Chapter 77: The Limit Above
“Dark Butterfly, are you okay?” Xia Mo hurried to where Luo Shuangyue had landed, looking worried at Luo Shuangyue, who had just stood up from the ground.
Luo Shuangyue’s body was relatively clean, and her breath showed no significant fluctuations. It seemed that the monster’s attack had not caused her much harm.
And indeed, it was true. It was still somewhat difficult to injure Luo Shuangyue with pure physical attacks. Although she had looked quite disheveled when she was sent flying earlier, the injuries she sustained were less than those from the previous barrage fired by Xia Mo.
“This guy’s physical strength is absurdly high, and did you see the black blood dripping from it? That stuff is very toxic.”
The monster was crazily attacking the only target in front of it, thoroughly suppressing Ye Lin. It seemed that in no time, Ye Lin would be completely torn apart by this monster.
The ground, which had been relatively flat, had already been eroded by the black blood from the monster, creating one pit after another. As soon as the black blood touched the ground, it began to boil violently, releasing large amounts of black gas.
These gases, composed of highly toxic magical energy, were incredibly frightening for magical girls.
“Senior! Our magical power is depleting too quickly; we can’t stay here for long!” Luo Shuangxing yelled loudly to Xia Mo while using a white light shield to block the approaching black mist.
Siam was a magical girl who excelled in close combat; all her talent points were allocated to that area. In situations like this, she had absolutely no way to help and could only hide behind Luo Shuangxing to avoid the poison fog.
Though the poison fog was not being actively released by the magical beast, for Luo Shuangxing, blocking it was still incredibly exhausting.
If it weren’t for the special training she had undergone in recent days, which had rapidly increased her strength, she would have already been incapacitated due to her depleted magical power.
“Let your two juniors leave first; this isn’t a place for them to stay!” Taking a deep breath, Luo Shuangyue lifted her scythe again, “This monster’s body is continuously breaking down; as long as we can buy enough time, we can deal with it!”
With that, she charged directly at the monster, launching a fierce attack on the creature that was wholly focused on Ye Lin.
While attacking, she shouted loudly to Ye Lin, “We’ll deal with our own issues later. Right now, let’s take down this guy first!”
Ye Lin was at least a communicable earthbound spirit, and if they didn’t deal with this monster in time, letting it escape outside would lead to serious trouble.
The lesser of two evils; at this moment, Luo Shuangyue felt that cooperating with Ye Lin was the better choice.
“…I have no objections.”
With their brief communication, the two reached a simple consensus and began to clash with the magical beast.
However, the monster’s strength was still far greater than that of the two of them. This creature had already one foot in the Royal-class magical creatures; it wasn’t something two Initial Bloom characters could handle.
Ye Lin’s essence was the magical energy remaining after the Serpent King was killed by Bai Ye, while this opponent was a magical energy creation of a Royal-class; she was inherently at a disadvantage.
As for Luo Shuangyue, although her situation wasn’t one of being inherently disadvantaged, as soon as she joined the battlefield, the monster’s hatred was firmly locked onto her, making it difficult for her to fend off its attacks.
Moreover, the toxic fog released by the magical beast did not affect Ye Lin, but it did have some impact on Luo Shuangyue. With each breath she took, her nostrils burned, causing her great discomfort.
If she hadn’t absorbed the toxins from the King Snake to enhance her resistance, she would probably have already been incapacitated by the poison fog.
The situation on the battlefield was so dire that Xia Mo, watching from not far away, felt extremely anxious.
She also wanted to rush up to help Dark Butterfly fight against the magical beast, but after previously attempting to step into the heavily toxic area, her magical power began to deplete rapidly just by flying a little bit in.
At this rate, let alone helping Dark Butterfly; she would be fortunate to avoid making things worse.
But standing there and watching Dark Butterfly being suppressed by the magical beast? Xia Mo couldn’t bring herself to do that!
She was a magical girl; this was clearly something she was supposed to do!
Yet now, the rightful magical girl had to watch a cadre from a villain organization and the remaining magical energy of a demon king deal with another magical beast.
I am the magical girl! This duty should belong to me! Why are you villains working harder than I am?
No, I can’t just stand by. No matter what, I need to shoot out a barrage!
Clenching her teeth, Xia Mo raised her magic wand, aiming at the monster that was pummeling Dark Butterfly like a ball.
A faint purple magical glow emanated from the tip of her wand. This time, she was preparing to unleash an unprecedented attack!
“Xia Mo, sis…” Luo Shuangxing quickly realized what Xia Mo intended to do and flew over with worry. “Forcefully releasing an attack beyond your limits will hurt yourself.”
“Are we just supposed to watch them fight the monster while we stand by doing nothing?” Xia Mo said firmly, looking ahead.
If Dark Butterfly wanted to leave, she undoubtedly could. In fact, if she left, no one would say anything against it.
After all, she had never claimed to be a magical girl; she had always been a cadre in a villain organization.
But Dark Butterfly didn’t leave; she stayed here to handle dangers that the magical girls couldn’t face.
“Even though she has attacked me before, now I feel like she is our ally. How can we abandon our ally?” Xia Mo gritted her teeth, speaking each word clearly.
All of her magical power had already gathered at the tip of her wand, but that was still not enough; this attack wouldn’t help Dark Butterfly at all!
I need more magical power; only by becoming stronger can I help my friends!
Boom!
In the distance, Dark Butterfly was once again struck by the monster’s attack, flying more than ten meters before the gray-haired girl regrouped and continued to engage the magical beast.
Meanwhile, after several close-combat encounters with the beast, Ye Lin’s corporeality had significantly decreased. It wouldn’t be long before she reverted to a state of pure magical energy.
The situation was deteriorating rapidly, and Xia Mo felt anxious as she watched.
However, her strength had already reached a transparent, hard limit. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t increase her power any further.
Impact, continuous impact; Xia Mo felt her body was filled with cries of pain, as if her own body was trying to stop her from pushing herself further.
But seeing the gray girl being repeatedly knocked back yet still regrouping, Xia Mo had no thoughts of giving up.
Even if this attack might seriously injure her, she had to unleash it, showing Dark Butterfly that magical girls were not just delicate flowers trembling in the greenhouse!
