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

Not to mention that this is a battlefield. No matter how smart Lin Jiezi is, it is impossible for him to comprehend the Dao on the battlefield and directly master the same power as Yuuki Yukino, who possesses all the power.

Yuuki Yukina, who had been holding that magical power, opened and closed her hand a few times, then slowly tilted her head to the side.

She was looking at Lin Jiezi like a hunter looking at its dying prey.

Even though Yuuki Yuki and Nishio Reki knew different things, Nishio Reki could still read the look in her eyes.

Yuki Yukino's gaze signified that from this moment on, she truly harbored murderous intent towards Hayashi Kikuko.

The overwhelming malice was vividly displayed in Yuuki Yuki's eyes, and just looking at them made Nishio Reki feel extremely uncomfortable.

If this was the case with Nishio Reki, then it's even more true for Hayashi Mustard.

"Glasses lady! Don't worry about her! You go first!"

While everyone was somewhat stunned, Sumireko Yumehara's voice pointed out a clear path, instantly clearing the girl's chaotic thoughts.

Click.

The sound of magic shattering was especially clear at this moment. The magic block fixed in the air turned into dust in a series of cracking sounds, and then turned into fleeting specks of light.

It was Yumehara Sumireko who forcibly broke free from the restraints that Yuuki Enishi had placed on her.

Merely breaking free is not Sumireko Yumehara's goal.

Yumehara Sumireko then took a step forward and arrived between Yuuki Yuki and Hayashi Keko, raising her huge bear paw to block Yuuki Yuki's attack.

Lin Jiezi was still clinging to that power, still feeling lost and helpless.

"Either accept that power to help me! Forget it! Just leave! Just leave! Yuuki Yukino hasn't fully mastered the power of the Three Pillar Gods yet! You can still leave! Sister! You must leave!"

Sumireko Yumehara shouted loudly, showing no hesitation even in such an emergency, despite her childlike appearance.

That's only natural; otherwise, Koyuki wouldn't have been able to exist in the Dreamland for so long.

You should know that the entire Dreamland was built by Xiao Jinzi.

Although Lin Jiezi was slow to react, since Mengyuan Sumireko had already told her that, she was definitely going to run away.

She cleared her mind of all thoughts, scrambled to her feet, and ran towards her home.

Yuki Yui, of course, wouldn't let her go so easily. She turned to the side, trying to bypass Yumehara Sumireko, and continued her attack on Hayashi Mustard.

However, Sumireko Yumehara had already sensed her intentions. Using all her strength, Sumireko leaped up, using her body as a shield to block Yuuki Enishi's vision and prevent her from casting spells.

The things that Sumireko Yumehara did to help Yuuki Yukino consume that chaotic magic power have paved the way for Sumireko's future.

As Sumireko Yumehara finished speaking, everything around her became illusory, as if a layer of mist had been shrouded around her and Yuuki Yuki, making it difficult for Reki Nishio to see clearly.

Yuuki Yukino's eyes narrowed, and she clenched her fist in mid-air, instantly forming a long sword in her hand.

The distortion of space became more severe, and Yuuki Eri's speed increased even more.

She swung her longsword and hurled it behind Saint Shion.

However, Sumireko Yumehara, along with Enishi Yuki, vanished from the spot in mid-air, taking away most of the longsword that Enishi Yuki had thrown. Only half of the sword remained, losing its original trajectory and crashing diagonally into the bushes beside them, snapping a tree trunk as thick as a thigh in half.

As the severed trees crashed down, Nishio Reki suddenly felt a lightness on her body, and the restraints that Yuuki Enishi had placed on her earlier vanished without a trace.

At the last moment, Sumireko Yumehara forcibly took Yuuki Eri away.

Although Nishio Reki knew that this wouldn't hold Yuuki Yukina for long, Yumehara Sumireko had indeed bought them precious time.

First, stop Yuuki from going berserk and gaining full power. Then, find a way to help Hayashi get a basic grasp of the original power for self-defense. Also, inform the other magical girls that Yuuki has gone berserk and that the power Yuuki gave them has been taken back.

But before all that, the most important thing is to get Lin Jiezi away from here to a place that Yuki Yuki can't find for the time being.

