Yes, I did all of this!

"Everyone, this strange man's attack is very strange, just like Cangyi said... It's like we're inside a painting, and he's attacking us from outside the painting."

"Outside the painting..."

Huang Yi felt a flash of inspiration and understood the strange man's attack method.

Just as she was beginning to understand, another attack came. Huangyi immediately looked in the direction of the attack, but she couldn't dodge in time and was hit squarely by a knife.

"Radiant Wings!"

Although the others were not as quick-witted as she was, they remained vigilant and on the defensive, so the damage they suffered was not obvious.

On the other hand, Huangyi's leg was slashed again, and blood gushed out, dripping down her boots and onto the still-burning sea of ​​fire on the ground.

"I'm definitely there... I'm fine!"

Huangyi gritted his teeth, gripped his katana, and jumped down, enduring the pain in his thigh, into the sea of ​​fire.

The others were startled and quickly followed.

It landed on the ground, surrounded by rising flames that turned the landscape a fiery red.

"What are you doing! Are you alright!?"

"...I have a feeling that the attack came from here."

Huangyi gripped his katana, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.

In my current state, I can't withstand another blow.

But feeling the protection of the giant whale on his body, the sense of security made Huangyi focus on sensing the changes around him.

Lightning crackled in the katana in his hand, and Huangyi closed his eyes tightly as purple arcs of electricity began to flicker in the surrounding area.

—In the deep space, the black figure raised its several arms holding paintbrushes and began to paint on the new canvas.

It instantly captured the defensive movements of the magical girls around them, as well as the figure of the magical girl wielding lightning and holding a sword.

"whee."

The scene of flames burning was outlined with red paint, and the next moment, flames appeared on the paper, burning the paper.

However, when the flames surrounded the magical girls, the magical girl with her eyes closed opened them on the drawing paper.

"found it!"

For some unknown reason, a burning sensation spread throughout his body, and flames erupted all over him. Huang Yi opened his eyes wide, sensing the direction from which the aura was coming, and his body instantly disappeared from the spot.

When she reappeared, she swung her sword at a ball of flame—she sensed that the aura was coming from there.

With a single slash, amidst the crimson flames, a sheet of red paper, almost completely integrated with the surrounding fire, was neatly sliced ​​off.

Can this red paper even be considered a painting?

A question even arose in Huangyi's own mind, but only now did she realize that they hadn't found a single piece of paper since they started searching.

呲!

As the katana cleaved the paper in two, black mist erupted from it, forming a massive black shadow in the air.

We can't see its true appearance, or rather, this is what it looks like.

The colossal creature appeared in the city formed by the painting, stiffly waving countless hands, each holding a paintbrush.

"Hee hee~"

Beneath its enormous body, countless hands moved slowly, a sight that was both disgusting and horrifying.

"Is that the artist's true form...?"

Its body was slowly burning, and Huangyi knelt down, looking at it weakly.

The others weren't much better off; the burning of the drawing paper caused them unbearable pain, and coupled with their previous battle with the giant whale, they were no longer able to fight even though the monster's true form had appeared.

Hehehe~

Unsettling laughter emanated from the strange man's mouth as countless arms waved gently, drawing lines in the air.

With a light stroke, the trace of a paintbrush is left in the air.

The next moment, the paintbrushes shot towards the magical girls, piercing their bodies...

"—Huh!"

But just before they could inflict fatal injuries, the protective aura around them suddenly exploded, releasing a powerful and domineering aura that coalesced in the air to form the phantom of a giant whale.

The giant whale let out a deep roar, swung its tail, and pounced on the monster. It bit the monster's head and tore it apart with force, ripping off most of its body.

With a flick of its tail, it shattered the remaining body parts of the strange man.

Before the magical girls' astonished eyes, the giant monster was instantly destroyed by the orca.

The giant whale turned and swam quickly toward them. Before they could react, they were swallowed by the orca and quickly moved away from the spot.

Chapter 284: Tacit Understanding

whoosh-

Watching the orca escort the magical girls away in the blink of an eye, Cangyi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before he could, he disappeared from the spot.

Duanmu Mo looked in the direction she disappeared and took a deep breath:

"Goodness, thank goodness I didn't go head-to-head with that big guy."

As the magical girls were carried away swiftly by the giant whale, Duanmu Mo was left alone in this space.

If I had to name one, there's also a strange body that's gradually reassembling.

