Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 14, Provocation

Bang.

The crow crashed down from the sky, smashing through the steel frame roof and creating a deep dent in the cargo container in the unloading yard, the metal rattling loudly.

She didn't stop; enduring the excruciating pain in her back, she immediately rolled to her side from the dent.

The next instant, an ice spear radiating a chilling aura pierced the spot where she had just stood, sending ice shards flying.

"That was reckless."

On the rooftop of the unloading yard, a man walked out slowly, his hands in his pockets.

He was still wearing an orange-yellow unloading worker's uniform, and he took off his safety helmet, revealing an ordinary-looking face.

"No reconnaissance whatsoever, not even a disguise, just barging in like that, you really underestimate me." The man chuckled in a low voice. "Let me introduce myself, Demon Han Chao, the contractor of 'Blue Crocodile.' Miss, are you alone?"

Huiya remained expressionless and uttered no words. She conjured a spear of light from thin air and hurled it towards the eye.

when!

With a crisp sound, an ice wall rose up in front of the cold wave. The ice crystals were even harder than metal, and they forcefully deflected the light spear back, leaving only a gap the size of a grain of rice, which was instantly smoothed out by the cold air.

"It's no use."

The cold wave slowly descended the stairs. "This is a place I've meticulously prepared for days, an environment perfect for casting my magic. That lizard has been starving for a long time. After I devour you, I can take the first step towards becoming a 'Calamity.' I've prepared for today..."

Before he could finish speaking, a dazzling waterfall of light suddenly appeared behind the ice wall.

Almost dozens of cross-shaped light spears were forcibly condensed in the narrow space, and all of them were unleashed at once, crashing into the chilling ice wall.

The power of the cold wave overloaded instantly, causing the ice surface to crack layer by layer.

boom!

A deafening roar filled the sky, and a surge of air rushed forth.

Han Chao's expression changed, and he immediately threw himself behind the wall to avoid the dissipating shockwave.

Where he had been standing, a large, charred crater appeared. Huiya collapsed to the ground, his hands bracing against the floor as he gasped for breath.

Rushing into a dangerous situation will only result in encountering a formidable opponent.

"madman!"

Han Chao cursed, "Unleashing a large-scale burst of magic at such close range, aren't you afraid of blowing yourself up too?"

Without giving Huiya any room to breathe, he raised his hand, and countless water droplets shot into the sky again.

This was a venue he had meticulously prepared, and he had long ago prepared the tools to unleash his full power!

Countless water droplets transformed into sharp ice arrows in mid-air, unleashing a rain of arrows that filled the sky.

The raven staggered to its feet and leaped into the air in an attempt to avoid the attack.

But the ice arrows simultaneously changed their trajectory and pursued them.

Boom!

The crow smashed through the glass and leaped out of the unloading area, using the factory's outer wall as a temporary shield against the pursuing cold wave.

But the dense traces of magic left behind during her escape acted almost like road signs, and before she could catch her breath, a cold wave suddenly arrived.

The torrential rain formed a curtain, so fine it seemed to sew heaven and earth together, turning the whole world into the domain of a cold wave.

"All you can do is run away?"

The door was pushed open, and he slowly walked out.

"When I saw you barge in alone, I was really nervous. I thought you were someone I couldn't handle." He casually waved away the water mist around him. "I didn't expect you to be just an overconfident fool. There aren't many magical girls as stupid as you. But you'll be perfect to be my training material."

Hiding behind the open-air stacks of shelves, Eya swallowed the sweet savory filling her throat without a change in expression. She hated people who kept babbling during fights.

Even though they haven't won yet, they insist on acting like they've got the victory in the bag.

The fingers gripping the wand tightened little by little.

The magic is being replenished.

"Want to play hide-and-seek?"

Han Chao approached her with a relaxed expression, neither dodging nor avoiding her.

A black light suddenly flashed and shot straight towards the back of his head!

"It's that trick again. I'm getting tired of it."

He didn't even turn around, he just sighed helplessly.

As if heeding a command, countless raindrops stopped behind him, then condensed, and a fierce storm lashed at the location where the spear of light had appeared.

There was only a single crow feather drifting down.

"Um?"

Sensing something was wrong, Han Chao was preparing to take action when the shelf next to him was suddenly smashed open.

It's Huiya—no, it's Yanxi after she's deactivated.

She raised a steel pipe she had picked up with both hands and smashed it down without hesitation.

Boom!

The blow landed squarely on Han Chao's shoulder. Caught off guard, he was knocked to the ground.

The demon's enhanced physique wouldn't be injured by this, but this opening gave Yan Xi an opportunity!

She raised her hand to catch the falling raven feather wand, and black light burst forth from beneath her feet. As she transformed, she grasped the light spear that appeared in mid-air and thrust it forward with force.

At this distance, the cold wave is unavoidable.

He was caught off guard and overwhelmed, and for a time he was powerless to resist.

The power of the sticks, honed from years of street brawls, is unpredictable but incredibly fast-paced!

Boom!

The two men crashed into a shelf that was seven or eight meters high, causing the goods to spill out and dust to rise.

"You're a madman!"

The cold wave shielded its body with its hands, and the magical barrier on its surface condensed and shattered layer by layer.

