This time, the test result was that Luo Shuangyue found she could easily take down these Demons in a one-on-one fight, but the enemy wouldn’t give her the chance to pick them off early.
Although the magic power she had left inside the Demons during her previous devouring was still active, the Demons were not fools.
Once they realized they couldn’t get rid of the magic power Luo Shuangyue had left behind, they immediately performed a form of drastic self-surgery, cutting away all the parts of their bodies that had been corroded by Black Thorn.
After all, their vitality was so strong that losing a portion of their body wasn’t considered a serious injury.
Once the wounds were dealt with, this enormous Demon—looking like a Near-guard Legion Commander—let out a piercing, magic-infused buzzing sound.
The entire Demon army charged forward in perfect formation toward the Magical Girls.
They seemed to have understood the priorities of the current situation.
If they didn’t first eliminate the Magical Girls here, they would have no way to assist the Demon Emperor.
The number of Demons in the Near-guard Legion wasn’t large, but still exceeded the count of Magical Girls on the battlefield.
For these Initial Bloom-class Magical Girls, this was undoubtedly going to be a brutal fight.
But just like their Mentors, if they felt fear and didn’t dare to face the Demons head-on in battle, then they wouldn’t be able to obtain the power of Magical Girls at all.
Every Magical Girl would never be afraid to fight Demons, even if it meant completely vanishing from this world.
It must be known that from beginning to end, being a Magical Girl was never a safe profession.
To this day, very few Magical Girls live to retire peacefully.
Of course, one reason is that these old Mentors still think they can fight and are not at retirement age yet.
But the other reason, which cannot be ignored, is that the casualty rate among Magical Girls is truly very high.
This was the most dangerous profession in the world.
Once one stepped onto this path, there was a high probability they would burn themselves out completely in a single battle against a powerful enemy, bringing hope of victory to their comrades.
When Magical Girls faced such moments where sacrifice was necessary, they never hesitated.
They knew that if they hesitated, the sacrifices they would ultimately have to make would be even greater.
“Fusion Magic Cannon, fire!”
A seasoned Initial Bloom-class Magical Girl from the Magic Department took on the role of commander.
She slammed her raised hand down, and the Magical Girls fired the Magic Cannons they had been readying.
The dazzling, colorful Magic Cannon traced a brilliant arc across the starry sky.
Its target was clear—the enormous Demon King that Luo Shuangyue had ambushed once before.
Upon noticing the Magical Girls’ target, the Demons immediately launched their own counterattack.
Dark Magic Cannons fired from their cannon ports, trying to block the Fusion Magic Cannon.
But their defense was largely ineffective.
The Magical Girls releasing the Fusion Magic Cannon were all specialists in Magic Cannon magic.
So many of them had coordinated for a long time to prepare this Fusion Magic Cannon attack.
Even a Royal-Class Magic Beast could be injured by it; there was no way these Demons, who relied on stacked defense over offense, could stop it.
The radiant beam quickly surged toward the massive Demon King.
The Demon King swiftly tried to dodge.
Even if it couldn’t dodge completely, losing half its body was acceptable.
This attack was a deadly trump card the Magical Girls could only release once in a short period.
So if it managed to avoid this attack, the advantage in the battle would remain on their side.
Its hope was beautiful.
If no one interfered with its movement, it could indeed trade half its body to render this Magic Cannon useless.
But the Magical Girls had a very powerful assassin—it would never let the Demon King just dodge that easily.
When the Demon King tried to dodge, Luo Shuangyue immediately activated her ability and dashed through the countless ranks.
She threw a white-glowing card at the giant King-class Magic Beast.
The card silently shattered in midair, and a black magic spear appeared.
At a speed too fast for the naked eye to catch, the spear flew toward the King-class Magic Beast.
This card was one of the Sealing Cards Luo Shuangyue had used earlier to consume magic power during her feast.
It contained a control spell she had cast with full force.
The black spear struck precisely on the Demon King, causing it to let out a painful roar.
Its dodging motion involuntarily faltered.
Nearby Demons reacted instantly to Luo Shuangyue’s charge, attempting to shield their commander.
But their speed was no match for Luo Shuangyue’s teleportation.
