Bloody Battle

Run?

As Xia Cheng lay on the ground and heard Lilia’s heart-wrenching cry, the first thought that popped into her mind was:

‘That’s right, run! As long as I get out of here, that monster can’t catch me!’

‘As long as I run, I won’t be eaten…’

However, the next second, Xia Cheng, who was in the middle of a motion to flee, stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes filled with disbelief.

‘Why would I have such a thought? I actually want to abandon Nannan and escape alone? To be a cowardly magical girl who runs away from the battlefield?’

‘No, how could I…’

“Roar—!”

A sharp roar echoed throughout the campus.

The silver spider began to transform rapidly before her eyes, but this time it wasn’t getting bigger, but smaller.

Its jelly-like body hardened, and strange patterns were carved into its silver form.

The tips of its tentacles opened like flowers, revealing mouths filled with sharp teeth.

Even more bizarre was its head, which, after a series of writhing motions, actually turned into a human-like face!

In contrast, Lilia, who was desperately holding up a shield, grew weaker and weaker.

Her face was as pale as paper, and cold sweat soaked her magical girl’s dress.

Her legs, covered in spiders, could no longer support her, and she knelt on the ground.

This scene looked as if Lilia was being gradually eaten, becoming nourishment for the spider to grow stronger!

Xia Cheng was petrified by this scene, her dilated pupils reflecting the silver spider’s bizarre form.

She saw that the monster had grown human-like eyes with clear whites and blacks, and it was looking at her.

Its gaze was filled with unconcealed appetite and contempt… as if to say, after I finish this one, you’re next!

‘No, even if I run…’

“Chengzi!” Lilia was resisting the dual pressure of the water column and being drained of blood, and she was gradually approaching her limit.

Even her vision had turned pitch black due to excessive blood loss.

She used her last ounce of strength to shout, “Chengzi! Can you hear me! Don’t just stand there!”

Xia Cheng was instantly jolted awake.

Her eyes finally had other scenery in them, finally had Lilia’s figure, that weak figure struggling to hold on.

“Nannan…”

“Run! The enemy is too strong. Even if we fight together, we can’t win. Go notify Sister Lin. I can hold on here… Run! Run! I’m begging you!”

‘I was the one who brought you into this magical girl path, so I must ensure your safety…’

This was Lilia’s last thought before she was about to faint.

After a moment of silence, she heard the sound of running.

It was a very urgent, very frantic sound of running.

However, this running was not in the direction of safety, but getting closer and closer, as if it were right next to her ear in an instant.

And along with it came a tearful shout:

“Nannan, I’m sorry! I’m here to save you!”

Boom, boom, boom—!

A series of roars brought with them brilliant explosions.

Magic projectiles imbued with powerful force slammed mercilessly into the alien face.

The silver spider was even pushed back several meters.

In the end, it had to quickly absorb the split bodies it had sprayed out to resist the desperate bombardment.

Lilia felt the pressure from the front suddenly decrease, and the sharp pain in her body receded like a tide.

Already exhausted, she fell forward, coughing weakly on the ground several times.

But having gotten a moment’s respite, her injuries quickly healed under the effect of her magic power, and her vision was the first to recover.

She saw a red-and-white figure standing in front of her, legs trembling, continuously unleashing wave after wave of magic bombardment, and she was actually gaining the upper hand!

It was Magical Girl Ye Huasheng! The magical girl with a power that she herself could not compare to!

“I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid… I can’t be afraid, I have to save Nannan, I’m not afraid! I’m not afraid!”

Ye Huasheng’s eyes were tightly shut, as if she were possessed, muttering something.

Her wand trembled in her hand, because her body had not stopped trembling.

But the fierce magic projectiles were indeed hitting the silver spider, and the colorful smoke from the explosions once covered half the sky!

‘Something’s not right.’

Noticing the abnormality, Lilia, after recovering a little strength, immediately rushed forward and pushed down Ye Huasheng’s wand.

“Wait, something’s not right.”

Hearing Lilia’s voice, Ye Huasheng slowly opened her eyes.

After looking at her, she looked into the smoke from the explosion, and found that it was already empty!

“How can this be? Where did it go?!”

Ye Huasheng shouted in panic and quickly looked around.

But Lilia, as if she had sensed something, immediately shouted a reminder, “Run, it’s underground!”

