Chapter 79: Disillusionment
The magical beasts, already injured, could no longer withstand the force of the powerful firepower, and their forcibly catalyzed bodies were completely torn apart by the purple radiance.
Chunks of flesh fell to the ground, transforming into pitch-black magical energy, which was quickly purified and cleared by Xia Mo’s magic cannon. In just half a minute, the battlefield, which had seemed like a hell on earth, was devoid of that black mist.
Luo Shuangyue, who had just crawled out from the ruins while holding her arm, had a somewhat stiff expression upon witnessing this scene.
Well, another breakthrough just before the battle; truly the mark of a magical girl.
Moreover, Xia Mo, isn’t your weapon a bit too brimming with martial virtue? It hardly seems to fit with magic, to be honest.
After the magical energy at the scene was completely cleared, a particular area still emitting black mist caught Xia Mo’s attention. She manipulated the newly acquired floating cannon to fire at that spot, blowing away the surface soil.
A card emitting a white glow, with several pitch-black cracks, was buried deep in the ground. This should be the sealing card of the Serpent King, the common target of Snake Fang and Dark Butterfly.
Reaching out to take the card in her hand, Xia Mo quickly flew to Luo Shuangyue’s side and helped her up, “Are you okay, Dark Butterfly? Do you need healing?”
As she spoke, she leaned her head against Luo Shuangyue, taking a deep breath to fully remember this girl’s scent.
As for her question, it was almost as if she hadn’t asked at all; Luo Shuangyue’s left shoulder was now soaked in bright red, clearly indicating that healing was necessary.
“Don’t worry about me; I just need to rest for a bit,” Luo Shuangyue shook her head, pulling her arm back from Xia Mo’s grasp. There was no way she could follow Xia Mo back; that would just be uncovering everything, right?
“But you look like this…”
“Do you have help while I don’t?” Luo Shuangyue retorted, then shifted her gaze to another direction, “They are coming.”
Before her words fell, Jiuye and Black Dragonfly rushed to Luo Shuangyue’s side, one on the left and one on the right. Black Dragonfly supported Luo Shuangyue, while Jiuye glared at Xia Mo like a protective little cat.
Xia Mo glanced at Jiuye and Black Dragonfly who were blocking her way with a complex expression.
Without a doubt, the aura emanating from these two girls was that of magical beasts; they were transformed persons.
Although different from those transformed persons who had nearly lost all sense of reason, such methods were ultimately inhumane and dangerous.
“Senior!” Luo Shuangxing, having returned to her original form, rushed over upon seeing the battle had ended.
Well, this time she intended to reveal her identity on purpose.
If her older brother truly was Dark Butterfly, then revealing her identity would surely provoke some reaction from Dark Butterfly.
If Dark Butterfly wasn’t her older brother, then it didn’t matter; given her close relationship with Xia Mo, the enemy would certainly not have it easy targeting Xia Mo, making exposure less significant.
And her declaration did indeed provide Luo Shuangyue with a significant psychological shock.
Senior?!
No, Luo Shuangxing, how can you be here? Why are you calling Xia Mo senior?
“She…” Luo Shuangyue opened her mouth, staring blankly at Luo Shuangxing who was standing next to Xia Mo and asking various questions, unsure of what to say.
Xia Mo exchanged a glance with Luo Shuangxing and understood more or less what she intended to do.
Thus, she took the initiative to formally introduce Luo Shuangxing to Dark Butterfly, “You must have guessed it; she is Linglan.”
Luo Shuangyue fell silent.
She is Linglan…
Linglan…
Oh…
Linglan… that annoying little brat is actually her sister?
Why didn’t I think of that? Linglan looks so much like my sister; with the same hair and eye color, I should have realized Linglan is Shuangxing’s!
So, my feeling that Linglan resembled my sister wasn’t an illusion; it’s because Linglan is really my sister?
Luo Shuangyue was left dumbfounded, realizing that there are three members in her family, and all three are magical girls. And judging by Xia Mo and Luo Shuangxing’s demeanor, they had clearly figured out each other’s identities in advance.
Am I the only one kept in the dark?
I’m exhausted; let it all be over. In this moment, Luo Shuangyue truly wished to throw her wig to the ground, shouting that she was done pretending.
Pretending for what? She originally didn’t want her sister or childhood friend to be involved in these matters, which is why she concealed her identity. But now that these two are already magical girls, does it even matter if she keeps pretending?
It’s all over!
Her mindset crumbled!
“Dark Butterfly, we should leave quickly; the people from the Magic Department will be here soon.” Fortunately, Jiuye didn’t give Luo Shuangyue a chance to explode. After giving a vigilant glare to the magical girl in front of her, she immediately called Black Dragonfly to take the injured Luo Shuangyue away from the scene.
After the three from Polar Night left, Luo Shuangxing turned to Xia Mo and revealed a sweet smile.
The expression on Dark Butterfly’s face just now was simply marvelous.
That mixture of shock and incredulity, along with the expression of disillusionment and self-destructiveness, made her feel that this revelation was worth it.
With that expression, Luo Shuangxing felt confident she could raise the suspicion about the connection between Dark Butterfly and her brother.
“Xia Mo, do you smell her scent?”
Xia Mo nodded with a complex look; this was her first serious attempt to remember Dark Butterfly’s scent, and as she focused on it, she felt an odd sense of familiarity, as if she recognized this smell.
“I do; it has a very familiar feeling.”
“Very familiar, huh… then perhaps our hypothesis is correct. Brother has hidden so many things from us.” A slight grin spread across Luo Shuangxing’s face, revealing a confident look, as if everything was under control.
Older brother, your disguise has already been stripped away by me!
“Let’s not worry about that for now; what should we do with this card?” Xia Mo shook her head, temporarily dismissing those intricate thoughts from her mind.
She still had a sealing card in her hand; how should this be handled?
“Let’s take it back first. If brother is Dark Butterfly, we can directly ask her why she’s collecting these things. If we don’t get answers from her, we can always ask Senior Bai Ye; after all, isn’t this thing left behind by her?”
Luo Shuangxing thought this was incredibly simple. They had two sources of intelligence at hand: one was her brother and the other was Senior Bai Ye; one of them was even the creator of the sealing card.
Isn’t this just a matter of casually asking someone for clarification? It’s so easy; there’s no need to worry!
“At worst, we’ll return this card to its rightful owner and give it back to Senior Bai Ye.”