It seems that being away from the ocean imposed some restrictions on it; the orca was unable to completely destroy the monster, only managing to shatter its body.

However, Duanmu Mo has already achieved his goal, and there is no need for him to hide it anymore.

Emerging from the shadows, Duanmu Mo walked through the burning city, looking up at the giant monster that was being reassembled.

"laugh......"

"—Hehe." Before the strange man could laugh, Duanmu Mo spoke up, but there was no emotion in his voice. It wasn't meant to express joy, but rather it was a sound made simply to tease the other person.

"hiss--"

I sensed Duanmu Mo flying over.

Not knowing what use these petty people were, Duanmu Mo was too lazy to find out.

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A vortex rose from the group of little people, and black tentacles emerged from the vortex, grabbing the little people and pulling them into it.

"Burning it with fire or chopping it with a knife, your idea is quite good."

Duanmu Mo clenched his fist, and the black vortex rapidly contracted, emanating a crushing sound.

"How about I try it too?"

With a light leap, Duanmu Mo stood on the vortex, took out a card, and inserted it into the card slot on the side.

Black flames suddenly ignited on the armored body, and Duanmu Mo raised his hands, instantly turning the surrounding flames a deep black.

Raising his hand towards the still-recovering monster, Duanmu Mo clenched his fist, and black flames ignited from its body once more.

"I can't let those magical girls' efforts go to waste, so I'll gladly accept your power." Saying these words that would surely make Yuhi curse if she heard them, Duanmu Mo waved his hand, and the black flames on the monster's body transformed into a tornado that completely engulfed it.

Having already been severely injured by the giant whale and then subjected to the burning of black flames, the monster's body began to collapse, but he still wielded his paintbrush, drawing sharp blades that stabbed towards Duanmu Mo.

Seeing this, Duanmu Mo took out the Black Flame Card and inserted another card into the card slot.

A dark golden barrier instantly rose around Duanmu Mo, blocking the attacks of the sharp knives. At the same time, several floating cannons appeared behind him, shooting out beams of light to shatter the sharp knives.

Immediately afterwards, the floating cannons switched to blade mode, and with a push from Duanmu Mo, they quickly flew towards the monster.

The floating blades danced wildly, slicing the monster's body into pieces with dark golden energy.

"hiss--"

A roar, unlike the laughter, came from the monster's mouth. Looking at its shattered body, Duanmu Mo raised his hand, took out a blank card, and threw it at the monster.

Then, his body was swallowed by the vortex, and when he reappeared, he was already on top of the monster's head.

Grasping a flying floating blade, the other blades quickly joined together, and a huge sword cannon appeared in Duanmu Mo's hand.

Normally, Fengling likes to use it as a large cannon, but now Duanmu Mo is holding this several-meter-long sword cannon and simply swings it up, using the bladed side to cut off its head.

boom!

As the blank card fell into its body, the monster's head was also split in two.

A mournful scream spread, and the black mist surrounding the strange man merged into the card, which flew back into Duanmu Mo's hand.

As the strange man's body completely dissipated, Duanmu Mo also sensed that the world was gradually collapsing. The world, which was like a painting, lost its color and turned into a deeper dark red.

Different shades of crimson rippled like ocean waves, merging yet remaining independent of each other. At the same time, the monster's aura became even more turbid, with maniacal whispers echoing in the ears.

"As expected... this has a sealing-like feel to it."

Seeing these changing scenes, Duanmu Mo took out the Key to the Underworld, opened the passage, and left without lingering.

. . . . . .

A vortex appeared in the alley, from which Duanmu Mo broke free and landed in the alley.

He immediately took a deep breath and stretched comfortably.

"Hmm—this world is definitely more comfortable; the seal is always so gloomy."

Here, Duanmu Mo began to experience a headache.

But there's no use thinking about it now. He took off his belt, deactivated his transformation, and disappeared into the shadows.

Not long after, another vortex appeared here, and several magical girls fell to the ground, their blood dripping onto the floor.

"Forehead......"

Huang Yi struggled to lift his head, clutching his shoulder as he looked up and sensed the surrounding atmosphere.

The negative emotions here are disappearing; it seems that the orca has taken care of that weirdo.

Relieved, Huang Yi's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

"Hey... are you alright? Huangyi, Yuzhi!"

Lingyin still had some strength, so she helped Huangyi up and, after checking her injuries, breathed a sigh of relief.