Malevolent Shrine vs. Thunder Demon (Three-in-One)

Taiping Prefecture:

After killing the tax collector of the United Government, an icy blue figure left the Witch Barrier.

She glanced back at the Ministry of Magic one last time, then desperately suppressed the maddening killing intent within her, leaped into the air, and disappeared into the horizon.

Soon, the Minister of Ministry of Magic personally made a phone call to the President of the United Government:

"Your Excellency, a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic defected, causing numerous casualties. Her codename is 'Frost and Snow.'"

"The Ministry of Magic will issue an arrest warrant immediately."

After the call ended, the minister called Lin Xiaohong again, "Red Sparrow Squad, urgent mission! Set off immediately to hunt down the traitorous former magical girl: 'Frost and Snow'."

However, there was no response on the other end of the phone, so the minister repeated himself.

Suddenly, the witch "Bubble's " voice rang out from inside. "Oh? So the one who's turned into a witch is that person in charge of your Ministry of Magic."

The minister frowned instantly and hung up the phone.

On the other side, Bubble was holding Lin Xiaohong's phone, a smile of great interest on her face.

She slightly raised her hand and removed all the chains binding the three Red Sparrows.

"Go, go complete your mission, hunt down that traitor... magical girl? Or rather, the new witch."

"Things are more interesting than I imagined."

Bubble smiled, pulled down the brim of her hat, turned and disappeared into the shadows of the activity room.

At the same time.

Reynolds Group - Basement Level Laboratory

Old Reynolds, leaning on his cane, stood in front of the newly prepared experimental apparatus and looked at Dr. Chen Xue beside him.

His gaze gradually revealed a hint of nostalgia.

"Remember, Chen? This is something we designed together!"

Upon hearing this, the man named Chen Xue sighed, "I hope this experiment will be successful."

Last night's battle wasn't actually about Thunder Demon escaping from Snowplow's men.

Instead, the Snowplow chose to let the other party go after discovering their true identity.

Today, Snowplow, in his true identity as "Chen Xue," a physics professor at Taiping Prefecture National University, confronted his former friend face to face.

Ten years ago, Old Reynolds was a professor with a double degree in physics and electrical engineering at the National University, and Chen Xue was his assistant.

They were both teacher and friend, reaching the pinnacle in different fields of theory and practice, and complementing each other.

This is also why the Snowplow chose to keep the truth from the Colossus Company, because he wanted to give his former professor a chance.

If Old Reynolds could truly banish the Thunder Demon's power back into the Subspace, then the Reynolds Group might still have a chance.

His old professor can also be saved.

At the same time.

Miss Hell and Scarlet Spider knocked out the guards in the monitoring room.

The Scarlet Spider tore open a ventilation duct and skillfully crawled inside.

He climbed for a while, then realized Hell hadn't followed, so he turned back and poked his head out:

"Hey? Why aren't you climbing?"

Upon hearing this, Hell looked up at him, his handsome brows furrowing slightly, his gaze complex, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Do I have to climb too?

"Right!"

Scarlet Spider nodded. "There's no faster or more covert way to sneak around than through the ventilation ducts, and since you're short, it won't be too cramped inside."

"Come on, trust me, I'm a professional when it comes to infiltration!"

You're the short one.

Finally, Miss Hell stood on the table, tiptoed, and climbed into the ventilation duct with Scarlet Spider.

Rustling sounds.

The agile Scarlet Spider scurried swiftly ahead, just like a real spider.

Hell, on the other hand, dawdled, his face covered in dust, barely managing to keep up with the other.

It's worth mentioning that, as she watched the whole thing, she felt that Scarlet Spider, in a way, also had the same shapely buttocks as Captain America.

This is a confirmation from my best friend!

A short while later.

Scarlet Spider followed the ventilation ducts down to the ceiling of the basement level. Through the vents, he immediately spotted the nuclear fusion device that had already begun operating.

"Who's there?!"

Suddenly, Old Reynolds seemed to realize something.

He raised his head, gathered lightning in his hand, and smashed it down on the pipe above him.

