With that, Chuxiong stepped up to Jiang Yao and slightly bowed:
โYour mother, that young beauty, is right there in that cage.โ
Ignoring the furious glare of the girl, Chuxiong pinched the remote with one claw, while his other still somewhat formed hand hovered over another switch:
โNow, tell me everything you know about the Ancient Weapons, or else, with just a light press, your poor ordinary mother willโฆ whooshโโ Chuxiong made a gesture as if something was falling from the sky, grinning maliciously:
โSmack~โ
โโฆYouโฆ [girlโs coarse curse].โ
โHahaha.โ
Chuxiong laughed heartily: โI always say, magical girls are ridiculous. Even their curses get blocked by their own magic.โ
He crouched down in front of the girl, who lay on the ground, staring straight into her furious eyes:
โYour bones must be broken in many places by now. Judging by that, youโre probably so weak you canโt even lift your weapon. So why are you glaring at me like that? Itโs useless. Just answer my questions honestly, or do you think you can get up and fight me?โ
From the shadows behind him, the transformed magical girl [Aurora] gripped her wand and stepped forwardโ
โBoom!โ
Then, watching Chuxiong fly backward, she hesitated and stepped back.
(Whatโs going on?)
Jiang Lingwei knew her daughter had done her best. As a novice magical girl facing a demon of this level alone, lasting this long was already commendable.
But how did this monster suddenly get thrown back? Who sent it flying?!
Sensing something erupting, a bit stunned, Jiang Lingwei turned her head and took a step back.
โDark magic?โ
Exactlyโthat pure, refined dark magic.
Its source wasโฆ Jiang Yao, who had just been lying there.
โHow is this possible?!โ
Chuxiongโs eyes widened in shock:
โHow can you be on the dark side?!โ
In front of him, the girl who had just been lying on the ground now stood clad in a pitch-black, terrifying armor.
Her longsword had completely transformed into something elseโrather than a sword, it was more like a chainsaw, with red crystals serving as teeth, vibrating and rotating with her will.
Throwing aside the remote she had just snatched, Jiang Yao knew her condition.
She felt she wasnโt in a good state.
Dark magic was not easy to control. She wanted to rush forward to tear apart that damn demon, but she also wanted to check on her mother first.
These two emotions tangled in her mind, making it difficult to keep her rationality.
As for how she could use dark magic, she didnโt know herself.
It was just that, under intense rage, something that had been dormant inside her last time reawakenedโand then, it came to this.
โFirst, Iโm going to kill you.โ
Without overthinking, the girl made up her mind instantly.
Even in her transformed state, using dark magic now probably put a filter between her and her mother, but Jiang Yao didnโt want her mother to see her like this.
Her left hand curled into a claw shape, the red-black energy ball that had been forming since before now fully solidified.
Jiang Yao swung her arm forward and threw it ahead.
โBoom!!!โ
Chuxiong, who had just been flung away, tried to dodge, but it was too late.
The ever-growing energy ball struck his body directly, unleashing a powerful energy wave that destroyed everything around him.
โHissโฆโ
Chuxiong struggled to get up from the crater beneath him, covered in wounds, but a smug smile still tugged at the corner of his mouth:
โSo thatโs how it is.โ
Standing firm again, new, twisted flesh grew over his injuries.
His claw pointed at the charging Jiang Yao:
โThough I donโt know whyโฆ dark magic doesnโt seem to hurt me much.โ
If it were bright magic of this magnitude, he might have lost combat ability from just one hit.
But now, these minor injuries would heal with some time.
His lost confidence returned to him.
He could still win; he could still fight; he stillโฆ
โI see.โ
Opposite him, he saw the girlโs crazed smile as she closed the distance in an instant:
โThatโs why I decided to just chop you to pieces~โ
โWhaโโ
โVrrrrโโ
The chainsaw sword roared, and with just one downward slash at high frequency vibration, it severed the hand of Chuxiong that still retained some human form.
Indeed, dark magicโs effect on dark magic could be weakened.
Butโฆ who said I was going to fight you with magic?
Donโt you understand what a close-combat magical girl means?!
โVrrrrโโ
From afar, Jiang Lingwei, who had withdrawn her foot, watched the once arrogant Chuxiong being mercilessly beaten, his arm rolling on the ground.
