Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 42, Hero?

Boom!

A tremendous tremor reverberated throughout the entire stadium.

The man in the black robe walking in the fire escape stopped, glanced in the direction from which the tremor had come, and muttered to himself in surprise, "Is 08 dead?"

Then came a light laugh: "They'd rather outwardly comply than let their true selves take the risk, and instead let someone capture them through a puppet. Even their magical aura has completely disappeared. It seems I underestimated this entertainment company."

"Since you know that, if you obediently put the person down, I'll give you a chance to say your last words."

Another clear voice came from afar.

Cheng Chen, with his hands in his pockets, had appeared at the end of the passage without anyone noticing.

The man in black raised an eyebrow, and slightly raised a claw covered in sharp fur behind his back, revealing the unconscious magical girl he held in his palm.

Magical Girl Matsuri.

She, who should have been on stage, was now imprisoned under the control of the man in black robes, and not a single one of the countless audience members and fans noticed!

"Yes, ma'am."

The man in black bowed slightly to Cheng Chen, and then the binding magic array on Song Lan's body shattered inch by inch, and the girl fell onto the cold cement floor.

At the same time, Cheng Chen took a step forward and flashed to the side of the man in black robes.

He raised his hand but only managed to grab empty air.

The man in black robes faded away like a phantom, leaving only a single sentence echoing in the corridor.

"I look forward to seeing you again next time."

Cheng Chen slowly withdrew his hand, his face expressionless.

A clone? A mirror image?

Since it was a similar spell, the fact that he hadn't noticed any flaws just now was enough to show that the caster's understanding of magic far surpassed his.

This is so strange!

With powerful demons of such strength emerging one after another, even the Disaster Relief Academy at its peak in Yincheng might not have been able to achieve this.

Demons who reach the fifth rank are well-known figures anywhere in the world. Who is the man in black robes?

He pondered to himself, then knelt down beside Songlan, his magic sweeping across her entire body from his palm.

Breathing is steady; no injury.

Cheng Chen frowned. Was the other party's purpose in disrupting the concert simply to kidnap Song Lan?

Before I could get an answer, my phone rang.

Cheng Chen answered the phone.

"it's me."

Song Lan slowly opened her eyes, her vision still blurry, only able to see a figure with its back to her under the ceiling spotlight.

"...It's been resolved. You can arrange for someone to clean up the mess."

"No, I won't get involved. I'll leave everything else to you."

The person turned slightly to the side, speaking softly.

"Okay, see you later."

Songlan tried to straighten up, but hesitated, stammering, "I..."

The man approached, and Songlan tried to open her eyes wide to see his face clearly, but she only saw a hand fall on her brow.

thump.

Her vision went black, and Songlan lost consciousness again.

Cheng Chen shook his head, ignoring the company's top idol, and left without looking back after identifying the exit from the signs on both sides of the corridor.

The threat inside the arena has been eliminated, but things don't seem to be over yet.

He sensed a very familiar magical force from not far away and couldn't wait to see what was happening.

……

Outside the stadium, chaos had broken out.

A violent gust of wind howled past.

Sha Quan's body emerged from the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

The figure of the painted crow flickered in the dust.

Her black skirt billowed as light spears coalesced around her, but before they could be fired, Sha Quan's waving wingbands lashed out, stopping the spellcasting and sending her flying.

Having barely managed to regain balance after halting its retreat in mid-air, Sha Quan's pursuit had already arrived.

Amidst a low roar, countless crushed concrete blocks came hurtling in.

The painted crow landed on the ceiling of the stadium, and the light spears condensed again, firing in a barrage like a barrage of bullets.

Useless.

Each spear of light struck Sha Quan's body with precision, yet it could not even break through the most basic magical defenses.

The gap is too big...

The girl felt a wave of despair.

Before being killed for the first time, Sha Quan was already a calamity beast of the Destroyer rank.

Even though she is not as powerful as before after her resurrection, her total magic power and level far exceed hers.

Sha Quan gave her no chance to catch her breath.

