Chapter 91: Help Me (Two In One)

“Although I don’t know exactly what you did,”

Jiang Yao said,

“But—”

One arm wrapped in crystal, dark magic quietly flowing beneath her feet, Jiang Yao pointed her sword at the Giant Shark King.

“You damn bastard, if you’ve got any tricks left, just use them! If you can’t, then damn you!”

The pain in her arm left no room for hesitation. It was supposed to be a perfect holiday, yet this thing was ruining everything.

Especially since, due to her own overconfidence, she had dragged her mother into this dangerous situation. Now, Jiang Yao could only repay her guilt with action.

Beyond guilt was anger—a fury that made her want to wipe out the enemy immediately.

“Hmm?”

Seeing her reaction, the Giant Shark King was momentarily stunned.

“Not affected by my Endless Deep Sea magic… heheh.”

Step by step, the Giant Shark King advanced with a leisurely pace, laughter rumbling from its throat.

With each step, the scent of blood grew stronger on the wind.

This massive beast slowly approached Jiang Yao, speaking as it came closer:

“You really aren’t affected, huh? Ah, maybe it’s because you have magic protection. But even so, there’s no way you’re completely unscathed.”

Extending all five fingers, the Giant Shark King ignored the angry glare from the girl and continued,

“And if you’re still holding out now, what about that other magic girl? She’s nothing like you. I can clearly feel that she’s already being suppressed by my domain. The question is, how much longer can she hold on before she suffocates?”

“Five minutes?”

The Giant Shark King retracted one finger. “Four minutes? Haha, I doubt even that…”

“Three minutes? Two minutes? Or maybe just one?!” The Giant Shark King laughed loudly, clutching its belly in amusement. “Haha! Maybe she’s already dead by now~”

“This is all because you’re hesitating, magic girl—”

“Step!”

Jiang Yao moved!

No longer willing to listen to the Giant Shark King’s nonsense, Jiang Yao gripped her longsword and charged forward, raising her magic armor in fury.

【Sword of the Holy Knight】 — Light energy gathering!

In an instant, the longsword covered in magical crystal transformed into a colossal blade rivaling the Giant Shark King’s seven-meter height!

Even if the Giant Shark King were twice as large, such a giant crystal sword would be enough to easily sever its head.

“Heh.”

Facing the dazzling light magic strike, the Giant Shark King sneered and raised its fist to counter.

“Well done!”

“Clang!”

The sword clashed with the fist once again. This time, the crystal on Jiang Yao’s right arm shattered bit by bit under the immense force.

Compared to the massive seven-meter creature, the delicate girl was sent flying backward.

“Hiss.”

Gasping in pain, Jiang Yao barely steadied herself in midair. The crystal on her arm reformed, acting as a temporary brace before she slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

What about the Giant Shark King?

“Sa—”

The shark monster raised its arm to inspect the remnants of light magic eroding its fist.

The light was even consuming the dark magic, forming a small patch of purple crystal.

The Giant Shark King lowered its head to examine the mark left on its arm and fell silent for a few seconds before dark magic surged again, healing the burning wound.

“Alright, you’ve got some tricks.”

Its massive body crouched slightly—not out of respect or fatigue, but to gather momentum and prepare for a powerful burst.

“If it weren’t for my shark skin, I’d really be hurt.”

As the ocean’s top predator, sharks evolved over millions of years with every part—teeth, sensory organs, fins, and skin—designed for hunting.

Humans once imitated shark physiology to create sharkskin swimsuits optimized for swimming, proving their strength.

The Giant Shark King’s shark skin was reinforced with dark magic, making it countless times tougher than real shark skin. Its true strength lay in its friction-reducing properties.

Jiang Yao’s sword should have shattered the Giant Shark King’s fist, but it had noticed just in time and deflected the blow so the blade slid off the side.

Without giving Jiang Yao any chance to react or think, the Giant Shark King stomped through the sand and charged like a cannonball again.

Jiang Yao crossed her sword to block, brow furrowed. She was waiting… waiting for the right moment.

Now!

Her left hand pressed to the ground, right hand wrapped in crystal, Jiang Yao pushed with all her strength!

“Clang!”

“You think you can win?”

Just a moment of stalemate before the Giant Shark King’s ocean-like strength crushed down.

“Die!”

Seeing she couldn’t match the power, Jiang Yao’s sword was forced down—just as she planned.

Her left hand glowing faintly on the ground, she shouted,

“Crystal World!”

“Shk!” “What?!”

The Giant Shark King’s beady eyes widened twice their size, sharply sensing danger.

It tried to retreat but was too late.

Beneath the sand, a glowing mineral vein appeared.

Driven by magic, thick, sharp crystals shot up, piercing straight through the Giant Shark King’s body!

From the start of the battle, Jiang Yao had been preparing her domain, even wrapping her arm in crystal to buy time.

Now, her plan had come to fruition.

“Ugh…” The Giant Shark King spat out black blood, furious.

“You deserve to die!”

“Boom boom boom—”

Not over yet, the crystals embedded in its body exploded in succession, releasing pure light magic that clashed with its dark magic, erupting in muffled blasts.

“Hiss aaaah!”

At last, the Giant Shark King screamed in agony.

Without giving it a moment to recover, Jiang Yao endured the pain in her arm and swung her sword toward its head—

(I’ve won! Monster!)

“Crack!”

“What?!” Jiang Yao stared ahead in shock.

She had hit her target, but not the Giant Shark King’s head—its hand.

The blade sank halfway into the giant palm but couldn’t advance further.

As Jiang Yao struggled to believe that this beast, already impaled like a skewer, could still resist and break free, the Giant Shark King’s next fist came crashing down!

“Bang!”

“Yah—!”

“Ah?”

—

Mutong City, I want to open eleven martial arts schools.

