image Remnants, especially complete ones.
Warning, mobilization, screening, special training, and countless magical girl studies that include incomplete Mental Image Remnants and information about Mujin's personal life.
Thus, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau's combat team against the Mental Image Remnants, which returned from hell, consisted of more than a dozen Full Blossom magical girls, each one an elite among elites, the most Full Blossom among Full Blossom.
Then, as soon as we entered, we almost all died.
Even though she, the legendary first official level 300 Higher Full Blossom half-step ultimate magic girl, remained calm and composed in the face of danger, and made a decisive move, she could only barely save two people from the onslaught of the Mental Image Remnants.
This made her take a few extra breaths.
After that, under Teacher Hongmian's guidance, they took a shortcut predicted by the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau based on past experience. Even though they had made ample preparations and anticipated the dangers of the Mental Image Remnants, the actual situation was still --
"The phantom of the Calamity Beast from Senior Mujin's memories? It's certainly worth a fight."
"You have all the A-rank Calamity Beast phantoms? It's time to unleash your full power, a once-in-a-lifetime event, Qingluan!"
"Teacher Hongmian, save me! There are just too many Mirror Beast!! Could anything be more outrageous than this?!"
"You mean these Calamity Beast phantoms spawn Infinity and resurrect with multiplied respawn rates? What's the point of fighting? Run!"
What do you mean we have to fight all the phantom magical girls in Full Blossom that Mujin knows?
A grueling battle, fraught with danger at every turn!
I couldn't help but sigh, "Truly Mental Image Remnants."
Many times during the journey, the three of them were beaten and had to de-transform, so much so that not only were their magical costumes in disarray, but their clothes were also disheveled, and their faces were bruised. Qingluan's already cracked magic wand was on the verge of breaking, and both Hongmian and Iris looked exhausted.
In particular, a section of Iris's long hair before her transformation was cut off.
"Waaaaah, my hair! My youthful, invincible hair!"
"Don't cry, Iris. At least it'll still be long after it transforms."
"Waaaaaahh...
But Full Bloom of the secret realm can cut off her Iris hair, it can't cut off her invincible heart!
Full Bloom, not bad!
So when Iris saw her invincible self emerge from the mirror, she knew something was wrong.
This time, they have finally encountered what may be the biggest crisis in their history!
After a moment of silence.
Iris coughed and said in a deep voice, "This is terrible. The technology of the Land of Mirrors is so terrifying. They identified our strongest person at a glance! This is going to be difficult, especially with Qingluan and Teacher Hongmian."
"Is it because the Calamity Dragon wasn't included?" Qingluan asked.
"It's quite possible that the Land of Mirrors is more adept at replicating magical girls," Hongmian added.
"However, in actual combat, Iris has basically never won against me." Qingluan pondered, "Why would you conclude that Iris is stronger than me?"
Little White popped out of her bag, "Because there's no Mental Image Domain?"
"It's possible it's just a simple numerical calculation," Hongmian guessed. " Iris's value is actually quite high."
Qingluan nodded. "That makes sense."
Hongmian felt somewhat relieved. "As expected, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau was right to abandon numerical measurements..."
"Hey! You guys are just jealous that the Mirror Kingdom System has recognized me as the strongest, aren't you?!"
Iris immediately shouted, "You can only be stubborn now! When you're brought to tears by Iris- sama's hidden true strength, you'll know you're wrong!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the Mirror Iris moved as if it had received a command.
Both Qingluan and Hongmian immediately became serious.
Joking around is one thing, but when it comes to a real fight, Iris is indeed one of the top experts in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
The Mental Image Domain is even more difficult to deal with.
Just as Hongmian was about to open her Mental Image Domain, the magic wand in her hand suddenly felt incredibly heavy!
"Hmph, I'm just joking around with you guys, and you actually took it seriously?"
Iris, standing beside her, sneered, "My super-invincible instantaneous thousand-meter gravity manipulation, can you even react in time?"
Qingluan, holding Little White, could barely stand and couldn't help but complain, "Stop laughing! Help me!"
"Hurry up Iris!" Hongmian urged, "I didn't react in time, I can't move!"
Iris laughed heartily, "See? I told you, I'm the strongest!"
Little White tilted her head and looked at her, "Help me."
Iris said matter-of-factly, "I didn't react either, and I couldn't move."
"..."
The Iris's gravity control does more than just immobilize the body.
Even the circulation of magic has become extremely difficult.
I learned this trick from Winter Lord.
Having witnessed Winter Lord Freeze magic directly in the Beihai, Iris was always amazed by his skill.
She pondered that if magic could Freeze, it should also be able to be controlled by gravity.
Let's give it a try.
Hey, you know what, Return to Truth works.
