Is it only magical girls?

Lingling instinctively wanted to stand up and run to Yuanxing's side, but she knew very well that her actions would be meaningless and she wouldn't be able to help in any way. The only thing she could do was to create a teleportation array here. She shouldn't be doing this; she should be protecting Yuanxing. She had to protect Yuanxing; that was the right thing to do.

No, she should draw the teleportation array; that was something Yuanxing had instructed her to do.

But she absolutely had to protect Yuanxing, absolutely had to, absolutely had to.

Reason is calling, but the voice cannot be heard; the brain is thinking, but the body cannot control it.

Her emotions had made their choice, and her body had taken action, for she had to protect the distant star!

Lingling left the teleportation array behind and rushed towards Anlian. She couldn't give Anlian another chance to attack, and she couldn't let Yuanxing suffer any more.

Ye Liu rushed out as well. She knew very well that she had to engage in close combat, as only close combat could stop An Lian from launching an attack.

Qingyin reacted just as quickly, throwing cards at Yeliu one after another to increase her power.

Mi You raised her hand to shoot, but every shot missed. No matter how she shot, she couldn't hit An Lian. Even when she bit her lip until it bled from resentment at her own incompetence, it didn't change anything.

"Oh? A clone technique? Which side is the original body?"

The world of combat is far more brutal than the world of magic. Anlian's body is no different from that of an ordinary person, but she possesses strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Anlian spun around in place and delivered a spinning kick that sent Lingling, who had rushed forward first, flying and embedding her into the wall.

But her demeanor was as refined and courteous as a noblewoman trained in palace etiquette, her every gesture belying that of a delicate young woman. However, if Anlian was a young girl, then Ye Liu was a teddy bear she could toy with at will, subjected to her unparalleled brute force with reckless abandon. During this continuous beating, Ye Liu's body flashed with light and vanished.

That light is a teleportation light; the appearance of this light means that Sister Hong Shi has been paying attention to this place all along!

Qingyin breathed a sigh of relief. Although the situation was beyond their control, it was still within Hongshi's control.

"There's a mistake, is this a clone?"

An Lian quickly turned around and looked towards Ling Ling's direction. She remembered that a clone had flown in that direction earlier. Although she hadn't seen anything there, it wouldn't hurt to blast it just to be on the safe side.

The Demon Eye slowly drifted towards Ling Ling's location, preparing for the next round of attacks.

Mi You charged forward. Although her marksmanship was so absurd that she couldn't hit anything, casting a curse at close range was a completely different matter! She grabbed An Lian's hands, turning one side of An Lian's hands into gold and the other side into petrification. In Mi You's view, as long as An Lian's hands were restrained, it should at least have some effect.

But reality told her that the idea that restricting her hands would be effective was too simplistic.

An elemental hand made of lightning appeared in the air, grabbed Miyu's waist and held her tightly in its grasp. With a flash of light, Miyu disappeared before the giant lightning hand could completely close.

Anlian stopped, looking at the lightning hand with some confusion: "Why a lightning hand? I don't like lightning, nor do I like gold. And I think I've seen this hand before..."

We made it through!

Seeing Anlian staring blankly at the lightning hand, Qingyin breathed a sigh of relief. Anlian's origin meant that she sensed something was wrong, and it also meant that she would soon be able to break free from control.

Furthermore, Qingyin noticed that, perhaps due to the influence of hypnosis, Anlian ignored stationary objects and never attacked Qingyin who was not moving. In other words, even if she hadn't recovered, it should be fine as long as she didn't move!

Qingyin hurriedly voiced her guess: "Don't move, absolutely don't move. As long as you don't move, you won't be attacked."

Seeing that Anlian was starting to stare blankly into space, and with Qingyin's request, Yuanxing and Lingling, who had been trying to stand up, also temporarily stopped. As long as they didn't disturb Anlian, she could keep looking at the lightning hand and then slowly come back to her senses.

