Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

Lin Jiezi unconsciously tightened her grip on Yuki Emi's wrist, as if it were the hand she had accidentally dug into her palm. The heat emanating from Lin Jiezi's palm was frighteningly hot.

“The… the… hateful… power within me… is like… burnt… roasted meat… but if it’s Yuuki-kun… he can definitely… turn it into a special flavor.”

Lin Jiezi's intermittent outpouring ended with a sigh from Yuki Eri.

"Ugh."

Yuuki Yukino had to admit that she had lost this confrontation.

And it was a complete defeat.

Yuuki Yukino is not like Genken Mashiro; she cannot think in the most calm way, find the most suitable method, and implement it in the most ruthless manner.

If Genki Mashiro were in this situation, he probably would have locked Hayashi in the room and left by himself.

Lin Jiezi's position in her own eyes should not be much different from that of Sheng Shiyin in her eyes. However, for her own purposes, Sheng Shiyin can even become a part of her plan.

No, even Mashiro Gorky herself could be part of the plan. When it comes to Mashiro Gorky's desire to achieve something, nothing is off-limits.

Even if the established plan goes astray, Mashiro Gorgen will decisively consider new countermeasures and carry them out accurately—even if it means joining forces with the enemy.

Ah, never mind, why think so much?

It's pointless to envy Heracles and Mashiro Urouge.

Yuuki Yukino is definitely not them, nor can she become them.

Yuuki Yukino has no need to become like them.

You are yourself, with your own unique habits and ideas, and you will forge your own path.

In any case, moving forward is like groping in the dark. Every step is an adventure, and no one knows whether their next step will lead them to solid ground or into an endless abyss.

Who cares! I'll just do whatever I want!

"Ugh."

Yuuki sighed again, but actually felt much more relaxed.

"Turning primal power into a special delicacy is quite a challenge. But, what can I do? I'm actually a pretty good cook, so it's worth a try, right?"

"What is the primordial...?" Lin Jiezi tilted her head, her face full of question marks.

Lin Jiezi's reaction also baffled Yuuki Yuuki. She had just been saying some cringeworthy lines and tsunderely agreed to Lin Jiezi's request to go with her, but Lin Jiezi suddenly did this to her.

How am I supposed to answer that?

Yuuki Yui rubbed her temples and tentatively asked, "Do you know what that power within you is?"

"I...I don't know." Lin Jiezi shook her head.

Yuuki Yukino was somewhat speechless.

So, although Lin Jiezi knew a lot of things, she never knew that the power within her was the primordial power that everyone had been discussing for so long?

That's true. Everyone was deliberately avoiding mentioning these things in front of Lin Jiezi, because they were all afraid that saying the wrong thing would wake Yuan Chu up suddenly.

Yuuki Yukino remained silent, but she patiently explained the source of that power to Lin Jiezi in a few words.

"The power of magical girls has a source. All the magical girls to date have been granted their power by the original magical girl, the primordial magical girl. Therefore, its power..."

Yuuki En felt like she had been giving long, detailed explanations lately. Whether it was the strange talismans spreading from the Asahi Sun or the strange creatures parasitizing the girls, it was all information that Yuuki En discovered and shared with others.

And so it goes, the primordial power isn't complicated; Yuuki En could explain everything Lin Jiezi needed to know in just a few minutes.

"Therefore, the power within you is actually that of the original magical girl."

As expected, the original power within Lin Jiezi's body was different from that within Xiao Li's body, and it wouldn't awaken just because someone shared information with her.

Although Yuuki Yukino knew there would be no danger, this was still a small piece of new information.

On the contrary, Lin Jiezi's mouth was wide open after listening to Yuki Yuki's story, as if a whole light bulb could be stuffed into it.

"what?"

After a while, Lin Jiezi finally held her chin and used both hands to help close her mouth.

"Ah."

Yuuki Yukino nodded.

Without saying anything, just a question and an answer, the amount of information is already ridiculously high.

Lin Jiezi hesitated for a while, then tentatively raised her eyes and looked at Yuuki Yuen with the expression of a child who had done something wrong: "So, it's this dangerous. Um, well, maybe... I... I... I... won't... go?"

"You're only saying this now? Too late!"

Yuki Enishi reached out and tapped Lin Jiezi's head a few times in the air. Although she didn't actually touch Lin Jiezi, Lin Jiezi still shrank her neck in fear.

Yuki En was just joking with Lin Jiezi. Since she had decided to take Lin Jiezi with her, she had to make Lin Jiezi a surprise weapon.

Before we begin, let's meet up with everyone, have a final pre-battle pep talk, and then set off together.

"Alright, remember to stick close to me. If you sense anything is wrong, hide behind me. Oh, and if you find yourself feeling something is off, like you can't suppress the power within you, then charge at the enemy. And also..."

The distant explosions from the city broke the lively, rambling conversation of Yuuki Yuuki.

In the pitch-black night sky, a bright red flame shot straight into the heavens.

Chapter 182 The Surge of the Black Tide

Like countless other everyday occurrences, Moonsea City welcomed its night amidst the uneventful passage of time.

