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

The figure was enormous, so enormous that the Dream Realm seemed like a cramped little house to it, and just to contain it would seem to fill the entire space.

The transparent sphere suspended in the center of the dark vortex shimmered with iridescent colors from the lightning, like a soap bubble blown into an abyss by a child, or as clear as amber that sealed a strange monster.

Between the fists of lightning, plasma condensed into a giant warhammer exactly like Helica's wand, with liquid lightning dancing on its surface.

As the giant silhouette forged from pure, raging lightning swung its weapon, the entire inky wave rose up like spikes in the sky, followed by a hissing hammer that seemed heavier than an entire mountain range crashing down.

The instant the hammer fell, the electrical charges floating in the atmosphere suddenly held their breath. What should have been an extremely noisy environment was now eerily quiet.

Indeed, there was no sound when the hammer and the bubble came into contact; only an overwhelmingly bright indigo light burst silently at the point of contact.

First, tiny arcs of electricity leaped out of the water like a school of silverfish. Ripples spread across the surface of the water-sculpted sphere, reflecting the thousands of spiraling silverfish tearing open the bubble above. The contagion spread to every corner of the bubble.

Immediately afterwards, the water began to break apart into free sparks in the bright light, as if someone had crushed the Milky Way and scattered it into boiling, raging waves.

The spark ignited the giant bubbles, and countless large bubbles began to emerge from the boiling water. The mixed bubble clusters appeared sickly pale, as if a drowning beast was crying for help.

But the water is no longer there.

The two gases form a layered vortex at the top of the water dome. The vortex replaces the original water body and is excited into an unstable plasma state by the continuously injected electrical energy.

The entire sea surface caved in, revealing a bowl-shaped crater a hundred meters in diameter, with only the solitary sanctuary continuing to sink.

Helica snapped her fingers, and a current of electricity flowed through the bowl-shaped pit, igniting the grandest fireworks display of the day.

Because it was a battle, the Super Cup single update ended the battlefield.

I didn't know what it would look like if the bowl exploded from electrolyzed water, but I thought it was cool, so I designed the plot that way.

If there's anything that contradicts reality, it's the magical water flow and the magical lightning.

Magical girls, isn't that amazing?

Chapter 201 Who Gave You This Illusion?

What the girl ignited in the seemingly endless black tide was not a tiny spark, but a blazing sun that seemed capable of dispelling all darkness.

It was so dazzling that, regardless of what the others in the dream world were doing, everyone couldn't help but pause briefly to admire it when that sun rose.

It is so magnificent that it splits the ocean, shakes the earth, and illuminates the sky, making every girl who faces it truly feel how insignificant she is in the face of this behemoth.

It was so fleeting, like a shooting star, that it vanished without a trace.

However, the traces of its existence were deeply etched in the minds of the magical girls who witnessed it all, and in this dreamlike realm.

The shocking scar that stretches across the Black Tide is proof of its fleeting existence.

The pitch-black tide roared as it rushed toward the huge hole that Helica had blasted in the center, trying to fill the wound with all of its power.

The magical girls' enemy, the monster that the giant sanctuary had transformed into, was now lifeless. Its roaring head, its powerful hooves, and the black mud covering its body had all vanished without a trace.

For a moment, the girls were unsure whether they should continue to call this sanctuary a monster; it was now merely a building that retained its original shape and stood diagonally in the center of the Black Tide.

Broken bricks, shattered stained glass shards, and tiles and pebbles that had fallen from who-knows-where were scattered haphazardly around the church, like a ring of mixed seasonings sprinkled on roasting food.

The black tide surged, smoothing over the traces of the magical girls' battles and submerging them beneath the surface.

"Did it...did it succeed?"

As soon as the explosion occurred, Nishio Reki retreated a considerable distance, as if afraid that Helica's attack would affect him.

As the sanctuary gradually fell silent, about to be completely swallowed by the surging mixture of black mud and water-attribute magic, Nishio Reki blinked in disbelief and asked Helica beside him.

The phantom image of Helica holding a warhammer behind her disappeared the moment the explosion occurred. Helica's hair was also completely messed up by the blast wave, which seemed to match her wild magical attire after her divine liberation even more.

When Nishio Reki asked her a question, Helica shrugged her shoulders and moved her stiff bones, but her gaze never left the sanctuary, where only the clock tower above was visible, jutting out from the water.

“I don’t know. That attack was the strongest I could muster. If it still didn’t finish the job, I really have no other options.” Helica said, raising one finger as she spoke. “By the way, that attack can’t be used again.”

In actual combat, it's simply unrealistic to accumulate power for so long. The enemy won't just stand there like a wooden doll testing damage and let you hit them. Either Helica's accumulated attack will be interrupted, or the enemy will have already disappeared somewhere. It's already a miracle that she was able to unleash such a strike.