That was the original plan, but a golden light suddenly appeared from afar, severing the lightning hand in two. The light then used its anti-magic properties to break the lightning hand down into its most basic elemental forms. Looking further into the distance, there was the figure of Chichan, who had transformed into the magical girl Tsukuyomi.

Normally, Yuanxing would have been overjoyed and would have shouted out, but now is undoubtedly the worst time.

As Anlian gradually emerged from her hypnotic state, the moment she saw Magical Girl Tsukuyomi, she realized she had found her true form. The wavering caused by the lightning hand vanished, replaced by a surging killing intent. After all, Magical Girl Tsukuyomi was right before her eyes; any wavering was meaningless.

The demonic eye spun, shooting out countless red beams.

Qianchan used the crescent moon to block the attack, reflecting the red light back and even turning it into her own weapon to attack Anlian.

"Let's see how long you can last!"

Anlian changed modes, her demonic eyes lined up in a row, and red beams of light linked together. Each time they linked, their volume expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they became roaring demonic cannons.

The full moon swirled, deploying a shield in front of Qianchan, deflecting the magic cannon to the side. The cannon swept across, nearly reducing the top of the magic tower to ruins. Barely managing to deflect the attack, the full moon dimmed instantly, but the second strike arrived, hitting Qianchan before she had any time to react, and she vanished without a trace.

"Is this another clone?"

Anlian had just turned her head when the golden magic cannon struck her squarely. Even though she was completely unprepared and took the hit head-on, Anlian remained steadfast and began to mobilize her magic eye to gather magic power to counterattack. The golden and red magic beams clashed against each other, vying for territory. The golden beam was completely at a disadvantage, gradually losing ground in the clash of magic power, and the line of impact between the magic cannons kept moving closer to the distant star.

Lingling watched as Zhan Wang moved in an unfavorable direction, her heart filled with anxiety, her eyes bloodshot. She should be protecting Yuanxing, she absolutely had to protect Yuanxing, she insisted, she absolutely, absolutely had to protect Yuanxing.

The desire to protect burned in her heart, spreading like wildfire. Everything she possessed was drawn to this flame: magic, memories, soul—all merged with her emotions. Her pure, simple, and fervent desire was elevated under the protection of these flames.

The flames were not content to burn only in Lingling's heart, but also burned in her body, bringing her surging power that could support her in protecting the distant stars!

With a thought, Ling Ling rushed towards An Lian.

Only then did Lingling realize that it wasn't her rushing forward, but the steed beneath her—a pure white horse. The white horse was covered in pure black armor, adorned with various decorations, which Lingling recognized as magic wands. Emerald flames constantly flickered across the black armor; simply looking at the flames evoked a primal, instinctive fear—a fear unrelated to courage, but the fear of facing death head-on. The emerald flames contained a dense aura of death, as if they were the very embodiment of the concept of death itself.

Anlian's attention was completely focused on Lingling. Her brain was racing, trying to figure out what this was. Only one word came to mind: witch.

Moreover, this witch does not seem to be an ordinary witch, but a more special kind of witch, a witch that she does not know.

Faced with an unknown witch, she needs to observe more calmly.

The magic power used to blast the distant star was instantly withdrawn, and a golden magic beam completely enveloped, bombarded, and exploded her. She was pushed back by the magic cannon attack, but she also created enough distance.

The witch before them was only human-sized, and apart from riding a white steed, she was no different from an ordinary person. Her face was also human, with a skull mask covering half of her mouth on the left and a skull-shaped accessory on the upper right. The white steed wore military-style black armor, but its head was adorned with a skull-shaped helmet.

Coupled with the intense aura of death emanating from the witch, this witch most likely represents Death, and Death is no ordinary concept...

The witch didn't intend to give Anlian much time to think and launched an attack, charging directly towards her.

To be on the safe side, Anlian erected twelve layers of shields around her body, each as beautiful as a lotus petal, symbolizing the lotus's purity and theoretically immune to all destructive magic. However, they were insufficient to withstand the witch's surprise attack. The lotus shields withered away before they even touched the witch; it wasn't due to negative magic, but simply aging.

