Chapter 55: Poison Fog
“Your ‘partner’ seems to be heading to hell before you. Why not go keep it company?”
With a slash that struck the Tyrant Python, Luo Shuangyue glanced at the magical beast howling in agony as it was being purified by Xia Mo’s Magic Cannon, and offered a sweet yet chilling smile to the bizarre figure in front of her.
Someone smiling at you and telling you to go to hell to accompany a magical beast is indeed a bit terrifying, and what’s more frightening is that this person truly possesses such power.
The Tyrant Python’s left arm had disappeared, a layer of gray mist swirling around his face, indicating that his condition was quite dire.
If he didn’t leave the battlefield quickly, he would indeed be sent to hell by the girl before him.
“Your magical power tastes terrible, not even a bit tasty. It’s worse than that of a magical beast,” Luo Shuangyue mocked as she stared at the Tyrant Python with a disdainful laugh.
After severing the Tyrant Python’s left arm, the butterflies she controlled swarmed to devour the severed limb. However, from the feedback from the butterflies, the taste of the Tyrant Python’s magical power was not only inferior to that of the Magical Girl, but even worse than that of the magical beasts.
Eating it would likely cause diarrhea.
As for why she didn’t take the opportunity to finish off the Tyrant Python right there, Luo Shuangyue was actually wary of whether he had any special weapons or items on hand.
How could a villain not have something to save his life and turn the tide? She had to be cautious, or she might fall for his tricks.
The Tyrant Python also noticed his opponent’s caution, which left him feeling helpless. If this opponent continued to pursue him, he would definitely use the secret weapon given to him by his leader; that strike would not only kill the Dark Butterfly but would also seriously injure her.
Unfortunately, the caution of his opponent made his plans fall through. That weapon could only be effective at close range; once the distance increased, its effectiveness would greatly diminish.
“Damn it! If those three Magical Girls over there come closer, escaping will be very difficult for me…” But now the Tyrant Python had no choice. If he wanted to break free, he had to use that weapon to stop the Dark Butterfly.
Seeing a flicker of retreat in the Tyrant Python’s eyes, Luo Shuangyue formed a plan in her mind; he was intending to run, but escaping wasn’t as simple as it seemed.
He wouldn’t escape without paying some price.
“Trying to run? Do you think I’ll give you that chance?!”
With a shout, Luo Shuangyue raised her scythe and lunged at the Tyrant Python, determined to leave him here today.
Witnessing this scene, the Tyrant Python, who had been hesitating whether to use his trump card, decided without hesitation.
He directly extended his right hand toward Luo Shuangyue, chanting, “Venom of the King Snake!”
A light green snake-shaped phantom emerged from the tattoo on his right arm, spraying a cloud of green poison fog at Luo Shuangyue, who was rushing toward him.
After releasing the poison fog, the Tyrant Python immediately turned around and dashed away without looking back.
At this distance, the released poison fog would at most cause light injuries to the Dark Butterfly; it could not turn the tide of the battle. The point of releasing the fog was more to obstruct the Dark Butterfly’s pursuit and give himself a chance to escape.
And this, the poison fog did quite well.
Luo Shuangyue had already halted her steps upon seeing the Tyrant Python raise his arm, summoning butterflies as shields while retreating.
Her sudden assault was intended to lure the Tyrant Python into using his trump card; now that her goal was achieved, it would be foolish to take it head-on.
As soon as the green poison fog touched the butterflies, they dissolved into gray magical power. Such intense toxicity was something even Luo Shuangyue had never encountered before.
Fortunately, she had been on guard; otherwise, if the Tyrant Python had pulled a fast one at close range, she would have been in big trouble.
“Hmm? The butterflies seem to be adapting to the toxins?” As more and more butterflies dissolved in the poison fog, Luo Shuangyue noticed that the butterflies she summoned seemed to gradually evolve the ability to resist the poison fog.
From initially being dissolved upon contact with the poison fog to now taking a second before being dissolved, their progress was astonishing.
However, the rapid progress came at the cost of Luo Shuangyue’s magical power being consumed at a terrifying rate. The butterflies needed to contact the poison fog to evolve their resistance, and evolution required magical power. Creating butterflies also required magical power, and even with her Initial Bloom title, Luo Shuangyue struggled to sustain such a terrifying consumption rate.
As a large group of butterflies charged bravely towards the poison fog, even if they were all dissolved, they would still surround the fog, the scene appeared entirely different in Xia Mo’s eyes.
Xia Mo didn’t realize that Luo Shuangyue was letting her butterflies evolve to resist toxins to prepare for the next encounter with the Tyrant Python.
To her, wasn’t the Dark Butterfly trying to stop the spread of the poison fog to prevent it from damaging the city?
Looking at the increasingly pale face of the Dark Butterfly and her grave expression, this poison fog must be extraordinary. If it were to reach the ground, it would cause severely terrible damage.
Sigh, even though the Dark Butterfly has a bad temper, she’s essentially a good girl! Xia Mo thought, feeling touched in her heart.
