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

The moment the cold yet terrifyingly powerful chains touched their bodies, both of them almost instinctively prepared to retaliate, for an attack that could touch them silently was the most frightening.

Even though Baqi had already called out the name of her skill in advance as a reminder, it was still the same.

But after they discovered that it was Inuyama Tomoe who did it, and not a sneak attack by an enemy, their initial vigilance vanished without a trace, leaving only a little doubt.

Inuyama Tomoe's spear blade slashed through the void in front of her, and the shattered space, like the claws of a giant wolf, opened up before them. Inuyama Tomoe then lowered her body and used chains to pull the two of them directly into the void.

Mushisha's spatial abilities!

The surrounding family members naturally couldn't let Inuyama Tomoe leave so easily, and they chased after her with bared teeth and claws.

Before they could even get close, several beams of light descended from the sky and shredded them into sieves.

A petal of ice crystal blooms from the corner of a crack, and pure white chill spreads along the spot where the ice flower blooms.

A white, icy aura, resembling a giant disc, slowly rose, while in mid-air, a surging, dancing icy aura, like a giant wave, began to appear. The icy aura spread along the bodies of the familiars that had come into contact with it, freezing many of them into ice sculptures.

That wasn't a disc, but a full moon, proclaiming its presence in the sky and stirring up the tides of the stars.

The only magical girl who could and did this was that person.

"Stop them."

Whether you call it an order or a conversation, Mizuno Yu's words are still brief and effective.

The scarlet chainsaw cut through the frozen ice sculpture, and the blood-soaked Hong Moli revealed her sharp little tiger teeth, like those of a small bat.

"Yes, there's no need to burn out one's own life. Just keeping these monsters away from Big Sister and the others is enough, don't you think? Qianyou?"

"Mari...you're too excited. This doesn't sound like something you would say. Is it because you were too embarrassed just now?"

"If you know the truth, then don't make fun of me here!"

“I wasn’t making fun of Mori, this is a happy laugh.”

……

A spatial rift opened up beside Yuuki Yuki, and Inuyama Tomoe led the other two out of the rift at high speed.

From the very beginning, Inuyama Tomoe had her own ideas. It was not impossible for her to forcefully break through Yuuki Yuki's defenses along the way, but the most difficult thing to deal with was not just the familiars, but also Yuuki Yuki herself.

To accurately insert that primordial power into Yuuki Eri's body, no amount of effort would be spared.

Just like playing Xiaoyuan's favorite high-difficulty action game, you can't waste too much stamina on the mobs before you meet the BOSS, and you can't waste too much stamina on the earlier stages before the BOSS transforms into the final stage.

In challenging action games, the way to encounter a boss isn't necessarily by fighting your way through. The most common approach is to use parkour to dash straight into the boss room and then trap the pursuing minions outside.

This is exactly what Inuyama Tomoe wants to do, and is doing.

Using M'sshiha's ability to warp through space, he arrived directly in front of Yuuki Yuki.

The task of closing the BOSS room will probably have to be left to Hong Moli and the others.

Even Baqi herself didn't realize that the best time to realize her plan was instead seized by Hong Moli. Baqi only realized what she should do after Hong reminded her, otherwise they wouldn't have progressed so smoothly.

However, what they are about to face is the real final challenge.

Chapter 308 The Beginning and End of the Story

What happened before the girls' eyes was exactly as Baqi had predicted.

As the spatial rift opened, the two familiars beside Yuuki Yukina moved simultaneously.

The two-meter-long katana seemed to press down on Helica's head, enveloping her in the shadow of the blood-dripping armor. Helica could almost see the horrifying gaps between the armor's seams.

The scythe blade, gripped tightly by the snake-haired woman's sharp claws, had already reached Nishio Reki's ear. Before it could even touch Nishio Reki's skin, the sharp wind pressure had already cut a small wound on his neck.

Yes, almost exactly the same.