Countless eyes filled the space around Anlian, and the elves cheered in unison: "This is exactly what I wanted to see!"

"Hmph, but it's definitely worth watching."

Anlian could clearly feel her life force constantly draining away, her skin aging rapidly, becoming like that of an elderly person. She had once wished to the elves for endless life, but now even that wish was no match for the witch's power, resulting in a cancellation between the elven forces.

"Yes, you won."

Anlian aged rapidly, turning into an old man, a corpse, a skeleton, and eventually vanishing into ashes, but for Anlian it was just another experience of death.

Having eliminated the enemy and fulfilled her wish to protect, the witch also vanished into thin air, leaving only Lingling unconscious.

The battle was over, leaving only wreckage.

Supported by Qingyin, Yuanxing stumbled towards Lingling, her heart filled with worry. Although the battle was over, although they had won, Yuanxing felt only uncertainty about the future. Lingling would inevitably lose her memories after becoming a witch; what kind of memories would she lose, and how many would she retain? What path would they take then?

Yuanxing felt only fear, fear of the uncertain and uncertain future. She looked up and saw Qianchan walking slowly towards her.

"Senior..."

She wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say, and just uttered two words blankly.

"I'm sorry," Qianchan said, her head bowed, "I followed my mother here, she... I'm sorry..."

Qianchan desperately wanted to stay; Yuanxing's fragility shattered her defenses, but she couldn't stay; she didn't have the right. It wasn't a matter of choosing a path she wanted, but rather that she was forced to choose that path because she had nowhere else to go.

After Qianchan gave her answer, Yuanxing, Qingyin, and Lingling all glowed and slowly disappeared, leaving only Qianchan in a daze.

In the blink of an eye, Yuanxing returned to Momomo and saw Yeliu and Miyou slumped over the bar, looking withdrawn.

She simply didn't have the energy to care; all her focus was on Lingling: "How is Lingling? She hasn't woken up yet. Could something have happened?"

"It's just overwork; I need a few days of rest, but..."

Hong Shi didn't finish her sentence, but she knew perfectly well that Yuan Xing knew what was to come. It has to be said that Ling Ling was really going all out.

What memories will be lost?

“I don’t know,” Hong Shi shook his head. “We’ll have to wait until she wakes up to find out. But don’t worry too much. The time you spent together was real, and the feelings you had were genuine. Like wildfire that can’t be extinguished, the spring breeze will bring it back to life. When the wind blows, those feelings will naturally rekindle. All it takes is the spring breeze and time.”

Yuanxing nodded: "Yes, I know. Wait and have hope."

After confirming that Lingling was alright, Yuanxing felt a little relieved, but other worries quickly surfaced in her mind: "What should we do about my senior? If it really was Aunt Yuehuai who did it, she must be heartbroken..."

"Is it not y/du*e-已VI2I二厁邻 that's a trap made by the 7 umbrella (four) moon locust tree?"

Although it was clearly Yuehuai's doing no matter how you looked at it, Yuanxing believed whatever Hongshi said. Hearing this, she felt relieved: "I knew Aunt Yuehuai wasn't that kind of person."

“That’s just the kind of person she is, and they are all like that, but Yuehuai isn’t stupid, so why would she do something that would so easily expose her flaws?”

Even the reclusive Ye Liu and Mi You raised their heads and looked at Hong Shi, hoping to get further answers from her.

"It must have been Yu Ying who did it, the patriarch of the Dawn Cult. It's probably because you used too many magic traps, which attracted the attention of underground forces and piqued the interest of the cult. After investigating, they discovered what you had done. Then Yu Ying intervened and used Berserk, which is a support magic and therefore ineffective against magic."

Yuanxing was furious: "Why did she do that?! We shouldn't have had any conflict!"

"In order to descend from the sky and save you when you are in crisis, thereby gaining your favor, and then using you to reconcile with me."

Yuanxing raised an eyebrow: "Why didn't you tell your senior back then?"

"She chose a difficult path herself."

