Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Accompanying them were trenches smaller than the barriers that formed the flames.

　Magical Girl and Monsters...

　Hall! Hall! Revive!

　"..."

　"Huh? Where are we...?"

　"Congyu, and Shining☆chan and the others..."

　"So, you've always been with us!"

　"..." Cong Yu looked at the magical girls and strange people, and after quickly understanding the situation, she hid behind the trenches and joined the battle.

　Then, Cong Yu continued to look at the giant snake on the horizon.

　My magical girls are endless, while your snake scales are constantly being damaged and injured... Even so, you still just watch indifferently?

　The giant serpent responded with complete indifference, showing no reaction whatsoever.

　It's as if it were just a texture beyond the horizon, displaying an unreserved and consistent loneliness.

　Chapter 1144 The Time Has Not Come

　After the snake scales are shattered, the pitch-black darkness that was originally wrapped around them will disappear, and then they will turn into a tiny black object and fall to the ground.

　Based on Cong Yu's and the others' previous experiences...

　The destroyed snake scales will remain on the ground, and will gradually fade and disappear over a period of about ten days.

　Just like in online games, after a monster is defeated, its corpse starts to disappear from the ground.

　At this very moment, the snake scales also exhibited the same characteristics... their remains would disappear.

　Whether it was the snake scales that were imprisoned and disappeared in batches by Yaochuan Guang's Black Cavity Seven Devourers, or the snake scales that reappeared after being shattered.

　Or were they burned by the flame barrier of Congyu or the flame attack of Lantianzhu, or had their snake scales blown away by Jieyuan·Huihuang...

　Or perhaps it was attacked by the crimson crystals that had unleashed the Crimson Array, pierced by Miss Chi You's weapon, or destroyed by Moirai's faith power.

　Regardless of how it was defeated.

　The piled-up remains of scales

　They are all rapidly fading and disappearing...

　The speed is much faster than "ten days", it may only take ten seconds, which is probably a good thing.

　In this way, everyone's vision during battle will not be affected.

　But... why did it disappear?

　Cong Yu couldn't help but think this way; his intuition told him that there might be some important information hidden behind it.

　This is something that neither Moirai nor Suge had ever considered, and it is very likely to be a very crucial matter.

　While Cong Yu was pondering...

　"Brother Congyu, why are you slacking off?"

　Xiao Cui's voice sounded quite helpless as she struggled to control the little sprite to attack everywhere, managing to speak out in between her words.

　"Our magic is running out!"

　Hearing Xiao Cui's words, Cong Yu opened her mouth, scrutinizing the giant snake intently: "Wait a moment, I..."

　After some hesitation, Cong Yu took a deep breath and then looked at Chi You: "Miss Chi You, send a little elf back to Li Township with a message."

　"Have the Star Alliance prepare for a full-scale dispersal... We don't need to fight here."

　Before considering the issue of "snake scales," there is actually a possibility... perhaps the giant snake was unable to invade Li Township.

　In previous cycles, the giant serpent attacked Earth.

　There is no logic to prove that the giant snake can enter the Li village from outside, so "escaping" might be useful.

　This is one of the options available to the people of Li Township.

　As for the Star Alliance, they could also choose to handle the situation as it is now... scattering the civilizations within the Star Alliance's control to various parts of the universe, so that they would no longer be threatened by extinction and the Serpent Scale Offensive.

　Xiao Cui was obviously aware of this as well, and quickly arranged for a little elf that could basically speak some human language to enter Lixiang through Miss Chiyou's Lixiang gate... and contact the Star Alliance from inside.

　Cong Yu, meanwhile, swept his gaze across the battlefield, following the disappearing remains of snake scales to the horizon where scale dust continued to surge.

　Quite abruptly, a possibility flooded into Cong Yu's mind.

　"Is it... recycling?"

　Cong Yu couldn't help but mutter to herself like this.

　[Source Darkness Apophis: Recycling? What recycling?]

　Cong Yu didn't offer much explanation for Yuan An Apophis's question, but instead felt a chill run down her spine.

　"Phew... I should have realized that sooner!"

　Having thus "solved" the mystery, Cong Yu was like a player in a puzzle game, lamenting their own foolishness from the previous moment.

　These players would think—

　Why couldn't I understand why the "precious tool" that had been with me all along was meant to be used right now?!

　Cong Yu reached into the void, into the Jormungandr train, and took out...

　An hourglass.

　From the moment I became aware of the existence of "Moire," I obtained an hourglass from a certain ruin, given to me by Moire from another world.

　This hourglass can absorb, purify, and preserve the residue of scales.

　The instant Cong Yu took out the hourglass...

　The snake scales and remains on the ground seemed to sense the hourglass's presence; instead of disappearing, they were gradually drawn towards the sky...

