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

The other magical girls also looked up in the direction of Kenmochi's gaze. Most of their familiars had been eliminated, but the few remaining were not easy to deal with.

For example, at this moment, Yuuki Yuuki is sitting on a tower made of piled-up corpses, but her expression is not clearly visible.

But there's no doubt that Yuuki Yuki is looking at something.

The thing that Yuuki Yukino was staring at intently was falling toward the girls at an absurdly fast speed.

Several people were well-prepared to either meet or resist the rapidly falling object.

Until they could see clearly what it was.

It was a person, a black-haired girl.

It's the Nishio calendar!

As the girls saw it clearly, Nishio Reki crashed to the ground, the paving stones at the point of impact immediately collapsed, creating a huge crater. Nishio Reki rolled several times, curled up, until he came to a stop after hitting a low flower bed.

For a moment, there was complete silence; some even began to hallucinate the sound of crows cawing as they flew overhead.

"Wait, what's going on?" Helica looked around and couldn't help but complain.

"Hooah!"

As if in response to Helica Tenrai's completely meaningless question, Nishio Reki suddenly sat up from the ground, panting heavily as if he had survived a disaster.

Now it wasn't just Helica who was looking at her; the other magical girls around her also gave her puzzled looks.

Inuyama Tomoe was even more direct: "What were you doing just now? You weren't swallowed up by those familiars with us, which means you weren't fighting against those things with us. If you're saying you simply didn't participate and there was no other progress, then I'm going to get angry."

Inuyama Tomoe knew that Nishio Reki wasn't the type to cheat or shirk responsibility. It was Nishio Reki who suggested helping Hayashi Mustardko inject that power into Yuuki Enishi's body, so she didn't think Nishio Reki would end up with nothing.

The other Lin Jiezi did not reappear, the original magic ball disappeared, and Yuki Yuki remained there, guarded by a group of monsters. Nishio Reki's earlier statement was undoubtedly a failure.

“Of course not, how could that be?” Nishio Reki said, opening his tightly clenched hand.

A shimmering ball of light lay quietly in her palm, and what it was, probably none of the remaining magical girls wouldn't recognize.

Nishio Reki closed his hands again and raised his fist toward the sky.

The fist, held back by the dim sunlight, blocked Yuuki Yukino's body, making it appear to Nishio Reki as if he held everything in his hand.

"Now we have all the pieces of the puzzle to win, and all that's left is the final push."

Chapter 306 The Last Dance

"In conclusion, it was Xiaoyuan who actively resisted the primordial power, and the only way for us to win is to forcibly insert it into Xiaoyuan's body, just like the other me asked you, Baqi, to do before."

Nishio Koyomi briefly explained the primordial power and her battle plan to the other magical girls who were unaware of what was happening.

What was both unexpected and reasonable was that those who were still standing here and conscious were not strangers; they were either companions who had fought alongside Genki Mashiro, or former teammates whom Genki Mashiro knew best.

The only two special magical girls are the two who have been studying at university and working in Hoshimi City during this time, so Nishio Reki doesn't need to deliberately use any words to hide the identities of these people.

Kenchi's condition wasn't good, and since Saint Shion was theoretically the next Saintess after Saint Prayer, she temporarily took on the role of the church nuns' spokesperson: "In short, stuff this thing into Yuuki Yukino's body, right?"

“Yes, that’s it.” Nishio Reki nodded.

"So what's our plan?" Mizuno Yu asked, supporting the almost exhausted Sakura Hanako.

Fortunately, Sakura Hanako was rescued by Mizuno Yu when she was exhausted, so she was not swallowed up when the Pool of Shadows overflowed. She has regained some consciousness and is showing a questioning expression along with Mizuno Yu.

“There was no plan at all. We just rushed in and shoved it in. It’s that simple. But that’s just talk. It’s actually incredibly difficult.” Nishio Reki spread his hands.

“I understand. What we need to do is protect you and get it in, right?” Baqi clapped her hands, clearly ready, while glancing at Yuuki Eri from the corner of her eye.

"To be precise, it's about sending Lin Jiezi, who controls that wire, in... Never mind, it doesn't matter much, just think of it as sending me to Xiaoyuan." Nishio Reki wanted to explain further, but too much explanation would be a waste of time, so he gave up immediately.

Helica glanced at Yuuki Yuuki above her and asked, "When shall we begin?"

"Now!"

Nishio Reki took the lead and flew out first.

It might be more accurate to say that she launched herself as a cannonball.

"Let's go!" Without the slightest hesitation, Helica, whose boots were crackling with lightning, stomped her foot on the ground and transformed into a bolt of lightning, following closely behind Nishio Reki.

In this way, even magical girls who are a little slower to react know what they should do at this moment.

The girls stood up and followed Nishio Reki towards the only target high in the sky.

Yuuki Yukino, who sat atop the corpses, lowered her eyes and casually shook the hand that was resting on her knees.

Meanwhile, the dark clouds that had been hovering around Yuuki Yuuki—those throngs of her retinue descended from the sky, rushing head-on towards the magical girls who were going against the wind.

"Two of my familiars are still with me, the rest have arrived." Mizuno Yu, who was flying at the back, reported the situation to the people in front: "It's that blood-armored one with the samurai sword, and that snake-haired woman with the scythe."

"The pile of corpses beneath her is also a familiar, or rather, three, and the one beneath her is particularly difficult to deal with," Saintess Yin corrected, having just fought that familiar.

As they were talking, the two groups met.

"Go! Leviathan!"

Rie Tsukimi immediately gripped the cross in her hand, and a giant crystal serpent, thicker than all the girls holding hands in a circle, rose from the ground, opened its blood-red maw, and bit down on the leading terrifying hunter.

