Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 222: The Beast Heart is Released
When Delphinium arrived at Kite's location, Kite was already waiting there for a while, in a leisurely manner.

She did not stand and wait under the stone tower, but walked forward for a distance and stopped Fang Tingshi's group before reaching the top of the mountain.

The mountains and forests here are sparsely populated, so the trees are tall and dense, and the surroundings are shrouded in a thick layer of darkness. The vigorous old trees make low moans in the night wind. But all the sounds are eventually swallowed up by the snow, leaving only dead silence.

There was a path behind her, winding and engulfed by the night, and only its outline could be vaguely discerned, as if it led directly to the top of the mountain. The mountains in the distance were hidden in the dense darkness, as if they were one with the world and were difficult to distinguish.

Yuan stood there quietly, the fluffy snow that occasionally fell from the treetops stained his shoulders, stained his black robe with a bit of white.

The arrival of Cuiqiao and Chaoyan was not a surprise to her. After all, she had fought with them before and had a rough idea of ​​their moves. Therefore, apart from the obviously immature children behind her, the most eye-catching person was the golden figure.

"It seems that this is the new friend who came to this city earlier."

She looked at Margaret with bright eyes and said with a bright smile, "I thought we would have a chance to sit down and have a good talk, but I didn't expect that our first meeting would be in such a scene. It's a pity."

"If you think it's a pity, then don't pick festivals to cause trouble, okay?"

Arriving here directly in the guise of a magical girl, Madoka Aso, or Margaret, smiled with a fake smile: "We just boiled the soup base for the hot pot and put the specially purchased high-quality beef in it. We are ready to enjoy a wonderful New Year's Eve dinner. Then suddenly I received a call saying that they had to come to this remote place to fight. Guess how I feel now?"

"Why, did you bring some hot pot beef to eat?" Yuan speculated, touching his chin.

"How is that possible? Of course he dropped the half-finished hot pot and ran here."

Hong Siyu's expression was naturally not kind, and she replied unhappily: "Besides, it was already cold when I brought it here, and it's not tasty at all."

"It's okay if it's cold, it's just meat anyway." Yuan retorted seriously, "The meat has been cooked and the ingredients have been coated. The temperature is just a minor detail."

——"Don't waste time. We don't intend to argue with you about such meaningless topics."

This time it was Delphinium who spoke up and got straight to the point: "Where is the location of the ceremony you mentioned?"

"So anxious?" Yuan was obviously planning to continue chatting for a while, but when he saw that the team on the other side looked hostile, he pointed behind him tactfully and said, "Go all the way to the top of the mountain. There is a relatively large open space just before the top of the mountain. You will see it."

After hearing her words, Kuei Ching planned to move forward without saying anything, but before she could start flying, she was suddenly stopped by Yuan with her magic outfit.

In response, Delphinium reacted very quickly, using the silk thread to slow down Kite's attack, then took advantage of the momentum to jump to the side, trying to go around it horizontally, but Kite's magic suit seemed to have eyes and blocked Delphinium's way again.

The two looked at each other, Delphinium had a blank expression, while Yuan smiled generously.

Although neither of them said anything more, they both understood each other's intentions from their eyes.

——Delphinium only wanted to confirm whether the "ritual" mentioned by Yuan existed, and she did not have much interest in Yuan, the human roadblock; Yuan only intended to resolve the battle here, and had no intention of letting Delphinium and the others pass.

"You plan to stop nine people by yourself?" Cuiqiao looked at the other person as if he was a madman. "Or is it that the so-called 'ritual' you mentioned does not actually exist, and it is just a cover for us to come here and play martial arts games with you?"

"One against nine? I didn't expect you guys to have so many people. It's like you came out in full force. But since you're here, let me give it a try, okay?"

Even though he was outnumbered, Yuan still seemed to have no sense of urgency and said slowly, "As for the ritual, as long as you can defeat me here, you will naturally be able to determine whether it is true or not."

