Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

As he spoke, his gaze fell to the side, and a virtual projection appeared, showing several masked girls pointing guns at... Madoka Kaname's head.

"If you can't defeat Witch Night, she will die."

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and Kyubey's head exploded. His body fell to the ground, and blood stained the ground red. But in the next instant, another Kyubey ran out and ate the dead Kyubey's body.

Then, he continued talking to Xiaoyan as if nothing had happened.

"It's only up to you. If you can't kill Witch Night, or get rid of Mebius, then she will be killed."

"..." Homura Akemi's eyes were frighteningly cold, and the temperature in the air seemed to drop to freezing point. However, Kyubey didn't care at all and silently waited for Homura Akemi's decision.

Can human will overcome despair and create miracles?

This is part of restructuring the underlying logic of the universe.

"Homura, I'll help you." Sayaka stepped forward, meeting the gazes of Kyubey and Madoka Kaname, her eyes burning with the flames of justice, and with boundless anger towards Kyubey.

“Yes,” Kyubey replied immediately. “Your death and your role in holding us back may ignite Homura Akemi’s will, making it more likely that she will defeat Witch Night.”

The atmosphere fell silent.

Sayaka's cherry lips parted slightly as she stared blankly at the straightforward Kyubey. So the reason she was able to intervene was because it had nothing to do with the overall situation, and she could even use death to boost the morale of her teammates.

For some reason, she didn't feel like fighting.

"No need, I can do it myself." Xiaoyan turned around, and time stopped. When no one heard her, she calmly said, "An enemy that cannot be defeated is simply one that is not powerful enough."

She leaped off the building again, summoning more nuclear missiles, which, like a sky full of meteors, continuously struck the witch hanging upside down in the sky.

Then, time flowed on again.

"Boom boom boom!!!" An even more astonishing explosion occurred, and the spreading shockwave blew away the surrounding buildings. Looking down from outer space, one could see that the clouds had been cleared away by the force, creating huge holes.

The diffused light and heat even caused the land in some areas to melt and turn into magma.

"Eek!" Before Sayaka could react, she was blown away by the powerful shockwave, flying far away like a kite with a broken string. If she hadn't been a magical girl, such a terrifying impact would have killed her instantly.

However, as she flew upside down in the sky, she could clearly see that the witch hanging upside down was not dead, and her spinning speed was getting faster and faster.

Seeing that Takihara City had begun to collapse, everything had reached an irreversible end.

How could anyone possibly defeat that kind of monster?

Unconsciously, Sayaka had such a desperate thought. She suddenly realized that even if she became a magical girl, she believed she had a death wish.

In reality, there's still a lingering sense of wishful thinking.

If things reach a point where all hope seems lost, then Professor Möbius will surely intervene and erase the Witch's Night that has plunged all of humanity into despair.

Before that, all she had to do was fight hard.

However, just when she was in despair, another, even more terrifying nuclear explosion occurred, and the shockwave blew her away to a much more distant place.

"Homura, how many nuclear warheads have you hidden?!" She transformed into a meteor and flew towards Sayaka at the edge of her vision, shouting loudly. However, her voice was insignificant in the face of the impact of the nuclear explosion.

at the same time.

on the other side.

"Just how many magical girls did Kyubey use to enhance Witch Night?" Homura Akemi stood alone on the ruins of the city, watching Witch Night spin in the sky, creating a hurricane.

Despite using so many nuclear warheads, they were unable to cause even the slightest damage.

And right now.

"Are you going to give up?" Kyubey appeared out of nowhere and suggested to Homura Akemi, "You actually have another option, which is to become... a witch. As long as you become a witch, you can instantly gain power that surpasses Witch Night."

"Of course, you will also lose yourself in the process."

"However, Mebius seems to have a lot of confidence in you, believing that even if you were to become a witch, you would still maintain your steadfast self."

"..."

Homura Akemi didn't answer, but simply picked up her Soul Gem and glanced at Kyubey, as if pondering whether or not to do so.

Throughout history, there has never been a magical girl who could overcome despair and maintain her individuality.

Can she do that too?

"Do you... want to escape back to the past again?" Kyubey suddenly spoke up. "The more times you reincarnate, the greater your despair will become, and sooner or later you will not be able to escape the fate of becoming a witch."

"..." Homura Akemi was silent for a moment, then calmly asked, "Mebius, do you also want me to become a witch?"

Cupid countered, "Did she come out to stop it?"

If Mebius didn't want Homura Akemi to become a witch, then she should appear now to stop everything from happening.

The witch, hanging upside down in the sky, laughed more and more maniacally as she approached the top of the sky, while the gale grew more and more violent. The moment she reached the top...

The storm will destroy everything in an instant.

Time is of the essence.

What should you choose? Should you escape back to the past, or... become a witch now and gamble with your life?

Answer.

Obvious.

Homura Akemi took a deep breath, her gaze hardening. The Soul Gem in her palm began to darken and become murky, quickly turning pure black.

despair.

despair.

despair.

despair.

despair.

despair.

As she continued to fall into despair, plunging into the deepest darkness, Xiaoyan's eyes became somewhat empty, though she still maintained her own consciousness.

However, it was...very difficult.

The Soul Gem gradually began to shatter, and an aura of despair dissipated, draining the world of all color and leaving it shrouded in darkness.

Otherwise, give up.

Unconsciously, the thought popped into her head. She struggled to maintain her self-awareness, becoming even more fragile, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

She gazed at the ruins of the city, and the Soul Gem in her palm began to shatter.

until.

Madoka appears, traversing the city's ruins, constantly striving to approach Homura Akemi, and her anxious cries echo through the air.

"Go, Xiaoyan!"

Why is Xiaoyuan here?

"Go, Xiaoyan!"

Yes, I...can't just give up like this.

"Xiao Yan, don't lose yourself!"

One must maintain a sense of self.

"Xiaoyan, I... I like you the most!"

[Mere despair! Not worth mentioning!]

Homura Akemi's eyes instantly regained their resolve, her slender hands clenched tightly, and a burst of black light erupted and spread, engulfing everything in its path.

one strike.

With a single strike, the Witch's Night, hanging upside down in the sky, was instantly erased, and all the lost colors returned.

Homura Akemi lowered her head, tapped her palms, and then looked at Madoka Kaname, who had run up to her. Just as she was about to speak, she instinctively reached out.

"That's great, Homura." Madoka Kaname hugged Homura Akemi and rubbed her cheek against hers, her voice filled with deep surprise.

"That's great, Xiaoyan, you haven't lost yourself."

"Hmm," Homura Akemi responded softly, then asked curiously, "Madoka, weren't you kidnapped by Kyubey?"

"...Kyubi, kidnapped me?" Madoka Kaname was a little confused. She had been staying by Mebius-sensei's side the whole time. When she learned that Homura Akemi was about to lose herself and become a witch, she was teleported by Mebius-sensei to cheer her on.

"I see, I... I was deceived." Homura Akemi chuckled, realizing what had happened. From the very beginning, Witch's Night was designed to force her into becoming a witch through external pressure.

The appearance of Xiaoyuan is the reason for Mebius to maintain her sense of self.

"Homura, who lied to you?" Madoka Kaname released Homura from her embrace, her eyes filled with doubt, only to see Homura gently shake her head.

"This is probably a well-intentioned deception."

Chapter 231

I almost couldn't get out of bed

"...A white lie, was it Kyubey...and Mebius who lied to you?" Madoka Kaname guessed, but in her heart she was already pretty sure that this was a setup.