Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　If it were the Saint King's Britain, then even if the entire nation could withstand attack after attack, it would still be possible to leave the barrier and call for reinforcements... The magical girls shouldn't be unable to withstand even one beam of light.

　Needless to say, places like Fuuto, Hokuto, and Kyoto are even more extreme.

　Cong Yu and the others don't need to run around at all; they could simply stand on the high-rise buildings in their respective cities and play with those beams of light all day long.

　But you can only play for one day.

　With so many monster kings present... even the highly prestigious Cong Yu was helpless against this barrier that was constantly being shattered and then quickly repaired.

　The repair was done too quickly.

　Even with the Jormungandr train launching a massive attack, the barrier showed no sign of stopping.

　Even though it became riddled with holes, the barrier that enveloped Mexico continued to recover, gradually restoring itself to a fully covered state.

　"Strange."

　Cong Yu sighed, watching the barrier begin to recover: "Where does this self-repairing magic come from?"

　The barrier covering Mexico is not connected to the spiritual veins...

　Even magic should follow basic principles... Even if magical girls and monsters can heal themselves quickly, it still requires the consumption of magic power.

　This is the undisputed underlying logic.

　However, the barrier in front of them and the continuous attacks clearly violated this logic and common sense.

　It nearly overturned the entire system of techniques that had existed since the birth of this world.

　But this is also reasonable, after all...

　This is not a technique.

　"No magic is needed, for this is a non-magic art."

　As King Odin spoke, he looked at Cong Yu and the Saint King, walking slowly and deliberately: "Don't use conventional thinking to judge."

　Yes, we need to break free from conventional thinking...

　Because it is a technique that is not a technique.

　"..." At this moment, only King Odin, Cong Yu, and Saint King are still active on the land of Mexico... The others have already returned.

　Today's meeting is definitely not going to happen.

　Carlos Mario, who was supposed to be the main figure at the meeting, still shows no signs of waking up...

　However, after what happened today...

　He'll probably get a lot of votes during the final decision-making stage... Even if people don't admire his sacrifice, they'll at least feel sorry for him.

　Even if they didn't share the same desire to protect their subjects, they would at least show some concern for this man who had lost everything.

　So, Cong Yu sent everyone back.

　At the same time, it also sent the remaining survivors in Mexico out of the barrier... and into the territory of the Rap King.

　However, there is no doubt that international public opinion will soon explode.

　Carlos Mario's protection will likely give the already growing public opinion that is heading towards a Monster King-level dominance an even bigger push.

　However, for him personally, that might be irrelevant now, since the kingdom had already perished.

　When Miss Chiyou learned of this news, she was furious!

　But she could do nothing but rage...

　This might be one of the reasons why Miss Chi You has always been despised by the kings. Because she is truly useless at crucial moments.

　"How about we try destroying them all?"

　As Saint King spoke, she, who had chosen to stay in Mexico with Cong Yu to study the barrier, offered her own idea: "It seems that the barrier's repair is more like 'self-repair,' so destroying the vast majority of the self within its range would suffice... I've seen similar techniques before."

　Although what the King of Saints said was rather complicated.

　But Cong Yu understood what she meant...

　The barrier enveloping Mexico repairs itself by expanding from the undamaged parts towards the "damaged parts."

　Just like slime mold.

　The problem is that "destroying the vast majority of barriers" is an extremely difficult thing to do...

　too big.

　Yes...it's way too big.

　It is a full two million square kilometers in size.

　Even Cong Yu wouldn't dare say that his magical power could support such an outpouring—destroying more than two million square kilometers in a very short time.

　"I could try to sever the circuits that connect the magic."

　King Odin proposed another possibility, standing at the edge of the barrier, holding a long spear that looked like it was formed from knotted wood.

　Like teasing a hedgehog with a stick, King Odin poked the barrier in front of him with his spear, saying, "But personally, I don't think it will have much effect... because magic is not important."

　For this barrier, the existence of magic is actually not important... Its origin is unknown, and it is also unknown where it will be replenished.

　It's really quite bizarre.

　"The Great God's Declaration! (Gungnir)"

　As King Odin breathed softly, layers upon layers of dense text and incantations began to appear out of thin air in the surrounding space.

　Then they flew densely towards the surrounding barrier.

　Upon contact, the barrier, which was originally filled with constantly flowing and converging light spots, immediately lost its original color.

　The transparent and colorless barrier gradually turned grayish-white under Odin's influence, and finally shattered, losing all its color.

　The damaged barrier has not been repaired.

　"Oh, this is somewhat unexpected for me."