Qingyin asked, "Where did Aunt Yuehuai appear?"

"How could we let Yu Ying's plan succeed? She must have gone to sabotage us, otherwise Yu Ying would have been by your side long ago."

I really want to swear! I desperately want to swear! I really, really want to swear!

But Yuanxing felt that she was a lady and could not swear, even if she was so angry that she was trembling.

Hongshi said, "I've always lived like this."

"Sister Hongshi, how exactly did you save the world...?"

Crimson World makes no attempt to hide his boasting: "I am invincible, I can take on seven opponents at once, including five colleagues, monsters, and the council."

Chapter 88 Eighty-Eight: I've Never Feeled Happy Being a Magical Girl 2.0

I'm starting school tomorrow.

After the battle with Anlian, Lingling rested for three days before suddenly saying the following in the group chat.

This almost instantly caused the five-person chat group to explode with all sorts of expressions of concern, with everyone hoping that Lingling could rest for a while longer.

No need, I'm fine.

and you···

Yuanxing was very worried, but didn't know how to ask.

But soon she saw Ye Liu's message: "Have you forgotten anything? Do you remember Yuanxing? Do you remember the battle with Anlian?"

【Remember. 】

This answer almost made Yuanxing shout with excitement. Her anxiety of three whole days was finally relieved, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Tomorrow, I have something important I want to discuss with you in person.

Yuanxing's relaxed mood was jolted back up. What important thing was it? What could it be? She desperately wanted to know and sent Lingling a private message, but received only a short reply: "I haven't decided what to say yet. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

At this moment, she couldn't reply to any messages other than "okay".

The anxiety lingered until the next day. The instructors knew they hadn't been feeling well lately, and even though Yuanxing was completely lost in thought, they didn't offer any criticism and were quite lenient with her.

When lunchtime arrived, their anxiety vanished, as Lingling had prepared an extremely lavish lunch for them. There were four five-tiered food boxes, and just carrying them was quite a struggle for Lingling. Inside the boxes were not only delicious lunches, but also snacks, fruit, and even a small cake.

Such an extravagant lunch is thankfully placed within the magical girl club. If it were displayed in a restaurant, it would naturally become the center of attention, surrounded by envious glances, and might even cause the restaurant to become completely congested due to the crowds.

Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief. Such a sumptuous lunch seemed to be Lingling's way of expressing her gratitude. Although she didn't know why it was suddenly so grand, Yuanxing felt that the important thing Lingling mentioned must be a good thing.

Qingyin's expression, however, was more solemn than Yuanxing had expected.

Qingyin's expression was serious: "Lingling, what is this important thing you're talking about?"

Lingling turned her head somewhat awkwardly, her fingers unconsciously kneading each other gently, but she quickly turned back and said, "Let's eat first, and we can talk after we've eaten."

Qingyin flatly refused: "I won't eat. Tell me what you call important first."

Why let the atmosphere become so tense?

Yuanxing tugged at Qingyin's sleeve, signaling her not to speak like that.

Qingyin glared at her, and for some reason, Yuanxing felt a little uneasy looking at Qingyin's gaze. She awkwardly lowered her hand and looked at Yeliu and Miyou, signaling them to say something. However, Yeliu and Miyou both looked at Lingling, indicating that the three of them had clearly reached a consensus.

If it were just Aon alone, it might be Aon's problem, but with three people...

Yuanxing didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent.

Ling Ling slowly spoke, "I know, I know you've helped me a lot, and I remember all your kindness." She took a deep breath, encouraging herself as if unleashing all her strength, "I will repay you, so please let me go."

Eh?

Yuanxing was stunned. She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. All she could do was stay where she was.

Silence dominated the entire room.

Lingling hurriedly stood up and distributed the food from the food box to everyone: "It's very delicious. My mother and I worked very hard to make it. It's really tasty, so please accept it." She then took out a decoration from her pocket and handed it to Yuanxing: "And this is specially for Yuanxing. I hope you will accept it."

"Why···"