“Gold Scale!”
Apricot Rain landed beside Luo You. “Are you alright?”
Before Luo You could respond, she continued: “The source substance of a Light-Snatching Tier dimensional beast is no joke. Don’t push yourself!”
Luo You waved her hand nonchalantly. “I’m fine. Didn’t you hear Zhizhi talk about how she and I fought the Wrath-Devouring Colossus?”
“As long as you’re okay.” Apricot Rain felt relieved. Her sister had almost lost a family member once again.
“Speaking of which… Zero-Tier Magic is truly incredible,” Luo You marveled.
She had initially thought the Black Prison Colossus was dangerous enough, but the revelation of Zero-Tier Magic had completely shattered her previous understanding. It was truly the ultimate deterrent of the Magic League. With this magic alone, even the nuclear-armed nations of the modern world would think twice before acting.
This gave Luo You a glimpse into the true depths of the Magic League’s power. Even she would never want to face Zero-Tier Magic head-on, especially since she sensed that the changes she had witnessed weren’t even its full potential; there were still hidden aspects yet to be shown.
Apricot Rain explained from the side, “Currently, Broken-Winged Butterfly is presiding over the Zero-Tier Magic, but her compatibility isn’t very high. If Star Moon or Manjusaka were the ones in control, this would likely have been over by now.”
“Does it really depend on compatibility?”
“It does. Look, the host is changing now—it’s passing to King Jin. Liyun and Broken-Winged Butterfly, who were presiding just now, only launched three attacks. Only three. Because of that, every strike must be handled with extreme caution to ensure maximum damage to the Black Prison Colossus.”
Apricot Rain looked worried. “Their bodies probably can’t hold out much longer…” She wondered how many people would still have the strength to crusade against the Black Candle Colossus after this.
“I heard that during the crusade against the Black Candle Colossus four years ago, two of the Ten Seats died on the spot from presiding over the Zero-Tier Magic, right?” Luo You asked.
“Yes… it was the former Seventh Seat, Litia, and the former Eighth Seat, Emerald Morning Light.” Apricot Rain closed her eyes in sorrow. “Even though their ranks were lower, their compatibility with Zero-Tier Magic was the highest at the time. And even so…”
[So, it’s not that the higher the rank, the more powerful the Zero-Tier Magic?] Luo You noted this information.
What if it were her? Luo You felt that since she had such a high affinity for Divine Particles, she should excel in other areas as well.
“Sigh.” Apricot Rain let out a long breath. “We even considered having Little Red Riding Hood preside over the Zero-Tier Magic for the upcoming Black Candle Colossus crusade… but the timeframe was too short. She couldn’t learn it in time. If Zero-Tier Magic didn’t have such severe side effects, we wouldn’t have to fear the Light-Snatching Tier at all…”
Then I don’t think you’d be dealing with the Black Candle Colossus. Instead, the human governments would use the colossus as a borrowed knife to wipe out your Magic League. Luo You thought to herself.
Zero-Tier Magic was so terrifying that if it could be used without limits, other nations would definitely be sitting on pins and needles.
Wrrrong—!
With the transformation of the Zero-Tier Magic, the Black Prison Colossus was sealed once again.
The shock Luo Zining felt when the Black Prison Colossus was first sealed was now experienced in full by Luo You. Who could have imagined the visual impact of something that appeared to be the size of an entire municipality being forcibly shoved into a clock tower only dozens of meters tall?
No wonder Zero-Tier Magic could seal the Black Candle Colossus. Its reputation was well-deserved.
“On guard!”
The critical moment had arrived. Manjusaka and Apricot Rain immediately radiated killing intent, surrounding the seal. The first-class magical girls on standby in the distance were also ready for battle.
The same humiliation would not be allowed to happen a second time.
Zhizhi and the others were busily constructing a transportation spell. The destination would be set deep within the Boundary Sea—they would dump the Black Prison Colossus there.
However, this level of caution seemed a bit excessive. If an enemy dared to jump out now, they would be seeking death.
It was over.
If it were up to Luo You, she would have feigned weakness to lure the enemy out. But Manjusaka and the others clearly didn’t care for such tactics, or perhaps they simply didn’t have the energy. Safely sealing and disposing of the Black Prison Colossus was the priority; they still had their greatest enemy ahead of them—the Black Candle Colossus.
The moment the transportation spell was completed and Manjusaka vanished with the seal, the crusade against the Black Prison Colossus was officially declared a victory.
The troops and magical girls stationed at the frontier let out a roar.
Success!!
The news was promoted across all sectors of society by government media with extreme speed, using a full three thousand words to explain the matter in detail.
When Ji Yue, who was busy working at the Jiuming Sea, heard the hysterical, exhilarated cheering from the streets and alleys, she let out a smile of relief.
“At least we’ve crossed the first major hurdle…”
But her smile quickly faded. Public morale was currently low and needed to be rebuilt, so the media mostly reported the good news while hiding the bad. Ji Yue knew that the process of winning was certainly not as heart-stirring as the media portrayed.
How many of the Ten Seats still retained the combat power to host the Zero-Tier Magic?
“No, I must go and make that brat release Star Moon!” Ji Yue knew that if things continued like this, the Magic League would suffer even worse losses than four years ago!
She dialed Luo You’s number directly.
“Hello?”
“Youyou, is it convenient to talk?”
“Not real—… mm, Auntie, you pick a place.”
“The hotel suite I booked for you before is still reserved.”
“Alright.”
After hanging up, Ji Yue called over her capable deputy. “I have to leave for a while. I’m leaving things here to you.”
“Eh?” The magical girl who had just emerged from a bloodbath—Narcissus—let out a cry of surprise and said bitterly, “There are so~~ many dimensional beasts crossing the border right now. Where are you going, Feiyu?”
“Something I must do.” Ji Yue pressed her hands firmly on Narcissus’s shoulders. “I’m counting on you.”
“…Understood!”
Narcissus knew the weight of the responsibility, but she could only brace herself and accept it.
Currently, it wasn’t just the frontier facing Light-Snatching Tier harassment; the frequency of dimensional beast invasions everywhere had spiked. This was especially true for the Boundary Sea gates that lacked Super-Large Star Rings; the pressure was so great it was suffocating her!
In the eight hours since the Black Prison Colossus appeared, the dimensional beasts had been crossing the gates as if they didn’t care for their lives!
—
They hid in sub-space where they couldn’t be hit, infiltrating the interior as if entering uninhabited territory and causing casualties. The magical girls could only use small Star Rings to search the ocean like picking sesame seeds, checking them one by one.
As for the Boundary Sea gates that did have Super-Large Star Rings, the situation was also not optimistic. Because of the high intensity of the conflict, magical girls in many places were suffering casualties.
Fortunately, compared to last time, they now had the help of the Fusion Warriors, so the casualty numbers were significantly lower than they were four years ago.
And right then, Ji Yue received some good news.
“The Super-Large Star Ring in the direction of the Jiuming Sea can be powered on and used again!”