Scarlet Spider only had time to look up and say to Hell, "Damn it! He seems to have a connection to the Thunder Demon!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the entire ventilation duct was shattered by the Thunder Demon's lightning, leaving Scarlet Spider with no choice but to roll over and land on the spot.

The Miss Hell landed gracefully from mid-air, her skirt fluttering slightly, and then wiped the dust off her face.

"Why do all my operations with Scarlet Spider end up being so comical..." she wondered.

Chen Xue frowned, looking at the two of them. "Scarlet Spider?!"

Old Reynolds was also somewhat surprised. "It's you? Scarlet Spider, Magical Girl Hell, damn it! You shouldn't have come here!"

Lightning surged in his hand, as if he were about to strike.

Scarlet Spider quickly raised his hand. "Hey! Wait, Mr. Leinuo! We just want to know why you've become like this?!"

"We can talk! Maybe we can help you!"

Hell glanced at him, thinking, "No wonder he's the kind-hearted Scarlet Spider; even at a time like this, he's thinking of helping."

Chen Xue also raised her hand and pressed down on Old Reynolds's hand. "Professor, don't do this. If you kill them now, there will really be no turning back."

Once Old Reynolds kills Scarlet Spider here, there will be no chance for him to clear his name.

Chen Xue and Old Reynolds stared at each other.

After a moment, Leinuo sighed, put away the lightning in his hand, and looked at the nuclear fusion facility that was slowly starting to operate.

Chen Xue then turned around and began to explain to Scarlet Spider and Hell why Thunder Demon had stolen the Nebula Alloy, and what Old Reynolds wanted to do now.

"Please give him a chance, okay? Scarlet Spider? And Miss Hell, I'm begging you."

Chen Xue's tone was sincere, without the slightest hint of arrogance typical of an A+ level superhero.

Scarlet Spider didn't know his true identity, but being kind-hearted by nature, he naturally nodded and looked towards Hell:

"Miss Hell, why don't we just stand by and watch? What if Mr. Leinuo succeeds?"

Although Hell knows the final outcome, as things stand, no one is willing to give up until they hit a brick wall.

After all, the birth and death of the first Thunder Demon is the predetermined cause and effect of Scarlet Spider's personal universe, and no matter how outsiders interfere, it will eventually be corrected by cause and effect.

So Miss Hell nodded. "Okay, I won't disturb your experiment."

"Thank you, thank you." Chen Xue thanked them, then returned to Leinuo's side to help him adjust the final parameters.

One by one, the systems were started by them.

Old Reynolds gritted his teeth, suppressing the raging Thunder Demon within him, and pressed the last button.

"Boom--!"

Under the influence of the Nebula Alloy, the force at the very center of the device gradually stabilized.

Old Reynolds stepped forward, reaching out his hand towards the core.

As Old Reynolds touched him, the violent power began to react with the power within his body.

"Get out of my body!"

"Ughhh--!"

Old Reynolds tilted his head back and let out a loud scream.

The next moment, a Subspace rift appeared at the center of the nuclear fusion device, followed by a bolt of blue lightning that struck Old Reynolds's body.

In Old Reynolds's consciousness, he angrily questioned the Thunder Demon: "Why?! Why weren't you banished back?!"

The Thunder Demon chuckled, "Since when did you start thinking that reopening the Subspace gate would banish me?"

Old Reynolds stood there, stunned.

Thunder Demon laughed loudly:

"Don't be stupid, that's an idea I instilled in you!"

"Professor?!"

Chen Xue, on the other hand, was getting anxious.

Boom!

He disregarded the possibility of revealing his identity and instantly unleashed lightning speed to rescue Old Reynolds from beside the device.

The device gradually came to a standstill.

Miss Hell slightly raised her head, looked at the fluctuating magical energy nearby, and guessed that a witch had left.

At the same time, a voice entered Miss Hell's ears:

"I've got what we needed, so you don't need to keep an eye on me anymore, dear Miss Hell."

"You can rest assured, we and the Thunder Demon are simply getting what we need, so we will not be your enemies, nor do we want to interfere in this battle."

"As for the reason... it's because we're also looking forward to the day you become a witch~."

Hell frowned slightly.

What Witches' Association obtain? What are their plans?

These are things that are currently unknown to Hell. The only thing that is known is that the Witches' Association do not currently regard themselves as enemies.