She was now more stunned than Chuxiong himself.
Fairyโyes, Xiaobai was a fairy.
Magical girlโright, Jiang Yao was a magical girl.
But then, where did the dark magic come from?
That made no sense.
She had always said magical girls could never wield dark magic because light and dark magic are completely opposing forces.
A human candidate becoming a magical girl simply cannot contain dark magic.
Forcing it in would cause them to explode.
Good, now she didnโt have to intervene, but an even bigger problem emerged.
Where did her daughterโs dark form come from?
Jiang Lingwei could only think of one possibilityโthat this was her โtalent,โ or rather, something innate.
Just as she was completely stunned by discovering her daughterโs dark magic, the battle on this side was already reaching its climax.
โNoโฆโ
Chuxiong dragged himself backward several meters, then collapsed to his knees, gasping heavily.
Once again, humiliationโendless humiliationโhad found Chuxiong.
His eyes wide open, those few remaining human eyes in his body now bloodshot.
Unable to win, the suffocating feeling of disgrace filled his mind, already infused with dark power.
The mocking voices seemed to return.
Thinking carefully, was his so-called dignity really more important than his life?
Since he couldnโt defeat this magical girl, then it was time to run.
But that was the tragedy of a demon.
Every fallen being corrupted by darkness harbors their own obsession.
Magic is exactly like that.
Beautiful hope can drive magic; joyful emotions can drive magic.
Likewise, insane obsession, greedy desire, and extreme rageโthese dark hearts can also push magic to its peak.
Therefore, Chuxiong would not flee.
โBang bang.โ
Struggling to stand, Chuxiong propped himself up with his twisted, mutated legs.
Suddenly, tears welled up in his human eyes.
โYou disgusting trash.โ
Slowly approaching, Jiang Yaoโs sword trembled with the crystalline saw teeth, coldly saying:
โYou actually cry?โ
โIโฆ I can feel it.โ
Chuxiong mumbled aimlessly, as if talking to himself, ignoring Jiang Yao.
Instead, he looked up at the dazzling white light.
His human eyes wept:
โIโฆ I can feel it!โ
The presence in the darkness hadnโt lied.
His new form would appear in battle.
At his most confident moment, he felt nothing.
When angry, still no change.
But now, at his most desperate and humiliated moment, he truly felt the existence of โXiong.โ
A surge of happiness overflowed from his heart, enveloping his entire body, overpowering the excruciating pain, suppressing the agitation caused by mutation.
โHooโฆโ
Pressing his claw against his chest, Chuxiong knelt and roared:
โBliss ah ah ah ah ah!!!โ
Black substance wrapped around Chuxiongโs whole body.
He now resembled a chocolate egg, undergoing some bizarre transformation.
Jiang Yao gripped her chainsaw sword, ready to step forward and stop him, but suddenly a black shockwave radiated from Chuxiong outward, forcing her to hold up her sword in defense.
โVrrrrโโ
โWhat?!โ
The girl looked up in shock.
In just that instant, Chuxiongโs transformation was complete.
โThis isโฆ โXiongโโฆโ
Looking at his now bulky hands and body, he no longer looked the frail way he once did.
He even wore clothes made entirely of dark magic, and something else appeared before his eyes.
Staring at a purple crystal that had grown on top of his head, reflecting light from above, Chuxiong saw his new appearance.
A fair, chubby face, a slightly plump to somewhat robust figure, with a thin beard connecting his chin.
On his feet were sneakers paired with white socks, and his body wore a white short-sleeve shirt and black shorts.
In front of his face sat a pair of round glasses.
At that moment, he recalled the whisper from the presence in the darkness:
ใI understand, you want a strong body, not to be entangled by shallow women, and to gain male recognition and admiration.ใ
ใIn short, you want to be a โbear,โ right.ใ
Its tone was strange:
ใAs for you humans, I have no judgment. In any case, you will get what you want.ใ
โAhโฆโ
Opposite him, Jiang Yao slightly lowered her sword, bewildered by this absurd situation.
Chuxiong, meanwhile, collapsed and covered his head in despair.
At this moment, both enemies and the ancient magical girl watching from the sidelines shared the same thought:
(So itโs like the โmust-eatโ bear from Chengdu!)