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

In the blurred space, a crack quietly opened.

Dark tentacles surged out from the crack, rushing towards Yuuki Enishi like a swarm of insects.

Wands, light cannons, tentacles—all sorts of random things collided violently in the next second. Even Yuuki Yuki, the creator of this collision, couldn't explain what exactly happened at that moment.

However, there is one thing that Yuuki Yuki is clear about.

The person who opposes me is Asahi.

Even at that moment, Mashiro Gorogen concealed a portion of his abilities.

Yuuki Yui had never seen her use this kind of direct spatial teleportation portal before, but she and Baqi had tried it when they were trying to catch up with the ball of light that Urouge Mashiro had thrown high into the air.

Since Musishha can use it, there is indeed no reason why Yog-Sothoth cannot.

That's right, what Mashiro Gakuen did was actually very simple: she just opened a spatial rift above her head and in front of Asahimi, connecting the two.

But it's that simple. Yuuki Yuki's sudden attack on Utsuki Mashiro has already failed more than halfway.

“Yuki Yui, your every move has not escaped my calculations.” Gen Ken Mashiro’s eyes narrowed, and he moved several meters away with the bed formed from his tentacles and the sacred hymn within it, bypassing the aftershocks of the collision between Yuki Yui and Asahiya.

“Mashiro already said it! If you want to get close to her, you might not use a brute force approach! Use your fusion skill to traverse space, deliberately feign defeat, rush over all at once, and use your powers... She told me every possibility she could think of!”

Asahimi's eyes seemed to light up as well, her black nun's habit fluttering in the wind with her movements, and the black magic surging from her body began to relentlessly attack Yuuki Yuki in the simplest and most brutal way.

That makes sense. If Sakura Hanako can fight close combat with other magical girls using her giant syringe, there's no reason why Asahimi can't.

With the help of tentacles and Asahimi's fierce attacks, the distance between Yuuki Yuki and Urobuchi Mashiro was widened once again.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the other magical girls who had launched a fierce attack on this side almost simultaneously because Mashiro's plan was about to be completed also seemed to have exhausted all their strength, and their progress was getting slower and slower. They were now at their last gasp.

On their side, they could hardly make any progress either.

"Damn it! These guys react way too fast!" Baqi scratched her nose as chains, which flew up and down like octopuses, swept wildly around her, bombarding any magical girl that came into contact with them.

But those magical girls seemed oblivious to pain and their own safety, using their bodies to take the brunt of Inuyama Tomoe's attacks. Even though they were already covered in wounds, they didn't flinch at all. In their suicide-team-like counterattack, Inuyama Tomoe's steps were indeed slowed down.

Having consistently used her skills to support others, Sakura Hanako is probably the one who has suffered the most from exhaustion. She feels like she might collapse at any moment.

Even so, Sakura Hanako still grasped the huge syringe and transmitted her magic to her companions around her.

"N-There's no other way! I've poured as much of my magic power into Inuyama-senpai's body as possible!"

"Give it your all! Give it more! I can still hold on!" Baqi responded anxiously, and sparks flew from her gun blade once more.

Seeing her own meter-thick beam of light, along with Inuyama Tomoe's bullet, forcefully intercepted by the magical girls, rendering this round of attacks futile, Mizuno Yu's emotions weren't as volatile. She even had the energy to comfort her other companions:

"But Yuki is alright, that's the best news."

Since the start of the counterattack, everyone's strength has been mostly exhausted. For the sake of the team, Mizuno Yui absolutely cannot let morale drop.

Sakura Hanako chimed in, though her movements had become quite sluggish, her spirits undiminished: "Yes! It's good that Yuuki-senpai is alright! Senpai! Give it your all! Otherwise! Inuyama-senpai, please put in a little more effort! The situation is special right now! It's okay for them to suffer a bit!"

Inuyama Tomoe readily agreed, but what she didn't say was: she wasn't going to hold back now.

No matter what, she is a fallen magical girl. It's one thing for her to be kept in check by Yuuki Yuki and not to play pranks, but now that Yuuki Yuki might be in danger and the mission she entrusted to her might fail, continuing to think about not hurting others is like fighting with her hands tied.

These guys, especially those nuns in front, aren't people I can easily break through to.

Not to mention Inuyama Tomoe, who arrived later, even Koumori and Hyakki Chiyu, who had just unleashed their strongest power in an attempt to break through, were unable to truly tear apart their encirclement.