The ground cracked open, and a stone spike pierced out from under the crow's feet—it was Sha Quan's magic.

She barely managed to leap away, but the next second three more stone spikes came hurtling from different directions. She dodged and weaved among the spikes, but was struck in the shoulder and sent flying diagonally to the ground. Just before the next spike came, she leaped up in a panic, her long, pale purple hair fluttering wildly.

Bang.

It tumbled and rolled on the ground for a long distance before landing next to the crowd that had not yet completely dispersed.

"Run!"

She shouted to the crowd, then flew into the air again, spinning wildly as she brushed past Sha Quan.

She wanted to steer Sha Quan in another direction.

The attacks are becoming increasingly frequent.

The earth churned, stones flew, and the entire area surrounding the stadium became its weapon. The survivors were trapped in the fissures torn open by the churning sand, screaming incessantly.

But Huiya couldn't help anyone at all, because she herself was like a candle flickering in the wind.

Less than two minutes have passed since Sha Quan appeared.

The spear of light coalesced and was launched once more, while the wingtip of the Sand Power swept across, forcing the Raven to halt its attack and retreat. A massive wave of mud and sand, carrying pebbles, crashed down upon her. She flew at breakneck speed, unleashing her maximum magical power, yet it was still insufficient to evade it.

boom.

He was sent flying again, his body leaving a long trail on the floor before crashing into the outer wall of the stadium.

Huiya stood up unsteadily, a sharp pain shooting through her body.

Although there were no injuries, the burden caused by each impact was very real.

If there could be an increase...

The girl was unwilling to accept this and tried to construct an amplification array, but the result was the same as during training: the magical lines only condensed together for a moment before collapsing.

"roar!"

The sand writhed forward violently, its upright body now towering above the raven's head.

A scream came from behind.

Huiya turned around abruptly. She had already tried her best to lead Shaquan to a less crowded area. This place was clearly a large, empty area that had been cleared after the concert security checks, within the cordon and railings, where people without tickets were not allowed to enter. Why were there still people here?

She saw dozens of helpless, trembling figures huddled in a corner; there were just too many fans and spectators gathered outside the venue!

These people must have fled here after Sha Quan appeared.

The crow felt a wave of weakness wash over it.

She was given no time to rest; the massive insect body of Sha Quan had already crushed her.

In an instant, she made a judgment: she could dodge, but... Eiya turned around, releasing her magic power to the maximum extent to activate her magic defense.

The moment the two came into contact, the tiny gem embedded in the Raven Feather Wand turned grayish-white almost instantly.

Sha Quan's tail lashed out with a thunderous roar.

A muffled thud.

Smoke and dust flew everywhere.

The raven was sent flying, but instead of the expected pain, it felt like it had been kicked in the lower back.

Opening his eyes, he saw a magical girl standing amidst the swirling smoke and dust.

The magical girl holding the scythe tilted her head and looked at her, her face completely expressionless: "Are you an idiot?"

"It's you!"

Huiya will never forget the appearance of Thorn Rose, who has long been written down in her heart as the number one enemy.

She stared at her, her eyes wide, and demanded without any politeness, "What are you doing here?"

Rose recalled the scene when her teacher handed her the concert tickets, and then replied, "It's none of your business."

Roar!

Sha Quan's roar interrupted the argument.

The tail slashed down vertically, but the two magical girls dodged it by bouncing to the left and right.

Stone fragments flew everywhere as the Rose leaped rapidly across the air, hurtling toward the roaring head of the Sand King.

As soon as the crow stood still, it heard that annoying sound.

"cover."

"Don't order me around!"

They were arguing verbally, but their hands never stopped moving.

The raven continued to squeeze out its magical power to create light spears, which it then launched forward.

The spear of light pierced through the smoke and dust like a meteor. By this time, Thorn Rose had already leaped into the air, gripping the giant scythe that was a stark contrast to her petite frame, and then tumbled down. Below her were Sha Quan's four rows of monstrous teeth and a gaping maw that emitted a foul stench.