Although the Terror Hunter was also a serpentine creature, it was not even enough to fill the teeth of the Crystal Serpent. It was directly chewed into a pile of minced meat and swallowed into the belly of the retinue that surged in behind it.

The first shot of this undoubtedly final battle has been fired, and what follows will inevitably be an even more brutal battle.

That's right, this is the end. Everyone has fought to this point, and there's no point in thinking about backing down anymore.

It's either win or perish with the entire Moonsea City; this is undoubtedly the final dance that all the magical girls are fighting for.

However, Tsukimi Rie quickly burned out.

The worm, which had not yet fought her but was already riddled with wounds and was gnawing at the surrounding space, burst out from the girls' blind spot and bit directly into the neck of the crystal serpent with its large mouth full of sharp teeth.

The giant snake groaned in pain, and cracking sounds came from its neck. Several huge cracks, several times thicker than the girls' arms, began to spread from the snake's body.

Rie Tsukimi frowned, raised her hand and patted the giant snake's body, and dark green magic continuously repaired the cracks on the snake's body.

However, the worms caused damage to it much faster than Rie Tsukimi could repair it.

After a heavy thud, the giant crystal serpent shattered, and Tsukimi Rie, who was controlling it, felt as if she had been severely injured, her body churning.

The whistling wind swept past the girls' ears, followed by the sound of crystal shattering.

An arrow, appearing out of nowhere, pierced through the hastily erected defenses of Tsukimi Rie, embedding itself directly in her shoulder and sending her flying backward.

“Megumi…” Miya Miya’s steps immediately stopped.

"Don't stop! Instead of using your tone to control me, why don't you..."

Before Tsukimi Rie could finish speaking, she was struck by the arrow and fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, so that no one would ever know the rest of her words.

Miyashita Mia gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go!"

But the ever-approaching worms seemed to be telling the girls that leaving wouldn't be so easy.

"Santa nuns!"

With a voice that had become incredibly weak, Kenchi shouted, and she turned around and stood alone in front of the enormous, terrifying worm that was relentlessly closing in on the main force.

"Captain! What's wrong!"

"My sword can be used once more. After that... do not forget the original purpose of our Holy Sisters."

As Jian Chi spoke, the sword in his hand was already sheathed. Just like before, golden light shone from the slightly unsheathed blade, like a second sun rising in the sky.

But the worm had already reached her, its enormous mouth, filled with sharp teeth that even the giant crystal serpent could not resist, was now above Kenchi's head, pressing down on him with immense force.

"Our existence is not to protect someone, but to protect the entire Moonsea City!"

Kenchi's figure completely disappeared into the worm's mouth, and the worm, dragging its fat body, raised its head and locked its target on the other magical girls.

But then, golden light pierced through the worm's body, leaving it covered in cracks resembling golden laurel leaves.

The worm's body silently disintegrated, and along with the pieces of flesh, Kenchi's body, which had gradually shed its transformation, also fell to the ground.

Kenmochi's body gradually shrank in the girls' field of vision, but her raised thumb was like a brand, imprinted in the hearts of every magical girl who had fought alongside her, whether in the past or present.

Why did Kenchi leave the nuns of the sanctuary, and what has she been doing during this time? The answer is actually quite obvious.

Just as Kenchi said, she was fulfilling the original duty of the nuns of the Holy Church, silently protecting the city that they were supposed to protect.

What caused her psychological change, and what has happened to her during this time, can probably only be answered after this battle is over—provided that they can all witness that moment.

"Don't let the captain look down on you!"

The usually introverted nun, Tano Shiba, let out a roar that was completely unlike her usual self, her surging and violent magic seeming to tear everything apart.

"Go! Fight with all your might!"

"For the captain, for the saintess, for the pride we have always upheld!"

The fall of the swordsman, whose fate was unknown—or rather, his sacrifice—seemed to ignite the last vestiges of anger in the hearts of the nuns, causing them, who were already nearly exhausted, to unleash their full power.

The human body has its limits, and magical girls are no exception. If they can unleash 80% of their full strength in battle, it is already considered an extraordinary performance. And unleashing their full strength is almost impossible, except for the moment when they need to fulfill their wishes.

But who can say that fighting for this city wasn't their wish?

The surging magic force tore a hole in the wall-like defense formed by the summoned magical girls, allowing the remaining magical girls to continue their advance.

But the price they paid for reopening this wound was that, like fireworks after they had burned out, they all fell into the darkness, unnoticed by anyone, after their brilliant finale.

"The next life."

Saint Shiyin's voice suddenly trembled slightly.

That was the smell of fear.

"Master," Kuroba Reisei's voice was much calmer.

"Now...it's our turn, isn't it?" Sheng Shiyin's voice trembled even more violently.

From the very beginning, Seishion was not a smart child at all. She deceived Nishio Reki, won over Kuroba Reisei, tried to use Koumori, even brought back Urouge Mashiro, and finally fought to the death.

She seems to have never done anything right, and she herself is full of problems.

Timid, indecisive, impulsive, self-righteous, irresponsible...

But she was a lucky child; every time, someone would protect her: Kuroba Reincarnation, Yuuki Yuki, Genki Mashiro...

But now, she has no one to rely on. Everyone is struggling, and everyone is barely able to take care of themselves.

"Master, I don't care what others do, I will only protect you. Even if this city is destroyed, I will still protect you." Hei Yu Lai Sheng remained as calm as ever, but behind his composure, there was a slight wavering.

Based on her understanding of Saint Shiyin, whether she had previously considered herself Saint Shiyin's companion or even superior, or now regarded Saint Shiyin as her master, she could see through the determination behind Saint Shiyin's wavering.