Some even welcomed themselves.

That's a good thing.

Scarlet Spider couldn't hear their conversation; she just stared at Chen Xue in shock.

"My God?! You, you're 'Snowplow'?!"

Before she could finish speaking, the Old Reynolds in Chen Xue's hand suddenly unleashed a tremendous burst of lightning power, instantly sending Chen Xue flying!

"Boom--!"

In the raging lightning, the Thunder Demon once again took over the dominant personality of Old Reynolds.

His body also changed as a result; his skin turned dark blue, his muscles became bulging, and his eyes turned bloodshot.

"I feel... fantastic!"

Thunder Demon stuck out his long, thin tongue and gently licked his cheek. He then raised his hand and tore off his clothes and white coat.

Chen Xue's face was filled with anger. "You lied to Leinuo! And you lied to me too!"

"Yes, I lied to you!" Thunder Demon spread his arms and laughed wildly, "But so what?! Now, no one can defeat me!"

As he spoke, the Thunder Demon transformed into lightning and instantly attacked the gray-haired girl, because she looked far too tempting and delicious.

Eat her! Eat her! Haha! The flesh of young girls and teenage girls is the tenderest and most delicious!

Before receiving a second boost from its Subspace body, the Thunder Demon's strength was considered the gatekeeper of the A-class Super Mile, and its Speed Force was far inferior to that of the Snowplow.

However, after being enhanced twice in the Subspace, the current Thunder Demon now possesses one-tenth of the power and speed of its original form, the [Lightning Demon].

[Codename: "Thunder Demon"]

[Danger Level: Strong A]

[Note: A speedster's strength and speed are determined by the maximum amount of Speed Force they can utilize.]

"Don't even think about it!"

Chen Xue unleashed incredible speed, slamming the Thunder Demon away in mid-air.

Wherever he went, the ground and facilities were covered with a thick layer of frost, even the Scarlet Spider and Hell were no exception.

Hell grabbed Scarlet Spider's shoulder and quickly backed away. "We'll see how things go before we help."

The current Thunder Demon is definitely a strong A-level in terms of danger, even stronger than before!

Even without the secret protection of the Witches' Association, it would be enough for him and Scarlet Spider to be stabbed to death with a single chop.

Just as the two retreated, Thunder Demon tilted his head, met Chen Xue's gaze across the distance, and smiled.

Want to have a speed contest?

"I heard from the demons that you are the fastest person on Earth."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xue remained silent, simply taking out a pair of goggles and slowly putting them on. Then, his killing intent became completely undisguised:

"I will kill you, I promise."

"Really? Then give it a try!"

Boom!!

The two vanished instantly, smashing through the walls and iron doors of the underground laboratory, leading to a chase throughout the entire Leinuo Building.

Wherever the Snowplow passed, everything froze and was covered in frost.

Wherever the Thunder Demon passed, lightning exploded and thunder roared.

They ascended from the underground level, leaving long trails of flame.

"Um... are we really capable of getting involved in this battle?"

Scarlet Spider was having some existential questions and couldn't help but glance at Miss Hell beside him.

Miss Hell frowned, also somewhat doubting her own abilities. Could Scarlet Spider really handle an opponent of this caliber?

Expecting a Spider-Boy with his C+ stats to easily defeat a Speedster with a single hand strike?

Are you kidding me?

The only possible victory might be if Scarlet Spider were to possess the symbiote.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Snowplow and the Thunder Demon intensified.

They smashed through the rooftop windows and, like two bolts of lightning, began to fall around the building.

The A+ grade Snowplow has gradually surpassed the speed of its opponent.

For speedsters, speed is everything!

"Pfft--!"

The Snowplow's hand blade, during its dive, pierced through the Thunder Demon's chest, missing his heart by only millimeters.

Thunder Demon cursed loudly:

"Damn it! If my true form could be fully manifested, how could you have possibly hit me!"

After dodging the attack with all his might, the Thunder Demon instantly unleashed its incredible speed, returning to the first underground level, though its speed had already begun to decrease.

He flashed to the side of the magical girl who seemed the easiest to control.