"...If there is a slight possibility, I actually hope this is just a lie." Looking at the Yuan in front of her, the expression of Cuiqiao, which had never changed, revealed a bit of complexity, but it quickly disappeared: "Because as long as it really exists, it means that you and our Fangting City have become true enemies."

"Dead enemy? That sounds like a serious word."

Yuan's calm smile remained, but his words were less teasing and more serious: "Well, although it's not appropriate for me to say this, Cornflower, do you have any misunderstandings about me?"

She reached out and took back the magic suit that was blocking Delphinium. "Is it because what I did was not cruel enough that you thought what I said was just a joke? Or is it because I have not completely defeated you so far that you think that if everyone comes together, we can defeat me here?"

"Then I'll tell you, the ritual is undoubtedly true. It's right behind me. As long as you can't stop it in the next two hours, it will trigger a huge magical turbulence. Not only will it completely destroy this mountain and the surrounding city defense network, it will also spread magical fluctuations that attract residual beasts."

"Once this happens, a huge beast disaster will break out near the gap. The scale of the disaster may not be less than the one 20 years ago. A city without a protective network will be as powerless as a newborn baby. You should know what will happen, right?"

"Now, do you know what you should do? We have been enemies from the beginning. I will never play harmful jokes on my enemies, will you?"

Yuan's answer was very straightforward, even a little cold.

There is no doubt that no matter what she had thought or wanted to do before, from this moment on, she had killed all those possibilities.

Now, standing here, blocking everyone's way, is just a cadre from Claw Mark.

So Delphinium closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, there was only indifference in her eyes.

"We will stop this so-called ritual."

She spoke, her voice cold: "If you insist on standing in my way, I will defeat you before I stop it."

“It’s a good realization.”

Yuan laughed twice: "But let me give you a hint. You actually have three choices: The first is to fight with me, admit defeat after seeing the difference in strength between us, and then go with me and the girl in green behind you."

"The second is to skip all the complicated steps. It is also a way to protect your teammates. Just follow me now and I will naturally stop this ceremony."

"The third one is to defeat me completely here. This time, I will put all my strength into it and will not hold back like I did last time."

She clenched one hand and raised her arm, making a toast-like gesture: "Make your choice, and this will determine the safety of the city behind you."

Delphinium did not answer.

She simply crouched down slightly, the magic suit in her hand gleaming with the brilliance of magic power. Beside her, Hong Siyu, Margaret, and a group of new generation magic girls also expressed their attitudes with their own fighting postures.

The strength, color, nature, and even background of their magic are all different, but at this moment they all shine only for the city behind them.

"very good."

Yuan nodded, looking extremely pleased: "Yes, that's what a true magical girl should be like, facing all difficulties with a heart as clear and tough as crystal... Then I should also give you the highest degree of respect, the respect that belongs to me, the respect of a warrior."

"Be thankful. What I mean by 'not holding back' means giving my all. You don't need to worry about what tricks I have hidden. Just focus on me. I will show my 'extreme' at the very beginning of the battle."

She pressed one hand to her heart, and the blood vessels on her arm turned into abnormal purple bulges. Purple-black magic power burst out like a tsunami, all rushing to her heart: "Are you ready? Facing this world, the first, and perhaps the last, 'extreme of martial arts'."

Everything belonging to Yuan seemed to be melting.

The pitch-black magic costume seemed to have turned into ink mixed with water, presenting a loose and gray appearance; the exploding magic power was like a real liquid, gathering into rivers; and the "person" in front of everyone, the existence of Yuan himself, also gradually collapsed like a burnt candle, and even lost its human form.

Boom, boom, boom.

Only the sound of the heartbeat was getting louder and louder, like thunder, a landslide, an earthquake, as if the whole mountain was beating a drum for it, forming a violent tremor.

Then, the "beast" raised its head in the dark waves.

——"Kite, the beast's heart is set free, and the hundred warriors become powerful."

