Fortunately, Lin Ling was thoroughly jolted awake this time, and almost instinctively leaped out of bed.
Very quickly, he saw clearly in the light the fallen Yu Hua and the Disseminator whose blade was stained with fresh blood.
Instinctively, he shielded Yu Hua with his own body, and a familiar golden light instantly flared up around him.
Yu Hua barely held onto a breath, intending to wait and watch Lin Ling finish her off in a flash, so he could then faint in peace.
But unexpectedly, the Disseminator’s figure suddenly vanished into thin air, and when she reappeared, it was directly in front of Lin Ling.
In her hand was a dagger condensed from blood, which she used to pierce right through Lin Ling’s clothes.
With a flick of the blade, she yanked out a necklace hidden beneath his shirt.
The Sun Pendant of the necklace was pierced through as she twisted her wrist, and the golden light on Lin Ling’s body instantly dissipated.
Immediately, a second Blood Dagger formed in her other hand, which she mercilessly slashed across Lin Ling’s neck.
Without hesitation, she lifted a foot and viciously kicked him in the abdomen, sending his whole body flying like a kite with its string cut.
He slammed heavily into the wall, then slid down to collapse beside Yu Hua.
“So there was another Hero… What a shame it’s a Transformation-type.”
The Disseminator glanced at the fallen Lin Ling with a hint of surprise in her tone, but there was much more contempt.
The Disseminator’s attacks were not complex, relying mainly on her extremely high speed and those just-sharp-enough Blood Daggers.
Even someone like Shui Hua would be able to stalemate her for quite some time.
However, both Yu Hua and Lin Ling were Transformation-type Heroes, completely countered by her swift assaults, and as a result, both were taken down in an instant.
Yu Hua had been ready to leave this world peacefully, but witnessing this scene, he forced himself to draw another breath, brain whirring for a solution…
The Transformation Device was still in the wardrobe and completely out of reach.
Even if he could get it, he wouldn’t have enough time to transform.
What should he do?
I remember Xing Li once said it’s possible to transform without the device, but there must be some method…
However, Yu Hua simply didn’t have time to figure out how to transform without the Transformation Device.
His thoughts were slowing, his mind going blank…
“It would’ve been so nice if you’d just let me take her quietly, but you all just had to interfere…”
The Disseminator jumped straight onto Liu Shixing’s bed, feeling around with one hand and pulling the pink-haired loli from under the covers.
Liu Shixing was instantly jolted awake by the strong scent of blood.
When she saw Yu Hua and Lin Ling lying on the ground, she immediately understood the situation.
Driven by survival instinct, she swung her fist, striking the Disseminator’s cheek as hard as she could.
The Disseminator’s face was knocked to the side, but she paid it no mind at all.
It was as if she had merely been bitten by a mosquito, and she turned back unhurriedly.
Extending a blood-red tongue, she licked the corner of her mouth and stared with burning eyes at Liu Shixing, who was trembling in fear:
“Not bad, not bad. The Vampire Progenitor Meme… Though still weak, you’re more than enough for my use.”
Before her words even faded, the Blood Dagger in her hand was already raised and plunged into Liu Shixing’s heart.
Even though she was a vampire and possessed extraordinary healing ability, the pain of her heart being pierced still made her faint on the spot.
Having dealt with all three, the Disseminator began casting her spell without worry.
Soon, a red glow appeared on Liu Shixing’s body, just like the previous vampire she had turned into a pool of blood.
Just as defeat seemed inevitable, several strands of sparkling Golden Thread wound tightly around the Disseminator’s arm.
With a sharp sound, the threads tightened instantly, cutting deep into her flesh and leaving bloody marks.
Forced to stop her spell, the Disseminator turned to look at the person manipulating the threads.
No one knew when Lin Ling had gotten back to his feet.
The Golden Thread issued from his fingertips, tightly binding her arm.
The wound on his neck had already been stitched shut with thread.
His Magical Girl form was overwhelmingly powerful, to the point that even through the Transformation Device, some magic remained with his true body.
Now, he was using that magic for a last stand.
“Let her go.”
Lin Ling’s face was cold and murderous.
Though pale from blood loss, his aura remained unshaken.
The Disseminator tried to cut the thread with her dagger, but it didn’t even budge under the blade, its toughness far beyond what she had expected.
“To think you’d have such strength even before transforming… Good thing I didn’t let you transform earlier…”
“I said, let go of her!”
Lin Ling growled as he tightened the threads, digging them so deep into her flesh that they nearly reached the bone.
The intense pain forced the Disseminator to release Liu Shixing, and with the momentum, she hurled the unconscious loli at Lin Ling like a sandbag.
Almost on instinct, Lin Ling reached out his free left hand and caught Liu Shixing.
The tremendous impact made him stagger, pulling at the wound on his neck and causing a wave of darkness to wash over his vision from the pain.
But he didn’t dare pause even for a moment.
While catching Liu Shixing, he spread the golden threads that had been coiled around his fingertips.
The threads drifted through the air as if alive, scattering in an instant and winding precisely around the bed frame, the legs of desks and chairs—anything that could offer leverage.
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling golden net had formed, firmly locking the Disseminator’s arm, caught by the initial threads, in place like an insect trapped in a spider’s web.
Only then did Lin Ling dare to relax slightly.
Forcing himself to stay upright, he gently set Liu Shixing beside Yu Hua and immediately began checking their injuries.
Liu Shixing was better off; as a vampire, though she had fainted, her wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yu Hua’s condition was much worse.
Though his heart hadn’t been pierced directly, the wound on his chest was deep, and the spreading pool of dark red blood beneath him made his face look as though he’d already been gone for some time.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Ling forced out the last of his magic and extended a few more threads, laboriously stitching up Yu Hua’s wound.
Only when he saw the bleeding slow significantly did he feel somewhat at ease—immediately followed by a dizzying wave of exhaustion.
He turned his gaze back to the Disseminator, now temporarily bound by the golden net.
She was indeed tightly trapped.
Then, using his threads, he pulled the broken Sun Pendant Transformation Device over and tried to transform… but failed.
Lin Ling had heard of transforming without the device, but only as a rumor.
He had never learned the actual method.
Lin Ling’s magic wouldn’t last much longer, so he hurriedly took out his phone.
Dizzy from magical exhaustion, he shakily dialed the Ability Bureau’s hotline, hoping that another Hero would arrive before his magic ran out.
“All right, that’s enough time.”
The Disseminator suddenly spoke.
The Blood Dagger, formed from blood, was pressed against her own forearm. In the next instant, the Disseminator actually sliced off the arm bound by the threads, appeared in front of Lin Ling in a flash, and drove the dagger straight into his chest.