stonecrandall Chapter 206 The Shrike's Resolve
Chapter 206 The Shrike's Resolve
Outside the world of the mind, hyacinths drift aimlessly in the air.
The sky-blue magical girl maintained her flight magic, still gripping her greatsword tightly, but her expression was somewhat bewildered.
The witches disappeared.
Red Rose and Mercury also disappeared along with her, seemingly dragged into her mental world by their senior.
However, Hyacinth's experience of fighting Xinyuehu in Rongcheng for several months told her that this did not mean victory, but rather a huge trap.
"Could this be a conspiracy by Xin Yuehu?"
Bai Ling had somehow gotten behind Hyacinth, peeked out from behind her collar, and whispered.
Heart Moon Fox also possesses a mental world. What would happen if two magical girls with mental worlds entered the same mental world at the same time? Even the Stargazers had only heard of it in theory.
After all, there are only three magical girls who can open their minds: besides Red Rose and Heart Moon Fox, there is only Red Snow, who seems to have vanished into thin air after retiring.
The white ferret pondered for a long time but didn't get a reply from Hyacinth. It stretched out its paws and tried to climb to Hyacinth's ear by scratching her neck and shoulders, but accidentally touched Hyacinth's right shoulder.
"Ugh!..."
Hyacinth frowned at the stinging pain in her shoulder and turned to look at the bruises and contusions on her shoulder, from which a few drops of blood were seeping out.
"Ouch! Hyacinth, you're hurt!? I'm so sorry!"
Bai Ling was startled and quickly flew away from Hyacinth's shoulder, showering her with magical particles.
Hyacinth thought to herself that she hadn't even noticed the wound on her shoulder; it was probably from fighting the Leo Witch earlier.
The lion witch's strength was outrageous. Luckily, I was in my Starry Shadow state, otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just being injured.
"You're injured." The nightingale flew to its companion's side, saw the wound on the hyacinth's shoulder, and immediately cast a healing spell on her.
The bruise healed at a speed visible to the naked eye and disappeared quickly.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Thank you, I feel much better. It wasn't a very serious injury to begin with."
Irises flew to their side, and the three members of the team looked around, each feeling the same sense of bewilderment.
But there's not much to do now—it seems like there's nothing to do except wait quietly.
"Can she really hold on against so many witches all by herself?" A pale pink magical girl asked from not far away.
"Senior, you want to wipe out all the witches in one fell swoop, right?" the pale pink magical girl replied.
"Yes, senior is so amazing, you can definitely do it."
Several people around her agreed with her statement.
"Do you think our senior could defeat Xin Yuehu and Mercury?"
"Of course she can. Back then, she single-handedly took on five or six witches. She'll definitely be even stronger in the mental world."
"She's known as the world's strongest magical girl, so don't worry."
Who is Red Rose? She's the world's number one magical girl! The true number one!
Instead of worrying about her getting into danger in the world of imagination, it would be better to worry about how badly Xin Yuehu and Mercury would be beaten up by her.
This is probably the most common thought among people.
Hyacinth's worries did not lessen at all; on the contrary, she felt a strong sense of unease.
That's setting the bar way too high!
When facing the Heart Moon Fox, any tactic requires careful consideration and meticulous planning, otherwise you will fall into the trap carefully designed by that little fox.
Moreover, even if a meticulously planned tactic is devised, it will all be ruined by the mysterious little fox gadget she pulls out from under her skirt. With such a mysterious and unpredictable opponent interfering, can Senior Red Rose really defeat the witch smoothly?
...I hope it will work.
Almost the instant the hyacinth had this idea,
Clear magical fluctuations echoed in the sky, quickly transforming into a piercing buzzing sound!
"Buzzing buzzing————"
What was that sound?
People looked up in surprise.
The mental world crumbled and shattered. Through the broken dimensional veil, people could clearly see the huge scar on the sky and the fiery red figure trying to heal the crack!
"An astral rift!? Why is it so big?" Bai Lili was the first to recognize the scar in the sky and exclaimed in surprise.
The magical girls were all horrified.
Why did such a rift suddenly appear in the sky? Did Xin Yuehu and Mercury do it?
"Crack! Rumble!!"
A series of explosions came from the other side.
The Cancer Witch and the Sagittarius Witch wove a dense net of fire with their magical cannons, blocking several unknown monsters that wanted to rush towards the Red Rose and blasting them all into scattered magical particles.
Heartmoon Fox floated beside Red Rose, its Heartmoon Wand radiating light, maintaining the battle line formed by the Twelve Zodiac Witches, guarding Red Rose with utmost vigilance, as if it were using its own witch army to form a defensive line.
"Ugh!... Damn it... Just a little bit more..."
Red Rose suddenly emitted a low, painful groan.
Su Tianqing glanced at the senior behind her, then focused her attention back on the person in front of her, her brows furrowed.
The mental world is collapsing, and the astral rift has one last section that has not yet been healed. He may seem to be handling things with ease, but in reality, he is already nearing his limit.
Their own defenses are on the verge of collapse.
The monsters shattered by the witches would soon reappear and be reborn not far away, even absorbing the overflowing magic power from the astral rift to become stronger and more troublesome, like an endless tide.
"What the hell! Are we never going to finish fighting all these things?!"
Mercury swung his scythe continuously, each swing pulverizing two or three monsters, only for three or four more to immediately fill the gap, seemingly endless.
No one could understand why Xin Yuehu suddenly stood on the same side as Hong Qiangwei.
Nan Jiayu clutched the handbag with the fox radish pendant to her chest, gazing up at the golden fox struggling in the sky, as if she suddenly understood something.
Why did Tianqing suddenly disappear when the mental image world unfolded?
Why did the Heart Moon Fox suddenly appear in the world of mental images?
Even though the magical girl's perception was blocked, making it impossible for her to connect Kokoro and Ame, the facts were right in front of her!
"Watch out! Little fox!"
「!?」
A strange man broke through the witches' defenses, and Mercury quickly shouted a warning.
Su Tianqing gritted her teeth, trying to dodge the strange man's attack, but she was still hit hard on half of her shoulder by the sharp claws!
"Whoa?!"
A sharp pain shot through her, and Su Tianqing cried out in agony.
The witch who rushed back to provide support immediately crushed the monster, but the battle lines were forced to shrink further.
Nan Jiayu's heterochromatic cat eyes narrowed into slits as she stared intently at the golden-haired fox whose battle lines were being continuously compressed by the wave of monsters. Her heart was gripped by helplessness and tension.
—Fox is in danger!
No, I can't hesitate any longer; I must go and support her immediately!
"No matter who you are, Tianqing, I will always protect you!"
The catgirl murmured to herself, gripped the gleaming golden cross in her hand, and soared into the sky amidst the starlight!
The deep blue hell shrike swept past the crowd of magical girls, fearlessly plunging into the shattered world of the mind, heading straight for the wave of monsters!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Mercury's Secret: There seems to be another chapter later? Probably.