Is it only magical girls?

"The external demons are gone!"

Lingling clapped her hands, unleashing a dazzling light. This light vanished upon touching the witch, and as it dissipated, the witch and the Far Star Team were all affected by the barrier magic and transported to the barrier's world. Within this barrier world, there were no familiars, no treants, only witches and magical girls.

This was an unfair contest, as the magical girls numbered only five, hardly a complete team. It was essentially a group fight between the witch and five-sixths of the magical girls, yet the magical girls remained fearless.

Surrounded by lightning, Ye Liu charged towards the witch with lightning speed, but this speed was not an advantage compared to the witch's. To be precise, it wasn't that Ye Liu's speed was inferior, but rather that the witch had somehow slowed her down, making her barely able to keep up with the witch's movements. If Ye Liu was in such a predicament, the other magical girls were practically moving in slow motion, posing no threat whatsoever to the witch.

The witch began to spin in place like a ballerina, and only then did Yuanxing realize that the witch had long since changed into a white dress. The outside of the dress was white, while the inside was red, blending together with the witch's graceful dance, like the sunset glow on the horizon—splendid yet gentle, poignant yet resolute, the sunset reflected in a clear pond, breathtakingly beautiful.

Yuanxing suddenly realized that it wasn't that they were slow, but that they had forgotten. They had forgotten that they were still fighting the witch, captivated by her beauty, their hearts moved and their minds captivated.

Only Lingling remained unmoved. Three days of travel to the water had calmed her heart. Even though the scenery before her was something she had longed for for many years, and tears streamed down her face, it was not enough to affect her mind.

Ling Ling's heart was as firm as iron, and the barrier was as solid as a rock, unshakeable. She tried to adjust the appearance within the barrier, causing a waterfall to appear out of thin air. Under the cascading force of the waterfall, the magical girls were forced to break free from their bewitching state.

Chapter 41 Forty-one: They are obsessed with me, they praise me, they are captivated by me.

The waterfall cascades down from the sky, freeing the Far Stars from their enchanted state.

When enduring the waterfall rush, Yuanxing always felt that other people's waterfalls weren't as impactful as hers, at least half the size of the waterfall above her head! Clearly, Lingling was a little upset, but there was nothing she could do about how things were going. She could only keep her feelings to herself, but that didn't stop her from adding a little something extra when she was helping out.

Yuanxing stealthily glanced at Lingling, who remained expressionless, her heart as still as an ancient well.

A girl who appears calm on the surface but has hidden emotions inside is truly adorable.

The enchantment was dispelled, and everything proceeded according to plan. Yuanxing planted her wand in the ground, and the entire ground came under her control. She could attack the witch from underground at any time and at the most crucial moment. She waited quietly for the critical moment to deliver a fatal blow to the witch, and that critical moment was to be created by Yeliu.

This has always been their group's fighting style. In the past, Qianchan would create opportunities for Yuanxing, but now it has become Yeliu's style.

Yuanxing had undergone incredibly rigorous training over the previous three days, which helped her rediscover her old fighting style. They were a team, and what she needed to do was trust her teammates and believe that they could bring her opportunities. Her mission was to rely on her innate intuition to seize those opportunities and deliver a fatal blow.

Because Qianchan left the team, and because the replacement Yeliu was not capable enough to hold off the enemy and create opportunities, Yuanxing forgot about this style, which made her, who was good at one-hit kills, always have to take the lead in suppressing the enemy with firepower.

After being chased by the jeep for three whole days, she finally realized that what she should have done was not to avoid the jeep, run past it, or even crash into it, but to smash the window and jump into the passenger seat when the almost invincible jeep turned, and then take care of the driver in one go.

She doesn't need to do anything now; she only needs to focus her mind on sensing magic and wait for her companions to create an opportunity for her.

Qingyin raised her hand and fired six cards at Yeliu in a row: "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain, Yin, Thunder".

The magical enhancement from Qingyin greatly amplified Ye Liu's physical abilities, including speed, attack, and defense. It also granted her numerous other abilities, such as increased magical capacity, deflection of enemy attacks, and accelerated thinking. These magical enhancements allowed Ye Liu to concentrate fully and easily enter a state of flow, completely free from the influence of the witch's allure.

