Yes, I did all of this!

"Don't worry, I'm older than all of you, I wouldn't do anything stupid."

"You've done plenty of stupid things like this," Xia Yan complained, to which Duanmu Mo simply shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"...The past is the past, but this is no laughing matter now, Mr. Duanmu."

Shen Wuyin walked over and stopped behind his sofa, placing her hands on Duanmu Mo's shoulders and speaking earnestly:

“We are all very worried about you, so please don’t take any risks, or I will really be angry.”

"sure."

Looking at Shen Wuyin's expression, Duanmu Mo knew that she was usually easy to talk to, but she also had her own bottom line. Once that bottom line was crossed... the consequences would not be good.

Seeing Duanmu Mo nod in agreement, she continued, "In any case, Mr. Duanmu, don't go through those requests anymore. Just stay home. I've prepared enough food; if you get hungry, just take care of yourself..."

"Yes, yes, are you going in to deal with the monster or to move?"

Duanmu Mo spread his hands, sighed, leaned back on the sofa, and looked at Shen Wuyin behind him.

"For the weirdo, this is just an experiment, but protecting people is our duty after all. If we fail, we will really have nothing left."

Magical girls exist to protect people, but there are always some oddballs and exceptions in this world. It's not that they are unconventional, but they all have their own understanding of the phrase "protecting the world."

Xia Yan herself considered herself unqualified, while Shen Wu Ling passively accepted this power. Of the four, only Shen Wu Yin and Yu Zhi were truly fighting to protect people.

Shen Wuyin stroked Duanmu Mo's shoulder and said in a heavy tone:

"Therefore, being fully prepared is the most important thing."

. . . . . .

Chapter 344: The Strange Man's Remnant Soul

Although Shen Wuyin said they should make thorough preparations, reality did not give them enough time to prepare.

hum-

A few days later, just as the magical girls were dealing with people's negative emotions and trying to weaken the monsters, a strange feeling suddenly arose in their hearts, and an ominous premonition suddenly spread throughout their bodies.

"What... what on earth happened?"

Xi Ri shuddered and looked around. After confirming that others had also reacted in the same way, she realized that this was more than just a premonition.

"The feeling just now... was like a firewall being hacked." Fengling raised her hand to her earphones and frowned.

Having the Zero System, she can sense the changes within her body more clearly than other magical girls, and these sensations are not without reason.

—Multiple possibilities prove that the power of modern magical girls has been modified to some extent by ancient magical girls. The sudden weakening of their power and the increase in the number of awakened ones are all corresponding to the current state of the world after they sealed away the monsters.

If this power fluctuates in any way, it is highly likely that some kind of alarm has been triggered.

Ow—

The next moment, a distorted roar began to spread from the void of unknown direction, and another sensation spread from it.

"This time, it's a weirdo?"

Lingyin's expression changed slightly, and Huangyi finally realized what had happened:

"A strange being is invading the vast ocean of Cangyuan... Cangyuan is in danger!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sky, which had been at noon just moments before, suddenly changed color, turning dark.

On the ground, someone looked up in shock, pointed overhead, and screamed in terror.

At the same time, an even stronger aura of the strange creature than they had encountered before spread, causing their hearts to pound violently.

call......

Before long, semi-transparent phantoms appeared in the dark sky, moving like fish, but their appearance was extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Half-human, half-beast, its body covered in gray-black shells; a turtle-like creature uttered low growls, but its shell bore countless human faces; its abstract limbs crawled slowly through the air, while a fleshy lotus flower unfolded on its abdomen, replacing the torso with human heads within the lotus...

"These are... projections?"

Seeing all this, Huang Yi's expression turned serious.

"Cangyi, what's going on?"

She turned her head sharply and shouted to the side.

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cangyi appeared to the side, looked up at the sky, and remained silent for a while.

“Other powerful monsters intervened. Although Cangyuan is still alive, he is unable to escape. This gave the remnant souls of the monsters from the underworld an opportunity to try to cross the endless sea.”

While Cangyi was speaking, Huangyi also relayed the matter to everyone.

"A strange remnant soul?"

Xi Ri frowned and spoke.

"They don't have time to solidify their bodies with negative emotions; instead, they are simply souls. Their strength is naturally much weaker than those that are skeletal in appearance, but their numbers are not to be underestimated."

Cangyi explained, then turned his head, his tone grave: "Now, those strange remnant souls are approaching this world, centered on Fengchuan City, they could appear in any corner."

"..."

Upon hearing Huangyi's words, the magical girls instantly understood that the problem was not just the situation of Cangyuan, but also the remnants of these strange souls that could appear in this world at any time.

"Could it appear everywhere...?"

Looking at the strange phantoms, Huangyi gripped the hilt of his sword and pursed his lips.