Back at headquarters, Iris's training consisted of constantly trying to manipulate magic using gravity.
In fact, the results were excellent. Eventually, I became quite proficient, and the results were no worse than Winter Lord's.
She had been keeping this ability a secret, preparing to unleash a powerful surprise at the crucial moment, one that would shock everyone!
She proved she did it!
Although it's the Iris on the other side...
"It's only really troublesome when we're facing each other, Iris..."
"I was pretty good when I was on the team!"
"Stop arguing! Quickly figure out a way to solve the gravity problem. Why is even the flow of magic so difficult...?"
Iris said proudly, "If it were that easy to solve, would it still be considered my trump card?"
Qingluan couldn't help but tap her on the head, "What are you so smug about? Hurry up and figure out a solution!"
"I'm already trying!"
"She's coming, watch out!"
Qingluan sighed, "Fine, then I'll bring out my trump card too."
Iris was taken aback, only to see the Incubators perched on Qingluan's shoulder, and the magic power within Qingluan instantly began to flow smoothly!
He simply pulled out the card casually.
"Huh? How... how did you do that?"
"You used gravity control magic once before, and I've remembered it ever since. Of course, I need to come up with a countermeasure to avoid losing to you." Qingluan inserted the card. " Little White and I, as one, can manipulate magic to surpass your gravity!"
After all, Qingluan is a mature, calm, steady, quick-witted, honest, hardworking, and nostalgic magical girl!
[ Star Pattern Descent: Radiance That Forges One's Own Body!]
"That's unfair! She's cheating! Teacher Hongmian, she cheated!"
Little White tilted her head, " Incubators are the best partners of magical girls. Assisting magical girls in battle is our mission. This is how magical girls fight..."
The moment the words left her lips, the dazzling diamond armor on Qingluan's body shattered instantly!
Hongmian was startled and looked at Qingluan, whose mouth was even bleeding. "What happened?"
"The magic weakened in an instant, over-circulating and causing the magic to collapse..." Qingluan gasped, "Is this also one of your hidden tricks, Iris?"
After a moment of surprise, Iris coughed, "Uh, um, that's my method. Scared now? I told you I wasn't so easy to deal with."
Why didn't you say so sooner!
"... Actually, I only just found out that it can be used like this."
"Fool!"
"What did you say! You're the one who's..."
"Stop arguing! It's coming, concentrate!"
Just as the three were in a state of chaos, the Iris of Iris, who was using gravity to suppress them, manipulated the gravity under her feet and leaped up, carrying an immense force as she was about to smash down on the three!
Hongmian gritted her teeth, desperately trying to circulate the solidified magic...
"Whoosh!"
The thick dragon tail pierced through the Iris that was still in the air.
A large hole was pierced in its chest, and sharp spikes sprouted from its tail, instantly piercing the head of the Iris clone!
As soon as the gravity on the three of them disappeared, Iris shuddered, and then the dragon tail flicked, and the clone hit the ground headfirst and smashed to pieces with a "boom"!
She instinctively covered her head and backed away.
Its ferocious methods made one subconsciously feel that the Calamity Dragon beside them was a real Calamity Beast!
Hongmian breathed a sigh of relief; the other party's willingness to help meant that they could join forces.
At least we don't have to worry about dealing with the Calamity Dragon anymore.
Compared to the Mental Image Remnants, the danger posed by the Calamity Dragon before us is, so far, far greater...
"Thank you. Regardless of the circumstances, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau will always remember your contribution in resolving the Mental Image Remnants..."
"Roll."
Hongmian wasn't annoyed at all; she just cheerfully pulled the two students along, "Come on, let's follow behind him..."
The strongest individual has been defeated.
[Reassessing strength... The strongest individual has been changed to the Calamity Dragon, and it will be cloned.]
[Replication failed, insufficient computing resources.]
[Task changed: Mass copying of recorded targets.]
[Completed: A large number of the strongest magical girls have been copied.]
[Initiating cleanup task...]
With flashes of light from the giant mirror, countless replicas of Iris flew out from it.
Holding Little White, Qingluan couldn't help but sigh, "There are so many Iris, it's like there are stray dogs on the street..."
"You're the stray dog on the street! You don't even deserve to be a stray dog!"
Hongmian couldn't care less about their argument; she noticed that while the Iris were multiplying, the mirror over there was shrinking.
Releasing so many clones certainly came at a price...
While I was thinking, several times the force of gravity suddenly came crashing down on me!
The three of them couldn't hold on for even a second; they were simultaneously embedded in the ground, deeply entrenched, and couldn't be pried out!
But even Iris stopped boasting.
Everyone watched in silence.