　The sands moved toward the hourglass in Cong Yu's hand in the sky, like an inverted vortex of black sand, like a dark triangular quicksand.

　Subsequently, the vortex grew larger and larger, gradually spreading to the surrounding "corpses" of snake scales that had been completely shattered.

　Finally, the dark sand formed a vortex and was quickly drawn into the hourglass in Cong Yu's hand.

　This unusual phenomenon attracted everyone's attention.

　"Eh? What?"

　Having just emerged from the Black Hole and before even having a chance to reopen it, Yaochuan Guang, grabbing the next batch of snake scales, couldn't help but ask this question.

　Lan Tianzhu, on the other hand, quickly understood the meaning behind Cong Yu's actions: "Cong Yu has found the answer."

　Lan Tianzhu, whose mind was particularly clear because he hadn't done anything recently, simply said, "Those snake scales might not be infinite."

　Even the giant serpent seems to be quite reasonable in this regard.

　What's the point?

　Well, I guess it's the law of conservation of mass.

　The reason why there are endless snake scales is that the remains of snake scales will reappear on the giant snake after a period of time.

　Probably so.

　Although no one could see any decrease in the number of snake scales after Lan Tianzhu's explanation, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

　This is undoubtedly good news for everyone, including Yaochuan Guang.

　The magical girls and monsters who were working hard to provide support through the spells also saw more hope for victory as a result.

　Maybe we really can win!

　This is the last one...

　The final battle!

　After everyone was filled with enthusiasm and prepared for this final battle, Cong Yu quickly gave the next instructions...

　"Everyone...return to Li Village."

　Cong Yu's voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone as he gave his instructions.

　"The giant serpent may not be able to enter Li Township. Even if it does, all our strength and preparations are there."

　"It's not time yet"

　Wait.

　Cong Yu said this simply, staring at the giant snake and its still densely packed scales, emphasizing, "Go! Now!"

　Oh, is that so?!

　That makes a lot of sense.

　Amidst Cong Yu's resolute voice, Miss Chi You immediately opened the gates of Li Township, sending the magical girls and monsters who had participated in the battle away first... while they would follow closely behind.

　how to say?

　It's somewhat funny, but in fact, everyone is already quite experienced in "evacuating into the Li villages".

　After everyone had almost all entered the gate of Li Township, Yao Chuanguang turned his head and glanced at Cong Yu, who showed no sign of moving.

　"Congyu-chan? What's wrong!?"

　Yaochuan Guang shouted this, putting his hands over his mouth in a gesture like a megaphone, his voice so loud it could be heard high in the sky above Congyu.

　Cong Yu waved his hand in response—

　"You all go back first, it's not my turn yet..."

　As he said this, Cong Yu paused, then, to reassure Yao Chuan Guang, gave her a gentle smile—

　"Don't worry, it's just a test of the giant serpent's strength. Once I have enough information, I'll return to Lixiang and meet up with you."

　Hearing his voice, Yaochuan Guang left with some doubt.

　Murasame... I doubt she'll fight the giant serpent alone, right?

　While Yao Chuan Guang hesitated, Xiao Cui noticed something and patted Yao Chuan's shoulder: "Don't worry, Yao Chuan... Cong Yu's reaction speed is seven times that of an ordinary person. He will run away if he senses danger."

　"???" Hagi Congyu?

　Chapter 1145 Planet: NO!

　To be honest, to be honest...

　In many animated or novel works, don't we often see characters who shout, "You guys go first, I'll be right behind you"?

　Then, this person resolutely decided to fight alone.

　Then, before his sacrifice, he passed on some important intelligence to his comrades.

　Ok……

　To maintain the plausibility of the plot and avoid criticism from readers, such characters are usually given settings like "they don't have many days left to live" or "they have a reason to face the BOSS alone."

　And such reasons and logic...

　There was absolutely no rain.

　I stayed here simply to see just how "powerful" that giant snake really was, nothing more.

　Cong Yu's figure hovered high in the sky, the hourglass in his hand still absorbing the snake scales and remains that kept pouring in from the ground.

　His gaze was fixed on the giant snake, watching its unmoved opponent: "Next, it's one-on-one."

　In response to Cong Yu's words, [Source Darkness Apophis] transformed into a small, jet-black snake, poking its head out from around Cong Yu's neck.

　It first looked at the dense swarm of flying snake scales, then at itself, wondering why Cong Yu would say such a thing.

　[Source Darkness Apophis: Am I not human?]

　[Source Darkness Apophis: Am I even human?!]

　The question, asked abruptly, shattered the atmosphere of the moment completely, making it utterly unserious.

　"Are you crazy?"

　Unable to resist making such a comment, Cong Yu's originally serious expression began to lighten: "Let's go!"

　[Source Darkness Apophis: Good!]