As if she had known something was coming at her, Helica the Thunder God didn't even glance at it before raising her battle axe.

The katana struck with such force that Herica's entire arm went numb, as if it had turned into the static screen of an old-fashioned television, causing Herica to groan softly.

But Helica caught the sudden two-handed slash from the bloodstained armor with just one hand.

Suddenly, she struck with both hands, but Helica caught it with one hand.

Now that Helica has one hand free, she certainly won't let that hand remain free forever.

The warhammer, several times smaller than when it was released from its true form, struck the side of the armor horizontally, sending it flying like a cannonball.

Despite being the one who launched the surprise attack, they were instead outmaneuvered by their own prey.

This situation isn't limited to Helica's side.

The scythe that was about to slit Nishio Reki's throat stopped a few inches from his neck. Thick, rusty chains wrapped around the blade, making it impossible for the scythe to advance any further.

This is Gleipnir, the chain that Inuyama Tomoe previously wrapped around Nishio Reki.

The chains had already restrained the woman in red's movements, completing the action the instant she launched her attack.

This is a common attack method used by Yuuki Yuki. As the dark magic girl who has fought alongside Yuuki Yuki the most and knows her best, Inuyama Tomoe can at least learn most of it, even if she can't do it as tricky and bizarre as Yuuki Yuki.

Moreover, while Yuuki Eri's controlled threads and tentacles may bind a person, that's all they are—the chains of Inuyama Tomoe are far more complex.

You should know that Inuyama Tomoe's attribute is "explosive," which can destroy everything.

"Break the lock!"

As the sickle and even the woman-like retinue wielding the sickle were subdued, flames burst forth from her body, and small but extremely destructive explosions rang out one after another, as if a whole string of firecrackers were wrapped around her.

Baqi's attack was far more powerful than firecrackers, and besides, it wasn't just Inuyama Baqi who launched the attack.

As Nishio Reki thrust out his wrist, the trident, wreathed in water, struck the woman in red squarely in the waist, sending her flying as well.

"I thought I could just pierce through it. These things of Xiaoyuan's are really tough. If it were an ordinary magical girl, she wouldn't be able to withstand these few hits."

Nishio Reki clicked her tongue and reached behind her. Just then, a brand new chain fell into her hand and was tied around her waist like a bungee jump rope.

In an instant, both of Yuuki Yui's strongest familiars suffered losses. A huge crack had appeared in the armor next to the blood-stained one, while the snake-haired woman in red was in even worse shape. Her red clothes had been blown to shreds, and most of her twisting snake hair was charred.

This was the first wave of attack that Baqi had anticipated. If he adopted this method, then Yuuki Enishi would inevitably resist in this way.

After temporarily repelling the two familiars, Baqi dodged slightly and ran towards Yuuki Yuki along the tower formed by the pile of corpses. Nishio Reki and Tenrai Helica were not to be outdone, and the three of them advanced rapidly in the triangular formation they had used when they first fought against Yuuki Yuki.

They didn't come here to defeat any familiars. The condition for completing the game isn't to clear out all the monsters, and wiping them all out won't earn you any more rewards.

Therefore, it is enough to simply complete their mission objectives.

Now that Yuuki Yukino's defenses are wide open, it's the perfect time for them to launch a counterattack.

Nishio Reki squeezed the shimmering soul bubble in his hand once more.

I'm one step closer to success.

Just as Nishio Reki was thinking this, he suddenly felt that his breathing had become somewhat difficult.

It was as if everything around me had frozen in half, and I was stuck in a quagmire. The sensations in my body were completely different from usual.

The feeling was like something was choking me, like I was being attacked in some extremely dangerous way.

But no, that didn't happen at all.

Nishio Reki blinked hard, starting to get used to this strange feeling.

The strangest thing is not yourself, but the whole world.

Everything around me stopped moving, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Indeed, someone did do that, and that person was undoubtedly Yuuki Enishi.

