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"And once we reach this point, in the following ti, a huge beast disaster will erupt near this breach. The scale might be no less than the one we had twenty years ago, and without the protective net, the city will be as powerless as a newborn baby. You should know what happens then, right?"
"Now, do you know what you should do? We have been downright enemies from the start, I've never made jokes that would harm myself with my enemies. Would you?"
Hong Siyu's answer was very straightforward, even sowhat cold-hearted.
There was no doubt, regardless of what she had thought or wanted to do before, from this mont on, she had killed all those possibilities.
Now, standing here, blocking everyone's path, was just a cadre from the claw marks.
Thus, Erald Sparrow closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she reopened them, there remained only indifference in her gaze.
"We will stop this so-called ritual."
Her voice was icy cold, "If you insist on standing in the way, then I will defeat you first and then stop it."
"A fine resolve."
Margaret laughed heartily, "But let give you a tip, you actually have three choices: The first is to fight with , realize the gap in our strength, then ekly surrender, and then you and that little girl in green clothes behind you co with ."
"The second is to skip all the troubleso steps outright as a way to protect your teammates; just co with now, and I will naturally stop the ritual."
"The third is to completely defeat here, and this ti, I will bet all my strength, without holding back anything like last ti."
She raised her arm in a salute-like gesture, "Choose now, this will determine the safety of the city behind you."
Erald Sparrow did not respond.
She rely crouched slightly, the Magic Armor in her hand shimred with the glow of surging magical power.
By her side, Hong Si, Margaret, and a generation of new Magical Girls all took a battle stance to express their determination.
Their magical power's strength, color, nature, and even essence were all different, but at that mont, they all shone solely for the city standing behind them.
"Very well."
Gret nodded, looking very pleased, "Exactly, true Magical Girls should be like this, facing all difficulties with a crystal-clear and tough heart... thus, I should also give you the utmost respect, the respect from a re warrior."
"Be glad, my so-called 'not holding back' ans offering all I have, so you needn't worry that I have any tricks up my sleeve, just focus on facing as I am now is enough. At the very start of the battle, I shall display my 'ultimate.'
She pressed a hand to her heart, veins on her arm turning an abnormal purple, the dark purple Magical Power Flow burst forth like a tidal wave, all converging to her heart,"Ready to face the world's original, and perhaps final, 'Martial Ultimate?' "
All that belonged to Gret seed to be lting.
Her black Magic Armor beca loose and grey like diluted ink; the bursting magical power like a tangible liquid, ford into rivers; and the "person" in front of everyone, Gret's existence, also seed to collapse like lted wax, deforming beyond recognition.
Thud, thud, thud.
Only the sound of a heartbeat grew louder and louder, like thunder, like mountains crumbling, like an earthquake, as if the whole mountain was drumming for it, creating a violent tremor.
And then, the "beast" raised its head amid the dark tides.
——"Gret, Beast Heart Liberation, Hundred Arms Formation."
It declared thus.
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With the falling of that voice, the surrounding scenery shattered like a broken pane of glass, completely fragnted as if space itself had turned to dust, leaving behind nothing but a heart-throbbing pitch-black darkness.
And within that pitch-blackness, a figure erged.
It was Yuan, or rather, "so existence" that had previously been Yuan.
If one were to only look at the face and features, they were very similar to that of Yuan who had just been present, but the figure was now taller, as if the proportions of the person had been stretched.
The once black hair had now turned completely gray-white, tied into a long single ponytail at the back, and the original robes had been replaced by a magnificent Red Feathered Robe. However, this attire couldn't give off any impression of softness, whether it was the dense array of hidden weapons tied around the waist, the sharp, feather-like strears at the collar and hem, or even the weirdly intricate patterns on the clothes that felt unsettling, all conveyed an indescribably fierce aura.
The most eye-catching feature was her eyes; the sclera had turned completely black, and for so reason, the unique double pupils that had been like Yin-Yang fish had disappeared, leaving only a pair of white-bordered, bird-like pupils. Crimson patterns extended from the corner of her eyes towards her temples, forming a half-mask of flowers.
The process of Yuan revealing her new form was complex, but it didn't take much ti. The transformation was complete within ten seconds, yet among the Magical Girls present, only the three leaders witnessed the process in its entirety.
Because those who stood behind, any Magical Girl who hadn't reached the "Lei" level, were all overwheld by the imnse pressure, struggling to catch their breath.
This pressure wasn't physical. If one had to define it, it seed to be so kind of ntal ability that made the weaker Magical Girls almost utterly lack the courage to face Yuan directly. Just contending with this pressure consud a great deal of the girls' energy.
With such trendous pressure coming from behind, the three in the front naturally couldn't be clueless to it.
In fact, Erald Sparrow felt as if she had been struck on the head with a blunt object, her vision blurring; Hong Siyu kept coughing, her breathing becoming much more rapid; only Margaret seed to be less affected, though she was frowning, indicating her discomfort.
"Is this... so kind of 'full bloom'?" Eventually, it was Margaret who made the first assessnt.
As a "Flower" level Magical Girl, she undoubtedly also possessed her own "full bloom" form. With years of advancent to this level and rich combat experience, she was naturally the most familiar with the concept of "full bloom" among the people present.
Based on the magical power fluctuation Yuan had just displayed and the regularity of the transformation, she gauged that this seed to be a state closely resembling "full bloom."
—"Full bloom? If that's how you want to understand it, that's not a problem," Yuan, who had until now stood still and silent, finally spoke, her form unmoving as if she were a motionless statue; "However, since all the Magical Girls who beco Claw Marks lose their full bloom, strictly speaking, Beast Heart Liberation is actually a substitute for it."
"A substitute?" Margaret was clearly hearing this concept for the first ti.
"Yes, unable to harness the Magical Girls' power to fully release one's own power, one naturally has to rely on the power of Remnant Beasts to achieve this," Yuan tilted her head slightly, her body still stationary; "In the words of a martial practitioner, this might be understood as 'reversed cultivation, leading to possession by devilry'? It's just that for us Claw Marks, being possessed is far from a bad thing; in fact, it brings more benefits."
"It's evident," Margaret nodded as if in agreent with the other's statent; "Then, why have you been standing still since just now? Is there a problem with this form?"
"Ah, this?"
Yuan looked down slightly, scanning her entire body before raising her head and smiling softly at Margaret.
Then, everyone saw Yuan's figure suddenly vanish.
Simultaneously, an attack as fast as lightning struck, arriving at Margaret's side in virtually the sa instant the words had fallen.
In just the blink of an eye, Margaret didn't even have ti to use her magic power and could only lean back slightly on instinct, watching helplessly as a jet-black Magic Power Beam whizzed past her face.
"Sorry, I'm a bit rusty," Yuan still stood off to the side, motionless and smiling; "This form of mine is a bit too fast. If I don't hold back a bit, any slight movent might send flying past my target."
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