Ye Liu was surrounded by lightning, which spread and slowly climbed up her body, turning her into a blue elemental being whose body could not be seen. She was a complete lightning warrior.

Ye Liu charged at the witch. Facing him, the witch spun in place like a ballerina before delivering a sweeping kick with her right leg. Ye Liu had to duck to dodge, but as she did so, electricity surged through her, climbing up the witch. However, this level of electricity was negligible to the witch and didn't affect her movements at all. The witch raised her leg and launched a flying kick, aiming straight for Ye Liu's face. Fortunately, Ye Liu was faster, and in a flash, she changed position and moved behind the witch.

"Huh?! Lingling, your mom's a melee fighter?!"

Lingling shook her head: "I don't know. I only remember that my mother liked to sing and dance. As for her fighting style..."

Lingling didn't know, and she didn't care. All her attention was focused on the singing and dancing, and she was completely indifferent to the magical girl.

The witch sensed Ye Liu's location and immediately unleashed a flying kick, closing the distance swiftly. Ye Liu instinctively raised his arm to block, but was forced back several steps. The witch pursued him in mid-air, executing three more flying kicks in quick succession, pushing Ye Liu even further away. The witch didn't continue the chase; she remained in place and began to dance. This time, it wasn't ballet, but a completely new kind of dance.

The witch is about to unleash her charm once more! (Six) Three Emu Valleys. 100 Million

Yi You immediately responded, raising her hand and shooting a spell bullet at the witch: "Leaves withered and flowers faded."

Qingyin glanced at Miyou, thinking that Miyou dared to say anything. The phrase "withered leaves and faded flowers" describes old age and fading beauty, but the problem was that someone's daughter was standing right next to her, so this was a bit too unrestrained. She looked at Lingling and found that although Lingling was looking this way, her expression did not change, so she probably didn't care.

The spell "Withered Leaves and Faded Flowers" was just a regular aging spell; Mi You simply added a touch of illusion, replacing the witch's image with bones. Beauty and bones—this perfectly embodies the symbolism behind aging magic.

This renders the witch's dance meaningless, no matter how beautiful, because in everyone's eyes it is nothing more than a skeleton dancing.

But the witch didn't think so. The fact that the dance didn't work was a huge blow to her. She stopped dancing and roared. Anger had become the strongest emotion in her heart. This meant that her actions were in disarray!

This is an opportunity for Yuanxing; she has been waiting for this moment!

A beam of magic roared out from beneath the witch, and a towering magic cannon completely engulfed her. An angry roar echoed within the barrier, and in this rage, the witch was broken down into the purest form of magic.

Yuanxing gave a thumbs up: "Impressive, it seems Miyou deserves the most credit this time."

"Me? Me?"

Miyou raised her head triumphantly, her chin practically flying to the sky.

As the witch completely transformed into magic, Lingling chose to dispel the barrier.

After the barrier was lifted, the first thing that was seen was various familiars surging towards the trees, and a witch statue that kept roaring to the sky. All the familiars were being absorbed into the witch statue, and the giant tree-like monster was constantly changing forms. The witch was devouring the familiars and the giant monster, trying to transform into a new form.

A bizarre, colossal monster whose origins remain unknown and cannot be described.

This colossal monster no longer resembled the previous treant; it looked more like a tree stump, far larger than the treant itself. On the stump stood an even more magnificent complex, and at its very center, a mournful statue of a witch—no, now completely transformed into a witch—was wailing.

Compared to before, the witch of today is more emotional and more twisted: "Why won't you listen to my songs? Why do you say I'm outdated? Come on, be obsessed with me, praise me, and fall for me!"

The sound waves spread, the sound like a curse, turning all humans who heard the song into familiars. Looking around, all the people in sight turned into numbers, running towards the witch's location, wanting to hear the witch's music, to admire the witch's dance, and to praise the witch's art.

This scene was beyond what Yuanxing had imagined. The fact that things would turn out like this after defeating the witch was completely beyond her expectations. Compared to the witch, the super-large monster-level disaster was like comparing a roadside pebble to a skyscraper.

"A single elf can change the rules and allow witches to be born in the world, and there are countless elves like this. The world has not been destroyed yet, which is truly remarkable."