As the world gradually sank into darkness, neon lights lit up one by one in the twilight, cars with their headlights on drove slowly through the streets, and pedestrians, whether in twos and threes or alone, moved between buildings, bringing a vibrant and colorful life to this darkness.

The voices of the people blended into the melody of this city, filling every corner of it.

"I got yelled at by my awful boss again today. I did my job quickly and well, and she still gave me extra work? I should have just slacked off!"

"Studying is so hard. My family keeps saying that I'm not doing well because I'm not studying hard enough, but they don't care whether I can learn it or not. I really can't learn it!"

"Oh, my daughter, she doesn't understand the good intentions of us parents at all. She's so grown up, yet she still makes us worry. Can't she care about her own marriage?"

Don't get me wrong, not everyone is talking about this kind of thing. There are also people who praise the beauty of life, and quite a few of them.

We just like these topics, and we need this energy.

When did this routine suddenly become extraordinary?

No one can pinpoint the exact source, but there were quite a few witnesses to the extraordinary event that occurred.

The girl, who was on the phone while waiting at a traffic light, suddenly froze, and then black mud began to flow from under her clothes.

The mud spread across the ground, bubbling like melted chocolate, reminiscent of a dangerous swamp, as if looking at it for too long would swallow you up.

But instead of swallowing the clump of mud that looked like it had been thrown to the ground, something was emerging.

A pure white nun's cap, covered in mud, was the first to pierce the ground, and a human-looking creature slowly crawled out of the asphalt-like mud.

It has the silhouette of a young girl, like a nun's habit soaked through with mud, with mud like slime underneath. The pendant, covered in black mud, sways on the front of the girl's clothes, and the surface of each metal reflects the terrified faces of passersby.

The girl's pupils were empty, as if her eyes had been gouged out, pitch-black and hollow. When they raised their smiling faces covered in black mud, everyone who saw their expressions couldn't help but feel a chill.

This situation is not isolated, but rather widespread throughout the streets and alleys of Yuehai City.

The first thing to break was not a person's body; no brutal and bloody things happened. Instead, it was the harmless vending machine sitting on the street corner that suffered.

Cans filled with juice and carbonated drinks shot into the sky like fireworks, syrup turning into viscous raindrops that fell on the sidewalk pavers, and the nuns laughed merrily as they danced in the syrup.

"We are born! We are born! Our era has begun!"

The nun opened her arms and her mouth, using the tip of her tongue to catch the falling drinks.

"We are the new human race that brings change! We are the terminators of the old era! Run! Shout! Become our nourishment!"

People began to scatter and flee, the sounds of vehicles crashing, children crying, people screaming, and footsteps all blending together.

Every now and then someone would hug her body, but black mud would seep out from between her fingers, making the filthy scene on the ground even more complete.

Meanwhile, more nuns climbed out to join the grand celebration.

Some people seemed to react even faster, immediately wanting to take a vehicle to escape the scene, as if this hellish scene would disappear as long as they moved to another place.

Massive numbers of people surged into the subway station, frantically swiping their subway cards near the turnstiles, hoping to use the approaching high-speed steel fortress to keep these monstrous nuns at bay.

The moment the electronic screen at the subway entrance suddenly shattered into static, the rustling of fabric could be heard from inside the station, which was isolated by the turnstiles. Groups of nuns sang unknown hymns, keeping those who wanted to escape from the place away.

Even if some managed to board the escape train, the carriages became prisons of fear. Inside the carriages covered in black mud, nuns held hands and looked at the people gathered together.

Without any direct attacks on humans, they simply did what they wanted, leaving scars on the city in the process.

Someone, unable to bear it any longer, swung a trash can at the laughing nun. The nun's head was turned halfway around by the blow, but she acted as if nothing had happened, using her hands to straighten her twisted neck and laughing even more wildly.

The poor person who threw the trash can witnessed this scene, and black mud began to flow uncontrollably from their body. They collapsed helplessly, and one of them was born from their own shadow.

That is their purpose, that is their reproduction.

"Help...help me!"

One of the girls, unable to bear it any longer, clutched her head and trembled uncontrollably.

"No one will save you! No one can stop us! We are endless! We are omnipotent! So surrender now! Give up now! Become one of us now! Now..."

The nun danced wildly beside the girl who was embracing her, emitting chilling laughter.

Unfortunately, before the nun could finish speaking, the grinning head flew off her neck like a baseball, rolled several times on the ground, and then melted into black sludge along with her body.

"Eh..."

The girl stopped trembling and stared at what was happening before her eyes in bewilderment and disbelief.

The blonde magical girl, who was half a head shorter than her, hefted the warhammer and swung it over her shoulder.

"Ptooey, ptooey, so noisy! I didn't know this thing was so annoying!"

As she spoke, Helica stomped her feet several times on the mud that looked like a sliced ​​lava chocolate cake.

Immediately afterwards, she noticed the girl who was holding her head and looking at her with frightened eyes.

"Oh, you're alright? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this little thing will be taken care of in no time."

Herlica raised an eyebrow at the girl, then turned her gaze to the nuns in the distance who were glaring at her angrily and continuing to approach her.

"How dare you hurt us!"

"You're a bad person! We're going to get revenge on you!"

"We will remove Mother's obstacles!"