Yes, I did all of this!

After twitching twice, the eye monster exploded and was turned into a card by Duanmu Mo and put into his possession.

—This happened so fast that no one expected Duanmu Mo to kill a strange man without any hesitation.

The other strange men were stunned for a moment before finally reacting, glaring angrily at Duanmu Mo:

"Damn it! How dare you do this..."

Before he could finish speaking, a clanging sound rang out, and Duanmu Mo instantly appeared in front of him, his greatsword pressed against his neck.

The cold glint of the greatsword interrupted the strange man's words, followed by Duanmu Mo's calm voice:

"If I wanted to, I could kill all of you, and then Poison Vine wouldn't bother me at all. Do you believe me?"

"Hmm..."

The strange man stood stiffly, not daring to answer, while the others remained deathly silent.

"now it's right."

Duanmu Mo raised his greatsword and slung it over his shoulder.

"Let's begin then—the plan to attack the magical girl."

. . . . . .

"Attention citizens! Attention citizens! A strange man is attacking the city center. Please stay away from this area!"

Suddenly, everyone's phones went off with alarms. In the news broadcast, a reporter looked panicked as he ran away while diligently carrying out his job as a journalist, holding up his camera.

In the camera's view, besides the reporter's large face, which was too flustered to adjust the angle, one can also see the figures of the monster and the combatant wreaking havoc in the corner.

"Roar!"

A strange man roared and grabbed a car, slamming it into a building not far away, while the other combatants also destroyed the surrounding scenery.

"Roar—Why can't I kill someone!"

The strange man holding the car looked at the fleeing pedestrians in the distance, his eyes showing anxiety, and he growled angrily.

This was just him talking to himself; he didn't dare say it out loud yet, but he believed that the other monsters and combatants felt the same way.

Suddenly, a hand patted his head, and a voice floated out: "Dogs always like to chew and gnaw, but they only do it on table legs and inanimate objects. Unless absolutely necessary, they will never use their owner's feet as a chew toy. Do you know why that is?"

"Well?!"

The strange man froze, too afraid to move.

Duanmu Mo peeked out from behind and said with a smile, "Because if you damage inanimate objects, the master will just chase you away. But if you dare to hurt people, even a large dog that can pin people down and play with them will feel the danger and terror from the master."

"What......"

The strange man didn't know what Duanmu Mo was talking about, and just stood there stiffly.

"It means he'll get so angry that he'll explode with power!" Duanmu Mo said bluntly, patting the strange man's head.

Being treated like a dog, the strange man felt humiliated, but dared not resist. After Duanmu Mo walked away, he continued to smash the surrounding buildings, as if to vent his anger.

Duanmu Mo ignored him and instead raised his pistol, pulling the trigger at the reporter not far away.

"Ah!" The reporter instinctively covered his face, but what came out of the gun was not a bullet, but a cloud of black mist.

The black mist bypassed the reporter's body but blocked her from the side, preventing her from dodging at all.

Walking forward unhurriedly, Duanmu Mo took the camera from her hand and held it up in front of himself:

"Magical Girl Yuhi and Kira, can you hear me?"

—Duanmu Mo's face appeared on the news, his calm voice emanating from behind his helmet and reaching the ears of everyone watching the news.

On her way home from school, Yuzhi held her phone, watching the screen, and hurried towards the alleyway beside her. Xia Yan, who had sensed the strange person's presence earlier, also looked at the television on the street and quickened her pace.

"I'll be waiting for you here. If you don't want those passersby to die, hurry up and come."

Upon hearing the provocative voice, the two magical girls instantly transformed and rushed towards Duanmu Mo's direction.

As for Duanmu Mo, after saying these words, he tossed the camera back to the reporter and said calmly:

"Let's film these scenes properly, before the magical girl arrives."

The reporter dared not disobey. She shakily raised her camera and turned around, capturing clearly the way each strange person and fighter destroyed the site.

Vehicles were crumpled up and thrown into buildings, shattered stones and glass falling to the ground, accompanied by the piercing sirens of vehicles and the sound of flames. The city center had completely fallen.

Duanmu Mo, on the other hand, turned over and sat on the car next to him, lying on the roof in a sleeping position with his hands behind his head, as if he were falling asleep to the sounds around him.

Chapter 52: The First Embrace of the Blade

—Duanmu Mo's sleep wouldn't last long. Not long after, accompanied by a roar, the surrounding sounds of destruction seemed to quiet down.

Duanmu Mo sat up and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

There, two magical girls arrived at the same time.

"Get out of there quickly, from that direction."

Yuhi pushed the reporter away to escape, while Huangyi blocked the combatants who tried to pursue them, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.

"Let her go."

