Chapter 28
Reina flew through the sky, drenched in cold sweat. Following behind her was a monster that seemed like it had jumped straight out of a movie, excited and in hot pursuit.
No matter how desperately she used her magic to increase her speed, it was only barely enough to keep from being caught. Each time it hurled massive boulders at her, she felt as if she might lose control of her bladder.
But she paid no heed to such fear. Even as cold sweat poured from her body and her fingertips trembled slightly, the only thing she needed to focus on was her icy rationality.
Before long, she was almost at the operation site. If she could just move the monster there one last time, the first phase would end.
Reina kept her focus sharp until the very end. A single misstep could lead to her death. If that happened, the operation would fail as well. So, she couldn’t allow herself to relax yet.
Just then, the moment the giant monster set foot on the ‘operation site’—a flat plain.
Boom! With a massive sound, the ground sank. No, that was wrong. The ground had never existed there from the beginning.
The giant pit dug by the monsters was enough to trap the ‘Supreme Leader.’
“Good! It fell!”
What the Supreme Leader had thought was the bottom was actually an illusion meant to conceal the massive hole. It was now time for the magical girls to begin their hunt, with the giant monster having fallen into the pit.
A colossal barrier unfolded. Even an S-rank monster would find it hard to break through this barrier. It effectively trapped the massive beast.
“Whoa!”
Flames erupted from Hong-ryeon. The blazing fire bound the giant monster’s body and restricted its movements.
Though overshadowed by Bing Seol Hwa, Hong-ryeon was no slouch herself. It would be more accurate to say she was the second most versatile magical girl after Bing Seol Hwa.
Not only did she attack, but she also excelled in supporting roles like this.
“Cover me! Don’t dodge!”
After Hong-ryeon had restrained the monster, the one who followed up was ‘the supreme artillery’—Artilleri. As she launched her magical shells into the sky… light rained down from above.
Kaboom! The barrier shook violently. With a sound that felt like it would tear through her eardrums, a gigantic shell was fired. However, the beast, as if shouldering a mountain, did not fall.
Seeing this, Hong-ryeon clicked her tongue. She had expected it, but it was still quite formidable. Even the external wounds seemed to heal almost instantly.
“Hey! Pour all the firepower you have!”
With Hong-ryeon’s sharp voice, the other magical girls also began to unleash their magic. Amidst this, the massive beast inhaled deeply and started twisting its body.
“Ugh…”
The chain of flames was weakening in real-time. Hong-ryeon was taken aback by the monster’s unexpected strength. Just how powerful was it?
But giving up was not an option. She forced herself to keep blasting flames at it.
And Reina silently observed that scene.
This won’t do. The monster’s regeneration was outpacing their firepower. At this rate, it would be like pouring water into a bottomless pit. Without some decisive blow, there was no way to stop that creature.
Artilleri gritted her teeth and fired another shell, but there was no way the force of a hurriedly created shell in the heat of battle would match the power of one charged with magic beforehand. In the end, it caused some damage but nothing significant— the chain broke apart.
“The chain is broken! Be careful!”
The ‘Supreme Leader’ began to rampage. It literally shook its body like a madman and hurled rocks at the magical girls. Magical girls were slowly falling into an incapacitated state from these attacks.
“Injured girls, fall back and recover, then come back! Do whatever it takes to stop it!”
Even trying to use the chain of magic again, it felt as delicate as a strand of hair in front of that monster. With a growl, the Supreme Leader began to inhale deeply.
And then, kaboom! One side was utterly obliterated by an overwhelming torrent of magical power. Hong-ryeon was thrown into a panic.
“Wh-What?!”
Fortunately, the barrier had reduced the damage to the magical girls, but the problem was that the barrier had been destroyed. And… the cave that had allowed the magical girls to focus their firepower was beginning to collapse.
This can’t happen. We can’t let that monster escape the cave and fight on open ground. Just then, in the midst of Hong-ryeon’s panic, Reina approached and whispered something.