It was only because Nishio Reki and Yumehara Sumireko were helping Helica restrain herself that the attack landed. Neither the mental nor magical energy consumed was enough for Helica to replenish her reserves again.

The girls were met with a long silence amidst the noise, the sounds of water, breathing, heartbeats, and the clashes of a distant battle, but the sanctuary, which was mostly submerged, remained completely still.

A seemingly natural yet unrealistic idea sprouted in the hearts of the girls.

Have we really won?

……

midair.

"That was a truly unexpected blow." Genken Mashiro glanced at the disappearing ball of light below out of the corner of his eye and uttered a sincere exclamation of admiration.

"Oh, thank you for the compliment. I knew that blond dwarf had something up his sleeve." Mushisha appeared out of nowhere beside Genki Mashiro, his beast tail whipping towards her waist like a lash: "Now, it's your turn, isn't it?"

Genken Mashiro calmly raised the Silver Key, holding it in front of her chest like a knight's rapier, instantly deflecting Mushisha's broom-like tail and causing the beast-like girl to take a half-step back.

Mushisha spun around and caught up, instantly making up for the distance he had been forced to retreat. The dark mist surrounding the girl coalesced into sharp spears, which descended along with the girl's dense claw marks.

As Genki Mashiro unfurled her magical attire, rows of colorful bubbles magically appeared out of thin air, their dreamlike appearance seemingly controlled by Genki Mashiro's silver key, scattering and flying in all directions with each wave of her hand.

When the spear and the bubble met, they silently neutralized each other, just as snow meets fire, and the point of intersection burst open like a crack in ice.

Both M'Sishha and Yog-Sothoth could have used their short-range spatial abilities to maneuver, but there was little difference between them being able to do both and not being able to. So, in the end, their fighting style reverted to the most primitive hand-to-hand combat.

thump.

boom.

Snapped.

Time and again they collided, time and again they retreated, time and again they regrouped, the sparks from the collision of claws and silver left a dazzling afterimage in the sky.

The silver key, which had blocked the claws, swept across, stopping the two figures at opposite ends of the sky. This round of combat was once again a draw.

"This Genki Mashiro is too troublesome! I can't find any weakness in her, and I don't know how much magic power I'll have to use up if this continues." Baqi complained to Yuuki Yuuki in her heart.

Although M'Shisha is a combination of Yuuki Yuuki and Inuyama Tomoe, it still carries the power of two magical girls. It's quite frustrating that Urobuchi Mashiro can fight two of them alone without being at a disadvantage.

Yuuki Yukari's voice rang in Baqi's ears: "Don't rush. While we are consuming magic power, she is also consuming magic power. The other battlefield is almost over. As long as we continue to hold her off, once Koreki and the others have dealt with Asahimi, victory will be within our grasp."

Yuki Yuki wasn't certain that the other side had won, but the mysterious power of the ancient East told her that one should press on with one's strength, then weaken and eventually exhaust it. If she didn't let Baqi fight on with this momentum, the outcome might still be uncertain.

The power of magical girls is subjective, so in this situation, it's best to give Bachi more confidence.

Besides, Yuuki Yukari wasn't just giving Baqi confidence; she also had some confidence in Helica and Koyomi's abilities. Moreover, Yumehara Sumireko was no less capable than them. Even if the three of them couldn't defeat Asahiya in a short time, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The hidden boss, Lava Mountain Lantern, is one that can be defeated in the game; I refuse to believe that Asahi Miyabi can't be defeated.

Thinking of Lampa, Yuuki Yui added, "Besides, Lampa is only temporarily banished by Mashiro Utsuro. When she comes out, victory will still be on our side."

"Tch, you're right."

Baqi pouted unhappily and stopped talking to Yuuki En. Mushishiha slowly lowered her center of gravity, almost curling up completely, just waiting for Genki Mashiro to make the slightest mistake so that Mushishiha could shoot a fatal shot into her heart like a bullet.

However, it's not easy to find a weakness in Mashiro Gakuen. As an enemy, he may not be the strongest, but he is definitely the most troublesome.

The standoff lasted for several tens of seconds, but neither side moved.

While being quicker may give you an advantage, the earlier you act, the more likely you are to expose your weaknesses to your opponent—a point both sides understand.

Baqi's thinking was exceptionally clear. If there were no flaws, wouldn't it be better to create them herself?

Thinking of this, Baqi once again sought Yuuki Yukino's opinion in her mind: "Should we exchange a few trash talk with her?"

This abrupt and seemingly unrelated statement left Yuuki Yukino momentarily speechless. "What are you talking about?"

"Beat her until she breaks down! Make her furious, enraged, hysterical, crying and screaming, so pitiful. Then she'll have an opening, and we can finish her off, right?"

