Gazing up at the ever-still, lifeless sky, Irina’s eyes shifted, locking onto a particular point above.
There, just as always, was the pitch-black void—dull and lightless, indistinguishable from its surroundings.
Only with a Magic Power-enhanced perspective could one sense the colorless waves surging within.
That was the entrance to Luo Jialan’s Dream World.
After Su Mu had visited multiple times, Irina had already marked it, so finding it wasn’t difficult.
Moreover, due to Luo Jialan’s ongoing corruption, this entrance had become quite conspicuous—Irina could clearly feel it constantly absorbing the Dark Magic Power rising from the third layer of the Dream World.
The witches’ massive amounts of Dark Magic Power certainly didn’t appear out of thin air.
When they were still Magical Girls, they couldn’t even tolerate a trace of Dark Magic Power, but now, what was happening was exactly the process of her falling from purity into corruption.
Just like osmosis, the concentration of Dark Magic Power inside their Dream Worlds was too low, causing it to be pressed and corroded by the surrounding environment’s Dark Magic Power.
When this endless invasion finally carved a hole in their hearts, Dark Magic Power would flood in like ravenous wolves, and the Magical Girl’s fall would begin.
After confirming the size of the hollow beneath Luo Jialan’s Dream World and the tidal surge of Dark Magic Power, Irina couldn’t help but frown.
Unexpectedly troublesome.
“Sigh, finally finished resting… Don’t let me catch that little brat doing dirty tricks again.”
Irina knew that after Su Mu had stabilized two memory points for Luo Jialan, her condition shouldn’t have deteriorated so rapidly, not even with a part of her Shackle torn off by Ning Xi.
Someone was definitely working behind the scenes—probably Tang Nai.
Getting involved with that woman only meant endless trouble knocking at the door.
Irina muttered this as she moved without hesitation, quickly blending into the Dark Magic Power, passing through the hollow and filling it in as she went.
Using the pure Magic Power she had absorbed, Irina sealed the hole tight.
The process wasn’t difficult, but when she looked up at the surrounding darkness, she became troubled again.
“Why is it so pitch black inside this hole…”
‘What are you talking about? It’s not black at all.’
Startled, Irina realized that was Su Mu’s voice in her mind and breathed a sigh of relief, but soon grew puzzled.
“No, what are you talking about? I didn’t say anything to you just now.”
‘I said… that.’
“That what?”
“I mean this hole, the hollow in the Dream World. Which hole are you talking about?”
Suddenly realizing the misunderstanding, Irina’s cheeks flushed.
She fell silent and didn’t ask further, but the little teasing had made her heart tingle.
‘That brat’s thoughts are quite scattered… I really need to teach her a lesson.’
Muttering this inwardly, Irina refocused on her task.
After all, all the pure Magic Power consumed this time was on Boss Tang Nai’s tab—spend it all, no holding back, and don’t give her a chance to ask for it back.
***
“You’re going to lose again.”
“Don’t be so sure. It’s not over yet.”
Tang Mo was already struggling to keep up with Tang Nai’s relentless combo assault.
Her health bar was almost depleted, but she still gritted her teeth stubbornly.
“Hmph, I’ve secretly practiced many times. Once you slip up, I’ll flip the game in one breath.”
“By the way, aren’t you going to check how your masterpiece is doing now?”
Tang Nai’s words distracted Tang Mo, and her attention instinctively shifted to Luo Jialan.
The moment she sensed it, she was shocked.
“What’s going on? What did you do?”
She could sense Luo Jialan’s corruption had been halted, and was even reversing at this very moment.
“You lost.”
Before Tang Mo could finish her question, Tang Nai slapped the big “KO” displayed on the handheld console right in her face.
The game’s victory music and lines pierced her ears like mockery of her defeat.
Tang Mo angrily pushed the console away, barely able to keep her emotions in check.
“I asked what you did! Are you deaf?”
“Why would I tell you something like that?”
In stark contrast to Tang Mo’s frustration, Tang Nai looked extremely pleased, the corner of her mouth lifting arrogantly, her smile even more irritating.
“Want to know why you keep losing? Because you’re foolish, Mo.”
“Are you so confident you’ve already won?”
Tang Nai chuckled softly without responding to Tang Mo’s words, continuing on her own, “Because your thoughts are too naive. You don’t hide your intentions at all. Even if I purposely went easy on you, I can’t pretend I’m not noticing.”
“Well then, what exactly did you do? I didn’t see any reaction from you.”
“That’s exactly why you’re losing so badly.”
Tang Nai lightly scratched Tang Mo’s nose with her index finger, like teasing a child.
She had to tiptoe to reach, making her movements look somewhat comical.
“You never noticed what I was doing while you were making your moves, did you? Always so focused on how clever your plans are, but you exposed everything. Who’s going to just go along with your scheme?”
Tang Mo’s pupils unfocused for a moment, her anger flaring from humiliation, yet Tang Nai’s sudden touch also stirred up memories.
But she quickly snapped back, brushing Tang Nai’s hand away and turning to walk toward the dojo, as if making a firm decision, never looking back.
“Knowing you don’t give up, now it’s time for you to suffer.”
In less than ten seconds, Tang Mo was already at Luo Jialan’s bedside.
Sleeping Su Mu held the petite blue-haired girl firmly against her chest; if the latter were an ordinary girl, she’d probably be gasping for air.
At this distance, Tang Mo could finally see through the haze into their Dream World.
Without direct contact, she couldn’t learn the internal situation, but she could see the hollow beneath Luo Jialan’s Dream World had vanished, which made her anxious.
Acting personally was definitely impossible.
Tang Nai wouldn’t just stand by, but she seemed to tacitly allow her to use those two pawns.
There was no other option now—this last-ditch move was all she had.
This meant she had to separate Luo Linglan and Ning Xi again, bearing enormous risk.
If they broke free from control, she’d most likely be surrounded and attacked.
But that wasn’t even in Tang Mo’s calculations anymore.
Just thinking of Tang Nai’s smug expression filled her with rage, so she chose to raise the stakes.
‘No thoughts of retreat or compromise—today, only one of us can be the last to laugh.’
A surge of overwhelming Magic Power rippled out.
Tall and aloof Luo Linglan and petite Ning Xi finally appeared beside her, fully restored memories intact.
Tang Mo had already reordered their memories so both could maintain peak condition.
Although this increased the risk of losing control over them, Tang Mo, deeply embroiled in this gamble, had long since discarded such concerns.
“Ladies, we meet again. This time, I must ask you to deal with your daughter.”
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