My ex-girlfriend is a magical girl junior?

Chapter 93 The Striking Crack

Those words, laced with deep contempt, simultaneously entered Xing Shuang's ears from two directions.

The moment the words left her lips, Xing Shuang didn't even have time to ponder the reason for this strange phenomenon; her fighting instincts had already prompted her to react as quickly as possible.

Pink-gold magic erupted beneath her feet, and she swiftly retreated to the side and back. The hem of her pink combat suit drew a sharp arc in the air, narrowly avoiding the silent yet extremely fierce attack.

The next moment, lightning tore through the air, leaving a charred mark where she had just stood, and a pungent, burnt smell immediately filled Xing Shuang's nostrils.

She steadied herself and sharply scanned the area in front of her and to her sides. There, in the same spot as where she had been standing and in the other direction from which the sound had come from, stood two identical "Mirror Lords".

The same messy black short hair, the same pure white smiling mask, and even the long trench coat that was blasted and charred by the magic orb, the damage and location were exactly the same.

The eerie smiles on their faces, accentuated by the dim light, appeared even more chilling.

"A clone?" Xing Shuang's brows furrowed slightly, her mind racing.

She carefully observed the two "Mirror Lords," trying to find flaws in them. Not only were their appearances completely identical, but even the ethereal energy fluctuations they emitted were almost exactly the same, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

Considering the opponent's title "Mirror Lord" and the almost indistinguishable clone that had just ambushed him, Xing Shuang made a preliminary judgment in her mind: "Is it the ability to create mirror images?" She wondered, "But I don't know if it can only create mirror images of itself, or if it can even replicate mirror images of others?"

Judging from the fact that he has only created a mirror image of himself so far, it may be the former, but it is too early to draw conclusions now.

She thought quickly while trying to speak, attempting to extract more information from the other party.

"Interesting ability, capable of creating such realistic mirror images. But, is this the only trick a Void Realm Apostle can use—a sneak attack from behind?"

"Heh, trying to test my abilities?" one of the Mirror Lords chuckled in a low voice. "Sure, I'll tell you everything you want to know in detail at your grave."

Upon hearing this, Xing Shuang revealed a somewhat disdainful smile. Even in this unfavorable situation of being attacked from both sides, her momentum did not weaken in the slightest.

"Oh? In your current disheveled state, you don't seem qualified to make such boastful claims, do you? Or do you think that simply adding a mirror image is enough to make you confident you can defeat me?"

"Hmph, it's just a new moon. Don't think that just because you used some clever tricks to hurt me, you can change the difference in strength between us." The other Mirror Lord sneered, his tone full of arrogant superiority.

"It's 'just a new moon' again—" Starfrost chewed on the words, and the confusion in her heart resurfaced.

Judging from the brief exchange just now, the strength displayed by this Mirror Lord, although powerful and strange, is at most on par with his own, and even slightly inferior in some aspects.

She was certain that the other party was definitely not at the level where they could easily crush the Crescent Moon level or even the Rainbow Light level, who had just begun to control the laws.

But why does he repeatedly emphasize that he is "just a new moon"? Does he really think that new moon-level magical girls are so vulnerable? Or is he implying something else?

These thoughts flashed through Xing Shuang's mind, but the current battle situation did not allow her to think too much about them. Just as she had predicted, the battle that followed became exceptionally difficult.

Jingjue's mirror image seems to possess some kind of ability to instantly teleport or completely conceal its presence for a short time. It always manages to suddenly appear in the weakest corner of her perception and launch a tricky and deadly attack.

Black lightning and lightning whips intertwined to form an impenetrable offensive, forcing Starfrost to constantly divert some of her magic and energy to guard against sneak attacks from the shadows.

This prevents her from unleashing her full power when facing the main body of Mirror Lord. Often, at the crucial moment when she is about to inflict effective damage on the main body, she is forced to interrupt her attack and dodge or defend due to the harassment of the mirror image.

What made things even more difficult for her was that Jingjue seemed to have noticed the dependence of the "Star String" technique on complex environments.