This sudden attack did indeed cause a lot of trouble for the nuns of the Holy Church. Their torn nunneries and wounds were the best evidence of this, but even with such injuries, they still stood firm.

The attack from Bai Gui Qian You hit its mark, but only left a shallow wound on the nun's arm.

Noticing that the other nuns were rushing towards her, Qianyou immediately drifted away like a ghost and came to Hong Moli's side, whispering a question to her.

"They've all been injured by me, so why aren't they showing any signs of being corrupted? My power of death should have already started to affect them."

Hong Moli used her knife to deflect several attacks aimed at Qian You. In the process of passing each other, the nun's wounds came into clear view once again.

Hong Moli frowned, put one arm around Qianyou's waist, and pulled the two of them back together: "No, they've already been influenced by you, Qianyou."

"Then why? It's easy to start something new..."

"For no particular reason, they're just putting on a brave face, but we just can't get through it."

In fact, the three corrupted magical girls, including Kuroba Reisei, had already broken through the encirclement. Their combined attack had enough power to tear the encirclement apart.

However, this does not affect the generation of a new encirclement.

The one who blocked that opening was the Holy Sister holding a long sword, standing with Kuroba Reisei.

This woman is currently taking on the combined attacks of Helica and Kuroba Reisei, one against two. Even if Kou Mori can sense that Helica's remaining magic power is running low, this is still a bit too exaggerated.

Asahimi glanced at the battle in the distance out of the corner of his eye, then turned his attention back to Yuuki Yukino.

“These possibilities were also seen by Mashiro, and they were still not unexpected by Mashiro.”

"Tsk, it seems your Mashiro Urouge is truly omnipotent." Yuuki Yui curled her lip in displeasure, the sleeves of her shrine maiden robes fluttering wildly in the wind along with the tentacles.

Despite Yuuki Yukino's blatant provocation, Asahimi made no reaction. Instead, she simply danced around Yuuki Yukino, occasionally launching a surprise attack that kept Yuuki Yukino busy and unable to pay attention to Utsuki Mashiro.

Seeing that Genki Mashiro's plan was about to succeed, Asahi Miyabi was determined not to let it fail.

What she needs to do is not difficult. Yuuki Yuzuru's surprise attack has failed, so it will be difficult for her to make a comeback.

If we keep Yuki Yuki here, victory will be within our grasp.

Just thinking about it gave Asahi Miya even more motivation.

But things are a bit more complicated with Yuuki Yuki.

Honestly, they're playing so enthusiastically that I don't even have a chance to be in a split second.

If things continue like this, Mashiro Gurashiro will definitely succeed.

Fortunately, the failed raid and the inability of others to get close to the place were both within Yuuki Yukino's expectations.

Her surprise attack was almost certain to fail. At the beginning, she deliberately acted defeated in front of Genki Mashiro, appearing helpless. Most of these were Yuuki Enishi's true feelings.

However, Yuuki Yuki isn't alone.

boom.

A figure suddenly rushed out from beside Genki Mashiro, and no one knew how she appeared so close to her.

Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, complementing her cheongsam perfectly. The halberd in her hand gleamed with a chilling light, but it was not as unsettling as the coldness in the girl's eyes.

The magical power emanating from the girl was exceptionally concentrated.

"Extinction Dragon Poem!"

The expressions on Yuuki Yukari and Asahimi's faces just now have now been transformed into the complete summoning.

"So? Was this step also within Mashiro Gakuen's expectations?"

Chapter 223 That Kind of Layered Cake

The tip of the jet-black halberd had already reached the top of Genki Mashiro's head, pointing directly at his throat. If Nishio Reki's attack could hit directly, then this farce would be over.

Yuuki Yukino's eyes narrowed into a sly smile as tentacles resembling spider lilies rose from beneath her and Asahimi's feet, confining their movement to a few meters around them.

Asahimi could clearly feel that Yuuki En's power was suddenly much stronger than before, as if she were a completely different person from the one who attacked Urobuchi Mashiro. Asahimi almost failed to defend against Yuuki En's sudden attack.

Was Yuuki Yukino suppressing his power when he suddenly attacked people?

Even if Asahimi wanted to go and support Genki Mashiro, she was being blocked by Yuuki Yuki with all her might. It would be difficult enough for her to stay uninjured, let alone do anything more.

This is the moment that Yuuki Yukino has been waiting for.

"How about that! Was this also part of Mashiro Gakuen's calculations?!"