Sure enough, the Calamity Dragon, defying immense gravity, flew up!
With a flash of the dragon's tail, the heads of all the Iris clones in the front row shot into the sky.
Seeing this, Qingluan said blankly, "This time it's not a headshot, it's a headshot, Iris."
Then, a terrifying dragon's breath swept through the numerous Iris clones, followed by a continuous series of explosions that sounded like firecrackers!
The entire Beihai area was bathed in a fiery red light.
"They were cleared out like grunts..." Hongmian sighed.
Although I already knew about the power of the Calamity Dragon, seeing it with my own eyes still left me feeling shocked.
The scene of the Calamity Dragon easily wiping out a large number of Iris in one go had a grand sense of a natural disaster.
Iris simply snorted, "A copy is a copy; a pirated version is far inferior to the original."
This time, no one laughed at her, because the Calamity Dragon's breath destroyed the originally indestructible mirror as well, and it flapped its wings and flew south!
"Let's hurry and catch up!"
What Mental Image Remnants, magical girls in Full Bloom, what dangerous place?
Neither of Shuangsheng knew who was spreading rumors around here!
It looks so real.
She and Xilan carried the mirror all the way to the fourth floor and didn't find any danger.
Does that mean accidentally stepping on some crumbs on the ground and cutting your toe is considered dangerous?
Or is it that the Shuangsheng Lords are simply incredibly strong, managing to avoid the dangers of the Mental Image Remnants?
In short, the greatest danger along the way is Xilan, who is right next to us.
Along the way, Shuangsheng and Xilan were so exhausted that they didn't even have the energy to argue anymore, and they were both lying on the ground unable to move.
Ah, this Mental Image Remnants is really suitable as a vacation spot. The deserted Beihai is safe and quiet.
They can even run around freely and vent their frustrations. Honestly, if this were a tourist destination, it would be incredibly profitable.
The only downside is that this place is deserted, otherwise the Shuangsheng are bored to death, would have liked to get our hair done...
Hey! You two!
The Prince was too exhausted to even get angry or curse. Looking at his nearly empty savings, he was on the verge of tears. "Two good-for-nothings! That's enough for now. We don't need you anymore! Here's your pay, get out!"
A lump of money was thrown in their face. The Shuangsheng were about to get angry, but upon seeing it was around ten thousand yuan, their anger immediately subsided. They laughed and said, "What are you saying? As the Complete Witch Star of the Witch Association, I, the Shuangsheng, will absolutely not abandon the mission. I will definitely follow the client's requirements and deliver you to the core of the Land of Mirrors!"
I told you to get out of here!
"Damn it, you have no manners at all." Shuangsheng said, feeling wronged. "I've been so loyal, and you actually told me to get lost? You've really broken Shuangsheng ' hearts!"
Xilan, standing beside him, weakly raised her hand, "Yes, we two risked our lives for you. Be honest with yourselves, did we ever back down even a single step along the way?"
"They're using all my precious stuff!"
The Prince was furious!
As the prince of the Mirror Kingdom, he naturally possessed a shortcut to the core.
The Beihai Space, which can skip the first twenty layers of the erosion zone, can directly reach the entrance to the ninth final defense layer of the Land of Mirrors by passing through only four of them.
Although I don't know why there were so few Mirror Beast along the way, it was generally quite safe.
However, a few high-level Mirror Beast occasionally appear.
Force reflection, damage reflection, illusion, spatial collapse, displacement...
They used every available force to barely defeat those few A-level Mirror Beast.
"Without you two, I could have gone much faster! It's because of you two that I have to empty my coffers to deal with even a single A-rank Mirror Beast! What do you mean by risking your lives for me! If it weren't for me, how many times would you two pieces of trash have died! Tell me!"
The Shuangsheng chuckled and kicked the mirror next to them with their slippers. "You're being too formal, Prince Highness. We've been carrying your mirror all this way, which has made it difficult for us to use it properly. Besides, those treasures of yours, if we don't use them now, we might not need them later. Are we going to waste them?"
"I brought Complete Witch in here so you could help me out of some trouble and minimize the exposure of my resources!" The Prince pointed at the two of them angrily. "And what have you done? Forget about helping me out; you're lucky if you don't cause me any more trouble! We're only on the fourth floor, and you've already used up all my trump cards! And you won't even transform!"
"So even if I transform, it's useless..."
Along the way, whenever they encountered any danger, the Shuangsheng would immediately pull Xilan away. If it weren't for the Prince using various props to keep the Complete Witch from dealing with those Mirror Beast, they probably would have been gone long ago.
However, if he were to defeat the Mirror Beast using only these tools, even two well-trained ordinary people could do it.
Why bother seeking cooperation with the Witch Association and instead bring in Complete Witch?