　King Odin nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Well then, things will be much easier now..."

　Simply walk around the point where the barrier touches the ground to completely sever the barrier and make it disappear.

　"..."

　"In other words, the barrier is still based on magic."

　Cong Yu said this, walking behind King Odin... mainly because the old man's legs were slow, so he didn't walk very fast.

　Thus, the Saint King easily made the connection: "The one who sets up the barrier and the one who launches the attack... are not the same being."

　The barrier is a spell, but it is disguised as not being a spell. In fact, it has some characteristics of non-spells, but it is still a spell.

　However, a pure beam of light is not a spell.

　"Divine magic... if my intuition is correct."

　As King Odin spoke, he walked slowly and said, "That pillar of light is probably a genuine divine power... just like the miracle of Moses parting the sea."

　As he said this, King Odin seemed more relaxed because the barrier was easier to deal with than expected: "I just don't know what their true purpose is... nor do I know if they are hostile to us."

　"same……"

　"Is the other party truly acting on the will of God? Or is he someone who has found some divine artifact and is using divine power to tyrannize others?"

　"This point is also crucial."

　"..." All I can say is that Cong Yu really hopes it's the latter.

　Chapter 373

　Yao Chuanguang: Explode!

　It's almost here.

　"..."

　Soon, in the promised world.

　"..."

　Soon, I will no longer be alone.

　"..."

　What is destined will be reshaped; the world is destined for extinction—this is the end of countless paths, the fate of all things.

　"..."

　"Ugh...so annoying."

　Cong Yu woke up rubbing his eyes. He sat up in bed, recalling the mutterings of the Extinction Technique in his dream.

　There have been so many upsetting things happening these past few days.

　It's that strange barrier and divine magic attack from Mexico again, and the extermination spell is starting to act up again... Are there too many mines buried around us?

　The promised world, and the world's destined extinction.

　The things the Extinction Technique said made Cong Yu fall into deep thought... Xiao Cui, who woke up rubbing her eyes in bed, looked at him curiously.

　Her pure white pajamas looked beautiful and translucent in the light streaming through the curtains from outside the window.

　Don't get me wrong, this isn't some strange development.

　Nothing unusual happened during metal smelting, and the reader didn't miss an episode; it was just a normal sleep after returning from Mexico.

　This time, there were just a few fewer people in bed.

　Well, everyone sleeping together in a huddle actually makes them seem innocent and wholesome... Maybe that's the art of the camera.

　Yaochuan Guang probably went to cook, while Lantian Zhu and Hong disappeared somewhere.

　Cong Yu slept until ten o'clock.

　There have been too many upsetting things going on, and I'm really tired lately.

　……

　Good morning, Brother Congyu.

　Xiao Cui spoke in a soft, sweet voice, her eyes still sleepy, clearly not fully awake. She sat blankly on the bed, lazily leaning towards Cong Yu.

　Cong Yu simply held her head, cupped her little face, and rubbed it like she was rubbing a dog's head.

　Then, amidst Xiao Cui's bubbling "blur blur" sounds, I shook off all the jumbled thoughts in my mind.

　There's no point in overthinking.

　This is the conclusion that Cong Yu has drawn from centuries of wild speculation—even if the gods want to destroy the world, they might as well be able to bring down the gods.

　However, if the opponent is a god, it might be a bit tricky.

　As Cong Yu was thinking this and regaining some of her energy, Yao Chuan Guang's voice came from outside the door—

　"Congyu-chan! Xiaocui! Time to get up! It's almost eleven o'clock, the sun's about to shine on your bottom!"

　The current time is 10:20.

　Hmm, saying 11 o'clock instead of 10 o'clock, maybe that's what mothers are like... Oh no, I'm becoming more and more like a mother nanny.

　But how could anyone in the world treat a JK (high school girl) as their mother?

　-

　Today, the news of Mexico's disappearance has caused a huge international uproar. Initially, it was thought that Mexico's loss of contact was merely a minor issue like electromagnetic interference, but what happened next was unexpected...

　"..." The television was still broadcasting news about Mexico.

　The term "fall" to Mexico is an understatement; a more brutal description would be "the destruction of the country."

　From that moment on, the nation had no future.

　It seems that television stations all over the world are following this story closely, and reporters and magical girls have flocked to Mexico to investigate.

　In addition, many television stations have been reporting on this matter in different directions.

　At this moment, the footage playing on the television in Lantianzhu is an interview with survivors from three or four small towns in Mexico.

　Of Mexico's population of over 100 million, only four cities and a few surrounding towns survived...

　The final count was 23,312 people.