From Hell's and Scarlet Spider's perspective, the two had just run out when they suddenly returned, one of them already severely injured.

"Don't come any closer! Snowplow!"

Thunder Demon, panting heavily, placed his claws on Miss Hell's fair and slender neck, threatening her:

"If you take another step, I promise I'll make this magical girl pay with her life!"

Upon hearing this, the Snowplow had no choice but to stop, lower its head, and gently exhale a puff of icy mist.

His gaze was fixed on the Thunder Demon, pondering how he could save Hell while simultaneously killing the Thunder Demon.

Taking advantage of the moment the Snowplow hesitated, Thunder Demon grabbed Hell's shoulder and covered him with the Speed Force.

He took the hostages, smashed the skylight, and fled quickly.

"Miss Hell!"

Scarlet Spider had no time to stop it and could only watch helplessly as the evil Thunder Demon abducted the frail Miss Hell.

We have to catch up with him!

The Snowplow wanted to start again.

"Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

At this moment, the Joker Man hurriedly came down the stairs, panting as he ran, almost exhausting himself, afraid that he would be a step too late and miss the show.

"Joker Man?!"

Scarlet Spider's eyes sharpened, and she decisively raised her hand to shoot out a web, which stuck the opponent directly to the wall.

"Shit! You damn Spider-Boy, are you targeting me specifically? Why don't you just stick your Uncle Thunder Demon to the wall?!"

The Joker Man muttered a sarcastic remark, then raised his right hand and shouted at the Snowplow, "Are you going to chase after Thunder Demon? I advise you not to."

"Look what this is!"

The Snowplow frowned, his figure flashed, and he snatched the photo from the Joker Man's hand. Then his eyes widened in surprise.

In the photo, his wife and children are tied up in a basement, with time bombs strapped to their bodies that could blow up a building.

The Joker Man smiled slightly, "The bomb's countdown is ten minutes, Mr. Snowplow. I've placed your wife somewhere in Taiping Prefecture —poof!"

The Snowplow suddenly delivered a swift chop to the Joker Man's abdomen.

The man's eyes were filled with rage and ferocity as he gripped the Joker Man's liver tightly, demanding, "Where did you hide them?!"

The Joker Man, coughing up blood, smiled and said, "Don't you know? I haven't felt pain for a long time, hehe, hehe!"

The Snowplow's gaze began to waver, unsure whether to go save the magical girl or go find his wife and children.

Either decision would be enough to make the Snowplow regret it for the rest of his life.

Just as he hesitated...

Splash--!

Through the broken skylight, a man dressed in a jet-black battle suit with a crimson Owl totem on his chest descended from the sky.

Superhero: "Red Owl"!

After landing, he calmly addressed the Snowplow: "Go rescue your wife and son. The Thunder Demon incident is now under my control."

"Thanks!"

The Snowplow gave Red Owl a deep look, then burst into lightning speed, quickly rushing out of the sunroof, leaving a trail of icy mist behind it as it raced down the street.

He found his wife and children in ten minutes!

Scarlet Spider finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this crucial moment, his boss was still reliable. "Boss, Thunder Demon has kidnapped Miss Hell. Do you have a way to save her?"

Red Owl nodded slightly. "I'm tracking Thunder Demon's destination."

Hehe, haha!

"That idiot! He was actually hesitating just now. Does he think his wife and children are less important than a stranger? What an absolute moron! Haha!"

The Joker Man burst into unrestrained laughter in front of Red Owl, slapping the ground as he laughed, completely ignoring Red Owl's increasingly cold gaze.

On the other side of the street.

The Thunder Demon, transformed into blue lightning, carried Hell across the streets and bridges. Hell did not struggle, but instead pretended to be terrified and helpless.

Thunder Demon carried Hell all the way to the largest nuclear power plant in the Jinghai District, the Reynolds Group, before finally throwing her to the ground.

The girl rolled to the ground like a kitten, then nimbly stood up and shook her slightly dizzy head.

"Uh-huh?"

Thunder Demon was somewhat surprised. "You weren't completely confused? It seems you have good resistance to the Speed Force."

Upon hearing this...

The Miss Hell gently brushed aside her long gray hair, raised her deep red eyes, and looked out onto the vast rooftop:

"Is this the burial plot you chose for yourself?"