Baqi exaggeratedly expressed her thoughts while continuing to scrutinize Genki Mashiro from head to toe with her vertical pupils.

"So, find her psychological weakness! Give her a good dressing down! Keep attacking her!"

The idea is nice, but it's not easy to implement, and it may even introduce more variables.

Upon realizing this, Yuuki Yukino immediately retorted to Baqi with a hint of annoyance: "It's not that simple! Do you think of her as Miyashita Mia or Tsukimi Rie, Kuroba Reisen or Seishine?"

Yuuki Yukino's words were not spoken carelessly. Miyashita Mia's actions were for Tsukimi Rie's sake, and Tsukimi Rie's was for the same reason. Their weaknesses were each other, so Yuuki Yukino acted based on that.

Kuroba Reincarnation is an egomaniac; we should teach her a lesson before she realizes the danger. Seishine isn't very bright; she's easily swayed by others' opinions and believes whatever they say. Many problems arise because of her personality.

Even setting aside these people, when Koumori and Hyakki Senyou exist as enemies, they are inseparable, and it is feasible to use one of them as the other's weakness.

The weaknesses of the other people Yuuki Yuki knew were also easy to find. Baqi and Koyomi cared a lot about themselves, Herika was impulsive, Mizuno Yu liked to give things away for free, Sakura Hanako cared too much about other people's opinions, Sumireko was also prone to throwing tantrums, and even Kuriko was still bothered by the matter between Minato Nana and her sister.

Yuuki En believes that, apart from the magma lantern, the only other character with no obvious weaknesses is Sumireko, whose original form was not affected by the defilement and who is no longer alive. The only other character is the one in front of her, Genken Mashiro.

"That girl, Seiki, Asahimi, doesn't she count?" Baqi retorted.

Yuuki Yui believes that Asahi Miyabi is someone that Kenjiro Mashiro cares about, but it might not be accurate to simply call their relationship lovers.

The mysteries surrounding Genken Mashiro and Asahimi, or rather, Seiki, are definitely not as simple as they seem.

Yuki Yuki's silence was misunderstood by Baqi, who took it as Yuki Yuki's tacit approval, so she spoke through Musisha.

"I said, are we going to continue fighting? The battle over there is over."

"Is it over?" Genken Mashiro lowered his gaze again, calmly sweeping it over the turbulent Black Sea below, as if he had everything under control.

Despite Mashiro Gyoken shifting her gaze, Tomoe still couldn't find any flaws in her.

"No, not yet." Genken Mashiro shook her head, carrying the Silver Key on her back.

"You're really confident in her, aren't you? After such an attack, do you think she can still hold on?" Mushisha bared his sharp teeth and breathed on Xu Yanma Shiro, not caring at all that his words sounded like those of a minor villain.

“If Asahimi were to take it on directly, it could indeed be a bit dangerous.” Genken Mashiro nodded seriously. “But when did you all get the misconception that Asahimi had already made his move?”

Chapter 202 The Black Goat

The water bubbles, mixed with black mud, were vaporized, electrolyzed, ignited, and finally exploded by Helica's lightning, leaving only a huge, bowl-shaped crater tens of meters deep in its place.

The black tide, mixed with blue magical water, filled the huge gap again under the influence of gravity. The winding black mud, like black earthworms, crawled all over every corner of the sanctuary, penetrating every brick and tile of the sanctuary.

When they first saw this strange change, the three of them couldn't help but gasp. The magical girls, who had just unleashed a powerful attack, didn't dare to stop for even a moment. They immediately gathered their magic power to prepare for the next wave of crisis.

But no crisis occurred; the water simply continued to rise as it should have, until only the tip of the sanctuary discordantly protruded above the water's surface before finally ceasing, followed by a long silence. Those corrupt forces did not rouse the sanctuary to activity again.

The girls still gripped their wands tightly, watching silently as it all unfolded, not daring to be distracted for even a moment.

As the water gradually calmed—though only relatively; the waves were still turbulent, but no longer possessed the overwhelming force that threatened to destroy everything—Nishio Reki looked at the others with disbelief, asking, "Stop (⊙erer (Siba Basi) coming down?

"Yes, it's stopped. I don't feel anything unusual for now." Sumireko Yumehara showed no signs of relaxation, her attention never leaving the waves of black mud.

"If we're going to stop, what are we waiting for? Let's rush in, drag that guy out, and give him a good beating." Herlica's face had lost a lot of color; the attack she had just unleashed had taken a heavy toll on her. Even so, Herlica was still thinking of striking hard and defeating Asahi Mi in one fell swoop.

“No.” Nishio Reki raised her arm. Although she had deliberately increased the distance between herself and Helica to prevent herself from being electrocuted again, this action was clearly intended to block Helica.