Yes, I did all of this!

At this moment, the Poison Vine's eyes looked completely unfamiliar, and it regarded Neville as nothing more than a tiny ant.

"Venom... What are you doing?!" Neville asked with difficulty, his knees pressed down by the arm pierced through his chest by the venomous vine.

"—The poisonous vine is gone."

Only then did the poisonous vine slowly open its mouth, uttering a low, suppressed voice.

“It’s you…” Looking at the poisonous vine in front of him, or rather, the poisonous vine possessed by Arayu, Neville’s eyes flashed with understanding.

"Heh... I didn't expect her to let you control her body so easily. Should I call you Wild Poison Vine now?"

"Even in the final moments of your life, you wanted to joke around. Was this your way of rebelling against me, or was it to vent your fears?"

Wild Witch still possessed the same beautiful face as Poison Vine, but her voice was as deep as a man's. In response to Neville's mockery, Wild Witch withdrew her arm, and the thorny arm took Neville's life.

"Forehead......"

Neville's body shuddered, and then he collapsed completely in front of the Wild Poison Vine, involuntarily deactivating his transformation and revealing his monstrous form.

His body gradually stiffened, and several blue cards appeared on the corpse.

Chapter 97: The Power of Black Flames

"—These are the higher-quality Monster Cards?"

Wild Poison Vine raised his hand and grasped the several strange cards in his hand, feeling the power contained within them.

"Hmm... Using it on my body can indeed lead to further growth."

Wild Poison Vine turned its head and looked at Sunset and the Demon Puppet in the midst of battle.

The black flames contained terrifying power, forcing the demonic puppet into a series of defeats.

However, Huang Yudu Man could see that this power was driven by Xi Ri's life.

In other words, she cannot maintain this form for too long.

"Then, my physical body, you can return."

Huang Yulingman raised her hand and pointed it at Xi Ri: "You, go."

—At his command, countless footsteps began to echo from the streets and alleys.

First came the combatants, an unknown number of them emerging like an ant colony, staring intently at the setting sun in the sky.

Next came the strange figures, who smashed through the walls, making the battleground even more open.

"Go! Defeat the setting sun!"

Wild Poison Vine raised its hand and pointed at the setting sun.

All the monsters and combatants obeyed orders and charged toward the setting sun.

"Get out of here—"

As the sun set, it unfurled two pairs of black flame wings, sweeping past the group of monsters and combatants, heading straight for the Wild Poison Vine upstairs.

Their bodies burst into flames upon contact with the black flames, and those with weaker wills even cried out in agony, collapsing to their knees and rolling around, further spreading the flames.

—As he watched the sunset approaching him, Arayu Duman remained calm. Although he had the same face as Duman, he looked at the sunset as if he were a complete stranger.

"With this body now, it's almost impossible for me to overcome this situation in the past."

Wild Poison Vine raised its hand to look at its body, then jumped down before the sun set, merging into the group of combatants and monsters.

"Get out here! You will never forgive me!"

She raised her hand, clenched her fist, and slammed it down onto the ground. The black flames spread out from her body in the next instant.

boom--

The raging flames burned fiercely, incinerating all the strange figures around them.

But in this pile of ashes, Yuhi did not believe that there would be a corpse of the Ara-no-Mikoto.

So she had to keep burning, keep destroying, until there was nothing left to burn. Only then could she go to hell with a clear conscience.

. . . . . .

—It was only then that Huang Yi rushed over.

"What on earth happened... Yuunichi-senpai?"

Looking at the setting sun burning with black flames, Huangyi's eyes were filled with confusion.

Looking at her appearance, Huangyi had a bad feeling. It was as if a sentence in his heart was telling him that he must stop Xiri.

"Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell!"

However, even after seeing the arrival of the Blazing Wing, the evening sun did not change its behavior at all, continuing to destroy and burn on its own.

"Stop it, Yuunihime..."

Seeing this, Huangyi instinctively wanted to go and stop her, to halt her self-destructive behavior.

But before she could take a single step, a katana blocked her path.

Cangyi stood in front of her, coldly staring at Huangyi.

"Cangyi... what else do you want!" Huangyi's heart tightened, and he drew his katana to question him.

"This is not a battle you can stop."

"Get out of the way! If this continues, Yuunihime...!"

"She's safe for now," Cangyi said calmly. "You may face the loss of your companions in the future, but whether now or in the past, you need to remember one thing—stay calm."

"What are you talking about...?"

"The enemy is now hiding, looking for an opportunity to strike. If you rush to stop them, only two things will happen: either the enemy will stop their offensive and create an opportunity for them, or the enemy will stop attacking and continue to attack, in which case you will be seriously injured even if you don't die, which will give the enemy the biggest weakness."

