In the northwestern mountain range, where the snow had originally fallen steadily, it suddenly began to spread out in all directions.
The cold wind sliced through the murky air, clashing to produce a sharp, ghostly wail.
Rumblrrrr…
The blizzard beside Luo You suddenly erupted explosively outward.
The already low temperature plummeted even further, killing off all the insects, rodents, and ants living in the area in an instant.
Every exposed surface on the ground was immediately covered with thick frost.
At this moment, somewhere far away, the Wrath Devouring Colossus turned its head northwest, its deep eyes full of astonishment.
Outside the boundary sea, a special existence opened its eyes.
Its long-slumbering body emitted a unique aura.
At this moment, countless beings gazed silently toward that direction within the boundary sea, releasing wordless roars.
The boundary waves surged violently, drowning everything and causing a tremendous upheaval.
Just as Xing Yue was about to investigate the boundary sea, she suddenly turned her gaze deep into its depths.
The mark on the back of her right hand glowed faintly, a change that put her on high alert as if facing a deadly enemy.
Back at the scene.
“Black Candle Colossus…”
Folded-Wing Butterfly found her fingers trembling slightly.
It wasn’t the cold affecting her, but fear gripping her heart.
The terror the Black Candle Colossus had brought upon her in the past was overwhelming.
Back then, she was part of the Extermination Squad.
Out of the seven Ten Seats who took part in the campaign, only three remained at the end.
If not for their desperate effort to complete the Level Zero Magic, they probably would have all perished, unable to stop that monster.
That despair-filled memory was unbearable to recall, making her feel as if she had been trapped inside a tomb all these years—dead, yet endlessly trying to escape.
It was also during that time that Lueguang was regarded as an invincible existence.
“Why can you use the power of the Black Candle Colossus?!”
Folded-Wing Butterfly’s mind swirled violently, completely halting her offensive momentum.
In just a moment, her endless hair, more turbulent than the sea waves, froze stiff.
“Answer me, Ariel!”
“Because I share a deep bond with it, is that explanation enough?”
Luo You’s cold voice pierced through the unending chill like a cutting wind blade, causing Folded-Wing Butterfly’s breath to grow even more feeble.
She came out of the blizzard, her eyes glowing a faint ghostly white, easily closing the distance to Folded-Wing Butterfly.
She disdainfully lifted Folded-Wing Butterfly’s chin and said, “See? I told you you’d be afraid. Now you don’t even have the strength to resist.”
Provoked by the taunt, Folded-Wing Butterfly’s trembling pupils suddenly hardened.
She gritted her teeth, pried open her hands, trying to create distance and regain her footing.
She was just scared—compared to before, it was not even the same level!
But this time, Luo You had no intention of toying with the magical girl like before.
Because even she was struggling.
Luo You’s body emitted vast amounts of glowing white cold air.
Folded-Wing Butterfly felt her vision freeze, her magic flow stop, and her thoughts stall.
“Hah!”
Luo You wiped the sweat from her brow.
She had only simply used a bit of the Black Candle Colossus’s primal essence, and she had confirmed one thing.
—The Black Candle Colossus was far stronger than the Distant Sea Colossus.
It was controlled by divine particles as the carrier for the primal essence.
When using the primal essence of the Distant Sea Colossus, divine particles occupied less than 20% of the total divine particles at most.
But when using the Black Candle Colossus’s primal essence, that proportion exceeded 50%!
More than half of the divine particles were occupied directly.
Assuming Luo You’s limit for controlling primal essence was 500, 1% divine particles could carry nearly 30 points of Distant Sea Colossus’s primal essence easily.
But if it was the Black Candle Colossus’s primal essence, 1% divine particles could only carry less than 15 points.
More divine particles were needed to wield the same magnitude of primal essence, greatly increasing the pressure of use.
Luo You was certain that the power she had just displayed was far less than that of the Black Candle Colossus itself.
She had seen videos from four years ago of the extermination battle.
That massive size of the Black Candle Colossus, if all the primal essence stored inside leaked out, would cause terrifying weather anomalies.
The Jiuwu Sea was a prime example.
But this was because controlling the primal essence through divine particles was inherently inefficient.
After all, it was not her own ability.
Yuwushuang: Miaofa Ying Sheng only copied the “snow” special individual.
It was impossible to fully replicate the combat power of the Black Candle Colossus.
But no matter what, a win was a win.
“You lost.”
Luo You dissipated the surrounding chilling cold, then stepped on the two flabby bits on Folded-Wing Butterfly’s chest.
She said, “You’re really afraid of the Black Candle Colossus’s power, huh? Looks like you’re truly scared.”
Folded-Wing Butterfly gritted her teeth and turned her head away.
She wouldn’t make any excuses, but she desperately wanted to ask Luo You one thing.
“Why can you use that power? Do you even know what it is?”
“If I say it’s just because of a deep bond, you wouldn’t believe me anyway.”
Luo You shook her head and skillfully tied up Folded-Wing Butterfly, then dragged her ten kilometers into the mountain range, ready to get started.
“Seeing this, Folded-Wing Butterfly froze for a moment, warily asking, “What are you going to do?”
“Before, Ellera showed me something.”
“What?”