Yuuki Yukari's arm, which was surrounded by tentacles, transformed into a giant claw in the blink of an eye, while her other hand was replaced by a giant worm. She used both hands to smash down on Asahimi's head, forcefully pressing Asahimi, who was trying to break out of her encirclement from above, back down.

Asahi gritted her teeth, something seemed to be churning beneath her nun's robes, and she charged forward once again, defying Yuuki Emi's attacks.

When Asahimi and Yuuki Yuuki clashed once again, large clumps of black mist poured out from beneath Asahimi's nun's robes and rushed towards Yuuki Yuuki.

Because Yuki Enishi was extremely close, she could see that what she saw was not black mist, but tiny insects that were rushing towards her with their mandibles almost as long as their bodies.

The silk threads wrapped around Yuuki Eri's arm quickly untied, forming a net in front of her like an insect trap, slicing the small insects that swarmed towards her to shreds.

Even as they stepped over the corpses of their fallen comrades, the swarming insects, like a black tide, continued to surge wildly toward Yuuki Enishi.

Yuuki En felt a chill run down her spine. Her brows furrowed as she used her fingertips to trace the purple lines that covered the area, creating a dense defense around herself that acted like a mosquito net, keeping out the swarm of insects released by Asahimi.

“I’ve never seen this move before,” Yuuki Yuen said coldly. The barrier surrounding the girl emitted a buzzing sound, cutting the swarm of insects that were hitting the barrier into pieces, and immediately stopping the surging attack.

If Asahimi were to look closely, she would see that all the lines were vibrating violently, like ultrasonic knives, blocking all her attacks.

Asahimi didn't show any surprise. He crossed his arms and repeatedly rubbed the wound on his shoulder with his fingers.

"Didn't you also have a lot of things you didn't show me before?"

Yuuki Yukino waved her hand, and the surrounding barriers were instantly blown away like a gentle breeze. The lines all merged into the wide skirt of the shrine maiden's outfit and disappeared without a trace.

"And also, didn't you ask me? Was this also part of Mashiro's calculations?" Asahimi shrugged slightly, his pupils suddenly shrinking, and his expression becoming increasingly manic: "Of course! This was also part of Mashiro's calculations."

"Varied……"

Yuuki Yuuki suddenly turned her head and looked at Nishio Reki, who was falling continuously, and Urobuchi Mashiro, whom she had taken as her target.

As Nishio Reki watched his halberd get closer and closer to Urouge Mashiro, it was almost touching Urouge Mashiro's throat in the blink of an eye.

But the closer he got to Genken Mashiro, the stronger the inexplicable sense of foreboding in Nishio Reki's heart became.

As her wand was about to touch Mashiro Urouge, her sense of crisis reached its peak.

Just as Nishio Reki had feared, Genki Mashiro was not going to sit idly by and wait for her doom.

Genken Mashiro suddenly raised his hand, as if he had anticipated Nishio Reki's movements. His five fingers suddenly appeared in the path of Nishio Reki's attack, firmly grasping the tip of Nishio Reki's halberd.

Her long, disheveled hair and cheongsam danced wildly in the air. The wand, forced to stop, struck Nishio Reki in the stomach, causing her to groan and her clenched teeth to ache. Nishio Reki's body seemed to freeze in time, remaining stationary in her falling posture.

However, Mashiro Gorgen did not use her ability to stop time; all she did was block Reki Nishio's attack.

Metal and magic hissed together, sharp enough to pierce the girl's eardrums. The tip of the halberd hovered less than five centimeters from Xu Yan Zhen Shiro's throat, trembling violently. The halberd shaft was twisted into a full moon shape by two opposing forces.

This attack was a full-force strike imbued with Nishio Ryū's abundant magical power and unwavering determination to win, yet it was firmly grasped in Urouge Mashiro's hand. No matter how much magical power Nishio Ryū unleashed, he couldn't advance an inch.

Black magic gathered around Nishio Reki, almost turning her and her wand into an impenetrable black.

But this darkness stopped between Xu Yanzhenbai's fingers.

Silvery starlight spilled out from between the gaps in the illusory white fabric, and the dazzling stream of light spiraled upwards along the tip of the halberd.

Nishio Reki saw that the space between Urobuchi Mashiro's fingers was constantly distorting. It was this magic that was dissolving the magic that Nishio Reki was outputting, and engaging in a magic power struggle with Nishio Reki.