Before their counterattack arrived, Luo Shuangyue had already landed her attack on the Demon King.
From the spear’s point of impact, black thorns rapidly spread over the Demon King’s body.
Almost instantly, the Demon King was tightly bound.
Realizing that if it didn’t quickly break free from this magic control, its life would be swallowed by the dazzling Magic Cannon that was fast approaching, the Demon King decisively chose to gamble everything.
Even if it couldn’t dodge the Magic Cannon, it wanted to leave a deep impression on the audacious foe who had rushed so close.
Its body suddenly expanded, trying to tear off the black thorns Luo Shuangyue had released.
But the thorns were incredibly tough.
Even in this state, only a few thorns snapped.
It was still bound and unable to move.
Even though it only needed one moment to break all these bonds, time was up.
Even if it broke free, it was too late to dodge the Magic Cannon.
Luo Shuangyue had delayed it long enough.
Facing death, a fierce gleam flashed in the Demon King’s compound eyes.
At this final moment, it chose to deliver its last and strongest strike to Luo Shuangyue.
Its body shattered violently.
The magic that composed it formed into terrifying limbs, rushing at Luo Shuangyue at incredible speed.
This was its last strike.
After releasing it, the Demon King would lose all ability to resist.
But… its attack missed.
Luo Shuangyue was like a nimble butterfly.
Such a clumsy counterattack was no threat to her.
She only needed to lightly trigger the Mark she had left at a distance to return safely.
The Demon King’s dying counterattack was indeed powerful and fast, but since it couldn’t hit her, it was useless.
This was the terrifying nature of the Soul Butterfly—a Magical Girl capable of freely roaming through space was that difficult to deal with and so strong.
The colorful magic torrent completely engulfed the weakened Demon King, wiping out all the Demons in its path.
After this shot, the real battle was only just beginning.
The strongest Demon among them was successfully killed, but the remaining Demons were not fools who would just stand around flustered without their leader.
Without a leader, they would at most be less coordinated than before.
Their strength and numbers were clearly displayed here.
For the Magical Girls, this was still going to be a brutal fight.
“Concentrate and take them down one by one! Don’t get dragged into a war of attrition with the Demons!”
The commanding Mentor shouted.
The Magical Girls immediately split into several small teams and began carrying out their tasks.
A single Magical Girl couldn’t kill a Demon in just a few hits.
To achieve a quick kill, they had to concentrate several Magical Girls’ strength to break through.
The Demons weren’t stupid either.
When the Magical Girls grouped up to attack, they also clustered together, providing limited cover and assistance to each other.
Granted, their coordination was only at the most basic level.
It was full of loopholes, but still effective enough to prevent them from being quickly picked off one by one.
In an instant, the starry sky erupted with flames of battle.
Magic Cannons of various colors fired back and forth, and Demons and Magical Girls alike grimaced in pain when hit.
Luo Shuangyue had completely settled into her own rhythm.
Among all the Magical Girls, she was one of the most unique.
She had no teammates because no one could keep up with her speed.
Her mission in this battle was to act as a free agent, killing Demons as quickly as possible.
After the brief earlier clash, Luo Shuangyue realized even she found it difficult to deal with the stronger King-class Demons quickly.
To reduce Demon numbers fast, her targets should be the weaker Demons.
Clutching her scythe tightly, Luo Shuangyue soon found a suitable target.
This Demon had just been hit by a Magical Girl’s Magic Cannon and fallen out of its group.
It only needed to adjust its stance to quickly rejoin the ranks.
A hit like that was nothing major for these tough Demons.
But since it had been singled out by Luo Shuangyue, fleeing back to the protection of its comrades was just wishful thinking.
Still recovering from the Magic Cannon’s shock, the Black Purple Dark Moth gracefully appeared before it, swinging a deadly blade.
The scythe shattered the Demon’s shell and smashed it further away from its main group.
The other Demons had no intention of rescuing this one.
They were too busy focusing their main attention on the frontline, where the Magical Girls’ overwhelming firepower was concentrated.
That Demon, caught in a one-on-one by Luo Shuangyue, could only be wished good luck.