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A kind of inheritance (not)

Chapter 42 Nothing in this world is difficult if you dare to give up.

The witch's sonic magic continued to spread, and under its influence, more and more familiars appeared.

But this kind of sound wave magic is completely meaningless to magical girls.

Not far from the witch, Anlian admired the witch's posture. She was extremely satisfied with the witch's new appearance, which was getting closer and closer to what she hoped for: "The flowers have fully bloomed, this is the most beautiful time, and then it will be time to scatter the flowers."

She picked up her phone and remotely issued a command to the magical girls in the park: "It's time to move out."

Then her gaze turned back to the witches; she waited, anticipated, and longed for the arrival of the magical girls.

"My dear magical girls, my lovely magical girls, the evil witch is waiting for you. Come on, come on, and then, just as I wish, you will be annihilated."

As Anlian watched the familiars flying in from the sky, she seemed to see the future she had always dreamed of, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"What is this thing?!"

Farstar was completely baffled. The witch of the past would retaliate with anger and charm, but now, having merged with the colossal monster, she utterly ignored them. Attacks that were effective before were now completely ineffective—lightning, will-o'-the-wisps, magic cannons, curses—the witch utterly disregarded them all. These attacks didn't even hit their mark, vanishing before they even touched her. Even against the barrier of malevolence, the magic didn't dissipate; this was another scene he had never witnessed before.

The witches did not retaliate against the attacks; all she did was sing, using her songs to summon more familiars.

The moving tree stump, serving as the palace's structure, slowly advanced. As the witch's chariot, it allowed her to travel to any place in the world. This meant the witch's songs could reach every corner of the globe, making it impossible for any human to escape her attacks. All humans would be transformed into familiars, ultimately leading to the extinction of all humanity!

Looking at the almost invincible witch before her, Lingling pursed her lips and said, "My mother was originally a very gentle person..."

Yuanxing quickly comforted her, "No one said it was her fault. It's all Anlian's fault. If it weren't for her, things wouldn't be like this."

“That’s not how it is,” Lingling shook her head. “My mother loves to sing and dance. Besides being a magical girl, she’s also active as a songstress and dancer. She can also compose music. Even without the power of a magical girl, she’s a very remarkable musician. She’s the mother I’m so proud of. But she’s not very successful as a magical girl. It’s said that she defeats monsters with close combat using dance moves, but she gets a lot of negative reviews. She’s criticized for not being flashy enough, being too barbaric, and lacking drama. These kinds of negative reviews keep popping up, so she keeps changing her fighting style, but the negative reviews haven’t decreased; in fact, they’ve increased.”

Shouldn't we beat up the person who gave us a bad review?

Yuanxing doesn't really care what others say. After all, if a passerby opposes me, it proves that the passerby is an enemy in disguise. If a friend opposes me, it proves that the friend has become an enemy. And if an enemy opposes me, it proves that I am right.

"The more negative comments she received, the more she changed her style. The more she changed her style, the worse the reviews became. It wasn't just external reviews; even her teammates' reviews worsened. Finally, she reached a mental breaking point. Not only did things with the magical girl theme start to go wrong, but things with music also began to go wrong. She couldn't speak before the concert, her compositions weren't accepted by the clients, and she accidentally fell during a dance presentation. No matter what she did, it was all failure."

Lingling remained expressionless, but Yuanxing could sense that she was extremely agitated and had reached a breaking point. She pulled Lingling into her arms and said, "Stop talking, sweet Lingling, you don't need to say anything more."

The attempt to comfort her backfired, accelerating Lingling's emotional breakdown: "It's me, it's all because of me. Because I wanted Mom to be happy, I became a magical girl. Everyone praises me as a powerful magical girl, Mom says I'm a powerful magical girl too, and says I have to always be a magical girl that everyone likes, but but but—"

But the next morning, what I saw was my mother jumping off the building.

No one needed to explain; Yuanxing completed the story on its own.

Yuanxing didn't know what to say or what words could comfort Lingling. She simply hugged her, offering her a safe haven.

Both Ye Liu and Mi You were affected by Ling Ling's mood and fell into a slump.