After all, in a static space, Yuuki Yuki is one of the few beings that is active.

The time stop was undoubtedly activated by Yuuki Yuuki as the three of them made their way to the tower made of corpses where she was.

The reason why Nishio Reki was able to move during the paused time was because of the chain that Inuyama Tomoe had wrapped around him.

Another person who was also bound by chains by Inuyama Tomoe was able to move within a frozen time. Tenrai Helica was another person who was also bound by chains.

Yuuki Yuki, who had been leaping from the tower and approaching Inuyama Tomoe, suddenly became extremely serious when she saw that Tenrai Helica and Nishio Reki had not stopped. Her body paused in mid-air and then abruptly turned back.

This time, Inuyama Tomoe guessed correctly again.

"Let me tell you quickly, this chain allows Mushisha to move you within a frozen time. Because time stops as a whole, that's why Xiaoyuan doesn't attack us directly, but instead sets up various skills around us that are about to hit."

Just as the chains circled around the two of them, Inuyama Tomoe activated High-Speed ​​Divine Words, quickly explaining to them.

“The moment we appear, Xiaoyuan will definitely have those two relatives attack us directly, because she doesn’t know where Lin Jiezi is hiding and won’t approach us easily. The location is also easy to guess; it’s your blind spot. So don’t think about anything, just attack the blind spot.”

"If I'm not mistaken, you're definitely one of the targets, you blond shorty. I'm not sure about the other one, so I'll team up with Nishio Reki to deal with the remaining one. But the real focus will be after we stop this wave of attacks."

“Xiaoyuan will definitely, one hundred percent, one thousand percent, ten thousand percent use her time-stopping ability to attack one of us, because that is the safest way. This is also the moment when we are closest to victory. Her familiars cannot use it, and she will actively approach us to weaken our strength. Therefore, we must seize this moment.”

At that time, Helica also raised a question.

"Inuyama Tomoe, how can you be so sure?"

Baqi shook her head and continued to move through the space without looking back.

"No, I'm not sure. Saying 1,000% or 10,000% was an exaggeration. The probability of everything going according to my plan is only about 5%, but that's the highest possibility. So, are you willing to take the gamble?"

You need to learn to read Xiaoyuan's thoughts, find flaws in them, and develop countermeasures.

Inuyama Tomoe doesn't think she can compare to Yuuki Yuki and Gonno Ken Mashiro. She's better at improvisation and forging ahead than strategizing and guessing what others are thinking.

There are only two layers to this speculation about Yuki Yuki's actions. Any further development would just lead to more and more possibilities changing at an exponential rate.

That's all she could guess.

“If Xiaoyuan notices that we can still move, she will definitely change direction temporarily, and that moment of surprise will be the opportunity you must seize. I will do everything in my power to get you there, and when Xiaoyuan’s time stops, that will be my time.”

Yes, right now, Xiaoyuan is already showing a look of astonishment!

Nishio Reki could feel the shockwave from the explosion propelling him forward, pushing him past his usual speed. Although his movements were extremely slow, likely a consequence of being trapped in a frozen time, he was still able to move and continue moving forward!

However, the moment Yuuki Yukina realized something was wrong, she was also adjusting to this frozen time. The best opportunity had already been missed, and now Yuuki Yukina was preparing to leave in the opposite direction.

Don't think about these things, don't think about what Helica is doing, all you need to do is move forward.

Nishio Reki clenched his teeth, feeling as if his head was about to explode. He had no idea how fast or slow he was flying at that moment.

At least until Yuuki Yuki changed direction and accelerated again, the distance between him and her was constantly shrinking.

Yuuki Yukina made a strange gesture with her fingers, and immediately the strange feeling around Nishio Reki disappeared.

The incredibly fresh air, the gentle breeze that warmed my body, the scent of grass and dust, and the sounds of magic colliding—all of these returned.

Time resumed its flow once more, and I realized that there were always so many little things around me that I couldn't perceive.