Black mist surged from Luo Shuangyue’s body, transforming near the Demon into a grotesque monster.
This creature had numerous barbed limbs, and with a heavy squeeze on the caught Demon, its shell was easily crushed.
In real combat, Phantom Scythe was nothing like the delicate girl image she presented.
Her Demon Emperor form was the most effective killing machine.
She could instantly condense anything her body needed.
This current form was a specialized shape personally designed for her by Phantom Thorn after obtaining data on cosmic Demons.
In this form, once Phantom Scythe caught her opponent, she could easily crush the Demon’s shell and devour the delicious magic power and flesh within.
The Demon caught by Phantom Scythe wailed in agony.
Though it shouldn’t fear death, it was truly experiencing the terror of dying.
Fortunately for it, the fear didn’t last long.
A scythe descended from above, cleaving its body in two.
Even its Original Magic Power was completely shattered by the blow.
With its Original Magic Power broken, the Demon instantly lost the ability to resist Phantom Scythe’s devouring.
In a flash, the black mist monster that was Phantom Scythe devoured it completely.
Phantom Scythe’s size increased slightly.
Luo Shuangyue received feedback from her, replenishing all the magic power she had just spent.
“If I’m fighting weaker enemies, it seems I don’t have to worry much about running out of magic power?”
Luo Shuangyue felt her strength had increased a little and was somewhat conflicted.
If she could kill and devour all the Demon Kings here, would she have a chance to directly advance to Full Bloom Class?
No, no.
Full Bloom Class wasn’t that easy to achieve.
Strength was just a basic requirement.
If her mindset didn’t reach the standard, she would remain Initial Bloom Class for life.
But those were things to think about later.
Right now, Luo Shuangyue’s only goal was to quickly finish off all these Demons in front of her.
After dealing with these, she would decide based on the other side of the battlefield whether to transform into White Night and crush the Demon Emperor.
But the situation was still somewhat uncertain.
The swarm of Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls fighting the Demon Emperor clearly had the upper hand.
At least, the Demon Emperor was being suppressed, unable to fight back effectively.
The damage it sustained wasn’t heavy.
Even when the Magical Girls’ attacks hit its body, they only left minor wounds.
For a Demon Emperor, such wounds healed easily.
The Demon Emperor’s regeneration couldn’t keep up with the Magical Girls’ output.
Its health bar was slowly dropping.
As long as the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls maintained their assault, this Demon Emperor would ultimately perish here.
“But… can they really hold out?” Luo Shuangyue felt uneasy.
She could see the Mentors were fighting with all their might.
Using all their strength meant rapid magic consumption.
Even though Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls had abundant magic reserves and fast recovery, their magic couldn’t support such terrifying consumption for long.
The Demon Emperor and the Magical Girls had formed a very fragile dynamic balance.
Whoever won depended on who broke first.
“I need to quickly deal with the trouble here.”
Luo Shuangyue withdrew her gaze, no longer worrying about that side.
Her current goal was to clip the Demon Emperor’s wings!
“Go, Phantom Scythe.
Today, you can eat to your heart’s content!”
“Woohoo!”
A heavy, distorted, and terrifying voice came from inside the black mist monster.
With Luo Shuangyue’s permission, Phantom Scythe immediately entered feeding mode.
Its size grew again, lunging straight toward a group of Demons.
The Demons noticed this enemy and immediately launched Magic Cannon attacks on Phantom Scythe.
But their Magic Cannons were nothing more than snacks to Phantom Scythe.
Phantom Scythe had once been a Demon Emperor herself, a very troublesome one.
If given the same growth time as the Emperor of Eyeballs, she would have developed even better.
She never thought about cultivating subordinates or building an army.
She only thought about where to eat and how to eat.
According to Luo Shuangyue’s irresponsible speculation, Phantom Scythe’s true Demon Emperor form was probably an amorphous black mist.
There was no shortcut to fighting it.
The only way was to pummel it with powerful Magic Cannons, slowly overwhelming it.
Ordinary Magic Cannons could only mildly annoy Phantom Scythe.
And close combat?
Believe Luo Shuangyue—no one would want to fight a shapeless body that could sprout weapons from anywhere in melee.