They were just hoping that the girls could handle some of the trouble themselves, so they could save some of their precious resources to deal with future problems.
Although the Prince is the Prince of the Land of Mirrors, the problem is that the Mirror Kingdom System, sealed within the Mental Image Remnants, does not recognize him as Prince, since, in terms of bloodline, he is considered a collateral descendant.
The Mirror Kingdom System is extremely strict in determining bloodlines; anyone who is not of direct royal blood and tries to seize power will likely be considered a usurper.
Therefore, in reality, even the Prince's situation wouldn't be much better than others when facing the core system of the Land of Mirrors.
He must keep his trump card up his sleeve to deal with the final system cleanup, find a way to break the seal on the Land of Mirrors, then format and re-authenticate the core system, and finally reclaim the Hidden Gate...
Thinking about all the things he needed to do, and watching the Shuangsheng and Xilan starting to chatter and argue, this time the Prince felt not just a faint despair, but a deep, intense one.
Is the Land of Mirrors's century-long dream about to be destroyed in an instant? Destroyed just like that by two carefree little brats...?
Just when he was being tormented by these two Complete Witch to the point of wanting to cry.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky above Beihai.
All three of them looked up and glanced at it. After a long while, they heard a loud crash as the glass shattered.
The enormous body of the Calamity Dragon was smashed down from the sky in an instant!
The Shuangsheng immediately scrambled to the side, while Xilan didn't even try to avoid them, simply cheering, "Lord Si Motu!"
The Shuangsheng then realized that it was the leader of the Calamity Dragon who had fallen.
Then her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up. In the dark, colorful space that had split open above, a pale green magical girl was indifferently watching the Calamity Dragon fall.
However, the Calamity Dragon quickly rose up, let out a huge roar at the magical girl, and flew into the sky again!
Xilan immediately grabbed the dragon's tail and followed. Just as the Shuangsheng were about to chase after them, the Prince beside them suddenly said, "Don't go."
The Shuangsheng turned their heads and glanced at each other.
"Don't go to your death." The Prince sneered. "That's the core technology of the Land of Mirrors. After so many years of planning and preparation, they should have completely replicated the technology of the Full Bloom Magical Girl Mujin at her peak, only lacking the Mental Image Domain and the corresponding magic power."
"Huh?" The Shuangsheng looked completely bewildered. "What do you mean?"
As the Calamity Dragon flew up, the shattered space above quickly healed, and huge tremors could be heard from the upper space from time to time, indicating that the battle was very intense.
" The Land of Mirrors knew about the Full Bloom Magical Girls in this world from the very beginning, and they had been considering how to deal with the terrifying Full Bloom Magical Girls."
The Prince didn't hide anything, coldly saying, "It's just that Mujin arrived too quickly, causing the Land of Mirrors's plan to not be fully implemented yet. However, the Land of Mirrors is different from the useless people of your world; even in this situation, we have already made preparations."
" Magical Girl Mujin is an innocent girl. Ultimately, she doesn't have the blood of my Land of Mirrors. She's not ruthless enough or decisive enough. Especially after a girl in the Land of Mirrors formed a friendship with her, the system determined that there was a 90% chance she wouldn't destroy the Land of Mirrors entirely, but would choose to seal it away."
"So at that time, the royal family risked everything, concentrating all the system resources. After being sealed by the Magical Girl Mujin, they began to replicate all of her abilities from within. Then, as long as they could seize the Mental Image Remnants, the Land of Mirrors could create its own Full Bloom magical girl, and a Full Bloom magical girl that would never disappear."
The Prince said disdainfully, "Now you understand, don't you? Shuangsheng, it's not that our Land of Mirrors lost, it's that our Land of Mirrors doesn't want to play anymore. When the Perfect Full Bloom magical girl of the Land of Mirrors appears, this world will completely belong to us!"
"This is our Land of Mirrors's grand plan for the next century!"
After listening for a while, the Shuangsheng said blankly, "Isn't it still all about getting along with Mujin? It's purely luck that he won the gamble. Mujin is kind, isn't she?"
"If you win, it's not gambling."
The Prince looked up at the spot again. "It's probably about 80-90% complete. Only a Mental Image Remnants is needed for our Perfect Full Bloom magical girl to be born."
"While they're holding off that clone, let's head straight to the core. Once we gain access to the core system and control of the Full Bloom magical girl, everything will be under our control!"
The Prince finally revealed his excitement, looking at the Shuangsheng, "When the Land of Mirrors reigns supreme, Shuangsheng, I hereby bestow upon you the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"
There was supposed to be one more chapter, but I just can't make it in time. I'll definitely update twice tomorrow, please vote!