Chapter 76: The True Enemy
The Sealing Card is damaged, and the magical energy leaks; what consequences will this lead to?
Generally speaking, magical energy that is not dealt with in time will become a breeding ground for the next generation of magical creatures, hatching a large number of creatures that are much weaker than the original ones.
But clearly, the current situation seems quite different.
The creature emerging from the leaked magical energy is not a large number of weak magical creatures, but a new creature whose strength and intelligence may even be on par with the original magical creatures.
Ye Lin is that creature!
“After gaining life, you didn’t go on a killing spree; instead, you hid away. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn’t believe you are the Sealing Card I’ve been looking for.”
“My source is still sealed by Bai Ye’s power. Even if I killed everyone here, what use would it be?” Ye Lin spoke with a hint of helplessness.
She is just a earthbound spirit, unable to leave this place until Bai Ye’s seal is completely ineffective. Once her existence is exposed, a siege by the Magic Department is inevitable.
Royal-class magical creatures are not difficult for today’s humans to deal with; there are no Initial Bloom Magical Girls in Xinghai City, but many nearby cities have them.
“Being able to think of these things puts you ahead of other magical creatures,” Luo Shuangyue said, spinning the scythe in her hand. Generally speaking, it is already impressive for a royal-class creature to possess half the intelligence of a child.
Only royal-class creatures like Ye Lin could possess intelligence on par with ordinary humans.
“How about this: let’s make a deal. You obediently return to your seal, and I won’t be too harsh with you?”
“If you can defeat me, I will naturally surrender, but to expect me to just give up without doing anything, sorry, I cannot do that.”
Ye Lin shook her head, raising a hand and beckoning toward Luo Shuangyue, “You all, come at me together.”
“Let me see how much your successor differs from you!”
Ye Lin’s voice was filled with fighting spirit, and Luo Shuangyue knew that this battle was probably unavoidable.
Sigh, this is a bit troublesome.
“Rosemary, you all interfere with her movements from the back. I’ll go meet her.” Turning to glance at Xia Mo, Luo Shuangyue picked up her scythe and charged toward Ye Lin.
The three Magical Girls have made considerable progress recently, but asking them to battle a royal-class creature is still too much for them.
In this fight, the main character can only be Luo Shuangyue!
Slash!
A black-purple blade light flashed, striking a bright spark on the dark snake scales.
“You are much stronger than him, but still not as strong as her!”
Ye Lin’s eyes focused as the blade light struck her, and her massive snake tail whipped toward Luo Shuangyue like a whip.
Bang!
Luo Shuangyue defended against the snake tail with her scythe, but the immense force still sent her flying more than ten meters in the air.
The opponent is strong!
But not unbeatable!
After receiving a blow from Ye Lin, Luo Shuangyue felt more confident. She had enough strength to protect herself beneath Ye Lin’s scrutiny. Even if she couldn’t ultimately defeat this creature, she could still retreat and change her disguise to continue the fight.
To the Dark Butterfly, Ye Lin was very strong, but in front of Bai Ye… she was just a rope that could be trampled at will.
So, Luo Shuangyue was totally unperturbed!
With a relaxed mindset, Luo Shuangyue found her battle becoming more fluid. After several minutes of fierce fighting, neither side had gained a clear upper hand.
During this time, Xia Mo also found opportunities to fire a few magic cannons at Ye Lin.
Though the fully charged magic cannons didn’t hurt Ye Lin, they were enough to interrupt some of her actions, allowing Luo Shuangyue to gain some advantage in a few moves.
If this continues, while the final outcome is uncertain, the safety of the few should not be a problem.
But things would definitely not be so simple; not everyone is willing to see things end so smoothly.
“Just relying on me, I can’t get the Sealing Card right under the noses of the Magical Girls and the Serpent King…” The Black-clad Man approached the spot where the Tyrant Python had fallen, watching his coughing partner with a chilling gaze.
With a flip of his wrist, a pure black syringe appeared in his hand.
“What… what do you want?!” The Tyrant Python’s pupils constricted, instinctively knowing that whatever was in that syringe could not be anything good.
The Black-clad Man chuckled softly, “Don’t worry, this is concentrated magical energy we specifically extracted from royal-class magical creatures; it will allow you to gain nearly royal-class strength in a short time.”
Royal-class creatures?!
Do such things still exist in this world?
“As for the price, I think you really don’t want to know.” The Black-clad Man squatted down, aiming the syringe at the Tyrant Python’s neck.
“You… despicable scoundrel!”
“Who told you your strength was so weak? I originally planned to take action against you on the way back, but seeing how weak you are, I can only use this precious magical energy to make you a little stronger.” He thrust the syringe hard into the Tyrant Python’s neck, watching the black energy flow into his body, the Black-clad Man let out a dark chuckle.
“For the future where everyone can wield magical power, some sacrifices are inevitable! I will remember your contribution to this future!”
Having said that, the Black-clad Man turned and ran.
Once the magical energy entered the Tyrant Python’s body, he would be transformed into a monster resembling a magical creature in an extremely short time, indiscriminately attacking everything he saw until everything in front of him was destroyed.
In this state, the Tyrant Python’s combat power would be extremely strong, sufficient to defeat the Serpent King and the Magical Girls currently in confrontation, and the Black-clad Man could seize this opportunity to retrieve the Sealing Card hidden underground and present it to that master…
The Black-clad Man was still excitedly imagining how much reward he would receive after bringing the King’s card back to the organization, whether he could also undergo transformation like those few masters when a sudden sharp pain shot through his calf.
Looking down, a colorful little snake had appeared at his feet, biting him as he passed by.
“What…”
Before he could say another word, the Black-clad Man collapsed to the ground, his body began to convulse, his face quickly turning a shade of iron gray, dark red blood oozing from his seven orifices.
In just a few breaths, he left this world along with his ambitious dreams.
Ye Lin withdrew her gaze and said to Luo Shuangyue, who was standing not far away, “It seems our battle is coming to an end.”
“Roar!!!” A mad, completely irrational roar drowned out Ye Lin’s voice.
A creature, swollen and oozing dark, bloody pus, rushed toward Luo Shuangyue and Ye Lin with agility completely different from its size, throwing a heavy punch at the two.
Boom!
Luo Shuangyue was directly smashed into the ground by this punch, while Ye Lin fared somewhat better, but still fell back nearly a hundred meters.