Thinking this, Nishio Reki looked up in the direction Hayashi Mustard had fled.

But suddenly she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and all the blood in her body had frozen in that instant.

A pink-haired magical girl rests her cheek on her hand, sitting on a tentacle throne made of countless magic wands.

Beside the girl, a cluster of wands scattered like stars blocked the rising sun behind her, as if plunging the city into an eternal cycle of night just as the long night was about to end.

It was as if it had extinguished the nascent, sun-like hope that had just been ignited in the girls.

Chapter 245 The Familiar Yet Unfamiliar Her

Yuuki Yukino slowly and naturally lifted her leg from under her purple skirt and placed it on top of her other leg. The high heels hooked on her toes wobbled precariously on her slender toes. Her face, supported by her clenched fist, was full of a weary expression, making her look exceptionally languid.

However, it was only Yuuki Yukino herself who gave off a lazy vibe; the pomp and circumstance she was displaying indicated that the current situation was not something that could be easily resolved as her expression suggested.

Beneath Yuuki Yuuki lay a throne that appeared to be formed from various wands burned and then solidified by dragon flames. The wands surrounding her were arrayed like stars, all of which subtly increased the pressure on people's hearts.

As Lin Jiezi turned to run away, she inevitably noticed Yuki Eri sitting in mid-air in her path after a few steps. Yuki Eri was pointing all her wands at her, and her pace slowed down until she finally stopped.

Looking at the scene before her, Lin Jiezi understood one thing—running away wouldn't change anything; it was just a futile struggle.

A magic wand that blots out the sky is something you can't escape on your own two legs.

In silence, Lin Jiezi clenched her fists tightly, feeling the icy magic that truly existed in her palms.

She desperately wanted to absorb the magical energy that was clearly connected to her, just like Yuuki Yuuki had done, and to let the feeling she had when she stopped Urouge Mashiro alone take over her body and guide her actions.

But Lin Jiezi couldn't do it. She wasn't a magical girl at all, and she didn't know how to mobilize the magic power within her body, let alone absorb magic power and use it for her own purposes.

In the end, all Nishio Reki saw was Hayashi Keiko clenching her hands blankly, then raising her head to silently stare at Yuuki Yuki in the air.

She could only watch as Yuuki Yui casually raised her other hand and waved it left and right as if shooing away mosquitoes flying around her palm. The countless wands seemed to receive a unified instruction, and the light flowing on them became even more obvious.

Whoosh.

A long spear sliced ​​through the air and shot straight into the ground in front of Lin Jiezi, the swaying shaft emitting a buzzing sound.

Lin Jiezi's pupils shrank suddenly in fright, but she didn't scream. She just subconsciously took half a step back.

She clearly felt her heel touch something, and behind her, a long sword had appeared, its sharp blade leaving a very fine cut on the sole of Lin Jiezi's shoe.

Yuki Yui lowered her arm, reached out to Hayashi Keiko, and hooked her finger with her palm facing up, as if asking Hayashi Keiko for something.

Lin Jiezi placed her hands, which were tightly gripping the magic power, in front of her chest, protecting it firmly with her palms, arms, and entire body, like a little squirrel guarding its food.

Yuuki Yui didn't move an inch, but instead beckoned her finger even more dramatically.

Lin Jiezi shook her head from side to side, her long brown hair becoming somewhat disheveled, and her broken glasses slid from her eyes to the tip of her nose.

Yuuki Yui took a deep breath, withdrew her hand, and let out a silent sigh.

Yuuki Yukino didn't make any further moves this time, but Nishio Reki sensed that something was about to happen.

Lin Jiezi sensed it too and immediately took off running, but this time she turned around and ran towards Nishio Reki, away from Yuki Enishi, like an athlete in a shuttle run at a sports meet.

The crackling sound of the wand slicing through the air rang behind her head, but Lin Jiezi could do nothing but run away. She could only close her eyes, tense her leg muscles with all her might, and let the burst of power propel her forward.

However, even without thinking, it was obvious that her escape speed was no match for the speed of the magic wand. Perhaps, at that moment, Lin Jiezi was simply trying not to look at the blade that might end her future.

