Sakura Emma, ​​I'm going to control you fiercely!

Although the plan took some detours, resulting in only 5283 units on hand, it should be barely enough to upgrade the white-grade eclipse phase to between blue and yellow grades.

Should...probably...maybe...can run through the second round of despair?

If they can't run anymore, then there's really nothing they can do.

"...It's all Sakura's fault!"

If it weren't for Sakura, they wouldn't have bothered to go through all that trouble calculating the meager amount of witch factors they had!

Hong held on with all her might.

"The second wave of despair begins."

She threw 5283 witch factors into the sky above Kamakura.

boom--!!!

Dark purple ripples spread across the sky.

Volume 1: Chapter 353 Second Eclipse Phase

At this moment, Yang Wen was still happily absorbing the experience.

[3800/5000]

After the Witch Factor "increased", Emma is not far from reaching the Red level.

Yang Wen silently looked towards the research institute.

After consuming the research institute's experience points, there will be a few branch leaders' experience points to enjoy later...

Yang Wen felt that the research institute was an incredibly thoughtful organization.

It's much better than those stingy courtrooms.

Then, in the next second, Yang Wen saw a black sphere suddenly rise into the sky from the direction of the research institute, blasting the black cloud he was absorbing almost to pieces.

boom--!!!

The purplish-black ripples instantly spread throughout Kamakura.

Wherever the ripples passed, the witch's essence within the dark clouds changed, and wails of agony echoed from the city beneath the clouds.

Emma looked at the city with concern, then suddenly realized:

The city's witch factor is rising rapidly!

The sky over Kamakura turned red.

The billboards between cities flashed incessantly, eventually turning into several faces obscured by gibberish.

The streets and alleys, and even the old buildings in Kamakura, are covered with a large amount of red graffiti.

The graffiti read words like "Kill," "Kill Family," "Kill Friends," "Kill Lovers," and "Kill Everyone," with the still-dry red paint dripping in blood-like patterns.

'What...what's going on?'

She remembered that Kamakura was originally just a white-class eclipse phase.

As the concentration of witch factor in Kamakura continues to rise, the intensity of the permanent white-level eclipse phase is also increasing!

click!

Soon, Emma noticed that the white-level eclipse phase had broken through to the blue level and was even advancing towards the yellow level!

'No...it's not just that!'

Emma looked at the people in the city and suddenly realized:

The average concentration of witch factor in the bodies of Kamakura residents is over 50%!

With the guardianship already broken, the witch factor within the residents of Kamakura was already difficult to suppress.

With the eclipse intensifying, the concentration of the residents' 50% witch factor is steadily rising towards the dangerous 75% threshold!

Some collapsed first; some developed scabies marks on their skin; some simply lost control...

Ultimately, Emma witnessed the entire neighborhood's residents crumble into ruins like dominoes.

'how so!'

Emma cried out in the depths of her consciousness.

Even though... we absorbed so much witch essence together, why...?

It can even lead to this result!

Then Emma heard that he was just as sad as she was.

"how so!"

This was the first time Emma had ever heard him sound so dejected!

"I understand! Let's find a solution together!"

Yang Wen certainly didn't like the scene before him.

But what truly sent his blood pressure skyrocketing was something else entirely—

He was bullied.

In Yang Wen's eyes, ever since the black sphere from that research institute took off, the witch factor he absorbed stopped increasing.

A pop-up window appears whenever he tries to continue absorbing the witch's essence:

[This dark cloud is part of the eclipse scene modeling and cannot be absorbed.]

In other words, before the eclipse was amplified, this dark cloud was an interactive prop. But after the eclipse was amplified, it became a scene object like buildings and roads.

Of course, this alone wouldn't make Yang Wen want to cry.

He looked to the other side.

The "branches" extending from the dark clouds stretched perfectly towards Tsukishiro Yuki.

Yuki Tsukishiro can still absorb normally, perhaps because her absorption is part of "scene modeling".

However, Yang Wen was turned into a scene model because of the dark cloud, and he couldn't interact with it, so he couldn't absorb it!

Yang Wen gritted his teeth!

He used to be the one to annoy others with the rules of the game, but now it's his turn to be annoyed!

"Damn it...!"

He couldn't help but curse.

Emma: 'It's okay, it's okay... I was angry too!'

Emma was deeply saddened to see the residents turn into wreckage one by one.

Therefore, at that moment, Yang Wen and Emma simultaneously had the same thought:

Let's reload the save/rewind time!

Go back to the point in time when you could save experience points/residents!

However, at this moment, there is still one problem.

Yang Wen clicked: Pause the game.

Emma asked,

"What should we do about the concentration of witch factor among the residents of Kamakura?"

The residents of Kamakura have an extremely high concentration of witch factor, and they are all in a state of "guardianship failure". In addition, they have a permanent white-level eclipse phase, so it was only a matter of time before they became wrecked.

The research institute simply used the celestial sphere that had just been launched to bring forward the process of turning the residents into wreckage.

If the concentration of witch factor among the residents is not resolved, then even if the black sphere is eliminated, as long as the research institute still possesses witch factor, the skeletalization and witchification of the Kamakura residents will be inevitable.

This time, it wasn't Emma, ​​but Yang Wen who came up with the solution.

"Can we do what Leia did back then and [farm]?"

"Huh? Another emotional outburst..."

Emma's face fell.

Stop ruining our magical girl worldview!

But Emma still felt it was worth a try to save the residents.

"How do you think we should do it?"

"It's very simple."

Yang Wen smiled slightly.

"Didn't an idol from Kamakura become our ally?"

Emma seemed to understand something.

"I understand!"

"amazing."

"Hehe~ Then, I'll design the operating space!"

"Alright!"

Yang Wen clicked: Load save!

They returned to the point in time before they began absorbing the witch's factor.

After reloading the save file, the street returned to its original state before the people were reduced to ashes.

Emma looked at the residents who were temporarily safe.

'...This time, we must save them!'

Before they started taking the drugs, Yang Wen, as always, sent Hannah and Shirley to block the attacks from the branch leaders.

He then quickly found Ryota Hasumi's contact information on LINE and handed control over to Emma.

"This inspiration actually came from that section chief!"

After Emma said that, she gave Rhea instructions on how to do things.

Yang Wen looked at what Emma had typed and suddenly realized what it meant.

"I'm impressed. Just seeing your plan makes me feel like my witch factor has decreased."

That's good~

"Not just Leia, why not bring Noah and the others along too?"

"Okay, okay!"

Yang Wen smiled and said, "Besides, you have your little tricks, so do I."

Emma's goal is to rescue the residents of Kamakura.

Yang Wen, on the other hand, had wicked thoughts about the black ball that had risen into the air.

In the previous save file, Yang Wen had already clearly seen the coordinates, speed, and route of the black ball's appearance.

He quickly told Emma his idea.

"Wow! I'm impressed... This way, the residents of Kamakura can be saved completely!" Emma praised him.

The two re-entered the process of the previous timeline.

Yang Wen fast-forwarded through the timeline, and everything unfolded just like in the previous timeline, all the way to before the black sphere at the research institute took off.

He repeated the process from the previous save file, consuming all the experience points he had just gained.

[3800/5000]

While continuing to absorb the witch factor, Yang Wen secretly glanced at the research institute.

At the same time, a pink lattice condensed beneath its feet, assuming a "starting" stance.

I've checked the route, memorized the refresh points, and the takeoff speed is OK.

Next, it's time to grab new items.

……