It declares so.

As the voice fell, the surrounding scene was like a piece of smashed glass, completely shattered, as if the space had turned into dust, leaving only a heart-pounding darkness.

And in that darkness, a figure emerged.

That was a kite, or rather, a certain existence that was previously a kite.

If you just look at the appearance and facial features, he looks very similar to the kite that existed here before, but he is taller, as if his whole proportions have been elongated.

The long black hair had now turned gray and tied into a long ponytail, and the Taoist robe had turned into a gorgeous red feathered robe. However, this dress could not give people any impression of gentleness, whether it was the densely packed hidden weapons pinned on the waist, or the sharp feather-like ribbons on the lapels and hems, or even the weird and uncomfortable complex patterns on the clothes, all gave people an inexplicably fierce impression.

The most eye-catching thing is her eyes. The sclera has completely turned black. The double pupils that were originally like the yin and yang fish have disappeared for some reason. The remaining ones are only a pair of white outer circles, shaped like bird pupils. The vermilion pattern extends from the corners of her eyes to her temples, forming half of her face.

The process of Kite revealing a new form was very complicated, but it did not take long. The change was completed in just a dozen seconds. However, among the magical girls present, only the three leaders witnessed the entire process.

Because those magical girls standing at the back who had not reached the lei level were all overwhelmed by the enormous pressure.

This kind of pressure is not real. If you have to define it, it seems to be some kind of ability that acts on the mind, making it so that the weaker magical girls have almost no courage to face Kite. Just to resist this pressure has consumed a lot of the girls' energy.

The pressure faced by those standing at the back is so huge, it is impossible for the three people in the front to be unaware of it.

In fact, Delphinium felt as if she had been hit on the head with a blunt object, and her eyes were blurry; Hong Siyu coughed continuously, and her breathing became much faster; only Margaret didn't seem to be affected too much, she just frowned, and it was obvious that she was not feeling well either.

"Is this... some kind of bloom?" In the end, it was Margaret who made the first judgment.

As a Flower-level magical girl, she undoubtedly has mastered her own Fankai form. In addition, she has been promoted to the Flower level for many years and has rich combat experience. Naturally, she is the one who is most familiar with Fankai among all the people present.

Through the fluctuations of magic power that Yuan had just revealed and the pattern of changes in its form, she judged that this seemed to be a form that was quite similar to Fankai.

——"Fankai? If that's how you want to understand it, then there's nothing wrong with it."

Yuan, who had been standing quietly, spoke, but her body was motionless, like a still sculpture: "However, because all magical girls who become claw marks will lose their own Fankai, so strictly speaking, the beast heart liberation is actually a substitute for Fankai."

"Substitute?" This was obviously the first time Margaret had heard of this concept.

"Yes, since I can't use the magic power of the magical girl to fully unleash my abilities, I can only use the magic power of the remaining beasts to achieve this."

Yuan tilted his head slightly, but his body remained still. "In the words of martial artists, perhaps it can be understood as 'practicing in reverse and becoming possessed by the devil'? But for us Claw Scar, becoming possessed by the devil is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it has more benefits."

"I can tell."

Margaret nodded, seeming to agree with the other party's statement: "So, why have you been standing still since just now? Is there something wrong with this form?"

"Ah, you mean this?"

Yuan lowered her head slightly, glanced at her whole body, then raised her head and smiled at Margaret.

Then, everyone discovered that Yuan's figure suddenly disappeared.

At the same time, there was an attack as fast as lightning, which reached Margaret's side almost at the same moment when he finished speaking.

It took only a blink of an eye. Margaret didn't even have time to use her magic. She could only lean back slightly relying on her body's instinctive reaction, and then watch a dark beam of magic pass by her.

"Sorry, my hands are a bit raw."

On the side, Yuan was still standing there like a statue, smiling: "I'm a little too fast in this form. If I don't control myself, I might fly over your head with just a little movement."

(End of this chapter)