Suddenly, she had an idea and raised the wristband in her hand: "That's it! Let's use its power to open the passage between the seal and the monsters, lure them to one place, and then we can take care of them together, okay?"

"But there are just too many of them, and we also have to find a way to rescue Cangyuan, otherwise if all the monsters in the entire seal come out, even if you work yourself to death, you won't be able to kill them all."

Upon hearing this, Fengling's eyes flashed with data as she asked, "How are things going with Cangyuan? It seems Mr. Duanmu's dream didn't work."

"The other monster assisting the sea monster didn't use negative emotions to solidify its body, and it's even less likely that it would use its true soul. Because monsters are inherently wary of each other, the monster assisting Leviathan will only allocate a small portion of its power. We should have the strength to defeat it."

"If we destroy the remaining power of that strange man, will Cangyuan be able to stop these broken souls?" Fengling asked Huangyi.

"Yes, that's what Cangyi said."

"Alright, let's set off as soon as possible!" Xi Ri urged decisively without the slightest hesitation.

"Wait." Lingyin lowered her head and looked at the people in the city: "I'll stay. These people need magical girls to protect them."

"but......"

Huang Yi frowned and looked at Ling Yin: "With so many strange remnant souls, Yin, can you handle them?"

"My wind is perfect for dealing with large groups of enemies, so don't worry about me."

Lingyin smiled and urged, "Alright, you should hurry up and enter the seal, otherwise Cangyuan might not be able to hold on."

However, Huang Yi was still worried despite seeing Ling Yin's determination.

"—I'll stay too."

Looking into Huangyi's eyes, Xi Ri crossed her arms and suddenly spoke.

"...Yuhime-senpai, are you alright?"

"Are you trying to say that I lack stamina or that I'm too weak?" Yuhi and Huangyi looked at each other and pursed their lips: "Speaking of group attacks, that's also one of my strengths... Besides, the seal will be even more dangerous, so it's perfect for you and Fengling to go in together."

Wind Chime has no weaknesses now. Although her protective shield cannot be shared with others, the space inside can still protect one or two people if you squeeze it in a little.

As for Huangyi, needless to say, she has Cangyi protecting her, so there's no need to worry about her safety.

"...Alright. But you must promise me you won't use the power of the Black Flame." Huangyi looked into Xi Ri's eyes and said earnestly.

"..." Upon hearing this, Xi Ri remained silent for a moment, then nodded: "No problem."

Seeing the resolute look in Yuhi's eyes, Huangyi took a deep breath and raised the wrist guard on his arm towards the sky: "Then, let's part ways for now. Rin, please take care of me."

"Hmm." Fengling nodded briefly, raised her hand and placed it on her shoulder, while the floating blades behind her were attached to her shoulder armor, forming a huge mechanical wing.

The cannon muzzle was turned to form the thruster nozzle, the wind chime was pressed onto the earpiece, the orange goggles blocked her view and then spread out, a whole mask covering her face.

"Full acceleration mode activated, Huangyi. I'll rush in the instant you open the passage."

"Alright, I will try my best to maintain my passage for as long as possible, but I can only do so for about three days. Yuhime-san, Oto, I'll leave this to you."

Huangyi turned his head and looked at the two of them.

"Well, don't worry."

Xi Ri nodded, then turned to look in the direction of Ling Yin—she opened her arms and used the wind to blow people away from this place.

Within these miles, no one would appear here, whether it was people in cars or patients in hospitals; she used all her strength to move them away from this place.

...But they all knew that this distance was far from enough to be a battlefield, yet it was the limit that Lingyin could achieve in a short time.

"Yuzhi, we're running out of time."

Cangyi floated in the void, looking at the sky and speaking.

"......I know."

Following Cangyi's gaze, Huangyi looked at the increasingly clear projection of the strange man, took a deep breath, and drew upon the surrounding negative energy to open a vortex.

The enormous vortex began to expand and eventually stopped, with black mist churning within it, as if one could hear terrifying screams coming from within.

"It's coming!"

The sound of wind chimes came from inside the mask. She hugged Huangyi, and the floating wings on her back emitted orange beams of light, quickly carrying her into the seal.

Upon entering, the two sensed something amiss. The once cool seawater was now filled with a pungent, choking odor that stung their skin.

"These are..." Huang Yi frowned, looking at the surrounding scenery, which had clearly taken on an abnormal bluish-green hue: "Acid?"

The seawater where Cangyuan is located is not normal water, and the corrosive power that can corrode this place should not be underestimated.

"Is it these things that are affecting Cangyuan?"

Looking at the seawater, various data appeared on the display screen of the wind chime mask.

Before she could analyze for long, the two of them simultaneously felt waves of chaotic and distorted energy surging towards them.

"Huangyi, they're coming!"

"Ok!"

The wind chime's speed increased dramatically again, and a dark gold protective shield enveloped her and Huangyi.