Her movents would be better described as "demonstrating martial prowess" than as fighting.
No matter what type of weapon it was, she countered it with an effective one; no matter what kind of object it was, in her eyes, it beca a weapon. Combined attacks and chaotic strikes failed to disrupt her rhythm, as she created a vacuum of space amidst the crowd of magic armors by herself.
In contrast to her ease and grace, Hong Siyu's expression was a bit more solemn.
The magic armors besieging Yuan had yet to achieve success, and the tos before her were becoming increasingly indefinable, slowly showing signs of reverting from books back into pages.
As this tendency beca more apparent over ti, and about five minutes into the battle, Hong Siyu couldn't help but let out a stifled hum as the tos before her dissipated.
Along with the disappearance of the tos, the magic armors surrounding Yuan also vanished.
Yuan, who was still engrossed in the intense combat, noticed this and sowhat reluctantly withdrew her hand. She slung the magic armor-transford black long sword over her shoulder and addressed Hong Siyu, "Is it over? Is that all?"
Upon hearing her words, Erald Sparrow slightly furrowed her brows.
Throughout the entire fight, Yuan had not used her own "Wonderland," rely standing her ground against Hong Siyu's attacks in her most basic magic armor form.
This certainly demonstrated her superb combat skills, but it also signified sothing else—her Magic Power was imnse.
The blooming of a Magical Girl could greatly enhance her own Magic Power. Even though Hong Siyu had just perford a Bloom-level power enhancent and her burgeoning abilities were not yet mature, the boost to her original Magic Power would be no less than fivefold.
Multiply the Magic Power of soone just entering the Bloom-level by five, and that was only enough to match an untransford Yuan, underscoring just how formidable her Magic Power was.
"That... since I'm not very skilled at using this power, I can only sustain the magic armor replication for about five minutes..."
Hong Siyu then sowhat awkwardly explained to Erald Sparrow, "If I practice more, it shouldn't be that limited."
"Using magic armor to battle her wasn't a good choice," Erald Sparrow mused aloud. "Clearly, her close combat capabilities are strong. If the armors' abilities can't influence her, it's rely a simple blade-to-blade battle."
"It seems I made the wrong choice."
Hong Siyu looked apologetically toward Erald Sparrow, "I thought magic armors could quickly form combat power, so before I left, all I recorded was magic armors, but they seem to have no effect on her..."
"Magic armors are indeed a crucial part of a Magical Girl's combat power, but what's more important is the user's developnt and understanding of them. re replication of a magic armor is insufficient. Even with identical abilities, it's difficult to exploit them to their fullest potential in the hands of anyone other than their original owner," replied Erald Sparrow.
Erald Sparrow shook her head, "That approach won't work, can you replicate sothing else?"
"I haven't recorded anything else for the ti being..."
Spoke Hong Siyu in a soft voice, "But I can still use the Spell Techniques previously recorded in the 'mory'."
"Spell Techniques have limited effect on her, as you must have noticed there's sothing off about the mist around her," Erald Sparrow calmly analyzed after watching the entire fight. "Your spell techniques are not entirely ineffective against her, but a considerable part of those that should have taken effect has either been dodged by her or negated by the mist."
"Yes," concurred Hong Siyu sowhat unwillingly with a nod.
"So, currently, we can do nothing but stall for ti."
With a sigh of resignation, Erald Sparrow said, "The enemy is tougher than anticipated. I wonder what moves Molu would have up her sleeve..."
"Actually, on my way here, I t the Chief. She was sowhat hesitant, fiddling with the hem of her cloak, her voice low, "I've discussed a thod with her, one that might help you."
Erald Sparrow blinked in slight confusion, "Help ? Isn't that what we're doing now?"
"Not really, because, actually, I still have sothing I haven't shown you."
Hong Siyu, with her head down, pulled a to from the bookshelf beside her and handed it over to Erald Sparrow, "I wanted to defeat the enemy myself, to impress you, but it seems that's not going well. So, while I still have magic power, I might as well give this to you. This might be our last resort."
"What kind of thod?"
"You just said it yourself, the power of magic armor ultimately depends on the wielder, right?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"Then it's clear, no matter how many magic armors I replicate, without the user's own experience, I'm unable to harness their full potential, and I can't even reveal their inherent power."
Hong Siyu placed one hand on the cover of the to, her voice tinged with hesitation, "The only way, then, is to let the magic armor's original owner use it."
As she spoke, she gently opened the cover of the to, and a burst of intensely bright light shone forth from the book in Erald Sparrow's hands.
Erald Sparrow looked down slightly, peering through the luminance of Magic Power to clearly see the revealed object; her normally composed expression froze slightly, lifting it with disbelief.
It was a petite pair of dressmaking scissors.
No larger than the palm of Erald Sparrow's hand, but intricate, a pair of dressmaking scissors adorned with elaborate patterns.
The scissors appeared sowhat ethereal, yet holding them felt incredibly real and familiar. Purple-red magic power flowed within the intricate patterns, seemingly disclosing its origin, but when Erald Sparrow grasped them, the magic power—which wasn't hers—obediently responded to her will.
"I'm not very familiar with its other form, so there was no way to replicate it no matter what, but this magic armor, I rember it vividly," Hong Siyu released her grip, her smile still in place. "It saved from despair, so it would be such a pity for it to disappear just like that."
"You used it to save ; now, let briefly return it to you."
"Let my magic armor beco your magic armor, senior."
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