Seeing the other strange people trying to stop the reporter, Duanmu Mo spoke up to stop them:

"Anyway, given the reporter's character, she'll keep filming even if she runs far away, right? At worst, we can just catch her after we win the fight."

Jumping out of the car, Duanmu Mo stretched his arms and looked at Xi Ri and Huang Yi in front of him, saying:

"As for now—you should prepare to fight these two magical girls."

"Neville!"

Xi Ri clenched her fists, staring at Duanmu Mo, her gaze casually sweeping over the surroundings as she suspiciously observed the presence of the poisonous vines.

"What are you still thinking about now?"

Duanmu Mo rushed forward and threw a punch at her.

Although Yuhi reacted quickly enough to block the punch, it marked the beginning of the battle. The monsters roared and charged forward, and a large number of combatants swarmed around the two magical girls.

"So many weirdos—what exactly is your purpose?!"

"Just some grunts, you can't possibly not handle them, can you?"

Duanmu Mo remained empty-handed, attacking the magical girl solely with his fists and feet.

"Then let's give it a try!" Xi Ri punched Duanmu Mo back, and then kicked a combatant away. The combatant who flew backward also knocked down his companion behind him.

Duanmu Mo did not take the opportunity to pursue. Before figuring out the purpose of the poisonous vine, his fighting spirit was pitifully low. It could be said that this battle was just his testing ground.

She turned and attacked another magical girl, casually grabbing a combatant to block Huangyi's attack. She landed a quick, direct punch on Huangyi's shoulder, and before Huangyi could swing her sword, several more punches landed on her, knocking her back.

"Hmm...that's strong."

Huang Yi took a few steps back, looking at Duanmu Mo in surprise.

I thought Neville's strength would decrease if he didn't use his greatsword, but who knew that his imposing presence was still terrifying even when he was unarmed.

Moreover, in terms of boxing skills alone, he gave Huangyi the feeling that he was even more skilled than Xi Ri, as if he had undergone comprehensive training.

The mystery surrounding Neville's identity only deepened in Huangyi's mind. He gritted his teeth, and lightning crackled around his body.

"In that case—try this!"

With the eruption of lightning, her speed increased, and she appeared in an instant just as Duanmu Mo barely managed to dodge.

Then, her body trailed afterimages of lightning as she swiftly pursued and slashed. The katana in her hand seemed to split into thousands of blades attacking simultaneously. Amplified by the lightning, her speed reached an unbelievable level.

"Oh?"

Duanmu Mo's eyes lit up with a red light, and he quickly retreated to dodge, each blade narrowly missing his body.

"Not bad, what new move is it this time?"

Duanmu Mo's figure was like a dragonfly dancing in a storm; every slash grazed past him, yet he was not harmed in the slightest.

Looking at the big picture, Huangyi's first strike was actually the most dangerous moment for Duanmu Mo.

A storm raged in Huang Yi's heart—during her training with Xi Ri, she improved the Instant Flash, turning this explosive instantaneous movement into a continuous speed boost. In this way, she would not experience any physical stagnation due to the inertia brought about by the Instant Flash.

This was originally an improvement she made to break through the poisonous vines' defenses, but who knew that Duanmu Mo could easily keep up with her speed.

"Even if the speed increases, the intervals between sword swings remain the same."

As Duanmu Mo dodged and weaved through the blades, he also had time to tsk-tsk and comment.

"Then let's see how you dodge this strike!"

Huangyi became angry, and the lightning erupted even more. Based on this accelerated mode, she could use Instant Flash as the finishing move.

A clear cut was visible on Duanmu Mo's breastplate.

"Hmm—interesting."

Looking at the knife wound on his chest, Duanmu Mo sighed, "Not bad, you've finally made some progress."

Clutching his chest, Duanmu Mo didn't give Huangyi a chance to press his advantage. He immediately distanced himself from the two magical girls and jumped onto the roof of the car, leaving them to be surrounded by the other monsters and combatants.

"—Damn it! Neville, come back here!"

Seeing this, Huangyi swung his sword forcefully, and the katana quickly sliced ​​the combatant in two.

—Since the start of the war, most of the combatants have fallen to the magical girls' attacks, and two monsters have died under Yuhi's fists.

"It's time to get real stuff out there."

Standing on the roof of the car, Duanmu Mo stretched his body and took out a card.

With the magical girls' eyesight, they saw the pattern on the card.

Deep blue lines intertwine on the card surface to form two crossed daggers, while the background lines change color as they form the pattern, creating a scarlet blade.

"Let me think, what's that line again—Alright, let's start the experiment."

Duanmu Mo closed the belt, flicked his wrist to insert the card into the belt slot, and opened it again.

Sa—

A plume of blood-red smoke billowed from his belt, enveloping Duanmu Mo completely.

Immediately afterwards, a sound like an orchestral melody rose up, drowning out all the sounds of battle.