A weak and ineffective offensive.

Sha Quan raised his head, his wings swirling around him, weaving an impenetrable net, and came crashing down on her.

boom!

The timing was perfect; the light spear arrived.

With a roar, Thorn Rose swooped down through the gap in her wingbands, and Sha Quan opened his massive maw to swallow her whole.

A cold glint flashed.

The giant insect's shell split open from the inside out, and a torrent of ash violently sprayed from the wound.

"Aww!"

It twisted and fell to the ground, while the rose, covered in filth, stench, and blood, landed steadily not far from the painted crow.

Did we win?

Before Huiya could even speak to Cimei, and before such a thought had even crossed her mind, a gust of wind swept past her side.

The lashing insect tail swept both magical girls away.

The crow got stuck in a car that had overturned by the roadside, while the rose crashed into a large tree.

"Roar!"

Sha Quan rose again from the chaos, a horrifying sight as a huge rift in the center spewed forth ash and blood mist.

A massive wave dissipated, and magic gathered in the form of spheres of light on the tentacles on both sides of Sha Quan's head.

"Well……"

Huiya sat up abruptly, and was instantly stunned by what she saw.

Get out of the way!

With only this one thought in mind, my body started moving on its own when I saw the rose bush lying motionless under the tree trunk.

hum.

The light sphere converged to its extreme point, and the annihilating beam of light pierced through the air.

The raven blocked the way in front of the rose, activating its magical defense.

click.

In the blink of an eye, the defense was riddled with cracks, like a sheet of ice.

"Tsk!"

For a fleeting moment, she seemed to instinctively abandon her defenses, summoning her last bit of magic to construct a gleaming black cross-shaped spear, which she then hurled forward.

At the same time, the defenses completely collapsed, and the girl closed her eyes, awaiting death.

The raven landed in a warm embrace.

Suddenly opening my eyes, I saw a folding fan with exquisitely painted patterns that seemed to leap like flames.

"The Flower and Butterfly Fan..."

E-Ya recognized the folding fan; it was the signature feature of the legendary magical girl of Yin City, "Sakura".

"I'm late."

Rather than a young girl, she was more like a fairy-like mature beauty with a slight smile.

"Also, well done."

The beam of sand was severed, and the magic power of the Scarlet Cherry, which was countless times stronger than that of the Ejaculate Crow, was suddenly released, and petal-like magical fragments swept across the entire field like a storm.

Wherever it passed, people crushed under rubble, wailing amidst ruins, and struggling in cracks in the ground were all lifted up by a gentle force and gently placed on the safe surface.

The raven raised its eyes and saw that Sha Quan's movements had stopped at some point. The afterimage of the light spear still lingered in the air. A wound pierced through its indestructible insect body from front to back, leaving a huge hole in its head.

As time passed, the enormous body burned like paper, leaving only a small hill of ashes on the ground.

The setting sun and firelight intertwined, and people cautiously peeked out from behind the crushed ruins. A black-clad magical girl stood in the center, her clothes covered in dirt and dust, her raven feather wand hanging silently from her palm.

The survivors gradually gathered around, silent except for the muffled thud of buildings collapsing in the distance.

"I……"

Huiya mumbled, his mind a complete mess.

"Painting a crow!"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd called out her name.

Hiyori was beside her, gently patting her back and raising her hand high.

The cheers were deafening; Eira had never experienced such a fervent roar. The fanatical survivors rushed over, and the shouts and applause almost drowned her out.

"I didn't do anything."

The girl's mind went completely blank; she was just being chased and beaten, desperately trying to escape.

When he was about to collapse, Sha Quan suddenly died.

She knew very well that her weak and feeble counterattack could not possibly achieve the same effect as before.

Someone helped her.

who is it?

The black-clad magical girl suddenly raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the crowd and looking towards the top of the observation deck that jutted out from the stadium.

Cheng Chen was standing there. After their eyes met, he joined everyone in clapping softly.

……