Jiang Cheng was drenched in cold sweat, suddenly looking up at a certain point as a single punch tore through a wooden dummy in the dojo.

“Whoa.”

The surrounding children were stunned by the scene.

The coach had said he would demonstrate something, but who expected him to punch clean through the dummy?

It was made of wood, after all, yet the coach’s single strike left a hole with flying wood chips right in its chest.

This was beyond human capability—these kids couldn’t imagine the strength and skill required.

Many of them, used to novels, were already imagining a scenario where ancient martial arts returned and fought alongside magic girls.

Jiang Cheng paid no attention to the students’ reactions or the blood dripping from his hand after being cut by a splinter.

Leaving only a “Take a break” behind, he turned and left.

(What… what is really happening?! Xiaowei! Yao Yao!)

Running down the corridor, Jiang Cheng clutched his chest, aching inexplicably, utterly tense.

—

Jiang Lingwei regretted it.

She truly regretted it.

No matter how confident she had felt, she shouldn’t have completely trusted this ridiculous fate.

Sometimes, people just get unlucky; things can turn out completely differently than imagined.

There’s a saying: if there’s even a one-in-a-million chance something could go wrong, then it will.

Hiding behind an artificial rock carved with “Seaside Bathhouse” by the beach,

Jiang Lingwei’s eyes were red, fists clenched so tightly they almost bled.

Last time, she was in this kind of situation too, watching her daughter fight the enemy desperately.

But that was different.

Completely different!

Back then, she could step in anytime and take down that demon.

Now? As an ordinary person—albeit somewhat special—she wasn’t afraid of the dark magic domain’s suppression, but what could she do?

She could only watch helplessly, powerless to intervene.

(If—if this is my punishment.) (Then punish me!)

“Rumble!”

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky.

But it wasn’t heaven raging at Jiang Lingwei’s sorrow.

It was because the Giant Shark King was about to unleash its true killing move!

“Magic girl!”

The shark’s massive jaws roared.

“Snap!”

After sending the girl flying, the Giant Shark King twisted its body, shattering the crystals piercing its flesh and freeing itself completely.

It was furious—mad with rage!

Not just from the pain, but humiliation—the shame of being attacked by a despised enemy.

The Giant Shark King, who always prided itself on intelligence before brute force, had gone completely berserk.

It raised its injured right fist, dark magic surging as wounds rapidly healed, even grotesquely overgrowing into more disgusting flesh.

The black clouds above seemed to be drawn in, forming a dark tornado around the Giant Shark King’s fist.

It had retracted its released domain, condensing the magic into its fist.

“This is the true final strike! Die!”

Leaping high into the sky, the murderous great white shark was about to break through the currents and charge!

“Infinite Deep Sea · Shark Overlord Fist! Roar!!!”

The fist was falling!

To Jiang Lingwei, time seemed to slow.

Everything—including the terrifying attack of the Giant Shark King—descended in slow motion.

She was angry, she was pained.

But she still couldn’t do anything.

Without a magic core, Jiang Lingwei had no way to transform. How could she stop the Giant Shark King?

“Yao Yao!”

Despite this, she shouted her daughter’s name, her feet already moving, running toward the battle!

Even if she couldn’t help, she couldn’t bear to watch her daughter die right there!

She had to do something—anything!

As if pitying her, the world around Jiang Lingwei suddenly turned into a blank white void.

In this pure white space, she was alone, running helplessly forward.

“Thump thump.”

She felt tears streak down her face, heard her heartbeat, and the heartbreaking helplessness.

“Aurora.”

And then, for some reason, the gentle, smiling voice of the old man echoed in her mind.

“Is… is that you, old man?”

Running, Jiang Lingwei was startled.

Was that really his voice? Or just her imagination in this moment of despair?

Regardless, the old man didn’t answer, only continuing:

“One more thing, Aurora.”

“More?”

Jiang Lingwei murmured, “More what… old man…?”

“Have you forgotten?”

“Forgot? Old man, you don’t know—my magic core isn’t here. I can’t transform. What good is it to ask if I’ve forgotten? None of the magic or skills I learned before work anymore.”

“Haha.” The old man laughed heartily, his cheerful laughter making Jiang Lingwei imagine a fluffy white creature rolling on the sofa, amused by a funny TV show.

“I told you, the magic core isn’t important. The magic girl is important~ Aurora, how could you forget my words?”

“Magic girl…” Jiang Lingwei repeated softly, eyes wide as she pierced the white space, “is what matters…”

“Shk!”

Like glass breaking, the white space shattered instantly, revealing the world’s true face.

The beach, crystals, dark clouds, the murderous shark, and the powerless girl.

“Die!”

The Giant Shark King roared madly, striking heavily.

But at this critical moment, it saw… fog!

Yes, fog.

This was the seaside. Morning or evening, a bit of sea fog would be normal.

But it was almost noon, and with its magic domain—Endless Deep Sea—active, how could there be such thick fog?!

As an absolute powerhouse of darkness, the Giant Shark King’s quick reaction to this anomaly was rare.

But it was too late to act further.

The move was set—it wouldn’t retract!

Besides, even if something new appeared, this magic girl was as good as dead!

(Shatter into pieces like those worthless crystals!)

. !? )

But things didn’t go as it wished.

Because when the fist fell, a new situation arose.

That was no fog—it was a person.

A moment of surprise flashed through the Giant Shark King’s mind as from the fog appeared a magic girl dressed in pink and black ninja attire, pink hair tied in a high ponytail, moving at incredible speed to stand before the crystals, staring fiercely at it.

“Yunxia jie… help me.”

She whispered words only she could hear, eyes locked on the Giant Shark King.

Then—with kunai in hand—she stabbed toward the Giant Shark King’s fist!

“Bang!!!”