Folded-Wing Butterfly sensed something was wrong.
If Luo You had wanted to kill her, she would’ve done it already.
Now this unfolding looked like it was heading toward that kind of thing.
But from her tests, Ariel wasn’t some kind of nymphomaniac.
Luo You explained, “She once helped you unlock a special form. I saw the photos—it was shocking. So I wondered if I could do the same.”
Folded-Wing Butterfly’s eyes widened in an instant.
In just seconds, she thought about many things before finally understanding what the “special form”
Luo You meant was.
[That wretched woman, she even gave that to others…!?]
A wave of fury rushed to her forehead and she fainted.
“Ah, geez.”
Luo You clicked her tongue and patted her face repeatedly.
No matter how much she patted, Folded-Wing Butterfly wouldn’t wake.
No problem, proceed as planned.
Luo You was in a good mood; no one could stop her now.
She never really expected to get Folded-Wing Butterfly to unlock the ‘chaotic’ form in one go.
This first battle was just to have fun.
With those nimble hands, she brushed over Folded-Wing Butterfly’s body, and the magical armor instantly vanished, hanging scattered in the trees.
“Whoa~~”
Luo You whistled, Folded-Wing Butterfly had a great figure.
Though not as familiar as with her aunt, she was still a very standard big sister type.
Most importantly, she could unlock a new form.
“Oh right… might as well take a look at her true form while I’m at it.”
Luo You pondered for a moment but decided to save that for next time.
For now, she just wanted to savor Folded-Wing Butterfly’s taste, not her true form after unlocking the magical girl shape.
After enjoying this, it’d be nice to save the unlock for later.
Oh, first take some pictures to post on social media.
Luo You snapped a few photos of herself, then took a couple of shots of Folded-Wing Butterfly’s legs and shoulder blades, then put away her phone and got to work!
Meanwhile—
At the place where they had fought before, Nightingale followed the sounds until she arrived.
“This should be it. Sister was here with Ariel… but where is she?”
Nightingale looked around anxiously.
According to Ellera, Ariel was sure to lose, but until she saw the actual result, she remained doubtful.
“Oh my, the damage here is just… too much.”
Several mountain peaks had been completely destroyed, either frozen shut with ice or collapsed by landslides, or else like a rotting sea, emitting a foul stench.
The battle had been extremely fierce.
Could Sister really have won under these circumstances?
“Sister!”
Nightingale called out into the wind, her voice carried far and wide.
No response!
Nightingale’s anxiety deepened.
If Folded-Wing Butterfly heard her, she would definitely reply.
No reply meant only two possibilities: either she wasn’t here, or… she had fallen unconscious.
Nightingale preferred to believe the first.
Keep looking!
“Sister!”
She continued searching further away.
At this moment, Folded-Wing Butterfly woke up.
She looked around vaguely at the dark surroundings.
Suddenly, she felt something groping over her body.
Instinctively, she fought back, but the bindings on her body restricted her movements.
“Oh, you’re awake.”
Folded-Wing Butterfly was shocked to find herself completely naked, with a soft, fragrant body pressed atop her, doing something indescribable.
“Ariel!? What are you doing?”
“Of course I’m doing what Ellera once did.”
Luo You answered easily and naturally.
“Stop!”
“No, I won’t. Whatever Ellera could do, I can do too. Whatever Ellera couldn’t, I’ll do even more.”
“Stop it!”
Folded-Wing Butterfly struggled harder.
Fear overwhelmed her heart.
Back then, she had already been defiled by Ellera, and since then, she had hated Ellera with a burning passion, wanting to find and kill her immediately.
But after all these years, her hatred had twisted into a subtle and complicated feeling.
That feeling had once made her unwilling to admit the truth, and still did now.
Maybe even if she really killed Ellera someday, she would remain like this—living alone without seeking a partner.
But right now…
“Stop it!”
Folded-Wing Butterfly’s voice wavered with tears.
She even tried to headbutt Luo You to knock her out.
“Why such a big reaction? Weren’t you used to it after Ellera ‘trained’ you back then?”
Luo You was dissatisfied.
“A defeated magical girl should just obediently enjoy it!”
“You can’t… how dare you do this to me!”
“I’m saying, do you still have feelings for that wretched Ellera?”
Folded-Wing Butterfly’s resistance froze suddenly.
After a long moment, she stammered, “N-no, I d-don’t!”
Luo You sneered, “No wonder Ellera said you’re all a bunch of magical shrews. Looks like she was completely right.”
Folded-Wing Butterfly was stunned, then murderous light flashed in her eyes.
“She said that about me?!”
“It’s ‘you all,’ not just you,” Luo You fired a precise jab.
“Do you think you’re the only magical shrew? There are plenty more—you’d better get in line.”
“Oh, she also said she’s tired of being hunted by all you shrews and was thinking about making amends to you, then ending the cause and effect between you two.
I think you should take this chance to forget that wretched woman.”
After saying that, Luo You seemed to realize she had gone too far and hurriedly added,
“I mean forget her, not think about me!
I just want to do what Ellera did, not have some shrew obsess over me.”
Folded-Wing Butterfly felt a rush of blood to her head, nearly fainting again.
Enough already, all these witches can just die…
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