During lulls in the fighting, he would intentionally steer the battle in his favor, using his long black whip crackling with lightning and his raging black lightning to continuously destroy the surrounding factory structures.

The entire factory structure had almost completely collapsed in the aftermath of their fierce battle, with ruins replacing the complex structures that had previously provided a perfect fulcrum for the Star String.

The anchor points available to her are decreasing at a visible rate as the battle continues.

More importantly, Starfrost clearly realized that this battle was taking place in the real world, not inside the illusory bubble.

Such a huge commotion and such strong energy fluctuations would be hard to guarantee would not attract busybodies or—the Bureau of Paranormal Affairs patrols—to investigate, even in a remote industrial park.

Given Jingjue's previous ruthless behavior of treating life as worthless, he would not hesitate to kill any ordinary person who got close.

However, under the influence of that elusive mirror image, she lacked sufficient confidence to protect herself while also safeguarding any innocent bystanders who might be affected.

We must finish this quickly!

Xing Shuang's eyes sharpened, and she had already made up her mind. She could no longer be passively led by the nose by the other party. She had to seize the opportunity and end this battle with a thunderous strike.

Taking a deep breath, the magic within her surged once again at an unprecedented speed, and a bright pink-gold light suddenly shone, temporarily forcing back the combined attack of Mirror Lord's true form and his mirror image.

Immediately, she gestured with both hands, using the remaining intact pipes and steel structures in the factory to weave a huge, shimmering, pink-gold star-string net at an astonishing speed, instantly trapping Mirror Lord's body firmly within it.

"It's over!" Starfrost shouted, and the magic wand in her hand burst forth with a light more dazzling than ever before.

A pink-gold magic orb, compressed to its limit and radiating terrifying energy fluctuations, gathered most of the magic power she could muster at the moment, and with a world-destroying momentum, slammed into the bound Mirror Lord.

She was absolutely confident that this attack would be enough to completely annihilate any Crescent Moon level being!

However, just as the magic beam was about to hit its target, the "Mirror Lord" trapped by the Star Strings suddenly revealed an even more bizarre and twisted smile on his pure white smiling mask.

"Houichi!!!!!"

The deafening explosion echoed throughout the industrial park, and the dazzling pink-gold light even briefly overshadowed the moonlight in the night sky.

But Xingshuang's face showed no joy of victory; instead, it was filled with extreme, unbelievable astonishment.

Because, within the magic sphere, the "Mirror Lord's true form," which she had locked onto, crumbled like a piece of glass after being struck by a heavy blow.

Instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, it then shattered into countless shimmering fragments.

"What?!"

Xing Shuang's pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size, her face filled with disbelief.

She had clearly locked onto Mirror Lord's "true form" with her keen senses from the very beginning of the battle, so why—why was it just a mirror image that was hit?!

The original body and the mirror image were switched without her noticing.

She had originally thought that as long as she defeated the original body, those eerie mirror images would disappear. But now, this all-out attack, which had consumed a great deal of her magic power, had only destroyed a meaningless fake.

The real crisis had already arrived. In the instant that Xing Shuang was momentarily stunned by the sudden change before her eyes, a deadly chill, like a venomous snake, silently attacked her from behind.

Jingjue's true form had silently appeared behind her at some point.

The long whip, crackling with black lightning, lashed out at her unsuspecting back at an incredibly tricky angle, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air.

"not good!"

Xing Shuang snapped back to her senses, but it was too late to dodge. In this life-or-death situation, she could only recklessly overdraw her magic power, instantly condensing a solid magic barrier behind her.

"Bang!!!!"

The lightning whip lashed fiercely against the pink-gold barrier, unleashing a deafening roar.

The barrier shook violently, its surface rippling with countless waves, and finally shattered after barely withstanding the fatal blow.

Xing Shuang's petite body was jolted forward a few steps by the enormous impact. Although she was not directly injured, the terrifying power transmitted through the barrier still caused her some harm.

At the same time, the "Tear of the Star" gem on her chest, which had been shining with a soft iridescence, suddenly dimmed, and a tiny crack quietly appeared.

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