Chapter 73: Witch’s Ambition

“Who told you to talk like that—!”

Li Yun shoved Luo You away.

To be so steadfast in her resolve was unexpected, even to Luo You.

“You just said… you want to take care of me like you did my sister. What did you do to her!?”

Li Yun’s voice cracked with desperation.

“…Well, it’s a pity your sister didn’t get to enjoy my favor. I left her waiting the entire night and gave her a harsh humiliation. She left at dawn, too ashamed to look back~”

In Luo You’s mind, a Mini Xingyue suddenly appeared, seriously saying, 【You’re sugarcoating it way too much. You were the one trapped on the front lines and couldn’t make it…】

No way!

Shut up!

You’re just a defeated loser under the bed with no right to speak!

Luo You stuffed a ball of stockings into Mini Xingyue’s mouth, and her expression shifted from gloomy to bright.

Clearing her throat twice, Luo You mocked Li Yun, “I bet your sister won’t take it lying down after what I did. She’ll come back looking for me.”

“Don’t you dare humiliate my sister like that!”

Li Yun wiped away her earlier weakness and, furious, threw a punch.

Luo You easily dodged.

“Y-Yeah~ That’s the expression! The most twisted things are the sweetest when forced!”

Luo You spoke with delight.

“You really have a sick sense of humor.”

Li Yun said coldly.

“Well, I won’t deny it.”

“Tch!”

Li Yun clicked her tongue, feeling the situation was getting worse by the second.

The plan to bring Elira into the house had backfired and become a grave for herself!

Sigh.

Li Yun sighed deeply in her heart.

At this point, she accepted defeat.

At best, she would be re-educated by Elira again.

But this time, Li Yun believed her will would no longer submit.

Because she already had the bond with You You.

Her sister was still waiting for her return, someone was counting on her success.

Li Yun turned her face away, no longer caring about life or death.

“Do whatever you want, but don’t expect me to cooperate or be as easily fooled as before.”

“Ah yes, this time my target isn’t just you.”

“What did you say?”

Only now did Luo You fully reveal her ambition.

“I heard that ever since I slept with you seven years ago, you’ve been a mess, thinking about me day and night? You even considered enduring defeat just to share hardship with your sister.”

“Now, your dream is about to come true!”

***

Li Yun could no longer tolerate the wounds being torn open and shouted to stop her.

“Elira!!”

“Don’t be so anxious. Guess what’ll happen after I sleep with you this time?”

Luo You crossed her index fingers.

“I’ll take pictures of your shameful look and send them to your sister, so she’ll come and obediently serve me. I want to taste the flavor of sisterly rivalry again.”

Li Yun was horrified.

This was no longer just about willpower; it was about losing all dignity in life!

And dragging her sister into this mess!

“You—!”

Without a second thought, Li Yun turned and ran.

Though she knew she couldn’t escape, giving up even on running would mean never having the courage to resist Elira again.

“The more you run, the more excited I get!”

Luo You followed leisurely behind her like a cat playing with a trapped mouse before devouring it.

***

At this moment—

“Wuuuu—”

The Jiuming Sea sounded the highest-level Level 1 alarm in recent years.

This meant a dimensional beast was about to arrive and was confirmed to be entering the city.

Hearing the siren, Li Yun stopped in her tracks and peeked out the window.

Outside, people hesitated for over half a minute before realizing it was a Level 1 alarm, then chaos erupted as crowds rushed to the nearest shelters.

“Level 1 alarm? How can that be! This is Jiuming Sea!”

However, the magical glow flashing on the distant horizon fully brought her back to reality.

That was… her sister’s innate magic, Mirror World!

“Heh… it’s actually a Dragon-level one.”

Luo You came up beside her, gazing into the distance.

“Dragon-level!?”

Li Yun stared in shock.

A Dragon-level dimensional beast’s appearance was the highest disaster rating under Radiant-class!

Worst of all, she only saw her sister’s magical glow, but no one else’s.

Her sister… was trying to intercept a Dragon-level dimensional beast alone?

Dragon-level beasts possessed intelligence comparable to humans.

In the past, no one except Xingyue had ever handled one single-handedly.

Her sister was in danger!

“Speaking of which, there’s been a tidal flux in the border sea recently. Since a Dragon-level dimensional beast appeared, it’s at least a Level 2.”

After saying this, Luo You strolled toward Li Yun.

“Let’s continue.”

“Huh?”

Li Yun was stunned.

“Continue in this situation? Are you even human?!”

“Don’t make it sound like I’m the type to ignore the situation,” Luo You sneered with hidden meaning.

“Normally, I’d let you go for a while, but…”

She glanced at Li Yun with mockery:

“Do you really think you can help in your current form? Join the fight? Direct civilians to evacuate? You can’t do any of that, right? So since you’re useless anyway, I’ll just proceed at my own pace.”

“You—! But sister is in danger! I have to go!”

“Well, I think you don’t need to worry.”

Luo You recalled what Xing Yu had told her in the border sea.

“Before, your sister said magic had developed a lot in these seven years. That the current Ten Seats are incomparable to the past… She came at me full of confidence, and a Dragon-level dimensional beast that just appeared shouldn’t be a problem for her either.”

“Eh? Is that so?”

Li Yun was stunned for a few seconds.

Elira had no reason to lie.

She had neglected her magical duties for so many years and really had no idea how much magic had progressed in seven years.

Her sister… could really handle it?

***

Half an hour earlier—

Border Sea Checkpoint 13.

Magical girls Feiyu and Zhou Xi, already transformed, arrived at their combat posts, though they were the last to show up.

At this moment, Xing Yu had already gathered over seventy magical girls at the frontline, prepared to confront the dimensional beasts attempting to cross the checkpoint.

Looking around, strange semi-transparent images flickered both on the ground and in the air, twisting and turning like a two-dimensional plane.

Those were all the shadows of dimensional beasts.

Though fewer than ten were currently visible, if they didn’t deal with these quickly, the subsequent waves from the border sea would only drag them deeper into trouble.

The Border Sea Tidal Flux was a long and exhausting tug-of-war, with dimensional beasts coming through at any time.

Sometimes only one or two would appear in half a day, other times dozens could swarm within thirty minutes, sapping all their energy and forcing them to maintain heavy defenses constantly.

The first two cases were manageable by the magical girls guarding the checkpoint, but the third—and rarest—scenario was the one everyone feared most.

That was a large-scale swarm of dimensional beasts appearing together.

If multiple Monarch-level beasts showed up, or a single Dragon-level appeared, it would mean they couldn’t stop them anymore.

They would have to rely on the inland strategic depth to eliminate them one by one.