"Cemetery?"

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing this, Thunder Demon burst into laughter. "Are you talking about yourself? You idiot, do you know that in my eyes you're as fragile as a stray cat on the street!"

"If I wanted to, I could rip your heart out right now and eat every last bite."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Hell raised her hand and gestured to the left.

""Untie"!"

The smile on Thunder Demon's face vanished instantly.

It should be noted that with the surge in the total amount of Cursed Energy, the performance of Miss Hell's Malevolent Shrine also increases dramatically.

The most distinctive feature of this Cursed Technique is its extremely high conversion rate.

The amount of magic power supplied determines the amount of damage dealt.

And it's not just the damage; the attack speed and maximum damage decay distance will also increase.

Pfft!

The Thunder Demon unleashed its speed at its limit, tumbling and crashing into the nearby electrical equipment, creating a dent.

On his chest, there was a diagonal cut, deep enough to expose the bone, which nearly cost Thunder Demon his life.

"This magical girl... something's not right!"

Thunder Demon's expression turned serious.

Without meeting the acceleration conditions, the speed of a speedster is limited; it doesn't go from zero instantaneously to the start.

"Untie!"

The second slash came, but this time, the Thunder Demon was prepared and barely managed to withstand the attack after sacrificing half of its shoulder.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Thunder Demon began to accelerate around Hell, making it impossible for Hell to hit him again, and he only needed one chance.

You can seize the opponent's weakness, tear open their chest with a hand chop in an instant, and pierce their heart in one fell swoop!

On the vast rooftop, the Thunder Demon transformed into a dazzling blue arc, enveloping Hell within it.

After entering the acceleration state, Hell's solution was indeed unable to keep up with the opponent's speed.

At this crucial moment...

The girl suddenly closed her eyes gently, letting her long gray hair sway in the raging wind stirred up by the Thunder Demon.

She raised her hands and slowly formed the "Enmaten Hand Sign".

For an ordinary speedster, this moment might have given them the illusion of having found an opening, but Thunder Demon keenly sensed something was amiss.

His pupils dilated, and he instantly unleashed his superhuman speed, fleeing away.

But by then it was too late to run.

The girl's voice was like a devil's whisper:

"Domain Expansion..."

"The Malevolent Shrine--!"

The sealed Malevolent Shrine, like a black ribbon, took shape in an instant, trapping her together with the Thunder Demon who was trying to escape.

Rumble--!

Buddhist Shrine forged from bones and bull heads rose from the ground within the domain, lifting the girl above the pool of blood.

"You... you actually know a domain?!"

Thunder Demon was shocked. Looking at the enclosed barrier around him, he experienced for the first time what information asymmetry meant.

In this crimson space, the Thunder Demon's calves were submerged in the pool of blood, and for the first time, his eyes held genuine fear.

Before this, he only regarded Hell as a magical girl he could easily strangle, but now, the situation has been reversed.

At this moment, a haughty and contemptuous smile slowly appeared on the delicate face of the Miss Hell as she looked down at him and said:

"Want to give it a try? Let's see if you can run faster or my slash is faster."

The Thunder Demon frowned angrily, deep blue lightning crackling around him. "A mere human dares to provoke me...!"

He was determined to tear this arrogant human girl to pieces!

As soon as he finished speaking, the Thunder Demon vanished from his spot and rushed straight towards the Hell above the Buddhist Shrine.

But at the very moment he unleashed his speed power...

"Pfft--!"

A "8" strike directly hit the Thunder Demon, severing its arm in mid-air and interrupting its acceleration.

Thunder Demon crashed from mid-air onto the ground and the pool of blood. "You...!"

A look of terror then surfaced in his eyes.

But before they could even be shocked, one "8" after another shattered the Thunder Demon's defensive force field in an instant.

This battle was essentially over after Thunder Demon was tricked by Hellish Tang and Hell in his domain.

Puff puff puff

"No, impossible...!"

"No!!"

Thunder Demon roared angrily, but it was too late to turn the tide.

"Pfft--!"

The final strike severed the Thunder Demon's head completely, sending it flying high into the air.

The outcome is now decided!