Cangyi's words remained as cold as ever; at least Huangyi had never seen her lose control of her emotions.

"So now, I..."

"You need to think about this yourself... If one day you really have no one to rely on, you'll have to solve it yourself."

Huang Yi listened to Cang Yi's request, forcing himself to remain calm, his mind racing:

"Now... we must save those who might be affected!"

Thinking this, Huangyi looked at Cangyi, his eyes revealing a questioning look.

Cangyi nodded and said softly, "Then go do it, use your speed... but don't forget, you must always keep your eyes on the front."

"Look ahead?" Huang Yi didn't know what Cang Yi was talking about, but after making a decision, he immediately left the place and ran towards a place where there was no fighting yet.

Cangyi nodded slightly at her actions and turned his attention back to the battle.

He sheathed his sword, but kept his other hand on the blade, observing for any unexpected events that might occur during the battle.

“...Watch out, Neville.”

She whispered to herself, her gaze fixed on the spot where the demonic puppet had appeared not far away.

. . . . . .

Wild Poison Vine handed the strange cards to the Demon Puppet, which then devoured them.

The blue-quality card contained the monster's accumulated power within its body, causing the demon puppet's body to tremble and emit a joyful pant.

Upon noticing the presence of the Wild Poison Vine, Yuhi rushed forward immediately.

boom!

The setting sun, burning with black flames, collided with the demonic puppet, whose power had increased once again. The flames spread with the shockwave, engulfing all the monsters and combatants in the vicinity.

The terrifying force of the punches collided, creating an airburst that shook the surrounding buildings, shattering them one by one.

Even without personally attacking, the aftershocks of their current battle are enough to blast an entire street apart.

However, even among the most powerful people, there are differences in strength. In the midst of the battle, the demonic puppet still found itself at a disadvantage.

Black flames bombarded the demonic puppet, constantly forcing it back.

As for the monsters or combatants around them, they could hardly survive her attacks; merely getting close to the setting sun would result in their bodies being burned to ashes.

Moreover, within a radius of several hundred meters centered on the setting sun, black flames continuously burned the surrounding buildings, softening, breaking, and collapsing their structures.

Boom, boom, boom—

Another building collapsed, and rocks engulfed in black flames fell to the ground like meteorites falling from the sky—the final blow from those strange men who had miraculously survived the inferno.

The sounds of physical combat rang out, and as Xi Ri paused slightly, the demonic puppet struck her with a powerful blow.

—After a long period of attrition, Xi Ri finally showed a slight opening... But she only retreated slightly, then took a deep breath and stomped forward, throwing back a powerful punch that was even stronger and more ferocious than before.

A dull thud rang out as the demon puppet was slammed to the ground. A noticeable dent appeared on its head, the part of its skull that had been struck by the setting sun; half of its head was caved in.

"Hoo hoo hoo—die—it doesn't matter whether it's you or me!"

After delivering this blow, Xi Ri began to breathe heavily, tears streaming down her face, but her eyes had lost their luster.

"Such powerful strength."

Standing at a distance, the desolate poisonous vines swept across the surroundings, turning the area into a sea of ​​fire, making it almost impossible for anyone to survive there.

His gaze swept over Cangyi not far away. The other party did not hide his figure, but just watched quietly, like a sharp blade hanging over the head of the Wild Poison Vine, looking for the most suitable opportunity to strike while avoiding being affected by the sunset.

Withdrawing his gaze, Huang Yudu Man continued to watch Xi Ri, who had already sensed his position and decisively abandoned the demon puppet's entanglement, continuing to charge towards him.

"We mobilized ninety percent of the city's weirdos and combatants, and in the end, we could only weaken you to this extent?" He muttered to himself, his voice low as he looked at the setting sun.

Immediately, Aragami raised her hand: "Fine, the remaining fighting force is still needed to delay the other magical girls' actions, so I'll take care of you, Yuhi."

A large number of thorns shot out from his hands, reaching towards the setting sun.

"Poison Vine! It's all because of you—you killed him!"

Looking at the face of the poisonous vine, the hatred in Xi Ri's heart was irresistible, and the flames burned even more fiercely.

More thorns shot out from his hands, clashing with the black flames of the setting sun.

—But upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the thorns burn faster than the black flames.

It seems that even the poisonous vines that have been completely possessed by Huang Yu are no match for this terrifying black flame.

The two remained locked in a stalemate. Through the gaps in the thorns and black flames, one could see Xi Ri's eyes, now completely covered by black flames, and Huang Yudu Man's calm gaze.