But Lin Jiezi, with her eyes tightly closed, felt a powerful force in front of her, which knocked her to the side and caused her to fall heavily onto the paved ground.

Lin Jiezi opened her eyes after being hit.

She saw Nishio Reki, who was falling down with her, his body pressing down on her. The flying wand would surely pass through Nishio Reki's body before hitting her.

In that instant, many images flashed through Lin Jiezi's mind: Nishio Reki being pierced, Yuuki Yukina recovering from the shock but living with lifelong regret...

But none of that happened.

squeak--

The wand stopped just before it was about to pierce through Nishio Reki. The ear-piercing sonic boom caused by the friction with the air shook the eardrums, and the strong wind it generated tousled Nishio Reki's long hair.

boom.

The wand shattered silently on Nishio Reki's back, just like a broken crystal flower.

Lin Jiezi felt Nishio Reki lying on top of her trembling uncontrollably.

So she could feel fear too? Did she not expect Yuuki Yukino to stop at the last moment?

It turns out that Nishio Reki, prepared to sacrifice herself, chose the option she wouldn't normally choose between saving herself and obeying Yuuki Yuki.

"Xiao Li."

Yuuki Yui finally moved the hand that had been supporting her cheek away, turned to the side, straightened her back, and leaned against the cold chair back. Her posture changed from lazy to more formal.

"Don't do anything I don't want you to do."

Lin Jiezi realized that Yuki En had no intention of letting Nishio Reki answer, and Nishio Reki's answer was not important to her.

Before Lin Jiezi could even realize where it had come from, a tentacle wrapped around Nishio Reki and pulled him aside. Nishio Reki's face remained frozen in that moment of surprise as he moved further and further away from Lin Jiezi.

The thick, python-like tentacles firmly restrained Nishio Reki's limbs as they moved, preventing him from moving an inch.

Nishio Reki's struggle just now only bought him a few seconds, but it couldn't change the predetermined outcome.

Lin Jiezi could only watch helplessly as Yuki Eri raised her hand once again, and then resolutely brought it down.

It's all over.

This time, Lin Jiezi did not close her eyes or shift her gaze. Instead, she watched as the distance between herself and the wand that Yuuki Enishi had shot out continued to shrink.

It was precisely because she didn't close her eyes that she was able to see the magic wand suddenly explode a few meters away from her, and the shockwave forced her to close her eyes to avoid the dazzling flames.

The entire starry sea behind Yuuki Yuki was ignited, and pale flames swept across the sky, burning the vast number of magic wands that Yuuki Yuki had created, and dissolving all her attacks that had not yet been launched amidst crackling sounds.

Lin Jiezi felt someone grab her collar, her ears filled with the sound of rushing wind, and her body was lifted into the air, moving at high speed away from Yuki Emi.

A few seconds later, she was thrown to the ground, and the silver-haired girl in white released the hand that was holding Lin Jiezi.

"what…"

Lin Jiezi let out a short cry of surprise, feeling that she should say something, but the other party did not linger at all. With a light tap of her toes on the ground, she transformed into a gust of wind and rushed back towards Yuki Eri.

Lin Jiezi paused, finishing the sentence she had only uttered halfway through, but the person listening to her could no longer hear her: "Inuyama... classmate..."

"Yuki Yuuki! Are you crazy?!"

Herlica's expression was incredibly interesting, with several pale flames flickering around her.

St. Elmo's Fire, one of the earliest skills Helica mastered, was generally not useful in battles. Now that she has used it again, its power is several times stronger than before.

It was these pulsating plasmas that burned a hole in the inescapable net set up by Yuuki En, giving Inuyama Tomoe the opportunity to save Hayashi Keiko.

Baqi arrived at the battlefield just in time and landed steadily next to Helica, standing shoulder to shoulder with her. However, compared to Helica's anger when she looked at Yuuki Enishi, Baqi was more concerned.

"Xiaoyuan, what's wrong with you? Why did you attack Lin Jiezi?"

Yuuki Yukino raised her chin, and slowly rose, her hands gripping the armrests of the throne beneath her. The throne, studded with wands, flipped like a folded piece of paper, its three-dimensional form rapidly flattened into a plane, and continued to shrink.