“Who is it! How dare you ambush…”
“It’s your grandma, me! What, not convinced?”
The black scythe spun back into the girl’s hand, her blood-red eyes fixed on the hideous monster, her face full of disdain and mockery.
“Not convinced? Come kill me then, if you can!”
As she spoke, the girl raised her free hand, flipping the monster a middle finger.
Compared to Xia Mo’s tense alertness earlier, she appeared far more relaxed, as if the monster before her was something she could deal with effortlessly.
Gray-black butterflies fluttered around her, a trait unique to only one person in Star Ocean City.
“Nether Butterfly?”
Luo Shuangxing let out a surprised gasp.
Nether Butterfly was helping them at a time like this?
“Nether Butterfly!”
Xia Mo, on the other hand, felt a wave of relief.
This monster was clearly no ordinary foe, and if she and her two juniors had to face both it and the beast simultaneously, they’d likely be plunged into a grueling battle.
The ideal scenario would be Xia Mo holding off the monster while Lily and Siam kept the beast at bay.
But without someone breaking through their limits, the outcome of this fight would not be favorable.
Xia Mo’s full-powered magic cannon couldn’t harm the monster, and Lily and Siam couldn’t deal life-threatening damage to the beast.
Continuing like this would mean a slow death for the magical girls.
But at this critical moment, Nether Butterfly descended like a savior.
“Don’t act so familiar. I just find this guy annoying, that’s all.”
Pointing her scythe at the distant monster, Luo Shuangyue spoke with an unceremonious tone.
“If I’m not mistaken, you’re Snake Fang’s Mad Python, right?”
“So what if I am?”
“Since you’re new here, I’ll give you a choice. Kneel and kowtow to me three times, then get out of Star Ocean City, and I’ll spare your life. How’s that?”
The utter disregard in her words instantly enraged Mad Python.
He was a high-ranking member of Snake Fang—no one in Mirage Mushroom City dared to underestimate him!
And yet, this Nether Butterfly, a nobody from a small place like Star Ocean City, dared to mock him so brazenly!
This was intolerable!
“Die!”
The monster’s arm transformed into a massive python and lunged at Luo Shuangyue, but she was prepared.
With a light swing of her scythe, the python’s head silently detached from its body.
Your physical strength may be impressive, but I’m holding a giant scythe!
Gray mana currents swirled around the wound on the python’s arm, causing Mad Python to grimace in pain.
Not only did this mana hinder the wound’s regeneration, but it was also draining his vitality.
What a vicious technique.
“You refuse the toast, so you’ll drink the punishment. You’re staying here today!”
Luo Shuangyue’s body dissolved into countless fluttering butterflies. In the next moment, they reformed in front of Mad Python, her scythe—having just severed his arm—now poised above his head.
Boom!
At the last second, Mad Python barely dodged the scythe’s direct strike, but he was still hit by Luo Shuangyue’s follow-up move, retreating in a disheveled state.
When fighting non-acquaintances, Luo Shuangyue always adhered to a ruthless, no-nonsense approach, striking with lethal intent in every blow.
When sparring with other magical girls, she held back, avoiding such brutal tactics—after all, her own mother was a magical girl, and she couldn’t actually kill her peers.
But now, facing a vile villain, killing him would be a service to the world. Luo Shuangyue held nothing back, entering her peak combat state.
Her ghostly figure, unpredictable butterfly teleportation, and eerie giant scythe combined to leave Mad Python barely able to defend himself, with no chance to counterattack.
Watching from the sidelines, Xia Mo was stunned.
Was Nether Butterfly really this powerful?
Had she never even faced her at full strength before?
“Don’t worry about Nether Butterfly for now. Let’s focus on taking down the beast!”
Xia Mo shook her head. Now wasn’t the time for self-doubt—they still had a big problem to deal with!
“Senpai, hurry up, meow! It’s about to eat me, meow!”
While Xia Mo was briefly distracted, Siam and Luo Shuangxing were still struggling to keep the beast’s attention.
Without Xia Mo’s damage output, the beast was closing in on Siam, and it wouldn’t be long before it caught her.
But the beast wouldn’t get that chance.
It might be too much for the two rookie magical girls, but that didn’t mean it was invincible.
Swoosh!
Boom!
A purple glow streaked across the sky, blasting the beast and knocking it off balance.
Holding her glowing purple magic wand, a massive magic circle appeared in front of Xia Mo.
She raised her hand, and the lines of the circle lit up one by one.
Then, the radiance erupted.