Lilia took a step back.

Ye Huasheng was currently in a state of stress, so nervous that even the slightest movement would make her jump.

She immediately took off and flew into the sky!

Sure enough, the next second, a tentacle full of fangs shot out from underground, but it missed.

The silver spider poked its head out, its black-and-white eyes with a cunning look staring at Lilia, and then it burrowed back into the ground.

The school had a rich network of underground pipes, which allowed it to move and transfer quickly, launching surprise attacks!

“I… I’ll bomb it out!”

Ye Huasheng in the sky raised her wand, ready to start the next round of bombardment, but Lilia shouted to stop her, “Don’t!”

Ye Huasheng was startled and looked at Lilia, who said, “You go save everyone. I’ll deal with this thing!”

“But Nan… Lilia, how can you…”

“Go! The first responsibility of a magical girl is to save people!”

After Lilia shouted, she ignored Ye Huasheng’s astonished gaze and rushed towards the gradually rising ground.

She threw out her sonic magic.

Although not strong, it was enough to attract attention, not to mention that it was hungry for her right now!

“Help!”

“Don’t come over here, don’t come over here!”

“Look, it’s a magical girl!”

“Why isn’t the magical girl coming to save us yet!”

A chaotic clamor of shouts reached Ye Huasheng’s ears.

She turned to look at the teaching building.

The entire building was now covered in silver liquid.

Students and teachers were being chased by spiders.

Some of them had already been bitten.

Although they wouldn’t die, their stamina and blood were rapidly being converted into the main body’s energy!

“I… I’m coming!”

Ye Huasheng clenched her wand, took a deep breath, and suppressed the fear that was constantly welling up inside her.

At this moment, she finally regained a little of her previous fighting sense.

She turned into a streak of red-and-white light, quickly entered the teaching building, materialized among the students and teachers, and unleashed extremely brilliant magic projectiles!

“Magical Girl Ye Huasheng—is here!”

These split bodies were hit by the magic projectiles and instantly engulfed by the high temperature of the explosion.

Because the main body was weakened, they had also become weaker.

So instead of disintegrating into water droplets and returning to the main body, they were directly evaporated into nothingness!

“Great, it’s a magical girl!”

“The magical girl has finally come to save us!”

The red-and-white light swept from top to bottom, quickly repelling all the attacking spiders on each floor.

The silver water curtain that covered the entire building also gradually evaporated and dissipated with the sound of explosions!

‘These things are not that strong!’

In the middle of the battle, Ye Huasheng finally gradually regained her usual reason.

She had been terrified at first, so she hadn’t realized that the monster was actually so much weaker than yesterday.

Even her own magic projectiles could completely destroy it!

In other words, as long as there was enough powerful firepower, that main body would also be turned to ashes in an instant!

“Great, the magical girl saved us!”

When Ye Huasheng had eliminated all the spiders in the building, the previously terrified and wailing teachers and students all cheered.

Some even took out their phones and started taking pictures.

One person rushed forward and shouted excitedly, “Magical Girl Ye Huasheng, I’m your fan. Please take a picture with me!”

Ye Huasheng looked down and found that this was her own teacher.

It was he who had hit her with a piece of chalk and kicked her out of the classroom earlier.

The look of disappointment on his face was still vivid in her memory, but now he was looking at her with admiration.

This was the charm of a magical girl.

The flashes of cameras and the sound of pictures being taken surrounded her.

If it were before, Ye Huasheng would have happily posed for them.

However, now she had no intention of doing so.

She even shouted with some annoyance, “What are you doing! Get out of here!”

Most of the people present froze, unable to believe that this was what a magical girl would say to them.

Seeing that they didn’t react, Ye Huasheng became even more anxious.

She stomped her foot and pointed at Lilia, who was in the middle of a battle. “What are you standing there for! Can’t you see the battle isn’t over yet? Get to a safe place quickly!”

Only then did the crowd finally come to their senses.

That terrifying Anomaly had not yet been completely eliminated.

So they all exclaimed and ran towards the outside of the school.

Several teachers took on the role of maintaining order, and the evacuation was completed in a few minutes.

Seeing the crowd begin to evacuate, Ye Huasheng immediately rushed to the rooftop and looked down at the battlefield below.