The raven remained expressionless, its indifference seemingly devoid of emotion, as it used its spear of light as a long staff, striking again and again.

At that moment, a ghostly glint of cold light flashed from the shadow of the cold tide, and his movements came to an abrupt halt.

A sharp blade pierced through from behind, its pointed tip protruding from the chest.

thump.

The cold wave subsided, leaving no trace.

It is a wild rose.

She arrived at the scene at some unknown time and struck at the crucial moment when Huiya had the upper hand, killing him with a single blow.

"Hey, what are you doing! He's my prey!"

The crow flew into a rage and strode toward the rose.

The latter simply looked at her indifferently, and then answered in a cold, emotionless voice.

"Foolish, this is a real battle, not child's play. You should thank me, otherwise you would be dead if his comrades had come to your aid first."

"Is that so?"

Huiya laughed.

When the producer came, he said that this group of demons had been transformed for less than two weeks, and Han Chao was clearly one of the strongest among them.

It was originally her achievement, but in the end, the peaches were plucked by the rose. Should she thank her instead?

And didn't this guy go in another direction? There are still obvious magical energy fluctuations coming from that direction, so the battle is obviously not over yet. When did Rose of Thorns get here?

A thought flashed through her mind, and Huiya suddenly stared at her: "You came for me. We already knew each other when you captured me and took me to the association last time. It's no coincidence that I ran into you as soon as I entered the park."

Upon hearing this, the prickly rose, who had been examining the cold wave, turned her gaze back, her face expressionless.

No, she's just pretending to have no expression!

As Huiya's anger escalated, he became increasingly calm: "Why? I don't know you, and I have no conflict with you. Taking me to the association should just be official business for you; there shouldn't be any reason for you to specifically target me."

Rose silently watched the painted crow, looking down at the silver snowflake pendant on her chest, her pupils beneath her long eyelashes growing increasingly scarlet.

"Witch's Judgment"

"What?"

Huiya suddenly paused, startled.

Rose looked up again, her composure returning: "I'm just here as an executioner to get a preview of my future execution target."

Of course, Eya knew about the "Witch's Trial".

After learning that her "Wish Heart" had been defiled, the members of the Magical Girl Association solemnly explained to her the origin of the "Kaleidoscope Prison" and the whole story of the "Witch Trial".

She will be chosen to participate in this ceremony at some point in the future, and will be stripped of her powers and lose her life during the trial.

"Is that so?"

Huiya's tone turned indifferent as she turned and left: "Now you've seen enough."

"Just like your sister."

Huiya paused, a crack appearing in her otherwise indifferent expression.

She turned around and asked, with undisguised provocation, "What do you mean?"

"Naive and foolish."

"..."

So, she died.

When Rose said this, her tone was completely flat.

It's like treating a self-evident truth, or talking about a trivial, ordinary thing.

These words snapped a string in Eyjafjalla's mind. After speaking, Rose turned to leave, but a huge surge of magical energy suddenly appeared behind her.

The cross-shaped spear shot out like a cannonball, aimed at her heart, but Rose merely glanced at it sideways and swung her giant scythe to block it.

The aftershocks of the violent collision scattered in all directions, even the continuous rain curtain between heaven and earth vanished in an instant.

After the light spear was projected, the raven had already silently approached Rose, punching her in the abdomen while simultaneously grabbing the chain of the pendant on Rose's chest.

"Say it again if you dare!"

She was furious.

"...Let go before I cut off your hand." Looking at her neck being tightened, Thorn Rose said calmly.

E-Ya responded with a punch aimed straight at his face.

The earth shook violently just before the fist was thrown.

Rose concealed the direction of the giant scythe in her hand and leaped into the air almost simultaneously with Raven.

The ground collapsed downwards, and a ferocious-looking, sky-blue crocodile burst forth from the earth, roaring towards the sky.

Six or seven streams of magical light were blasted away, one of which crashed next to the two people who were entangled.

She was the leader of that association. While the other magical girls were clearing out the demons, she led the association's elite forces straight to the deepest part of the area, intending to kill the calamity beast, Blue Crocodile, behind the demons.

But now, a very oppressive aura emanated from the blue crocodile, and all the magical girls in the park stopped what they were doing and looked in this direction.

This is no ordinary first or second-tier calamity beast, but something even higher!

"Fourth tier... Evil God..."

Someone's lips trembled as they struggled to speak.

"Get out of the way!"

Realizing the danger, Rose lost all interest in engaging with the charging Crow. She unleashed a burst of magic, knocking the Crow's mouth open, and then immediately grabbed the silver snowflake pendant on her chest.

The snowflake seemed to come alive in an instant, splitting and spinning like a scene in a kaleidoscope.

"Run! Run!"

"Something's not right, we must regroup..."

"Seek help from the association!"

The magical girls scattered and fled.

At this moment, Rose was already in front of Blue Crocodile, forcefully throwing the snowflakes in her hand forward.

The snowflakes stretched out endlessly, splitting branches in an attempt to bind and seal the blue crocodile, which struggled and twisted within them, its ferocious aura rising steadily.

Click.

There was an ominous sound, as if something was being torn apart.

Cracks appeared on the snowflakes, the mournful sound of the shattering magic array.

Immediately afterwards, the blue crocodile broke free and leaped into the sky.

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