Outside the Mindscape World, Hyacinth floated in the air, looking lost.
The sky-blue Magic Girl maintained her flight magic, still clutching her greatsword, but her expression was somewhat bewildered.
The Witches had vanished.
Along with them, Red Rose and Mercury had also disappeared, seemingly swept into her Mindscape World by their senior.
However, Hyacinth's months of experience battling Xin Yuehu in Rong City told her that this did not signify victory; it was more like a massive trap.
"Could this be Xin Yuehu's scheme?"
Bai Ling had appeared behind Hyacinth at some point, poking her head out from behind her collar and whispering.
Xin Yuehu also possessed a Mindscape World. What would happen if two Magic Girls with Mindscape Worlds entered one simultaneously? Even the Observers had only heard of it in theory.
After all, there were only three Magic Girls capable of expanding a Mindscape World: besides Red Rose and Xin Yuehu, there was only Red Snow, who had vanished after retirement.
Bai Diao (White Sable) pondered for a long time but received no answer from Hyacinth. She stretched out a claw, tugging at her neck and shoulder, trying to climb to her ear, but inadvertently touched Hyacinth's right shoulder.
"Ugh!…"
The stinging pain in her shoulder made Hyacinth frown. She turned to look at the bruise and abrasion on her shoulder, which was oozing tiny drops of blood.
"Wah! Hyacinth, you're hurt!? I'm sorry!"
Bai Ling flinched in fright, quickly flying away from Hyacinth's shoulder and frantically showering her with magic particles.
She hadn't even noticed the wound on her shoulder; it was probably injured during the fight with the Leo Witch just now, Hyacinth thought.
That Leo Witch's strength was incredibly abnormal. It was a good thing she was in her Star Shadow state, otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just getting injured.
"You're hurt." Nightingale flew to her companion's side, saw the wound on Hyacinth's shoulder, and immediately cast healing magic on her.
The bruise healed at a visible speed, quickly disappearing.
"Feeling better?"
"Thanks, much better. It wasn't a serious injury to begin with."
Iris also flew over, and the three members of the squad looked around, each with the same bewildered feeling.
But there was nothing they could do now—besides waiting quietly, it seemed they couldn't do anything else.
"Facing so many Witches alone, can our senior really hold on?" Not far away, a light pink Magic Girl spoke up.
"Our senior probably wants to catch all the Witches in one go." A light red Magic Girl replied.
"Yes, our senior is so amazing, she can definitely do it."
The people around her all agreed with her statement.
"Do you think our senior can defeat Xin Yuehu and Mercury?"
"Definitely, our senior once single-handedly fought five or six Witches back then; she'll definitely be even stronger in the Mindscape World."
"She's known as the strongest Magic Girl in the world, so don't worry."
Who is Red Rose? She is the number one Magic Girl in the world! The true TOP1!
Instead of worrying about her being in danger in the Mindscape World, it would be better to worry about the terrible state Xin Yuehu and Mercury would be in after she thoroughly beat them.
This was probably the most common thought.
But the worry in Hyacinth's heart did not diminish in the slightest; instead, she felt a strong sense of unease.
This flag is set too high!
When facing Xin Yuehu, every tactic needs deep thought, meticulous planning, otherwise, one will step into the trap carefully designed by that little fox.
And even if a meticulous tactic is planned, it will be ruined by the Fox Fox's strange little tools pulled from under her skirt. Under the interference of such an unpredictable opponent, can Senior Red Rose really successfully deal with the Witches?
...Hope so.
Almost at the very moment Hyacinth had this thought,
Clear magic fluctuations echoed in the sky, quickly turning into a piercing hum!
"Kaaah-wooosh-wooosh-wooosh------"
"What's that sound?"
People looked up in surprise.
The Mindscape World shattered and broke. Through the fragmented dimensional curtain, people clearly glimpsed a massive wound in the sky, and a fiery figure trying to heal that rift!
"A Star Realm Rift!? Why is it so big?" Bai Lili was the first to recognize the scar in the sky, crying out in alarm.
All the Magic Girls were horrified.
Why did such a Star Realm Rift suddenly appear in the sky? Did Xin Yuehu and Mercury do it?
"Ka-boom! Rumble, rumble! !"
Consecutive explosions came from the other side.
The Cancer Witch and the Sagittarius Witch's magic cannons wove into a dense net of firepower, blocking several unknown Monsters trying to rush towards Red Rose, blasting them all into scattered magic particles.
Xin Yuehu floated beside Red Rose, her Xin Yue Magic Wand radiating light, maintaining the battle line formed by the Zodiac Twelve Witches, strictly guarding Red Rose, as if she was forming a defensive line with her Witch army.
"Ugh!...Damn it...just a little bit more..."
Red Rose suddenly let out a painful, muffled groan.
Su Tianqing glanced at the old senior behind her, then refocused her attention on what was in front of her, frowning deeply.
The Mindscape World was collapsing, and there was still a final section of the Star Realm Rift that hadn't been healed. She looked at ease, but in reality, she was already close to her limit.
Her defensive line was also on the verge of collapse.
The Monsters shattered by the Witches would soon reappear and revive not far away, even absorbing the overflowing magic from the Star Realm Rift, becoming stronger and more troublesome, like an endless tide.
"What the hell! Are these things endless?!"
Mercury's scythe swung continuously, each swing pulverizing two or three Monsters, but immediately three or four Monsters filled the gap, as if they were infinite.
No one understood why Xin Yuehu suddenly stood on the same battle line as Red Rose.
Nan Jiayu tightly hugged the cross-body bag with the fox carrot pendant, looking up at the Golden Fox fighting desperately in the sky, as if she suddenly understood something.
Why did Tianqing suddenly disappear when the Mindscape World expanded?
Why did Xin Yuehu's presence suddenly appear in the Mindscape World?
Even though the Magic Girl's perception shielding completely prevented her from connecting Xin Yuehu with Tianqing, the facts were right in front of her!
"Watch out! Little Fox!"
"!?"
A Monster broke through the Witches' defensive line, and Mercury quickly shouted a warning.
Su Tianqing gritted her teeth, trying to dodge the Monster's attack, but was still slammed hard on half her shoulder by its sharp claws!
"Wah?!"
Intense pain struck, and Su Tianqing cried out.
The Witch who rushed back to support immediately pulverized that Monster, but the battle line was forced to contract further.
Nan Jiayu's heterochromatic cat eyes narrowed into slits, staring at the Golden Fox whose battle line was continuously compressed by the Monster tide, her heart gripped by helplessness and tension.
—Fox Fox is in danger!
No, she couldn't hesitate any longer, she had to go support her immediately!
"No matter who you are, Tianqing, I will always protect you!"
The Cat Girl murmured to herself, gripping the shining golden cross star in her hand, and soared into the sky amidst the starlight!
The deep blue Hell Shrike swept through the crowd of Magic Girls, plunging unhesitatingly into the shattered Mindscape World, heading straight for the tide of Monsters!
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Mercury's Secret Message: Seems like there's another chapter later? Probably