“Uh? What did you say?”
Startled, Hong-ryeon opened her mouth. It felt surreal, as if Reina’s words didn’t resonate with reality.
However, she quickly made a decision. Alright, let’s give it a shot.
“Everyone, make sure it can’t get out! Build a wall and a barrier!”
Hong-ryeon shouted. The magical girls looked perplexed. They were already lacking firepower, and now she was telling them not to attack at all?
But Hong-ryeon had no intention of explaining the magical girls’ doubts. She spoke again.
“Hey, you idiots! Build the wall and the barrier, you morons!”
In an instant, walls and barriers began to be reconstructed. The Supreme Leader twisted its body again, but no matter what it tried, the barrier held on precariously.
It was a battle of endurance. The mana consumption for the magical girls to maintain the barrier was unimaginable. However, the Supreme Leader was also likely experiencing significant mana drain, and above all, it would be difficult to endure the confinement in such a cramped space.
Even without reason, if the monster retained its past memories, it would probably recall the ‘free’ life where everyone obeyed its commands. Being constrained by others would be unbearable.
Meanwhile, Artilleri continued to fire shells, depleting her mana as much as possible.
“Ha, it’s the first time I’ve fired shells not to kill,” she muttered.
Her pride in not being outmatched by Bing Seol Hwa in firepower was starting to crumble, but there was nothing she could do. Artilleri gritted her teeth and fired another shell.
In this war of endurance, it was only natural that the first to lose patience was the Supreme Leader.
It opened its mouth. And, a massive amount of mana began to gather inside.
At that moment, Reina charged into the Supreme Leader’s mouth and used ‘Divine Power.’
If the attack was from the outside, there would be no way to halt the Supreme Leader’s regeneration. Thus, the only chance was when the Supreme Leader opened its mouth. That was the strategy Reina had suggested.
When it came to firepower, Artilleri might have been better, but accurately targeting the inside with artillery strikes was challenging. Therefore, Reina had no choice but to rush into the open mouth of the Supreme Leader and use ‘Divine Power.’
And the explosion was—very effective.
Boom! Along with the mana gathering in its mouth, the Supreme Leader’s head was blown off completely. Reina, who was also injured, tumbled away.
But it was still not enough. An S-rank monster wouldn’t die just from losing its head.
So, right now.
“Focus fire!”
With Hong-ryeon’s voice, the magical girls unleashed their attacks simultaneously.
Boom! Boom! Boom! This was different from before. The Supreme Leader, which had easily regenerated from the magical girls’ attacks earlier, now had its regenerative abilities drastically weakened. It had taken too much damage.
At that moment, two A-rank magical girls launched their ultimate strikes.
“Take this!”
“Just—stop, die already!”
With the final blow, the Supreme Leader’s body finally disintegrated into pieces, leaving no trace behind.
As they witnessed this, the magical girls opened their mouths one by one.
“Did we… take it down?”
“It’s dead, right?”
“Wow, wow…!”
Cheers erupted. No, to be precise, they were about to erupt—until they noticed the concentrated magical power within the Supreme Leader’s body was about to explode all at once.
This was the device set up by the New Humanity Association to annihilate the magical girls, even if the Supreme Leader were to die.
Reina couldn’t even think about what to do; she just closed her eyes.
A parade of thoughts rushed through her mind. No, she couldn’t die like this. She had been told by that person that he “believed” in her.
However, there was no way to fend off that level of magical power. It was already too late to escape. An explosion fueled by S-rank magical energy was imminent. Not just her, but everyone would be caught in that explosion and perish.
But even after a few seconds, death did not come.
[Well, this isn’t so bad.]
Instead, what appeared before Reina when she opened her eyes was a somewhat familiar figure blocking the explosion, along with the shocked eyes of the magical girls.
[Yes, it seems you’ve grown a little.]
A cold voice, yet one she had heard several times before, flowed into her ears. Reina blankly murmured that name.
“…Black Knight?”
The Black Knight was right in front of her.
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