But Qingyin is different. She has many thoughts and complex emotions. Three days at the Dragon Pavilion hadn't brought Lingling to a state of perfect tranquility; all her emotions had only been suppressed. Now, those emotions could no longer be suppressed, erupting like a volcano. But the reason for this eruption is largely because Yuanxing hugged her. In the past, Lingling never cried because her tears were worthless and no one cared. But things are different now. Yuanxing cares, Yuanxing is concerned, so her tears have value, so she cries. This means the Xingling sweetness is real, it's sweet, and I love it so much. Lingling is in so much pain, her friend is so sad, and you're here happily enjoying this sweet moment? Qingyin, Qingyin, you're heartless and inhuman; you really shouldn't be like this.

Yuanxing held Lingling in her arms, but her gaze drifted into the distance. She sensed that Qianchan was there. Although she had the idea of ​​flying over with Lingling, she couldn't get away at the moment, and the atmosphere didn't allow her to take Lingling to find Qianchan.

She turned her gaze back to the slowly moving witch. She couldn't let the witch go unchecked, but how could she possibly defeat her? Magic was completely ineffective against the witch, and even if it could, she preferred not to fight, given that the witch had resurrected many times before. Even if she managed to defeat the witch this time, it didn't mean she wouldn't revive.

Farstar had a feeling that there was only one way to solve the witch once and for all: to wake up Lingling's mother.

The driving force that monsters rely on is the evil thoughts of humans. Purifying the barrier of evil thoughts is equivalent to purifying evil thoughts. So what is the source of the witch's birth?

Yuanxing felt that was an obsession, and the witch's current obsession was to become a popular musician. Although she didn't know why the witch initially wanted to kill Lingling, judging from her current behavior, the witch's obsession was to become a popular musician. How could they resolve this obsession? They couldn't exactly hold a concert for her, could they? She had already held one herself, hadn't she?

Nothing in this world is difficult if you dare to give up.

Yuanxing felt it didn't matter if he couldn't think of anything, he would let Sister Hongshi think of it!

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The voice of Tsukihime was heard.

Chapter 43 A Bottomless Boat Can Save All Living Beings

In this day and age, who can do things on their own? What's the use of being good at fighting? You need connections to survive. Yuanxing indicated that her mentor was her connection, so it's perfectly normal for her to call her mentor if something happens.

When the call was made, Yuanxing immediately cried out, "Sister Hongshi, I can't handle this!"

Don't worry, while you were fighting the witch, I completed my analysis of her.

"Huh? Sister Hongshi, you were planning to analyze the witch while we were fighting? How come I didn't know that? Shouldn't you have told me beforehand?"

Hongshi casually skipped over Yuanxing's question: "I didn't pay attention to such a trivial matter."

[Witches and monsters are completely different beings. Monsters rely on evil intentions, while witches rely on obsessions. When good prevails, evil will fall silent and live in constant fear. Therefore, monsters can be eliminated through physical means. But witches are different. The stronger their obsessions, the stronger the witch. As long as their obsessions persist, the witch will not perish. You can never eliminate a witch through physical means.]

[Trying to eliminate witches in the same way you did before will only strengthen their obsession, eventually turning them into what you see now. Lingling's mother herself went astray because she was consumed by her own obsession, unable to escape it, which is why her obsession was particularly strong. That's why this witch's final form is so troublesome; given enough time, she could turn all of humanity into familiars, and she alone could destroy all of humanity.]

Looking towards the witch from afar, the magical girls of Paradise had already rushed to the battlefield, launching a full-scale attack on her. This full-scale attack meant they weren't just targeting the witch, but also her familiars. Moreover, the familiars seemed to be the witch's Achilles' heel; she wouldn't allow anyone to harm her fans. To protect them, the witch could no longer remain indifferent and began to retaliate. Magical bullets roared from the structures atop the tree stump monster, which, like a war fortress, was firing at full power. Far from feeling outnumbered, the magical girls of Paradise were overwhelming them with sheer firepower.

[Physical methods won't work. You'll need to use mental magic to establish a mental connection with the witch, enter her mental world, and then—]

Yuanxing suddenly felt motivated: "Then persuade her to give up her obsession!"