Lilia was clearly no match for it.

She was not the type to be good at fighting.

At this moment, she could only rely on her magic to barely hold on.

“As long as there’s enough powerful firepower… as long as there’s enough powerful firepower… Nannan, hold on, I’ll be right there!”

Ye Huasheng closed her eyes and prepared to go all out, gathering all her magic power into her wand to create a magic projectile of unparalleled power!

Although she had abundant magic power and extremely fierce attack magic, she didn’t have Lilia’s learning ability to learn more advanced magic beyond her star level.

The only thing she could do now was to create a miracle with brute force!

Buzz—

Soon, her wand began to glow brightly.

A huge magic projectile formed at the tip of her wand.

The terrifying high temperature distorted the air, and the uncontrolled magic power drew traces in the air.

This was the strongest attack that gathered all of Ye Huasheng’s magic power.

However, at this point, she couldn’t fire it.

Because she couldn’t control this surging magic power.

Just maintaining its stability had already consumed all her mental energy.

If she fired it from a long range, it would probably just explode in mid-air.

“I’m not afraid… Alright, bring it on!” Ye Huasheng muttered to herself, and her eyes became sharp.

After the last student had left the school grounds, she took a leap and jumped from the rooftop!

“Lilia!” Ye Huasheng shouted loudly. She knew that Nannan would definitely understand what she meant!

Sure enough, Lilia, while defending against the tentacle attack, looked up and saw that fiery and dazzling figure.

She was surprised and at the same time immediately understood what Ye Huasheng meant!

“Go!”

Lilia switched from defense to offense, taking the initiative to move forward and unleash several sonic waves.

These sonic waves pressed directly against the spider monster’s human-like face.

The power was very small and couldn’t cause any damage, but it was enough to make it stiffen for a moment!

This moment was enough!

The descending Ye Huasheng and the retreating Lilia brushed past each other, like wrestlers high-fiving in a wrestling ring.

When the silver spider realized that its end was near, Ye Huasheng, who was already infinitely close to the danger zone, roared and fired the magic projectile in her hand!

Boom—!!!

A red-and-white mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and the earth shook.

The intense explosion and fire even stole the color from the surroundings.

The roar of the explosion, along with the shockwave, sent the rapidly retreating Lilia flying, and she fell heavily to the ground!

“Chengzi!”

The shockwave came fiercely and disappeared just as quickly.

Lilia quickly got up, looked at the dust cloud in front of her, and shouted with an anxious expression.

And her shout was answered.

“Lilia!”

Ye Huasheng, covered in blood, stumbled out of the mist.

She waved to the equally disheveled Lilia and showed a victorious smile. “We won…”

Swish—!

A silver shadow wriggled in the mist, and in front of Ye Huasheng, it instantly sent Lilia flying into the air!

“Nannan!”

No one had expected this sudden turn of events.

Ye Huasheng could only watch as the blue figure twisted in a distorted arc in mid-air, rolled heavily to the ground, and lay motionless.

“Nan… Aaaaaah!” Ye Huasheng wailed, once again losing her sanity.

She waved her wand and frantically fired magic projectiles into the dust cloud.

However, her power had already been exhausted.

After firing four or five shots, she completely collapsed to the ground.

But even so, she still tried to raise her wand to resist.

Until two tentacles wrapped around her neck and legs, and she was lifted high into the air.

She saw a blown-up human face, a tattered body, and a furious gaze.

‘Is this how it ends…’

Ye Huasheng felt her body being torn apart by a huge force.

The Grim Reaper’s scythe was already at her neck.

Everything would end in the next moment.

But in that next moment, an unexpected change occurred.

The manhole cover on the ground was suddenly thrown open by a huge force, and a dozen silver spiders jumped out from it.

They scrambled into the main body, like frightened young beasts.

The replenishment of the split bodies made the silver spider’s tattered body quickly return to normal, but it also brought it an uncontrollable fear!

It began to let out a series of wails, as if it were deeply afraid of something.

And the next moment, its fear came true—a black light descended from the sky and instantly tore its body in half!

“Found you!”

The tentacles holding Ye Huasheng loosened due to the severing of the body.

The girl fell to the ground and rolled several times.

She struggled to raise her head and saw a beautiful black figure.

A black, magical girl.