【Huh? Well, alright then, you can persuade her to give up her obsession. Paradise will probably be completely destroyed soon, so you'd better deal with the witch before Paradise is destroyed, otherwise Anlian might attack you.】

"Huh?! Why are they attacking us?!"

[Go, go, go! Yuan Xiaoxing, you can do it!]

"It sounds awful!"

Farstar's complaints were pointless, because Redworld had already ended the call.

Amidst the chaos, Crimson World, through several crystal balls, observed the entire battle unfold. She had witnessed everything since the witch-slaying operation began, and it was through these crystal balls that she and the elven maid completed their analysis of the witch and devised the perfect countermeasure.

Spiritual castration.

This magic can eliminate the opponent's mental abnormalities, making it easy to deal with the witch. Mental castration has such power; even the most heinous serial killer can be transformed into a harmless, submissive man after undergoing mental castration. Yuan Xiaoxing is choosing the difficult path over the easy one; it's a sign of her concern for her mother-in-law. I understand, I understand. I'll definitely praise her in person later so Lingling knows how considerate she is.

Yuanxing hung up the phone, looked at the witch, and before she could say anything, her friends had already gathered around.

Miyu asked, "What did Sister Hongshi say? Did she tell us to retreat? Look, the magical girls in the amusement park are no match for them at all. Let's take advantage of this opportunity and run away before they are defeated."

Yuanxing reached out and pinched Miyou's face hard: "Don't be afraid. Next, we'll break into the witch's mental world and make her give up her obsession through communication."

Miyou thought this was completely unreliable: "If you could give up your obsession through persuasion, then you wouldn't have had this obsession in the first place, right?"

Qingyin also said, "The reason why obsession is called obsession is because it is impossible to give it up."

As a staunch supporter of Yuanxing, Ye Liu offered Yuanxing her usual kind of support: "How do you know there's no hope if you haven't even tried in the spiritual world? No matter what, you have to hold onto hope and bravely put it into practice." However, Ye Liu was only going through the motions of being completely positive; in reality, she also felt that the chances were slim: "The word 'obsession' means an unshakable thought arising from persistence. If you really fail, Yuanxing doesn't need to be discouraged."

"It's not a matter of being discouraged or not, but that we have to convince her. Paradise can't win, or rather, Paradise never intended to win, otherwise it wouldn't have fought that way. Paradise will definitely lose, and if we lose too, Sister Red World will probably take action as well."

Miyu said, "I mean, Rin, Q, Sisi, and I'll leave things to Kurenai-nee—"

“No,” Yuanxing shook his head: “Sister Hongshi’s method will definitely not be one we are willing to accept. Sister Hongshi will definitely take the quickest and most effective measures and will not show any mercy in the solution. Her method will definitely be mental castration. That’s Lingling’s mother. I don’t want to defeat her, but I want to help her. I don’t want things to develop to that point.”

"Distant Star..."

Lingling grasped Yuanxing's hand, hesitant to speak, and remained silent.

Qingyin's eyes widened in disbelief. She thought this was incredibly sweet, practically perfect. Then she felt a sense of impending doom, and all she could think about was this sweetness. It wasn't just a question of being inhuman; even she herself felt incredibly audacious. Was this obsession with yuri (lesbian) romance?! Was she about to turn into a witch? She should probably go back and find a waterfall to practice some water-walking to calm herself down.

Miyou glared at Yuanxing resentfully: "There's really no way around it. This job is so dangerous, I can't do it for nothing. When we get back, give me your share of the pay."

"I'll give you everything, I'll give you everything, are you satisfied now?"

"Barely."

Mi You was sharp-tongued, but her actions were swift; she was ready to act.

Connecting their spiritual worlds is closer to barrier magic, so the main force in this operation is Lingling, while Yuanxing is responsible for using her power to travel to the witch's spiritual world. The other magical girls provide Lingling with the magic power to maintain the magic, and only in this way can they travel to the witch's mental world.

Using the collective's immense magical power, Lingling continuously compressed the barrier until it resembled a wrecked ship. This wrecked ship was not only dilapidated on the outside, but also incomplete inside. It had no bottom, making it a bottomless boat that couldn't even float on water. How could it possibly reach the world of the mind?